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North Texas Progressive Election 2010 "Yes We Can" mini fundraiser!
Things are tough all over and when money is tight sponsorship of the newsletter suffers ...so we just want to make sure we have all the money we need to keep going! We like to raise money the old fashioned way - by having a raffle for great prizes!
For every $20.00 you donate your name will be placed in a raffle for FANTASTIC gifts.
You can use PayPal http://www.dallasairamerica.org/buyour.htm (safely use your credit card or debit card ) You can also mail me a check just send me an email at northtexasprogressive@gmail.com I'll send you the mailing address.
Here are the fabulous gifts for this fundraiser. Remember, you buy a chance to win one of these items for every $20 you donate. Please be generous.
Books Autographed
1 autographed TOXIC TALK: How The Radical Right Has Poisoned America's Airwavesby Bill Press
1 autographed Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union by David Swanson
Non- Autographed
1 Killer Politics: How big money and bad politics are destroying the great American Middle class by Ed Schultz
1 Air America: the Playbook -what a bunch of Left-Wing media types have to say about a world gone right (rare collector's item) with introduction by Al Franken (now Senator)
DVDs and CDs
1 autographed Majority Report DVD (rare collector's item includes Sam Seder at RNC in 2004)
Misc
1 MSNBC Mouse Pad "MSNBC: A fuller spectrum of news"
1 Sam Seder autographed Majority Report Mouse Pad
1 1 lb of Ground Free Trade Coffee from Just Coffee: Grounds for Democracy (Now) blend
1 T-shirt Air America 910am radio (collector's item)
Thanks, Nancy Cunningham
Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter /Newsletetter archive | | TODAY ! The Dallas Democratic Forum presents Bill White Candidate for Governor of Texas | | 
"The Future of Transportation, Jobs and Education in North Texas" Monday- October 11th
Belo Mansion /2101 Ross Avenue /Dallas, Texas 75201
11:15 AM - Registration/Buffet
12:00 - Program (doors close)
Bill White has requested that everyone coming to the luncheon bring an "undecided voter" to hear his plans. RSVP | | Tea Party Coloring Book' | | 
'Tea Party Coloring Book' Is Kiddie Propaganda
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times
"Cheerful in tone, semi-literate in its writing and factually challenged, 'The Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids' offers itself as 'a teaching and learning tool' for children ages 2 and up."
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| | Democracy Now | |  Campaign Cash: The Independent Fundraising Gold Rush Since Citizens United Ruling
A pair of campaign finance watchdog groups have called for a probe of a new nonprofit formed by Karl Rove to spend over $50 million this election cycle to help elect Republican candidates. The Center for Public Integrity reports Republicans and Democrats each now boast ten or so deep-pocketed independent groups with plans to spend collectively some $500 million or more. The groups are all taking advantage of this year's Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case that cleared the way for unlimited spending by corporations, unions and other interest groups on election ads. We speak to journalist and author Peter Stone of the Center for Public Integrity.
Listen/Watch/Read
"American Hypocrite": The Nation Exposes Lou Dobbs's Reliance on Undocumented Labor
A new expose in The Nation magazine has revealed that Lou Dobbs has relied for years on undocumented labor for the upkeep of his multimillion-dollar estates and the horses he keeps for his daughter. Over the past year, investigative journalist Isabel Macdonald has tracked down and interviewed several workers who have done projects for Dobbs. Dobbs has been called the most influential spokesperson for the anti-immigration movement, and Dobbs has often used his TV and radio shows to criticize employers who break US law by hiring undocumented workers.
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The Dark History of Medical Experimentation from the Nazis to Tuskegee to Puerto Rico *
Medical historian Susan Reverby, author of Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and its Legacy, discusses the history of medical experimentation at home and abroad. We also play excerpts of the documentary Deadly Deception: The Tuskegee Study.
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| | The Dallas County Democratic Party Presents The Tenth Annual Fish Fry |  Featuring Linda Chavez-Thompson, Candidate for Lt. Governor
Friday, October 15 6:30pm SOKOL Hall
7448 Greenville Ave, Dallas
Tickets ($35, or $25 for DCDP Sustaining Members) include a catfish dinner with all the fixins.
Beer and soft drinks will be available.
Read more at this page. This is always one of our biggest (and most fun) fundraisers of the year.
| | NAACP Dallas presents Justice Weekend | |  When: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 15-16
The weekend, themed "Our Leaders, Still Fighting for Liberty and Justice for All," will include Hon. Deval Patick, Governor of Massachusetts; David O. Brown, Dallas Chief of Police; Hon. Craig Watkins, Dallas County District Attorney; and C.A.W. Clark Sr., of the Legal Clinic at Good Street Baptist Church.
Tickets are $60; call 214-485-1781 to purchase.
| | New Progressive Radio iPhone App | | 
Radio station AM950 The Voice of Minnesota broadcasting out of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, reflects the values and concerns of our Midwestern community. The current programming is a mix of national progressive talkers including Bill Press, Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann and Mike Malloy as well as local talent. Through their informative guests and unfiltered lively debate, they give voice to the values of our community.
| | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | |
 C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
By Jeff Sharlet
List Price: $26.99
Price: $17.81 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. BUY HERE
C Street - where piety, politics, and corruption meet
Jeff Sharlet is the only journalist to have reported from inside the C Street House, the Fellowship residence known simply by its Washington, DC address. The house has lately been the scene of notorious political scandal, but more crucially it is home to efforts to transform the very fabric of American democracy. And now, after laying bare its tenants' past in The Family, Sharlet reports from deep within fundamentalism in today's world, revealing that the previous efforts of religious fundamentalists in America pale in comparison with their long-term ambitions.
When Barack Obama entered the White House, headlines declared the age of culture wars over. In C Street, Sharlet shows why these conflicts endure and why they matter now - from the sensationalism of Washington sex scandals to fundamentalism's long shadow in Africa, where Ugandan culture warriors determined to eradicate homosexuality have set genocide on simmer.
We've reached a point where piety and corruption are not at odds but one and the same. Reporting with exclusive sources and explosive documents from C Street, the war on gays in Uganda, and the battle for the soul of America's armed forces - waged by a 15,000-strong movement of officers intent on "reclaiming territory for Christ in the military" - Sharlet reveals not the last gasp of old-time religion but the new front lines of fundamentalism. | | North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | | 
Mid-Cities Democrats
The Mid-Cities Democrats invite you to join us for our quarterly Happy Hour fundraiser set to begin on Monday, October 11th @ 5:30PM. For a suggested donation of $20 enjoy light appetizers (compliments of MCD), great conversation, and good social time. Happy Hour margarita prices will be in effect through 7:30PM, so regardless of what time you get off work drop on by and see us.
We'll see you Monday at Rio Mambo, 5150 Highway 121 in Colleyville , between 5:30 and 7:30PM!
Metrocrest Democrats
Monday, October 11- Andrea White, wife of gubernatorial candidate Bill White
Metrocrest Democrats Regular Meeting Monday, October 11, 2010
Please join the Metrocrest Democrats at our monthly meeting on Monday, October 11, as we host Andrea White, wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White. Born in Louisiana, Andrea received both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. Aside from being an accomplished author of three books, Mrs. White is also a community volunteer and education activist. The Whites have three children. Come meet our next First Lady of Texas!
Meeting location is at the New New Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd., Addison. Join us for conversation and Dutch-treat supper at 6:30 pm. The meeting is scheduled for 7 pm to 8 pm.
Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats
Monthly Meeting Monday Oct 11th , 7:00 p.m.
Come early for food and fellowship with other Democrats
Location: Tommy's Hamburgers, 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd.
URL: http://www.tarrantcountystonewalldemocrats.org
Denton County Democratic Party
Meet Your Local and Federal Candidates!
Get to know where your local, state, and federal Democratic candidates stand on important issues, and sign up to volunteer, or stock up on Democratic candidate yard signs at this forum in Double Oak.
Tuesday, October 12 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Double Oak Town Hall /320 Waketon Road / Double Oak, TX 75077
Event Benefiting Jeff Weems Join Dick and Julie Abrams Sen. Wendy Davis and Rep. Lon Burnam for an event benefitting
Democratic Candidate for Railroad Commissioner Jeff Weems
4301 Briarhaven Rd. /Fort Worth, TX 76109
Dallas County Young Democrats
General Membership Meeting
October 12, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Brooklyn's /1701 S. Lamar St /Dallas, TX 75215
All Welcome!Did you know Brooklyn's offers Free WIFI, $2 wells and 1/2 price appetizers during our meeting? Plenty of free parking as well. Come join us!
| | The Thom Hartmann Program Moves to the Capital | | 
The Thom Hartmann Program Moves to the Capital
Live Blog /Thom's Blog
The internationally syndicated Thom Hartmann Program is moving its base of operations to Washington, DC, from Portland, OR. Starting in October, Hartmann will be broadcasting his show from the nation's capital, building out a brand new radio and TV studio in a space contiguous with Talk Radio News Service.
"This is a great opportunity for us, broadcasting from the belly of the beast," said Hartmann. "For a political talk show it doesn't get any better, and we're also very excited to have access to the extraordinary news resources of TRNS, which have been a part of our show for nearly eight years."
About The Thom Hartmann Program
The Thom Hartmann Program, now in its eighth year, is syndicated by the Dial-Global, Pacifica, and Free Speech TV networks. It's carried on more than 130 terrestrial radio stations and cable TV systems, as well as American Forces Radio, both Sirius and XM, and simulcast as live television on both DirectTV and Dish Network. | | | | | Facebook Politicians Are Not Your Friends
By FRANK RICH | | 
"THE Social Network," you're understandably sick of hearing, is a brilliant movie about the Harvard upstart Mark Zuckerberg and the messy birth of his fabulous start-up, Facebook, circa 2004. From the noisy debate over its harsh portrait of Zuckerberg, you'd think it's a documentary. It's not. Its genre is historical fiction - with a sardonic undertow. The director David Fincher and the screenwriter Aaron Sorkin are after bigger ironies than the riddle of Zuckerberg, a disconnected geek destined to spawn a virtual community of 500 million "friends." You leave the movie with the sinking feeling that the democratic utopia breathlessly promised by Facebook and its Web brethren is already gone with the wind.
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| | | The Errington Thompson Show | | 
Do you want to hear a great Progressive Talk Radio show ?
Listen to Dallas native Dr. Errington Thompson on Revolution 880 from Asheville, NC live Saturdays 3-4pm cst
Read blog & listen to free podcasts
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Editor
Contact: Nancy This newsletter is a project of the North Texas Progressive , which is an umbrella organization for the Dallas Air America group, which was founded in 2004 to promote and support progressive talk radio and independent media in North Texas. Visit the North Texas Progressive web pages to get more information. Newsletter archive Sponsor the newsletter here ! | | | Neil Durrance for Congress | | 
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26the Congressional District of Texas
-Keep American jobs in America
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| | John Lingenfelder for Congress | | 
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| | League of Women Voters Candidate Forums | | League of Women Voters Candidate Forums With Democratic Candidates
Appearing with Opponents
Saturday, October 9th & Wednesday, October 13th
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Saturday, October 9th
Schimelpfenig Library
5024 Custer Road
Plano, Texas 75023
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Session:
Fifth District Court of Appeals Candidates
Bonnie Lee Goldstein & Larry Praeger
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Session
Congressional District 3 Candidate
John Lingenfelder
Congressional District 4 Candidate
VaLinda Hathcox
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Meet & Greet the Candidates
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Wednesday, October 13th
Collin College Spring Creek Campus
Conference Center
2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, Texas 75074
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Democratic Candidates Appearing:
Rafael De La Garza for
Collin County District Attorney
David M. Smith for Collin County Judge
Sajeel Khaleel for
Collin County Court at Law No. 3
Rick Koster for
Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Rey V. Flores for
Collin County Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 3, Place 2
Democratic Party of Collin County
2504 K Avenue, Suite 200
Plano, TX 75074
www.collindems.us
| | Dallas Drinking Liberally first annual pub crawl Saturday, October 23 | | Inviting all Progressive Thinkers of Dallas!
Show your liberal pride and join other left-leaning progressive thinkers as we set out to spread great liberal cheer throughout Dallas during our first annual pub crawl Saturday, October 23. Commencing at the Winedale Tavern at 6PM on lowest Greenville, journey via bus to 4 groovy bars throughout Dallas and wrap up at the Libertine across from the Winedale about 11:30 PM.
TICKETS: $20 per person by October 13 - only 50 spots available!
Tickets include bus pass, Dallas Drinking Liberally Tshirt and food & drink specials at every bar. You MUST wear your Tshirt to get on the bus and receive bar specials. Big thanks to Gary Rugoff of Promotional Merchandise for his expert logo design!
Purchase Tickets at our Monthly Gathering Next Week
Wednesday, October 13 from 7-9 PM at the Libertine 2101 Greenville Ave.
or purchase your tickets now online http://dallasdrinkingliberally.com/
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