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Weekly Address: President Obama – Working to Implement the Affordable Care Act

From the White House – Weekly Address

In this week’s address, President Obama said we are on the way to fully implementing the Affordable Care Act and helping millions of Americans.  Unfortunately, a group of Republicans in Congress are working to confuse people and are even suggesting they will shut down the government if they cannot shut down the health care law.  Health insurance isn’t something to play politics with, and the President will keep working to make sure the law works as it’s supposed to, and he encourages everyone to visit HealthCare.gov to find out more about the law and how to sign up.

The Lives of Homeless Children

I am reposting this from a diary I did a few years ago on GOS.  Forgive me if you have seen this before, but since we are preparing our children to go back to school, I thought it was apt.

I saw a news program (sorry, I can’t remember which one and can’t find the link) that suggested homelessness is up by 60%.  They also indicated that the face of homelessness has changed as well.  Many of the newly homeless are intact families who had been working at jobs that paid the bills.  The homeless population is not comprised of the old male drunks we see in the Salvation Army ads.   The number of homeless children is growing and they need help.  The problem is not going away.  Over the summer, they have nowhere to go.

The following may help understand of the life of a homeless child.

Nurse Kelley Sez: If you die, how will we know?

When I published the first version of this diary in 2010 it seemed to resonate with a lot of people. It has been, by far, the one post of mine most often requested for republication. Something happened last night that made me realize it’s time to post it again: a woman I love, a woman I’ve never met, went silent last Sunday. I first met Linda Kay Thurman on another blog, writing as In her own Voice, and we eventually became facebook friends. Over time her blogging was replaced by grandchildren, but Linda kept her online friends close and engaged and delighted with her stories and photos and daily thoughts.

Sunday, Linda’s updates stopped abruptly. She had somewhere to go, probably just an errand or dinner out, and two blocks from her home a drunk driver ran a stop sign at high speed and ended her beautiful life instantly. If her daughters hadn’t had her facebook sign-in information – and used it last night – many of Linda’s hundreds of friends might never know why she seemed to vanish in thin air.

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The Daily F Bomb, Friday 8/16/13

Interrogatories

Have you ever been an intern? Paid or unpaid? Were you well treated? Do you think interns should be paid and/or have the rights of employees?

Do you shop in thrift stores? If so, for necessity, or to find overlooked treasures, or both? Have you ever had any really good finds?

It’s tell a joke day – do you have any jokes we are unlikely to have heard before?

Do you swear? How extensive is your profanity vocabulary? Are you careful who you swear in front of? Do you have a favorite curse word?

What field trips did you get to take in school?

The Twitter Emitter

The Daily F Bomb, Thursday 8/15/13

Interrogatories

Do you still experience The Wizard of Oz as you did when a child, or can you now see the painted backdrops and other dated details?

Did you go to camp as a kid? What was the experience like?

How often do you use snail mail? Do you still write checks?

What’s your vision like? If good, is it genetics or surgery?

Even good spellers have mental blocks on some words. Is there any word that you have to check twice before writing it?

The Twitter Emitter

Obama Debating Before He Was Famous

By: inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/

Before Barack Obama was president of the United States, he famously lost a congressional primary against Congressman Bobby Rush. In this race, as in many other races, there was a televised debate between the primary candidates (Obama, Rush, and another State Senator Donne Trotter). Very few people probably watched it.

Nevertheless, the debate is still on Youtube. It provides some interesting insight into the president during the beginning of his political career.

Part one.

Part two.

More below.

Obama Debating Before He Was Famous

By: inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/

Before Barack Obama was president of the United States, he famously lost a congressional primary against Congressman Bobby Rush. In this race, as in many other races, there was a televised debate between the primary candidates (Obama, Rush, and another State Senator Donne Trotter). Very few people probably watched it.

Nevertheless, the debate is still on Youtube. It provides some interesting insight into the president during the beginning of his political career.

Here is part one.

And…Here is part two.

More below.

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