From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Dec  1 17:36:49 2004
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:36:49 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: WA state recount: 42 votes from victory.
In-Reply-To: <3dih2a$d6ler8@mailer.democrats.org>
Message-ID: <BDD3B1B1.3C4E%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: "Democratic Party" <democraticparty at democrats.org>
Reply-To: dnc-002Yr01Q2v at mailer.democrats.org
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:10:08 -0500
To: "John Chendo" <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: WA state recount: 42 votes from victory.



Dear John, 

I need your immediate help. You've probably heard about the extremely close
race for governor here in Washington. Only 42 votes separate my opponent and
me, and thousands of ballots across the state haven't been counted.

This is by far the closest race in the history of our state, and one of the
closest the nation has ever seen. That means we must make sure that every
single legitimate ballot has been counted -- and that means a statewide
manual recount of every vote.

Washington state law requires the party requesting the recount to pay for
it, and it will cost at least $750,000. The Democratic Party is committed to
this recount, but they need your immediate donation today to make it happen.
Please give today. 

https://www.democrats.org/support/
<https://www.democrats.org/support/wa_recount.html>

Let me put this race in a little more perspective. Out of nearly 3 million
votes cast, only 42 votes separate my Republican opponent and me. That's a
difference of 0.0014 percent. The error for voting machines is somewhere
between 1 and 2 percent, or 1,000 times as great as the vote difference.

That means that this race is tied, and anything is possible with a manual
recount. We must count every vote individually, and we can't do it without
you. 

https://www.democrats.org/support/
<https://www.democrats.org/support/wa_recount.html>

Do not let this election slip through our fingers. We are only 42 votes away
from victory in Washington, and we are confident that once all the votes are
counted, we will win this race. Please help us reach this urgent goal by
making a donation today!

https://www.democrats.org/support/
<https://www.democrats.org/support/wa_recount.html>

Sincerely,
Chris Gregoire 



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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Dec  6 13:02:24 2004
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon,  6 Dec 2004 13:02:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] TODAY: Davis Democrat Club board meeting on
	December 6
Message-ID: <20041206210224.432D62000B7E@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

SAME DAY NOTICE.
There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting today on Monday, December
6th at 7PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County
Library.  The address is 315 East 14th Street.

Please note that any Davis Democrat Club member is welcome to attend the
meetings.  We normally have at least 1 to 2 guests per meeting.  We have
never had a meeting without someone from the public in attendance.

Please find below the location and time for the meeting:

DDC Board Meeting
Time: 7 PM to 8:04 PM
Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

Please find the agenda below.

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                November 8, 7 pm - 8pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

I.  Introduction   (8 minutes -- usually takes 2 minutes)
        i.	Approval of Agenda
        ii.	Approval of Minutes for past meetings 
                The following have not been approved:
                August 2nd
                September 6th
                October 4th (if minutes exist, I was ill that day)
                November 8th minutes will be handed out.
                ( http://yvm.net/vme/democrats/newsletter.htm The Newsletter
page )
        iii.	Minutes from other clubs and campus Democrats 
                (usually no one shows up from these groups.  Lyle Smith can
be asked to speak about the other town Democrat organizations.)

II.  Treasurer's Report     (5 minutes)

III.  The DDC Holiday Party (10 minutes)
        i.	Report from chairs on this event
        ii.	Additional planning and requests

IV.   The Winter General Meetings in January, February or March (7 minutes)
        i.	Report on last year's event 
        ii.     Ideas for this year. (Suggested Thank You meeting with Mike
Machado)
        ii.	Appointment of chairs for 2005 Winter events.

V.    Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.	Update by Current Editor
        ii.	Story ideas

VII.  New and Unfinished Business (24 minutes)
        i.	New items
                a) Club support for the Yolo County Young Democrats (8 minutes)
                b) Other
        ii.     Continued discussion about fundraising and events post "Beat
Bush" (15 minutes)
        iii.	Announcements
        iv.	Next Meeting Time/Location -- proposal for the 2nd Monday or 2nd
Tuesday.
        v.	Meeting adjournment

Time:  60 minutes



From ECESaur at aol.com  Sat Dec  4 06:41:11 2004
From: ECESaur at aol.com (ECESaur at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:41:11 EST
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Check out "The Help America Recount Fund"
Message-ID: <b8.6712b203.2ee32687@aol.com>

Click Here: Check out "The Help America Recount Fund"
Can you send this out to any email lists or groups you have? People in Davis 
are looking for a direction to put their time and energy and money - this is 
one. 
Emily Saur
yolobeatbush volunteer
move on party goer


From jac07 at dcn.org  Sun Dec  5 21:51:41 2004
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:51:41 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Support Needed for Legal Effort Defense of Ohio
	Recount-read attachment--Kerry campaign joining
In-Reply-To: <675F5700D91CBC4B94B2E1684B2610E905193B@exchange1.lccr.com>
Message-ID: <BDD9336D.3DB2%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: "Oren Sellstrom" <osellstrom at lccr.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:46:46 -0800
To: "John Chendo \(E-mail\)" <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: FW: [evapaterson] Support Needed for Legal Effort Defense of Ohio
Recount



-----Original Message-----
From: EJPRAVEN at aol.com [mailto:EJPRAVEN at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:06 PM
To: evapaterson at yahoogroups.com; wjoy at harbornet.com; trbj at umich.edu;
BMaco3 at aol.com; thiland1 at copper.net; lydap at earthlink.net; EChen117 at aol.com;
PAJURIST at aol.com; Darwod1 at aol.com; Willie.Blair at mail.house.gov;
mybutterbean at hotmail.com; thomgray at earthlink.net; llanquist at earthlink.net;
hoopster33 at hotmail.com; billwick at ww-envlaw.com; giniawd at comcast.net;
conniej at umsl.edu; CCrane4537 at aol.com; Micki98226 at aol.com; Maria Blanco;
Robert Rubin; MHarris at aclunc.org; Michael Harris; Chhaya Malik
Subject: [evapaterson] Support Needed for Legal Effort Defense of Ohio
Recount



From: "John Bonifaz \(NVRI\)" <jbonifaz at nvri.org>
Reply-To: <jbonifaz at nvri.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:43:40 -0800
To: <EJPRAVEN at aol.com>
Cc: <scg at nvri.org>
Subject: can you circulate this?


Hi Eva, 

NVRI is issuing the attached letter today urging support of our legal
defense of the recount effort in Ohio.  If possible, it would be fantastic
if you could circulate this to your list.

Thanks, Eva, for considering this and keep on!

John 


From albarnett1111 at yahoo.com  Mon Dec  6 18:23:25 2004
From: albarnett1111 at yahoo.com (Alex Barnett)
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:23:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] URGENT FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCEMENT
Message-ID: <20041207022325.58245.qmail@web42008.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello everybody.  I am Alex Barnett, president of the Young Democrats at Davis High.  This is an important fundraiser we are having tomorrow night.  Please attend!!!  It would be much appreciated!  See the Attachment.


		
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From jfbarnett at ucdavis.edu  Tue Dec  7 09:26:51 2004
From: jfbarnett at ucdavis.edu (Jan Barnett)
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:26:51 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] DHS YOUNG DEMS FUNDRAISER
Message-ID: <p0601023abddb97f9e9b9@[169.237.143.21]>

HI,
THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FOR ALL DAVIS DEMOCRATS
THANKS!
Alex Barnett
President, Young Democrats
Davis Senior High School


DAVIS SENIOR HIGH
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
**FUND-RAISER**
Please come to Lampost Pizza
1260 Lake Blvd, Davis
Wednesday, December 8
from 5 - 9 p.m.
Come support the
Young Democrats Club

From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Thu Dec  9 21:34:34 2004
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:34:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: The politrics of shopping - (if you must)
Message-ID: <20041210053434.59372.qmail@web81110.mail.yahoo.com>

A friend sent this and I thought you might be interested to see it too.

ismael clermont <cismael02 at yahoo.com> wrote:Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:25:48 -0800 (PST)
From: ismael clermont 
Subject: The politrics of shopping - (if you must)
To: wadada 

Subject: The politics of shopping
 

With the holidays upon us, some of us might wish to be mindful of 
whom 
we
patronize relative to their 2000 Election Cycle political 
donations, as
reported by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Shopping:
>> >* Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats;
>> >WalMart, $467K, 97% to republicans;
>> >K-Mart, $524K, 86% to republicans;
>> >Home Depot, $298K, 89% to republicans;
>> >Target, $226K, 70% to republicans;
>> >Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to republicans;
>> >* Rite Aid, $517K, 60% to democrats;
>> >* Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean), $22K, 100% to 
democrats;
>> >3M Co., $281K, 87% to republicans;
>> >Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to republicans;
>> >Amway, $391K, 100% republican;
>> >Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures), $283K, 100% republicans;
>> >* Warnaco (undergarments), $55K, 73% to democrats;
>> >B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to republicans;
>> >Proctor &Gamble, $243K, 79% to republicans;
>> >* Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, $153K, 99% to democrats;
>> >* Estee Lauder, $448K, 95% to democrats;
>> >* Guess ? Inc., $145K, 98% to democrats;
>> >* Calvin Klein, $78K, 100% to democrats;
>> >* Liz Claiborne, Inc., $34K, 97% to democrats;
>> >* Levi Straus, $26K, 97% to democrats;
>> >* Olan Mills, $175K, 99% to democrats.
>> >
>> >Spirits:
>> >Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; (also Budweiser - sd)
>> >* Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to democrats;
>> >Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, 
Korbel
>> >wines - as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver), $644K, 80% 
to
>> >republicans;
>> >* Southern Wine &Spirits, $213K, 73% to democrats;
>> >* Joseph E. Seagrams &Sons (includes beverage business, plus
>> >considerable
>> >media interests), $2M+, 67% democratic;
>> >
>> >Restaurants/food companies:
>> >Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken), $366K, 100% republican;
>> >Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% republican;
>> >* Sonic Corporation, $83K, 98% democrat;
>> >Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), $133K, 87%
>> >republican;
>> >Brinker International (Maggiano's, Brinker Cafe, Chili's, On the
>> >Border,
>> >Macaroni Grill, Crazymel's, Corner Baker, EatZis), $242K, 83%
>> >republican;
>> >* Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections), 
$112K,
>> >96% democrats;
>> >Waffle House, $279K, 100% republican;
>> >McDonald's Corp., $197K, 86% republican;
>> >Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama
>> >Breeze), $121K, 89% republican;
>> >
>> >Hotels:
>> >* Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to democrats;
>> >Mariott International, $323K, 81% to republicans;
>> >Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to republicans.
>> >
>>
>>Choose  Blue
>>Shop locally and shop BLUE
>>
>>Use the US Post Office, not Fedex or UPS
>>Use the corner hardware store- Home Depot is a huge contributor to 
the 
>>GOP.
>>
>>Please send to like minded friends and urge them to draw a line in 
the 
>>sand. 80% of annual !! You can make a difference now.retail business 
is 
>>done in the next three weeks!


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"The mass media does not reveal reality; it masks it. It doesn't help bring about change; it helps avoid change. It doesn't encourage democratic participation; it induces passivity, resignation, and selfishness. It doesn't generate creativity; it creates consumers." - Eduardo Galeano
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From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Sun Dec 19 13:08:54 2004
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:08:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: [E-ioof-members] Odd Fellows New Year's Eve
	Party
Message-ID: <20041219210854.73782.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com>



Note: forwarded message attached.

From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Sun Dec 19 14:52:27 2004
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:52:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: [E-ioof-members] Odd Fellows New Year's Eve
	Party
Message-ID: <20041219225227.31914.qmail@web81104.mail.yahoo.com>

Let's try this again! 

Rhonda Anthony Gruska <rjgruska at pacbell.net> wrote:Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:41:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Rhonda Anthony Gruska 
To: e-ioof-members at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
CC: 
Subject: [E-ioof-members] Odd Fellows New Year's Eve Party

You are invited to the Odd Fellows New Year's Eve Party at 415 2nd street in Davis,
featuring Dancing and Karaoke, appetizer buffet and hosted bar.
8pm to midnight.  $20 per person at the door.
 
RSVP by responding to this e-mail.
 
A printable flyer is attached.  
 
 



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From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Sun Dec 19 15:48:48 2004
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:48:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] DDC Bylaws
Message-ID: <20041219234848.80743.qmail@web81109.mail.yahoo.com>

Does anyone have electronic copies of the DDC Bylaws?  If so, could you please forward a copy to me.
 
Best,
Tony


From claire at iclaire.com  Wed Dec  8 15:52:03 2004
From: claire at iclaire.com (Claire Black Slotton)
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:52:03 -0000
Subject: [Davis Democrats] invitation to book/activism club
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20041208153444.02235cc0@pop.sbc.yahoo.com>

Dear All,

The campaign leading up to November 2 was grueling, but even as we focused 
on the work, I kept scanning the horizon for what would put the 
progressives in this country back in wide spread power (even if Kerry had 
won).  I remain convinced that the Left holds the answer for all Americans, 
not just a privileged few.  I thought my next project might be media reform 
or campaign finance reform.  I was looking for a "quick fix" to put us back 
on an even playing field with the Radical Right who have apparently 
hijacked our beautiful country.

Then, in late July, I heard George Lakoff speak on Bill Moyers' Now (on 
PBS).  It was interesting.  I bought Lakoff's book, Don't Think of an 
Elephant and read it soon after. I like it.  There is a lot of truth here. 
This is not a quick fix, but instead a systemic fix, a whole shift in 
thinking.   I am interested in starting a book/activism club and first 
tackling this book - then we can figure out where to go next.

The first meeting of this new group is January 10, 2005, 7pm, at my home 
512 Jerome Street in Davis.  I have copies of Don't Think of an Elephant 
for $6 per copy (email me to make arrangements to get a copy from me).  If 
you will join us on January 10, please let me know so that I can plan 
accordingly.  If not, I can still get you copies of the book or include you 
in future announcements about meetings if you want.  Please  read the book 
before the first meeting.

I look forward to connecting with you about the book, the club or whatever 
you are thinking will bring good liberal values back to the USA.

Best wishes,


Claire Black Slotton
YoloBeatBush.org and one of the Ladies
Claire at iClaire.com
(530) 756 2887

Edward Abbey once noted, "A patriot must always be ready to defend his 
country from his government."


From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Dec 15 21:33:35 2004
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:33:35 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] urgent: don't advertise with sinclair
	broadcasting company
Message-ID: <BDE65E2E.418A%jac07@dcn.org>

Sinclair Broadcasting is benefiting from government regulation of the
airwaves, which gives Sinclair exclusive use of many frequencies in large
areas of the U.S. markets. Sinclair, in return for this government benefit,
is supposed to act in a way which promotes our system of freedom and
democracy, instead of promoting partisan propaganda.
 
In the last days of the presidential election, Sinclair Broadcasting forced
its stations in many swing states, including  Ohio and Florida, to air an
anti-Kerry propaganda movie, "Stolen Honor."  Now it is airing a show called
the "Point" featuring the partisan diatribes of its vice-president, Mr.
Hyman, with no balancing counterpoint.
 
This is propagandistic use of the public airwaves,  unworthy of
constitutional government and free people.
 
Please dissociate your company from these unfair and undemocratic abuses of
our open political  system.

Before the election, Sinclair's stock dropped by more than 10% and then it
promised to not show "Stolen Honor."  Sinclair a few days later, and still
before the election, broke this promise. Sinclair has proven itself to be a
dishonest business partner.

Investors and advertisers in Sinclair deserve to be made aware of this
unethical and illegal behavior of Sinclair. The distaste of the  American
public for this abuse of power has been made clear once, and will continue
to be made clear.     Sincerely, John C. Chendo