From Micah Sifry by way of Dave Winer, here is a link
on the money behind the Democratic Convention. I want to write
more on this when I have the time. I was talking to a cop
at one point, who said, “hey, there is a room upstairs for the folks
who gave more that a million dollars.” I was scratching my
head trying to figure out how one does that–given “campaign finance
reform.” Yesterday a friend told me–”Oh, you just give it to the
Convention..”
The convention, to me, seemed produced by someone who had worked on the
Emmys and then been a “development officer” and raised money.
Somewhere we lost (1) the democratic process [not Democratic process],
and (2) the recognition that the MTV awards are a lot more fun
for the viewers than the Emmys. When was the last time you
watched the Emmys?
BTW one of the best parties was given by the RIAA.
And then you wonder why real issues don’t come into the hall?
My pet issue, the genocide in Sudan, is heating up today. The Holocaust Museum just put out its highest level of alarm–first time in the eleven years the Museum has existed. The bad guys in Sudan are burning children–confirmed–and
working hard to starve a million people. And by the way, Sudan is
the country that harbored Osama during the years he invented the modern
al Qaeda, and that still harbors his money.
I know I keep harping on this, but I really need your help. Today and Monday.
Here is a link that you can get behind. It explains how we can
act now, and why we will have influence if we do. Basically, the
help–including military–is all lined up. No one will pull the
trigger. At the Convention I spoke at some length with a congressman
who is involved. He said that the web interest helps a great
deal–more than we know–because people who want to act can point
to it as evidence of public support–and it [now, newly] has great
credibility. So here is the link. Thanks for your help:
He quietly slipped out to Sudan today.. (found by Zephyr, who is blogging for Passion of the Present)
