February 25, 2015

As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality/AKA/"Obamacare for the Internet

WASHINGTON — Senior Republicans conceded on Tuesday that the grueling fight with President Obama over the regulation of Internet service appears over, with the president and an army of Internet activists victorious.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday to approve regulating Internet service like a public utility, prohibiting companies from paying for faster lanes on the Internet. While the two Democratic commissioners are negotiating over technical details, they are widely expected to side with the Democratic chairman, Tom Wheeler, against the two Republican commissioners.

And Republicans on Capitol Hill, who once criticized the plan as “Obamacare for the Internet,” now say they are unlikely to pass a legislative response that would undo perhaps the biggest policy shift since the Internet became a reality.

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In addition, it would ban the intentional slowing of the Internet for companies that refuse to pay broadband providers. The plan would also give the F.C.C. the power to step in if unforeseen impediments are thrown up by the handful of giant companies that run many of the country’s broadband and wireless networks.

And an avalanche of support for Mr. Wheeler’s plan — driven by Internet companies as varied as Netflix, Twitter, Mozilla and Etsy — has swamped Washington.

More..
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/technology/path-clears-for-net-neutrality-ahead-of-fcc-vote.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=0

Posted in LBN but I just saw it and wanted to spread the Good News! Yay Netflix and all the other internet companies that "Swamped Washington"!

I don't want to hear any crap about how there's no difference between the Dems and the gd vicious repubcons.

Our Internet

February 25, 2015

Mahalo PA

February 24, 2015

"Republicans Just Blinked In The Big Immigration Stare-Down With Obama"

"The months-long standoff over President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration took a major turn late Monday when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed decoupling funding for the Department of Homeland Security from legislative action against Obama on deportations.

Whoa! Thanks for that CreekDog

February 24, 2015

The current crop of sad gop hate that the President is Protecting our Land.. they want to Screw it..

"President George W. Bush employed the Antiquities Act five times while he was in office, and President Bill Clinton used it 19 times. According to the White House President Obama has now used his powers under the Antiquities Act to protect more than 260 million acres of land and water, which is more than any other President since 1906."

If a gop**** got in our WH.. what do you think the odds are they'd undo all this awesome Protection? High!

***FYI***



http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/18/rise-and-shine-1014/

Mahalo napkinz

February 24, 2015

Rofl.. Obama Designates 3 National Monuments, Congressman Deems Him ‘King Barack’

Browns Canyon in Colorado(Homie State!)



****This is from 5 days ago.. ****

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On Thursday, President Obama is expected to announce three new national monuments, adding to the 13 monuments he’s already designated during his presidency. Traveling to Illinois, Obama will officially proclaim the Pullman Historic District of Chicago, Browns Canyon in Colorado, and a former Honouliuli Internment Camp site in Hawaii to be national monuments.

Obama has the authority to designate federal lands for protection as national monuments under the Antiquities Act, which dates back to the administration of Theodore Roosevelt as a way to preserve archeological or historic sites. The measure authorizes the president to protect landmarks, structures, and objects of historic or scientific interest without the need of congressional approval. Republicans in a number of states consider the law to be outdated, and have pushed for bills that roll back this authority. Congressional Republicans from Colorado reacted harshly to the designation of Browns Canyon, with one representative saying Obama was acting like “King Barack.”

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Former U.S. Representative Joel Hefley, a Republican who represented the district from 1987 to 2007 and originally championed the project, said that “this new National Monument will mean a lot to Chaffee County and also for future generations as they enjoy this special place. I am thrilled that after all these years it is finally happening.”

Rather than echo the enthusiasm of his predecessor, the current representative of the district, Doug Lamborn, also a Republican, expressed outrage at the designation.

Fellow Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) went even further than Lamborn, saying that Obama was “acting like King Barack” and that this “is not how we do things in the U.S.”

MOre..
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/02/18/3624273/three-new-national-monuments-in-hawaii-colorado-illinois/

That's right.. More of the knee jerk ODS we've been seeing ad nauseum.. IOW-IOKIYAR



http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/21/every-saturday-needs-laughter/#comments

February 23, 2015

Here's a graphic of Patricia and her quote already, apple..

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/22/chat-away-528/#comments

Put it in your OP if you want

February 23, 2015

I disagree that there was ever anything "noble" about rudy.. but, I do like this end paragraph from

Barnicle..

"The clock on Rudy Giuliani’s end of days began ticking as soon as he walked out of City Hall. He ran for president once, his candidacy going up in flames nearly the moment he first opened his mouth. Now he’s opened it again and all that emerges is bitterness and a contempt that borders on hate. What a brutal end; a self inflicted TKO."

Mahalo Don

February 23, 2015

Brilliant! This has already been posted but it's worth repeating from Starbucks' Howard Schultz..

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/22/chat-away-527/

February 22, 2015

Excellent Spot ON, Graphic! Here's some counter points from Mormon Dems..

Mormon Democrats @MormonDems
Follow
#ObamaLovesAmerica because he turned #GWBush's train-wreck #economy completely around. #jobs #tcot
7:28 AM - 21 Feb 2015 190 Retweets 140 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/21/bill-oreillys-brian-williams-moment-in-a-few-tweets/

February 21, 2015

What a ******* Twilight Zone.. The President has to navigate..

"...but the president has changed the conversation in such a way as to force them to highlight issues they would otherwise prefer to ignore.."

DonMahalo and Steve Benen!