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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Frank Lynch — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:23:35 EDT

A few days ago I criticized the Repub for defrauding investors for permiting trading in the stocks of Fannie mae and Freddie Mac.

http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/franklynch/CxMV

Today its was announced that 9 percent of mortgages are late or delinquent. Astoundingly, One of eleven mortgages are bad.

When those people become homeless, things will get much worse.

The cost to the economy and to us taxpayers for all the bank bailouts that will follow will place the US on the verge of bankruptcy.

Homeprices are going to continue to decline, which means more mortgages will be upsidedown (where the mortgage is larger than the home value). That will result in even more people walking away from their mortages, and HOME PRICES WILL DECLINE EVEN FURTHER

for years. . . .

and revene from property taxes will continue to decline, robbing our already short-changed schools of much needed revenue, so our children will pay the price of government lack of regulation

Alaska Republican Gets Sweetheart Deal on eBay Jet After Donating to Alaska Speaker Harris (R) Campaign

Douglas J. De Clue — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:59:41 EDT

After doing a little investigation I've come up with the following info on the jet and its buyer and the connection to Alaska Republicans:

The jet, tail number: N328SA was bought by a Larry Reynolds..

Reynolds didn't give to Palin's campaign but it looks like his wife (occupation listed as "housewife") in turn gave $1000.00 to John L. Harris in the 2006 General election.

It turns out for those of us in the lower 48 who don't know who HE is, that Harris is the Republican Alaska State Legislature Speaker of the House and he in turn hooked up Reynolds with Governor Palin to do the sweetheart jet deal (apparently at a loss to the State of Alaska)

http://community.adn.com/node/109650 (News story on how Reynolds used Harris to get the jet)

The campaign contribution:
https://webapp.state.ak.us/apoc/contributions.jsp?name=...

In a common trick used to throw people off in campaign contribution research, the report included a "harmless typo" and it should actually be JANICE REYNOLDS as his BOAT registration shows the name of his boat is the JANICE RUTH II.

http://www.boatinfoworld.com/registration.asp?vn=319176

The FAA aircraft registration:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNu...

http://aprn.org/2007/08/24/larry-reynolds-valdezs-great... /

FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results
N328SA is Assigned

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 425 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES Certificate Issue Date 09/13/2007
Model 1124A Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Turbo-Fan
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 50706631
MFR Year 1984 Fractional Owner NO

Registered Owner

Name REYNOLDS LARRY
Street PO BOX 750
City VALDEZ State ALASKA Zip Code 99686-0750
County VALDEZ-CORDOVA
Country UNITED STATES

Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer GARRETT Classification Standard
Engine Model TFE 731 SER Category Transport

A/W Date 06/19/1985

Today Is A Very Special Day for Me

Frank Lynch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:20:24 EDT

see why http:www.fluni.com

Another Reason We Need Change

Frank Lynch — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:27 EDT

One of our Party Builders, Robert Brooks, has written an excellent article on his blog at http://thewildernessvoice.blogspot.com/

I am not duplicating his excellent article, but making a major correction. As shocking as his article is, and with great respect to Mr. Brooks, he understates the problem.

He uses the example of the year 1967 for his computations that the dollar has lost 80 percent of its value in forty years, compared, among other things to the price of gold.

I beg to argue that the two most relevant benchmarks are the price of oil, and the median homeprice, since those two items determine the price of almost everything else we spend our money on.

In 1967 a barrel of oil was $2.90 a barrel. Today, Sept. 2, 2008 oil closed at a five year low of $105, which indicates a loss of 97 percent in the value of a dollar.

National figures on median home prices are subject to manipulation, so I will use my home.

My home was built in 1967, coincidentally the same base year used as a base by Mr. Brooks.

The current market value of my home indicates a 92 percent loss in the value of the dollar. People are mistaken when they think they have made money when a homeprice goes up. What you are really seeing is inflation: it takes more dollars to buy the same thing.

In the 39 or 40 years since 1967, Republicans have controlled the White House most of the time, but there is plenty of blame to go around for both parties.

What this really means is that our government has stolen 92 to 97 percent of the life savings that people had in 1967.

And every year they are stealing more of our life savings. Greenspan is a traitor who belongs in jail, because the statutory job of the Federal Reserve is to preserve a sound dollar.

Greenspan only missed the mark by 95 percent.

We need CHANGE

In case I did not state it clearly, WE NEED CHANGE

New Orleans Hurricane

Frank Lynch — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:15:44 EDT

Yesterday, watching those poor people lining up for buses to yet again flee a hurricane, my heart broke.

With all our riches how can there still be people in America who are so obviously so impoverished and helpless?

Unfortunately, it is because our system of education is broken, failed, shameful.

How can any politician believe that property taxes from impoverished areas can pay for world class schools and world class teachers?

A factor in our broken system of education is that first, teachers are underpaid so that schools for teachers "sometimes" fail to attract the most talented people.

Second, the curricula are not teaching prospective teachers how to really teach.

I want every teacher in America to receive the same starting pay as computer programmers and engineeers.

I want better curicula for preparing teachers.

And I want 3,000,000 more, high paid, talented, dedicated teachers who are fully prepared to teach THE LOVE OF medicine, bioscience, math and engineering, starting in the first grade.

Let us all work for an America where everey child has absolutely equal and excellent education, so that in the future no American is so unprepared for life that they end up helplessly standing in line for buses to flee for their lives.

Please donate, tax deductible, to these goals at http://www.fluni.com

I cannot think of anything more consistent with the core values of our Democratic Party.

Check out Alan Grayson's (D-FL08) new ad for Congress!

Douglas J. De Clue — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:13:50 EDT

Fellow Democrats:

Just in case you haven’t seen Alan’s new ad on TV yet, you can check it out on-line at the DailyKos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/25/155020/561/340/556978

Gas Prices High....Unveiled Car Run's on Water

Jimmy Smith — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:38:40 EDT

A Japanese venture company, Genepax, has unveiled a car on that runs on water. All it requires is a litre of water. In fact, any kind of water to be exact, whether its river, rain, sea water, or even Japanese tea. Its an electric powered car that runs solely on hydrogen dioxide.
"The main characteristic of this car is that no external input is needed. The car will continue to run as long as you have a bottle of water inside for you to add from time to time," said Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Chief Executive Officer of Genepax, after he proudly announced the company's invention.
Once water is poured into the water tank at the back of the car, the newly invented energy generator takes out the hydrogen from the water, releases electrons and finally generates electrical power.
"We highly recommend our system since it does not require you to build up an infrastructure to recharge your batteries, which is usually the case for most electric cars," said Hirasawa, who is hoping to advertise the car in time for the upcoming G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan.

Four dollar a gallon gasoline? Why?

Ron McBride — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:39:11 EDT

On June 6th, 2008 the average price of gasoline across the nation rose to $4 per gallon. â€œThereâ€™s nothing worse for our economy than surging energy prices at record highs,â€ said Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moodys.com. What do Jesse James and Big Oil have in common? Nothing if you believe the legends of Jesse James, who supposedly robbed from the rich and distributed his ill gotten gains to the poor. Big Oil robs from all of us and keeps the ill gotten gains for themselves.

A moment of your time

Fri, 30 May 2008 22:33:41 EDT

I am new to this site, I dont really know the in's and the outs but I really wanted to try and get the word out about democratic congressional candidates. I thought I could do one a day. So... Here is my first, his name is Rob Hubler and he is running against Republican Steven King in the Fifth district in Iowa, here is some information and a link to his site, get a hold of me, or his campaign if you want to help. I have no affilation with this campaign but am very hopeful that he can win. http://www.hublercongress.com/home.html

United States of America

Jimmy Smith — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:44:52 EDT

That meaning is... For Fifty States. So ADD THE MISSING STATES- DNC! PEOPLE VOTED...AND WILL BE COUNTED. ALL 50 STATES = UNITED.

VOTE'S OR POLL'S

Jimmy Smith — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:20:13 EDT

VOTE'S TELL TO STORY....NOT POLL'S!!!!

VOTE,PLEASE,VOTE

Jimmy Smith — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:07:42 EDT

WE NEED GOOD TURN OUT'S IN EACH STATE IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ALL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES IN STATE ,TELL THE PEOPLE TO VOTE . NOVEMBER IS COMING SOON....

The Guv as travelling Diplomat - NY Times

Bill Unger — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:54:21 EST

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/politics/21richardson.html?_

In 1998, Bill Richardson, then the United States ambassador to the United Nations, flew to Japan in search of backing for potential military strikes in Iraq.

Landing in Tokyo, he asked how a previous session, conducted by his boss, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, had gone. Not well, Mr. Richardson learned. Dr. Albrightâ��s Japanese counterpart requested permission to smoke, she lectured him on the dangers of tobacco, and things never improved from there....

See link for more

Mississippi Need's to Move Ahead !

Jimmy Smith — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:01:39 EST

The frist thing that this state needs is to find a way to bring more hi-tech based industry in that is a frist major point.Our next major probelm for us to fix is the sex education program being taught in our schools.We need to stop the outdated program of the no sex is the safest sex idea because that is not working, instead we need to focus on a program of protection and prevention of STD an teenage pregancey.The next toughest problem we have are all the illegal ailens living and profiting in our stae.We need to find a better way of finding and effectivley disrupting there spread through our great state.

John Edwards is ONLY Democrat to beat all four major Republican candidates for the White House

Douglas J. De Clue — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:58:55 EST

A CNN poll released today concluded that Senator John Edwards is the only Democrat who can beat all four major Republican candidates.

Another Preliminary Poll and The Guv's Birthday

Bill Unger — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:26:15 EST

Here's another poll...Vote for The Governor!

Link

Aslo, we're trying to grow the campaign in honor of Gov. Richardson's Birthday, tomorrow. Please Go to the official site www.richardsonforpresident.com and contribute to the campaign. We'd like to challenge the one day record of Ron Paul's campaign.

Happy Birthday Gov. Richardson, Now lets beat Ron Paul's Record

Bill Unger — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:00:17 EST

Gov. Richardson's birthday is November 15! Let's give him and the campaign the best present yet and out-collect the Paul campaign in honor of the the Most Qualified Candidate in the race!

Here's a link to set up by a Califonia supporter, set your calendar to the 15th and post a reminder and GIVE on that day. This will be the frosting on the cake to help organize Iowa and GOTV in New Hampshire.

Link

Send this link to EVERYONE you know!

Poll of the Day

Bill Unger — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:22:20 EST

Here's "The Nation"s current Presidential Primary poll. Please vote for Gov. Richardson!

Thanks

Link

Lee Iaccoca Endorses Bill Richardson

Bill Unger — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:36:04 EDT

SANTA FE, NM-- New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson today was endorsed by former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca. Iacocca also appears in a new online ad on behalf of Governor Richardson's candidacy.

"Richardson's been a successful Governor," Iacocca said in a statement on his blog. "He's been a successful CEO. He's demonstrated that he knows how to negotiate with foreign leaders and lead on issues like global warming. Unlike others on the stump, he's offering bold plans, not just pandering talk. I like his jobs plan, his healthcare and energy plan, education plan and his plan to get us out of Iraq. I also just plain like the guy.

"While I believe every citizen should vote their own mind and conscience, I'd encourage you to take a long hard look at Bill Richardson for yourself. With his experience, character and vision, I believe he's the President we need right now."

Lee Iacocca is the founder of the Iacocca Foundation for diabetes research. A graduate of Lehigh University with a master's degree from Princeton University, he began his career at Ford Motor Company as an engineer but moved to sales shortly thereafter. Iacocca's innovative approach to the automotive industry led to his becoming President of Ford in 1970.

After a seven-year stint, he moved to Chrysler Corporation and became CEO at a time when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. By taking short-term loans from the federal government and shifting the company's inventory to more fuel-efficient models, Iacocca had Chrysler turning record profits within six years. Since his retirement as CEO in 1992, Iacocca has been active in philanthropic projects around the world.

Governor Richardson thanked Iacocca for his support and promised to promote economic growth and the development of renewable energy sources as President.

"Lee Iacocca has lived the American dream," Richardson said. "He went to school, worked hard, and, with a bit of luck, brought his creative ideas to fruition. I am glad to have the support of such a legendary problem-solver.

"I want every child in America to have a chance to be the next Lee Iacocca, and education is the first step. I have proposed a comprehensive plan that spans from pre-kindergarten to career training to improve our children's competitiveness in the global economy. Next, we need to grow our economy and provide jobs. We do not need new taxes to keep Social Security viable; increasing the economy's growth rate will do the trick. Finally, to save our planet and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, we must research and develop renewable energy sources. Global warming is a serious threat to the livability of our planet; America must lead the world by adhering to the Kyoto Protocol and working to improve fuel efficiency standards.

"As President, I will be a leader, even when it is unpopular. America will rejoin the international community. Together, we will take on the problems of the day and defeat them."

To see the new online ad featuring Lee Iacocca, click here.

To see the full text of Iacocca's endorsement of Governor Richardson, click here.

The View from the FL Democratic Convention

Bill Unger — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:16:29 EDT

It was a fast and furious pace during the convention, but an over-riding feeling of having a missing visitor permeated the Convention Center at Disney's Yacht Club. With the major candidtes holding to their "pledge" to stop campaigning in Florida, there were no candiates' forums or speaches from the podium. It was up to the Grassroots to build a presence in Orlando.

Openning/Registration day delegates were serenaded by a Mariachi band that walked the corridors of the convention. Every one knew who that music represented when they heard it.

The core group of the Grassroots Florida for Richardson organizing committee showed what true team-work and hard work by a few people can do. Our candidate's area was staffed all throughout the convention, with MANY people stating that they were still undecided, or that they felt the the Governor was their second choice. When asked why, they always said that he has more experience than anyone else. We always asked, if he has so much experience, why are your supporting .....? Why wouldn't you vote for the best? They usually gave us an impressed and somewhat confused look at that time. Our self-created tee shirts started showing up on many peoples backs or in their backpacks for later use. Our labels turned up on MANY peoples' jackets. Bumper stickers were taken with promises of immediate use. And more than one person flipped from undecided into the Governor's camp.

Although we have had NO direction from New Mexico since the pledge was made, it seemed that the Hillary and Obama camps had organizers and professional help with their outreach in Orlando. We built momentum while there, while their followers made noise and chanted.

I think that it's safe to say that Governor Richardson's campaign had the third largest prominence at the convention. There was very little support shown for Sen. Edwards, in events, shirts, banners, yard signage or buttons. He was relegated into the Biden/Dodd/Kucinich level of support.

We are looking to fight for every vote from now to January 29th. With momentum building it's possible to see the Governor breaking into the top two in Florida by then. Get you yard signs out and tee shirts on. Make people know that the man with the best pedigree and ideas should be their primary candidate, rather than their secondary.