WATCH: President's Weekly Address
Holding Wall Street Accountable

While the Repubs are fighting to allow the continuation of loopholes and shady deregulation-which lead to the near total economic collapse of America under Bush-The President declares...there's a new sheriff in town !

(WHITE HOUSE) The strongest consumer protections ever. Bringing transparency to financial dealings. Closing loopholes to stop recklessness and irresponsibility. Holding Wall Street accountable and giving shareholders new power in the financial system. President Obama lays out what Wall Street Reform is about, and questions whether opposition from the Senate Republican Leader might have something to do with his recent meeting with Wall Street executives.

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Goldman Sachs' FRAUD Explained:
How They Pulled Off The Alleged Scheme

Excellent quick breakdown of one of the biggest frauds in U.S. history...which helped lead to the U.S. economic collapse...under George W. Bush.

ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL !
THIS is the kind of mess (corruption) that President Obama stepped into and is working diligently to clean up...while the corrupt work diligently to obstruct.

From HuffPo

In 2007 Goldman Sachs created what is known as a "synthetic collateralized debt obligation," or CDO, called "ABACUS 2007-AC1," which we'll call Abacus. It was one of many.

Goldman invited its clients to invest in Abacus, explaining in marketing materials that the $2 billion CDO was based on 90 bonds derived from subprime mortgage loans made over the previous 18 months.

If people whose mortgages make up the bonds in Abacus keep up with their house payments, then folks who invest in Abacus -- typically banks, insurance companies, and pension fund managers -- will make money.

The financial industry jargon for those investors' position is that they are "long." They're optimistic that the underlying borrowers won't default.

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WATCH: President Obama Supporters
Storm Tea Party Demonstration

From HuffPo: The Tea Partiers are being countered by a start-up group called "The Other 95%," which descended on D.C. on Thursday to protest "right across from Tea Party rally."

WATCH:



"Obama passed 25 separate tax cuts," Sheryl Stein, founding member of "The Other 95%" said in a statement announcing the group's plans, "including $300 billion in middle class tax cuts -- one of the largest in history - as part of the stimulus package. Unlike President Bush's 2001 tax cuts, which went to the wealthiest 2.2%, President Obama's tax cuts overwhelmingly benefit working and middle class families -- in fact, 95% of all Americans."

I Like Their Style !

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B4B Thought Of The Day !


Disgusting how our " liberal media " (yea...right) focuses and spotlights non-stop on any and ALL dissent against President Obama...but never, EVER showed any dissent against the Bush Regime...particularly the voices against the illegal, unjust invasion of Iraq...of which there were MANY unreported marches and rallies against. If the media had...thousands of lives would have been saved...not to mention the BILLIONS of dollars. Proves how the media manipulates by what they DO report...

and what they DON'T. ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC !

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FIRST LADY IN HAITI !

Makes Unannounced Visit

HuffPo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands of people remain in desperate straits three months after the devastating earthquake.

The first lady and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, took a helicopter tour of Port-au-Prince, where hundreds of thousands of people are still homeless because of the quake, before landing at the destroyed national palace to meet President Rene Preval. They later met with students whose lives have been upended by the disaster and walked along a vast, squalid encampment of families living under bed sheets and tents.

"It's powerful," Obama told reporters. "The devastation is definitely powerful."

A number of past and present world leaders have visited since the earthquake, including former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But few have the star power here of the American first lady, whose husband is widely popular in Haiti and throughout the Caribbean.

The U.S. government historically has had a troubled relationship with Haiti, occupying the country for nearly two decades early in the 20th century and later backing brutal dictators, but many Haitians are grateful for the aid and security that the U.S. has provided since the earthquake.


The U.S. has provided nearly $1 billion in humanitarian aid and pledged more than $1 billion in additional aid to the impoverished country.

Obama and Biden's visit is intended to underscore U.S. commitment to the Haitian reconstruction effort and to thank American officials who have worked in the country for the past three months, the administration said in a statement.

Obama smiled and waved her way through the wrecked center of Haiti's capital.

After greeting Preval with a kiss at the crushed national palace, she set off with Biden and Haiti's first lady, Elisabeth Debrosse Preval to a post-quake child care center where 450 boys and girls are participating in art therapy classes in converted city buses donated from Santo Domingo.

Obama jumped, danced and clapped with the singing children. Then the delegation entered one of the green buses for a painting session. Biden made a blue house, Preval a green and yellow sun. Obama painted a purple fish in the ocean.

"It was a request, the kids asked me to," she said. The children's paintings were harder to read, a mix of letters and symbols. Asked what they represented, Obama said "their lives."

People were eager for a glimpse of the first ladies at the huge Champ de Mars camp – and hopeful that they would be seen as well.

"Make sure you get a good look at us!" a man living in the camp yelled at a passing press bus.
(Huffington Post)

We LOVE Our First Lady !

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MUST WATCH !
Auto-Tune-The-News

Palin, Pelosi, Bachman, Boehner and more...
singing in total unison to a jamming groove !

I must say I Luv this incredibly creative, smart and funny political depiction by
The Gregory Brothers

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President's Weekly Address

Breaks Down Multitude of
New Tax Breaks for YOU !

As April 15th approaches, the President discusses several of the tax breaks for middle class families he has signed into law. Find out more about the Making Work Pay tax credit, breaks for first-time homebuyers, rewards for making your home more energy efficient and more through the Tax Savings Tool at WhiteHouse.gov.

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Tax Breaks for the average Americans INSTEAD of the RICH...
Yes it IS a New Day !!!

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President Obama on White House phone negotiating with
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev June 30, 2009

WHO KNEW that during the past year, in the midst of trying to save the U.S. economy, working hard for the historic passing of health care reform, student loan reform and the like...The President was secretly and simultaneously negotiating with Russia toward his goal of a nuclear-arms-free world !

Talk about MULTI-TASKING !

President Obama, Russia's Medvedev
Sign Historic Treaty to Cut Nuclear Arms

Politico

PRAGUE — Making a down payment on his goal of a nuclear-arms-free world, President Barack Obama signed a new treaty with his Russian counterpart Thursday to reduce nuclear arsenals on both sides by about one-third.

In a gilded hall here at a castle in Prague’s presidential complex, Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put their signatures on a new Strategic Arms Reduction Talks treaty that calls on each country to reduce its number of warheads and long-range missiles — still maintaining plenty to ensure mutual destruction bu t a step toward reducing the nuclear threat worldwide.

For Obama, the treaty signing marks an important foreign policy accomplishment — building on the goal he laid out one year ago in this city, in a speech calling for an end to nuclear weapons worldwide. In the speech, Obama acknowledged it was a long-range goal that would outlive him and his presidency but that set him on a course of finding way to reduce the United States’ own arsenal.

“I believed then — as I do now — that the pursuit of that goal will move us further beyond the Cold War, strengthen the global nonproliferation regim e and make the United States, and the world, safer and more secure. One of the steps that I called for last year was the realization of this treaty, so I am glad to be back in Prague today,” Obama said after signing the treaty.

Obama also predicted the U.S. Senate would ratify the treaty, despite some Republicans' objections that it goes too far in reducing American military might.

Obama said the chamber has a "strong history of bipartisanship" on approving arms pacts and said he has spoken with the "chairmen of the relevant committees" in the Senate.

"We are beginning to once again move forward, leaving the Cold War behind, to address new challenges in new ways," he said. "I feel confident that we are going to be able to get [the treaty] ratified."

Obama said he hoped the effects of the new START treaty would go far beyond the deeply technical language about how many nuclear bombs each country could possess — and to warmer relations between the last remaining superpower and the only other nation with a massive nuclear stockpile.

And in his comments, he recalled that Medvedev had said, “Our relationship had started to drift, making it difficult to cooperate on issues of common interest to our people. And when the United States and Russia are not able to work together on big issues, it is not good for either of our nations or for the world. (Read rest of article)

It IS A New Day !

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PATHETIC !!!

Fox News' LIES & FALSE stories lead to
ACORN demise !


WATCH:
Rachel Maddow: Raw footage reveals
O'Keefe LIED about ACORN

From: Raw Story

When conservative activists James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles released tapes last fall purporting to show ACORN employees advising them on how to set up a child prostitution ring, it resulted in widespread praise for their intrepid journalism and a Congressional defunding of the anti-poverty group. But it is now becoming clear to all but their most fervent supporters that the O'Keefe "expose" was deliberately misleading.

"If you were a member of Congress and you voted to defund ACORN because of the outrage portrayed in these tapes," MSNBC's Rachel Maddow proclaimed on Tuesday, "you were had."

Last week, California Attorney Gerneral Jerry Brown released some of O'Keefe's raw footage, which he obtained as part of an agreement not to prosecute O'Keefe for violating state privacy laws. Maddow reviewed several of the most severe distortions revealed by the footage, starting with O'Keefe's claim that he was wearing his outrageous pimp outfit when he visited the ACORN offices.

That claim, which Brad Friedman at Brad Blog has been debunking for months, was promoted heavily by Fox News and swallowed uncritically by most of the mainstream media. The unedited tape of O'Keefe's visit to the ACORN office in San Diego, however, includes a shot of his arm as he opens the door to leave, and he is clearly wearing a nicely pinstriped dress shirt.

The edited video released by O'Keefe also appears to show an ACORN employee advising him on how to smuggle underage girls into the United States. O'Keefe is heard off-camera saying, "What things do you need from me in terms of the shipment information," and the employee replies, "It's better if it's in Tijuana ... because I have a lot of contacts in Tijuana." O'Keefe then goes on to say, "There's twelve of them. ... Twelve girls, they're like 13 to 15 years old."

But as Maddow pointed out, in the previously unreleased portion of the video, the employee continues asking very detailed questions about O'Keefe's phone number and the exact time and location of the girls' arrival. "What's this ACORN guy going to do with all that information?" Maddow wondered. "Oh, he calls the police and reports what they've told him is going to be a crime."

According to Jerry Brown's report (pdf), "Immediately after the couple left, Vera telephoned his cousin, Detective Alejandro Hernandez, at the National City Police Department... [and said] that a self-admitted prostitute had been to the office and was discussing human smuggling."

"For that he ended up getting fired," Maddow noted wryly.

A final O'Keefe tape appeared to show a different ACORN employee reacting to the child prostitution scheme by saying enthusiastically, "You can do anything. ... Don't give up."

But the unedited tape reveals that the encouraging words came after O'Keefe had told the employee that he and his prostitute girlfriend were having trouble finding a house because she is "in a unique line of work." Her "never give up" meant to keep trying different banks until one said yes.

"This is not meant to excuse what ACORN has done wrong in the past," Maddow concluded. "But the huge tide of negative publicity ... was bullpucky. It was a dishonest political stunt that bears no resemblance to journalism and no resemblance to the actual facts. "

"But it worked," she added. "Who do you think is next on their list?"

This video is from MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast April 6, 2010.

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It Is We The People who
MUST Fight The Lies
Ahead...With TRUTH !

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B4B Photo of the Week !

President Barack Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and the Easter Bunny, wave as they hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 5, 2010, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
———AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

It's A New Day !

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WATCH:
President Does 3 Minute Comedy Bit About
The Lying, Conniving, Manipulative
GOP & Media
Says: " What If Reporters Were Farmers ? "

WATCH:

Gotta Luv THE TRUTH !

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President OK's Oil Drilling off
U.S. Coasts

(AP) Reversing a ban on oil drilling off most U.S. shores, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced an expansive new policy that could put new oil and natural gas platforms in waters along the southern Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and part of Alaska.

Speaking at Andrews air base outside Washington, Mr. Obama said, "This is not a decision that I've made lightly." He addressed the expected outcry from disappointed environmentalists by saying he had studied the issue for more than a year and concluded it was the right call given the nation's voracious thirst for energy and the need to produce jobs and keep American businesses competitive.

"We're announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration but in ways that balance the need to harness domestic energy resources and the need to protect America's natural resources," Mr. Obama said, standing in front of a Navy F-18 fighter scheduled to fly on Earth Day with a half-biomass fuel mix.

The president said his decision is part of a broader strategy that also includes expanding the production of nuclear power and clean energy sources, to "move us from an economy that runs on fossil fuels and foreign oil to one that relies more on homegrown fuels and clean energy."

"The only way this transition will succeed is if it strengthens our economy in the short term and the long run," the president said. "To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake."

Mr. Obama made no secret of the fact that one factor in his decision was attracting Republican support for a sweeping climate change bill that has languished in Congress. "Drill, baby, drill" was a mantra of the GOP during the 2008 presidential campaign.

"While our politics has remained entrenched along worn divides, the ground has shifted beneath our feet," the president said. "Around the world, countries are seeking an edge in the global marketplace by investing in new ways of producing and saving energy."

But Mr. Obama also has long been up front about his support for expanding offshore drilling — as well as other energy sources less popular with die-hard environmentalists. In his State of the Union speech, he said he wanted the United States to build a new generation of nuclear power plans, invest in new coal technologies and make "tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development." (Read rest of article)

RELATED ARTICLE: In Obama's Offshore Drilling Announcement,

an Apology to Environmentalists

The Courage...TO LEAD !

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Tucked in Historic Health Care Bill

President Makes COLLEGE More Affordable !

By Jim Kuhnhenn

WASHINGTON -- More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher-education aid on its way to President Obama's desk.

Under the measure, private banks would no longer get fees for acting as middlemen in federal student loans.

The government would use the savings to boost Pell Grants and make it easier for some workers to repay their student loans. In addition, some borrowers could see lower interest rates and higher approval rates on student loans.

The legislation, an Obama domestic priority overshadowed by his health-care victory, has widespread reach. About 8.5 million students are going to college wit

h the help of Pell Grants.

The measure was part of a package of fixes to the health-care legislation Obama signed earlier this week. The House and Senate approved the fixes Thursday.

Key features of the measure include:

• Pell Grants would rise from $5,550 for the coming school year to $5,975 by 2017. Lawmakers had initially hoped to reach a $6,900 cap.

• More eligible students could get a full Pell Grant. Most grants go to students with family income below $20,000, but students with family income of up to $50,000 may also be eligible.

• Some college graduates will have an easier time repaying loans. The government will essentially guarantee that workers in low-paying jobs will be able to reduce their payments. Current law caps monthly payments at 15 percent of these workers' incomes; the new law will lower the cap to 10 percent.

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President also tucks in Health Care Bill:

HBCU'S TO SHARE $4 BILLION !!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding the coattails of a historic health care vote, the House on Sunday also passed a broad reorganization of college aid that affects millions of students and moves President Barack Obama closer to winning yet another of his top domestic policies…

…In the biggest piece of education legislation since No Child Left Behind nine years ago, the bill would also provide more than $4 billion to historically black colleges and community colleges.

B4B NOTE: For those, like Tavis Smiley, who is trying to stay afloat following his shockingly disappointing anti-Obama rhetoric throughout the campaign and his current attempt to get media attention by falsely claiming that the nations first Black President doesn't care about The Black Agenda (I know...sounds ridiculous...but that's Tavis' claim) , this much needed $4B appropriation to HBCU's proves otherwise, while the passing of the monumental, historic health care bill is but one example of The President's care for ALL Americans.

It's not Obamacare...it's

Obama Cares...about ALL !!!

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Despite Repub stall tactics...

Dems Pass Reconciliation Bill !

President Dares Republicans to Try To Repeal New Law

Reuters

The House of Representatives put the finishing touches on the overhaul by passing a companion package that would make insurance more affordable, raise taxes on the wealthy and close a gap for prescription drug coverage for seniors.

The Senate approved the package earlier in the day. It now goes to Obama to sign.

The votes concluded a yearlong political struggle that tied up lawmakers, dented Obama's popularity and set the stage for a bitter campaign for control of Congress in November.

"This has been a legislative fight that will be in the record books," Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid said.

Obama, launching a public relations blitz to sell the new program, mocked his Republican critics and said their promise to make repeal of the law the centerpiece of the congressional campaign would backfire.

"If they want to have that fight, I welcome that fight," Obama said in Iowa City, Iowa, in his first major speech since signing the law on Tuesday.

"I don't believe the American people are going to put the insurance industry back in the driver's seat. We've been there already and we're not going back," he said.

The overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system is the most dramatic change in health policy in four decades. It will extend coverage to an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans and bar insurance practices like refusing coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions.

The final changes approved by Congress on Thursday include an expansion of federal subsidies to make insurance more affordable and more state aid for the Medicaid program for the poor.

They also eliminate a controversial Senate deal exempting Nebraska from paying for Medicaid expansion costs, close a gap in prescription drug coverage for seniors and delay a tax on high-cost insurance plans.

The final package also would extend taxes for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly, to unearned income. It also includes reform of the student loan program.

'STROKE OF A PEN'

Republicans have fought the measure as a costly government takeover of healthcare that would restrict patient choice and drive up insurance premiums.

"This has been a somber week for the American people. With the stroke of a pen, President Obama signed away another share of Americans' freedom," Republican House leader John Boehner said.

But Obama said he would be happy to engage Republicans in a debate over repeal of the law.

"I say go for it," Obama said, goading his critics. "If these congressmen in Washington want to come here to Iowa and tell small business owners that they plan to take away their tax credits and essentially raise their taxes, be my guest."

The House approved the overhaul and the companion package of changes on Sunday after a contentious debate, but had to approve the changes again after the Senate parliamentarian ordered two minor provisions on the student loan revamp be removed. The House vote was 220-207.

The parliamentarian ruled the provisions did not meet reconciliation rules requiring they have a budgetary impact.

The Senate's 56-43 vote on the changes came after Democrats killed about 40 Republican amendments designed to derail the bill or force Democrats into tough political votes before the elections.

As the end of the healthcare debate neared, the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor index of health insurers rose 0.4 percent, slightly higher than the broader market. Big insurers UnitedHealth Group rose 0.4 percent, while Aetna increased 0.4 percent.

A second major U.S. manufacturer said the overhaul would cause a huge rise in after-tax costs. Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. said it expected healthcare costs to rise by $150 million this year.

Equipment maker Caterpillar last week estimated the reform would raise its costs by more than $100 million.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs brushed off the concerns and said the first-year increase occurred because the healthcare law closed an accounting loophole.

"Our bill simply closes the loophole that allows them to deduct that money one time by not counting it as income," he told reporters on Air Force One.

(Additional reporting by Andy Sullivan, Patricia Zengerle, Thomas Ferraro; Editing by David Alexander and Peter Cooney)

Much Credit to our Dems for

Getting It Done !

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HEALTH CARE REFORM...

SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED !

IN LOVING MEMORY...

For the first time in America health care is a RIGHT...
I know I've said it before but...
THANK YOU WARRIORS...AGAIN !!!
(Greg Jones)

Yes We DID !!!

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In case you missed it...

WATCH:
The Historic (And Sometimes Insane)
Health Care Debate in 10 Minutes

We at B4B are honored that our site has been selected to be a part of the U.S. Library of Congress' Historic Collection and feel it is our duty to include this informative video recap of the historic debate for future reference and historic purposes.
Also shows our CRAZY democracy at work !
(Thanks HuffPo)

Despite it all...Yes We DID !

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HEALTH CARE HISTORY MADE !

Photo: Moment President Obama heard
Health Care Bill passed with 219 votes

This was another long battle...Just want to Thank ALL of you Warriors who have fought, kicked, worried, prayed, harassed, bombarded and inspired others toward this Historic Day. Thanks to YOU...Americans will now have the basic right to quality health care.
You ALL helped make history !


Warning: Following this historic accomplishment the right wing/media and 'haters' in general will work hard to spin and MINIMIZE this monumental feat...with non-stop lies, constant fake unconstitutionality claims...fake claims to repeal....the usual 'does this spell doom' or 'the Dems next big problem'...etc., etc.,...


MEANWHILE, here's a VERY honest assessment from well known REPUBLICAN strategist David Frum who confesses that, despite what you'll hear, this health care win for America actually spells DISASTER for the Republicans.
A great read...following A GREAT VICTORY for America !
Click: David Frum's The REPUBLICAN'S Waterloo

p.s. Rush Limbaugh said that if the health care bill passed he would move to Costa Rica.
Email him at ElRushbo@EIBnet.com to ask him when is he packing !

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BEYOND PATHETIC !

Tea Party Protests:
" Ni**er, Fa**ot " Shouted At Members of Congress-
Spit On !

By Sam Stein
HuffPo


(Saturday) Abusive, derogatory and even racist behavior directed at House Democrats by Tea Party protesters on Saturday left several lawmakers in shock.

Preceding the president's speech to a gathering of House Democrats, thousands of protesters descended around the Capitol to protest the passage of health care reform. The gathering quickly turned into abusive heckling, as members of Congress passing through Longworth House office building were subjected to epithets and even mild physical abuse.


A staffer for Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) relayed word to reporters that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-M.D.) had been spit on by a protestor (the protestor was reportedly arrested by Capitol Hill police). Rep. John Lewis (D-G.A.) a hero of the civil rights movement was called a "n----r." And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a "faggot," as protestors shouted at him with deliberately lisp-y screams. Frank, approached in the halls after the president's speech, shrugged off the incident.

But Clyburn was downright incredulous, saying he had not witnessed such treatment since he was leading civil rights protests in South Carolina in the 1960s.

"It was absolutely shocking to me," Clyburn said, in response to a question from the Huffington Post. "Last Monday, this past Monday, I stayed home to meet on the campus of Claflin University where fifty years ago as of last Monday... I led the first demonstrations in South Carolina, the sit ins... And quite frankly I heard some things today I have not heard since that day. I heard people saying things that I have not heard since March 15, 1960 when I was marching to try and get off the back of the bus."

"It doesn't make me nervous as all," the congressman said, when asked how the mob-like atmosphere made him feel. "In fact, as I said to one heckler, I am the hardest person in the world to intimidate, so they better go somewhere else."

Asked if he wanted an apology from the group of Republican lawmakers who had addressed the crowd and, in many ways, played on their worst fears of health care legislation, the Democratic Party, and the president, Clyburn replied:

"A lot of us have been saying for a long time that much of this, much of this is not about health care a all. And I think a lot of those people today demonstrated that this is not about health care... it is about trying to extend a basic fundamental right to people who are less powerful."

B4B NOTE: Despite the obstructionists and even the hatred and ignorance of the few, through Unity, we are on our way to an Historic Achievement which will save American Lives ! Amazing how much they CAN'T STAND to LOSE to PRESIDENT Barack Obama ! Hope ALL Democrat undecideds know that THIS is what a NO vote will be siding with ! (and we're taking names)

Together...Yes We WILL !
(and they know it ! )

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ONE MORE DAY !

Great interactive link below to contact your rep TODAY !

ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC the number of lost minded 'people' who are fighting FOR the continuation of 44,000 American deaths per year due to the lack of access to quality health care...simply because they CAN'T STAND the idea of President Obama being successful. But despite all of the obstructionists and MILLIONS of lies...it's
The Power of The People that shall prevail (again).

CALL YOUR REP TODAY !

Click:http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Tell them they
MUST VOTE YES...
to SAVE LIVES !!!

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A Quick Health Care Note To
My PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS

The Fight Is ON...and Yes We WILL !!!

By: Greg Jones
National Director
Blacks4Barack

TO MY PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS concerned with the imperfections of this historic-and greatly needed-accomplishment, I remind you of one key word...PROGRESS ! ALL....yes ALL major legislation was passed in an imperfect state...DID YOU KNOW that when Social Security passed in 1935 it did not include (benefit) women or blacks ! DID YOU KNOW that when the Civil Rights Act was first proposed it did not prohibit police brutality ! DID YOU KNOW that although many Women's Rights Laws were passed throughout the years it was not until just last year-through President Obama-that the Lily Ledbetter Law was put in place to make it illegal for women to be paid less than men doing the exact same job ! (and the list goes on)

Although this HC Bill is far from perfect, it is a foundation to grow (PROGRESS) upon as we have throughout history. It will be much easier to make incremental changes to this bill once passed than it will ever be to pass 'the perfect bill' all at once. There are MANY great things about this bill....and once passed...Warriors like yourselves (including me) will work hard to tweak/improve the bill along the way. But looking back on history...our country should be thankful in so many ways, that they did not KILL THE BILLS of the past due to their imperfections.

It's Fight Time !!! Yes We WILL !!!

p.s. We should no longer have thousands of hard working Americans standing in lines for as long as 4 hours WHILE SICK, at make-shift traveling free clinics just to be seen by a doctor, like a third-world country....and we should definitely not continue to allow 44,000 Americans to DIE each year due to the lack of access to quality health care. Lastly, I find it interesting that the majority of folks complaining about the imperfections...HAVE COVERAGE !...while 46 MILLION DON'T !!!

The Time Is NOW...
TO FIGHT !!!

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ALMOST THERE !

Health Care Bill details released. Will cover MORE Americans than original bill ! ALL obstructionists are aiding and abetting in the deaths of 44, ooo Americans per year who DIE due to the lack of access to quality health care.

CBO: Health Care Bill LOWERS Deficit $130B

Details from FireDogLake:
By David Dayen

The long awaited CBO scores on the health care bill are out, though they haven’t showed up at the CBO’s website yet. The Hill describes them:

" The comprehensive health reform legislation will cost $940 billion over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday.

The nonpartisan budget office told lawmakers that the health bill set for a vote this weekend would cut the deficit by $130 billion over the next decade, and $1.2 trillion in the second decade of the plan’s implementation. "

That would certainly satisfy the requirements of reconciliation. Previously the bill cut the deficit by $118 billion in the first ten years and around $1 trillion in the next ten.

With this release, the House can then vote on the bill within 72 hours, as per their pledge to post the text and the CBO analysis in that period of time before a vote.

More when I have it.

UPDATE: Ezra Klein says the coverage estimates have been revised upwards, to 32 million more Americans covered by 2019.

UPDATE II: A Democratic source tells me that the text and CBO analysis won’t get online for a couple hours yet. But one more piece of the puzzle: the bill extends the solvency of Medicare by 9 years, and reduces the growth of Medicare expenditures in the 10-year budget window by 1.4 percentage points.

The Fight is ON...
to SAVE LIVES !!!

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Breaking:

Yes ! My Congressman Kucinich
To Vote FOR
Health Care Bill

From Cleveland, Ohio...home of The Fighters....Kucinich...my Senator Sherrod Brown...Congresswoman Marcia Fudge...cancer victim Natoma Canfield (who wrote The White House explaining her health care nightmare) and more.
YES WE DO !

We're Almost There...
Keep Fighting The Good Fight
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WATCH:
THE PRESIDENT'S BIG PUSH
Toward Making Health Care HISTORY

The President came to a suburb of our city, Cleveland, Ohio today (Strongsville) to give a final push for health care reform. President Obama chose our city in response to a heart felt letter he received from a local resident Natoma Canfield, a 50-year-old cancer survivor who had written the White House in late December about her inability to afford insurance. The President was so touched by her health care nightmare that not only did he answer her letter, but he came to the Cleveland area to personally answer and address her needs as well as the needs of millions more. It had originally been planned that Natoma would introduce The President at today's event but that plan was curtailed when Natoma was unable to attend due to her illness, so her sister Connie Anderson took her spot. Thanks to The President's continued fight, we're in the final push toward health care reform which will-after decades of attempts-finally address the health care needs of millions of Americans just like Natoma.

WATCH: (6:10)

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On The Verge of History...
Keep Fighting...Calls/Emails
Yes We WILL !

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Be Inspired...Be Informed...
BE INVOLVED !!!


Since day one, The President has stated that he can not make Change by himself...
that he would need OUR help. Maybe he DID anticipate the obstructionism-from both sides of the aisle-he would face due to legalized bribery aka lobby money, as he worked toward The Recovery of America. It is up to We The People to join President Obama and unite in The Fight against all obstructionists, for the future of
Our Country.

Together, We WILL
Make The Difference !
(again and again)

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B4B PHOTOS of the WEEK !

Our Wonderful First Lady Donates
Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian Museum

From Our First Lady,

"When I look at my gown -- which I, in fact, have not seen since the day that I took it off -- memories of that moment truly come rushing back. I remember that it was freezing cold in Washington. I know we all remember that. Yet, despite the frigid temperatures, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the Mall. Nothing was going to stop them from being part of history.

That day was so hectic for us. And I remember the inaugural parade and how the President and I stood and we waved until every last band walked by.


Then we only had less than an hour -- ladies, if you can believe that -- (laughter) -- all of my friends left us in the stands, by the way. (Laughter.) "See ya, good luck!" (Laughter.) I was like, "Yeah, thanks." (Laughter.) "We have to get ready for the ball." (Laughter.) Like, "Yeah, so do I." (Laughter.) So at the time I wasn't really focused on what I was wearing that evening -- I was really just trying to stay warm.

But I'll never forget the moment that I slipped on this beautiful gown. I remember how just luscious I felt as the President and I were announced onto the stage for the first of many dances. And I'll cherish that moment for the rest of my life. " (First Lady Michelle Obama)

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B4B NOTE: The beautiful historic gown, which was designed by Jason Wu, will be part of a new gallery at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. called " A First Lady's Debut " which will showcase 11 dresses worn by first ladies. Our First Lady said she's "a little embarrassed by all the fuss made over my dress. Like many of you, I'm not used to people wanting to put things I've worn on display. "

We Are SO Proud...
Of Our First Lady !

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Here's Another MAJOR Reason
To Fight for HCR

VIDEO:
Rush Limbaugh:
" I'll Leave US if Health Care Reform Passes "

B4B NOTE: Senator Chris Dodd is in so we're up to 37 Senators who have signed-on FOR the Public Option. (We think Speaker Pelosi is waiting until we get 50 before Congress will pass the Senate version). Keep making those calls...sending emails/faxes to FIGHT For Public Option ! Need just 13 more to sign-on. Here's the list of who has and has not yet signed-on. Of course 44,000 Americans dying per year due to the lack of access to quality health care is reason enough to Fight but I must say...this Rush statement is absolutely INSPIRATIONAL !

UPDATE ! MoveOn.org has just launched their " 2 For 1: Pass Health Care and Ship Rush Limbaugh Out Of The Country " petition drive which you can SIGN HERE.

Fight...Fight...Fight !!!

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