Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Even in this heat, there is great stuff going on ...! There are some wonderful screenings and performances, there is a great volunteer opportunity,and some fundraisers dinners and drinking liberally events.
There is also some great social media stuff that you need and how to buy discounted Obama gear
Please forward this newsletter to 2 Dems/ Libs you know !
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Celebrate the 77th Birthday of Social Security with some great labor folks ! | 
The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, joined by Verizon retirees and workers, will hold a press conference and rally on Tuesday, August 14 at 10 am; in the parking lot of the Verizon store, 2222 McKinney, Dallas Texas 75201. They will celebrate the 77th Birthday of Social Security and the Alliance for Retired Americans summer campaign of "Let's Not Be The Last Generation to Retire" which emphasizes the protection and extension of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Verizon contract is set to expire on August 11 and the main issues are health care and pension benefits. For more information, contact TARA President Gene Lantz at 214-942-4236 |
Dallas Peace Center: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversary Video Screening and Program | 
A video program will mark the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Thursday, August 9. This gathering will be held at the Ashton Community Room, 2215 Cedar Springs, Dallas 75201. Light refreshment will be available at 6:30 pm, the videos begins at 7:00 pm. Rita Calvert, former executive director of the Dallas Peace Center, will present an edited clip by Fumiko Amano, and "Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives," a documentary on the human and environmental costs of nuclear war. The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, the first use of atomic bombs in war. All are welcome, and there is no charge. |
Democracy Now | 
Gore Vidal died on Tuesday at the age of 86 from complications of pneumonia. Vidal was a national icon who authored some 25 novels, several plays, two memoirs and multiple volumes of essays. He was one of the best-known and most prolific chroniclers of American history and politics, dedicating his work to critiquing the injustices of U.S. society. We air an excerpt of a Democracy Now! interview with Vidal from 2003 in the early stages of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Watch/Listen/Read While NBC has been airing wall-to-wall coverage of Olympic Games in London, little attention has been paid to what has taken place behind the scenes and just outside Olympic Park where many organizations are mobilizing to bring attention to many issues. We go to London to speak with scholar and former U.S. soccer team member Jules Boykoff, who has been in England since April researching a book on dissent and the Olympics. Watch/Listen/Read The famed award-winning investigative reporting team of Donald Barlett and James Steele have just published a new book, The Betrayal of the American Dream, a followup to their landmark bestseller, America: What Went Wrong? As Republicans and Democrats continue disputing who should bear the brunt of the tax burden, Barlett and Steele argue that America's middle class has been decimated over the years due to policies governing not only taxes but also bank regulations, trade deficits and pension funds. Their book chronicles how the American middle class has been systematically impoverished and its prospects thwarted in favor of a new ruling elite. Barlett and Steele have worked together for more than 40 years, sharing two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Magazine Awards. The duo joins us for the hour to discuss the assault on the middle class, the great tax heist, deregulation, the end of retirement, the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, the 2012 election and more. Watch/Listen/Read |
Texas Voter Registration Provisions Focus of Injunction | 
A federal judge on Thursday granted a temporary injunction against five state provisions that affect voter registration in Texas. U.S. District Judge Gregg Costa of Galveston ruled that a law that prohibits third-party voter registrars from working in more than one county and another that mandates registrars in Texas be residents of the state violate the First Amendment. "During the 2011 legislative session, the Governor signed two bills that imposed a number of additional requirements," Costa wrote in his 94-page opinion. "The result is that Texas now imposes more burdensome regulations on those engaging in third-party voter registration than the vast majority of, if not all, other states."
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Obama 2012 smartphone app will also help you find Democratic neighbors! | 
Obama 2012 smartphone app, designed to "break down the distinction between online and offline organizing, giving every supporter the same opportunities ... they would find in a field office, such as finding local phone banks and volunteer events, and being able to canvass neighborhoods directly using their smartphones. It will also give voters ... information ... about when, where and how to vote -- and ... a breakdown of new voter protection laws in their state." Video http://bit.ly/MWS6lE iTunes Store http://bit.ly/Oz3Jxg
Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? Obama Has an App for That read here
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North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Tuesday, August 7: * Woman-Up! An Evening of Theatrical Entertainment About the Women's Movement, Then & Now Benefiting the 2012 Dallas County Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign. Featuring "The Moment of Decision" with CaSandra Cossey as Margaret Sanger. General admission donation to performance only $50. Sponsorships $125 - $2500. More info at this page. VIP Reception 6 - 7 PM, Performance 7 - 8 PM, The Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving * Irving Democratic Women 6 PM, African Village Restaurant, 3003 N Beltline at Rochelle, Irving Wednesday, August 8: Thursday, August 9: * Canvas of Primary Runoff Results Dallas County Democratic Party Executive Committee. Statutory required meeting; attendance not mandatory. Noon, DCDP HQ, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas) *Dallas Drinking Liberally Group 7:00 PM The Gin Mill dallas 1921 North Henderson Dallas, TX 75206 Friday, August 10: *Drinking Liberally Plano 6:30 pm The Rugby House SEC Preston Road and Highway 121 , back room Saturday, August10: *Tarrant County Democrats Fundraiser : Noche de Fiesta will be a great chance to get up close and personal with our new Texas Democratic Party Chairman, Judge Gilberto Hinojosa.Please RSVP today here. You can send a check to join the Host Committee or for individual tickets to The Mid-Cities Democrats, P O Box 271, Bedford TX 76095-0271, pay at the door, or pay online here.We hope you will join us for a fun evening, all proceeds going to support our local Tarrant County Democratic candidates. |
| WOMAN-UP! An Evening of Theatrical Entertainment About the Women's Movement, Then & Now | 
WOMAN-UP! An Evening of Theatrical Entertainment About the Women's Movement, Then & Now Benefiting the 2012 DCDP Coordinated Campaign Tuesday, August 7, 2012 /VIP Reception 6:00-7:00pm /Performances 7:00-8:30pm Featuring "The Moment of Decision" with CaSandra Cossey as Margaret Sanger The Irving Arts Center /3333 North MacArthur Boulevard /Irving, Texas 75062 Map Link ADMISSION DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS http://www.dallasdemocrats.org/content/woman-0 |
Volunteer opportunity: Visiting Nurse Association's Meals on Wheels could use some help on Fridays! | 
Visiting Nurse Association's Meals on Wheels could use some help on Fridays! Sign up to help here Fridays are our most important delivery day for VNA Meals on Wheels - our last chance to check on our clients before the kitchen is closed for the weekend. It's also the weekday with the highest percentage of paid driver coverage! Please consider helping out on Fridays (ongoing or substitute coverage) or spread the word with family, friends, and coworkers. We consistently need Friday route coverage in the following areas - Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lancaster, Mesquite, Oak Cliff, Pleasant Grove, Richardson, Rockwall, South Dallas, South Garland, West Dallas, and White Rock. If you're interested, just check in with us for more details about your preferred areas. The Visiting Nurse Association delivers a full range of high quality and compassionate home health care following discharge from the hospital, for rehabilitation therapies, chronic diseases, and hospice for adults in the final phase of a terminal illness. VNA also provides the Meals on Wheels program in Dallas County. VNA's mission includes service to elderly, frail, disabled and dying individuals who have no means to pay for health care and hospice. VNA was established in 1934 by volunteer nurses and community leaders as a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) agency to provide home health care to families with no where to turn and no means to pay. |
Discounted Obama Yard signs, T-Shirts, Stickers, Buttons and more | 
Purchase yard signs and the rest of your Obama gear individually or in bulk! STICKERS * Stickers priced at $1.50 online are $0.40 cents each. * Stickers priced at $2.50 online are $1.50 each (these are printed in limited numbers, thus no significant price break). * Mix and match in whatever numbers you wish. Minimum 40. BUTTONS * Buttons priced at $1.50 online are $0.40 cents each. * Buttons priced at $2.00 online are $0.60 cents each. * Mix and match in whatever numbers you wish. Minimum 30. SHIRTS * Shirts advertised onObamaStoreTexas.com at $17.50 online are $12.50 each for you. * You may mix and match, but orders must be in multiples of 8 for $100. * Email Glen@GlenMaxey.com if you wish to order any of these shirts in bulk. YARD SIGNS * Signs priced at $2.25 plus shipping. Poly bag plastic signs with wire frames included. Union printed. 16" by 26" Discounted prices for Local Parties, Clubs, and Organizations You must be a Democratic Party, Club, or Organization OR using products to organize in your precinct or county to take advantage of this offer. If not, email Glen@GlenMaxey.com to discuss bulk purchases.For other items, you may pay online as long as you pay using the prices in multiples of $20.00 found under the BULK SALES tab. For example, if you are buying stickers and buttons, you'd select amounts that would equal a multiple of $20.00. $480.00 would be submitted by selecting $200.00 twice and $80.00 once so that your Cart equals $480.00.Email Glen for special prices and availability of trinkets. |
Twitter Launches new barometer for the election | 
Twitter Blog: "One glance at the numbers, and it's easy to see why pundits are already calling 2012 "the Twitter election." More Tweets are sent every two days today than had ever been sent prior to Election Day 2008 - and Election Day 2008's Tweet volume represents only about six minutes of Tweets today. All this explosive growth in conversation has fueled Twitter as a platform for civic debate and created a massive data set for analysis - data our Government & Politics team has used to study the State of the Union, a FOX News debate, Super Tuesday, gay marriage and other election-year topics. For the first time, it's possible to measure conversations that just an election cycle ago were limited to coffee shops, dinner tables and water coolers. Today, we're launching the Twitter Political Index, a daily measurement of Twitter users' feelings towards the candidates as expressed in nearly two million Tweets each week." Learn more here / https://election.twitter.com/ |
Mitt Romney Documentary on the BBC | 
| Mitt Romney Documentary on the BBC - Full Video |
BBC Documentary on Mitt Romney posted by Andrew Sullivan
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| Colbert Grills Chris Hayes on New Book, the Demise of the Elite-and Neckties | 
MSNBC host Chris Hayes has written a new book called Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy-which Stephen Colbert finds slightly suspect. For one, Colbert wonders of Hayes, his show guest from last week, isn't Chris Hayes part of the media elite? Hayes is a great sport for Colbert's spoofy goading, admits his title is more aspirational than actual-if only the elites were in a twilight-and ribs Colbert back for not using the subway 15 stops from his studio. Most importantly, Hayes indicts the "colossal and catastrophic failure by the pillar institutions in the country... and the effects of that, the costs of it, are not borne by the Stephen Colberts of the world... they're borne by the people who are 15 stops away." Then Colbert calls him a populist. It's pretty great! Watch via Huffington Post here: | watch interview here |
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Dr. Errington Thompson's "Where's the outrage? " blog | 
Dallas native Dr. Errington Thompson, former host on Revolution 880 from Asheville, NC now blogs at http://whereistheoutrage.net/
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Sam Seder talks : Harry Reid is Right to Question Mitt Romney's Taxes | 
| Harry Reid is Right to Question Mitt Romney's Taxes |
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Dallas Liberally drinking changing and growing - wants you involved! | 
Greetings! We are overwhelmed with the response we've been getting to the new and improved Drinking Liberally. It is exciting to see new members join us and see the continuing participation of our original group. It was high time for us to do some new things and we love trying venues and events with our Drinking Liberally buddies. We also appreciate the distance some of you travel to participate and the time that all over you give with your presence. We don't take it lightly.
We have some thoughts to share that can add to your enjoyment of our gatherings:
1. As we try new venues and events we know that some will work out better than others. If you're unhappy with a specific venue, just share with your hosts. Our bartenders and wait staff are tending large groups during busy times and deserve our respect for their efforts. A thoughtful approach is always appreciated.
2. "Drinking Liberally" is just a play on words, not a commandment. No one need feel uncomfortable ordering non-alcoholic beverages. I know I don't. (My favorite this summer is ½ soda and ½ cranberry juice.) Please don't feel this is a college kegger and that over-indulgence is a requirement. This is social sipping only and no one wants a DUI...or worse.
3. Living Liberally/Drinking Liberally is about creating tolerant social atmosphere for progressives of all stripes. We welcome open minded, friendly discussions in city and time when that is hard to come by.
4. If you have something you'd prefer to relate to us, your hosts, privately; please feel free to do that. We can be privately messaged on Facebook and we welcome your discretion.
Best wishes and please visit again. We all benefit by being involved in an interesting mix of people and each one of you is what makes that happen.
Contact Diane
dihudson@swbell.net
from Dallas Drinking Liberally Group.
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The 10 Most Economically Segregated Cities In America |  Segregation in America may be more common than you think. Increased income inequality has spurred the growth of economic segregation -- or segregation based on income -- according to a report from the Pew Research Center. You'll want to find out where Dallas is !read here
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Obama Picks San Antonio Mayor For Convention Keynote | 
| Juliian Castro Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2012 Democratic National Convention |
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The Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance with Joel Pugh | Saturday, August 11, 12:30pm Join us for a first century Galilee meal, discussion and book signing with author Joel A. Pugh No cost for lunch; donations always appreciated. Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston at Northaven. If you have any questions, email us at Matthew-25@earthlink.net or call 214/333-7577.
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