From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Wed Feb  2 23:08:12 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Wed,  2 Feb 2005 23:08:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] board meeting for Wednesday, Feburary 16
Message-ID: <20050203070812.71C5A2001D60@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

There is going to be a February 8th General Meeting.  We will discuss the
results.  For details, see the web site homepage at
http://www.yvm.net/vme/democrats/

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, February
16th 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.  I was
told that at the last meeting we still had over 20 people in attendance.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be a final agenda sent out on
Sunday, February 13th.  Please also be aware that someone will be
telephoning the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty
Weir.  I have already received some unofficial input from other DDC board
members on this preliminary agenda.

Items that should be on the agenda are the preliminary draft of the new
by-laws, presented by the By-Laws committee, the April General Meeting and
beginning of a discussion of the May/June Champagne Brunch.  

Thank you for your attention,

Richard



From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Thu Feb  3 19:25:00 2005
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:25:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] desserts and appetizers
Message-ID: <20050204032500.19958.qmail@web81105.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi DDC Dems!
 
Please respond to this email with the dessert or appetizer you item you plan to bring to the February 8th "We Love Democrats" Valentines General Meeting at 7pm.  I will fill in any obvious gaps.
 
Best,
Rhonda
 
 


From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Feb  2 21:46:26 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 21:46:26 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] DeLay's Ethical Problems Bring More Shame
	-petition to remove him
In-Reply-To: <98f27fcae16c40918661ffe8015707cd@mail0.kintera.com>
Message-ID: <BE26FAB2.4E9C%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: "Chellie Pingree, CEO Common Cause" <CauseNet at commoncause.org>
Reply-To: <CauseNet at commoncause.org>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:39:48 -0800
To: "john chendo" <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: DeLay's Ethical Problems Bring More Shame .


Dear?john,

As we predicted a couple of weeks ago,?Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO) was ousted
today <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990566706939211453865> ?as
chairman of the House Ethics Committee.? In replacing Hefley, House Speaker
Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is sending a clear signal that partisan politics
trumps accountability and ethical standards in the "people's House."
?
Rep. Hefley led an Ethics Committee that took difficult steps in
investigating and ultimately?admonishing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990596706939211453865> ?(R-TX) for
unethical behavior three separate times last year.? Today, Rep. Hefley's
leadership is being tossed aside as an apparent punishment for having the
chutzpah to stand up to DeLay and carry out his duty as Ethics Committee
Chairman honorably.?

It seems DeLay's ethical crisis has brought yet another dishonor to the
House leadership, which felt compelled to remove someone who actually
believed in?upholding ethical standards
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990606706939211453865> .? This is why
it is so important for all of us to?make an unequivocal statement
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990616706939211453865> ?that we cannot
let the leadership in DeLay's Congress compromise all ethical standards and
trump accountability with partisan politics.? So if you haven't already,
please?sign our petition
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990646706939211453865> ?calling for
DeLay to step down as the Majority Leader:

www.commoncause.org/StepDownDeLay

We have set a goal of collecting 100,000 signatures before we present the
petition,?and we have already collected well over 50,000.? So, if you have
already signed our petition?please forward
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990676706939211453865>  it to all of
your family, friends or colleagues and urge them to join our campaign to
hold DeLay?accountable:

http://www.commoncause.org/joinDeLayPetition

We don't know yet what kind of Ethics Committee Hefley's replacement, Rep.
Doc Hastings (R-WA), will run.? But given the?rules changes the House
leaders passed <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990696706939211453865>
?last month that will make it much harder to initiate investigations, plus
the chilling cloud under which they showed Hefley the door, it is hard to
imagine there will be much activity.
?
House leaders claim that they replaced Hefley as ethics chairman due to term
limits.? Yet on the first day of the 109th Congress the same leaders waived
the term limit rule so Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) could serve another term as
Chairman of the Rules Committee.? Clearly the leadership could have allowed
Hefley to stay on if they wanted.

Again, we cannot afford to sit back and let this kind of partisan power play
go unchecked.? So if you have not done so already, please make sure to?sign
on to our campaign to remove DeLay
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66990706706939211453865> ?as the Majority
Leader of the "people's House," where partisan politics today trumped
accountability and ethical standards.

Thank you for all you do for Common Cause.

Sincerely, 

Chellie Pingree
President & CEO, Common Cause

Support Common Cause:
www.commoncause.org/Support

? 

? 


? 

To remove yourself from this mailing, please click here
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M66992696706939211453865> 



From jac07 at dcn.org  Sat Feb 12 04:55:05 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:55:05 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Boxer & Hilary co-sponsor Election Reform Bill in
	Senate: sign on
In-Reply-To: <200502110714.j1B7EKat006161@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Message-ID: <BE321AB6.5070%jac07@dcn.org>




From: John Chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:14:14 -0800
To: <adrienne at dcn.org>, <martinusbear at aol.com>
Cc: <woodlanddems at yahoo.com>, <scott at scottlay.com>
Subject: Count Every Vote Act of 2005-BBoxer and HClinton cosponsors


----------
From: "Hillary Clinton" <democraticparty at democrats.org>
Reply-To: dnc-002Zw03Svu at mailer.democrats.org
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 16:55:01 -0500
To: "John Chendo" <jac07 at dcn.davis.ca.us>
Subject: Count Every Vote



Dear John Chendo, 

It's time to tell those who celebrate elections and voter participation in
countries around the world that we must make sure every vote is counted in
elections right here at home!

That's why I am asking you to sign on now as a citizen co-sponsor of vitally
important election reform legislation.

http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote
<http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote/>

Next week, I will introduce the Count Every Vote Act of 2005, co-sponsored
by Senator Barbara Boxer. This comprehensive election reform bill will:
Provide a verified paper ballot for every vote cast in electronic voting
machines. 
Set a uniform standard for provisional ballots, so that every qualified
voter within the state will know their votes are treated equally and will be
counted. 
Require the Federal Election Assistance Commission to issue standards that
ensure uniform access to voting machines and election personnel in every
community. It's outrageous that some people in predominantly minority
communities had to wait up to 10 hours to vote, while people in other
communities often voted in minutes!
In 2004, I introduced legislation similar to the Count Every Vote Act. But
it never saw the light of day. I couldn't even get a hearing for my bill
before the Senate Rules Committee. We can't allow this new legislation to
suffer the same fate.

The Republicans who control Congress don't want to address this issue. So
we've got to build grassroots momentum to make sure they don't have any
choice but to act. That's why I am determined to keep moving forward -- on
the Hill, with advocacy groups, and with all of you!

http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote
<http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote/>

Will you join me in calling for action to Count Every Vote? Will you sign up
to become a citizen co-sponsor of this bill, so that we can demonstrate that
the American people won't sit still for inaction on legislation so essential
to our freedom? 

Please forward this e-mail to your friends, and ask them to join us.
Together, we will restore the credibility of American democracy, and make
sure that we count every vote.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

P. S. I thank you for all you have done to build a stronger Democratic
Party. Now, as we say goodbye to the outstanding leadership of my friend
Terry McAuliffe, I look forward to working with Governor Howard Dean and the
new DNC leadership. Let's make sure that our hard work counts on Election
Day! 




Not a Subscriber?
To sign up for news and action alerts from the Democratic Party, enter your
email address in the form below.

You can also use this link to sign up.
<http://www.democrats.org/newaccount/newaccount.html>

Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee,
www.democrats.org <http://www.democrats.org/> . This communication is not
authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not
deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list.
<http://www.democrats.org/unsubscribe/index.html?c=002Zw03Svu&h=850f33639c>

DNC, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003





From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Sun Feb 13 23:52:26 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 23:52:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday,
	Feburary 16
Message-ID: <20050214075226.3661D20009A9@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

The agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail.  This is a preliminary agenda
and it can change.

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, February
16th at 8PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County
Library.  The address is 315 East 14th Street. Please note -- the time that
was previously release was in error.  The meeting time is 8 to 9 PM, which
is when we regularly meet.

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.  I was
told that at the last meeting we still had over 20 people in attendance.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be a final agenda sent out on
Sunday, February 13th.  Please also be aware that someone will be
telephoning the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty
Weir.  I have already received some unofficial input from other DDC board
members on this preliminary agenda.

Thank you for your attention,

Richard

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                February 16th, 8 pm -  9 pm
     Democratic Headquarters, 509 L Street, Davis

I.  Introduction   (8 minutes)
        i.   Introduction again of new meeting guidelines
        ii.  Approval of Agenda
        iii. Approval of Minutes for December meeting
        iv.  Minutes from other clubs and campus Democrats

II.  Treasurer's Report     (4 minutes)

III. Valentines General Membership meeting and event  (7 minutes)
        i.   Report about finances
        ii.  Report about event

IV.  April General Membership meeting  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last event, 2 year ago
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
            (Kingsley is incharge until this is done according to the by-laws).

V.   Champagne Brunch  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last year's event
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
          
VI.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Update by Current Editor
        ii.  Story ideas

VII. Preliminary draft of the new by-laws  (8 minutes)
       ( Members of subcommittee are:  Rich P.,  John Chendo,  Mike S.,   
       Arun S., Betty, Richard and Tony.)

VIII.  New and Unfinished Business (12 minutes)
        i.	Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii. Items for next meeting  
iii.	Next Meeting Time/Location
        iv. Meeting adjournment

Time:  59 minutes



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Feb 14 01:31:01 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:31:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday,
	Feburary 16
Message-ID: <20050214093101.D0DC620009A9@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

There was an error on the agenda.  I mistakenly put the wrong header on the
meeting agenda.  The meeting is at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of
the Yolo County Library, which is 315 East 14th Street.  Thank you Mariko
for your timely e-mail on this!

The agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail.  This is a preliminary agenda
and it can change.

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, February
16th at 8PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County
Library.  The address is 315 East 14th Street. Please note -- the time that
was previously release was in error.  The meeting time is 8 to 9 PM, which
is when we regularly meet.

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.  I was
told that at the last meeting we still had over 20 people in attendance.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be a final agenda sent out on
Sunday, February 13th.  Please also be aware that someone will be
telephoning the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty
Weir.  I have already received some unofficial input from other DDC board
members on this preliminary agenda.

Thank you for your attention,

Richard

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                February 16th, 8 pm -  9 pm
     Blanchard Room, Davis Branch Yolo County Library
                315 East 14th St, Davis, CA

I.  Introduction   (8 minutes)
        i.   Introduction again of new meeting guidelines
        ii.  Approval of Agenda
        iii. Approval of Minutes for December meeting
        iv.  Minutes from other clubs and campus Democrats

II.  Treasurer's Report     (4 minutes)

III. Valentines General Membership meeting and event  (7 minutes)
        i.   Report about finances
        ii.  Report about event

IV.  April General Membership meeting  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last event, 2 year ago
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
            (Kingsley is incharge until this is done according to the by-laws).

V.   Champagne Brunch  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last year's event
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
          
VI.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Update by Current Editor
        ii.  Story ideas

VII. Preliminary draft of the new by-laws  (8 minutes)
       ( Members of subcommittee are:  Rich P.,  John Chendo,  Mike S.,   
       Arun S., Betty, Richard and Tony.)

VIII.  New and Unfinished Business (12 minutes)
        i.	Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii. Items for next meeting  
iii.	Next Meeting Time/Location
        iv. Meeting adjournment

Time:  59 minutes



From albarnett1111 at yahoo.com  Sun Feb 13 10:12:58 2005
From: albarnett1111 at yahoo.com (Alex Barnett)
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:12:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tsunami Relief Fundraiser
Message-ID: <20050213181258.37365.qmail@web42005.mail.yahoo.com>

Please join the Davis Young Democrats in supporting
tsunami victims by purchasing a pizza at Lampost pizza
on 1260 Lake Blvd.  Buy a pizza between 4 and 10 pm! 
100% of the proceeds will go to Tsunami Victims in
Indonesia and Sri Lanka.  Please tell you friends to
attend as well!

Thank You
Alex Barnettt
President of DHS Young Democrats


		
__________________________________ 
Do you Yahoo!? 
The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do?
http://my.yahoo.com 


From albarnett1111 at yahoo.com  Sun Feb 13 10:29:07 2005
From: albarnett1111 at yahoo.com (Alex Barnett)
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] DHS Young Dem Fundraiser add-on
Message-ID: <20050213182907.48645.qmail@web42006.mail.yahoo.com>

You must mention the YOung Democrats Club when you buy
your Medium, Large, or Extra Large Pizza, and it is
from 4-9pm, not to 10 pm.  THANK YOU!


		
__________________________________ 
Do you Yahoo!? 
The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do?
http://my.yahoo.com 


From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Feb 14 19:07:35 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:07:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Re: Mail Man classes
Message-ID: <20050215030735.809D82001D61@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings IOOF members,

If you are interested in learning about Mail Man, the engine that drives our
e-mail list, there will be a class on this presented by Davis Community
Network.  The  Mailman class is on Feb. 24 at 6:30, at the City Lab.

If you wish to attend, please e-mail Richard Lowenberg at rl at dcn.org to RSVP
for a spot in the class.

Take care,

Richard
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, 
President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of 
the Board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, and communications liason 
of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, or IOOF.



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Feb 14 19:08:53 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:08:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Re: Mail Man classes
Message-ID: <20050215030853.F40DC2000461@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club members,

If you are interested in learning about Mail Man, the engine that drives our
e-mail list, there will be a class on this presented by Davis Community
Network.  The  Mailman class is on Feb. 24 at 6:30, at the City Lab.

If you wish to attend, please e-mail Richard Lowenberg at rl at dcn.org to RSVP
for a spot in the class.

Take care,

Richard
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, 
President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of 
the Board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, and communications liason 
of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, or IOOF.



From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Feb 15 08:52:55 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:52:55 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tell TX Speaker that Tom DeLay is Not Above the
	Law
In-Reply-To: <20050215161318.6993.41899.qmail@omail1.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <BE3768E7.5182%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: "David Donnelly, Public Campaign Action Fund" <info at pcactionfund.org>
Reply-To: notice-reply-7x6duerz57eebk at ga3.org
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:13:18 GMT
To: "john chendo" <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Tell TX Speaker that Tom DeLay is Not Above the Law



No One is Above the Law

Dear john, 



If it were up to Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, you would never find out
if U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay broke the law. In fact, Craddick is
trying to scuttle the on-going investigation into allegedly illegal
corporate fundraising in Texas and cover up any wrong-doing.

We need you to act today to stop this cover-up. Sign our petition and send
it to five friends.

A bill filed by an ally of DeLay's and Craddick's will prevent Travis County
District Attorney Ronnie Earle from conducting a full investigation into
their role in the raising of hundreds of thousands of dollars from
corporations to influence the 2002 state elections. Earle has already
indicted three DeLay associates and eight corporations, and has gotten three
of the corporations to cooperate with the investigation. DeLay and Craddick
are getting nervous.

Earle's investigation, at its most basic, is an inquiry into how DeLay's
political power runs roughshod over the democratic process. In 2002, a
DeLay-created political action committee, TRMPAC, spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars raised from big lobbying interests to help elect state
legislators. Those same state legislators changed the congressional map
disenfranchising voters across Texas and gave DeLay a larger majority in
Congress. The problem is, DeLay and his allies used corporate money to do
it, allegedly in violation of Texas law.

And Earle is on their trail. That's exactly why DeLay, Craddick and their
allies want Earle's investigation swept under the rug. Republicans in
Congress already tried to give DeLay a "get-out-of-jail-free" card with the
so-called DeLay Rule, but we stopped them in their tracks. We need to do the
same again. 

Sign the petition today and send it along to your friends.

Thanks! 

David Donnelly
Public Campaign Action Fund





     

Sign this petition and notify:
Texas Speaker of the House

We urge you to oppose the "Politician Protection Act" (HB 915) and drop from
consideration any legislation or measure that would prevent the full
criminal investigation into potentially illegal corporate fundraising in
Texas.

As you are surely aware, the Travis County District Attorney's office is
investigating whether the electoral process was illegally influenced by
corporate contributions, and if so, whether public officials like yourself
and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were involved. Should you or the
State Legislature impede this investigation in any way, it would be a direct
conflict of interest, and would send a dangerous message to citizens across
Texas and the nation that politicians believe they are above the law.

We urge you to pledge to drop any and all efforts to stand in the way of
this investigation. No one is above the law. Sign this Petition!

Instructions:
Sign this petition <http://ga3.org/campaign/speakercraddick/7x6duerz57eebk>

Tell-A-Friend:
Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
Tell-a-Friend! 
<http://ga3.org/campaign/speakercraddick/forward/7x6duerz57eebk>

What's At Stake:

U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay masterminded a plan to change
congressional district lines in Texas to add to his majority in Congress.
This brazen powerplay involved raising hundreds of thousands of dollars from
corporations in order to influence the outcome of state legislative races in
Texas -- an alleged violation of state campaign finance laws.

Already, Travis County DA Ronnie Earle's investigation has led to the
indictment of three DeLay associates and eight corporations for their roles
in laundering corporate funds into state races. Then, because it is
speculated that DeLay is a subject of the investigation, Republicans in
Congress tried to protect him with a secret vote in November, 2004. What
became known as the "DeLay Rule" would have allowed DeLay to maintain his
post even if he was indicted. It was defeated by citizen pressure in early
January. But we knew the DeLay Rule was the first, not the last, effort by
DeLay to get out from under Earle's investigation.

We were right. Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick's lieutenant State Rep. Mary
Denny -- herself a beneficiary of DeLay PAC money -- introduced the
Politician Protection Act in early February. If passed, it would stop
Earle's investigation. Denny's bill is the second try to get DeLay off the
hook. Again, it probably won't be the last.

The Earle investigation has national implications because it involves Tom
DeLay, hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate contributions, and
DeLay's brazen powerplay to gerrymander congressional districts in Texas to
suit his political purposes. No one should be above the law.

Campaign Expiration Date:
June 16, 2005 




If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Public
Campaign Action Fund <http://ga3.org/pcactionfund/join.html?r=h1anT351imLIE>
. 

This message was sent to jac07 at dcn.org. Visit your subscription management
page <http://ga3.org/pcactionfund/smp.tcl?nkey=7x6duerz57eebk>  to modify
your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To
stop ALL email from Public Campaign Action Fund, click to remove
<http://ga3.org/pcactionfund/remove-domain-direct.tcl?ctx=center&nkey=7x6due
rz57eebk>  yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the
subject line). 





         



 



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Feb 15 12:50:33 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:50:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Error,
	Latest on Davis Democrat Club board meeting on
	Wednesday, Feburary 16
Message-ID: <20050215205033.E091A2000998@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

There has been a mix-up with the time of the meeting.  It is from 7PM to 8PM
on Wednesay, tomorrow.  I apologize for this mix-up.  The room is reserved
from 6:30 to 9PM, so we are covered.  

There has been an adjustment of the agenda.  Please see it below.  If there
are other changes, please send them to me by 4PM, tomorrow, February 16.

There was an error on the agenda.  I mistakenly put the wrong header on the
meeting agenda.  The meeting is at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of
the Yolo County Library, which is 315 East 14th Street.  Thank you Mariko
for your timely e-mail on this!

The agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail.  This is a preliminary agenda
and it can change.  The final version will be printed out at 4PM and handed
out at 7PM.

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, February
16th at 7PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County
Library.  The address is 315 East 14th Street. Please note -- the time that
was previously re-released was in error.  The meeting time is 7 to 8 PM,
which is when we apprently started meeting once the headquarters opened.

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.  I was
told that at the last meeting we still had over 20 people in attendance.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be no further e-mails before this
meeting -- unless I misreported the time again.  We really need a volunteer
to take over scheduling the meeting rooms and deciding upon the time.
Please also be aware that someone will be telephoning the board members to
remind them of the meeting, probably Betty Weir.  I have continued to
receive some unofficial input from other DDC board members on this
preliminary agenda.

Thank you for your attention,

Richard

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                February 16th, 7 pm -  8 pm
     Blanchard Room, Davis Branch Yolo County Library
                315 East 14th St, Davis, CA

I.  Introduction   (8 minutes)
        i.   Introduction again of new meeting guidelines
        ii.  Approval of Agenda
        iii. Approval of Minutes for December meeting
        iv.  Minutes from other clubs and campus Democrats

II.  Treasurer's Report     (4 minutes)

III. Valentines General Membership meeting and event  (7 minutes)
        i.   Report about finances
        ii.  Report about event

IV.  April General Membership meeting  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last event, 2 year ago
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
            (Kingsley is incharge until this is done according to the by-laws).

V.   Champagne Brunch  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report about last year's event
        ii.  Appoint a chair for this year 
          
VI.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Update by Current Editor
        ii.  Story ideas

VII. By-laws committee (8 minutes)
       ( Members of subcommittee are:  Rich P.,  John Chendo,  Mike S.,   
       Arun S., Betty, Richard and Tony.)
        John Chendo will say a few words and will use the time to gather 
        more information from the board for the revised by-laws.

VIII.  New and Unfinished Business (12 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  59 minutes



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Fri Feb 18 03:10:56 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 03:10:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Friends of Jim Provenza Italian Carnevale
Message-ID: <20050218111056.9B8102000990@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club members,

You are all cordially invited to the First Annual Friends of Jim Provenza
Italian Carnevale.

Enjoy hearty Italian appetizers, drinks and good conversation. 

Date:      March 5, 2005

Time:      5:00 Pm to 8:00 Pm 

Location:  Home of Holly and Matt Bishop
           1237 Drummond 
           South Davis, CA
(From Pole Line overcross, continue stright on Lillard, right on Danbury and
left on Drummond South, just past Montgomery School.)

Hosted by: Holly and Matt Bishop
           Renee and Steve Liston
           Lea Rosenberg

Honorary Co-Hosts:
           Assembleymember   Lois Wolk
           County Supervisor Helen Thomson
           County Supervisor Mariko Yamada
           Mayor             Ruth Asmundson
           Mayor Pro-tem     Sue Greenwald.

Cost:      $20 per person
           $10 per senior and students
           $50 per sponsor

Make Checks out to: FRIENDS OF JIM PROVENZA
Mail payment for tickets to:
           Lea Rosenberg
           1112 Westfield Terrace
           Davis, CA  95616

You can also pay at the door, but please RSVP to 
           Lea Rosenberg
e-mail:    learose at jps.net
phone:     530-756-0697

This event is sponsored by Friends of Jim Provenza, ID#1256716

Take care,

Richard
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, 
President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of 
the Board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, and communications liason 
of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, or IOOF.



From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Feb 18 21:51:17 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:51:17 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Demand a Special Prosecutor for "Jeff Gannon"
In-Reply-To: <20050210141721.183308@democrats.com>
Message-ID: <BE3C13D4.5276%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: "Democrats.com" <activist at democrats.com>
Reply-To: activist at democrats.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:17:21 -0500
To: jac07 at dcn.org
Subject: Demand a Special Prosecutor for "Jeff Gannon"

Sign the petition and spread the word!
http://democrats.com/gannon

To: George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales, Congress, and the Media

We demand the appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate the
"journalist" using the pseudonym "Jeff Gannon" (James Dale Guckert) who
attended daily press briefings at the White House and was regularly called
upon by Scott McClellan.

Obviously "Jeff Gannon" is not a bona fide journalist and should never have
been given White House press credentials.

In 2003, top White House officials gave "Jeff Gannon" exclusive access to an
internal CIA memo that named Joseph Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a
covert CIA agent.

It is obvious that there was a conspiracy between "Gannon," McClellan, and
other top White House officials to run "smear" campaigns against White House
"enemies" and to interfere with tough questions by real White House
reporters. This is unacceptable in a Democracy.

In addition, "Jeff Gannon" may have dabbled in male prostitution rings
(through registration of sites like Hotmilitarystud.com,
Militaryescorts.com, and Militaryescortsm4m.com) which raises the
possibility he was bringing male prostitutes into the White House or other
institutions of our government.

These issues go infinitely beyond the charges involving Monica Lewinsky and
therefore demand immediate investigation and prosecution.

Sign the petition and spread the word!
http://democrats.com/gannon




You are subscribed to the Democrats.com Activist List.

To permanently unsubscribe from Democrats.com, click here:
http://archive.democrats.com/unsub.cfm?email=jac07 at dcn.org&fieldname=L1





From jac07 at dcn.org  Mon Feb 21 12:12:11 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:12:11 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Should we investigate the integrity of
	presidential press briefings
In-Reply-To: <20050221005400.A9ACE200178D@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Message-ID: <BE3F809A.5300%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: The Pen <activist_xg at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:40:50 -700 (PDT)
To: jac07 at dcn.org
Subject: Should we investigate the integrity of presidential press briefings


The People's Email Network ACTION Newsletter

How is it that someone with no journalistic credentials was promoted to ask
propaganda questions at White House press conferences?  The issue is not
whether Mr. Guckert (Jeff Gannon) might have moonlighted as a prostitute.
The real question is whether the press itself, in the exercise of its
professionalism, should have more control over the process.  Is it time for
Congress to get involved to make sure the tough questions are allowed to be
asked?  What do you think we should do?

http://www.usalone.com/press.htm

By popular request, we have re-enabled the cookie function at your end so
you can go from one issue page to the next, and your information will
prepopulate the form, making the drafting of your personal message itself
even more convenient the next time you visit.
 
And remember we will set up a custom action page for any issue of your own
you like for no charge, and you get the neatest drop-in dynamic menu for
your own web page to help promote it at

http://www.usalone.com/action_center.html

Please forward this message and post this link everywhere you can to
everyone you know.

Or if you want to get off the list, just email to our new dedicated address,
no_more at usalone.com.
 



From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Mon Feb 21 16:44:49 2005
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:44:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Phil Angelides at Lea's House
Message-ID: <20050222004449.22240.qmail@web81110.mail.yahoo.com>

Lea Rosenberg <learose at jps.net> wrote:

Mark your calendar. State Treasurer Phil Angelides will be coming 
to Davis on Thursday, April 28, 2005. Phil is an exceptional State 
Treasurer, an exciting speaker and a dynamic man, husband and father, 
who will soon launch his bid to become Governor of California in the 
2006 election. He will be a guest at my home, 1112 Westfield Terrace, 
Davis, on April 28 at 5:30 p.m. Mariko Yamada is helping me organize 
this fundraiser for Phil.

Mariko and I need a few good men and women who wish to help Phil and 
be listed on the invitation. "Hosts" will be prominently featured on 
the invitation and "sponsors" will also be listed on the invitation to 
this event. To be a "host" we are asking you to commit to buy or sell 
10 "tickets" to the event. To be a "sponsor" we want your commitment to 
buy or sell 4 "tickets". 

The "tickets" to this fundraiser for Phil's campaign for Governor 
are $100 per person. 

By reply to this e-mail, please let me know if you wish to be listed 
as a "host" or a "sponsor" or if you simply wish to reserve some 
"tickets" to this event (if so, please tell me how many you wish to 
reserve). Also, if you cannot attend, but wish to make a contribution 
to Phil, let me know.

Lea Rosenberg
learose at jps.net



From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Mon Feb 21 17:10:02 2005
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:10:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Matsui Brunch in Davis, Sunday, 2/27
Message-ID: <20050222011003.95266.qmail@web81105.mail.yahoo.com>

mmyamada <mmyamada at pacbell.net> wrote:
Dear Davis Dems:

Attached is an invitation to a brunch in support of Doris Matsui, candidate
for the 5th C.D., to be held this coming Sunday, 2/27, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the home of Lon and Nancy Hatamiya, 5322 Rogers Street, Davis
(Warmington Estates), Chair, $1000, Host, $250, Friend, $100.

I'm sorry for this very short notice, but this event has just come together
in the past several days. Please excuse any duplicate posts.

Thanks! Mariko





--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005



> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pdf name=Matsui 2 27.pdf



From mmyamada at pacbell.net  Mon Feb 21 19:54:14 2005
From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (mmyamada)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:54:14 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Matsui Brunch in Davis, Sunday, 2/27
In-Reply-To: <20050222011003.95266.qmail@web81105.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <002501c51892$2ca611a0$0500a8c0@MOMHPPAV>

Hello Davis Dems:  Looks like the attachment didn't make it...the full info
is:

Matsui Brunch in Davis
Sunday, February 27, 2005
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the home of Lon and Nancy Hatamiya
5322 Rogers Street, Davis (Warmington Estates)
RSVP to  HYPERLINK mailto:Hatamiya12 at comcast.net Hatamiya12 at comcast.net or
call 530-758-7424
Chair, $1000; Host, $250; Friend, $100

Thank you, Mariko

-----Original Message-----
From:	davisdemocrats-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
[mailto:davisdemocrats-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us] On Behalf Of
Rhonda Anthony Gruska
Sent:	Monday, February 21, 2005 5:10 PM
To:	DDC
Subject:	[Davis Democrats] Fwd: Matsui Brunch in Davis, Sunday, 2/27

mmyamada <mmyamada at pacbell.net> wrote:
Dear Davis Dems:

Attached is an invitation to a brunch in support of Doris Matsui, candidate
for the 5th C.D., to be held this coming Sunday, 2/27, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the home of Lon and Nancy Hatamiya, 5322 Rogers Street, Davis
(Warmington Estates), Chair, $1000, Host, $250, Friend, $100.

I'm sorry for this very short notice, but this event has just come together
in the past several days. Please excuse any duplicate posts.

Thanks! Mariko





--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005



> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pdf name=Matsui 2 27.pdf

_______________________________________________
DavisDemocrats mailing list
DavisDemocrats at mailman.dcn.org
http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/davisdemocrats

--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005

--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005




From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Feb 22 12:17:08 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:17:08 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Stop President Bush's Propaganda Machine
In-Reply-To: <20050222164209.955E620009B6@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Message-ID: <BE40D344.5340%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: "Rep. Louise M. Slaughter" <dccc at dccc.org>
Reply-To: "Rep. Louise M. Slaughter" <dccc at dccc.org>
Date: 22 Feb 2005 08:42:12 PST
To: jac07 at dcn.org
Subject: Stop President Bush's Propaganda Machine


Dear  john, 

For any other White House, the fact that a partisan operative managed to
masquerade as a reporter in the White House press corps might be taken as a
slip.  But this is no ordinary White House, and in fact, this was no
ordinary partisan operative.  It has now become clear that the reporter for
Talon News known as "Jeff Gannon" was actually James D. Guckert, an
individual who had no journalistic credentials whatsoever.

Sign the Petition to Stop the Propaganda.
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79>

During the February 10 White House briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan
stated that Jeff Gannon, "...like anyone else, showed that he was
representing a news organization that published regularly" in order to
receive his day pass to press briefings.  It has now been confirmed that
Jeff Gannon was in the White House briefing room, actively participating in
these briefings, as early as February 28, 2003 a full month before Talon
News even existed. 

For almost two years Gannon breezed through security and was allowed to lob
softball questions to spokesman Scott McClellan and even President Bush
himself - culminating in an absurd and factually inaccurate question to the
President on national television about how he could deal with Senate
Democrats "who seem to have divorced themselves from reality." Wait, there's
more. 

We've also learned that in December of 2003, Gannon bragged to Talon News
that he'd had access to classified documents revealing the identity of
former Ambassador Joe Wilson's wife as a covert operative for the CIA.  At
the time Gannon said, "For something that is supposed to be classified, it
seems that this document is easily accessible." He added, "Washington is
leaking like a cheap umbrella." Talon News, the "news outlet" that Mr.
Guckert worked for was at best a front for a Republican activist website
called GOPUSA.com owned by a Texas Republican.  Worse yet, Gannon's news
"stories" consisted mostly of verbatim Republican press releases and claims
that John Kerry "might someday be known as 'the first gay president.'"

Sign the Petition to Stop the Propaganda.
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79>

It has been well over a week since I wrote President Bush seeking answers in
this matter. I have not yet received a reply. Along with Rep. John Conyers,
I have also submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all DHS
records regarding Mr. Guckert's admittance into the White House.  With each
new revelation it becomes more and more clear that the relationship between
the White House and Jeff Gannon was anything but typical.

It is time for this Administration to stop the stonewalling and come clean
with the American people.

I have worked on media fairness and reform throughout my stay in the House,
and never have I seen such an open assault on the standards of a free press
as I have in the past four years.  We have seen several right wing pundits
who were being paid with tax dollars to promote Administration policies with
no disclosure.  We have seen fake news reports distributed to media outlets
with no indication of their origin; we have seen those fake segments deemed
"illegal covert propaganda" by the General Accounting Office; and then we
have seen the White House simply continue on with the technique completely
unphased.  We now know that prior to the war in Iraq, Iraqi exiles with
checkered pasts, allied with (and paid by) the White House distributed bogus
intelligence on WMD to produce perhaps more than 100 newspaper articles
hyping the case for war!  Even now President Bush flies around the country
at taxpayer expense holdin g televised "town hall discussions" on Social
Security in which nobody who does not support him is allowed in.

This must stop, and it must stop now.  This sort of manipulation of the free
press - one of most pivotal checks  balances in our Constitution -
demonstrates a contempt for democracy, the rule of law, and the great people
of this nation, many of whom trust this president with all their hearts.

I ask you to stand with me - and the DCCC - in demanding an end to the
propaganda.
 Please sign our petition:

http://www.democraticaction.org/propaganda/index.php?source=feb22email
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79>

Sincerely, 

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY-28)
Ranking Member, Committee on Rules







To unsubscribe from this email list, please click here
<http://whatcounts.com/bin/listunsub?id=CE5FFD1E25C1B2909083F520FCFA0C9F>  



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Feb 22 15:14:31 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:14:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Friends of Jim Provenza Italian Carnevale
Message-ID: <20050222231431.8D3A020023C2@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club members,

The Jim Provenza event is up on the homepage of the Davis Democrat Club web
site.

The address is:  http://yvm.net/vme/democrats/

Take care,

Richard
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, 
President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of 
the Board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, and communications liason 
of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, or IOOF.



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Wed Feb 23 00:10:16 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:10:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Congressman Mike Thomson,
	Town Meeting on Social Security
Message-ID: <20050223081016.3BAE22000B8C@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings All,

This is an e-mail from Elly Fairclough

A mailer is on its way but please email your group about this event.
 
Congressman Mike Thompson will be holding a
Town Meeting on Social Security: Protect or Privatize?
Davis Senior Center
646 A Street
Monday, March 7
4:30 - 6:00
 
His special guest will be Barbara Kennelly from Save Social Security, in DC 
Please attend and enourage others to attend.
Hope to see you there.
 
--Elly Fairclough
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, 
President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of 
the Board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, and communications liason 
of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, or IOOF.



From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Feb 23 09:25:06 2005
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:25:06 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: GOLD STAR FAMILIES FOR PEACE
In-Reply-To: <d.3e7980d7.2f4cf391@aol.com>
Message-ID: <BE41FC72.5373%jac07@dcn.org>


----------
From: SCINDY121 at aol.com
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:44:01 EST
To: SindyLouLee at cs.com
Subject: GOLD STAR FAMILIES FOR PEACE

dear friends
this is a great article. thank you for your continued support!!
 


 washingtonpost.com /* start correction */ .correction { margin-top:8px;
border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding-top:10px; margin-bottom:8px;
border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC; padding-bottom:10px;
font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#5A5A5A; } .correction
strong { color:#CC0000; text-transform:uppercase; } /* end correction */
For Some, a Loss in Iraq Turns Into Antiwar Activism
Gold Star Families Band Together to 'Make People Care'

By Evelyn Nieves
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 22, 2005; Page A03

VACAVILLE, Calif. -- Five minutes after President Bush began his State of
the Union address, Cindy Sheehan clicked off her television set.

She would read the transcript, watch the salute to the parents of a Marine
killed in Fallujah, chew over such words as "ultimate sacrifice" and "fight
against tyranny" -- the next morning.

But that night, live, in her living room, so close to her son's photos and
medals on the foyer wall -- no. It was too much to hear the cheering for the
man who had sent her son to Iraq on the premise that Saddam Hussein
stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. Casey Sheehan, a former Eagle Scout
and altar boy who had joined the Army hoping to serve as a chaplain's
assistant, was killed at age 24 in a war he wasn't sure why he was fighting.
And more soldiers like him were dying every day. Where was the outrage?

Cindy Sheehan found it where she always does: in other families who have
lost a loved one in a war they neither believe in nor want to believe will
continue, without end, with the nation's acquiescence.

They call themselves Gold Star Families for Peace. Organized less than two
months ago, it is part support group and part activist organization, with
members united by grief and the belief that their loved ones died in a war
that did not have to happen. They represent a small percentage of the
families that have lost someone in Iraq -- 50 families out of more than
1,450. 

The fallen soldiers' obituaries indicate that many of their families
continue to support the war. But the Gold Star Families say they support the
soldiers because their mission is to speak out to help bring them home and
minimize the human cost of the war.

They include Bill Mitchell of Atascadero, Calif., who lost his son, Mike,
25, in the same April 4 ambush that killed Casey Sheehan, and who also was
unable to watch Bush's speech. And Celeste Zappala of Philadelphia, whose
eldest son, Sherwood Baker, 30, a National Guardsman, was killed while on
the search for weapons of mass destruction. She watched Bush's speech with
the sound turned down, "trying to discern some truth amidst the choreography
of clapping and fawning." Other Gold Star Families shared the same knot in
their stomachs, the same sense of stunned disbelief.

They worry that as the war verges on entering its third year, the public
seems to be losing interest in it. When Sheehan tells people she lost a son
in the war, she said, she is sometimes asked, "Which war?"

"It's like the American public can listen to the war news for five minutes,
and then they can hear about Michael Jackson," she said. "We're trying
really hard to bring it to the forefront, to make people care about what's
going on there." 

The families stumbled upon one another through the Internet and through
Military Families Speak Out, an antiwar group for families with loved ones
serving in Iraq. With no outreach and little publicity, Gold Star Families
for Peace -- the name is a variation on American Gold Star Mothers, a group
for mothers of slain soldiers that dates from the 1920s -- gets inquiries
from two or three families nearly every day, Sheehan said.

They are regular people: teachers, civil servants, stay-at-home moms and
hardware-salesman dads. Most are not used to political protests or
speechmaking. Their loved ones -- sons, mostly -- had joined the military
because they wanted to, usually out of a sense of duty.

Patrick McCaffrey, who managed an auto shop in Palo Alto, Calif., joined the
National Guard after Sept. 11, 2001.

"He wanted to protect the homeland from terrorism," said Nadia McCaffrey of
Tracy, Calif., Her only child, 34 years old and with a wife and two
children, never dreamed he would be sent abroad to fight. "He would never
have signed up if he thought that was a possibility," McCaffrey said. "His
family was too important to him."

Gold Star Families do speaking engagements or grant interviews on a moment's
notice, though they know the risks. Already, some people have written them
off as grieving mothers -- most Gold Star members are mothers -- whose
judgment has been clouded by emotion. They also know that many military
families do not share their views. The couple whom Bush honored during his
State of the Union address, Janet and Bill Norwood of Pflugerville, Tex.,
had written to Bush to express continuing support for the war after their
son, a Marine sergeant, was killed last year.

The Gold Star Families say they feel the same empathy for families such as
the Norwoods as they do for one another. But they say they, too, have
written letters and made calls to Bush and to Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld, "yet there has been no response at all," Zappala said. On
Inauguration Day, half a dozen Gold Star Families, letters in hand, tried to
gain an audience with Bush and Rumsfeld. They were turned away at the White
House by guards. 

They plan more group events but are not sure what. Many of them will meet in
person for the first time when they converge with peace organizations in
Fayetteville, N.C., March 19 to mark the second anniversary of the start of
the war. 

Then, they say, they will go full steam ahead in speaking out against the
war, together, in ones and twos, and with other peace groups. The most
prominent member is Lila Lipscomb of Flint, Mich., who was featured in
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11." The film shows her encouraging her son,
Michael Pederson, to join the Army for its career opportunities, only to end
up grieving for him two weeks after the war in Iraq began.

"I consider being in that movie such a blessing," she said, "because it has
given me the opportunity to have an audience."

Bill Mitchell said Gold Star Families in general have had no problem
capturing a crowd's attention. "When we get together," he said, "it's pretty
powerful." 

For the families, discussions always begin with their loved ones' lives.

Mitchell talks about his son, Mike, a high school track star who found time
for a run the day he died. He had volunteered for the Army with friends "out
of a sense of brotherhood," said his father, a retired corporate manager.
After 11 months in Iraq, Mike Mitchell was killed two weeks before he was
scheduled to leave. Engaged to marry a German woman who had moved her
graduate studies to Southern California in preparation for their life
together, he was eager to return home. But he volunteered for one last
mission. 

It was the same mission that Casey Sheehan, in Iraq for two weeks, was on
when they were ambushed. A devout Catholic, he had also entered the Army in
solidarity with friends. He did not have a steady girlfriend, and had told
his mother that he wanted to stay a virgin until he married. After his tour
was over, he planned to become an elementary school teacher.

"The sons and daughters dying in that war are the most decent people," said
Sheehan, who raised four children while her husband worked as a hardware
salesman. 

Vicki Castro's only son, Jonathan, could have gone to college but enlisted
in the Army as a combat engineer, almost against his parent's wishes, she
said. "We told him, 'Just apply to college and we'll pay for wherever you
want to go,' " said Castro, a high school math teacher in Corona, Calif.
"But he wanted to learn things most people don't, and experience things you
don't when you go from high school to college."

He had designed and built scooters with motorcycle parts --
"chopperscooters," he called them. Upon returning from Iraq, he planned to
use the Army's small-business loan program to open a shop on the beach and
rent them out. He was more than ready to return, but the Army extended his
stay one year. He died at age 21 in the Dec. 21 suicide bombing that killed
22 soldiers in a mess tent in Mosul.

Diane Santoriello, who teaches troubled elementary school students in
Pittsburgh, knew her son would be sent abroad. First Lt. Neil Anthony
Santoriello Jr. had joined the Army after high school.

"He wanted this as a career from the time he was in fifth grade, though he
knew I wasn't crazy about it," she said. Neil had been an Eagle Scout, along
with friends who joined the Army with him. "Nine scouts that were with my
son are currently in uniform," Santoriello said. "His two best friends are
over in Mosul right now."

Like other Gold Star families, she recalls that her son began to express
disillusionment over Iraq. "Some of his men had to go to civilian Web sites
to get boots," she said. "He did not have enough parts for his tanks." Neil,
who had married his college sweetheart at 22, was killed on Aug. 13, one
month shy of his 25th birthday.

"He was very interested in government and politics," his mother said. "We
all knew that he was going to change our country in some way. Maybe I
consider what I'm doing now a way of carrying on his work."
Love and Peace!!!
Cindy Sheehan
Mother of Hero: Spc Casey Austin Sheehan KIA 04/04/04
Casey's Peace Page <http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/spkhntrca/Casey.html>
Co-Founder of Gold Star Families For Peace
http://www.gsfp.org/
 





From mmyamada at pacbell.net  Mon Feb 21 17:02:52 2005
From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (mmyamada)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:02:52 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Matsui Brunch in Davis, Sunday, 2/27
In-Reply-To: <20050222004449.22240.qmail@web81110.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000301c5187a$3c1282d0$0500a8c0@MOMHPPAV>

Dear Davis Dems:

Attached is an invitation to a brunch in support of Doris Matsui, candidate
for the 5th C.D., to be held this coming Sunday, 2/27, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the home of Lon and Nancy Hatamiya, 5322 Rogers Street, Davis
(Warmington Estates), Chair, $1000, Host, $250, Friend, $100.

I'm sorry for this very short notice, but this event has just come together
in the past several days.  Please excuse any duplicate posts.

Thanks!  Mariko





--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005


From adrienne at dcn.org  Tue Feb 22 20:19:24 2005
From: adrienne at dcn.org (Adrienne Kandel)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:19:24 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] sign petition against unprecedented Bush admin
	propaganda disguised as news and paid for by the public
Message-ID: <200502230419.j1N4JRIJ006943@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us>

From: "Rep. Louise M. Slaughter" <dccc at dccc.org>
Reply-To: "Rep. Louise M. Slaughter" <dccc at dccc.org>
Date: 22 Feb 2005 08:42:12 PST
To: jac07 at dcn.org
Subject: Stop President Bush's Propaganda Machine


For any other White House, the fact that a partisan operative managed to
masquerade as a reporter in the White House press corps might be taken as a
slip.  But this is no ordinary White House, and in fact, this was no
ordinary partisan operative.  It has now become clear that the reporter for
Talon News known as "Jeff Gannon" was actually James D. Guckert, an
individual who had no journalistic credentials whatsoever. 

Sign the Petition to Stop the Propaganda.
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79> 

During the February 10 White House briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan
stated that Jeff Gannon, "...like anyone else, showed that he was
representing a news organization that published regularly" in order to
receive his day pass to press briefings.  It has now been confirmed that
Jeff Gannon was in the White House briefing room, actively participating in
these briefings, as early as February 28, 2003 a full month before Talon
News even existed. 

For almost two years Gannon breezed through security and was allowed to lob
softball questions to spokesman Scott McClellan and even President Bush
himself - culminating in an absurd and factually inaccurate question to the
President on national television about how he could deal with Senate
Democrats "who seem to have divorced themselves from reality." Wait, there's
more. 

We've also learned that in December of 2003, Gannon bragged to Talon News
that he'd had access to classified documents revealing the identity of
former Ambassador Joe Wilson's wife as a covert operative for the CIA.  At
the time Gannon said, "For something that is supposed to be classified, it
seems that this document is easily accessible." He added, "Washington is
leaking like a cheap umbrella." Talon News, the "news outlet" that Mr.
Guckert worked for was at best a front for a Republican activist website
called GOPUSA.com owned by a Texas Republican.  Worse yet, Gannon's news
"stories" consisted mostly of verbatim Republican press releases and claims
that John Kerry "might someday be known as 'the first gay president.'" 

Sign the Petition to Stop the Propaganda.
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79> 

It has been well over a week since I wrote President Bush seeking answers in
this matter. I have not yet received a reply. Along with Rep. John Conyers,
I have also submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all DHS
records regarding Mr. Guckert's admittance into the White House.  With each
new revelation it becomes more and more clear that the relationship between
the White House and Jeff Gannon was anything but typical. 

It is time for this Administration to stop the stonewalling and come clean
with the American people. 

I have worked on media fairness and reform throughout my stay in the House,
and never have I seen such an open assault on the standards of a free press
as I have in the past four years.  We have seen several right wing pundits
who were being paid with tax dollars to promote Administration policies with
no disclosure.  We have seen fake news reports distributed to media outlets
with no indication of their origin; we have seen those fake segments deemed
"illegal covert propaganda" by the General Accounting Office; and then we
have seen the White House simply continue on with the technique completely
unphased.  We now know that prior to the war in Iraq, Iraqi exiles with
checkered pasts, allied with (and paid by) the White House distributed bogus
intelligence on WMD to produce perhaps more than 100 newspaper articles
hyping the case for war!  Even now President Bush flies around the country
at taxpayer expense holdin g televised "town hall discussions" on Social
Security in which nobody who does not support him is allowed in. 

This must stop, and it must stop now.  This sort of manipulation of the free
press - one of most pivotal checks  balances in our Constitution -
demonstrates a contempt for democracy, the rule of law, and the great people
of this nation, many of whom trust this president with all their hearts. 

I ask you to stand with me - and the DCCC - in demanding an end to the
propaganda.
 Please sign our petition: 

http://www.democraticaction.org/propaganda/index.php?source=feb22email
<http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=BC576C:293ED79> 

Sincerely, 

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY-28)
Ranking Member, Committee on Rules 







To unsubscribe from this email list, please click here
<http://whatcounts.com/bin/listunsub?id=CE5FFD1E25C1B2909083F520FCFA0C9F>  



From rjgruska at pacbell.net  Wed Feb 23 12:07:04 2005
From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:07:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Club meeting on the 1st of March?
Message-ID: <20050223200704.56943.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi all

The club meeting  for the next three month. 
 
March 2nd 7:00 pm.  Blanchard Room  
 
April 5th 7:00 pm. small conference room inside the library.
 
May 4th 7:00 pm.    Blanchard Room 
 
Best regards
 
Tony Gruska


From lyleasmith at yahoo.com  Wed Feb 23 17:34:24 2005
From: lyleasmith at yahoo.com (Lyle Smith)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:34:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Boxer In Sacramento
Message-ID: <20050224013424.89571.qmail@web30306.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Davis Democrats:
 
If at all possible, please show up to support Barbara Boxer tomorrow. By lodging the single US Senate protesting vote against ratifiying the election and leaading the opposition to Condoleeiza Rice becoming the Secretary of State, Boxer has shown the Democratic Party has a spine and will stand up to Bush and his thugs. 
 
This just came over my email. If anyone is interested in carpooling, please give me a call!
 
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND AN ADDRESS ON SOCIAL 
SECURITY BY SENATOR BARBARA BOXER
 
Thursday, February 24, 10:15 AM
Paratransit Auditorium
2501 Florin Rd.
Sacramento
 
If you are driving, come in on Woodbine Avenue entrance.
(Note, RT Bus line 64 appears to come within a block of this 
location from the downtown area)

Map and driving directions are here:
http://sacramentofordemocracy.org/?q=node/view/2812
 

 


Keep hope alive!

Lyle Smith
530-795-9921 hm
530-902-3205 cell
		
---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
 Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.

From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Sun Feb 27 23:14:14 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:14:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday,
	March 2nd
Message-ID: <20050228071414.155C32000990@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

The agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail.  This is a preliminary agenda
and it can change.
The President and other board members had input.  If this draft does not
reflect those requests, please send the suggestions.  The newest item on the
list is:  PUBLIC COMMENT.  There has and will be scheduled time for reports
from other Democrat groups in Yolo County that we support. 

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd at
7 PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.
The address is 315 East 14th Street. The meeting time is 7 to 8 PM.

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.  At the
last meeting, because it conflicted with other events, 15 board members
showed up and there were no other people at the meeting.  Some of the board
members were absent and wanted to come, but were unable due to illness.  One
board members complained that she was not informed of the meeting.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be a final agenda sent out on
Tuesday, March 1st.  Please also be aware that someone will be telephoning
the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty Weir.  I
have already received some unofficial input from other DDC board members on
this preliminary agenda.

Thank you for your attention,

Richard

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                March 2nd, 7 pm -  8 pm
     Democratic Headquarters, 509 L Street, Davis

I.  Introduction   (8 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for December meeting
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members
        iv.   Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats
              a. Specific report on Lamppost Pizza fundraiser.
              b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (4 minutes)

IV.  April General Membership meeting  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report from Chair of event
        ii.  Progress so far
             a. Date
             b. Location

V.   Champagne Brunch  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report from Chair of event
        ii.  Progress so far 
             a. Date
             b. Location (at the Cook's)
          
VI.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Update by newsletter committee
        ii.  Story ideas

VII. Discussion and draft of the new by-laws  (12 minutes)
       ( Members of subcommittee are:   John Chendo, Rich Petersen, Mike
         Syvanen, Arun Sen, Betty Weir, Richard Yamagata and Tony Gruska)

VIII.  New and Unfinished Business (15 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location
             a. April 5th 7:00 pm. small conference room inside the library.
             b. May 4th 7:00 pm.    Blanchard Room 
        iv. Meeting adjournment

Time:  59 minutes



From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Feb 28 23:05:08 2005
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:05:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday,
	March 2nd
Message-ID: <20050301070508.D2E6420023F3@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers,

The latest agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail.  This is a preliminary
agenda and it can change.  The President and other board members had input.
If this draft does not reflect those requests, please send the suggestions.
The newest item on the list is:  PUBLIC COMMENT.  There has and will be
scheduled time for reports from other Democrat groups in Yolo County that we
support.

Lyle Smith has asked for an agenda item that will require public comment and
action by the Board and the general membership of the club.  Bob Milbrodt
has volunteered to come address the Davis Democrat Club on this issue during
our time for public comment.  With this addition, the projected meeting will
go over 1 hour.  The current estimate is 1 hour 5 minutes.

=============== 
General unchanged text.

There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd at
7 PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.
The address is 315 East 14th Street. The meeting time is 7 to 8:05 PM.

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.  At the
last meeting, because it conflicted with other events, 15 board members
showed up and there were no other people at the meeting.  Some of the board
members were absent and wanted to come, but were unable due to illness.  One
board members complained that she was not informed of the meeting.

If you have any suggestions for the agenda, please send them to Kingsley,
Tony, or me via the list.  There should be a final agenda sent out on
Tuesday, March 1st.  Please also be aware that someone will be telephoning
the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty Weir.  I
have already received some unofficial input from other DDC board members on
this preliminary agenda.

Thank you for your attention,

Richard

        Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                March 2nd, 7 pm -  8 pm
     Democratic Headquarters, 509 L Street, Davis

I.  Introduction   (4 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for December meeting
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members
VIII.  New Business (8 minutes)  This has been proposed to be moved up.
        0.   SMUD, Davis Democrat Club and Davis City Council.
              
        iv.   (2 minutes) Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus 
              Democrats
              a. Specific report on Lamppost Pizza fundraiser.
              b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (4 minutes)

IV.  April General Membership meeting  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report from Chair of event
        ii.  Progress so far
             a. Date
             b. Location

V.   Champagne Brunch  (7 minutes) 
        i.   Report from Chair of event
        ii.  Progress so far 
             a. Date
             b. Location (at the Cook's)
          
VI.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Update by newsletter committee
        ii.  Story ideas

VII. Discussion and draft of the new by-laws  (12 minutes)
       ( Members of subcommittee are:   John Chendo, Rich Petersen, Mike
         Syvanen, Arun Sen, Betty Weir, Richard Yamagata and Tony Gruska)

VIII.  New and Unfinished Business (15 minutes)
        0.   Item discussed at the top of the meeting
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location
             a. April 5th 7:00 pm. small conference room inside the library.
             b. May 4th 7:00 pm.    Blanchard Room 
        iv. Meeting adjournment

Time:  65 minutes