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what? no bloggerman today?

So I go to MSNBC today to see what news Keith Olberman has for me today and see that not only is his little corner rectangle has been replaced by Tim Russert, but there isn't even a front homepage link to Bloggerman. I actually had to dig for it...AND there's no new entry. I would like to believe that, it's Friday, it's rainy, maybe he wanted to sleep in, and he'll be back at the blog with new info any time now. He certainly can't have just dropped out after several days of post election furor that have caused me to actually start up my blog again...nooooo...
Look we all could use a nap but we also need to keep looking into this and make sure that, no matter what the outcome, that the vote does indeed get investigated. So yes, do call, write, fax, e-mail your senators and representatives today as well as your local papers and the media and keep this sucker going. Can't let it fade now, particularly as it is FINALLY beginning to go national. For when Keith gets back to his blog, here's the link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

IN THE MEANTIME...

I mentioned the Global Warming issue yesterday and read today that Vladimir Putin, President of Russia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol. What does this mean? That the sucker will go through. They needed one more major nation to ratify it and Russia-the soon to be former home of Industrial Hazard Central-did it. But of course, the US rejected this protocol, continuing to tell polluting businesses to just go right ahead, keep goin', hell we'll have more oil once them ice caps melt (and yet another reason I want to test the water in the Red States cause you know Rove put something in it) ANYWAY, if you want more info on this check out www.environmentaldefense.org.

Did I mention yesterday this one semi-amusing thing about Bush getting back into office? This is a man who said that he had gotten all this "political capitol" and was ready to spend it. Well, there are a few people that feel the same way. They are calling in their markers. The Southern Baptist Convention has a list, an actual LIST of requests for the President, that they expect him to take care of. These members of the evangelical faction that gave the President a good slab of his vote want payback. On this list are pretty much the items which influenced their voting: Supreme Court and Federal appointees that are against Roe V. Wade and that will do their best to overturn it; a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage; more money for faith based initiatives; a ban on stem cell research..etc etc etc...yeah what else is new (these are the people that a few years back declared that women are to be submissive to their husbands and that women shouldn't be ministers [did I just hear one of them shout "FEMINAZI!"?]), but you know, they have a little more clout this year. It was given to them by the Republicans who went to them for votes, KNOWING that they would get out the vote (such as with the link on the Southern Baptist Convention website "IVoteValues.com"). I think that Rove figured that they would feel like heck, they were doing "God's work" and that they would expect little or nothing or return (kinda like the Iraqis were supposed to be grateful for us coming in and bringing them "freedom"). Well that just backfired don't ya think? Personally I would LIKE to see this be the backfire that blows out the tailpipe of this administration, but I digress...cause there's other folks looking for payback..

Tony Blair, who...well part of me is amazed that he has not collapsed into a crumpled mass over the criticism he has recieved for supporting Bush as steadfastly as he has, but perhaps he was waiting for this moment. He is asking that Bush actually DO SOMETHING to aid peace in the Middle East now that Arafat is dead. For more on the story you can check out this link to CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/12/bush.blair.ap/index.html

One last thing on the evangelicals...there is a group out to have a "pray-in" (sounds like a nice idea, doesn't it?) for Arlen Specter. Is he ill? No. Is he dying? No. You know what his problem is? He's pro-choice and presently chairman of the Judiciary Committee; as in he has some say as to who becomes a Supreme Court Judge and he has said that he would not allow a judge on the Court who was against Roe V. Wade. (he has of course since back pedaled a bit saying "I supported William Rehnquist-" who voted against Roe V. Wade and "I supported the appointment of Clarence Thomas" who's just an idiot). There are people who want to pray that either Specter loses his chairmanship or basically sees the light and finds it in his heart to find someone who will destroy women's freedom of choice. I say that if you are going to pray for anything, it's that these people see the light and realize how un-Christian their behaviour really is. I want to make a t-shirt for the Southern Baptist Convention (among other group groups like them) that reads: Southern Baptist Covention-Making Christians Look Bad For Umteen Years. (all right, not exactly Christian behaviour from me, but I've been in a mood about the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition for...years. Y'all can kiss my Congregationalist a-...all right I gotta stop there.) I know that not ALL of these folks are bad, but the loud ones sure annoy me-and they're the ones who end up on TV. GAH!

SPEAKING of T-SHIRTS:

If you go to www.airamericaradio.com, check out their "gear" section. There, you can purchase anything from a t-shirt to a thong with the latest Air America motto "Mandate My Ass!" I have yet to order mine, but will do this soon. (they also have t-shirts and such that read "because he doesn't read")

And SPEAKING OF MANDATES:

Last night, I went to the candlelight vigil at Columbus Circle. Oh, there should have been more people, but at least there were some. They read the names of soldiers and civilians lost. There were people who had lost a child or grandchild in the war. There were members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and the 21 year old founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He talked about his experience over there...how he did not have both front and back body armor; how soldiers would put plywood and sometimes their body armor on the sides and doors of humvees because they were not properly protected (some are made from aluminum or plastic...imagine having the doors of a Saturn to protect you against a shoulder fired rocket). Next time you hear of a rally or vigil, please get out there and also, continue to make your voice heard against this war and the administration.

And as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on.

Keep up the fight, friends :)

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:14 AM