who are the Truth Tellers? . . .

[OneBlueSky]

time is running out . . .

we need to identify the Truth Tellers so we can ask them to help us figure out how to best respond to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr's plea:

Those of Us Who Know That America’s Worth Fighting for Have to Take It Back Now from Those Who Don’t
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0916-27.htm

as Johnny used to say, Who Do You Trust? . . . just off the top of my head, my own list would include:

- RFK, Jr.
- John Conyers
- Bill Moyers
- Jimmy Carter
- Gary Hart
- Howard Zinn
- Robert Redford

I know there are obvious names that I'm overlooking . . . feel free to add to the list . . .

I would suggest that, with very few exceptions, elected officials can NOT be trusted, since they are all beholden to one or more corporation and/or industry . . . they are, in short, part of the problem, NOT part of the solution . . . they have too much to lose . . .

Truth Tellers either have nothing to lose, or are willing to risk all they DO have for a higher purpose . . .

today, right now, that higher purpose is literally saving our nation and our planet . . .

so who are the Truth Tellers? . . . and how can we get them to help us? . . .

[firefox]

1. I do not trust Gary Hart

I would not trust anyone that is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. At one time Gary Hart was the chair of CFR- http://www.cfr.org/publication.html?id=5099

I have fond memories of the plain talk from Gary Hart before his fall, but I would not trust him.

[Melodybe]

2. I've met him twice, he was very friendly, he seemed kinda uninformed

though.

[Melodybe]

3. Forgot to say I trust Howard Dean, Al Gore, and Hugo Chavez

[OneBlueSky]

12. okay . . . if there are doubts, delete Gary Hart . . .

my purpose in starting this thread is not to champion any particular individuals, but to start an honest dialogue about who we can turn to for the truth . . . if I've misjudged Hart, my bad . . . just delete him and move on . . .

because at some point -- and soon -- we're going to need the Truth Tellers to come forward and, in unison, tell the American people what is really happening in this country . . . and help us figure out what to do about it . . .

[firefox]

13. Chomsky is the greatest of them all n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

4. George Galloway. n/t

[cry baby]

5. Barbara Boxer

[maine_raptor]

6. Jon Stewart & Bill Maher

Well, you DID say elected officals can't be trusted.


And I'll trust those two to tell me the truth.

[Z_I_Peevey]

7. Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, Cynthia McKinney,

Robert Byrd, Al Gore, and possibly Seymour Hersh.

[Autumn Colors]

8. Based on his series of articles

on his trips to Iraq and Iran, I would add Sean Penn (since you listed an actor - Robert Redford). I expect we'll be seeing him write something on his experiences in NOLA, too, even though he didn't go there as a journalist.

Howard Dean, definitely.

I'm also going to say Michael Moore.

[spuddonna]

9. Conyers, Boxer, Louise Slaughter, Gore, John Edwards, Cynthia McKinney...

Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan, Jon Stewart...

I'm sure I've missed some... :)

ETA: Maxine Waters! :)

[DemInDistress]

10. Michael Moore...David Ray Griffin...Adam Curtis...

[eleny]

11. Nate Clay of WLS Chicago

Dissecting W's speech right now. On Sat. nights midnight Central time.

[BeHereNow]

14. SENATOR ROBERT BYRD

The greatest American alive.
Gore Vidal
Chalmers Johnson
Henry Waxman
Helen Thomas
Just to name a few others...

[Lindsay]

15. Maxine Waters speaks for me.

She has a great combination of intelligence and anger.

Thanks for starting this list, BTW. I think it's an important topic to think about.