Comments on: A Message from Iraq to St. Paul http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:45:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: T-Bear http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620878 T-Bear Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:33:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620878 <p>All the on line news sources usually so good in reporting have been absolutely silent as to the gestapo carryings on there in the states. It is as if everything had been laundered of that information. It is a most unsettling feeling; the world news hostage to CIA disinformation and deletion. Nothing passing the US borders unless allowed by the MSM. Only the net has leaked the news, in hardly a sufficient volume. Expect to be restricted in the future. Try to find mention on BBC, The Guardian, The Independent, Timesonline, etc.</p> All the on line news sources usually so good in reporting have been absolutely silent as to the gestapo carryings on there in the states. It is as if everything had been laundered of that information. It is a most unsettling feeling; the world news hostage to CIA disinformation and deletion. Nothing passing the US borders unless allowed by the MSM. Only the net has leaked the news, in hardly a sufficient volume. Expect to be restricted in the future. Try to find mention on BBC, The Guardian, The Independent, Timesonline, etc.

]]> By: ekunin http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620641 ekunin Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:17:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620641 <blockquote><p>what do we plan to do this week to call for an end to this devastation?</p></blockquote> <p>Good Question. Got any answers? Nations, like individuals, have runs of luck. When things go good, they can’t make a mistake. When things go bad, nothing comes out right. I have this sinking that McCain the reformer, it’s hard to write that without gagging, will win and shortly thereafter be succeeded by Palin. There’s not much time.</p> <p>One thing we can do is realize it’s up to us not leaders and we have to somehow organize so we can call nationwide demonstrations, not just locally when something happens as in St Paul. We do it through the internet-sorry I don’t know enough to know how it might be done, but petitions to MSNBC won’t do it. They certainly won’t do it with our elected officials. The party is about to get rough and we are totally unprepared. It’s the most pressing question of our time and we’d better start talking about it.</p>

what do we plan to do this week to call for an end to this devastation?

Good Question. Got any answers? Nations, like individuals, have runs of luck. When things go good, they can’t make a mistake. When things go bad, nothing comes out right. I have this sinking that McCain the reformer, it’s hard to write that without gagging, will win and shortly thereafter be succeeded by Palin. There’s not much time.

One thing we can do is realize it’s up to us not leaders and we have to somehow organize so we can call nationwide demonstrations, not just locally when something happens as in St Paul. We do it through the internet-sorry I don’t know enough to know how it might be done, but petitions to MSNBC won’t do it. They certainly won’t do it with our elected officials. The party is about to get rough and we are totally unprepared. It’s the most pressing question of our time and we’d better start talking about it.

]]> By: mls78 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620570 mls78 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:19:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620570 <p>Well this may be worth a <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/7/232148/4734/331/590556" rel="nofollow">try</a>. </p> <p>Sign the petition<br /><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bringback/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bringback/</a></p> Well this may be worth a try.

Sign the petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bringback/

]]> By: libbyliberal http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620221 libbyliberal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:59:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620221 <p>He’s a droll and good writer. Thanks.</p> He’s a droll and good writer. Thanks.

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620213 demi Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:57:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620213 <p>Oops.<br /> Yep, That would do it. :)</p> Oops.
Yep, That would do it. :)

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620208 Siun Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:56:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620208 <p>Thank you for keeping us mindful of history - we are a country of amnesiacs I think.</p> Thank you for keeping us mindful of history – we are a country of amnesiacs I think.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620182 ratfood Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:40:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620182 <p>Thanks but you must have me confused with someone else. As something of a social pariah, I have failed to complete one of the requisite steps to becoming a grandparent, namely having children.</p> Thanks but you must have me confused with someone else. As something of a social pariah, I have failed to complete one of the requisite steps to becoming a grandparent, namely having children.

]]> By: TheraP http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620180 TheraP Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:39:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620180 <p>I am personally going to the biggest Mosque in town here tomorrow. And let them know what I think of this!</p> <p>I’m sure it’s gone to many battleground states.</p> <p>This is so totally unAmerican. I am sick at heart!</p> I am personally going to the biggest Mosque in town here tomorrow. And let them know what I think of this!

I’m sure it’s gone to many battleground states.

This is so totally unAmerican. I am sick at heart!

]]> By: lokywoky http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620179 lokywoky Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:39:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620179 <p>Well, shall we go upstairs?</p> Well, shall we go upstairs?

]]> By: lokywoky http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620176 lokywoky Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:38:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/07/a-message-from-iraq-to-st-paul/#comment-1620176 <p>It certainly is conspicuous - especially since all of the FCP were patrolling the streets in Denver trying to find a PUMA to pick a fight with - and they spent two days discussing that one Code Pink lady that got into the convention floor.</p> <p>In St. Paul - there were only two veterans who got to speak. One of them was a protester who did his “speech” while he was being dragged out by the RNC thugs. Nice. That was barely noticed or totally ignored.</p> It certainly is conspicuous – especially since all of the FCP were patrolling the streets in Denver trying to find a PUMA to pick a fight with – and they spent two days discussing that one Code Pink lady that got into the convention floor.

In St. Paul – there were only two veterans who got to speak. One of them was a protester who did his “speech” while he was being dragged out by the RNC thugs. Nice. That was barely noticed or totally ignored.

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