Tuesday's Daily Brief: Hillary Clinton Dispatched to Middle East

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Hillary Clinton Traveling To Middle East WORLD Egyptian President: Gaza Truce Deal Will Be Reached On Tuesday WORLD Militant Rockets Hit Outskirts Of Jerusalem POLITICS Allen West Finally Concedes POLITICS Obama Plots Outside Game To Pressure Republicans On Fiscal Cliff GREEN Global CO2 Levels Hit New Record BLOG POSTS Michael Moore: An Open Letter to President Obama This was truly another historic election and I would like to take a few minutes of your time to respectfully ask that your second term not resemble your first term. Cecile Richards: Savita's Death Was Not an Isolated Incident The slow and painful death Ireland's abortion ban forced Savita to endure brings to mind another tragic story. Earlier this year, doctors in the Dominican Republic refused chemotherapy to a 16-year-old cancer patient because she was pregnant. Think this couldn't happen in the United States? Think again. Marlo Thomas: St. Jude Thanks and Giving: Brennan's Story I'd like you to meet Brennan. He's a terrific little boy with a great smile and big dreams. He is also a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and part of our annual Thanks & Giving campaign, and his story is one of several we're featuring on the TODAY show this week. Leo W. Gerard: Party of Entitled Rich Threatens Economy Republicans aren't talking about extending tax breaks for the 98 percent. Instead, they're threatening the economic life of the country if they don't get what they want -- tax breaks for people who don't need them. Bill Moyers: WATCH: Activism and Aid for Coney Island's Hurricane Victims Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc across the Northeast, and more than a week after power returned to Lower Manhattan, many public housing residents in Brooklyn's Coney Island were still without electricity, heat and hot water.

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Emanuel on Fox News: 'Shut the Fuck Up. You Lost'

Nov. 07, 2012

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Chicago mayor and former White House Chief-of-Staff Rham Emanuel tore into Fox News host Sean Hannity tonight on live television.

Emanuel was on the conservative network to offer his opinion on the night's election results, which saw his former boss Barack Obama reelected to the presidency for another four years.

A devastated Hannity, however, was intent on using the occasion to vent his rage at the nights events and incessantly provoked Emanuel's ire:

"Is Barack Obama going to move to the center? Or is he going to continue his radical Socialist policies that are destroying America ?" Hannity asked, beginning a rapid-fire sequence of badgering questions:

'Is he going to start paying attention to ordinary Americans? Or his he going to continue his goverment of, by, and for the welfare queens?

Is he going to ask the keep apologizing to our enemies? Or is he going to show some backbone and invade somebody?"

"Is he ever going to release his real birth certificate? Or is he gonna contiuing lying to the American people about his Kenyan heritage?"

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"Sean...sean...," Emanuel interrupted, "Sean...sean...sean...sean...sean... ... shut the fuck up. You Lost. Get over it and move on. Barack Obama is president for the next four years."

"No amount of childish whining will change that fact. Why don't you start working on improving yourself as a person, rather than finding fault in others."

"At the moment you're a terrible, cynical human being who gets rich off of other people's ignorance. Your entire existence is defined by intellectual stupor and purposelessness. There's not a single cell of your body that has any redeeming value whatsoever - not even the intestinal cells which host your parasites."

"I feel deeply sorry for your children and your children's children, who will have to bear the stain of their relationship to you for their entire lives."

"I am a dumber, coarser, less centered individual for even haven spoken to you, and I promise I will never repeat that mistake again."

Emanuel then removed his microphone and quietly walked off the set.

Three people you should listen to

Hello -- The conversations happening right now in Washington are going to set a course for the middle class in this country for years to come. And that's a discussion that you should be part of. Unless our leaders can come up with a solution, 98 percent of American families are looking at a tax increase -- with a typical family of four paying $2,000 more starting on January 1. So it's time for you to step up. We know from experience that when real people come together to speak with one voice, their perspective becomes impossible to ignore. Here are three Americans who have taken that first step. Listen to them, then keep the conversation going by telling us why you think it's important to keep taxes from going up on the middle class. Right now, there's reason to be hopeful. This has the potential to be one of those moments in our politics when lawmakers from both parties come together to do what's best for the country. You know where President Obama stands when it comes to tackling our nation's deficits. He's committed to doing it in a balanced way, but not at the expense of the middle class. Time and time again, he's argued that we have to combine spending cuts with asking the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more in taxes. And leaders ranging from the heads of labor unions to the CEO of Walmart are saying that it doesn't make sense to drag this out and leave the middle class uncertain about what they'll be asked to pay in taxes. If that's a position that you agree with, then we're asking you to make a statement of your own. I can tell you that no one makes that argument better than real people who have to wrestle with paying bills and juggling family responsibilities every day. It's on you to add your voice and bring your friends and neighbors into the debate. Watch this video, then tell us what you think: http://www.whitehouse.gov/engage/join Thanks, David David Plouffe Senior Advisor White House   The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

IACJ News and Updates

Welcome to the IACJ eNewsletter...your source for timely information on criminal justice policy and practice in Illinois. News and Reports The following is a summary of criminal justice news and reports recently posted on the association's website. Visit www.illinoiscriminaljustice.org for more information and direct links. The Georgetown Center on Policy, Inequality, and Public Policy released a report examining the increase of young girls in the juvenile justice system and proposing recommendations for gender-responsive reforms.  A new report from the John Howard Association of Illinois describes its IYC-Chicago monitoring visit. The Vera Institute of Justice examines recent state efforts to increase public safety by utilizing performance incentive funding. The report highlights Adult Redeploy Illinois. Authors from the Center from American Progress explore the use of social impact bonds in states around the country. The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently passed a resolution creating a committee to examine the potential of social impact bonds to reduce the county's jail population. The Redeploy Illinois' 2011 annual report highlights a 51% reduction in youth incarceration and savings of $40 million since its inception. Events Illinois Telepsychiatry Symposium (Two Locations) March 6, 2013 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Chicago and Springfield Locations http://illinoiscriminaljustice.org/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=156742 TASC Leadership Awards Luncheon December 12, 2012 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago 909 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 http://www.tasc.org/preview/luncheon2012.html IDOC Summits of Hope Various dates & Illinois locations For more information, visit www.summitofhope.org. Membership If you are not yet a member of IACJ, we'd like to invite you to consider membership in the association. IACJ is structured to support the work of advocates, providers and policy professionals focused on criminal justice work in Illinois. We hope to bring education, understanding and attention to the best practices in reentry and community reintegration.  Benefits of membership include being part of a strong network of your criminal justice peers and experts; the ability to share resources, act collectively, and speak with a common voice to command attention of elected official on policy issues; and a prestigious affiliation with a state-wide association. Membership is free for a limited time only!  For more information and to join, please visit our Membership page.    For more information on criminal justice issues and opportunities, and how you can get involved, visit illinoiscriminaljustice.org

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Obama Appeals To Activists On Fiscal Cliff

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