I was just thinking along those lines in light of Jane H. of FDL (no disrespect) recent dance with the teabag group. I know many of of the things we are fighting for, Healthcare, Jobs, Energy independence, etc., are American issues. However from one liberal to another, we need to take a hard look before letting the devil, e.g., republicans, neocons, teabaggers, etc., sign our dance card.
Think about it....
How can we give up our progressives values to be our brothers and sisters keepers?
How can we align ourselves with the "me" crowd and the negative racial energy of republicans, teabaggers and get nothing in return, e.g., ideas, denunciations, etc.?
(Side note: As an African American woman, I can't separate the racists from the "legitimate" teabaggers at those rallies. It does not matter if AAs attended the rally. They are part of the problem.)
Come on. We have to keep working. Let's not cave in to the teabaggers or Rahm, like the Dems. We have to stay focused and organize this year. (Speaking of Rahm, does he has the nerve to talk to liberals face to face?)
We can get rid of craziness, like Bachmann in Minnesota, by pushing for everyone to sign up for the Census count in 2010. We can get help to more people by working this Census count and the Vote.
We can remove Palin from the national scene by ignoring her facebook antics. Force the media show pundits to make her to explain herself in interviews on Meet the Press, MSNBC, CNN. We do not want to hear politicians responding to her facebook posts. If they continue to bring up these facebook editorials, we do not watch their shows or read their paper.
Let's boycott the entire Murdoch empire and force Congress and FCC to rescind the media waivers. Remember the success of the Montgomery Bus boycott.
Keep our eyes on the prize: Healthcare, Hunger, Energy efficiency, Jobs, Cost Effective strategy to handle terrorist threats, making the warmongers pay for all the was and treatments/care of our troops at home, Global Warming, etc.
My wish for all of us... Here is to a BOLD NEW YEAR. We are not scared. What do we honestly have to lose? We can help ourselves as well as our neighbors. Remember, we are our brothers keepers and the devil can request to dance with someone else.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!