A worthy cause: Donate to ConsortiumNews.com - Robt Parry

[RichM]

I got an email from Robert Parry's ConsortiumNews.com this morning, begging for financial support. There are a lot of worthy causes to contribute to, of course, but this one deserves special consideration from anyone who appreciates journalistic integrity - certainly an endangered species in recent years, to put it mildly.

Anyone who has read their stuff already knows how good it is. Anyone who hasn't read it yet, should. Always the highest quality, always taking the large view, always honest & trying to speak the truth as the truth deserves to be spoken.

So, if there are any Parry admirers out there (the site is run by Robert & his sons Nat & Sam, sometimes with contributions by such luminaries as Norman Solomon, etc) with a few extra bucks lying around looking for a deserving home - I encourage you to consider sending a little material good will in their direction!

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OnEdit: 2 PS's:
- I just tried donating online myself, & got an error message, that makes me think their Verisign connection is glitching today. They also supply a regular postal address where $$ can be sent:

The Consortium for Independent Journalism, Suite 102-231, 2200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201

- Robt Parry has a new article out this morning:

Bush: 'The Wrong Man?'

"...But Bush’s tough-guy rhetoric may instead be leading the nation into a maze of dark alleys from which many Americans, especially young soldiers dispatched to a string of conflicts, will never emerge. There is a growing sense that Bush’s life experience of underachieving privilege might make him entirely the wrong man for addressing the complex challenges the nation now faces.

Because of his family connections, Bush has never confronted the physical dangers that come with war, nor even the consequences of personal failure as an executive who’s made bad decisions. His father’s powerful friends have always been there to help, whether keeping Bush out of Vietnam or bailing out his sinking businesses or sparing him from a full vote count in Florida.

Even as a young man, Bush could say one thing and do another..."

http://consortiumnews.com/2003/070903a.html

[madmax]

1. Noted, agree and will donate.

:hi:

[9215]

2. Parry is a hero

He has been hassled by the Bushies since the 80's and was fired from Newsweek at Poppy's urging.

[madmax]

3. Parry is great

I've been reading and forwording articles from that site the presidential campaign of 2000. I wish I could have given more.

:hi: to Perry :toast:

[blm]

4. Parry is a true hero of the left.

Please act on RichM's request.

[RichM]

5. A kick for a good cause...

:kick:

[salin]

6. Great site - well documented items

some real muckraking as well! A big kick for the cause!

[blm]

16. hi salin bump.

;))))

[GregW]

7. Another kick ...

I have Parry's book "Lost History" ... a great read!

This is soooo similar to what is happening now with the press rolling over on Iraq.

Support these guys!

:kick:

[blm]

8. bump...

for one of the best investigative journalists in modern times.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. and another kick for activism and reliable reporting!

[4dog]

13. Lost History is exactly what the title says...

covered-up Bush Sr. malfeasance from the Reagan-Bush days. Read this and understand part of the BFEE!

[jonnyblitz]

10. I agree. I have been getting Parry's email sent to me for a few years now.

He is worthy of financial donations for sure!!

[ldf]

11. great idea for a media network by parry

i first saw this a while ago and made my first real political donation. i don't know why more people don't respond. it makes sense, as far as trying to get a liberal network of the ground.


http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/072501a.html

[9215]

12. kick n/t

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[blm]

15. Kick

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