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October 29, 2012 Tip the Senatorial Scales? Many say, "Yes!" (to me) By Daniel Geery "My heart & spirit overflow with gratitude for you.... In this crazy maze of current time, your words are like a sonic boom! To know, deeply, that these visions are not solitary, and that individuals such as you are bringing them to light, is powerful medicine. I resonate with your powerful words and beliefs. I hope you run for President. I see no other way but the ways that you have laid out and embraced. Thank you!!!" --Erin :::::::: Typical unsolicited comments on my website, voteutah.us: "I have recently come to know the beautiful work/passion/ideals of Dan Geery. His vision, set forth on his website, would do much to lead us to a world based on Truth, Integrity, and Love... and wouldn't that be nice!" -- Allan Silberhartz, spiritual talk show, Bridging Heaven & Earth; attorney, financial consultant. "Just read through Daniel Geery's political page. He is a breath of fresh air in the political arena. The time is definitely ripe for 3rd parties... and what could be better than his Justice Party!" -- Marcy Klingel, Environmental Coordinator, MERC "Your position on current issues is remarkable -- the first candidate I have encountered that thinks and speaks coherently about what to do to change course in finding solutions to misguided policies. I commend your boldness, clarity, integrity, and for using your intelligence not for personal gain, but for the benefit of man/ womenkind. You are, for me, even more thorough and explicit than my favorite politicians." -- Levi Yoder "Thank you for such a refreshing campaign. It feels like you have great reverence to nature, my favorite special interest." -- Marshall Everson "Dan's political platform comments exude common sense combined with good intention. Both sorely missing in today's world... When a candidate states: 'I also promise to donate a third of my salary -- your taxes -- to a worthwhile cause in Utah -- you know he's headed in the right direction!" -- Jim Welch, Marine Environmental Research Corporation "If you really could get elected without one donation, it would send a shock wave around the entire planet." -- Steven Finnegan "I visited your website and was awed by your platform and principles, and equally amazed by your biography. Thank you for having the courage to run for public office, and dedicating yourself to the difficult task of working to transform this country which has so tragically lost its way. I encourage anyone... to visit your website. The vision you lay out for a new direction for this country is what all of us long for in our heart of hearts." -- Ronnie Roberts, retired teacher "Excellent website, excellent principles, and excellent tone." -- Tom Carberry, Criminal Defense Attorney, Defending People Against the American Police State "I want you to know that just by reading all your excellent ideas and heartfelt feelings of common sense, you motivate and turn a 'gear' in the heads of many that someday will cause us to act in the 'common goods' behalf, sooner than later." -- Jerry Redpath, Medical Research Tech, Parent "Thank you for giving a voice to those of us who feel alienated by the current two party system, particularly regarding the Senate race this year. I appreciate your standing up for what I believe to be true "I have never come across a candidate that I agreed with across the board. You have a very well reasoned and common-sense based platform, one necessary to represent people of this great country of ours. I support you wholeheartedly. I completely agree with your refusal to take money, especially money from outside "What a breath of fresh air you are! You have my vote and I'll help spread this bit of pleasantness to all I know!" -- Warm Regards, Marcy "Dan Geery is a man of tremendous passion and commitment to the highest ideals. He knows that the political duopoly of the two dominant parties has led to a corrupt system from which those parties thrive. He is committed to work in the public interest by fighting for public financing of campaigns, a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United, and free and equal time for qualified candidates on the people's airwaves. Send an important message by casting your vote in opposition to corruption in Washington and for Dan Geery, a man of real integrity." -- Rocky Anderson, U.S. Presidential Candidate, Justice Party "I wanted to let you know that I am going to be voting for you this election cycle. If you win, you would bring some much-needed refreshment to "My heart & spirit overflow with gratitude for you.... In this crazy maze of current time, your words are like a sonic boom! To know, deeply, that these visions are not solitary, and that individuals such as you are bringing them to light, is powerful medicine. I resonate with your powerful words and beliefs. I hope you run for President. I see no other way but the ways that you have laid out and embraced. Thank you!!!" -- " Thank you for running. You are my dream candidate. I hope you win and have great success." --Jennifer Lucas Submitters Website: http://www.hyperblimp.com Submitters Bio: My senatorial political platform can be found here: www.voteutah.us. I encourage you to check it out and pass it along (assuming you like it, and particularly if you're disenchanted with Senator Hatch). If you have friends in Utah, so much the better, but tying it in to articles on national sites, such as Alternet, Common Dreams, Huff Post, Raw Story, The Nation, etc. is encouraged, welcomed, and appreciated. Next, I encourage you to learn about another person as your potential future president. Chris Hedges recently wrote: "In this year's presidential election I will vote for a third-party candidate, either the Green Party candidate or Rocky Anderson, assuming one of them makes it onto the ballot in New Jersey..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Anderson My family and I lived off the grid in an earth-sheltered, solar powered underground house, for 15 years, starting in the early '80s, proving, at least to myself, the feasibility of solar power. Such a feat should be much easier with off-the-shelf materials available now. I wrote a book on earth-sheltered solar greenhouses that has many good ideas, but should be condensed from 400 down to 50 pages, with new info from living off the grid. It's on my "to do" list. I am 63 with a 21 year old heart--literally, as it was transplanted in 2005 (a virus, they think). This is why I strongly encourage you and everyone else to be an organ donor. I may be the only tenured teacher you'll meet who got fired with a perfect teaching record. I spent seven years in court fighting that, only to find out that little guys always lose (http://www.opednews.com/articles/Letter-to-NEA-Leadership--by-Daniel-Geery-101027-833.html; recommended reading if you happen to be a parent, teacher, or concerned citizen). I managed to get another teaching job, working in a multi-cultural elementary school for ten years (we had well over 20 native tongues when I left, proving to me that we don't need war to get along--no one even got killed there!). I spent a few thousand hours working on upward-gliding airships, after reading The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed by John McPhee. But I did my modelling in the water, so it took only two years and 5,000 models to get a shape that worked. You can Google "aquaglider" to learn more about these. As far as I know, this invention represents the first alteration of Archimedes'principle, spelled out 2,500 years ago. "Airside," the water toys evolved into more of a cigar shape, as this was easier to engineer. Also, solar panels now come as thin as half a manila folder, making it possible for airships to be solar powered. You can see one of the four I made in action by Googling "hyperblimp"(along with many related, advanced versions). Along with others, I was recently honored to receive a Charles Lindbergh Foundation Award, to use these airships to study right whales off Argentina. Now we just have to make it happen! More on that in a podcast, should you be so inclined: http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/upr/local-upr-936106.mp3 (followed by Rosalie Winard, bird photographer and friend of Terry Tempest Williams, and a bit on why you should be an organ donor). I recently married a beautiful woman who is an excellent writer and editor, in addition to being a gourmet cook, gardener, kind, gentle, warm, funny, spiritual, and extremely loving. We met via "Plenty-of-Fish" and a number of seemingly cosmic connections. I get blitzed reading the news damn near every day, and wonder why I do it, especially when it's the same old shit recycled, just more of it. In spite of Barbara Ehrenreich and reality, I'm a sucker for positive thinking; I recently finished reading Positivity, by Barbara Fredrickson, and recommend it, in the interest of your own sanity. I like OpEd and think Rob Kall has done some wonderful things, but if someone could help out with the graphics and kinks in the system here, I'd really appreciate it. |
