In Defense of Nader
posted by anon.,

In Defense of Ralph Nader
Toby Shepherd—published originally at lefthook.org

In 1848 Zachary Taylor, running on the ticket of the Whig party, had an interesting campaign strategy: avoidance. Instead of adopting a stance on the hot topic of the day - whether or not slavery ought to be permitted in the recently acquired territories - he focused his campaign on his military heroism and the 40 impressive years of killing Indians and Mexicans he had under his belt. Sure, "Old Rough and Ready" owned 200 slaves of his own, but he had something his opponents lacked: charisma.
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DEBATE STRATERGY can KERRY push Bush over the
Joe Citizen as found on joecitizen.org,

DEBATE STRATERGY 4 KERRY to push Bush over the edge:
Suggest that Bush has transferred his compulsion for drink to a compulsion for war. (Comment: Many psychologists believe that Bush exhibits the character defects of an alcoholic who stopped drinking but never got treatment.)
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Ralph Nader- Oct.12th- 1pm -Main SD Library
Vinnie,

Ralph Nader will be touring California in the next few days and will be at the Downtown San Diego Library Auditorium at 820 E street this Tuesday, October 12th, at 1pm. This is a Free Event and Activists are encouraged to attend. A small sample of the Qualitative Difference between Anti-War Nader and War Hawk John Kerry is articulated in his following challenge this week to Michael Moore:
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Surveillance Alert!!!
jhill,

Want to know exactly what you are up against with the new corporate government surveillance technologies and mind f**ks?
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Posters for Media emergenC
friend@know-our-enemy.net,

MAKE NO MISTAKE

 http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-no-mistake/

A new series of anti-Bush posters for upcoming actions and protests.

Bush policy slogans clash with images of their brutal results.

Reload page for 60+ possible combinations of slogans and images:

 http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-no-mistake/

Ready to print out on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

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From the creator of the MAKE YOUR CHOICE poster series

(  http://www.know-our-enemy.net/make-your-choice/ )
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California Election Web Forum
California Election Web Forum,

The California Election Web Forum is a brand new message board where people can discuss the various propositions.
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Poland to Pull Out of Iraq by December 2005
posted by Mark Gabrish Conlan,

Remember during the September 29 Presidential debate when Bush said Kerry had insulted the Poles by shortchanging their contribution to the "coalition of the willing" (to aggress against Iraq) by saying both the human and financial burden was 90 percent being borne by the U.S.? Well, here's the reply from the Poles themselves.
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Be American
Johnny Wizard,

I don't know about you, but I hate bushite rapists and
torturers celebrated by corporate American Talk Radio
news censors. As enemies of God and all that is great
with this world, the bushite bombers should be called
out for a man to man fight for their core beliefs, or be
rightly killed as better dead than allowed to continue
in our names.
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Create a Strong Leg. Check on the Executive!
David R. Saffold,

This message is a call to action for voters to much as much energy into electing a strong Congress as they are focused on the Kerry campaign. Article includes letter to reader, generic letter to prospective congress member, and questionnaire to prospective congress member about their opinion on Congress' role in foreign affairs.
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Why, Doesn't Anybody Care?
DJ il,

In short the video was an effort to put a spotlight on the crimes and injustices currently being perpetrated by the continuation of illegal occupations in the name of democracy.
Video 00:04:05
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Santa Monica activist fasts over Nader run
Randy Repost,

AP story on Jerry Rubin's (not THAT Jerry Rubin) fast against Nader's run for the presidency
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Socialist Candidates on National Tour
Workers World Party,

Chula Vista: Thu. Oct. 14, 11 a.m., Free Speech Area, Southwestern College. San Diego: Thu. Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., San Diego City College; Fri. Oct. 15, 7 p.m., San Diego IAC office. Call (619) 692-4496 for information.

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Kerry Comrade Speaks to Queer Democrats
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Wade Sanders, a Viet Nam War comrade of Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry, usually doesn’t speak in California. But on September 23 he made a galvanic appearance before the predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club to talk about Kerry and convince his partisan audience that, though Kerry is behind Bush in the most recent polls, he has the ability and personal resources to come back and win the November 2 election.
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Queer Democrats Endorse Crenshaw/City Council
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

The predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club endorsed Dwayne Crenshaw, who narrowly lost a 2002 San Diego City Council runoff against the late Charles Lewis, in the November 16 special election to fill the District 4 vacancy left by Lewis’s death. At its September 23 meeting the club heard from both Crenshaw and Anthony Young, Lewis’s chief of staff and also a leading candidate in the election to succeed him, and acknowledged Lewis’s and Young’s openness to the Queer community but still went with Crenshaw.
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Radical Law Activist Speaks in San Diego
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Ann Fagan Ginger, veteran attorney, author and activist, spoke at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest September 21 and warned that the U.S. is where Germany was in 1932 — and the Left's current tactics are inadequate to stop America from becoming fascist. She heads the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute in Berkeley, which plans to issue in March 2005 a report detailing all the civil-rights abuses of the U.S. government since 9/11.
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Talk is cheap-Is Nancy Pelosi doing her job?
Bart Johnson,

We have heard time and time again that the house does not have the votes to impeach, but at this pivotal time in history shouldn’t we rise above partisanship to fight for our country and the ideals of our forefathers? The house leadership should at the very least push for accountability so the American people have a chance to see who is and isn’t doing their job.
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Lesbian Rights Director Kate Kendell in S.D.
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

When pioneering Lesbian activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon became the first same-sex couple legally married in San Francisco February 12, Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLP), was their ring-bearer. Kendell spoke in San Diego September 17 on the same-sex marriage issue and NCLR's other concerns.
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Bush Loses It in New Hampshire Sept. 20
"President" George W. Bush,

This transcript of President Bush's town-hall meeting in New Hampshire September 20 (edited and posted by Mark Gabrish Conlan) shows how utterly incoherent he is without the crutch of a prepared text. The most revealing part is his fascinating misstatement of his Iraq policy: "We’re working with the international partners, we’re training Iraqi troops, we’re reconstructing the — reconstructing the company" — a perfect illustration of how totally Bush equates lassiez-faire, dog-eat-dog capitalism with "democracy."
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Four More Years of What?
Matthew Emmons,

Neither Bush nor Kerry can solve the problems we face.
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OCTOBER 13: THE REAL DEBATE WILL BE IN THE STREETS
Monsoon Anarchist Collective,

The Monsoon Anarchist Collective (MAC), a member collective of the Phoenix Anarchist Coalition (PAC) invites radicals, anarchists, and anti-authoritarians to Tempe, Arizona to confront the third, and final, presidential debate on October 13, 2004.
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The Secret Service Investigates Serious Threa
Tia Juana,

President's balls reportedly in danger.
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NCOR Call for Proposals
NCOR Collective,

This is the call for proposals for the National Conference on Organized Resistance on February 3rd through February 6th, 2005, in Washington, DC!
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Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport
Beyond Voting Campaign,

Communities Mobilize Around the Presidential Debates
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Liberals must stand up and fight
Nsx,

An article about liberals and their political position.
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Yes! I’ve Killed Innocent People In Iraq! I R
Jay Shaft,

Interview with a Conscientiously Objecting soldier who says he will not return for a second tour of duty in Iraq


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Books to rock your Republican Mom's vote!
Literacy4Change,

Before your Mom, brother, or friend votes in November, they really should read one, two, or all of these books, beginning with Mark Crispin Miller's "Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order." Tell your family and friends about these books! Buy these books for them! E-mail this list to everyone you know, and print it as a flyer to post in your local cafe or hand out in front of a bookstore. There's enough time before the election for a little good reading to make a big difference. So go for it; make a difference!
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Our worst fears: Vote Tampering
Bev Harris,

By entering a 2-digit code in a hidden location, a second set of votes is created in the Diebold central tabulator, a program installed in 1,000 locations, which controls both paper ballots and touch-screens, each system handling up to a million votes at a time. After invoking the 2-digit trigger, this second set of votes can be changed so that it no longer matches the correct set of votes. The voting system will then read the totals from the bogus vote set. It takes only seconds to change the votes, and to date not a single location in the U.S. has implemented security measures to fully mitigate the risks. It was designed and tested over a series of a dozen version adjustments, and has been in place for four years.
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Roberts, Murphy Spar in Bitchy Mayoral Debate
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy and his challenger, County Supervisor Ron Roberts, squared off at a debate at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center September 8. The debate revealed little difference between the two on Queer issues and showcased some bitchy exchanges over the city's financial situation.
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CSUSM Pres. Revokes Michael Moore Invitation
Lisa Petrillo,

Michael Moore was scheduled for a mid-October visit to Cal State San Marcos but the University President vetoed his visit, citing lack of time before the election to also bring in a "balancing perspective." Student groups and faculty at this predominantly conservative campus are up in arms about this decision.
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Floridians Fight a War on Two Fronts
Sean O'Torain,

Bush and company hypocritically portray themselves as sympathetic to the victims of Florida's hurricane season as they unload the cost of rebuilding shattered lives on to Florida's homeowners.
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