The President On Hurricane Sandy (official transcript)

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

______________________

For Immediate Release

October 28, 2012  

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON HURRICANE SANDY 

FEMA Headquarters

Washington, D.C. 1:55 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  Obviously, all of us across the country are concerned about the potential impact of Hurricane Sandy.  This is a serious and big storm.  And my first message is to all the people across the Eastern seaboard, Mid-Atlantic, going north, that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructions of your state and local officials, because they are going to be providing you with the best advice in terms of how to deal with this storm over the coming days.

We just had an excellent meeting with the FEMA team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and others that are going to need to respond very quickly. 

Under Craig Fugate's leadership here at FEMA we've had a chance to talk to the regional officials as well.  And I just had a phone call with the governors of the potentially impacted states, as well as some of the major cities in the region.

At this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the prepositioning of resources, commodities, equipment that are going to be needed to respond to this storm are in place.  But as Craig has emphasized, this hasn't hit landfall yet, so we don't yet know where it's going to hit, where we're going to see the biggest impacts.  And that's exactly why it's so important for us to respond big and respond fast as local information starts coming in.

I want to thank all the members of the team for the outstanding work that they’re doing.  But the other thing that makes this storm unique is we anticipate that it is going to be slow moving.  That means that it may take a long time not only to clear, but also to get, for example, the power companies back in to clear trees and to put things back in place so that folks can start moving back home.

So my main message to everybody involved is that we have to take this seriously.  The federal government is working effectively with the state and local governments.  It’s going to be very important that populations in all the impacted states take this seriously, listen to your state and local elected officials. 

My message to the governors, as well as to the mayors, is anything they need, we will be there.  And we’re going to cut through red tape.  We’re not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules.  We want to make sure that we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure that we’ve got the best possible response to what is going to be a big and messy system.

So again, thank you, everybody.  Craig, would you like add to something?

MR. FUGATE:  Again, as the President says, it’s going to really come down to the public heeding those evacuation orders, taking protective measures.  If they haven’t gotten ready, they can go to Ready.gov.  Get information on how to protect them and their families, but also check on your neighbors.  This is going to be a big storm.  We need to be there for each other.

THE PRESIDENT:  Okay.  Let me emphasize that again -- Ready.gov -- for the general public.  If you need to know how to respond, that’s where you can get centralized information.

But I think Craig’s point is exactly right.  In times like this, one of the things that Americans do is we pull together and we help out one another.  And so, there may be elderly populations in your area.  Check on your neighbor, check on your friend.  Make sure that they are prepared.  If we do, then we’re going to get through this storm just fine.  But we’re going to have to make sure that we are vigilant, and vigilant for a couple of days.  Don’t anticipate that just because the immediate storm has passed that we’re not going to have some potential problems in a lot of these communities going forward through the week.

All right.  Thank you very much, everybody.

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Reselling your stuff make become illegal thanks to the Federal Court and the Supreme Court

Read about the case here, click 
Are you in?  More than 3,000 sites -- including prominent allies like the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- have signed up to take part in today's day of action. The Supreme Court is hearing that case that will decide if you have the right to resell the things you own.
Ebay, Craigslist, and even the old-fashioned garage sale are under threat.
Sites will be using our ribbons and ball-and-chain icons to sound the alarm about the Kirtsaeng vs John Wiley & Sons case:
The Supreme Court might side with Big Business and decide that you don't have the right to resell things that were made abroad: books, clothes, iPhones -- almost anything.
If you're planning to take part, please click here to grab the code for one of those icons, and post it on your site! (And maybe write up a blurb about why you're taking a stand.)
Here's what it'll look like:


We expect to have a legislative fight on our hands come winter, no matter how the Supreme Court rules.  So we want to drive thousands of emails to lawmakers before Big Business sics its brigade of lobbyists on them.
Whether or not you're posting on your site, will you spread word to your friends -- and especially anybody who you know who sells things online?
You can use these links, or forward the email below:

If you're already on Facebook, click here to share with your friends.

If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the campaign: Tweet

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Big Oil Buys a Congressman for the rock bottom price of 2.5 mil

On Friday, it was learned that Big Oil giant Chevron wrote a $2.5 million check directly to Speaker Boehner’s Super PAC. It’s likely the largest corporate donation in the history of Super PACs!

So I wonder what special requests come tried to the donation..

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Dennis Morgan demands Ann Coulter to apologize for using the R-word (retarded).. Also Please Sign Petition

As the father of a special needs son, I can't tell you how angry it makes me when people use the word "retard" in a derogatory manner. One of the worst offenders is Ann Coulter, who this week referred to President Obama as "the retard" on Twitter.

I'm a Republican, and I'm not voting for President Obama, but that doesn't matter. This isn't about Democrats or Republicans, it's about right and wrong. And calling anyone a "retard" or "retarded" is just plain wrong.

When Ann Coulter uses that word, she's telling bullies all over America that it's okay to make fun of special needs people like my son. Even worse, she's insinuating that my son is stupid or less human just because he has a disability.

I started a petition on Change.org demanding that Ann Coulter apologize and stop using this hateful word. Will you sign it?

When my son was born, the doctors said he had a 1% chance of living. He has been in and out of hospitals his whole life, and he has technically died several times. But Caleb is a fighter, and he always pulls through. 

My son has fought to stay alive for twenty years. He deserves better than to be insulted by someone looking to score cheap political points.

I know that Ann Coulter just says things like this to get attention, and part of me doesn't want to give her any more. But the things she said this week were just too much for me. She needs to know that her words hurt parents like me and children like mine. If she wants attention, she needs to find some other way to get it.

Click here to demand that Ann Coulter apologize to the special needs community and stop using the words "retard" and "retarded."

Thank you,

Dennis Morgan
Norlina, North Carolina

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Brian Brown full of crap as usual.

Brain Obama doesn’t have the sole power to change or rewrite our Constitution..  You damn dumb ass..

"In just 10 days, you can change history. You could wake up the morning after the election to watch the shocked expression on the faces of all the pundits, the politicians, the out of control judges, and see the headlines: HISTORIC NATIONAL VICTORY FOR MARRIAGE! Just 10 days until the polls close, when America will choose. The future of our country—and also the future of marriage—could be decided for generations to come. Nationally, Americans will choose between Mitt Romney, a pro-marriage candidate for President who will defend DOMA and appoint judges that respect our Constitutional values; or the openly pro-gay marriage incumbent, Barack Obama, who has surreptitiously undermined the legal defense of marriage for four years and who, if he gets a second term, will have the power to position a fifth vote on the Supreme Court to invent a right to gay marriage and insert it in our founding document." - Hate group leader Brian Brown

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Palin hits the books, and come up with this racist tweet..

I still have to wonder if it was Palin are some poor intern work for her sorry butt..

Over at her Facebook page, they are fast blocking those who don’t agree with statements..

Palin comments about recently release emails.

We now know that the State Department sent an email to the White House, the Pentagon, the FBI and others in the intelligence community about this Islamist group claiming responsibility. And yet for days afterwards the White House and State Department led everyone to believe that the attack was the result of a spontaneous protest over an obscure YouTube video that had been uploaded months prior. Anywhere from 300 to 400 people from the administration and our intelligence community would have seen that email. Why the lies? Why the cover up? Why the dissembling about the cause of the murder of our ambassador on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil? We deserve answers to this. President Obama’s shuck and jive shtick with these Benghazi lies must end.

this is from a commenter on this above story,

Palin is a Queen of "shuck and Jive"..She bailed out of her responsibility as a Governor..She is a Honky tonk Queen..

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Look what lying Ryan has done this time

A charity that operates a soup kitchen in northeastern Ohio has faced an exodus of donors ever since vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan staged a photo-op on the premises.

“It appears to be a substantial amount,” Brian Antal, president of the Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society in Youngstown, told The Huffington Post. “You can rest assured there has been a substantial backlash.”

however if you like you can help to fix this,

If you're interested, you can make a donation here:

Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul
Society
P.O. Box 224
Youngstown, Ohio 44501

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Press Release: Defend our Water

October 18, 2012

For immediate release

DEFEND OUR WATER: BCGOP URGES CITY VOTES TO VOTE NO ON WATER REFERENDUM

Asheville, NC-With early voting upon us and a referendum about the regional water system on the ballot for Asheville city voters, the Buncombe County Republican Party releases the following statement:

"In the wake of Asheville City Council's move to privatize the Asheville Municipal Golf Course, we do not see it as wise for them to also attempt to privatize an asset they do not own and which roughly half of its customers reside outside city limits. We urge all city voters to vote "no" on this referendum."

The official language of the referendum reads: "Shall the City of Asheville undertake the sale or lease of its water treatment system and water distribution system?"

Voters interested in "Defend Our Water" yard signs can find them at: Clean Water of North Carolina, 29 1/2 Page Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 or by calling (828) 251-1291.

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DOMA Unconstitutional

Via press release from the ACLU:

A federal appeals court ruled today that the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. In striking down DOMA, the court held that government discrimination against lesbians and gay men now is assumed to be unconstitutional and that DOMA’s defenders could not offer any good reason for treating married same-sex couples differently from all other married couples. This is the first federal appeals court decision to decide that government discrimination against gay people gets a more exacting level of judicial review, known as “heightened scrutiny.”
The law had been challenged by Edith “Edie” Windsor, who sued the federal government for failing to recognize her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer, after Spyer’s death in 2009. Windsor and Spyer, who were a couple for 44 years, were married in Canada in 2007, and were considered married by their home state of New York. “This law violated the fundamental American principle of fairness that we all cherish,” said Windsor. “I know Thea would have been so proud to see how far we have come in our fight to be treated with dignity.”
In her lawsuit, Windsor argued that DOMA violates the equal protection guarantee of the U.S. Constitution because it requires the government to treat same-sex couples who are legally married as strangers. Windsor's lawsuit was filed by the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Key passage from the ruling: "In this case, all four factors justify heightened scrutiny: A) homosexuals as a group have historically endured persecution and discrimination; B) homosexuality has no relation to aptitude or ability to contribute to society; C) homosexuals are a discernible group with non-obvious distinguishing characteristics, especially in the subset of those who enter same-sex marriages; and D) the class remains a politically weakened minority."
Yet another domino falls! View the ruling here or below.
Windsor 2d Cir Opinion PDF Windsor 2d Cir Opinion PDF

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Some Truth today about the Republican party, who is truly to blame.

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Did Romney steal intellectual Property for his Campaign Logo????

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Chris Barron on Ann Coulter comments about being disowned for being gay

GLAAD denounced Ann Coulter's tweet making fun of gay kids who get disowned by their parents.  Today, as he does every time GLAAD is mentioned, GOProud's Chris Barron responded.  Via the Advocate:

GOProud cofounder Christopher Barron, however, told The Advocate on Wednesday, that GLAAD was overreacting to the author's joke. He added that he knows Coulter personally, and that she "has been a strong ally of gay conservatives. Indeed, Ann has gone into the lion's den at places like CPAC to make the case that gay people should be welcomed in the conservative movement. The criticism of Ann by an organization like GLAAD is laughable."

everyone who belongs to GOProud are self hating, loathing fags..

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Paul Ryan Fake Wishing Dishes for Photo OP.

Paul Ryan showed up at an Ohio soup kitchen where he posed for the cameras by scrubbing already-cleaned pots. Dan Amira snarks at New York Magazine:

I can only guess he didn’t want to get dishpan hands.

He was only really to wash clean pans instead of dirty one.. What a user…

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It’s about Racist, Period.

man showed his racist pride by wearing a shirt that read "Put the white back in the White House" at a Mitt Romney campaign rally

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ORANGE COUNTY TO HOST HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

ORANGE COUNTY

GOVERNMENT

 

Media Contact

Ginger Holler, Children's Programs: 919.245.2532

Jessica Arnold, Teen/Adult Programs: 919.245.2537

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ORANGE COUNTY TO HOST HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

 

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (October 11, 2012)—The Orange County Main Library will host the following Halloween activities throughout October:

 

Thursday, October 25: Halloween Movie Double Feature

Families can arrive at 5:30 p.m. to watch a short Halloween cartoon classic followed by the feature show—a zany Halloween favorite about three 17th century witches who are accidentally conjured up in present-day Salem, where they brew a hilarious cauldron of mischief and mayhem. Bette Midler stars with Sarah Jessica Parker in a fun-filled tale of madness, mayhem and witchcraft.  Rated-PG.  The movie titles cannot be publicized, due to copyright, but please call the library at 919.245.2536 for more details.  

 

Tuesday, October 30: Live Performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Main Library invites everyone to the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," performed by Bright Star Theatre on Tuesday, October 30, at 3:30 p.m. In this version of the Washington Irving classic, bumbling schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is in love with the prettiest girl in town, Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina, however, is in love with Brom Bones, the town prankster. One stormy night, Ichabod finds himself being chased by the legendary headless horseman – or is it another one of Brom Bones' pranks?

This special performance is open to all ages, but especially recommended for 2^nd – 6^th graders.

 

Wednesday, October 31: Story Time and Trick-or-Treat

Halloween stories and trick-or-treating will be hosted at the Main Library on Wednesday, October 31.

Lap Sit Story Time for one to 2-year-olds, begins at 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Story Time for three to 5-year-olds, begins at 11:00 a.m.
Costumed ghosts and goblins of all ages are invited to trick-or-treat at the library, during regular business hours.

 

Wednesday, October 31: Halloween Party

The Library's Teen Advisory Board is hosting a Halloween Party at 6:00 p.m. and everyone is invited. Enter the costume contest and enjoy face-painting, various activities and, of course, lot of treats!

 

For more information about these festivities and other library events, please call the library at 919.245.2532 or visit the Orange County Library online at www.orangecountync.gov/library

 

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Gay men Body Standards, so true

Duke student Jacob Tobia has wrote a great commentary about Gay men body image and self-esteem. this is a great read..

Here is an interesting piece:

Isn’t it ironic that in the course of my life, the most traumatic factors affecting my self-esteem have been the standards imposed on my body by the gay community? It’s no wonder that a study at Columbia University found that gay men are three times more likely to have an eating disorder than their heterosexual counterparts.

to read the full commentary surf over to HuffPost …

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Press Release- ORANGE COUNTY TO HOST COMMUNITY READ: 150TH ANNIVERSARY EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Media Contact

Tara Fikes, Director

Human Relations Commission

Phone: 919.245.2487

housingcd@orangecountync.gov

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ORANGE COUNTY TO HOST COMMUNITY READ:
150^TH ANNIVERSARY EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (October 8, 2012)—The  Orange County Human Relations Commission is hosting a Community READ and inviting book clubs and reading groups in Orange County to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. 

The famous Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, and the history and results of that act have been discussed and debated ever since. 

The community can participate by reading The Emancipation Proclamation: An Act of Justice by John Hope Franklin. This narrative is an historical account of the events that led to the drafting and proclamation of the Emancipation of American slaves.  Franklin was a distinguished historian and a long time professor at Duke University whose work is internationally acclaimed.

The Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro Libraries will order additional copies of this book in hopes that book clubs and all citizens of Orange County will read it in preparation for a community-wide discussion in March 2013, led by Dr. Reginald Hildebrand of the University of North Carolina History Department.

Additionally, the Anniversary Planning Committee has prepared an annotated bibliography of other recommended books on the subject. The panel is requesting for book clubs to let the Human Relations Commission know if their group has added the book to its reading list.  

For more information about the Community READ, please contact the Human Relations Commission at 919.245.2487. 

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Regards,

 

Carla Banks

Director of Public Affairs

Orange County Government

200 S. Cameron Street

Hillsborough, NC 27278

 

Office: 919.245.2302

Mobile: 919.475.6650

www.orangecountync.gov

 

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New Jersey might follow California ban on "ex-gay" therapy for minors

New Jersey Assemblyman Tim Eustace says he will introduce a bill similar to California's ban on "ex-gay" therapy for minors.

"I see it as a form of child abuse," Eustace said. Being gay "is not an illness, so what are they fixing?" "Conversion" or "reparative" therapy has been discredited by all major mental health organizations, according to the American Psychological Association. Since parents may force their children to undergo the therapy, the state should protect them, Eustace said. The bills will face stiff resistance from the New Jersey Family Policy Council, a group that opposes gay marriage. Government should not interfere with parental decisions, said the group's founder and president, Len Deo. "The American Psychological Association has been very 'progressive' in their viewpoints. I would say there are thousands who have have utilized this therapy that have left the gay lifestyle," he said. "Assemblyman Eustace now becomes the parental authority for all . . . kids? Give me a break," Deo added. "A kid can't get a tattoo in New Jersey without a parent's consent. To take the flip side on this and take away the right of the parents on this issue is ludicrous."

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700 Crackpots claims: The Democrats have destroyed the Black Family.

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They don’t want another 47% debacle. No audio or video recording please.

We can only hope that someone will record this event and share it later..

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Sally Quinn: is full of it, claims Atheism is Un-American

I guess she forgets that freedom of religion is also freedom from religion too.

"This is a religious country. Part of claiming your citizenship is claiming a belief in God, even if you are not Christian. We’ve got the Creator in our Declaration of Independence. We’ve got 'In God We Trust' on our coins. We’ve got 'one nation under God' in our Pledge of Allegiance. And we say prayers in the Senate and the House of Representatives to God. An atheist could never get elected dog catcher, much less president. (Democratic Rep. Pete Stark of California is a non-atheist but doesn’t talk much about it). Up until now, the idea of being American and believing in God were synonymous. [snip] If Obama wants to win the next debate, he needs to wear God, as much as it offends him to do so."

this women if full of something, what,  is up for debate.

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Some Tweets of interest

NAACP: GOP-drawn lines disenfranchise black voters: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A legal motion by a coalition of civil ri...tinyurl.com/9v9zten

Ex-NC Gov. Hunt back again to campaign for Obama: GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) It's another North Carolina election sea...tinyurl.com/8pnbam2

So many conspiracy theories came out of Fox over the positive jobs report, we made a video out of them:youtu.be/Knw74MvgwYE

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Orange County EMS Wears Pink

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Release Date: October 5, 2012

Contact: Doris Cecil, Office Assistant II
Orange County Emergency Services
(919) 245-6129

Orange County EMS Employees Wear Pink for the Cure

 

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (October 5, 2012)—The Orange County Department of Emergency Services (EMS) is joining firefighters and EMS employees across the country in recognizing and raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This marks the fourth year the County has participated in the awareness campaign.

During the month of October, Orange County EMS will show its support by allowing its employees to wear pink T-shirts, featuring a logo, which was custom designed for the department. In addition to the T-shirts, the logo is also displayed on the EMS vehicles.

Orange County EMS is prominently displaying the values outlined in its mission, "Care – Service – Survive," by bringing both cancer and breast cancer awareness to the community—wearing the pink T-shirts while on duty.

"Each of us has been touched one way or another by this disease. We want to rally the community and bring continued awareness, so we can work together to find a cure," said Colonel Frank Montes de Oca, director of Orange County EMS.

The department views this as an excellent way to honor those who are fighting the battle, while remembering others who have lost the fight.

For more information about the Pink T-shirt Campaign, please call Doris Cecil at the Orange County Department of Emergency Services at 919.245.6129.

 

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Regards,

 

Carla Banks

Director of Public Affairs

Orange County Government

200 S. Cameron Street

Hillsborough, NC 27278

 

Office: 919.245.2302

Mobile: 919.475.6650

www.orangecountync.gov

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Allen West: Obama 'Absolutely' Cooking Jobs Numbers

Allen has gone mental once again..

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Maggie claim stable SSM are rare..

Maggie Gallagher says that stable, same-sex relationships are “rare,” in a column she wrote yet again defending the debunked, flawed Regnerus anti-gay parenting “study.” Gallagher, writing at the National Review — which itself has been repeatedly attacked for the ugly racism within its ranks — was commenting on a U.K. study that claims that same-sex couples are more-likely to separate or divorce than opposite-sex couples.

well my partner and I have been together for 17 years, and yes we have our ups and downs.. just like any other relationship..

Maggie need to get a clue and STFU…

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WOW: Boxer Orlando Cruz Comes Out

Orlando Cruz: First out boxer ever. We need more to be brave and come out..

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Bishop James Robinson compared marriage equality to pedophilia

Pentacostal Bishop James Robinson compared marriage equality to pedophilia in a video posted on the “Grow With Hope” YouTube page.

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BOCC Meeting Notice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Release Date: October 4, 2012

Contact: Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Orange County Commissioners, (919) 245-2130

Orange County BOCC Special Meeting Notice

 

ORANGE COUNTY, NC – Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners provides notice of the following two additions in their meeting calendar. 

-          Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Orange County Board of Commissioners may be present during a tour of the Southern Human Services Center grounds, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, scheduled for Friday, October 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.  While this will be a "grounds tour" the presence of a quorum of the County Commissioners would constitute a Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, subject to the open meetings, public records and public notice laws of the State of North Carolina. 

 

-          Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, along with other elected officials, have been invited to attend a Community Leader Forum on "Smoke-Free Public Places" hosted by the Orange County Health Department and Board of Health.  The forum will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill.  A majority of the Orange County Commissioners may attend this event making the event subject to open meetings laws.

 

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David Hunt

Deputy Clerk/ Information Specialist

Orange County, NC

919-245-2126

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Obama Memo what to expect in tonight’s debate

To read the memo see below or click here: http://bit.ly/PPfZuk

Stephanie Cutter on tonight’s debate

 

To watch the web video click here: http://bit.ly/Spfdt3

MEMORANDUM TO INTERESTED PARTIES

TO:                 Interested Parties

FROM:           Stephanie Cutter, Obama for America Deputy Campaign Manager     

SUBJECT:    What to Expect in Tonight’s Debate

Tonight, the President and Mitt Romney will debate each other for the first time. Both sides have worked to set expectations on their candidates – from the amount of time the candidates have spent preparing, to the number of “zingers” Mitt Romney has memorized.

But, the American people aren’t going to pick the winner of this debate based on style or good attack lines. If they were, then the Republican Convention’s “empty chair” moment should have been a great success.  

Instead, they’re going to pick the winner on substance.   They’re looking for the candidates to lay out specific, concrete policies to move this country forward, not back to the same policies that created the crisis in the first place and punished the middle class.  Tonight provides an opportunity for both President Obama and Mitt Romney to do that.  

The President looks forward to that conversation – because it’s one he started six years ago and has continued ever since. In taking emergency steps to save the economy from another depression, rescuing the auto industry, reforming health insurance, putting new rules in place for Wall Street, cutting taxes for small businesses and the middle class and helping more Americans afford a college education and pay their mortgages, the President has made real and significant progress with one goal in mind: to restore middle class security. We’ve now had 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, during which businesses have created 5.1 million jobs.

For the next four years, President Obama has laid out real and achievable goals, and a specific path to get there, restoring middle-class security and creating jobs and long-term economic growth.

Mitt Romney comes to this debate in a different position. He doesn’t have any specific plans to move us forward – only tired repeats that will take us back. On job creation, deficit reduction, and the middle class, Romney’s promises are nothing more than platitudes covering up a collection of contradictory positions.  In short, they aren’t serious steps to move our country forward.   So, Romney can use tonight’s debate to fill in those details and finally, for the first time, explain his proposals or readjust his positions. Or he can spend 90 minutes doing what he does best: attacking the president, distorting his own record, and avoiding any and all details on his plans for this country.

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Senator Burr: Why did you vote against our Veterans?

this is what Shelly Nixon would like to know. So she started a Petition asking you to sign, basically asking Richard Burr why he did this.

Her email,

Dear North Carolina Citizens,

Senator Richard Burr recently voted to block a billion-dollar veteran jobs program. North Carolina voters want him to explain why he abandoned our veterans despite their high rate of unemployment and homelessness.

That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org to Sen. Burr which says:

Senator Richard Burr, explain why you abandoned our veterans.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Shelly Nixon

if you agree and would like to know why Richard Burr doesn’t care about our service men and women please sign and share..

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Pat McCrory claim he did a good Job in Charlotte, Really!

@PatMcCroryNC says he did "such a good job" as mayor of #CLT. Doubling the debt to $3.3 Billion? Good Job? #ncgovow.ly/ebNm3

see the video for a different take on his job performance in Charlotte.

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Equality Forum LGBT Icon day 3

Ann Bannon, today's LGBT History Month Icon, is known as “The Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction.”tinyurl.com/9mpkdhr#lgbt #history #author

Ann Bannon is an author best known for her lesbian-themed fiction series, “The Beebo Brinker Chronicles.” The popularity of the novels earned her the title “The Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction.”

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NC Values Coalition Emails their Voter Guide..

from email,

In 2008, over 250,000 Christians stayed home on Election Day. Our goal with the Pledge to Vote NC campaign is to make sure that not only do Christians come out to vote this year, but that they are informed and prepared when they do vote!

That's why we are excited to launch our 2012 Values Voter Issue Guide:

The Pledge to Vote Values Voter Issue Guide will tell you exactly where the national parties and presidential candidates stand on 16 different issues that are important to our faith community. Download the Voter Guide now and please share copies with your friends and church families!

Will you also consider making an immediate donation to our Pledge to Vote campaign? Your donation will help us print hard copies of our Values Voter Issue Guide to distribute to churches and volunteers across North Carolina.

Please help us reach our $14,177 fundraising goal by donating right now:

http://pledgetovotenc.com/donate

So they release there list and also ask for money, gotta love those bigots and hatemongers

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Paul Ryan Says 47% of Americans Need to Get Jobs

almost ALL those 47% HAVE jobs (or are retired from their jobs), and they almost ALL pay (or have paid) all kinds of taxes (Social Security, Medicare, sales, property...)

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Douchebag of Year Eric Cantor

Can you believe this,
Now, this teabagging Jew, Vote to cut-off pay to our soldiers while keeping his own pay at the same level and going..
Now enter the joke about Jews and money here.
I can only say Thank God he's in Virginia.

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Michele Bachmann knows how to clear out a Chicago Synagogue, they leave and donate to her Opponent

Delicious:

"The holiness of the room and the holiness of the evening was greatly diminished for me, if not completely destroyed," said Gary Sircus, who stormed out of the synagogue where he has observed the High Holidays for 25 years. "Our congregation values and embodies tolerance, compassion, respect for individual rights, intelligence, science — all of the things that I think Michele Bachmann stands against." Later that night, he composed an email to Graves' campaign and sent it to others, urging them to donate. His words have since gone viral. "I felt that the best way to 'honor' Ms. Bachmann's visit was to make a contribution to your campaign," Sircus wrote. "Even though I do not vote in Minnesota, please do everything in your power to take away this evil woman's soapbox."

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Erv Portman: NC Education

Erv Portman site,

Erv education, we must reform and invest in our children future.

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NC NAACP to Hold News Conference With Church Denominational Leaders to Announce 69th Annual State Convention in Raleigh and a Mass Voter Mobilization Strategy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

1 October 2012

For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700

For Media Assistance: Rob Stephens, Field Secretary, 336-577-9335

NC NAACP and Denominational Leaders Gather to Announce the 

69^th Annual NC NAACP State Convention Under the Theme: 

"If We Ever Needed to Vote, We Sure Do Need to Vote Now"

            RALEIGH - Exactly 10 days before the regular voter registration deadline, the president and other officers of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will join African-American church denominational leaders, representing thousands of churches in North Carolina, to speak with one voice calling for mass voter mobilization and announcing the 69^th Annual NC NAACP State Convention in Raleigh this year.

            The news conference will take place on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM outside the NC State Capitol on the Morgan Street to the south of the Capitol.

The NC NAACP State Convention, which will take place Oct. 11-13 in Raleigh, will be entirely focused on voter education, voter protection and voter mobilization for Get-Out-The-Vote. The General State Baptist Convention, the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention and the AME Zion Church will be in attendance at the news conference. 

"When we look at the scale and scope of this election, the fact that we will be electing the President, the Governor, every member of the NC General Assembly, US Representatives in addition to county commissioners, town council members, school board members and judges across the state, the civil rights and faith communities cannot take one vote for granted," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the NC NAACP. "In light of the weighty matters before us and how our elected officials will address poverty, jobs and labor rights, educational equality, healthcare for all, continuing disparities in the criminal justice system and the deep concerns now around voting rights and defending democracy, the North Carolina NAACP's message will be 'If We Ever Needed To Vote, We Sure Do Need To Vote Now!'"

At the news conference the NC NAACP will lay out a strategy on how it will use the Convention to push through early voting and election day with a strong, coordinated and grassroots campaign girded by its 125 local branches, 140+ HKonJ Coalition partners and the African-American Church. During the news conference, the NC NAACP will also announce partnership with legal voter protection groups as well.

            "While strictly nonpartisan, the NAACP and these historic African-American denominations believe that the issues of poverty, educational equality, voting rights, healthcare and labor rights ought to be at the center of the political agenda," Rev. Barber continued. "We should use candidates' stances on these issues to discern whom to support electorally."

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Media Advisory: NC NAACP to Hold Rally and Prayer Vigil for John McNeil Following Court Decision Last Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

1 October 2012

For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700

NC NAACP and Wilson County NAACP to Hold Rally and Prayer Vigil for John McNeil Following Major Victory in a Georgia Courthouse

WILSON - Following last week's major court decision to grant John McNeil's habeas corpus claim, the North Carolina NAACP and others will hold a rally and prayer vigil with local churches in his hometown of Wilson, NC, where his wife and family now live.

   The rally and prayer vigil, hosted North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the local Wilson County Branch of the NAACP and the Committee to Free John McNeil, will take place on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Calvary United Holy Church, 515 Daniel Street, Wilson, NC.

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NOM is Pissed. they must release records

Today the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a national anti-gay marriage group that tried to thwart Maine’s campaign disclosure law requiring it to release its donor list.

The high court on Monday turned aside an appeal from the National Organization for Marriage, which donated $1.9 million to a political action committee that helped repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law. Maine’s campaign disclosure law requires groups that raise or spend more than $5,000 to influence elections to register and disclose their donors. The group says that it believes that releasing the donor list would stymie free speech, but the lower court refused to throw out the law.

Ok, Brian and Maggie where are those records.. Release them Now, since you have no more courts to run to..

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This week Marriage News Watch

Supreme Court Waiting to Issue Prop8 Ruling

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