Just WOW. The tail end of Bill Moyers' speech on Friday, from Dem. Now! :

[babylonsister]

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/16/159222

As we made our last approach, the words of a Marge Piercy poem began to form in my head, and I remembered all over again why I was coming and why you were here:

What can they do
to you? Whatever they want.
They can set you up, they can
bust you, they can break
your fingers, they can
burn your brain with electricity,
blur you with drugs till you
can t walk, can’t remember, they can
take your child, wall up
your lover. They can do anything
you can’t blame them
from doing. How can you stop
them? Alone, you can fight,
you can refuse, you can
take what revenge you can
but they roll over you.

But two people fighting
back to back can cut through
a mob, a snake-dancing file
can break a cordon, an army
can meet an army.

Two people can keep each other
sane, can give support, conviction,
love, massage, hope, sex.
Three people are a delegation,
a committee, a wedge. With four
you can play bridge and start
an organisation. With six
you can rent a whole house,
eat pie for dinner with no
seconds, and hold a fund raising party.
A dozen make a demonstration.
A hundred fill a hall.
A thousand have solidarity and your own newsletter;
ten thousand, power and your own paper;
a hundred thousand, your own media;
ten million, your own country.
It goes on one at a time,
it starts when you care
to act, it starts when you do
it again after they said no,
it starts when you say We
and know who you mean, and each
day you mean one more.

Thank you.

[WiseButAngrySara]

1. How wonderful. Thanks for posting. KNR for Moyer's return

and WE!

[omega minimo]

2. K&R United We Stand

:patriot:

[KoKo]

3. Beautiful and heartwarming. Thanks for posting it. Our "We's" are growing

and when I think of what a small group there were back after the 2000 Selection ...well...we have to take heart that our "WE" is growing stronger every day.

[number6]

4. heard it

pretty good !! :thumbsup:

[puebloknot]

5. Moyers is The Man! K&R

[graywarrior]

6. Heard it on Democracy Now today.

Impressive. The man has a way with words.

[babylonsister]

7. It's a Marge Piercy poem, but his delivery was stellar, and

made me remember it to find it.

[midnight]

8. Do "We" mean those who will not allow more

soldiers to die. Because I don't want this war to be allowed to go on for another year. That is crazy. "We" need to bring them home now.

[file83]

9. Yes WE do. Check out this cool video I know you'll appreciate...

It's a submission to a CBS contest called "If you had 15 seconds". The winner's video will get put on to National airtime during the Superbowl.

This video is a submission to that contest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xDINsLaMmo

Bring them home.

(Here's the CBS announcment of the contest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX5gRaxcviE )

[eridani]

10. If you don't already know this wonderful poet and author of fiction--

--check out her website. She has a new book of poetry out now.
http://www.margepiercy.com/books/Crooked_Inheritance.htm

[BlueEyedSon]

11. Moyers is a national treasure