MP3 copy of this weeks (Sept 18th) show

World Trade Center Attacks

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This Friday we will cover -

LOCAL TEA PARTY, YESTERDAY, THURSDAY, SEPT 17TH - I went to the local Tea Party yesterday, thursday the 17th. It was very interesting. I liked some of what I heard, but hated a couple of the speakers. I have a hard time with the "wild rhetoric" guys, and those seemed to be the one's that got the crown most riled up. One of the worse moments was when speaker Darin Stevens of the 9/12 organization bragged about not having insurance, AND THE CROWD CHEERED?? I really want to support their "small, local government" ideas, but the crowd seems to be wrapped up in partisan hate, and not non-partisan problems solving. Next time I go to one of these, I want a sign that says - "Where were you for the last ten years?"

REHASH - Coeur d’Alene shares pain, balances budget - Here is a great story of a community that realizes they are all in it together. CDA balanced their 2009 budget by canceling pay raises for admin and union workers. They didn't raise taxes on their already burdened community. It's great to see a community that gets it. I wish that our local workers and administration would wake up to reality and fix problems, instead of being greeding in troubled times.

REHASH - DUMB HEALTH CARE DEBATE, HERE ARE THE FACTS - I'm really tired of the fearmongers that got us into the Iraq War bringing out their "fear agenda" to battle healthcare reform. Here are the facts -

1) We spend Twice as much per capita for health care than the rest of the industrialized word.

2) We have the 37th best health care results, longevity, infant mortality, etc...

3) The healthcare industry is THREE TIME more profitable than the average S&P business average.

4) Healthcare costs/medical issues are the leading cause of Bankruptcy in America.

5) Healthcare costs were 6% of GDP decaded ago. They are now 16%, and climbing to 20% in the next decade. This will bankrupt America.

Our system is broken, and disgustingly greedy. You can debate what form you want health care, or how it should be ran, but stop with the lies and fear mongering. If you think we can have a "profit driven" healthcare model, you don't understand US capitalist or corporate ideology. Corporations are bound to serve shareholders and drive profits to the detriment of all else. We should have fixed this 10 or 20 years ago. Don't let the Right make it worse.

REHASH - I CANNOT DO A SEPT 11TH EPISODE WITHOUT COMMENTING ON 9/11 - It would be wrong to do a Sept 11th show without commenting on 9/11. Everyone remembers that day. And most importantly, how America and the world joined together to mourn. But the event was used by the evil neo-cons to drive us into an un-needed war. The biggest lesson to learn from this event is that secrets and lies are the most dangerous thing American government faces. Do not let them lie to you. And punish politicians when they lie, cheat or steal. If you let them go about unpunished, we will never fix our country.

"OTHER" PARTY MEETING, Oct 20th, Tuesday, 6pm, Merlyn's, 19 W MAIN - We had our first "Other Party" meeting tuesday. We had a small crowd, but had lots of great ideas. The initial discussion was about what is wrong with the system The next part was to start thinking of solutions. Our next meeting is October 20th, 7pm at Merlyn's (19 W Main).

Our initial goals are as follows -

1) More inclusive elections process. 2) Can the little guy force change in the corporate controlled government system. 3) Can third partys and independents organize to create an organized opposition group to the top two partys? 4) Can the mechanisms, structures and timings of the elective process be changed to bring more accessability?

We need a day and time once a month to meet at Merlyn's and discuss how different political groups in the minority can work together to further broad access to the elective process. The goal is to have an inclusive, positive group with the sigular goal of expanding access to the government process. Drop me a note if your interested. I made a facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word -

Facebook "makegovwork" group.

Our next meeting is October 20th, 7pm at Merlyn's (19 W Main).

THE NEW "DUMB REPUBLICAN/DUMB DEMOCRAT" - Here is this weeks scorecard,

REHASH - DUMB REPUBLICAN = Joe Wilson from SC yelling "you lie" to the Prez would be easy, but California Republican Mike Duvall bragging about his affair with a lobbyist is the winner this week!!

DUMB DEMOCRAT = Hypocritical Massachusetts State Democrats vote to replace TEd Kennedy 6 years after voting against Mitt Romney's rights to replace potential president John Kerry

Permanent links of note -
WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL
PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS
WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS
WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT
SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOKANESKEPTIC, SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS

"THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON

John Waite gorbob@gmail.com
www.makegovwork.org