Comments on: Who’s Working Hard for Peace? (Part 5) http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: mr skin http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-231 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:04:22 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-231 So Clooney is thinking about running for office? I know he's pretty politically active, but with his party past I can't see him going far. So Clooney is thinking about running for office? I know he’s pretty politically active, but with his party past I can’t see him going far.

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]]> by: Stokely http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-33 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:10:22 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-33 I see a glitch - those who are working so desperately hard every day for war, are better organized, better funded, and in more positions of authority; than those that we might wish to counteract them. Religious leaders: Mullah Omar, Ayatollah Khamenei, Muqtada al-Sadr, Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli Hassidic party, Jerry Fallwell, Pat Robertson, Ralph Reed. These people have considerable influence over Muslims and Jews in the Middle East; and Christians in America. They can meet with the president of Eqypt, the prime minister of Israel, the Saudi king, or the president of the United States whenever they want to. Celebrities: George Clooney, Tim Robbins, Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore, et. al., can try to make a tiny little difference - but compared to the number of followers, and degree of access of those listed above, what could we ever hope for? The American corporate media has a vested interest in war. As Hurst said - war sells copy (it’s good for business). And if 60% of Americans believe in, and look forward to the Rapture, who’s going to convince them that the end of the world shouldn’t be a part of our foreign policy? I see a glitch - those who are working so desperately hard every day for war, are better organized, better funded, and in more positions of authority; than those that we might wish to counteract them.

Religious leaders: Mullah Omar, Ayatollah Khamenei, Muqtada al-Sadr, Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli Hassidic party, Jerry Fallwell, Pat Robertson, Ralph Reed. These people have considerable influence over Muslims and Jews in the Middle East; and Christians in America. They can meet with the president of Eqypt, the prime minister of Israel, the Saudi king, or the president of the United States whenever they want to.

Celebrities: George Clooney, Tim Robbins, Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore, et. al., can try to make a tiny little difference - but compared to the number of followers, and degree of access of those listed above, what could we ever hope for?

The American corporate media has a vested interest in war. As Hurst said - war sells copy (it’s good for business). And if 60% of Americans believe in, and look forward to the Rapture, who’s going to convince them that the end of the world shouldn’t be a part of our foreign policy?

]]> by: Bill Ectric http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-29 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:23:06 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/29/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-5/#comment-29 Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was a reformer against slavery as well as a preacher. His sermons were so performance-oriented that large audiences flocked to see him. Beecher once said, "All words are pegs to hang ideas on". Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was a reformer against slavery as well as a preacher. His sermons were so performance-oriented that large audiences flocked to see him. Beecher once said, “All words are pegs to hang ideas on”.

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