you guys. ..need some feedback

[stellanoir]

This is an early draft of something I'm gonna post on GD in a while once I check the aspects and all the Libby hysteria calms down.

Looking for any and all feedback and a decent title. Am kicking around a bunch of 'em right now.

I'll post on this thread a link to the GD thread once I post it there.

Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.

Love you guys.

Okay. . .

". . .and so this is (Fitzmas). . .and what have (we) done. . .another (trial) over. . .a(nd many more to come). . ."

War is over if you want it. . ." (props and apologies to the illustrious Mr. Lennon and Ms. Ono)

Not to pee on anyone's parade or anything but ya know. . . we've all been so repressed and lied to for so-o-o long that we've been thrown a mere crumb of justice and we're reacting as though it's a wedding cake the size of St. Paul's bloody Cathedral. (a metaphor stolen sorta from Dr. Who)

Yoo Hoo. . .

"treason n. 1. betrayal of trust or faith; treachery 2. violation of allegiance owed to one sovereign or state; betrayal of one's country, specifically, in the US (as declared in the Constitution) consisting only in levying war against the US or in giving aid and comfort to its enemies."

Now this goon squad of pseudo elected officials took an oath to protect us from all enemies both foreign and domestic. . .'member?

Now consider this. . .

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Feb07/Buckley27.htm

Coupled with this. . .

http://www.motherjones.com/news/featurex/2007/03/iraq_effect_1.html

Tripled with this. .

Heresay: The allegation that not only did "hogwash" have a long standing vendetta against Wilson rooted in poppy's days when "hogwash's" BS was repeatedly discredited by Wilson's astute, accurate, and compelling knowledge and familiarity in Southwest Asia, but Brewster Jennings (Plame's cover biz) was hot on the trail of connecting "hogwash" (aka crashcart) with that Pakistani guy named Kahn who was running the nuclear Walmart at the time selling info to two of the three leaders of the venomously and foolishly projected "axis of evil" .

Quadrupled by. . . though these thugs repeatedly claim the right to secrecy based on "national security" when all they've done is loot the treasury, trash the Constitution, sully our global reputation, and piss off the rest of the world, let's maybe indulge in thinking for a moment or two a day, one collective thought.

Consider the following to be the quintupling. . .of all of this mess.

Some of you may or may not be familiar with my foolish proclivity to post spiritual/political periodically humorous stuff.

But I idly mentioned "demand resignations' on kpete's thread earlier today in a few words and got a number of responses that far exceeded my few words. So I felt I may have inadvertently struck a collective cyber nerve.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x348628

One person said, "I can't see it happening." That particular response reminded me of how, though I've done a bunch of politically oriented prayer threads of late, I've neglected to include a visualization as I did on the election day thread. Some people are simply, more visual than verbal.

That particular visualization was stolen from a thread that had been posted about a week before the election and suggested to envision the '07 SOTU with Congesslady & sparklingly new Speaker Pelosi sitting by an uncomfortable looking VP behind * at the podium. (the OP didn't use those adjectives really)

Of course the impact or degree of influence of that visualization is immeasurable but the reality is that it did in fact, transpire in that way.

So hows about doing a fun experiment in group thought. . .?

Every time we feel powerless and repressed by this government that has pathetically digressed to be of the corporations, for the corporations, and by the corporations, instead of ranting and spewing vitriol and complaining incessantly, maybe just. . .

". . .close your eyes. . .you can close your eyes. . .it's all right. . ."

and visualize Madam Pelosi standing behind a podium with the Presidential Seal on it.

WARNING: This is not recommended to do whilst operating heavy machinery.

Let's make it happen with our hearts and minds.

"nam-myoho-renge-kyo".

have a nice day and evening and many more to come.

Aaaand. . . Merry Fitzmas !!!

"Creatrix" bless his intrepidly honest and clear spirit and soul.

last week's prayer thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=335004

the prayer thread from the previous week

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=280297

the election day prayer thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2589421

the dire need for progressives to mentally FOCUS

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=41483
(I would now modify that thread to stress further specifically that the IWR authorized * to use force in Iraq to make Saddam comply with UN sanctions. Ahhh. . . he was already in compliance at the time of our illegal invasion)

Or maybe if you're REALLY lazy, just chant "Ooga, Booga, Smooga, Wooga" = OBSW = "Oh Bull Shit W"





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"nam-myoho-renge-kyo"

[Matariki]

1. "visualize Madam Pelosi standing behind a podium with the Presidential Seal on it"

I was going to suggest that very thing! ;-) - Especially after reading so many cynical threads about bush pardoning libby, etc. Much better to put our hearts and minds and energy behind the much more positive scenario. President Pelosi!

[rumpel]

2. not done thinking through it all but....

no need for this sentence:

"
Some of you may or may not be familiar with my foolish proclivity to post spiritual/political periodically humorous stuff."

perhaps add: "it does not hurt" (to visualize) - somewhere

:)

[hippiechick]

3. Powerful and spot on, as always, Stella!

:applause:

[stellanoir]

4. Thanks all

especially rumps, that line is entirely unnecessary and based entirely on my wobbliness of late. Thanks for pointing that out.

Still waiting on silly Chemical Bill to chime in on the title. He's great that way.

Hmmmmmmm.

LOL

oh on edit- I read it to on my newly fixed stellaphone to my crazy friend ev who is a totally wise, eccentrically gay Renaissance dude. And ad libbed, in reference
to the " "crumb of justice" line, that we are reacting as though the very Liberty Bell has been miraculously fused"

Let's make it so.

We can we can I swear we can.

Thanks again and still waiting.

[japple]

5. Hey Stella, that's very provocative, as always, and I think the

only thing I'd change is

War is over if you want it. . ." (props and apologies to the illustrious Mr. Lennon and Ms. Ono)

to this

War is over if you want it. . ." (props and apologies to the illustrious John and Yoko)



Sinceres

japple

[Sanity Claws]

6. Lawyer/schoolmarm here

I love your article, stella. Please make one spelling correction. It's hearsay, not heresay.

[stellanoir]

8. thanks dear

I need all the help can get.

;hug:

[Chemical Bill]

7. treason n. 1. betrayal of trust or faith; treachery

I really like this one! It starts out strong and gets better.

Bill

[stellanoir]

9. okay I posted it in the wee hours

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x358370

and incorporated all your great suggestions

except Bill's because the other title screamed at me from somewhere. Yikes.

[Chemical Bill]

10. That's got a good title. n/t