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Didja pass the test. acanuck,

we are stardust — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:15:36 +0000

In reply to "No one told you this would

Didja pass the test. acanuck, cmaukonen? Gotta laugh thru some of this horror, IMO.

Hahahaha I programmed your

tmccarthy0 — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:36:17 +0000

In reply to I, for one, welcome our robot

Hahahaha I programmed your overlord... you are welcome.

Damn...I hate these

cmaukonen — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:50:56 +0000

In reply to "No one told you this would

Damn...I hate these unannounced pop quizzes. And I have this unbelievable hang over from last night.

"No one told you this would

acanuck — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:41:51 +0000

In reply to Anger in political blogs

"No one told you this would be on the test, did they?" I love it, stardust.

Anger in political blogs

we are stardust — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:40:55 +0000

In reply to Wow, Wendy! Fighting Bob and

Anger in political blogs aside, I thought some might want to hear what The Rude Pundit has to say about the Gov. there are just times when obscenity seems appropriate, IMO; plus, it chhers me the hell up!

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2011/02/brief-note-of-non-support-to-gov.html

Wow, Wendy! Fighting Bob and

SleepinJeezus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:31:16 +0000

In reply to Thanks, flower; the

Wow, Wendy! Fighting Bob and the Progressives, indeed!

This is definitely worth keeping an eye on. Thanks for this!

I'm thinking (hoping?) that it makes sense to keep an eye on Feingold in what's to come from this rejuvenation of liberal and "true" Progressives. Stay tuned!

Thanks, flower; the

we are stardust — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:23:44 +0000

In reply to SEIU- Wisconsin protest

Thanks, flower; the announcement I had seen mentioned came from a diary quoting this:

"In a recent communique, the SEIU announced that they are going to change the tactics they’ve been using. They stated:

“Unless SEIU and the labor movement jettison the service model of unionism, there will be no unions left.

• We are in a class war.
• The Democrats and the Republicans stab us in the back. We need our own labor candidates to run.
• We don’t get anything that we don’t organize and fight for in the political arena. Politics is secondary to organizing.
• Our job is to find new ways to create a movement and to use non-traditional methods of struggle. (i.e. to go beyond the grievance process and put help members organize themselves and put themselves in motion.)
• We represent the working class, not just our members.”

SEIU- Wisconsin protest

wabby — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:13:20 +0000

In reply to Aw, shucks; you're welcome,

SEIU- Wisconsin protest agenda can be viewed here.

AD, I would hope if you

SleepinJeezus — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:57:36 +0000

In reply to I'm surprised if you really

AD, I would hope if you re-read my comments, you will see that I do not question your commitment nor do I question your position as an ally in this Class War. I apologize for that confusion.

What I am saying is that I see the sentence "Which side are you on?" as a rallying cry, intended to focus on the dynamics at hand (the Class War) and serve notice that there are forces aligned in opposition to those who would kill off the labor movement and the middle class altogether.

I know you understand the message and that you are engaged. But to those who dither and pretend they have all the time in the world to work out their personal affairs and try for "meaningful compromise" and perform other capitulations with those who have their boot on our throat, I say they need to be confronted with the urgency of our present reality.

The middle class is under assault in this country by very powerful forces who are coming at us all in a take-no-prisoners approach to their Class Warfare. We are losing. We are at threat of being eliminated altogether.

Like it or not, Class War is upon us. And so I declare - not as a question, but rather a rallying cry - "Which side are you on?"

They've got the "guns" in this fight - the money, the power, the politicians (Dem & Repub, in most instances), and the momentum.

But we've got the numbers. Overwhelming numbers. But only if people get off their asses and take a look around in a way that allows them to see the ugly reality we confront. Only if we stand tall together - and do it NOW! - do we stand a chance of winning back what we have lost. Only then can we stand a chance of establishing once again the dignity of the working family and win for ourselves our rightful place as benefactors of our own economic system.

It's time to at last stand tall in our own defense while we still can. Time's a-wasting, and time is not a static commodity. Use it or lose it, and the minutes toward day's end for the middle class in America continue ticking away.

Keep the Faith, AD. Solidarity!

Aw, shucks; you're welcome,

we are stardust — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:46:00 +0000

In reply to You leave me speechless,

Aw, shucks; you're welcome, Jeezus. ;o) If I'd known it was gonna get to be so long, I mighta written it on a Word.doc, and it wouldn't have so many bloody typos. No matter; you got the gist, and thanks for your thanks; Ramona and Lis, too.

I've been checking in with sites live-blogging events, and digging up video: "What does Democracy look like?" .... "It looks like this!" Goosebump time.

I was tickled that Feingold showed up to rally folks on Friday, and Trumpka; do you think all this solidarity will give the unions some verve? Some...er...spine? I read that the SEIU folks are now aiming to develop a greater long-term strategy now, but I haven't seen the original paper they allegedly put out announcing it.

Side note: when I was looking for fresh video at one point yesterday, I tried MSNBC; all I found was a still photo...(wait for it!)...of the Tea Party People! Ah, Corporate World; stay classy!

Whatever the outcome of Walker's bill might be, it's clear that when folks go back home, they/we need to continue to build a true movement to fight back against those who would turn working Americans into Invisible Powerless Paupers. If there is a chiming wind of freedom circling the planet, we need to hitch a ride on it...swing from it...and make it fun to be activists again! (TomThumb at My.fdl posted that on one of my recent diaries; you'll love it.)

Thers at FDL said this was a great link for following events in Wisconsin; they goof around on Fox a bit. And they tell some of the Pizza stories!

A speechless Jeezus? Nooooooooooooooo! It's a pleasure to know you; thanks for being there for us. How great that events stayed calm, and the Tea People were so few: Take that, Koch Brothers!