Corny's Corner

People there: about 300
Cops: eventually 5
Sign of the day: Give Bush a 3rd term (Picture of W in jail)

Went down to the Federal Building and we pretty much lined up along the street. This is the first time we had overflow to different areas of the street. Gerry says we had 300 there.

Anyhow someone who wore a television set as a mask showed up distributing DVDs. That was different. He gave the Fox news guy a hard time.

Speaking of that Fox news guy...he kept trying to talk to me. He wanted to do some sort of shame piece on me. Why? I'm just wearing a t-shirt I got online from some guy in Flagstaff. So what if its illegal in 2 states? I spent most of the time trying to avoid him.

Labels: anti-war, political, progressive

Poll that does not list Kucinich

Kucinich announced that he is running again for President. I am supporting him again.

Announcement of Candidacy for President of the United States

Dear Friend,

We are living in a time of great tests of our humanity, which also present great opportunities for transformation. The war in Iraq is a veil that shrouds our creativity and our potential for prosperity. It cuts us off from the world at a time when it is imperative that we acknowledge our interdependence and interconnectedness.

This is a moment with a profound feeling of destiny. America has been an extraordinary international power to manifest that which we focus our energies upon. This power is true of individuals as well as nations.

In a way, when we focus on terror, we bring to ourselves that which we fear. We focused on terror in Iraq and paradoxically helped to create the circumstances, which have propelled Iraq into civil war and chaos.

The prestigious Lancet report on excess casualties in Iraq estimates that the war in Iraq has caused 655,000 Iraqi deaths, and that 20% of those deaths are a direct result of the actions of coalition forces.

This war sacrifices the lives of innocent Iraqis, the lives of our troops, and the physical resources and good will of our nation. We are sacrificing our financial future, borrowing money from Beijing to occupy Baghdad in a war that military generals and the Iraqi Study Group have concluded is impossible to win militarily.

We are focusing our resources on the power of destruction rather than the vision of a world in which we want to live: A world of prosperity and peace, equity, beauty and justice. It is time for us to stand together to bring the troops home and stand by the people of Iraq through implementing a real policy for the security, recovery, reconciliation and restoration of their nation.

We as a nation have the opportunity to embrace the challenges of our time and take a new direction, starting with ending the war in Iraq. The leaders of my party have said that they will not stop funding the war, and are openly supporting a supplementary appropriations bill for an additional one hundred and sixty billion dollars ($160,000,000,000), on top of the $70,000,000,000 that was appropriated to Iraq for financial year 2007, back in October of this year. This would bring war expenditure for 2007 to $230 billion, double the expenditure of 2006, and by far the largest appropriation of the war so far.

Today, I announced my candidacy for President of the United States in a quest to call my party to courage and integrity on this issue. This is a journey upon which I hope you will join together with me to ensure that our country calls forth our great potential with the same courage of our forefathers and mothers who birthed the vision for our great nation.

You can see a video of my Announcement speech on www.kucinich.us (Our site has undergone its own transformation!)

Our campaign will change the direction of the Democratic Party, the war in Iraq and our nation.

Please join me to help make this great turning possible.

Thank you

Dennis Kucinich

David was one of my mentors in the progressive movement and a good friend. I will miss him terribly.

David Kaler, Tucson, AZ, in memorium

David Kaler, a PDA pioneer, former Arizona State Coordinator and spokesperson for PDA in Arizona, and chair of the first Tucson PDA meeting, died Friday, after two massive heart attacks. He was was playing cards at friends’ home just last weekend, lively and loving until the end. He was surrounded by friends who loved him when he died.

David worked with the Culture of Peace Alliance to build a movement to create a City of Peace in Tucson. He had been very active in the Kucinich campaign and Department of Peace movement. He gave many hours to the election integrity movement in Arizona, and to many political campaigns. If David supported you, you had a friend indeed!

In 2004, he had formed a statewide group, Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus, later putting it in the service of PDA national leadership to grow the progressive movement in Arizona. His group later became the Arizona Progressive Council, when he generously transferred the name of his group to the Arizona in-party caucus, and until recently he was involved in forming progressive “conversation cafes” to have a place to move progressive ideas forward; he had been interested in forming a progressive think tank before his health failed.

Ted Downing invites all who knew and loved David to come to a celebration of David's life tomorrow evening (Sat. Dec. 9, 6pm). Bring stories, maybe something that David wrote to you.... some food or drink to share with others around the fire pit. Let's give David a good send off with our love. If you are long distance as you read this, and want to send something to me, I will share it at the celebration. (revgerry@progressiveazdems.org )
(please tell others who I might have missed with this announcement)

Directions to Ted & Carmen's house:
3336 N. Vine 6PM Saturday
Enter via Prince and Vine

David Kaler lovingly dedicated his life to making the world a more peaceful place. He will be greatly missed by many, and remembered for gentle wisdom, and his many contributions in our community and beyond.

May he find the peace he has so long sought.

This is a disappointment.

23.2 Million for a shopping mall is, though. 80% chance of a Wall-Mart, though.

http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232&Itemid=94

Not bad turnout for a weekday. Its good to get the college age people involved. Too bad most of them were Reds. Sorry people...communism does not work without despotism...