From Death Row

[Popol Vuh]

This is Mumia Abu-Jamal

I agree with him 100%. Every Presidential Dem candidate except Dennis Kucinich turns my stomach almost as much as the Repubs do.

[Gregorian]

1. Thanks. (I went to bed last night thinking of Mumia)

Thinking of how he must have felt when Clinton left the White House without pardoning him. How it must feel to sense hopelessness. And to be at the mercy of a corrupt judicial system.

He's an admirable man.

[Popol Vuh]

2. I agree Gregorian

Here's a link to his radio addresses.

http://www.prisonradio.org/mumia.htm

[Gregorian]

3. Thanks. I didn't know he had been so active.

That's a talk every couple of weeks.

I feel the pain. But hearing his clarity eases it. He has a freedom within.

[PurityOfEssence]

4. I guess he'll just have to shoot 'em then.

He conflates the Democrats and Republicans, then tars all of them with the actions of one group. Specifically, after smearing the Democrats as pro-war, he talks about the candidates saber-rattling about Iran. This has not, in any way, been a common huffing and puffing by Democrats, so they shouldn't be blamed for the warmongering of the Republicans on this count.

Lest we forget, too, the very name of his show is a grotesque distortion: he's not on death row. His sentence has been withdrawn, so he's in a legal limbo at the moment. To continue to suck pity for being a short walk away from cruel, cruel government execution is a tad on the disingenuous side.

Just because the government's "bad" doesn't mean everyone the government's thumpin' on is good, and this is something political activists should keep in mind.

There's a world of difference between the Republicans and the Dems, and it's Naderish bullshit to claim otherwise. To listen to this screed, one would think that the Democrats were constantly trying to "out tough" each other on the issue of international relations. Most of the grist of the debates have been how to WITHDRAW from Iraq and how to handle domestic issues.

[ProudDad]

5. You're wrong...

He's still in solitary awaiting a decision from the Court of Appeals. His sentence has NOT been "withdrawn"...

If the decision goes against Mumia, the governor has pledged to immediately sign a new death warrant.

Most Dems and the repukes ARE trying to "out tough" each other on the issue of international rape and pillage for the benefit of their corporate capitalist masters...TRUTH...

[Enoch1981]

6. Mumia rocks!

My post count isn't high enough to kick this, but thanks for posting this.