Gods Wonderful Creation
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Dear activists, colleagues and friends,
Today we honor Dr. King's birthday. We all know him because of his historic impact on civil rights, but many don't realize that later in life he fought just as passionately for the rights of workers and against the entrenched institutions of injustice.
"Equality means dignity. And dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts through the week."
The War on Greed is exactly this kind of fight. The livelihoods of families have been directly attacked by the actions of buyout billionaires like Henry Kravis putting Wall Street's special interests ahead of his 800,000 employees... and pocketing $51,000 an hour in the process.
Watch the video: http://warongreed.org/dreams
The first step must be taxing these buyout billionaires at a fair tax rate. It will not solve all the problems, but it is a strong and forceful beginning. With the presidential campaigns underway, it is the perfect time to force this issue into the campaigns the way we did with Wal-Mart and Iraq for Sale.
As our friend Rev. Yearwood, leader of the Hip Hop Caucus, has said: "We are facing a lunch counter moment for the 21st century."
Please join us at our virtual lunch counter by signing the petition to presidential candidates demanding they pledge to close the loopholes and tax the tax dodgers. Buyout billionaires are a menace to our economy. People are hurting, badly, and we must take beginning steps to bring the issue of corporate greed and economic equality to the nation's attention.
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Films crew
How to know you're from the Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy
1. You know the state flower (Mildew).
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.
8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is
not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.
10 . You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon.
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima, and
Willamette.
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark -
while only working eight-hour days.
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain, and
then; "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see
through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can
actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear
your hiking boots and parka.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones
after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
28 You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk Season (Fall).
30. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward them.
A man kills a deer and takes it home to cook for dinner.
Both he and his wife decide that they won't tell the kids what kind of
meat it is, but will give them a clue and let them guess.
The kids were eager to know what the meat was on their plates, so they
begged their dad for the clue.
Well, he said, 'It's what mommy calls me sometimes'.
The little girl screams to her brother...
Don't eat it, it's an asshole!
FYI: This sturgeon is still alive, just worn out from the fight.
They turned him loose after the photo.
This Sturgeon was caught on the Willamette River just below Oregon City two weeks ago.
It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1". It was 56" around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, and 4 dozen beers, for the 4 guys taking turns at the reeling it in.
Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water.
They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us.
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¸…."A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group." -Russell Ewing
THE YEAR'S BEST HEADLINES OF 2007:
(Yes, they were really printed as seen here.)
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, really?
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-sos!
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?!
Oklahoma 's construction program!
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!
And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?
Let's go back in time and reminisce with images we may have forgotten...
Aluminum Christmas Trees Washtub wringers
45-rpm records and spindles
Green Stamps
Metal ice cubes trays with levers
15-cent McDonald hamburgers
5-cent packs of baseball cards
Penny candy
Roller-skate keys
Cigarettes for Christmas
Cork pop guns
Plastic Army Men
Studebakers
Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside
Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry chewing gum
Coffee shops with table side jukeboxes
Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
Candy cigarettes
Chief Pontiac signs
P.F. Fliers
Telephone numbers with a word prefix...(Raymond 4-601). Party lines
Howdy Dowdy
Drive-in movies
Drive-in restaurants
Car Hops
The Fuller Brush Man
Sky King
Reel-to-reel tape recorders
Tinker toys
Erector sets
25-cent a gallon gasoline -------even 17-cent gasoline
Jiffy Pop popcorn
5-cent stamps ----darn! I remember TWO CENT STAMPS
Gum wrapper chains (#1 study hall activity)
5-cent Cokes
Speedy Alka-Seltzer
Falstaff beer
Burma Shave signs
Brownie camera
Flash bulbs
TV test patterns
Old Yeller
Chef Boy-AR-Dee
Fire escape tubes -----nope, not in my world
Timmy and Lassie
Ding Dong Avon calling!
Chatty Cathy dolls
Brylcreem
Topo Gigio
I f you can remember most or all of these, then you have lived! Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown-up" life . . .I double-dog-dare-ya!