Democracy For America
About the Author
Inspired by the 2004 presidential campaign of Howard Dean, Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government - from school board to the presidency. DFA fights against the influence of the far right-wing and their radical, divisive policies and the selfish special interests that for too long have dominated our politics. DFA has a long-term goal to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom - it will take time, but we must start building a base now for the future.
AP: Republican Party ad assails Obama on energy
By The Associated Press
[Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:57 am EDT]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_el_pr/rnc_adwatch
TITLE: "Balance."
LENGTH: 30 seconds.
AIRING: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. ...
ANALYSIS: The ad is the first by the Republican National Committee against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The party is spending about $3 million to place the ad in four battleground states, taking advantage of its financial advantage over its Democratic counterpart.
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complete copyrighted story, including ad script, at clickable link above
By The Associated Press
[Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:57 am EDT]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_el_pr/rnc_adwatch
TITLE: "Balance."
LENGTH: 30 seconds.
AIRING: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. ...
ANALYSIS: The ad is the first by the Republican National Committee against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The party is spending about $3 million to place the ad in four battleground states, taking advantage of its financial advantage over its Democratic counterpart.
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complete copyrighted story, including ad script, at clickable link above
What Would John Wesley Do?
United Methodists and the Bush Think Tank at SMU
An Urgent Appeal to Scripture, Tradition, Reason and Experience
http://www.whatwouldjwdo.net
The Web site you are viewing has been created to provide information critical for understanding the year-long controversy surrounding the proposed location of the George W. Bush Presidential Library complex on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
Of particular concern is the linkage of the complex – and, by extension, Southern Methodist University and The United Methodist Church – to a proposed institute (“think tank”) dedicated to promulgating the failed policies and ideology of the Bush Administration. http://www.whatwouldjwdo.net/library.php
The "anchor" for this site is an analytical letter written to delegates to the South Central Jurisdictional Conference by prominent United Methodist theologian, the Rev. Dr. Tex Sample. Dr. Sample is a retired clergy member of the Missouri Area of The United Methodist Church. A link to his letter appears elsewhere on this page. You are invited to respond to Dr. Sample’s letter and to enter into discussion with others about it.
http://www.whatwouldjwdo.net/blog
Of particular interest, too, is the extensive library of articles
http://www.whatwouldjwdo.net/library.php
that have been written about the Library complex and the proposed research institute. I also hope you will view the link to the "Protect SMU Petition" campaign; if you’ve not already done so, you are invited to join the 12,000 concerned people who have already signed the petition.
http://www.protectsmu.org
Hispanic Voters Solidly Behind Obama
Few demographic differences evident among Hispanics
by Jeffrey M. Jones
July 2, 2008
http://www.gallup.com/poll/108532/Hispanic-Voters-Solidly-Behind-Obama.aspx
PRINCETON, NJ -- Hispanic registered voters' support for Barack Obama for president remained consistent and strong in June, with Obama leading John McCain by 59% to 29% among this group.
While Hispanics generally preferred Hillary Clinton to Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, a solid majority of Hispanics have consistently backed Obama against McCain in general-election trial heats. Obama has led McCain by about a 2-to-1 margin since Gallup began tracking general-election voting preferences in early March. ...
Rather, Hispanics of differing demographic backgrounds all tend to solidly support Obama. It thus appears that there isn't much beyond a shared Hispanic ethnicity or identity that explains Hispanic voting patterns. ...
Implications
Some political experts assumed Obama's struggle to attract widespread Hispanic support in the primaries would carry over into the general-election campaign against the Republican candidate. But Hispanics have become a reliable Democratic voting bloc, and have so far shown little difficulty in transferring their loyalties from Clinton to Obama. Obama continues to lead McCain by about a 2-to-1 margin among Hispanic voters, as he has since March. Hispanic voters could be crucial in key swing states such as New Mexico, Colorado, and Florida.
While George W. Bush made a strong push for the Hispanic vote in the 2000 and 2004 elections, McCain faces an uphill climb to attract Hispanics' support, given their consistent and solid support for Obama in recent months.
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complete copyrighted item with charts at link above
Few demographic differences evident among Hispanics
by Jeffrey M. Jones
July 2, 2008
http://www.gallup.com/poll/108532/Hispanic-Voters-Solidly-Behind-Obama.aspx
PRINCETON, NJ -- Hispanic registered voters' support for Barack Obama for president remained consistent and strong in June, with Obama leading John McCain by 59% to 29% among this group.
While Hispanics generally preferred Hillary Clinton to Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, a solid majority of Hispanics have consistently backed Obama against McCain in general-election trial heats. Obama has led McCain by about a 2-to-1 margin since Gallup began tracking general-election voting preferences in early March. ...
Rather, Hispanics of differing demographic backgrounds all tend to solidly support Obama. It thus appears that there isn't much beyond a shared Hispanic ethnicity or identity that explains Hispanic voting patterns. ...
Implications
Some political experts assumed Obama's struggle to attract widespread Hispanic support in the primaries would carry over into the general-election campaign against the Republican candidate. But Hispanics have become a reliable Democratic voting bloc, and have so far shown little difficulty in transferring their loyalties from Clinton to Obama. Obama continues to lead McCain by about a 2-to-1 margin among Hispanic voters, as he has since March. Hispanic voters could be crucial in key swing states such as New Mexico, Colorado, and Florida.
While George W. Bush made a strong push for the Hispanic vote in the 2000 and 2004 elections, McCain faces an uphill climb to attract Hispanics' support, given their consistent and solid support for Obama in recent months.
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complete copyrighted item with charts at link above
Christian Site's Ban on 'G' Word Sends Homosexual to Olympics
By Mary Ann Akers
July 1, 2008
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/07/christian_sites_ban_on_g_word.html
The American Family Association obviously didn't foresee the problems that might arise with its strict policy to always replace the word "gay" with "homosexual" on the Web site of its Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow. The group's automated system for changing the forbidden word wound up publishing a story about a world-class sprinter named "Tyson Homosexual" who qualified this week for the Beijing Olympics.
The problem: Tyson's real last name is Gay. Therefore, OneNewsNow's reliable software changed the Associated Press story about Tyson Gay's amazing Olympic qualifying trial to read this way:
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complete copyrighted story at above link
The Obama Fellows (interns) are doing a major voter registration drive. Their efforts in addition to efforts of other groups such as ACORN are producing impressive results across the country, but particularly in Florida. It will take a special effort to stay in touch with these voters.
In Orange County as of mid-June are about 14,000 more Democrats than there were on January 29 resulting in a 43,000 registered voter advantage over the Republicans.
I discussed this in more detail on June 15:
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/JBCallahan/Cxbm
VOTER CONTACT
The DNC has produced a great national voter contact database, VoteBuilder (also known as VAN). But, we need to closely monitor the latest voter registration date in the database for a given state or county. In Florida, there is a three to four month lag in the monthly CDs we get from the Florida Division of Elections. If this lag carries over to VoteBuilder we will have a three to four month blindspot where we will be unable to contact newly registered Obama voters.
The campaign intends to remedy some of this problem by keeping track of the names of the people they register the limits of this approach is twofold:
#1 The Obama campaign will know its own voters, but it won't know who other organizations such as ACORN have registered and it can't just ask ACORN for its list because that would be illegal coordination and would jeopardize Project Votes' tax status.
#2 Keeping track of names before you turn you in doesn't tell you which eligible voters actually made it on the voter registration rolls (glitches could include that if the drivers license number or the last 4 digits of the social security number don't match their voter registration could fail). This is Florida! Strange things happen to the voter registration rolls! Trust, but verify.
To know all of the newly registered voters (not just the ones registered by Obama campaign) we have to rely on public records. Although by law the State of Florida maintains the official roll, in Orange County, Florida the Supervisor of Elections posts a monthly list of registered voters here:
http://www.ocfelections.com/Public%20Records/New%20Voters/New%20Voters%20Homepage.htm
The list is posted in the middle of one month for registrations through the end of the previous month. Using to posted list could reduce the reporting lag to two to four weeks.
The posted list has addresses, but does not have phone numbers or emails. To the extent that the Obama campaign has phone numbers and emails they could be added and the voter could be called to congratulate them on their successful voter registration. Yes, you are on the rolls and you can vote by mail or you vote at the elementary school (for example).
If we do not have phone numbers or emails for the voters (perhaps they were registered by ACORN/Project Vote) we add the voters to a special walk list and send volunteers to the door with lit and sign people up to receive email updates from Barrack Obama and other campaigns.
I hate for all the voter registration efforts to go to waste. Some optimists believe if a voter registers at a supermarket they will definitely turn out at a school, a firehouse or some other polling place to vote. Without further contact, the voter may not know how to vote by mail, vote early or on election day a polling place. Moreover, without further contact, they may vote for Obama and quit and not vote for the other Democrats on the ballot.
In conclusion, we need to follow through newly registered voters (whether registered by the Obama campaign or not) and it may take some additional data efforts (beyond VoteBuilder/VAN) to do so.
Jim Callahan
Orlando, FL
In Orange County as of mid-June are about 14,000 more Democrats than there were on January 29 resulting in a 43,000 registered voter advantage over the Republicans.
I discussed this in more detail on June 15:
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/JBCallahan/Cxbm
VOTER CONTACT
The DNC has produced a great national voter contact database, VoteBuilder (also known as VAN). But, we need to closely monitor the latest voter registration date in the database for a given state or county. In Florida, there is a three to four month lag in the monthly CDs we get from the Florida Division of Elections. If this lag carries over to VoteBuilder we will have a three to four month blindspot where we will be unable to contact newly registered Obama voters.
The campaign intends to remedy some of this problem by keeping track of the names of the people they register the limits of this approach is twofold:
#1 The Obama campaign will know its own voters, but it won't know who other organizations such as ACORN have registered and it can't just ask ACORN for its list because that would be illegal coordination and would jeopardize Project Votes' tax status.
#2 Keeping track of names before you turn you in doesn't tell you which eligible voters actually made it on the voter registration rolls (glitches could include that if the drivers license number or the last 4 digits of the social security number don't match their voter registration could fail). This is Florida! Strange things happen to the voter registration rolls! Trust, but verify.
To know all of the newly registered voters (not just the ones registered by Obama campaign) we have to rely on public records. Although by law the State of Florida maintains the official roll, in Orange County, Florida the Supervisor of Elections posts a monthly list of registered voters here:
http://www.ocfelections.com/Public%20Records/New%20Voters/New%20Voters%20Homepage.htm
The list is posted in the middle of one month for registrations through the end of the previous month. Using to posted list could reduce the reporting lag to two to four weeks.
The posted list has addresses, but does not have phone numbers or emails. To the extent that the Obama campaign has phone numbers and emails they could be added and the voter could be called to congratulate them on their successful voter registration. Yes, you are on the rolls and you can vote by mail or you vote at the elementary school (for example).
If we do not have phone numbers or emails for the voters (perhaps they were registered by ACORN/Project Vote) we add the voters to a special walk list and send volunteers to the door with lit and sign people up to receive email updates from Barrack Obama and other campaigns.
I hate for all the voter registration efforts to go to waste. Some optimists believe if a voter registers at a supermarket they will definitely turn out at a school, a firehouse or some other polling place to vote. Without further contact, the voter may not know how to vote by mail, vote early or on election day a polling place. Moreover, without further contact, they may vote for Obama and quit and not vote for the other Democrats on the ballot.
In conclusion, we need to follow through newly registered voters (whether registered by the Obama campaign or not) and it may take some additional data efforts (beyond VoteBuilder/VAN) to do so.
Jim Callahan
Orlando, FL
Oklahoma AFL-CIO Endorsements, 2008
US Senate: Andrew Rice
US House, District #1: Georgianna Oliver
Corporation Commissioner (short term): Jim Roth
Oklahoma State Senate
District 5: Jerry Ellis
District 7: Richard Lerblance
District 15: Diane Drum
District 17: Charlie Laster
District 21: Bob Murphy
District 31: Keith Erwin
District 33: Tom Adelson
District 37: Nancy Riley
District 43: David Boren
Oklahoma State House of Representatives
District 2: Glen Bud Smithson
District 9: Bill Snyder
District 13: Jerry McPeak
District 14: Eugene Blankenship
District 16: Jerry Shoemake
District 24: Kathi Mask
District 27: Cole Koszara
District 28: Ryan Dean Kiesel
District 33: Mike Pierson
District 36: Scott BigHorse
District 37: Ken Luttrell
District 45: Wallace Collins
District 46: Miranda Norman
District 49: Terry Hyman*
District 50: Daisy Lawler
District 51: Tommy Cosgrove
District 52: Dan McMahan
District 53: Troy Green
District 66: Lucky Lamons
District 78: Jeannie McDaniel
District 82: Jane Anderson
District 83: Edward Holzberger
District 84: Ron Marlett
District 85: Bart Jay Robey
District 87: Dana Orwig
District 90: Linda James
District 94: Scott Inman
District 95: Michael Walker
District 96: Dianne Hunter
District 97: Mike Shelton
District 99: Anastasia Pittman
District 100: James Baggett
District 101: Donnie Lewis
*District 49 State Rep. Terry Hyman passed away a few days ago
US Senate: Andrew Rice
US House, District #1: Georgianna Oliver
Corporation Commissioner (short term): Jim Roth
Oklahoma State Senate
District 5: Jerry Ellis
District 7: Richard Lerblance
District 15: Diane Drum
District 17: Charlie Laster
District 21: Bob Murphy
District 31: Keith Erwin
District 33: Tom Adelson
District 37: Nancy Riley
District 43: David Boren
Oklahoma State House of Representatives
District 2: Glen Bud Smithson
District 9: Bill Snyder
District 13: Jerry McPeak
District 14: Eugene Blankenship
District 16: Jerry Shoemake
District 24: Kathi Mask
District 27: Cole Koszara
District 28: Ryan Dean Kiesel
District 33: Mike Pierson
District 36: Scott BigHorse
District 37: Ken Luttrell
District 45: Wallace Collins
District 46: Miranda Norman
District 49: Terry Hyman*
District 50: Daisy Lawler
District 51: Tommy Cosgrove
District 52: Dan McMahan
District 53: Troy Green
District 66: Lucky Lamons
District 78: Jeannie McDaniel
District 82: Jane Anderson
District 83: Edward Holzberger
District 84: Ron Marlett
District 85: Bart Jay Robey
District 87: Dana Orwig
District 90: Linda James
District 94: Scott Inman
District 95: Michael Walker
District 96: Dianne Hunter
District 97: Mike Shelton
District 99: Anastasia Pittman
District 100: James Baggett
District 101: Donnie Lewis
*District 49 State Rep. Terry Hyman passed away a few days ago
In the New Yorker Magazine, this week, Seymour Hersh says that the Bush Administration is readying itself for an attack on Iran. The title of the piece is, "Preparing the Battlefield"!!
Hersh says that clandestine operations by American commandos into Iran, are being staged out of Afghanistan in an attempt to spy on Irans Nuclear programs.
And what is WORSE, is that the Congress....our DEMOCRATIC Congress, has funded these dangerous ideas at the tune of $400 million!! We elected our majority to GET US OUT OF IRAQ....and NOT to get us INTO Iraq!!! At least that was MY understanding.....
Why is it that Pelosi and Reid REFUSE to do what they KNOW is right about this poor excuse for a commander-in-chief?? And before you tell me about the narrow margins in the Senate, may I point out that the modern "filibuster" is nothing more than a threat....an EMPTY threat, because the minority KNOWS they can get away with it. There is one person in the Senate that can make the Republicans be accountable for their ignorant, goosestepping acceptance of all things Bush/Cheney. That one person is the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid!!
All he has to do is to tell them if they want to filibuster, then so be it. Step up!! Put your name on the act!! Shut down Senate business and explain to the American people, who by large margins against all of this American colonizing by military action, WHY you think they should just let you do WHATEVER you want to do without being accountable for ANY of it!!!
Filibusters would either be short protestations.....or non-existent. Either way, the Bush/Cheney/McCain WAR MONGERING MACHINE will be SHUT DOWN for the remaining time that it takes for Barack Obama to move into the White House and with an even LARGER Democratic majority, finally bring some COMMON SENSE back into the American governmental hallways, and start the task of rebuilding our reputation as the IDEAL to follow, not the insane crazies only good for hating!!!
But, maybe it's just me...............
Hersh says that clandestine operations by American commandos into Iran, are being staged out of Afghanistan in an attempt to spy on Irans Nuclear programs.
And what is WORSE, is that the Congress....our DEMOCRATIC Congress, has funded these dangerous ideas at the tune of $400 million!! We elected our majority to GET US OUT OF IRAQ....and NOT to get us INTO Iraq!!! At least that was MY understanding.....
Why is it that Pelosi and Reid REFUSE to do what they KNOW is right about this poor excuse for a commander-in-chief?? And before you tell me about the narrow margins in the Senate, may I point out that the modern "filibuster" is nothing more than a threat....an EMPTY threat, because the minority KNOWS they can get away with it. There is one person in the Senate that can make the Republicans be accountable for their ignorant, goosestepping acceptance of all things Bush/Cheney. That one person is the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid!!
All he has to do is to tell them if they want to filibuster, then so be it. Step up!! Put your name on the act!! Shut down Senate business and explain to the American people, who by large margins against all of this American colonizing by military action, WHY you think they should just let you do WHATEVER you want to do without being accountable for ANY of it!!!
Filibusters would either be short protestations.....or non-existent. Either way, the Bush/Cheney/McCain WAR MONGERING MACHINE will be SHUT DOWN for the remaining time that it takes for Barack Obama to move into the White House and with an even LARGER Democratic majority, finally bring some COMMON SENSE back into the American governmental hallways, and start the task of rebuilding our reputation as the IDEAL to follow, not the insane crazies only good for hating!!!
But, maybe it's just me...............
Boren for Congress Launches 2008 Campaign Website... make a donation or signup to help!
Boren for Congress
Friday, June 27, 2008
I am proud to announce the launch of the 2008 online headquarters of the Boren for Congress campaign.
http://www.borenforcongress.com
As we continue growing into the 21st Century Economy, I think it is important that elected officials recognize the importance of technology and the internet in our nation's political discourse, as well as use every tool possible to communicate with voters.
I hope you take the time to read through the resources on this site and send us any questions, comments or criticisms which come to mind. If you like what you see, I hope you'll consider a donation of time or money to our campaign, and that you'll sign up for email alerts so we can keep you updated about activities on the campaign.
Thanks again for being a friend and supporter!
Sincerely,
/s/ Dan Boren
Dan Boren, Second District Congress
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Paid for by Boren for Congress, Post Office Box 1924, Muskogee, OK 74402; 918.683.2401
Boren for Congress
Friday, June 27, 2008
I am proud to announce the launch of the 2008 online headquarters of the Boren for Congress campaign.
http://www.borenforcongress.com
As we continue growing into the 21st Century Economy, I think it is important that elected officials recognize the importance of technology and the internet in our nation's political discourse, as well as use every tool possible to communicate with voters.
I hope you take the time to read through the resources on this site and send us any questions, comments or criticisms which come to mind. If you like what you see, I hope you'll consider a donation of time or money to our campaign, and that you'll sign up for email alerts so we can keep you updated about activities on the campaign.
Thanks again for being a friend and supporter!
Sincerely,
/s/ Dan Boren
Dan Boren, Second District Congress
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Paid for by Boren for Congress, Post Office Box 1924, Muskogee, OK 74402; 918.683.2401
IOwnMyVote.com
http://IOwnMyVote.com
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, Hillary Clinton suspended her historic campaign for President. To her 18 million voters, it may have seemed like an end, but I pledge to make it a beginning… a beginning of a movement to achieve the democratic and just country that Hillary has envisioned for America.
I stand together with Hillary Clinton’s 18 million voters to demand that Senator Obama and the Democratic Party:
* Bring us together by seating 100% of the Florida and Michigan delegations in Denver with 100% of their votes, allocated in accordance with the popular vote of each state.
* Bring us together by adopting policies on the Platform Committee that Hillary Clinton has championed.
* Bring us together through reform of the primary and caucus system to reflect the basic principle of one person/one vote.
* Bring us together through outspoken denunciation of all gender bias, racism and other forms of discrimination.
* Bring us together by fairly and respectfully including Hillary and her supporters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver by, among other things, placing her name in nomination for President, conducting a roll call vote, and providing her a prominent speaking role during prime time on August 26th, the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
I own my vote. It does not belong to any party. It does not belong to any candidate. It does not belong to any mob that would impose its will on me. Only I can decide how to use my vote, and I can decide based on any criteria I choose. Therefore I pledge not to give my vote to anyone who does not earn it.
http://IOwnMyVote.com
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This site is not affiliated with Hillary Clinton for President, any candidate for president, or any political party.
http://IOwnMyVote.com
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, Hillary Clinton suspended her historic campaign for President. To her 18 million voters, it may have seemed like an end, but I pledge to make it a beginning… a beginning of a movement to achieve the democratic and just country that Hillary has envisioned for America.
I stand together with Hillary Clinton’s 18 million voters to demand that Senator Obama and the Democratic Party:
* Bring us together by seating 100% of the Florida and Michigan delegations in Denver with 100% of their votes, allocated in accordance with the popular vote of each state.
* Bring us together by adopting policies on the Platform Committee that Hillary Clinton has championed.
* Bring us together through reform of the primary and caucus system to reflect the basic principle of one person/one vote.
* Bring us together through outspoken denunciation of all gender bias, racism and other forms of discrimination.
* Bring us together by fairly and respectfully including Hillary and her supporters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver by, among other things, placing her name in nomination for President, conducting a roll call vote, and providing her a prominent speaking role during prime time on August 26th, the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
I own my vote. It does not belong to any party. It does not belong to any candidate. It does not belong to any mob that would impose its will on me. Only I can decide how to use my vote, and I can decide based on any criteria I choose. Therefore I pledge not to give my vote to anyone who does not earn it.
http://IOwnMyVote.com
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This site is not affiliated with Hillary Clinton for President, any candidate for president, or any political party.
We want to call your attention to an exciting new organization called Music for Democracy -- a grassroots coalition of professional musicians, fans, and politicians who believe that America needs a new kind of politics to move forward toward a more peaceful, economically robust, and environmentally sustainable future.
As a political action committee registered with the Federal Election Commission, MFD supports candidates for office and facilitates public awareness campaigns that advance the agenda of progressive musicians, their fans, and the music community at large, connecting both well-known musicians and young upstart bands with a nationwide network of peers and fans who are passionately engaged in the electoral process and committed to change in Washington.
Please visit our website at http://musicfordemocracy.org to read interviews with musicians like Bruce Hornsby, DJ Spooky, Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie "Prince" Billy), and David Crosby, and to preview our strategy for creating a new national dialogue about politics through the medium of music while bringing a new generation of voters to the polls on Election Day. The progressive goals that MFD supports include: ending the war in Iraq, sustainable energy independence, protection of the rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, Net neutrality, economic equality without regard for race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion, and solidarity with struggles for freedom and dignity worldwide.
To celebrate the launch of its website, MFD hosted a successful debut event in New York City on June 14th. Please visit http://musicfordemocracy.org to sign up for our mailing list, make a donation if you can, and help us spread the link through your online social networks.
If you register as an MFD supporter before the 4th of July, Independence Day, you will automatically have a chance to win a free copy of No Logo author Naomi Klein's important new book about the rise of "disaster capitalism," The Shock Doctrine, which the San Francisco Chronicle calls "bold and brilliantly conceived - among the most important books of the decade." If you buy an MFD t-shirt or make a $25 or more donation, you double your chances of winning a free copy of The Shock Doctrine.
Please visit http://musicfordemocracy.org today and help take America back from the culture of cynical, divisive, and destructive politics this November. - And don't forget to register and vote!
Sincerely,
the MFD Team
http://www.musicfordemocracy.org
As a political action committee registered with the Federal Election Commission, MFD supports candidates for office and facilitates public awareness campaigns that advance the agenda of progressive musicians, their fans, and the music community at large, connecting both well-known musicians and young upstart bands with a nationwide network of peers and fans who are passionately engaged in the electoral process and committed to change in Washington.
Please visit our website at http://musicfordemocracy.org to read interviews with musicians like Bruce Hornsby, DJ Spooky, Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie "Prince" Billy), and David Crosby, and to preview our strategy for creating a new national dialogue about politics through the medium of music while bringing a new generation of voters to the polls on Election Day. The progressive goals that MFD supports include: ending the war in Iraq, sustainable energy independence, protection of the rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, Net neutrality, economic equality without regard for race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion, and solidarity with struggles for freedom and dignity worldwide.
To celebrate the launch of its website, MFD hosted a successful debut event in New York City on June 14th. Please visit http://musicfordemocracy.org to sign up for our mailing list, make a donation if you can, and help us spread the link through your online social networks.
If you register as an MFD supporter before the 4th of July, Independence Day, you will automatically have a chance to win a free copy of No Logo author Naomi Klein's important new book about the rise of "disaster capitalism," The Shock Doctrine, which the San Francisco Chronicle calls "bold and brilliantly conceived - among the most important books of the decade." If you buy an MFD t-shirt or make a $25 or more donation, you double your chances of winning a free copy of The Shock Doctrine.
Please visit http://musicfordemocracy.org today and help take America back from the culture of cynical, divisive, and destructive politics this November. - And don't forget to register and vote!
Sincerely,
the MFD Team
http://www.musicfordemocracy.org
Obama Campaign Manager Argues Electability
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/25/obama_campaign_manager_argues.html
Barack Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe today made a presentation to the press at the Democratic National Committee arguing that Obama has run up historic margins with women voters and is well-positioned against GOP rival John McCain with Hispanics. The [12 page] Power Point that accompanied the presentation can be viewed here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/obama_presentation_062508.pdf
or
http://tinyurl.com/5trp7v
Posted at 6:57 PM ET on Jun 25, 2008
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/25/obama_campaign_manager_argues.html
Barack Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe today made a presentation to the press at the Democratic National Committee arguing that Obama has run up historic margins with women voters and is well-positioned against GOP rival John McCain with Hispanics. The [12 page] Power Point that accompanied the presentation can be viewed here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/obama_presentation_062508.pdf
or
http://tinyurl.com/5trp7v
Posted at 6:57 PM ET on Jun 25, 2008
Obama-Clinton rally, Unity NH, Fr 6-27-08 11:30 am EDT
Rally
Participating Candidates
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama
Event Details
Date: June 27, 2008
Time: [11:30 am EDT]
Location: Unity Elementary School, Unity, NH
Description
Obama and Clinton hold a joint rally.
Rally
Participating Candidates
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama
Event Details
Date: June 27, 2008
Time: [11:30 am EDT]
Location: Unity Elementary School, Unity, NH
Description
Obama and Clinton hold a joint rally.
Obama Pride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYEigM4oGEs
9:53
From: StonewallDems
Added: June 24, 2008
Statements from Barack Obama on LGBT Americans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYEigM4oGEs
9:53
From: StonewallDems
Added: June 24, 2008
Statements from Barack Obama on LGBT Americans