Political Cortex: Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 140

Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 140

By mole333
11/03/2007 09:35:07 AM EST

The Progressive Democrat Newsletter grew out of the frustration of the 2004 election. Having organized protests against the Republican Convention, I found I had a core of activists who were looking to me for support after Bush "won" re-"election". My carefully thought out suggestions as to where we could go from that defeat led to this more-or-less weekly newsletter. EVERYONE REMEMBER: TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY IN MANY STATES. VOTE!

This week I discuss the declining Republican Party, Ann Coulter's Extremist Intolerance, Child Soldiers in Burma, Rudy Giuliani's screwing of New York's firefighters, and rape and women's rights in Indian Country. I also focus on local actions and events in New York State, New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, California, Iowa and Mississippi. Don't forget to visit an advertiser or two and if you want more, please visit Culture Kitchen.

So this was going to be a short newsletter this week. But events, as usual, take over. So it winds up being rather long with a fair amount of both national AND local stuff. There are some pretty important things going on, so I really hope people are still active even though Holloween has passed and Thanksgiving is approaching.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

NO MORE RED STATES: Bush below 50% in ALL 50 States

ANN COULTER: anti-Muslim, anti-Semtic

CHILD SOLDIERS CONTINUED

INVESTIGATION OF RUDY GIULIANI: Why did Rudy screw our firefighters?

RAPE AND WOMENS' RIGHTS IN INDIAN COUNTRY

NEW JERSEY FOCUS: VOTE TUESDAY!!!

NY STATE FOCUS: URGENT: Contact Chuck Schumer to fight torture

NYC FOCUS: Local Events

MISSISSIPPI FOCUS: Bringing the Ball Home for Gary Anderson

CALIFORNIA FOCUS: Progressive Silicon Valley

VIRGINIA FOCUS: Virginia Organizing Project