"Together We Thrive" WTF?

How dare they. Even when the president delivers the perfect speech, those people villify him. [Insert racist innuendo here]

Even the so-called attack dogs at Fox and talk radio and the blogosphere got kissy kissy over this speech. This time it was not the usual apologists who said stuff like "Even the president was surprised by the thunderous applause." Was he?

I think this memorial service/pep rally will be talked about for a long time to come. First, Let's see what advice Jonathan Alter of "Newsweek" fame is giving the president. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/10/the-impact-on-obama-s-presidency.html
Seriously, you might read this one and download it before it gets scrubbed. This is shameless stuff. Even "Newsweek" might find this one embarrassing. It is advice to the president on maximizing the political capital of the Tucson shooting. The adviser-at-large even references the patron saint of opportunism without a hint of irony

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” Rahm Emanuel famously said in 2008. The same goes for a shooting spree that gravely wounds a beloved congresswoman.

I recognize that it is not leftism per se that turns a human being into a hyper-political animal. Rush Limbaugh sidetracked a football broadcast, the ultimate escapist politics-free entertainment vehicle, to editorialize about media favoritism and race. But the left has a knack for politicizing everything. Everything.

PAUL WELLSTONE MEMORIAL SERVICE

So the president was taken aback at the hooting and hollering and the general boisterous tone? Maybe not. Before the masses entered the arena, chairs were draped with "Together We Thrive" t-shirts. Huh?

WHAT? NO POM POMS?

GET YOUR GRIEVE ON


Who distributed thousands of t-shirts to mourners? Who funded this exercise? Where does this slogan come from? What exactly does it mean? Don't ask the mainstream media. Don't ask the Gray Lady or MSNBC or AP or the Alphabet Soup. They are too busy attacking Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.

This is one of the few investigative pieces out there (and I got the pics from them btw) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2656595/posts


Freerepublic links to my.barackobama.com to trace the origin of this slogan. It was on the table in 2008 but apparently got pushed aside for "Yes We Can" and "Hope and Change."

You might want to view this before it gets scrubbed.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/johnberry_iv/C94H

This is taken from an Organize For America post in February 2008. (my.barackobama.com)

For too long Americans have been set one against the other, it is a side affect of a free market society. How can profits be maximized, how can I get the work done for the lowest possible costs. This continually sets one group against the other, especially in the blue collar sectors of America. It has become a part of the American Business model, whether it was indentured servants, slaves picking cotton, sharecroppers, the industrious people that built the railroads or todays migrant workers. As long as we remain divided, fighting for the scraps that America has to offer it will be one group against the other.

What I see in Obama is a chance for a revolution. A chance for every group to participate and be heard; A chance to live the American dream that has been denied to so many. Together we can and will change the world and return America to the shining beacon of Hope and Prosperity that we were and that we can be again. Only when we work together do we accomplish feats that rival any ever accomplished in the history of mankind. Diversity is our strength, that is what this campaign brings us a promise of. For many this is a scary prospect and thought, getting to know someone different from myself. We all want the same basic things for example a safe place to live, health and a quality education for our kids.

In a previous career, I was the global leader of Diversity for a global fortune 500 corporation, I have studied the affects of diverse groups working together and the results can not be denied. Together we Thrive!!!!!!!!!!!





I hate to always be the cynic but it appears that the Re-Elect Obama campaign was kicked off in Tucson January 12, 2011. Together We Thrive!

In Middle Age I Am As Confused To The Ways of The World As I Was When I Was A Teenager

When you think you have attained some understanding of the world, of people, and of human nature, a wave will sweep ashore and deform your elaborate sand castle. The irrational hatred of Sarah Palin is confusing to me. I did not see this one coming and I did not see it becoming an obsession with a small but loud (due to their entrenchment in the news media) per centage of the population. Nor did I foresee the scapegoating of Sarah Palin for everything that goes wrong in the world. No, I did not foresee the mainstream media blame her for mass murder that she clearly did not influence. The media threw me a curve and no, I cannot hit it out of the park.

The people with minds that open like parachutes hate Sarah Palin. The people who celebrate diversity hate Sarah Palin. The people who view NYT as an oasis of sophistication hate Sarah Palin. The people who hate the very idea of hate and who incorporate terms like "hate speech" and "hate crime" into their daily coversation hate Sarah Palin. The conspiculously sanctimonious hate Sarah Palin. The people who concern themselves with social justice and gender equality and human rights hate Sarah Palin.

When McCain/Palin lost to Obama/Biden, I thought that the lies and hostility directed agaisnt Palin would go away. The heat of battle and all that. I was wrong once more. The media dragged out Levi Johnston, the father of Bristol Palin's son. Joe McGinniss moved in next door to her. The Associated Press trumpeted her misspelling of one word on a Tweet. The MSM was obsessed.

Why Sarah Palin instead of Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee or Rudy Giulani? I don't know. I know Rand Paul endured an onslaught of blatant falsehood and Sharron Angle was treated much differently than the ever-venerable Harry Reid. But the media eventually eased off those enemies of the Fourth Estate. And the focus turned once more to Sarah Palin.

For four days Sarah Palin was libeled by the mainstream media. When I could not imagine it getting weirder. she defended herself only to be blasted for releasing the video of the day of the Tucson memorial service. I understand that some of this is pure politics. But if it pure politics, why not focus on the front runners in the early polls? Romney or DeMint or Gingrich? There is real HATE here that is genuine.

Lawrence O’Donnell, the out of the closet socialist on MSNBC, devoted the bulk of Wednesday's hourlong show to Sarah Palin. He objected to her releasing her video defending herself against baseless charges on the day of the Tucson memorial service. His attacks were vicious and if he was faking the hate, O'Donnell is a damn good actor.

Now let's pause to reflect for just a minute. On the day of the memorial service O'Donnell spewed venom at Palin for releasing a video on the day of the memorial service. Am I the only one who detects a shred of irony here? If the day of the Tucson memorial service was a day of national observance, does it not seem odd that O'Donnell and his guests would detract from that event to bash Sarah Palin?

And there is further irony. O'Donnell is critical of Palin for alleged incendiary speech but his atacks on Palin were anything but polite. If anything, he turned up the heat on this day of remembrance. Again. Am I the only one who detects irony?

One could dismiss O'Donnell as a hypocrite and I would not want to defend him against such charges. But I do not think O'Donnell can comprehend his own hypocrisy. He is not just a hired gun. His seething hatred is genuine.

So, are there any articulate hate mongers out there? Is there anyone who can tell this confused and possibly senile man why Sarah Palin is worthy of our hatred? Can you explain to me why Palin is a font of evil but the Fort Hood shooter, the Tucson shooter, the shoe bomber, on and on, are deserving of our unending compassion? They are disturbed and in need of help but Sarah Palin deserves our scorn (and even worse. See previous post.)

Palin haters, please edify and enlighten me. Please.