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John Pilger: From Kennedy To Obama; Liberalism's Last Fling
Hi, Impeachment Person,
I do not know a better reporter than John Pilger. He always hits the nail on its head. Allan Brison spotted and forwarded it.
Richard
From Kennedy To Obama; Liberalism's Last Fling
http://www.johnpilger.com/
By John Pilger
In this season of 1968 nostalgia, one anniversary illuminates today. It is the rise and fall of Robert Kennedy, who would have been elected president of the United States had he not been assassinated in June 1968. Having travelled with Kennedy up to the moment of his shooting at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June, I heard The Speech many times. He would 'return government to the people' and bestow 'dignity and justice' on the oppressed. 'As Bernard Shaw once said,' he would say, ''Most men look at things as they are and wonder why. I dream of things that never were and ask: Why not?'' That was the signal to run back to the bus. It was fun until a hail of bullets passed over our shoulders. read more »
Duffee: Impeachment press conferences at Constitution Parks
Hi!
Last night my friend David Bedell, the Fairfield County (Ct) Green organizer, pointed out to me that Constitution Park, in Norwalk, Ct., is a good place to hold a press conference about impeachment. Then he mentioned that there was another Constitution Park in Shelton, Ct.--ALSO in the 4th congressional district of Ct. So I realized that there have to be an awful lot of Constitution Parks.
So I wrote up this press release.
Why not have these press conferences all over the place? All you have to do is go through the voting record of your congressional rep and pick out a few of the flagrantly unconstitutional votes and disgusting war-mongering votes and votes that are clearly servile to vicious imperialists and creepy militarists. Then you send out your release and go defend it before whoever shows up. read more »
"The Pottery Barn Rule" is An Exit Strategy
In the last couple of weeks, lots of politicians and newscasters have
been offering minor variations on what they call the "Pottery Barn
Rule"―it's an idea that's caught on―or a script someone has handed
them. Christopher Shays, Connecticut's 4th district Representative,
has it too. On Sunday in his Westport town meeting, Rep. Shays said
"You break it, you own the place." On Saturday in Wilton he said that
we should not be paying to reconstruct the Iraqi economy; the Iraqis
should be doing that themselves. read more »
