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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Contact the following people, tell them we need REFORM leadership at the party.
NEBRASKA
^ Steven Achelpohl
6420 Underwood Ave.
Omaha, NE 68132
Cynthia LaMere
600 Pioneer Pl.
S. Sioux City, NE 68776
Bill Avery
1925 E St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Kathleen Fahey
1451 No. 133 St
Omaha, NE 68154
NEVADA
^ Adriana Martinez
1499 Sunair Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89110
Brian Wallace
919 US 95 South
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Steven Horsford
9030 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. 671
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Hon. Dina Titus
1637 Travois Cir.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
NEW HAMPSHIRE
^ Kathleen Sullivan
192 S. Mammoth Rd.
Manchester, NH 03109
#Hon. Raymond Buckley
24 Gabrielle St.
Manchester, NH 03103
Gaetan DiGangi
2 Shore Rd.
Merrimack, NH 03054
Anita Freedman
195 Hillside Dr.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
NEW JERSEY
^ Hon. Bonnie Watson Coleman
150 West State St, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Hon. Joseph Cryan
985 Stuyvesant Ave.
Union, NJ 07083
Tonio Burgos
115 Broadway Ste. 1504
New York, NY 10006
Alfred C. DeCotiis
500 Frank Burr Blvd
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Hon. June S. Fischer
9 Maddaket, Southwyck Village
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Hon. Joseph J. Roberts Jr.
111 Linden St.
Camden, NJ 08102
NEW MEXICO
28 The Crescent
Montclair, NJ 07042
^ Joni Marie Gutierrez
516 W. Organ
Las Cruces, NM 88005
Hon. Sam Bregman
8121 Corona, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
George "Jeep" Gilliland
728 Shire SW
Alburquerque, NM 87121
#Mary Gail Gwaltney
1910 N. Alameda Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88005
NEW YORK
^ Hon. Herman D. Farrell Jr.
60 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Denise W. King
12 Mill St.
Chatham, NY 12037
Hon. Dominic Baranello
5 Atlantic Avenue
Blue Point, NY 11715
Hon. Vivian E. Cook
126-44 144th St.
Jamaica, NY 11436
Emily Giske
95 Horatio St., Apt. 33
New York, NY 10014
#Hon. Judith H. Hope
9 Two Holes of Water Road
East Hampton, NY 11937
Maria Luna
839 Riverside Dr., Apt. 4A
New York, NY 10032
Hon. Thomas J. Manton
19-14 21st Rd.
Astoria, NY 11105
Dennis Mehiel
c/o Sweetheart Cup Company
New York, NY 10016
Hon. Clarence Norman Jr.
16 Court St., Ste. 1115
Brooklyn, NY 11241
Hon. Roberto Ramirez
895 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Hon. Marguerite L. Relin
63 Brunswick St.
Rochester, NY 14607
Irene Stein
101 Brandywine Dr.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Sylvia Tokasz
42 Countryside Ln.
Depew, NY 14043
Robert Zimmerman
160 Middle Neck Rd. #6G
Great Neck, NY 11021
NORTH CAROLINA
^#Barbara K. Allen
220 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
Jerry Meek
c/o North Carolina Democratic Party
Raleigh, NC 27603
Dr. Jeanette Council
3310 Lake Bend Dr.
Fayetteville, NC 28311
Muriel K. Offerman
105 Schaffer Close
Cary, NC 27511
David Parker
PO Box 112
Statesville, NC 28687
#Everett Ward
3112 Falconhurst Dr.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
NORTH DAKOTA
^ Tom Dickson
922 Island Rd.
Bismark, ND 58501
Mary Wakefield
3701 15th Ave., S
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Hon. Jim Maxson
6 9th St., SE
Minot, ND 58701
Renee Pfenning
4739 Haycreek Dr.
Bismarck, ND 58501
OHIO
^ Denny White
271 E. State
Columbus, OH 43215
Hon. Rhine L. McLin
1130 Germantown St.
Dayton, OH 45408
William Burga
395 E. Broad St., Ste. 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Enid Goubeaux
242 Hickory Dr.
Greenville, OH 45331
Lloyd Mahaffey
7032 Regents Park Blvd.
Toledo, OH 43617
Hon. Mark Mallory
Ohio Senate
Columbus, OH 43215
Ronald L. Malone
6805 Oak Creek Dr.
Columbus, OH 43229
Patricia Moss
6800 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43285
Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
3645 Warrensville Center Rd. #318
Cleveland, OH 44122
Hon. Mary Ellen Withrow
8208 Moreland Ln.
Bethesda, MD 20817
OKLAHOMA
^ Jay Parmley
2152-C W. Brooks
Norman, OK 73069
Debbe Leftwich
2125 SW 85
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
#Jim Frasier
PO Box 799
Tulsa, OK 74107
Betty McElderry
1304 N. 9th Ave
Purcell, OK 73080
OREGON
^ Jim Edmunson
1460 Oak Dr.
Eugene, OR 97404
Meredith Wood Smith
2211 NE 21st Ave.
Portland, OR 09212
Mary Botkin
3215 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97214
Wayne Kinney
Box 3273
LaGrande, OR 97850
PENNSYLVANIA
^ T.J. Rooney
510 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Hon. Jean A. Milko
2934 McKelvey Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Carol Ann Campbell
236 N. 59th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Hon. Ronald R. Donatucci
2336 S. 21st St.
Philadelphia, PA 19145
William M. George
231 State St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
John P. Karoly Jr.
4236 Winchester Rd.
Allentown, PA 18104
Hon. Sophie Masloff
6315 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Ian Murray
3818 State St.
Erie, PA 16508
Evelyn D. Richardson
6908 Kedron St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
VACANCY
PUERTO RICO
^ Hon. Eudaldo Báez Galib
Francisco Seín #505
Hato Rey, PR 00918
Hon. Mercedes Otero de Ramos
2002 Concha Espina St.
San Juan, PR 00926
Celita Arroyo de Roques
Orquidea St., #62
San Juan, PR 00927
Hon. Kenneth McClintock
Urb. Sabanera
Cidra, PR 00793
RHODE ISLAND
^ William J. Lynch
35 Pequot Rd.
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Edna O'Neill Mattson
74 Maplewood Dr.
N. Kingstown, RI 02852
Hon. Frank Montanaro
39 Weaver St.
Cranston, RI 02920
Eleanor Slater
159 Division St., Apt #E147
East Greenwich, RI 02818
SOUTH CAROLINA
^ Joe Erwin
Erwin-Penland, Inc.
Greenville, SC 29601
#Carol F. Khare
PO Box 50627
Columbia, SC 29250
Hon. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
112 Estate Ct.
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Waring Howe Jr.
57 Broad St.
Charleston, SC 29401
SOUTH DAKOTA
^ Judy Olson R. Duhamel
1106 Hylane Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701
#Dennis Langley
13137 Thunderhead Falls Lane
Rapid City, SD 57702
Hon. Nick Nemec
19757 327th Ave.
Holabird, SD 57540
Sharon Stroschein
37302 143rd St.
Mansfield, SD 57460
TENNESSEE
^ Randy Button
1136 Brentwood Pt.
Kingston, TN 37763
Bobbie M. Caldwell
530 Riverside Dr.
Clinton, TN 37716
Will Cheek
712 Enquirer Ave.
Nashville, TN 37205
Dr. Inez Crutchfield
3507 Geneva Cir.
Nashville, TN 37209
Jimmie Farris
392 Sweetbriar Rd.
Memphis, TN 38120
Hon. William Owen
601 S. Concord St, Ste. 200
Knoxville, TN 37919
TEXAS
^ Charles E. Soechting
701 Rio Grande
Austin, TX 78701
VACANCY
Blanche Darley
2008 Atlanta Ave.
El Paso, TX 79902
Hon. Yvonne Davis
PO Box 3727
Dallas, TX 75208
Hon. Al Edwards
4913 Greggs
Houston, TX 77021
Jaime A. Gonzalez Jr.
817 E. Esperanza Ave.
McAllen, TX 78501
David Holmes
1781 Spyglass Drive
Austin, TX 78746
Hon. Iris Lawrence
PO Box 469
Amarillo, TX 79105
Sue Lovell
1802 W. Main
Houston, TX 77098
Hon. Ed Miller
PO Box 2044
Texarkana, TX 75504
#Bob Slagle
1601 Oakhill
Sherman, TX 75092
Rosa Walker
1616 Ridgehaven Dr.
Austin, TX 78723
UTAH
^ Donald K. Dunn
455 S. 300 E., Ste. 102
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Nancy Jane Woodside
1343 S. Slate Canyon Dr.
Provo, UT 84606
Jim Humlicek
3340 E. Rexford Pl.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Mary Palley
1616 Sunset Drive
Logan, UT 84321
VERMONT
^ Hon. Scudder Parker
PO Box 1102
Montpelier, VT 05601
Cindy Metcalf
43 Central St.
Randolph, VT 05060
Hon. Linda Almy
PO Box 128
Underhill Center, VT 05490
Hon. Chuck Ross Jr.
394 Tyler Bridge Rd.
Hinesburg, VT 05461
VIRGIN ISLANDS
^ Hon. James A. O'Bryan Jr.
PO Box 501
St. Thomas, VI 00804
Carmen Gonzalez
PO Box 4382
Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00804
Maria "Chi-Chi" Heywood
PO Box 7849
St. Croix, VI 00823
Derek Hodge
PO Box 303678
St. Thomas, VI 00803
VIRGINIA
^ Larry Framme
1108 E. Main St., 2nd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Jennifer L. McClellan
1722 Floyd Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220
Hon. Jerrauld C. Jones
506 Colonial Ave
Norfolk, VA 23507
Daniel G. LeBlanc
3315 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230
#Mame Reiley
501 Slaters Ln., Apt. 701
Alexandria, VA 22314
#Susan Swecker
3327 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23221
WASHINGTON
^ Paul Berendt
PO Box 4027
Seattle, WA 98104
#Ya-Yue J. Van
7268 Lakeside Woods Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Charlotte Coker
2215 E. 45th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99223
Ed Cote
4608 Olive St.
Vancouver, WA 98663
#Karen Marchioro
3408 116th Ave., NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
David T. McDonald
Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
Seattle, WA 98104
WEST VIRGINIA
^ Michael O. Callaghan
1591 Nottingham Rd
Charleston, WV 25301
Emilie Holroyd
1438 Main St.
Princeton, WV 24740
Jim Bowen
501 Leon Sullivan Way
Charleston, WV 25301
Marie L. Prezioso
PO Box 5224
Charleston, WV 25361
WISCONSIN
^#Linda Honold
1633 N. Prospect Ave., #20B
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tim Sullivan
424 S. Main St.
Verona, WI 53593
Stan Gruszynski
407 Porlier St.
Green Bay, WI 54301
Ken Opin
625 Walton Pl.
Madison, WI 53704
Mary Rasmussen
N11825 Cty. Rd. F
Boyceville, WI 54725
Paula Zellner
619 W. Richmond St.
Shawano, WI 54166
WYOMING
^ Hon. Mike Gierau
PO Box 2975
Jackson, WY 83001
Nancy Drummond
1427 Spaulding
Sheridan, WY 82801
George Bagby
810 7th St.
Rawlins, WY 82301
Vickie Goodwin
32 Fairway Dr.
Douglas, WY 82633
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Donald Afflick
2267 Virgil Pl.
Bronx, NY 10473
Mario Baeza
123 Hillside Ave.
Englewood, NJ 07631
Morton Bahr
2737 Devonshire Pl., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Willie Barrow
930 E. 50th St.
Chicago, IL 60615
Lu Battaglieri
MEA - PO Box 2573
E. Lansing, MI 48826
Jeremy Bernard
Mapleton Investments
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Donna Brazile
1001 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Thomas Buffenbarger
3200 Goldmine Rd.
Brookeville, MD 20833
Anna Burger
1313 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Mary Eva Candon
2122 California St., NW #562
Washington, DC 20008
Yolanda Caraway
1054 31st St. NW, Ste. 250
Washington, DC 20007
Joseph Cari Jr.
3 1st National Plaza
Chicago, IL 60602
Joe Carmichael
901 St. Louis St., Ste. 101
Springfield, MO 65806
#Alvaro Cifuentes
Fontheim International LLC
Washington, DC 20005
Hon. Cardiss Collins
1110 Roundhouse Ln.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Hon. Elijah Cummings
1632 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Hon. Lois M. DeBerry
Legislative Plaza, Ste. 15
Nashville, TN 37243
Hon. Inez Dickens
2153 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10027
#Barbara Easterling
6101 Edsall Rd., #612
Alexandria, VA 22304
#Maria Echaveste
1026 16th St., NW, #501
Washington, DC 20036
Joel Ferguson
1223 Turner St., Ste. 300
Lansing, MI 48906
Hartina Flournoy
1517 30th St. NW #C12
Washington, DC 20007
Patricia Ford
1313 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Donald L. Fowler
PO Box 50627
Columbia, SC 29250
John Gage
AFGE - 80 F St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Nely Galán
Galan Entertainment
Venice, CA 90291
Maria Garcia
689 N. Ohio
Aurora, IL 60505
#Hon. Yvonne A. Gates
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89155
Janice Griffin
2201 Wilson Blvd #602
Arlington, VA 22201
Hon. Alexis Herman
1501 M St., NW, Ste 1175
Washington, DC 20005
Hon. Mike Honda
503 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
#Harold Ickes
The Ickes & Enright Group
Washington, DC 20036
Ben Johnson
501 Oneida Place NW
Washington, DC 20011
#Hon. Harvey Johnson Jr.
PO Box 17
Jackson, MS 39205
#Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson
1511 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dr. Elaine C. Kamarck
1230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Hon. Ron Kirk
Gardere Wynne Sewell
Dallas, TX 75201
#Frank LaMere
600 Pioneer Pl.
S. Sioux City, NE 68776
Weldon H. Latham
2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20006
Miguel D. Lausell Esq.
P O Box 191803
San Juan, PR 00919
Belkis (Bel) Leong-Hong
1 Bayswater Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
#Leon Lynch
USWA, 5 Gateway Ctr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
#Hon. Ramona Martinez
10064 West Vassar Place
Denver, CO 80227
Edward J. McElroy
555 New Jersey Ave., NW, 11th Flr.
Washington, DC 20001
Gerald McEntee
1625 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Richard P. Michalski
9000 Machinists Pl., Rm. 201B
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Mona Mohib
2301 Cathedral Avenue, NW #207
Washington, DC 20008
#Minyon Moore
Dewey Square Group
Washington, DC 20001
Mary Jo Neville
140 Main St., Ste. 300
Annapolis, MD 21401
Gloria Nieto
1451 Santa Cruz Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Mona Pasquil
PO Box 382
Walnut Grove, CA 95690
Scott R. Pastrick
1801 K St., NW, Ste. 901L
Washington, DC 20008
Carol Pensky
4821 W St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
Gail Rasmussen
Eagle Point High School
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Lula Rodriguez
177 Ocean Lane Dr., #304
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
#James Roosevelt Jr.
14 Meadow Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mirian Saez
6208 32nd Pl., NW
Washington, DC 20015
Patricia A. Scarcelli
UFCW, 1775 K St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Bernice Scott
1748 Poultry Ln.
Gadsen, SC 29052
Richard Shoemaker
UAW - 8000 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
#Elizabeth M. Smith
555 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Edward M. Smith
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza 525
Springfield, IL 62701
Alan Solomont
One Gateway Center
Newton, MA 02458
#Jeffrey B. Soref
7 Gramercy Park, W
New York, NY 10003
#Marianne C. Spraggins
2626 Peachtree Rd. #801
Atlanta, GA 30305
Michael Steed
2001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
John J. Sweeney
815 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Norma Torres
501 Brookside Lane
Pomona, CA 91767
Dr. C. Delores Tucker
8401 Colesville Rd., Ste. 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa
2004 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
#Vernon R. Watkins
1625 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Hon. Diane Watson
125 Canon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Mark S. Weiner
1 Weingeroff Blvd.
Cranston, RI 02910
Randi Weingarten
New York Federation of Teachers
New York, NY 10010
#James J. Zogby
6319 Western Ave.
Washington, DC 20015
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION
^#Hon. Gary Locke
Office of the Governor
Olympia, WA 98504
Bill Richardson
Office of the Governor
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Hon. Tom Vilsack
Office of the Governor
Des Moines, IA 50319
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
^#Hon. Thomas A. Daschle
S-221, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20510
^#Hon. Nancy Pelosi
2371 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Hon. John Breaux
503 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Hon. Maxine Waters
10124 S. Broadway, #1
Los Angeles, CA 90003
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DEMOCRATIC MAYORS
^#Hon. Douglas H. Palmer
City of Trenton
Trenton, NJ 08608
Hon. Jane Campbell
Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland, OH 44114
Hon. Kwame Kilpatrick
City of Detroit - Executive Office
Detroit, MI 48226
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS
Hon. Sally Pederson
Governor's Office, State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Hon. Charles Fogarty
State House, Rm. 115
Providence, RI 02903
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE
Hon. Chet Culver
Secretary of State
Des Moines, IA 50319
Hon. Deb Markowitz
Secretary of State
Montpelier, VT 05609
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC STATE TREASURERS
Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald
State Capitol Bldg., Rm. 114
Des Moines, IA 50319
Hon. Dale McCormick
49 S. Chestnut St Augusta, ME
Augusta, ME 04330
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
^#Hon. Thomas "Mike" V. Miller Jr
PO Box 219
Clinton, MD 20735
Hon. Kevin Murray
State Capitol Rm. 4082
Sacramento, CA 95814
VACANCY
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COUNTY OFFICIALS
^#Hon. Ron Sims
King County Courthouse
Seattle, WA 98104
Hon. Christina Montague
1245 Island Dr. #201
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Hon. Oscar Soliz
Clerk Nueces County
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS CONFERENCE
^#Hon. Carroll G. Robinson
Houston City Council
Houston, TX 77251
Hon. Joycelyn V. Johnson
1316 N. Dunleith Ave.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Hon. Myron Lowery
City of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38103
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
Bernice Bowman
91 Eaton St.
West Haven, CT 63106
Virgie Rollins
19432 Burlington Dr.
Detroit, MI 48203
Hon. Ruth C. Rudy
179 Rudy Ln.
Centre Hall, PA 16828
COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA
^#Ashley Bell
1335-C Jade Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Erin Parsons-Wright
308 Devon Rd.
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA
^#Chris Gallaway
628 Rhode Island St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
Clinton Bench
37 John St.
Chelsea, MA 02150
Alexis Tameron
1059 S. Miller
Mesa, AZ 85204
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL
#Hon. Patricia A. Madrid
c/o Caroline Buerkle
Santa Fe, NM 87109
VACANCY
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ETHNIC COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Martin Dunleavy
218 4th St., SE #1
Washington, DC 20003
Christine Warnke
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, DC 20004
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SENIORS COORDINATING COUNCIL
Dr. Eugene Callendar
324 W. 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
Maria Cordone
IAM Retirees
Marlboro, MD 20772
Posted at 11:21 am by blog swarm
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Memo to the world
by kos
Mon Nov 15th, 2004 at 18:24:11 PST
I see it too much in media reports and even in the diaries and comments here:
Daily Kos is a liberal blog.
No it's not. I'm a liberal, sure, (though pro-free trade, pro-balanced budgets, if that means anything). But I'm also a vegan. And no one claims this is a vegan blog. I am Latino, but no one claims this is a Latino blog. I am staunchly in favor of gay rights, but no one claims this is a gay blog.
Would an ideologue liberal blog endorse SD's Stephanie Herseth, who voted for the Hate Amendment? Or Kentucky's Ben Chandler, or Richard Morrison in Texas, or Brad Carson in Oklahoma, or Tony Knowles in Alaska, or Daniel Mongiardo in Kentucky, etc, etc? Would the site's community embrace these candidates and send money their way?
This is a Democratic blog, a partisan blog. One that recognizes that Democrats run from left to right on the ideological spectrum, and yet we're all still in this fight together.
We happily embrace centrists like NDN's Simon Rosenberg and Howard Dean, conservatives like Martin Frost and Brad Carson, and liberals like John Kerry and Barack Obama.
Liberal? Yeah, we're around here and we're proud. But it's not a liberal blog. It's a Democratic blog with one goal in mind: electoral victory.
And since we haven't gotten any of that from the current crew, we're one more thing: a reform blog.
The battle for the party is not an ideological battle. It's one between establishment and anti-establishment factions. And as I've said a million times, the status quo is untenable.
But it has nothing to do with ideology, and those who continue painting the battle in those colors is nothing more than a dishonest shill in the best tradition of Karl Rove and gang.
Posted at 12:05 am by blog swarm
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Winning hearts and minds
by kos
Mon Nov 15th, 2004 at 19:57:13 PST
In the heat of combat, people do stupid things. And in Falluja, there's been a whole lot of stupid.
The U.S. military has begun an investigation into possible war crimes after a television pool report by NBC showed a Marine shooting dead a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a Falluja mosque, officials said on Monday [...]
The pool report by NBC correspondent Kevin Sites said the mosque had been used by insurgents to attack U.S. forces, who stormed it and an adjacent building, killing 10 militants and wounding the five.
Sites said the wounded had been left in the mosque for others to pick up and move to the rear for treatment. No reason was given why that had not happened.
A second group of Marines entered the mosque on Saturday after reports it had been reoccupied. Footage from the embedded television crew showed the five still in the mosque, although several appeared to be already close to death, Sites said.
He said one Marine noticed one of the prisoners was still breathing.
A Marine can be heard saying on the pool footage provided to Reuters Television: "He's fucking faking he's dead. He faking he's fucking dead."
"The Marine then raises his rifle and fires into the man's head. The pictures are too graphic for us to broadcast," Sites said.
The report said the Marine had returned to duty after being shot in the face a day earlier.
Sites said the shot prisoner "did not appear to be armed or threatening in any way." Resist the temptation to blame the troops. No one can imagine what this marine must've felt, being shot in the face the day before. And in any case, he will face the consequences of his actions.
It is the civilians, starting with King George, who put these men into this morass of his own making, who deserve the real blame. The people who deserve to be brought up on charges are safe and sound in DC.
And btw, this is shaping up to be the bloodiest month of the war. Good thing Bush waited 'till after the election to start the carnage (68 US dead the past week alone).
And all for a battle no one thinks will do anything to stem Iraq's steady decent into chaos.
Posted at 12:02 am by blog swarm
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Monday, November 15, 2004
Mehlman
I don't know if Ken Mehlman is gay, but I do know that the Washington Blade ran a rather bizarre article recently about a bunch of gay Republicans... and Ken Mehlman. One imagines they "knew" but didn't have enough for good journalism, so they just threw him out there.
And, spare me the crap about his private life. This isn't about who Ken Mehlman is or isn't screwing, it's about whether a gay man is going to head the "values" party.
Posted at 11:59 pm by blog swarm
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Did your Ohio provisional ballot count?
by Renee in Ohio
Mon Nov 15th, 2004 at 17:33:02 PST
Anyone who had to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day can now find out if his or her vote counted.
The Board of Elections said voters can call a toll-free number to check the status of their votes. The number is (866) OHIO-VOTES.
http://www.nbc4i.com/politics/3920365/detail.html
I bet I need to say some more stuff to keep the posting nanny bot from rejecting this as a one line diary. Okay, if you click the link above, you can also read this article: Will Long Lines Dominate Future Elections?
And there are slideshows of the lines at polling places, as well as voting stories submitted by readers.
Posted at 11:56 pm by blog swarm
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IN-09: Dems demand a recount
by kos
Mon Nov 15th, 2004 at 20:17:45 PST
Here's a place were election machine shenanigans may actually have miscalled an election. From the subscription-only Roll Call:
The Indiana Democratic Party on Friday requested a recount of votes cast in the 9th district, where Rep. Baron Hill (D-Ind.) was narrowly defeated by Republican Mike Sodrel on Nov. 2.
The recount request was made after an election-equipment malfunction was discovered in Franklin County, which is not in the 9th district.
On Nov. 3, Hill conceded defeat to Sodrel, a trucking company owner, and the most recent vote tally available from the Indiana secretary of state?s office showed Hill trailing by 1,485 votes. As of midday Friday, Sodrel had 142,257 votes to Hill?s 140,772.
An emergency meeting of the state?s recount commission was held Friday afternoon and the machines, ballots and all other material relating to the election were ordered impounded. The commission will meet again on Tuesday to decide the next course of action and to hear cross petitions from Republicans.
"They want to hear from the other side as well," Kate Shepherd, a spokeswoman for the Indiana secretary of state?s office, said Friday.
Last week, Rock Island, Ill.-based election equipment vendor Fidlar Election Co. acknowledged that some of its vote-scanning machines counted straight Democratic ticket votes as Libertarian votes. Hill was the only Democrat incumbent outside of Texas to lose his election.
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avalanche of faxes, phone calls, emails, etc
DNC gossip
by kos
Mon Nov 15th, 2004 at 20:12:59 PST
Jerome writes:
[A]bout 3 months ago, I was told by someone close to Dean that Nancy Pelosi was backing Howard Dean for the DNC chair. I found it rather odd, but apparently, Pelosi reached out to Dean, perhaps thinking he would be the best alternative if Kerry were defeated. That would seem clear thinking to me. Remember the standing ovation that Dean received during the Convention in Boston from the Democratic congregation? Apparently, those in DC have forgotten.
Last week John Kerry met with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Kerry convinced the two Democratic leaders to go with backing Tom Vilsack for the DNC. Now, that's some pretty strong sway up in the Hill, de facto? Not quite.
Dean's got some backing too. Both Jesse Jackson Sr. and Jr. are backing Dean, as is Gov Bill Richardson of NM, Donna Brazille as well. People want to know what to do. Be patient -- there are people out there getting the list of 440 voters updated, with contact info, etc. Those guys are about to get flooded, so if you're a DNC member with a vote, get ready for an avalanche of faxes, phone calls, emails, etc. The pressure will be on -- either for the status quo, or for reform. There will be no middle ground.
The vote isn't until the first week of February, so still plenty of time for things to shake out. I'm leaving on my vacation Wednesday, but that's probably for the best since things are still somewhat unsettled right now. I'll be making lots of calls when I return at the end of the month to gauge sentiment, and we'll likely have a better picture of 1) the candidate field, and 2) who is lining up for which candidate. Jerome is also on the case.
Once we know how the battle lines have formed, we can plan strategy and we'll have a grand ol' tussle on our hands.
I am a Reform Democrat.
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by Jerome Armstrong
This is from a DC source on how the vote for the DNC Chair is breaking down right now. This will give you give you a sense of who is on the inside, and who is on right side.
But before that, about 3 months ago, I was told by someone close to Dean that Nancy Pelosi was backing Howard Dean for the DNC chair. I found it rather odd, but apparently, Pelosi reached out to Dean, perhaps thinking he would be the best alternative if Kerry were defeated. That would seem clear thinking to me. Remember the standing ovation that Dean received during the Convention in Boston from the Democratic congregation? Apparently, those in DC have forgotten.
Last week John Kerry met with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Kerry convinced the two Democratic leaders to go with backing Tom Vilsack for the DNC. Now, that's some pretty strong sway up in the Hill, de facto? Not quite.
Dean's got some backing too. Both Jesse Jackson Sr. and Jr. are backing Dean, as is Gov Bill Richardson of NM, Donna Brazille as well.
I've read of much post-election despair among the comments here and elsewhere, but listen, put that aside, join this effort. We've lost and lost and lost; it's time to win. There's 440 DNC members around the nation in every state. These people align with the partisan backbone of the Party. Our wing. Let the ones nearest you hear your asking them to vote Dean for DNC. They are waiting, willing, and just need to hear our collective voice for the new Democratic Party to begin.
Posted at 11:51 pm by blog swarm
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Part II: Credibility
And reform will not come without credibility.
This is what so few people seem to understand.
The Democratic Party has no credibility with voters. To be precise, it lacks credibility with the centrists.
So to assume that if we choose a Vilsack or whomever and reach out to those centrists - without reforming ourselves - that they will believe what we say is to not be aware of reality.
If we choose a Vilsack, engage in no effort to remake our voice or our language or our organization or our image, and instead assume that a moron who could not deliver his own state to Kerry can reach out to centrists, we will lose more seats in '06, and more seats in '08.
This is because many, many voters who share our values, share our ideals, mistrust the party. To them, Dems speak with a forked tongue.
That's why Rove ran the campaign he did - his whole goal was to remind enough voters that Kerry was some liberal elitist, and as such, he cannot be trusted.
It worked. Many people, who distrust the radical right, voted Bush out of fear of liberal elitist lying conniving deceitful Democrats.
How do we move beyond that? With more of the same?
No. We need a fresh start. We need new people at the helm - people who are committed to true reform. Not people who simply want to preserve the failed DLC centrism of the past. And certainly not someone whose only issue is making sure Iowa goes first.
If we rebuild our message, our outreach, but send up the same old people to sell it, it will be all for naught, because nobody will buy it.
Can Dean? Who knows. What we do know is that he is at least credible when he says he wants to rebuild the Democrats. People will believe that. And once that is achieved, we can nominate whomever we want in 2008.
Posted at 11:49 pm by blog swarm
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by Chris Bowers
It is becoming increasingly clear that John Kerry lost the popular vote because Democrats only focused on swing states, while Republicans fought a much more nationwide campaign. This was the conclusion of Robert David Sullivan, and it was also the tentative conclusion I reached last week. Now, even though the final counting is certainly not complete, I think have run some numbers that make this claim nearly indisputable. My source is the incomparable Dave Leip: Presidential Nominee, National Popular Vote (In Millions)
2000 2004 Change
DNC 51.00 57.30 +12.4%
RNC 50.46 60.70 +20.3%As everyone already knows, nationwide Bush managed a more significant increase in his popular vote total than Kerry managed to increase on Gore's total. However, if the twenty most closely fought swing states are compared to the other thirty states plus D.C., the relative increases are far more revealing: Presidential Nominee, Swing State Popular Vote (In Millions)
2000 2004 Change
DNC 21.67 25.82 +19.1%
RNC 22.16 27.08 +22.2%In the twenty swing-states the two campaigns spent the most time and money, Republicans and Democrats improved at almost exactly the same rate (the twenty swing states in these calculations are AZ, AR, CO, FL, IA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, OR, PA, VA, WA, WV, and WI). Further, Kerry improved on Gore's total by at least 9.2% in all twenty of these states. However, now look at the "safe" states: Presidential Nominee, Safe State Popular Vote (In Millions)
2000 2004 Change
DNC 29.35 31.47 +7.2%
RNC 28.32 33.61 +18.7%In fifteen of these thirty-one "safe states," Kerry imporved on Gore's total by less than 9.2%. In 2004, Bush turned a safe state deficit of more than a million votes into a safe state victory of more than two million votes. The overall swing in the safe states, nearly 3.2 million votes, accounts for over 93% of Bush's current national vote margin. Had Kerry increased the Democratic vote total in the safe states at the same rate that Bush managed to increase his safe state vote total, Kerry would currently be down by less than 50,000 votes nationwide, and few, if any people, would find the recount efforts unjustified. Bush would be under 50%, Kerry would be over 49%, and there would be no talk of a mandate whatsoever.
Unfortunately, by ignoring the non-swing states, we sowed the seeds of our own illegitimacy when it came to Ohio. Starting in 2006, Democratic activism must permanently work toward a fifty-state strategy.
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