After hustlin’ and bustin’ splits on the tennis court, while serving the tennis balls at lightning speed, Serena Williams is making a strong comeback! After suffering from an ankle/foot injury late last year, Serena has been dominating the courts at this year’s U.S. Open.
On Thursday, Serena made the cut for the major tournament’s semi-finals round after a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The next day, the First Lady, Michelle Obama payed a visit to the U.S. Open for the first time with some kids in conjunction with her Let’s Move!campaign against childhood obesity.
After playing a round against Serena Williams, Mrs. Obama addressed the group of young kids at her tennis clinic and admitted her love for tennis even though she may not be the best player:
“I’m not really good or anything like that. That’s the beauty of tennis,” she said. “You don’t have to be good to enjoy it. I love the game, and my skills are very questionable.”
She ended her little talk with the kids by adding that tennis is “a sport you can do forever.” [Source]
On Thursday (September 8), President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned speech to Congress detailing his American Jobs Act and urged that Washington get to working again.
“The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed.”
The president’s $447 billion proposal “that [Congress] should pass right away” includes a combination of tax cuts, jobs programs, construction projects and state aid used to improve the high unemployment rate, help rebuild the economy and restore the middle class. In his speech, President Obama pointed out that “everything in this bill will be paid for”. Building upon the plan to cut spending, the President asked Congress to increase the amount to cover the cost of the American Jobs Act in order to avoid adding to the deficit. Continue
On Monday, during a speech at a Labor Day event in Detroit, President Barack Obama preluded his upcoming address to Congress with plans to “propose ways to put people to work (that) both parties can agree to“. With the unemployment rate for African Americans now at its worst since 1984, many are in need of some sort of resolution with the president at the head of the line, stating “We’re going to see if congressional Republicans will put country before politics.”
We’re going to see if we’ve got some straight shooters in Congress. We’re going to see if congressional Republicans will put country before party. We’ll give them a plan, and then we’ll say, do you want to create jobs? Then put our construction workers back to work rebuilding America. Do you want to help our companies succeed? Open up new markets for them to sell their products. You want — you say you’re the party of tax cuts? Well then, prove you’ll fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle-class families as you do for oil companies and the most affluent Americans. Show us what you got.
The time for Washington games is over. The time for action is now. No more manufactured crises. No more games. Now is not the time for the people you sent to Washington to worry about their jobs; now is the time for them to worry about your jobs.
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Thurs., Sept. 8 at 7 ET. View his Labor Day remarks in full above.
Rep. Maxine Waters out of California spoke out against the Tea Party this past weekend at a “Kitchen Table Summit” in Inglewood. Upset about the rising rate of black unemployment in America, Waters told the crowd:
“I’m not afraid of anybody. This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated. You can’t be frightened. And as far as I’m concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.” (view video above)
The Tea Party responded publicly on Monday (LINK) about the recent remark and also blasted President Obama for not saying anything.
As we told you last week, Black unemployment is nearly at 16 percent and many black leaders are wondering why President Obama hasn’t brought light to the issue during his recent tours though the Midwest (LINK).
Sharing in Water’s sentiment is Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). He appeared on ‘State of the Union’ Sunday to express his disappointment in President Obama and his passive stance, saying,
“Almost every African-American person I have talked to has said they want him to fight, and fight harder,” Cummings said. “If the Republicans are not going to work with us, we just have to go it alone. Stand up to them. Don’t back down, Period. They’re not going to give you anything anyway.” [ READ MORE ]
It’s safe to say that this upcoming election year will be very interesting. As for the CL readers, how are the job markets in your respective cities? Tell us about it in the comment area.
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On Thursday, Serena made the cut for the major tournament’s semi-finals round after a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The next day, the First Lady, Michelle Obama payed a visit to the U.S. Open for the first time with some kids in conjunction with her Let’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity. 
some sort of resolution with the president at the head of the line, stating “We’re going to see if congressional Republicans will put country before politics.”
And as far as I’m concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.” (view video above)
Sharing in Water’s sentiment is Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). He appeared on ‘State of the Union’ Sunday to express his disappointment in President Obama and his passive stance, saying,
