The two were Mayor "Rocky" Anderson {Spine Award} and Rep. Barbara Lee {Backbone Award}, they were presented with the Awards for naturally having the sense to stand up, right fom the beginning, and really try to lead where all others failed to do so.
Tim Carpenter and Karen Bradley Present Spine Award to Mayor Rocky Anderson
"No more pre-emptive, illegal war, based on false information. No more God-is-on-our-side religious nonsense to justify this immoral, illegal war."
~ Mayor Rocky Anderson, Salt Lake City Aug. 30, 2006
The Spine Award recognizes Mayor Anderson for his outstanding progressive leadership. It was presented by PDA Executive Director and Backbone Campaign DC activist and blogger Karen Bradley. The inscription reads:
"To the Honorable Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, In Gratitude for Surprising the Nation with Your Bold, Pioneering, Progressive Leadership for Peace, Accountability, Equality, and Ecological Stewardship from an Unexpected Corner of the Country."
Rep. Barbara Lee
"However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. Our country is in a state of mourning. Let us think through the implications of our actions today so that this does not spiral out of control... 'As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore.'"
~ Rep. Barbara Lee, Congress, Sept. 14, 2001
She gained national attention for her vote in 2001 as the only member of Congress to vote "no" on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force. Like Anderson, most of the response she received from her constituents was positive, but individuals from outside that area made death threats to her and her family resulting in Capitol Hill Police providing round the clock bodyguards. Backbone Awards are given to federal elected officials who take a strong progressive stand at "politically lonely moments." What could be more brave than her sole vote that September day six years ago?
The inscription on her Backbone Award reads:
To the Honorable and Courageous Rep. Barbara Lee,
In Gratitude for Her Prophetic and Often Lonely
Leadership for Humanity, Justice & Peace.
"Let us not become the evil that we deplore."
Rep. Lee has continues to be a leader for peace, justice and humanity as Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Lee is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Lets watch once again Rep. Lee, on the floor of the House, put Truth to Words, and frankly now we know fore seeing what the near future, and for long after in others thoughts, would hold of what we've become "Let us not become the evil that we deplore.":
Barbara Lee
From the documentary:
War Made Easy - TRAILER
You can check out the great photos, extended article, & video at Their Website, and much more.
"Let us not become the evil that we deplore."
We have not only become that evil, we deplored and condemned and still do, in others. We as the supposedly most powerful nation on this planet have now placed ourselves at the Top of Any List that is compiled, in just a few short years, yet others have known this for a long time through the failed policies, kept hidden from us, that we've forced on others around this planet!
We sanction and cheer on Pre-Emptive Conflicts, than we Condemn others for doing, or threatening, the same!
We now Lead, as we've all found out, in grabbing others, no matter where they are, with no little or no substantial proof and whisk them away to secret, and not so secret, prisons Around The World, to be held with little or no Rights of Defense and above all either Torturing them ourselves or allowing others to do these Inhumane Acts which bring little or no substantial information and are Crimes against Human Rights and our own Laws as well as Established International Laws!
We have destroyed the tables of International Diplomatic Treaties and Talks on a whole host of Dangers to this Planet and the People that inhabit it!
We've picked up our marbles and just walked away from talks on the Enviroment and most importantly on the most dangerous of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear!
We condemn others, on a whole host of issues, than threaten to blow their peoples, and countries, to smithereens because they are trying to do exactly that which we are already doing. Building these Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction! as we use, in our War Theaters of Choice, Nuclear Laced Ordinance and Research New Uses of the Power of Nuclear in Destructive New Ordinance, stockpiling our already overwelming inventory of same!
We not only "Let us not become the evil that we deplore.", we are now the greatest examples of that Evil, and we're so Arrogant we call others Evil, all in, as 'Mayor Rocky' says, "No more pre-emptive, illegal war, based on false information. No more God-is-on-our-side religious nonsense to justify this immoral, illegal war."
And we not only condone what has been done, In Our Names, we show the rest of this planet of peoples and nations that We Refuse To Hold Accoutable Those Who Have Led This Charge Towards Self Destruction Of This Nation and Society!
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