AltBrothers

Here’s a video of a Barack Obama Speech given on June 14, 2006 at the “Take Back America” conference.  There are also excerpts of the speach at AlterNet.org
We meet at a time where we find ourselves at a crossroads in American history. It’s a time where you can go into any town hall or veterans’ hall or […]

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Honor they fathers and mothers…
 As a gay man with no biological children of my own, I’ve enjoyed moments of “parenthood”.  I spent the summers of 1987, ‘88, and ‘89 parenting young campers.  And now I have nieces and nephews who need more adult figures (and adult male figures in particular) in their lives to help them grow […]

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More from LA Times
L.A. Garden Shut Down; 40 Arrested
In an afternoon news conference, [Los Angeles Mayor Antonio] Villaraigosa said owner Ralph Horowitz turned down $16 million — an offer that met the asking price. Talks broke down, the mayor said, in large part because Horowitz wanted the farmers evicted.
L.A. Garden Shut Down; 40 Arrested
Ain’t that […]

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Police Raid Closes South Central Farm
Here in the United States, hundreds of police officers shut down the fourteen-acre South Central Farm in Los Angeles Tuesday. More than 40 protesters were arrested as they staged an encampment to resist removal from what is considered the largest urban farm in the United States. It took authorities nearly […]

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