Reply #91: Consider this

[SargeUNN]

You certainly are entitled to feel how you do, but you really seem to not be aware that you can kill more off than you ever realized. Let me give you an example of what you can end with your idea. First, consider that some very dedicated people here fought to establish a progressive radio station and broadcast Air America on it. That station got bought out by a right religious group because the station was making the ratings, and a difference in the state. These people didn't fold their tent but set out to get another station, and with help from Air America Listeners plus the local community a station was bought. Later that station became the flagship station of Nova M Radio and with the work of that station for a couple of years water was provided for the homeless as well as food and supplies to keep these people from starving. Harry Mitchell was elected thanks in large part to the station and the Republicans didn't get that seat. We worked our rear ends off to get Dan Saban elected as Sheriff but fail thanks in part to the fact that the station and network went under. We made a big difference also on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by helping putting 100 homes back in the hands of people who lost it during Katrina. The community here provided all sorts of goods for these people and I was there when the trucks carrying these goods rolled into Jackson County Ms. It was the first smile I had seen in months on those people's face and some had their first real sense of hope in a long time. The local Mississippi community I lived in had refused to help Jackson County saying we got our own problems, and some churches there said they had done enough. Thanks to the good progressives of Phoenix Arizona, these people were given help. A year later after the first drive another effort was made here by this station and again $4000.oo was sent to help the people in Jackson County Ms. None said it is a red state that votes for the likes of Barbour, Lott, and the others that have been so bad, because these people were hurting, and needed help.

One man in Mississippi took on Barbour after the Governor had evicted people from 2 section 8 housing units that corporations wanted. He was able to get evidence that Barbour had done this and filed a complaint against it with HUD. HUD ordered Barbour to stop the evictions or be indicted. This man was now the target death threats, forced to walk miles to get his food even though he had a disability from his military service to his legs. The man was fast headed to death, but some people cared and contacted Mike Malloy and he started asking his listeners to help get this guy out of this situation. Jeff Farias of KPHX announced it on his show, offered his home in Phoenix to this man until he could find a place in Phoenix to live. For 5 weeks Jeff and his family put the man up and sat up and talked to him on nights he couldn't sleep because of the nightmares of his Mississippi experienced. Yes, that man is me.

Jeff now has a network of his own, listener supported that airs progressive talk from 10 am to 9 pm on Saturdays, as well as his 3 hour show Monday through Friday talking to many progressive leaders. People like Alan Grayson, Dennis Kucinich, Howard Dean and others and often falling short of the donations to cover the cost he and his wife do without some stuff to keep the progressive message going out. Of course this might seem small but I assure you to those of us who have been saved by these situations, we don't.

Yeah cut out all of the money going into Arizona, cut out the network we are building, that will show these right wingers. I agree don't let the right wing profit and hurt their interest, fair enough, but to cut out those of us who fight for the ones who are affected by this lunatic law, to cut off this small voice to show the suffering and pain of it, how is that going to be affective? If you can tell me that, then you are certainly the smartest person I ever heard from. How does that make you different from those right wing churches that refused to help Jackson County Ms.? I don't see it, and I bet you don't either.