For Rev. Blair

I love Molly Ivens. Ever seen an interview with her? Hilarious...even funnier than her writing.

If you really want to know how to become a pig-fucker Canadian style, look at Conrad Black, Brian Mulroney, or Paul Martin. You can also look at Ralph Klein, Mike Harris, the vast majority of the Alliance, and those PCs trying to become Alliance members. These are all people who support most or all of what Bush and his cronies did from the first site.

Here's a way that Canadians can oppose American pig-fuckers :

http://victoria.indymedia.org/print.php?id=18546

The important thing is to speak out and keep speaking out. You'll have some people yelling at you, likely more than openly support you, but a lot of people read and listen without ever saying a word. That's especially true when they know some neo-conservative is likely to start calling them names.

The link Buford provided is great. It also links to Open Secrets, which is a really good place to start looking for places to apply pressure. It's important to remember that Canadians aren't innocent by virtue of their nationality though. Don't forget to oppose Bush types at home.

I have a feeling that this advice may leave people with a little blinking light next to their names on the Customs computer monitors when they try to cross the border into the US.

These sound like good alternatives to just whining, which is great. I think there is a down-side that needs a little thought too, however.

Thoughts?

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I got banned from the US a while back, Mukluk. I don't really know exactly why, but somehow I ended up on an "unfriendly activist" list. It did have to be related to something I said on the Internet. I was a lot more quiet then, so it appears to have back-fired on Herr-Bush.

It is suspected that part of the reason why the turn out for the recent protests against the FTAA in Miami was so low is that people simply couldn't get there. No fly lists and lists at border crossings based on nothing more than comments made on the Internet or even what books US citizens check out of public libraries can limit dissent pretty extremely. Toss in the extremely tight security around the site, extreme police brutality, blatant attempts at limiting media coverage and a bevy of intimidation tactics, and it becomes amazing that there was any protest at all.

The more we speak out, the quicker this will end though. If we, as Canadians, have a tough time going down for cheap smokes just imagine what it must be like for Americans. If we stay quiet, it will only get worse.

Well Rev , I'm guessing you've heard of Paul Krugman - listed below is a op-ed from him. I saw Molly Ivins last night on C SPAN - You're right - she's very funny - yet still manages to get out the kind of info that makes one's blood boil.Mentioined in the article below , is Al Franken and his book ;" Lies , And the Lying Liars That Tell Them ". I finished reading it recently , and it's extremely funny ,again while putting out the info at the same time. Particularly the chapter entiled Operation chickenhawk.
Michael Moore was also on C SPAN talking about his book ;" Dude , Where's My Country ? " The interviewer asked him tough, point-blank questions about Shrub and his gang. I assumed he was going to put on a show , and attempt to be entertaining while trying to plug his book. Instead , he was very subdued , and seemed genuinely disturbed by what is happening to this country. I watched as objectively as possible - suspending my feelings aboot how much I despise Bush and his ilk. I came away thinking that even the most die-hard right wing types couldn't argue with the simple logic of what Moore was saying, and the questions he was telling others to ask. It's kinda like Bill O'Reilly - sure , he's an ignorant,crazy prick - but nevertheless, he sometimes says things that are right , and I admit that. Doesn't matter what your political leanings are - the truth is the truth and common sense N' stuff. Anyway ...............

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/opinion/25/KRUG.html

Link won't work - go to

http://www.buzzflash.com

Scroll down a couple of the links and check out Paul Krugman : The uncivil war

Something that needs to be remembered about Franken, Ivens, and Moore is that they are real Americans. These aren't rich fucks born into priviledge looking to add to the wealth that they inherited, they are the real thing. They are intelligent and concerned. They don't like what they see happening to their country and hope to change it. They are trying, through the democratic tools available to them, to do just that.

They do that in spite of being continually whipped by the powers that be. Any Angel fans out there? It's a very political show, in a vampirish kind of way. Anybody that watches that show has a slightly different version of the Powers That Be than non-Angel watchers.

I say that we, as real humans, oughtta vote for Angel, not the Powers That Be. Moore, Ivens and Franken are the Angels of our world. Bush and his tribe of ghouls are the Powers That Be and their unspeakable minions.

Today seems to be a kind of metaphorical kind of day for me....

I think I understand it all a little better now :

http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/03/12/int03326.html

Sometimes it's hard to look in the mirror - especially if you keep walking past it :

www.commondreams.org/views03/1218-10.htm

well.....well......dont be surprised when the reps win big in 04'

pig fuckers eh?

well they are smarter n moose..and easier to mount.ha

I won't be surprised, Feeko. I will be disappointed. Just remember that, if Bush wins, there is no blaming what happens on anybody but those who voted for him.