WEEK THIRTY OF FRIENDS OF FRIDAY FORUM

Yesterday was a sad day in American history. It was the day that affirms lying, evil and fear winning out over truth, hope and justice. As we get deeper and deeper into the conservative revolution that is happening now, a movement that uses propaganda, misinformation, conflation and outright lies to get most Americans to focus on the 10 percent we may disagree about and uses that as a wedge to get people to vote against their own best interests. I would urge all of you who may care and are as angry as I am to use that energy to help change the tide.

We are all busy with our lives, but anything you can do, any time at all you can spend will help. I’ve been getting involved with Howard Dean’s group, Democracy for America. I’ve been going to meetups, listening and even though there are things about Mr. Dean views I don’t agree with, there is a lot about him to admire. Especially his passion, energy and intelligence. Even if you can’t or do not wish to get involved, please stay informed.

You won’t hear the truth on TV, and with the exception of Air America, Pacifica radio and a few others (forget NPR) the radio airwaves are owned by the conservative echo machine. Even PBS has made NOW into a half hour show and added 2 conservative shows, Tucker Carlson and one other. However, there are places online where you can get information. I will list some of these below.

http://www.truthout.org
http://www.commondreams.org/
http://www.alternet.org/
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
http://www.dailykos.com/

Howard Dean’s group … http://www.democracyforamerica.com/ AND in NYC … http://www.dfnyc.com

Read "Don’t Think of an Elephant" by George Lakoff. Here is an interview with him:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/10/27_lakoff.shtml

Other places of interest are Barbara Boxers PAC: (got to give her some props this last 2 weeks for having some spine. Must be because she’s from the homeland of Brooklyn, NYC) … http://pacforachange.com/ AND the new Democrat network … http://www.newdem.org/

People for the American Way … http://www.pfaw.org

And of course, Moveon.org … http://www.moveonpac.org/

I’m sure there are others, but you can get a ton of info in these places, you won’t find in the mainstream corporate media. Peter C [New York City]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK ... I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery. Jean Jaqueas Rousseau