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 Something To Think About "He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. " -Abraham Lincoln Past Quotes A Little Humor "John McCain said he disagrees with President Bush on the issue of climate change. And believe me, McCain knows what he's talking about on this subject. Of all the presidential candidates, he is the only one who's actually lived through an ice age." --Jay Leno Past Jokes The Reading Room Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston Great book with specific examples of how businesses and wealthy campaign donors seek and attain governemnet subsidies. From local governments giving away property tax breaks under the pretext of economic growth, to large corporations buying access and governemnt contracts to increase their bottom line at tax payer expense, it's all here. Past Books featured links... BuyBlue.org Air America Radio quick links... Bush Watch.com WI Democracy Campaign WISPolitics MoveOn.org Democratic Party sites Democratic Party of WI Democratic National Committee Democrats.com parody/humor sites... All Hat - No Cattle Too stupid to be President Democracy Means You! Website comments or questions email dswaller at this address: verizon.net |
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Last updated 4-22-08 Jefferson County Democratic Party HQ Open House Announced; Special Guest Lt. Gov Barbara Lawton There will be an open house for the new party headquarters on Thursday, May 1, 2008; from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The special guest will be Lt. Government Barbara Lawton. The headquarters is located in the Jefferson Area Business Center, 218 Wisconsin Drive in Jefferson. Wisconsin Drive intersects Racine Street (Hwy 18) at the west side of the Racine Street Bridge. The door to the headquarters is at the far south end of the building. The phone number is 920-728-2182, and the office hours for now are every Wednesday from 6PM to 9PM. More news as the fall election season approaches. Whitewater College Dems Spring Formal, Saturday, April 19th, 2008 The Whitewater College Democrats will have there spring formal will be Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Special guests will be State Representatives Kim Hixon, Mike Sheridan, and Assistant Democratic Leader Representative Jon Richards. The cost of $10, RSVP by April 15th; Social Hour begins at 5pm; silent auction at 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Speaking program at 5:30pm. Coffee With the Candidate Series Starts Saturday, March 22, 2008. There will be the first "Coffee with the candidates" event on Saturday, March 22nd at the campaign headquarters starting at 9am and ending at 11am. Jefferson County District Attorney Candidate Susan Hepp and State Representative Andy Jorgensen are scheduled to be there. All Democratic Party candidates appearing on the fall ballot are encouraged to attend as well. Dick Schultz Voted To Democratic Wall of Fame Local Democratic activist Dick Schultz was voted to the Jefferson County Democratic Party's Wall Of Fame at the Presidents Day Dinner on February 19, 2008 in Watertown. Dick is a former candidate for State Assembly and long time activist helping many local and state Democratic candidates. We salute Dick for his past efforts and look forward to his continued work. Totally Spent Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich's recent article in New York Times regarding the real problem with the economy. Tax breaks are nice, but the author argues the only way to keep the economy going over the long run is to increase the wages of the bottom two-thirds of Americans. Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/opinion/13reich.html?_r=1&oref=slogin State Representative Andy Jorgensen's website ! Follow this link to see what Andy has been working on lately: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm37/news/ New Dem Talk Radio Website Take listen at what Dems are talking about today: http://www.DemocraticTalkRadio.com New Labor Website Take a look at the latest in labor topics: http://www.Mid-AtlanticLabor.com A Message From Russ Dear Wisconsin Progressive, I’m writing today to thank you, the local activists, for all of your past support and hard work on behalf of myself and other elected Democrats – at all levels – across our state. As you know, by working together last year, we were able to take back the State Senate, make huge gains in the Assembly, elect a Democrat in the 8th Congressional District, and of course re-elect our Governor/Lt. Governor and Senior Senator in resounding victories. But there is much more work to be done as we inch closer to 2008. My staff and I are continuing to travel the state, hold our steering committee meetings, and talk to folks on the ground in every corner of every county. We’re continuing to build on the work we did together last year and will again do all that we can to elect Democrats at all levels leading up to 2008. However, we can’t do anything without your help. So I wanted to be sure you had our campaign’s contact information. The easiest way to contact us is through my State Field Director, Paula Zellner. She may be reached at zellner@russfeingold.org or 715-735-7811. We want to hear directly from you; whether you, or someone you know, are thinking about running for state office, or even if you just see something in your local paper that you think we should be aware of, we’re counting on you to be our eyes and ears on the ground. Again, the work that you do at the local level helps Democrats statewide. I can’t thank you enough for your commitment and dedication. With high hopes, Russ Feingold United States Senator www.russfeingold.org Speech of the Week Abraham Lincoln : Second Inaugural Address; March 4,1865 With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations. For the complete text follow this link: http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/abrahamlincolnsecondinauguraladdress.htm Past Speeches Garrison Keillor's The Writers Almanac Read or hear the news for this date in literary history. Includes the works of many political leaders. Also a poem for the day. Good stuff at: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/ Cartoonist David Horsey Award winning cartoonist David Horsey of the Seattle Post Intelligencer displays his odd take on the news of the day. Very funny stuff at : http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/ Tune into Air America Radio Air America Radio can now be heard in most parts of Jefferson County. Listen to fantastic liberal shows like Al Franken and Randi Rhodes. Tune your radios to WCPT - 850 AM - Chicago's Progressive Talk or WXXM - 92.1 FM - The Mic or try the live streaming at AirAmericaRadio.com Candidate Links: Mike Gravel for President: http://www.gravel2008.us/ Barack Obama for President: http://www.barackobama.com/ Hillary Clinton for President: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/ |
Upcoming Events Thursday,May 8, 2008 Membership Meeting 7:00 pm, Party Headquarters in Jefferson. (218 Wisconsin Dr., the street just before the west side of the HWY 18 bridge) May 1, 2008 Open House for Party Headquarters 5:30pm to 7:30pm --------------------------- Ever think about joining? Click here for a more information. |
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