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Cynthia McKinney requests your presence in DC…

Posted on July 13, 2009 by kwilder

From a 7/13/09 e-mail from a Cynthia McKinney supporter:

We just received word that the Viva Palestina convoy is still being held in Egypt despite negotiations. Convoy organizers Cynthia McKinney [former Congresswoman, and 2008 Green Party presidential candidate] and George Galloway are calling for protests tomorrow. Those of us who are in Washington, DC will be gathering tomorrow (Tuesday, July 14) outside the Egyptian embassy at noon to demand that Egyptian authorities allow the aid through! Please come out and spread the message!

*Please Forward Far and Wide*

Emergency Protest! Demand that Egyptian Authorities allow humanitarian aid into Gaza!

When: Tuesday, July 14th at 12 noon

Where: Egyptian Embassy, Washington, DC (Van Ness metro – red line) (3521 International Court, NW)

For updates on the Washington, DC protest or to endorse, please contact:
703.231.7553.
Read more »

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, cynthia mckinney, Green Party, international politics | Tagged: cynthia mckinney, Gaza | Leave a Comment »

Is Nassau Dem Boss headed for statewide?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by iwilder

KW: Newsday reports that NY Governor David Paterson has tapped Jay Jacobs, Nassau County Democratic Chairman, to be the Chair of the State Democratic Committee. The vote would happen in the fall.

I find this humorous and resonant. Governor Paterson has a history of being friends with Republicans such as Joe Bruno, and Governor Paterson was not firmly “on the Democratic side” and “loyal to progressives” during the latest NY State Senate coup. And, Jay Jacobs — as noted here before — was once quoted on a Nassau college radio station saying, “The Republican Party is my second favorite party.” Jay Jacobs is no friend of third parties and new ideas. Jacobs understands the gentlemen’s agreement. Jacob’s would be a great choice for politics-as-usual and bipartisan shenanigans in Albany. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, New York State Politics, News, politics, third party | Tagged: David Paterson, Governor Paterson, Jay Jacobs, nassau, NY, State Senate | 1 Comment »

Death of Nylon & Steel’s Molecule Machine

Posted on July 12, 2009 by iwilder

from Paul Cama:

It brings me sad new to say that the Machine (the Molecule Maker) that fueled the Nylon & Steel Band. Mostly the live shows for nearly 7 out of its 10 year run w/ the band was laid to rest in the green dumpster on Monday. Even though the band has not been together in nearly 7 yrs, Molecule Maker (as it was called by the band & the fans) was repaired seven times in the past but, after losing a long battle of its entire liquid that leaked out do to a small crack in the shell. Doctors were unable to salvage it. Ode to Joy was played after it was tossed.

The molecule maker first came into play when the band’s bassist David Bartow was trying to create a psychedelic light show with Drummer Paul Cama in the early 90’s (in the vein of Josh Light Show who did it for the Dead & Airplane in the 60’s.) Read more »

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Michael Moore’s “Sicko” 8/5/09 7pm Babylon

Posted on July 12, 2009 by iwilder

On Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature a showing of Michael Moore’s film, “Sicko” The film uses humor to point out the sad state of medical coverage in the United States. It outlines how much more successful a single-payer universal healthcare system has been in every other industrialized country. This showing is an extension of the Babylon Green Party’s 100 Days series which discusses issues that President Obama needed to address in his first 100 Days. www.BabylonGreens.org The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231)www.piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

A social media version of this press release can be found at http://pitch.pe/17653

Unlike the Democratic and Republican Parties, the national Green Party supports

a universal, comprehensive, national single-payer health insurance program as the only solution to the current disastrous for-profit system. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Babylon Politics, grassroots democracy, Green Party, health, Healthcare, long island, Long Island Politics, platform, politics, president, Press Release, US Politics | Leave a Comment »

Bill Moyers Show Reveals Insurance Lobby’s Secret Plan to Attack ‘Sicko’ and Michael Moore

Posted on July 11, 2009 by iwilder

On Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature a showing of Michael Moore’s film, “Sicko”. www.BabylonGreens.org The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231)www.piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

From Michael Moore about last night’s Bill Moyer’s show:

ALERT: We’ve just been informed that Bill Moyers, on his show later tonight, will expose for the first time the health insurance industry’s secret campaign against Michael Moore and his film, “Sicko.” It contains a stunning revelation and admission by a top health insurance executive — the former head of publicity for CIGNA, one of the top health insurance companies in the country — that the disinformation and attacks on Michael and the film were extensive and well-planned. Their job was to stop the movie from reaching a wide audience (and, more importantly, from having the widespread political impact the industry feared “Sicko” would have).

Wendell Potter, former Head of Corporate Communications at CIGNA (which provides health insurance to nearly 70 percent of the Fortune 100 companies) admits that, in fact, “Sicko” “hit the nail on the head” and told the real truth about how much better people in other countries have it when it comes to their health care.

You can check out the segment about Michael and “Sicko” here:

Filed under: 3rd party, health, Healthcare, News, politics, US Politics | Leave a Comment »

Rev. Billy Talen for Mayor Fundraiser w/ Joan Baez 7/27/09

Posted on July 11, 2009 by iwilder

Folk legend Joan Baez
Tonight! Monday, July 27th
in New York City
for the Reverend Billy Talen for Mayor campaign!

ELECT-A-LUJAH! Vote Rev Billy Fundraiser at the Highline Ballroom
Monday, July 27th 7pm
Tickets on Sale Now: http://bit.ly/vrbtix
431 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
With the Rev and Life After Shopping Gospel Choir, Joan Baez, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang,

Greta Gaines, the New York Street Vendors Chorus, and Yetta Kurland!

Also appearing…other New York City Green Party candidates!

Update: July 27th at 3pm: Still seats left. $15. cash at the door. Please come!

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Calendar, events, Green Party, music, New York State Politics | Tagged: Billy Talen, folk music, joan baez, live music, new york city, Reverend Billy | Leave a Comment »

NY State Senate: Meeting again. But, I can’t watch.

Posted on July 10, 2009 by kwilder

Please, for updates and the latest, go to the blog at the Times Union: here. They also allow comments. You can submit anonymously and they simply approve (all of mine seem to have been approved.)

As for the NY State Senate: First the Democrats accepted “Monserrate” back into the fold – the one accused of slashing his girlfriends face. Now, the Democrats have accepted Pedro Espada back – the other Democrat-traitor, who is being investigated for campaign finance funny business. And, they let Espada have some title like Majority Leader or something.

It is all too sickening for me, really. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, New York State Politics, News, third party | Tagged: democratic party, Espada, NY, Pedro Espada, State Senate | Leave a Comment »

NY statewide poll: Governor approval, Legislature approval and Term Limits

Posted on July 10, 2009 by kwilder

Thanks to Ballot Acces News for the story.

WGRZ TV
Term Limits: What You Think, Governor Reacts

Frustrated, fuming and fed up. That’s what 2 On Your Side is hearing from you about Albany politicians in your emails, in online chats and in your phone calls.

One idea that came to us several times in emails, term limits…

Among the questions we asked [in a wgrz/SurveyUSA telephone poll]; ‘should there be a limit to the number of terms new york state legislators are allowed to serve?’

Nearly 80 percent said yes, that’s nearly eight out of 10 people in the state… Read more »

Filed under: elections, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics | Tagged: Governor Paterson, NY State Legislature, NY State Senate, term limits | Leave a Comment »

Investment Guru: Which third party will replace the Republicans?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by kwilder

Hat tip to Ballot Access News for the story and background…

Timothy Lutts is an investment adviser with a popular newsletter. Lutts wrote an article which includes wonderful lists of third parties of the past. His article starts by reacting to the recent Republican failures and scandals — ie: Sarah Palin and Mark Sandford — and wondering what will happen next. Lutts proposes that the Libertarian Party could become the replacement for the Republican Party. (And, if you read his whole article, at his site, you will see why Lutts dismisses the Green Party as a possible new, second party…)

Excerpts-only below:

(excerpts from) The Iconoclast Investor
Long-Term Trends of our Political Parties
by Timothy Lutts / July 8th, 2009

…I’ve been working on a bigger perspective, wondering whether the Republican Party has become so weakened in recent years that it’s created an opportunity for a new counterweight to the Democratic Party. I pledge allegiance to neither, but deep interest in both; after all, they have the power. But change happens; in fact, you can’t stop change from happening. So today I want to look at the potential for major change on the political party front in the years ahead. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, elections, Green Party, News, politics, presidential race, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Green Party, Libertarian Party, Mark Sanford, Republican Party, sarah palin, third party, Timothy Lutts | Leave a Comment »

LI Green Events Sheet 7/8/09

Posted on July 9, 2009 by iwilder

Welcome to the LI Green Sheets
rev 7-8-09

The LI Green Sheets is a weekly “Green Events” email service about green events and activities in our region. If your organization or company has an event, class, meeting, seminar or program that you want LI Green’s over 5000 environmental businesspeople, activists, educators email list to know about please fill out this web form or forward information to greensheets@ligreen.com. Include date, time, address, event description, web link and contact information.

We also offer sponsored listings and advertisement to businesses that provide sustainability products and services. To learn more about this great opportunity please contact Chuck Schwartz at chuck@ligreen.com or 631-721-1908. Thanks for your company’s support.

Click here to signup for the LI Green Email List.

Please forward this email to anyone that you think might be interested in it. Read more »

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Babylon Politics, Calendar, events, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics | 2 Comments »

New NY State Lt. Governor: Richard Ravitch?

Posted on July 8, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I heard that part of the negotiations in the NY State Senate coup involved having a “Lieutenant Governor” appointed, so that the line of succession did not go immediately into the Senate chamber. Now, it appears that Governor Paterson has appointed a Lt. Governor. Though, I do not understand if the appointment is automatic, or a novel idea about how to fill the position, which must pass muster.

Anyway, Governor Paterson made his pick:

from The Times Union/Capitol Confidential blog
Daily News: Richard Ravitch is the pick
July 8, 2009 at 4:37 pm by Irene Jay Liu

The New York Daily News and NY1 are reporting that Gov. David Paterson’s pick for lieutenant governor is Richard Ravitch — the former MTA chairman credited with rescuing the transportation agency from fiscal crisis in the 1980’s.

Ravitch has recruited by Paterson with the same task again — he headed up a commission that produced the Ravitch proposal, which was largely embraced by the Assembly but picked apart by the Senate.

Filed under: New York State Politics, News, politics | Tagged: Governor Paterson, Lieutenant Governor, Lt. Governor, NY, Richard Ravitch, State Senate | Leave a Comment »

Cynthia McKinney: I’m back home; Thanks to all of you!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by iwilder

Hello,

Well, all I can say is “Thank you!” Your calls, faxes, protests, and prayers all made a huge difference and helped to secure our protection and our release. I would also like to thank those at the Tel Aviv Embassy for their work on behalf of the three U.S. citizens held by the Israelis. For those of you who missed it, here is the statement I put out from the Israeli prison. Please forgive the undone, but needed edits. I have tried twice, now, to get into Gaza. I just got off the phone with George Galloway who extended a personal invitation to me to join him and the US convoy in Viva Palestina! I’m certainly excited about that. Maybe I will finally make it to Gaza.

Here’s my “Letter from an Israeli Prison:”

Letter from an Israeli Prison by Cynthia McKinney

Original audio message available here: http://freegaza.org/it/home/56-news/984-a-message-from-cynthia-from-a-cell-block-in-israel

A funny thing happened to me on my way to Gaza. Before I left for Gaza, I was giddy with excitement. The children needed school supplies. It was a last-minute, but urgent request. Please bring crayons for the children. And so I accpeted congtributions of crayola crayons, #2 pencils, pencil sharpeners, paint brushes, and crayola watercolors. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, Anti-War, cynthia mckinney, grassroots democracy, Green Party | Leave a Comment »

NY State Senator Espada: Problems with campaign committees

Posted on July 6, 2009 by kwilder

From the beginning of the NY State Senate coup — where the Republicans played procedural games, and colluded with two under-suspicion Democratic Senators to steal the majorityship — I have asserted that it was sad and a weakness that the two Democrat-traitors were Monserrate and Espada. Well, the Democrats have gotten and accepted Monserrate back. Though, I truly hope that Espada gets indicted before he gets a leadership position.

People who understand politics will understand to look at the money. The Times Union has a story about Espada’s filings here and also an excellent blog post here with a chart showing Espada’s problematic committees. Read more »

Filed under: New York State Politics, News, politics | Tagged: campaign finance, NY, Pedro Espada, Senator Espada, State Senate | Leave a Comment »

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