http://makesomethinghappen.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:39:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Newser explains that Heart is not happy with the GOP's use of Barracuda. SUGGESTED ACTION Maybe, just maybe, if X amount of Heart fans can get their act together, joining together in a campaign that appreciates and celebrates this irony, Heart can commit to doing a Democratic fundraiser in retaliation. http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/heart-is-not-happy-with-sarah-palin/ Over at Shaping Youth, Amy Jussel takes a look at the documentary America the Beautiful and suggests the MPAA's rating system needs an R-rating itself - An R for reform. SUGGESTED ACTION While Jussel mentions the reform of the rating system in passing, her point that R-rated imagery is sometimes ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/130/ It looks like writers from The Office will be taking on Ghostbusters 3. SUGGESTED ACTION The Ghostbusters franchise is near and dear to the hearts of many film geeks and comedy fans. Rather than going to disparate message and comment boards all over the web, ranting about what should and ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/fans-can-make-demands-for-ghostbusters-3/ The Consumerist reports that a man sued Delta Airlines in small claims court over a bogus weather cancellation. The man won. SUGGESTED ACTION Concerned air-travelers should get together and raise enough money to finance a lawsuit of this kind against every major airline in order to convey an enough-is-enough message. http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/crowd-sourcing-collective-lawsuits-against-airlines/ The New York Times reports that Will Wright, the brain behind SimCity and The Sims, is about to release Spore, a cute video game about the evolutionary process. SUGGESTED ACTION Creationists who oppose the validity of the theory of evolution might consider raising enough seed money to start the production ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/create-a-video-game-about-creation/ Stop Big Media writes: "[Local officials in St. Paul] think freedom of the press only extends to their allies in mainstream media. For the rest of us, practicing journalism is a crime." They go on to list incidents in which small, independent media was targeted by authorities. SUGGESTED ACTION Concerned ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/small-media-and-the-confrontation-of-forceful-censorship-in-st-paul/ The Wall Street Journal points out that Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican Convention raised $1 million for McCain and $8 million for Obama. SUGGESTED ACTION Further energy against Palin could ultimately go into house parties targeted towards more pro-Obama fundraising. House parties are easy to organize on a when ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/05/house-parties-for-obama-and-palin/ The Irish Times makes note that children are the key to protecting the environment, as educating them will create in them the initiative to keep it protected. “A basic knowledge of the need to reduce emissions and conserve diminishing resources will not suffice. We must be practical in generating awareness," ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/04/bringing-the-environment-to-the-children/ The Next Right suggests that Palin is an anti-establishment, grassroots figure for the Republican Party. SUGGESTED ACTION Those energized by Palin in this way might consider starting a campaign that shows their support for Palin - the new grass roots - by getting behind funding a print ad in competitive ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/04/grassroots-palin-v-the-noonan-establishment/ An article in the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that poverty, not sex ed, is responsible for teen pregnancy. It suggests, "The more we fight about teen pregnancy, the less we'll focus upon teen poverty. And that's bad news for all of us." SUGGESTED ACTION If this is the case, perhaps, then, liberals ... http://makesomethinghappen.net/2008/09/04/rally-for-teen-poverty-education/