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BTW, NAZIS were collectivsit, socialists. Has any of these morons studied poli-sci or read the platform of the NAZI party?

Or is it that they can definitely identify
Hitler as someone to hate (rather than Stalin) and they hate President Bush equally.

Equal opportunity hatred, that is what the radical Left is all about.

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Tony Shalhoub
Actor/Producer
Tony Shalhoub is the star and producer of the Golden Globe and Emmy winning TV series, "Monk." After earning his master's degree from the Yale Drama School and a luminous career on Broadway (including a Tony nomination for his role in "Conservations With My Father"), Tony went on to deliver memorable performances in films as diverse as "Spy Kids" to the critically acclaimed "Big Night", Winning the Best Supporting Actor award from the National Society of Film Critics.


I liked Monk the few times I saw it, no longer will I watch that piece of trash!

Someone should get the email and other contact information for our friend Tony. I would send him a personal email telling him how I used to like the show but will never watch it again.

That is not "censorship," consider that consumer's choice!

The List of the group that is affiliated with moveon.org that is judging these grassroots anti-Bush commercials they plan to air in "swing" states.


Contest Judges
We've pulled together a panel of celebrity judges who will pick the winning ad from among the finalists. Together, these folks have hundreds of years of experience in the film, music, and political communities; they'll also help to ensure that the winning entry receives the attention that it deserves. We're proud to have them on board.

The Bush in 30 Seconds judging panel includes:

Jack Black
Actor, writer, comedian, and musician
Jack Black is a multi-faceted performer with TV, movies, theatre and music on his resume. He's the front man of the band Tenancious D, and is also currently starring in the hit movie, "School Of Rock". Jack got his professional start on the stage, appearing in Tim Robbins' production of "Carnage" at the 1989 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Benny Boom
Director/Gorilla Flix, Inc.
Benny Boom is the top ranked music video director of 2003. His extensive experience, tireless work ethic, and creative genius have produced some of the most visually ground-breaking and attention grabbing videos of the new millennium. Formally trained at Temple University's School of Radio, Television, & film, Boom continued his education under the watchful eye of Hype Williams at Big Dog Films, developing his directing eye and honing his skills. He has since directed music videos for P. Diddy, Nas, Nelly, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, Lil' Kim & LL Cool J, and many others. He starts production on his first feature film next year.

Donna Brazile
Political strategist
Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile was the campaign manager for Gore/Lieberman 2000—the first African American woman to lead a major presidential campaign. She is a weekly contributor and political commentator on CNN's Inside Politics and Late Edition, and appears regularly on MSNBC's Hardball and Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes. Ms. Brazile is a senior fellow at the Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, and was recently appointed as national chair of the Voting Rights Institute.

James Carville
Political strategist and commentator
James Carville is one of America's most well known and most colorful political consultants. He has managed more campaigns than any other political consultant in America and has expanded his realm of influence to include Europe, the Middle East and South America. Carville is a co-host of CNN's political debate program "Crossfire." An outspoken political strategist and commentator, he served as senior political adviser to President Bill Clinton, whom he is credited with helping to elect.

Margaret Cho
Comedian
Margaret Cho is an award winning writer and comedian who's been honored by the National Organization for Women, GLAAD, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and many others for "making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for all, regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender identity." This year, Margaret embarked on her 3rd critically acclaimed sold-out national tour, "Revolution". Her first two tours, "I'm The One That I Want" and "Notorious C.H.O." were made in to films and will be airing on Showtime in December.

Hector Elizondo
Actor
An award-winning actor whose successful career has spanned 40 years of film, television, theater and radio. Hector recently received the Diversity Award's prestigious "Integrity Award" and is an avid supporter of several charitable organizations including Amnesty International.

Al Franken
Comedian, author and commentator
An Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, New York Times bestselling author, and Grammy-winning comedian, Al Franken was part of the original writing staff that created the groundbreaking late night show "Saturday Night Live". In 1992, he anchored Comedy Central's "Indecision ‘92", winning wide critical acclaim for his coverage of both conventions and election night, and has since remained a passionate and outspoken political commentator. His latest book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right", was The New York Times #1 bestseller for six weeks and is still on the list.

Janeane Garofalo
Comedian, actor and commentator
Janeane is a passionate voice for diplomacy and peace, and has appeared as a political commentator on Crossfire, Inside Politics, Good Morning America, Fox News Sunday, MSNBC and CNN. Janeane rose to fame as a regular on "Saturday Night Live," "The Larry Sanders Show", and the Emmy Award-winning "Ben Stiller Show." She's acted in a number of films, including: "Steal This Movie", "The Laramie Project", "Dogma", and "Reality Bites".

Stan Greenberg
Pollster/Author
Stanley Greenberg is Chairman of Greenberg Research and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research . He has served as polling advisor to President Bill Clinton, President Nelson Mandela and Prime Minister Tony Blair and their national campaigns. Greenberg provides strategic advice and research for companies, organizations and campaigns trying to advance their issues amid shifting social currents. He has focused on a range of social issues, including the environment and climate change, technology and the Internet, democratization, globalization and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ted Hope
Producer/Partner/Founder This is that corp.
Ted Hope, together with partners Anthony Bregman and Anne Carey, runs the New York production company This is that, formed out of the production and development arms of the groundbreaking Good Machine. This is that's initial year will yield three features: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 21 Grams, (starring Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro & Naomi Watts), Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (starring Jim Carrey & Kate Winslet) and Kip Williams' The Door in the Floor (starring Jeff Bridges & Kim Basinger, based on a novel by John Irving). Ted Hope has produced/co-produced such groundbreaking films as American Splendor, Todd Field's "In The Bedrom", and many of Ang Lee's films including "Ice Storm", & the Academy Award nominated The Wedding Banquet. Hope got his start as a producer collaborating with Hal Hartley, eight films in all, including "Amateur", "Simple Men" & "Trust". During his time with Good Machine, the company produced over 50 feature and short films, and in 2001, Good Machine was honored with a ten-year retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Michael Mann
Producer, Director, Writer
Michael Mann's most recent film was the Academy Award nominated "Ali". Educated at the University of Wisconsin and the London Film School, he was the director of the worldwide critical and commercial success, "Heat", starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, and has directed/co-written/produced such films as "The Insider" starring Russell Crowe, "The Last of the Mohicans", and "Manhunter". In the mid 1980s, Michael Mann was the executive producer Miami Vice, and in 1989, made the six-hour "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story", which won an Emmy for the best miniseries.

Moby
Musician
Moby is an award winning, Grammy-nominated worldwide multi-platinum selling recording artist, producer and musician with 13 albums under his belt. He's also an activist and owner of NYC café Teany. Moby is a co-founder of MoveOn.org's "Bush in 30 Seconds" project.

Michael Moore
Filmmaker and author
Michael Moore is the Oscar-winning filmmaker of "Bowling for Columbine" and the groundbreaking classic "Roger & Me". He is also the Emmy-winning writer/director/host of TV Nation and The Awful Truth. His last book, "Stupid White Men" spent 58 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list,, and his latest book "Dude, Where's My Country?" has been # 1 on both the NY Times and LA Times Best-Seller List since its debut.

Mark Pellington
Filmmaker
This prolific director's resume includes award-winning and groundbreaking music videos, an acclaimed five-part 1996 PBS anthology "The United States of Poetry", a tour across America guided by poets and spoken word artists, as well as the feature films "Going All the Way", "Arlington Road" and "The Mothman Prophecies".

Tony Shalhoub
Actor/Producer
Tony Shalhoub is the star and producer of the Golden Globe and Emmy winning TV series, "Monk." After earning his master's degree from the Yale Drama School and a luminous career on Broadway (including a Tony nomination for his role in "Conservations With My Father"), Tony went on to deliver memorable performances in films as diverse as "Spy Kids" to the critically acclaimed "Big Night", Winning the Best Supporting Actor award from the National Society of Film Critics.

Russell Simmons
Chairman, CEO Rush Communications
Russell Simmons has been instrumental in bringing Hip-Hop to every facet of business and media: in music with the immensely successful Def Jam Recordings; in film with Simmons Lathan Media Group; in television with HBO's "The Def Comedy Jam" and "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry"; on Broadway with the critically-acclaimed stage production "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway"; in magazine publishing with "OneWorld" Magazine; and in the community with Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and the Hip Hop Summit Action Network. Russell and his ventures are driven by a personal and corporate belief that hip-hop is an enormously influential agent for social change which must be responsibly and proactively utilized to fight the war on poverty and Ignorance.

Michael Stipe
Musician/Film Producer
As the lead singer and lyricist for R.E.M., Michael helped form the band in 1980 and R.E.M. has since recorded 14 albums. Michael is also a successful independent film producer, founding Single Cell Productions in 1993, and has produced such indie favorites as "Velvet Goldmine", "American Movie" and the Academy Award nominated "Being John Malkovich".

Gus Van Sant
Director, Author
The director of such modern classics as "My Own Private Idaho," "To Die For", and "Good Will Hunting" (receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Director), Gus Van Sant recently won the Palm D'or at the Cannes Film Festival for his critically acclaimed and controversial new film "Elephant". Gus is also the author of the novel "Pink".

Katrina Vanden Heuvel
Editor, The Nation
Since 1865, the Nation has been bringing a critical progressive spirit to the discussion of political and social questions. Katrina Vanden Heuvel is also a member of the board of directors of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

Eddie Vedder
Musician, Activist
Eddie Vedder has been the lead singer, lyricist and songwriter of Pearl Jam since 1990. Pearl Jam is one of the most influential rock bands of 90s, and continue to make ground breaking music today. Eddie is a passionate defender of human and environmental rights, supporting, with Pearl Jam, many institutions and causes toward that end.

This list is still in formation. The judges listed above have confirmed their participation, but the final panel may change due to scheduling conflicts or other reasons.


http://www.bushin30seconds.org/

Vist the website above to see the grassroot Democrats efforts that have not been pulled.

http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=163196#163196

Discussion here

Paul Harvey is a North American icon. It is disgraceful for GE to buckle to pressure from one single lobby group. Let's go FReeprs counter-letter writing campaign!

Let's write Paul Harvey our support as well anyone got his email address?

Write Paul Harvey and GE! Cannot let them target this North American icon like the radical left did Dr. Laura. Strick back with a counter-attack letter campaign.

Come on FReepers lets go!

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bump for a free North

Oh yes anyone can contribute and FD made their modest fundraising goal for this month, but not next.


Here is the FD fundraising thread to see where things are.

http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16305

Can you ping people these threads with the fundraising info again.

The Conservative family critc just got fired in Canada for making the apalling statement that there is a "gay agenda".

It was so shocking to the Canadian media that the poor MP almost got tarred and feathered.

Social Liberal philosophy has so absorbed Canadian conservatism that it is positively frightening.


Larry Spencer informs Canada that there is a gay agenda
http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16313

Larry Spencer informs Canada that there is a gay agenda part 2
http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16311

In Defence of Larry Spencer
http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16332&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Canadian homosexual agenda revealed by pro-family group
http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16326

Of Course there is a gay conspiracy
http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16334

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Canadian Alliance is the most conservative the Progressive Conservatives moved too far to the Left so the Reform party broke off in western Canada but has not been able to make a breakthrough in eastern Canada.

We have regional issues that split the opposition because in Canada we have no electoral college and we also don't have an elected Senate.

Alberta's Child you are an ass. If I can follow what you are saying, you deride those who fly any flags at all. What kind of self-depreciating, I AM NOT AN AMERICAN FLAG WAVER sort of crap are you propagating with this kind of bull.

All proud Albertans fly the Alberta flag, the Union Jack, and the American flag and sometimes even the Canadian flag (many are so POed that the Canadian flag is a sore point). Everybody knows that.

The United States and Great Britain are our oldest allies and friends of course Canadians and espescially Albertans fly our allies flags proudly.

Don't be spreading your anti-all-flags hogwash in the name of Alberta or even Canada. You are making a horses ass out of yourself.

"True, appointed by the PMO but the majority of Parliament , the Liberals"

Incorrect, the PMO sets the agenda, indcluding the notwithstanding clause, and chooses the Judges not Parliament.

I think Klein will be pressured to use the notwithstanding clause or another party will rise up in Alberta.

"The three judges are at the pleasure of the majority in Parliament"

No they are there at the pleasure of the Prime Minister's office. And yes, it is going to take a lot of work and time to change that.

BACK TO EDMONTON, ALBERTA

http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=126184#126184


Prayers protest marriages of gay, lesbian couples
250 Edmontonians gathered as part of national event that aimed to attract 100,000

Mairi MacLean
The Edmonton Journal


Monday, September 08, 2003

http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/story.asp?id=34729C94-AA0A-431B-BBA4-7B10BD907232


EDMONTON - Opponents of homosexual marriage, including 250 in Edmonton, gathered in silent prayer across the country Sunday to protest a proposed law legalizing same-sex unions.

Most of the rallies took place in front of the constituency offices of federal MPs. A coalition of religious groups had hoped to attract 100,000 people across Canada.

Opponents want to convince politicians -- especially those who were in close races -- that they risk defeat in the next election, expected next spring, if they support the legislation.

When groups on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage issue started demonstrating in front of federal Health Minister Anne McLellan's office on Sunday afternoon, one of them decided to move to avoid a confrontation.

Those opposed to same-sex marriage moved a block away from McLellan's constituency office to hold a prayer rally, after seeing about 50 people who support gay marriage standing in front of McLellan's door, many waving small signs.

"Can't we at least pray together? It's sad they moved," said Suzanne Cowles, a retired Lutheran pastor, who had joined members of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the United, Unitarian and Lutheran churches and others on the office steps.

The exodus was led in part by Spruce Grove Catholic school teacher Jim Zdril, who organized the rally in McLellan's riding for the Canada Family Action Coalition, a group dedicated to seeing Judeo-Christian moral principles restored in Canada. He said the emphasis was on prayer, not demonstration or confrontation.

"We decided with all the work that went into the prayer rally, we didn't want any kind of trouble," said Zdril.

Garry Rohr, a pastor at Southside Pentecostal Assembly, said a "lot of churches are afraid to voice their opinion openly in the public square -- there can be repercussions, tax-wise.

"In effect, this is a pro-family lobby group in contact with pastors who understand key issues as they relate to the church."

Zdril said the group is "very interested" in Bill C-250, which he calls "frightening." Proposed by NDP MP Svend Robinson, the bill would expand the definition of "identifiable group" in the Criminal Code's hate propaganda law to include anyone targeted due to his or her sexual orientation.

"It would make any discussion on the homosexual agenda into the realm of hate-mongering," said Rohr, "We believe Bill C-250 and the marriage re-definition are each sides of the same coin. They stifle legitimate discussion."

He also said the Edmonton Faith Coalition for Natural Marriage has been working with Sikh and Muslim representatives to talk to MPs about the issue

mmaclean@thejournal.canwest.com

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/archives/story.asp?id=626F633A-459D-427E-B912-949E860F66BB

Same-sex battle lines drawn
Churches push marriage showdown

Mario Toneguzzi
Calgary Herald


Sunday, August 31, 2003
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/archives/story.asp?id=626F633A-459D-427E-B912-949E860F66BB

Gay activists and a coalition of religious groups in Calgary and across the country are stepping up their lobbying campaign against federal politicians as the same-sex marriage issue moves toward a legal showdown.

A coalition of religious groups says it will hold a news conference Tuesday to name about 30 southern Ontario MPs they will target for supporting gay marriage.

They're also planning to hold rallies and pray in as many as possible of Canada's 301 federal ridings next Sunday.

Jim Wallace, senior pastor at the South Calgary Community Church in Cedarbrae, said the church has encouraged its congregation to participate in the Sept. 7 event.

"I would say (this issue) has certainly struck a deep chord in Canadian society because of the importance of traditional marriage to many, many people," he said.

Wallace said the church has not made any public statements on the issue, but it does support traditional marriages.

Senior Pastor Phil Nordin, of Calgary Jubilee Christian Centre, described the strategy of the religious coalition as "quite aggressive."

Nordin's congregation will participate, he said, in the Sept. 7 activities.

"This is gaining momentum with different groups behind it," he said.

"It is a grassroots movement."

Meanwhile, gay activists have embarked on an e-mail and letter-writing campaign targeting many MPs who have been lukewarm in their support for same-sex marriage.

The strategic move comes after recent news the Canadian Alliance party will force a vote on the issue as soon as Parliament returns next month.

Under the federal government's plan to refer draft legislation to the Supreme Court of Canada prior to its introduction in Parliament, MPs are not likely to vote on any proposed law until late 2004.

However, the Alliance motion could put the government's plan in jeopardy.

It is expected to be based on a 1999 motion that passed 216-55 with broad support from Liberals, including Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

The June 8, 1999, motion stated that "marriage is and should remain the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, and that Parliament will take all necessary steps within the jurisdiction of the Parliament of Canada to preserve this definition of marriage in Canada."

The Alliance says it is working on the exact wording of the proposal.

The Supreme Court has tentatively set aside next April 16 to hear arguments on whether gays and lesbians can legally marry, potentially putting the divisive issue fresh on the minds of voters if a federal election is called next spring.

On Friday, the Alberta government served formal notice it will intervene in the Supreme Court's review of proposed same-sex marriage legislation.

Alberta is expected to be the only province to oppose the legislation.

"This is fairly important. One of our concerns is that those against equal marriage appear to be primarily from conservative churches who have good access to their membership and they've rallied their side effectively," said Stephen Lock, Calgary representative for EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) Canada.

"But we believe MPs are not getting an accurate read of this," Lock said.

The gay community has embarked on an e-mail and letter-writing campaign to MPs, said Lock. It is also forming alliances with a variety of other pro-same-sex marriage groups.

Two Calgary couples were recently rejected at a provincial registries office when they tried to apply for a marriage licence. Both couples have filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

Keith Purdy and his partner, Rick Kennedy, the first to file complaints, said Thursday the provincial government has asked for an extension until Sept. 30 to respond to the complaint.

mtoneguzzi@theherald.canwest.com

© Copyright 2003 Calgary Herald

LONDON, ON

-posted by London Lady

http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13978

I was at the rally for Pat O'Brien's London-Fanshawe riding along with about 50 others. Pat is against SSM and he was good enough to be there at the rally to speak to those present.

Apparently at Sue Barnes' London West riding there were about 100. Sue is for SSM and she was not present. I haven't yet heard about the other riding-Joe Fontana's- in London.

I'm happy that with such short notice (many people only heard about it at church this morning) we had as many as we did.
I blame myself for the poor showing because I knew about this over a month ago but didn't pass it along

Monday, September 8, 2003

Calgarians join anti-gay marriage rallies

People pray against change

By MELISSA RIDGEN, CALGARY SUN


http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=126174#126174

Hundreds of Calgarians joined a national protest against gay marriage yesterday, including more than 300 who prayed outside Canadian Alliance MP Jason Kenney's constituency office yesterday.

Pastor Willy Reimer of the Sunwest Christian Fellowship said marriage predates Canada, its political leaders and the courts and therefore shouldn't be redefined to include same-sex couples.

"It's an assault on common sense and the values of society," he said.

'ASSAULT ON SENSE'

Rallier Howard Maines, 74, feels the majority of Canadians don't agree with same-sex marriages and should speak out.

"If God wanted gays to marry it would be in the Bible and it's not," Maines said. "How can you support something that's not God's will when marriage is a religious institution?"

Kenney believes marriage should be limited to heterosexual couples, but is also fighting against marriage redefinition because he feels it's not an issue for the courts to decide, as was the case in Ontario.

"This is a democracy and we're going to take it back," the Calgary Southeast MP said. "We aren't going to let the courts impose their morality on our society."

It's the responsibility of elected leaders to do what the majority of their constituents want, he said.