Mike Huckabee Put out his "The Call on the Mall" in Sacramento in front of the state Capitol, to pray against gay marriage on Sep. 3-4.
Huckabee explains that "with Judge Walker reversing the votes of millions of people concerning traditional marriage, this is a perfect time to gather for a solemn assembly to fast and pray and stand for the most critical issues of our day."
Aug. 25 - New York City Mayor Bloomberg re-upped his support last night for the right of Muslims to build the Cordoba House Islamic center near Ground Zero. Speaking to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan with an Iftar dinner, Bloomberg reiterated that "we are not at war with Islam. We are at war with Al Qaeda."
He added that the debate over the proposed site must be "civil and respectful."
Watch a clip from the speech:
Senator Robert Menendez is now the first Senator to commit to ending the Big Oil bailout. As a member of the committees on Banking, Finance and the Environment -- not to mention chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- Menendez is the perfect guy to help us win.
Here he is on MSNBC's Morning Joe talking about his effort to stop the Big Oil Bailouts that will help put us on road to a clean energy economy.
From the great musical "South Pacific"
"You've got to be taught - To hate and fear,- You've got to be taught
From year to year,- It's got to be drummed - In your dear little ear - You've got to be carefully taught.
"You've got to be taught to be afraid - Of people whose eyes are oddly made,- And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,- You've got to be carefully taught. - You've got to be taught before it's too late,- Before you are six or seven or eight,- To hate all the people your relatives hate,- You've got to be carefully taught!"
[Music at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHKzn8aHyXg]
BORING-G-G-G!
Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee for Senator, the former chief of Hewlett-Packard, was caught on an open mic trashing the hair of Democratic incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer. "God? What is that hair," Fiorina asked with the sarcastic shock we've heard conceited chic women use against their competitors. "It's so yesterday," Fiorina added, lingering on the "so" for full dramatic effect. And male politicians are criticized for ogling boobs?? Can we take six years of this?
After watching this young man, take a spiritual look at yourself in the cosmic mirror. We have only one life to live, but it is our choice whether to really live it. Viewed by over 10 million viewers. To watch more YouTube videos of this remarkable fellow, CLICK HERE.
Constitutional lawyer, Ted Olson, in his victory over Prop 8 speech, calls this a great victory for individual and civil rights under the U.S. Constitution. A short, but great speech.
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BROKEN TRUST - We have betrayed Earth INSIGHTS - by Christine Assad of Fallbrook: "I have had several opportunities to swim with dolphins. Many years ago and again more recently in Roatan Island. Last October I swam with a pod who had come into the cove for a visit. They were friendly and welcoming, playfully swimming around my legs. One large male even lingered at my side inviting me to hang onto his upper dorsal fin taking me for a brief ride, that was until his "wife?" snapped at us, causing him to swim off." Why have we turned on and betrayed our oceanic creatures?
STASI and KGB spying have come to America TIME MAGAZINE - "Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway — and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements."
Ten things I know about the Mosque
"If there is to be a memorial, let it not be of stone and steel. Fly no flag above it, for it is not the possession of a nation but a sorrow shared with the world.
Let it be a green field, with trees and flowers. Let there be paths that wind through the shade. Put out park benches where old people can sun in the springtime, and a pond where children can skate in the winter. " By Roger Ebert
No. County Democrats to open HQ in Carlsbad mall From Martha Sullivan: - "we are in final stages of securing a temporary storefront in the large, Regional "Plaza Camino Real" mall operated by Westfield in northeast Carlsbad, just south of Hwy 78, between El Camino Real and Jefferson (2525 El Camino Real, Carlsbad. We need a core group of volunteers who will "anchor" our staffing during, say 6-hr shifts during M-F (open and close), and to cover Saturday and Sunday (either full day or partial)."
From Women’s Equality Day to Vagina Spray
Fallbrook writer, Kit-Backon Gressitt writes on Women's Equality Day, and upends some deeply grating primitive attitudes resurfacing: "we now have the likes of Sarah Palin, with the wit of a nit, pretending to be feminists yet advocating for our male-dominated Congress to make personal decisions for us; and young women, the likes of my own kiddo, bobbing to iPods in the wake of the women’s civil rights movement as those rights are rippling away; and senatorial wannabes, the likes of Carly Fiorina, sniping at her opponent’s hair among other targets — her hair, not economic recovery or Pacific Rim business alliances or the state of California’s schools, but sniping at Senator Barbara Boxer’s hair, her hair! Ye gods!"
End the Silent Segregation in the U.S. Military By Tracy Emblem - "In 1948 President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 proclaiming that "there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin."
Compare President Truman's proclamation of equal opportunity and treatment in the military to today's efforts to repeal the 1993 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy imposed by Congress. This discriminatory practice is tantamount to silent segregation of gay and lesbian personnel and puts them at continued risk to lose their jobs and all of their benefits."
Separation of Church and Hate: The NY Mosque
Separation of Church and Hate: The Mosque Solution. Since everyone seems to have an opinion about the mosque near Ground Zero (and President Obama has two), I'd like to ask you all a couple of questions...
Senior Republican Ken Mehlman comes out as gay Announcement: Aug. 26 - One of the key architects of the Bush-era Republican election machine that exploited anti-gay prejudices to motivate its conservative base has disclosed that he is gay and is lobbying to legalise same-sex marriage.
"It's taken me 43 years to get comfortable with this part of my life," said Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican national committee and the manager of George Bush's 2004 presidential campaign, in an interview published on the Atlantic's website.
TOP SECRET AMERICA: New investigative website Announcement:
"Top Secret America" is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001. More than a dozen Washington Post journalists spent two years developing Top Secret America
Oh no! Teabaggers! Now attacking Soc. Security Announcement: Democracy for America: - The Teabaggers are at it again and this time they're going after Social Security. Teabagger candidates for office like Kentucky's Rand Paul and Nevada's Sharron Angle are working to destroy Social Security as we know it. Teabaggers across the country are backing them up and Corporate Democrats are running scared.
But we're not going to let them win.
Council unanimously approves Lowe's project Announcement:
CARLSBAD: Council unanimously approves Lowe's project.
Dozens speak out on development plans. By Barbara Henry, reprinted from the North County Times.
Olga Diaz Closes the Blue Mug Announcement:
ESCONDIDO: Olga Diaz's popular downtown coffeehouse closing Sunday (Aug.28).
Councilwoman says eight years was enough for Blue Mug. By David Garrick, reprinted from the North County Times.
-The staff of the Progressive Post mourns the loss of the Blue Mug, an Escondido treasure.
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Free Film Nights at Leo Carrillo Ranch 09/10/2010
2010 Film Nights at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park in Carlsbad. Free admission! Film on Sep. 10 is Sin Town, 1942. All films begin at sunset and star Leo Carrillo, an actor most famous for his role as Pancho in the TV show "Cisco Kid" during the 1960s. Carillo was also politically active and an environmentalist way ahead of his time.
Phonebanking for victory in Palm Springs area 09/11/2010 Organizing for America message: We have less less than 9 weeks until the midterm elections. Your help and time are appreciated as we watch what the extreme right is trying to pull off, a governmental paralysis under a party of no.
You can help by joining our phonebanks to support the very progressive Steve Pougnet, mayor of Palm Springs, in his bid for Congress against Mary Bono Mack.
Steve Gronke speaker at Fallbrook Dem. Picinic 09/11/2010
The Fallbrook Democratic Club will hold its sixth Annual Fall Picnic on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Great food, speakers, a silent auction and live music by local guitarist and singer Larry Robinson will entertain guests in an outdoor patio setting at 1815 S. Stagecoach Lane. Keynote speaker will be Jess Durfee, Chairman of the San Diego Democratic Party. Featured speaker will be STEVE GRONKE, candidate for SD Supervisor.
BV Creek Valley Work Session/Celebration 09/11/2010
This month's work session will include a special celebration of the end of our 2 year grant to restore the first 1.8 acres of the Buena Vista Creek Valley. We would love to see all of the volunteers who have helped these last two years, and everyone else who cares about preserving this special area. Come and join us!
Escondido Democratic Club Meets 09/11/2010
TIME CHANGE TO 1 p.m.! Meet the candidates for Mayor, Council. A candidate forum with four candidates for Mayor and seven candidates for Council will be held, and endorsement votes taken.
