tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37576188576822116992024-03-12T19:30:58.172-04:00Nic's This & ThatHealth care reform and other progressive issues, plus a little bit of this and that from time to time.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-57333139890363268632011-10-24T10:53:00.000-04:002011-10-24T10:53:10.826-04:00Still Interested?
I haven't posted on this blog in a year or two, but I'm still writing. I moved over to Wordpress, where I had two accounts. One was "personal" and the other was "professional." At any rate, I recently merged the two together, for better or for worse.
I'd love it if you'd visit me at my new digs. I don't post as frequently as I did on this site, and don't have the time to really post on Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-51975018731663697792010-05-10T10:20:00.003-04:002010-05-10T13:03:27.126-04:00Elena Kagan for SCOTUSRight now I'm watching the President of the United States announce his nominee for the latest opening on the Supreme Court. If Elena Kagan is confirmed, SCOTUS will have 3 women at once for the first time ever. It's a great achievement, even if it's still quite unbalanced, given the actual male/female ratio in the country.
Here's a run down of articles about her if you're not familiar.
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-61147739127068508812009-11-12T13:46:00.001-05:002009-11-12T13:46:55.025-05:00POTUS will not be rushed - Amen to thatThe news that Obama has refused to sign off on any of the four major options presented to him in Afghanistan reminds me of why he was elected president.
Read more here.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-38129982391538308972009-10-12T13:46:00.002-04:002009-10-12T13:46:51.653-04:00Today is Columbus Day...What does that mean to you?
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-80181717775512060032009-10-10T14:00:00.003-04:002009-10-10T14:14:01.363-04:00He won. Get over it. Get on with it.Dear Friends,
The Nobel committee took their list of 205 nominees (the highest ever) and eventually decided our President should should be the recipient of their prize. They had their own qualifications, which may not have been the ones we may have chosen. But that's irrelevant. We have to stop projecting our standards onto other people's decisions.
Regardless, why do we think it's shameful Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-65101351116766564522009-10-09T16:56:00.002-04:002009-10-10T11:55:33.733-04:00Pole Dancers are Badass. Totally.this is the highlight reel from this year's pole dancing competition. let me just say, this is not what most may conceive of pole dancing. this is athletic prowess on major display.
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-15437233578308900362009-10-08T20:33:00.000-04:002009-10-08T20:33:44.828-04:00Why is this controversial?The NYT published an article on Michelle Obama's ancestry. Included in her family line are slaves and slave owners. Some folks in the Twitterverse are offended that "white America" finds this newsworthy. I do not agree with them.
I don't think every article about race has to be viewed with cynicism. As a Black woman unaware of her roots beyond her grandparents, I find family trees fascinating, Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-87325946204293523622009-10-07T13:36:00.001-04:002009-10-07T16:18:25.813-04:00Sarcasm fonts and other funniesThe funniest email arrived in my inbox yesterday...
Random thoughts from people 30-40 years old..
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-4213672112180973622009-09-29T18:27:00.000-04:002009-09-29T18:27:16.013-04:00You Might Be a Traitor...You might be a traitor if you're planning to commit a treasonous act...Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-77533272245225925762009-09-29T18:21:00.000-04:002009-09-29T18:21:07.177-04:00Smile breakNicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-60488355133666136232009-09-29T17:10:00.000-04:002009-09-29T17:10:11.950-04:00Leave Health Care ALONE!Hilarious parody capturing many of the status quo arguments against health care reform generally:
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-17424828201396983232009-09-29T16:16:00.001-04:002009-09-29T21:40:05.533-04:00Public Option - Down But Not OutToday Senators Rockefeller and Schumer proposed amendments to the now famous Baucus bill. Specifically, these amendments added a public option. I'm still not clear on the differences in the two versions, but it was clear the Senate Finance Committee preferred Senator Schumer's version.
Still, they both failed. Rockefeller's failed 8-15. Schumer's was much closer and more disappointing at Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-37919106748624770832009-09-29T11:44:00.002-04:002009-09-29T13:25:03.437-04:00Should Inmates Vote?Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP just tweeted the following (@BenJealous):
Every American who wants to vote, should be able to. Even inmates should be allowed to take this path. It is the essence of civil society.
But I'm not sure I agree. I believe all free citizens should be able to vote. This means ex-convicts, who have served time and have "repaid their debt to society" (whatever that Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-11401218451814686992009-09-28T22:38:00.001-04:002009-09-28T22:38:48.283-04:00Glenn Beck & White CultureGlenn Beck vs. Katie Couric. No contest really. Asked to explain what he meant by "white culture," Glenn was rendered speechless. Watch below:
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-35535149037530930762009-09-28T22:34:00.002-04:002009-09-28T22:34:40.122-04:00Still More from the Ultra RightHow's this for headline?
Right-Wing Conference Tells Activists to Get Their Guns Ready for ‘Bloody Battle” with Obama the Nazi.
Yeah, you read it right. There’s more.
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-51692546678256177322009-09-28T22:28:00.001-04:002009-09-28T23:02:50.501-04:00Facebook Polls, Twitter, and POTUSLast night, an interesting tweet came across my feed. It was retweeted by other folks I follow and began making the rounds. What made this tweet so interesting? It referenced Facebook poll about President Obama. Actually the poll asked "Should Obama Be Killed?"
There are no words. The tweep who originally posted the story then contacted the Secret Service who took this matter very seriously and Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-40414533547398244172009-09-28T22:24:00.000-04:002009-09-28T22:24:02.554-04:00Your Taxes Pay RapistsACORN gets all the headlines and all the punishment, while Halliburton/KBR is still overseas committing crimes and fraud. With our money. The latest? A gang-rape of an employee. Really.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-65497268838373844632009-09-28T22:20:00.000-04:002009-09-28T22:20:07.214-04:00How much does healthcare cost anyway?Washington Post's Ezra Klein tells us if we knew how much healthcare runs, we'd stop tiptoeing our way to reform and run headlong, screaming.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-6952038056079577312009-09-28T22:18:00.001-04:002009-09-28T22:48:42.831-04:00Healthcare CEOs Living High on the Hog
Think Wall Street’s titans are the highest paid C.E.O.’s in the land? Think again. With median annual compensation of more than $12 million, medical moguls take the pay prize, even as the quality of care we receive falls to embarrassing lows. As the debate over health-care reform intensifies, the author catalogues the industry’s unbridled profiteering. Read the rest here.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-22008178304937958332009-09-28T22:16:00.002-04:002009-09-28T22:44:51.094-04:00Neocons vs. Obama (again)Andrew Sullivan shares his and others' opinions on our President's master diplomacy of late.
Another great post here.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-68281009590590069092009-09-28T22:11:00.000-04:002009-09-28T22:11:38.550-04:00G8 vs. G20The world's 8 richest nations, referred to collectively as the G8, were were primarily responsible for worldwide economic policy. But in a recent move, the G20, representing 85% of the world's economy, will take part in the decision-making. Read more here.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-70429726385052559832009-09-28T19:37:00.003-04:002009-09-28T22:57:30.862-04:00Comedy Break - #RHOAIn addition to the serious info I've been sharing lately, I wanna spread a little laughter on the Interwebs too. For those who love/hate/boycott the Real Housewives of Atlanta, here's a little something to make you chuckle.
Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-8091366788592013282009-09-23T22:04:00.000-04:002009-09-28T22:42:40.229-04:00Franken's Constitutional TestAl Franken hasn't been a Senator very long, but he's already making (good) news.Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-69638858565738496332009-09-23T00:18:00.000-04:002009-09-28T20:19:55.696-04:00The Making of Glenn Beck part 3The conclusion of this 3 part series is no less satisfying than the first two. An excerpt:
His talk radio identity still larval, Beck was already displaying the skills that would make him a talk-radio lightning rod. "He always knew how to work people and situations for attention," says Penn. "He could pick the most pointless story in the news that day and find a way to approach it to get phones Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757618857682211699.post-84479197072861090302009-09-23T00:14:00.000-04:002009-09-23T00:14:36.956-04:00The Making of Glenn Beck part 2From Zaitchik's piece:
Beck's real broadcasting innovation during his stay in Kentucky came in the realm of vicious personal assaults on fellow radio hosts. A frequent target of Beck's in Louisville was Liz Curtis, obese host of an afternoon advice show on WHAS, a local AM news-talk station. It was no secret in Louisville that Curtis, whom Beck had never met and with whom he did not compete Nicole the Lady Buddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978108562571776441noreply@blogger.com0