cannabisnews.com: Patients To Push for Medical Marijuana Law
Patients To Push for Medical Marijuana Law
Posted by CN Staff on June 03, 2008 at 07:32:32 PT
By Denise Richardson, Staff Writer
Source: Daily Star
New York -- Two area men with serious, chronic medical conditions will join an assemblyman in Albany today to urge passage of a Senate bill allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. ``We're hopeful,'' said Bruce Dunn, of Morris, from a hotel in Albany on Monday night.He and Richard Williams, of Richmondville, will join other patients and Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried, D-Manhattan, who will announce a television advertising campaign seeking Senate approval of a bill before the lawmakers adjourn June 23.
Later, patients will lobby their senators, according to a media advisory from Gottfried and the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C.``We want to see an effective law that's going to help people,'' Williams, 46, who has had HIV for 20 years and also has hepatitis C, said from his home Monday.The men said separately they don't want to be criminalized because they use marijuana for their medical conditions. Dan Bernath, assistant director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, said the possibility of arrests are a fear among patients and today's lobby efforts are to inform senators of the importance of the issues.The Assembly passed a bill last year, Bernath said, and the Marijuana Policy Project wouldn't ask patients to lobby for passage if there were no chance senators would approve the bill.However, a local senator expressed doubt.The U.S. Supreme Court has said the issue is a matter of federal law, said James Seward, R-Milford, and it is up to Congress to clarify whether states are empowered on the matter.``I don't anticipate the Senate will take up this issue until the federal government tells us we can,'' Seward said. The Assembly is creating some false hope about an issue that isn't clearly in the state's jurisdiction, he said, and the fact that some other states have moved forward to approve laws ``isn't a road that New York should go down.''Seward said he personally supports the use of medicinal marijuana for patients with chronic or terminal conditions if the drug is approved by the Federal Drug Administration and prescribed by a physician. The drug, like morphine, could be used for pain relief, he said.``I could support legislation that is very, very tightly controlled,'' Seward said. But until federal and state jurisdictions are clarified, Seward said he has a responsibility to abide by the U.S. Constitution.The Assembly bill sponsored by Gottfried legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transport or administration of marijuana by a patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use and directs the Department of Health to monitor uses. In its justification, the bill refers to the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine 1999 report that "nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety ... all can be mitigated by marijuana."Doctors and patients have documented that marijuana can be an effective treatment _ where other medications have failed _ for some patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other life-threatening or debilitating conditions.A Senate bill regarding proposed medicinal use of marijuana is in committee, according to the http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi website.Dunn said he has tried many therapies and medicines since his accident in 1988 and he needs the drug because it eases pain, softens muscles and motivates him. Marijuana is a safe drug that should be available to those who would benefit, he said.``There are people who need that _ no other drug serves them as well with as few side effects,'' Dunn, 61, said. ``I'm in it for others as well as myself.''Bernath said the TV ad is a new step in seeking passage of a law by the Senate. Burton Aldrich, a quadriplegic father of five from Kingston, is featured in the ads to be broadcast on CNN and CNN Headline News, among other channels, starting Wednesday, Bernath said. Montana, Vermont and Rhode Island are among states that have passed medicinal marijuana laws since 2004 and after TV ad campaigns, he said.Bernath said he spoke Monday with Barbara Jackson, a cancer survivor from the Bronx, who expressed gratitude that she didn't go to jail after her arrest last year for using marijuana to treat appetite loss. The charges were dropped, Bernath said, but Jackson still faces the threat of arrest.``This is not a theoretical problem,'' he said.Source: Daily Star, The (NY)Author: Denise Richardson, Staff WriterPublished: June 3, 2008Copyright: 2008 The Daily StarContact: letters thedailystar.comWebsite: http://www.thedailystar.com/Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #60 posted by Hope on June 07, 2008 at 07:21:25 PT
Afterburner comment 44
Thank you!
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Comment #59 posted by FoM on June 06, 2008 at 16:55:18 PT
Just a Good Song
For the people who are sad because who they wanted to win the nomination in either Party didn't. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurtshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91euxMQ0Zyg
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 19:25:55 PT
Thank You Bob Dylan!
Bob Dylan Says Barack Obama is 'Changin' AmericaJune 5, 2008His 1964 track 'The Times They are a-Changin' became the anthem for his generation, symbolising the era-defining social struggle against the establishment.Now Bob Dylan - who could justifiably claim to be the architect of Barack Obama's 'change' catchphrase - has backed the Illinois senator to do for modern America what the generation before did in the 1960s.In an exclusive interview with The Times, published in T2 today, Dylan gives a ringing endorsement to Mr Obama, the first ever black presidential candidate, claiming he is "redefining the nature of politics from the ground up".URL: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4076339.eceBob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin' (Unreleased 1976)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_XwLSN45I
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Comment #57 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 18:53:35 PT
BGreen
I was away from the computer visiting with a friend and just went back to the news and Obama went to Hillary's home to talk. Maybe it will get solved and he can move on.
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Comment #56 posted by BGreen on June 05, 2008 at 15:58:03 PT
I know, FoM
I have only recently become convinced that a lot of the rumors might have some truth to them.Hillary and Bill Clinton are WAY too smart to be able to chalk up their shenanigans as "errors" due to "lack of sleep."Bill has become a sad caricature of himself now that his phony "I feel your pain" act no longer works, and the real man, complete with disgust and anger towards anybody he perceives is getting in their way, has reared it's ugly head.I just hope Barack can finally start concentrating on defeating McBush, a race that will be much easier than fending off the ever-changing attacks from the Clinton's.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #55 posted by BGreen on June 05, 2008 at 15:41:46 PT
One more thing, Dankhank
I am not angry, but even if I was, isn't it justified? After 27 years of having either a Clinton or a Bush occupy the White House as president or VP, I had just about given up hope that our country would survive. That's not anger, that's fear. I'll face my fear with a sober evaluation of the facts and then proceed appropriately, which, in my case, means speaking out about a woman that I believe has the ability and intention of finishing off what's left of this country for her own lust for power.When Hillary stops her pathetic power grab, then I'll shut up.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #54 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 15:39:07 PT
BGreen
My sister followed that and she really does believe it. I didn't follow it because I didn't like the Clintons to begin with. I don't know. My sister just read a book about Hillary when she was in the hospital and she couldn't believe the things they did. I don't trust them and never have. It's more a gut feeling with me though.
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Comment #53 posted by BGreen on June 05, 2008 at 15:26:05 PT
I like you, Dankhank, but I disagree
Your arguments don't jibe with my observations and gut feelings.You keep mentioning Richard Melon Scaife as a reason to disregard the facts. The facts are that people who somehow have the perceived ability to interfere with the power grab by the Clinton's have ended up "suicided." People around you, me, FoM, Hope, or anybody else I know don't have people conveniently pass away in a way that furthers our careers.If Richard Melon Scaife is the architect of such a vicious manufacturing of false accusations like you seem to believe, why then did Hillary Clinton buddy up to Richard Melon Scaife, kissing his ass and accepting his endorsement of her to be president?Hillary busted out in the most uncomfortably nervous laughter when asked about the Scaife endorsement by Keith Olbermann, and had no real explanation of why, if Richard Melon Scaife really was behind the campaign of lies as some such as yourself believe, she would forget all of that and act like he was her best friend.That, my friend Dankhank, is the epitome of the phony, power crazy Hillary Clinton that I fear so much. You may not see it, and that's OK, but many of us see things much differently than you.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #52 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 15:13:07 PT
Dankhank
I believe Obama has no dislike for Muslims. I guess that might cause people to think he isn't a Christian. I have nothing against Muslims and I'm a Christian. There are bad people in every religion but most are good people.
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Comment #51 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 15:08:51 PT
Dankhank
Fear will always be with me because of the time when we lost remarkable men. It will forever be stuck in my mind. It really set me back and made me doubt the future. I guess I worry about Obama and I know in my heart that is why.
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Comment #50 posted by Dankhank on June 05, 2008 at 14:56:55 PT
FoM
interesting ...I agree with all you said, even that he ran a superior campaign, minus the "fear of clinton.". That was in my orig. comment that started this mini-thread in the larger thread.Since most/all of the "fear-making" emanated from the "unholy conservative attack machine" bankrolled with 15+ million dollars and tasking to destroy from Richard Melon Scaife.Since, here in Amerika, it's possible to spread a lie through the internet that has no basis in fact, witness the Obama/Muslim thing, I wait for alternate sources and have no memory of seeing any.
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Comment #49 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 11:22:31 PT
Dankhank
I wanted to mention this too. I have been afraid for Obama because of the Clintons. Since they scare me not wanting her as VP helps me not to worry. I don't think of politicians in the same light as regular people. They have a drive that regular folks just don't have and they often act like regular people don't act. I am happy Obama never brought up Lewinsky. That took class.
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Comment #48 posted by FoM on June 05, 2008 at 11:07:03 PT
Dankhank
I hoped Obama would win but there was a time when Clinton was way ahead of him and I just said to myself it's a contest and one will win and one will lose. I didn't check out his blog or pay attention very closely. I never attacked or even posted on any blog about Clinton or Obama except Obama's blog and it would have been a positive comment. I read Hillary's blog and I feel really sorry for those who are so upset. Obama won because he ran a superior campaign and knew when not to speak. The Clintons are wealthy and can do whatever they want to do with the rest of their lives but the poor unhappy people who believe in Clinton I hope they will be ok.
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Comment #47 posted by Dankhank on June 05, 2008 at 10:37:36 PT
punditry
guess I'm ready for it ...here's what I was talking 'bout yesterday, today in Alternet.http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/87082/
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Comment #46 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 17:28:30 PT
afterburner
Thank you. It really was an amazing speech.
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Comment #45 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 17:26:58 PT
Patrick and BGreen
I'm sure you know this by now but Clinton is going to endorse Obama on friday. I don't think she will be offered the VP position. They are saying that Bill Clintons finances probably won't pass the test.
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Comment #44 posted by afterburner on June 04, 2008 at 17:26:09 PT
FoM #23 & Hope #25
FoM: "I looked and can't find the speech yet either. It was great."Hope: "I didn't get to hear Obama's speech either. Hopefully, I'll get to." If you still haven't heard it, here are some links to the speech, preview (2:06) and full (27:31):CNN video trailer/teaser of Obama's speech (2:06) [I couldn't get it to load on dial-up. It worked in broadband though.]
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/06/03/sot.obama.nominee.cnn
Here's another link (same clip from CNN on YouTube), promising the complete speech later [This one loaded on dial-up & broadband.]:Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Obama YouTube: “I Will Be Your Nominee” (2:06)
Here is a short clip of Obama’s victory speech on Tuesday night from St. Paul, Minnesota. Obama declares victory and that the race is over with humility and grace. The entire speech of Clinton’s and Obama’s will be available here later. http://mersmanpolitical.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-youtube-i-will-be-your-nominee.html***********Here is the complete speech (27:31) [This one also loaded on dial-up & broadband.]:Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Barack Obama Democratic Nomination Victory Speech (27:31)
Barack Obama made yet another inspirational speech on Tuesday night in which he took the stage to declare that he was the Democratic nominee. If you missed the speech or just want to watch it again, you can watch the entire speech here, thanks to MSNBC. http://mersmanpolitical.blogspot.com/2008/06/barack-obama-democratic-nomination.html
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Comment #43 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 14:38:29 PT
Dankhank
You have been a little snarky but that's ok. We still love you.
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Comment #42 posted by Dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 14:06:37 PT
belief
yes, that is a good thing, too bad Hillary can't have the same belief.If that's snarky, I apologize.
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 13:42:37 PT
America
One of the really good things about being a citizen of the USA is we can decide what we want to do with our own life. If I believe in something I put my heart into it.
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Comment #40 posted by Dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 13:35:00 PT
our cause ...
always had a better chance under a Democrat than a republican ... and the prospect for McCain picking the next three supreme court nominees is unimaginable.I'm not forgetting RPaul. He was a maverick. Liked him for one reason, only.
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Comment #39 posted by Dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 13:32:07 PT
politics
is the knowledge that you can't get everything you want all the time ... if you do it's not politics, it's tyranny.
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 13:11:36 PT
DankHank
For me since I was not political and only voted 2 times before Obama not voting if I don't like the prospect is what I've always done.
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Comment #37 posted by dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 13:08:12 PT
VP...
kinda like I always viewed Cheny as insurance for Dubya, ever worry 'bout that?How about VP for McCain? that's a VP that REALLY could look forward to a promotion just on age.comment I read here and elsewhere that if Hillary got the nod, Obama supporters would stay home were the scariest of all .
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 12:54:21 PT
One More Thing
I want Hillary to have a very important position in an Obama administration but not VP. That creates so much fear in my mind that it would be hard to handle.
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Comment #35 posted by Dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 12:47:40 PT
bloodthirsty ...
The primary battles were brutal, producing at least as much bad feeling as this year's.http://www.slate.com/id/2192865/pagenum/all/#page_start
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 12:47:00 PT
DankHank
I have no illusions and I know that Obama is a politician. I find the way Bill and Hillary Clinton have acted towards Obama has been very distasteful to me. I spent years competing in horse shows. You always congratulate a person that beats you because it is a contest and some win and some lose. It's her overpowering ego that turns me off.
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Comment #33 posted by dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 12:35:36 PT
my vote ...
in our primary was for Obama, as stated before, and I stand by it as it happened very early in the process.I do not believe in the lies that the millions of dollars spent by Richard Mellon Scaife produced re: Clinton's crimes.I wonder why we Americans extol the "never quit 'till the end" philosophy, except for this instance.What lies could I buy about anyone if I had 15 million dollars to spend, and a heart full of hate?anybody here like sports? Wanna tell those guys/gals to figure out when they have lost and then to quit?No one here will admit that we have a damn hard fight ahead for our chosen goal, may not succeed in our lifetime, so should we quit?I guess I just don't understand why we can be bloodthirsty in most of our endeavors, but not Hillary.Politics is the ultimate blood sport. Hillary ran with Obama down to the bloody end, likely only losing because she misunderstood the value of the caucuses. A tactical error she will regret for all time, I'm sure.Obama was pretty bloodthirsty in his early days, I've seen the stories. How lucky for him he could avoid that, during the primaries.How nice it must be, so righteous and so unrepentant.
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Comment #32 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 12:26:56 PT
This Helps
Senator Obama appointed Caroline Kennedy as one of the people to check out VP prospects.
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 11:25:04 PT
From a Hillary Supporter
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-rosen/i-am-not-a-bargaining-chi_b_105133.html
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Comment #30 posted by Patrick on June 04, 2008 at 11:20:45 PT
I'm with BGreen
Hillary has proven she will say and do anything to get elected. With the trail of dead bodies the Clinton's have left behind over the years Obama would be a fool to invite her to be his VP. It would almost assure his assassination if he were to win the election. Of course the presumed assassination of BHO will be blamed on racism in America. Some rebel flag wearing redneck from the South will be the patsy. Then pretending to be saddened that the second black president has been laid to rest on Capitol Hill Hillary will tell us in her fake southern black accent how she "ain't no ways tired" and how the bullet really was meant as a sign for her leadership. Awww. She’ll tell us it was a true sign from God that she should have been elected in the first place so that BHO would still be alive with us today. If only the People would have listened to her message and voted for her instead he would still be alive today. Awwww isn't she sweet. She'll go on about how her vast experience had taught her how to "duck under" the sniper fire. She will step up to the podium in her new black pant suit as the newly sworn in President/Leader of the free world and tell us all that in order to heal our racial wounds and divisions Congress must pass her new socialist health care agenda and provide mental health services to All Americans so we can overcome the national mental health tragedy caused by the untimely demise of our second black president. What a great leader she will become. Awwww And like JFK, the real story will be shrouded in conspiracy theories and national mourning while Bill contemplates the meaning of "is" without inhaling.
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Comment #29 posted by BGreen on June 04, 2008 at 09:07:07 PT
I was a lot nicer than Hillary and co. have been
I'm being nice compared to the racism, sexism, lies and anger exhibited by Bill, Hillary and the unholy team of lunatics that they hired to get her in the presidency, no matter what.The woman lost months ago, but she still won't act like anything but the worst loser in the world. She's done everything but throw herself on the floor and have a tantrum.The fact is, people around the Clinton's end up dead. Vince Foster, JFK Jr., Arkansas Patrol officers, etc. Anybody that stands in the way of the Clinton's absolute power is a threat, and Obama is more of a threat than any of the aforementioned deceased Clinton acquaintances.The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #28 posted by dankhank on June 04, 2008 at 08:13:16 PT
BGreen
the continuing elevation of the vitriol you expound against a woman who had a vision for America that did not encompass the abject naked greed evidenced by the current administration leave me shaking my head.It's over, reverend, can we get past it and try some compassion, optimism and good manners, now"\?Just thinking aloud.
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 05:28:40 PT
BGreen
My preferences are Bill Richardson or Jim Webb.Obama's Potential Running Mateshttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/election.runningmates/
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on June 04, 2008 at 04:20:21 PT
BGreen
I don't want her as VP. When Kennedy was murdered many people blamed Johnson. Obama needs someone who isn't from the past but someone progressive and a person who respects Obama. We don't need another powerful VP like we've had these last years with Bush.
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Comment #25 posted by Hope on June 03, 2008 at 22:21:37 PT
Afterburner comment 21
No, Afterburner, I haven't seen Zelig. I've seen a few Woody Allen movies and I don't recall the name of them all, but I'm pretty sure I haven't seen that one. It does sound interesting.I didn't get to hear Obama's speech either. Hopefully, I'll get to.It must have been quite a speech from the reaction it got out of all of you. I'm very happy about his nomination and very hopeful that he'll be the next President of the United States.
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Comment #24 posted by BGreen on June 03, 2008 at 22:03:35 PT
Why in the HELL should Hillary be VP?!
This woman tried every trick in the book to destroy Barack Obama as a person and as a leader. She said anything (usually changing her story daily) to damage the reputation of Obama, all with a desperation only seen when the most powerful are at risk of somehow losing some of that power.I have no doubt whatsoever, and you all can be my witnesses, that if Hillary Clinton is the vice president under Barack Obama, Obama will end up dead and Hillary will become the president.Those are strong words, but I've had a lot of gut feelings in my life where I've been 100% correct in my premonitions.I send out fervent prayers that there will be a supernatural protection placed over Barack Obama. I also pray that Barack continues to display the wisdom he possesses to choose a vice presidential candidate a little less desperate to retain power at any cost.Also, if Barack is such a freakin' loser as Hillary has tried to portray him, why would she even want to be his second fiddle unless she has ulterior motives?The Reverend Bud Green
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 20:34:04 PT
afterburner
Thank you for the links. I haven't heard of Twitter but I'll check it and thank you for the songs. I looked and can't find the speech yet either. It was great.
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Comment #22 posted by afterburner on June 03, 2008 at 20:22:42 PT
FoM, I haven't heard the speech yet, but I will...
check CNN & youTube.***OT: Have you heard of Twitter?It's a global mini-blog site of limited length of posts. Most of the chat is mundane, but recent disasters, like earthquakes, have been reported on Twitter first before reugular media arrives. The first link lets you follow threads or persons of interest. The second link illustrates the volume of "tweets" and their global positions superimposed on a map of the world.Twitter: What are you doing?
http://twitter.com/Tracks 'Twitter' on world map in 5-sec. intervals
http://twittervision.com/***Here is some music to celebrate Obama's victory: first videos/audios from Neil Young's first band, Buffalo Springfield; second a visionary song from Jefferson Starship. Enjoy!Broken Arrow
http://www.last.fm/music/Buffalo+Springfield/+videos/+1-uW_ND105WfE
{Check Related Videos & Similar Artists, too. Outstanding!}Paul Kantner, Jefferson Starship - Blows Against the Empire (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpUPEYp-t58
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Comment #21 posted by afterburner on June 03, 2008 at 20:06:20 PT
Have you seen it, Hope?
Hope #10 "Everyman/African/Christian/Jewish American..."Your comment reminds me of Zelig, a Wooody Allen movie about a man that so wanted to fit in so badly that he took on physical characteristics, language and mindset of those he spent time with: native people, blacks, rabbis, etc. I'm not criticizing Obama for being an integrator/facilitator. He listens and includes others. Zelig merely wanted to become others, but Zelig had no personality of his own. Obviously, Obama does have a strong personality.
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 20:06:12 PT
charmed quark
Yes! Yes! Yes! I agree. He will be our next President. It's such a good feeling to finally have someone who shares my values running for President.
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 19:57:53 PT
fight_4_freedom
Yes we can!Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
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Comment #18 posted by charmed quark on June 03, 2008 at 19:51:41 PT
next president
I have a good understanding of our political system and can say that Obama is going to be our next president.Our time. Time to turn the page.
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Comment #17 posted by fight_4_freedom on June 03, 2008 at 19:47:43 PT:
What a wonderful night
Yes We Can! An amazing speech by Mr. Obama. Good-bye Hillary!
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 19:47:41 PT
charmed quark
It was incredible! I will never forget this night.
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Comment #15 posted by charmed quark on June 03, 2008 at 19:23:22 PT
beautiful speech
i wish i could be in st. paul tonight
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Comment #14 posted by The GCW on June 03, 2008 at 19:19:01 PT
Clinton seeks VP spot.
"Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat."http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PRIMARY_RDP?SITE=COFRI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 19:09:03 PT
Hope
Obama will speak soon! This is historic. You are right we are all mutts. LOL!
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on June 03, 2008 at 19:05:36 PT
Mutts.
Most of us are pretty much mutts in the bloodline department. That makes us strong and unique, I think.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 18:52:44 PT
Hope
What an interesting way of putting it. I believe he has so much to prove that he will work hard towards that end.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on June 03, 2008 at 18:48:47 PT
Everyman/African/Christian/Jewish American...
is what he looks like to me. I hope he's a truly decent, wise, and full of grace and mercy President....is what I so hope he will be.
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Comment #9 posted by charmed quark on June 03, 2008 at 18:45:58 PT
new jersey, too
next door to NY, serious med marijuana hearings are occurring in NJhttp://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--medicalmarijuana0522may22,0,2321509.story
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 18:33:55 PT
The GCW
Thank you. It really is amazing what has just happened. An African American has won and will more then likely be the next President of The United States. I think the world will be proud of us for this.
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Comment #7 posted by The GCW on June 03, 2008 at 18:28:41 PT
Obama clinches Democratic nomination
Obama clinches Democratic nominationhttp://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080603/NEWS/247257438
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 15:18:23 PT
New Ad Urges Legalization of Medicinal Marijuana
By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer June 3, 2008 ALBANY, N.Y. - A new television advertisement the Marijuana Policy Project introduced Tuesday in some markets of New York state supports the legalization of medical marijuana.The Marijuana Policy Project also seeks "to replace marijuana prohibition with a sensible system of regulation," according to its Web site.New York becomes the fifth state to see this type of ad, which feature sick and injured patients who urge the public to pass laws to protect them from arrest or jail time for using marijuana. Local versions of the ads were introduced in Vermont and Montana in 2004, Rhode Island in 2005 and in Minnesota this year.Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried, a New York City Democrat, has introduced legislation that would legalize marijuana for medicinal use. Senator Vincent Leibell, a Republican whose district includes Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, also introduced a similar bill.New York's ad features Burton Aldrich of Kingston, a quadriplegic father of five who says marijuana is the only thing that relieves his chronic pain.Commercials are a powerful marketing tactic of prescription drug companies and a popular method for discouraging illegal drug use.Since 1996, 12 states have enacted laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana: California, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Maine, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii and Washington State. According to federal law, marijuana use is illegal regardless of whether it's used medicinally.http://www.mpp.org/states/new-york/ad.htmlCopyright: 2008 Associated Presshttp://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--marijuanaads0603jun03,0,7333408.story
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 11:22:15 PT
Paul
This is the most hopeful I've been in a long time. Change just might happen now.
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Comment #4 posted by paulpeterson on June 03, 2008 at 11:15:52 PT
Patterson doesn't want to get "Spitzered"
Remember when Spitzer changed his tune and supported medical marijuana after all? That was exactly when he drew every LEO on the Eastern seaboard, to ride out and catch him with his zipper down, and apparently they caught him with his ATM card waving in the chilled night air, which is why he wasn't there, to help, right when the New York legislature reconvened to pick up where they left off last summer, right?Of course Patterson doesn't want to even "telegraph" his support for change, because he doesn't want to get burned by the same Rockefeller fellas, right? Better stay close to the fold, and keep his trousers well creased, and silent running, and his ideas deep inside his own space, and calmly work his gentlemanly style behind closed doors, than use the media, to announce to every eavesdropper, where and when to hook up their R2D2 suction cups up to the devices that are the things of politics, and that's that.He's already given us enough Morse Code, though, and of course, even though I wouldn't ever encourage anybody to lose their sight, so they could see the long count, but a little sensitivity to chronic inflammatory disease system patterns doesn't hurt, and of course, I'm glad MPP is doing the media blitz they are, so Patterson can sit tight and not be already flying in the breeze, when we need someone to sign that order, and when NEW YORK comes on board, the good ship tolerance and change, that should be the ice-berg we're waiting to tip over, and then, all those other swing states will be right on board, for the last stretch, into the finish line, right about the time that a route is coming, into the White House, and that's that.Just remember, folks, that in about 1933, there was a big bust, in a "speakeasy" in New York City, called the "Red Door" where about 38 special, influential politicians, got popped, and when that many people started picking up their phones, and making calls, prohibition was history in about a NEW YORK MINUTE, and it looks like right now, we are just waiting for that GREEN DOOR, to bust open, and also remember that when BARACK OBAMA TAKES OVER, ABOUT 93 US ATTORNEYS WILL BE PREPPING THEIR RESUMES, for looking for real jobs, and about 93 new folks will come marching in, with new marching orders, like tolerance, and justice, for a change, and God help us, to change the current formula, where a Democrat is 7 times more likely to be prosecuted than a Republican, under Bush Company, and that has never been this big of a spread (I believe under the Clinton Administration, the spread was more like 2 to one, which is more respectable, in most camps, that is).Any questions? PAUL PETERSON, STORM LAKE, IOWA 712-732-2620
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 10:24:09 PT
NYDN Blog: Med-Mar Ad Hits Airwaves
New York Medical Marijuana Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARi35Jz2nMJune 3, 2008The Medical Marijuana Project, whose primary funder is Progressive Insurance head Peter B. Lewis, has launched a lobbying campaign in hopes of pushing the Senate to pass a law that would legalize the use of pot for medical purposes.The legislation passed the Assembly for the first time last year 92-52, but never got off the ground in the Senate, despite the fact that it had a majority sponsor (Sen. Vincent Leibell) and verbal support from Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, a prostate cancer survivor.Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was initially an opponent of medical marijuana, saying while he was still AG that he had been advised by his physician brother that synthetic versions of THC were just as good as the real thing. (Advocates refute this, saying THC can bring unwelcome side effects and is harder to control when it comes to dosage).Spitzer changed his mind last summer, saying he was open to signing a med-mar bill if it was "properly structured." Gov. David Paterson has yet to take a public position on this subject.No immediate word on the size of the buy for this spot, which features Kingston resident Burton Aldrich, a quadriplegic who says he uses pot to control excruciating pain.According to Vince Marrone, who has long been the lobbyist for all things drug policy related, it is running largely in the Southern Tier and the Capital District in an effort to target specific senators.UPDATE: Karen O'Keefe, MMP assistant director of State Policies, said the ad is running in the Buffalo area, on Long Island, and also in the Capital Region. It will be on the air until June 19 - right around the end of the session.The MMP is perhaps best known for its 2006 ad campaign that called out various elected officials who had smoked pot - from VP Al Gore to President George W. Bush to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - in an effort to push regulated legalization of the drug.http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/06/medmar-ad-hits-airwaves.html
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on June 03, 2008 at 09:38:10 PT
runruff
We are in a time of change that I haven't seen for many years and it is blowing my mind to use an old expression. LOL! Yes the times they are a changin'
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Comment #1 posted by runruff on June 03, 2008 at 09:26:31 PT:
The times they are a changin'
It's like watching grass grow but the times really are a changin'
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