[Springboard] LIMITS TO POWER STUDY -- Prep for the FOURTH phone call LAST HALF OF CHAPTER 2

[Robert Rafos]

Sorry, I will not be able to participate due to a prior commitment.   
However, it has been important and informative.  I would like to  
suggest as another book, Thomas L. Friedman's "Hot, Flat and Crowded.   
It is a longer read, but it is also a long winter and we can't plow  
and plant until the spring!

Happy Holidays to all.

Bob Rafos

On 10-Dec-08, at 12:30 PM, James Wiegel wrote:

> Seems like only yesterday this study was a sparkle in the eye and  
> now, here we are -- Chapter 3 The Military Crisis and the conclusion.
>
> The Wednesday calls have been lively, and the email interchange at  
> the beginning was engaging, though it has dropped off now . . .  
> would be great to get some reflections on this . . .
> AGENDA
> 1.  Introductory check in
> 2.  What is the Military Crisis?  the illusions that support it?   
> Where have you experienced it?  Where in your own thinking,  
> organization and action are you caught in sustaining it?  How can we  
> break free?
> 3.  What does he say in conclusion?  What is the author's action  
> agenda?  For him, what is the key to moving forward?
> 4.  What is one thing you are taking away from this?  some insight,  
> awareness, implication?  How has this pushed your behavior?  What  
> implications do you see for our raggedy network?
> 5.  Reflections on the method -- what happened?  worked?  did not  
> work? learning's about this approach?  good stories you recall from  
> what happened?  Future?  Anyone got a good book??
>
> Our call is tonight, Wednesday, Decembe 10 at 6 pm mountain standard  
> time.
> Dial   26...
>
> access code 881373#
>
> that's '269 320 8400'
>
> Joan Knutson won't be with us on the call, and she wanted to be sure  
> we are all aware of House Meetings this weekend and other bits (see  
> message below)
> Fwd: The White House and your house
>
> Tuesday, December 9, 2008 5:21 PM
> From:
> "jfknutson at aol.com" <jfknutson at aol.com>
> View contact details
> To:
> jfwiegel at yahoo.com
> Jim and Judy, you may already get this but in case you don't, it  
> shows Obama's thinking of next steps.  A network has been built  
> during the campaign and it would be a great place for our skills to  
> be used without trying to create another network.  I thought it  
> might be helpful to the discussion which I won't be on tomorrow  
> night.  Be sure to mention to the group that General Eric Shinseki  
> is Charlene Forbes' second cousin.  Aren't we just an interesting  
> group!!!  Joan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Plouffe, BarackObama.com <info at barackobama.com>
> To: Joan Knutson <jfknutson at aol.com>
> Sent: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 1:58 pm
> Subject: The White House and your house
>
> Joan --
>
> I just recorded a special video message -- from a place you might  
> recognize -- about this weekend's Change is Coming house meetings,  
> and why you should join tens of thousands of your fellow supporters.
>
> Watch the video and find a Change is Coming house meeting near you.  
> Or host one yourself and invite your friends, family, and neighbors.
>
>
>
> At the house meetings, you'll reflect on our campaign, discuss the  
> future of this movement, and identify some ways to get involved in  
> your community.
>
> Meeting hosts will report back, and your feedback will be  
> instrumental in guiding this movement through some important and  
> unprecedented territory.
>
> This grassroots organization has always been about more than an  
> election. It's about transforming our country -- and we've only just  
> begun.
>
> With the enormous challenges we're facing at home and abroad, we  
> have no choice but to continue working together. There's so much  
> more we can do to help Barack bring change to America.
>
> How we do that is up to you.
>
> Watch the video and sign up to host or attend a house meeting this  
> weekend:
>
> http://my.barackobama.com/changeiscoming
>
> I hope you'll continue to make history with us.
>
> Thanks and happy holidays,
>
> David
>
> David Plouffe
> Campaign Manager
> Obama for America
>
>
>
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
> A laugh is composed of 'a series of short vowel-like notes  
> (syllables) each about 75 milliseconds long, that are repeated at  
> regular intervals about 210 milliseconds apart'. from The Kingdom of  
> Infinite Space.
>
> 401 North Beverly Way
> Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
>   +1...
>   +1 623-363-3277
> jfwiegel at yahoo.com
> www.partnersinparticipation.com
>
> --- On Wed, 12/3/08, James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Springboard] LIMITS TO POWER STUDY -- Prep for the  
> FOURTH phone call LAST HALF OF CHAPTER 2
> To: "Springboard Dialogue" <springboard at wedgeblade.net>
> Cc: "Ellen and David Rebstock" <grapevin at comcast.net>, "David Dunn" <icadunn at igc.org 
> >, "jJudith Wiegel" <judithwiegel at yahoo.com>, "DavidLin Zahrt" <ch.bnb at pionet.net 
> >, "Bob & Cynthia Vance" <FacilitationFla at aol.com>, "Wilson  
> Priscilla" <wilson.priscilla at gmail.com>, "Richard West" <rwestica at gmail.com 
> >, "Joe Marilyn Crocker" <jcrocker at aol.com>, "darrell walker" <darrell66 at earthlink.net 
> >, "M George Walters" <M.George.Walters at Verizon.net>, "Gordon  
> Harper" <gharper1 at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 5:37 PM
>
> Dial                   26...
>
> access code 881373#
>
> that's '269 320 8400'
> Jim Wiegel
>
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
> A laugh is composed of 'a series of short vowel-like notes  
> (syllables) each about 75 milliseconds long, that are repeated at  
> regular intervals about 210 milliseconds apart'. from The Kingdom of  
> Infinite Space.
>
> 401 North Beverly Way
> Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
>     +1 623-936-8671
>     +1 623-363-3277
> jfwiegel at yahoo.com
> www.partnersinparticipation.com
>
> --- On Tue, 12/2/08, James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: James Wiegel <jfwiegel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: LIMITS TO POWER STUDY -- Prep for the FOURTH phone call  
> LAST HALF OF CHAPTER 2
> To: "Springboard Dialogue" <springboard at wedgeblade.net>
> Cc: "Ellen and David Rebstock" <grapevin at comcast.net>, "DavidLin  
> Zahrt" <ch.bnb at pionet.net>, "Joe Marilyn Crocker"  
> <jcrocker at aol.com>, "darrell walker" <darrell66 at earthlink.net>,  
> "Richard West" <rwestica at gmail.com>, "David Dunn" <icadunn at igc.org>,  
> "M George Walters" <M.George.Walters at Verizon.net>, "Gordon Harper" <gharper1 at gmail.com 
> >, "jJudith Wiegel" <judithwiegel at yahoo.com>, "Bob & Cynthia Vance" <FacilitationFla at aol.com 
> >, "Wilson Priscilla" <wilson.priscilla at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 9:48 PM
>
> WEDNESDAY CALLS
>
> I will also host a conference call on Wednesday, December 3.
>
>
> We are looking at Chapter 2 with attention to The Ideology of  
> National Security and Wise Men Without Wisdom.
>
>
> We'll start with some general conversation, then comments or  
> questions on the first parts of Chapter 2.
>
>
> Then lets get inside what he means by the Ideology of National  
> Security, with reference, perhaps to the National Security Team  
> announced by Obama this week.
>
>
> Then Wise Men Without Wisdom.
>
>
> SPECIAL PRIZE TO WHOEVER COMES UP WITH THE BEST DESCRIPTIVE NAME FOR  
> THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
>
>
> I am thinking around 6 pm local time here in Phoenix , for 1 hour.   
> The call number is                      269-...             .and the  
> Participant Access Code is 881373#
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
> A laugh is composed of 'a series of short vowel-like notes  
> (syllables) each about 75 milliseconds long, that are repeated at  
> regular intervals about 210 milliseconds apart'. from The Kingdom of  
> Infinite Space.
>
> 401 North Beverly Way
> Tolleson, Arizona 85353-2401
>       +1 623-936-8671
>       +1 623-363-3277
> jfwiegel at yahoo.com
> www.partnersinparticipation.com
>
>
>
>
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