The reality is that the so-called “Progressive” websites, you know, the ones that beat up Bush and the Neo-Cons and tell you they are on the “Cutting Edge” of Liberal/Progressive politics, sites like Daily Kos, OpEdNews.com, TPM Muckracker and others, well the fact is while they are throwing around terms like Neo-Con “Kool-Aid”, they are serving up nothing but a different flavor of the same Kool-Aid that they abhor, this time its Corporate Democrat flavored Kool-Aid.
In fact, if you look closely at these sites, you will hardly even be able to tell that only six months ago, these very same sites were running articles from Progressives that were castigating both parties. Like clockwork, the majority of the “radical” Progressives fell in line behind their Jackass Party to vote and campaign for the “lesser of two evils” as in so many elections before. Don’t blame the writers, at least not all of them; blame the “gatekeepers” of the Progressive wing of the DNC. Blame those that have foisted the idea that these sites were somehow “alternative” and were somehow outside of the conventional duopoly of this American political system. See how far any writer gets that criticizes the sainted Barack Obama and calls him out on the bundled campaign donations totaling millions that he has taken from investment bankers and hedge fund managers. See if your articles see the light of day when you write how he turned his back on his Arab-=American constituency in Illinois to embrace the principles of AIPAC. Watch how fast you are branded anti-Semitic if you question our loyalty to a radical regime in Tel-Aviv that can’t be discerned from the neo-cons in Washington.
This country needs more Democrats in Congress and in the White House like another War in the Middle-East. Doesn’t anyone remember what Pelosi did with her new-found majority in Congress? She stated as one of her first objectives that “Impeachment was off the table”. Impeachments off the table, what the hell were they thinking when they came up with that? Since then we have been spied on, we have increased the number of troops in Iraq without an end in sight, we have dropped another 100 tons of depleted uranium on the country of Iraq, pissed off the Russians, saber-rattled on Iran, and tortured an untold number of human beings! Are these gatekeepers of the Democratic Party really so naive that they believe that writers who have been speaking truth to power for so many years are going to follow them blindly into another corporate political party trap? Apparently a number of writers already have. Some writers that I have always respected have gone willingly to the DNC with their keyboards sheepishly in their hands. I’ve been personally vilified for not falling into line. It’s a bitch when you see sites that once headlined your articles promoting the same political propaganda that you’ve been fighting against for years.
So call me a radical. I guess when push comes to shove, that is exactly what I am. I realize that if you are going to write what you believe in this once great nation, there is bound to be blowback. I just never expected it to come from the direction that it’s been coming at me. I’m not surprised at the people that have again taken the Democrats to heart; I just never expected that there would be so many of them. I guess the American people can be fooled over and over again because they are so busy waiting for their rebates so they can buy the newest type of cell-phone so they can text their friends.
When genuine alternative candidates emerge, they are marginalized by the corporate mainstream media and kicked off debates without a word being said by the masses. Meanwhile they cheer when the comedian George Carlin tells them how F**ked they really are! You figure it out. Seems like the American People have lost the art of critical thinking to the point that they will believe anything as long as Daily Kos and OpEdNews and other “Progressive” sites say it’s OK to become screwed again. This is the total definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know what Barack Obama is; he is a politician. He may be a good politician, but he is just another politician just the same. At this particular juncture of American history, with all that is on our table, with all that has happened in the last decade, we need another politician like a collective hole in our heads. We need a Statesman, not another damned politician.
People can continue to drink that Kool-Aid they are serving from the “Progressive Media” but I’ll have none of it. I’ve seen what happens to people that drink that Kool-Aid. I’ve seen what happens to the people around them. I’ve seen this country raped for everything that we hold dear, like our manufacturing jobs, out budget being poured into the sands of the Middle-East, the deaths of our Sons and Daughters for profits that go to the defense contractors and their shareholders. The word “Progressive” to me is just another word for Democrat. There is nothing “Progressive” about the Democratic Party, just as there is nothing “Conservative” about the Republicans’, it’s all the same type of hyperbole that we have been assaulted with for decades. My biggest fear is that when Americans finally get around to giving a goddamn about what is happening to their freedoms and their country, that it will be too late, if it isn’t already. If and when that happens and people are dragged away screaming and protesting about those “rights” that are being usurped at the time they are taken away, I don’t want to hear it. Those “rights” that they think they have are almost gone now. This country needs a political revolution and I don’t see the Democrats figuring in it at all. This I sincerely believe is our last chance to turn this republic around.
I believe that Jesse Ventura will run with Mike Gravel on the Libertarian ticket. You don’t need to be a Libertarian to vote for them. You only need to be able to see the forest for the trees. We need to rid ourselves of the corporate influence that has permeated our political system. The stench from the MIC is not only hazardous to our republic, its killing hundreds of thousands around the world. Write Jesse Ventura at http://www.voters4ventura.com. Ask him to run with Mike Gravel on the Libertarian Ticket. Make a difference and quit drinking the Kool-Aid these corporate parties are serving. Do it for yourself, do it for your planet. Don’t listen to people when they tell you that voting for Gravel and Ventura will put McCain in the White House, it will put Gravel and Ventura in the White House.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Democrats Need a Good Spanking
This has been coming for a long time. I’ve been watching the politicians in Washington very closely to see exactly how they intended to manage an administration that is so extremely neo-conservative that they are dangerous to this country and the world. I’ve seen heroic stances by some like Dennis Kucinich, Bernie Sanders, Patrick Leahy, Russ Feingold and even Ron Paul. However, this is not enough. We’ve seen Cynthia McKinney disenfranchised as well as others that have stood up to tyranny and war. Meanwhile, while all of this has taken place, the Democratic Party has been split down the middle and has offered no protection or support to any that oppose the horrendous regime in Washington.
Now the Democrats tell us that they will end this war in Iraq, yet no candidate will agree to pull out of the country, telling us that we will have a “presence” there for years. The Democrats have fallen short of every stated goal that they promised during the 2006 Congressional Elections. They have supported funding at every request from this administration for more useless carnage in Iraq. The Speaker of the House took impeachment “off the table” and it’s still off the table, even though this President declared that he authorized torture in violation of US and International Law. The Democrats have played politics with the revisions of our basic Constitutional rights as witnessed by the Patriot Act 1 and 2, The Military Commissions Act of 2006 that negated Posse Comitatus, the law that was written to prevent the President or anyone else from using the military for law enforcement inside the US, unless mandated by Congress.
Those examples of the breakdown of Constitutional Government are just a few of the draconian measures that have been put forth since this phony ‘Global War on Terror” started on 9/11/2001. To this day we have not positively identified who was responsible for the attacks. The government tells us who did it, but no formal investigation and charges have been made, while the Democrats have sat on their hands in fear. This behavior from Democrats has been going on for the last seven years. Now we are embroiled in a General Election and they have the audacity to ask us to support their corporate controlled candidates.
Corporate control, or should I say the Military Industrial Complex, are the puppet masters behind the scenes of both major political parties. So far the candidates have spent $586.1 Million and raised $791.8 Million dollars for their political coffers. This is before the General Election segment of the race for President. The cost of becoming President will run into the Billions for the first time in American history. Meanwhile, candidates that don’t tow the corporate MIC line are marginalized and thrown off debates. This has been happening for decades now, and neither party has addressed this issue of corporate money in politics save John McCain and Russ Feingold that introduced a campaign reform bill that was too little, too late.
I know what the Republicans that control their party want. They are very vocal about what it is that drives them. Although they have outspent every prior administration in history they claim that they want “fiscal responsibility”. They also believe in faith based initiatives, something that is actually prohibited by our Constitution that proposes a separation of church and state. The majority of Republicans actually support this war in the Middle East, although I believe not as many as the GOP thinks. Still, the Republicans are forthright in what they stand for. I may not agree with them, but I understand them.
Not so the Democrats that say they that they are against the war and want to restore the Constitution. I believe nothing of what they claim to stand for when I see the people that work for the two Democratic contenders. I see their campaign donations and I realize that they are backed by the same MIC that backs Republican candidates. “Republican Light” is not just a clever description of the Democratic Party. It is a cold hard fact in this 21st Century. The Democrats pander to the liberal/left, but they will not support anything that we propose. They mollify us in the hope that we will dutifully back the “lesser of two evils”. This type of reasoning has also gone on too long. I believe that Americans that believe in Liberal principles are totally fed up with the political machines that run Washington, and their collusion with lobbyists and their backing by the MIC.
The Democrats have dug their own grave by inaction and a lack of decisiveness on almost every issue that is presented to them. John Conyers is a perfect example of a stooge. He calls for impeachment and asks for co-sponsors on his bill, and when he gets the number that will co-sponsor the bill, he raises the ante and claims he needs more. Is this the “checks and balances” that the American people expect from the opposition party? Meanwhile, our President is guilty of a multitude of crimes that are considered by our laws to be treasonous. The Democrats have voted for every military appropriations bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Democrats have voted with the Republicans on almost every bill that shreds our Constitution.
Now, when election time draws near, they finally stand up to the Administration on the FISA Bill that would give immunity to the telecommunications companies that illegally wiretapped American citizen’s on the Federal Governments say so. They call this a brave stand, but they won’t indict the President for authorizing the illegal wiretaps of his citizen’s in the first place! Why do Americans continue to support a political party that claims to be the “opposition” party to the neo-con regime we have in power, and colludes with them on almost everything?
I was a Democrat for over 50 years. It pains me to write the things I’m writing, but I would rather speak the truth than to comfort myself with the idea that this nation will be better with Democrats controlling the government. I would ask every citizen to forget about the two parties and vote your conscience. Vote for the person with the most integrity and not because he has a jackass for a political symbol. Vote Green, vote Independent, vote for the best candidate that will end these wars and restore the Constitution. It is a fallacy that only a Republican or a Democrat can win the Presidency. The two parties recite that mantra along with the corporate owned mainstream media until the masses believe it. Ross Perot received 24% of the vote when he ran. The Libertarian Party has ballot access in 48 States and will have all 50 before the election.
I’m not telling anyone who to vote for, all I’m asking is that you revue the work of the Democrats for the last seven years and make your decision on whether you trust them to change anything. Political parties should be a thing of the past. Having a Democratic majority in Washington won’t change things or restore our Constitution. Truthfully, I’d be ecstatic to see Democrats turning their backs on the Democratic Party. They deserve to be spanked, and spanked hard, especially by Liberal/Progressives.
That’s the way I see it.
Now the Democrats tell us that they will end this war in Iraq, yet no candidate will agree to pull out of the country, telling us that we will have a “presence” there for years. The Democrats have fallen short of every stated goal that they promised during the 2006 Congressional Elections. They have supported funding at every request from this administration for more useless carnage in Iraq. The Speaker of the House took impeachment “off the table” and it’s still off the table, even though this President declared that he authorized torture in violation of US and International Law. The Democrats have played politics with the revisions of our basic Constitutional rights as witnessed by the Patriot Act 1 and 2, The Military Commissions Act of 2006 that negated Posse Comitatus, the law that was written to prevent the President or anyone else from using the military for law enforcement inside the US, unless mandated by Congress.
Those examples of the breakdown of Constitutional Government are just a few of the draconian measures that have been put forth since this phony ‘Global War on Terror” started on 9/11/2001. To this day we have not positively identified who was responsible for the attacks. The government tells us who did it, but no formal investigation and charges have been made, while the Democrats have sat on their hands in fear. This behavior from Democrats has been going on for the last seven years. Now we are embroiled in a General Election and they have the audacity to ask us to support their corporate controlled candidates.
Corporate control, or should I say the Military Industrial Complex, are the puppet masters behind the scenes of both major political parties. So far the candidates have spent $586.1 Million and raised $791.8 Million dollars for their political coffers. This is before the General Election segment of the race for President. The cost of becoming President will run into the Billions for the first time in American history. Meanwhile, candidates that don’t tow the corporate MIC line are marginalized and thrown off debates. This has been happening for decades now, and neither party has addressed this issue of corporate money in politics save John McCain and Russ Feingold that introduced a campaign reform bill that was too little, too late.
I know what the Republicans that control their party want. They are very vocal about what it is that drives them. Although they have outspent every prior administration in history they claim that they want “fiscal responsibility”. They also believe in faith based initiatives, something that is actually prohibited by our Constitution that proposes a separation of church and state. The majority of Republicans actually support this war in the Middle East, although I believe not as many as the GOP thinks. Still, the Republicans are forthright in what they stand for. I may not agree with them, but I understand them.
Not so the Democrats that say they that they are against the war and want to restore the Constitution. I believe nothing of what they claim to stand for when I see the people that work for the two Democratic contenders. I see their campaign donations and I realize that they are backed by the same MIC that backs Republican candidates. “Republican Light” is not just a clever description of the Democratic Party. It is a cold hard fact in this 21st Century. The Democrats pander to the liberal/left, but they will not support anything that we propose. They mollify us in the hope that we will dutifully back the “lesser of two evils”. This type of reasoning has also gone on too long. I believe that Americans that believe in Liberal principles are totally fed up with the political machines that run Washington, and their collusion with lobbyists and their backing by the MIC.
The Democrats have dug their own grave by inaction and a lack of decisiveness on almost every issue that is presented to them. John Conyers is a perfect example of a stooge. He calls for impeachment and asks for co-sponsors on his bill, and when he gets the number that will co-sponsor the bill, he raises the ante and claims he needs more. Is this the “checks and balances” that the American people expect from the opposition party? Meanwhile, our President is guilty of a multitude of crimes that are considered by our laws to be treasonous. The Democrats have voted for every military appropriations bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Democrats have voted with the Republicans on almost every bill that shreds our Constitution.
Now, when election time draws near, they finally stand up to the Administration on the FISA Bill that would give immunity to the telecommunications companies that illegally wiretapped American citizen’s on the Federal Governments say so. They call this a brave stand, but they won’t indict the President for authorizing the illegal wiretaps of his citizen’s in the first place! Why do Americans continue to support a political party that claims to be the “opposition” party to the neo-con regime we have in power, and colludes with them on almost everything?
I was a Democrat for over 50 years. It pains me to write the things I’m writing, but I would rather speak the truth than to comfort myself with the idea that this nation will be better with Democrats controlling the government. I would ask every citizen to forget about the two parties and vote your conscience. Vote for the person with the most integrity and not because he has a jackass for a political symbol. Vote Green, vote Independent, vote for the best candidate that will end these wars and restore the Constitution. It is a fallacy that only a Republican or a Democrat can win the Presidency. The two parties recite that mantra along with the corporate owned mainstream media until the masses believe it. Ross Perot received 24% of the vote when he ran. The Libertarian Party has ballot access in 48 States and will have all 50 before the election.
I’m not telling anyone who to vote for, all I’m asking is that you revue the work of the Democrats for the last seven years and make your decision on whether you trust them to change anything. Political parties should be a thing of the past. Having a Democratic majority in Washington won’t change things or restore our Constitution. Truthfully, I’d be ecstatic to see Democrats turning their backs on the Democratic Party. They deserve to be spanked, and spanked hard, especially by Liberal/Progressives.
That’s the way I see it.
I Like Mike
Voting for the lesser of two evils is a cowardly act. Vote your conscience or forever hold you piece. Mike Gravel is the best candidate to turn this nation around. This is whether you are a Libertarian or not. Vote with your head and your heart.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Am Open Letter To Those Who Care About The Constitution
This letter is addressed to every individual in this country that has managed through their own perseverance and hard work to reap the benefits of the American Dream. The accumulation of wealth is not a means to an end however; the accumulation of wealth is only that, an accumulation of wealth. What one does with that wealth is the true measure of a person. I realize that many wealthy people in this nation have done great things with the fortunes they have accumulated, and this is one of the great reflections of the American spirit. There is unfortunately, a crisis that we are facing in our nation. This crisis has come about due to the way wealth has been distributed and used in the political arena. The sad truth is that the people of this nation no longer control the political landscape. We no longer enjoy a free, unfettered election process that is free of special moneyed interests. The media is controlled by a small number of corporations, and the major political parties are controlled by corporate donations that dwarf the donations that are made by average citizens.
This has resulted in candidates that are indebted to special interests. You can observe the way the Democratic Party has selected their candidates. It is readily apparent that those who have not curried favor with the media and corporate interests were effectively shut out of the political process. The candidates that have refused to take corporate money and money from PAC’s and lobbyists have found their candidacies bankrupt. The sad truth is that those candidates that have, because of their principles, have been forced to leave the field and this nation has suffered because of it.
This is not just a political problem, it is a moral problem. The idea that a grassroots campaign can take root in this day and age without seed money is naïve. The money to make the videos and start the campaign must come from somewhere. These is a candidate, former Senator Mike Gravel, that has the right answers for the questions of the times He is the only one that is questioning the validity of the draconian measures that this administration has passed with the complicity of a Congress that no longer answers to the American people. These measures that have been passed directly affect every American.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006: This Act effectively eliminates The Writ of Habeas Corpus from American law. The Act states that anyone deemed to be a terrorist, or anyone “suspected of aiding terrorists” are not to be given the rights of ordinary American citizens. They are not guaranteed a jury of their peers, they are not able to select an attorney of their choice, they don’t have to be told of the charges against them, and they do not have a right to a swift trial. They may be held indefinitely with no charges and they don’t have to be provided access to the outside world. People that have been charged with this have been subjected to torture and some have been held for years, and are no closer to a trail than when they were first captured.
The Patriot Act: This 1,000 page document was written before the events of September 11, 2001 when the attacks on the United States allowed the political climate in this country to be favorable for passage of these restrictive laws. The Patriot Act contains measures that make it legal for the government to search a citizen’s home without a warrant and without the knowledge of the individual whose home is being searched. The government can search a house when nobody is home and not disclose that the house was searched. The Patriot Act also allows the government to maintain lists of suspected terrorists and dissidents to be used for “no fly lists”. There are many in the Senate and the House of Representatives that have never read this document in its entirety before they authorized it or since then.
Neither Senator Obama nor Senator Clinton has mentioned these bills in their campaign. Senator Edwards, Senator Dodd, Representative Paul and Representative Kucinich as well as Senator Gravel have all spoken out against them. To date only Senator Gravel is still actively pursuing the nomination. His voice is the only voice that speaks out against these unconstitutional laws that threaten the very fabric of our Constitutional values.
He has also stated that unless he can get support from an established political party and financing for his campaign by August of this year. He may be forced to abandon the only campaign that holds any hope of restoring democratic principles in America. This simply cannot be allowed to happen. The Bush Administration will have drastically changed the political landscape of this nation forever, with the complicity of the 109th and 110th Congress. We only have a short window of time to keep this issue in the minds of the American people. This is why I am asking all Americans that care about Constitutional law to donate to Senator Gravel’s campaign. I am especially directing this plea to Mr. Warren Buffet and to Mr. Bill Gates and other men that have profited from doing business in America. When an issue of this magnitude is presented, I feel that I should do everything in my power to insure that the American people have a fighting chance to rectify such a horrendous wrong that has been perpetrated on the American people, even if it means begging for money from people I don’t know.
So beg I will, if that’s what it takes. You may donate to the Gravel Campaign here: https://gravel2008.us/donate_now . If you wish to become involved with The Liberal Party of America you may go here: http://liberalpa.blogspot.com/ . If you are influential in any political party that may support Senator Gravel, you can contact him here: http://thinkmike.us/. Anything you could do to keep Sen. Gravel in the race and help America beat back fascism would be greatly appreciated.
That’s the way I see it.
This has resulted in candidates that are indebted to special interests. You can observe the way the Democratic Party has selected their candidates. It is readily apparent that those who have not curried favor with the media and corporate interests were effectively shut out of the political process. The candidates that have refused to take corporate money and money from PAC’s and lobbyists have found their candidacies bankrupt. The sad truth is that those candidates that have, because of their principles, have been forced to leave the field and this nation has suffered because of it.
This is not just a political problem, it is a moral problem. The idea that a grassroots campaign can take root in this day and age without seed money is naïve. The money to make the videos and start the campaign must come from somewhere. These is a candidate, former Senator Mike Gravel, that has the right answers for the questions of the times He is the only one that is questioning the validity of the draconian measures that this administration has passed with the complicity of a Congress that no longer answers to the American people. These measures that have been passed directly affect every American.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006: This Act effectively eliminates The Writ of Habeas Corpus from American law. The Act states that anyone deemed to be a terrorist, or anyone “suspected of aiding terrorists” are not to be given the rights of ordinary American citizens. They are not guaranteed a jury of their peers, they are not able to select an attorney of their choice, they don’t have to be told of the charges against them, and they do not have a right to a swift trial. They may be held indefinitely with no charges and they don’t have to be provided access to the outside world. People that have been charged with this have been subjected to torture and some have been held for years, and are no closer to a trail than when they were first captured.
The Patriot Act: This 1,000 page document was written before the events of September 11, 2001 when the attacks on the United States allowed the political climate in this country to be favorable for passage of these restrictive laws. The Patriot Act contains measures that make it legal for the government to search a citizen’s home without a warrant and without the knowledge of the individual whose home is being searched. The government can search a house when nobody is home and not disclose that the house was searched. The Patriot Act also allows the government to maintain lists of suspected terrorists and dissidents to be used for “no fly lists”. There are many in the Senate and the House of Representatives that have never read this document in its entirety before they authorized it or since then.
Neither Senator Obama nor Senator Clinton has mentioned these bills in their campaign. Senator Edwards, Senator Dodd, Representative Paul and Representative Kucinich as well as Senator Gravel have all spoken out against them. To date only Senator Gravel is still actively pursuing the nomination. His voice is the only voice that speaks out against these unconstitutional laws that threaten the very fabric of our Constitutional values.
He has also stated that unless he can get support from an established political party and financing for his campaign by August of this year. He may be forced to abandon the only campaign that holds any hope of restoring democratic principles in America. This simply cannot be allowed to happen. The Bush Administration will have drastically changed the political landscape of this nation forever, with the complicity of the 109th and 110th Congress. We only have a short window of time to keep this issue in the minds of the American people. This is why I am asking all Americans that care about Constitutional law to donate to Senator Gravel’s campaign. I am especially directing this plea to Mr. Warren Buffet and to Mr. Bill Gates and other men that have profited from doing business in America. When an issue of this magnitude is presented, I feel that I should do everything in my power to insure that the American people have a fighting chance to rectify such a horrendous wrong that has been perpetrated on the American people, even if it means begging for money from people I don’t know.
So beg I will, if that’s what it takes. You may donate to the Gravel Campaign here: https://gravel2008.us/donate_now . If you wish to become involved with The Liberal Party of America you may go here: http://liberalpa.blogspot.com/ . If you are influential in any political party that may support Senator Gravel, you can contact him here: http://thinkmike.us/. Anything you could do to keep Sen. Gravel in the race and help America beat back fascism would be greatly appreciated.
That’s the way I see it.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Liberal Party of America
I am sending out feelers on about starting back this party with Senator Mike Gravel as our party's candidate. This means that we will work with the Gravel team as well as have our own. What we need is people from every State to chair the State and get petitions signed. Then we need to incorporate. The third step is to have a convention, we can have an e-convention. If I could get enough people that have had it with the two corporate parties and ineffective third parties that don't really conform to being "Liberal" or "Progressive", we could, along with Senator Gravels Team, organize and be effective by election day.
http://liberalpa.blogspot.com
This could be a dream, but one that I would willingly go for. I believe that there are enough people that are dissatisfied with the situation politically that we could actually pull this off. If Unity '08 makes Mike Bloomberg their candidate, or the GOP splits because of McCain, this could be a four party race.
Anyone interested? You only live once, might as well do it trying to do what you believe in. Take a look at the platform in this blog, it was taken off our old website. All is subject to change when and if we have a Convention. BTW, Check out the videos.
That's the way I see it.
http://liberalpa.blogspot.com
This could be a dream, but one that I would willingly go for. I believe that there are enough people that are dissatisfied with the situation politically that we could actually pull this off. If Unity '08 makes Mike Bloomberg their candidate, or the GOP splits because of McCain, this could be a four party race.
Anyone interested? You only live once, might as well do it trying to do what you believe in. Take a look at the platform in this blog, it was taken off our old website. All is subject to change when and if we have a Convention. BTW, Check out the videos.
That's the way I see it.
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