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Must Not Waste Kucinich' Courage

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Late Monday evening, a skinny little man from Ohio stood to address the mostly empty seats of the House or Representatives. His words need no further embellishment here. We can, however, be grateful for this mountain of political integrity and courage finally after too many years of treachery by an incumbent government and cowardice by the so-called opposition, even after we had returned it to majorities in both houses of Congress..Now, that the king's evil nakedness has been at long last publicly announced in our Congress, what are WE to do? Allow Congressman Kucinich to dangle alone amidst the more "prudent, reasonable and less extreme" positioning of his fellow "representatives of the people" and the pontificating pundits of prudence? And are we to bask smugly in celebration at this "example," exchange acknowledgement of our moral superiority, call a special meeting, re-paint the signs for this week's sidewalk demonstration?.Hey, "life goes on" -- or does it? The answer is NO! And Kucinich will be squashed like a bug if we, WE permit it..Now is the time to exercise our disgust and rage actively and productively. Now is the time -- lest we waste last night's rare display of courage -- to finally DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE..I think it should be done in Washington, and it will take a million or more of us, camping on the Mall, living on the streets, or wherever we are most visible, and we need to remain in place however long it takes, whatever the circumstances, the discomforts and the threats. We need to go to the seat of treachery and power and not return until we deserve and regain America."-"-"-"-"-..Rafe Pilgrim

 

Rafe Pilgrim, after "a life largely wasted on hard honest work," found himself a jungle of turkey oak, scrub pine and giant palmettos up a dirt road running east of Crystal River, Florida, which neither school busses nor the U.S. Postal Service dare (more...)
 

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Call Dennis and thank him, then... by Amanda Lang on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:39:11 AM
Courage by Bill Cain on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:48:23 AM
What are we to do? by Rafe Pilgrim on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:17:26 PM
Answer by Michael Cavlan on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:17:39 PM
You do have the answer by Deborah Emin on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:28:48 PM
Impeachment is the answer by Deborah Emin on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:24:16 PM
Not a Shout nor Even a Whimper by Rafe Pilgrim on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 1:33:25 PM
MSNBC Poll 6-9-08: 89%!!! Favor impeachment!!! by Kathryn Smith on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:48:06 PM
DO THE RIGHT THING by Patrick on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:52:39 PM
HOORAY FOR DENNIS by Wolfie on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:32:01 PM