Democrats come in all sizes and shapes, we like different types of foods and hold jobs and social standing in all sectors of society. As a Democrat there is one truth I hold in my heart and that is to use the party to better the plight of mankind, starting right here in the USA! And I think we can agree that as Democrats we believe that all the people should be heard, not just those in the highest points of industry or those whose choice of religion or sexual orientation we agree with. And I believe that being a Democrat is not about filling your pockets with gold but to be able to look yourself in the mirror each and every morning with pride cause you believe in a better world for all people and you're ready to do something about it! What is being a Democrat mean to you?

I received an email today that was supposedly written in humor touting the beefeating providers as Conservatives and the weak as Liberals. The email which was written as a humorous tribute to the chest beating right dragging their women across the floor and spouting 'we're the choosen ones' was built on three concepts. 1) The first one is that all liberals are weak and will gladly lay down for those on the other side to walk on, 2)that being creative and in possession of a creative mind is a weakness and 3)and this third one is implied but states that all Democrats are liberal.

I was watching cable the other day and Henry Rollins, a punk rock music artist with a power lifters body, who by the way, is also a poet and actor was the host. Rollins was the first and only television host I've seen who actually voiced that he was a liberal and ready to kick some ass as opposed to laying on the highway awaiting tire tracks. What a concept I thought, liberals who are not afraid to stand up and be counted, use a firm handshake and look down the barrel of a conservative's gun with one that has a bigger barrel!

Secondly, the right's conservative Corporate generals are for the most part working only to put great wealth in their own pockets and more mindless consumers on the street. The creative community for the most part are creating "thinkers". "Thinkers" consume but not without reading the label.

Thirdly, as you know all Democrats are not liberal and that's what makes the world a great place cause we need a balance of ideas from all sides to keep America great. Of course some Dems aren't really Democrats but virtual wolves in sheeps clothing and yes, I am speaking about Joe Liberman but that's another subject altogether.

In closing, I say stand up and be counted, stay true to your heart and we'll see a sea of blue in November!

In my haste to the battle front I included www.netrootsnation.org to my list of blog sites for you to explore. It is a good one to visit but is not on the right and I stand corrected by myself, before someone else does. Thanks.

Attention all scribes with an Obamistic diatribe or perhaps just a blue hue to deliver! I've compiled a short list of right-wing destinations on the blogsphere where you can sign on and blog to your hearts content on topical issues, namely politics. The time has come to beat the reds at their own game by posting articles that are slanted positively toward Barack Obama. Operating with finese will place doubt in the minds of those reading the propoganda these sites spew forth... To achieve our goal we must not slam the other side nor rant but must explore and dissect political issues of economic and social importance slanting the writings ever so slightly...well maybe a little more than slightly but you get the point. Several of the sites you might consider exploring for purposes of exploitation include; www.redstate.com, www.thenextright.com, www.rightonline.com, www.realclearpolitics.com, www.netrootsnation.org. Happy hunting!

I've been away at the Comic-Con conference in San Diego for a week or so...Several hundred thousand people were in attendance, actual numbers are still in debate but it's safe to say there were at the very least 125,000 attendees present (last years numbers) attending special film and television screenings, an indie film festival, panels, workshops, an impressive tradeshow and an area dubbed Artists Alley, where artists and writers promote their work and exchange ideas with the public. Comic-Con or "the Con" as it is effectionately known to long time attendees is no longer driven by a focus on Comics but has become a "pop culture" event and the organizers touted it as such. The change in the event seems to be happening just as there is change happening with society in general. With the Con switching gears from a focus on Comic book superheroes of fantasy to a focus on action and individuals taking action as seen in upcoming films, television and gaming industry product, a movement in the focus of the social fabric of society was evident. This shift in focus can also be seen as a shift from a society that is being taken care of by a benevolent corporate hero or in some instances an institution itself to individuals standing strong and making a difference. This climate change in society is setting the scene for new policies, a new approach to government and a new type of politician, perhaps making our jobs a bit easier. That being said, the forests have been cleared and paved but we as a party must not sit arrogantly idle as though we're waiting for a deserved moment in the sun. The time for action by average Americans to take the country back is NOW! So I call on all who read this to speak out and move our candidates and party forward, move the issues that you're passionate about to the forefront because each and everyone of you reading this are the true action heroes of our story. By the way, I am also happy to report that Obama volunteers were out in force registering voters and handing out stickers etc.

On the surface it may appear rather unusual that the Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, finds something to admire about the NRA... One group supports hunting animals for sport and the other protects animals from sport hunters.

As the L.A. Times recently reported, Head of the Humane Society Wayne Pacelle admires their "brute strength". After all there are many other gun rights groups but none with power of the NRA. Since Wayne Pacelle took the reigns of the Humane Society it's assets have nearly doubled to nearly $207 million. "Our movement needs an NRA-type organization to get the job done," Pacelle said. "There are lots of gun rights groups, but the one that you hear about and the one that is feared is the NRA." The Humane Society is now the largest and richest among hundreds of nonprofit animal advocacy membership organizations in the country. "Before Wayne took over, you never heard of anything that HSUS was doing that was proactive," said Jane Garrison, a longtime animal welfare activist from Redondo Beach. "Since Wayne has taken over, it's an extremely proactive group."

The NRA is an organization that is feared. Pacelle says, "I'd rather be loved - and feared." The Obama campaign, our party and our country need to be loved and not feared but respected. Bush has already wielded a big stick with Cheney playing the fear card...The past 8 years I've often heard the message you better love america, embrace our ways our fear our rath. And the Bush philosophy goes back to the days of imminent domain when the US sent settlers across the plains to settle once peaceful indian lands in a sea of blood. It seems the past often repeats itself...

What can the Obama campaign, our party and our country learn from all this? We must strike a balance between a proactive campaign of hope for all americans without laying down for those who would leave tire tracks across our backs. We must stand up and share a love for all and secure a place at the table once more in a world in pain without giving ground to the forces that would create turmoil for no reason other than "just to see the city burn", a line Alfred spoke in the recent Batman flick that echoes in my brain.

The Humane Society, has moved from a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive group flexing it's muscle on behalf of all animals. We must decide how to walk the beam of balance as stalwart keepers of the flame, embracing our ideals while determining sensible action that will proactively bring truth and healing to the public arena. As we bring truths to the light disonant voices of the other side will be uncovered for what they are and this shall be there own undoing.
-Nick Danger

Yesterday I wrote only a few sentences on my Party Builder page blog located on the Democrats.org site. I'd been suffering from low energy and a long day... I didn't even post the entry on any group community blogs. Feeling smug that what I wrote was a clever double entendre to get folks to think about keeping our oceans blue while turning the halls of congress that very same hue...I never expected to receive a comment. Someone claiming to be an Independent replied which I first found rather interesting since I had been writing on the Democratic Party site, Party Builder. By the tone of the response my writings had either been misunderstood or possibly I was the victim of an attempted verbal mugging from someone on the other side. Either way the diatribe that followed really did spur new ideas into this cranium of mine. The writer went on about the surrender of our sovereignty as a nation to the UN topped off with something about America holding each individual nation hostage under it. The exact words are posted on my Party Builder page. This I found baffling as well.

The outcome was an affirmation of my faith that we are moving the blue machine forward and that we will elect Barack Obama as well as a Democratic Congress in November. And secondly an affirmation that the current administration has decidely scared this nation in the eyes of the world. Under the current administration, the American government has become arrogant and in some cases leaning toward the totalitarian regimes we so despise in it's decisions. It truly is time for a change. We must change for the course we are on will lead us down a road we need not travel. And regarding the UN, we actually need it more than it needs us,for an opportunity to silence the ramblings and cowboy justice we've spewn forth the last couple of years and to bring America back into the fold as a respected and carring nation as it had been known in years past. The time has come for "Change We Can Believe In".

Is That an Obama in Your Pocket? Legendary Musician Songwriter Andy Fraser Throws down the gauntlet


Legendary Musician Songwriter Andy Fraser
Throws Down Gauntlet to Radio
Rock Star Supports Campaign Youth Groups with ObamaRocks08. com Web site,
"Obama, Yes We Can" Song, Video and iPod Shuffle Giveaway

LOS ANGELES, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy Fraser, the legendary musician,
songwriter and AIDS political activist, who penned the rock anthem "All Right
Now" while a member of the '70s British group FREE and wrote "Every Kinda
People," a hit for Robert Palmer, is no stranger to politics.


He has been a tireless supporter of causes related to AIDS and education
and has now turned his attention to the upcoming Presidential election, with
his support of Barack Obama, releasing his campaign song, "Obama, Yes We Can,"
as a free download on www. ObamaRocks08. com .


Fraser, a U.K.

native, wants to encourage young people to participate in
the election, and to that end, is offering a free iPod, loaded with his song
as well as Obama's speeches, for radio contests that encourage listeners to
call in and share their vision for making the world a better place.

"I may not
have a vote, but do have an opinion, and will enjoy equal freedom of
expression in voicing it," says Fraser.


ObamaRocks08. com recently presented an Obama youth center in Pennsylvania
with an iPod to make it easy for them to play music through speakers outside
of their office to draw people in to learn more about Obama and his position
on key issues.

They made great use by loading the shuffle not only with the
song, "Obama, Yes We Can," but also with the Democratic presidential
candidate's speeches. In other words, putting an Obama in everyone's pocket.


Fraser and ObamaRocks08. com have provided the iPod to encourage contest
winners to share with others on the spot by plugging in and playing it at
campaign rallies and events.


"We're challenging radio to encourage youth to take an active role in the
election process and weigh in on the country's most pressing issues by
offering iPods to those listeners who call in to volunteer their fervent
hopes," says Fraser.

"Hopefully, this song will not only draw attention to
Obama's revolutionary campaign, but spur young people to get involved, which
is their privilege in a democratic system.

"
The song is already causing a groundswell of support for Obama throughout
the country, much as similar virally distributed campaign songs for the
candidate from will. i. am and Obama Girl.


"Can we bring about a change?/Yes we can/Build a bridge to better days/Yes
we can/Can we lift the spirits up?/Yes we can!" sings Fraser, echoing the
Illinois Senator's resounding message of hope, change and unity.


Aside from offering a free download of the song, www. ObamaRocks08. com
supports voter education and involvement by providing links to Barack Obama's
official Web site and Rock the Vote, where prospective voters may register to
take part in upcoming Democratic state primaries.


About Andy Fraser:
Andy Fraser is best known around the world as the legendary bassist and
founding member of the '70s rock band FREE, as well as writing the rock anthem
"All Right Now," and for his mega-hit "Every Kinda People" by Robert Palmer.


Fraser has also written numerous hits for other artists, including Joe Cocker,
Chaka Khan, Rod Stewart, Paul Young and many others.

To access Andy Fraser's
discography, upcoming and recent releases, visit www. AndyFraser. com .


Contact:
Joan Myers
Phone: (714) 444-0900
E-Mail: joan@mctrax.com

SOURCE Andy Fraser

Joan Myers, +1-714-444-0900, joan@mctrax.com

I wrote a post back on July 9th entitled "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, Except When the other Guy has got a Gun". In it I spoke of a site I've posted blogs on where I seem to be 'one of', if not the only, blue banner waving Democratic foot soldier. First of all I shared the wrong address. The correct site address is; www.realclearpolitics.com (that's Real Clear Politics not Real Politics). To emphasize the importance of this site, it is an arm of Time magazine.

Yesterday I linked a post entitled "Red, White and the deepest Blue" which was pro-Obama and received a myriad of angry red responses.

By the way, linking a post is easy if you set up a Blog Spot account for your Democrat leaning words then go to www.realclearpolitics.com and give em' hell!

I'm an Obama man. I may not agree with his stand on every issue but the bottom line is that McCain has been in Washington for about 26 years and he hasn't done anything to change the system. He'll use fear tactics to pass new laws in the name of protecting the citizenry, his advisors are big business gurus and when it comes to economics his motto is to let water seek it's own level. That's a great way to do business if your chess piece is already well situated on the board... He'll shrink the middle class and dissolve their social programs to show he's taking a stab at reducing the budget while building the military further. Remember that next time you're shopping for overpriced eggs but hey, don't take my word for it. Do your homework...There's going to be a test in November. I'm an Obama man... I stand with and for a stronger ideal and that's how I'll vote. -Nick Danger

join me on myspace too... http://www.myspace.com/obamarocks08


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l67Gp9wV8Oc

We've heard and seen so many creative nomenclatures from left leaning bloggers for the right wing presumptive nominee, who claims he's really independent though he usually votes conservative, and as late has all toes at the party line, Republican John McCain i.e. McLame, McDisdane, Mcshame, Mcflame, Mcsnooze, Mcboosh, just plain McBush etc. to name a few and well, that's just the tip of the iceberg. We're talkin' about an ice flow with more power than a major league pitchers' flaming fastball. That's all well and good for those who hold the blue banner dear to their hearts but what about the issues. How does the blue team talk some of those folks that are quite so bloody red into moving into rainbow territory and pullin' the big blue lever in November? What are the differences. Is there a great divide? So many questions, so little answers, so much hearsay and so many fractions of the facts to be de-slimed. That's mainly the red machine throwing it all at the man in blue so he's constantly attempting a deflection strategy rather than stepping up to tout his own plans for putting this country back to work, keeping us safe and repairing the damage done by an administration that has more in common with the Kremlin than the American people.

Recently the mainstream media has been touting Obama's move to the middle as an effort to appease those on the fence and McCain's saber rattling that he's already the man in the middle so we should take notice of him. Mainstream media has been dancing around the issues, giving us little or no facts, telling us the two men have similar views...I don't think so, but don't take it from me, go to both candidates websites and read about their positions and then read some more. Problem is folks want to be told, they don't want to dig and discover unless it's about entertainment and juicy gossip. We're teaching those bad habits to our young via the big square box in your living room. However that's a separate subject in and of itself, deserving of space in another blog at another time. You're not like that anyhow cause you've taken the time to read this far. You're a comparison shopper and you want the facts.

Now I see some distinct differences in the two men. Let's take the issue of Social Security for example. Last week McCain showcased his ideas for the economy. When asked by a young woman at a Denver town hall meeting early last week how to make Social Security viable for her generation, McCain said she could not rely on the system "unless we fix it". Fair enough but he followed that with the following; "We are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today, and that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace, and it's got to be fixed." His comments seemed to suggest he favored a funding mechanism for Social Security benefits, such as private accounts. Later on CNN, as reported in the L.A. Times, McCain seemed to fully embrace the idea of private accounts. "I want young workers to be able to, if they choose, to take part of their own money, which is their taxes, and put it in an account which has their name on it" he said. Participation would be a "voluntary thing," and "would not affect any present-day retirees or the system as necessary." Now we've got a real problem because the system since it's creation in the 1930s relies heavily on payroll taxes from current workers to fund benefits for current retirees. Seems that will leave the retirees without any money for Social Security. His timing was odd as well endorsing a new reliance on the stock market the week that the Jones industrial average dipped to its lowest point in two years. With the George W Bush Social Security privatization debacle fresh in the minds of many Americans, especially Seniors, it appears this just might give certain blue groups an opportunity to flank the opposition. If that's not enough try comparing the two men on women's issues. -Nick Danger

This post is a 'heads up' call to arms! Been posting pro Obama blogs on Real Politics website. They have a reader article section. Reader articles must get 8 or more hits to be considered for the main page...The problem is that 90% of the articles are from the Red Machine and anti-Obama. Many are inflammatory and untrue. Sign up for free and post your blog links at www.realpolitics.com The site is a division of Time Magazine. And always remember that; The pen is mightier than the sword except when the other guy has a gun!
-Nick Danger

For some, when you lay out a welcome matt they think it's an invitation to walk right over you and that's the strategy of the big red machine! Never before has a whisper campaign been created with such a prominent undercurrent than this year. It's all over the net. Somehow the misinformation and just plain lies have even made their way to my inbox from unwitting relatives and friends forwarding emails. Some of the claims are so ridiculous they're almost believable cause they're too far fetched to be made up! Some on our side laugh, but the Red Machine are hoping for just that as they secretly plot for a slight fragmentation of the Obama confederation to whittle away at his lead. And in those who are looking for an excuse not to vote for a man with a unique name and who is also of African American heritage, no counter measures will ever change the doubt in their minds. But others are not beyond reproach and the blue counter insurgency can, should and must reach out to them.

As Obama supporters we've rallied behind our candidate and are fighting the disinformation and lies. Following the last Presidential election we're ready for the challenge. However, we must remember that the other side are infectious termites and as such eat away at our foundation. I learned long ago that as with termites it's not a question of; "Is this house infected?" but how badly is it infected. Therefore we must not rest for the enemy never sleeps.

And aiding in their campaign to dissenfranchise Democratic voters and Republicans leaning blue on the net, Fox has begun a dissinformation campaign of it's own. A few of their 'Oops, sorry' but now the seed is planted gaffs have included, a paid FOX commentator accidentally confuseing "Obama" with "Osama" and then joking on the air about killing Obama, a FOX anchor saying a playful fist pound by Barack and Michelle Obama could be a "terrorist fist jab." And lastly (for the moment) on air talent calling Michelle Obama "Obama's baby mama" which is ghetto slang used to describe the unmarried mother of a man's child.

If we hope to keep this a campaign of issues and not insinuations we must all stand vigilant and active. Exercising your right to vote is not enough when the stakes are this high. Tell a friend to tell a friend and help light the fire of change and seat our man in Washington!
-Nick Danger

A synthetic chemical widely used in the manufacture of computers and flat-screen televisions is a potent greenhouse gas, with 17,000 times the global warming effect of carbon dioxide, but its measure in the atmosphere has never been taken, nor is it regulated by international treaty.The information was revealed today in an L.A. Times article.

The chemical, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), could be considered the "missing greenhouse gas," atmospheric chemists Michael J. Prather and Juno Hsu of UC Irvine wrote in a paper released June 26 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. "With the surge in flat-panel displays, the market for NF3 has exploded."

Alarm bells have begun to ring in climate scientest quarters with the increased production. According to calculations by Chemists Proather and Hsu it has a life of 550 yeaers.

When the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 international global warming treaty, was negotiated to control the rapid rise of planet-warming gases, NF3 was a niche product used in modest amounts in the semiconductor industry.

At the time, computer chip manufacturers used perfluorocarbons to clean the vacuum chambers where integrated circuits were made. But about two-thirds of the PFCs escaped into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect, a warming of the Earth's surface.

Reacting to environmental concerns, the industry sought a substitute -- and estimated that NF3, was less likely to escape into the air though it had much greater potential for causing global warming. "The world's leading producer is air products in Allentown, PA stating they moved into the production of NF3 for environmental reasons. The company received a 2002 Climate Protection Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for its transition.

Last year, Air Products announced a major production expansion at its U.S. and Korean plants. About three-quarters of the chemical is now used to manufacture computer microchips; the rest is used to make liquid crystal display panels on flat-screen televisions, Painter said.

Overall, world production of NF3 is likely to reach 8,000 tons a year by 2010 as stated by an executive at AIr Products. That is the equivalent of more than 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. By comparison, according to the UC Irvine paper, a major coal-fired power plant producing 3,600 megawatts of electricity emits as much as 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.
Prather stated that about 2% of NF3 is emitted during manufacturing and that much of that is burned off before reaching the atmosphere. "a slippery gas" such as NF3 could easily leak out undetected during manufacture, transport, application or disposal. "We don't know if 1% is getting out or 20% is getting out. . . . But once you let the genie out of the bottle, you can't get it back in."

Prather also said UC Irvine researchers were working on a method to measure concentrations of the gas in the atmosphere so that industry emissions estimates would not be the only source of information.

Atmospheric scientists not connected with the paper said the authors had raised a significant issue for future climate negotiations.

"NF3 lives a very long time in the atmosphere," said Charles E. Kolb Jr., an IPCC scientist with Massachusetts-based Aerodyne Research Inc.

"We are having a hard enough time controlling carbon dioxide and methane -- we shouldn't be creating a new problem."

We need to know how much of these super-greenhouse gases are up there."

The Kyoto Protocol covered six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, PFCs and sulfur hexafluoride.

Shouldn't the government be looking into this? Would this be an issue Barack Obama and the Democrats might sieze and take the lead on? Is it worth mentioning at all at this stage? And lastly, are there even any real answers for the public to discuss and consider?
-Nick Danger

The Defense Department is the nation's biggest polluter and they are resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean
up Fort Meade and two other military bases where the EPA says dumped chemicals pose "imminent and substantial" dangers to public health and the environment.

The actions are part of a standoff between the Pentagon and environmental regulators that has been building during the Bush administration, leaving the EPA in a legal limbo as it addresses growing concerns about contaminants on military bases that are seeping into drinking water aquifers and soil.

Under executive branch policy, the EPA will not sue the Pentagon, as it would a private polluter. Although the law gives final say to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in cleanup disputes with other federal agencies, the Pentagon refuses to recognize that provision. Military officials wrote to the Justice Department last month to challenge EPA's authority to issue the orders and asked the Office of Management and Budget to intervene.

Experts in environmental law said the Pentagon's stand is unprecedented.

It appears we have another Bush administration travesty of justice and that it's going nearly unreported in the mainstream media. Why is this story not front and center? Shouldn't we bring this story front and center? The editorial department of your local paper is but a mouseclick away...Let's stand up for our rights and those of all americans as we paint Washington blue in Novemeber!