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Having lived six decades now, I've had a lot of experiences! Grew up in a family often oppressed because of our faith - we stood for peace and against war, and for the rights of all regardless of ethnic background. Active from youth in peace and civil rights. Vietnam-era draft resister. Worked for a while for peace and social justice groups, and then became a civil servant. Felt a call to a consistent life ethic, and am currently serving as President of Consistent Life. All this is out of Christian conviction. Active for about 4 decades in Society of Friends (Quakers), and currently a member of the nondenominational Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville, Maryland.
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Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:27:35 AM
Article : "Obama: "Yes, I'm in a Can""
President Obama - the drive for power and privilege
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:02:56 AM
Article : "Ron Paul Is No Friend to Progressives"
Libertarian-Progressive Alliance
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:42:19 PM
Article : "Ron Paul's Anti-Progressive Agenda"
Libertarian-Progressive Alliance
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 8:27:28 AM
Quicklink : "2 doctors accused of performing late-term abortions in Md. a"
All too typical
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 6:02:12 PM
Article : "Vying for Detention: Two liberal Democratic Senators Give Us"
See them in Charlotte?
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 3:28:39 PM
Article : "An Offer to the President"
Get real!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:34:05 AM
Quicklink : "The Time Has Come: Justice Party USA"
Not a real alternative
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 8:08:06 PM
Article : "On Occupying the Democratic Party"
Who are allies?
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 4:49:27 PM
Article : "Super Committee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose"
Sequestration
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 4:48:27 PM
Article : "Super Committee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose"
Deficit reduction
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:34:26 PM
Article : "Van Jones Has An Answer"
Van Jones scares me
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 8:57:15 PM
Article : "At Least PRIMARY the Imposter of Hope, Change and Integrity"
No - the Democrats are not where it's at
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 6:49:00 PM
Article : "The Politics of "Occupy Wall Street': Sanders and Progressiv"
Obama caught in the middle
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:30:12 AM
Article : "What's Missing: Non-Electoral Politics"
Independence from establishment parties important
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:17:36 AM
Podcast : "Podcast: Kevin Zeese; Plans for Freedom Square Occupation an"
Not being co-opted
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:15:43 PM
Article : "Obama and UN: Recognize Palestine AND Re-affirm Israel's Rig"
Resolution good
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 1:25:15 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Obama Pull an LBJ and Withdraw His Candidacy fo"
Different situation
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:45:58 PM
Article : "STILL WANTING TO "MAKE OBAMA A BETTER PRESIDENT""
Serious error in article
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:30:37 PM
Article : "Mourning The Death Of Candidate Obama"
The real candidate Obama
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 4:19:25 PM
Article : "Revolution is A Legitimate Option"
Revolution & Elections
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 4:05:13 PM
Article : "Polls Indicate Not Much Hope Of Obama Becoming More Progress"
Democrats not progressive
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:51:33 PM
Article : "McCain/Kerry Support Imperial War on Libya"
Ambition worse than a lobotomy
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 8:37:26 PM
Article : "MoveOn's plan for a mass movement"
Con artists
Monday, June 20, 2011 at 6:50:03 PM
Poll : "Poll: What is your opinion regarding the value of life?"
Being pro-life
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:41:21 PM
Article : "Tomgram: William Astore, American Militarism Is Not A Fairy "
Petraeus nomination
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7:39:48 PM
Article : "We're #1"
We're Number 31!
Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 10:04:41 PM
Article : "Writer Misrepresented the War Powers Resolution on OEN"
So the WPR is actually stronger
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 9:56:24 AM
Article : "Is the US Military America's Biggest Security Threat?"
And also the "intelligence community"
Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 7:15:31 PM
Article : "Impeach Obama Over Libya, You Got to Be Kidding"
Oh please!
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 11:16:42 PM
Article : "We Have Our Invitation to The Class War in Wisconsin"
What's happening here?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 2:49:45 PM
Article : "How Many Progressive Budget Analysts Does It Take to Notice "
Conspiracy of silence
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:27:21 AM
Article : "Our Outrage at Shooting of Jewish Congresswoman Giffords"
Too narrow a lens
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:11:37 AM
Article : "GOP Cantor's Crass Reasons for Congressional Closing"
Rating
Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 4:22:29 PM
Article : "GOP Cantor's Crass Reasons for Congressional Closing"
Rob be part of the solution not part of the problem
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 8:41:38 PM
Article : "Congress, The Military, Corporations: The Collusive Alliance"
Dramatic, radical change?
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 6:17:38 PM
Article : "New START Treaty: An Issue of Sanity and Morality"
The truth about the ratification deal
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 3:23:36 PM
Article : "North Korea: A Bastard State"
North Korea and provocation
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 12:45:53 PM
Article : "Top Reasons I Will Vote In This Election"
Insanity
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 8:42:01 PM
Article : "On Punishing the Dems"
Both establishment war parties
Monday, October 4, 2010 at 10:19:53 AM
Article : "Harry Belafonte takes President to task over war policy and "
Voting for evil
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 8:45:12 PM
Article : "10-2-10 : Report on the Rally"
Peace Rally?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 1:28:58 PM
Article : "Don't You Know That You Can Count Me Out - In"
Means and Ends
Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3:05:04 PM
Article : "On Voting for Bad Democrats: the Perriello Predicament"
If we keep voting for them, what happens?
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 12:11:16 PM
Article : "Republicans Do Not Support Our Troops"
Any vote against the military is a good one
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 12:00:24 PM
Article : "Why Does Barack Obama Love the Establishment So Much?"
Obama is establishment
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:46:46 AM
Article : "Election 2010: Progressive in a Pickle"
Vote carefully
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:56:43 PM
Article : "Century of Starvation"
War too
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:53:54 PM
Article : "Century of Starvation"
Much food production not essential
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:38:26 PM
Article : "The Fourth Turning - Skies Darkening"
Change needed
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:37:13 PM
Article : "The Peace Movement's Progress"
Progress, yes, but still a lot of problems
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:19:34 PM
Article : "For Once, Michael Steel Got It Right!"
Can we get Congressional Republicans to follow?
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:38:56 PM
Article : "The Pentagon's Threat to the Republic"
Military control
Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 6:39:24 PM
Article : "Dodd Frank Financial Reform Legislation-- Watered Down, Dilu"
Did Obama Sell Out
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 12:59:39 PM
Article : "Was it a Non-Violent Flotilla or Intentionally Violent, Even"
Thanks for the article
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:23:47 PM
Article : "Progressives Get Clean Sweep on Election Night"
A little simplistic
Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 4:35:11 PM
Article : "Obama's Gulf Eco-Catastrophe, Far Worse than Katrina, More L"
Need to change
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 12:09:00 PM
Article : "Boycott Arizona Republicans - not Arizona"
Collective punishment wrong
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 9:00:49 AM
Article : "Rep. Sestak, Want to Win?"
Sestak has spoken out
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8:00:56 PM
Quicklink : "A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan"
Not anti-war measure
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7:31:33 PM
Article : "What do I ask or say to about two dozen Democratic US Senato"
Challenge the warmongers
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:43:59 AM
Article : "Why I Disagree with Hedges and Nader on Obama "
Obama has been fairly consistent
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 10:51:00 AM
Article : "I want to know, just what the hell have we become?"
Rooted in violence
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 3:10:56 PM
Article : "A nation mired down in perpetual war; on a destructive path "
Maybe no longer sacrosanct
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 1:25:22 PM
Article : "Do Republicans Deserve a Reward?"
The 2-party game
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 7:37:27 AM
Article : "Christmas in America"
Maybe its liberals and conservatives
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 7:26:58 AM
Article : "Celestial Music of the Spheres: Dean Shostak Plays Glass Ins"
Ad
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 8:59:27 PM
Article : "How Does Obama Look His Two Girls in the Eye While Killing C"
Blindness
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:06:59 PM
Article : "Is America Still a Nation of Laws?"
No good old days
Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:52:49 AM
Article : "Why the Silence on Escalation?"
Demonstration fatigue!
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 7:02:45 PM
Article : "Who Will Support Our President?"
Wrong frame of reference
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 1:28:31 PM
Article : "Obama's Rejection Speech"
Alternatives
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:33:46 PM
Article : "Revitalizing the Anti War Movement"
Yes
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:41:43 AM
Article : "What Empires Have Said Throughout History: "One More Surge""
Stop being an empire
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:32:05 AM
Article : "Doubletalk on Afghanistan: War is Peace; Escalation is Withd"
We will have to build a peace movement ourselves
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:48:24 AM
Poll : "Poll: Should progressives demand Obama's resignation?"
Distraction
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:24:26 PM
Article : "How the War Hawks Caged Obama"
Democratic Tough Guy Syndrome
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:06:30 PM
Article : "Failure to Embrace Power; Obama's, Democrats' Betrayal"
They have exercised power
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:06:57 PM
Article : "You Get What you Vote For!"
No betrayal
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 10:33:51 AM
Article : "Obama: Profile in Courage, or Cave-In?"
Obama is not Kennedy
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:04:39 PM
Article : "Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan"
But will it affect Congressional votes?
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 1:22:21 PM
Article : "Bishop Tobin Is Un-American for Denouncing U.S. Rep. Kennedy"
Un-American?
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:44:06 AM
Article : "Fort Hood Mystery"
14 killed
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:41:52 AM
Article : "Obama Rejects all Four Afghanistan Plans"
Obama's Dilemma
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:01:27 PM
Article : "Top-down blowback; The GOP Discovers that the Grassroots Bit"
Consequences of appealing to the worst instincts
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:40:05 AM
Article : "BRINGING SENSE TO TAX EXEMPTION: A COMING MORMON DILEMMA"
US law different
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:53:05 PM
Quicklink : "More Details About "ACORN Pimp" Past Entrapment Stunts"
Is the method legitimate?
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:01:57 AM
Article : "How Barack Obama Earned the Nobel Peace Prize"
Does this justify?
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:24:52 PM
Quicklink : "'Profound' Difference between President Obama's Nobel Peace "
He's wrong
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:16:55 PM
Article : "Premature Peace"
Even if you analyze the rhetoric . . .
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:05:40 PM
Article : "No Peace for Obama: How the Prize Might Harm His Image"
Different groups of people who criticize the award
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 12:52:43 PM
Article : "Obama wins Nobel Prize... but can he live up to it?"
Huh
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 12:38:42 PM
Article : "Seize the Day - Demonstrate for Peace"
Peace candidate?
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 7:46:11 PM
Article : "Will Obama Have Veto Courage?"
No way will he veto
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 7:00:10 PM
Quicklink : "Back to the Health Care Drawing Board"
Neither Party cares about reform
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:02:38 PM
Article : "OpedNews Journalist and Six Protesters Charged With Criminal"
For peace, against both branches of the War Party
Monday, August 17, 2009 at 9:58:12 AM
Diary : "Back from Netroots Nation, Holder as Worst AG in History, Ad"
Review of single payer costs
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:23:57 AM
Article : "Profit over Organics: Nation's Largest Dairy Marketer Sets U"
Actually could be for good
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:50:02 PM
Article : "Let's Make It Simple / Medicare For Everyone"
Medicare not very good
Monday, June 29, 2009 at 6:09:03 AM
Article : "OBAMA'S FIRST COUP D'ETAT?"
Let's wait and see
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 11:00:08 AM
Quicklink : "House passes Friday Night Surprise "HIstoric" climate-change"
Congress' transparency not Obama's
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