Many of us spend hours each and every day on progressive blogs. I know I do. It’s important, we keep each other informed about the latest events in the world and developments in politics. We debate the issues, we take action together by contacting our senators and congressmen, we contribute money to deserving progressive candidates through ActBlue and help other Americans in need by donating what we can as often as we can.
Our blogs have been vital sources of mutual support and friendship. For years, on progressive websites large and small, we’ve helped each other make it through another day, and then another week, and then another month, and then another year as we’ve endured the abuses of this obscene travesty of a government.
We’ve supported each other all the way through this, and we’re gaining political influence at the state and national levels. But we have to build upon what we’re accomplishing on our blogs by defending democracy where it needs defending the most, in the corrupt corporate media. We have to be the truth tellers in the pages of America’s newspapers. We have to publicly condemn the bought and paid for politicians in both parties who claim to be defenders of America, but defend nothing but their sordid careers as they betray us time and time again.
I managed to quit blogging long enough to write an LTE, and successfully e-mailed it to the Fargo Forum, so readers of my state’s largest newspaper have just seen the public condemnation of a treacherous politician who isn’t even fit to be an American citizen, much less fit to be representing 400,000 of them:
Conrad’s Telecom Vote is a Betrayal
Published Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., betrayed us all on Feb. 12. He betrayed you, he betrayed me, he betrayed every American soldier who ever fought and died to defend our freedom and liberty. Conrad no longer believes in the Constitution and the rule of law. He told us so. He told us that when he tossed the Constitution and the rule of law into the nearest Dumpster, put on his politician suit and tie, combed his politician hair, and walked into what used to be the Senate of the United States to help criminal telecom companies and a criminal president destroy American democracy.
For years, big telecom companies conspired with George W. Bush and the National Security Agency to engage in massive, pervasive, illegal spying on Americans in violation of the Constitution. That’s just fine with Conrad. He told us so on Feb. 12. These powerful telecom companies believe they are above the law. Conrad agrees. He told us so on Feb. 12. They don’t want spied on, lied to, abused, betrayed and victimized American citizens to be able to defend their Fourth Amendment rights in court. That’s just fine with Conrad. He couldn’t care less about the Constitution, the rule of law or our civil liberties. He told us so on Feb. 12.
Terrorists can never destroy America, but they don’t have to. They can just sit back and watch Conrad, Bush and the most corrupt pack of Beltway politicians ever to cash congressional paychecks destroy America for them.
If you still believe in the Constitution and the rule of law, call Conrad and ask him why he doesn’t. His number is (202) 224-2043.
