Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #117

Enhancing Freedom, Opportunity and Cooperation in Puget Sound and Beyond

Through informing and networking Liberals and Liberal Organizations.

 

Our vision is hundreds of thousands of well-informed Puget Sound Liberals working together.

 

   2300 members                                                                April 11, 2008                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

                                                     

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                        Table of Contents   * Featured Articles

 

Puget Sound Liberals

About Puget Sound Liberals

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Commentaries from Our Members

 

Cheryl Banks on Barack Obama’s Mother

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

Management Ability is Demonstrated by Campaigns

How will the Republicans Attack Barack Obama?

State and Local  Links to the Beef

Who Will Address Our State’s Basic Challenges?*

Unlike 22 Other States, We Face No Budget Deficit

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

Controlling Medicare Costs*

Letting Bush’s Tax Cuts Lapse*

Needed: An Updated GI Bill

Ten Questions about Our Government and Religion*

American Hate Groups Are Becoming More Numerous

 

Our Liberal Spirit

Compare Secular Humanist Principles & Liberal Values*

 

Recommended Books

 

Our Political Priorities

 

·       Fair Clean Elections and Open Government

·       Fair Taxes and Competent Spending

·       Investment for Productivity

·       Quality Health, Education, Jobs, Income and Retirement

·       Environmental Protection and Energy Independence

·       Personal Security and Equal Rights

·       Justice and Peace Everywhere

·       International Cooperation and Leadership

 

Conservatives oppose all of these

 

     Let’s End Our National Nightmare

 

         Let’s Restore Our American Dream

 

More on Conservative opposition to our American Dream

 

See Nancy Pelosi’s political priorities

 

 

 

Quote of the Week

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly  But the bumble bee doesn't know it.  So it goes on flying anyway.  Maybe it flies on Hope.

 

Adapted from a quote by Mary Kay Ash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

 

King County Democrats - LD Meetings           Some 2008 Legislature Lobby Days

 

Thurston County Progressive Net                 Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation

 

Alliance for Democracy                               Democratic Underground.Com                          

 

Town Hall Seattle Calendar                           Sierra Club Cascade Chapter Calendar          

       

Washington Public Campaigns Calendar         Conversation Cafe

 

Whatcom County Peace and Justice Calendar  Drinking Liberally                                        

 

Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice – Friday Night Movies      Liberal films on PBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Calendar of Events

 

Friday, April 11 at 4:30 – 8 PM and Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 AM to 5 PM at Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus (1210 – 6th Avenue, Tacoma) – Workers’ Assembly on Immigration, Sponsored by Washington State Labor Council and others.  For more.

 

Friday, April 11 at 6 PM through Sunday, April 12 at 4 PM at Red Lion Hotel on the Columbia River, Vancouver – NW Regional Conference, Campaign for U.S. Department of Peace.  $50 and up, depending on income.  For more and to register.

 

Saturday, April 12 at 10 PM and Sunday at 11 PM at Washington State Convention and Trade Center (800 Convention Place, Level 4, Seattle) – greenfestival08.

 

Sunday, April 13 at 2 PM at West Seattle High School Gymnasium (3000 California Ave. SW, Seattle) – King County Convention.  For more.

 

Thursday, April 17 at 7 PM at the Sammamish Public Library (825 – 228th Avenue NE, Sammamish) – dinner and “Issues in American Democracy” discussion group, co-hosted by 5th District Democrats and Democrats of Inglewood Neighborhood.  Speakers will be Phyllis Huster and Glenn Smith who are running for our State Senate and House.

 

Friday, April 18 at 7 PM at King County Library Administration Building (960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah) – American Democracy Movie Night “No End In Sight” and discussion, hosted by 5th District Democrats.  About U.S. Iraq policy errors leading to present chaos.

 

Thursday, April 24 at 7 PM at Woodshed Studios (300 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle – Benefit Concert for Katrina victims, including discussion of community building by Aaron Dixon, 2006 U.S. Senate candidate.  Price $20

 

Friday, April 25 at 6:30 PM at Rick Hegdahl’s home (104 - 165th Avenue NE) – Lake Hills Liberals Salon, including Light Buffet and a discussion by Duff Badgley of a Climate Manifesto.  Bring beverage, fruit, cheese, crackers, etc

 

Saturday, April 26 at 1:30 PM at the New Everett Theatre (2911 Colby Avenue, Everett) – Forum: Universal Health Care – What Should It Be and How Do We Get It?  League of Women Voters, Health Care for All – Washington, Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Communities of Color Coalition and AAUW, Everett Branch.

 

Saturday, June 7 at 2 PM at Burlington Public Library (820 E. Washington Avenue, Burlington) - SiCKO Special Features and HR 676: The Single Payer Solution.  Sponsored by United for National Healthcare.  To help arrange this event.

 

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Opportunities

 

See Opportunities for Liberals

 

Use Senator Barbara Boxers web tools.

 

Order Earth, the Sequel

 

View Movie: Stop-Loss about extending time of military service in Iraq.

 


 


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