Denton County Democratic Party Donkeyfest | 
On Friday, September 23, 2011 Democrats from all over Denton County will gather at the North Texas State Fairgrounds to enjoy great food, music, an auction, and networking at Donkey Fest, the local Democratic Party's biggest fundraiser of the year. Donkey Fest supports the new and challenging work of the Denton County Democratic Party and attendants will also hear from candidates and leadership on recent progress and future initiatives. Donkey Festival begins at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $25 per person. RSVP by visiting the ActBlue event page or by calling 940-566-1165. For additional inquiries, please contact Phyllis Wolper at countychair@dentondemocrats.org, (940) 566-1165 or (940) 390-6950. Denton County Democratic Party /countychair@dentondemocrats.org /http://www.dentondemocrats.org |
Dallas Green Festival at Fair Park | 
Starts: 9/24/2011 10:00 AM (Saturday) Ends:9/24/2011 4:00 PM (Saturday) Location:Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard /Dallas, Texas 75210 Green Festival Dallas is a celebration of environmentally positive living and it's being hosted by Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park on Saturday, September 24. There will be live musical entertainment, delicious and healthy food vendors, children's area for kids, classes and so much more. We will have vendors showcasing thousands of eco-friendly products and services to you and your family to help you green your home. Visit with the artists filling the Gardens with beautiful works of art to view or to purchase. Schools, information and advocacy groups will also be on hand to spread the word and keep you informed and engaged in a relaxed setting! Once again we will have live musical entertainment, delicious, healthy food vendors, a children's area for the kids, classes and life-style demonstrations to help you, and our neighbors, live a greener, healthier life! |
Democracy Now | 
Former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham is calling on President Obama to reopen the investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks after new information has emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis in the 9/11 plot. Graham joins us to discuss the news he's called "the most important thing about 9/11 to surface in the last seven or eight years." As the former chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, a post he held on September 11, 2001, Graham chaired the Congressional Joint Inquiry into the attacks. Watch/Listen/Read Near the end of Monday's Republican presidential debate, Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas drew boos from the crowd and a rebuke from other candidates on the podium when he criticized U.S. foreign policy in discussing the roots of the 9/11 attacks. Our guest, Columbia University Professor Mahmood Mamdani, responded to Dr. Paul's comments by saying, "He sounds like a professor. I mean, he's trying to educate his audience, and the audience is not ready to be educated. It wants to be rallied to a cause that it doesn't have to think about." Watch/Listen/Read Ten years ago, at a time when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joined together to authorize endless war, Noam Chomsky's was the leading voice to call for the United States to rethink its actions in the Middle East and across the globe. His 2001 book, simply titled "9-11," became a surprise bestseller. The book collected a series of interviews Chomsky had given on the roots of the 9/11 attacks and his prescription for a just response. A decade later, Chomsky has just released an updated version titled "9-11: Was There an Alternative?" which refers to the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden and the continuity Chomsky sees between the Bush administration's foreign policy and President Obama's. Watch/Listen/Read |
North Texas Celebrates DADT Repeal Tuesday, September 20 | 
Tuesday, September 20: North Texas Celebrates DADT Repeal Resource Center Dallas and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network celebrate the long-awaited end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The reception includes the donation of papers and artifacts on the DADT repeal efforts by SLDN board member CMSgt. David Gainer, USAF (Ret.) to the Center's Phil Johnson Historic Archives and Research Library. (6:30 PM, Resource Center Dallas, 2701 Reagan Street, Dallas) Stonewall Democrats of Dallas 6:30 PM, Ojeda's Restaurant, 4617 Maple Ave, Dallas
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Museums Offer Free Admission Sept. 24 | 
Get ready for Museum Day Saturday, Sept. 24, when hundreds of museums across the country will offer free admission (good for up to two visitors per household). You'll need to fill out an online form and select the museum you want to visit from a dropdown menu, and you'll get your admission ticket via email. Print the ticket and take it with you when you visit. Each ticket is valid for two people to visit one venue, and there's limit of one ticket per household. |
The TALKERS Interview: A conversation with MSNBC and Dial Global progressive talk star Ed Schultz | 
Ed Schultz is one of the most-listened-to progressive radio talk show hosts on the air in America today and a burgeoning presence in the cable news/talk television scene. His daily radio show syndicated by Dial Global Radio Networks -- now in its eighth year -- broadcasts live weekdays from New York City 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm ET on more than 100 affiliates across the country. In addition, he hosts a prime time 10:00 pm ET weekday cable television program (Monday through Thursday) on MSNBC. The Talkers Interview with Ed Schultz was conducted by Michael Harrison. TALKERS: On behalf of all of us at TALKERS who've been watching your career for years, all the way back to Fargo, congratulations on all the multi-media success that you've been having. How's life going for you these days?
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North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
The Democratic Party of Collin County Moving Collin County Forward "Final Friday" Gathering for September Friday, September 30th, 6:30 - ~9:30 p.m Vickery Park in Downtown Plano DPCC Continues Monthly "Final Friday" Social Gathering in the Tradition of Molly Ivins . You are welcome to join us at September's sixth installment of Final Friday, an official party event, on Friday, September 30th, starting at 6:30 p.m and running to around 9:30 p.m. (As always, this is a casual come-when-you-can kind of thing, so join us at your leisure.) This month we're back to Vickery Park in old downtown Plano , as we continue to rotate around to different venues in different parts of the county. Vickery Park has a full menu & bar. (click for menu) The restaurant is located at 1011 E. 15th St, Plano, 75074.An RSVP by email to social@collindems.us would be helpful, but is not required. Let's continue our great start to a new local tradition! We hope to see you there! Democratic Party of Collin County /2504 K Avenue, Suite 200 /Plano, TX 75074 www.collindems.us Tarrant County Young Democrats Location : Cityview Lanes /6601 Oakmont Blvd /Fort Worth, Texas The September social event for the Tarrant County Young Democrats will be on Tuesday, September 27th, at 7 p.m. This month will be going bowling at Cityview Lanes, which is located at 6601 Oakmont Blvd in Fort Worth. For more information, please feel free to contact us at president@tcyd.org or at (817) 677-8937. North Dallas Texas Democratic Women September 22 Meeting Tar Sands Crude -- A Threat to Texas? Our September meeting will feature Rita Beving, a North Texas organizer for Public Citizen, who is currently working on the tar sands issue. Extraction of oil from tar sands has been touted in the media as an attractive solution to the dwindling oil supply. Rarely are the downside risks adequately brought into focus. Ms. Beving will explain the costs and environmental impacts associated with this practice. 6:45 Northhaven United Methodist Church /11211 Preston Road (between Forest and Royal) Dallas County Democrtas Saturday, September 24:Introductory VAN Training for Precinct Chairs Attendance is limited and an RSVP is required. To reserve a seat, Precinct Chairs should send their name, phone number, and precinct number by email to elizawally AT gmail.com. For a more detailed list of what to bring and what will be covered, contact Paul Heller by email to psheller AT tx.rr.com, 972-620-1703. (10 AM - Noon, DCDP office, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas) |
| Up w/ Chris Hayes new weekend show on MSNBC ! | 
From Chris Hayes Hey all:Some exciting news. This Saturday at 7am EDT, my new show Up w/ Chris Hayes debuts on MSNBC. I'll have Nancy Pelosi as my guest live in studio during our debut. UP will run every Saturday from 7-9am and Sunday from 8-10am. We've assembled a fantastic staff and needless to say I'm thrilled (and terrified!). You can follow the show at our new blog here You can also check out our facebook page here And you can watch a video of one our early paper rehearsals here I hope you can watch and, failing that, urge your friends with Nielsen boxes to watch. Onward, -c More here |
Occupy Wall Street continues | 
Facebook HERE Sponsor http://www.adbusters.org/ Web page https://occupywallst.org/ Twitter stream Here Livestream video HERE Flickr HERE If anyone has friends or family in NYC and they can send them money and ask them to deliver blankets, pizzas, bottle water etc Here are some of the needs being posted HERE Whatever you do, don't think that no one showed up for #occupywallstreet Did you march in an antiwar protest ? did you see it on the news ? if it was on the news were the #s reported correctly ? More here from Democracy Now
"Over a thousand protesters began occupying Wall Street on Saturday in response to what they call 'the economic occupation' of big banks and moneyed interests. |
Stop the Machine! Create a New World! A Call to Action - Oct. 6, 2011 | 
Are you with the majority of Americans who are fed up with the current, corporate agenda and want to see an agenda that serves The People? Thousands are signed up to join the October 2011 movement in Washington DC this fall to...Stop the Machine!Create a New World! A delegation from Texas will be there to participate in events at Freedom Plaza and around Washington and to lobby our congressional representatives to put human needs -- jobs, education, health, equality, clean air & water, renewable energy, a peaceful and safe environment -- before corporate profit. To join the Texas Delegation, learn more, and help make plans for our trip to Washington, go to the Texans for Peace website. Please let the local contact nearest you know if you're planning to attend, need assistance, or have questions about the event: Here http://october2011.org/ |
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| Robert Reich Debunks 6 Big GOP Lies About the Economy | 
| Robert Reich Debunks 6 Big GOP Lies About The Economy |
Robert Reich Robert Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written thirteen books, including The Work of Nations, Locked in the Cabinet, Supercapitalism, and his most recent book, Aftershock. | |
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Texas in the News | Texas' voter ID law faces federal scrutiny The contentious issue of voter ID in Texas is now in the hands of federal officials. On Wednesday, several civil-rights groups filed documents with the Justice Department, asking officials to oppose any early approval or "pre-clearance" of the measure, which fully takes effect in Texas on Jan. 1. read on Obama coming to Dallas Oct. 4 The White House confirmed today that President Barack Obama will be in Dallas on Oct. 4 for at least one event. No details of Obama's visit are yet available. He's recently been touring different states to tout his jobs package. It's unclear if he will host a public rally in Dallas, attend a private fundraiser or both. In May, Obama came to Texas for a speech about immigration in El Paso and a fundraiser in Austin. Obama's last trip to North Texas, his first as president, was in August 2010 for a $15,000-a-plate fundraiser in Highland Park. The trip also included a stop in Austin. To commemorate the visit, the Dallas Republican Party drew several hundred people to an anti-Obama rally not far from where the fundraiser was held. -Aman Batheja Read more Texas poverty figures challenge Rick Perry jobs record Report published by non-partisan CPPP says poverty in Texas is higher than the rest of America - and growing faster Rick Perry said workers were flocking to Texas because of the economic climate he had created. Republican frontrunner Rick Perry has put his economic record as Texas governor at the heart of his presidential nomination campaign, but a report has painted a stark picture of rising unemployment and spiraling poverty in the state. The policy paper, published by the Austin-based non-partisan Center for Public Policy Priorities, said poverty in Texas was currently higher than the rest of the US and was growing faster. The paper said poverty rates in Texas had jumped from 17.3% in 2009 to 18.4% in 2010, and compared them to figures for the US of 14.3% in 2009, rising to 15.1% in 2010. That suggests there are currently around 4.6m Texans living in poverty, which is currently defined as an income of $22,113 a year for a family of four.
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Texas Democratic Women of Collin County presents
Smarter Water for North Texas | 
| Smarter Water for North Texas _ Alliance Outreach |
Monday September 26, 2011 is the next General Meeting of Texas Democratic Women of Collin County. Join us at 6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148. As always there will be refreshments and time to socialize. September's meeting features Bobette Brasfield of Texas Conservation Alliance, which runs a program called Smarter Water for North Texas. Ms. Brasfield says, "The good news is that we have enough water in existing reservoirs to meet our water needs for the next 50 plus years! We can avoid new reservoirs which would destroy many thousands of acres of bottomland hardwood forest while uprooting families and harming existing local economies if we make the right allocation and <make wise> decisions." Join us as we explore the low-impact water supply options that will allow us to avoid the monetary and human costs associated with unnecessary new reservoirs. http://www.tcatexas.org/ |
Al Franken Speaks at MN State Fair | 
| Al Franken at MN State Fair 08/27/2011 |
Al Franken Speaks at MN State Fair
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