Bette Midler on with Randi Rhodes right now

[buycitgo]

talking about Light Up the Sky in NYC tonight

[buycitgo]

1. see?

http://www.lightupthesky.org

talking about Cabbies Against Bush!

said they're driving around with their lights on during convention

is this good for tips?

they must be getting lots of pugfares, yes?

[Dookus]

5. Hrmm...

not sure a concerted effort to WASTE electricity is all that useful.

[buycitgo]

6. big NASCAR fan?

[AspenRose]

7. Bette mentioned lighting a candle

I like the concept

[Dookus]

11. The website

encourages New Yorkers to leave their apartment lights all night.

[buycitgo]

13. "lighten'' up!

get it?

[Dookus]

14. heheh

Yeah, I get it.

I'm not outraged. I just find it a bit odd. It's our utter dependence on foreign oil that has led to many of our problems in the world.

[buycitgo]

16. couldn't agree more on that

Carter's presidency was DOOMED from the start, cause his own party sabotaged the main plank of his platform: energy independence

just imagine if the ONLY thing that had been done since his years was to keep increasing CAFE standards according to his schedule

the average MPG would be in the FORTIES, at least

big oil and car makers would have none of that, of course

not to mention the fact we could just about IGNORE the insanity in the middle east....

[Dookus]

17. exactly

it was a huge lost opportunity.

[AspenRose]

2. That was quick!

Quick interview

[buycitgo]

4. what?

[buycitgo]

9. oh....yeah, she's gone already

sweet voice, though

sounded much less brassy than usual

Randi just pointed out JC Watts

''not in congress anymore....no need to talk to you, JC''

she should have

he's SUCH a moron..... he absolutely can't stray from the talking points handed to him

[PA Democrat]

15. JC is always good for a football analogy or two

But they rarely have any logical connection to the discussion/ debate at hand. He should stick to football.

[buycitgo]

3. Midler says the last four years were the worst....EVER!

[President Jesus]

8. let's face it....this light up the sky idea is just dumb.

all the lights are on anyway.

For those interested, here's Bette' history of campaign donations
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?last=Midler&first=Bette

[buycitgo]

10. that's not the whole thing

Yarrow was on the radio yesterday, asking that people walk down the sidewalks with lights, light strings, etc.

they're hoping for a large turnout, a ''chain of luminescence''

that's the part that I was attracted to

[buycitgo]

12. good for HER!

pretty heavy hitter

GOOD!

[nostamj]

18. how about her marching yesterday with Code Pink?

I thought that was very cool... she said she was near the burning dragon... (loved Bette for a LONG LONG time)