January 2009
6 posts
“Sankofa is the principle — symbolized by a bird looking backward while it...”
– Karen Bass, posting in Two Parades.Two Coasts.One Hope.
Goodbye, President Bush
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.—Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.—Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000
Rarely is the question asked - Is our children learning?—Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country.—Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004
Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican —declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.—Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001
I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defenses.—Washington, D.C., April 18, 2006
See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.—Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger than that—discussing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, as quoted by the Sun newspaper, June 27, 2007
And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq.—meeting with Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008
We ought to make the pie higher.—South Carolina Republican debate, Feb. 15, 2000
There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again.—Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it.—speaking on National Public Radio, Jan. 29, 2007
We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers.—Houston, Sept. 6, 2000
It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not only life of babies, but it's life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet.—Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000
One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.—U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 3, 2000
People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.—Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002
Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.—CNN online chat, Aug. 30, 2000
I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend.—on the prospect of visiting Denmark, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2005
I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to—the beauty of playing baseball.—Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2006
Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.—LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000
You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one.—Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 26, 2006
There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say, 'I don't want you to let me down again.' —Boston, Oct. 3, 2000
They misunderestimated me.—Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
November 2008
6 posts
“The other folks are voting.”
– Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, trying to boost turnout in his predominantly white base.
September 2008
1 post
August 2008
6 posts
“The first lesson of politics is learning to count.”
– Apocryphal
Senator Wiggin Out (D-Santa Rosa)
Pastor Jones: We just simply invite the committee to have people from the community that can speak to those issues in a way that will certainly bring their voices to the table and I think we partner with you as representatives of the community and of the people in our commitment to better serve the people; and we certainly appreciate the work that you do.
Hon. Pat Wiggins: Excuse me, but I think your arguments are bullshit.
California Alliance Endorsements
August 8. California Alliance throws down our endorsements for the November election.
Prop. 4: Parental Notification - NO
Prop. 6: Tough on Crime (Runner Initiative) - NO
Prop. 8: Limit on Marriage Freedom - NO
Prop. 9: Victims Rights and Parole - NO
Prop. 11: Redistricting - NO
July 2008
5 posts
California Labor Federation Endorsements
July 23. CA Labor Fed rolled out its endorsements for the November election.
1 High Speed Rail - YES
2 Treatment of Farm Animals - No Recommendation
3 Childrens’ Hospitoal Bond - No Recommendation
4 Parental Notification - NO
5 Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation - YES
6 Criminal Penalties & Law (Runner Initiative) - NO
7 Renewable Energy - NO
8 Limit on Marriage Freedom - NO
9...
June 2008
6 posts
June 26, 2008. Ballot Watch
The CA Secretary of State has assigned numbers to the 12 ballot measures that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot:
Prop. 1 High Speed Rail Bond
Prop. 2 Treatment of Farm Animals
Prop. 3 Children’s Hospital Bond
Prop. 4 Parental Notification
Prop. 5 Nonviolent Offenders Rehabilitation
Prop. 6 Criminal Penalties and Laws (that Runner Initiative)
Prop. 7 Renewable...
MTV.com: “Taking a fist-pound from wife Michelle, Obama stepped to the podium Tuesday”
Monsters and Critics: “Michelle Obama (L) gives her husband, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a knuckle-bump as a sign of support before he speaks to supporters.”
Lola New York: “At 09:09:27 Central Time, Michelle Obama gave Barack Obama a pound in St. Paul, Minnesota."
The Frisky: “I never realized how romantic and respectful and mutually appreciative and loving a frat-tastic fist bump could be. Could it be the new peck-on-the-cheek?”
Reuters: “... Obama, who was joined on stage by his wife Michelle, with whom he shared a celebratory fist-bump.”
Capitol Hill Blue: “Obama, began with a loving fist to fist thumbs up with Michelle.”
Human Events: “Michelle is not as ‘refined’ as Obama at hiding her TRUE feelings about America—etc. Her ‘Hezbollah’ style fist-jabbing ...”
Commenter bjkeefe: “I loved that moment, when they touched their hands together like that.”
May 2008
17 posts
From the Field
Seven Allinace groups are leading field programs for the June election cycle. For the week ending 5/25… 8,251 total contacts made 7,024 contacts on Prop. 98 Proposition 98 (Alliance PEP groups) Yes - 3% No - 80% Und - 17%
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“If you have come to help me you can go home again. But if you see my struggle as...”
– Aboriginal Austrailian Delegation to Manila, Declaration on People’s Participation and Sustainable Development (courtesy of Jan Misquez, CCAEJ)
“This is not about the building, but about what you put inside it. Community...”
– Eric Garcetti, LA City Council President. May 27, 2008.
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Community Coalition Primed to Own Office →
May 27. The Community Coalition cleared a major hurdle to own its office space on Vermont Street. The LA City Council voted 12-0 to sell the city-owned building to the Coalition. Next stop is getting the Mayor’s signature, then escrow, and an major fundraising drive. Click here to check out the city council meeting. Look for the “Jump To” scroll and select Item 18 to see...
From the Field
Seven Allinace groups are leading field programs for the June election cycle. 154 walkers and phoners last week 46 precincts covered last week 129 volunteers recruited to date 3,863 total contacts made, as of 5/18/08Proposition 98 (Alliance PEP groups) Yes - 4% No - 79% Und - 17%
“The map, the map, the map. The map is not the terrain.”
– Robert DeNiro, in Ronin
From the Field
These Alliance groups are leading field campaigns for the June election cycle. Most are working to oppose Prop. 98 through paid and/or volunteer walk programs, phone banks, direct mail and ethnic media. APEN (with Oakland Rising) Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (GOTV only) Chinese Progressive Association Environmental Health Coalition PODER SCOPE (with ALLERT) Working...
“Thank you, members. Let’s get to work.”
– Karen Bass. May 12, 2008.
March 2008
4 posts
WatchClick above to set off an electric slide show. Over 100 organizers and activists. Every kind of people. From all parts of the state. We converged on Riverside to focus on building progressive power through electoral and community organizing. March 15-16, 2008.
March 16. Environmentalists protest diesel fumes...
