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Sean P. Keenan

SPK has worked and lived in the the political arts world for almost twenty years: from Los Angeles street protests, to Ojai community theatre ensembles to production and editorial work on Academy Award-winning documentary films. He is the president of the Ojai Valley Democrats Club and active in Ojai, California, US and world political movements. Sean lives with his wife, Barbara and son, Hunter, in Ojai, California. About blogs he believes:

"that blogs and the use of written communications are the revival of rationality in our country. The act of writing an opinion, an argument, a belief or even a dream for others to read forces you to really consider your thoughts and order them, hopefully, in a concise manner. When reading, there's no posturing, no intimidating, no razzle-dazzle or slight of hand that can fool you. Sure there's style and art, but what matters is just the printed words and the thread of reason connecting them. The reader can't see the writer and make extraneous judgement based on sex or race or any other prejudice. The reader can either accept the reasoning or reject it, but they have to read it and understand it first. It's a far cry from our bubble headed, highly polished news people in the latest corporate fashions as on TV.

This isn't new. The founders of this country were well aware of the power of the printed word, though they probably assumed that this power would always be available to the people. There's a reason that the First Amendment in the bill of rights states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Entries by this author:
February 25, 2010 - So uh.... What Was That Explosion?
January 24, 2010 - Sue Broidy is leaving Ojai -- *2nd UPDATE*
January 21, 2010 - Say Buy Buy to American Democracy
September 25, 2009 - G20 - Live Blog from Mac Lojowsky - UPDATE 6:15 pm 9_25
September 09, 2009 - Obama's Defining Speech Tonight! 5PM UPDATED - EPIC !
August 24, 2009 - Health Care Rally at the Y Today at 5pm
July 30, 2009 - Now is the time to be heard on Health Care Reform
July 24, 2009 - California Budget Open Thread
June 22, 2009 - Ojai Valley Democrats and Obama’s Organizing for America present a Health Care Reform Forum
May 26, 2009 - Ojai Myths Series Installment No. 4
May 21, 2009 - Help Repeal 2/3 Rules in California
May 18, 2009 - Are you ready to Vote?
May 08, 2009 - Open Thread: Kind of hot for May Edition
May 05, 2009 - Ojai Myths Series Installment No. 3: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
April 29, 2009 - Ojai Myths Series Installment No. 2: Joaquin Of The Grape
April 24, 2009 - Live Blogging the California Democratic Party Convention
April 20, 2009 - Announcing Ojai Myths Installment No. 1
April 20, 2009 - Movie Night at the Jester Tonight
April 15, 2009 - Who are the real Teabaggers?
April 13, 2009 - Noam Chomsky on Democracy Now!
March 23, 2009 - It's your Democracy...
March 16, 2009 - Wildflowers
March 04, 2009 - Sooo... What the f*** happened with the California Budget?