1st Night of the Democratic Convention 2016

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C'mon Democrats.. We're Better Than This

 Here I sit watching the Chaos at the Democratic Convention and it is heart breaking. As I look at the Bernie or bust supporters actually looking more like Trump supporters. Wondering why Bernie ran as a Democrat in the first place if  for the past 40 years he wasn't.

As a Black woman from Brooklyn,  NY I'm insulted that Bernie who was born  and raised here (Diverse Community) chose to move to Vermont predominantly all white (demographics) state then claiming he's more for all people than Hillary. So he comes into the race as a disturber who I barely heard from until the year before this campaign cycle. So for him to come in and give the Republicans ammunition against Hillary is sad. But enough about my opinion on Bernie.


Now to my point. We as Dems continue to allow the Right to create who we are. Meaning we continue with this "WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT" response and attitudes. 

My first example will be Trump. Each person that he faced during the primaries he blew by just by simply name calling, insults, redirections and acusations. NEVER did he speak to policy or government. All He ever said was what was wrong with this guy, that guy, media, Obama but NEVER about or what he will do to change it. But his supporters seemed to prefer the bluster than ideas or plans. Hence the copycat chants.  "Lyin Ted" "Low Energy Jeb" "Little Marco Rubio" "Who Would Vote For That Face" "Crooked Hillary" "Lock Her Up" etc etc etc.

                Every Trump Insult                                  Best of Donald Trump

How Donald Trump Answers Questions         The Worst Answers In a Debate
Without thought or investigation Trump supporters follow like sheep. Oh.. And when did we become the Elitist party? Wasn't the argument that we supported the 47% last election cycle? Once the Republicans realized that was the thing that stopped Romney, so history was rewritten? I watch THE RNC CONVENTION last, including Donald's speech. The part that stood out to me the most was how much he sounded more like a Democrat than a Republican. Now my concern and fear was that his sheep/ flock followed along without actually listening. here's why I say that. Now Everyone Is invited even though their policies says otherwise

•  LGBTQ 
• Women
• Mexicans 
• Blacks Lives Matter
• Middle Class
 

 My point is TRUMP has no true policies,  his stance changes with every POLL, MEDIA COVERAGE or His Personal Missteps. Hence why he sounded like a Democrat when in reality it;\'s just a smoke screen to bring in those on the fence. However he has no intention on following. Democrats  (Progressives) think things through, Don't be sheep, understand that this man is using you as he did with republicans. It should take more than a sound bite and please stop focusing on only one issue. Look at the bigger picture and stop being used by Donald Trump. And yes I'm going to say this: If you are determined to stand in the way of the DEMOCRATS platform than do yourself and us a favor, register as INDEPENDENTS as BERNIE SANDERS was for the past decades. WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW YOU OR BERNIE TO HIJACK OUR PARTY LIKE TRUMP DID TO THE REPUBLIC PARTY.

C'mon Democrats.. We're Better Than This

 Here I sit watching the Chaos at the Democratic Convention and it is heart breaking. As I look at the Bernie or bust supporters actually looking more like Trump supporters. Wondering why Bernie ran as a Democrat in the first place if  for the past 40 years he wasn't.

As a Black woman from Brooklyn,  NY I'm insulted that Bernie who was born  and raised here (Diverse Community) chose to move to Vermont predominantly all white (demographics) state then claiming he's more for all people than Hillary. So he comes into the race as a disturber who I barely heard from until the year before this campaign cycle. So for him to come in and give the Republicans ammunition against Hillary is sad. But enough about my opinion on Bernie.


Now to my point. We as Dems continue to allow the Right to create who we are. Meaning we continue with this "WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT" response and attitudes. 

My first example will be Trump. Each person that he faced during the primaries he blew by just by simply name calling, insults, redirections and acusations. NEVER did he speak to policy or government. All He ever said was what was wrong with this guy, that guy, media, Obama but NEVER about or what he will do to change it. But his supporters seemed to prefer the bluster than ideas or plans. Hence the copycat chants.  "Lyin Ted" "Low Energy Jeb" "Little Marco Rubio" "Who Would Vote For That Face" "Crooked Hillary" "Lock Her Up" etc etc etc.

                Every Trump Insult                                  Best of Donald Trump

How Donald Trump Answers Questions         The Worst Answers In a Debate
Without thought or investigation Trump supporters follow like sheep. Oh.. And when did we become the Elitist party? Wasn't the argument that we supported the 47% last election cycle? Once the Republicans realized that was the thing that stopped Romney, so history was rewritten? I watch THE RNC CONVENTION last, including Donald's speech. The part that stood out to me the most was how much he sounded more like a Democrat than a Republican. Now my concern and fear was that his sheep/ flock followed along without actually listening. here's why I say that. Now Everyone Is invited even though their policies says otherwise

•  LGBTQ 
• Women
• Mexicans 
• Blacks Lives Matter
• Middle Class
 

 My point is TRUMP has no true policies,  his stance changes with every POLL, MEDIA COVERAGE or His Personal Missteps. Hence why he sounded like a Democrat when in reality it;\'s just a smoke screen to bring in those on the fence. However he has no intention on following. Democrats  (Progressives) think things through, Don't be sheep, understand that this man is using you as he did with republicans. It should take more than a sound bite and please stop focusing on only one issue. Look at the bigger picture and stop being used by Donald Trump. And yes I'm going to say this: If you are determined to stand in the way of the DEMOCRATS platform than do yourself and us a favor, register as INDEPENDENTS as BERNIE SANDERS was for the past decades. WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW YOU OR BERNIE TO HIJACK OUR PARTY LIKE TRUMP DID TO THE REPUBLIC PARTY.

I Should Start Looking for a New Job

My stomach was so nervous this morning as I sat on the sofa with coffee in hand, news on the television and blogging on the laptop. I felt as though I was having an anxiety attack. I knew someting was wrong, but wasn't sure exactly what. I get to work about 1:30p everything seemed as status quo. There was one thing different all of the higher ups were locked in the conference room. I still didn't see anything wrong at that point. So I carried on as usual since it's Monday before pay day I had to do payroll so I approached my boss to ask about Holiday pay for the part timers. He pulled me to the side and said that I should start looking for another job. He explained that they will be laying off all across the board. I was numb and just went into auto pilot, he wasn't sure when or if it is definite.

My partner of 7 years has been laid off since May and now both of us will be on unemployment. Will we be able to survive? My next thought was my health insurance.

I have been frustrated for along time trying to nuture my own business and maintain a full time job. So the best way for me to handle this is believing


things happen for a reason. I'll keep you posted.

-- Post From LadySway's Iphone

I Should Start Looking for a New Job

My stomach was so nervous this morning as I sat on the sofa with coffee in hand, news on the television and blogging on the laptop. I felt as though I was having an anxiety attack. I knew someting was wrong, but wasn't sure exactly what. I get to work about 1:30p everything seemed as status quo. There was one thing different all of the higher ups were locked in the conference room. I still didn't see anything wrong at that point. So I carried on as usual since it's Monday before pay day I had to do payroll so I approached my boss to ask about Holiday pay for the part timers. He pulled me to the side and said that I should start looking for another job. He explained that they will be laying off all across the board. I was numb and just went into auto pilot, he wasn't sure when or if it is definite.

My partner of 7 years has been laid off since May and now both of us will be on unemployment. Will we be able to survive? My next thought was my health insurance.

I have been frustrated for along time trying to nuture my own business and maintain a full time job. So the best way for me to handle this is believing


things happen for a reason. I'll keep you posted.

-- Post From LadySway's Iphone

Apprehensive and Anxious

Here we are a year into this recession which has been a wave of depression for me and partner. It's getting harder and harder to hold on. I have never had a career, just jobs, so I can get IN where I fit IN. My partner on the other hand has had a career for the past 15 years as a Media Buyer. The problem with that is it's a very specific field which is hopless to find openings, no one is hiring in this industry. If they are it's interactive or digital which basically is making her a dinasour in the business. We have gone from almost 100k a year household to 40k, that's a 60,000.00 cut. Like most in this predicument the monthly bills remain the same. We are barely surviving, not just financially but mentally and emotionally as well. Every week we have to figure out what's more pressing to pay, Rent? Food? Lights? Cable/Internet? Commuting cost? Cell phone? Robbing Peter to pay Paul. We are constantly going through our mood swings of hope to despondent, the arguments either one of us cries or an argument starts. We always come back to discuss the crux of our issues which usually is fear. Fear of being in the dark, fear of the next phone call, fear of rent not getting paid, fear of going without medication, fear of no way out of this bind! that's when it's time to say a prayer and wish for the best. Please God hear our prayers.

As I was writing this post I ran across an article that only reminded me that things might get worse.

High Jobless Rates Could Be The New Normal
Industries that previously jump started employment aren’t able to this time

Mark Lennihan / AP
Job seekers line up at a New York job fair. That the recovery in jobs will be long and drawn out is something on which economists and policy makers can basically agree, even as their proposals for remedies vary widely.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.

That could add up to a "new normal" of higher joblessness and lower standards of living for many Americans, some economists are suggesting.

The words "it's different this time" are always suspect. But economists and policy makers say the job-creating dynamics of previous recoveries can't be counted on now.

Here's why:

The auto and construction industries helped lead the nation out of past recessions. But the carnage among Detroit's automakers and the surplus of new and foreclosed homes and empty commercial properties make it unlikely these two industries will be engines of growth anytime soon.
The job market is caught in a vicious circle: Without more jobs, U.S. consumers will have a hard time increasing their spending; but without that spending, businesses might see little reason to start hiring.
Many small and midsize businesses are still struggling to obtain bank loans, impeding their expansion plans and constraining overall economic growth.
Higher-income households are spending less because of big losses on their homes, retirement plans and other investments. Lower-income households are cutting back because they can't borrow like they once did.
That the recovery in jobs will be long and drawn out is something on which economists and policy makers can basically agree, even as their proposals for remedies vary widely.

Retrenching businesses will be slow in hiring back or replacing workers they laid off. Many of the 7.2 million jobs the economy has shed since the recession began in December 2007 may never come back.

"This Great Recession is an inflection point for the economy in many respects. I think the unemployment rate will be permanently higher, or at least higher for the foreseeable future," said Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com.

"The collective psyche has changed as a result of what we've been through. And we're going to be different as a result," said Zandi, who formerly advised Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and now is consulted by Democrats in the administration and in Congress,

Even before the recession, many jobs had vanished or been shipped overseas amid a general decline of U.S. manufacturing. The severest downturn since the Great Depression has accelerated the process.

Many economists believe the recession reversed course in the recently ended third quarter and they predict modest growth in the nation's gross domestic product over the next few years. Yet the unemployment rate is currently at a 26-year high of 9.8 percent — and likely to top 10 percent soon and stay there a while.

"Many factors are pushing against a quick recovery," said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the labor-oriented Economic Policy Institute. "Things will come back. But it's going to take a long time. I think we will likely see elevated unemployment at least until 2014."

At best, many economists see an economic recovery without a return to moderate unemployment. At worst, they suggest the fragile recovery could lose steam and drag the economy back under for a double-dip recession.

"We will need to grind out this recovery step by step," President Barack Obama said earlier this month.

Obama and congressional Democrats are having a hard time agreeing on how to keep the recovery going and help millions of unemployed workers — short of another round of stimulus spending amid rising voter alarm over soaring federal deficits.

So far, they've been unable to win even a simple three-month extension of unemployment insurance for people in states with jobless rates above 8.5 percent.

The extension easily passed the House earlier this month but is bogged down in the Senate over disputes over which states would get the funds. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their benefits or are about to lose them.

The White House credits the president's $787 billion stimulus plan passed in February for keeping job losses from becoming even worse. Since Obama took office in January, the economy has lost 3.4 million jobs.

Republicans argue that the stimulus program has not worked as a job producer and is a waste of tax money. And last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a multimillion advertising campaign to celebrate small business entrepreneurs — and to argue that further government intervention will not spur permanent job growth.

Chamber leaders called for creation of more than 20 million new private-sector jobs over the next decade, saying it's needed to replace jobs lost in the recession and to keep pace with population growth.

"The government can support a few jobs in the short-run" while free enterprise is the only system that can create 20 million of them, said Thomas Donohue, the chamber president.

To many economists, such a goal seems unreachable given today's altered economic landscape.

"It's a new normal that U.S. growth is going to be anemic on average for years. Right now, the prospect is bleak for anything other than a particularly high unemployment rate and a weak jobs-creating machine," said Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc. He says he doubts that unemployment will dip below 7 percent anytime soon.

Many economists consider a jobless rate of 4 to 5 percent as reflecting a "full employment" economy, one in which nearly everyone who wants a job has one. After the 2001 recession the rate climbed to 5.8 percent in 2002 and peaked at 6.3 percent in 2003 before easing back to 4.6 percent for 2006 and 2007.

Will unemployment ever get back to such levels?

"I wouldn't say never. But I do think it's going to be a long time," said Bruce Bartlett, a former Treasury Department economist and the author of the book "The New American Economy: The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward."

"The linkage between growth in the economy and growth in jobs is not what it was. I don't know if it's permanently broken or temporarily broken. But clearly we are not seeing the sort of increase in employment that one would normally expect," said Bartlett.

God Hear Our Prayers!

-- Post From LadySway's Iphone

Apprehensive and Anxious

Here we are a year into this recession which has been a wave of depression for me and partner. It's getting harder and harder to hold on. I have never had a career, just jobs, so I can get IN where I fit IN. My partner on the other hand has had a career for the past 15 years as a Media Buyer. The problem with that is it's a very specific field which is hopless to find openings, no one is hiring in this industry. If they are it's interactive or digital which basically is making her a dinasour in the business. We have gone from almost 100k a year household to 40k, that's a 60,000.00 cut. Like most in this predicument the monthly bills remain the same. We are barely surviving, not just financially but mentally and emotionally as well. Every week we have to figure out what's more pressing to pay, Rent? Food? Lights? Cable/Internet? Commuting cost? Cell phone? Robbing Peter to pay Paul. We are constantly going through our mood swings of hope to despondent, the arguments either one of us cries or an argument starts. We always come back to discuss the crux of our issues which usually is fear. Fear of being in the dark, fear of the next phone call, fear of rent not getting paid, fear of going without medication, fear of no way out of this bind! that's when it's time to say a prayer and wish for the best. Please God hear our prayers.

As I was writing this post I ran across an article that only reminded me that things might get worse.

High Jobless Rates Could Be The New Normal
Industries that previously jump started employment aren’t able to this time

Mark Lennihan / AP
Job seekers line up at a New York job fair. That the recovery in jobs will be long and drawn out is something on which economists and policy makers can basically agree, even as their proposals for remedies vary widely.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.

That could add up to a "new normal" of higher joblessness and lower standards of living for many Americans, some economists are suggesting.

The words "it's different this time" are always suspect. But economists and policy makers say the job-creating dynamics of previous recoveries can't be counted on now.

Here's why:

The auto and construction industries helped lead the nation out of past recessions. But the carnage among Detroit's automakers and the surplus of new and foreclosed homes and empty commercial properties make it unlikely these two industries will be engines of growth anytime soon.
The job market is caught in a vicious circle: Without more jobs, U.S. consumers will have a hard time increasing their spending; but without that spending, businesses might see little reason to start hiring.
Many small and midsize businesses are still struggling to obtain bank loans, impeding their expansion plans and constraining overall economic growth.
Higher-income households are spending less because of big losses on their homes, retirement plans and other investments. Lower-income households are cutting back because they can't borrow like they once did.
That the recovery in jobs will be long and drawn out is something on which economists and policy makers can basically agree, even as their proposals for remedies vary widely.

Retrenching businesses will be slow in hiring back or replacing workers they laid off. Many of the 7.2 million jobs the economy has shed since the recession began in December 2007 may never come back.

"This Great Recession is an inflection point for the economy in many respects. I think the unemployment rate will be permanently higher, or at least higher for the foreseeable future," said Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com.

"The collective psyche has changed as a result of what we've been through. And we're going to be different as a result," said Zandi, who formerly advised Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and now is consulted by Democrats in the administration and in Congress,

Even before the recession, many jobs had vanished or been shipped overseas amid a general decline of U.S. manufacturing. The severest downturn since the Great Depression has accelerated the process.

Many economists believe the recession reversed course in the recently ended third quarter and they predict modest growth in the nation's gross domestic product over the next few years. Yet the unemployment rate is currently at a 26-year high of 9.8 percent — and likely to top 10 percent soon and stay there a while.

"Many factors are pushing against a quick recovery," said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the labor-oriented Economic Policy Institute. "Things will come back. But it's going to take a long time. I think we will likely see elevated unemployment at least until 2014."

At best, many economists see an economic recovery without a return to moderate unemployment. At worst, they suggest the fragile recovery could lose steam and drag the economy back under for a double-dip recession.

"We will need to grind out this recovery step by step," President Barack Obama said earlier this month.

Obama and congressional Democrats are having a hard time agreeing on how to keep the recovery going and help millions of unemployed workers — short of another round of stimulus spending amid rising voter alarm over soaring federal deficits.

So far, they've been unable to win even a simple three-month extension of unemployment insurance for people in states with jobless rates above 8.5 percent.

The extension easily passed the House earlier this month but is bogged down in the Senate over disputes over which states would get the funds. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their benefits or are about to lose them.

The White House credits the president's $787 billion stimulus plan passed in February for keeping job losses from becoming even worse. Since Obama took office in January, the economy has lost 3.4 million jobs.

Republicans argue that the stimulus program has not worked as a job producer and is a waste of tax money. And last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a multimillion advertising campaign to celebrate small business entrepreneurs — and to argue that further government intervention will not spur permanent job growth.

Chamber leaders called for creation of more than 20 million new private-sector jobs over the next decade, saying it's needed to replace jobs lost in the recession and to keep pace with population growth.

"The government can support a few jobs in the short-run" while free enterprise is the only system that can create 20 million of them, said Thomas Donohue, the chamber president.

To many economists, such a goal seems unreachable given today's altered economic landscape.

"It's a new normal that U.S. growth is going to be anemic on average for years. Right now, the prospect is bleak for anything other than a particularly high unemployment rate and a weak jobs-creating machine," said Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc. He says he doubts that unemployment will dip below 7 percent anytime soon.

Many economists consider a jobless rate of 4 to 5 percent as reflecting a "full employment" economy, one in which nearly everyone who wants a job has one. After the 2001 recession the rate climbed to 5.8 percent in 2002 and peaked at 6.3 percent in 2003 before easing back to 4.6 percent for 2006 and 2007.

Will unemployment ever get back to such levels?

"I wouldn't say never. But I do think it's going to be a long time," said Bruce Bartlett, a former Treasury Department economist and the author of the book "The New American Economy: The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward."

"The linkage between growth in the economy and growth in jobs is not what it was. I don't know if it's permanently broken or temporarily broken. But clearly we are not seeing the sort of increase in employment that one would normally expect," said Bartlett.

God Hear Our Prayers!

-- Post From LadySway's Iphone

What Did I Do Wrong?

Have you ever gone through a bad time in your life and stop to ask GOD or your higher power, "What Did I Do Wrong?" Well that's where I am right now. I tried to treat people the way I want to be treated. So what is that I've done to bring on this spell of bad luck?



My hours where were cut and my partner was laid off all in the same week. There's termoil in the family and I actully am beginning to hate my job. I am concerned about my 16 year old son, my weight loss program has been haulted, have some health issues and everyone is calling for payment. When it rains it pours..This is all transpiring within a month's time. Overwhelmed? Yes!

My motto is usually "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger" but it's becoming a bit much. I hope it's true what they say about cycles of good and bad. Got to take the bad to get the good. If this is true then I should have a winfall coming soon.

I am a big believer in Karma and which is why I'm trying to figure out if I have wronged someone and am getting paid back. I know that sounds a little superstitious but I normally don't have such a stressful life.

The worse part is the guilt of feeling sorry fo myself, I must remeber that there are many people much worse off that me. So I guess I need to just deal with it and hope it passes soon.

What Did I Do Wrong?

Have you ever gone through a bad time in your life and stop to ask GOD or your higher power, "What Did I Do Wrong?" Well that's where I am right now. I tried to treat people the way I want to be treated. So what is that I've done to bring on this spell of bad luck?



My hours where were cut and my partner was laid off all in the same week. There's termoil in the family and I actully am beginning to hate my job. I am concerned about my 16 year old son, my weight loss program has been haulted, have some health issues and everyone is calling for payment. When it rains it pours..This is all transpiring within a month's time. Overwhelmed? Yes!

My motto is usually "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger" but it's becoming a bit much. I hope it's true what they say about cycles of good and bad. Got to take the bad to get the good. If this is true then I should have a winfall coming soon.

I am a big believer in Karma and which is why I'm trying to figure out if I have wronged someone and am getting paid back. I know that sounds a little superstitious but I normally don't have such a stressful life.

The worse part is the guilt of feeling sorry fo myself, I must remeber that there are many people much worse off that me. So I guess I need to just deal with it and hope it passes soon.

Times are hard...

It's the Saturday before Christmas and still more layoffs or layoff related issues. my cousin text me Thurs. evening to say he was just laid off and Friday is his last day. The Friday before Christmas. And if that wasn't bad enough a former employee at my job who was laid off almost 2 months ago filed for unemployment this past week. After applying the STATE of New York decided that would be a good time to audit him. Which turns out that he owes and has to pay his balance by January 9th.

I don't understand how in this economy why the State of New York would look for payment from someone who has lost their job and looking for assistance. What since does that make? Where do they think the money for payment is going to come from? After paying rent, electric and food there isn't any extra funds.

Let's hope that in 2009 more jobs will be available, which is the brain that my cousin is working out of.

Times are hard...

It's the Saturday before Christmas and still more layoffs or layoff related issues. my cousin text me Thurs. evening to say he was just laid off and Friday is his last day. The Friday before Christmas. And if that wasn't bad enough a former employee at my job who was laid off almost 2 months ago filed for unemployment this past week. After applying the STATE of New York decided that would be a good time to audit him. Which turns out that he owes and has to pay his balance by January 9th.

I don't understand how in this economy why the State of New York would look for payment from someone who has lost their job and looking for assistance. What since does that make? Where do they think the money for payment is going to come from? After paying rent, electric and food there isn't any extra funds.

Let's hope that in 2009 more jobs will be available, which is the brain that my cousin is working out of.