Will Pitt: "Democrats: Get Up and Walk Out"

by **manxkat** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:30 pm

A great idea, but probably no chance in hell it'll happen. At least he's prodding the Dems, who are a real embarassment of an "opposition party." <a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012206A.shtml" target="top">Democrats: Get Up and Walk Out</a> by William Rivers Pitt ~snip~ George W. Bush's delivery of the State of the Union address will take place on Tuesday, January 31, a little more than a week from now. It is my strong belief that every single Democrat present in the House chamber for the speech should, at a predetermined moment, stand up and walk out. No yelling. No heated words. Every Democrat should simply stand silently and leave. ~snip~ Understand this, congressional Democrats, and understand it well: you are not dealing merely with a body of political opponents in the GOP. You are dealing with a group of people that want you exterminated politically. ~snip~ I know you believe the Abramoff scandal is going to be your bread and butter in the upcoming midterm elections. I hate to break it to you, but you have already been outflanked. The television nitwits have flooded the airwaves with the meme that this is a "two-party scandal," despite the fact that Abramoff would have sooner lit himself on fire than give money to a Democrat. As you have been collectively incapable of setting the record straight in public, with the exception of a two-minute crunch between Howard Dean and Wolf Blitzer on CNN that left Blitzer spluttering impotently, understand that "this scandal affects both parties" is now commonly accepted fact all across the land. ~snip~ You've been outflanked, Democrats. Abramoff won't help you, and the noise machine is preparing to terrorize the American people into such a distracted state that anything you say in the next ten months will be lost amid the howling. The midterms are pretty much a done deal, and your continued marginalization will proceed at speed. ~more at the link above~ + + + The question on my mind though is whether the Repugnicans will just terrorize the American people politically, or whether "they" have something more ominous in mind. I suppose that will depend on whether or not the opinion polls are working in their favor. Are the American people still ignorant of what's going on? Probably. But, there's a side of me that believes a lot more people are now questioning 9/11 than ever before.... just judging by the increasing number of people on the political blogs who are speaking up about that. I mean, after the myriad of overt, proven lies coming out of the White House, aren't more people starting to connect the dots? Just trying to be hopeful. *sigh* Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=manxkat@rigorousintuition>manxkat</A> at: 1/22/06 7:56 pm

by **Pirx** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:26 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>whether the Repugnicans will just terrorize the American people politically, or whether "they" have something more ominous in mind.<hr></blockquote> Probably both. The political terror is really just gamesmanship to many conservatives, they've sharpened those tools and techniques to a fairly fine point. As many start to figure out though, that there is no Al-anyone under their beds, it will be time to ramp the fear back up with some horrible event, or at least enough suggestion of such to get them running for duct tape and plastic. Without the fear, they have nothing. I agree, a great idea. Probably won't happen. You'd think a real opposition party would spring out of these circumstances.

by **manxkat** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:03 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>You'd think a real opposition party would spring out of these circumstances. <hr></blockquote> Yeah, and I guess that's where I think the media is culpable.... maybe even moreso than the powers-that-be, but of course they own/control the media.

by **dbeach** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:19 pm

U R the REAL opposition and this is part of the PARTY. Left wing right wing both broken wings of the same FASCIST party. My bet is the DC pols are gonna go for the grand prize 1984 Totalitarianism in the USA and them with all the cash and armies to command

by **Wolfmoon Lady** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:47 pm

Watching the Dems walk out would be the political equivalent of seeing the Boston Red Sox win the World Series against the New York Yankees. Miracles DO happen. I continue to dream, even if I cannot believe. FYI: I enjoyed Molly Ivins' column: [link=http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0120-30.htm newwindow]I Will Not Support Hillary Clinton for President[/link] BTW: It's me, Morganwolf. Some time ago, I registered with EZ Board under the above username. I don't recall doing it, but when I tried to register today, they found me. Just saying, in case someone thinks I'm using a different name for nefarious reasons. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\">

by **manxkat** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:32 am

Wolfmoon Lady (aka Morganwolf), welcome back under the new moniker! Yeah, ironic that you mention the Boston Red Sox because that's where William Rivers Pitt is from.... and he wrote a great piece about perseverance after they won the world series: <a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0410/S00339.htm" target="top">Believe</a>. <blockquote>Quote:<hr>In the end, the moral of this Red Sox victory in the World Series is about perseverance in the face of what appeared in every way to be impossible odds. In my business, and over the last several years, perseverance has not merely been a helpful character trait, but an absolute requirement for mental and emotional stability.<hr></blockquote> I saw that Molly Ivins piece too -- glad she's speaking up. Hillary is an embarassment to the Democratic party (she's not the only one, unfortunately). I continue to dream as well.... and haven't completely given up. Tonight, I decided to e-mail my congressman regarding this idea of walking out on Bush. Probably a waste of time, but I'm trying to BELIEVE. My letter, for what it's worth: <blockquote>Quote:<hr>Dear Representative, I am frustrated, angry, and outraged at the extreme and anti-democratic policies that the Bush administration has been pursuing since it came to power. Please consider something extreme and unprecedented in response: walk out on President Bush during next week's State of the Union address. Please keep reading and don't dismiss this. The idea was suggested by writer William Rivers Pitt and I believe it would be very effective. Democrats: Get Up and Walk Out by William Rivers Pitt <a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012206A.shtml">www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012206A.shtml</a> I've voted exclusively for Democrats all my life, in every election where I could, and I'm 52 years old. However, I believe the Democratic party is going under. Too many of your colleagues on the left side of the aisle are compromised by corporate interests or simply too weak to stand up for the people. I do not count you among the spineless Democrats (although I was very disappointed that you voted for the bankruptcy bill), but I'm telling you now what seems so obvious to many liberals and progressives outside the beltway. This country is quite possibly on the verge of a constitutional crisis, and the only people speaking out and fighting "the enemy within" are those with little to no power or influence. Even Al Gore's recent speech made no difference. I beg you to take this seriously. If you agree that a walk-out is a good idea, please organize your colleagues in solidarity to make this bold statement. We desperately need leaders who will stand up, speak out, and demand change. Yours sincerely, K.W.<hr></blockquote> Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=manxkat@rigorousintuition>manxkat</A> at: 1/23/06 10:42 pm

by **Wolfmoon Lady** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:04 pm

Hi Manx, Thanks for the welcome back. It's been a hairy month for me. Dad's in the hospital and my job is making me crazy. Things are getting better, albeit slowly. I LOVE your idea of taking Will Pitt's essay and turning it into a personal call for civil disobedience by your congressman. I'm going to send out a suggestion to some friends of mine that they do the same. The Dems need to hear from us until they start acting like Democrats. Go Sox! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)">

by **manxkat** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:20 am

"The Dems need to hear from us until they start acting like Democrats." Yes indeed, Wolfmoon Lady. After posting here, I noticed that Will Pitt started this idea over at DU, and had a fair amount of support, although some people seemed to think this stunt would backfire. Gee, do the Democrats really have anything to lose at this point? Sorry to hear about your father being ill, and difficulties at work. Best of luck, and don't be a stranger in here. :-)

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