If we take our country back, list heroes for the history books --

[DeepModem Mom]

I started a similar thread a while back, but there are many more now. Please add to my list:

Internet bloggers, websites
Senator James Jeffords
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Robert Byrd
MoveOn
Governor Howard Dean
The Democratic Presidential primary candidates
Ambassador Joseph Wilson
The 9/11 families
Richard Clarke
"Sixty Minutes"
Bev Harris
Jon Stewart
Michael Moore
Ron Reagan, and his mother (for refusing to lend the Reagan legacy to the Bushes)
D.C. career professionals, esp. in CIA, and military (behind the scenes)

[LincolnMcGrath]

1. SIR WILLIAM RIVERS PITT

SKINNER
ELAD
EARLG
MIKE MALLOY
PETER WERBE
NANCY SKINNER
AL FRANKEN
JOE CONASON
PAUL WELLSTONE
KEVIN PHILLIPS
ERIC ALTERMAN
GREG PALAST
JIM HIGHTOWER

[DeepModem Mom]

13. Could be on one brighter day Will WILL be knighted! n/t

[LincolnMcGrath]

15. Damn Skippy he will

[hiphopnation]

46. hear hear

[FizzFuzz]

52. some women deserve to be on that list too

Molly Ivins--(She and Arianna were among the FIRST journalists to tell us what bush really was. Molly already had ample experience with the creep in Texas)
Arianna Huffington
Amy Goldman
Planned Parenthood (Yes. When Bush's first action in office was to begin the war against women with the global gag rule, it was Planned Parenthood that sounded the alarm, though not many people heard it. For me, this was when I first knew that bush was something very evil--remember he deliberately put out the impression that he was moderate regarding women's right to their bodies)

[Athame]

56. Medea Benjamin

Code Pink
Maxine Waters
Cynthia McKinney
Barbara Lee
The Dixie Chicks
Susan Sarandon
The FBI whistleblowers (eek! I am blanking on their names)
Amy Goodman

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[billybob537]

2. Truthout.com

drudgeretort.com
Josh Marshall at TPM.COM

[TruthIsAll]

43. Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Paul Krugman

[Mel]

3. Scott Ritter

Randi Rhodes
Al Franken
Gore Vidal

[TruthIsAll]

44. Dennis Kucinich, Sen. Byrd, Rep. McDermott (D-WA)

,

[NewEmanuelGoldstein]

4. A couple I feel I can safely name...

Gore Vidal
LinkTV

[Jade Fox]

5. Molly Ivins and Paul Krugman

Shining lights in the darkness of a press which disgraced itself for Bush....

[LincolnMcGrath]

7. I Forgot MOLLY

[dawg]

8. Exactly what I was going to post, Jade!

We must think alike. :-)

[LincolnMcGrath]

6. Kathy Bay

smart and funny


AND SEXY

[FizzFuzz]

54. lucky she's sexy, her opinions might mean less otherwise.

sorry to be picky, but its my sworn duty to point out sexism, such as unnecessary sexual assessments of women.

[Guaranteed]

9. HOWARD DEAN.

I know he's already on the list, I'm just saying it again. :)

[Individualist]

18. I'll say it again

Dr. Dean is worth repeating. :toast: Also everyone on Air America Radio.

[LTR]

10. Bill Clinton

Remember when we had GOOD presidents?

[Cheswick2.0]

11. Al Gore

Or was he on your first list?

CBC.. the only political people besides Al Gore and Howard Dean speaking up when it was too scary for everyone else.

[Kong]

21. Absolutly! Al Gore

One of the finest sons of democracy this country has ever had the good fortune to call its own.

[argyl]

12. Susan McDougal.Chose 18 months in jail over lying about Clinton for

Ken Starr.

[DeepModem Mom]

14. Wow, yes! Is she the only one to have actually done jail time?

(So far.)

[Paradise]

16. Governor Howard Dean! :)

from a Clarkie! :) (just affirming your nomination of him.)

[graphixtech]

17. Bill Douglas

and Emanuel Sferios of 911Visibility.org.
They have been very effective.

Here is their latest Action Alert:
http://www.septembereleventh.org/alerts/index.php9/11

ACTION ALERT: Join the Fahrenhiet 9/11 Movie
Theater Leafleting Campaign!
Dear 9/11 truth activists and concerned citizens,
Michael Moore's new documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, is
set to be released in theaters across the
country. This is an historic opportunity to educate the
masses of people about the unanswered questions and
unexplained facts surrounding 9/11, and to motivate
thousands to get involved in the 9/11 truth movement.
Please join the International Fahrenheit 9/11 campaign
at:
http://www.septembereleventh.org/alerts/index.php

1) DOWNLOAD various visually striking flyers to print
and copy so that you can leaflet the crowd next weekend
when the movie opens on June 25th.

2) ORGANIZE friends and co-workers in your community to
help, so you can leaflet multiple theaters on opening
night. (On the main campaign page you will find a link
to a clickable map where you can find all the theaters
in your area where the film is playing.)

3) SPREAD THE WORD of this historic campaign. Pass this
email on to all you know. Post it on bulletin boards,
chat rooms, discussion groups, etc. If you have a
website, post a link to the campaign on your home page.
(A cool banner is available on the main campaign page.)
Once again, here's the link:
http://www.septembereleventh.org/alerts/index.php
Take note also that Michael Moore has listed
911Truth.org on the home page of his website under the
"MUST-READ" section, and has stated that he plans to
hold special screenings of the film to raise money for
various 9/11 families' efforts. Numerous peace and
justice groups, including the National Green Party,
have endorsed this campaign, and plan to organize their
members to participate.
Please don't miss this opportunity!
Towards 9/11 Truth,
Emanuel Sferios and Bill Douglas,
Co-founders, 9/11 Visibility Project
http://www.septembereleventh.org
---------------------------------
LEAFLET FUN, 101:
A poetic and wistful silent movie of 9/11 activist Jeff Action,
leafletting 9/11 flyers in the heartland of America
(last thumbnail):
http://digitalstyledesigns.com/pages/movieMedia.htm  

[Jacobin]

19. "Our Children Will Sing Great Songs About Us?"

Oops, that's Perle/Wolfowitz line for invading IraqNam.

:evilgrin:

[porphyrian]

20. You Shouldn't Say "If"

We are taking our country back.

[Jade Fox]

22. Representative Jim McDermott-Democrat

A brave man of Congress...

[LincolnMcGrath]

23. Howard Dean and Dennis J. Kucinich

Both brought a ton of fire to the campaign. A friend at a QCA rally for Dennis said folks were really fire up. Of course, WilPitt was there too. He can vouch for this intense reaction to DK's ideas.

[LincolnMcGrath]

24. Henry A. Waxman

Henry! Henry! Henry! Henry! Henry! Henry!

[cybildisobedience]

25. Howard Stern

And Bill Mahrer (most of the time), Harry Belafonte, Ann Lewis (who always does an incredible job standing up to Repukes), Jerrold Nadler (who smelled the "whiff of facism" in Florida, 2000) and Bob Somersby, who always skewers the most deserving "journalists"
Also, whoever started MediaWhoresOnline -- wherever they are!

[DeepModem Mom]

29. Stern's a big new one - and what a memory, w/ the Nadler quote!

[yella_dawg]

26. If somehow it actually happens

Then Bev Harris gets the first five slots on the list.

It's all about "who counts the vote."

[Shae]

27. Helen Thomas ...

A courageous and classy lady.

[lpbk2713]

28. David Letterman

Although he is not always consistent, I think his heart is in the right (meaning proper) place.

[Dulcinea]

30. Richard Clarke gets my vote.

If you haven't read his book, do so.

He is a true American hero.

[barbaraann]

31. The Weinstein brothers

for distributing F9-11

[alittlelark]

32. Jim Jeffords as well

his party change stymied the Repugs for 2 years.

[alittlelark]

33. Jim Jeffords as well

his party change stymied the Repugs for 2 years.

[LincolnMcGrath]

34. Geo Soros

[LincolnMcGrath]

35. kick

[LincolnMcGrath]

36. kick

[AP]

37. The Citizens of the US of A who got out and voted.

[PlanetBev]

38. Besides DU, a special place in my heart for Bartcop

Bart has kept me laughing through the dark times.

[LincolnMcGrath]

39. Bartcop rules!

[anarchy1999]

40. GrannyD, Jim Hightower, Molly I, Kevin Phillips, Howard Zinn

This list just goes on and on! What about PALAST?

[anarchy1999]

41. Good god, I forgot G Palast! So sorry! Medea and Kevin D from Global

Exchange and all the people I work with every week in the DFW area and all the people around the country. True Majority, MoveOn and DU founders, BartCop, BuzzFlash, RBHam, Jackson Thoreau, the list just keeps on growing and growing....

Vincent Bugliosi, M Ruppert, I'll stop now.

[RetroLounge]

42. Jon Stewart and his entire staff

night after night they point out how much our "mainstream" media are a bunch of whores, ansd that the Chimperor has no clothes...

RL

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

45. The 23 senators who voted against the invasion of Iraq.

[Sweetpea]

47. Cynthia McKinney

Maxine Waters
Greg Palast
Joe Conason
Al Sharpton
Harry Belafonte
Dennis Kucinich
Richard Clarke
Dixie Chicks
Michael Moore
Sean Penn
Susan Sarandon
Tim Robbins
Move on
United for Peace and Justice

[BrotherBuzz]

48. Sally Baron

'Oh, Bush, he's such a whistle ass!' - Sally Baron

I still remember you, gal.

[LincolnMcGrath]

49. Kick for the whistle ass lady!

[DeepModem Mom]

50. How about the late J.H. Hatfield?

[louis c]

51. America's Unions

Organized Labor has been getting hit in the teeth by the last four Presidents. Yet we know what's at stake, and have been working our asses off to defeat the Worst American President in the history of this nation.

This may be our, and your, last chance.

[OpSomBlood]

53. #1 on the list: HOWARD DEAN

He's the only reason the Democratic party has any semblance of a backbone right now.

[stlsaxman]

55. Randi "This is absolutely amazing to me!" Rhodes!

She's top-notch.

http://www.randirhodesarchives.com/

the RR Archives page has become a daily staple in my political diet.

...oh- and AAR in general, once it breaks thru the "lead ceiling" of
the commercial airwaves...

and don't forget Marta Limbaugh! She did this country a great service by
divorcing the vulgar pigboy!