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Here is another batch of Holiday parties and events that you are invited to attend and also make sure this weel that you listen to Air America's own Jack Rice broadcasting live from Afghanistan. Since Al Franken's calls from Iraq during his USO tours in '05 and '06 we've not had antyhing like this on AAR.
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Metrocrest Democrats' Holiday Party Dinner
You're invited to the Metrocrest Democrats' Holiday Party Dinner.
You're welcome to bring Wine to share.
When: Monday, December 14, 2009
7:00 P.M.
Tea, Thyme & Tisane
Where: 1104 Elm Street
Old Downtown Carrollton
Admission is free for paid members /
Guests are $10
We will have 2010 membership forms available.
and encourage you to join or renew your membership.
Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats Winter Social
10 December 6:30 pm 2009 December "Winter Holiday Social"
We always have a blast at our club Winter Holiday Social. Come fellowship with your local Democrats as we enjoy eats and drinks at our year end party on Thursday, Dec 10, starting at
Home of Greg & Linda Borchert- info here: http://www.cgsdemocrats.com/
An early RSVP would be appreciated. Send an email to: greg@glborchert.com
Dallas County Democratic Party Holiday Get-Together/ Canned Food Drive The Dallas County Democratic Party wishes you the best throughout the holidays. Please join us at our office on Saturday, December 12, from 1 to 3 PM to celebrate the season. In addition, because of the tremendous need for local food pantries to stock their shelves, we ask that you bring canned food items that we will donate on behalf of the Dallas County Democratic Party. No donation is ever too big or too small, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here are the details: Dallas County Democratic Party Holiday Get-Together/Canned Food Drive
Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00 - 3:00 PM
4209 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75223
If you have questions, please contact us at 214.821.8331 Stonewall Democrats of Dallas Holiday Party
Awards for Member of the Year, Allied Group of the Year, Democrat of the Year, and the Pink Pump award. Fun, food, and good company are free for members, and there will be a cash bar. Auction for baskets donated by guests.
7 PM, Round Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas The Tarrant County Democratic Party
Celebrate The Season-Come to the Tarrant County Democratic Party's
Holiday Celebration
Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at
Ovation Restaurant
Located at 6115 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth 76116 Food will be provided suggested donation $20.10
Dallas Sierra Club Annual Holiday Party
Sunday December 13, 6:00 pm
All Sierra Club members and their guests are invited to our annual holiday party at Winfrey Point located on White Rock Lake. This year's party will feature a wine tasting contest, dinner, music, and prizes. Everyone is invited to bring either their favorite bottle of wine for the wine tasting. The dinner is pot luck, so bring a covered dish to share. Also help us save on paper plates and plastic cups by bringing your own plate, glass (and wine glass), silverware and napkin. Great prizes (well, maybe pretty good prizes) will be awarded to those bringing the best organic wine, the bottle with the most original holiday label, and other surprise categories. Tickets are $8 per person at the door.
You can join online here http://texas.sierraclub.org/dallas/getinvolved.asp
Fort Worth Sierra Club Holiday Party
Wed, Dec 16 6:30 pm.
No speakers, just fun and socializing with members and guests. Please bring a snack or dessert to share. Drinks will be provided.
Location: Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, Main Garden Center, 817-871-7686, 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard at University, north of I-30, Fort Worth.
| | Blood and Treasure: Is Afghanistan worth the sacrifice? | | 
From The Texas Observer
Texans have paid dearly for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The highest cost is tallied in casualties. As this issue went to press, 467 Texas men and women had lost their lives since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003-9 percent of the total American casualties. That death toll keeps climbing as the Obama administration shifts troops and resources from Iraq to Afghanistan (see chart here). In recent months, an average of one Texan per week has been killed in the "graveyard of empires." (For some of their stories, click here).
Of the 27 Texas soldiers who've died in Afghanistan thus far in 2009, 13 were victims of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Eight Texans were killed in combat. Six died as the result of what the military calls "non-hostile" or "non-combat" incidents-catch-all terms for unspecified causes of death including suicide, homicide, vehicle accidents and disease. Such cases are under investigation. Families do not know, and may never know, what happened.
Read on | | Word cloud for Obama's Afghanistan Speech ! | | 
| | "Take a stand against the Bush Presidential Center" | | 
"Take a stand against the Bush Presidential Center" on Tuesday, December 8 at 4:00pm.
Event: Take a stand against the Bush Presidential Center
What: Protest
Start Time: Tuesday, December 8 at 4:00pm End Time: Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00pm
Where: University Park City Hall, 3800 University Blvd
| | Democracy Now | |  Eliot Spitzer: Geithner, Bernanke "Complicit" in Financial Crisis and Should Go
In an extended interview, we speak with former New York governor Eliot Spitzer about the financial crisis and how it was handled by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Bernanke and Geithner "actually built and participated in creating the structure that now has collapsed," Spitzer says and calls on them to be replaced. Spitzer also talks about the scandal that erupted last year that forced him to resign as governor. "I have no doubt there were many people who were opposed to me, very powerful forces, who were happy to see me go," Spitzer says. "Whether they participated, I'll let others figure that out. I resigned because of what I did."
Listen/Watch/Read
Vietnam Vet, Scholar Andrew Bacevichon Obama War Plan: "The President Has Drawn the Wrong Lessons From His Understanding of the History of War"
Andrew Bacevich, a retired colonel and a Vietnam war veteran who spent twenty-three years in the US Army, responds to Presidnt Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University and the author of "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism."
Listen/Watch/Read
Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border, Questioned About Speech...and 2010 Olympics
While traveling to Vancouver, Canada to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her two colleagues were detained by Canadian authorities. Amy was questioned extensively about the speech she intended to give; their car was gone through by armed border guards, and their papers and laptop computers were scoured. The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Listen/Watch/Read
*** Vancouver Observer: Amy Goodman Gets Brilliant Story Idea from Canadian Border Guards *
Read the Vancouver Observer article about Amy Goodman's detention at the Canadian border: "Well, it's official. Suspicion of criticizing the 2010 Olympics gets you on a watch list at the Canadian border. Want to come to Canada and discuss the environmental shame that is the tar sands? Go ahead. Want to meddle in Canadian military policy in Afghanistan? Fill your boots. Want to criticize the Government's position on Global Warming? Whatever, dude."
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| | Park Cities/Central Dallas Democrats-Annual USO Book Collection | | 
They are doing it again this year! If you haven't jumped on on local holiday charity project here is YOUR chance. You can purchase some great books at a books store or just send Mary a check and they will buy them for the Vets that go through DFW.
Our club is going to collect children's books for the Reading Room at the DFW USO. Military members passing through DFW Airport are invited to make a video recording of themselves reading a book to a son, daughter, neice, nephew, brother, and/or sister. The DVD and the book are then sent to the child. The USO sends out 1,000 of these books per MONTH! Here is how you can help:
What we need: new or very gently used children's books or checks made out to Park Cities/Central Dallas Democrats
Where to bring them: to our December 5th PCCDD meeting to Mary Warren's home between Dec. 12-18 4312 McKinney Ave. #16 Dallas 75205 to Joy Albright's home between Dec. 12-18 5803 Richmond Ave. Dallas 75206
When we will deliver them: December 19th, we will depart from the NW corner of the NorthPark parking lot at 10:30 am Who can participate: EVERYONE!
Email Mary for more information: marye27@sbcglobal.net | | Watkins On Colbert Report | | 
If you missed it you can see the interview here :
Democratic Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins appeared as a guest on the Colbert Report. The TV show on Comedy Central on December 2, 2009 at 10:30 PM.
Watch it here
| | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion and Author Event | |  The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--and What We Must Do to Stop It (Hardcover)
by Antonia Juhasz
$17.81 & eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime
From Publishers Weekly: Starred Review. In this thorough, readable takedown of Big Oil, the most profitable industry in the world, Juhasz (The Bush Agenda) exposes the ways in which a half dozen oil companies have achieved control over American families and U.S. politics, triggering environmental and humanitarian catastrophes they have no intention of resolving. Within 10 years of Standard Oil's founding in 1870, John D. Rockefeller monopolized the refining, marketing and output of U.S. oil; ever since 1890's Sherman Antitrust Act split the company into small constituent parts, oil players have scrambled to evade regulation, regather into ever-larger corporations and regain the ability to set prices and control output. Debunking industry claims over recent oil price escalation, Juhasz exposes how Big Oil has used techniques like speculative futures markets and the "Enron Loophole"--along with massive operations opacity--to reap record profits year after year while growing their political influence; indeed, Juhasz locates the current "oiligarchy" making "the most pressing decisions of our time" from inside George W. Bush's White House, crafting policy and advocating war. Calling for a "Separation of Oil and State," this excellent, wide-ranging study of disastrous monopoly capitalism should shake up notions that major energy players are interested in any alternative to more oil, money and power.
Dallas Peace Center Tyranny Book Event
The Dallas Peace Center Invites You to An Evening With Antonia Juhasz
Wednesday, December 16
6:00 p.m. - dinner (order off the menu)
7:00 p.m. - program
Romano's Macaroni Grill
4535 Beltline Road
Dallas, TX 75001
http://www.dallaspeacecenter.org /Contact: Leslie Harris /JHarris866@aol.com /214-823-7793
| | Air America and Progressive Talk Radio News | | 
Air America broadcasts live from Afghanistan!
Air America's Jack Rice to Broadcast From Afghanistan Rice will be embedded with the 82nd Airborne division near Kandahar.
Air America Media personality Jack Rice will present a full week of broadcasts from Afghanistan, December 7th-11th. Rice, who recently returned from a series of programs originating from the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be embedded with the 82nd Airborne division, near Kandahar.
"This timely series of broadcasts begins just days after President Obama's We st Point speech on timelines and troop levels", said Air America SVP/Programming Bill Hess. "We're looking forward to Jack's conversations with those on the ground in the wake of those announcements."
Live In Washington with Jack Rice" airs daily on WZAA-AM 1050 in Washington DC, and other Air America-affiliated radio stations, with a live broadcast time of 12Noon to 3pm ET.
http://airamerica.com/liveinwashingtonwithjackrice/ | | The Jack E. Jett Show Goes Uptown to Create Radio ilume. | | 
Jack E. Jett and Luke Crosland (The Crosland Group) have joined forces to create Radio ilume for the month of December. The Jack E. Jett Show will be doing their show live from ilume with special guests, free rental months, and movie passes. Jack says he feels like George and Weez E. from The Jeffersons. The show can be heard on 1360 AM Rational Radio, or at www.RationalRadio.org or viewed live by going to www.ustream.com and typing in The Jack E. Jett Show.
Our special guest co host this weekend in none other than the Texas legendary Bobby Wygant who will join Jack E. Jett with the following guests; John Amaechi, the first openly gay NBA player and author of Man in the Middle. Bob Barker, the first openly straight game show announcer from The Price is Right and author of Priceless Memories. (Not certain he was the first but he was way up there) Hal Sparks, everyone's favorite snarky commentator from VH1, Talk Soup and of course he was one of "those folks" in Queer as Folk. Ed Asner, oh, Mr Grant, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to The Lou Grant Show as well as the star of Pixar's Up. The Dudely Lama from the Church of Latter Day Dude will discuss dudeism as it relates to The Big Lebowski fans. The Archies, these guys were begging to have Sugar Sugar poured on them when Def Leppard could still hear.
Debbie Reynolds, a pre Madonna queens best friend. It just doesn't get any better than this for a homo in the radio biz! 1360 AM /1-3 pm Saturday & Sunday /www.rationalradio.org |
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| | America Without a Middle Class | | 
| America's Disappearing Middle Class
"Today,one in five Americans is unemployed, underemployed or just plain out of work. One in nine families can't make the minimum payment on their credit cards. One in eight mortgages is in default or foreclosure.
One in eight Americans is on food stamps. More than 120,000 families are filing for bankruptcy every month. The economic crisis has wiped more than $5 trillion from pensions and savings, has left family balance sheets upside down, and threatens to put ten million homeowners out on the street."
Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard and currently the Chair of theCongressional Oversight Panel.
read here | | North Dallas Texas Democratic Women | | 
| please get involved!
Lenna Webb, President North Dallas Texas Democratic Women www.nddw.org
You can buy great t-shirts and more from the NDTDW cafe press shop with the cool new 'donkeys with attitude' design.
| | Rockwall County Democrats | | 
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Rockwall County Dems Book Club
Dr. Stephen Taylor's blog at
Rockwall County Democratic Doctor
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| | Brave New Films 5th Anniversary Activist Collection | |
Thanks to you, Brave New Films turns five this month!
Five years of social consciousness and hard-hitting exposés on video. That's a lot of video! And we've compiled our entire video history into one big box set for you, just in time for the holidays.
In our 5th Anniversary Activist Collection, you'll get 10 DVDs of Brave New Films' unique brand of activism 2.0, featuring:
Every documentary film, including Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the War in Iraq, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price and our most recent, Rethink Afghanistan. Every commanding video campaign, including The Real McCain and Sick for Profit... all of our corporate exposés and all new behind the scenes footage showing how these videos were made and distributed. We even have a limited edition version of the box set with original cover art designed and signed by Shepard Fairey -- the artist whose iconic "Hope" image defined the Obama campaign! That's just the first five years. With your help, we can keep on exposing injustice and allowing our work to be freely available. This is the perfect holiday gift for a friend, family member, or your local library or school!
By getting our 5th Anniversary box set today, you'll help guarantee our continued progressive action tomorrow (and remember, you'll have one great gift for the progressive activist, collector or documentary filmmaker in your life!).
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| | Bill White Announces for Governor | | 
Bill White Announces for Governor
Popular Houston mayor a "game changer" in Texas Governor's race
Bill White officially announced his candidacy for Governor today in front of several hundred supporters in Houston, Texas. White laid out his vision for a better Texas while clearly pointing out Rick Perry's failures as Governor. White's speech today was well received and even called the "best speech" White has ever given by one supporter. Washington Post political writer Chris Cillizza said, "White gives Democrats a legitimate chance of winning the Texas governorship next year, a prospect that was unimaginable as recently as a few weeks ago." We have included some of the Austin American-Statesman coverage and a link to the announcement below.
Houston Mayor Bill White launched his Democratic campaign for governor Friday with a speech that focused heavily on consumer issues and took aim at GOP Gov. Rick Perry... He said he's fine with holding students and teachers accountable, but that voters should hold Perry accountable for the state's high rate of high school dropouts.
Watch the Video of the Announcement
http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/
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