Yea, I agree Geoff.
Sen.
Joseph McCarthy’s negative theorists made him very unpopular in the
1950s. As a Republican, he witch-hunt those he disagreed with
attempts to intimidate, and expel them from government employment, yet he was
not able to defend his wild allegations many times. He fiercely
fought the members of Communist Party and in every turn of events, branded them
with his sensational conspiracy charges.
I am happy Secretary Sibelius was able to
stand tall and defend herself. Calling Sibelius to resign is
laughable, he ought to have called speaker John Boehner instead to resign for
Peoples Government Shutdown, that was unnecessary and where the Country as a
result lost in terms of peoples income loses and hardship, and from lack of
public service deliverables, loss of huge sums for revenues collections,
small business loses, lowering the country’s value and financial
standing with dignity it commands in the world credit worthiness which
eventually affected the economy in billions of loses is
unacceptable.
People must wake up and stand to defend their
cause in Peoples Government and with leaders to whom they elect as custodians in
trust to protect peoples interests. Wrong choices have
consequences as people’s peace and happiness is under risk with chances of being
compromised, and this is not what people want.
People must stand for the truth and justice
and have their voices heard and this will help take care of wrong attitudes that
add no value to unity of people in harmony to live a happy and peaceful life in
diversity without civil strife and pent-up animosity.........and the fact is, we
need each other, wether black or white..........something uniquely special is in each one
of us; if put together, we have a wonderful resourceful world
together..............and we must nurture that atmosphere for the sake of unity,
love, peace and happiness..................
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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From: Geoffrey Omollo
To: "progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com"
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [PK] Ted Cruz Angers Nigerian-Americans With Obamacare Remarks
To: "progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com"
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [PK] Ted Cruz Angers Nigerian-Americans With Obamacare Remarks
Judy,
I am being informed Ted
Cruz is the new Sen McCarty in town. In the 21st Century, will he pull off his
fear-mongering? Somebody once said here that some people are only alive because
the law does not allow for their shooting; Ted Cruz fits that bill to tee!
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My fellow Americans,
Ted
Cruz is sinking under political troubled waters he dived into and dint have exit
plan how to get out of the tide that is too high he does not know how to
navigate from political deep waters........since some of these lobby mission in
the circumstance, could turn desperate and dangerously insecure for Peoples
Government projects that must engage in service to the people, where in every
turn of event, Ted Cruz mouth spells trouble instead. Out on leave for a breather would help him
recuperate and get some reality check……..
I am saddened that, Ted Cruz is drifting too
far out of order that is expected of a lawmaker.
He need to reconsider and refrain from hyperbolic approach that are not
healthy and may severely put the country in a disadvantaged position. He must preach peace and unity for common good
of all and engage maturely in constructive debate to negotiate his interest
rather than confrontational.
However, what is true is that, Obamacare is
the law of the Country and it seems to be on track from the hitch which is
viewed as teething headaches that are expected but will be up and about like
every other law in a few weeks if not months depending on how it will maneuvre
and succumb hurdles that are on its way………..
These are extra-ordinary times where Americans
are sick and tired from being sick and tired of politicians malingering and
failing to engage responsibly with integrity and to concentrate on delivering
mandated obligation for which they earn to facilitate peoples Government
operations, politicians are bound to get the heat.
They are either relevant to peoples need or
they are not; which side will they choose to butter their bread when people are
looking???
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Sebelius: ‘I Don’t Work For’ People Who Want Me to Resign
October 25, 2013
Health and Human
Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius responded moments ago to questions about
whether she will resign in the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s problematic
rollout. Her response is raising some eyebrows.
“My goal is to actually get the website up and running,” she told reporters.
“The majority of people calling for me to resign I would say are people who I
don’t work for and who do not want this program to work in the first place. I
have had frequent conversations with the president and I have committed to him
that my role is to get the program up and running and we will do just that.”
A group of 33 House
Republicans on Wednesday sent a letter to President Obama calling for her resignation.
”The scope of the problem is so great that, were this a private company or
military command, the CEO or general would have been fired,” they wrote. “We
are, therefore, calling on you to hold Secretary Sebelius accountable for the
fiasco that is HealthCare.gov and ask for her resignation.”
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Ted Cruz Angers Nigerian-Americans With Obamacare Remarks
Friday October 25 2013
ABC By Dana Hughes 9 hours
ago
Sen. Ted Cruz's sense of humor is earning him some ill
will from near and far.
A Nigerian-American organization wants the Texas
Republican to apologize for comments he made Monday about the problems with the
Affordable Care Act website.
"You may have noticed that all the Nigerian email
scammers have become a lot less active lately," Cruz said at a gathering with
supporters in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.
"They all have been hired to run the Obamacare website,"
he joked.
But the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, also
known as CANAN, isn't laughing. The group blasted Cruz, calling his comments
distasteful and disparaging.
"Cruz has maligned all hardworking, decent and
outstanding Nigerian-Americans who add value and bring goodwill to their
different communities, especially in Texas, with the largest concentration of
Nigerian-Americans in this country," the group said in a statement released
Thursday.
And that's not the only place where Cruz's joke fell
flat.
The Nigerian ambassador to the United States also wants
an apology from the senator.
Ambassador Ade Adefuye told
POLITICO that Nigerians are "disappointed and shocked" by Cruz's
comments.
"We deplore the statement, and we demand an apology, and
we demand it be withdrawn," Adefuye said.
CANAN maintains that despite the stereotype of Nigerians
running email scams and being corrupt, the Nigerian-American community is one of
the most educated and successful immigrant communities in the United States,
with more than 17% of Nigerian-American immigrants holding a master's degree or
higher, according to U.S. Census numbers.
The group wants Cruz to issue a formal apology for his
remarks.
"We consider it an insult
that a senator who should be representing the people of his state could turn
against some of his very own constituents in what is clearly a reckless and
offensive remark," CANAN said.
This is not the first
time Sen. Cruz has offended an ethnic community with his comments. Last month,
Cruz angered a group of Filipino vets after tying his 21 hour speech against
Obamacare to the "Bataan death march."
Towards the end of his marathon speech, Cruz said he
wanted "to thank the men and women who have endured this, this Bataan Death
March."
Cruz later met with a group of Filipino vets to apologize for his
statement.
"I apologize for causing offense," Cruz said. "I should
not have said what I did."
"I was not attempting to compare my filibuster to that
suffering," he added.
- Ted Cruz
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COMMENTS:
H B
Perhaps Senator Cruz and all members of Congress on both sides of the
aisle should take advice from this quote of George Washington, "Speak not
injurious words neither in jest nor in earnest; scoff at none although they give
occasion." Perhaps that would make it easier for them to work together on the
country's problems. It seems like more and more of the things that go through
Congress are pushed by one party only rather than both parties working together
to hammer out the best piece of legislation. For example as it is called
Obamacare, this seemed to be totally a Democratic initiative without little
Republican input. Not so much that the Republicans were kept out but it seemed
as I remember they were totally against any healthcare bill, I may be wrong but
that was the impression I got. And the same goes for the Democrats when the
Republicans carry a majority.
David
Marcus L
I
guess you just can't compare anything to anything these days.
Shorty
I don’t like this guy (Cruz) or his tactics,
but I don’t like Nigerian, Liberians or their ilk either. Seems like they have
an inordinate amount of folks that prefer to scam others… You don’t see or hear
of the Indians (dot not feathers, oops) complaining when Homer Simpson portrays
them as 7/11 clerks; or Koreans as nail salon running technicians… the list goes
on. Fact or fiction I don’t know. Either way they Nigerians ought to lighten up
some. Mr. Ambassador Adefuye and others, me thinks you complaineth too much. In
all seriousness though Cruz should show some decorum as a politician.
