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Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!
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The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
Today we march, tomorrow we vote Green Party.
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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
Green Party Watch: The Nation promotes Tom Clements, SC Green for US Senate
John Nichols at The Nation has written an article promoting South Carolina Green Party US Senate candidate Tom Clements as an alternative to far-right Republican incumbent Jim DeMint and controversial Democratic nominee Alvin Greene:
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Jill Stein, the Green-Rainbow candidate for governor, is the only alternative to the three “old boys” of the ’same old’ network, incumbent Deval Patrick, Charles Baker, and Tim Cahill. But our media chieftains have decided that three old boys are enough choice for the people of Massachusetts.
via MySouthEnd.com: Media should not edit our democratic process
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Jim Frazzitta: The Legendary Bob Westcott playing a spirited rendition of The Grateful Dead’s, “Friend of the Devil” at YARDSTOCK 2010!
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Cuomo Accepts Working Families Party Endorsement | Long Island Press.
The party in a written statement is backing Cuomo’s platform in which he promises to cut state spending and confront special interests including those backing the Working Families Party.
The Working Families Party has sold out the anti-war movement and the anti-fracking movement to get votes. Not it has sold out working families. There is no reason for it to exist. Vote Green Party.
The last time Cuomo ran for governor, he killed the Liberal Party. It’s Deja vu all over again.
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Arizona Green Party activists collecting ballot access signatures
Today the Arizona Green Party filed its second lawsuit of this past year against the State of Arizona over statutes which arbitrarily treat our party differently than other political parties in Arizona, in ways that violates the US constitution. Both lawsuits are, of necessity, filed against multiple defendants, of which the first named is Ken Bennett, in his capacity as Secretary of State. The first lawsuit was ruled in our favor in federal court, after a hearing in January of this year, but both lawsuits bear the caption Arizona Green Party v Bennett.
Today’s lawsuit requests the invalidation of a statute which creates a separate but unequal category of political party, that applies only to the Arizona Green Party, in a way that mocks our substantial and consistent efforts for two decades, against unreasonable barriers, to provide the voters of Arizona with meaningful alternatives to politics as usual
Anyone can run for office in the Party of their choosing, if they get enough signatures to show a decent level of support within the Party. Or they can run as a write-in candidate, and get the same number of write-in votes . The signatures or votes of party members is the “permission” that the party gives for them to be our candidates . Or, at least, that is the way that it is for other political parties. But ARS 16-645 creates a special category of political party, that only the Green Party fits into, where an individual doesn’t have to get permission or support from anybody else in the party. They can wait til the last minute to sign up as a write-in, and vote for themselves in the primary, and they get their name listed on the general election ballot as a Green Party candidate.
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Green Party candidates for Congress and other public offices have drawn important endorsements from unions and labor organizations, as well as union leaders and rank and file members throughout the US.
“Unions and working people are waking up to the fact that they have a party willing to fight for them — the Green Party,” said Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Governor of New York (http://howiehawkins.com/2010) and a member of Teamsters Local 317 (see below).
“While Democratic politicians take labor votes for granted, Greens are pushing for the creation of millions of Green jobs, public works programs, and the right to organize in the nation’s workplaces. While Democrats cave in to wealthy corporate lobbies and campaign contributors, Greens are promoting Medicare For All and opposing plans by the White House’s ‘Catfood Commission’ to cut Social Security. When Democrats and Republicans sent Wall Street billions in bailouts, Greens demanded help for working people suffering under the economic meltdown. The Green Party says: we don’t have a shortage of work ethic in America, we have a shortage of work,” said Mr. Hawkins.
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Jim Frazzitta: Turtlehead’s sweet performance of “Common Ground.” Backed by Mary Kay Linge, Violin; Dorothy Malone, percussion; and a wonderful bass player that I unfortunately do not know the name of. The show went on into the night!
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Ian Wilder: I always thought in a Democracy that if you are on the ballot, then you are a candidate. There are no other numerical requirements then what is in the law. Since when does the corporate media get to trump the will of the people, and tell candidates if they are considered candidates. When only some candidates are promoted than it is a corporate campaign contribution to those candidates promoted, not a press-sponsored debate. I hope the Stein campaign demands the corporate media be forced to report this fake debate as campaign contributions.
Jill Stein
The 9-member Boston media consortium sent a letter to Jill Stein today telling her that they intended to exclude her from their upcoming televised debates, despite her meeting all their non-electoral requirements (see below). The letter, signed by Jen Peter of the Boston Globe, said that “Jill Stein does not meet the criteria for participation”.
Upon being informed of the letter, Stein responded:
The people of this Commonwealth deserve to hear about how badly the Beacon Hill establishment has failed them under both Democratic and Republican governors. They deserve to hear from the one candidate who isn’t taking money from the lobbyists or from the favor-seeking CEO’s. They deserve to hear from the one candidate who is advocating for secure jobs across the Commonwealth – not just low wage casino jobs in three communities – for universal health care, for comprehensive fair tax reform and for ending the wars that consume 10 million Massachusetts federal tax dollars each day. These badly needed solutions will assuredly be ignored in the debates if we let the three establishment candidates crowd me off the stage.
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The greens are going green in Memphis, Tenn., as pop idol Justin Timberlake sinks $16 million into an eco-friendly golf course in his hometown. It’s 18 holes on 7,000 acres, with drainage and watering set up to make the best use of natural rainfall and preserve the resort’s native wetlands and wildflowers. Next up? Solar-powered golf carts.
via Eco-Saturday: NFL Stadiums and Golf Carts Go Green – SecondAct.com.
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| The only way that the Green Party can regain ballot status in NY is to get 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. This opportunity comes only once every four years, and it only applies to the Governor’s race. Gaining ballot status will enable the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer candidates, more anti-fracking candidates, and more sustainable energy candidates. The last time that the Green Party of New York State had ballot status it set the record for running the most Green candidates of any state. |
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, said today this his opponents in the Governor’s race needed to start putting real proposals on the table to deal with the projected $9 billion deficit in this year’s state budget.
Hawkins, a Teamster who unloads trucks for UPS in Syracuse, has advocated a range of revenue options targeting Wall Street and wealthy New Yorkers that would generate more than $30 billion in additional revenue.
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Ian Wilder: Credo is asking New Yorkers to call their elected representative to vote for a study of hydrofracking. This is just a cover to protect the politicians until this election day. Credo and the State elected officials know hydrofracking is dangerous, they should pass a ban right now. The only time that elected officials pay some attention to what the voters want is when there election is coming up. The NYS Senate and Assembly are both up for re-election this year. Tell them to
The Credo pablum gets worse int hat it talks about NYC water. Do these guys know there is a whole huge state north of NYC, and a good chunk of their water is also endangered by hydrofracking. Don’t let Credo push for the Bloomberg deal of protecting NYC watershed while selling out everyone else’s water.
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