Matt Nathanson In Concert

One less monster

This year we lost Steve Jobs a man who most will agree had a major impact on the lives of Americans.  Just recently we have lost another man whose life also had a major influence on our lives.  That man was Muammar Gadhafi.  

Libya’s besieged dictator Muammar Gadhafi’s death was confirmed on Oct 20, 2011 by Libya’s Prime Minister.  He was killed near his Mediterranean coastal hometown of Sirt by opposition forces.

The Libyan civil war began in Feb 2011 as a series of peaceful protests similar to others in the region as part of the Arab Spring movement. These demonstrations turned violent after 38 protestors were killed by forces loyal to Gadhafi.  This proved to be the fateful undue of the Libyan strong man. 

Violence was not a new tool for Gadhafi.  On the contrary it was one that he has used over and over again in the 41 years that he ruled Libya.

Occupy Sacramento

More than three hundred people gathered to hear Cindy Sheehan, the famous anti-war protester speak, as she came to support the “Occupy Sacramento” protest movement in Cesar Chavez Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.  The activists were showing their support for the ongoing demonstration in New York City where the “Occupy” movement had started on Sept. 17 2011.

 Many had come to hear Sheehan, and to march with her to the state capital.  Her message: a mixture of anti-government, anti-big business and anti-war slogans and sentiments was delivered via a bull horn from a scripted speech.