| Dear nancy, Good Morning!
Man, Democrats are fired up! They just need you to get involved and attend one of these events , sign up for block walking or phone banks and if you cannot do those things GET OUT your check book and help the folks that are working hard on these local races.
Remember it's Banned Books week !
"Books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man's eternal fight against tyranny.
In this war, we know, books are weapons." Message to the American Booksellers Association - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter /Newsletetter archive | | North Dallas Texas Democratic Women Meeting September 23, 2010 with Author Malia Litman Rebuttal to the Rogue ( Sarah Palin) | |  NDTDW MEETING September 23, 2010
Author Malia Litman Rebuttal to the Rogue
6:45 Northhaven United Methodist Church
11211 Preston Road (between Forest and Royal)
The book is carefully researched
And highly informative. Copies will be available for sale at the
Meeting, with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood.
or if you can't attend you can buy from our store
| | Democracy Now | |  The Nation: Docs Reveals Blackwater-Linked Companies Provided Intel & Security to Multinationals Like Monsanto, Chevron
"Blackwater's Black Ops"รข€"that's the title of an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that reveals how entities closely linked with the private security firm Blackwater have provided security and intelligence services to a range of powerful corporations over the past several years. The companies include Monsanto, Chevron, Deutsche Bank and others. Blackwater has also provided intelligence and training services to foreign governments, including Jordan, the Canadian military and the Dutch police. We speak with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill.
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Final Primaries Held Before November Midterms, Tea Party Gains Ground in GOP
The final primaries before the November elections were held Tuesday in seven states and the District of Columbia. In Delaware, tea party-backed candidate Christine O'Donnell scored an upset by winning the Republican Senate nomination. In New York, tea party-backed Republican candidate Carl Paladino beat former Rep. Rick Lazio. We speak with Will Bunch, senior writer at the Philadelphia Daily News and author of The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama.
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Solar Power in Bangladesh Used to Empower People in Poor, Rural Areas
In Bonn, Germany this week are representatives of the Bangladeshi organization Grameen Shakti, which makes loans and offers technical assistance to allow poor, rural people to install solar power in their homes, often granting access to electricity for the first time in their family's history. They have helped install more than 110,000 systems, often with a woman hired to maintain the system, creating jobs, empowering women, and raising the standard of living.
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| | Jeff Weems Candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner- Dallas Democratic Forum | |  Jeff Weems Candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner
"A New Vision for Oil and Gas Oversight: Critical Issues in North Texas"
Hydraulic Fracturing or "Fracking" (injecting water & chemicals into the ground to break rocks & release natural gas) has been disastrous to the environment in Tarrant County, and its coming soon to Western Dallas County! Toxic gases have been released into the air, and dangerous chemicals have seeped into ground water in the Barnett Shale. Voters are angry. State oversight is lax. Its time for your voice to be heard NOW on the RR Comm before it is too late.
Monday- September 20th
Belo Mansion /2101 Ross Avenue /Dallas, Texas 75201
11:30 AM - Registration/Buffet 12:00 - Program
RSVP needed 2010 dallasdemforum@sbcglobal.net. Regular members $25.00 on Paypal
| | Inaugural Gen44 Summit Join Fellow Young Leaders at the Inaugural Gen44 Summit | | 
Inaugural Gen44 Summit Join Fellow Young Leaders at the Inaugural Gen44 Summit
Generation Forty Four is an initiative of the Democratic National Committee to engage successful young professional leaders in supporting President Obama, the Democratic Party and the election of Democrats up and down the ballot. Gen44 involves young leaders in supporting our party and President, including fundraising, outreach, networking and leadership.
The first ever Gen44 Summit will be in Washington, DC from Thursday, September 30th through October 2nd with President Obama headlining a private kick-off concert on 9/30. The event is a national gathering for the next generation of Democratic leaders. After the concert comes two days of panels, discussions, networking and strategy sessions for the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.
What: Gen44 Summit & Concert with President Obama
When: September 30-October 2
Where: Washington, D.C.
More Information: http://www.facebook.com/l/5ba95-HZrkXdkqbiaFQulIL-23w;www.GenFortyFour.com
If you'd like to get involved in Gen44 or if you're interested in attending the Gen44 Summit, please contact Rick Cofer or visit this link: http://www.facebook.com/l/5ba95G7tbxouPgjESiwol4wc7Aw;bit.ly/dpPnYe. | | Three Myths About Progressive Talk Radio | | 
Conservatives dominate talk radio, as everybody knows. Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Savage, Ingraham-the big names are all right-wingers. Three-quarters of the news-talk programming in the top ten talk markets is conservative; and on any given weekday, the ratio of conservative to progressive programming, measured in hours, is about 10:1. Conservative shows make money hand over fist, while the most high-profile liberal adventure in talk, Air America Radio, declared bankruptcy (for the second-and almost certainly last-time) earlier this year. So, it looks like conservatives are just way better than progressives at talk radio; they get it in a way liberals don't. Right? Dead wrong, says Bill Press, a (successful) progressive talk radio host and author of Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America's Airwaves. He says conservatives and liberals alike subscribe to three key myths about progressive talk radio, myths that hold progressives back from really using the medium to full effect. They are:
1. Liberals can't do talk radio
2. Nobody wants to listen to progressive talk radio
3. Liberal programming can't make money on talk radio
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You can buy Bill Press's book here | | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion |  Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times [Paperback]
Paul Rogat Loeb
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Amazon.com Review
These are indeed cynical times. But to hide behind the smugness of cynicism is a kind of self-imposed death sentence, explains writer and social commentator Paul Loeb. In fact, now is the ideal time for gathering all our strengths and wisdom as spiritual beings and applying ourselves to shaping a better world, he claims.
Are we talking social activism here? Well, yes. But before you cringe from images of shrill, humorless, burned out activists, keep in mind that Loeb is talking about a new kind of activism--an exciting, spiritual model for creating social change. We don't have to be pious or martyred saints (as he explains throughout one chapter), starving ourselves in the name of a cause or staging protests in freezing rain. We can be "good enough" activists, assuming the task of helping 10 people in need rather than taking on the globe. We can remember the power of storytelling when convincing an audience, rather than angrily spewing scary facts. We can replenish ourselves so that we do not burn out. We can emphasize themes such as community and forgiveness rather than separatism and blame.
This is a deeply spiritual book, but make no mistake: Loeb's writing, research, and integrity are as solid as they come. Soul of a Citizen may well become The Handbook for activism at the turn of the century. --Gail Hudson | | North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | | 
Tarrant County Democrats
Is Rick Perry a Coward?
Wednesday, September 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at TCC-South Campus. is your chance to find out. That is the date and time for a Gubernatorial Forum right here in Tarrant County.
So far the Governor, in addition to running from the editorial boards of every major daily in the state, has indicated he will not be in attendance.
That does not mean, however, that you shouldn't be there. This is not just a great opportunity to hear Bill White speak about the challenges Texas faces and how, as our Governor he will work to solve them. But, it is a great way to answer the question for yourself: have we had a Coward in the Governor's Mansion all these years?
The Kick-Off of "40 for 40" hosted by The Tarrant County Democratic Party Please Join The staff, donors, and volunteers
At the Kick-Off of "40 for 40" A Campaign to Turn Texas "Back" Blue.
Fun, Food, Festivities Friday, September 24, 2010
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Usual /1408 West Magnolia Avenue /Fort Worth, Texas 76104
RSVP: with S.Prescott (817.335.8683)
1/2-price cocktails from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
$2 off cocktails from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
$1 off mixed drinks, beer, and glasses of wine
Dallas County Democrats- "Pieces of Victory"
September 27 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bar Belmont at the Belmont Hotel / 901 Ft Worth Ave / Dallas, TX
Join the Dallas County Democratic Party for a happy hour in support our "Pieces of Victory" fundraising campaign. We'll be at Bar Belmont, enjoying some of the best views in Dallas.
Do you know how far your contribution can go in a campaign?
$25 15 Yard Signs
$35 100 Pieces Of Direct Mail
$50 100 Live Phone Calls To Voters
Help us put the pieces together!
For more information or to RSVP, email events@dallasdemocrats.org North Dallas Texas Democratic Women.
NDTDW is sponsoring a phone bank for Carol Kent NDTDW Member and Current Texas
Representative for HD102
Wednesday, September 22nd 5 - 8 PM (come for an hour, come for two hours, come for all three!)
Carol Kent's Campaign Office 9638 Greenville Ave (just north of Forest Lane across from Braums)
RSVP to Melessa Rodriguez (Carol's Annie's List Staffer and Volunteer Coordinator) at melessa@reelectcarolkent.com
Arlington Area Progressive Liberal Meetup Group Monthly Meetup
When Sunday, September 26, 2010 1:00 PM
Where Starbucks 4340 Little Rd Arlington TX 76016
Grassroots Democratic Coalition Monthly Meetup
When Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:30 PM
Where Black Eyed Pea Restaurant /7979 Belt LIne Rd at Coit Rd - Next to Shell Service Station
Dallas TX 75287
How Much Price: $2.00 per person | | Banned Book Week | | 
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
Intellectual freedom-the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular-provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
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Read the ACLU report on Banned books in Texas
ALA Banned Book week site | | Green Spot Market & Fuels | |  702 N. Buckner Blvd. at Northcliff (the road to
the Bath House) Dallas, TX 75218
ph: 214.319.SPOT ~ info@greenspotmarket.com
Store Hours:
Monday - Friday - 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday - 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
http://www.greenspotmarket.com
The Green Spot is the first of its kind Healthy Convenience store and gas station with regular unleaded gas, diesel gas blended with biodiesel and B100 biodiesel. The Green Spot has B5 biodiesel available at the pump and B100 available in a 1,000 gallon tank to pump directly into a vehicle or other container.
The Green Spot offers healthy, organic, natural food and beverages as well as some personal care products. Also come to The Green Spot for organic and fair trade coffee, a natural soda fountain, fresh produce, sandwiches, farm fresh tacos for breakfast and lunch and more.
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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN- NY Times | | So while America's Republicans turned "climate change" into a four-letter word - J-O-K-E - China's Communists also turned it into a four-letter word - J-O-B-S.
What a contrast. In a year that's on track to be our planet's hottest on record, America turned "climate change" into a four-letter word that many U.S. politicians won't even dare utter in public. If this were just some parlor game, it wouldn't matter. But the totally bogus "discrediting" of climate science has had serious implications. For starters, it helped scuttle Senate passage of the energy-climate bill needed to scale U.S.-made clean technologies, leaving America at a distinct disadvantage in the next great global industry. And that brings me to the contrast: While American Republicans were turning climate change into a wedge issue, the Chinese Communists were turning it into a work issue.
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| | Texas Democrats create a virtual office online ! | | Texas Democrats create a virtual office online !
They have unveiled a new interactive website where you can join the effort to make sure our candidates cross the finish line victorious.
When you go to our Virtual Office, you'll see examples of how we're turning Texas blue that let you choose how you want to put your dollars to work. Whether you want to support GOTV calls, campaign materials or direct mail, you can choose how to help put Democratic leaders in office.
http://www.tdpvirtualoffice.org/
| | Nominations for "Unsung Heroes" | |
The Dallas Peace Center would like to honor those people in our community who work diligently for peace, justice and human rights throughout the year, but who are often in the background -- people who do mailings, tutor children, plan programs, do data entry. If you know someone like this who should be honored, whether or not they are currently associated with the DPC, please let us know. Email us at office@dallaspeacecenter.org and write "Unsung Heros" in the Subject line.
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| | Texas school board concerned that textbooks are too nice to Muslims | | 
By Alex Pareene
The powerful Board of Education considers a resolution demanding more pro-Christian messages in history books
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| | Sam Seder: Lunch with Sarah Silverman turned into a Cheddarbomb
By Sam Seder | | Sam Seder: Lunch with Sarah Silverman turned into a Cheddarbomb
By Sam Seder
I had lunch with Sarah Silverman and in the midst of playing our favorite lunch counter game "Who would you pretend to be if you wanted to hurt our country?", we used our iphones to remind people that Russ Feingold is a great ...
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