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    Truth is Evaporating

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    Corporatocracy, Joe Bageant and why President Obama cannot fix anything until things get more broken.  Here is some white trash talk:

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    First Things First

    Fixing the campaign finance system is one of the very few ways we can fix our government. And yet most of us spend far too much time and effort complaining about and/or trying to fix what is caused by not fixing the campaign finance system.  How to Get Our Democracy Back

    Fix Congress First

    Fix Campaign Finance, Support FENA.



    David Carrier Campaign Strategy Session

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    You are invited to a fundraiser and campaign strategy session for

    David Carrier
    Democrat for State Senate
    17th Legislative District
    www.davidcarrier.org

    Thursday Sept. 18, 6:00 pm

    Los Potrillos Restaurant
    14415 S.E. Mill Plain
    (between Hearthwood & 136th Ave.)
    Vancouver, WA. 98684

    Come show your support for David and
    help strategize for the remainder of the election.
    Now is the time to ask questions and [...]



    Meet David Carrier

    Meet David Carrier

    Democrat for State Senate

    17th Legislative District

    www.davidcarrier.org

    Please join us:

    Sunday July 13, 4:00-6:00 pm

    Hosted by Alicia Munoz

    2519 SE 133rd Ave., Vancouver

    Please join us for beer and brats!

    RSVP- please call Marina at 360-213-7597

    Discuss ideas for:

    § Affordable housing

    § [...]



    Happy Father’s Day John

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    The “Catch 22” that John McSame is facing. The more he tries to remake himself into a moderate, the more he makes himself look like a phony. And the more he tries to run on the Bush crime family’s neocon policies, the more he makes himself look like a loser.

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    Clark County activist Michele Cotner dies

    With great sadness I have learned that Michele Cotner died yesterday after a brief hospitalization with a heart related illness.

    I met Michele back in 2003 shortly after moving to this area at a Howard Dean Meetup at the Salmon Creek Brewpub. We both were very disturbed with the direction of our country and the Iraq war.

    Michele was the one that took the initiative and [...]



    MoveOn Bush – McCain Challenge @ Esther Short

    Move-On has designated May 28, 2008 for the Bush – McCain Challenge. We will be at Esther Short at noon that day handing out flyers for the Challenge. We will be playing the Bush- McCain challenge which is similar to the Pepsi – Coke challenge.

    Here’s a summary of how the Bush-McCain Challenge works.

    * On Wednesday, May 28th — our national day of action [...]



    17th LD Dems cave to Pelz directive

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    Despite several PCO votes against the motion, the 17th Legislative District Democrats put their bylaw on hold that bars endorsing a candidate before the primary and bowed down to the Democratic State Party’s edict to nominate ONE candidate per race in the primary election.

    Politics seems to be local only when it suits the powers that be. Washblog also has a post on [...]

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