Your words matter

I am cross posting on this one...

Below is the text of one of the many voicemails left at ACORN after the debates.

“Hi, I was just calling to let you all know that Barack Obama needs to get hung. He's a fucking nigger, and he's a piece of shit. You guys are fraudulent, and you need to go to hell. All the niggers on oak trees. They're gonna get all hung honeys, they're gonna get assassinated, they're gonna get killed.” (young female voice)

And then there are the automated voice messages from the Republican National Committee warning voters that Obama is associated with a terrorist, Bill Ayers. I called them to respond to this personally...

Fear based politics do nothing but increase fear... and this is outrageously appalling... and these are fellow Americans, ya know that land of the free.

Inspiration and Truth

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix

Peace...

The thing about a War on Terror is that it puts the focus of all of our energy on the very thing we wish to eliminate... terror and terrorists.... and it does nothing about the underlying causes for terrorism... hatred.

Only love can eliminate hatred. Only peace can eliminate war.

As Mother Theresa said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

Sounds of Freedom

The poetry of Jewel moves me right down to my core and speaks the words of my heart...

Life Uncommon
Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a live uncommon

I've heard you anguish
I've heard you hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
set down you chains, until only faith remains
Set down you chains

And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lent your strength to that
which you wish to be free from
Fill you lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon

There are plenty of people who pray for peace
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
Let your words enslave no one and the heavens will hush themselves
To hear out voices ring out clear
with sounds of freedom
sounds of freedom

Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way
there is a new army coming and we are armed with faith
To live, we must give
To live

And lend out voices only to sounds of freedom