29. May 2008 by admin.

There’s a great site, called "Opensecrets.org", that details which candidate receives how much from whom. Interestingly, though most of the top 20 contributing industries are substantially the same, it doesn’t appear that the Oil & Gas industry is in the to 20 for the Democrats, as it is for Mcain.

Here’s a breakdown of what Obama has received so far by industry:

Here’s a breakdown of what Clinton has received so far by industry (not terribly different from what Obama is getting):

And, finally, the Mahatma Gandhi of the Far Right, John McCain:

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29. May 2008 by admin.

From his book, "On Power and Ideology", is a quotation from Chomsky that I think sums up the problem I see with effective debate on issues in our country: The range of what is possible to discuss is limited by a set of assumptions that are never questioned.  Here’s the quote from Chomsky, which says it much better: 

"One of the most effective devices is to encourage debate, but within a system of unspoken presuppositions that incorporate the basic principles of doctrinal systems.  These principles are therefore removed from inspection; they become the framework for thinkable thought, not objects of rational consideration."

On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures by Noam Chomsky Read more about this book…

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29. May 2008 by admin.

If you haven’t heard the recent "Winter Soldier" testimonies either at a special meeting in Washington, D.C., or in front of Congress last week, you owe it yourself to hear from these veterans firsthand what they have and are going through.  It’s one thing to hear propaganda from the government or from FoxNews or CNN about our soldiers; it’s quite another to hear the soldiers, many of them who have served several tours of duty and who have been honorably discharged, talking candidly about their experiences in Iraq.

These are not a few discontented, dishonorably discharged veterans who are speaking out. These are decorated, honorably discharged men and women who can no longer bear to remain silent about what they have witnessed and about what our government is doing to people in another country.

You can see a C-Span video of their testimony before Congress at Iraq war veterans’ testimony about their experiences in iraq & Afghanistan

My favorite lines from the "Matrix", lines which have come to symbolize everything the last 8 years of media neglect have wrought:  You have to decide in committing time to listening to the testimony…red pill or blue pill?

Morpheus: You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. (Long pause; Neo begins to reach for the red pill) Remember — all I am offering is the truth, nothing more.

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29. May 2008 by admin.

President Bush has threatened to veto the education benefits our troops deserve. Help us pressure the Senate to override the President’s veto. Send an email to your Senators, and tell them to support our troops with a quality education now!

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Last week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of Senator Jim Webb’s New GI Bill by a 75 to 22 vote. The New GI Bill would help veterans keep up with skyrocketing tuition costs and pay for a quality education after they return from service.

Already, our WesPAC community has sent over 15,000 emails to our Senators, urging them to support the New GI Bill. However, there is still one roadblock that threatens to undo our progress and prevent our veterans from receiving the education benefits they deserve. President Bush has threatened to veto the bill, and we are going to need a two-thirds majority in the Senate to override his veto.

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