From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Sat Nov 3 18:20:00 2007 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:20:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Preliminary Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Wednesday November 7, 2007 Message-ID: <200711040120.lA41K0rH067514@backup.afes.com> This is a preliminary agenda. Please send agenda items to Arun Sen at bubusen at hotmail.com, syvanen at ucdavis.edu, or me -- at yamagata at virtual-markets.net Please note: we are placing all reports, communications and unscheduled public comment at the end of the meeting. This was suggested as a way to speed up the meetings and it seemed to have worked at the last meeting. This is preliminary. The final agenda will be published on Tuesday evening. PLEASE NOTE -- THIS MEETING IS AT THE BLANCHARD ROOM OF THE DAVIS BRANCH YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY. The meeting starts at 7PM and will end before 9PM. We must vacate with the room clean and in order by 9PM. If you received your DDC board member folder, PLEASE BRING YOUR FOLDER TO THE MEETING. Please note that all Davis Democrat Club members are welcome to attend the board meeting. Usually, we have several guests, both members and non-members, at these meetings. Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Wednesday, November 7, Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda Wednesday, November 7, 7 pm - 8:40 pm Place: Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street. I. Introduction (5 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted (Minutes from October Board Meeting will be distributed -- NO VOTE.) The September Minutes have been distributed -- Vote on Minutes. II. Treasurer's Report -- Betty Weir (10 minutes) i. General finances and budget of the club ii. Report on Club Barbecue III. Report from Budget Committee -- Bill Ritter Chair and Carl Schmid member (2 minutes) IV. Report from Membership Committee Carl Schmid Chair, Rick Gonzales member (7 minutes) i. Report on latest membership renewal drive ii. Report on update of the DDC Mailing List. V. Content of the Next Newsletter (10 minutes) i. Report by newsletter committee by Bill Ritter ii. Volunteer tasks iii. Story ideas iv. Announcements and articles that must go into the newsletter VI. Davis Democratic Club Holiday Party (15 minutes) i. Date: Friday, November 30, 2007 ii. Place: Doug Kaplan's home on Blue Bird Place ii. Suggested time: 6 to 9PM iii. Suggested food: Board member bring food iv. Assignment of kitchen crew volunteers VII. Future General Meetings (5 minutes) i. Thursday, January 24, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. ii. Tuesday, February 12, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. (Valentine's Day Party) iii. Tuesday, February 28, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. VIII. Officer Nomination Committee -- assigned by president at the meeting. (10 minutes) (For board officer election at February 28 General Meeting) IX. Report from Community Outreach and Fundraising Committees (0 minutes) Chair for these committees are needed. X. New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes) i. Unfinished business items from past meetings. Report on Letter Project by Adrienne Kandell and Mike Syvanen ii. Report on Mail List Project by Mike Syvanen XI. Kudos (5 minutes) XII. Communications (18 minutes) i. Comments and issues from the Public and general members. a. From public for unscheduled presentations. ii. Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, from invited representative. b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats c. Report from Yolo County Blue (Lyle Smith) d. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats by President or VP e. Report from Davis High Democrats f. Report on the President's activities for the club, Arun Sen. g. Report on the September meeting of the YCDCC (Yolo County Democratic Central Committee) XIV. Closing (8 minutes) i. Items for next meeting ii. Announcements- upcoming events not covered in Communications and Reports. iii. Next Meeting Time/Location (December 4 Blanchard Room, January 10 Blanchard Room) iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 100 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:40 PM. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, DCN, DDC, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Nov 5 16:43:19 2007 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:43:19 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Another invitation to election night party, November 6. Message-ID: <472FB8A7.6080502@virtual-markets.net> Greetings Club Members, Please also find an attached announcement to this event. This is to inform you that the Davis Democratic Club is having an election evening party. So as to not conflict with get out the vote calling campaigns, the party will begin at 8PM, when the polls close. Event: Davis Democratic Club Election Night Party Location: At the home of Jim and Donna Provenza 3043 Bollate Lane Davis, CA 95618 Go to Mapquest for directions Davis, CA 95618 Date: Election Night, November 6, 2007 Time: 8PM to Late Night There is no cost to attend this event. All are welcome. Club members are asked to bring their favorite food or snack. The Davis Democratic Club will be providing food at this event. I think that it is fried chinese finger food, that the club is providing. Come socialized with fellow club members and just add this to your circle of election night parties to visit (Measure P, Measure Q and School Board Candidate Parties). This should be another fun event. If you have questions or want to coordinate food ideas, please e-mail Donna Provenza at donnaprovenza at yahoo.com For directions to the party on election night, call Richard at 848-8634. For all other question, call Bob Bockwinkel (any time) at 219-1986 or Mike Syvanen at (day time) 752-4991. -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: file:///C:/DOCUME~1/LELAND/LOCALS~1/TEMP/nsmail-3.txt URL: From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Tue Nov 6 15:00:34 2007 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:00:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Wednesday November 7, 2007 Message-ID: <200711062300.lA6N0YrH063433@backup.afes.com> This is the FINAL agenda for tomorrow's Board Meeting. Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda Wednesday, November 7, 7 pm - 8:45 pm Place: Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street. I. Introduction (5 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted (Minutes from October Board Meeting will be distributed -- NO VOTE.) The September Minutes have been distributed -- Vote on Minutes. II. Report on Progress of NorCal Democratic Club project -- Judy Reynolds (5 minutes) II. Treasurer's Report -- Betty Weir (10 minutes) i. General finances and budget of the club ii. Report on Club Barbecue III. Report from Budget Committee -- Bill Ritter Chair and Carl Schmid member (2 minutes) IV. Report from Membership Committee Carl Schmid Chair, Rick Gonzales member (7 minutes) i. Report on latest membership renewal drive ii. Report on update of the DDC Mailing List. V. Content of the Next Newsletter (10 minutes) i. Report by newsletter committee by Bill Ritter ii. Volunteer tasks iii. Story ideas iv. Announcements and articles that must go into the newsletter VI. Davis Democratic Club Holiday Party (15 minutes) i. Date: Friday, November 30, 2007 ii. Place: Doug Kaplan's home on Blue Bird Place ii. Suggested time: 6 to 9PM iii. Suggested food: Board member bring food iv. Assignment of kitchen crew volunteers VII. Future General Meetings (5 minutes) i. Thursday, January 24, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. ii. Tuesday, February 12, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. (Valentine's Day Party) iii. Tuesday, February 28, 6 to 9 PM. PLACE needs to be determined. VIII. Officer Nomination Committee -- assigned by president at the meeting. (10 minutes) (For board officer election at February 28 General Meeting) IX. Report from Community Outreach and Fundraising Committees (0 minutes) Chair for these committees are needed. X. New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes) i. Unfinished business items from past meetings. Report on Letter Project by Adrienne Kandell and Mike Syvanen ii. Report on Mail List Project by Mike Syvanen XI. Kudos (5 minutes) XII. Communications (18 minutes) i. Comments and issues from the Public and general members. a. From public for unscheduled presentations. ii. Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, from invited representative. b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats c. Report from Yolo County Blue (Lyle Smith) d. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats by President or VP e. Report from Davis High Democrats f. Report on the President's activities for the club, Arun Sen. g. Report on the September meeting of the YCDCC (Yolo County Democratic Central Committee) XIV. Closing (8 minutes) i. Items for next meeting ii. Announcements- upcoming events not covered in Communications and Reports. iii. Next Meeting Time/Location (December 4 Blanchard Room, January 10 Blanchard Room) iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 105 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:45 PM. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, DCN, DDC, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Tue Nov 6 15:12:15 2007 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:12:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Last reminder for DDC Club Election Evening Party on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Message-ID: <200711062312.lA6NCFrH063811@backup.afes.com> Greetings All Club Members, This is a last reminder to inform you that the Davis Democratic Club is having an election evening party -- TONIGHT. So as to not conflict with get out the vote calling campaigns, the party will begin at 8PM, when the polls close. That reminds me -- I have to vote. Event: Davis Democratic Club Election Night Party Location: At the home of Jim and Donna Provenza 3043 Bollate Lane Davis, CA 95618 Go to Mapquest for directions Davis, CA 95618 Date: Election Night, November 6, 2007 Time: 8PM to Late Night There is no cost to attend this event. All are welcome. Club members are asked to bring their favorite food or snack. The Davis Democratic Club will be providing food at this event. I think that it is fried chinese finger food, that the club is providing. Come socialized with fellow club members and just add this to your circle of election night parties to visit (Measure P, Measure Q and School Board Candidate Parties). This should be another fun event. If you have questions or want to coordinate food ideas, please e-mail Donna Provenza at donnaprovenza at yahoo.com For directions to the party on election night, call Richard at 848-8634. For all other question, call Bob Bockwinkel (any time) at 219-1986 or Mike Syvanen at (day time) 752-4991. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, DCN, DDC, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From julia.sanchez0927 at sbcglobal.net Sun Nov 11 14:34:34 2007 From: julia.sanchez0927 at sbcglobal.net (Julia Sanchez) Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:34:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Christmas cards... Message-ID: <54945.93712.qm@web83205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Note: forwarded message attached. From jac07 at dcn.org Wed Nov 14 03:04:51 2007 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:04:51 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Howard Dean: Post-Election Memo In-Reply-To: <4b533f87922080ad3de40f94155a44ec@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: Howard Dean Reply-To: Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:28:18 -0500 To: John Chendo Subject: Fwd: Post-Election Memo Dear John,I had to show you this memo that went around headquarters last week.One key line: > If Democrats continue to show up everywhere, run on our values, and offer > clear solutions on the critical issues, the clear lesson of 2007 is that > Democrats are well-positioned to win anywhere in 2008. Last week's victories in places like Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi prove that 2006 wasn't a fluke. In Kentucky, Democrat Steve Beshear took back the Governor's mansion, defeating Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher by a 20 point margin. And he wasn't alone - Democrats won the Attorney General, Auditor and Treasurer elections, sweeping the failed, corrupt Republican leadership out of office, and they did it in the home of both Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and RNC Chairman Mike Duncan. But Kentucky wasn't the only place where Democrats won big. In Virginia, Democrats made significant gains in the state House and took back the Senate. In Mississippi, we took back the state Senate. And in states across the country, we had tremendous victories in local and state legislative races.With a coordinated effort on the ground in every state -- including your state -- we can take back the White House in 2008 and build on our majorities in the House and Senate. But we need 5,000 donors by the end of the week, and people in your state have their own piece of that goal. Can you help us continue our work in your state? You can track the progress in real-time:http://www.democrats.org/50StateChallenge/Virginia and Kentucky aren't the places most people think of as Democratic -- but they're exactly the sort of places we can win now, and win in 2008. How? By organizing early. By attending Democratic events and meeting your neighbors, like our "One Year Out" house parties. And by investing in the Democratic Party.You see, with organizers on the ground in every state and an energetic base of people like you, we're confident that Democrats can win in any state, at every level.If you've ever wondered where your money goes when you donate to the Democratic Party, read this memo. I think you'll see that your $10 or $20 donation to strengthen our national party goes a long way.http://www.democrats.org/50StateChallenge/Sincerely,Howard Dean > From: DNC Communications > Subject: Democrats Marching to Victory in 2008The 2007 elections offered good > news for Democrats, both in terms of yesterday's gains and as we look to the > long-term goal of winning in 2008 and beyond to build a permanent Democratic > Majority. Across the country, strong Democratic candidates showed that we can > challenge Republicans on values and win anywhere if we show up and compete > everywhere.As a result, despite competing primarily in Republican states, > Democrats still hold 28 of 50 governorships, picked up two new legislatures to > expand Democratic control to 56 of 98 chambers, and are poised to build on our > Congressional majorities and elect a Democratic president in 2008. > * In Kentucky, Governor-elect Steve Beshear overwhelmingly won in a state that > President Bush carried with 58.6 percent of the vote in 2004 and is home to > both RNC Chairman Mike Duncan and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. > Beshear showed that strong Democratic candidates offering a clear vision for > the future and real solutions on the issues that matter to voters -- health > care, jobs, stagnant wages, and corruption -- can beat entrenched Republicans > offering more of the same failed GOP leadership. Fletcher's demise, the > victory of Democrats down ballot, and Senator McConnell's failure to rescue > Fletcher shows both a Democratic Party moving in the right direction and > trouble for Senator McConnell's chances of reelection. > * Democrats won decisive victories in the Virginia legislative races, gaining > Assembly seats and winning control of the Senate for the first time since > 1999--showing that the Commonwealth continues to trend Democratic. Following > Governor Kaine's victory in 2005, Senator Webb's election in 2006, and > yesterday's gains in the legislature, Virginia will be in play for the > presidential contest and Democrats are positioned to win the Senate seat being > vacated by John Warner. > * In Mississippi, Democrats made important gains, reelecting Democratic > Attorney General Jim Hood and taking back the State Senate. Gubernatorial > candidate John Arthur Eaves ran a strong campaign that took values issues > directly to the people, forcing former RNC chairman Haley Barbour to spend > more than $9 million to hold a state President Bush carried with 59 percent of > the vote in 2004. > A CLOSER LOOK AT 2007 RACES AND TRENDS:The message of the 2007 elections is > two-fold: 1) the country is still hungry for change, as the American people > continue to view the Democratic Party as the Party best prepared to offer real > solutions; and 2) strong Democratic candidates can win anywhere if they show > up andtalk about Democratic values. In contrast, by adopting the Ann Coulter > politics of hate, continuing to blindly follow President Bush's failed foreign > policy, and standing behind the President's opposition to domestic priorities > like children's health care, Republicans have distanced themselves from > mainstream American values.Kentucky > * Democratic Governor-elect Steve Beshear defeated Republican Governor Ernie > Fletcher 58.7 to 41.3 percent. Beshear actually outperformed President Bush, > who carried Kentucky with a 58.6 percent of the vote in 2004 and 57 percent in > 2000. President Clinton won the state in 1992 and 1996, with 44.5 percent of > the vote in 1992 and 45.8 percent in 1996. > * Not only is the Bluegrass State home to Republican National Committee > Chairman Mike Duncan, but it is also home to Senate Minority Leader Mitch > McConnell, who failed to rescue Fletcher and himself faces a tough re-election > campaign in 2008. > * Building on last year's election of Congressman John Yarmuth, Democrats won > four of six statewide elections, including electing a Democratic Governor, > Attorney General, Auditor, and Treasurer. > * The DNC investments in the Bluegrass State, including an infusion of more > than $1 million this year and the hiring of two DNC-funded full-time > organizers and a DNC- funded outreach director at the state party, have > contributed to the resurgence of Kentucky Democrats. > * The voters in Kentucky -- a so-called "red state" -- joined so many other > Americans in soundly rejecting the corruption and incompetence that came with > four years of Republican rule. This is one more state where the positive, > optimistic, Democratic brand of leadership is prevailing. > * This is bad news for vulnerable Republican governors running for re-election > in 2008. The three people most disappointed in Tuesday's results were Ernie > Fletcher, Matt Blunt, and Mitch Daniels. > Virginia > * Democrats won at least four seats in the Assembly and took back the State > Senate for the first time since 1999. > * Virginia has developed into a critical swing state in recent elections. > After electing Democratic Governor Tim Kaine in 2005 and Senator Jim Webb in > 2006, Virginia > * Democrats are positioned to elect another Democratic Senator and chose the > Democratic Presidential nominee for the first time since 1964. > * A recent poll of Virginians showed our top three Democratic presidential > candidates leading or tied with the top three Republicans in head to head > match-ups. [SurveyUSA, 9/25/07] > THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE > Yesterday's victories were the result of strong candidates running competitive > races based on their values, but they also reflected the wider political > landscape. Democrats are poised to take advantage of widespread > dissatisfaction with President Bush's failed leadership, the increasing > weakness of the Republican "brand," and the increasing strength of our Party. > While the GOP is losing ground in its traditional strongholds and their base > is shrinking, Republican efforts to use immigration as a wedge issue to > distract from their failed leadership once again were unsuccessful. > * Republicans Are Losing Ground in Traditional Strongholds: Democrats are > expanding the political playing field and eroding the preference for > Republicans in key so-called "red state" regions. Dixie, once the heart of the > Republican electoral map, is in play again as Southern voters' preference for > Republicans continues to wane and break Democratic. At the end of the summer > of 2006, Republicans held a four point advantage over Democrats in the generic > congressional horserace in the South. According to internal polling from > earlier this month, Democrats now enjoy a five point advantage (46 to 41 > percent) over the GOP in Southern states. Republican support also continues to > erode in the Mountain and Plains states, where Democrats now hold an eight > point advantage in the once solidly Republican Plains region. [brilliant > corners Research, November 2007] > * GOP Brand is Suffering: While a majority of Americans (51 percent) view the > Democratic Party favorably, the percentage of Americans with a favorable view > of the Republican Party has plummeted to 39 percent, down 12 points since > March 2006. The GOP's unfavorable rating is up ten points to 56 percent in > that same period. [Washington Post, 11/5/07] > * Republican Base is Shrinking: Key elements of the GOP base, including > "fiscal conservatives" and "business leaders" are drifting away from the > Republican Party "because of the war in Iraq, the growing federal debt and a > conservative social agenda they don't share." [Wall Street Journal, 10/2/07] > Even white evangelical voters feel that Democrats, not Republicans, are paying > more attention to their top issues--the war in Iraq and health care. Just 10 > percent of white evangelical voters said Republicans are addressing their top > issue, compared to 24 percent who said Democrats are. [CBSNews.com, 1/18/07] > The number of young evangelicals (ages 18 - 29) who "steadfastly proclaimed > themselves Republicans" dropped 15 points, from 55 percent in 2001 to 40 > percent today. [Washington TimesU, 10/2/07] > * GOP Party IDs at Record Lows: Just one in three Americans identify > themselves as Republican in the latest Pew Research Center poll, giving > Democrats the widest advantage in voter identification in two decades. > [Baltimore Sun, 11/4/07] > * Republican Failures on Immigration, Economic Issues Fueling Fall: Despite > frustration in many communities with President Bush's failure to address > immigration reform and refusal to provide state and local communities the > resources they need to enforce existing laws, Republican efforts to use > immigration as a wedge issue failedonce again. GOP efforts to fan > anti-immigration fears and play on growing economic insecurity and voter's > anxiety over job security, stagnating wages, higher living costs, gas prices, > and other facets of the George W. Bush "You're On Your Own" Economy failed in > the face of strong Democratic candidates who offered real solutions on the > critical issues. > * Republicans Are Losing On The Issues: The Democratic Party now has > double-digit leads over Republicans when voters are asked which party is > "better able to manage the federal government," is "more honest and ethical," > is "more concerned about people like me" (Democrats lead by 29 points), and is > best able to bring about "needed change" (Democrats lead by 22 points). Even > on security, Democrats and Republicans are viewed as "equally qualified to > face down national security threats." [Pew Research Center for the People and > the Press poll, November 2007] > * Republican Morale is Plummeting: Only 36 percent of Republicans and > Republican-leaning Independents say the GOP "does an excellent or good job" of > "standing up for traditional GOP positions," a decline of 25 points since July > 2004. [Pew Research Center for the People and the Press poll, November 2007] > * Republicans Aren't Happy With Their Candidates: According to the latest > UWashington PostU/ABC News poll, "Republicans continue to be less satisfied > with their candidate options than Democrats are with theirs." [Washington > PostU, 11/5/07] For the first time since 1979, no Republican candidate has > been able to gain the support of more than 40 percent of Republican voters in > the November heading into an election year. Among white evangelical voters, 51 > percent are dissatisfied with their choices and say they wish they had more > options. [CBSNews.com, 10/18/07] > * GOP Obstructionism Is Hurting Congressional Candidates: A recent SurveyUSA > poll in seven states with vulnerable Republican Senate seats showed that > Democrats are "leading or tied" in five of those races and trailing narrowly > in another. [Roll Call, 11/5/07] This shows that the Republican Congressional > strategy of obstructing Democratic efforts to fight for the priorities of > America's working families is failing, and will cost them seats next year. > THE BOTTOM LINE > In short, while the Democratic Party is better organized, better motivated, > and better positioned to make the case for change, the Republican Party is > increasingly challenged by "Bush Fatigue," a damaged "brand," a shrinking and > demoralized base, and a lack of enthusiasm for its candidates. If Democrats > continue to show up everywhere, run on our values, and offer clear solutions > on the critical issues, the clear lesson of 2007 is that Democrats are > well-positioned to win anywhere in 2008. Can you help us continue our work in your state?http://www.democrats.org/50StateChallenge/ Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org . This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003 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. DNC, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003 ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Sun Nov 18 01:50:30 2007 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:50:30 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] American Rights of Labor are being eroded--ways to help workers In-Reply-To: <1195310987.2647.68466.m44@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: Striking Writers Need Your Help! Tell studio executives you stand in solidarity with the writers. Writers are the creative minds behind the shows and movies we all love to watch. Their work provides the foundation for the content produced by the entertainment industry. But since November 5, 12,000 entertainment writers have been on strike. These writers are on strike for a pretty simple reason: they want fair compensation when their content is streamed on the Internet by the networks. Right now, writers get nothing for this work-even if written exclusively for online audiences-and the studios want to keep it that way. Some of my favorite shows, like the "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show," have been running reruns for the last week-and I've just learned that tonight's episode of "The Office" is the last original show. But I only want my favorite shows back if their writers can get a fair deal. Join me in sending a message to Hollywood executives: it's time to treat your writers fairly. More and more TV shows are going to go off the air because of the stinginess of the studios. It's estimated that the companies will bring in a whopping $4.6 billion over the next three years through the Internet-and they don't want to give the writers a penny. The networks and studios tell the writers there's no money to be made online-then, the CEOs of the same companies brag to Wall Street that they're making tons of money online. Which do you believe? The entertainment industry should embrace new media, but not on the backs of its writers. Sign our petition in protest now! You may ask, why should I care about Hollywood writers? Make no mistake - their fight is not just playing out in Hollywood. These hardworking men and women are taking a stand against corporate greed. Just like any of us, they should be compensated fairly for the work that they do. We need to stand with them as they defend workers' rights and abilities in our new economy. The strike has continued for 10 days because Hollywood studios refuse to sit down and seriously negotiate with the writers. Stand in solidarity with the writers, and tell the studio companies to come back to the bargaining table and resolve this strike. http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/external/striking-writers-need-your-help .html Thank you for your help with this urgent request. I'll be in touch as this campaign progresses. Sincerely, Liz Cattaneo, American Rights at Work www.americanrightsatwork.org P.S. The writers have a blog where they post updates, photos, and videos from the picket lines. Check it out at www.UnitedHollywood.com. Photo of striking writers by Flickr user idealterna. -------------------------------------------------------------- Visit the web address below to tell your friends about American Rights at Work. Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for American Rights at Work. 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What we really need is the opposite: media regulation as in FDR's New Deal legislation of 1934. We can not maintain an informed citizenry with more deregulation as in Reaganomics: enough mindless big-brother pablum is enough. Already 80% of political talk-radio is owned by six huge multinational corporations. (Martin is proceeding with his plans, regardless of the fact that testimony at recent public meetings proves that We the People do not want more consolidation.) You can check out the info on Bill Moyers/PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal or go directly to the website to contact the FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html John Chendo From jac07 at dcn.org Mon Nov 19 19:44:38 2007 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:44:38 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tuskegee Airmen Share Story -from James Harris, Dixon-elected rep from AD8 on State Dem Central Committee In-Reply-To: <631484.55317.qm@web82701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Posted Online: Posted online: November 16, 2007 8:13 PM Print publication date: 11/17/2007 Tuskegee Airmen share story of perseverance Comment on this story By Dawn Neuses, dneuses at qconline.com More photos from this shoot Photo: Paul Colletti Beverly Dunjill and Quentien Smith, two of the Tuskegee Airmen, watch a video about their squadron with students at J.B. Young in Davenport. Mr. Dunjill was a fighter pilot and Mr. Smith was a bomber pilot. DAVENPORT -- They didn't lecture. Instead, the two men who fought for the country's freedoms during a time of discrimination and segregation quietly told their stories to hundreds of students Friday, opening their lives to be examples of perseverance. Beverly L. Dunjill and Quentin Smith, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, gave a presentation about their experiences Friday morning at J.B. Young Intermediate School. The Tuskegee Airmen, so named because they trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Ala., were the first black aviators in the segregated Army of World War II. At the time of their training, many thought blacks lacked the skill and intellegence to be airmen. Once trained, the airmen joined segregated units that served with distinction. On March 29, 2007, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the surviving Tuskegee Airmen. It is the highest civilian honor the nation can bestow. Mr. Dunjill entered training as the war was ending, but flew 100 combat missions as a jet fighter pilot in the 334 Fighter Squadron and the 4th Fighter Group during the Korean War. He told the students that he has flown almost his entire life. He began when he was 16 -- at that time, not legally old enough to drive yet -- and has flown ever since. "This is something I wanted to do, and I did it," he said. "I had the opportunity to join the military and fly for my country and help win World War II and in Korea." "Follow your dreams," he told the students. "If you want to do it, do it. Whatever you want to do, you can do it." One student asked him how hard was it to survive World War II. "World War II was very difficult," Mr. Dunjill said. "When I was training at Tuskegee, there was something called discrimination and segregation," he said, adding that both made it difficult to learn, difficult to live. "We weathered this, and today discrimination does not exist legally as it did then," he said. Mr. Smith flew bombers during World War II. He told the students he didn't always want to be a pilot. He told them every pilot has a close call sooner or later. "If you try to be bold and go against nature, things will happen to you and they are not going to be good." During his presentation, Mr. Smith had four students stand up -- three were black and one was white. He gave each black student a quarter and the white student a penny, then asked the crowd what was it that he had just done. "Racism," called out one student. "Discrimination," answered another. "That's right; I discriminated against him," Mr. Smith said. Then Mr. Smith turned the boy around so his back faced the crowd and moved him away from the three black students. Then he again asked the students what he had just done. "Segregated him," a student called out. Mr. Smith explained that those two things happened to the Tuskegee Airmen during their time in the military, as well as when they weren't fighting for the country. He told the students a story about how he and other black soldiers refused to follow discriminatory rules at a base in the United States, rules that said they couldn't go into the officers club, play tennis or swim after dark. They defied the rules and were arrested. "On one hand we fought overseas and on the other hand we fought over here," he said, adding that they did so so everyone could participate in the military and government. The visit was sponsored by the Davenport chapter of 100 Black Men Inc., in partnership with Quad City Aviators, Davenport Police Department, Davenport School District, Rock Island School District and the Rock Island Elks Esquire Lodge 1648 Elite Temple 1265. Mike Cole, a Davenport Police detective who is in charge of security for the school district and president of the Davenport chapter of 100 Black Men, said there were several reasons the group wanted to bring the Tuskegee Airmen to the Quad-Cities. "The whole mission of the 100 Black Men is to enlighten young people to history, to people who have gone before them and who have done good things," said Mr. Cole. "These men faced some of the strongest adversity and they succeeded. These men were American airmen who fought for our country during a time of segregation. The fought for the rights of people who did not see them as whole human beings -- these were the people they were fighting for freedom for," he said. "We just want to show kids that they will face some adversity and obstacles in what they want to achieve, but, if they stay steadfast in their outcome, they'll be OK. We want to tell kids that they can make it; they can persevere." Tuskegee Airmen - Five of 13 original cadets finished training in March 1942 - 994 pilots finished training through 1946 - 450 black pilots flew combat missions in World War II - Armed forces desegregated by President Harry Truman in 1948 www.tuskegeeairmen.org See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage . Greetings...Forwarded...FYI...Ron Brewington Posted Online: Posted online: November 16, 2007 8:13 PM Print publication date: 11/17/2007 Tuskegee Airmen share story of perseverance Comment on this story By Dawn Neuses, dneuses at qconline.com More photos from this shoot Photo: Paul Colletti Beverly Dunjill and Quentien Smith, two of the Tuskegee Airmen, watch a video about their squadron with students at J.B. Young in Davenport. Mr. Dunjill was a fighter pilot and Mr. Smith was a bomber pilot. DAVENPORT -- They didn't lecture. Instead, the two men who fought for the country's freedoms during a time of discrimination and segregation quietly told their stories to hundreds of students Friday, opening their lives to be examples of perseverance. Beverly L. Dunjill and Quentin Smith, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, gave a presentation about their experiences Friday morning at J.B. Young Intermediate School. The Tuskegee Airmen, so named because they trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Ala., were the first black aviators in the segregated Army of World War II. At the time of their training, many thought blacks lacked the skill and intellegence to be airmen. Once trained, the airmen joined segregated units that served with distinction. On March 29, 2007, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the surviving Tuskegee Airmen. It is the highest civilian honor the nation can bestow. Mr. Dunjill entered training as the war was ending, but flew 100 combat missions as a jet fighter pilot in the 334 Fighter Squadron and the 4th Fighter Group during the Korean War. He told the students that he has flown almost his entire life. He began when he was 16 -- at that time, not legally old enough to drive yet -- and has flown ever since. "This is something I wanted to do, and I did it," he said. "I had the opportunity to join the military and fly for my country and help win World War II and in Korea." "Follow your dreams," he told the students. "If you want to do it, do it. Whatever you want to do, you can do it." One student asked him how hard was it to survive World War II. "World War II was very difficult," Mr. Dunjill said. "When I was training at Tuskegee, there was something called discrimination and segregation," he said, adding that both made it difficult to learn, difficult to live. "We weathered this, and today discrimination does not exist legally as it did then," he said. Mr. Smith flew bombers during World War II. He told the students he didn't always want to be a pilot. He told them every pilot has a close call sooner or later. "If you try to be bold and go against nature, things will happen to you and they are not going to be good." During his presentation, Mr. Smith had four students stand up -- three were black and one was white. He gave each black student a quarter and the white student a penny, then asked the crowd what was it that he had just done. "Racism," called out one student. "Discrimination," answered another. "That's right; I discriminated against him," Mr. Smith said. Then Mr. Smith turned the boy around so his back faced the crowd and moved him away from the three black students. Then he again asked the students what he had just done. "Segregated him," a student called out. Mr. Smith explained that those two things happened to the Tuskegee Airmen during their time in the military, as well as when they weren't fighting for the country. He told the students a story about how he and other black soldiers refused to follow discriminatory rules at a base in the United States, rules that said they couldn't go into the officers club, play tennis or swim after dark. They defied the rules and were arrested. "On one hand we fought overseas and on the other hand we fought over here," he said, adding that they did so so everyone could participate in the military and government. The visit was sponsored by the Davenport chapter of 100 Black Men Inc., in partnership with Quad City Aviators, Davenport Police Department, Davenport School District, Rock Island School District and the Rock Island Elks Esquire Lodge 1648 Elite Temple 1265. Mike Cole, a Davenport Police detective who is in charge of security for the school district and president of the Davenport chapter of 100 Black Men, said there were several reasons the group wanted to bring the Tuskegee Airmen to the Quad-Cities. "The whole mission of the 100 Black Men is to enlighten young people to history, to people who have gone before them and who have done good things," said Mr. Cole. "These men faced some of the strongest adversity and they succeeded. These men were American airmen who fought for our country during a time of segregation. The fought for the rights of people who did not see them as whole human beings -- these were the people they were fighting for freedom for," he said. "We just want to show kids that they will face some adversity and obstacles in what they want to achieve, but, if they stay steadfast in their outcome, they'll be OK. We want to tell kids that they can make it; they can persevere." Tuskegee Airmen - Five of 13 original cadets finished training in March 1942 - 994 pilots finished training through 1946 - 450 black pilots flew combat missions in World War II - Armed forces desegregated by President Harry Truman in 1948 www.tuskegeeairmen.org See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage . ------ End of Forwarded Message From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Thu Nov 29 17:10:01 2007 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:10:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Last Minute reminder for tomorrow, The Davis Democratic Club Holiday Party Message-ID: <200711300110.lAU1A1rH042644@backup.afes.com> TOMORROW EVENING! The Davis Democratic Club Holiday Party At the home of Doug Kaplan Date: Friday November 30, 2007 Address: 640 Bluebird Place Davis, CA 95616 Time: 6 PM to 8:30PM This event usually is General Admission $20 and Student $5 at the door. We have good food, good drink, raffles, holiday festivities and speeches from Yolo County Democrat electeds. This is the traditional night for those running for Davis City Council to come out and stump for their run for office. Come to see who among the Davis Democrats are running for City Council!!! Call Doug Kaplan for Directions at 753-0325 or use http://www.mapquest.com Call Mike Syvanen during the day at 752-4991 or all other hours at 756-5831 or Bob Bockwinkel at 758-7389 for information G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. 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