The Politics of Peace

Nova M Radio - Founding Member - I Am...

2007-03-19T22:04:00.001-10:00

Well I bit the bullet a couple of weeks ago and finally anted up the 100 clams so that I can listen to Mike Malloy again...on my terms, via podcast on my schedule...what a relief...NOBODY gives it to the filthy, corrupt, freedom hating, fear mongering, Bush dictatorship like he does!!! Nobody!!!

He's on this new progressive radio station called http://www.NovaMRadio.com free and live, from 3 to 6 p.m. and unbelievably, my next favorite guy, Sam Seder was on right after him at 6, The Majority Report, on tape though. I haven't heard Sam in a while since he's on real early in the morning...good thing I worked late today.

Who Will Speak For The Trees - 1

2006-12-02T21:00:00.000-10:00

Who Will Speak For The Trees???, originally uploaded by dancedream2002.

WHY!!!

I beleive trees, especially these kinds of BIG trees have spirit and souls...and I call this MURDER!!!!! What moron is DECIDING to cut down all these big trees around here!!!

One of the reasons I bought my camera was to DOCUMENT this...this...this rediculous WASTE!!!!!

I've noticed a LOT of perfectly content and peacful trees on the Island are being cut down in the prime of life for NO GOOD REASON.

This tree was growing here for such a LOOONG time and look what happend to it. Same for the tree below too.

What gives any person the right to decide such a fate...

Who Will Speak For The Trees - 2

2006-12-02T20:58:00.000-10:00

Who Will Speak For The Trees???, originally uploaded by dancedream2002.

WE DID IT!!! WE REALLY DID IT!!!

2006-11-09T21:36:00.000-10:00

When the moon is in the Southen sky...and Jupiter aligns with Mars...

Listen to song while reading this post to get full effect...

The dust has settled and I really can't believe it. A new day really has dawned and there ARE better days ahead...

I feel as if a heavy poisonous haze is FINALLY lifting off OUR country and letting the sun shine in...Let....the sunshine....let...the sunshine....the sunshine in!!!!!

Can you believe...democracy works...albeit much too slowly for me and half this nation. It took a while but finally, at least a small portion of the other half finally educated themselves enough to understand that they were just being totally Played by the Idiot - with a capital P!!!

For a true democracy to work, you NEED an EDUCATED public. Without that, as we've experienced over the last 6 years...it is just TOO easy to divide (with idiotic wedge issues, FEAR, calling people unpatriotic, etc. etc. etc.) and conquer an uneducated public to then be easily manipulated for their own ideology. Yes...we really need educated citizens for our democracy to work efficiently.

Who do I think we need to thank for making this victory a reality??? Well, there are a lot of people, but as far as talkshow hosts go, primarily people like the man - Mike Malloy (www.novamradio.com), Sam Seder and Jenny Garofalo and Randi Rhodes and Rachel Maddow (airamerica), Bob Kincaid and Lizz Brown (www.whiterosesociety.com), Keith Olbermann, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and although unlikely...even the "waterboy" Pig Man (Rush Limpballs) who was very helpful in helping to get Claire McCaskill elected to the Senate, and true bigot George "Makaka" Allen for helping to get Jim Webb elected...way to go guys!!!

Btw... you gotta hear Mike's broadcast on the Day After: www.novamnetwork.com/podcasts/malloy/MalloyShow-(8-11-2006).mp3 it is totally classic Malloy at his intellectually raging greatest!!!

And, in small part, also to smaller voices like....ahem....myself and others (u know who u are) who NEVER stopped logically raging against the Idiot and Company, and, to the tons of other bloggers like http://the-vigil.blogspot.com/ who strive to enlighten the unenlightened...WAY TO GO!!!

From illegal wars against sovereign nations, to using cluster bombs and depleted uranium, to illegal spying, to lying and deceit, to rendition and torture, to stem cells, to a woman's right to chose, to separation of church and state, to fear mongering, to secret oil meetings, to listening to the generals on the ground, to appointing totally incompetent Brownies, to hijacking the Supreme Court, etc., etc., etc.,...I SAY.....

Let...the sunshine....let...the sunshine....the SUNSHINE IN!!!

Will the Country Be Saved???

2006-11-06T19:42:00.000-10:00

For the sake of our country, we gotta get these lying, cheating, stealing, dysfunctional NeoCon Republican killers and hypocrites out of office.

For the last 6 year, with control of the House, the Senate, the Judicial and the Presidential branches of government, we've gotten NOTHING but divisive, divide and conquer, fear mongering,xenophobic, record deficit, war for oil, screw the constitution, election stealing, torture and rendition loving, stem cell hating, gay bashing hypocritical politics from the Republicans.

And, as a last straw before the election, can you believe these "flip flopping" war architect Republican NeoCons??? Did you read the Vanity Fair write up??? Vanity Fair Article: "Perle goes so far as to say that, if he had his time over, he would not have advocated an invasion of Iraq".

WTF!!! After 650,000 DEAD Iraqis and almost 3,000 DEAD Americans...I think the NeoCons are looking for redemption cause they can't sleep knowing they've got blood on their hands... You know what...F#@k you guys!!! I and half this nation were against this war FROM THE START. All of us were labeled unpatriotic terrorist...so...F#@k you guys!!!

The time has come for some congressional OVERSIGHT for the Idiot and Company...hopefully it's not to late to save the country...

He's.....Baaaack !!!!!

2006-10-19T12:31:00.000-10:00

Today was a great day.

A while back I subscribed to (iow, PAID) Air America radio SPECIFICALLY to hear the most talented and intelligent liberal talk show host on the radio...Mike Malloy.

But about 6 weeks ago, the deadhead dumb@ss grey suits at AA fired Mike with no warning and in the most non-classy of manner. Since then, I have CANCELLED my membership to AA. As Mike would say..."to hell with them."

But, beginning on October 30th, Mike will be BACK on a new radio station called novamradio. Hopefully they will make the podcasts available, I would even PAY...

BUT, to help with my withdrawl symptoms, Mike is filling in for Jerry Springer today and tomorrow. If you want to know why I love this guy, check out the links to the MP3 podcasts here: Links to Mike filling in for Jerry Springer.

As Mike would say..."Watch you back..."

A Democratic Surge!!!

2006-09-24T20:31:00.000-10:00

Pic from www.randyiwase.com
L-R, Senator Inouye, Randy Iwase, Senator Akaka and wife

Senator Akaka: Glad that Senator Akaka beat back the challenge by wannabe Ed Case by over 10,000 votes. I still don't know what the he!! Case was trying to do by short circuiting the system...he just made room for some REAL democrats to take his place in the House.

Mazie Hirono: And it looks like Mazie Hirono will be taking Ed Case's seat, but, I really don't know if she was the best choice. I really liked Matt Matsunaga and Brian Shwartz instead of Mazie or Hanabusa. Oh well...we just gotta see how she will do.

Randy Iwase: YOU GOTTA BELIEVE...I Like It...Looks like I'm going to be adding a new bumper sticker next to my Akaka sticker. I really want Iwase to kick the Idiot (aka Bush) loving Linda Lingle out of the Governor's office. Linda Lingle is the reason why Hawaii residents pay the HIGHEST gas prices in the country as she was the #1 proponent AGAINST the gas cap!!! Can you believe it, because the gas cap was repealed, everbody in this State is paying 10 or 20 or 25 cents MORE per gallon. It should be obvious to all that Lingle only gives a crap about Bush's big oil companies, to hell with the residents of this State. Lingle also is NOT VERY SMART as back in 2004, I remember her praising the Idiot calling Bush the "greatest president." GIVE ME A FU@k1#g BREAK!!! I really think if all the Democrates pull toghther and vote for Iwase, we CAN take back the Governor's Office, you just gotta believe!!! Click here for Randy Iwase Website.

Debate Results...

2006-09-02T21:50:00.000-10:00

Here's my take:

Pre debate hype: Ed Case, being younger and an attorney will dominate over the kupuna and ex-teacher Daniel Akaka.

Post debate analysis:
Ed Case, well spoken but nowhere near as eloquent as I envisioned, and with a Bush like "stay the course" plan for Iraq.

Daniel Akaka, well spoken and one of the very few on Capitol Hill with enough vision, experience and BALLS to not approve The Idiot's plan to invade Iraq when there was no probable cause.

Winner: SENATOR AKAKA by a couple bike lengths!!!
And I just don't understand why Case decided to "cut in line" and try to disrupt the obvious transition plan of Neil Abecrombie then him to the US Senate. As in life, sometimes you just gotta be patient and wait your turn! Ever had the experience of patiently waiting in line and someone thinks their better than everyone else and decides to snake to the front???

Ttytt, I think it's going to be Akaka by a landslide as during my recent trip to Maui, there were TONS of Akaka signs and stickers all over the place, especially in Wailuku. Here is just one of the many.

Machiavellian Death and Destruction...

2006-07-21T12:07:00.000-10:00

Can anyone comprehend what is going on in Lebanon???

The wanton destruction of the civilian infrastructure: airport, roadways, bridges, lighthouse, fueling facilities, power plants, etc, etc, of Lebanon and the collateral killing of it's citizens is nothing short of a war crime against humanity in my book.

"The United Nations emergency relief co-coordinator, Jan Egeland has stated that nearly one third of casualties resulting from the Israeli offensive in Lebanon have been children."

From New York Times: "Zahra al-Samra, 18, was comforted by her brother Tuesday in a hospital in Hosh, Lebanon, two days after she was wounded and their mother and sister died in an Israeli airstrike in nearby Tyre."

But here in America, the people will remain ignorant and will NEVER be able to comprehend the suffering since the US media is too shaded to ever show pictures of the actual Death and Destruction of the innocent Lebanese. Unlike other regions of the World, the US news is "sanitized" for our consumption so that any dead human being is reduced to just a number and statistic in our minds. Thank goodness for a non-censored Internet, here is a site by a US college professor that shows what the US media will not: www.angryarab.blogspot.com. If you can stomach the images, you would be angry too.

The Moral High Ground: And by doing these deeds (with US taxpayer funded Death and Destruction machines and weapons), Israel says it is to eliminate the terrorist - Hizbullah. But in reality, their gross and counter productive over reaction against the city and citizens of Lebanon will only FUEL Hizbullah since they are creating 10x's MORE Hizbullah recruits for each innocent killed. And so far, about 320 innocent Lebanese civilians (read 100+ children) have been killed. How much more will it take for the WORLD to scream STOP??? I for one cannot take any more...

What a Machiavellian way to try and justify the murderous means to what will ultimately be a never ending story of violence.

Sorry to sound so depressed...Peace.

North Korea Launches 7th Missile

2006-07-05T00:37:00.000-10:00

What the hell is going on in this world???

Are our world leaders loosing their minds???

Are we headed for some regional conflict or possibly even WWIII or heaven forbid, some kind of nuclear confrontation???

Watch out...cause Stupid Disease is spreding and it's fri@ken spooky!!!

Now everyone knows that being a madman is OK - like Saddam Hussein was, cause although he was a madman, he wasn't stupid. BUT, a stupid madman is TRULY dangerous.

We already got one moronic idiot madman running the United States. But now it seems that the Idiot has met his match in Kim Jong il in North Korea. How the hell do idiots like this get into power? I mean, I know, I know, North Korea was handed to him by his father. And in the US, it was stolen from the American people by the now proven massive voter fraud.

Let me say this, I knew that Kim Jong II was a greedy despot that couldn't give a cr@p about his own people. But, for some reason I gave him more credit that he was due...

Just as the Idiot justified by lies, his way into the illegal and immoral overthrow of a sovereign foreign government. Now we got Kim Jong il doing the same thing by somehow justifying lobbing a handful of missiles all over the creation.

And now, the leaders in the West, after crying "wolf" on Iraq, can only call it "provocative." I call it something much more serious - how about like fu@ken nuts!!!

Let me tell you, the World has got a hell of a problem with North Korea, a much MUCH bigger "problem" than it ever had or would have had with Saddam.

All I can say is that if North Korea truly does have nuclear weapons (I hope they don't), we better all pray that he doesn't get really stupid and try to "one up" Bush and Co.

~PEACE

Thank You Senator Akaka

2006-06-23T17:25:00.000-10:00

Why would anyone put a political sticker on their car??? Is there anything in it for me???

Will I get a big non-bid contract from the military? ...NO.

Will the law be changed to rid tax breaks for buying those gas sucking Hummers? ...NO!

Will I get some great tax break to protect my $,$$$,$$$,$$$.$$...HECK NO!!

Will I at least get preffered parking at UH games...H#LL NO!!!

But...the following message IS why I decided to put this sticker on my car:

Dear Senator Akaka,

Aloha and THANK YOU!!!!!

I just wanted to send you a very warm "Thank You" for being one of the few Senators who had the GUTS to vote for an expidited end to George Bush's unjustified and illegal occupation of Iraq. I have followed your voting record and I am grateful for your extrodinarily brave leadership (from the beginning) taking a stand AGAINST this entire Iraq debacle.

I just question how much more death and destruction it will take for the "others" to show the intelligence and fortitude you have shown. (Perhaps, only when George Bush requests to reinstate the Draft will all the chickenhawks in Congress begin to show their true colors.)

In addition, in your upcoming bid for re-election, I will tell all my friends to support you, instead of that turncoat, no exit plan, fake Democrat, Ed Case. In the recent parallel House Resolution vote, he absolutely FAILED to demonstrate the courage Representative Abercrombie, Senator Inouye and youself have shown on this matter.

Last night, I proudly put your campaign sticker on my car. Here is a post about it on my blog: Senator Akaka - No Ka Oi

Akaka No Ka Oi!!!
Take care, Steven.

DELL COMPUTERS and the DARKSIDE !!!

2006-06-12T21:54:00.000-10:00

Thanks to an informative comment on this post: It's a High Tech World , I will NO LONGER be buying DELL products anymore.

mark said...
Steve, don't give your business to Michael dell if you know who he supports-the bush administration. there are many unsatisfied customers out there who have sworn to boycott dell.signed a non-republican, mark

It seems that MICHAEL DELL, the Grand Poobah behind the Dell Company has donated a TON of money to the American Idiot. In fact, I'm sure the Dell must be a "Rangertard" or a "Pioneer Dork" or whatever fake-righteous name Idiot and Company like to call their big buck backers. See this article: http://www.ilcampaign.org/press/news/national/articles/2004/2004-12-28BushGala.html

Now here's the DARKSIDE: Considering all the ILLEGAL warrantless wiretapping going on, I wouldn't be surprised if all Dell computers had some ultra-secret spyware installed that would report to the CIA whenever anyone expresses anti-Idiot rehtoric!!!

I wouldn't put it beyond them since our phone calls and large bank deposits are already being tracked, and it may only be a matter of time till the Internet is censored like it already is in China. I know it sounds pretty far fetched - but something to think about...

No Dell stuff for me ... thanks Mark

69% DISAPPROVAL RATING

2006-05-10T20:45:00.000-10:00

Mahmood Ahmadi-Najad:

"The main pretext for an attack on Iraq was the existence of WMDs. This was repeated incessantly - for the public to, finally, believe - and the ground set for an attack on Iraq. "

"In countries around the world, citizens provide for the expenses of governments so that their governments in turn are able to serve them. The question here is what has the hundreds of billions of dollars, spent every year to pay for the Iraqi campaign, produced for the citizens?"

No matter what you feel or think about Iran and their "nucular" intentions, many of the points raised in Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad 's letter rings clear and true. The translated text of the entire letter can be read here: A Letter to Bush.

If you judge by only what is said in the letter, you could come to the conclusion that President Ahmadinejad is much more of a scholar and diplomat than the idiot we got! :0

But of course we shouldn't expect any kind of cognizant response from the Administration as Bush only has the mental comprehsion to read 1st grade books like "My Pet Goat."

But, to be serious, the US actually has no factual rebuttal anyway, to why an elective war was brought upon the people of Iraq. It is now PROVEN by the leaked top secret Downing Street memo that Idiot and company LIED this country into an absolutely needless war in Iraq with tragic costs on all sides.

Proof: Minutes from the memo say, "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." Holy Sh!t!!!

Let's all pray that the Democrats can take over the House of Representatives and maybe even the Senate as this will give them subpoena powers to launch the investigations that NEED to be done!

And lastly, can you believe that the Idiot still has a 31% approval rating. That means if you and 99 other people were on an obviously sinking ship, 31 would insist it was only raining. Spooky thought, no???

Great News!!! - Release of Jill Carroll

2006-03-30T12:54:00.000-10:00

Great news today as Ms. Jill Carroll, the Christian Science Monitor reporter who was kidnapped in Iraq was released. She went to Iraq to try and report the real stories of Iraq and their people.

If your as glad as I am, you can send a message to her by clicking here: Readers Write Support for Jill Carroll .

Here's what I sent in:

Thank Goodness...

I am very grateful for the release of Jill Carroll.

I have been following the story from the beginning and at times, it seemed as if all hope was lost. Thank goodness the situation turned out for the better. I wish the same could be said for her interpreter who was killed.

I hope her captures (and all people) finally realize that the end never justifies the means in regards to such kidnappings.

Jill, please "take care" and hopefully this will not hinder you too much from follow your dreams.

1st POLITICAL POST - Don't Look, Might Piss-off or Offend

2006-03-23T21:11:00.000-10:00

Since I tagged "politics" as one of my interests, I will now have live up to that tag by delving into the political "arena" with my 1st political post. I was really contemplating NOT even going there, but, I just couldn't take it any more.

Here's what I think, pure and simple ----------->>>>>>>>>

But before you go any further, please, don't read if you get upset when the truth is told about this IDIOT running our Country.

TOPIC #1: Here's an e-mail I sent to Senator Russ Feingold the day I heard about his Resolution. If you feel the same, I suggest you do the same:

Re: Censure of Bush

Dear Senator Feingold,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Finally, a Democratic Senator has gotten enough "balls" to come out and directly confront this totally asinine President, his lacking administation AND his corrupt Republican Party.

I will e-mail Senator's Inouye and Akaka and tell them to back your Resolution!

Fight back and don't let them pull that "we're at war - support the commander and chief" bull regarding your actions. I support you 1000% as you MUST uphold the Constitution and provide oversite of the Executive Branch that is TOTALLY lacking with this Republican controlled congress.

Aloha -

AND, here is an e-mail I sent over to Senator Akaka:

The Honorable Congressman Akaka,

First of all, I want to thank you for NOT voting for the renewal of the Patriot Act. I know it was a tough vote, and although we lost, it still was a correct vote. Only the "terrorist" win when we dilute the gaurantees provided for in the Constitution.

Secondly, the reason I'm writing, is that I want to ask you to support Senator Russ Fiengold's resolution to censure this totally asinine, President Bush. To put it bluntly, you know, as well as I do, that he is absolutley the worst President this country as ever seen.

All the Democrats in the Senate need to have the "balls" to stand up against this President, especially when he BREAKS THE LAW!!! I urge you and all your fellow Senators to STAND UP as one behind Senator Feingold and provide the congressional oversight of this President who has lost his way. (Who cares if the Repbulicans kill the Resolution - so long as you show the American people that you Democrates offer an alternative!)

Thanks and Aloha -

Fwiw, I tried to send a message to Senator Inouye but his online e-mail form ain't working!

TOPIC #2: LIBERAL - PROGRESSIVE RADIO:

I also want everyone to listen to my favorite talk radio shows which are simulcast for FREE here: http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen.

The Majority Report:

This show starts at 2:00pm and hosts Jenny Garafalo and Sam Seder are just the BOMB! Jenny just RAGES, pulls no punches, and really tells it straight up!!!

Tell you what, I was cheering her on when she just "went off" BIG TIME yesterday!!! I can't repeat what she said, cause it could be used as "evidence" aginast her by the FCC, but, you could ask Dick Cheney cause he's very familiar with this certain word. I just hope she doesn't get "censured" by those ultra-conservative nuts at the FCC who got so up tight over a manini "wardrobe malfunction!"

The Mike Malloy Show:

I also really like this show that starts at 5:00pm, right after Jenny's show. Mike, unlike Jenny, is very calm, but also totally tells it like it really is! His so truthful mimicking of The Idiot and his cronies is just too much! You gotta hear it for yourself.

Wheww...ttytt, I could just go on and on and on, but, that's enough for one post!

btw, that cool picture above is from barrybar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrybar/43312481/

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2006-03-23T21:05:00.000-10:00

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