a thought

Let's move the internet movement out to the streets!

I think we need to get major demonstrations going like in the 60's - I went from Boston to DC more times than I can remember and when I lived in Berkeley we had anti war demonstrations all the time- I think it's time to take the internet involvement and move it to the streets- half a million people signed John Conyers petitions and the WH blew him off and finally sent someone to the gates to take them from him yesterday- the internet anti war movement needs makes it to the TV screen because unfortunately that's where those who love the war get the news and they are not even seeing that a majority of Americans now are now opposed to this war - and more and more demonstrations showing on TV may make the public wake up.

thank you John

Because I don't have CSPAN 3 I just watched a re-airing of John Conyer's "hearing" on the DSM [Downing Street Memo]. I cried through most of it- how nay parent deals with the murder of their child because they were sent into an illegal "war" based on lies is beyond me. Every time Cindy Sheehan spoke or someone directed a comment to her about her son Casey - I wept... I am still weeping....I weep for all the American and Iraqi families who lost loved one and continue to lose loved ones while the lying sons of bitches who sent our troops there sit here and refuse- absolutely reuse to even talk about these issues - and of course have NO family members in the military..

So "borrowing" from Bill Maher's "new rules" - we need a new rule for Congress - "If you vote to send our American children to war - you must send YOURS - or your grandchildren or your nieces and nephews." So Mr. Bush- why are your twins not in Iraq?

I'm almost speechless

I am so angry I can't even rant. On Friday Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., adjourned a Judiciary Committee hearing ostensibly because he was unhappy with what he was hearing- ah democracy? HAH - not with those people wielding power...and remember power corrupts! And wow has ever corrupted this administration...

After the alleged election last Fall a D.C. friend and I said the best way to get through the next 4 years was to sit back and laugh as these persons do their thing and those who voted for them saw they were being screwed....then we could say "Don't blame me - voted for Kerry."

Unfortunately it is so bad I can't find much humor in this-and now John Conyers is told he has to have his WMD hearing tomorrow in the House basement - for god's sake the basement? And it's on CSPAN3 which not everyone gets. I hope someone films the entire meeting - halls, basement and all and it shows all over the Internet.... How low can we go? Apparently it has to be a lot lower before the people wake up and see what has happened to our country.

More deaths in Iraq, more lies by the WH, more corrupt use of power and less accountability. And silly me, I thought Nixon was a baddy - George wins that hands down - or rather hands in the pockets of the oil corporations.......

YEA for John Conyers

A Dem with guts!!!

For Immediate Release:
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
CONYERS TO HOLD DEMOCRATIC HEARING ON DOWNING STREET MEMO AND LEAD UP TO IRAQ WAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday June 16, 2005, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of House Judiciary Committee, and other Democratic Members will hold a Democratic hearing to hear testimony concerning the Downing Street Minutes and the efforts to cook the books on pre-war intelligence.

At least one person in D.C. is trying to get the media's attention on this one....let's see if any of the press actually covers it - or even mentions it will happen : (

What a month was May....

Why oh why is not the major media putting the Downing Street memo on the front pages in LARGE fonts? Why are we not hearing about it on those alleged "news" shows????? Is it because the WH and the corporations who run this country don't want anyone to know about it?

We just found out who Deep Throat was and very very few articles point out the analogies between Nixon's lying and King George's lying.. about the break in at the Watergate and the corruption in the Ohio election or the hacking of the black box voting machines... about 1000's dying in Vietnam and 1000's dying in Iraq?

John Conyers panel on the media problem was very important yet you did not see it or hear about it unless you listen to progressive radio or can watch CSPAN...we no longer have "news" we just have infotainment - that's why you won't get the Downing Street Memo or the follow up memo that shows we did "extra" bombing of Iraq before our invasion in an attempt to get Saddam to fire at us and thus provoke a war... And because we have a one party system there will not be any investigations even though many in Congress have asked the pResident to answer questions about the memos.

and speaking of the pResident - his 60 days tour of the country to convince someone there is a crisis in Social Security has now been running over 70 days - since he can't count - be glad no one is believing him - and remember he talks only to his "base." And yet another indication he is not in charge - no one told him the capital was evacuated when airplane flew too close- guess they figured why bother- he's not in charge so let him ride his bicycle. He's useless anyway - he'd just either fall off his bike or stand there with the stupid look like he had on September 11th...

Here's to a final analogy - BUSH GETS IMPEACHED AND LEAVES OFFICE IN DISGRACE