{"id":5466,"date":"2011-04-08T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=5466"},"modified":"2011-04-08T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T15:20:18","slug":"unleashing-the-furies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=5466","title":{"rendered":"Unleashing the Furies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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https://castlehomecomfort.com/about-us/ Comments ranged from looney (Obama is a manchurian candidate) to exasperation (Obama”doesn’t \u00a0get it”). But two major themes emerged from the 100+ comment thread: 1) betrayal (Obama is “not the man I voted for” and 2) punishment, as reflected by this commenter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

https://forgive123.com/travel/ All I can figure is that Obama wants to make sure that environmentalists never vote for another Democrat again for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

Purchase Tramadol Without Prescription I think it’s about time that we contribute to and vote for politicians who are on our side.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which brings me to this current piece<\/a> by David Roberts at\u00a0Grist<\/em>, headlined:<\/p>\n

Nothing will change until greens mount some primary challenges and collect some scalps<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Order Zopiclone Online Roberts suggests that Big Green groups shift their strategy from Inside the Beltway lobbying (on specific environmental causes and issues) to an overtly political, in-your-face approach. Leaving aside that this would require a fundamental revamping of mission statements by Big Green (which, given their corporate sponsorships and cozy ties to politicians, is not about to happen overnight), how would such a green political machine be funded? Roberts advises that<\/p>\n

https://www.andrewplimmer.com/how-to-start-an-online-business/ green groups all contribute to a common electoral fund. Build up, say, $300 million or so. Be public and explicit about what the money is for: not ads, not canvassing, not clever websites, nothing except\u00a0primarying the next Dem who f*cks with them on a big priority issue<\/em> like EPA climate regs. It’s just a big, loaded primary gun.<\/p>\n

Order Soma 350Mg Online And then … use it. Take somebody out. My personal suggestion would be the loathsome Joe Manchin. Or if that’s too big a target to begin with, start smaller, with a few state attorneys general, mayors, even school board members. Collect some scalps and work up the food chain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Buy Prednisone Online Without Prescription There is liberal precedent for this kind of scalp collecting and it can be summed up in two words: Ralph Nader<\/a>.<\/p>\n

https://blackhillsballoons.com/contact-us/ Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for a legitimate (and rational) third party in U.S. politics that \u00a0fits somewhere between Tweedledum and Tweedledee<\/a>. But it doesn’t sound like Roberts is going down that road–yet. He just wants to see Democratic challengers that run on truly climate-centric positions. Well, good luck with that limited plank. I’ll believe it’s a viable strategy when I see global warming concerns reflected in grassroots emotion and organizing that such challenger candidates can tap into. \u00a0Not a\u00a0one day event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/financing-options/ Finally, let me ask: how does this scalp-collecting, “work up the food chain” strategy dovetail with the we-only-have-a-limited window to act on climate change warning<\/a> that I’ve been hearing for years?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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