Woody Allen (via soupsoup)
And the Innovator of the Year award goes to…
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Politifact’s Obameter
What about the promise of good hair for all law-abiding negroes? I’m waiting.
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Obama's Eight Points
from Ezra Klein/The Washington Post
Barack Obama is going on the road today with a retooled pitch for health-care reform. In particular, he’s emphasizing how reform will help the rest of us. To dramatize this, the White House has come up with the eight guarantees that will be written into health care bill:
No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.
No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.
No Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care: Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.
No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill: Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.
No Gender Discrimination: Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.
No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage: Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.
Extended Coverage for Young Adults: Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.
Guaranteed Insurance Renewal: Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won’t be allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick.
These protections would help a lot of people. Or, to be more precise about it, these protections will keep a lot of people from receiving a terrible blow when they’re most vulnerable.
These are all important inclusions, and there’s an interesting segment on last week’s This American Life about point four — recission of coverage when one becomes seriously (read: expensively) ill, but where’s the public option?
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Obama blocks access to White House visitor list - White House- msnbc.com
The more things change …
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Jeeeezusss. making all of us who voted for him feel a little foolish.
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If this whole thing ends up being more of the same we’re all going to lose faith once and for all.. I certainly couldn’t deliver that kind of energy (and money) again without something to show for it.
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I think they’re right.
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Damn
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Too bad everybody waited til Michael was white to tell him he looked good black. Imagine if enough people told him his nose was cute. Game changer. Michael might’ve been Prince today. Tell somebody they’re beatiful or a surgeon will later, lol
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Condoleeza Rice (via ericrobertsswagger)
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Unrelated, but am I the only person that’s on twitter but kinda hates it? OK, really hates it? (@Odinaka by the way, lol)
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It’s time for one of those wild animals with incidentally cute naturalist/zoologist best mate posts.
800-pound grizzly bear Brutus is the curious best friend to renowned naturalist Casey Anderson, who has raised him since birth.
Insert, “White people do this…..Black people do this….” jokes now
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A fellow blogger and friend Julie, posted the most heart wrenching story about a young mother with three children who was begging and living on the streets of San Francisco in order to escape an abusive relationship. Julie took action to try and help Kalaya and her children ages 9,7 and 2 months old. When Julie asked if she could use her camera and blog as a means of sharing Kalaya’s story and hopefully getting her some real help, Kalaya replied ,”It can’t be any more embarrassing than what I’m doing now.”
For a few days afterwards, Julie could not locate Kalaya and her family, but eventually with the help of a Social worker friend they were able to find her. Some small steps have been taken to ensure that this family has a warm, safe place to stay and opportunities to improve their situation, but only temporarily.
These are real people in real need. They exist, right here today in this great city. I simply can not imagine being faced with that sort of predicament for myself, much less with three precious little children in tow. Please consider donating, even if it is $5. If you can’t commit money, please give your time and either reblog or send Julie a letter of encouragement for them at the link above. Brent and I are donating money to this family as well as writing them a letter and sending up a thousand prayers for them. My hope is that this blog posting generates even more support. They will be front of mind for us both as we try to figure out other ways we can help.
Many thanks,
Melissa
(via withoutmelissa, yoginiinthehood & katoleary)
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Clinton to Rep. Pence (R-IN): Obama Won the Election (via tpmtv) Rep. Pence you have been pwned!!!Well done, Hillary.
Hilary tell ‘em!…sung to the tune of ‘soljaboytellem’
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Naka On Wood Productions: Knock Here
Looks this good don't grow on trees
