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"Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer" Upcoming Cable Television/Web Show: For details of airing see bottom of page --------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest for Monday MAY 17 (Originally aired: 07-23-09) HEATHER WOKUSCH
Blogger / Writer / Political Activist
Author: "The Progressive' Handbook -
Get the Facts and Make a Difference"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The program can be viewed in its entirety by clicking the you tube link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC9oyLy8v40&feature=channel_page - HEATHER WOKUSCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- More about: HEATHER WOKUSCH
Watch Heather talk about US healthcare reform. For more of Heather's videos, click here
To be honest, Obama, you lost me when you voted
for the PATRIOT Act reauthorization in 2006. You
lost me again when you voted for the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) amendment
in 2008. And you lost me every single time you
voted for yet more war funding.
Don't even get me started on your vote for the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. I cast a ballot for you in November, but I just can't share in this moment of collective euphoria over your election. So, if your transition team really wants feedback on "where President-Elect Obama should lead this country," here's a Top Five list: Note: Originally published: November 21, 2008 
The Bush administration is heading us towards
more disaster with its 'toxic debt' bailout and
destabilization of Pakistan and Iran. We can’t
afford to go down this road again. Heather’s
10-minute video above provides background,
context and ideas for taking action.
Links for sources cited in this video: Bailout: Pakistan: "http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174977/tariq_ali_has_the_u_s_invasion_of_pakistan_begun_" The American War Moves to Pakistan Iran:
"http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1220186494776&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"
"http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1019989.html"
"http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1020702.html"
"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/17/iran.usa"
The lack of oversight characterizing both the
Bush administration and crony capitalism have
bankrupted the U.S. and created the need for
perpetual war. With Cheney stirring up trouble
over Iran, we can't wait until November 2008 to
fight back.
The Pentagon is slated to release a suspected
toxicant in Crystal City, Virginia this week,
ostensibly to test air sensors.
The operation is just the latest example of the Defense Department’s long history of using service members and civilians as human test subjects, often without their consent or awareness. Note: Originally published: March 6, 2008 Read full article: 'Breaking the Nuremberg Code: The US Military’s Human-Testing Program Returns'
"If we cut the Pentagon budget 15%, $75
billion will go into a universal
pre-kindergarten program so our children ages 3,
4 and 5 will have access to full-time day care
and more money would go into elementary and
secondary education. Our college-age students
need to know that with a Kucinich administration
they're guaranteed a two- or four-year college,
tuition free, and it'll be paid for by the
government investing in our young people. That's
the kind of approach I'll take to education." -
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-OH),
Oct 30, 2007, Democratic debate at Drexel
University
In a Gallup poll released
on December 10 2007, Education scored a
respectable #12 for the issues determining
Americans' choice of president in 2008.
Education even scored above Terrorism,
Environmental Issues, Employment Issues and
World Peace. Bush in Your Bedroom: Top Ten Worst Appointees for Reproductive Rights (so far…)
(partially excerpted from The Progressives’
Handbook: Get the Facts and Make a Difference
Now, Vol.1)
"On September 11, we saw clearly that evil exists in this world, and that it does not value life ... Now we are engaged in a fight against evil and tyranny to preserve and protect life." – George W. Bush in 2002, linking abortion rights with terrorism, as he declared the 29th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to be "National Sanctity of Human Life Day." Bush has used his Oval Office years to limit reproductive freedom and stack critical posts with right-wingers bent on rolling back the clock. And now it appears yet another reactionary Bush appointee is on track to get a lifetime position as a federal judge... Note: Originally published: December 28, 2007 Read full article: 'Bush in Your Bedroom: Top Ten Worst Appointees for Reproductive Rights (so far…)'
The Progressives’ Handbook: Get the Facts and
Make a Difference Now, Vol.1, hit #1 on
Amazon’s political activism charts in December
07. Vol. 2 of the series
simultaneously reached Amazon’s top ten list for
political activism.
Pope Versus President
(this article originally appeared in
Foreign Policy in Focus)
The Vatican's recent snub of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is only the latest salvo in the battle between Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush. This tug of war has profound implications for both U.S. foreign policy and the critical Catholic vote in 2008's presidential race. On issues ranging from the war in Iraq to global warming, the Vatican and Washington have not seen eye to eye. With the popularity of U.S. foreign policy at record lows around the world, however, the Vatican's diplomatic approach is more consistent with global public opinion.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”- George W Bush Much in the same way that US investors were “steered” into rip-off mortgage loans, the entire country has been “steered” into an economic crisis. The question is how to get out of it. Note: Originally published: August 27, 2007
"...the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other."- Benjamin Franklin, 1787 They say that if you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water it will immediately jump out, but that if you raise the pot's heat gradually, the frog won't react. Note: Originally published: August 12, 2007
Read full article: 'Welcome to the Jungle: US Military Psychological Operations and You' SubscribeArticle ArchivesProgressives' Handbook
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To be honest, Obama, you lost me when you
voted for the PATRIOT Act reauthorization in
2006. You lost me again when you voted for the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
amendment in 2008. And you lost me every single
time you voted for yet more war funding.
Don't even get me started on your vote for the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. I cast a ballot for you in November, but I just can't share in this moment of collective euphoria over your election. So, if your transition team really wants feedback on "where President-Elect Obama should lead this country," here's a Top Five list: Note: Originally published: November 21, 2008 Read full article: 'You’re Scaring Me, Obama: Let the Bush Years Die'
The Bush administration is heading us towards
more disaster with its 'toxic debt' bailout and
destabilization of Pakistan and Iran. We can’t
afford to go down this road again. Heather’s
10-minute video above provides background,
context and ideas for taking action.
Links for sources cited in this video: Bailout: Pakistan: "http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174977/tariq_ali_has_the_u_s_invasion_of_pakistan_begun_" The American War Moves to Pakistan Iran:
"http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1220186494776&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"
"http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1019989.html"
"http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1020702.html"
"http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/17/iran.usa" Note: Originally published: September 21, 2008
The lack of oversight characterizing both the
Bush administration and crony capitalism have
bankrupted the U.S. and created the need for
perpetual war. With Cheney stirring up trouble
over Iran, we can't wait until November 2008 to
fight back.
The Pentagon is slated to release a suspected
toxicant in Crystal City, Virginia this week,
ostensibly to test air sensors.
The operation is just the latest example of the Defense Department’s long history of using service members and civilians as human test subjects, often without their consent or awareness. Note: Originally published: March 6, 2008 Read full article: 'Breaking the Nuremberg Code: The US Military’s Human-Testing Program Returns'
"If we cut the Pentagon budget 15%, $75
billion will go into a universal
pre-kindergarten program so our children ages 3,
4 and 5 will have access to full-time day care
and more money would go into elementary and
secondary education. Our college-age students
need to know that with a Kucinich administration
they're guaranteed a two- or four-year college,
tuition free, and it'll be paid for by the
government investing in our young people. That's
the kind of approach I'll take to education." -
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-OH),
Oct 30, 2007, Democratic debate at Drexel
University
In a Gallup poll released on December 10 2007, Education scored a respectable #12 for the issues determining Americans' choice of president in 2008. Education even scored above Terrorism, Environmental Issues, Employment Issues and World Peace. Note: Originally published: January 2, 2008 Read full article: 'Hey Iowa, Only One Candidate Links Education with War Spending...'
(partially excerpted from The Progressives’
Handbook: Get the Facts and Make a Difference
Now, Vol.1)
"On September 11, we saw clearly that evil exists in this world, and that it does not value life ... Now we are engaged in a fight against evil and tyranny to preserve and protect life." – George W. Bush in 2002, linking abortion rights with terrorism, as he declared the 29th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to be "National Sanctity of Human Life Day." Bush has used his Oval Office years to limit reproductive freedom and stack critical posts with right-wingers bent on rolling back the clock. And now it appears yet another reactionary Bush appointee is on track to get a lifetime position as a federal judge... Note: Originally published: December 28, 2007
The Progressives’ Handbook: Get the Facts and
Make a Difference Now, Vol.1, hit #1 on Amazon’s
political activism charts in December 07. Vol. 2
of the series simultaneously reached Amazon’s
top ten list for political activism.
(this article originally appeared in
Foreign Policy in Focus)
The Vatican's recent snub of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is only the latest salvo in the battle between Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush. This tug of war has profound implications for both U.S. foreign policy and the critical Catholic vote in 2008's presidential race. On issues ranging from the war in Iraq to global warming, the Vatican and Washington have not seen eye to eye. With the popularity of U.S. foreign policy at record lows around the world, however, the Vatican's diplomatic approach is more consistent with global public opinion Note: Originally published: October 6, 2007 Read full article: 'Pope Versus President' How the Bush Administration Is Turning the USA into a Subprime Borrower“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”- George W Bush Much in the same way that US investors were “steered” into rip-off mortgage loans, the entire country has been “steered” into an economic crisis. The question is how to get out of it. Note: Originally published: August 27, 2007 Read full article: 'How the Bush Administration Is Turning the USA into a Subprime Borrower' "...the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other."- Benjamin Franklin, 1787 They say that if you drop a frog into a
pot of boiling water it will immediately jump
out, but that if you raise the pot's heat
gradually, the frog won't react.
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Read AlterNet.org's review "Seem
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