Letters


• RE:Issue October 8, 2002 - Charlotte Purein
• Marvena Kennedy – Original Venice Town Council Member – Sweet William
• Throw out all (Yes, All) of the Incumbents - Geriatric Jack
• Gung Ho - Tarik Abdullah

RE:Issue October 8, 2002

ARTICLE: perhaps You Were There Maryjane speaks about the essence of Venice when reviewing the documentary, 'Venice: Lost and Found'. For many, that essence is a positive, supportive, accepting environment. Her review could use more of that. If the Beachhead devoted more space to 'Hey go see this!', rather than pick something apart, it would really reflect what the community is about.

Charlotte Purein

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Marvena Kennedy – Original Venice Town Council Member –

Your Mom was a Venice Original, not just a uniquely outspoken compassionate human being, but an original member of the Venice Town Council.

I am honored you used my Venice book to help illustrate your Mother’s enthusiasm for life. May we all be as vigorous in our defense of humanity.

Inasmuch as October features the Valley & Hollywood Secession Votes for all City of Los Angeles voters, may I suggest that the BEACHHEAD publish the statistical results of my 1992 Venice Cityhood Survey: 13,000 Households, financed by the Ulan Bator Foundation (Arnold Springer), which suggested the annexation of Playa Vista to the new City of Venice.

I could also write a couple hundred words explaining what happened to the last Venice Cityhood effort when 78% of the survey responses (50-50 split renter/homeowner) were in favor of re-incorporating Venice, a City between 1911-1925. Most astonishing, 435 of those responses volunteered to help a Venice Cityhood effort.
Please let me know if the Venice Beachhead wants something and the publishing deadline.

Many thanks for providing the correct credit lines and for using that particular quote, God bless your Mom for raising another passionate activist.

Sweet William

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THROW OUT ALL (YES ALL)
OF THE INCUMBENTS

It can’t get any worse. If so, only for a little while. Yes, the new bunch might give Ayatollah Ashcroft more power to abrogate the Bill of Rights. That wouldn’t last too long. (The garbage will still be collected, the Fire Dept. will still function, so will the bureaucracy to deal with your every day needs.)

At 78 I’m too old for a violent revolution. I don’t think they work too well, and I might get caught in the crossfire.

The politicians run for office for the money, the power, the feasts, the retirement benefits, etc. That’s our leverage. That’s our power. I’ll miss Rep. Barney Frank and Senator Paul Wellstone, but they have only achieved incremental stuff in the face of corporate bribes.

If the new bunch doesn’t deal properly with national health insurance, education, bloated military spending, our “Go-It-Alone” wacko foreign policy, government financed elections, poverty, corruption, etc. etc., they are voted out in the next election and lose all the goodies. No violence.

The richest large nation the world has ever seen, and we still have over 30 million people in poverty. Do we have to wait for a catastrophe before we act? Vote for any candidate except the two major parties. They will all know we are serious when we vote all of the House and 1/3rd of the Senate out in two years if they don’t produce. Some goes for all levels of elected government.

The United States of America is an ongoing experiment that is in danger of slowly going down the toilet (remember the other former empires – all gone – England, Spain, France, etc.). This is a way to try and keep from pulling the handle to flush. They already flushed the middle classes’ 401(k)s, eliminated your ability to get emergency medical care, etc.

I am well aware of the “law of unintended consequences.” We are suffering the effects now. Time to try for a peaceful (non-violent) cure!

Over the last 10 years, corporations gave $636 million to the Republicans and $449 million to Democrats. The only thing that says is, the Democrats sell out for less. The corporate corruption took place under both parties.

Vote for anyone but the two major parties. Even if we don’t vote the incumbents out, they might get the message and start to worry about losing their goodies. Try Green, Libertarian, etc. The vote could be an effective weapon if used.

Let me know about your fears of the “unintended consequences” and Ill try to allay them, in the next article.

Geriatric Jack

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Gung Ho

Could somebody tell me the meaning of our task force? Day in and day out the constant reports about Mr. Officer Do Good doing wrong. It is a power trip, racial trip, money trip, or all in one. Sometimes I wonder if our police department is really there for us or out to get us. In earlier times their “gung ho” tactics were favorable, because most major cities were dominated by the working white man who disliked the black man. Doing whatever to “fix the problem” for years was highly favorable.

Now we’re at the present where people’s mentalities aren’t agreeing with this senseless ignorance. Treating our neighborhoods like a tactical game, causing our children to hate them without any understanding. How should someone get let off for committing an unlawful act on someone again using those “gung ho” tactics knowing they are guilty, then have explain that to your children. It’s not like they’re running out of recruits! The shield for years was mostly everyone’s friend or ally now mostly everyone’s enemy.

Tarik Abdullah

Posted: Fri - November 1, 2002 at 06:50 PM          

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