Obama and the Democrats Have a Problem

The Democratic Party is no longer the party that defends Civil Rights. So what is the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans when it comes to Don't Ask Don't Tell?

Meghan McCain has a legitimate point and President Obama and the Democratic Party are going to have a major setback from their progressive base if they don't honor their promise to eliminate Don't Ask Don't Tell.

President Obama needs to honor his campaign promise and put a moratorium on Don't Ask Don't Tell until the Democratic Congress can address this issue.

Otherwise no self respecting member of the LGBT community and no progressives will continue to support the Democratic Party. With no change in sight it looks like hypocrisy, not change, will be the appropriate descriptor for Obama and the Democratic party

If the status quo is going to continue in DC looks like progressives will need to start investing our resources in other arenas like the Green Party.

If you are a social activist you are a terrorist....

It seems the use of laws to strip away civil liberties is not just an American phenomenon anymore.

In El Salvador, the government claims that terrorists include the citizens protesting the privatization of water. (This should sound familiar because if you are an environmental or animal rights activist in the United States you are also defined as a terrorist.) Multinational Corporations are buying up water supplies worldwide claiming that they can manage the water shortage that is about to come better than the governments...of course they will sell their water to the elites as the highest price. The El Salvadoran people prefer to keep the water public and have laws protecting clean water from being contaminated by the very same multinational corporations who want to profit on scarcer supplies of clean water.

The war on terrorism is now being used world wide to silence people from speaking out against the takeover of resources (and our governments) by multinational corporations.

Unfortunately, we need water to survive....water should not become a property of the multinational corporations. When water is privatized under the Free Trade Agreement in South America it is illegal for anyone to even collect rain water. Go figure...

Here's a video of those deadly South American activists.

Quote of the Week of February 26, 2007 by Mother Jones

I would fight God Almighty Himself if He didn't play square with me.
by Mary H. Jones (Mother Jones)



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We are now auditioning for a new generation of Mother Joneses to rally the people, not just in America, but around the world. You can sign up here or anywhere where the living are oppressed by the arrogant, the crooked and the cruel. Just start raising Hell as loud as you can and as colorfully as you can and the universe will let you know if you've been cast.

George Allen's Record Begs the Question

George "The Fallen" Allen gives Virginians "cause for pause." Allen's abysmal voting record correlates with the attitude displayed in his macaca remarks.

Civil Rights

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 15 percent in 2005.

2005 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 0 percent in 2005.

2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 13 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 12 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 7 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Senator Allen supported the interests of the League of United Latin American Citizens 17 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2003.

2003 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 6 percent in 2003.

2003 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 7 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Senator Allen supported the interests of the League of United Latin American Citizens 25 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 14 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 7 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 27 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 0 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 Senator Allen supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 27 percent in 2001.

2001 Senator Allen supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 20 percent in 2001.

2001 Senator Allen supported the interests of the League of United Latin American Citizens 36 percent in 2001.

Info courtesy of Project Vote Smart