Action Point with Cynthia Black 9-30-2007: The Reference Shelf

Today's article and item links:

• More MOVEON: First, don't forget this: MoveOn.org Didn't Invent BetrayUs- The Troops Did! Or this: excellent piece from George Lakoff on Betrayal framing. And these attacks trying to compare Moveon to McCarthy should be kept in mind when defending the very effective Betray Us frame. What's even better though is that Moveon is fighting back:

  Americans for Exit: "...a powerful new project that will remind our representatives that those of us against the war are America—we're teachers, factory workers, lawyers, moms, dads, students, secretaries, and dog owners. We're 70% of the country, we vote, and we're fed up with the war. Here's how it works: You send us a picture of you which shows how you feel about the war. Then, you'll record a voice message to Congress. We'll put together a big unveiling, use your photos and words in an ad campaign and deliver them to your members of Congress. We'll make it impossible for them to ignore you. "
  

• IMHO (Elections and Rude-y): Hedge Fund Giant Paul Singer Tries to Buy California for Rudy: This week we find Vulture fund manager Paul Singer ain't taking any chances on DOJ election manipulation re: the possible pro-Giuliani Mukasey appointment. Simple corruption-- like money-laundering-- is just faster and so much more "Republican": CALIFORNIA MONEYMAN UNMASKED:

  Rudy Giuliani’s top fundraiser, hedge fund giant Paul Singer, revealed himself today as the sole financial backer of a stalled ballot drive to turn California into a motherlode of Republican votes in 2008.
  

One more Rudey thing, from Robert Greenwald: Rudy skips minority debate to fundraise with Bo Derek.

• Elections (More) : GOP Says They'll Continue Voter Suppression Tactics: from Alternet: The Republican Party plans to continue a legal tactic that targets the right to vote of likely Democrats -- often minorities. AND Voter Purging: A Legal Way for Republicans to Swing Elections? Now the Department of Justice, like the Republican Party, wants fewer registered voters in 2008.

• Elections (On the brighter side): "VoteRescue Radio--Where People Count...One Vote at a Time" beginning this Sunday, September 30th, from 2-4 pm (Central), streaming live on We the People Radio Network (100.1 FM in the Austin area).

• Scott Ritter is Waging Peace: The Art of War for The Antiwar Movement: I know, I know. Read it anyway because he's also right on this one.
  

• From The File Formerly Known as The Andrew Meyers File: Fake Bomb Charge an Overreaction: The MIT student (Star Simpson) who walked into Logan International Airport wearing a computer circuit board and wiring on her sweat shirt claimed it was harmless artwork. But to troopers who arrested her at gunpoint, it was a fake bomb.

  "She was immediately told to stop, to raise her hands and not to make any movement, so we could observe all her movements to see if she was trying to trip any type of device," (State Police Maj. Scott) Pare said. "Had she not followed the protocol, we might have used deadly force." He added, "She's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue."
  

By the way, remember the Cartoon Network Ad Campaign that ran for three weeks before somehow suddenly paralyzing Boston? What's really going on here-- suppression masquerading as safety, or Post 911 Paranoia Gone Wild?

• Smart or Violent? Frameshop: 2013: from this week's topic on The Campaign Frame with Jeffrey Feldman.

• MUST READ: Tyranny of the Tiny Minority: by David Sirota "Wondering why Congress rarely passes anything the public wants? ...learn not only why Washington is paralyzed, but also where to look for domestic progress, and how stopping bills — rather than passing them — is probably the only way to end the Iraq war right now." AND Dem Leadership Rolls "Over the Dead Bodies" Of Its Rank-and-File : Democrats regained control of Congress last year after a campaign in which many candidates promised to block future trade deals...While many rank-and-file Democrats fear that trade deals erode American jobs, Democratic leaders have developed close ties with Wall Street and with many high technology and industrial companies...

• Report on the Slow Heat Death of the Human Race: Top 100 Ways Global Warming Will Change Your Life: Honestly, it's so bad I couldn't pick a place to begin...

• Last But Not Least: If you still have time, see this movie No End In Sight: the documentary our chicken-shit media should have made.