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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 05:40 PM
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X-Posted Pissed off? Damn straight!
(Sorry, folks, posted this in the wrong place originally).

Oh, Bush and Cheney piss me off, but there's nothing new about that. I could go for hours on how aggravating these assholes are. Cheney not part of the Executive Branch? Bush deciding he's not required to give over pertinent information to the accounting office? Just one more day in Korporate Klown Land.

My dad, a long-time independend Democrat, is furious. He gets 95% of his news from the Corporate Media and HE sees the writing on the wall. The oil companies are under-financing their refineries to choke more profit from the American people, and even HE sees it.

And the Dems in Congress? Some of them are standing strong--thank you, John Conyers and Co. But others? I WARNED them after the election. This wasn't a mandate, it was a CHANCE. "Show us what you got."

So far all we're seeing is rubbery spines and a lot of misdirection. Oh, I know that offends some of you, but who cares?

What we need is a no nonsense, straight talking, hard-working son-of-a-gun to step up to the plate and start calling it like it is. Don't worry about the Corporate Media. The blogs are starting to call the shots now and the CM knows it. The PEOPLE know the CM sucks. And they're starting to figure out why. It's about damn time...we've been yelling about it long enough now.

We SHOULD be pissed off. And we should damn sure not be quiet about it. We should continue making as much noise as possible.

And to HELL with anyone it offends. Most particularly the Right Wing liars and dupes who strain credulity every time they open their mouths or touch fingers to keyboard.

I hate it that we take it out on one another, torching the other candidates to make our own look better. I don't HAVE a favorite candidate, so I'm not really referring to me now. But if I did, I'd hope I'd be above such a thing. I've long held that those who need to raise themselves up by trodding on others are eminently weak, and unworthy of our respect.

Respect requires respect in turn. Those in this administration who've shown us, and the Democratic representatives, no respect, deserve none. And we should always keep that in mind.

We should be pissed off. So it's a good thing that we are, isn't it?
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 05:45 PM
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1. You have to take that energy to the next level, though
to just stay angry is like a drag racer spinning his tires while keeping his foot on the brake. It makes a commotion and a spectacle, but he doesn't get anywhere. The problem comes in figuring out just what to do to get the Democratic Party going. I'm working on some things individually, but I'd like to get an idea of what we could do collectively that would make a difference.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 06:51 PM
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2. What happened to the DU Activist whatever that most of us joined?
What about collaborative effort at an organized petition or a letter signed by us (or most of us because some are quite happy with the dems and the way things are going, thank you).

I call Washington frequently. I don't even bother with the 800 numbers most of the time.

So far, the only response I've ever gotten is from Hagel's office regarding school vouchers I believe, but I was at work.

Otherwise, nada, zip, zilch, nothing.
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Wiley50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 06:58 PM
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5. Just what we need: Another strongly worded letter!
cut through the fluff

We need to kill the corporations who now own our government

Somehow....
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 07:01 PM
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7. Go get your gun then. Take care of it.
We'll be waiting to see how you do.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-24-07 01:52 AM
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9. Writing is what I do...
It's my best weapon.

I have others, but I somehow think a stick wouldn't do as much damage in the long run. Plus, words are still legal. Smacking someone with an big stick isn't, no matter HOW much they deserve it.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 06:53 PM
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3. Conyers is standing strong with Pelosi
who asked him to stop the impeachment talk.

Conyers is NOT one to praise these days. He is showing more allegiance to Pelosi than to the American people.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 06:54 PM
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4. Still pursuing the investigations, though...
Gathering evidence is important.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 07:01 PM
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6. What more evidence do they need????
Good grief.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 07:02 PM
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8. We need to get rid of her. She's not at all what we bargained for.
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