Saturday, November 1, 2003

Mediaburn Notes Re: MLK, Howard Dean, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bo and Luke Duke Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Praises Dean on Bringing Economic Agenda to the South. "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood."-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., March on Washington, August 28, 1963 "White folks in the South who drive pick-up trucks with Confederate flag decals on the back ought to be voting with us because their kids don't have health insurance either, and their kids need better schools too."-- Dr. Howard Dean, DNC Winter meeting, February 21, 2003 Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., today said, "This year we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's famous speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. Forty years later, Dr. Howard Dean is reminding us that the great task of uniting the northern black and white urban poor and working class, with the southern black and white rural poor and working class around common economic issues good health care, high quality schools, and affordable housing is the key to wrestling our democracy away from the race-oriented Republican right-wing. "Democrats were not competitive in the South in 2000, and we have struggled to thrive, and in some instances survive, since Richard Nixon and the Republican Party began using their race-based 'southern strategy' in 1968. The use of race, cultural and social issues have served to distract voters by keeping the focus off of economic issues has been the basic strategy of Bush and the Republicans in the South. That's why they make wedge issues out of prayer in school, the Ten Commandments on public buildings, civil unions, the false allegation that Democrats will take away hunters' gun rights, choice for women, the controversy of having the words 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Confederate Flag. Lest we forget, the Confederate Flag is the Democratic Party's historic contribution to the South, and current Democratic candidates have not been able to figure out how to come to grips with their own historic symbol. "Normally, rather than directly confronting poor and working class white southerners with a strong economic agenda, Democrats have tried to imitate Republicans on many of these social issues. It is good that we have a candidate offering hope to the South with an economic agenda. It is Dr. Dean who is reminding us that the combination of poor and working class blacks and whites, north and south, united in coalition around a common economic agenda of jobs, health care, education and housing will constitute a winning strategy in 2004," concluded Cong. Jackson. [Blog for America] 10:02:22 PM

Refresher Post - Howard Dean and Strong Medicare Dr. Dean's Statement on Medicare 6:12:51 PM

Let it Snow, Baby! There are reports of snow and rain in Southern California taming the wildfires. Mediaburn Snowboard Digest Volume 1 ~ as a thank you for supporting Mediaburn. Donations accepted through Paypal and the Amazon Honor System. 1:20:13 PM

A Variation Dressing Room Lights. [Ottmar Liebert] 2:17:11 AM

From Harvard University Press: The Discovery of Global Warming The Discovery of Global Warming [Scientific American] 1:56:58 AM

A Four Year Plan. Perhaps a Ten Year Plan. I'll point to this entry I made on Mediaburn in March. It pointed to a Yahoo Story that said Bush had plans to rebuild Iraq in one year. It sounded unlikely even then. Congress did not ask enough questions before we invaded. They either did not do their job voluntarily - or the politics prevented them from doing their job. It's a sad situation. This article talks about a four to ten year occupation. I hate to throw in this question, but when will the "reconstruction" be finished? Sometime during the "occupation"? I still don't believe George W. Bush has a handle on the situation. Gotta get a new guy in the White house. Minimum Iraq cost put at $85B. WASHINGTON - A new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office suggests that the military costs for the occupation of Iraq could range from $85 billion over four years to $200 billion over 10 years, even if the Pentagon sharply cuts the forces there. [Arizona Daily Star: Front Page] 1:45:29 AM

Space Age Immersion - check it out Virtual Raumpatrouille. Thanks to Dr. Peter Zoeller-Greer, you can now experience the 'bridge' of the Orion in Quicktime 3D. And also check this out; again, by the Doctor. [The Cartoonist] 1:10:24 AM

Nice! Homes. De Stijl. Bauhaus. Guys, this is Pop. 70 Houses, built in 1932 in Vienna, all mod cons. Werkbundsiedlung Wien 1932, beautifully designed by my friend Charlotte. A fantastic website. [The Cartoonist] 1:04:37 AM

Shower Curtain Shopping? (Blog Art is Very Absurdist in Nature) Quick refresher bit. Before charges were issued against Tyco's CEO, he managed to spend $6000.00 on a shower curtain. Since I'm feeling cynical, maybe I should go try 'n cash this: [101-365] 1:01:58 AM

On the Visual Arts A couple of artists I like: David Hockney: I saw this picture, Pear Blossom Highway, a long, long time ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. It's a major influence on the way I see art. It's neither a photograph, nor a painting. Or maybe it's both. Hockney wrote a book on perspective in painting that, once I finish any of the books I'm reading now, I'll start reading. Another artist I like is Josh Agile: Yep. He goes by the middle four letters of his name, Shag, and his campy, spooky - almost Warner-Brothers cartoonish paintings are emotionaly evocative, surrealistic social-scapes. And funny. I first saw his work about two years ago at the La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles. These two artists are close to reaching household name status. I don't know why I'm connecting them, but remember, you heard it here first. [101-365] 12:54:00 AM

Deal a Hand: The Buck-Knife Goes Around the Card Table Lawmakers assign blame on Iraq. WASHINGTON - A new round of partisan finger-pointing over who's to blame for misjudging prewar Iraq erupted Friday, as the top Democrat on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee said the panel's Republican chairman was trying to make the CIA the fall guy to deflect criticism from the White House. [Arizona Daily Star: Front Page] 12:39:56 AM

Blogospheric, Remarkable Fab Serious Belgian Food. Guignol. Rue Voot, 32. Place St-Lambert. 1200 Woluwe-St-Lambert. Fab. Stoemp 9,60 Euros. Carbonade Flamande 12,40. Get stuffed. [The Cartoonist] 12:30:35 AM

Next Step Around The World Jon in St. Louis. [Ottmar Liebert] 12:21:16 AM