OBAMA CAMPAIGN KICKOFF!
TOMORROW, THURSDAY, AUG. 23rd, 6:30pm
Madison Heights Library
Learn how the Obama campaign is helping Amherst County turn BLUE this November.
If you can attend only one meeting this year, this is the one.
Those of us who participated in the 2008 campaign will recall the energy, excitement, and commaraderie of those last weeks before the election.
And the VICTORY PARTY was pretty good, too!
Now we're doing it all again to reelect our President.
EVERY SINGLE VOTE that we can squeeze out in Amherst will count toward Obama winning Virginia - and virtually assuring his victory.
Very informal, come as you are. It's gonna be great!
TOMORROW, THURSDAY, AUG. 23rd, 6:30pm
Madison Heights Library
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Andy Schmookler for Congress
Andy Schmookler's Talk, Meet, Greet and Question Session
MONDAY
AUGUST 27th, 7:00 p.m.
Lynchburg Public Library
2315 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg
Andy's Talk is on.
PLENTY of BLAME TO GO AROUND
"Both major parties, the press, and We the People haven't been
living up to our Founders' vision for America"
Andy will address any questions you care to ask
MONDAY, AUGUST 27th, 7:00 p.m.
Lynchburg Public Library
2315 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg
TRUTH. FOR A CHANGE.
Front Row: April and Andy
Flanked by Family
facebook.com/AndySchmookler
President Obama Speaking to a crowd in Virginia
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PHONE BANK
Phone Bank for Kaine, Schmookler, Obama
Every MONDAY, 5:00pm
Organized by Sarah Beth Helsel, VA Victory '12
Law Offices of Steve Martin
222 South Main Street
Town of Amherst
For more info, call Sarah Beth at 540-817-8835, or
sbhelsel@vavictory12.org
Drop by if you need signs, stickers, literature...
AMHERST COUNTY VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC NEWS
Protect your Benefits, Protect Medicare, Keep the Republicans out of your business. Vote DEMOCRATIC
Tom Morello
Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn't understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn't understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.
Ryan claims that he likes Rage's sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage.
I wonder what Ryan's favorite Rage song is? Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans? The one lambasting American imperialism? Our cover of "Fuck the Police"? Or is it the one where we call on the people to seize the means of production? So many excellent choices to jam out to at Young Republican meetings!
Don't mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta "rage" in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he's not raging against is the privileged elite he's groveling in front of for campaign contributions.
You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that "Those people are undeserving. They're . . . lesser." Some of these guys on the extreme right are more
cynical than Paul Ryan, but he seems to really believe in this stuff.
This unbridled rage against those who have the least is a cornerstone of the Romney-Ryan ticket.
But Rage's music affects people in different ways. Some tune out what the band stands for and concentrate on the moshing and throwing elbows in the pit. For others, Rage has changed their minds and their lives. Many activists around the world, including organizers of the global occupy movement, were radicalized by Rage Against the Machine and work tirelessly for a more humane and just planet. Perhaps Paul Ryan was moshing when he should have been listening.
My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage did plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he'll pardon Leonard Peltier. Maybe he'll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he'll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his
campaign – and then torture them with Rage music 24/7. That's one possibility. But I'm not betting on it.
Tom Morello
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Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Against"
Rage Against the Machine's guitarist blasts Romney's VP pick and unlikely Rage fan.
Tom Morello.......Paul Ryan
By TOM MORELLO
August 16, 2012 6:44 PM ET
Last week, Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, the Republican architect of Congress's radical right-wing budget plan, as his running mate. Ryan has previously cited Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands. Rage guitarist Tom Morello responds in this exclusive op-ed.Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn't understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn't understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.
Ryan claims that he likes Rage's sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage.
I wonder what Ryan's favorite Rage song is? Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans? The one lambasting American imperialism? Our cover of "Fuck the Police"? Or is it the one where we call on the people to seize the means of production? So many excellent choices to jam out to at Young Republican meetings!
Don't mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta "rage" in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he's not raging against is the privileged elite he's groveling in front of for campaign contributions.
You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that "Those people are undeserving. They're . . . lesser." Some of these guys on the extreme right are more
cynical than Paul Ryan, but he seems to really believe in this stuff.
This unbridled rage against those who have the least is a cornerstone of the Romney-Ryan ticket.
But Rage's music affects people in different ways. Some tune out what the band stands for and concentrate on the moshing and throwing elbows in the pit. For others, Rage has changed their minds and their lives. Many activists around the world, including organizers of the global occupy movement, were radicalized by Rage Against the Machine and work tirelessly for a more humane and just planet. Perhaps Paul Ryan was moshing when he should have been listening.
My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage did plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he'll pardon Leonard Peltier. Maybe he'll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he'll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his
campaign – and then torture them with Rage music 24/7. That's one possibility. But I'm not betting on it.
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