Summary of the long ass speech Obama just gave
Midterm Election
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Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
"Im the guy who's elected by everybody" was some trill azz sh1t. He dont respect these new n1ggaz coming in and them lazy n1ggaz that didnt vote 
Im worried about 2016 doe. People forget how flawed Hilary is.
Im worried about 2016 doe. People forget how flawed Hilary is.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
im not excluding the ignorant brehs
just that we have a right to vote and nto to vote. A lot of people didnt vote because they didnt care. And a lot did care but didnt want to be involved in it.
And then people like me who voted while covering their nose.
I feel like when you have people trying to stop your right to vote and people who fought and died for us to have the right to vote, you should never not exercise that right. Ever. But that's just how I see it
"Im the guy who's elected by everybody" was some trill azz sh1t. He dont respect these new n1ggaz coming in and them lazy n1ggaz that didnt vote
Im worried about 2016 doe. People forget how flawed Hilary is.
But it's her flaws against the flaws of her republican opponent who will more than likely have more flaws that will be shown in a primary. I don't think that triangulation thing is going to fly for 2016 tho. I could be wrong
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
but its a right
you can or you cant. People died to grant me the write to bear arms. I dont carry a gun tho.
Thats all Im saying. That's what a right is.
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Thats how the massacre happened brehs
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
same shyt happens damn near every time democrat organizers need to get their heads out of their asses
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
California Voters Just Approved The First Soda Tax In The Nation
BY SAM P.K. COLLINS
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 AT 9:33 AM
CREDIT: AP PHOTO/JEFF CHIU
Big Soda took a loss on Election Day when voters in Berkeley, California approved a ballot measure that will place a small tax on sugary drinks. The measure, touted as Measure D, imposes a 1-cent-per-ounce general tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and sweeteners used to flavor drinks. It’s the first tax of its kind in the country.
While soda can be fine in small increments, experts say that drinking large amounts canpose many health risks, including cancer, decline of the kidney, and metabolic syndrome, which increases the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases. In passing the soda tax, Berkeley has done what dozens of cities and states have unsuccessfully attempted: impose a measure that hopes to both reduce consumption and raise revenue.
Supporters say that’s cause for celebration, predicting that the passage of Measure D could have a domino effect as public health advocates and lawmakers work to address America’s obesity epidemic in other areas of the country.
“Yes, it’s Berkeley, yes it’s a liberal community with a big university, but there are lots of communities like that in America,” New York University professor Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University, told Politico. “Others will certainly do the same thing. If it could win in Berkeley it could win in a lot of places. Maybe it will pass in Austin. Maybe it will pass in Ithaca … other places are going to try this.”
Tuesday night’s victory also represents the culmination of a months-long battle during which the American Beverage Association raised more than $11 million to combat Measure D and Proposition E, a similar ballot measure in San Francisco that would divert revenue from taxes to nutrition and recreation programs in the San Francisco United School District. San Francisco’s measure failed.
It’s not the first time that Big Soda has tried to undermine efforts to enact public health legislation. In 2010, for instance, the American Beverage Association stunted New York state officials’ efforts to levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks when it launched a marketing campaign under “New Yorkers Against Fair Taxes” that framed the tax as a as an assault on struggling lower and middle class families during uncertain economic times. Across the country, the ABA has helped defeat attempts to pass similar taxes in more than 30 municipalities.
And especially as the nation has focused more on the role that diet plays in battling chronic diseases, beverage companies have increasingly tried to control the narrativeabout their products’ long–term health effects. Last year, Coca-Cola launched an ad campaign that stressed the company’s products had fewer calories than its competitors. In doing so, the company failed to highlight that sweetened beverages, regardless of the brand, can detrimental to one’s health if ingested profusely.
Tuesday’s win for public health advocates comes on the heels of recent failures to regulate the soda industry, since former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) wasn’t able to make his proposed ban on large sugary drinks a reality. Earlier this year, the state’s highest court declined to reinstate the city’s soda ban, which would have forbidden restaurants from selling sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. City officials and public health advocates saw the court decision as a major defeat in the former mayor’s efforts to combat obesity.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/11/05/3589161/berkeley-first-soda-tax/
BY SAM P.K. COLLINS
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 AT 9:33 AM
CREDIT: AP PHOTO/JEFF CHIU
Big Soda took a loss on Election Day when voters in Berkeley, California approved a ballot measure that will place a small tax on sugary drinks. The measure, touted as Measure D, imposes a 1-cent-per-ounce general tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and sweeteners used to flavor drinks. It’s the first tax of its kind in the country.
While soda can be fine in small increments, experts say that drinking large amounts canpose many health risks, including cancer, decline of the kidney, and metabolic syndrome, which increases the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases. In passing the soda tax, Berkeley has done what dozens of cities and states have unsuccessfully attempted: impose a measure that hopes to both reduce consumption and raise revenue.
Supporters say that’s cause for celebration, predicting that the passage of Measure D could have a domino effect as public health advocates and lawmakers work to address America’s obesity epidemic in other areas of the country.
“Yes, it’s Berkeley, yes it’s a liberal community with a big university, but there are lots of communities like that in America,” New York University professor Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University, told Politico. “Others will certainly do the same thing. If it could win in Berkeley it could win in a lot of places. Maybe it will pass in Austin. Maybe it will pass in Ithaca … other places are going to try this.”
Tuesday night’s victory also represents the culmination of a months-long battle during which the American Beverage Association raised more than $11 million to combat Measure D and Proposition E, a similar ballot measure in San Francisco that would divert revenue from taxes to nutrition and recreation programs in the San Francisco United School District. San Francisco’s measure failed.
It’s not the first time that Big Soda has tried to undermine efforts to enact public health legislation. In 2010, for instance, the American Beverage Association stunted New York state officials’ efforts to levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks when it launched a marketing campaign under “New Yorkers Against Fair Taxes” that framed the tax as a as an assault on struggling lower and middle class families during uncertain economic times. Across the country, the ABA has helped defeat attempts to pass similar taxes in more than 30 municipalities.
And especially as the nation has focused more on the role that diet plays in battling chronic diseases, beverage companies have increasingly tried to control the narrativeabout their products’ long–term health effects. Last year, Coca-Cola launched an ad campaign that stressed the company’s products had fewer calories than its competitors. In doing so, the company failed to highlight that sweetened beverages, regardless of the brand, can detrimental to one’s health if ingested profusely.
Tuesday’s win for public health advocates comes on the heels of recent failures to regulate the soda industry, since former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) wasn’t able to make his proposed ban on large sugary drinks a reality. Earlier this year, the state’s highest court declined to reinstate the city’s soda ban, which would have forbidden restaurants from selling sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. City officials and public health advocates saw the court decision as a major defeat in the former mayor’s efforts to combat obesity.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/11/05/3589161/berkeley-first-soda-tax/
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Democrat voters too
that's the thing in the first place they can't be relied upon on their own to vote
that's the thing in the first place they can't be relied upon on their own to vote
Which says so much about us
It was very refreshing to see voters reject the fear mongering of the Democrats and make Obama pay for the incompetence and corruption in his administration. Hopefully next election cycle Democrats will turn away from scare tactics and identity politics and instead focus more on policies to improve the lives of everyday people.
I also think people are starting to wake up to the superiority of conservative policies. When states like Michigan, Illinois, and Maryland elect Republican governors you know times are changing. I think voters in those states saw the incredible success of Republican governors in states like Ohio and Wisconsin and hope to see the same where they live.
I also think people are starting to wake up to the superiority of conservative policies. When states like Michigan, Illinois, and Maryland elect Republican governors you know times are changing. I think voters in those states saw the incredible success of Republican governors in states like Ohio and Wisconsin and hope to see the same where they live.
