Herbert: Where Is The Leadership Willing To Say....ENOUGH!

[understandinglife]

From: Out of the Darkness
By: Bob Herbert

New York Times, 17 Jan 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/17/opinion/17herbert.html?oref=login&hp

Two quotes:

"The most hopeful thing to be drawn from Mr. Dorfman's play and Ms. Kennedy's book is that effective leadership can come from anywhere, at any time. From my perspective, this is a dark moment in American history. The Treasury has been raided and the loot is being turned over by the trainload to those who are already the richest citizens in the land. We've launched a hideous war for no good reason in Iraq. And we're about to elevate to the highest law enforcement position in the land a man who helped choreograph the American effort to evade the international prohibitions against torture.

Never since his assassination in 1968 have I felt the absence of Martin Luther King more acutely. Where are today's voices of moral outrage? Where is the leadership willing to stand up and say: Enough! We've sullied ourselves enough."

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Perhaps today, the 'basement' of the Ebenezer Baptist Church is the virtual world of VR, DU and other gathering places of those who realize the evil threat not just to our franchise of democracy but to humanity and the planet that Bush represents.

It's Bush whose organization stole the election; it's Bush's War; it's Bush's torture mandate; it's Bush who is raiding the US Treasury and seeking to obliterate social security, our fragile environment, our civil liberties and any sense of decency and compassion for those in need.

"The Bush Opposition" needs to rise and its leaders need to be every bit as charismatic, principled and steeled as Martin Luther King Jr. Those leaders need to emerge soon; and the organization of the opposition needs to become the highest priority of any patriotic American; otherwise, "America" will be no longer.

"Bush Owns It: Let's Purge It"

[msongs]

1. certainly not from the congressional democrats with several

exceptions, conyers, boxer, the lady from ohio (sorry cannot recall the name).

certainly not from state of California democratic party leaders ("We'd rather lose than fight").

so it must come from each of us in our efforts to revamp the voting machine system and purge the party of bush apologists.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[babylonsister]

2. Bob Herbert is spot on, and always seems to be

a voice of reason in an unreasonable time. Wish there were more like him.

[TexasLawyer]

3. Where are today's voices of moral outrage?

One important voice is Bob Herbert himself. He has a huge following that deeply admires his consistently moral and beautifully crafted missives.

No one can take MLK's place, but if we join Bob Herbert in decrying the war and the subversion of our democracy, then I know we can make change happen.

[understandinglife]

4. Agree. And I sent Mr Herbert a link to this post and a thank you ...

...for his continued, consistent leadership.

Peace.

[TexasLawyer]

6. Thanks, Understandinglife

I never miss Bob Herbert's articles. I've always intended to write him a fan letter. Maybe this is the time.

Bob Herbert should know how broadly and deeply he is admired, especially by progressives like myself in the red states- where there seems to be no one else in the mainstream media speaking for us.

[understandinglife]

7. Definitely write him! You will receive the standard autoreply, but...

...on more than one occassion he has followed a few days later with a personal thank you. So, I know he reads his email and I'm sure he appreciates folk thanking him.

Peace.

"Bush Owns It: Let's Purge It - NOW"

[TexasLawyer]

8. will do n/t

[seabeyond]

5. another board asked where are the heroes like mlk

its us. you me. i see heroes everywhere i turn, including within. we do have a voice. as much as republicans media corporation and bush dont want us to. we do

[fooj]

9. Agreed. The Hopi Elders have it right!

"We are the people we are waiting for." Very profound message!