In addition, investigate the various candidates for president, find one who wont put up with the repression being foisted on us by Bush/Ashcroft ( I might humbly suggest Howard Dean, <www.deanforamerica.com>) and get personally involved in throwing the bums out of office next year. Philip W. Scott Leopold Group Political Chair Iowa Sierra Club On Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 11:04 AM, Bill Witt wrote: >> > Dear Joyce, > > Greg Brown ended his recent KUNI benefit concert in Cedar Falls with > his > haunting "I Want My Country Back." When he finished, the entire > auditorium was still--and then the audience rose in a standing ovation. > I'm afraid silences like that--but without the ovation-- will become > more > and more widespread as the Bush Gang stampedes us farther and farther > into > hostile, uncharted territory, quelling jingoist hy-vee-style > celebrations > all too soon. (Witness the violent demonstrations against us by > Iraqi--majority--Shiites, civil disorder and incipient insurrection in > several cities, Rumsfeld's and Bush's threats to Syria and Iran, and so > on.) People may even one day tire of hearing, "It's Clinton's fault." > (No, not all people, I know...) > > In the meantime, how about checking out central Iowa organic and > sustainable food producers, picking up a loaf or two of whole grain > bread > at Great Harvest, buying a Greg Brown CD and learning "I Want My > Country > Back," praying (if that's part of your spirituality), and committing > occasional, clandestine, random acts of kindness? If enough of us did > that, how could Ayatollah Ashcroft's boys ever keep up with the > investigations? > > Bill Witt > > > > > > > > > Hello, Last night I shopped at HyVee in Ankeny. I won't do it again >> for some time. The whole place was into a celebratory showing of "old >> glory" >> or is it "old gory"? A vegetable stocker said it was to support the >> troops. I wonder if the troops support vegetable stockers? Certainly >> not Iraqi ones. Why did I feel the aisle's were awash in the blood of >> the >> thousands of residents of Iraq - the collateral damage bunch. >> This mood of victory will probably carry the "gang of four" in >> residence >> at the White House back in. I have seldom seen a more successful >> campaign to win Americans to a vicious cause. I am convinced my >> country >> has moved away and some other country has taken its place. >> I don't know where I will shop (WalMart ack) but not at HyVee. >> Joyce Naffier >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: >> http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp >> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp