Life in the Twitterverse...

Just reading some of the responses to my tweets, I must say I am HIGHLY entertained!!!! Somebody asked me if I even knew who Joe Ricketts was, um let's see....TD Waterhouse, family owns the Cubs, wants taxpayers to fund renovations to Wrigley Field, oh and had a plan to dredge up Jeremiah Wright to smear the president.....I THINK I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO!!!

One of my favorites though, is still, the conservative who called me an asshole for slagging on Ted Nugent. Just for the record, I didn't always dislike Ted Nugent. I actually once saw him in concert and enjoyed it. That was before he felt the need to ram his politics down everybodies throats, and spout his paranoid NRA conspiracy theories about how Clinton...Obama or whomever were trying to take your guns away. Like Rachel Maddow said, and forgive me if I get the quote a little wrong, "You can tell President Obama is going to take your guns away by the way he's NOT TAKING YOUR GUNS AWAY!!!!". Anyway, I digress, I have grown up in Michigan and heard  Ted Nugent's B.S. for years. I remember going to see KISS and Ted was the opener, yes Ted cannot even carry a show in Detroit anymore!!! I walked out and went to the concourse for a beer till KISS came on! But one question remains to me, why is little happening to Ted Nugent, yet The DIXIE CHICKS are now pariahs?????

Anyway, I'll leave this for now....starting to ramble.

Jerri Allen
aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Why I am supporting OBAMA!!!!

Now I did plan on writing this before the SOTU addy, but that just highlights my point!!! I recently saw a "friend" of mine on Facebook post a picture of President Obama supposedly not holding his hand to his heart in front of the flag while others did. Providing absolutely NO CONTEXT for the photo, just saying "is this who we want to be our president?" My answer emphatically...YES!!!!!!! Let me state up front, I don't always like President Obama's decisions, but I realize he is up against a congress that would oppose him on ANYTHING!!!! If he came out against drowning puppies the GOP would be against him!!! I am supporting him for these reasons he is promoting "Green" energy, he believes the rich should pay their fair share in taxes, he is pro-union worker, etc.

Ronald Reagan once asked "are you better off now than you were four years ago?" My answer to that is another emphatic YES!!!!!!! Since President Obama took office I have MORE money in my paycheck, and I get MORE back in the form of a tax refund!!!! No I am by no means a white collar worker, I work 40 hours a week, and work for all I have. But when the average blue collar worker like me gets more money, what does he do with it? HE SPENDS IT!!!!!!!!!!! The more people like me who get more money, the more we are going to spend ANDDDDDDD....the more we will stimulate the economy....DUHHHHH!!! Not to mention I just plain like President Obama as a person, he is a real, feeling human being who wishes he could help every person in need. 22 months of private sector job growth doesn't hurt either.

So in 2012 I have President Barack Obama's back!!!!

Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Predictions for 2012

Ok, first let me say I believe the Senate will be a toss up in 2012, I could see the Dems keeping the Senate but by only a seat or two. Nebraska looks to red with the retirement of Ben Nelson (GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!), and Massachusetts could return Ted Kennedy's old seat to a real middle class fighter Elizabeth Warren, I could even see former Virginia Guv Tim Kaine winning that state's seat....George Allen????...REALLY??? Nevada promises to be tight and in my homestate of Michigan Debbie Stabenow should easily win re-election, running against former GOP congressman Pete "we found the WMD's" Hoekstra.

The House will go Democratic once again and Nancy Pelosi will be returned to her speakership, so we can once again have a House Speaker that actually is effective. Boehner don't let the door hit your orange ass on the way out!!!!!

And Finally the Presidential race....
I predict President Barack Obama will win re-election, he won't win as big as he did before....BUT HE WILL WIN!!!! None of the GOP candidates look to be that strong, even their supposed front runner Willard M. Romney...Who has all the personality of a 30 watt lightbulb!!!! Well that's it for now, see you all in 2012!!!

Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

That's right right I said Christmas, don't want any of those stupid right-wingers accusing me of having a (fictional) war on Christmas. Isn't it funny though, they (the right) complain about idiotic things like that...then they complain that Pres. Obama went Christmas shopping....with his dog!!! I heard one righty talking head actually wonder aloud about what kind of store lets you bring your dog? It's called "Pet Smart" jackass!!!! Millions of Americans bring their animals to "Pet Smart" everyday, way to do your homework there skippy!!!! That's as stupid as the people who think the existence of snow disproves climate change, um no but last week in the middle of Deecember it was 55 degrees here in Michigan....I think that PROVES it!!!! Or Pat Robertson talking about anti-Christian bigotry, meanwhile demonstrating blatant anti-Muslim bigotry in his example. And just for the record I DO profess to be a Christian, but I'm an ELCA Lutheran, we drink, swear, and treat gay people as if they were real human beings!!!! The Right wants to have it's cake and eat it too, all the time. Like this past week, they tried to dance around extending the payroll tax cut and still claim they were for tax cuts. As we saw they got called on it for the hypocrites that they are...so you guys are ONLY against increasing taxes on the faux "job creators"???? Boehner always cries about "The American People" don't want a tax increas yet he and his tea bagger caucus were about to give us one!!! Ehhh what does it matter, next year Nancy Pelosi will once again be speaker!!!! My next blog, my special year end blog will be my 2012 predictions. It will happen next week sometime....not sure when but before the end of the year. Till then Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Merry Festivus, Chrimbus, and whatever else I forgot!!!
Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Handicapping the Repubs for 2012

MITT ROMNEY: Largely viewed as the GOP front runner, the former Massachusetts guv has many flaws. He was pro-choice before he was pro life, not to mention his healthcare plan was a template for President Obama's plan. Now Mitt is trying to run away from it claiming he would repeal "Obamacare" as he calls it. Obama should have no problem if he is the GOP nominee.

TIM PAWLENTY: The former Minnesota guv has alot of the same problems as Mitt...flip flops. Timmy was for cap and trade before he was against it, he was for some gay rights before he was against all gay rights. Not to mention he left the state of Minnesota in a GIANT financial hole, plus he has demonstrated he can't hit the knockout punch in debates. Obama would pound him in the general.

MICHELE BACHMANN: Where do I begin???? The Minnesota congresswoman gives new meaning to the term homophobia. VERY Anti-Gay rights of any kind, probably doesn't think they deserve the right to breathe even. The clinic run by her and her husband practices "reapairative therapy," which claims to "CURE" gay people. Her husband has also referred to gay people as "barbarians." She doesn't understand fiscal policy saying she would not vote to raise the debt ceiling, she doesn' understand the difference between Jon Adams and Jon Quincy Adams, doesn't understand where Lexington and Concord are, the list goes on. Believes that people within the government are "UNamerican," and that the healthcare bill is "the crown jewel of socialism," which illustrates she doesn't understand socialism. She also claims to be against earmarks, but is actually only against them if they don't benefit her. She is clearly playing to an ultra right wing base, it might play well for her in the GOP primary but will kill her in the general. She also claimed black children were better off under slavery. Obama should be so lucky to face her in the general, it would give new meaing to the word landslide.

NEWT GINGRICH: Newt...REALLY???? His staff left within the first week, voters have asked him to drop out. His Tiffany's accounts make him out of touch with the middle class. Not too mention he would not sign a marital fidelity pledge. Newt doesn't have a prayer.

RICK SANTORUM: Speaking of not having a prayer, little ricky also believes that black children were better off under slavery. Emphatically pro-life, and anti-gay rights of any kind. I could go on but why bother??? He was thoroughly beaten by Bob Casey in his last senatorial election in PA, so no doubt if he even made it to the general he would get creamed.

HERMAN CAIN: Running as the "REAL" black man in the race. The former pizza magnate has absolutely no clue about foreign policy or the constitution. NO chance whatsoever!!!!

GARY JOHNSON: The former New Mexico guv promises to legalize marijuana, an idea I agree with which means he doesn't have a chance.

RON PAUL: Oh come on, he's retiring from congress, so I gues one last presidential run is his way of going out in a blaze of glory. No further analysis is required.

JON HUNTSMAN: The former Utah guv is viewed as the most moderate of all the GOP candidates, in spite of saying he would have voted for the Ryan budget. Obama's former ambassador to China said he "respects" the president, which won't play well with tea baggers. Has supported gay civil unions in the past which means he won't get the evangelical vote. If that's not enough Jonathan Alter recenlty said Huntsman is "polling in the asterisks." The least offensive of all the GOP candidates, might have a chance in the general if anybody knew who he was

All in all President Obama should not have a problem with any of these people, he shouldn't even have a problem if Rick Perry or Sarah Palin jumped in. He should win re-election, but in my opinion needs to be more like LBJ and less like Jimmy Carter.

Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Anthony Weiner

Ok...I have been on the fence with this one, but leaning a certain way. Now I can come right out and say it...Anthony Weiner should NOT resign from office!!!!!! I also want to scold Democrats who call for his resignation, we all know why they do it....to score cheap political points. But come on, Republicans gave David "DC Madam" Vitter a rousing ovation when he returned to the Senate. And, Oh Yeah...HE ACTUALLY BROKE THE LAW!!!!!! Aside from cheating on his wife, which Anthony Weiner did not do either. Now let me make this clear...I do NOT defend what Anthony Weiner did, I think it is indefensible and creepy. But he did not commit adultery, he did not break the law. The worst thing he did was lie about the situation in the first place. The main person that is owed an explanation STILL is Anthony Weiner's lovely wife. For crying out loud Marist did a poll and found out that 56% of the people in Anthony Weiner's district don't want him to resign. So everybody and do mean EVERYBODY, needs to stop with the hypocrisy and mock moral outrage. We have better things to worry about these days like jobs,  the debt ceiling, and awful GOP governors usurping people's rights. Shame on the Democrats who want Weiner to resign...especially Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and Pat Leahy of Vermont....I expect more out of you guys than cheap political grandstanding. Now let's knock it off people...SERIOUSLY!!!!!!
Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"

Republicans...callous or clueless???

One thing I have often wondered, do republicans really hate the middle class or do they honestly think that their policies do NOT hurt them? Do they really still believe trickle down economics works, eventhough it never has? I only say this because you always hear republicans bitching about Democrats raising taxes. Even when President Obama said that individuals who made $250,000 or less would get a tax cut. Even now that taxes are lower now than in the Reagan era, according to the CBO. Why do they always seem to want to balance budgets on the backs of the working people in this country? Giving big corporations tax breaks while cutting programs like Head Start, Pell Grants...not to mention what they want to do to Social Security and Medicare. Do republicans really hate the middle class? Or are they just clueless to what working people have to go through just to survive sometimes? Why do they insist they are for job creation, yet the current republican congress has yet to introduce a jobs bill? I guess I hope that they are just clueless, because then there is some hope that maybe, someday we can convince them that what they are doing is wrong and it hurts alot of people. It makes me sad to think that people elected to serve the people truly hate a majority of the people they serve. But when they insist that Democrats are wanting to raise taxes on the rich, they treat it like Democrats want to raise taxes on everyone. Please I would just like to know....

Are Republicans callous or just clueless????

Jerri Allen aka "LiBeRaL fReAk"