Government and Politics

OK Stonewall Party for Change with Ethridge, Clinton, Baldwin & Roth!

dj — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:44:40 -0500

OK Stonewall Party for Change!
Join Melissa Etheridge, Chelsea Clinton, Tammy Baldwin and Jim Roth!

OK Stonewall House Party / MIxer
Thursday, March 27, 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Home of James Bussell
6313 Smith Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK

Contact: steve.vanhook@gmail.com

We're ready for some new leadership in the White House and need your help to get there! Join us for a night of House Parties on March 27 at 7:00pm as we learn about the role of LGBT Democrats in the process.

Keynote Speakers joining for the call include:
Chelsea Clinton from Sen. Clinton's campaign
Melissa Etheridge from Sen. Obama's campaign
Rep. Tammy Baldwin
Corporations Commissioner Jim Roth
National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director Jon Hoadley

http://party2win.com/stonewall/parties/index.cfm?e=partyforchange

Hidden Things You Do Not Know! 5/14

BobbyMeade — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:57:31 -0500

This just scrapes the surface of the work of the Bush Nazis! Illegal Eagles in the military?! Foolproof Bush Nazi murders. Can Hillary come back? Did the Third Reich come from England? 5/14 Pruning trees wrong.

"Evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." (2 Tim. 3:13)

Howard Dean "Join The Party" Reception in OKC - April 7th

dj — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:53:50 -0500

Dr. Ivan Holmes
Oklahoma Democratic Party Chairman

invites you to join

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
Chairman, Democratic National Committee

cordially invites you to

JOIN THE PARTY!

Monday, April 7, 2008

Teamsters Union Hall
IBT Local 886
3528 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
5:00 – 7:00 PM

"Join the Party" Reception
$25 ~ Friend
$50 ~ Patron
$100 ~ Sponsor

For more information, contact Maggie Sasso
at 202-863-8058

SassoM@dnc.org

https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute/JoinTheParty

Howard Dean "Join The Party" Reception in OKC - April 7th

dj — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:50:02 -0500

Start: 04/07/2008 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-6

Dr. Ivan Holmes
Oklahoma Democratic Party Chairman

invites you to join

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
Chairman, Democratic National Committee

cordially invites you to

JOIN THE PARTY!

Monday, April 7, 2008

Teamsters Union Hall
IBT Local 886
3528 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
5:00 – 7:00 PM

"Join the Party" Reception
$25 ~ Friend
$50 ~ Patron
$100 ~ Sponsor

For more information, contact Maggie Sasso
at 202-863-8058

SassoM@dnc.org

https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute/JoinTheParty

Young Professionals Reception for Andrew Rice with guest Wayne Coyne!

dj — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:49:09 -0600

Young Professionals Reception for Andrew Rice with guest Wayne Coyne!

dj — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:28:12 -0600

Start: 03/11/2008 - 5:30pm

End: 03/11/2008 - 7:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-6

Flaming Lips founder and singer Wayne Coyne in a benefit event for Andrew Rice, who is challanging James Inhofe, Oklahoma's senior Senator.
Young Professionals for Andrew Rice
by YP Event Host Committee
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ogle & Welch, P.C.
117 Park Ave, 3rd Floor [Map]
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

$50 Attendee
$250 Sponsor

Featuring special guests
Wayne & Michelle Coyne

Do you realize what a difference it could mean to our state to have Andrew Rice as our U.S. Senator?

Ballot Access Petition Drive Shows Strong Support for Reform

indy-re — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:20:39 -0600

Thousands of Signatures Submitted, Campaign Continues

Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform (OBAR) completed its 90-day initiative petition drive today by turning in about 14,000 signatures to the Secretary of State. This was below the 74,117 signatures required, but it demonstrates strong support for expanding the number of choices on the ballot. Oklahoma's restrictive ballot laws resulted in it being the only state limited to just two choices for president in 2004.

“We know Oklahoma voters are ready for more choices. Oklahoma Democrats easily chose from nine presidential candidates in 2004, and Oklahoma Republicans will have eleven choices on Super Tuesday. Because of gerrymandered districts, half of state legislative races had only one candidate in the general election in 2006. Shouldn't Oklahoma voters have at least two or more choices?” said Joni LeViness, OBAR Chair.

Rice to Reintroduce Caretaker Tax Relief Plan

indy-re — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:53:43 -0600

Andrew RiceBill would give relief to eligible low- to middle-income Oklahoma taxpayers

OKLAHOMA CITY - State Senator Andrew Rice (D-OKC) today announced he will revive his legislation to provide tax cuts to Oklahomans who care for and support their aging relatives when the 51st Oklahoma Legislature reconvenes next month.

Rice said he was disappointed that his caretaker’s tax relief plan was omitted from a larger tax reform plan adopted by the legislature last year.

“We found time and resources to cut the state income tax and declare a back-to-school tax holiday for the purchase of clothing and footwear,” he said. “It should not be much harder to help Oklahoma families who elect to care for their aging loved ones.”

News from housing protests in New Orleans

indy-re — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:09:21 -0600

Follow the news of the housing protests in New Orleans on the following sites:

http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/
http://www.defendneworleanspublichousing.org/
http://www.justiceforneworleans.org/

Guerrilla news video of 12/18/07 action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyo9mk_Nxg

Ice Storm Raises Issues For State Leaders

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:41:49 -0600

Reposted, with permission, from Okie Funk.

It has been a tough week here for sure.

Tragically, 23 deaths have been blamed on the ice storm that stunned Oklahoma this past week. At one point, more than 600,000 homes and businesses were without power, and thousands still remain in the dark.

Some Oklahomans shivered through the storm with blankets and candles while others headed to shelters. The damage to the local tree population here is incalculable. Once the thaw is complete, we will know more, but it appears the state has lost thousands of trees. Meanwhile, the state’s college students trudged through finals week under some of the worst weather conditions possible.

Overall, it appears the state’s emergency systems once again worked well during the storm, and no one can fault the utility companies in their immediate efforts to restore power. Crews came in from other states. These crews worked long hours in biting cold weather to get the job done.

But the ice storm raises at least three major issues for Oklahoma’s leaders, and the severity of this storm demand new initiatives and open-minded, intelligent thinking. Will there be discussion and action or will this recent storm quickly recede into Oklahoma weather lore?

Here are those issues: