For the People, By the People

ONE Times Millions Will Make The Change

Patricia — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:07:29 +0000

I told my friend Irene yesterday that ONE person can make a difference. I’m sidelined because of personal tragedy and illness, but I have observed her tirelessly, relentlessly and determinedly stand up, speak up, rally, and sacrifice her privacy and time to voice the concerns that affect our children, educational institutions, environmental crisis, and the [...]

Seasons of JUMOKE

Patricia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:16:31 +0000

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; [...]

That Is What You Were Hired To Do

Patricia — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:39 +0000

The word “pathetic” aptly describes the drivel televised, printed and programmed as news everyday in this country. The 1970’s film NETWORK’s famous line “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore” was the death knell for news. Real news was swapped for 30-second sound bytes and high network ratings. It was [...]

The Black Hole That Has Ownership Of America’s Soul

Patricia — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:17:59 +0000

When I thought about writing this particular post this morning, my spirit was heavy. How and why should I have to defend, explain and discuss how black and the blackness of our Commander-in-Chief are dividing this country? Black – what does it mean? Webster’s Dictionary has a litany of definitions. Black, the achromatic object color [...]

Changing The World Means Changing You!

Patricia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:03:36 +0000

I have a strict chain of command in my life that I rarely deviate from. God first, me second and then everybody and everything else. One of my financial gurus, Suze Orman, states it differently – you, then people and things. I bought that up because during the past month my life and my web [...]

A New America

Patricia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:20:35 +0000

I went to bed exhausted. My mind was crammed with images and words of the past month full of health care reform events, rallies, meetings and editorial submissions. The words “get a job, we hate you and Obama” and unprintable expletives rang in my ears. The visions of old ladies being forcibly carried out of [...]

The Cook In The White House Needs Your Help!!

Patricia — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:32:39 +0000

A good friend and I went to see Julie and Julia yesterday, August 16, 2009. It was a perfect reprieve after viewing the Sunday morning line-up of talk shows masquerading as news. I did get particularly excited when I saw that Rachel Maddow was going to be a guest on Meet the Press. Great! A [...]

Health Care For The People By The People – NOW!

Patricia — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:13:05 +0000

I attended a workshop July 25th 2009 to learn more about health care reform. I felt that in order to separate the myths from the distortions that dominate the news, I needed to be better informed. After all, how could I engage my neighbors, community and legislators about life and death problem that affects over [...]

Weasel News For An Apathetic Nation

Patricia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:11:33 +0000

How much fast food can we eat, liquor should we drink, or drugs do we swallow to continue numbing ourselves to the dearth of “factual and truthful” news we get in this country? Reality shows are competing with the reality of news networks that are reporting everything but news. The lack of substantive news is [...]

They Are Us

Patricia — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:44:51 +0000

What is terrorism and who are the people referred to as terrorists that commit these heinous crimes? I found the following definition at WiseTo.com. “Terrorism is premeditated, politically motivated violence-or the threat of violence-carried out against noncombatant targets. It differs from war, which is a military action formally undertaken by a government. Terrorism may be [...]