As with all the sources I turn to for information not found in the
Mass Media, I do my best to listen for the facts, and understand that
these sources are about as reliable as I am. There are things I would
do differently if I were Amy Goodman, but by the same token I am not
putting in the hours and the research that she does. I have great
respect for the commitment of Goodman and so many others like her. At
least I can piece together a more clear picture of what's going on in
the nation and in the world.
This morning Amy and Juan had Seattle city councilwoman Kshama Sawant
at the end of the program. While I wish she had someone elses voice,
and could breathe once in a while during her rapid fire talk,
nonetheless, Kshama Sawant has good sound progressive plans, and has
delivered on several. The fact that she won a very close election
against the massed opposition of Amazon and the Seattle Times and the
entire Seattle Corporate community, is awesome. But God, I wish she
could present better. Still, if Kshama Sawant didn't speak out, who
would? So I listen. And I do not, even if it sounds like it, I do
not complain publicly about her delivery.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/11/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Amy was trying to ask, what she thought was a provocative and meaningful
question, and Warren was trying to dodge it. But really, I don't see the
point of the question. I've noticed that she often does something similar,
asks public figures to comment on outrageous things that other people have
said. Trying to get someone to say something in an unguarded moment is not,
as far as I'm concerned, doing useful journalism.
As for your personal concern, I surely do understand that. As I've
explained, my income slowly decreases as municipal bonds are called and
replaced with bonds that pay a lower rate of interest. My expenses rise,
supplemental medical insurance, Medicare Prescription insurance, and other
expenses. As my physical capacities decline, and I'm not sure how long I'll
be able to walk, I'm going to have to have a different level of care. And
that's another issue. I can be empathetic toward people on the margins of
society, but it's quite a different situation when you find yourself
dependent on people who don't understand your needs, have little education
and poor training, don't speak English well, and may steal your belongings.
Now that Yaneek is leaving to join our military, I may very soon be back in
that situation again. What is most ironic is if I had the $400,000 annually
to pay for what is considered a quality nursing home here and if I wanted to
be in such a place, I'd be cared for by employees at the same level of
education, and they wouldn't be working for me, but for an impersonal
bureaucracy. When my mother was dying of cancer, she was in a well known
Catholic hospital that serves dying cancer patients. It had a modern clean
physical plant. They had her on medication which kept her free from pain.
But all her personal belongings were stolen. I also remember visiting one
Friday night. The rooms were all laid out in a circle, opening onto a
corridor, and in the center of the circle, there was a glass enclosed
nursing station. As we walked along the corridor, I could hear a woman
crying out, asking for help or something. She must have been feeling
frightened and alone. No one went to her. Those nurses acted like she didn't
exist. That was back in the late 80's. Oh, and by the way, because she
didn't die within a year of being admitted, they threw her out. She died in
the best nursing home I could get her into, with a much poorer level of
care, a few months later.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 7:17 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Elizabeth Warren, 1 more thing
I heard it, both during the "debate" and on Democracy Now. I have no idea
why Amy played that up. It sounded to me as if it were simply another side
step in order to avoid saying anything provocative.
Frankly, I run hot and cold. We have a bunch of brain damaged candidates
eager to be the last president of the American Empire.
The billionaires are so greed driven that they no longer understand that
they need to working class in order to continue enriching themselves.
My current concern is wondering how long our pensions and social security
will continue. That is the source of the majority of our monthly income.
If we continue headed down the road the way we are, it won't be long before
Cathy and I will be attempting to live on half of what we need to stay
afloat.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/11/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Democracy Now thought that Warren's response to Amy's last question
was so significant, that they have it as a separate thing on the
website and it downloaded as a separate episode. Amy asked her to
comment on the first 2 primaries being in majority white states where
candidates would have to spend a lot of time wooing voters and then
the third in a state with a large black population. Warren said, "Are
you going to ask me to comment on that?"
and then she said, "I'm just a player in the game." I suppose that Amy
thinks this is significant, Warren refusing to comment on race?
Miriam
