REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

SUNDAY

Quote of the Day
February 13, 2011

'Our participation is an indication of the confidence
that these countries have in South Africa and our being
there is very crucial, it's a milestone not only for
our country but for the continent as a whole,'

South African President Jacob Zuma
on learning that along with Pretoria's
return to the UN Security Council as a
non-permanent member, the country has
been invited to be a member of the
economic coalition that includes
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)

Prensa Latina
February 13, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4rxyuz8

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/464tlny
Tea Party Convention
Ed Stein

MONDAY

Quote of the Day
February 14, 2011

'President Mubarak's resignation responded to the
Egyptian people's call for change. For nearly three
weeks we have watched with baited breath as Egyptians
took control of their political destiny. Young and old,
rich and poor, religious and secular, men and women
flooded the streets demanding their voices be heard. As
the Congressional Black Caucus we understand the fight
for freedom and equality, as well as the hard work that
ensues to build a better future.

'I applaud the people of Egypt and I have been moved by
their struggle to bring democracy and human rights to
one of the world's great civilizations, and one of
Africa's strongest countries. This is only the
beginning and now the hard work of building a true
democracy begins. I commend President Obama and the
State Department for their handling of this situation
as they continue to make it clear that the will of the
Egyptian people is most important.

'The CBC supports the democratic aspirations of the
Egyptian people and we share in their hopes for a free,
more prosperous Egypt.'

Congressional Black Caucus Chair
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II on the
resignation of Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak

Minority News
February 14, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4w9g6c9

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/4gamxzz
Infrastructure
Adam Zyglus - Buffalo News

TUESDAY

Quote of the Day
February 15, 2011

'"Yes, I mean people are arrested and people should
have due process, and there should be the rule of law,
and people should have good defense counsel," she said
when asked about the prosecutions by an opposition
member of parliament. "But on the other hand the
election was widely validated...so you have to look at
the entire picture." (The trial of the two dozen
leaders, by the way, still continues; they remain in
prison, and several of them have alleged they were
tortured.)

'"I see the glass as half full," Clinton declared. "I
think the changes that are happening in Bahrain are
much greater than what I see in many other countries in
the region and beyond."

'Evidently, a large number of Bahrainis don't agree
with that assessment. And once again the Obama
administration may have to rush to catch up with an
opposition movement that it underestimated -- and a
regime to which it gave too much credit.'

Columnist Jackson Diehl
Washington Post
February 15, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/4grfncn

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/48fvhyc
We Are Egypt
Pat Oliphant

WEDNESDAY

Quote of the Day
February 16, 2011

'This is one of the coldest winters on record. One in
eight people in the U.S. is on food stamps, the largest
percentage of Americans ever. More, as well, are
without health insurance, despite the initial benefits
of the health-care reform act passed last year.

'Americans are cold, hungry and unemployed. By
increasing military spending, already greater than all
of the world's military budgets combined, we are only
spreading that misery abroad. We should get our
priorities straight.'

Amy Goodman
TruthDig
February 15, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4t2xseb

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/4v8v3ya
Writing History
Pat Oliphant

THURSDAY

Quote of the Day
February 17, 2011

'Not only do we need a reliable and efficient highway
system with expanded capacity, but a 21st century rail
system to supplement our roadways in moving goods and
people, supporting commerce and easing congestion. This
means investing in high-speed rail, freight rail and
commuter rail and transit systems.

'...These projects create substantial long-term
employment in manufacturing, design and engineering
when we use the domestic U.S. supply chain to produce
the materials that will be needed-from concrete, wire,
steel and pipes to high-speed trains. And all this
restores revenues for state and local public services
struggling with budget holes as well.'

AFL-CIO Preesident Richard Trumka
AFL-CIO Blog
February 17, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4qwj6r6

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/4baj525
Hogging the Covers
Dan Wasserman - Boston Globe

FRIDAY

Quote of the Day
February 18, 2011

'Simply put, we believe the human and financial costs
of the war are unacceptable and unsustainable. It is
bankrupting us. The United States should devise an exit
plan to extricate ourselves from Afghanistan, not a
plan to stay there four more years and "then we'll
see." This doesn't mean that we abandon the Afghan
people - rather, we should abandon this war strategy.
It is a failure that has not brought stability to
Afghanistan and has not enhanced our own security. As
the retired career Army officer Andrew J. Bacevich has
written, to die for a mystique is the wrong policy.

'It is easier for politicians to "go along" rather than
make waves. But we were elected to do the right thing,
not what is politically expedient. The discussion of
Afghanistan shouldn't be about politics, which we
acknowledge are difficult, but what is right for our
country. And the right thing is to end this war.'

James P. McGovern, a Democrat, who
represents Massachusetts's 3rd
Congressional District and Walter
B. Jones, a Republican, who represents
North Carolina's 3rd Congressional
District
Washington Post
February 18, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4tu5wg4

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/4erzfqg
Boehner Solves Another Toughie
Jeff Danziger

SATURDAY

Quote of the Day
February 19, 2011

"A joy, yes, in the way people greet one another, the
way they're energized by one another. They're excited
that even though there's a grim prospect of the bill
being adopted, that in the long run they're building
something that can be strong for the working class.'

Paul Soglin, a former mayor of Madison,
Wisconsin who has been at the Capitol
all week and spent the night on the
floor as part of demonstrations against
changes to collective bargaining rights
pushed by the state's new
Republican governor

Associated Press
February 19, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4zpsshw

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/47m85wa
Someone to Blame
Stuart Carlson

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