I used to sell rare books. And I see things differently.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

I once sold a copy of Through the Looking Glass (Alice in Wonderland) signed by Alice Hargreaves (Alice Liddell) a few years before her death.

John Tenniel's gift to us all.

As well as the Reverend Dodgson's (Lewis Carroll). I don't know who's rendition I appreciate more.

Alice came to the United States on a Cruise ship in the 1920's and signed a shitload of LEC books. She died shortly aftarwards. It brought reality to a once held fantasy.

Alice became real. So did Peter of Kensington Gardens (Should an Alabama Redneck be talking of such things?).



Much like the political clime of today, I remember Kennedy. I lived when he lived. Eisenhower, Truman, Roosevelt... All were recent memory when I was young. My father bragged of an Adlai Stephenson autograph that he still holds today.

The changes?

Gargantuan.

Johnson maintained. Until the pressures became too large. Then he bailed.

Until today, I just thought he wanted to retire. Today, I feel he didn't want to sell out.

Nixon had sold out even if he didn't know it. Spiro resigned, Nixon did as well when the axe began to swing.

Ford was a hiccup who wanted to get the hell out like Johnson. (Too much shit still in the air after Kennedy had been killed).

Carter was an Honest man. Gas prices went up, but he didn't start or Join a war. That was nice.

Reagan was elected. He started a war. South America became hell. But he got the hostages out of Iran. That is where the phrase "November Surprise" comes from.

George the First was elected. Panama saw civilian death that was never reported by MSM. He attacked Iraq and destroyed their infrastructure then imposed sanctions that would last for a decade.

Bill Clinton was Elected. He went to Bosnia and then got a blow job.

George the Second stole an election, saw the first attack on american soil by the Saudi's and attacked Afghanistan followed by Iraq.

It's all stranger than fiction, these steps that took us to where we are today. Stranger than fiction.

Remember Alice? The Cheshire Cat? The Hookah?

We are being ruled by the Queen of hearts today and we dined at the Mad Hatter's. She can scream "off with their heads!" at any moment and we would all be in dire straits. I se America today being chased by Tenniel's cards in copperplate black and white. There's no hope except Deus ex mechana.

Machine of the gods.

That's the only hope we have.


I still long to have a copy of that book. If even only to have a remnant of a past far gone.












(If you want it, here's a good copy). http://cgi.choosebooks.com/SESSz30711829611144477933/cgi-bin/n_showitem.cgi?item=&mono=ux3344_22072&lang=en&lo=gr2&uc=us&shp=0&dcurr=USD
















(Thanks for reading a rambling here)

[northofdenali]

1. Good ramble, great rant.

:pals::hug::pals:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. Why, thanks, ma'am!

:hug: :toast:

[aquart]

3. October Surprise.

And Reagan was able to get the hostages out exactly then because he'd made a deal to keep them imprisoned, and Carter looking ineffectual, until he could do that very thing.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. Ka-ching!

[Peace Patriot]

5. The Deus Ex Machinas are not on our side, but rather are 'counting'

all our votes with 'TRADE SECRET,' PROPRIETARY programming code--code so secret not even our secretaries of state are permitted to review it--with virtually no audit/recount controls, while their CEO's and funders are major Bush donors and campaign chairs and major contributors to rightwing extremist 'christian' causes--a Wonderlandish election system brought to you by the two biggest crooks in Congress, Tom Delay and Bob Ney, with their "Hack America's Vote Act." This $4 Billion electronic voting boondoggle was designed to corrupt and destroy the U.S. election system, during the 2002-2004 period, which it very handily did.

The Remedy:

1. Read and understand "Alice in Wonderland."

2. Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW.


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Some resources for American Revolution II:


www.votersunite.org (MythBreakers - easy primer on electronic voting--one of the myths is that HAVA requires electronic voting; it does not.)
www.verfiedvoting.org (great activist site)
www.votetrustusa.org (news of this great movement from around the country)
www.UScountvotes.org (statistical monitoring of '06 and '08 elections)
www.solarbus.org/election/index.shtml (fab compendium of all election info)
www.freepress.org (devoted to election reform)
www.bradblog.com (also great, and devoted to election reform)
www.TruthIsAll.net (analysis of the 2004 election)* :patriot: :applause: :patriot:
Sign the petition (Russ Holt, HR 550, great bill-has 169 sponsors). http://www.rushholt.com/petition.html
www.votepa.us (well-organized local group of citizen activists in Pennsylvania, where important legal issues are at stake, including state's rights over election systems)

www.debrabowen.com (Calif Senator running for Sec of State to reform election system)
www.johnbonifaz.com (running for Massachusetts Sec of State on strong election reform and antiwar platform)

*Some tributes to TruthIsAll, who is very ill:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x417007
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x417231
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x675477

Latest news:

California voters sue the state over Diebold:
www.VoterAction.org--just announced--is suing the state of California and 18 Calif county registrars on behalf of 25 California voter/plaintiffs, on the illegal Diebold "certification" by Schwarzenegger appointee Bruce McPherson.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2180496

Maryland rejects Diebold:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x418263

Florida - anti-trust accusations against Diebold, ES&S and Sequoia, re: heroic Florida election official Ion Sancho:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2183630
http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/MGBKSY8W8LE.html

Also of interest:

Bob Koehler (-- four recent election reform initiatives in Ohio, predicted to win by 60/40 votes, flipped over, on election day, into 60/40 LOSSES!--the biggest flipover we've seen yet; the election theft machines and their masters are now dictating election policy!)
www.tmsfeatures.com/tmsfeatures/subcategory.jsp?file=20051124ctnbk-a.txt&catid=1824&code=ctnbk

Bob Koehler's latest: "Take this box and stuff it" (3/16/06)
http://commonwonders.com/archives/col337.htm

Amaryllis (Diebold, ES&S, Sequoia lavish lobbying of election officials - Beverly Hilton, Aug. '05)
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x380340

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Throw Diebold, ES&S and ALL election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

:think: :patriot: :woohoo: :patriot: :think:

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"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." --Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

6. Why do I have to think "cut and paste," but still really appreciate

the content.

Very apropos/

[rman]

9. kick

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. So fare the well

my rambling boy
may all your rambles
bring you joy

Pete Seeger and The Weavers

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. God, I love Pete Seeger! n/t

[OneBlueSky]

8. "SAW the first attack on american soil" is being way too generous . . .

the vast majority of available evidence strongly suggests that BushCo's involvement with 9/11 was as more than passive observers . . .