A Somali father and a Gypsie mother? Now that is an interesting union. Ina Cali Bey waa rageedii.

" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> Stephanie Cutter doesn't sound angry, just exasperated. "The way these oil billionaires and their front group completely ignore the truth is breathtaking," she says. "Let's take some crazy examples from their attack ad. They claim the administration gave money to build electric cars in Finland." Here, Cutter pauses, blinks and shakes her head: "Um, no." It's a simple video -- just Cutter, the president's deputy campaign manager, talking to the camera with the help of some explanatory graphics, while the hubbub of the Obama campaign headquarters buzzes behind her. The campaign uploaded it to YouTube in early May as a routine rapid-response effort to rebut an anti-Obama ad produced by Americans for Prosperity, the right-wing group funded in part by the Koch brothers, that was airing in some swing states. But the video went viral beyond the campaign's wildest dreams. It has now been viewed more than 650,000 times, making it the sixth most popular of the more than 2,000 videos uploaded by the campaign. On YouTube, it has nearly 7,000 "likes" and is followed by page upon page of cheering comments from liberals excited to see the fight being taken to the other side. "'We're gonna call their BS when we see it.' I love her!" reads one. Rank-and-file Democrats, it seems, have found a new champion in the very aptly named Cutter, who is increasingly visible as the Obama team's No. 1 B.S.-caller and all-around attack squad. On YouTube and cable TV, in conference calls with reporters and in memos from the campaign, she can reliably be found doing one thing: taking on Republicans and Mitt Romney. With her blunt talk and relentless approach, Cutter epitomizes the hardball tone of the Obama re-elect. (If Obama's 2008 campaign had a viral-video mascot, by contrast, it was the mild-mannered Delawarean campaign manager David Plouffe, whose YouTube spots emphasized grassroots organizing and campaign mechanics.) It was Cutter who, in April, took issue with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus's claim that the GOP could no more be accused of waging a war on women than it could a war on caterpillars; where some might have seen an innocuous analogy, Cutter saw outrageous misogyny. The comment, she wrote in a speedily issued campaign press release, showed "how little regard leading Republicans, including Mitt Romney, have for women's health." The 43-year-old Cutter is a Massachusetts native with middle-class roots who attended Smith College. She got her start in politics answering phones for then-New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, then went to work for Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, becoming a communications staffer in the Clinton White House after the election (and getting a law degree at Georgetown at night). Democratic strategist Bob Shrum, who got to know Cutter when she subsequently went to work for Sen. Ted Kennedy, said she was shaped by the combination of idealistic liberalism and combative maneuvering that defines Massachusetts Democratic politics. "She's a genuine progressive, and she's a very competitive person," Shrum said in an interview. "She believes society ought to be fairer so that middle-class kids like she once was can get a break in life." In Obamaworld, Cutter's ability to drive home a message with force and clarity is prized. "Stephanie brings the trifecta," said campaign manager Jim Messina -- "the ability to tell a simple story about complicated policy, a vast network, and a pitch-perfect political instinct. She separates what will matter to the media, and what will matter to voters, from the noise." But Cutter's centrality to the Obama campaign is also a remarkable comeback story. Eight years ago, many doubted she would ever work in politics again after her stint as communications director for John Kerry's presidential campaign came in for a raft of criticism in the losing effort's post-election circular firing squad. In many of the conversations I had about Cutter for this story, eventually my interlocutor would murmur: "Did you read the Newsweek story?" A harsh depiction of Cutter played a major role in the book-length election postmortem traditionally published by the magazine. "It was a career-ending article," says one Democratic operative not affiliated with the Obama campaign. "The fact that it not only didn't end her career but she's now basically running the country -- it's impressive." Cutter, in the magazine's account, was tagged with the decision not to respond more forcefully to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacks -- what many regarded as the campaign's fatal mistake. Reporters took issue with her blunt manner, while fellow campaign staffers viewed her as controlling and difficult. "Kerry staffers snidely made a verb of her e-mail name (scutter@johnkerry.com)," according to Newsweek. "'To Scutter' meant to try to control or dominate. Its second meaning was cruder, 'to f--- something up.'" Cutter declined to be interviewed for this story. But those close to her complain she was scapegoated for a failure that had many authors. "She was unfairly blamed for the Kerry loss," said one friend who worked with Cutter both in 2004 and at the Obama White House. "There were a lot of knives stabbed in her back because people needed someone to blame -- 'Kerry lost to Bush? How could that possibly happen?' This town needs to pump people up and then crush them down, and this is a case of that." Shrum, who was Kerry's chief strategist and a Cutter ally, insisted to me the Newsweek account got it backwards: "She pressed for us, and she was right, to answer the Swift Boat thing sooner than we did," he said. "There were people who wanted her job, so there was a lot of static. We had a period at the end of August, beginning of September, when the knives were out for everybody. ... All you have to do is look what [Cutter has] done since then to understand how wrong all those people were." Cutter was devastated by the Newsweek portrayal. But even some of her detractors were impressed by how she responded. Rather than taking the criticism personally, she used the episode as an occasion for soul-searching, and resolved to work her way back. Democratic strategist Karen Finney said Cutter, whom she counts among her closest friends, impressed people with her professionalism in the wake of the 2004 debacle. "I give her a lot of credit. She said, 'What can I learn from this to be a better professional?' I think she really grew, and that's why people really respect her now and she has such a strong reputation." "After that [Kerry] campaign was over, she knuckled down and went to work," said an Obama adviser and presidential veteran who is not close to Cutter. "She apologized to people for her behavior and rebuilt her reputation from the ground up. ... After the 2004 election, nobody would have ever thought Stephanie Cutter would be the most prominent campaign surrogate for a sitting president of the United States." Cutter went back her pre-campaign job with Sen. Kennedy, her longtime political mentor and patron. During the 2008 campaign, she was brought into the Obamas' orbit originally as Michelle Obama's chief of staff; after the inauguration, she came into the administration as an adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. In their way, these jobs were a comedown for Cutter -- not working for the nominee, not working at the White House -- but her determination to stay in the game and willingness to be useful where she could, along with the seriousness and intensity she brought to the posts, impressed colleagues. The White House brought her in to coordinate Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, then tasked her with heading up its communications strategy for the health-care reform bill in 2010. Last year, she left her post as a communications adviser in the White House to join the reelection effort. Cutter is one of three deputy managers on the Obama campaign, with a portfolio that includes the communications, research, and policy departments as well as a major voice in overall messaging strategy. While she's known as a tough boss with a forceful personality, she's prized for her strategic instincts, her attention to detail and her ability to see projects through to completion. Four different sources I interviewed for this story all independently described the same scenario to explain Cutter's value: a meeting full of self-regarding political types results in lots of promising ideas, but then everybody leaves and forgets about it; Cutter is the one who actually follows through. "She's the kind of person who, if you are trying to get something done, if you have a problem, you want her in the foxhole with you," said Jen Psaki, a former deputy White House communications director. "She's tough, she's focused, and she has an incredible ability to push a process and an idea forward." She's also an effective messenger, Psaki noted -- telegenic, fluent, adept at weaving facts together with humor and argument. Those traits are on vivid display in her YouTube videos, and Obama supporters will be happy to hear she plans to keep doing them, according to the campaign. A second Cutter video, posted May 17, is titled "Get the facts on Karl Rove's BS." In it, she tells viewers that Rove's super PAC, Crossroads, has a new ad. "Time to tear this thing apart," she announces, proceeding to declare its premise "flat-out wrong." The video has been viewed 125,000 times. In the words of one commenter: "Call em out on their crap and counter their big money spending on lies with simple honest truth. Excellent job!! Thank you Stephanie." http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/the-resurrection-of-stephanie-cutter/257732/

(NEWSER) – That tenacious Democrat you see debating on Sunday news shows? Her name is Stephanie Cutter, and only eight years ago her political career was all but dead, Politico reports. Cutter was communications adviser on John Kerry's 2004 campaign, and received much of the blame for its failure—with one Newsweek article even criticizing her wardrobe. But now she's a driving force on President Obama's re-election campaign, admired by politicos on both sides of the aisle. Her straight-talking style personally impressed Obama, who twice convinced her to stay at the White House. And it's paid off in her consistent attacks on Mitt Romney's work at Bain Capital, even after Bill Clinton and Cory Booker second-guessed the strategy. Still, she was denied the one administration job she wanted—communications director—and her style can ruffle a few feathers: “I thought she didn’t like me," says a former Obama official who claims she would snap at him. "So I’ve basically concluded that her skills far outweigh any issue people might have with her style."

Nin-Yaaban;849220 wrote: This type of thing seems like a weekly occurence now in Canada. Qofwalba oo Somali ah waa inuu Pistoled soo gataa oo difaac ah. Yaa laga difaacaa? Iyagaa is laynayee. Allah SWT ha u naxariisto inta dhimatay. Thanks for the update Kool.

Mabruuk brother Thiery. May Allah protect the little one and give guidance as she grows up. Wishing you and the whole family barwaaqo, bashbash iyo wanaag awoowe. Mabruuk again.

Lol@MMA

Nuune has bigger plans. He has now secured one old screamer in the Ukraine and is in the middle of renovating it at the junkyard. He doesn’t give a hoot about the noise, the pollution or the fact this guzzler doesn't have seats. Get it moving now and worry about aesthetics later, is his attitude. I support him 100%. Screw the damn Turks.

With Obama's HC law being upheld by the US Supreme court as constitutional, how does Obamacare as a whole affect the Somalis in the US? Do you know any Somalis who wil benefit from Obamacare? How about you? Do you have coverage?

Aadan Jungle, please avoid personal atttacks and respect the opinion of other nomads. SOL is not the venue for insults. Please don't attack anyone on this forum. Give your opinion in a civilized manner.

Zack, you probably know Khallif Sheekh Maxamuud very well specially his famous jab at NGONGE. Here is Khaliif Sheekh Maxamuud's holding the microphone. Ilaahay ha u naxariisto.

Khaliif Sheekh Maxamuud. Cali Dhuux Aaadan

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Another one was killed? I thought the Eaton Center shooting was the last one. It is very obvious that a whole generation has fallen victim to shameless criminality and laziness. There are jobs in Alberta (many, many jobs) and quite a few decent families are surviving with the "low paying jobs" these brats are complaining about. I have seen many elderly Somalis sweeping malls and pushing garbage containers for a living. The nonsense about "meaningful jobs" is the same lame excuse these goons have been using for years. Give me a break.

Waan idin salaama Libaaxyada, particulary Oodweyne. I can just imagine the amount of camels and goats that will be slaughtered. Unlike my friend Oodwayne, I welcome this 20 day grand conference.

A great man he was, indeed. May Allah bless him with Jannah. Samir iyo iimaan to family.

lol@Abtigiis. Libaan Gabayre is not related to Salaad Gabayre (the young soldier executed by Siyaad Barre). The HAG gabeyre is from Galgaduud. Just a minor correction there.

Sad to hear this news. Innaa Lilaahi wa innaa ilayhi raajicuun. Ilaahay naxariistii janno haka waraabiyo dambigiisana ha dhaafo. Samir iyo iimaan to family.

Abwaan;838778 wrote: LST aniga kan leen qabaa ee adiga meeqo magac oo kale ayaad leedahay? other than the admin? Qarxis time. Let me guess........... It is ok to abandon a username and have one current username. On the list above, some lost passwords, some got locked out when the new forum format was rolled out and had login problems, some decided to just change, etc. Admin is not a contributor. LST is a nomad awoowe.

Most of them are here using other usernames (abandoned old ones, etc).

Ali tried this before and it didn't work.

It looks like Somali gangs are at it again. I don't know when this nonsense will end. Accused Fort McMurray coke dealer targeted in Toronto shooting. Man shot dead in Eaton Centre had survived prior attempts on his life CBC News TORONTO, Ont. - The suspected gunman in Saturday's fatal shooting in Toronto's Eaton Centre was under house arrest on another criminal charge and awaiting trial at the time of the shooting. Christopher Husbands, a 23-year-old father, walked into 52 Division with his lawyer early Monday morning to turn himself in. He has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder in the shooting. Police said the shooting was not gang-motivated, even though there are indications Husbands and the deceased knew each other and were both part of the same gang. "There are people who have associations to gangs," said Toronto Police Det.-Sgt. Brian Borg at a press conference on Monday. "Regardless, I do not believe that this is a gang-motivated homicide. I believe there's personal aspects involved." Afternoon shopping at the Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto's largest and busiest mall, was interrupted Saturday evening when a gunman opened fire in the mall's packed food court and killed one person. "At the time of the shooting, Mr. Husbands was a charged individual and was on house arrest conditions not to be outside of his residence," said Det.-Sgt. Borg. Borg said some suspects are determined to ignore court orders despite police efforts to make them comply. Mayor Rob Ford also addressed the media Monday, thanked police for their hard work and told Torontonians they have no reason to be fearful. "It's been a terrible couple days, but this is the safest city in the world," he said. Deputy Chief Jeff McGuire applauded his officers for the way they responded to the shooting, but also thanked shoppers who were in the Eaton Centre at the time and stopped to help others. "It's a traumatic event for those people, but they're the heroes - the citizens of Toronto," he said. Ahmed Hassan, 24, of Toronto, was killed instantly and six others were injured in the shooting. Besides the deceased, six others were hit by gunfire and rushed to hospital with various wounds, many of them considered serious. One of them was a 13-year-old boy, who was visiting from Port Hope, Ont. He was initially listed in critical condition after withstanding a bullet wound to the head, but he is now listed as in improving condition. Trinity College School in Port Hope confirmed the 13-year-old boy is a student at the school. "Representatives from the school have been in touch with the family to offer our support and we are encouraged by the news that our student's condition is now stable," the school said in a statement. "We respect the family's right and request to privacy; as such, the school will not be releasing the name of the student at this time. We are reaching out to our students, parents and staff to ensure supports are in place to help them deal with this most difficult situation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the student and his family." A 25-year-old female victim was also injured after receiving a bullet wound to the left leg. She has since been released from hospital. The same remains true for a man, 25, who was released after suffering a bullet wound to the left leg. Another 30-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when a bullet grazed her abdomen, and she has also been released from hospital. One 22-year-old woman who suffered a gunshot wound to the hand refused treatment. A 23-year-old man is still in hospital after sustaining a bullet wound to the neck and chest. His condition has been described as critical and police say his condition is the worst of the injured parties. Police said he is a member of the same gang as Husbands and the deceased. A pregnant woman was also injured as she was trampled and pushed as people fled the scene. She has been treated at hospital and both the woman and her unborn baby are doing well, according to police. "Our investigation clearly suggests that this was a targeted shooting and not a random act of violence against the members of the general public," Det.-Sgt. Borg said. "Regardless, it was committed in a busy mall, in the heart of the city, with no regard for members of the public simply going about their everyday business." "Whether this is a gang-motivated shooting has not been definitively determined, but I can say that it is being closely looked at giving that at least one of the victims has known gang associations," Borg added. As for those witnesses who managed to take any pictures or video, police are asking that they contact the homicide unit so police can review their footage. "For those members of the public the police have not spoken with, that were present at the Urban Eatery, and have any information that they believe would assist, I urge you to contact the homicide squad directly or 52 Division. If you do not wish to call the police directly, please call Crime Stoppers," Borg said. "I can assure you that the police have done a tremendous amount of work in a short period of time, and I'm very confident we are going to make an arrest very soon," said Mayor Ford during Sunday's press conference.

I agree with Joe Fiorito. This shooter is the lowest of the low. He is worse than a loser.

I like it. Great to see Shariif setting a good example.

Oba, I will accept the December 2013 invite Insha Allah. Let us give the Turkish initiatives 18 months to take hold. This is a short notice you are giving us awoowe.