World Dominatiion--a Fiore comment on politics and Global Warming

This is yet another Fiore comment. Global Warming and American politics with a comment about American business:

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Indeed, the primary focus of our government is "business" and not the people. Look at the health care debate or look at the stilus.

I am still awaiting my bailout, how about you?

crashiversary, a little cartoon on the economic recovery

I think Fiore has hit upon truth once again with this little piece:
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Note, in some areas of Missouri the lack of jobs is not noticed. That is because the folks were already unemployed. some folks lost one of their two part time jobs as well.

As for the umemployment being down: they do not figure into that stat the simple fact that many of the folks have ran out of benefits.

Jobs for Justice/HCAN healthcare rally

I attended the healthcare rally downtown yesterday. There was an estimate from Amy S of the Jobs for Justice that 200 pro-reform healthcare folks were in attendance. Several speakers and they knew their stuff. Healthcare horror stories abound and just within our own little group; scores of these tragic tales could be honestly told.

Teabaggers had a dozen folks. Think perhaps the teabaggers loosing steam in St. Louis?

I will give a more detailed account at our next meeting.

so far, no good photos or vids on internet of the occasion. Believe it or not, media did not cover the event.

Seems media does not care to cover healthcare stuff. Nothing changed. This is the sixth healthcare demonstration/rally I have attended in the last three years that media did not care to cover.

Cops? A lot more friendly than those at the Sicko premiere rally by the way.

Unions? not as many in attendance as I would have prefered. Note: If unions cannot or will not support positive social policies, who then will do the job? Think that might be one reason that things in the toilet across the nation?

healthcare demonstration tomorrow

This is an e-mail sent to me by Jobs for Justice in St. Louis. I will try to be there, but note: not fond of the Healthcare-now folks whom thought disallowing single-payer healthcare folks from the table was a good idea.

Some of the organizations within this group may well feel some of our wrath no matter what healthcare proposal is passed. Remarks made at the Forrest Park Community college (some in earlier posts) are still in effect.

Healthcare proposals that have passed committee are too lame to do more than scratch the surface of the healthcare problems of the nation.:




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This is an urgent message.
Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:21 PM
From: Amy Smoucha

To: 'Amy Smoucha'

Subject: Urgent Health Care ACTION, Tuesday 9/22, Noon, 1831 Chestnut Street, downtown St. Louis

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Dear Jobs with Justice Leaders and Health Care Activists:



Health care reform is within reach! We must have health insurance reform that guarantees access to health insurance and brings down costs! And we want a PUBLIC OPTION!



The time for consistent and powerful action is now!!!! Jobs with Justice is supporting the HCAN rally to draw attention to BIG INSURANCE because WE’RE SICK OF IT.

BE THERE! RSVP your attendance to Health Care Organizer Amy Smoucha amys@stl-jwj.org or 314-608-3917. Please leave your name, phone number and how many people you will bring.



Let A Big Corporate Insurance Company, Wellpoint (Blue Cross Blue Shield),
know we are SICK of skyrocketing premiums and poor coverage!



BIG INSURANCE

SICK OF IT!



Tuesday, Sept 22

NOON

1831 Chestnut St.

North of Market

Across from Union Station



www.healthcareforamericanow.org





Amy



Amy Smoucha

Health Care Organizer

Missouri Jobs with Justice

NEW CELL #: 314-Removed by me. We do not share phone numbers as a rule

office: 314-644-0466

email: amys@mojwj.org

websites: www.mojwj.org -- www.stl-jwj.org -- www.kcjwj.org

fax: 314-647-9910



"I don't think Dr. King would endorse any of us. What he would call upon the American people to do is to hold us accountable . . . Change does not happen from the top down. It happens from the bottom up. Dr. King understood that. It was those women who were willing to walk instead of ride the bus, union workers who are willing to take on violence and intimidation to get the right to organize . . . arguing, mobilizing, agitating, and ultimately forcing elected officials to be accountable, that's the key. . . . That's how we're going to bring about change." ----Barack Obama, CBC Debate 1/21/2008




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