| Greetings! Good Morning,
I'm sending the newsletter out a little early this morning to remind everyone of today's health care rally today.
The 'Let's Get It Done' bus stops in Dallas for a rally with OFA's national executive director, Mitch Stewart and other dignitaries. Stand with fellow Texans this Monday to show your support for the President's reform efforts. Gilley's, 1135 S. Lamar, Dallas.
The doors open at 11 am and program starts at noon- maybe you can plan on going during your lunch hour?
Also don't forget to buy your ticket to Saturday's Progress Forum! Thanks to Rich for the great article. You can hear him weekday mornings co- hosting with Jack Bishop on KMNY 1360 am !
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northtexasprogressive@gmail.com | | Rally for Health Care Reform: Let's Get It Done! | | 
Organizing for America's 'Let's Get It Done' bus has been making its way across the country calling for real health care reform.
On Monday, the bus stops in Dallas for a rally with OFA's national executive director, Mitch Stewart and other dignitaries. Stand with fellow Texans this Monday to show your support for the President's reform efforts. A quarter of all Texans are uninsured, and too many others risk losing insurance if they lose their jobs or get sick. America can do better.
The time for action is now.
Location: Gilley's, 1135 S. Lamar, Dallas, TX 75215
Time: Doors open at 11 a.m., rally starts at noon.
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpkwxm
Directions: Gilley's is just south of the Dallas Convention Center on Lamar. Free public parking available. Gilley's also can be reached by taking DART light rail to the Cedars station (red and blue lines). Turn left on Belleview and walk approximately one block north on Lamar (i.e. towards downtown). Click here for a Google Map to Gilley's
| | Rational Radio Progress Forum, a special invitation from Richard Hancock co-host of Rational Radio's morning talk program, The Rational Radio Report. | |  I've always wondered why like-minded progressives seem to have such a hard time getting together behind each other's causes. I don't believe it is based on selfishness or malice, but is more likely based on the inability to readily find information about progressive causes as they happen. While websites like the North Texas Progressive go a long way toward addressing this need, I've always believed that TV and radio can help us keep causes and efforts at the front of people's minds.
Take the case of the Rainbow Lounge raid in Fort Worth on June 28, 2009. I was scheduled to cover the events of the Million Gay March on that Sunday, as demonstrators marched through a Dallas neighborhood to Lee Park. It was to be an affirmation of unity, with marchers and demonstrators happy and excited about the occasion to stand together for equal rights under the law in their community.
The ominous undertone of the gathering soon became apparent to me as people began recounting the events of the night before.
A young man named Chad Gibson was badly injured during what police were already erroneously calling a "routine" code inspection. As details and eyewitness accounts were made available that day, AM 1360 KMNY in Dallas--the only progressive talk radio in North Texas--began reporting on the questionable events at the Rainbow, finding and corroborating accounts, conducting interviews, and investigating responsibly. Our own Jack E. Jett Show broke the story live locally that afternoon, a story which has since received tremendous national attention.
On the Rational Radio Report (6-9am weekdays) the very next morning we were interviewing the Rainbow's accountant (working that evening and an eyewitness to the entire event), other news organizations in the Metroplex were so slow to pick up on the story that people were saying "Where's the local media coverage on this?"
I couldn't help thinking that I and my colleagues at Rational Radio weren't doing a very good job of letting the Metroplex know that there is an alternative to the right-wing corporate media.
Our mission is to be part of the progressive information network in North Texas, a conduit between on-line, print and broadcast media for the benefit of all those in need of speading the progressive word, letting people know that there is an alternative way to reach your friends through AM 1360 Rational Radio.
We cordially invite you, the North Texas Progressive reader, to join us for a celebration of that very real alternative at the AM 1360 Rational Radio Progress Forum on Saturday, September 19th at the Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Parkway in Dallas for a program which includes nationally-syndicated progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann, activist Cindy Sheehan, bio-fuel pioneer Jes Sprouse, musical performances by Code Red with Tunde Obazee, singer/songwriter David Rovics, local favorites Bob and Sally Ackerman, film makers Nicole Torre and Melissa Roddy, and, just for good measure , author of "Daybreak" and founder of afterdowningstreet.org David Swanson, challenging the former President of the United States to argue the negative to the resolution "George W. Bush should be prosecuted for war crimes" broadcast live at noon on Saturday the 19th.
We are the voice of progressive talk in North Texas.
We are AM 1360 Rational Radio, "The Talk You've Been Missing."
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| | Democracy Now | |  Glenn Greenwald on CIA Interrogation Probe, Obama and Why the Media Failed on Covering Torture
Attorney General Eric Holder has opened an inquiry into CIA torture. On Monday, Holder appointed veteran federal prosecutor John Durham to look into whether CIA interrogators and contractors should be charged for the torture and abuse of foreign prisoners. Holder says he ordered the probe in response to a Justice Department recommendation to reopen nearly a dozen prisoner abuse cases that the Bush administration had closed. Holder says he was further influenced by the 2004 CIA report on the prisoners' torture and abuse, which he released on Monday. We speak with political and legal blogger for Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald.
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The Deadly Choices at Memorial" - Investigation of New Orleans Hospital Tells Story of How Medical Staff Euthanized Patients in Katrina Aftermath
On the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a major investigation reveals harrowing new details of one of the many human tragedies that occurred in the aftermath of the storm. Forty-five patients at the New Orleans Memorial Medical Center died in the days after Katrina's floodwater knocked out the power in the hospital. A 13,000-word article titled "The Deadly Choices at Memorial" tells the full story of what really happened to some of those patients. It's the cover story of the New York Times Sunday Magazine this weekend and the product of a two-and-a-half-year investigation. We speak with reporter Sheri Fink of ProPublica.
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| | Air America and Progressive Talk News | | 
Patton Oswalt chats with Marc Maron on WTF
Punchline Magazine
Marc also has an educational chat with "Lawton Smalls" (aka Kent Jones), who you may remember if you were a fan of Maron's Air America show Morning Sedition ...
Marc's new show can be heard here
Adios Sam
This is Sam Seder's last week at Air America and he ask's fans to post on his blog their favorite guests from all of Sam Seder's various AAR shows.
From Sam :
Hola Sederistas- as my air america career winds down (my contract officially expires this week) I am getting sentimental. How about you use this thread to mention your favorite guests on majority report/sam seder show/ or seder on ...SamSederShow.com
Good Luck, Sam - we love you in Texas ! Read fans favorites and POST HERE
Thom Hartmann | Want to Stimulate the Economy? Lower the Retirement Age to 55 Now!
One of the most powerful forms of stimulus we could apply to our economy right now would be to lower the current Social Security retirement age from the current 65-67 to 55, and increase the benefits back to where they were in inflation-adjusted 1960s dollars by raising them between 10 to 20 percent (so people could actually live, albeit modestly, on Social ...
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Teabaggers Ambush, Listen Politely To Al Franken
Oh man, an angry mob of teabagging health care protesters totally ambushed clown Senator Al Franken! But... wait, what... this is a ten-minute video of a calm discussion of the issues...??
Watch here
| | Dem Notes and News | | 
Former DA Earle "leaning toward" running for governor AUSTIN - Former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who gained national attention with his high-profile prosecution of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, said Friday that he is "leaning toward" running for governor.
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Dallas County Young Democrats
Membership in the Dallas County Young Democrats is free, but maintaining our organization is not. Funds to maintain our organization are provided through the generosity of our Sustaining Members.
Sustaining memberships will be vital during the upcoming election year, as we hit the streets to help Democrats win office in Dallas County.
Levels/Friend - $50 a year/ Activist - $100 a year or $10 a month
For more information or to be sent a form, please contact Cassandra Black at cassblack@gmail.com.
North Central Democrats - Democrats at the Ballpark III- Wednesday, September 16 - 7pm The first two "Democrats at the Ballpark" were such a success it is time for a third and final game this season. Join other Democrats at the Texas Rangers/Oakland A's game on Wednesday, September 16. It is even "Dollar Dog Night". The seats are great! They are located in section 334, rows 1 and 2. (Seating chart) The seats are in the shade the entire game. Get your tickets today for only a $10 suggested donation! Contact Chris Utchell at chris.utchell@gmail.com or 817-996-4889. | | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | |  A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
by Rebecca Solnit by Viking Adult 
Buy Now
Natural and man-made disasters can be utopias that showcase human solidarity and point the way to a freer society, according this stimulating contrarian study. Solnit (River of Shadows) reproves civil defense planners, media alarmists and Hollywood directors who insist that disasters produce terrified mobs prone to looting, murder and cannibalism unless controlled by armed force and government expertise. Surveying disasters from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, she shows that the typical response to calamity is spontaneous altruism, self-organization and mutual aid, with neighbors and strangers calmly rescuing, feeding and housing each other. Indeed, the main problem in such emergencies, she contends, is the elite panic of officials who clamp down with National Guardsmen and stifling regulations. Solnit falters when she generalizes her populist brief into an anarchist critique of everyday society that lapses into fuzzy what-ifs and uplifting volunteer testimonials. Still, this vividly written, cogently argued book makes a compelling-and timely-case for the ability of ordinary people to collectively surmount the direst of challenges. A Paradise Built in Hell: Rebecca Solnit on "The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster"
Democracy NOW : We speak with author, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit about her latest book that examines Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster chronicles both the crimes of the vigilantes and the powerful during Katrina, as well as the numerous instances of altruism, generosity and courage displayed by the vast majority of people who lived through this catastrophe.
Listen/Watch/Read | | | Glenn Smith has lauched DogCanyon.org, a progressive political blog covering Texas politics | | 
Glenn Smith has lauched DogCanyon.org, a progressive political blog covering Texas politics. Please check out his blog and read this great new source for political information in the Lone Star State. What others are saying about DogCanyon.org. There are experienced progressive activists and there are insightful political writers. Glenn Smith is both, and he combines these skills with grace and abundant humor. Like Molly Ivins, he uses his colorful experiences in Texas to enlighten us all - no matter where we live. I'm ready to make Dog Canyon a regular stop on my cyber-travels.
-Arianna Huffington I first met Glenn Smith in the 80's when he was a crusading young journalist for the Houston Post. Since then we've spent a lot of time together in the trenches. He is in the finest, firmest, fearless tradition of Texas essayists like Molly Ivins. He has unmatched experience, a graceful pen (or pixel nowadays) and deep insights into the best and worst of us. I intend to be a regular visitor to Dog Canyon.-Paul Begala | | The Global Peace Project at Cathedral of Hope | | 
Join us Monday, September 21 7:30 p.m.
Cathedral of Hope
5910 Cedar Springs Rd./ Dallas, Texas
International Day of Peace Celebration: Celebration, Education & Music A special evening concert with Resounding Harmony Creating a New World of Peace, Prosperity, and Possibility with Mindy Audlin & Jim Bunch Love Offering
www.theglobalpeaceproject.com
| | How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything | |  New York Times Special Issue: How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything
"..if the injustices that women in poor countries suffer are of paramount importance, in an economic and geopolitical sense the opportunity they represent is even greater...in a large slice of the world, girls are uneducated and women marginalized, and it's not an accident that those same countries are disproportionately mired in poverty and riven by fundamentalism and chaos. There's a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like CARE that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. That's why foreign aid is increasingly directed to women. The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren't the problem; they're the solution."
read on | | The Texas Observer: Texas Secessionists Rally at the Capital, Denouncing the United States of America! | |  The Texas Observer's Forrest Wilder was there.
WATCH the video where folks in cowboy hats call for another Texas revolution!
READ about the Texas Nationalist Movement's readiness for a new civil war!
SEE the photos of the crowd rallying with portraits of President Obama in white face!
IGNORE these rightwing extremists at your own risk! You can count on The Texas Observer. HERE
| Loon Star State 'Dancing with the Stars' by Ben Sargent | | 
| | Vote for Rational radio's own Jack E. Jett Best of Dallas | |  The 2009 BEST OF DALLAS OFFICIAL BALLOT
And vote for KMNY and The Jack E. Jett Show on PAGE 9
So, 2009, you must think you're a pretty rough year, what with the economy in the tank, and war and worries, worries, worries everywhere. Yeah, you've been dishing out the bad news like a real hard case lately, 2009, so you must be feeling like a badass these days. Well, we hate to break it to you, tough guy: You've done your worst, and Big D is still here, still growing, still vibrant and exciting as ever. It takes more than a few months of bad headlines to knock this town off its stride. In Dallas, we know that when times are tough, the tough roll up their sleeves and get to work, making things better.
Now's your chance to tell 2009 that whatever hurdles we face, Dallas is still a can-do city filled with people who work (and play) hard to make this a bustling, bright, thriving city. Show this year what we're made of, by submitting your nominees for the best shopping, dining, arts and nightlife Big D has to offer. Prove to 2009 that our city is resilient and flourishing by voting for your favorite spots in our Best of Dallas® poll. We'll share the results with you on September 24 in our Best of Dallas® 2009 issue.
All entries must include your name, e-mail address, and phone number for votes to be accepted. One ballot per person.
http://polls.dallasobserver.com/polls/dal/bestof2009/
| | City of Dallas hosting Green Festival | | 
City of Dallas hosting Green Festival
Sunday, September 20, 11am-3pm
Bath House Cultural Center, White Rock Lake
The City of Dallas Office of Environmental Quality would like to invite you to help kick off National Pollution Prevention week with their educational Green Festival designed to raise awareness about living a green lifestyle.
Over 50 green organizations will share free information about how you can prevent pollution and protect the environment. Enjoy recycled arts n' crafts, eco-friendly food, electric car demonstrations, interactive games and activities, face-painting, and earth friendly giveaways!
Learn what you can do to make a difference at the Green Festival on Sunday, September 20th from 11am-3pm at the Bath House Cultural Center (White Rock Lake ) E. Lawther Drive. The event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call 214-671-8980 or email Hannah.kolni@dallascityhall.com. |
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| | Uncivil Discourse- Bill Moyers | | 
| | Bill Moyers: The editors of THE ECONOMIST magazine say America's health care debate has become a touch delirious, with people accusing each other of being evil-mongers, dealers in death, and un-American. Well, that's charitable.
I would say it's more deranged than delirious, and definitely not un-American.
Those crackpots on the right praying for Obama to die and be sent to hell - they're the warp and woof of home-grown nuttiness. So is the creature from the Second Amendment who showed up at the President's rally armed to the teeth. He's certainly one of us. Red, white, and blue kooks are as American as apple pie and conspiracy theories.
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| 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 | | 
Get involved with one of the best Democratic groups in North Texas !
website
http://www.rockwalldems.com/
Rockwall County Dems Book Club
Dr. Stephen Taylor's blog at
Rockwall County Democratic Doctor
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| | Dallas Welcomes UN Caravan for Justice | | 
Locals welcome national UN caravan
Dallas, TX - A caravan of peace and justice activists are travelling from LA to NYC, sponsored by Pars TV. There, they will protest the presence of Ahmadinejad, Iran's latest president after a round of corrupt elections.
Local democracy solidarity activists will welcome the caravan at Dealey Plaza on Friday, September 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. A candlelight vigil and various speakers will mark the occasion.
What: UN Caravan for Iranian
Democracy Welcoming Rally
When: Friday, Sept. 18 from
at 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Dealey Plaza, corner
of Main St. and Houston St. in
downtown Dallas
Who: American Iranian National
Affairs Committee (local) and
Pars-TV, an American-Iranian
sattelite channel
unitednationspetition@yahoo.com
karavanforiran@yahoo.com
http://twitter.com/IranCaravans
| | Side-by-side Comparison of the Bush and Obama Administration Releases on Torture | | 
News release: "Today, the National Security Archive posted a side-by-side comparison of two very different versions of a 2004 report on the CIA's "Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities" by Agency Inspector General John Helgerson. Yesterday, the Obama administration released new portions of the report including considerably more information about the use of torture and other illegal practices by CIA interrogators than a version of the report declassified by the Bush administration in 2008. The report was first posted on the Web yesterday by the Washington Independent.
see it here | | Peace Race | | 
Just a reminder that registration for the Peace Race is open at www.getmeregistered.com
Early registration ends September 13th, so register now before fees go up.
You can also register at:
5800 Camp Bowie Blvd # 146
Fort Worth, TX 76107-5001
(817) 731-1760
Hope to see you there!
Kim and MonaDate - Time - Location
Saturday September 19th, @ 8:00A.M.
Kelly Park/ Fields
Rockwood Park Dr
(off of White Settlement Road)
Fort Worth, Texas.
INFO HERE
http://www.thepeacerace.com/
| | Huffington Post Investigative Fund Launched | | 
Huffington Post Investigative Fund Launched (HuffPo)
"We are a new nonprofit online venture based in Washington, D.C. Our staff reporters and contributing writers aim to merge the classic watchdog function of the press with the best tools of new media. We are joining the movement to build new structures and ways of doing investigative journalism."
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| | Hunger Action Month presented by Kroger and go to State Fair for $1.00 | | 
Hunger Action Month presented by Kroger
September is Hunger Action Month! You can support the North TexasFood Bank by hosting a canned food drive.The most needed items include tuna, peanut butter andshelf-stable milk. You can also come out to the State Fair ofTexas for Kroger's "It's a Fair Deal"to receive $1 admission every Wednesday during the fair when youbring 3 canned food items. Stop by your local Kroger store topurchase these nutritious items and help families in need. If
you're looking for other ways to get involved, visit ntfb.org to find out what else is
happening during the month of September!
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