ALBANY KICKOFF CANVASS FOR DAN RAYFIELD FOR STATE SENATE
WHEN:SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010
WHERE:CHARLIE'S RHYTHM AND BREWS 229 3RD AVE.SW AT
ELLSWORTH ST.SW IN ALBANY
TIME:10:30A.M. START
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JENN BAKER AT jenn@danrayfield.com OR (503)621-8729.

In this new year let’s get serious, I mean really serious, about the global climate emergency. This is truly an EMERGENCY – our planetary life support system is more than threatened – it is already in severe decline. The levels of CO2 and other global warming gases in the atmosphere are already too high, and we continue adding more.

Friends of the Earth Action announced their endorsement today of John Edwards at a Town Hall meeting in Dover, New Hampshire:

We've formed a group in support of John Edwards' presidential campaign. Our second meeting will be this coming Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30 pm, at Sunnyside Up Cafe, 116 NW 3rd St. in Corvallis. We'll talk about ways we can support his campaign. If you're an Edwards fan, come on down.
If you have questions, you can email me.
aclement@peak.org

Hi all -

The BCDCC voter registration/election integrity committee met last Thursday, 3/29, at Carol & Dave's house as before. Our group consisted of Joyce & Jim Spain, Marion McNamara, Clark House, Steve Starcevich, Ron Mason, chairperson Carol Sweeney, and Dave Conklin.

“We should ask the American people to be patriotic about something other than war.” - John Edwards

During the dark days of World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called on the nation to step up to the challenge and work together to overcome the threat of global fascism. Americans, many of whom who had so recently “went without” out of necessity during the great depression, agreed to go without again because that was what was required to meet the great challenge of the age. The sacrifice of “the greatest generation” is our legacy as Americans, and sets an example that we must live up to in facing today's great global challenges: widespread poverty and the global warming crisis.

It's been called the "Agent Orange" of the Iraq War. It's extremely toxic, illegal according to international law, and certainly immoral. What is it? Depleted Uranium. So why does the U.S. use it? It is cheap and effective.
Remember the term "Gulf War Syndrome?" Those "inexplicable" symptoms that so many of the first Iraq war presented? It's not a mystery--it's depleted uranium poisoning. Add those cases to the sharp increase in Iraqi cancer rates, birth defects and tumors, and it is brutally apparent that there is a problem. But the U.S. continues to use these munitions with impunity.

I'm listening to Joe Keating talk to Thom Hartmann about how the Pacific Greens are the only party that can and will protect our environment. I'm hearing from him the same line of crap we got from the Naderites 6 years ago: There's no difference between the Republicans and the Democrats.

O yea, they got that so right.

I wish the Dems were much stronger on the environment, but to make the claim that Kulo is just as bad as Saxton on the environment is to totally ignore reality. But that's politics. Candidates must pump themselves up; Ted's doing it, Ron has no choice because he's got nothing but his hot air, and Joe Keating is doing it. He has to take the line that the Dems are bad on the environment, just as he has to claim that the major environmental groups have sold out because they support Ted and the Democrtats. That's how this game is played.

Please join with members of the Benton County community to discuss the potential impact of Measures 41 and 48. The event will be held at the Corvallis Public Library at 7pm on Wednesday, September 13.

Panelists will be on hand to answer your questions, and to talk about the unintended consequences these poorly written measures will have on schools, higher education, health care and all of our public services.

From LP at Corvallis-Scene:
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OK, so I'm not wild about the idea of a regressive tax, or about the way the City of Corvallis has promoted this thing, but I don't believe the opposition has made a fair argument, either. So, here's why I'm going to vote yes on the phone tax (02-54).

The city needs the money. That's not at question here. And they say they're going to use the money to buy fire trucks and train firefighters -- increasing the safety of all citizens. After that, it will continue to go into the general fund where it will likely be used to pay for other essential services.

Rarely mentioned in news reports of the FDA approval of Plan B without a prescription for women over age 18 is the fact that many pharmacies are refusing to carry it. I think it is important to find out which local pharmacies do carry it and give them our business. I've discovered that I'm going to have to switch pharmacies.

The following message is from Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women:

The BC Democrats picnic had a new setting and some special entertainment this year. I'm not sure how many people came, but it was more than 50 at least. We ate very well with the many delicious side dishes provided by everyone, and the burgers and dogs provided by Merry and Harry Demerest (am I right, Todd?) - many thanks. Having round tables is always nice for having full table conversations. The silent pie auction continued throughout most of the evening, to raise dollars for Dems. Thanks for your generosity, pie bidders!

OK....now we can all either a) hunker down, hug our favorite pillow and wait for the dust to settle, or b) 'get on the bus' and rally behind our brothers and sisters in CT.
Unless you've been napping the past few days and weeks, you've witnessed an upheaval in our sacred Dem hierarchy. Yes, Ned Lamont has unseated a Dem icon. No need to rehash the reasons why. This post is a simple call to action.

Earl Blumenauer seems to have found some extra money, and he wants Oregon voters to help him decide which candidates to give it to. Go immediately to http://www.earlblumenauer.com/cgi-bin/housedems.cgi
and cast your vote!

100Actions.com has a post called "Take a Vacation Day" that's worth checking out...

Start planning for Election Day by taking November 7th off work. You can't help get out the vote if you have other obligations, so take a minute to clear your schedule early.