Not Ur Mom’s Blog

If you haven’t heard about Netroots Nation, you’ll want to watch for it next year.  It’s an annual convention of liberal bloggers with speakers from all walks of life, representing and commenting on the year’s topics, where we’ve been and where we’re going and lots of other stuff (okay I didn’t follow it too closely, I’m a busy girl.. you can catch up at a number of sites, but checkout pandagon.net for the views of someone who actually attended – warning: she’s often sarcastic, but it’s hard to tell sometimes).

Anywho, the final speaker of the event was Van Jones. Tomorrow, there will be an interview posted at TPMtv at www.talkingpointsmemo.com that you won’t want to miss.  Today, for you Greenies, I’m posting a link to the headline at Van Jones’ website, Green for All:

Green For All Commends Vice President Gore’s Challenge for 100% Renewable and Clean Energy

Today, in a landmark speech, Vice President Al Gore set forth a challenge to have 100% carbon-free electricity in the United States within a decade. In addition to addressing environmental, economic, and national security concerns, this effort has the potential to lift millions of Americans out of poverty.

Read more…

Bad Kitty

So recent events have made me wonder.  Why do people get so upset when you call someone a Nazi?  (Brazillian Minister’s reference to Nazi Rocks WTO talks) If they talk like a Nazi and act like a Nazi, then what’s the deal?  I know that casts a wide net (According to wikipedia: Among the key elements of Nazism were anti-parliamentarism, ethnic nationalism, racism, collectivism, eugenics, antisemitism, opposition to economic liberalism and political liberalism, anti-communism, and totalitarianism.) but if an act, a assertation, or a policy appears to be leading to the type of mentality that is Nazi, is it better to leave off the label and miss the point (that the person or organization is acting like a Nazi) or use the label and risk the point being buried under the unrelated rage at the use of the word.  And note, it seems to be the USE of the word, not the possibility that the assertion is accurate.  What do you think?

One of the organizations listed at Change.org

I like solutions like this.  I don’t often have “share” money.  The kind you can give to family members, friends, organizations, beggars on the street… just because you want to.  But I have friends who do (and sometimes I have it too).  So something like Change.org is a nice way to simply spend a little time building a page (or finding one that’s already made) and sending it out to your friends – especially the ones that empty their email address book everytime someone forwards them a youtube video – to help local and national causes (which help your family members, friends, organziations, beggars on the street….)

Check them out and spend some time if your don’t have money, and money if you don’t have time.  Oh, and check out the Guidestar link you find with the entries.  You can take a closer look at where your money goes thru this organization.  Do you have a favorite site that lets people affect change?  Send me your links, and if they’re not connected to a hate filled site (sorry Mo, my blood pressure is still up), I’ll profile them here.

(the image above is part of a petition set up at the change.org site (which is another thing it does) at: http://www.change.org/actions?event_id=18600 )