President Obama is doing live online forum on health care today at 1:15pm.
Check it out and tell us what you think.
~Mary
Obama Health Care Forum
July 1st, 2009Jon Stewart, Baconaise, and Health Care
June 30th, 2009OK, it is a couple weeks old, but we like how Jon Stewart addresses the talking points of those who are standing in the way of health care reform. We also like sausages wrapped in pancakes dipped in Baconaise. A story for another time.
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Rock Your Vote then Get to Class!
June 30th, 2009Starting this fall the students, staff, and faculty of Valdosta State University will be able to fill out their ballots in municipal, state, and national elections from the comfort of their own… campus dining room.
Valdosta will be the first university in Georgia to have on-campus polling option and those that participate will get the chance to vote during the week before each election!
Lets Go Blazers!
RIP, Michael
June 26th, 2009Since he was 8 years old, Michael Jackson has managed to set the world dancing. His songs were unmistakable with a catchy beat and high-pitched choruses. His moves left audiences in awe as he defied the laws of gravity with his legendary and often imitated moonwalk. His fan base is one of the biggest and his influence reaches every corner of the music world.
Today you are more likely to see Michael Jackson’s face on the cover of a tabloid rather than the cover of the Rolling Stone. His reputation tarnished in the past decade due to his antics, legal troubles, and ever changing looks. Despite the recent negative image of Michael Jackson, he cannot be denied as one of the greatest artists of our time. His Thriller album is still to this day the greatest selling album of all time, reaching around 60 million copies sold worldwide. His songs “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” will forever be in the iPods of music lovers around the world and despite his reputation, millions of people were clamouring to see his comeback.
Michael Jackson remained even in his final days the King of Pop. And no matter the scandal, they couldn’t take that away from him.
RIP, Michael.
Big Vote on Green Jobs, Climate, and Energy Bill Tomorrow
June 25th, 2009This is it: tomorrow Congress will vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill we have been working to strengthen for the past several months. We can’t let up now, and we need to make sure our voices are heard loud and clear in this debate.
Two things you can do:
1. Call your member of Congress! Seriously. It matters. Here’s where you can look up the and get their phone number: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
2. If you are in D.C., tomorrow (Friday) there is a rally outside of the Capitol to demand a strong climate bill. Our friends at Energy Action Coalition are organizing the event. They’ll have giant green hard hats and wind turbines, and we’ll rally and march to make sure we are visible. At 1:00 PM, we’ll converge at the South East corner of the Capitol grounds across from the Cannon House Office Building (1st St. and Independence Ave NE, near Capitol South Metro Stop).
Want to do more? Starting at 2:00 PM, join with Energy Action Coalition to flood the House Office Buildings and the chambers in which Congress will vote. It’s important that the members see us and hear our message before they go to vote.
UPDATE: The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives 219-212. You can see who voted how here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml.
