NEWS From My Perspective!

May 10-2009:

We Don't Need Jobs-We Need Employment!

There is a BIG difference between Jobs and Employment in context. So let me explain these definitions.


What Is a Job:

A Job could be a contract of service for a specified period of time. For example, a contract to fix a broken pipeline.

* A contract to sell some items or merchandise, until that commodity is exhausted.

* A politician being elected to office for a period of time, and at the end, if he or she does not qualify for another term, the voters elect someone else for that position. The presidency is a case in point.

* A person who does temporary work:

* No healthcare benefits:

* No vacation leave with pay:

* No maternity leave with pay, or sick leave with pay:


What is Employment?

* Career possibilities, because there is room or opportunity for upward mobility:

* Promotion, on the job and training for upward mobility.

* Health benefits:

* Vacation leave with pay:

* Maternity leave with pay:

* Retirement benefits or plans:

* And permanency or longevity.

So tell your elected representatives to STOP promising us JOBS, because EMPLOYMENT is what we want and need currently!

Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 06-2009:

Former George W. Bush Officials May Eventually Be Brought To Justice!

Some of George W. Bush's attorneys who wrote directives on how to torture prisoners and get away with it legally, are now being petitioned for a pardon. Yes, the Attorney General now has too decide whether an investigation into the conduct of those attorneys is warranted. And who were responsible for the torture memos, and who their superior's were, that gave those orders in The White House.

Will the Attorney General have the guts to follow through on this expectation of most Americans polled?

We will have to wait and see! But the president said publicly that he will not pre-judge how his Attorney General will deal with this evidence!

However, CNN's polling of Americans seem to suggest the following:

* Most Americans do not want those CIA operatives and other Intelligence personnel, who actually carried out the orders to torture prisoners litigated.

* But most Americans polled wanted the The White House Officials who gave the order in writing to carry out those torture directives, be brought to justice, regardless of who were involved.

Derryck.
NYC

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 05-2009:

Banks Stress Tests Due Next week?

I hope that president Obama after hearing the current financial position of those banks in serious financial trouble, 

will tell the American people HONESTLY, how serious these banks are financially!

And if some would have to GO, and how many.

And if some will need more Federal assistance, and how much?

These are the things that ALL Americans MUST be told at this Stress Test Declaration!


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The Republicans are saying that they are Re-Branding The Image of the party.

But the choices are still the same Old Fogies that have been responsible for the party's demise so far.

So how much re-branding can we see, if the Same Old Fogies are being used as their Poster Old Boys!


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Hate Crimes Bill ( H.R. 1913) 

By a vote 249-175, the House last week passed H.R. 1913, a bill making it easier for law enforcement authorities to prosecute hate crimes. 

Civil rights groups and liberal clergy members from all 50 states are fanning out across Capitol Hill this week to lobby for the legislation in an attempt to counter the notion, advanced by socially Clergy Lobbies for Passage of Hate Crimes Bill conservative groups, that religious leaders are uniformly opposed to the measure. 

Although a majority of Senators are almost certainly in favor of the legislation, the question is whether supporters can win the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster that conservatives may launch to kill the bill. President Barack Obama has said he will sign the measure into law if it lands on his desk.


A DRAFT PETITION:

May 05-2009:

Dear House/Senate Repsenatative,

I petition you to support the Hate Crimes Bill H.R. 1913 legislative proposal. 

For too long we have allowed People Of Color especially, to be targeted by The Police in all or most states of these United States unfairly, under the guise that they were merely carrying out their duties as per regulations. 

And did not use Ethnicity on purpose, to harass or single out anyone for apprehension or incarceration.

Even our Judicial Systems are inclined to be prejudiced against People Of Color for penalties in our Courts Of Law.

Sincerely,

Please go to Congress.org

NEWS From My Perspective!

May 02-2009:

The Wars In Iraq & Afghanistan Can Never Be Won!

Wars are only won, when TWO armies try to out maneuver each other tactically, and strategically, thus ending in victory for one of them, or surrender for the loser.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan does not fit the classical war scenario, because the USA and her allies, are not combating any official national army or military.

Therefore, there can be no victory in Iraq or Afghanistan!

But at some point in time, the USA will have to come up with some solution for a total withdrawal from both of these camps, and declare publicly that our combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are completed according to plan.

This will save the US and her remaining allies, some much needed face!

Derryck.
NYC.