Ready for the Fight: Rolling Stone Interviews Barack Obama

BRING IT!!! Obama on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney:

“I think the general election will be as sharp a contrast between the two parties as we’ve seen in a generation. You have a Republican Party, and a presumptive Republican nominee, that believes in drastically rolling back environmental regulations, that believes in drastically rolling back collective-bargaining rights, that believes in an approach to deficit reduction in which taxes are cut further for the wealthiest Americans, and spending cuts are entirely borne by things like education or basic research or care for the vulnerable. All this will be presumably written into their platform and reflected in their convention. I don’t think that their nominee is going to be able to suddenly say, “Everything I’ve said for the last six months, I didn’t mean.” I’m assuming that he meant it. When you’re running for president, people are paying attention to what you’re saying.”

Read the full article HERE. And, in case you missed it, hit the jump to see the president shout out Young Jeezy. Recent events in Canada notwithstanding, how do you NOT vote for him just based on this?!

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[Music Video] Hoodiez (The Trayvon Martin Justice Song!) feat. Scarface & Willie D of the Geto Boys

As well as Propain and D Boi. CLICK HERE for the lyrics and more details on the song.

Feels good to watch this video the day after it looks like the family of Trayvon Martin will finally get justice for their slain son.

[via Jasiri X]

President Obama on the Trayvon Martin Case: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’

This case is so mind-numbingly sad if only for being so unsurprising the way it’s turning out when you consider historical context. One particularly outspoken online pundit noted some chilling, even if not necessarily apropos, comparison to facts around this story and was dismissive of today’s call-to-action but I wore my hoodie up all day.

Read more:

– Fla. shooting: Teen’s friends say Trayvon wouldn’t have picked a fight; ‘that’s just not that kid.’ [Washington Post]

– A primer on the so-called Stand Your Ground Florida law that has kept Trayvon murderer, George Zimmerman out of jail. [The Lede Blog, NYT]

– More from The New York Times on the Stand Your Ground law.

– Why Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote on his blog for The Atlantic magazine that “the more I see of this, the less I think ‘Stand Your Ground’ will save Zimmerman.”

– Trayvon Martin’s killing prompts parents to have ‘The Talk” with their sons. [Seattle Times]

F-cking tragedy, absolute f-ckery, take your pick….

Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers is Part of the 99%

From Lester Chambers, lead singer of the 60’s soul-rock group, The Chambers Brothers (“Time Has Come Today” which most of you who are even partially well-versed with 60’s/oldies radio have probably heard, even if you didn’t know it by name, a few times in your life)

If you feel moved by this outrage please share this with the world! Its TIME to tell the truth!!! HELP Me make this VIRAL so everyone pays attention to the Artist who bring joy to life… I’m about to be 72… IT’S TIME!!!

Sobering…..

[via Lester Chambers Facebook]

“I am Obamacare….”

Don’t believe the hype!

Related:

‘Obamacare’ to the rescue: A woman who felt President Obama had let the middle class down has changed her mind.