funky non-diva

i think too much. it really is the case and has always been so. i live in my head much of the time- and sometimes you just have to get out and live. those are my words of wisdom for the day. anyway, i have been thinking about the state of the world today- and the state of america- almost ad nauseum these past 8 years or so- and it has brought on a funk like nobody’s business. and i can’t shake it. and i have no idea what to do about it. there is a fellow blogger who is annoyed by ‘doom and gloom progressives’ who think that it’s all over but the shoutin’. there are plenty of grassroots movements out there doing good work and changing things. to which i say- yes. and it has always been so. and there is a place for them and they do make a difference. but it isn’t enough. we don’t have the luxury of a little here and a little there- we need real courage and conviction of public service for the greater good. and we don’t have it- and this election ain’t gonna bring it. obama can speak of change all he wants- and i believe he believes it- but it has to happen on a full governmental scale and a cultural scale- and america is not interested in change that big.

i recently spoke with a woman i have known since 8th grade the other day. she had no idea who dennis kucinich was. no idea. i didn’t bother to ask if she knew who else was running for president besides obama and clinton. i didn’t really want to know. i have a feeling she isn’t too far from main stream these days. oh, the polls say 70+ percent of americans want change and want the country to move in a different direction- but we are still following the pattern set for us by the powers in charge. poll some of those 70 percenters and see if they found it odd that our candidates weed themselves out after a few initial primaries. some even before. we know what we have is broken but we haven’t moved past wanting to pay someone else to fix it for us. we are a busy lot you see. well, perhaps after more of us lose our homes and jobs- we will have plenty of time freed up to give a flying you-know-what.

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Help the Judiciary Comm. IMPEACH CHENEY

ny texan at Bluebloggin has a very detailed post up today, about what many of us want for Xmas. And how we can make it happen. Yes Virginia there is a Santa “clause” The post on BB has the same title as this one. It is a must read. - lots of case details, excepts etc. Now is absolutely the time for us to come to the aid of our Country.Henry Wexler, Tammy Baldwin and others at this time have over 89,000 signatures, on the on line petition. The House Judiciary Committee wanted to run op eds in major newspapers, across the country and were turned down ! ! ! - some free press eh ?
I remind everyone that Impeachment is not a constitutional crisis. NO , it is the only “medicine” built into the Constitution, for a constitutional crisis. Having a secret government, “a unitary executive” being lied into war, the loss of Habeas Corpus, The Patriot Act. - have subverted the foundations of our “great experiment” , our democracy.

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The People of Italy Speak Out Against Tibet Occupation

Associazione Italy-Tibet have staged a protest on the 10th by hanging banners from large buildings in the Coliseum in Rome, the Milan Cathedral and the Asinelli Tower in Bologna which read: “Tibet Libero” (Free Tibet, for the uncultured); in celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Introducing This Election’s Swing Vote

This post is reprinted with permission from MovementVisionLab.org. It’s a vitally important topic for the coming election year. You can watch the Heartland Presidential Forum in it’s entirety here. They also have portions of this forum on their YouTube channel here. The Forum was held in Iowa on December 1st and five of the Democratic candidates(Edwards, Obama, Kucinich, Dodd,Clinton) attended. -Dusty

This past weekend more than 3,600 people braved an ice storm to attend the Heartland Presidential Forum at the HyVee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa. The event, launched by the national Campaign for Community Values, hosted five Democratic presidential candidates’ and featured an unprecedented format that gave everyday people the opportunity to speak directly to the candidates about issues that matter to all Americans.-Martin Matishak

Introducing This Election’s Swing Vote
Posted by: Sally Kohn , December 05, 2007

Real people and real issues will be front and center at the next presidential election.

It’s rare that everyday Americans take center stage in the presidential election. News pundits and political consultants are more concerned with the sex lives of the candidates than the real stories and real issues of voters. But this election, everything will change. Real people and real issues will be front and center. And if the candidates listen closely, they’ll hear a new story of hope and possibility for the future of America.

The American people are tired of the politics of division and isolation. For too many years, politicians on both sides of the aisle have told us we’re on our own, that we have to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, that it’s an us-against-them world and selfishness and greed are our best defense. But the politics of isolation have only led to a broken economy and a broken social safety net, division between nations and division between communities. We, the people, have had enough. It’s time for a new politics in America.

This past Saturday December 1, in Des Moines, Iowa, more than 3,600 people packed a crowded hall in Des Moines, Iowa, to hear everyday Americans tell their stories to five of the top presidential candidates. At the Heartland Presidential Forum, Senators John Edwards, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd and Hillary Clinton and Representative Dennis Kucinich did more listening than talking as real people finally took center stage in this election.

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