Upcoming Radio Shows with John Dean and Elizabeth de la Vega

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By David Swanson

Here are two upcoming live online radio shows you can participate in:

Tuesday, July 8, 8-9 p.m. ET: John Dean, counsel to President Richard Nizon, whose latest book is “Broken Government,” and whose past works include “Worse Than Watergate.”

Wednesday, July 9, 8-9 p.m. ET: Elizabeth de la Vega, former federal prosecutor, author of “The United States vs. George W. Bush.”

Go to http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/listen-live to listen live.

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Voicing Thoughts on Patriotism Good and Bad

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By Bryan McKenzie, Charlottesville Daily Progress

It was an exciting weekend of patriotic fervor with a presidential appearance, minting of new citizens, protests and other fireworks.

The events and surrounding media hoopla, however, begged questions of what patriotism is and why it’s useful, so we sought answers in many different places. Here’s what we found: READ THE REST AND POST YOUR COMMENT.

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On Protest and Patriotism

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By David Swanson

Charlottesville Daily Progress columnist Bryan McKenzie reported on our recent protest of Bush at Monticello that we had made our point of diminishing a citizen naturalization ceremony? We did? McKenzie had plenty of communication from protesters before and after the event, all of which made perfectly clear that we wanted to NOT do that, that we wanted in fact to counter Bush’s diminishment of the day and to communicate to the world that Americans oppose our president’s read more

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Why I Interrupted Bush at Monticello

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By David Swanson

I’ll be uploading video and photos, so watch http://afterdowningstreet.org

When Bush opened his mouth to speak I shouted “Defend the Constitution, Impeach Bush!” I repeated that several times, as people nearby knocked me over, cops handcuffed me, people gave me smiles and thumbs up signs. They threw me out and a couple of more defenders of our Constitution behind me, and then a few more, and then a few more. The handcuffed citizens who’d done their duty kept read more

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Rep. Virgil Goode Swears He Doesn't Hate Immigrants

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By David Swanson

Congressman Virgil Goode recently responded to a statement I’d blogged about him. Here’s what I wrote and his response:

“The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas Jefferson’s house, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Va., making a speech on the morning of July 4, 2008. The event is open to the public, and is Monticello’s annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony. Numerous immigrants will become citizens read more

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Growing Coalition Plans to Protest Bush in Charlottesville

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The coalition of groups and individuals planning to protest President George W. Bush’s Fourth of July visit to Charlottesville on Friday continues to grow. Participating organizations include RVA4Peace, the Augusta Center for Peace and Justice, CODEPINK Women for Peace both National and Charlottesville, AfterDowningStreet, Democrats.com, and Charlottesville MoveOn.org. Many other people expected to participate are not members of any of these groups.

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Charlottesville Taxpayers Have Now Dumped Over $61 Million Into Occupying Iraq

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That’s $4,681 per household, $1,721 per person, $341.4 million per day.

Taxpayers in Charlottesville, Virginia will pay $75.1 million for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
490 Affordable Housing Units
OR
1,094 Elementary School Teachers for One Year
OR
10,478 Head Start Places for Children for One Year
OR
9,350 Scholarships for University Students for One Year
OR
21,036 People with Health Care for One Year

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Protest Bush on Friday

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A growing coalition of groups and individuals plans to protest President George W. Bush’s Fourth of July visit to Charlottesville on Friday. Participating organizations include RVA for Peace, the Augusta Center for Peace and Justice, CODE PINK Women for Peace both National and Charlottesville, AfterDowningStreet, Democrats.com, and Charlottesville MoveOn.org. Many other people expected to participate are not members of any of these groups.

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