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"My religion is Truth, my practice is non-cooperation with evil." - Gandhi

To the media: Remember that you have the power to control the message deliverd to the people. Whatever you speak into existence will occur. Be sure that your phrasing and the ideas you express reflect the vision you have for the future.

Favorite remarks from site user:

"Good job on keeping things cool and well spoken. Your website exhibits quite a bit of control - your adjectives could include evil bastards every now and again without being extreme."

and, regarding a piece I wrote for another purpose called

"The Privilege & Honor of Serving A Commitment"

"...statement is right on and could have been written by me, I have always felt this passionately about justice and equality! The sentiment expressed there is the only viable goal for humanity I think.

Art Linkletter was right.. except, people say the darndest things!

Wednesday, November 6th, 2002

Dear Tom and Dick... it's easy to blame the press, but when something needs to get done, the only question is, what does it take to do it? There is a simple explanation for the losses... an inability to articulate a vision for the future, or develop policies that make sense. I'm not saying this to "pile on"... I've been saying this all along. Just don't blame all these other reasons... the election was the Democrats' to lose. Now I'm wondering, as do others, what DOES the Democratic party stand for?

Tuesday, November 5th, 2002, 5pm pt

So, to the guy who... here's the thing. I have a strategy and a number of people willing to be deployed that I seriously believe will generate 10-15 million new registered voters... a strategy that will put social and political events in perspective to the 18-35 year old voter, that will bridge the gap between the 30-60 year old citizen, as well as provide for those in retirement. I estimate being able to positively impact 20-25 million voters. Of course it's unorthodox, and that's why it will work.

The question of party ties is a conversation about legitimacy. As I've told people who have encouraged me, being unaffiliated lends a great deal of credibility to the concept of a campaign to return the presidency to a representative position, as well as bypasses primary requirements. I've already said what I think about Al. At which time, I'd be very serious about generating the #2 spot. There's alot to be said for that. Read the Prince.

What I need is a couple of hours to ask some obvious questions... many of which of I will be researching anyway... anyway, if you're up to something a little different at your usual fee, or if you're just curious, send me a message at crj@charlesrehn.com and tell me how to get in touch, or to get my number... if nothing else, you'll be the first to know what I'll be up to. :}

Tuesday, November 5th, 2002, 10:30 am

I find it difficult to turn on the tv this morning... I'm afraid to hear the news. :}

I was watching a show last night, where and anchor was making a statement about an HBO movie that will be airing soon, and hearing an explanation about how politicians can woo the press.. and believe me, I know all about that.

I began in broadcasting doing news.. I particularly remember interviews I had in 1970 and 1971 with Alan Cranston, John Tunney and Ronald Reagan... it was an interesting time in our history, what with Watergate and Viet Nam and all going on... and in one 36 hour period, I picked up audio quotes of each of these guys completely contradicting themselves on a given topic regarding gocernmental corruption. So, I contacted each of them, and asked them which quote they wanted me to go with, and reminded them that whichever quote they selected, I would hold them to. I did not hesitate to point out that if I heard them issue the other opinion again, I would expose their hypocrisy.

Believe it or not, each of them was happy to have the opportunity to correct the record. I could have made some headlines, but instead, chose to set the record straight. And none of them, to my knowledge, contradicted themselves on that subject again. A few years later, when I needed a phone call here or there to get a legitimate piece of governmental business handled, 2 of the 3 gave me a hand by making a call or two.

But they didn't have to be nice to me to get that consideration. And, as 1 pointed out, I didn't have to do them a favor to get the assistance I sought. It was the illusion of it all that made it seem more intriguing than it actually was.

When I set out to do what I was doing, I did so knowing I would make some enemies, rub people the wrong way. But, in the end, I believed I would make some loose associations and a few allies based on the understanding of a few people about what I was doing, and the methods I was using.

It seems to me I appeared to have gotten trapped in a typical game of political follow the leader.. people "in power" assuming I would blindly follow, and media people used to having the power to make or break lives.

All in all, I must say I can't remember when I have felt more deceived or set up... and I don't take it personally... sure, I've gotten angry and spoke my piece... it's just power corrupting the illusion of importance... it's just illusion that makes us forget that we are people first... and it's just a sign of the times that people in power with the illusion of greatness would separate themselves from the very people who grant them celebrity and authority.

It's all just very interesting.

Still I can't help but thinking how a few years back, it was determined that the greatest problem in the area of working relationships with communications professionals came from a lack of communication. And then I consider how, in this period, 1 or 2 short communications would have saved a great deal of misunderstanding and work and disillusionment. And how I'll still be the one who is viewed as the one who had the problem.

I look down the road and consider how those who would see me, at the conclusion of this period, to be a "problem" of some sort, may easily find themselves alone with that attitude in the long run. And I think of the old radio phrase "careful what you say to the new guy, he may be your boss tomorrow".

What's more interesting to me is how everything I say I stand for became encroached upon and violated in some way through this process... call it politicas and call it media if you will.. in my estimation, it validates everything I've been saying and calling for in my speaking...

I know that in the next few weeks, I'll be re-examing what I consider to be integruous behavior... I'll be examining the reasons I trust, and the ways I evaluate the levels of trust to be given... and while I won't hold any grudges or seek to avenge my deception, I will not forget what occurred. And it will merely make me ever more committed to the cultural revolution I intend to cause... as I continually ask the question, "Do your actions represent who you say you are as a person?"

For me, the answer is yes. Even when I'm angry. Because anger, after all, is cause by things like thwarted intentions, unfulfilled expectations, undelivered communications... all things which can be resolved through communication. And anger is rarely generated in a vacuum.

Honest communication, without the power, without the illusion, without the authority and advantage... with equality and justice and a commitment to resolution... these are the real issues of our times. And until we embrace that truth and create that ripple in our lives and our world through being, then all other issues are moot, because we will merely be addressing the symptoms of the problems, and not the disease, the source. And there will be no relief for the people.

That is the human condition I seek to resolve, the change I seek to cause, and the world I wish to create.. one in which truth and justice give us the opportunity, moment by moment, to be the best we can possibly be as people, in business and in government.

As a community without these few virtues, it would be nearly impossible to succeed. As a community committed to these things, acting in accordance with the virtues we say we embrace, we can not fail.

My invitation to those who would join in this vision would be not to join in with me, but to join in with us all. Because that is the future that can create a world that works for us all.

PS: There have been a couple of news reports aimed at me recently.. I can't honestly say I know whether to view them as advice, warnings or threats... please keep in mind that I'm not afraid to have my life exposed and used as a public conversation in order to forward the discussion I want to have with America... this story actually would be a good one to use as an example... but there are 2 sides to every story... and a communication or 2 would have resolved everything, and answered every question. Remember, I kept my commitment in these matters. At a certain point, I entrusted my leadership to you. And that's where I made mistakes.

One more note that soon you'll come to appreciate as part of the ironies in life as my journey and amusement with the phrase "Here there and everywhere" continues... I just turned down a ticket to a banquet for Muhammad Yunus in NY... hosted by... well, you know. You gotta admit, it's a small world. Ya never know. In the end, I thought you'd feel more comfortable. :} lol

Good news... just got listed in Yahoo! Only took 4 months.. but things should be picking up now!

Friday, Nov 1, 2002 - This one will likely get the award for the most unusual... it will only be unusual because it's presented in this context... but there are some things I really want to communicate. Because the breakdowns that are occurring are nothing more than a simple breakdown in communications. As if there was any.:} This, by the way, will be a chapter in the book as well, with some minor revs for context. And it's primarily to the guy who says God watches his show, but I realize it has relevance to a number of people. Since part of what I stand for is transparency, here goes.

The other night, I found that passage by Gandhi, and realized that it described how I have always conducted my life. Not as a perfect person, or with all the answers. But as a person who, deep down inside, from very young age, living a life where I had to choose whether I agreed or disagreed with the way people were acting, and then, even though unable to alter it because I had no control over my parents, had to decide if I would adopt the same attitudes and behaviors. At a very young age, I had to take on my own inquiry regarding who I would be as a person.

I was the youngest of 6 children. I saw the mistakes they made. I actually can't recall ever being spanked, and my parents definitely believed in spanking. I adopted an attitude to continually observe people's behaviors, and what made them succeed and fail at anythig they were attempting or being.

And so, I was constantly observing human behavior. And because I was in the country and on farms and ranches and logging and all of that, I observed a great deal of nature and animal behavior. I observed weather patterns and all sorts of things that most people never notice, or want to. But it is the source of my awareness of our inter-connected relationship with one another and everything. It's what made me into a good actor in high school, and why method acting was something I naturally understood.

This is also the source of the part of me that has always been deemed as "being different". It has been both a blessing and one of those things, like fame, where people are constantly asking of me to contribute to them on an emotional and psychological level, and it can take a great deal of energy to give to them. I never viewed it superiority or even took it personally, like as if they were people following me, but I was just being me, available, willing, loving, caring. I have no regrets about any of it. Now I'll move on beyond my grammar school days. :}

Serioulsy though. When I was 19 years old, I threw myself a party, and the purpose of it was to declare my "re-birth". I knew that all of the alcoholic behavior I had to deal with in my teen years was absolutely not a model I wanted to live from. So I decided from that moment on, I would choose my behaviors and philosophies based on what was occurring in the moment. Having witnessed and experiencing such pain while growing up, I understood the rippling effect that our actions have upon each other, from conception to death. And I have to admit, like any human being, at any given moment, I am not always able to override my automatic responses, but most times, I do.

To look at my resume, which I have condensed to 10 pages, you would think my background is in computer technology mainly. I would say that I kind of got off the track. And it doesn't really reflect the personal attributes that provide what you might call "value added".

I was on the way to becoming a writer when I became fascinated with computers. And so, I ended up going with the path of least resistance, and computers. As most people do in life, one way or another. Which, by the way, is how things have gotten the way they are these days.

When I got into computers, what I was fascinated by is how to teach people how to use them in such a way that they would actually use them without having to know much about computers. I only became a programmer because when PC's first came out, there wasn't any truly good software availbale. So I took it upon myself to become a specialist at wring customized client and corporate accounting software.

But my real joy was in empowering people. That has been my life. Any coach will tell you that, when working, you may obtain respect fromt the players, there may even be some affection, but mostly, your job as a coach is to provide the motivation and empowerment to cause other people to be their best. That's who I've been to individuals and groups my whole life. Sometimes it's overt or requested, often times it's covert. People might well say I'm the guy who they know had something to do with their success, and they thank me for helping, but they're not quite sure what I actually did to help them. That's transformational coaching, the kind I like and do the best. The kind that gives people the sense that they did it themselves. Because they really did... you just nudge them a little. Cause them to dig down just a little deeper and be someone a little more true to the person they know inside themselves.

But, underlying all of it was a sense that I had always been raised to run for office. Not as a profession, but as someone who was to be a politician in order to uphold the principles of America. It may sound corny.. but... I really love this country, and what we say we stand for... And I so wish I had followed the path of overt leadership years ago, I believe I could have made a difference. But then there was my "deal with God" to let him lead me to whatever I needed to experience and learn to do and be available for what he had in mind for me. Believe that or not, but it's true.

After election 2000, I hid in my cave, much like St. Benedict did :}, until I came to a point where I had assimilated all the information I had taken in, and determined there was a way for me to make a difference.

And so, I devised a plan. This website. The Union.. which is something I wasn't going to do unless I believed that what needed to be provided to the people of this country wasn't going to be provided by this government..is based on a plan I devised when I was 14... and is incredibly relevant to the socio-political course we're on. As well as integration with other countries.

But this website... I only put it in google, and posted it to a couple of message boards. The rest has all been word of mouth. I've felt very honored at the response it received. I've also felt empowered that I'm right about what people are seeking in their lives and how to provide at least a part of it. The part that allows them to be real people again, to live by the values we claim in our culture and world.

So I went about taking bold, aggressive stances, and talked to people in chat rooms and encouraged people to stand up and speak out... all in all, only I know the actions I took to provoke people into taking action... But I actually know that I empowered tons of people. I go into chat rooms all over the country, to see if I need to pump up the volume a little, and I find 3 or 4 people using quotes directly from the site, on everything from politics to religion... and I say to myself.. I don't need to do more here... and I move on.

I do audio broadcasts because they're more dynamic. I expose myself and bear my soul only to give other people permission to dig deep inside themselves and remember what they're committed to, what they believe in... to give them permission to feel deep down inside again, and take a stand for what they really believe in. And I know I didn't do it all myself, but I know deep down I started some things that have made a big difference. Starting them was what was important. I do things like a true dictionary definition entrepreneur. I start things, build a foundation, instill a philosophy, and then trust people to make the right decisions. When people are truly free and empowered, they just do that naturally.

I know that your focus is on politics as it is. My overview has been on the social and socio-economic trends in this country, and globally. For example, based on what I know, I understand the strategy of the bombings going on by Radical Islamists. I don't condone it in any way, of course. But I understand it completely. I understand the oppression that is occurring. I know what "Journeys With George" really represents.

I wish I could explain the unusual things that have happened in the last 2 months. I can only descirbe it as something of a religious experience.. and very educational. I've read more books than I have in 20 years. I've watched about a dozen movies that seem to based on characters just like me, and have stories that parallel my life, many times with great detail It's been strange. And, it was unusual in the way it occurred, I actually believed other people were in on it. Thought they had to have been.

What I've mostly learned is that times and circumstances and sociological trends produce people like me.Who do things by instinct that fit in the pattern of behavior of certain leaders... or writers, or dancers or whatever people do. Not like I'm unique. There are many people in the world leading. I describe what I do as causing leaders. But I never really studied those things as if they applied to me. I always used it like tools to cause others to accomplish. And I do believe I offer a slightly different perspective that allows me to cut to the core of issues very quickly, both on the social issues, as well as systems analysis. Some people I used to coach called me "Laser".

I do like a simple life. I do like blue jeans and tennis shoes...all the time... and my cap from Yosemite... I love living in nature. And, I confess, I'd love to have a Jag convertible... but all in all, when you get down to the one thing that satisfies me most in life, is finding ways to contribute to others that it empowers them to take on challenges, and accomplish their dreams. :} And, with all that, I just have this problem with not caring about having wealth.

By January of 2004, I intend to publish 4 books. For the Love of the World, Creating the Future: Questions that Must Be Answered ... another on what I consider to be my lessons and truths based on the Bible and then as a comparative study of a variety of religions.. and the fourth will be a history book of sorts... based on an inquiry into Ronald Reagan's statement "You have to look to the past..." I hope to convince a college student to do it as thesis work.

Meanwhile, I don't know whether I'll run for office for sure or just what I'm going to do..You might think I was kidding about it, but I never was. Never. Alot depends on what Al does... regardless, I'm committed to making a difference in the matter. No matter how long it takes. I promise it will all be positive, whatever it is... but I know I'm absolutely committed. And I'll point out once again that I tried every front door and back door I thought I had... and I just got aggressive when it looked like I had to cause it all myself. I'm still not sure that isn't true. But there are many ways to do what I feel I need to contribute.

When I speak of a Cultural Revolution, I am not speaking of creating crisis or upheaval, but of causing us all to be reminded of the principles we claim as a people, but more, to give us all permission to live them again. Because, at this point in time, we don't believe we can. But the truth is, we can. And I intend to remind everyone I can reach.

So, in the end, whether we meet or not somewhere down the road, who knows. But I just wanted you to understand what I'm doing and why, and why I did the things I did, and why I do. I once told someone that I never fail at something when I am committed. And I don't. And, I wanted you to know I respect you a great deal.

But whatever you think, reserve your judgement.. We have not communicated. All the "corruption and me stuff" is not a full explanation or revealing of my life...or is what I do on the website a full refelction of me, nor is your presence in the media a full representation of you. I've had and have plenty of friends, great times and lots of successes.. but as part of what makes me unorthodox and all, what I've been committed to tends to cause me to have a different interpretation of success and failure and I value and appreciate very simple things.

I'll find a way to continue the broadcasts and maintain the site and build the union and write the books, and in a few months, I'll become much more public, one way or the other. And then you'll begin to get the whole picture. And we'll see what there is to be done.But I can't help chuckling at the remake of All the King's Men. It's the story. :} Congrats to James Carville, by the way.

To you, and to whoever reads this, it may not seem like it at times, but I do feel honored when times come that I see that my writing makes a difference. I don't ever forget that it's all about giving people choice.

In many ways, I feel like the problems of the world are centered on the idea of free will, God's greatest gift, because I can't believe that people would choose what is occurring if they didn't feel compelled to decide upon lessers of evils. I don't mean that as a criticism.

With that, thanks for listening, and let's create the future. The way we want it to be. All things are possible through communication. All things in time. See ya in the news! And God bless ya.

I finished all this and even posted it to the site, and then I checked my email. A few months back this horoscope thing started showing up in my email. And even though I don't pay attention to horoscopes and stuff too much, here's what today's is:

It's hard to relax when you know what's coming. Before sharing your forecast, be sure that everyone wants to hear it. Do what you need to do, whether or not you get any help.

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