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lindaj commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Alice Walker Reads Rachel Corrie by EdwardTeller.
Wow, d12345! Talking about opportunism. Here is a response to your canard accusation of “singling out Israel.” It is from the above-mentioned blog, Mondoweiss. In part, “There’s not a whole lot the U.S. government – or ordinary American citizens – can say or do to improve the human rights situation in Zimbabwe or Syria (both [...]
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lindaj commented on the diary post Saturday Art: Alice Walker Reads Rachel Corrie by EdwardTeller.
Thank you, Edward. Amazingly, 10 years have passed! I hadn’t realized about that about the origins of Phil and Mondoweiss. @Dearie, I hope we in the U.S. can help persuade Israel that the way forward is equal rights for everyone living there so no one will get “wiped off the map.” Since our Congress people have [...]
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lindaj commented on the diary post Sequester Threatens Top-Secret Military Research by Alan Grayson.
Come on, Mr. G. I bet you got this weapon idea direct from your buddies, the Israeli Zionists. And they stole it from the Palestinians. Credit where credit is due, please.
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lindaj commented on the diary post One in Three: Silenced Stories of Survivors of Sexual Assault and Women Who Have Abortions by RH Reality Check.
I applaud you.
Now, can we please renew the call to get rid of the Hyde amendment?
IMO, that is the best way to further the cause of women’s reproductive freedom.
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lindaj commented on the diary post Did SNL Blow It By Not Running the Hagel Hearing Skit? by EdwardTeller.
Think they’ll run it this week? Well, guess not if they vote on Hagel tomorrow. Too bad!! The truth hurts and is really funny, in this case.
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lindaj commented on the diary post Abby Martin Interviews Rachel Corrie’s Parents as the 10th Anniversary of Rachel’s Death Approaches by EdwardTeller.
I was delighted to find this interview in my inbox from a google alert for “Gaza”. It is even more heartening to see it here. I do look forward to your coverage of some of the events commemorating Rachel’s death and hopefully spurring a renewal of the struggle here in the ally and funder of [...]
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lindaj commented on the diary post The Winning Message Is Ours by RFShunt.
Too bad I didn’t read your response to this “we have the best message” crap before I took foredoglake off my list of bookmarks.
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lindaj commented on the blog post Obama Second Term = Grand Bargain
@lefttown
you have it right. who are we if we make our own bargains with the blood of people around the world obama has been knocking off without recourse to law? not to mention the blood of the uninsured in this country he jettisoned by not going for single payer as he had promised.
vote jill stein or boycott.
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lindaj commented on the diary post A Texas Abortion by Anonymous Texas Woman.
I agree. I had an abortion and have never regretted it. A egg and sperm united is not a baby. It is a decision. Trust women.
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lindaj commented on the blog post I Got Dem Ol’ Fin de Siècle Blues Again, Mama
thanks, y’all. i freakin’ needed a laugh in the worst way. :)
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lindaj commented on the diary post Joe Biden Is a Better Skier Than His Boss by Scarecrow.
“I’m happy to have as VP.”
Has FDL reverted to Dembottery while I was busy elsewhere?
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lindaj commented on the blog post Mobilizing to End Suppression of the Occupy Movement
has anyone posted this “no protest” bill the house just passed?
http://rt.com/usa/news/348-act-tresspass-buildings-437/“The US House of Representatives voted 388-to-3 in favor of H.R. 347 late Monday, a bill which is being dubbed the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. In the bill, Congress officially makes it illegal to trespass on the grounds of the White House, which, on the surface, seems not just harmless and necessary, but somewhat shocking that such a rule isn’t already on the books. The wording in the bill, however, extends to allow the government to go after much more than tourists that transverse the wrought iron White House fence.
Under the act, the government is also given the power to bring charges against Americans engaged in political protest anywhere in the country.”
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lindaj commented on the blog post Corporate Tax Reform Will Be Painful for Whatever Is Left of the Middle Class
Yup! Having worked on two Nader campaigns, seen single payer work & now campaign finance reform usurped by Dem operatives, I don’t think 3rd party presidents are the answer. Especially since 70-80% of liberals support Obama droning U.S. citizens.
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lindaj commented on the diary post The Dream, and the Reality by Alan Grayson.
Same goes for the $$ we spend arming your buddy Israel, Alan.
Different kind of occupation there (ours was more “successful” and there are barely any Indians left).
My hope is we will quit giving money to a country who is trying to copy our dastardly pattern and get rid of the Palestinians.
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lindaj commented on the blog post Republican Reactionaries and the Strange Change in Lamar Alexander
Deep down, he must believe that those mechanics and school teachers who voted in Obama and the Democrats aren’t capable of making decisions about the future of society.
If they voted for Obama, he may be right!
I always disagree with people who say they want the democrats to “get a backbone.” If they had a backbone, they’d use it to walk over and stomp on us some more.
We need a reset on our electoral system.
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lindaj commented on the blog post Occupy Des Moines Protesters Take Over Obama HQ, Iowa Democratic Party HQ
FANTASTIC!!!!! So proud of you all!
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lindaj commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Thanksgiving Day
pics from Occupy Seattle picnic
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lindaj commented on the blog post It’s Always Been a Class War
“If we had more economists like Sachs…”
You [Namoi Klein] mention the shift from shock therapy to shock-and-awe, but there are also attempts to soften the image of neoliberalism. Jeffrey Sachs, the economist who pioneered shock therapy [with regard to Soviet Union, e.g.], wrote his latest book on The End of Poverty. Is there any more to this than a rebranding exercise?
A lot of people are under the impression that Jeffrey Sachs has renounced his past as a shock therapist and is doing penance now. But if you read The End of Poverty more closely he continues to defend these policies, but simply says there should be a greater cushion for the people at the bottom.
The real legacy of neoliberalism is the story of the income gap. It destroyed the tools that narrowed the gap between rich and poor. The very people who opened up this violent divide might now be saying that we have to do something for the people at the very bottom, but they still have nothing to say for the people in the middle who’ve lost everything.
This is really just a charity model. Jeffrey Sachs says he defines poverty as those whose lives are at risk, the people living on a dollar a day, the same people discussed in the Millennium Development Goals. Of course that needs to be addressed, but let us be clear that we’re talking here about noblesse oblige, that’s all.
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lindaj commented on the diary post Lobbyists and the Super-Committee by Cynicalrevolt.
Murray is my senator. She is already trying to warn off locals from trying to influence her. She “asked critics of her new assignment to back off and let the panel do its job.” http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015874585_murray11m.html She also wants time to “allow us the ability to look each other in the eyes and find common values [...]
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lindaj commented on the blog post Debt Ceiling Post Mortem: Obama Between a Rock and a Hard Place
BETWEEN a rock and a hard place?
Nuh-uh. He came out from UNDER that rock.
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