Nov
24

Larry Hagman’s Radicalism from Jan B Tucker

Jan B Tucker Blog

To understand the mostly private political viewpoint of Larry Hagman, a longtime member of the California Peace & Freedom Party, you first have to look at the context of his mother’s career.  Mary Martin won Tony Awards for her Broadway appearances in South Pacific and Sound of Music.  Look at the times and the themes:  an attack on racism where she risked getting blacklisted and an explicitly anti-fascist movie.

The play was based upon James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific.  Michener was a principled liberal and later served as Bucks County Pennsylvania Chairman of John Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1960.  When Kennedy won the state, Michener was Secretary to the Pennsylvania College of Electors convention.  When Mary Martin starred in the role of Nellie Forbush in 1949, it was not exactly without controversy, as explained in the Wikipedia Article:

The musical explores the theme of racial prejudice in several ways. Nellie struggles to accept Emile’s mixed-race children. Another American serviceman, Lieutenant Cable, struggles with the prejudice that he would face if he were to marry an Asian woman. His song about this, “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught”, was criticized as too controversial for the musical stage and called indecent and pro-communist.[7] While the show was on a tour of the Southern United States, lawmakers in Georgia introduced a bill outlawing any entertainment containing “an underlying philosophy inspired by Moscow.”[8] One legislator said that “a song justifying interracial marriage was implicitly a threat to the American way of life.”[8] Rodgers and Hammerstein defended their work strongly. James Michener recalled, “The authors replied stubbornly that this number represented why they had wanted to do this play, and that even if it meant the failure of the production, it was going to stay in.”[8]

Now, here’s the song Wikipedia references, “You’ve got to be carefully taught“–

You’ve got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You’ve got to be taught
From year to year,
It’s got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You’ve got to be carefully taught.

You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff’rent shade,
You’ve got to be carefully taught.

You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You’ve got to be carefully taught!

While Larry Hagman appeared in a military uniform in I Dream of Jeannie, he was a member of the Anti-Vietnam War Peace & Freedom Party

Larry Hagman joined many literary and entertainment industry members in joining the Peace & Freedom Party when it qualified for the ballot in 1967 in California.  Amongst others, California PFP members included:

Ray Bradbury
Jan Michael Vincent
John Saxon
Wally Cox
James Coburn
Berton Schneider (Producer of Hearts & Minds)
George Clayton Johnson (Screenwriter of the second most “Twilight Zone” series after Rod Serling)
Barbara Eden (used to throw Black Panther fundraisers with Larry at her pad)
Biff Rose (Comedian)
Al Lewis (Grandpa Munster, later Green Party gubernatorial candidate in New York)
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. (Guitarist of Jefferson Airplane fame)
Calypso Joe (former Vaudevillian turned Anti-Vietnam War activist “General Hershey Bar”)

Peace & Freedom Party member Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing role ironically spawned “J.R. for President” buttons, bumper stickers, and T-Shirts as though his conservative business tycoon persona was real

Apparently afraid that he could risk blacklisting like his mother while portraying J.R. Ewing in the original Dallas series and basking in the popularity of the role that spawned “J.R. For President” bumper stickers throughout America, Hagman re-registered for a time as a Republican.  Later he re-joined the Peace & Freedom Party with his fame and fortune established to a point where he didn’t have to worry.

Anyway, with his death yesterday, the real Larry Hagman, the lifelong radical, will be missed by me, while others will be missing the J.R. Ewing that he really wasn’t.

Nov
12

Roseanne Barr Draws More than 2,000 Sacramento Votes for President

By Phillip Reese
preese@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 – 9:56 am
Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 – 10:36 am

About 2,600 local residents stepped into a voting booth on election day, picked up their pen and thought something like, “I’m going to do it. I’m going to vote for Roseanne Barr.”

Barr, a comedian and former star of a hit television show bearing her name, ran for president on the Peace and Freedom party ticket. The party, according to its website, “is committed to socialism, democracy, ecology, feminism and racial equality.”

Barr’s strongest support often came in rural, mostly conservative areas, suggesting that at least a few of her votes were meant as a protest against the other choices on the ballot, rather than an endorsement of socialism.

All told, Barr received nearly as many votes in Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties as Green Party candidate Jill Stein. (Stein did much better than Barr in Yolo County.) Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, performed best among third party candidates, drawing more than 1 percent of total votes across the region.

This chart shows support for Roseanne Barr broken down by area:

Area Barr Total Percent for Barr
Rural Yolo County 23         1,257 1.83%
Rio Linda 21         2,815 0.75%
North Highlands 31         4,501 0.69%
Rural Sacramento County 17         2,513 0.68%
Orangevale 67       10,110 0.66%
Greater Colfax 7         1,172 0.60%
Wilton 14         2,371 0.59%
Galt 36         6,380 0.56%
Citrus Heights 108       20,197 0.53%
Rancho Cordova 63       11,783 0.53%
Antelope 44         8,457 0.52%
Foresthill 12         2,308 0.52%
Meadovista 11         2,190 0.50%
Sacramento 737    159,515 0.46%
Fair Oaks 66       14,583 0.45%
Carmichael 78       17,671 0.44%
Loomis 19         4,524 0.42%
Weimar 8         1,931 0.41%
Auburn 32         7,854 0.41%
Elverta 6         1,475 0.41%
El Dorado County 295       86,223 0.3%
Lincoln 62       18,785 0.33%
Folsom 64       20,409 0.31%
Tahoe City 5         1,665 0.30%
Rosevill 127       42,456 0.30%
Elk Grove 109       37,671 0.29%
Rocklin 55       19,664 0.28%
N Auburn 15         5,676 0.26%
Kings Beach 3         1,221 0.25%
Rancho Murieta 5         2,494 0.2%
Esparto 2         1,021 0.20%
Winters 4         2,061 0.19%
Woodland 25       15,175 0.16%
Davis 35       23,776 0.15%
West Sacramento 16       12,485 0.13%
Gold River 4         3,328 0.12%
Mather 1         1,019 0.10%
Granite Bay 7         8,614 0.08%

Sacramento Bee Article Link 

Nov
10

Ballot Numbers In – Broke 50K!

My Ballot Numbers are in, Broke 50K!! More to come with Write-In Vote

Just in……

52,426 votes not including write-ins. These should be the final numbers from the three states you were on the ballot in. Congrats on officially cracking 50k!

FLORIDA: 8,146 votes
OFFICIAL SOURCE: http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/FederalOffices/

COLORADO: 4,653 votes
OFFICIAL SOURCE: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/110529/en/summary.html

CALIFORNIA: 39,627 votes
OFFICIAL SOURCE: http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president/

Nov
09

Two Letters regarding My Candidacy for the Green Party

To Whom It May Concern:

IMHO – Roseanne should have conceded gracefully to Jill Stein, rather than selfishly run against her. Perhaps with Roseanne’s backing, Jill could have been helped to more publicity. As it was, I think Jill, Cheri and their team did a fabulous job up against a corporate media black out.

Most people that I talked to thought Roseanne running was a joke and they could not imagine her as the president of the United States! Whereas, Jill always presented herself with knowledgeable confidence and an impressive dignity. She gained the respect of many who did not know her before. She and Cheri worked very hard up against HUGE odds.

I hope that Jill considers a second run, having now become better known. They may all be too exhausted to think about that right now, though!

We should use this interim to make allies in the progressive world and work in coalitions rather than splintered facets trying to defeat the established power structure that, I believe is ripe for the taking. (It’s a matter of time for the GOP, which I like to think of as an acronym for Go Away Please or Get Out of Politics.)

Sadly, the state of Florida IS still very “red” in many areas and the stigma brought by the “tight race” propaganda that was used did not help US with swing voters who feared Romney. Nevertheless, I was pleased to see that our area of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties gave the Greens the MOST support in the state.

Member of Green Party

Votes for: Stein Barr
in CA 57,274 36,414
in FL 8,676 7,911

Dear Green Party Member:

With due respect why would a person of Roseanne Barr’s stature a person of internationally known fame “gracefully concede” to an unknown outside of her state Zionist?

I mean would you do that after being publicly and viciously attacked because of your profession while constantly being bombarded with insults from small minded but powerful within the Green Party white male liberals who are actually are closet racist? These puny minded people have employed every cheep political trick possible to keep you off a ballot? I’m sorry but if you’ve got any pride I don’t think so!

In fact I think it’s because of her people friendly gentle nature that she didn’t and has not publicly fought these racist back. I can tell you that if it would’ve been this homeboy the shit would’ve been flying all over the damn place! And for these white male racist to proudly post vote differences as proof Roseanne was not the right candidate give me a freaking break. If anything it clearly shows proof on how flawed the Stein campaign really was.

Reflect for a moment and look closely at their numbers.

In California Stein received 57,274 with Barr getting 36,414.

In other words Barr received that many votes without being on a national party ticket and after starting a campaign many months behind Stein.

Then look at your state of Florida.

Stein got 8,676 and Barr getting 7,911.

Come on now even you must admit that that’s a damn good showing for a candidate who again didn’t have the assistance of being on a national ticket.

As one Barr hater’s post keeps reminding us “the Peace and Freedom Party is not a national party.”

The way Roseanne chalked up votes across America had she had the benefit of being on a national party she would have made mince meat of not only Jill, but Rocky and oh yeah who’s that other also ran dude I think his name was Gary something, smile.

Roseanne’s name and personality got the Greens back into the national and international media spotlight something the party hadn’t received since the days of that “everyone should love me, opportunistic camera seeking, use the Greens to fall back on when everything else is failing and news media is not covering me, the presidential race is beginning time to call on that organization of damn fools that I still have fooled and will do whatever I tell them even though I’m not nor do I ever have to become a member of their damn party cause they my punks” Ralph Nader.

In fact I’d go so far as to say Roseanne’s comedian image saved this sunken party after it had fallen into the trash dumps of political history.

And guess what, it’s probably headed there once more under the leadership of these white males that dominate this party.

Hell I’ll go you one even better.

It is my personal belief that this party is Zionist controlled and it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that it is the party of the Benjamin Netanyahu’s of the world. I believe that they have a huge investment in keeping this party running in place. Since their war hawk friends in Washington DC already control the major two parties and an uncontrolled independent party would be a killer for their long-term agenda. I truly believe that Americans are quickly becoming sick and tired of funding the Israeli racist war machine while Americans starve.

Finally, to prove how deep the hostility towards Roseanne was you need go no further than the 2012 ANM.

There you witnessed a peace loving long time Green woman who at the time thought this party was the greatest thing since slice bread. After she was viciously attacked simply for reading a speech her opinion changed dramatically.

Some coward men got all up in her face as news cameras rolled she was shocked.

Imagine for a moment going to a convention just to read a speech in a climate where the person who’s speech you are about to read had received tons of death threats and hostile calls.

But you feel you’re among friends after all these are people you’ve worked alongside for over a decade. You’ve even run for office receiving praise from them. So you should feel you’re in a comfortable safe environment shouldn’t you?

But for the Farheen Hakeem that was not to be the case. What happened at the AMN was not only an eye opener for her, but for the gentle natured candidate Roseanne Barr. They both found out something black folks have witnessed in America for centuries.

They found that to many white folks you’re okay until you disagree, then bam!

Its like great songs the hits just keep on coming.

Nurse their children with mild from your black breast all the while denying your own that’s wonderful, then bam!

You repaired that favorite tractor on masters farm saving him hundreds of dollars great job, then bam!

You managed to get all boll weevils out saving this year’s cotton crop ohh great, then bam!

You fight side by side to win wars even as you’re 3/5s of a human being in the US Constitution and never receive equal veteran benefits all the while suffering in silence oh man that’s awesome, then bam!

Then Farheen sees that after such a vicious attack that only one or two white female Greens write to the list to show any sympathy or denounce this behavior. She found that she didn’t have the right as whites to support another candidate that was a no no!

But I’ll tell you that had I been there I would’ve been all over those cowards to see if they would do that to a man. Especially a true straight up liberation black man!

So with all due respect, Roseanne Barr was the best candidate the Greens could have had this year. Unfortunately she will probably go the way of other candidates who have been burned by this white male dominated party she’ll continue to shine while the party’s brief and small media star sits tarnished until another bright shining star comes along. And yes the white racist Zionist will be waiting.

Member of Peace and Freedom Party

Additional Comment

How is that even possible with the level of toxicity within the Party? Perhaps she means reaching out to people within designated zip codes and it will look good on paper like everything else on their platform. So far, the Green Party is a private exclusive club. It speaks volume when a State convention cannot have the 10 people required for a quorum. It clearly means that party growth is not of utmost importance. The Party now exists only on its list serve and they are not talking to the streets. I think that they are afraid that Roseanne Barr would bring to the Party the people they do not want in. Roseanne Barr started with the Peace & Freedom Party in August, so the number of votes she received is a big success. The Barr campaign reflected the demographic mosaic of the United States. Titleholders within the GP are more interested in their status than reaching out to the people. I am anxiously waiting to see Roseanne’s final number of write in votes nationwide. To think that people around the world are counting on Progressives in this country to bring another voice to the table in Washington. If only they knew.

Oct
30

States Where I’m on the Ballot and Official Write-In

These First Three States I’m actually on the Ballot

California, Colorado and Florida

Write-in Ballot Access in the Following States More States will be added later today

Alabama
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

Oct
23

Organizers of Free and Equal Debates are Just as Exclusionary

In allowing only four minor-party candidates to share the stage, the organizers of tonight’s Free & Equal debate are being as exclusionary as the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was in limiting the three nationally-televised debates to President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. It’s shameful, especially since two of tonight’s participants — the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode and Rocky Anderson of the fledgling Justice Party — aren’t on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win on November 6th.

On the other hand, I represent a party with a much longer history than any of tonight’s participants. Unlike former Congressman Goode and ex-Salt Lake City Mayor Anderson, I am on the ballot in the most populous state in the country and, in addition to vote-rich Florida and Colorado, will have write-in status in enough states to “mathematically” Occupy the White House on November 6th.

Oct
13

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Sep
28

My Speech at Oaksterdam

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Roseanne’s appearance was threefold: She pushed for total legalization of the marijuana plant as well as donations and voters for her newly adopted political party (a push to be a Green Party candidate didn’t go so well).

“Marijuana should be totally legal,” she said. “We live in a free country, so it should be legal to smoke marijuana and drink.”

Barr is running on a ticket with antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, who Bay Area voters may remember from her 2008 bid to unseat then-House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Her appearance in Oakland was initially scheduled to be a fundraiser at a private home, but when Oaksterdam officials found out she’d be in town, they invited her to the downtown campus of the marijuana school, one of the federal goverment’s victims in the recent crackdown on state-legal weed.

Read the rest of “Roseanne Barr And Marijuana: Former TV Star Campaigns In Oakland” on The Huffington Post…