Puerto Rico is next in line to be disenfranchised!

or not ...

how exactly is it that they vote for the primaries but can't for the general?

Poor Hillary's about to lose her 'popular vote' claim to fame after South Dakota and Montana since the PR votes don't count for the general election ...

the smallest violin in the world is playing somewhere

So, on a tip from a friend I did a little digging

seems that today we suffered what has termed as a tumble

shortly followed by the pronouncement that

the drop was the largest in five years.

this is a bit I'm writing

all the spots but the quotes are me -

If you use it please note me
if you cite it, if you quote it - give credit where it's due
I will not include a bib. with names and dates (but they are in-text cited) - no titles beyond the as yet, apopolologies in requium

comments, critique, criticism contestation welcome

addendum: it's about 8-9 pages minus footnotes which I refuse to cut and paste indvidually and the -ography

not html formatted and not easily ad-text digested
pps means I intend to annotate - add a FootNote

oh, and yes, no I'm not finished - like a pre-draft
shalom

this is from an email I received:

Grassroots Organizations Like EdAction Are Under Attack

Stop the U.S. Senate from Restricting Grassroots Activism.
Call Both of Your Senators NOW:

The United States Senate debated an Ethics Reform bill, Senate Bill 1, this week, which includes a section that subjects "grassroots lobbying" to government regulations.  Grassroots lobbying has long been seen as separate and distinct from "lobbying activity." With this bill, our efforts to empower you with action alerts will be subject to government regulation.

So Limbaugh walks pending his staying clean from pharmabuse, but is he the only on who benefits?

This bit from the UK Guardian caught my eye:

Is the deal a victory for Limbaugh?

``This is a dismissal of the charge ... representing, in affect, a win for the defense,'' said Kendall Coffey, a former U.S. attorney and prominent Miami defense lawyer.

``Having said that, I wouldn't call this case a major defeat for the prosecution. They fought and won an important legal point in establishing that you can use a search warrant in Florida to secure medical records,'' Coffey added. ``That's an important precedent for prosecutors around the state. This could be the rare situation where both sides made a deal and can walk away feeling some satisfaction.''

so, here I am ... middleof the pacidic PM wonderin as I sew my pants how many people also sew (knir darn etc)?

Now I know that I need some minimum for a diary and not to pontificate but, in this commodified reality where external textuality becomes outmoded and replacable when it seems aporetic I seem drawn to question who all here in community draws writes sew darns knits etc etc

In America's masterplan is to force GM food on the world by John Vidal in the Guardian we see further how the WTO as a trade regulatory agency continues to push forward policies which support neo-liberal economic agendas at cost to the people and environment.

Here's a bad theory

Reagan communicated with the evil aliens and devised to entrap reality in wage salvery.

reality:

inequality exists

people with greater finances have a larger say on the operation of our government.

disparity of wealth is inreasing (US)

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from the Guardian

in brief

"... those who are genuinely concerned about withdrawal should examine the facts on the ground before giving support to continued occupation."

...

And in other news:

Senate Keeps 'Bunker-Buster' Program Alive

from the BBC:

"The Senate early Friday voted 53-43 to include $4 million for research into the feasibility of a bunker-buster nuclear warhead. Earlier this year, the House refused to provide the money, so a final decision will have to be worked between the two chambers."

...

"At a congressional hearing earlier this year, Linton Brooks, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees nuclear weapons programs, acknowledged that there is no way to avoid significant fallout of radioactive debris from use of a bunker-buster warhead."

Tactical Nukes are still wrong ... the damage to both humans and the environment is severely long term and irreversable, but the administration continues to try and sell this bitter pill (essentially a kickback to the tune of millions for the nuclear and military industrial complex)

Bushco is continuing to address the problems the world faces today with a "Might makes Right" strategy etc etc

So ... not too often entering bits in the dia, but today some articles caught my eye.

from the BBC: "Study highlights global decline"

from the Guardian: "Two-thirds of world's resources 'used up'"

from Asia Times Online: "Too much for Mother Earth"

more over

So, I've been tihinking about parties and messages, and it seems to me that the Democratic Party needs a clear and well-defined party message.  The Republicans seem to be locking up "family values" and "homeland security" among others.

What vlaues can we define as central to the part?

Social justice?
Flexibility?

At the same time the Republicans seem to be very clear on the issues upon which they can be assailed.  A part of the strategy seems to be accusing the opponent of what you are also guilty, allowing for the "pot and kettle" dialogue.

I think it is time for the democratic party to embarce unity and diversity and know that we can be strong and united in difference.
 

I received this e-mail regarding the Ohio vote.

Apparantly the vote count was way off (93,136 votes).

This has good implications for the potential recount if we can gain enough momentum.  There only remains a discrepancy of aprox. 37k votes after the extra votes have been eliminated.

It seems of utmost importance to get this info circulated and take action before the electoral college meet and vote on 13 December.