Where's the stuff we ordered September 15 at the Barack Obama Store? We ordered Bumper Stickers, Shirts & Lapel Stickers that STILL HAVE NOT ARRIVED!
Obama/BidenYard Signs are available at the Local Democratic Party Headquarters. Supplies are limited.
Also limited Obama/Biden Buttons & Bumper Stickers are available. Thank you to the Brunswick County, NC Obama/Biden Headquarters for the Bumper Stickers!
For further information please email:
LaurelCountyDemocrats@gmail.com
Mr Obama, Mr. Biden, Please do not Neglect Kentucky! We are having a hard enough time as it is, here in staunch Republicanland.
It is finally time to say, "Thanks, But No Thanks, Hal Rogers, on that Road To Nowhere!"
Did You Know:
Hal Rogers has procured over 100 MILLION DOLLARS for I-66 construction, but yet not a shovel ful of dirt has been turned?
But there sure are some pretty signs proclaiming "Future I-66 Route"
And the I-66 Foundation seems to still be going strong!
We know this may be cause for dissention among our group. We invite dissenters to come on down & do their own write-up on the benefits of this I-66 pork-barrel project that we cannot afford to post here!
We already have a good road to Somerset - State Route 80. State Route 80 has very little traffic and the Louie B Nunn Cumberland Pkwy with which it is supposed to connect has even less traffic. The lack of traffic, and thus lack of need for the road, makes the destruction of all the beautiful countryside and the monetary expense of the road too costly - especially now that our country is bankrupt! Since the construction of the rest of I-66 has been abandoned, it is essentially a "Road to Nowhere." We say "FIX THE ROADS WE'VE GOT!" Everyday we read of more carnage on Kentucky's killer roads. I-66 will not solve this problem. It is Time To Say, "Thanks, But No Thanks!" to Hal Rogers, Kentucky's own "Prince of Pork." who has the distinction of being named among the Top Ten Worst Congresspersons by not only Rolling Stone (who refers to Hal Rogers as Bin Laden's Best Friend), the Heritage Foundation and Citizens Against Government Waate . Hal brings home the bacon rewarding his friends and his good ol' boy supporters & contributors. Road Builders (among others) LOVE Hal! He has pushed for his infamous "Road to Nowhere", I-66 to transverse his home district, even signing the route into law. Never mind that I-66 is not a true interstate, with no other states proposing construction. Hal has a "Field of Dreams" philosophy about I-66. But the sad truth is that I-66, if ever built across Laurel/Pulaski county will forever destroy the beautiful, rugged terrain through Daniel Boone National Forest, home to countless species' habitat (including endangered ones) and karst, caves and clear water. It will transverse the Rockcastle River, a designated Wild & Scenic River, home to killer Class I Rapids, some rugged terrain and archaeological treasures yet untold. Hal Rogers also championed building a Level Four Biolab in Pulaski County. Kick66 partnered with the No Kentucky Biolab Group to help halt that project. Hal Rogers has brought home more pork for his district than Hormel has Hams! Not only do we need to Ditch Mitch, but it is also time to say, "Thanks, But No Thanks" to Hal Rogers. We can thank them both for helping to bankrupt our country, boot them both out and send them packing! KICK 66 supports Independent Candidate, Jim Holbert for 5th District Congress: http://www.jimholbert2008.com
KICK66 has been fighting against I-66 Construction since before 1998, when a small group of Laurel/Pulaski residents gathered over 1200 signatures on a petition opposing I-66. We have met with countless Public Officials, in the Patton, Fletcher and now the Beshear Administration. About 2002 we started up our website http://www.KICK66.org and have since gained national attention via partner organizations such as:Sierra Club names I-66 a "BAD ROAD" in its Smart Choices, Less Traffic Sprawl Map and has published articles on negative I-66 impacts.National Resources Defense Council, End of the Road Report documents how road building is destructive to forest habitats.National Forest Protection Alliance places Daniel Boone National Forest on its Endangered Forests List due to I-66 proposed construction.Taxpayers for Common Sense named I-66 in the top 10 of Wasteful Road Building Projects in their "Roads to Ruin" Report.National Speleological Society has issued reports on I-66's negative impact on karst & caves throughout the region.Kentucky Heartwood, Heartwood, Kentucky Resources Council and Karst Environmental Education and Protection has joined with KICK 66 in opposing I-66 construction through the region.Greenfire Consulting Group has issued a report on the lack of Economic Justification of I-66.Two videos were produced: "Change Is Inevitable, Highways Are Not" by Karyn Moskowitz and "The Caves of Sinking Valley" by Chris Johns
Kick66 has also gained national prominence through many taxpayer organizations and watchdog groups who live where transportation projects are needed. We invite everyone to visit here & take a ride down State Route 80 from London to Somerset. If you live in a congested area, you will wish to be able to drive on a road with such ease! The facts are, there are many congested areas in the State of Kentucky and our nation that need more roads, here in Kentucky we need to fix the roads we've got!
We can thank the recent Democrats' majority for decreasing Hal Rogers prominence in Congress. He is now less able to bring home the pork to his valued campaign contributors. Our country has been bankrupted by this merry bunch of lawmakers spending money like drunken sailors, fiddling while America burns. But until the I-66 route written into law is overturned, we will continue to throw money into the legislation see I-66 Foundation: http://i-66foundation.orgWe applaud Governor Beshear's "Practical Solutions" approach to road building. We say Now, just as we said Then: "Where will the Money Come From to Build I-66 and HOW MUCH WILL IT ULTIMATELY COST?" And our response will still be, "I-66..WHAT A WASTE!"
We encourage all voters in the 5th Congressional District to not only DITCH MITCH by voting for Bruce Lunsford, Senate but also to say Thanks, But No Thanks, Hal! and vote for Jim Holbert, Independent candidate. Please note that you CANNOT vote the straight Democrat ticket, you must vote for Jim Holbert separately as an Independent candidate.
Another Gem Mined from the Internet:
How racism works:What if John McCain were a former President of the Harvard Law Review?What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said 'I do' to?What if Obama were the candidate who cheated on and then left hisfirst wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted topain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?What if Cindy McCain graduated from Princeton?What if Obama were a member of the Keating-5?What if McCain were a charismatic, eloquent speaker?If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe theelection numbers would be as close as they are?This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizespositive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negativequalities in another when there is a color difference.
THIS WAS FOUND ON THE INTERNET BUT BEARS REPEATING HERE:
Who Would You Hire?
Facing historic debt, 2 wars, stumbling health care,a weakened dollar, all time high prison population,mortgage crisis, bank foreclosures, etc.Education:Obama:Columbia BA Political Science, specializing in InternationalRelationsHarvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum LaudeBiden:Univ. of Delaware - BA in History and BA in Political Science.Syracuse School of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)VSMcCain:US Naval Academy - Class Rank: 894 of 899Palin:Hawaii Pacific College - 1 semesterNorth Idaho Comm College - 2 semesters of general studiesUniv of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalismMatanuska-Susitna Comm College - 1 semesterUniv of Idaho - 3 semesters - BA JournalismNow which team are you going to hire?
It’s hard work being an Obama supporter in Kentucky. According to Sue Koplowitz and the other folks organizing a rally for Saturday September 27 at the public library in London KY, they couldn’t find any campaign signs, buttons or stickers to hand out. None of the in-state Democratic Party offices they contacted had any to spare. Sue’s small group, Laurel County Democrats for Obama-Biden (www.BarackObama.com), knew they could order the items at substantial cost from the Obama Web site, but shipping time is 4 to 6 weeks, pointless when the election is 6 weeks away.
The group plowed ahead, printing full-color Obama sunrise logo signs and handouts at their own expense. They also invited Jim Holbert to speak. Holbert, a local emergency services helicopter pilot with a career in the US armed forces and as a commercial pilot, is running as an Independent against deeply-entrenched Congressman Hal Rogers. Rogers (Republican, 5th District), in office since 1981, has successfully brought home the bacon to his district – which stretches across southern and eastern Kentucky – in the form of schools, roads, community centers, task forces, roads, and more roads. Even so, not everyone likes him, maybe in part due to “King Hal’s” well-known arrogance. He has not acknowledged Jim Holbert’s existence, and did not show up for Kentucky Educational Television (KET)’s 2008 candidates forum, where Holbert alone spoke on behalf of the 5th District (www.ket.org/election: 5th District).
At 9 a.m. the library conference room was ready for Obama supporters, a table laden with good food and strong coffee. According to Sue, Laurel County Democrats for Obama-Biden was inspired to meet by the impromptu anti-Palin rally in Anchorage, Alaska on September 14 that drew an estimated 1000 passionate people out of the blue. But at 9:30 a.m. the final rally count in London, Kentucky rested at 9 including this intrepid reporter, who drove the 80 miles south on I-75 from Lexington to report on this rare event: people rallying on behalf of a Democratic Party African-American candidate in a Republican stronghold with a history of hostility to blacks.
The news is that the 9-person rally is only a partial indicator of what is going on in Laurel County and places like it. Here, too, change is taking place. The national Democratic Party and Obama’s team may have “written off” Kentucky as not worth their time and money, but based on what I saw yesterday in London, Barack Hussein Obama will get a lot more Kentucky votes than he may be expecting.
Kentucky has a vicious segregationist past, and this area of the state has a particularly notorious history. One exit further south along I-75 is the small city of Corbin, probably best-known as the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s founder, Colonel Harlan Sanders. Less well-known perhaps is that in 1919 the white citizenry of Corbin embarked on a successful ethnic cleansing campaign to drive the black population out of town, recently documented in Elliott Jaspin’s 2007 book, Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America. The 2000 Census lists Corbin’s African Americans at 0.08% of the total population.
Based on that vile history, plus recent remarks from several area residents that “this campaign has brought racism out in the open down here,” and reports of an Obama sign being shot up twice, the mailbox filled with filth and set on fire; verbal abuse hurled at a mixed-race couple; and near-fisticuffs between a black and a white truck driver arguing about Obama vs. McCain at a London truck stop, I was not expecting the public enthusiasm for Obama that I found on Saturday in London.
The 9 rally participants got acquainted, talked intensively for two solid hours, and resolved to work together to get Obama as many local votes as possible. They accepted the obvious limitations to their success, and agreed that theirs is a truly grass-roots campaign. The group solemnly agreed that “it is up to people like us to flip the 20 percent gap between Obama and McCain” in Kentucky. They then headed to the World Chicken Festival going on in downtown London, to help out at the Democratic Women’s Club booth. The usually quiet city streets were lined with hundreds of booths and carnival rides and packed with thousands of people, and a heady scent of chicken fried in peanut oil permeated the air.
Near the crest of the hill atop which sits the Laurel County Courthouse, the Republican Party booth faced off almost directly across the crowded street from the Democratic Women’s Club booth. Many among the steady flow of strollers wore Mitch McConnell re-election stickers on their shirts. Senator McConnell, the ultimate bacon-bringer of recent times, is also up for re-election in Kentucky. While Republicans are confident that he will prevail against Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford, the Democrats across the street were putting up a good fight, their booth plastered with lurid “Ditch Mitch” signs.
Thanks solely to Sue Koplowitz and her small rally group, the booth also had a pile of colorful Obama signs and handouts explaining the Presidential candidate’s position on the issues. Sue stood next to the booth with signs and flyers, calling out to passers-by, “Vote for Obama! Come register to vote!” And this is where the quiet signs of change were visible. Local Democratic Party leader Roy Sizemore told me that at an event like this, they usually sign up “about 15 to 20 new voters,” presumably Democrats (the Republican booth across the street was doing the same thing.) This year, Roy said, they had signed up “about 45” by mid-afternoon on Saturday. As he spoke, I saw a young man at the booth bend down to fill out the form. Sue reported a trend of “older people bringing daughters” to register. All white folks.
Before heading back to Lexington I pulled Sue Koplowitz aside to ask her a few questions about the rally and the election. Did she think her group, Laurel County Democrats for Obama-Biden, could have an impact on the election? Yes, she replied, “We’ll get a few more Democrats voting in a place that for a long time has not offered any choices.” What has the group achieved so far? “Increasing awareness of Barack Obama and what he stands for.” To my final question, What do you hope to achieve in November? Sue replied with gusto, “We are shaking up the local status quo. We are introducing change to a place that is dead set against it. It’s soon going to be our kids’ world, and they have to get involved now.”
Late that same evening, Sue reported by email that the pace of change was continuing as Saturday faded into night at the World Chicken Festival: “People that hollered McCAIN! I hollered back MORE OF THE SAME! Two brave ladies from the crowd ended up joining me in waving our Obama signs! Lots of 18 yr old young folk saying they are already registered & going to vote! I went & printed up 150 more Obama signs & handed them out til they were gone, we ran out of almost all of the handouts when I left & they still had 2 hours to go. May be hope for this town yet! It’s been a long day but a good one.
Laurel County Democrats’ Meeting Notes
Meeting Date: Saturday, Sept. 27 9am
Attendees: Christopher & Mary Amaechi, Silas House, Jason Howard, Hilary Lambert, Sandra Chandler, Sue Koplowitz, Roy Sizemore, Jim Holbert
The meeting was called to order and discussion held about the Laurel County Democrats moving forward. More people are needed to become involved in any way they would like, in order for our grass-roots organization to succeed. Christopher Amaechi will look into organizing the group as a registered legal entity.
We have started an email list for online Laurel County Democrats. Anyone who would like to join the email list is encouraged to contact: laurelcountydemocrats@gmail.com
We were hoping to get people together for a downtown Obama/Ditch Mitch Rally. Mitch McConnell was scheduled as the Grand Marshall for WCF Parade, he was a no-show, Troy & Jason left the meeting early to attend the parade, armed with their DITCH MITCH signs!
Jim Holbert, Independent candidate running for Hal Rogers’ Congressional seat spoke about his campaign:
About Jim Holbert: Husband, father, grandfather. EMS Helicopter Pilot in southeastern KY. Laurel County Homeowner. Army & Coast Guard Veteran, 20 yrs. Active duty. Bachelor’s Degree (Education), Math & Science Teacher certification. Candidate who believes in practical common sense solutions.
“America is in trouble-our country needs new ideas and action from congress NOW.”
JIM HOLBERT’S POSITION ON THE ISSUES:
ENERGY: Foreign oil dependence is a threat-drill for oil in America NOW. Develop and market alternative fuels and electric/hybrid vehicles, NOW. Build clean-coal and renewable energy power plants, NOW.
JOBS: Stop “free trade,” start “fair trade.” End off-shoring and outsourcing of American jobs-support companies which provide jobs here in America. Safeguard and strengthen the rights of working people. Limit legal immigration-educate and train Americans instead. Stop illegal immigration-enforce our laws.
DEFENDING AMERICA: America’s objectives in Iraq and Afghanistan have been accomplished-bring our troops home NOW and use them to secure America’s borders. American money for Middle East oil finances Terrorism-defeat terrorism by practical energy, industrial, and foreign policies, not by endless wars. Drastically reduce foreign aid-use our tax money here in America, to provide jobs and to rebuild and strengthen America.
TAXES AND SPENDING: Support a progressive income tax, while aggressively identifying and eliminating government fraud, waste, and abuse. Eliminate earmarks and corruption. STOP DEFICIT SPENDING.
VOTE FOR JIM HOLBERT FOR CONGRESS ON NOVEMBER 4TH AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Jim Holbert for Congress Committee
Phone: 606-682-9337
Email: contact@jimholbeert2008.com
Website: http://www.jimholbert2008.com
Did you know that KET sponsored a debate between Hal Rogers & Jim Holbert and Hal did not show up? Hal refuses to acknowledge his opponent!
Watch it here (click on the link, 5th District Candidates):
http://www.ket.org/election/
Jim Holbert needs you to become involved, please help in any way that you can!
My message to Hal is, "Thanks, But No Thanks, Hal!"
I (Sue) went and volunteered at the Laurel County Democratic Women’s WCF Booth on Friday (12-5) & Saturday (12-3 & 5-8). I had ordered Obama stickers & bumper stickers from the Obama website but they still had not arrived. So I made up some Obama ’08 Posters & Issues flyers on my computer. And handed them out to interested passersby. On Saturday, I attempted to campaign for Jim Holbert also but was asked not to, as he is not running as a Democrat but as Independent. I acquiesced but protested that he is running against the incumbent Republican’s seat! So I still tried to slip in Holbert endorsements under the radar whenever I could!
I was disheartened at the lack of other Democrat activist participation, especially from us “newcomers.” This was THE time to reach out to disenchanted voters. Still I plodded onward! I do feel I reached many people, which made it all worthwhile. The LCDW had registered more voters this year than in previous years. As people walked by with their McCain/McConnell stickers giving me a thumbs down, I gave them a thumbs up! As they walked by shaking their heads NO! I shook my head YES! When they yelled, “MCCAIN!” I yelled back at them, “MORE OF THE SAME!” Two more brave ladies from the crowd joined with me in waving our Obama signs! We ran out of our Obama posters (originally printed up 75) so I went and printed up 150 more, returned to the WCF & handed them all out. Although no one will come out and say they are racist many told me, “I will not vote for a Muslim!” to which I countered “Barack Obama is a good Christian man!” One observer said, “They say Muslim but what they REALLY mean is Black.” I see it as being resistant to change!
At the end of the day, I felt good that I had done this & feel I was able to reach out and make a difference and this is what it was all about. So I had accomplished my goals!
We need more people to get involved!
Please ask yourself,
If not me…who?
If not now…when?
We are working to build an online presence of Laurel County Democrats who will get involved in our grass-roots group and will schedule more activities when and if we can make this happen.
Please join us!
Submitted by:
Sue Koplowitz
Website: http://www.LaurelCountyDemocrats.org
Email: LaurelCountyDemocrats@gmail.com
It is time to wake up and smell the coffee manure. Republicans are being played like puppets on a string. These “hot button” issues, like abortion, gay marriage, and "christian" nation will never advance because the republicans devious minds behind the curtain use these issues to get all the single issues voters out to the polls like sheep to their pasture slaughter. They can really identify with that sweet, small town girl made big Hockey Mom who stands for everything they believe, regardless of freedom for all citizens and our constitution. What a woefully inadequate choice for our second in command.Powerfully devious minds are at work like the Great and Powerful Oz behind the curtain, the evil puppeteers yanking the ignorants' strings like marionettes. It is time to finally awaken and find out that that coffee aroma is really a big pile of stinky, smelly manure.Please don’t get fooled again.
SueKY
Please consider Jim Holbert, Independent candidate for Kentucky's Congressional Fifth District.
visit his website to find out more about this excellent candidate:
http://jimholbert2008.com
It is time to show the prince of pork the door! We the taxpayers are tired of getting BBQ'd!
Vote Jim Holbert 2008!
Organizing meeting at LC Library, Sat. Sept 27 at 9AM
We now have a website:
http://www.LaurelCountyDemocrats.org
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of your party!
Meet-up & organize, Sat. 9/27, LC Library 9am then onto the WCF for voter registration!
Featuring Special Guest Speaker, Jim Holbert who is running as an Independent candidate against Hal Rogers aka "The Prince of Pork"
It is time to dethrone the prince of pork! So be sure to vote for Jim Holbert!
Find out more at:
http://www.jimholbert2008.com
Visit our new website at:
http:www.LaurelCountyDemocrats.org
We are trying to organize ALL Laurel County Democrats in London, Kentucky.
A tentative meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, September 27 at 11:00 a.m. at the Laurel County Library.
Also try to volunteer at the Laurel County Democratic Women's Booth at the World Chicken Festival, downtown London, Thursday through Sunday, September 25-28, 2008.
For more information, please visit:
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has again named Mitch McConnell as one of the Most Corrupt Politicians.
Read all about it here:
http://politickerky.com/treypollard/1573/lunsford-campaign-flaunts-mcconnell-s-placement-groups-most-corrupt-list
The deadline for voter registration in person at the County Clerk's Office is Monday, October 6, 2008.
You can also register to vote by mail by printing out & mailing the form to arrive no later than Friday, October 3, 2008, here is the link for the form & more info:
http://www.elect.ky.gov/register.htm
The Republicans are the REAL Tax and Spend Party!
Here's the proof:
http://www.eriposte.com/economy/tax/tax_n_spend_truths.htm
For too long Democrats have been derided as economically clueless tax-and-spenders. No wonder Americans so often vote against their own common interests.
We should know better. And now we do.
Alan S. Blinder, in The New York Times, drew recently (9.30.08) from Unequal Democracy, a new book by Princeton political science professor Larry M. Bartels. His takeaway could be a game-changer:
Over the last six decades, whether rich or poor, everyone has done better with Democrats in the White House.
Please read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31view.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
> From 1948 to 2007 the average annual growth of real gross national product was 1.64 percent per capita under Republican presidents versus 2.78 percent under Democrats. Put another way, real per capita GNP grew 69.5 percent faster under the Democrats.
> Blinder notes that this 1.14-point difference over eight years would yield 9.33 percent more income per person -- and that's a lot more than most of us could expect from a tax cut.
> The best-off families (the 95th percentile) fared almost as well under Republican as under Democratic presidents (1.90 percent growth per year, versus 2.12 percent).
> Families at the 20th percentile (the poorest) did significantly better under Democrats than under Republicans. (2.64 percent versus 0.43 percent). Consider this: Eight years of a 0.43 percent annual rate of growth increases a family's income by 3.5 percent; but eight years at 2.64 percent raises it by 23.2 percent!
> Income inequality in the United States has been rising for about three decades, especially in recent years. Over the entire 60-year period, writes Blinder, "income inequality trended substantially upward under Republican presidents but slightly downward under Democrats, thus accounting for the widening income gaps over all."
Now is the time to bury forever the false portrayal of the Democrats' economic record and replace it with these hopeful facts.
We're each spending a few hundred dollars a month on this war. If Bush doesn't get us into Iran before he leaves, McCain will. It is too scary to contemplate. PLEASE don't take that chance.
Republicans have deregulated to the point that:
Pensions and healthcare benefits aren't safe,
Unions are weakened/broken,
Equal pay isn't protected,
Jobs are more easily eliminated or sent overseas,
Workplace safety isn't protected,
Unscrupulous (loanshark-level) lending practices are legal,
Air/water pollution standards are lowered,
THAT'S JUST FOR STARTERS!
And it's a war for capitalism and oil in Iraq. The media have bought into Bush's "war on terror" language. Try substituting "capitalism" for "freedom" or "democracy" when you hear what they're trying to spread to other countries.
Don't let them fool you anymore. They fool you with "family values" issues, but they're not on your side unless you're wealthy. There are wealthy, corporate and politician Republicans, and there are working class Republicans. The working class Republicans get manipulated into voting against their own interests and believe what the Republican politicians say.
Watch (to watch, click on Real Video Stream):
DNC Convention Highlights:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/8/breaking_with_convention_part_i_highlights
Interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/8/we_need_to_remind_people_that
Democrats aren't perfect, but they are the lesser of two evils by a long shot! Vote for Obama and Democrats and keep the pressure on to repair Bush's damage!
No I did not write this, this was compiled from Francis Moore Lappe’s and T.D. White’s post found here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-moore-lappe/send-this-to-your-republi_b_123270.html
On Taxes:
MCCAIN OBAMA
Income Average Tax Bill
Over $2.9M -$269,364 (-4.4%) +$701,885 (+11.5%)
$603K and up -$45,361 (-3.4%) +$115,974 (+8.7%)
$227K-$603K -$7,871 (-3.1%) +$12 (+0.0%)
$161K-$227K -$4,380 (-3.0%) -$2,789 (-1.9%)
$112K-$161K -$2,614 (-2.5%) -$2,204 (-2.1%)
$66K-$112K -$1,009 (-1.4%) -$1,290 (-1.8%)
$38K-$66K -$319 (-0.7%) -$1,042 (-2.4%)
$19K-$38K -$113 (-0.5%) -$892 (-3.6%)
Under $19K -$19 (-0.2%) -$567 (-5.5%)
Seriously, I cannot think of a more difficult job! We all have our own lives & interests. So many people do not want to get involved and there are so many reasons:
1. I just don't have the time!
2. I never thought about it much!
3. Let someone else do it!
4. I worry about my standing in my job and/or community!
5. I don't want to get involved!
6. What's in it for me?
The list goes on and on...
Instead we need to ask ourselves these questions:
If not me, then who?
If not now, then when?
So can we do this? I say, "Yes We Can!"
