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From the desk of T. Boone Pickens: Will You Help?

By James Everitt - Dec 11th, 2008 at 3:39 pm EST

From the desk of T. Boone Pickens: Will You Help? From the desk of T. Boone Pickens: Will You Help?

T. Boone Pickens has a good program that will help all of us http://www.pickensplan.com/districtleaders/, if you are interested in being a District Leader for your Congressional District, email us at myenergy@pickensplan.com (please include your name, state and Congressional District in the body of your email). Pickens Plan District Leaders will take action in the following ways:

Be the point of contact for the official Congressional District group page on Push.PickensPlan.com.

Work with other members of the New Energy Army in your Congressional District to sign up 500 new members by Inauguration Day.

Host meet-ups with other members of the Army in your Congressional District to discuss ways you can take action and Push the Pickens Plan.

Get an op-ed or letter to the editor placed in your local newspaper telling everyone why you support the Pickens Plan.

If your Governor, U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative have not yet signed the Pickens Plan Pledge , then ask them to sign today!

From the desk of T. Boone Pickens
Boone here,

We’re six weeks out, and it feels like Inauguration Day is right around the corner. One thing’s for sure: our efforts are really starting to pay off. Let me give you a couple of examples.

Yesterday in New York City the Pickens Plan got another big endorsement. This time it was from the American Lung Association. Think about that. Here we’ve been talking about how developing renewable energies and using cleaner burning natural gas is good for our economy and creates jobs. Come to find out the Pickens Plan is good for your health! I love it. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was also on hand. He’s been a real leader in using renewables and compressed natural gas in his city. I’m glad to have him on our team.

I also want to bring up my visit to Washington last week where I met with the Obama Transition Team. Like everyone else, I’ve been impressed with the way the President-elect has been preparing for his new administration. My father used to tell me, “A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan any day of the week.” Let me tell you: the Obama team is smart, and they have a plan. The President-elect wants to get us off Middle Eastern oil in 10 years. There’s only one way he can do that, which is why I’m confident that the Pickens Plan will play an important part in the stimulus package he and his team are crafting right now.

I know President-elect Obama is ready to make some big changes. Let’s make sure Congress is too. The Army is 1.37 million strong. Now we need to get ready in every Congressional district, and I need your help.

Over the next couple days you'll be hearing from Team Pickens about the District Leaders project - I need members of the Army to play a leadership role in their own Congressional districts. Click here to learn more and to sign up to volunteer.

I want you to join me in leading the New Energy Army as we take the Pickens Plan to DC next year!

Exactly one month ago, you made history by giving all Americans a real opportunity for change.

Now it's time to start preparing and working for change in our communities. On December 13th and 14th, supporters are coming together in every part of the country to reflect on what we've accomplished and plan the future of this movement. Your ideas and feedback will be collected and used to guide this movement in the months and years ahead.

Join your friends and neighbors -- sign up to host or attend a Change is Coming house meeting near you.

Since the election, the challenges we face -- and our responsibility to take action -- have only gotten more urgent.

You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our country.

Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community.

Take the first important step by hosting or attending a Change is Coming house meeting. Sign up right now:http://my.barackobama.com/changeiscoming

To get our country back on track, it will take all of us working together.Barack and Joe have a clear agenda and an unprecedented opportunity for change. But they can't do it alone.

Will you join us at a house meeting and help plan the next steps for this movement?

Keep the Faith,
James Everitt

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Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice?

By James Everitt - Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pm EST

Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice?

Listen to the Ed Meese Radio SpotFreedom of Speech Our 1st Amendme...

I have just taken action to stop the attacks on our Free Speech Rights, and I'm asking that you join with me by clicking here: Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice?

+ + Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice? Will 2009 usher in a fanatical push to re-instate the so-called Fairness Doctrine? Such a move would effectively silence the conservative voice and remove the last conservative stronghold against a fast-moving liberal agenda.

James & Lydia, One need only read the words of Dianne Feinstein to see the true threat to conservative speech that is brewing on the horizon!"

Talk radio tends to be one-sided. It also tends to be dwelling in hyperbole. It's explosive. It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information ... I'm looking at the [Fairness Doctrine]... Unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way."

Recognizing this threat, the Media Research Center has created the Free Speech Alliance which is a coalition of organizations and citizens strongly opposed to any such move to limit or undermine our Free Speech Rights!

Please take a moment right now to join the hundreds of thousands of Americans who oppose the Fairness Doctrine and all that it stands for by clicking here: Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice?

Thanks for joining with me.
Mr. & Mrs. James & Lydia Everitt

P.S. If the liberal voice in America has their way, the Fairness Doctrine will end conservative talk--including Rush, Sean, Laura, Mark, and a host of others. Take action today by clicking here: Will The Fairness Doctrine Silence The Conservative Voice?

Hey,

President-Elect Obama is hard at work getting this country back on track, but he’s counting on all of us to get involved.I just signed up to learn more about the presidential transition, and I thought you might want to do the same.

Just visit Presidential Transition, and enter your e-mail address in the top right corner.

Thanks.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment I, The Bill of Rights

Freedom of Speech - Our 1st Amendment - Our Sacred Right!

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Response to request from Speaker Nancy Pelosi

By "Voice for Humanity" - Nov 6th, 2008 at 3:57 pm EST

Response to Request from Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

September 13th, 2008.

From: Padmini Arhant

Honorable Speaker Nancy Pelosi
House of Congress
United States

Dear Madam Speaker,

Congratulations! on your historic achievement in breaking the “hard glass ceiling” as the “First Female Speaker of the House”, as well as being third in line for the “Office of Presidency of the United States”.

I am honored by your request to assist the “Democratic Party” and the “Presidential Candidate”, Senator Barack Obama in the highly contested “Presidential race 2008”.

Please accept my apologies for the delay in my response.

I am currently dealing with some personal emergency at the home front.

Therefore, unable to make any financial contributions to “DNC” or the “Presidential Campaign” of Senator Barack Obama.

Once the situation is under control, I will do my best to oblige your request in any manner I can.

However, I would like to emphasize that I pledged my support to the people and I remain committed to the democratic values that appears to be dissipating in the current electoral process.

Meanwhile, I wish the Democratic Party represented by you and the “Presidential Candidate”, Senator Barack Obama success in November 2008.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Padmini Arhant

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What, exactly, is Barack Obama Asking You to Believe?

By Zara Green - Sep 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm EDT

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When was the last time voters were asked to play a part beyond an election? Are we prepared to answer Barack's call?

When you go to Barack Obama’s website you are met with this quote, “I’m Asking You to Believe...Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington. I’m asking you to believe in yours.”

How many people that are chanting “Yes We Can!” do you think have really thought about what this quote means? Maybe, you should pause for a moment and think about what it means to you.

If change is what you are after, getting Barack Obama in the White House is only part of the equation.

Change is defined (according to dictionary.com) as, “to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.”

If “change” to you is about seeing a black man in the white house, then you are only perceiving a small portion of change should Barack Obama win the Presidency.

If “change” to you is about seeing the gas prices decrease, then you are only perceiving a small portion of change should Barack Obama win the Presidency.

If “change” to you is about keeping us safe from terrorists, then you are only perceiving a small portion of change should Barack Obama win the Presidency.

If “change” to you is about every American having healthcare, then you are only perceiving a small portion of change should Barack Obama win the Presidency.

“In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” –Eric Hoffer

If you believe that the issues you are facing in your personal life are solely the fault of our government then your perception of both, this election and your world, is one dimensional and while chanting “Yes We Can” today to get Barack Obama elected, you will, likely, be the very one blaming him later if you don’t perceive, receive and willingly begin to perform your part of the “We” in the chant.

So, while, statistics are proving that Barack Obama is the leadership that many United States of America citizens believe our country needs right now, the balance to “Yes We Can” is that all of us – white, black, yellow, brown or green with purple polka-dots – must be willing to do the mental and emotional work to bring about real change, first individually which will position us to develop collectively.

This quote is a plea to the willing, “I’m Asking You to Believe...Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington. I’m asking you to believe in yours;” a plea to those who are willing to believe in his ability to lead for changes that are going to be for the good of all while in the Washington White House, but more importantly in each American’s belief in their own ability to bring about change in themselves to create collective changes in our worlds from the bottom up: individual, immediate family, extended family, community, city, and state.

We can not undo what is done - not in the world, our country, or our individual lives. Change has to begin with you, and in your own life...with the choices you make. Your personal choices are solely about you, but rarely do the decisions you make only affect you.

Barack’s plea is valid to every American. Believing in your own ability is refreshing and revives individual possibilities in the face of challenging times, and challenging times are always easier when you have a mentor who can inspire and lead you where you want to go.

We must, all, be willing to acknowledge where we are – our personal beliefs and whether they are for the greater good; be willing to learn more, and make better decisions that will, ultimately, produce the collective changes we need to raise our country up.

Can “WE?”

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If I could only Speak at the Convention in Denver

By amadeusmax - Aug 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 am EDT

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What a great job it would be to be the speaker to Introduce the presidential candidate, at the Democratic Convention. I would love to give a speech something like this....

I stand before you today, a proud American. I am enriched with the wealth of Freedom, the strength of Liberty, and the Hope of the future. I am not a Presidential Candidate, nor am I Vice Presidential Candidate, nor do I sit upon any executive committee. I am not Senator or Representative in Congress, nor am I a governor of a state. I am that which is the most powerful part of the United States Political System. I am a citizen. I hold the priviledge and the responsibility to guide the United States, to Protect her, and to allow her to grow. In trusted in me is the Voice of this Nation, and the responsibility of getting that voice heard. I must protect the truth as an innoncent child by using Justice as a sword. The Constitution must be my honor code, and the Freedom of speech as my sheild. For these are the days when the United States of America will fullfill it's legacy, will truly be the nation of equality. It is in my charge that I seek only the best to lead this great nation, and the world. For it is my duty to find the one in which I will follow. For it must be the one who is the greatest of we the citizens we choose, so he will be humbled to whom he represents.

It is with great honor and priviledge I introduce to you the next President of the United States.

BARACK OBAMA

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Who are the Donors that threatened Nancy Pelosi?

By Dale from Hoopeston, IL - Apr 3rd, 2008 at 9:14 pm EDT

I am starting out with this issue, because when I read this article I knew it was time something had to be said. Obama is forcing the donors to come out in to public and try to destroy him at all costs. After all it would be a unprofitable situation for them to lose power. Now remember this letter is worth almost 24 million dollars of donated money from those people.

Here is the letter:

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Office of the Speaker
H-232, US Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Madame Speaker,

As Democrats, we have been heartened by the overwhelming response that our fellow Democrats have shown for our party’s candidates during this primary season. Each caucus and each primary has seen a record turnout of voters. But this dynamic primary season is not at an end. Several states and millions of Democratic voters have not yet had a chance to cast their votes.

We respect those voters and believe that they, like the voters in the states that have already participated, have a right to be heard. None of us should make declarative statements that diminish the importance of their voices and their votes. We are writing to say we believe your remarks on ABC News This Week on March 16th did just that.
During your appearance, you suggested super-delegates have an obligation to support the candidate who leads in the pledged delegate count as of June 3rd , whether that lead be by 500 delegates or 2. This is an untenable position that runs counter to the party’s intent in establishing super-delegates in 1984 as well as your own comments recorded in The Hill ten days earlier:

"I believe super-delegates have to use their own judgment and there will be many equities that they have to weigh when they make the decision. Their own belief and who they think will be the best president, who they think can win, how their own region voted, and their own responsibility.’”

Super-delegates, like all delegates, have an obligation to make an informed, individual decision about whom to support and who would be the party’s strongest nominee. Both campaigns agree that at the end of the primary contests neither will have enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination. In that situation, super-delegates must look to not one criterion but to the full panoply of factors that will help them assess who will be the party’s strongest nominee in the general election.

We have been strong supporters of the DCCC. We therefore urge you to clarify your position on super-delegates and reflect in your comments a more open view to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the National Convention in August. We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the Party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters.
Sincerely,
Marc Aronchick
Clarence Avant
Susie Tompkins Buell
Sim Farar
Robert L. Johnson
Chris Korge
Marc and Cathy Lasry
Hassan Nemazee
Alan and Susan Patricof
JB Pritzker
Amy Rao
Lynn de Rothschild
Haim Saban
Bernard Schwartz
Stanley S. Shuman
Jay Snyder
Maureen White and Steven Rattner

Now the letter has a threatening undertone. The most important paragraph being the last one, and who signed this letter. Why should 17 donors feel that they are so important that they have the power to change the voice of the American public. This is not only threat but a slap to the American democracy. So why do these people care so much about what Nancy Pelosi says? Are they trying to buy the white house? Well lets look at how much these people have donated to the Clintons, and the democratic party.

It is listed Name, Total to democrats, Total to Clinton

Mark A. & Judith M. Aronchick , $80,300 , $9,950
Clarence A. & Jacqueline A. Avant , $227,300 , $19,200
Mark & Susie Tompkins Buell , $1,066,625 , $79,200
Sim & Debra S. Farar , $252,450 , $38,800
Robert L. Johnson , $1,535,800 , $24,800
Christopher G. & Irene Korge , $189,600 , $18,300
Marc & Cathy Lasry , $422,000 , $23,900
Hassan & Sheila Nemazee , $523,000 , $21,200
Alan J. & Susan Patricof , $770,918 , $39,200
James R. & Mary K. Pritzker , $492,900 , $18,400
Pradeep R. & Amy J. Rao , $341,850 , $46,200
Lynn Forester de Rothschild , $218,679 , $39,700
Haim & Cheryl Saban , $10,892,848 , $31,600
Bernard L & Irene Schwartz , $4,245,750 , $32,400
Stanley S. & Sydney R. Shuman , $454,082 , $51,300
Jay T. & Tracy M. Snyder , $824,999 , $28,200
Steve & Maureen White Rattner , $1,062,144 , $31,300

Grand Total , $23,601,245 , $553,650

Based on data for the 2000-2008 election cycles released electronically by the Federal Election Commission on March 20, 2008. Totals for Clinton include donations to their campaigns and leadership PACs

Nancy Pelosi has also received at least $35,600 from the signers..

These individuals clearly feel that they have bought enough influence to purchase our next Candidate, and change the out come of the election even though the voters have made their voices loud and clear. We have to stand up and stop the purchasing of our political system. Only a candidate who turns down lobbyist money can change this. We have to stop the downward spiral of failed policy due to the purchasing political favors. They will do everything in order to distract us from the real issues. The lobbyists and donors will lose too much money if they lose the White House, and will do everything to win.

So who are these people? Why do they give so much money and what can they possible want? There has to be some favor attached to it. Lets take a look.

Bernard Schwartz - Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications. His time at Loral, his company was instrumental in helping the Chinese military to acquire weapons technology. In 1997 he celebrated his 71st with Bill and Hillary Clinton in the White House. Schwartz became embroiled in a controversial transfer of missile technology to the People's Republic of China. [1][2][3]

He is currently the Chairman and CEO of BLS Investments, his own investment firm located in Manhattan [4]

Can you believe this man had the nerve to sign this letter after giving away missile secrets to China?

Haim Saban - In his New York times interview in 04 "I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel," he said in his first extensive interview in years.

Mr. Saban became a billionaire by turning the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers into a global franchise that he merged with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Murdoch has also held fundraisers for Clinton. Does this explain why Fox News just bashes Obama all day? I will get more in to this in future blogs. [5]

So what has Hillary promised Mr. Saban?

Chris Korge - Last March 31, Miami native Christopher Korge hosted more than 160 guests at his sprawling $2.6-million, seven-bedroom lakeside mansion in Pinecrest. They had paid $4,600 each to hear Korge's neighbor, music mogul Timbaland, MC the event. By the end of the evening, the lawyer-turned-real-estate-developer had raked in at least $736,000 for the presidential campaign of another of that night's guests: Hillary Clinton, the favorite in this Tuesday's primary election in Florida. Raising bundles of cash for pols is nothing new for Korge, who parlayed a local lobbying practice into lucrative business ventures at Miami International Airport during the late Nineties. He garnered enough for Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns to earn an overnight stay in the White House's Lincoln Bedroom.

Korge amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune, much of it from lobbying fees paid by county vendors, including heavyweights like AT&T and Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services. "He certainly was a big player at one point in time," says executive director of the Miami-Dade ethics commission, Robert Meyers. "The perception is out there that you have to hire a lobbyist to get access to county officials

Though never charged with a crime, he has been at the center of four questionable deals at Miami International Airport that have cost taxpayers millions of dollars. One of them spawned a criminal investigation. [6]

How much more will the Clintons give him? Will they continue to sell out our country?

Stanley Shuman - worked for New corp for 23 years, and is on the board of directors. Another News Corp members. I guess Hillary owes Fox a lot. He also sits or has sat on 11 other boards. Such as News Corp, Proxim Wireless, Six Flags, Hudson General Corp, Palamon Capital Partners , Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. [7]

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild - Rothschild was a corporate lawyer and telecommunications entrepreneur, the sparkly blond ex-wife of former New York politician Andrew Stein had made more than $100 million from the sale of cleverly acquired wireless broadband licenses. What will Hillary give her? First rights on more broadband licenses which are due up for sale during the next 4 years?

Her Comments on Murdoch. "I have so much respect for Rupert Murdoch, I cannot even tell you. I don't, of course, agree with his politics all the time, but I think that he is a visionary. I think he is gutsy. Everyone I've ever known who's done a deal with Rupert cannot say a bad word about him. He's honorable, and I think it's an obvious thing for him to do, and I think it was brilliant." [8]

Amy Rao - Founder & Chief Executive Officer Amy Rao founded IAS in June 1994 and serves as its CEO. In addition to her responsibilities as CEO, Amy devotes much of her time and energy to raising awareness around climate change, global warming and encouraging environmentally friendly habits in both the work place and home. Amy also serves on the board of multiple Non-Profit Organizations and engages in various philanthropic projects. Amy earned a B.S. in Business from Purdue University. [9]

Her company is in charge of many government contracts.[10] How many more will Hillary give her for these donations?

JB Pritzker - Grandchild of A.N. Pritzker (d. 1986), who, with sons Jay (d. 1999) and Robert, created industrial conglomerate Marmon (2004 sales: $6.4 billion) and hotel chain Hyatt (211 hotels worldwide). Plan to pass control of empire to Jay's son Tom, cousin Nick and niece Penny collapsed in 2001; family agreed to carve up empire 11 ways. Family drama sparked by Robert's 2 youngest children, Matthew and Liesel, who filed suit in Chicago and the Bahamas, where family maintains offshore trusts; each settled for $500 million. But dynastic carve-up, including sales or initial public offerings of Marmon and Hyatt to be completed before 2011, in perplexing standstill mode now. J.B.: with brother, Tony, runs venture capital fund, invests in technology, manufacturing. [11]

Off Shore Trusts? Hillary is being donated by people who hide their assets off shore? Must save a lot of taxes that way. Is he hiding something?

Marc Lasry- Avenue Capital Group was founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner. Pioneers in the distressed debt market, Mr. Lasry and Ms. Gardner have successfully invested in the public and private debt and equity securities of distressed companies across a variety of industries for over two decades. [12]

Chelsea Clinton works for the “Avenue Capital Group — a New York hedge fund run by Marc Lasry. [13]

Clinton's owe this man a lot.

Hassan Nemazee - Hassan Nemazee is a multimillionaire Iranian-American investment banker. In 2004 Nemazee filed a ten-million-dollar damage claim against the Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran and its coordinator, for accusations by the group that Nemazee is an agent of the Islamic Republic of Iran. [14]

Nominated by President Clinton to be the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, withdrew his name amid questions in the Senate about his fund-raising and business record. [15]

What will Hillary do for him?

Robert L Johnson - In 1979, he left NCTA to create Black Entertainment Television, the first cable television network aimed at African Americans. It was launched in January 1980, initially broadcasting for two hours a week.

In 2006, Johnson became a staunch advocate of phasing-out the Estate tax. He went so far as to call the tax racist, although relatively few black people will have to pay this tax [16]

6 Months later Johnson wrote a controversial letter to the Washington Post advocating that the new AFRICOM Military Command be based in Liberia. Johnson has also called for "African-Americans to support Liberia like Jewish-Americans support Israel [17]

Sim Farar - Mr. Sim Farar, of Los Angeles, California, has been serving on the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts to the John F. Kennedy Center since 1994. He has also served as a volunteer on the California Senate Advisory Commission on Business Insurance and the California Senate Small Business Advisory Board Commission. He is currently President of JDF Investments, specializing in Corporate Development. Mr. Farar is also the President and member of the Board of Directors of IFC Financial Services Corporation, a financial services consulting firm.

President Clinton nominated him as the US representative to to the Fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. [18]

He is just giving his dues to the Clinton. Expect to see him nominated for another position.

Susie Buell - Susie Buell is often described as Hillary Clintons best friend. I found so many Marc Buell's that I am not 100% sure what one is him. However Marc Buell lists himself as a investor as his occupation field. There is a Marc D. Buell who works for Bear Sterns. I am fairly confident they are the same person, however if anyone has any more information please notify me.

Jay Snyder- Mr. Jay T. Snyder is a Principal at HBJ Investments LLC. He has been a Vice President, Research and Product Development of Biocraft Laboratories Inc. since May 1990 and Director of Product Development since 1988. From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Snyder was a Plant Manager of Biocraft Laboratories Inc.'s penicillin dosage form facility and from 1977 to 1982, he held various production positions with Biocraft Laboratories Inc. In 2003, Mr. Snyder was appointed to the Commission. ... He was reappointed to a three-year term in 2005. Mr. Snyder also served as a Public Delegate to the 55th United Nations General Assembly from 2000 to 2001 and was appointed in 2005 to serve as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission for Public Authority Reform established by Governor Pataki to study, review, and evaluate the operations and practices of public authorities. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Beatrice Snyder Foundation as well as on committees for several charitable organizations including the National Committee for the Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center from 2003 to 2005. In April 2005, Mr. Snyder joined the Board of Governors of Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and serves as a Director at Phoenix House Foundation since 13 February, 2007. [19][20]

Steven Rattner - Steven Rattner is a Managing Principal of Quadrangle Group LLC focused on the firm’s media and communications private equity business. Prior to the formation of Quadrangle Group in 2000, Mr. Rattner was Deputy Chairman and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC. Mr. Rattner founded Lazard's Media and Communications Group and has been involved in many of the largest and most important transactions in these industries. Mr. Rattner, who joined Lazard in 1989 as a General Partner, was previously a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he also founded the Communications Group. Mr. Rattner has served many philanthropic organizations. He is a former Chairman of thirteen.org (Channels 13 and 21, New York’s public television stations), a Fellow of Brown University, a Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and an honorary trustee of the Brookings Institution. In addition, he writes regularly for a variety of publications on economic and public policy matters. Mr. Rattner holds a B.A. with honors in economics from Brown University and was awarded the Harvey Baker Fellowship. [21]

Steven Ratner is also the President of ediets.com [22]

Clarence Avant - Clarence Avant is a music executive who is widely renowned for his sincere dedication to pioneering opportunities within the recording industry. In the late 1960s, Avant successfully engineered the first joint venture between an African-American artist and a major recording company. [23]

Alan Patricof - Alan Patricof is cofounder of Apax Partners, Inc. (formerly Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc.). Alan founded the firm at a time when venture capital was at an incipient stage and has been instrumental in growing the industry from a base of high net-worth individuals to its position today with broad institutional backing.
Alan has helped build several major global companies and was instrumental in the start-up, financing, and subsequent strategic guidance that helped facilitate the growth of companies such as America Online, Office Depot, Cadence Systems, Apple Computer, FORE Systems, NTL, Audible, Inc. He was a founder and chairman of the board of NewYork magazine, which later acquired the Village Voice and New West magazine. [24]

Marc Aronchick - Marc Aronchick is a Phildelphia Trial Lawyer. Mr. Aronchick was a member of Mayor William J. Green's administration and was appointed as the youngest City Solicitor in the history of Philadelphia. Mr. Aronchick also served as a member of the Bench Bar Relations Task Force of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Aronchick has a diverse national trial and appellate practice, including health care fraud and abuse, health care litigation, controversies involving financial institutions, antitrust, environmental, employment, securities, class actions, construction, professional malpractice, governmental, administrative, general business and white collar criminal defense cases. [25]

White Collar Criminal Defense cases? Must be easy to get pardons when the president owes you favors.

These are the individuals who signed the letter to Nancy Pelosi.

Please go through my citations. Check for the Accuracy of what I am saying. If you see any mistakes, or have any questions, or comments please e-mail me or post a comment. I only want the truth in this blog.

1. Marquis, C. "Satellite Maker Fined $20 Million in China Trade Secrets Case (2002), http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E7DA1039F933A25752C0A9649C8B63, (accessed March 28, 2008).

2.McMillan, A. "Loral fined for missile aid to China(2002), http://archives.cnn.com/2002/BUSINESS/asia/01/09/china.loral/. (accessed March 28, 2008)

3.Loral, "LORAL AND U.S. GOVERNMENT SETTLE 1996 CHINESE LAUNCH MATTER(2002), http://www.loralpresscenter.com/inthenews/020109.html, (accessed March 28, 2008).

4.Loral, "Bernard Schwarz bio http://www.loral.com/company/leadership/bernard-schwartz.shtml (accessed March 28, 2008)

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Response to Peter Wehner, "The Wright Stand - Judgment, character and Barack Obama.

By Oregon Artists 4 Obama '08 - Mar 20th, 2008 at 5:33 pm EDT

What frustrates me is:

- Obama tried to explain the appeal of his church which reaches far beyond the pulpit; namely, it's community contributions. Why are people not talking about that? CONTEXT MATTERS !!

- It is petty and ignorant to make anyone accountable for the ramblings of their associates; if that were the case, we would all have a lot of explaining to do. Read More »

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Oh and btw

By Virginia S. - Feb 7th, 2008 at 4:00 pm EST

I got to see Barack today!!!! YEAH!!! If he is ever in your area, I strongly recommend that you go to see him. He is the best speaker I've ever seen/heard! He will motivate you like no other. My boss let me take off work to go see him, even though we were completely swamped! This has been my first break since I got back, and I just want to share the Barack love!

He won over ever uncommitted voter in that arena. No one walked away anything other than a 100% Obama supporter! So make sure that when you go hear him speak, you take several friends who can't make up their mind who to vote for. The energy he projects is just increadible!

Obama '08!

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Austin Rally in "Bush Country" 20,000

By Peter - Apr 29th, 2007 at 8:23 pm EDT

In the red state of Texas over 20,000 rallied around Barack Obama in Austin to here him speak. He made me tear up on several occasions and solidified my vote for the best hope for the future. When he came onto the national stage as the Keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention he made me cry. This is the part where he did it and I knew at once that he'd be like many say a "rockstar" of the Democratic party.
Here is a part of Obama's Keynote Address speech:Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America” there's the United States of America. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. I am a proud Texas Dem as a gay man in this red state. Even in the reddest of the red "Bush Country" Texas there was 20,000 supporters rallying around a hope and a dream for a better country. Lets hope and pray that this audacious dream come true!
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