tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post4218806521792231840..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: The Dope on the Primary ChallengeKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-23855052941824493542011-09-25T18:04:07.053-04:002011-09-25T18:04:07.053-04:00ALERT: Petition 'Not to Seek a Second Term'...ALERT: Petition 'Not to Seek a Second Term'<br /><br />Apparently, only after I jump through some hoops to get 150 signatures ON MY OWN will my petition even be publicly posted. In the meantime, it is ONLY accessible, they say, through this link: http://wh.gov/4iB I didn't know that when I copied and pasted the URL at the petition site in my comment.<br /><br />That sounds PHISHY to me because they recommend I send emails to everyone in my address book, or use Twitter or Facebook and even give a sample letter, but everyone has to use the above address instead of the one I posted. I just deciphered their email today.<br /><br />Judging by the fact that people get sent to a different web address, I suspect this is some kind of phishing expedition. Just more tricks from the Obama Camp, as if we haven't seen enough already.Anne Lavoienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-62104539327855360092011-09-25T17:25:54.731-04:002011-09-25T17:25:54.731-04:00@Jay – Ottawa, re: Yellow Dogs
Your guest post be...@Jay – Ottawa, re: Yellow Dogs<br /><br />Your guest post belongs on the front page of the New York Times, each and every word, just as written. Your reference to Bush v. Gore is well taken. Democrats should have been in the streets. But today this is the sad reality: "America is trapped in a two-party system subverting democracy." You said it all Jay, anything else by me would be superfluous. Thank you Jay - - Ottawa. (and KG). Love the dog photo too. <br /><br />Neil Gillespie<br />The Justice Network <br />http://yousue.org/new-american-revolution/The Justice Networkhttp://yousue.org/new-american-revolution/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-91888693577207749902011-09-25T17:20:39.010-04:002011-09-25T17:20:39.010-04:00@Roger
Great website! Well Done!@Roger<br /><br />Great website! Well Done!Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-52048501057043040072011-09-25T17:02:45.660-04:002011-09-25T17:02:45.660-04:00@Denis
What a great quote! Thank you. Yes, wouldn...@Denis<br /><br />What a great quote! Thank you. Yes, wouldn't it be wonderful if there was an implosion within the Democratic Party to shake it out of its lethargy!Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-63667309195601010912011-09-25T11:36:29.111-04:002011-09-25T11:36:29.111-04:00Just signed anti-O petition. #4. Tried to post fro...Just signed anti-O petition. #4. Tried to post from my Google account and it said I am not authorized to view this page!!!!!!?????<br /><br />Roger McCorkle<br />http://roger-mccorkle.blogspot.com/Roger McCorklehttp://roger-mccorkle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-15825057536170499822011-09-25T10:40:57.655-04:002011-09-25T10:40:57.655-04:00Thanks to those signing the petition. If it doesn&...Thanks to those signing the petition. If it doesn't get pulled off the site or simply ignored, it could at least get 'We the People' on the same page, strengthening our collective will and voice for another option in the Primary.<br /><br />When I just checked, it is not yet listed on the Open Petitions section, only through my direct link. One less day to get to 5000. I'll just be happy if it appears!Anne Lavoienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-89378283782875882011-09-25T08:22:17.395-04:002011-09-25T08:22:17.395-04:00@Anne
I was fourth to sign the petition. Also put...@Anne<br /><br />I was fourth to sign the petition. Also put it on my Facebook page, and website. <br /><br />Neil Gillespie<br />The Justice Network <br />http://yousue.org/new-american-revolution/The Justice Networkhttp://yousue.org/new-american-revolution/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-84865059514474363672011-09-25T00:51:10.864-04:002011-09-25T00:51:10.864-04:00@Anne
I was third to sign the petition. We're...@Anne<br />I was third to sign the petition. We're on a roll. Only 4,997 more to go.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-70234449803123123932011-09-24T20:45:18.297-04:002011-09-24T20:45:18.297-04:00Karen, thanx!! You brought back some great memori...Karen, thanx!! You brought back some great memories going back to 1969 when we lived near the Univ of Miami. 3 students were renting the house next door and it turned out they were subsidizing their tuition out of proceeds from the pot trade. Once a month they flew down to Jamaica (on PanAm, as I recall, first class frequent travelers). In those good old pre-War on Drugs times, they would each bring back a golfbag stuffed with 5 lbs or so of good herb, plus the latest Bob Marley/Peter Tosh LPs in backpacks. Walked right thru Customs, no questions asked. They then sold the stuff for $5/oz, $50/lb. Later, In the 80s we moved to the Keys where bales of pot used to wash ashore fairly frequently. Fisherman called 'em "square grouper". BTW, I of course did marry Juana....4Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582762546159637023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-24202309633002336502011-09-24T19:21:08.751-04:002011-09-24T19:21:08.751-04:00On my way to sign it now, Anne! And thanks everyon...On my way to sign it now, Anne! And thanks everyone for the links.Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-6966892788445561732011-09-24T17:26:22.052-04:002011-09-24T17:26:22.052-04:00I started a petition to ask Obama NOT TO SEEK A SE...I started a petition to ask Obama NOT TO SEEK A SECOND TERM. To sign, please go to <br />https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/not-seek-second-term/LYhvwZr3<br /><br />I am not on Facebook or Twitter and don't wish to be, so this petition item is at a bit of a disadvantage unless someone else wants to spread it around. <br /><br />That's my audacity of hope.Anne Lavoienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-3962129183847124362011-09-24T17:18:35.179-04:002011-09-24T17:18:35.179-04:00Thanks for a totally enjoyable, sardonic take on t...Thanks for a totally enjoyable, sardonic take on the topic. <br /><br />Why is pot still a legal issue? because people can grow it themselves in their back yards. Believe me, if the government could find a way to stop that, it would "privatise" the growing and selling of pot – giving those licenses to its favourite corporate or pharmaceutical donors and tax the heck out of it.<br /><br />And three cheers for Cornel West and Ralph Nader for suggesting someone OTHER than TLOTE have the honour of representing the REAL Democrats in this country.Valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-811811343586827762011-09-24T16:38:14.259-04:002011-09-24T16:38:14.259-04:00Karen,
The Cornel West letter, signed by so many o...Karen,<br />The Cornel West letter, signed by so many others (I note Lewis Lapham's signature), is like rain in the desert. Much needed.<br />Finally, action is being taken at a higher level than our various grassroots efforts. Very exciting. Reminds me of accounts I've read of the '67 march on the Pentagon. <br />Thank you for letting us know about it. It's critical.<br />Camp Obama, H.E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-85013467700467700752011-09-24T16:17:31.531-04:002011-09-24T16:17:31.531-04:00Six primary challengers to President Obama! Led by...Six primary challengers to President Obama! Led by Cornell West and Ralph Nader!<br /><br />And we will all get pie in the sky when we die.<br /><br />A more plausible scenario comes from Yves Smith, reviewing Obama’s Bridge to Work Program, who quotes Richard Kline:<br /><br />“To me, the best possible outcome of the present market trauma would be for a spectacular implosion between now and November, 2011 turning Barack Obama into a certifiable carbon shadow on a blast wall such that the Democratic Party has to abandon him on the lip of the primary season, leading to a wild scramble for the Democratic candidacy.”<br /><br />http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/09/obamas-work-for-almost-free-maybe-you-get-hired-program.html<br /><br />I would also throw in the White House "We the People" petition drive as further proof of why Obama deserves to be turned into "a certifiable carbon shadow on a blast wall."Denis Nevillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-52697386837940798792011-09-24T16:16:57.088-04:002011-09-24T16:16:57.088-04:00Went to the site, signed some stuff. Thanks Karen....Went to the site, signed some stuff. Thanks Karen. I shall now return to my Saturday martini. Speaking of sites, may I recommend Khanacademy.com for those mathematically inclined and seeking refuge from the current national insanity. It is also a great site for those in trouble with math of any kind, from grade to graduate school. It's free, courtesy of Salman Kahn and, lately, the munificence of Bill Gates.James F Traynornoreply@blogger.com