tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317736792024-03-07T15:41:41.490-08:00Political ArtworkPromoting Progressive/Liberal Ideals and Change in American Politics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-66250689844393647202013-11-11T15:07:00.000-08:002013-11-11T15:07:46.858-08:00Gone Fishing!Thank you for taking the time to view the art on this blog and for any political or artistic activism you partake in. This blog is not active for the time being. I'm currently pursuing my own art and taking time away from political activism. I may revive it in the future. I do hope you find something inspiring, interesting, or just plain old entertaining from reading what's been posted here. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-54865029855269166662010-12-05T23:36:00.000-08:002010-12-05T23:55:33.845-08:00Trickle THIS!!!"To put it simply, trickle down economics is a myth with no basis in reality. It is simply an ideology that never was supported by evidence. Right wing conservatives have warned of dire consequences from any attempt to increase taxes on the wealthy ever since the idea was first voiced. From those warnings you would think that the very high rates of taxation on the wealthy starting with FDR’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-41398231832954133982010-12-05T23:14:00.000-08:002010-12-05T23:16:29.429-08:00NeglectDear Readers,I apologize for my neglect of this blog. There are two reasons for it. One, I simply burned out on politics after working so hard to help get Obama elected (and the Democrats a majority in Congress) and I've been posting so much on Facebook instead. Alas, the weak-kneed Dems have lost their majority in the House and are on shaky ground in the Senate. Obama has lost his mojo too. So, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-74689255352744715512009-09-14T09:29:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:21:48.536-07:00Letter From A FriendI received the following email from a friend the other day and had to think about it for a bit before knowing how I wanted to respond to his concerns that Obama was not performing as advertised. (Links added to flesh out the conversation.) Hey, Emily!Sorry I haven't written earlier. And it looks like it takes an emergency to make me do so: I am greatly afraid--especially since I now dwell in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-28454289809068489472009-09-08T11:03:00.001-07:002009-09-08T11:05:17.328-07:00From MoveOn.org and R.E.M.Please share this around!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-58759321577092158602009-09-07T20:34:00.000-07:002009-09-07T20:38:06.277-07:00A Day in the Life of Joe RepublicanI ran this article (and added images to it) almost exactly 3 years ago. We've replaced the President and taken back the U.S. Congress, with intelligent human beings (thank the goddess) and yet from the safety of their media enclaves the radical right wing minority continues to spew disinformation about basic human rights. The current issue under attack is of course (again) health care in America.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-28863331692984479172009-06-05T16:49:00.001-07:002009-06-05T17:14:18.645-07:00Incredible, Visually Astonishing, Critical to Watch...As my friend, a family member, a fan of my artwork and/or blog, but mostly as a fellow human being I ask that you take the time to watch this free online full feature film by French director, Yann Arthus-Bertrand. I can't say I've ever been affected by a film this way...especially a documentary.CLICK HERE TO WATCH ON YouTube UNTIL 6/14/09:HOMEFrom the film's website:A hymn for the planetHOME is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-57614345043487606872009-05-13T10:08:00.001-07:002009-05-13T10:11:38.746-07:00CA Election May 19, 2009If you are registered for permanent absentee ballot you should probably mail it in today.Here is some advice from the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club a terrific progressive Bay Area group:_______________________________________On May 19th Vote NO! on all the propositionsPROP. 1A – Imposes a permanent spending cap based on a rolling 10- year average of revenues, extends recently approved tax Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-48540104742250508162009-05-09T10:31:00.001-07:002009-05-09T11:17:50.727-07:00Inspiration from a True American Political ArtistHere's how it's done folks:Filmmaker David Silberberg beautifully captured our recent Ocean Beach memorial for Tom Kennedy.R.I.P.perUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-42263326279404642982009-04-26T11:37:00.000-07:002009-04-26T11:48:49.558-07:00Rest In Peace Tom KennedyTom Kennedy and wife Haideen Anderson at ArtCar Fest 2008Photo © Emily DuffyI'm not fully able to write here yet about my friend, artist Tom Kennedy, but I do want to at least post this acknowledgement of his sudden departure from our ArtCar community. I'm basically still in shock about his drowning on Easter Sunday so need to process further before I can do a proper dedication to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-40414532943187602662009-04-04T12:09:00.000-07:002009-04-04T12:13:51.376-07:00Oh Yes, Please DO!From Think ProgressDuring a radio interview yesterday, corrupt Congressman Don Young (R-AK) expressed his hope that the corrupt former Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, might make a run against the corrupt Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin:"Personally I’d like to see him run for governor, and that’s my personal feeling,” Young told the Alaska Public Radio Network on Thursday. “So, we’ll see what Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-2529390864387000112009-03-01T14:36:00.000-08:002009-03-01T14:54:43.791-08:00Obama's Progressive BudgetObama Hope by Shepard FaireyFrom MoveOn.org (the organization I've been volunteering for over the past 6 years):Want to see what change looks like? Real change?Well, here it is. Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget—his blueprint for America—and it's ambitious, amazing, and unapologetically progressive. As Paul Krugman said, it will set America on a "fundamentally new course."1President Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-49404586212126456402009-02-12T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:35:02.269-08:00Call for ArtHuman Peace SymbolFrom Artist Kim Ritter, Houston, TX:It is my firm belief that art can act as a bridge towards world peacePeace Expedition’s First Trunk Show“Peace Offerings”Call for Submissions from Around the Globe for Theme “Peace Expedition”Currently I am creating a new art car called the Peace Expedition. An integral part of my mission is to showcase small format 2d and 3d artwork in a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-20583457337675034922009-02-11T15:03:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:10:39.522-08:00Moguls or Main Street?Brave New Films is collecting foreclosure stories. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-65551033743013290142009-02-11T14:48:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:49:56.172-08:00Don't Divorce My Friends And Family"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-69017274805446257272009-02-02T10:35:00.000-08:002009-02-02T10:40:48.087-08:00Institutionalized HateFrom the Sacramento BeeMormon church reveals deeper involvement in Proposition 8By Shane GoldmacherSunday, Feb. 01, 2009The Mormon church has revealed in a campaign filing that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California.The disclosure comes amid an investigation by the state's campaign watchdog agency into Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-64605629008748725532009-01-21T23:48:00.001-08:002009-01-21T23:52:45.821-08:00Our White House AgainIt's Our's Again!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-67496661951142203952009-01-20T11:33:00.000-08:002009-01-20T11:36:47.499-08:00A New Day in AmericaMy fellow progressive activist, Rob Dickinson, sent this out late last night. I found it reflected a lot of what was on my own mind at this auspicious moment in America.Dear friends,Within a few short hours, the national nightmare of the Bush presidency, if you can call it that, will be coming to an ignoble and much awaited end. For eight long years, we've endured assault after assault on our Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-58911465254825344982009-01-10T10:22:00.001-08:002009-01-16T11:06:22.003-08:00Bye Bye Mr. Bush and Watch History on 1/20/09!TERRIFIC VIDEO AND SONG (Thanks to Erika Nelson for the tip):Watch history unfold before your very eyes on the big screen in both El Cerrito and Oakland:January 20, 2009Parkway Speakeasy Theater and Cerrito Speakeasy TheaterDoors open at: UPDATED!!! 7AM!!!SIGN UP HERE!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-83444090968648879242009-01-05T11:59:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:00:21.445-08:00Counting Down to #44!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-49128276796847938412009-01-03T13:09:00.000-08:002009-01-03T13:10:44.911-08:00What A Waste!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-65373887509026801782008-12-26T22:18:00.000-08:002008-12-26T22:19:38.528-08:00Justice for All Means Bush/Cheney TooUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-3889204362042591312008-12-25T13:36:00.001-08:002008-12-25T13:41:51.142-08:00California Carol from the Courage CampaignMore InfoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-90003321888117407382008-12-23T13:11:00.001-08:002008-12-23T13:11:16.534-08:00Ah, Reality...Thank you Al Gore.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773679.post-6707623857647594292008-12-16T23:58:00.001-08:002008-12-16T23:59:41.165-08:00Christmas: What's Very Old is New Again!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1