Afraid

I fear for President Obama's life. I really do. Not *just* because he's black, but because the extreme right wing is out for blood - literally. The recent "Should Obama be Killed?" poll on Facebook can be seen as the canary in the coal mine, IMO. From Credo:

As racist attacks increase and protestors continue to bring guns to presidential events, it is strikingly clear that President Obama is vulnerable to harm. Are the Secret Service and the FBI doing enough to protect him? Are they confronting those who threaten our president? 

Ronald Kessler, a veteran investigative journalist and conservative who recently authored a book about the Secret Service, notes that funding cutbacks have already left the first African-American president in U.S. history particularly vulnerable. The book, which alleges that the cash-strapped Secret Service is endangering the president by cutting corners, has sent shockwaves through Washington. 

We cannot allow funding problems to weaken the organizations charged with protecting the life of our nation's president. It is time for Americans of every stripe to insist that the Secret Service and the FBI operate at the highest levels of effectiveness. 

I just signed a petition to ask Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that efforts of the Secret Service and FBI to protect President Obama from escalating threats are expanded and fully funded. I hope you will, too. Please have a look and take action. 

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/protect_obama/?r_by=-2082526-29xgDAx&rc=confemail1 

Healthcare Reform

From my cyber friend, lyn:

Not everyone has the time or inclination to join in the health care debate. But if you'd like to take a second to be counted, here are some easy links. Just click and add your name. I set up a separate hotmail account for things like this to keep autospam out of my real email account, and my browser will autofill the info for me. It takes less time than reading a single MT thread.

HealthReform.gov
Democracy for America

Change.org

Credo Action
The White House

I've posted some of these on earlier threads, but as lyn said, "Vote early, vote often."

Good Guide

Very cool site that lets you research ingredients in commonly used products and find safe, healthy, green products.

• "What chemicals are in your baby shampoo?
• Was sweatshop labor used to make your t-shirt?
• What products are the best, and what products should you avoid?

Increasingly, you want to know about the impacts of the products you buy. On your health. On the environment. On society. But unless you’ve got a Ph.D, it is almost impossible to find out the impacts of the products you buy. Until now…

GoodGuide provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home."

H/T Credo Mobile

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