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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post WHITE HOUSE PETITION: give student loans 0.75% like Wall St. crooks by Professor Smartass.
Thank you for posting this. My husband and I have already signed the peition supporting Elizabeth Warren’s effort. We are struggling with student loan debt. It was not the original amount we borrowed, but the interest that piled up on it during the years he studied for his degree that caused the size of the [...]
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Thoughts on War, 10 Years Post Shock and Awe by Kurt Sperry.
Hi Kurt, This is a good post, and scam is certainly an apt word. I remember that while I was protesting the war, angry motorists would yell at us that we didn’t support the troops. Our response– the best way to support the troops is bring them home right now. It was pathetic to see [...]
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Cartoon Friday Watercooler by Kit OConnell.
Kit, thank you so much for posting this. I really had fun watching it. it’s such a delightful story with gorgeous artwork and terrific animation.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the blog post Late Night: On How We Need To Get Off Each Other’s Cases
Allison,
I like your post. When my husband and I got married, we decided to be child-free. It’s been over twenty years, and we have had no regrets about our decsison. We didn’t get much pressure from our families, but did get pressure from just a few of our friends and aquaintances. We were really taken aback by it. Some people will intrude into others’ lives with nosy questions and unwanted advice. I realized that I needed to set boundaries, and I did by saying firmly that we had made up our minds and had not asked for advice. It doesn’t surprise me that the same types of pushy and intrusive people will continue to intrude in the instances you’ve described above even after the baby is born. -
Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post John “Scarecrow” Chandley, RIP by Jane Hamsher.
RIP Scarecrow. My condolences to his family and friends.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post The Conscience of Wayne LaPierre by Janet Rhodes.
Cal, I’m trying to figure out what your views are on this. Are you saying that ultra-violent video games are another component responsible for gun violence in addition to the easy availability of guns? Or are you saying that such games are responsible for gun violence instead of the easy availability of guns? The distinction [...]
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post The Conscience of Wayne LaPierre by Janet Rhodes.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171899/backfire-disgusting-nra-press-conference
Here is a link to one of the pieces in the Nation re LaPierre’s press conference.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post The Conscience of Wayne LaPierre by Janet Rhodes.
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/21/wayne_lapierres_bizarre_pop_culture_references/
Here is a link to one of the articles I referenced about LaPierre’s press conference.
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Janet Rhodes wrote a new diary post: The Conscience of Wayne LaPierre
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Janet Rhodes commented on the blog post How About Lowering Medicare’s Retirement Age?
Teddy, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Opening Medicare up to younger people who would be paying premiums to Medicare while using fewer services would beneift Medicare’s bottom line. This is why private health insurance companies have offered low premiums to young people, and then jacked up the premiums to force them off the rolls once they’re over 50. That’s how the private insurance companies have gotten their profits. Why shouldn’t Medicare open itself to younger participants and their premiums and the healthy flow of additional income? This is so obvious to me that I also think lots of folks are being deliberately obtuse. And rolling the Medicare eligibility age down one step at a time, starting with 55, is a great way to do this.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Al Giordano’s Lasting Words of Wisdom vs. Green Party Electioneering Ephemerality by metamars.
Metamars, Thanks for posting this. It’s very thoughtful and informative. I checked out the link about the DREAM movement; it provided good information for activists. I do feel disappointment that OWS didn’t last longer or go further than it did. But I feel that the waning of OWS was inevitable, given its lack of structure. [...]
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Al Giordano’s Lasting Words of Wisdom vs. Green Party Electioneering Ephemerality by metamars.
I care. And, if you look at the growing comment thread, Frank, I think you’ll see that other people care as well.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the blog post The Brutality of the Rich and the Morality of the President
Masaccio, This is a wonderful post. You’ve included so many great insights. One in particular that struck a cord with me is about debt: If we are talking about debt, we should start by asking how the debt was incurred. That is so true. My husband and I have big student loan debt that we are struggling to pay off. We also have some medical debt. Another issue affecting the public at large is underwater mortgages. All of these forms of debt are shouldered by responsible people, people who were acting out of necesssity and/ or who were working hard at achieveing the American dream. And one of the things that can get really get to me is that when banks talk about moral hazard as their excuse for oppsing write-downs in mortgage principle. I hear that and I think who are bankers to talk about moral hazard? They have no moral authority. But apparently, Obama doesn’t notice this contradiction; he is happy to listen to them.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post our good friend by OmAli.
Southern Dragon’s Caturday gave many moments of joy to my husband and me. May he rest in peace.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the blog post RIP Richard de Berry, AKA Southern Dragon
Rest in peace, Richard/ Southern Dragon
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Janet Rhodes commented on the blog post Sandy and the Election
Glenn, thanks for this post. It’s a wonderful post. I like your theme of a weather storm like Sandy causing the perfect political storm. One would think that Obama, like every politician, is so motivated by his own political survival that he would declare a state of emergency due to Sandy, take steps to extned voting, use the Justice Dept to put a stop to any voter suppression. But Obama has shown time and again that he is a spineless coward. He has caved in every time he should’ve stood up for working Americans. I jsut don’t think the coward Obama is capable of standing up for anything, not even when his won re-election hangs in the balance.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Occupy Oakland: Reflections on #025 by hotflashcarol.
Hi Carol, this is a really good post. My husband and I went to Oakland last year to attend the rally on the steps of the library and stand there with members of Occupy Oakland to show our support. We had decided to go home after the rally instead of joining the march to the [...]
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Obama’s Problem by Kate Flannery.
Oops,excuse my typo in the above comment. I meant to say, I like your post. I need more coffee, my fingers are clumsy on the keyboard this early in the morning.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Obama’s Problem by Kate Flannery.
Hi Kate, I li,e your post, and I heartily agree with you. I’m voting for Jill Stein for all of the reasons you stated above, and then some.
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Janet Rhodes commented on the diary post Occupy ethos of democracy is doomed to fail by Sarah Morrigan.
Sarah, thanks for posting this. This is a really good post, very insightful. I experienced exactly what your are describing. We had a small Occupy support group in my neck of the woods, got off to a great start with a small group of roughly a half dozen people. And then at our fourth or [...]
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