Artists:Gary Polvinale

Hi. I'm Gary Polvinale, aka Madog Pavanelli, performing songwriter, ex-computer programmer turned IT Systems Manager / voting reform activist.

I got caught up in the Bush Mafia's coup d'etat during the 2004 election campaign and found that the two things that allowed this silent overthrow of the US Government to happen were 1) the corporate ownership of American mainstream media and 2) America's corrupted election system again owned by the corporations. After campaigning furiously against the re-election of the Bush Mafia, I realized that if I'm going to put out all this energy, I might as well be throwing the water ON the fire, instead of the other way.

On Nov 3, 2004, I looked around online and joined some voting reform Yahoogroups (both Ohio and nationwide), and have been involved in their activities since that time. A lot is still going on. Matter of fact, the voting reform movement is having a huge positive impact. Laws are being passed, initiatives introduced. Hearings, lawsuits and demonstrations have brought Bush's stolen 2004 election into the daylight.

The heat is on. The Bush Mafia is doing desperate things (like bombing London) in an attempt to distract the American public from the things coming out about them. In the end, this will only be further proof of what a cruel bunch Americans have allowed to seize control of our government.

When I'm not fighting for democracy, I am a computer network administrator for a small company in Ohio. And a performing songwriter, generally writing songs about the corporate takeover of the US and the world. My job is to inform - especially now that the media has completely sold out to the corporations and the Bush Mafia. We must all now BE THE MEDIA..