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Before the u. S. Government decided to send a president to the country, we first decided we were ready to send a rock band to that country. The state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l. A. Latin fusion band to go tour burma. A sort of ambassadors for u. S. Culture in that part of the world. Burma has only finally ended military rule there as of last year. After president obama makes his visit there this weekend, we have now learned were going to be sendin...

Just goes to show the republicans who caused this shutdown are really earning their pay. Just ask north dakotas kevin cramer who was asked if he would give up his pay during the shutdown. Im working to earn the salary that the people pay me to do the job. I dont get into those sort of stunty things. Im not going to do it. Sure. Republicans got 800,000 federal workers furloughed. But you wouldnt want to do anything stunty. And nebraskas lee terry was even more clear. When asked if hed keep his pa...

Embodied a profile in courage as they stood up and did the right thing. Obama care has to be repealed. Obama care must be repealed. Easy for cruz to say that. Hes got great coverage. Today we learned he gets Health Insurance from his wifes Goldman Sachs plan. Goldman sachs. How about that . The guy who wants to destroy obama care gets his Health Care Insurance from the company that nearly destroyed the u. S. Economy. Republicans like to talk about cadillac insurance plans. Well, his plan is a st...

Extremists. Now the issue goes back to the house and the clock is ticking. Will republicans pass a budget . Or shut down the government . Many republican senators and Many Republican governors have urged republicans to knock it off, pass a budget, and move on. My message to congress is this. Do not shut down the government. Do not shut down the economy. Do not threaten to burn the house down simply because you havent gotten 100 of your way. Thats not how our democracys supposed to work. Dont thr...

And tonights lead, republicans still havent learned a thing. Voters have sent the right wing a message. Theyre sick of the partys hostility towards women, minorities, and the lbgt community. But so is the republican establishment. Today the New York Times reports the gop is trying to limit the clout of the far right of the party. So now lets see how this latest rebranding is going. Today the senate voted on the employment nondiscrimination act. A bill that would protect gays from being fired due...

Watching the exact same thing for the exact same amount of time before we get down to election day. Last night was our last collective moment as a nation, watching the same candidates at the same time in a way that was unmediated that brings us together as a country. This past july, mitt romney made the first visit of any candidate to the great totally nonswing state of montana. Montana has a close senate state, but for president , montana is not hotly contested. So the candidates would usually ...

For the exact same amount of time before we get down to election day. Last night was our last collective moment as a nation, watching the same candidates at the same time in a way that was unmediated that brings us together as a country. This past july, mitt romney made the first visit of any candidate to the great totally nonswing state of montana. Montana has a close senate state, but for president , montana is not hotly contested. So the candidates would usually stay out of a state like that ...

Stamps. Encouraging parasites. This is the most effective food Stamp President in american history. Cant you see that this is viewed as a minimum as insulting to all americans but particularly to black americans . No. I dont see that. They want to take food out of the mouths of hungry men, women and children all over america. I understand peoples frustration. I really do. Dont you forget about me my goal on this program tonight is to reach out and hopefully touch you in your living room and appe...

Republican in this body it is our obligation to our constituents to do everything we can to prevent the majority leader from funding obama care. And then in almost the same breath, cruz had had the gall to accuse democrats of pushing the country to the brink. There is a tendency in this town towards brinksmanship. I wished the majority leader had not said he continues to use the threat of a default to engage in brinksmanship. Its a blatant attempt to stop democrats from funding the government an...

Economic situation were in. I dont look at it as a dollar amount im losing, im looking at it as two gallons of milk, couple loaves of bread. It helps a lot. Like, tremendously. Usually just about takes us through the month. We definitely need it. We definitely use it all. You know, we you know, we have to eat. Were not eating better. These are people from all walks of life. About 21 million children live in households that count on food stamps. 900,000 military veterans count on food stamps. Tha...