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Monday, November 17, 2014
Fw: Military Officers relieved of duty under Obama
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Fw: MURDER STATISTICS FOR THE WORLD!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fw: Fw: Both logical
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Wendy in Petersburg, Virginia Zone 7 A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. --Emily Dickinson ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Lowell Ray Anderson <LRA@alum.mit.edu> To: Lowell Ray Anderson <landerso@wyoming.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 2:32 AM Subject: Both logical http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/08/kentucky-council-considering-offering-free-concealed-carry-classes/  If Pro-Gunners were as violent as Anti-Gunners say they are, there wouldn't be any Anti-Gunners left. |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Education Ignores "Sticks and Stones" Lessons
As puny, brown, immigrant child in a majority "white" school in 1959 my teachers taught and I learned the rhyme, 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me." Inoculated thus, I got on with my life, knowing the difference between psychological and physical blows. In sum, we all have to "Man Up" and become "Mensch". Somewhere in between school and my military retirement, a cult of victimhood took hold and confused the heck of a lot people and stifled Americans to cower at verbal insults. It's as if the country went sissy and crazy while I was away. Now, if feelings bring hurt or somebody feels unloved it becomes a national cause of concern. Giving offense is never kind, but this is a matter of etiquette. Earlier this month I heard a dispute where it is believed by some that saying radical Muslims drove airplanes into building on 9/11 is considered a slander to Islam. Have we lost our collective minds?
Today, we don't recognize context. Yes, injustice continues, today a good many are from laws fostered by federal and state regulation in the name of equality. Yes, I do remember when black people were not merely taunted across the nation, but in the South were lynched at real or imagined slights to whites. (In the North they had their own ways of humiliating & destroying minorities). Yet, the civil rights movement triumphed as I and a generation of children watched a heroic people abused by words and stones, march stoically to simply demand a voice in government and freedom from harm. The nation saw it and slowly changed in its shame. The sticks and stones philosophy did give us a mental toughness, that didn't continually require adult or governmental intervention from abuse from the ignorant.
Martin Luther King's said it best "legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me". This is the reality, we shouldn't expect coerced friendship, love, acceptance, respect and if indifference is best I can get so be it. I only expect government to protect me and my property from the likes of the ignorant trolls among us. We cannot expect government do every thing especially when it comes to people dealing with people, we have to do it. To get respect you to have to give respect.
If we are to survive as a nation, in this radical experiment called America, we'd better get back some of the mental toughness of our founders, black and white, and latino and asian, braves and squaws, men and women, gay and straight and stop on all the whining for real or imagined slights to our feelings.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Obama Resume
"I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington … I'm asking you to believe in yours."
Advocate for decisive change and action to restore the political, economic, military and social landscape and dominance of the United States
as a global leader. Well-respected for political judgment, integrity, ethical behavior, passion and commitment to America's citizens.
Twice honored by Time magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" (2005, 2007).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
U.S. Senator 2005 to Present
State of Illinois, Chicago, IL / Washington, DC
Elected to U.S. Senate to represent the citizens of the State of Illinois. Work across Democratic, Republican and Independent party
lines to develop, craft and pass legislative actions, bills and amendments to best serve the American people.
• ENERGY. Active and highly visible proponent of alternative energy to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign nations.
→ Introduced American Fuels Act to increase domestic production of biofuels, expand manufacture of ethanol-capable
vehicles, offer tax credits to spur cellulosic fuel production and provide corporate incentives to expand green technologies.
→ Reintroduced Biofuels Security Act calling for 60B gallons of renewable biofuels in nation's vehicle fuel supply by 2030.
→ Architected Oil SENSE Act eliminating unnecessary oil industry tax breaks.
→ Sponsored FILL UP Act requiring oil companies with $1B+ in profits to invest a minimum of 1% in E-85 pumps (ethanol).
• FOREIGN POLICY. Pioneered innovative legislative actions to protect the citizens of the U.S. and foreign nations.
→ One of the first legislators to recognize the dangers of potential avian influenza pandemic and secured $25M for U.S.
agencies working in Southeast Asia to combat and contain widespread disease outbreaks.
→ Created Darfur Peace and Accountability Act imposing sanctions for genocide and crimes against humanity.
→ Passed bipartisan amendment providing $13M for the Special Court of Sierra Leone to restore national justice.
→ Introduced Global Poverty Act, a comprehensive strategy to eliminate global poverty by 50% and achieve the Millennium
Development Goal of reducing the proportion of people worldwide who live on less than $1 per day.
• HOMELAND SECURITY. Instrumental in successful passage of legislation to protect America and its citizens.
→ Facilitated Chemical Security and Safety Act establishing a clear set of federal safety and mitigation regulations.
→ Co-sponsored amendments to increase rail and transit security by $12B and extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
→ Spearheaded development of Spent Nuclear Fuel Tracking and Accountability Act to control nuclear waste.
• CRIME. Lifelong proponent of stricter criminal laws for both violent and non-violent crime.
→ Fought for passage of Combat Meth Act providing money to fight methamphetamine manufacture and use/abuse.
→ Championed laws to combat sex crimes against children, including Dru's Law (included in the larger Adam Walsh Child
Protection Act) and Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (foundation for National Sex Offender Public Registry).
→ Co-sponsored Violence Against Women Act providing funding for domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Staunch advocate for passage of a host of environmental protection laws.
→ Co-sponsored Warming Pollution Reduction Act projected to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050.
→ Introduced Lead-Free Toys Act requiring Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban products containing lead.
→ Spearheaded Lead Poisoning Reduction Act requiring non-home-based child-care facilities be lead safe within 5 years
and establishing $42.6M grant program to help local communities pay to make these facilities safe.
• FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. Leader of numerous initiatives to reduce government spending and abuse.
→ Created Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, resulting in an Internet search engine and database to
track hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants, contracts, earmarks and loans.
→ Wrote amendment to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, PACs or political parties for whom they collect funds.
→ Actively supported amendment to provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
BARACK H. OBAMA … 866.675.2008 Page 2
Highlights of Senatorial Committee & Committee Leadership Appointments:
• Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
• Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Member, Environmental and Public Works Committee
• Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
State Senator 1997 to 2004
State of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Won an intensely competitive Senatorial race. Partnered with Democrats, Republicans and Independents to pass favorable
legislation (e.g., education, health care, government spending, campaign finance, law enforcement).
• Provided $100+ million in tax cuts to families over 3 years through legislative changes to state tax law.
• Provided permanent health care coverage to 154,000 low-income residents (including 70,000 children).
• Reformed the state's notorious death penalty laws to help prevent wrongful convictions.
• Honored as a Keynote Speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Associate Attorney 1993 to 2002
Davis, Miner & Barnhill, Chicago, IL
• Litigated employment discrimination, housing discrimination and voting rights cases.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer 1992 to 2004
University of Chicago Law School
• Taught courses in General Law, Constitutional Law and Government Affairs.
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE:
• Planned and orchestrated grassroots effort targeting unregistered voters throughout the Chicago metro area. Resulted in
150,000 new African-American voters.
• Improved living conditions in poor neighborhoods plagued with crime and high unemployment through work with a churchbased
group.
EDUCATION:
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, 1991
President, Harvard Law Review (first African-American ever elected)
B.A., Political Science, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 1983
PUBLICATIONS:
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, Crown Publishers, 2006
• Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Times Books, 1995 (reprint 2004
