"Brought to You by Boeing"

[proud2BlibKansan]

"Brought to You by Boeing"
Journey for Humanity and Accountability
Final Day of Tour
By Cindy Sheehan
t r u t h o u t | Guest Contributor

Monday 30 July 2007

Before I headed to our "Gather-In of Hearts" in Central Park this afternoon, I was watching NBC's "Meet the Press." Except for a brief excerpt about the Alberto Gonzales hearing this week, the entire show was about Obama vs. Hillary. Should Obama hit harder? Should Hillary ignore him since she's the frontrunner? How will this affect the primaries? Will it affect the primaries? Fox and CNN are trying to distract us from real news that affects us all by round-the-clock reporting on Lindsay Lohan; and NBC uses the shiny keys of Obama and Clinton, two people whose campaigns together have each raised enough money to pay for about five hours of the illegal and insane occupation of Iraq.

I was wondering when Tim Russert would get around to talking about the refugee crisis BushCo and Congress Inc. have created in the Middle East that is rapidly destabilizing the entire region, not just Iraq. Or, how about we talk about the impending invasion of Iran that Dick Nuke'em the VP of War is jonesing for? And wouldn't it be nice if we heard some cons for an invasion of Iran instead of the neocon pro-war-all-the-time crap? There is so much heartache and violence in the world. There are too many of our brothers and sisters going without the bare necessities; and NBC wants us to care about two people who are co-opted into the power elite and are feuding over foreign policy, when they are both Senators who have power right now, and could affect the process positively if they weren't busy campaigning for elections that are months away.

I was wondering when the real discussion was going to occur until I saw those five words: "Brought to you by Boeing:" the number one aerospace/defense contractor in the world, according to the Fortune 500. The next show after "Meet the Press" is "The McLaughlin Group", that is brought to a gullible American viewership by The Oil and Natural Gas Council.

I was at a Rage Against the Machine concert last night, watching the thousands of young people in the audience from stage right. The crowd was as filled with life as the band, and I was amazed at all the energy. I wondered if the crowd knew how socially and politically radical the words are to Rage's music, and were not just as mesmerized by the pounding music and Tom Morello's amazing guitar playing as I was. I was wondering how the peace and justice movement could harness that energy in a positive direction to really shutting down the machine that is brought to us by Boeing and The Oil and Natural Gas Council, among thousands of other companies that profit off of war, and our politicians who let the machine tell them how to govern to keep that same machine well oiled, while stealing financial and human resources right out from under the noses of families and communities.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/073007B.shtml

[Gregorian]

1. Amazing. Thanks Cindy.

It's amazing to see her transformation. The thought of her at a Rage concert. And her realization of the machine. I can say this because I have always known. But then my great uncles were the first conscientious objectors in World War Two. I always saw the machine for what it is. But that is what makes her transformation so amazing. She changed. I didn't.

Good for you Cindy. I'm just sorry it took this to make you realize. And I hope more can hear you before they realize too late.

You speak for me, still. And always, on this issue.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. She has been writing about the military machine for awhile now

And yes, she is absolutely correct.

[babylonsister]

2. You are my PEACE MOM! nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I am not old enough to be your mother

:)

[babylonsister]

5. Cindy isn't either, but I'm adopting her!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Then we can be sisters

Since I already adopted her.