Do your children and grandchildren a favor...go see this film.
It's showing at the Naro Cinema in Norfolk tonight and tomorrow nite....at 7:30 p.m.
Heck....even Pat Robertson is now a believer in global warming....will miracles ever cease?
Buzz...Buzz...
Mosquito
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Loyalty is NOT always a virtue....
Misplaced loyalty is definitely NOT a virtue....
I'm an independent...I support Jim Webb.
I got to thinking what I would do if the "shoe" was on the other foot....If Jim Webb was guilty of racism and his behavior was finally catching up with him...what would I do?
Being independent, thinking for myself, and not willing to just go along to get along...I would have to renounce my support of Mr. Webb if that was the situation....
In fact, after contemplating Vivian Paige's writings I had some dialogues with friends and realized that the Webb campaign had failed to "activate" their base. I understand some folks are working to correct this situation.
So why does someone have blind loyalty? Why will they go down with someone who, if given the opportunity, would be the first to jump off the ship?
I'm creative but this is just blowing my mind....
So if you are a Republican and continue to support Allen....despite all the evidence....Why do you remain loyal?
If you are a Republican and have lost faith in George Allen...what do you do now?
I'm starting to believe that being the member of a political party in a two party system is not the best action for America in these times....I prefer to vote for the BEST candidate for the job.
In this VA Senate Race there's no longer a contest. Jim Webb is the best man for the job of representing Virginians and Americans in the Senate.
Who knows, if we get enough Jim Webb types elected, over time, we may be able to honestly call it the United States Senate once again.
In the meantime, how many Republicans will put party first and Virginia last?
I'm an independent...I support Jim Webb.
I got to thinking what I would do if the "shoe" was on the other foot....If Jim Webb was guilty of racism and his behavior was finally catching up with him...what would I do?
Being independent, thinking for myself, and not willing to just go along to get along...I would have to renounce my support of Mr. Webb if that was the situation....
In fact, after contemplating Vivian Paige's writings I had some dialogues with friends and realized that the Webb campaign had failed to "activate" their base. I understand some folks are working to correct this situation.
So why does someone have blind loyalty? Why will they go down with someone who, if given the opportunity, would be the first to jump off the ship?
I'm creative but this is just blowing my mind....
So if you are a Republican and continue to support Allen....despite all the evidence....Why do you remain loyal?
If you are a Republican and have lost faith in George Allen...what do you do now?
I'm starting to believe that being the member of a political party in a two party system is not the best action for America in these times....I prefer to vote for the BEST candidate for the job.
In this VA Senate Race there's no longer a contest. Jim Webb is the best man for the job of representing Virginians and Americans in the Senate.
Who knows, if we get enough Jim Webb types elected, over time, we may be able to honestly call it the United States Senate once again.
In the meantime, how many Republicans will put party first and Virginia last?
Loyalty is NOT always a virtue....
Misplaced loyalty is definitely NOT a virtue....
I'm an independent...I support Jim Webb.
I got to thinking what I would do if the "shoe" was on the other foot....If Jim Webb was guilty of racism and his behavior was finally catching up with him...what would I do?
Being independent, thinking for myself, and not willing to just go along to get along...I would have to renounce my support of Mr. Webb if that was the situation....
So why does someone have blind loyalty? Why will they go down with someone who, if given the opportunity, would be the first to jump off the ship?
I'm creative but this is just blowing my mind....
So if you are a Republican and continue to support Allen....despite all the evidence....Why do you remain loyal?
If you are a Republican and have lost faith in George Allen...what do you do now?
I'm an independent...I support Jim Webb.
I got to thinking what I would do if the "shoe" was on the other foot....If Jim Webb was guilty of racism and his behavior was finally catching up with him...what would I do?
Being independent, thinking for myself, and not willing to just go along to get along...I would have to renounce my support of Mr. Webb if that was the situation....
So why does someone have blind loyalty? Why will they go down with someone who, if given the opportunity, would be the first to jump off the ship?
I'm creative but this is just blowing my mind....
So if you are a Republican and continue to support Allen....despite all the evidence....Why do you remain loyal?
If you are a Republican and have lost faith in George Allen...what do you do now?
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Tonight is a good movie night at the Naro in Norfolk
Whatever your political persusaion you can have fun and do some good research by watching the documentary Iraq for Sale:The War Profiteers.
It will be at the Naro Theatre on Colley Ave in Norfolk at 7:30 pm tonight.
So far not a single fact in the movie has been proven wrong....So get a drink, buy some popcorn and check it out.
A discussion will follow the film.....so come and hear what others in America are thinking.....
Buzz...Buzz....
It will be at the Naro Theatre on Colley Ave in Norfolk at 7:30 pm tonight.
So far not a single fact in the movie has been proven wrong....So get a drink, buy some popcorn and check it out.
A discussion will follow the film.....so come and hear what others in America are thinking.....
Buzz...Buzz....
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Here's a GREAT South American Leader--Evo Morales
Mosquito has written alot about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez because a balanced picture is not presented in the United States. Much like the build up to war in Iraq (and now Iran) the propaganda machine goes into gear to activate Americans on a foundation of lies.
So I have taken it upon myself to defend Hugo Chavez. Sometimes it is difficult to do because Chavez sometimes runs his mouth and blusters too much...for example, calling President Bush a devil (yes Chavez has a grudge b/c the US has financed a coup and a previous assasination attempt..and continues to try to COLONIZE South America)....but calling Bush the Devil at the UN is not a productive exercise.
The Bolivian President Evo Morales is definitely my personal preference. He displays more of the indigenous politics that are sweeping the South (including my beloved Zapatistas in Mexico).
Take a little time and get to know this incredible man. Here is an hour long interview....If we could only get a man with his nature to lead our country.....
Here's the link (If you are coming to this late it's the Friday September 22, 2006 newscast.)
Friday, September 22, 2006
The Changing Face of Hampton Roads
I remember when it was difficult to get a crowd together for anything progressive in Hampton Roads. This has changed in the last few years thanks to the efforts of a number of Hampton Roads citizens such as Steve and Kim Baggerly and their Catholic Workers, Tom of the Gaia Circle, Tench at the Naro Cinema, Jean and Star of The iMage Project and the World Dreams Peace Bridge, the Emanuels in Va Beach with their monthly salons, Dani Vedros and David Gordon and their Second Saturday Salon, Tom Palumbo, Ann Williams, and George Ibarro of the the Southern Eye, Whit Peace, Alexandra Kedrock and the rest of the folk at Hampt0n Roads Network for Nonviolence, Susan Posey and her annual Fair Trade Festival, J.P and his friends with Food Not Bombs, Alma Kessling and Bev Sell and their work in Five Points, the local farmer markets, the folks at the 40th Street Theatre, Ann Hageman and the Equality VA community....These folks and others have come together to create a thriving prgressive network.
Last year a coalition of over twenty groups formed The Tidewater Peace Alliance. This organization worked with the Naro Cinema and started their work with The Light into Darkness Peace Film Festival last December.
The Unitarian Church hosted a celebration of the United Nations Day of Peace last night. This event was sponsored by The Tidewater Peace Alliance, the Naro Cinema, the Studio for the HEaling Arts, and a long list of local progressive organizations. 150 folks shared a night of inspirational speeches, dance, singing, and interactions with each other. It was definitely a warm community gathering.
This weekend the Green Film Festival continues...Naro will be showing a number of great films including Who Killed the Electric Car. There will also be seminars at the nearby Studio for the Healing Arts.
On Sunday evening i a new, important documentary--raq for Sale:The War Profiteers--will be shown. This is a new documentary and it's a must see for anyone planning to vote on November 7.
On Friday night, The film God and Gays: Bridging the Gap wukk be sgiwb, Nel White (Soulforce) and the producer and Director will be on hand to discuss the film. This is another must see film with the Marshall Neuman amendment on the ballot.
Check it out:
The Green Film Festival schedule of films, showtimes, and events
Last year a coalition of over twenty groups formed The Tidewater Peace Alliance. This organization worked with the Naro Cinema and started their work with The Light into Darkness Peace Film Festival last December.
The Unitarian Church hosted a celebration of the United Nations Day of Peace last night. This event was sponsored by The Tidewater Peace Alliance, the Naro Cinema, the Studio for the HEaling Arts, and a long list of local progressive organizations. 150 folks shared a night of inspirational speeches, dance, singing, and interactions with each other. It was definitely a warm community gathering.
This weekend the Green Film Festival continues...Naro will be showing a number of great films including Who Killed the Electric Car. There will also be seminars at the nearby Studio for the Healing Arts.
On Sunday evening i a new, important documentary--raq for Sale:The War Profiteers--will be shown. This is a new documentary and it's a must see for anyone planning to vote on November 7.
On Friday night, The film God and Gays: Bridging the Gap wukk be sgiwb, Nel White (Soulforce) and the producer and Director will be on hand to discuss the film. This is another must see film with the Marshall Neuman amendment on the ballot.
Check it out:
The Green Film Festival schedule of films, showtimes, and events
Net Neutrality is still on the block....
The telecommunications industry continues to pressure Congress to eliminate Net Neutrality. Senator Stevens, at this time, does NOT have the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster. If he can't muster the 60 votes net neutrality will be safe until the new congress reconvenes. IF that new Congress has a democratic majority in the Senate, Net Neutrality will probably be safe....but don't count on anything.
Here's a list of the Senators. Generally, an unknown is someone who is not declaring to their constituents their stance. This issue is not new....I find it hard to believe that the Senators have not researched and studied the issue, especially since so many bills were supposed to make it to the floor on this issue.
So check the list and please contact these people...The telecommunications keep the pressure on daily. We've been able to fend off the big money interest but it's only been through dilegence and perseverance. If you haven't discussed net neutrality with your Senators or representatvie pleace so do in the near future.
Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) 202-224-4944 Unknown
Allard, Wayne (R-CO) 202-224-5941 Unknown
Baucus, Max (D-MT) 202-224-2651 Unknown
Bennett, Robert F. (R-UT) 202-224-5444 Unknown
Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO) 202-224-5721 Unknown
Bunning, Jim (R-KY) 202-224-4343 Unknown
Burr, Richard (R-NC) 202 224-3154 Unknown
Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) 202-224-3954 Unknown
Carper, Thomas (D-DE) 202-224-2441 Unknown
Chafee, Lincoln D. (R-RI) 202-224-2921 Unknown
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 202-224-3521 Unknown
Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 202 224-5754 Unknown
Cochran, Thad (R-MS) 202-224-5054 Unknown
Coleman, Norm (R-MN) 202-224-5641 Unknown
Collins, Susan (R-ME) 202-224-2523 Unknown
Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 202-224-2043 Unknown
Cornyn, John (R-TX) 202-224-2934 Unknown
Crapo, Mike (R-ID) 202-224-6142 Unknown
DeWine, Mike (R-OH) 202-224-2315 Unknown
Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) 202-224-6342 Unknown
Domenici, Pete V. (R-NM) 202-224-6621 Unknown
Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) 202-224-2152 Unknown
Enzi, Michael (R-WY) 202-224-3424 Unknown
Frist, William H. (R-TN) 202-224-3344 Unknown
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 202-224-5972 Unknown
Grassley, Charles E. (R-IA) 202-224-3744 Unknown
Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 202-224-3324 Unknown
Hagel, Chuck (R-NE) 202-224-4224 Unknown
Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) 202-224-5251 Unknown
Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) 202-224-4721 Unknown
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) 202 224-3643 Unknown
Johnson, Tim (D-SD) 202-224-5842 Unknown
Kohl, Herb (D-WI) 202-224-5653 Unknown
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 202-224-4521 Unknown
Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) 202-224-5824 Unknown
Levin, Carl (D-MI) 202-224-6221 Unknown
Lincoln, Blanche Lambert (D-AR) 202-224-4843 Unknown
Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN) 202-224-4814 Unknown
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 202-224-2541 Unknown
Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) 202-224-4744 Unknown
Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) 202-224-6665 Unknown
Murray, Patty (D-WA) 202-224-2621 Unknown
Reed, Jack (D-RI) 202-224-4642 Unknown
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) 202-224-4774 Unknown
Salazar, Ken (D-CO) 202 224-5852 Unknown
Santorum, Rick (R-PA) 202-224-6324 Unknown
Sarbanes, Paul S. (D-MD) 202-224-4524 Unknown
Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) 202-224-4124 Unknown
Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) 202-224-5744 Unknown
Stabenow, Debbie A. (D-MI) 202-224-4822 Unknown
Talent, Jim (R-MO) 202-224-6154 Unknown
Thune, John (R-SD) 202 224-2321 Unknown
Voinovich, George (R-OH) 202-224-3353 Unknown
Warner, John W. (R-VA) 202-224-2023 Unknown
Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND) 202-224-2551 For
Snowe, Olympia (R-ME) 202-224-5344 For
Wyden, Ron (D-OR) 202-224-5244 For
Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) 202-224-6361 For
Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 202-224-5623 For
Biden, Jr., Joseph R. (D-DE) 202-224-5042 For
Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) 202-224-5521 For
Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 202-224-3553 For
Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) 202-224-3441 For
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY) 202-224-4451 For
Dayton, Mark (D-MN) 202-224-3244 For
Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT) 202-224-2823 For
Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI) 202-224-5323 For
Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 202-224-3841 For
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 202-224-3254 For
Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI) 202-224-3934 For
Jeffords, James M. (I-VT) 202-224-5141 For
Kennedy, Edward M. (D-MA) 202-224-4543 For
Kerry, John F. (D-MA) 202-224-2742 For
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) 202-224-3224 For
Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) 202-224-4242 For
Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 202-224-5274 For
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) 202-224-6551 For
Obama, Barack (D-IL) 202 224-2854 For
Pryor, Mark (D-AR) 202-224-2353 For
Reid, Harry (D-NV) 202-224-3542 For
Rockefeller, IV, John D. (D-WV) 202-224-6472 For
Schumer, Charles (D-NY) 202-224-6542 For
Allen, George (R-VA) 202-224-4024 Against
Brownback, Sam (R-KS) 202-224-6521 Against
Burns, Conrad R. (R-MT) 202-224-2644 Against
Craig, Larry E. (R-ID) 202-224-2752 Against
DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 202 224-6121 Against
Ensign, John (R-NV) 202-224-6244 Against
Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) 202-224-5922 Against
Lott, Trent (R-MS) 202-224-6253 Against
McCain, John (R-AZ) 202-224-2235 Against
Smith, Gordon (R-OR) 202-224-3753 Against
Stevens, Ted (R-AK) 202-224-3004 Against
Sununu, John (R-NH) 202-224-2841 Against
Thomas, Craig (R-WY) 202-224-6441 Against
Vitter, David (R-LA) 202 224-4623 Against
Lieberman, Joesph I. (D-CT) 202-224-4041 Waffling
Martinez, Mel (R-FL) 202 224-3041 Waffling
Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) 202-224-4654 Waffling
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 202-224-4254 Waffling
Here's a list of the Senators. Generally, an unknown is someone who is not declaring to their constituents their stance. This issue is not new....I find it hard to believe that the Senators have not researched and studied the issue, especially since so many bills were supposed to make it to the floor on this issue.
So check the list and please contact these people...The telecommunications keep the pressure on daily. We've been able to fend off the big money interest but it's only been through dilegence and perseverance. If you haven't discussed net neutrality with your Senators or representatvie pleace so do in the near future.
Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) 202-224-4944 Unknown
Allard, Wayne (R-CO) 202-224-5941 Unknown
Baucus, Max (D-MT) 202-224-2651 Unknown
Bennett, Robert F. (R-UT) 202-224-5444 Unknown
Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO) 202-224-5721 Unknown
Bunning, Jim (R-KY) 202-224-4343 Unknown
Burr, Richard (R-NC) 202 224-3154 Unknown
Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) 202-224-3954 Unknown
Carper, Thomas (D-DE) 202-224-2441 Unknown
Chafee, Lincoln D. (R-RI) 202-224-2921 Unknown
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 202-224-3521 Unknown
Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 202 224-5754 Unknown
Cochran, Thad (R-MS) 202-224-5054 Unknown
Coleman, Norm (R-MN) 202-224-5641 Unknown
Collins, Susan (R-ME) 202-224-2523 Unknown
Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 202-224-2043 Unknown
Cornyn, John (R-TX) 202-224-2934 Unknown
Crapo, Mike (R-ID) 202-224-6142 Unknown
DeWine, Mike (R-OH) 202-224-2315 Unknown
Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) 202-224-6342 Unknown
Domenici, Pete V. (R-NM) 202-224-6621 Unknown
Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) 202-224-2152 Unknown
Enzi, Michael (R-WY) 202-224-3424 Unknown
Frist, William H. (R-TN) 202-224-3344 Unknown
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 202-224-5972 Unknown
Grassley, Charles E. (R-IA) 202-224-3744 Unknown
Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 202-224-3324 Unknown
Hagel, Chuck (R-NE) 202-224-4224 Unknown
Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) 202-224-5251 Unknown
Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) 202-224-4721 Unknown
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) 202 224-3643 Unknown
Johnson, Tim (D-SD) 202-224-5842 Unknown
Kohl, Herb (D-WI) 202-224-5653 Unknown
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 202-224-4521 Unknown
Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) 202-224-5824 Unknown
Levin, Carl (D-MI) 202-224-6221 Unknown
Lincoln, Blanche Lambert (D-AR) 202-224-4843 Unknown
Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN) 202-224-4814 Unknown
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 202-224-2541 Unknown
Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) 202-224-4744 Unknown
Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) 202-224-6665 Unknown
Murray, Patty (D-WA) 202-224-2621 Unknown
Reed, Jack (D-RI) 202-224-4642 Unknown
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) 202-224-4774 Unknown
Salazar, Ken (D-CO) 202 224-5852 Unknown
Santorum, Rick (R-PA) 202-224-6324 Unknown
Sarbanes, Paul S. (D-MD) 202-224-4524 Unknown
Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) 202-224-4124 Unknown
Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) 202-224-5744 Unknown
Stabenow, Debbie A. (D-MI) 202-224-4822 Unknown
Talent, Jim (R-MO) 202-224-6154 Unknown
Thune, John (R-SD) 202 224-2321 Unknown
Voinovich, George (R-OH) 202-224-3353 Unknown
Warner, John W. (R-VA) 202-224-2023 Unknown
Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND) 202-224-2551 For
Snowe, Olympia (R-ME) 202-224-5344 For
Wyden, Ron (D-OR) 202-224-5244 For
Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) 202-224-6361 For
Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 202-224-5623 For
Biden, Jr., Joseph R. (D-DE) 202-224-5042 For
Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) 202-224-5521 For
Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 202-224-3553 For
Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) 202-224-3441 For
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY) 202-224-4451 For
Dayton, Mark (D-MN) 202-224-3244 For
Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT) 202-224-2823 For
Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI) 202-224-5323 For
Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 202-224-3841 For
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 202-224-3254 For
Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI) 202-224-3934 For
Jeffords, James M. (I-VT) 202-224-5141 For
Kennedy, Edward M. (D-MA) 202-224-4543 For
Kerry, John F. (D-MA) 202-224-2742 For
Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) 202-224-3224 For
Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) 202-224-4242 For
Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 202-224-5274 For
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) 202-224-6551 For
Obama, Barack (D-IL) 202 224-2854 For
Pryor, Mark (D-AR) 202-224-2353 For
Reid, Harry (D-NV) 202-224-3542 For
Rockefeller, IV, John D. (D-WV) 202-224-6472 For
Schumer, Charles (D-NY) 202-224-6542 For
Allen, George (R-VA) 202-224-4024 Against
Brownback, Sam (R-KS) 202-224-6521 Against
Burns, Conrad R. (R-MT) 202-224-2644 Against
Craig, Larry E. (R-ID) 202-224-2752 Against
DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 202 224-6121 Against
Ensign, John (R-NV) 202-224-6244 Against
Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) 202-224-5922 Against
Lott, Trent (R-MS) 202-224-6253 Against
McCain, John (R-AZ) 202-224-2235 Against
Smith, Gordon (R-OR) 202-224-3753 Against
Stevens, Ted (R-AK) 202-224-3004 Against
Sununu, John (R-NH) 202-224-2841 Against
Thomas, Craig (R-WY) 202-224-6441 Against
Vitter, David (R-LA) 202 224-4623 Against
Lieberman, Joesph I. (D-CT) 202-224-4041 Waffling
Martinez, Mel (R-FL) 202 224-3041 Waffling
Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) 202-224-4654 Waffling
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) 202-224-4254 Waffling
Thursday, September 21, 2006
This is for Rocinante's Burdens
I couldn't find a way to comment on your Allen vs. Webb piece so I'm blogging this just for you.
After reading your post I believe this video is a must see for you. The video you want is titled "This is Absurd."
Expect more spin and dirt. After, all Senator Allen who pledges a "clean" campaign hired the original swiftboater to run his.
If you are looking for a candidate who runs on the issues you need to take a good long look at Jim Webb. I support Webb because of his character, his experience, and after lots of research.
I refuse to support George Allen because I know him. He prefers to support the corporate elite instead of me. He prefers to divide people not unite them. The disastrous War in Iraq, Rising Gas Prices (which will rise again after the election), and war profiteering are not in my best interests. Staying the course and allowing incompetents to continue to run the show with no accountability is not good government policy. Neing a rubber stamp for George Bush is bankrupting America.
Forget the labels, forget the party nonsense...Vote for the best candidate who will represent the interests of most Americans not a few wealthy elitists.
Buzz...Buzz...
After reading your post I believe this video is a must see for you. The video you want is titled "This is Absurd."
Expect more spin and dirt. After, all Senator Allen who pledges a "clean" campaign hired the original swiftboater to run his.
If you are looking for a candidate who runs on the issues you need to take a good long look at Jim Webb. I support Webb because of his character, his experience, and after lots of research.
I refuse to support George Allen because I know him. He prefers to support the corporate elite instead of me. He prefers to divide people not unite them. The disastrous War in Iraq, Rising Gas Prices (which will rise again after the election), and war profiteering are not in my best interests. Staying the course and allowing incompetents to continue to run the show with no accountability is not good government policy. Neing a rubber stamp for George Bush is bankrupting America.
Forget the labels, forget the party nonsense...Vote for the best candidate who will represent the interests of most Americans not a few wealthy elitists.
Buzz...Buzz...
What Motivated the 9/11 Hijackers?
Why did the 9/11 Commission not thoroughly and objectively study this question?
Hampton Roads Green Screen Film Festival
4th Annual Green Screen Film Festival
Friday, Sept 22 through Wednesday, October 4
NARO CINEMA in the Ghent area of Norfolk
"World War III will be a guerrilla information war, with no division between military and civilian participation."
-- Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage (1967)
Thursday, September 21 from 6:00 to 8:30pm
United Nations International Day of Peace An inter-faith peace service and candlelight vigil will be held at the Unitarian Church on the Hague, 739 Yarmouth St in Norfolk.
Friday, Sept 22
Opening night reception at Elliot's Fair Grounds Coffee House at corner of Colley Ave and Baldwin Ave (one block south of Naro) following the screening of Black Gold until 9:00pm. Free samples of a selection of Ethiopian coffees and food. Everyone welcome!
Saturday, Sept 30
Green Screen Reception Preceding Al Franken: God Spoke at Azars Mediterranean Foods on Colley Ave and 20th St (3 blocks north of Naro) between 5:30 and 7:00pm. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. Everyone welcome!
13 Film Premieres and 3 Revivals
With presenters and after-film discussion
Film admission is $8. Discount ticket books are accepted. Call for more info about a Green Screen Festival Discount Pass. 625-6275
Friday, Sept 22 at 5:00pm
BLACK GOLD: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Multinational coffee companies dominate the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay premium prices for lattes and cappuccinos, the low price paid to Ethiopian coffee farmers in the birthplace of coffee has forced many to abandon their fields. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to travel the world and establish fair trade practices for the 75,000 struggling Ethiopian coffee farmers. (78 mins)
Friday, Sept 22 at 9:05pm
U.S. VERSUS JOHN LENNON Lennon's transformation from the Beatles rock star to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace is documented by biographers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. They reveal the U.S. Government's attempt to silence Lennon, showing that this was not just an isolated episode in American history but that the issues and struggles of that era remain relevant today. Featuring appearances by Noam Chomsky, Walter Cronkite, Mario Cuomo, Angela Davis, John Dean, Ron Kovic, G. Gordon Liddy, George McGovern, Bobby Seale, Tommy Smothers, Gore Vidal, Yoko Ono and others. (99mins)
Sat & Sun, Sept 23 & 24 at 3:00pm; Mon, Sept 25 at 7:30pm
WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? Writer/director Chris Paine chronicles the life and mysterious death of the EV-1, examining the cultural and economic ripple effects caused by its conception and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. Interviews with automakers, legislators, engineers, consumers, celebrities, and car enthusiasts piece the complex puzzle together. (PG, 91 mins)
Saturday, Sept 23 at 5:00
THE GROUND TRUTH Patricia Foulkrod's powerful new film depicts with ferocious honesty the terrible conflict in Iraq, a prelude to the even more challenging battles fought by soldiers when they return home to personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. (72 mins)
Sat, Sept 23 at 9:15 and Sat, Sept 30 at 9:30
PEEL: The Peru Project In the newest film from the family that made surf film history (The Endless Summer), filmmaker Wes Brown travels to the beautiful waters of Peru to find the perfect wave. His trek includes an enchanted visit to the ancient Incan village of Machu Picchu. The electrifying surf footage features world-class surfers Mark Healey, Jamie Sterling, and Sofia Mulanovich. Sponsored by our local chapter of Surfriders Foundation. (80 mins)
Sunday, Sept 24 at 7:30
IRAQ FOR SALE: The War Profiteers This is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed) takes you inside the lives of Americans and Iraqis who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Blackwater, the private military contractor in Moyock, NC is featured as just one of many corporations making a killing in Iraq. (75 mins)
Tues, Sept 26 at 7:30 and Tues, Oct 3 at 7:30
LOOSE CHANGE Three young filmmakers spent many years and little money to make the most successful web-download feature film ever made. This newest updated version covers over 300 points connecting the attacks of 9/11 with forces within the US government. Evidence is derived from news footage, scientific analysis, and personal accounts. A discussion about the biggest conspiracy phenomenon since the assassination of President Kennedy will follow the screening. (80 mins)
Wed, Sept 27 at 7:15 as part of seminar at Studio for Healing Arts
HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL After the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Cuba lost access to oil and had to suddenly transition from a fossil fuel agricultural export economy dependent on petrol-chemical fertilizers to a culture of intensive organic farming to keep its citizens from starving. As the world approaches peak oil, Cuba provides a valuable example of the cooperation, conservation, and community that will be needed to continue civil society in a low-energy world. (53 mins)
Wed, & Thurs, Sept 27 & 28 at 7:30
INCONVENIENT TRUTH After the 2000 election, Al Gore reset his course to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening portrait of his "traveling global warming show," he is funny, engaging, open, and downright on fire about getting the truth out before it's too late. Political proponents take note. (PG, 100 mins)
Friday, Sept 29 at 7:00
GOD AND GAYS What is it like to be gay and Christian in America? Filmmakers Luane Beck and Kim Clark explore the struggle that Christians have reconciling sexuality and spirituality. With Rev. Mel White, co-founder of SoulForce, Rev. Deborah L. Johnson of Santa Cruz, Jason Stuart, an out Jewish comic and actor in Los Angeles, (90mins)
Mel White, author of the new "Religion Gone Bad" will be in attendance along with filmmakers Luane Beck and Kim Clark.
Friday, Sept 29 at 9:30
WAKE UP SCREAMING "One man, 48 cities, 100 bands - what could possibly go wrong?" Independent filmmakers David Bergthold and Laban Pheidios team up with local PETA staff member and activist Jason Bayless as he travels across the country during the Vans Warped Tour. You'll meet rock stars, skaters, groupies, and animal rights activists unplugged in this PETA production. (80 mins)
Sat, Sept 30 at 1:00 and Sun, Oct 1 at 2:00
LASSIE Do we really need a new Lassie movie? When it's as good as this, yes! On the eve of World War II, a poor British family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole) and Lassie is transported 500 miles away to the Duke's remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland. Lassie must face dangers great and small to get back to the home and family she loves. (PG, 100 mins)
Sat, Sept 30 at 5:00 and Sun, Oct 1 at 6:00
THE WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz) is a talented college gymnast with Olympic dreams. Then Dan's world is turned upside down when he meets a mysterious stranger he calls Socrates (Nick Nolte), who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. Directed by Victor Salva (Powder), based on Dan Millman's autobiographical novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior. (PG13, 120 mins)
Saturday, Sept 30
Green Screen Reception Preceding Al Franken: God Spoke at Azars Mediterranean Foods on Colley Ave and 20th St (3 blocks north of Naro) between 5:30 and 7:00pm. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres.
Sat, Sept 30 at 7:15
AL FRANKEN: God Spoke The makers of The War Room turn their cameras on the best-selling author, Air America host, and political satirist - highlighting his highly publicized feud with Bill O'Reilly over Franken's blockbuster "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" and his relentless campaign against Rush Limbaugh, George Bush and the right wing in the 2004 election, and beyond to his own run for the Wisconsin senate seat in 2008. Featuring beltway insiders Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Al Gore, Robert Kennedy Jr., Sean Hannity, William Safire, Karen Hughes and Henry Kissinger. (90mins)
Sunday, Oct 1 at 8:15
AMERICAN BLACKOUT Ian Inaba's new film, awarded Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, documents the disenfranchisement of black voters in the Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004 presidential elections and the political career of U.S. Rep Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.), who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Music by DJ Shadow, Soulsavers and Thievery Corporation, (72 mins)
Monday, Oct 2 at 7:30
DARK WATER RISING: The Truth About Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescuers Award winning filmmaker Mike Shiley (Inside Iraq) tells the story of the volunteers from across America who traveled to New Orleans to try and save some of the tens of thousands of family dogs and cats that were forcibly left behind by draconian FEMA policies. Braving toxic floodwaters and breaking down doors to save starving animals who had been imprisoned in their houses, these courageous animal activists exhibit a love and resolve that will leave you emotionally drained. (79 mins)
Part of the ticket price will be donated to the Norfolk SPCA.
Video Seminars at Studio for Healing Arts
Located at 1611 Colley Ave (2nd floor) one block north of Naro
Wed, Sept 27 at 7:15
Green Dream: A Gaian Future A screening of How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (56 mins) will be followed by a Power Point presentation of "A Gaian Future" by Tom Ellis, Ph.D. and a discussion of The Earth Charter.
Wed, Oct 4 at 7:15
Green Politics: Culture Jamming the Parties A community discussion led by local organizers and activists and film clips from Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? and So Goes the Nation. More information will be available at the festival or website. Sponsored by Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN).
Friday, Sept 22 through Wednesday, October 4
NARO CINEMA in the Ghent area of Norfolk
"World War III will be a guerrilla information war, with no division between military and civilian participation."
-- Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage (1967)
Thursday, September 21 from 6:00 to 8:30pm
United Nations International Day of Peace An inter-faith peace service and candlelight vigil will be held at the Unitarian Church on the Hague, 739 Yarmouth St in Norfolk.
Friday, Sept 22
Opening night reception at Elliot's Fair Grounds Coffee House at corner of Colley Ave and Baldwin Ave (one block south of Naro) following the screening of Black Gold until 9:00pm. Free samples of a selection of Ethiopian coffees and food. Everyone welcome!
Saturday, Sept 30
Green Screen Reception Preceding Al Franken: God Spoke at Azars Mediterranean Foods on Colley Ave and 20th St (3 blocks north of Naro) between 5:30 and 7:00pm. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. Everyone welcome!
13 Film Premieres and 3 Revivals
With presenters and after-film discussion
Film admission is $8. Discount ticket books are accepted. Call for more info about a Green Screen Festival Discount Pass. 625-6275
Friday, Sept 22 at 5:00pm
BLACK GOLD: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Multinational coffee companies dominate the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay premium prices for lattes and cappuccinos, the low price paid to Ethiopian coffee farmers in the birthplace of coffee has forced many to abandon their fields. Tadesse Meskela is one man on a mission to travel the world and establish fair trade practices for the 75,000 struggling Ethiopian coffee farmers. (78 mins)
Friday, Sept 22 at 9:05pm
U.S. VERSUS JOHN LENNON Lennon's transformation from the Beatles rock star to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace is documented by biographers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. They reveal the U.S. Government's attempt to silence Lennon, showing that this was not just an isolated episode in American history but that the issues and struggles of that era remain relevant today. Featuring appearances by Noam Chomsky, Walter Cronkite, Mario Cuomo, Angela Davis, John Dean, Ron Kovic, G. Gordon Liddy, George McGovern, Bobby Seale, Tommy Smothers, Gore Vidal, Yoko Ono and others. (99mins)
Sat & Sun, Sept 23 & 24 at 3:00pm; Mon, Sept 25 at 7:30pm
WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? Writer/director Chris Paine chronicles the life and mysterious death of the EV-1, examining the cultural and economic ripple effects caused by its conception and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. Interviews with automakers, legislators, engineers, consumers, celebrities, and car enthusiasts piece the complex puzzle together. (PG, 91 mins)
Saturday, Sept 23 at 5:00
THE GROUND TRUTH Patricia Foulkrod's powerful new film depicts with ferocious honesty the terrible conflict in Iraq, a prelude to the even more challenging battles fought by soldiers when they return home to personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. (72 mins)
Sat, Sept 23 at 9:15 and Sat, Sept 30 at 9:30
PEEL: The Peru Project In the newest film from the family that made surf film history (The Endless Summer), filmmaker Wes Brown travels to the beautiful waters of Peru to find the perfect wave. His trek includes an enchanted visit to the ancient Incan village of Machu Picchu. The electrifying surf footage features world-class surfers Mark Healey, Jamie Sterling, and Sofia Mulanovich. Sponsored by our local chapter of Surfriders Foundation. (80 mins)
Sunday, Sept 24 at 7:30
IRAQ FOR SALE: The War Profiteers This is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed) takes you inside the lives of Americans and Iraqis who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Blackwater, the private military contractor in Moyock, NC is featured as just one of many corporations making a killing in Iraq. (75 mins)
Tues, Sept 26 at 7:30 and Tues, Oct 3 at 7:30
LOOSE CHANGE Three young filmmakers spent many years and little money to make the most successful web-download feature film ever made. This newest updated version covers over 300 points connecting the attacks of 9/11 with forces within the US government. Evidence is derived from news footage, scientific analysis, and personal accounts. A discussion about the biggest conspiracy phenomenon since the assassination of President Kennedy will follow the screening. (80 mins)
Wed, Sept 27 at 7:15 as part of seminar at Studio for Healing Arts
HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL After the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Cuba lost access to oil and had to suddenly transition from a fossil fuel agricultural export economy dependent on petrol-chemical fertilizers to a culture of intensive organic farming to keep its citizens from starving. As the world approaches peak oil, Cuba provides a valuable example of the cooperation, conservation, and community that will be needed to continue civil society in a low-energy world. (53 mins)
Wed, & Thurs, Sept 27 & 28 at 7:30
INCONVENIENT TRUTH After the 2000 election, Al Gore reset his course to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening portrait of his "traveling global warming show," he is funny, engaging, open, and downright on fire about getting the truth out before it's too late. Political proponents take note. (PG, 100 mins)
Friday, Sept 29 at 7:00
GOD AND GAYS What is it like to be gay and Christian in America? Filmmakers Luane Beck and Kim Clark explore the struggle that Christians have reconciling sexuality and spirituality. With Rev. Mel White, co-founder of SoulForce, Rev. Deborah L. Johnson of Santa Cruz, Jason Stuart, an out Jewish comic and actor in Los Angeles, (90mins)
Mel White, author of the new "Religion Gone Bad" will be in attendance along with filmmakers Luane Beck and Kim Clark.
Friday, Sept 29 at 9:30
WAKE UP SCREAMING "One man, 48 cities, 100 bands - what could possibly go wrong?" Independent filmmakers David Bergthold and Laban Pheidios team up with local PETA staff member and activist Jason Bayless as he travels across the country during the Vans Warped Tour. You'll meet rock stars, skaters, groupies, and animal rights activists unplugged in this PETA production. (80 mins)
Sat, Sept 30 at 1:00 and Sun, Oct 1 at 2:00
LASSIE Do we really need a new Lassie movie? When it's as good as this, yes! On the eve of World War II, a poor British family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole) and Lassie is transported 500 miles away to the Duke's remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland. Lassie must face dangers great and small to get back to the home and family she loves. (PG, 100 mins)
Sat, Sept 30 at 5:00 and Sun, Oct 1 at 6:00
THE WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz) is a talented college gymnast with Olympic dreams. Then Dan's world is turned upside down when he meets a mysterious stranger he calls Socrates (Nick Nolte), who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. Directed by Victor Salva (Powder), based on Dan Millman's autobiographical novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior. (PG13, 120 mins)
Saturday, Sept 30
Green Screen Reception Preceding Al Franken: God Spoke at Azars Mediterranean Foods on Colley Ave and 20th St (3 blocks north of Naro) between 5:30 and 7:00pm. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres.
Sat, Sept 30 at 7:15
AL FRANKEN: God Spoke The makers of The War Room turn their cameras on the best-selling author, Air America host, and political satirist - highlighting his highly publicized feud with Bill O'Reilly over Franken's blockbuster "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" and his relentless campaign against Rush Limbaugh, George Bush and the right wing in the 2004 election, and beyond to his own run for the Wisconsin senate seat in 2008. Featuring beltway insiders Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Al Gore, Robert Kennedy Jr., Sean Hannity, William Safire, Karen Hughes and Henry Kissinger. (90mins)
Sunday, Oct 1 at 8:15
AMERICAN BLACKOUT Ian Inaba's new film, awarded Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, documents the disenfranchisement of black voters in the Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004 presidential elections and the political career of U.S. Rep Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.), who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Music by DJ Shadow, Soulsavers and Thievery Corporation, (72 mins)
Monday, Oct 2 at 7:30
DARK WATER RISING: The Truth About Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescuers Award winning filmmaker Mike Shiley (Inside Iraq) tells the story of the volunteers from across America who traveled to New Orleans to try and save some of the tens of thousands of family dogs and cats that were forcibly left behind by draconian FEMA policies. Braving toxic floodwaters and breaking down doors to save starving animals who had been imprisoned in their houses, these courageous animal activists exhibit a love and resolve that will leave you emotionally drained. (79 mins)
Part of the ticket price will be donated to the Norfolk SPCA.
Video Seminars at Studio for Healing Arts
Located at 1611 Colley Ave (2nd floor) one block north of Naro
Wed, Sept 27 at 7:15
Green Dream: A Gaian Future A screening of How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (56 mins) will be followed by a Power Point presentation of "A Gaian Future" by Tom Ellis, Ph.D. and a discussion of The Earth Charter.
Wed, Oct 4 at 7:15
Green Politics: Culture Jamming the Parties A community discussion led by local organizers and activists and film clips from Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? and So Goes the Nation. More information will be available at the festival or website. Sponsored by Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN).
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
George Must Apologize to All of US!!
Olbermann says what should be said......
I say to George...The Program Should NOT Go Forward!! So Stop the Temper Tantrum George....it's NOT Presidential!!
I say to George...The Program Should NOT Go Forward!! So Stop the Temper Tantrum George....it's NOT Presidential!!
Monday, September 18, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
War Profiteers support Rep. Tom Davis
The Richmond Democrat blog
also advocates following the money trail during elections. The Richmond Democrat referenced an Alternet article listing the top 10 Iraqi war profiteers.
Tom Davis (R-VA-11) has received contributions from from 5 corporations in the top 10 war profiteers list. I've confined the contributions to the most recent during 2005-2006 time period.
The number 1 war profiteer--CACI. CACI's top man Dr. J. P. London is a long time financial supporter of Rep. Tom Davis. London has personally donated $3,2000.
Bechtel is number 3 on the top 10 list. Bechtel donated $5,000.
Number 6--General Dynamics--gave the Davis campaign $5,000.
Chevron--Number 8 on the top 10 list--contributed $1,000 to the Davis Campaign during the 2005-2006 time period.
Number 9--ExxonMobil--gave Davis $2,500.
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA-11) received $16,700 from 5 of the top 10 Iraqi war profiteering corporations in 2005-2006.
also advocates following the money trail during elections. The Richmond Democrat referenced an Alternet article listing the top 10 Iraqi war profiteers.
Tom Davis (R-VA-11) has received contributions from from 5 corporations in the top 10 war profiteers list. I've confined the contributions to the most recent during 2005-2006 time period.
The number 1 war profiteer--CACI. CACI's top man Dr. J. P. London is a long time financial supporter of Rep. Tom Davis. London has personally donated $3,2000.
Bechtel is number 3 on the top 10 list. Bechtel donated $5,000.
Number 6--General Dynamics--gave the Davis campaign $5,000.
Chevron--Number 8 on the top 10 list--contributed $1,000 to the Davis Campaign during the 2005-2006 time period.
Number 9--ExxonMobil--gave Davis $2,500.
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA-11) received $16,700 from 5 of the top 10 Iraqi war profiteering corporations in 2005-2006.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Nations Gather for Peace and Cooperation
The Non-Aligned Movement
The Fourteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement--NAM--will conclude today in Cuba.
NAM--is an international organization consisting of over 100 countries. The NAM countries make up 2/3 of the United Nations and contain 55% of the world's population. Nam was formed in 1954, and its purpose is "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries in their struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, apartheid, racism, Zionism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics"
NAM has five prinicples:
1. Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
2. Mutual non-aggression
3. Mutual non-interference in domestic affairs
4. Equality and mutual benefit
5. Peaceful co-existence
NAM has the potential to develop into a power to fend off the Corporate Globalization plans.
Nam will probably have strong growth in Latin America with Chavez working to unify the region. A number of observer countries (in the pre-membership status) are from Latin America.
Here's a list of the NAM Member States:
AFRICA-- (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Camores, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo Democratic Rep of, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar. Malawi, Mali, Mauricio, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunes, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ASIA-- (38)Afghanistan, Bahran, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Phillippines, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea Demcoratic People'sRep of, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yema
EUROPE--(01)Belarus,
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBEAN--(26)Antiqua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago, Venezuela
OBSERVING NATIONS--(16) (PRE-MEMBERSHIP STATUS)Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Paraguay, Serbia, Ukraine, and Uruguay
ORGANIZATIONS (OBSERVER STATUS)--(8)The African Union, the Organization for Solidarity with the peoples of Asia and Africa, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, the Arab League, the New Movement for the Independence of Puerto Rico, the Islamic Conference Organization, and the United Nations Organization.
Sources are:
Non-Aligned Movement
Fourteenth Summit 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Bush and Rove have a $450 Million Dollar Slush Fund
Camada and the United States signed the Softwood Lumber agreement on Tueday, Sept 13.
$450 million dollars is now in a White House Slush Fund. Money that really belongs to the Canadian people....or the American people.
Money that can be used to to illegally influence the 2006 elections. The agreeement bypassed all the normal channels, including Congress so there is no oversight and no accountability for this money. Rove and Bush can set it up to spend it anyway they wish. Many in the Canadian parliament are already calling this the slush fund for stealing the 2006 US election.
This is more money that the Democratic National Committee has it it's cofffers....It is approximately equal to what the Repuclican National Committee has in their war chest.
So...why is everything so quiet out there. Obviously our Attorney General refuses to enforce any laws when it comes to the White House.
Where's the uproar?
Link to previous article with sources of information.
$450 million dollars is now in a White House Slush Fund. Money that really belongs to the Canadian people....or the American people.
Money that can be used to to illegally influence the 2006 elections. The agreeement bypassed all the normal channels, including Congress so there is no oversight and no accountability for this money. Rove and Bush can set it up to spend it anyway they wish. Many in the Canadian parliament are already calling this the slush fund for stealing the 2006 US election.
This is more money that the Democratic National Committee has it it's cofffers....It is approximately equal to what the Repuclican National Committee has in their war chest.
So...why is everything so quiet out there. Obviously our Attorney General refuses to enforce any laws when it comes to the White House.
Where's the uproar?
Link to previous article with sources of information.
How to Steal Elections with Diebold for Dummies
Princeton University did a study that shows how easy it is to steal votes without being detected using a diebold touchscreen voting machine.
They produced a video as well as a technical paper.
How to steal the election with a Diebold Acurvote TS
How to steal the election with a Diebold TS
Now please contact Governor Kaine's office and raise some hell. Quite a few people have been doing this for months now.
Please get busy....buzz...buzz
They produced a video as well as a technical paper.
How to steal the election with a Diebold Acurvote TS
How to steal the election with a Diebold TS
Now please contact Governor Kaine's office and raise some hell. Quite a few people have been doing this for months now.
Please get busy....buzz...buzz
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Catholic Workers arrested at Oceana Air Show
Friends,
On Saturday, September 9th, five Virginia and North
Carolina Catholic Worker communities and friends
protested US warmaking during the annual NAS Oceana
Air Show. In the morning, 25 people held an hour and a
half vigil on Oceana Blvd. as cars drove by heading
into the base for the show. In the afternoon three
people, myself from the Norfolk Catholic Worker and
Bill Frankl-Streit and Brian Buckley from the Little
Flower Catholic Worker in Louisa Co. climbed on top of
an F-22 Raptor on display and held a banner reading
"Weapons of Mass Destruction--Nothing to Celebrate."
We were arrested and indefinately banned from the
base. We have yet to be charged but Naval Criminal
Investigation Services is considering pressing
trespassing and Destruction of Government Property
charges.
Attatched are a couple pics from the vigil and the
civil disobedience action. Please help spread the
word.
peace, Steve
Iraqi Rebels control Western Iraq
CNN reported today that the "insurgents" now control Western Iraq not the US.
I know that it would have been as accurate to report this as the Iraqi rebels now control Western Iraq....
This war on terror is also a war of words. Too often the words used distort the truth.
I believe the term rebel is more accurate because it is the more familiar term in usuage in our country (pre terror world linguistic changes). It also means insurgent.
After all, 92 percent of the Iraqi's want the US to leave their country. They do not want a foreign occupation.
It's time for the Bush administration to listen to the people of America and Iraq. The majority of Americans and Iraqi's want the US to stop using it's military as a foreign occupation force in Iraq.
No amount of propaganda from Bush, his Rove droves, and their partners in our mainstream media are going to change the will of the people. We are still currently legally entitled choose for ourselves what we want. Hopefully Bush's limits to our freedoms in the name of national security won't change this fact anytime soon.
When is Bush going to listen to the people? If he won't...when are we going to force him to listen?
Insurgent
1. rebel: somebody who rebels against authority or leadership, especially somebody who belongs to a group involved in an uprising
2. political rebel: a member of a political party who rebels against the party leaders or policies
insurgent
/insurjnt/
• adjective rising in active revolt.
• noun a rebel or revolutionary.
— DERIVATIVES insurgence noun insurgency noun (pl. insurgencies).
— ORIGIN from Latin insurgere ‘rise up’.
1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party
insurgent Show phonetics
noun
1 [C usually plural] FORMAL someone who is fighting against the government in their own country:
All approaches to the capital are now under the control of the insurgents.
2 [C] US someone who opposes especially political authority
I know that it would have been as accurate to report this as the Iraqi rebels now control Western Iraq....
This war on terror is also a war of words. Too often the words used distort the truth.
I believe the term rebel is more accurate because it is the more familiar term in usuage in our country (pre terror world linguistic changes). It also means insurgent.
After all, 92 percent of the Iraqi's want the US to leave their country. They do not want a foreign occupation.
It's time for the Bush administration to listen to the people of America and Iraq. The majority of Americans and Iraqi's want the US to stop using it's military as a foreign occupation force in Iraq.
No amount of propaganda from Bush, his Rove droves, and their partners in our mainstream media are going to change the will of the people. We are still currently legally entitled choose for ourselves what we want. Hopefully Bush's limits to our freedoms in the name of national security won't change this fact anytime soon.
When is Bush going to listen to the people? If he won't...when are we going to force him to listen?
Insurgent
1. rebel: somebody who rebels against authority or leadership, especially somebody who belongs to a group involved in an uprising
2. political rebel: a member of a political party who rebels against the party leaders or policies
insurgent
/insurjnt/
• adjective rising in active revolt.
• noun a rebel or revolutionary.
— DERIVATIVES insurgence noun insurgency noun (pl. insurgencies).
— ORIGIN from Latin insurgere ‘rise up’.
1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party
insurgent Show phonetics
noun
1 [C usually plural] FORMAL someone who is fighting against the government in their own country:
All approaches to the capital are now under the control of the insurgents.
2 [C] US someone who opposes especially political authority
Olympia Snowe--Maine's Republican Senator
Olympia Snowe, the 59 year old Republican Senator from Maine is known as "an unlikely Internet heroine." Maine has no major technology headquarters. Snowe even admits she's not proficient on the web.
But Snowe has surfaced as a key leader in the congressional battle to preserve Net Neutrality.
Snowe has taken on both her party leadership and their corporate masters, refused to rubber stamp the Republican corporate agenda, and stands firm in support of her constituents.
She is one of those rare Republicans who knows how to work in a bi-partisan way. She co-sponsored a bill--The Internet Preservation Act--with North Dakota's Senator Byron Dorgan (D) which allowed the current rules of Net Neutrality to continue.
Snowe displays a better understanding of the internet than Ted Stevens. She stated:
Maine should be proud of Olympia Snowe. I would be pleased to have someone of her caliber to represent me. Here is a Republican protecting our freedom, not restricting it. That is becoming rare in today's "Republican terror war world."
I wish we could transplant some of her backbone into Senator John Warner....who still has not taken a public stand on Net Neutrality. (I'm still waiting for the Congressional investigation on torture that Warner promised the country.)
As far as rubber stamp George Allen? How could I "omit" him. An entire Olympia Snowe spinal transplant wouldn't do the trick. He lacks the integrity or ethics to know what to do with a spine. Bullies have no spine and no one wants them to.
George Allen is on record as AGAINST Net Neutrality. Unfortunately, Allen prefers to represent the telecommunications industry over his constituents and has received a lot of money for his campaign coffers.
Please contact Senator John Warner and ask him to take a public stand supporting Net Neutrality. It's a no brainer. This is the bill that pits the telecommunications corporation against his constituents. Remind Warner that constituents vote.
I think Allen has forgotten that fact.
But Snowe has surfaced as a key leader in the congressional battle to preserve Net Neutrality.
Snowe has taken on both her party leadership and their corporate masters, refused to rubber stamp the Republican corporate agenda, and stands firm in support of her constituents.
She is one of those rare Republicans who knows how to work in a bi-partisan way. She co-sponsored a bill--The Internet Preservation Act--with North Dakota's Senator Byron Dorgan (D) which allowed the current rules of Net Neutrality to continue.
Snowe displays a better understanding of the internet than Ted Stevens. She stated:
“What has made the Internet such a remarkable success is the ability of people everywhere to experience a world of their own choosing on their own terms. This freedom has fostered an unprecedented exchange of information and ideas that has led to an explosion in consumer choice, the creation of new businesses, and the spread of democratic ideals around the globe. Unfortunately, if Congress does not act, the age of digital democracy will come to an end. Senator Dorgan and I introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act to prevent fundamental changes to the internet that would undo the democratic principles upon which it was founded.”
Maine should be proud of Olympia Snowe. I would be pleased to have someone of her caliber to represent me. Here is a Republican protecting our freedom, not restricting it. That is becoming rare in today's "Republican terror war world."
I wish we could transplant some of her backbone into Senator John Warner....who still has not taken a public stand on Net Neutrality. (I'm still waiting for the Congressional investigation on torture that Warner promised the country.)
As far as rubber stamp George Allen? How could I "omit" him. An entire Olympia Snowe spinal transplant wouldn't do the trick. He lacks the integrity or ethics to know what to do with a spine. Bullies have no spine and no one wants them to.
George Allen is on record as AGAINST Net Neutrality. Unfortunately, Allen prefers to represent the telecommunications industry over his constituents and has received a lot of money for his campaign coffers.
Please contact Senator John Warner and ask him to take a public stand supporting Net Neutrality. It's a no brainer. This is the bill that pits the telecommunications corporation against his constituents. Remind Warner that constituents vote.
I think Allen has forgotten that fact.
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