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Working Families Party Considers Wooing Alec Baldwin

Posted on May 28, 2010 by kwilder

cc David Shankbone

KW notes: In New York State, to remain a ballot-access party, a party must get 50,000 votes for Governor. So, if the Working Families Party has no candidate, or a candidate who does not succeed at the goal for Governor, WFP may fail to be a party. This would change the landscape a lot in New York third party politics, and NY politics overall.

As posted by Trent Hill at Independent Political Report:

From the New York Daily News comes a report that the Working Families Party is considering asking actor Alec Baldwin to run for Governor of New York on their ballot line.

The Working Families Party is so panicked a federal probe might keep Andrew Cuomo from accepting its ballot line in November, leaders are quietly mulling replacement candidates – even floating “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin. Read more »

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Rough Folk & the Legendary Bob Westcott

Posted on May 27, 2010 by iwilder

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Solution to Gulf Oil Blowout: Bring on the Sun

Posted on May 27, 2010 by kwilder

Opinion from geologist Chris Landau:

Bring on the sun.

For too long we have lived under the oily depths of deceit. We have fought wars and killed millions in order to pollute our lives and those of our children. We have called it patriotism. We have called it progress. We have not stopped to think.

It is not too late. The gulf no longer divides us. We are no longer blind. They no longer rule us. Change has come.

We need more sunlight for the Gulf of Mexico. Bring on the heat to break up the oil. Read more »

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Working Families Party Tries to Undermine the Anti-Fracking Movement the Way It Undermined the Anti-War Movement 4 Years Ago

Posted on May 27, 2010 by iwilder

"no frack" image from muddledblog.wordpress.comHawkins Candidacy Worries WFP that Fracking Will End.

The Working Families Party (WFP: We’re Faux Progressives) told anti-war voters to support pro-war candidates on their line in 2006, and after they win never says another word about being anti-war.  Now, when it is just a few days after the Green Party nominates a strong anti-fracking candidate for Governor, Howie Hawkins, the WFP comes out with a faux anti-fracking action alert.

Q: What are should we be concerned about Fracking Fluid?

A:  from ShaleShock.org: Most of the recent advances in fluid technology for shale gas recovery are owned by Halliburton. The gas industry describes fracking fluids as being “like soap and oil.” However, because Halliburton classifies the fracking fluids as proprietary, nobody knows for sure what is in them. Samples from well blowouts and fluids pits in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico found fluids to contain diesel fuel and more than 200 different kinds of chemicals, over 95% of which have adverse side effects including brain damage, birth defects and cancer.

Q: Why do I say the action alert is aimed at Hawkins?

A: Because the WFP action alert mentions only protecting the water in 2 cities, the WFP base of NYC and Hawkins home town of Syracuse. And it was released only a few days after Hawkins nomination.

Q: Why do I say it is a faux anti-fracking action alert?

A: Because it does not join the Green Party in calling for an outright ban on fracking.  Instead it calls for a moratorium until after the EPA study is done.  I bet that will stall the issue long enough to reach election day, and like WFP’s anti-war stance their opposition will fade away.

Filed under: 3rd party, Anti-War, Ecology, election, Election 2010, elections, energy, Environment, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, Green Party, howie hawkins, New York State Politics, News, Peace, politics, progressive politics, third party, US Politics, war | Tagged: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Top Kill is Dead: Comments on the Gulf Oil Blowout from a Geologist

Posted on May 27, 2010 by kwilder

Top Kill is dead. Chris Landau (Geologist)

Dear BP and Tony Hayward

Stop wasting time. Stop playing games. Whoever heard of poring cement into a fire hydrant to get it to shut down? If you want to pour cement, first shut off the pressure of the oil and gas, then you pour the cement, not the other way round.

Drill 4 vertical relief wells around the existing Gulf of Mexico blowout well to reduce the pressure. Then you can seal this well, once the pressure drops.

This is not intelligent. You are not buying time, only wasting it. You could have your 4 vertical relief wells down within a month. They can also supply oil to help you pay for this environmental mess. You sure are going to need it. Do not drill directional wells into this existing well.

Has BP decided to go into competition with Hollywood? Your top kill videos are not entertaining. Fix the problem. Stop tinkering.

Chris Landau

May 27 2010

Bio of Chris Landau: Read more »

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Pablo Alvarado comments on: Obama, immigration, and Arizona 1070

Posted on May 26, 2010 by kwilder

The following is a statement by Pablo Alvarado, Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, in reaction to reports of the President’s plan to send National Guard troops to the Arizona border:

“We are outraged.   Instead of addressing a domestic human rights crisis, the president appears to be caving into extremists who are further shattering and already broken immigration system.   Any legitimate concerns about border security cannot be resolved until undocumented people are given full equality in our society.  If he wants to improve security in Arizona, the first step he should take is to revoke all Department of Homeland Security agreements with local police and sheriffs which have diverted scarce resources, divided the country unnecessarily, and brought terror to the very people required to report crimes to law enforcement agents.    Republicans continue to poison the immigration debate by implying that immigrant communities constitute a security threat to the country.    President Obama must use his office to repudiate, not reinforce, this position.   Criminalization and legalization of immigrant communities are mutually exclusive goals, and the President must make his position clear.    President Obama must demonstrate leadership and moral courage to modernize immigration laws and make them consistent with cherished national values.   In actions and words, he must show that he is up to the challenge.    We reiterate our call on the President to use his  authority to block 1070’s implementation immediately.”

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US Senate Candidates Lawrence and Clark (G-NY) Call to Cut Funding for Afghanistan War

Posted on May 26, 2010 by iwilder
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.

Colia Clark and Cecile Lawrence, the two Green Party candidates for US Senate from New York, said today that they would vote against the pending $33.5 billion supplemental budget appropriation in Congress to cover the cost of the troop increase in Afghanistan. This is in addition to the $159.3 billion in war spending which the Obama administration has requested for fiscal year 2011.

Colia Clark

Colia Clark

Ms. Clark stated:

The end to all foreign wars is urgent. The billions of dollars spent in mass murder and devastation of the nations and the planet are desperately needed to rebuild NYS and America’s infrastructure, underwrite a mass transit system, upgrade public schools, cover costs of single payer health care, underwrite failing hospitals and clinics and provide housing for all Americas citizens.

Dr. Cecile Lawrence

Dr. Cecile Lawrence

Dr. Lawrence added:

We need to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan now and return the troops home in early 2011. The U.S. must cease its drive for empire and domination of the planet including the embeddedness of its military forces with corporations whose drive for access to the resources of other countries lead to the destruction of their environmental and socio-economic health. Read more »

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Lori Berenson granted parole!

Posted on May 26, 2010 by kwilder

For the March 2011 story at the NY Time Magazine, go: here.
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January 2011 update, from the Free Lori website: “24 January 2011 In this update: Parole is Sustained for Lori Berenson”
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For authentic info from Lori’s family, please go to the web-site of the committee to support Lori: www.freelori.org.
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Looking for the November, NY Times article? It’s here. “An American in Peru, Out of Jail but in Limbo”, published on Friday, November 26th.

Lori Berenson: Granted Parole

“I certainly am saddened, and I’m sorry that I have been part of something that was considered so damaging,” she said, bouncing her son on her knee as she acknowledged her ties to M.R.T.A., now a thoroughly marginalized group. “My participation has been collaborating. You know, I rented a house. I shared ideological things,” she continued, claiming she never had plans to participate in violence. – excerpt from NY Times article

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November 9, 2010 Update:
Still on parole and is free. Though there is an
appeal. Good story at CNN: here.

November 2010 Update:
Yes! Lori was granted parole again.
Story at Newsday: here

Aug 2010 Update:
Concern for Lori! Story: here.

For info and updates, please go to the web-site of the committee to support Lori: www.freelori.org. They report:

Lori and Salvador are Granted Parole!

On May 25, 2010 a Peruvian judge, after carefully studying Lori’s application for what in Perú is termed “conditional liberty” (parole), determined that Lori has earned her freedom. Lori and her son Salvador will be leaving prison in a few days and moving to an apartment in Lima.

There is a story at the NY Daily News: here.

Background: Lori Berenson, a New Yorker, has been in prison in Peru for decades, based on charges that she worked with a revolutionary movement in Peru. Many progressive groups helped the cause to free her over the years, including PeaceSmiths of Long Island.

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Hawkins (G-NY) Slams Guv. Paterson for Raiding Environmental Fund

Posted on May 25, 2010 by iwilder

Supports Reopening State Parks

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party of New York State candidate for Governor, said today he opposed Governor Paterson’s proposal to raid more than $100 million from the Environmental Protection Fund  under the guise of raising $6 million to keep state parks and historic sites open.

Hawkins noted:

When the state is rebating $16 billion annually to Wall Street speculators from the Stock Transfer Tax, it certainly doesn’t need to raid an already depleted fund for environmental capital projects in order to keep state parks open. It’s time to stop using the EPF as the Governor’s personal piggy bank. Paterson is deceptively and cynically using the upcoming the Memorial Day weekend, when parks are working people’s vacation resorts, to rob the environment to pay off Wall Street.

New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) was created in 1993 during an  economic recession. The idea was to create a pay-as-you-go capital projects fund. It was reserved for large, one-time purchases such as land for parks,  recycling facilities, landfill closures, and historic preservation. It was clear  that these needs weren’t being met through the year-to-year spending of state  agencies. Read more »

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The Revolution is spilling over into the sidewalks…

Posted on May 24, 2010 by kwilder

Last night, Sunday, around 9pm, I saw the beginning of the revolution…

Revolution: Two young men with guitars

Can you see it?…look closer… Read more »

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Video: Folk Groovin’ Harmonica Solo

Posted on May 24, 2010 by kwilder

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Struggle for transparency and unbiased curriculum: Texas Libertarian State Board of Ed Candidate assaulted by Texas State Trooper

Posted on May 23, 2010 by kwilder

excerpt from a post by Paulie at Independent Political Report:
Texas Libertarian State Board of Education Candidate Amie Parsons Assaulted by State Trooper at Rally

Press release from LPTX sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com.  Also at TPID and The Examiner.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – May 19, 2010 — State Board of Education candidate Amie Parsons was assaulted by a Texas State Trooper during a campaign appearance at the Travis State Office Building on Congress St.

“He grabbed my arm, and shoved me,” Amie Parsons said. “We were holding signs near the State Board of Education meeting room because they would not allow me inside.” Read more »

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Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Green Parties create ads to stop Prop 14

Posted on May 22, 2010 by kwilder

KW: These videos are about a vote in California that will happen on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. There is background on Proposition 14 at Firedoglake. Hope you will let people know to VOTE NO on Prop 14 in California. Prop 14 is bad for third parties, bad for grassroots democracy, and good for rich, corporate candidates. (Though, it is described, ironically, in the official voting guide as being about: “Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Election.”. Eek!)

Repost from Paulie at Independent Political Report:

From the Libertarian Party:

H/T Michael Seebeck in comments on a previous post.Produced by Adrian Galysh. As far as we know, it has not been used in broadcast media, at least yet.

Ballot Access News reports that the Green and Peace and Freedom Parties parties put these on cable channels CNN, Headline News, and MSNBC. About 750 spots will air by election day: Read more »

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Tough situation: John White verdict

Posted on May 22, 2010 by kwilder

July 2010, insightful comments from Joy Brown at Newsday: here.

Onthewilderside commentary from May 2010 below:

KW: Mostly, I am glad that I was not the judge or jury in this situation. The whole situation is infused with profound sadness, shadows of racism, and with moral questions and confusion. I do hope that John White receives a fair amount of justice and consideration. And, I do see many layers of classism, racism, and white privilege that caused the situation to erupt, and then caused John White to be convicted in the way he was.  See my comments on the end-quote from the AP/Boston Herald story.

(excerpts from) The Boston Herald
Black NYer loses appeal in white teen’s shooting Read more »

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