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08 October 2013

TIME Magazine's Cover: M̶a̶j̶o̶r̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶R̶u̶l̶e̶ ̶ & more from Daily KOS 4OKT13

TIME magazine's federal government shutdown cover, and more on the federal government shutdown, rep john boehner r OH, rep randy neugebauer r TX, Obamacare, and more from Daily Kos....
I do not regularly praise TIME Magazine. In fact, I'm known in some quarters for my harsh critiques of both the magazine's content as well as its cover selections.
However, the magazine has hit a home run with its upcoming cover for October 14:
TIMEMag
Yes, this image perfectly encapsulates the current government shutdown, in which a fringe band of GOP representatives in the House have effectively held the federal government hostage (with the help of the GOP's spineless leadership).
However, this image also perfectly encapsulates, unintentionally, the extent to which our elected officials truly represent America's citizenry today. For as mainstream pundits yap about which monuments might close, the wealth gap between those who have, and those who have not, is larger than it's ever been.  
New Yorkers with two jobs are increasingly becoming homeless. Metropolises are becomingincome distribution wastelands. Things are getting worse for so many.
And today, a small collection of lawmakers is focused on shutting down the government, rather than ensure it functions for those who need it most.
The majority is not ruling. In so many ways.
                                                             --§--
What Do You Buy For the Children
David Harris-Gershon is author of the memoir What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife?, now out from Oneworld Publications.

ORIGINALLY POSTED TO DAVID HARRIS-GERSHON (THE TROUBADOUR) ON FRI OCT 04, 2013 AT 07:48 PM PDT.

ALSO REPUBLISHED BY WRITING BY DAVID HARRIS GERSHON.

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03 October 2013

GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer Confronts Park Service Ranger at WW II Memorial: You ought to be "ashamed" 3OKT13

WATCH this video of total asshole rep randy neugebauer r TX verbally attack a US Park Ranger at the WW II memorial in D.C. for doing her job by not allowing non WW II vets access to the memorial during the federal government shutdown, rep neugebauer tries hiding behind the American flag in his jacket pocket, but the Park Ranger stands up for herself and a 30 year federal vet steps up to defend her, sending neugebauer scuttling away.....
Published on Oct 3, 2013
GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer Confronts Park Service Ranger at WWII Memorial: You Ought to Be 'Ashamed'
On Wednesday afternoon at the Word War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) confronted a female U.S. Park Service Ranger as she was preventing non-veteran tourists from entering the temporarily-closed park due to this week's government shutdown. "How do you look at them and deny them access?" Neugebauer asked the unidentified ranger. "I don't get that." In his breast pocket, he carried a small American flag.

"It's difficult," the ranger responded.

"Well, it should be difficult," the congressman shot back.

"It is difficult," she reiterated. "I'm sorry, sir."

"The Park Service should be ashamed of themselves," Neugebauer insisted.

"I'm not ashamed," the ranger replied.

A few onlookers got involved in the conversation, including one federal employee wearing a bike helmet. "This woman is doing her job, just like me," he told the congressman. "I'm a 30-year federal veteran. I'm out of work."

"Well, the reason you are is because [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid decided to shut down the government," Neugebauer said to the man.

"No, it's because the government won't do its job and pass a budget," the onlooker said before the congressman turned and walked away.

"The House did its job," another onlooker chimed in. "It passed appropriations; the Senate hasn't."

The Texan Republican was one of many House GOP members who voted to pass a government funding bill that would also delay the implementation of Obamacare. Senate Democrats and the White House would not agree to those terms, resulting in no budget and the shutting down of non-essential government functions.
http://youtu.be/rGhQUt2YRwE