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Nancy Cunningham
** If you tuned in last night to the series premier of Bob's Hamburgers ( after Simpson's) you heard Sam Seder as the voice of Hugo, the health inspector !
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Marc Maron: The Comic Who Explores Comedy's Darkest Side NYT | 
HERE'S a riposte you're not likely to hear in an interview by Jay Leno or Charlie Rose: "You've got to have rage, man. Because I see the posture - your posture is built for rage." That's Marc Maron talking to Dane Cook, the popular but bland comedian, on an episode of Mr. Maron's twice-weekly podcast. On his show, whose title includes an exclamation that can't be printed here, Mr. Maron, a stand-up comic by trade, has cast himself as an unlikely celebrity interviewer - one who is angry, probing, neurotic and a vulnerable recovering addict. And somehow he's able to elicit from his guests, mostly other comedians like Sarah Silverman and Ben Stiller, the same level of vulnerability. read on Listen to Maron's podcast here **I saw Maron last month in Dallas and he said he was coming back to Dallas on tour in 2011! |
Democracy Now | 
The legendary American folk singer Phil Ochs is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential political musicians. A new documentary, Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune, has just been released chronicling Ochs' life. We speak with Phil Ochs' brother Michael and Kenneth Bowser, the director of the film, which premiered yesterday in New York City. Watch/Listen/Read President Obama appointed William Daley, a top financial executive and former Clinton administration official, as his new White House chief of staff. Daley is the Midwest chair of JPMorgan Chase, a board member of Merck, and former head of SBC. We speak with Ari Berman of The Nation magazine. Watch/Listen/Read |
The Progressive Talent Initiative (PTI) : Get Progressively Trained | 
As someone who has been involved somewhat in the punditry circuit (for lack of a better term), I have been asked by progressive friends what I think is needed for the Left to compete with the Right, not so much in the war of ideas, as idea distribution. To begin with, we need people who can confidently promote progressive values on television and radio. While the last decade has seen the creation and expansion of progressive think tanks, Air America Radio (an incubator of such talent as Rachel Maddow and Sam Seder), and even primetime MSNBC's becoming a mini-progressive tv outpost, we still lack the funding of the Right, and the pipeline it creates. A 24-hour conservative television station and talk radio both nationally and locally dominated by conservatives doesn't only get the message out and give cover to politicians and political ideas once considered slightly to the right of insane (make no mistake, they've used these and many print distribution channels to take Bircherism, or Hofstadter's "Paranoid Style," mainstream--something which was once looked at as absolute looniness by those who even controlled the Establishment on the Right).
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North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion |
The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do By Eduardo Porter List Price: $27.95 Price: $15.44 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details BUY HERE Product Description Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for $25 than to donate it for free. Americans hire the cheap labor of illegal immigrants to fix the roof or mow the lawn and vote for politicians who promise to spend billions to keep them out of the country. And citizens of the industrialized West pay hundreds of dollars a year in taxes or cash for someone to cart away trash that would be a valuable commodity in poorer parts of the world. The Price of Everything starts with a simple premise: there is a price behind each choice that we make, whether we're deciding to have a baby, drive a car, or buy a book. We often fail to appreciate just how critical prices are as motivating forces shaping our lives. But their power becomes clear when distorted prices steer our decisions the wrong way. |
North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
Dallas County Young Democrats (Tuesday, January 11 6:30 PM, Brooklyn's Jazz, 1701 S Lamar St, Dallas) Preston Hollow Democrats (Thursday, January 13 networking and dinner 5:45 PM, meeting 6:30 PM, Banquet Room of Mei Mei Chinese Restaurant, 10455 N Ctrl Expy at NW corner of Meadow Rd [behind Grandy's])
Garland Area Democratic Club(Thursday, January 13 6:30 PM, Garland Women's Activity Building, 713 Austin St at Glenbrook, Garland)
Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats Form to join CGS Democrats or renew your membership: CGS Democrats membership form The Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats are invited to my house Thursday evening, January 13 at 7 pm for a regular monthly meeting. Email or call Susie Stonecipher at 817-481-6707 or email merasuph.jr@verizon.net Mid-Cities Democrats What: Mid-Cities Democrats, North Central Chapter Meeting When: Monday, January 10, 2011 Time: 7-8:30pm Join us at 6:30pm to eat and socialize (dutch treat) Where: No Frills Grill / 801 S. Main St. (Denton Hwy.) /Keller, TX 76248 Form to join MidCities Democrats or renew your membership:
MidCities Democrats membership form |
| MLK Luncheon: 'Insight, Empathy & Equity' | 
Mothers Against Teen Violence presents the Eleventh Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Luncheon, titled "Insight, Empathy & Equity," featuring Keynote Speaker and Humanitarian Award recipient, Michelle Alexander, legal scholar, civil rights advocate and author; and Community Service Award recipient Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, associate professor of history and author.
Tickets are $65 or $500 for a table of 8. For information, call 214-565-0422.
When: Thursday, January 13, 11:30 a.m.
Where: The Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce St., Dallas |
Texas GOP Congressmen Pete Sessions Face Criticism From Watchdog Groups For Skipping Oath For Fundraiser | 
WASHINGTON - Democrats and congressional watchdog groups accused Republicans on Friday of illegally holding a campaign fundraiser in the Capitol complex during this week's swearing-in ceremonies for lawmakers. One group said it would ask House ethics officials to investigate, but there were no immediate indications that they would take formal action. A spokesman for the GOP congressman who sponsored the event denied that he had used it to raise campaign money, and said funds collected were for the costs of buses that ferried people to the reception. While at the reception, the two Republican lawmakers - Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Pete Sessions of Texas - missed their swearing-in ceremony on the House floor. They subsequently cast six votes each that House Republicans later had to nullify.read on
If you live in Pete Sessions district you can contact his office here http://sessions.house.gov/ |
Sam Seder now on Ring of Fire Saturdays 2 pm
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| The Texas Omen By PAUL KRUGMAN NYTimes | 
These are tough times for state governments. Huge deficits loom almost everywhere, from California to New York, from New Jersey to Texas. Wait - Texas? Wasn't Texas supposed to be thriving even as the rest of America suffered? Didn't its governor declare, during his re-election campaign, that "we have billions in surplus"? Yes, it was, and yes, he did. But reality has now intruded, in the form of a deficit expected to run as high as $25 billion over the next two years. And that reality has implications for the nation as a whole. For Texas is where the modern conservative theory of budgeting - the belief that you should never raise taxes under any circumstances, that you can always balance the budget by cutting wasteful spending - has been implemented most completely. If the theory can't make it there, it can't make it anywhere.
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FAITH VOICES ON JUSTICE | Thursday, January 13, 2011, 7pm
"More than Meek and Mild: A Prophetic Jesus and an Outspoken Paul
Dr. John Holbert,
Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics, Perkins School of Theology, SMU
All Faith Voices events will be held at Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston at Northaven
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Texas Democratic Women of Collin County | Monday January 24, 2011 General Meeting, 6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148. Our January meeting will be used as a springboard for two of our main objectives: educate and activate. About which legislative issues at the state level are you passionate? Have bills already been filed? When is Lobby Day? In addition we want to hear from current and potential members about issues and directions for 2011. What have we done well in the past and how can we improve in the New Year. Everyone is welcome! TDWCC is a dedicated group of Democratic Women, working to EDUCATE Collin County citizens, ACTIVATE voters, and ELECT Democrats to local, state, and federal offices. We meet every 4th Monday at Collin College www.tdwcc.org
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