Clinton on FOX News September 26, 2006
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Former President Clinton recently let loose on FOX news during an interview with Chris Wallace. They were supposed to be there to talk about the billions that had just been raised as part of the Clinton Global Initiative but less than 5 minutes into the interview things got Interesting. The Nation did an excellent job summing up the event, but you really have to see it to believe it.
Is it naive of me to think that this kind of upfront, straightforward, pull no punches type of discussion when attacked by our sleepy media is exactly what people are looking for from our leaders? How many people would have voted for Gore if he had just pulled out the baseball bat during the debates? Don’t get me wrong, the democratic party is in shambles, and has been for a while, it’s pretty clear they lack any sort of strategy whatsoever, but throughout both the 2000 and 2004 elections I was just begging to see the Dems go on the offensive. I was hoping to see just one ounce of conviction, the Dems couldn’t pull it off and America went with the stronger looking choice (Was anyone really surprised at the outcome?). I’m strongly opposed to the regligious right and a deep suporter of the seperation of church and state, so you can guess who I voited for, but even as I went to the polls I knew I was voting for a loser.
So way to go Clinton, I hope you have set a good example this time around and your party or the party that will one day rise up from it’s ashes has taken notice and won’t back down. Please don’t back down, because the battle is just getting started.
Just what is going on? September 24, 2006
Posted by erik in : politics , 1 comment so farAmerica! Just what is going on? As a people, we have become polarized, trained to think red vs. blue. Any doubts in our leaders intentionally, almost willingly, buried by the fears implanted inside of us. We have been programed.
It’s all making me sick, but what has made me most ill of late is the lack of accountability and security in what is perhaps the most sacred right of any free nation - voting
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I’ve recently read the Princeton report that describes how just about anyone with a hotel mini-bar key can fake an election, whoops you say you don’t have a mini bar key? No problem. It seems every time someone turns around there are more and more reports of voting irregularities, stories of lost votes that could have swung presidential elections and now Rolling stone has released a chilling tale complete with quotes from a Diebold whistle blower. Diebold by the way is the company responsible for the hardware, but they are not the ones responsible for the mess. No, that honor belongs to our politicians whom we “elected” and are, for the time being stuck with.
What can you do? For starters you (yes you) need to call, write or e-mail your elected officials. I know, I know, what a pain in the ass that is, but it’s pretty easy these days. Your Representatives have web sites and nifty little forms you can fill out. In the time it took you to read this sentence you could have easily popped off a few words like “Hey, I’m a constituent and I’d like to know what you are doing about all this voting nonsense, I urge you to support a voting system that is accountable (has a paper trail) and if an electronic system, is open for public scrutiny. Please let me know your position on the matter”. It’s that simple, but wait, too difficult you say? The EFF has made it so simple you don’t even have to write that, just go here, fill out your address and it’s taken care of. Don’t want to even do that? Then outsource it, send some money to a political group that will take the fight for you. I like the EFF, and Common Cause, but the choice is yours, please use it. What, you say that both of those institutions are filled with a bunch of bleeding heart liberals? Damn it man, stop thinking about which side you are on and pay attention to the issues! Sheesh…
You have no excuse - this as they say, is my call to action, you, right there in that chair, get moving. Now.