Comments for Wade Rathke: Chief Organizer Blog http://chieforganizer.org Author of Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:22:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Dancing ACORNs in Washington Times by Ahn O'Nymous http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/21/dancing-acorns-in-washington-post/comment-page-1/#comment-4388 Ahn O'Nymous Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:22:32 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3544#comment-4388 Sure. You can see that none of the acorns are racially identifiable as anything other than acorns. Unless you're projecting your own racial representational imagery onto the illustration, in which case you would be the one making the racist connection. To quote a friend, the one in the center just looks like a Commie-beatnik acorn wearing a beret.<br><br>The only reason you see it as racist is because deep down you want to. You want an easy argument to use, so you invent one. So, really, it isn't about racism at all. It's about your idiocy. Sure. You can see that none of the acorns are racially identifiable as anything other than acorns. Unless you're projecting your own racial representational imagery onto the illustration, in which case you would be the one making the racist connection. To quote a friend, the one in the center just looks like a Commie-beatnik acorn wearing a beret.

The only reason you see it as racist is because deep down you want to. You want an easy argument to use, so you invent one. So, really, it isn't about racism at all. It's about your idiocy.

]]> Comment on Learning the Suburbs by apartment complex http://chieforganizer.org/2009/07/08/learning-the-suburbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4386 apartment complex Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:33:23 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=1786#comment-4386 I'll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article. I'll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article.

]]> Comment on Bank of America’s Countrywide Mess Continues by Johnscott757 http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/04/bank-of-america%e2%80%99s-countrywide-mess-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-4384 Johnscott757 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:22 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3485#comment-4384 So what about the loans that were issued to homeowners? Predatory lending practices and major compliance issues. Seems to me homeowners should be allowed to renegotiate their "deal" with B of A So what about the loans that were issued to homeowners? Predatory lending practices and major compliance issues. Seems to me homeowners should be allowed to renegotiate their “deal” with B of A

]]> Comment on “Gasland” and the Powder River Coal Basin by chezKiva http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/16/%e2%80%9cgasland%e2%80%9d-and-the-powder-river-coal-basin/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 chezKiva Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:15:17 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3527#comment-4382 Wade, as you recall from your earliest efforts to establish ACORN in Little Rock, clean WATER, and 'big muddy' -catfish, were the only 2 things that we had to sustain us po' folks living in the Delta, all along the banks of the Mississippi.<br><br>Thanks to Dick Cheney, BP, Southwestern Energy and Monsanto, we've all just witnessed the true face of Evil, and it's slowly drifting downstream, to where the river meets the sea... Wade, as you recall from your earliest efforts to establish ACORN in Little Rock, clean WATER, and 'big muddy' -catfish, were the only 2 things that we had to sustain us po' folks living in the Delta, all along the banks of the Mississippi.

Thanks to Dick Cheney, BP, Southwestern Energy and Monsanto, we've all just witnessed the true face of Evil, and it's slowly drifting downstream, to where the river meets the sea…

]]> Comment on Wrong Reasons, Right Move by Wade Rathke http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/12/wrong-reasons-right-move/comment-page-1/#comment-4372 Wade Rathke Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:31:36 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3508#comment-4372 Proving my own case, here's a recent piece by a TV-station in Ohio that wasn't afraid to give credit where credit was earned as opposed to the lack of integrity in the Times:<br><br>WHIO Local News <br>Poor people in Ohio registering to vote in record numbers<br>By<br>Charlie Van Sant<br>@ August 5, 2010 11:50 PM Permalink | Comments (0)<br><br>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Many more poor people are filling out voter registration applications at public assistance offices in Ohio. <br><br>The Cox Media Group Columbus Bureau reports that far more are doing so than before a voting rights group won a legal settlement. <br><br>In 2006, ACORN and two individuals teamed up with Project Vote and filed a lawsuit against the state. They said Ohio was not complying with a 1993 federal law that in part mandated public assistance agencies to offer voter registration. <br><br>They won a settlement agreement in November, 2009.<br><br>Under that settlement, county public assistance agencies must train workers, provide clients with applications, and track statistics. <br><br>Ohio was one of four states that were sued, and one of two that reached settlements.<br><br><br>Voter applications through county job and family service offices, January-June 2010:<br><br><br>Montgomery County, 8,475<br>Butler County, 2,861<br>Clark County, 1,353<br>Miami County, 1,203<br>Warren County, 865<br>Greene County, 483<br>Champaign County, 312 Proving my own case, here's a recent piece by a TV-station in Ohio that wasn't afraid to give credit where credit was earned as opposed to the lack of integrity in the Times:

WHIO Local News
Poor people in Ohio registering to vote in record numbers
By
Charlie Van Sant
@ August 5, 2010 11:50 PM Permalink | Comments (0)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Many more poor people are filling out voter registration applications at public assistance offices in Ohio.

The Cox Media Group Columbus Bureau reports that far more are doing so than before a voting rights group won a legal settlement.

In 2006, ACORN and two individuals teamed up with Project Vote and filed a lawsuit against the state. They said Ohio was not complying with a 1993 federal law that in part mandated public assistance agencies to offer voter registration.

They won a settlement agreement in November, 2009.

Under that settlement, county public assistance agencies must train workers, provide clients with applications, and track statistics.

Ohio was one of four states that were sued, and one of two that reached settlements.

Voter applications through county job and family service offices, January-June 2010:

Montgomery County, 8,475
Butler County, 2,861
Clark County, 1,353
Miami County, 1,203
Warren County, 865
Greene County, 483
Champaign County, 312

]]> Comment on “Gasland” and the Powder River Coal Basin by Bill Mitchell http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/16/%e2%80%9cgasland%e2%80%9d-and-the-powder-river-coal-basin/comment-page-1/#comment-4368 Bill Mitchell Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:17:22 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3527#comment-4368 Hey Wade. Where have you been???? We have been dealing with CBM since Cheney convened his secret taskforce in 2001. The impact in not only the Powder River Basin but also in w. Colorado, Wyoming's Red Desert, and northwestern NM has been devastating on the agricultural communities, contaminating ground water, tearing up pastures and damaging the cultures. And, the boomers have been out in force especially in Wyoming and Colorado. Interesting now the conflicts have moved to PA and NY and the whole issue of fracking that is a center piece of Gasland. And now the boomers move on to a new play in nw North Dakota. It is the same old story but it keeps on repeating itself...........Hope you get home some time soon. Wouldn't be a road trip without a stop at a mechanic's garage along the way. Bill Mitchell Hey Wade. Where have you been???? We have been dealing with CBM since Cheney convened his secret taskforce in 2001. The impact in not only the Powder River Basin but also in w. Colorado, Wyoming's Red Desert, and northwestern NM has been devastating on the agricultural communities, contaminating ground water, tearing up pastures and damaging the cultures. And, the boomers have been out in force especially in Wyoming and Colorado. Interesting now the conflicts have moved to PA and NY and the whole issue of fracking that is a center piece of Gasland. And now the boomers move on to a new play in nw North Dakota. It is the same old story but it keeps on repeating itself………..Hope you get home some time soon. Wouldn't be a road trip without a stop at a mechanic's garage along the way. Bill Mitchell

]]> Comment on “Gasland” and the Powder River Coal Basin by Nathan Sooy http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/16/%e2%80%9cgasland%e2%80%9d-and-the-powder-river-coal-basin/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Nathan Sooy Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:10:20 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3527#comment-4367 Wade, GASLAND is the best tool that the forces opposing Shale Gas Drilling have right now. Josh Fox, the filmmaker, made a good deal of the film here in Pennsylvania. My organization, Clean Water Action, provided some key contacts to Josh as he was filming. Since GASLAND has been completed my org and others has been using public GASLAND showings as a way of getting attention for issues and building lists that we can use in our organizing. So far in PA, 1600+ people attending in Williamsport, PA; 600+ in Pittsburgh; 300+ in Carlisle, PA; and we did a showing for Legislative Staff at the State Capitol. These are just a few of the showings I know about in PA - there have been others that other orgs have sponsored. We are doing another show in Harrisburg on Sept. 7th for the general public; and another specifically for Members of the Legislature at the State Capitol on September 20th. Josh Fox has come to most of these events. And each event has a discussion panel following the event with local enviro organizers and leaders.<br>Josh Fox and GASLAND is very much interested in using the film to build a prairie fire. Go to <a href="http://www.gaslandthemovie.com" rel="nofollow">www.gaslandthemovie.com</a> for details.<br><br>Of course, I am using these screenings to build our coalition and my organization. Wade, GASLAND is the best tool that the forces opposing Shale Gas Drilling have right now. Josh Fox, the filmmaker, made a good deal of the film here in Pennsylvania. My organization, Clean Water Action, provided some key contacts to Josh as he was filming. Since GASLAND has been completed my org and others has been using public GASLAND showings as a way of getting attention for issues and building lists that we can use in our organizing. So far in PA, 1600+ people attending in Williamsport, PA; 600+ in Pittsburgh; 300+ in Carlisle, PA; and we did a showing for Legislative Staff at the State Capitol. These are just a few of the showings I know about in PA – there have been others that other orgs have sponsored. We are doing another show in Harrisburg on Sept. 7th for the general public; and another specifically for Members of the Legislature at the State Capitol on September 20th. Josh Fox has come to most of these events. And each event has a discussion panel following the event with local enviro organizers and leaders.
Josh Fox and GASLAND is very much interested in using the film to build a prairie fire. Go to http://www.gaslandthemovie.com for details.

Of course, I am using these screenings to build our coalition and my organization.

]]> Comment on Big Crowd, Affordable Housing Crisis by I_Love_Glenn_Bcke http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/14/big-crowd-affordable-housing-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4376 I_Love_Glenn_Bcke Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:11:35 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3518#comment-4376 This is definitely George Bush's fault. Why can't our president use some of that bail out money for more housing? Is he still on vacation? This is definitely George Bush's fault. Why can't our president use some of that bail out money for more housing? Is he still on vacation?

]]> Comment on Big Crowd, Affordable Housing Crisis by Youstolemyhouse http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/14/big-crowd-affordable-housing-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4377 Youstolemyhouse Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:09:34 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3518#comment-4377 I believe you meant the lack of government housing should be blamed on George Bush. I blame George Bush for my toilet backing up yesterday. I heard where someone at Subway blamed George Bush for not getting their onions like they had asked. Blaming George Bush is the liberal in thing to do! I believe you meant the lack of government housing should be blamed on George Bush. I blame George Bush for my toilet backing up yesterday. I heard where someone at Subway blamed George Bush for not getting their onions like they had asked. Blaming George Bush is the liberal in thing to do!

]]> Comment on Big Crowd, Affordable Housing Crisis by LiberalJoeMug http://chieforganizer.org/2010/08/14/big-crowd-affordable-housing-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4366 LiberalJoeMug Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:05:53 +0000 http://chieforganizer.org/?p=3518#comment-4366 I blame the lack of government on George Bush. Why not...its the liberal response to everything. I blame the lack of government on George Bush. Why not…its the liberal response to everything.

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