RUSH AND BUSH ELECT FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT

I never thought I would be thanking Rush Limbaugh and George Bush for anything, however,

As I watched and listened over the last couple of years, I have seen a shift in the message of the right wing .

It started with their frustration with George Bush and how he was conducting the war.

and with  the way he was ruining the economy.

Rush Limbaugh; in his zeal to prove he is not a racist, and to appeal  to the more liberal wing of the republican party has continuously paraded Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice  as possible presidential candidates or vice presidential candidates.

He has clearly articulated to his listeners that he would welcome such persons to run the country and that these black persons have not let color stop them from achieving success and power.

At the same time he has laid out the inevitability of Hillary Clinton of being the democratic nominee and almost conceding that she would be the next president; rush has spent hours carefully laying out all the faults and miss steps made by Bill and Hillary over the years ,this ‘Lumping together” of Bill and Hillary has  actually given Hillary much more “experience” than she would have had he only talked about her as an individual. Rush often joked that Bill was the first “black president”

Hillary Clinton has high negatives “thanks Rush;

George Bush also has high negatives; ‘Thanks George”

This has combination has created the perfect storm to elect a black man

As most people know elections are won on the margins.

Which ever parties can generate excitement among the “shaky middle” will win.

George Bush  with the evangelicals.

Barack Obama with the youth and  blacks. 

So I would like to thank George Bush and Rush Limbaugh for their help in electing the first black president.

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NAACP-Supported Comprehensive Ex-Offender Reentry Legislation, already passed by the U.S. House, passes full U.S. Senate

NAACP URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO SIGN THE BILL

The Issue:
On March 11, 2008, the United States Senate passed, by a unanimous vote, H.R. 1593, the “Second Chance Act of 2007”.  This was the same bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Nov. 13, 2007, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 347 yeas to 62 nays.  The bill will now go to President Bush for his signature, after which it will become the law of the land. 

The Second Chance Act is intended to help the more than 650,000 men and women who are released from prison each year re-enter society.  Ex-prisoner re-entry has a disparate effect on communities of color, since two-thirds of the people currently in prison are racial and ethnic minorities.  For African American males in their twenties, one in every eight is in prison or jail on any given day.  These numbers are expected to grow, as more men and women are incarcerated each year.

For most ex-offenders, the transition back into their communities is difficult:  many lack the necessary skills to successfully re-enter society.  Studies have shown that many of those released from prison come back into society with a substance abuse addiction or mental health problem.  Employment and housing are often difficult; one study found that applicants with criminal records experienced a 50% reduction in job offers for entry level jobs, compared to those without records.  This is compounded by racial bias as African American former inmates experienced a 64% reduction in offers.  As many as a quarter of all ex-offenders go to homeless shelters upon release.  Furthermore, many communities where prisoners go upon release already struggle with high poverty, unemployment, fragile families and a dearth of jobs.  It should be no surprise, then, that over two-thirds of released prisoners are re-arrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within three years and one-half of those re-arrested are convicted and re-incarcerated.  Not only does this recidivism cause tremendous problems for our communities, but it also places a huge burden on American taxpayers.  The average cost of incarcerating each prisoner exceeds $22,600 per year; expenditures on corrections alone have increased from $9 billion in 1982 to $60 billion in 2002 and it continues to skyrocket out of control.

The “Second Chance Act of 2007”, which was introduced and has been championed tirelessly by Congressman Danny Davis (IL) and Senators Joe Biden (DE), Sam Brownback (KS) and Patrick Leahy (VT) would provide state and local communities with federal assistance to establish ex-offender reentry projects, with enhanced focus on job training, housing, substance abuse and mental health treatment, as well as programs to work with the children and families of ex-offenders.  In short, the Second Chance Act would encourage new community partnerships to help educate, train and employ those recently released who might otherwise return to a life of crime.

THE ACTION WE NEED YOU TO TAKE:

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Foreclosure sub prime mess cleared up

remedy reality and redemption.

Their has been too much talk and not enough action so here is a plan of action.

 In the 80’s Donald Trump was in over his head due to the being over leveraged  on his propertiesThe banks where threatening  to foreclose. then they realized that they where too heavily invested and if they foreclosed they would ruin their own business.So they did what is called a work out plan ie lower interest; lower payments’ basically make the loans more affordable for Donald Trump. 

This plan is more like forced mediation than  a bail out.

The reality is most people do not want to  lose their home they just need time.

And in real-estate  time heals all wounds.

You always hear that banks don’t want to get real-estate  back;

 but  that is not the case; and here are the two main reasons;

One most loans in foreclosure have been paid on for 2 or more years. these payments are basically only interest or “profit”

And secondly these loans have PMI insurance so the bank is covered

Either way.

The fact is that after being foreclosed on most homeowners are still paying rent and that rent will be 80-100% percent of the payment they had on the foreclosed home.

With this plan the bank gets the money they are owed; they just get it with different terms.

This is the “TRUMP PLAN”  that the government needs to implement now

This plan should consist of these main branches

• First: 90 days freeze on all foreclosures involving homestead or principal dwellings  including late fees and penalties.
• All homeowners who have had a least one 30 day late in the last  12 months are eligible.
• All banks and mortgage companies must contact  all homeowners with a 30 day late and give them 60 days to accept the plan.
• The homeowner can pick any two options:

• Opportunity to lower interest up to 3 points for 2 to 5 yrs
• No negative amortization during life of plan.
• Option to lower payment by up to 30 percent for 2 to 5 years
• Freeze current payments and interest for 2 to 5 yrs
• Extend the terms of the mortgage by  5 years.
• If a default (30 days late) occurs during the plan the plan can be voided with 60 days to cure.

Penalties and late fees generated before entering the plan can be added at the end of the loan to the principal