[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 4) Get out there and vote Democrat on November 5, to give her and this > country a present a few days before her birthday. > No hostile replies necessary - what do you want to do? Take away my free > speech that Pres. Bush claims he is fighting for Iraqis? Put me on an airplane and > cause it to crash like some Timothy McVeigh must have done to Wellstone's plane? I > have nothing to fear, because Joni's music will always live on long after I am > gone. Oh, and by the way, here is another reason to hate me, as I am suffering from > recurring respiratory problems from having worked 3 blocks away from the World Trade > Center, and I am a witness that this government under Bush and Giuliani did > not do enough to protect us. > Have fun with your empty T.V. watching and C.D. listening, while you allow > your inaction to take away the last remnant of our democracy on November 5 by not > voting to keep the Senate Democratic.
Hi Hejira, I'm not sure who you're talking to or why you're expressing such angst amongst this group. My guess is that most of the U.S. people on the jonilist will be voting and that most of those votes will be for a Democrat. That's a private decision for each of us. Even though I'm confused about who you're addressing, I can empathize with what seems to be your great anxiety at the moment about how things will turn out. And, since I was also a few blocks away on that day, I know about recurring respiratory problems, and anger and depression and worry and fear and I also have a fierce hope that the Democrats will be in control of Congress after the November elections, since I see the Republicans as creating more U.S. haters. Fierce to the point of being crazed about it sometimes. Fierce to the point of wondering if Wellstone's plane was tampered with, although I remind myself that I tend to see the worst when I'm under stress, so I'm trying to not even consider that a possibility and see it as just a tragic accident. So, along with you, Hejira, I'm hoping that most of the people in this country vote for a Democratic representative. Traditionally, people have often chosen the President from one party and Congress members from the other so there's some balance, and since more than half of the people in the country voted against Bush (which he instantly forgot once in office), I doubt that those voters have changed their mind, not with the tyrannical way Bush is behaving. Even my life-long Republican parents can't stomach him. So, there's hope. You may know of the "MoveOn" organization that Vince has mentioned a few times. I find that getting their e-mails helps lessen my stress about current political situations, including the upcoming elections. It helps to know that thousands of other people are feeling passionately about what's happening in this country, and that there are steps citizens can take to express their view. They give excellent information, from a liberal viewpoint. If you, or anyone else is interested, they're at http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/. You can sign up for their e-mail updates there. There's probably a comparable conservative website, but I don't know its address. all the best to you, Hejira... And with a name like that, and being such a long-time fan, perhaps you have some joni stories to share, times you've seen her, favorite cd, enjoyable stuff like that... Debra Shea NP: The Anaheim Angels celebrating winning the world series, first time ever in their 42 years! They're happy! (and I'm still hoping Rodriguez comes to pitch for the NY Mets sometime)
