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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[LarryBnDC]

No news except to the people who deny racism remains as a major problem in the United States.

If it is how come our Global Moderator never links to blacks who think differenty?



Pastor stands firm


JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Associated Press
 
A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands firm by his words with the hopes that those critics can understand his perspective.

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday he felt his stirring sermon was appropriate at Franklin's funeral Friday in Detroit. He felt his timing was right, especially after other speakers spoke on the civil rights movement and President Donald Trump."I was trying to show that the movement now is moving and should move in a different direction," he said. "... what we need to do is create respect among ourselves. Aretha is the person with that song "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" that is laid out for us and what we need to be as a race within ourselves. We need to show each other that. We need to show each other respect. That was the reason why I did it."

Williams, who is the pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Atlanta, said his words about black women being incapable of raising sons alone and his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement were taken out of context.



https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-pastor-aretha-franklin-funeral-criticism-20180902-story,amp.html

The family bitched about his sermon which he gave rather than eulogy.

He was received at the funeral like the proverbial turd in the punch bowl.

Fuck that guy.

What about his viewpoint? He is, after all, the pastor of a mega-church in Atlanta.

Far as this non-Christian can tell, anybody who is the pastor of a mega-church has strayed far from the fold.

In what way?

Their wealth and conspicuous consumption.

Their egos, too.

Jasper Williams, Jr.’s magnetic personality, blended with an explosive delivery style, has drawn audiences worldwide for more than three decades to hear his spirit-filled sermons. He has emerged as one of the most influential spiritual leaders of this generation.

It would be quite the praise, but for the fact that it is on his own website.

So, his words in the eulogy. What do you make of them.?

It wasn’t an eulogy it was an off topic sermon that droned on and on to church full of women (most of the folks on the dais were men, those in the pews, women) about how they can’t raise black men. Motherfucker essentially resurrected Bill Cosby’s pound cake speech.

He might have gotten away with a short and sweet, but he decided the show was all about him.

He was an asshole.

Just what was he trying to get away with?

Reading is fundamental, Red.

He would have escaped the scorn and rebukes if he had used up 10-15 minutes instead spouting bulldhit fir nearly an hour taking time away from Stevie Wonder for crying out loud.

Meanwhile the Queen’s family didn’t appreciate his efforts at all:

The Queen of Soul’s nephew Vaughn Franklin issued a statement Monday on behalf her family, and slammed Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s politically charged and racially motivated remarks as “offensive and distasteful.”

“(He) spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time did he properly eulogize her,” the statement read. “We feel that Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. used this platform to push his negative agenda, which as a family, we do not agree with.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-ent-aretha-franklin-family-slams-eulogy-20180904-story.html

[bankshot1]

Interesting day today.

Chuck Grassley who is 3-steps off the ledge of lucidity, can speed read 42,000 pages of exhibits in a few hours.

Senile fucker.

[REDSTATEWARD]

No news except to the people who deny racism remains as a major problem in the United States.

If it is how come our Global Moderator never links to blacks who think differenty?



Pastor stands firm


JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Associated Press
 
A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands firm by his words with the hopes that those critics can understand his perspective.

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday he felt his stirring sermon was appropriate at Franklin's funeral Friday in Detroit. He felt his timing was right, especially after other speakers spoke on the civil rights movement and President Donald Trump."I was trying to show that the movement now is moving and should move in a different direction," he said. "... what we need to do is create respect among ourselves. Aretha is the person with that song "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" that is laid out for us and what we need to be as a race within ourselves. We need to show each other that. We need to show each other respect. That was the reason why I did it."

Williams, who is the pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Atlanta, said his words about black women being incapable of raising sons alone and his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement were taken out of context.



https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-pastor-aretha-franklin-funeral-criticism-20180902-story,amp.html

The family bitched about his sermon which he gave rather than eulogy.

He was received at the funeral like the proverbial turd in the punch bowl.

Fuck that guy.

What about his viewpoint? He is, after all, the pastor of a mega-church in Atlanta.

Far as this non-Christian can tell, anybody who is the pastor of a mega-church has strayed far from the fold.

In what way?

Their wealth and conspicuous consumption.

Their egos, too.

Jasper Williams, Jr.’s magnetic personality, blended with an explosive delivery style, has drawn audiences worldwide for more than three decades to hear his spirit-filled sermons. He has emerged as one of the most influential spiritual leaders of this generation.

It would be quite the praise, but for the fact that it is on his own website.

So, his words in the eulogy. What do you make of them.?

It wasn’t an eulogy it was an off topic sermon that droned on and on to church full of women (most of the folks on the dais were men, those in the pews, women) about how they can’t raise black men. Motherfucker essentially resurrected Bill Cosby’s pound cake speech.

He might have gotten away with a short and sweet, but he decided the show was all about him.

He was an asshole.

Just what was he trying to get away with?

Reading is fundamental, Red.

He would have escaped the scorn and rebukes if he had used up 10-15 minutes instead spouting bulldhit fir nearly an hour taking time away from Stevie Wonder for crying out loud.

Meanwhile the Queen’s family didn’t appreciate his efforts at all:

The Queen of Soul’s nephew Vaughn Franklin issued a statement Monday on behalf her family, and slammed Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s politically charged and racially motivated remarks as “offensive and distasteful.”

“(He) spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time did he properly eulogize her,” the statement read. “We feel that Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. used this platform to push his negative agenda, which as a family, we do not agree with.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-ent-aretha-franklin-family-slams-eulogy-20180904-story.html

What was he trying to get away with?  And what is his “ negative” agenda. ?

[bankshot1]

Wouldn't a legitimate question to ask the SC nominee, Would you approve a delay if the other side dropped 42,000 pages of evidence the night before a trial was to begin?

[LarryBnDC]

No news except to the people who deny racism remains as a major problem in the United States.

If it is how come our Global Moderator never links to blacks who think differenty?



Pastor stands firm


JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Associated Press
 
A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands firm by his words with the hopes that those critics can understand his perspective.

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday he felt his stirring sermon was appropriate at Franklin's funeral Friday in Detroit. He felt his timing was right, especially after other speakers spoke on the civil rights movement and President Donald Trump."I was trying to show that the movement now is moving and should move in a different direction," he said. "... what we need to do is create respect among ourselves. Aretha is the person with that song "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" that is laid out for us and what we need to be as a race within ourselves. We need to show each other that. We need to show each other respect. That was the reason why I did it."

Williams, who is the pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Atlanta, said his words about black women being incapable of raising sons alone and his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement were taken out of context.



https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-pastor-aretha-franklin-funeral-criticism-20180902-story,amp.html

The family bitched about his sermon which he gave rather than eulogy.

He was received at the funeral like the proverbial turd in the punch bowl.

Fuck that guy.

What about his viewpoint? He is, after all, the pastor of a mega-church in Atlanta.

Far as this non-Christian can tell, anybody who is the pastor of a mega-church has strayed far from the fold.

In what way?

Their wealth and conspicuous consumption.

Their egos, too.

Jasper Williams, Jr.’s magnetic personality, blended with an explosive delivery style, has drawn audiences worldwide for more than three decades to hear his spirit-filled sermons. He has emerged as one of the most influential spiritual leaders of this generation.

It would be quite the praise, but for the fact that it is on his own website.

So, his words in the eulogy. What do you make of them.?

It wasn’t an eulogy it was an off topic sermon that droned on and on to church full of women (most of the folks on the dais were men, those in the pews, women) about how they can’t raise black men. Motherfucker essentially resurrected Bill Cosby’s pound cake speech.

He might have gotten away with a short and sweet, but he decided the show was all about him.

He was an asshole.

Just what was he trying to get away with?

Reading is fundamental, Red.

He would have escaped the scorn and rebukes if he had used up 10-15 minutes instead spouting bulldhit fir nearly an hour taking time away from Stevie Wonder for crying out loud.

Meanwhile the Queen’s family didn’t appreciate his efforts at all:

The Queen of Soul’s nephew Vaughn Franklin issued a statement Monday on behalf her family, and slammed Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s politically charged and racially motivated remarks as “offensive and distasteful.”

“(He) spent more than 50 minutes speaking and at no time did he properly eulogize her,” the statement read. “We feel that Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. used this platform to push his negative agenda, which as a family, we do not agree with.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-ent-aretha-franklin-family-slams-eulogy-20180904-story.html

What was he trying to get away with?  And what is his “ negative” agenda. ?

Nah, we ain’t playing that game. If you’re that uninformed do some goddamn research. The “get away with” statement was fully explained, if you don’t get it, too fucking bad.

[barton]

Wouldn't a legitimate question to ask the SC nominee, Would you approve a delay if the other side dropped 42,000 pages of evidence the night before a trial was to begin?

Legit indeed.  Could the GOP be a wee bit insecure about this nominee?

As for the character of said nominee....

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was murdered in the Parkland shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, was in attendance at today’s Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings.  And snubbed.  (per Huffpost)

Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg’s dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence.

I was here all day and introduced by Senator Feinstein. No security involved. He turned and walked away.

[barton]

Guys,  is it that hard to quote the last line of the post you're replying to?   All you need.  We can see up the page.

[LarryBnDC]

Zina Bash throwing up gang sign on national tv... she works on immigration issues for Trump administration...

https://mobile.twitter.com/sahluwal/status/1037045576490053632

And her dad is a top wealthy climate change denier, even made a documentary.

[josh]

Federal Emergency Management Agency was so overwhelmed with other storms by the time Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last year that more than half of the workers it was deploying to disasters were known to be unqualified for the jobs they were doing in the field.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/04/politics/gao-2017-disasters/index.html

I'm sure Trump will deny this, too.

[bambu-wisdom]

The Left/Far Left loves open borders and massive immigration both legal and illegal.
The Right/Far Right tries to stop the insanity, and gets branded as 'racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic" etc.

None is so blind as he who will not see.

[Driver125]

Chuck Grassley who is 3-steps off the ledge of lucidity, can speed read 42,000 pages of exhibits in a few hours.

It’s Snake-In-The-Grassleys exaggerated sense of patriotism which fuels his sometime miraculous abilities. Of course if this Republican thing falls through, he could always finance a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington—with him in the supporting role as the evil Senator from 'back home' (—Iowa? Nebraska? Kansas?) who fucks over the boy scouts for cash.

[REDSTATEWARD]

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The In­sti­tute for Sup­ply Man­age­ment on Tues­day said its man­u­fac­tur­ing in­dex rose to 61.3 in Au­gust, the high­est level since May 2004, from 58.1 in July. Sales of fac­tory-made prod­ucts, or new or­ders, out­put and em­ploy­ment all grew at a faster pace in Au­gust.
=============
The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2018 is 4.7 percent on September 4, up from 4.1 percent on August 30. The nowcasts of third-quarter real consumer spending growth and third-quarter real private fixed investment growth increased from 3.0 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively, to 3.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively, after this morning's construction spending report from the U.S. Census Bureau and this morning's Manufacturing ISM Report On Business from the Institute for Supply Management. The model's estimate of the dynamic factor for August—normalized to have mean 0 and standard deviation 1 and used to forecast the yet-to-be released monthly GDP source data—increased from 0.18 to 1.14 after the ISM report this morning.

https://www.frbatlanta.org/cqer/research/gdpnow.aspx?mod=article_inline

[bankshot1]

I'm thinking orange jumpsuits are going to be the hot-seller this Halloween.

[josh]

The Left/Far Left loves open borders and massive immigration both legal and illegal.
The Right/Far Right tries to stop the insanity, and gets branded as 'racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic" etc.

None is so blind as he who will not see.

Mischaracterization of the left.

Mischaracterization of the right.

And the reason the far right gets branded as racist is because of things like gerrymandering to minimize the effectiveness of black voters - as per the Supreme Court among others. Because they chase Hispanic undocumented aliens but Irish not so much. And a host of other things, including supporting the racist President.

But why let reality get in the way of your cute little myth that you've crafted.

[josh]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-suggests-protesting-should-be-illegal/2018/09/04/11cfd9be-b0a0-11e8-aed9-001309990777_story.html

Trump again trying to subvert the Constitution - he thinks protesting should be illegal.