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The 46th Ward Democrats Email Newsletter
Tom Sharpe Committeeman
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www.46thwarddemocrats.com
Local
News
HELP THE OBAMA TEAM.
If you have interest in going to Iowa at any point
over the next 9 months to help with Barack Obama's presidential
campaign, please attend our Iowa volunteer training:
WHERE: 46th Ward Democrats office, 4084 N. Broadway
WHEN: Sunday, May 6th, 2:00PM
Please contact Sean Tenner (202) 549-6127 /
stenner@mrss.com
if you would like to attend.
State
News
BLAGOJEVICH TAX TOUR.
Governor Blagojevich did a bus tour to rally support for his tax plan.
Typical Democrat, wants to raise taxes to pay for frivolous spending programs
like keeping us healthy and teaching our children to read.
Read More...
THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION.
Commissioner Mike Quigley, State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz and 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney
wrote an editorial in the Chicago Tribune calling for a renewal of the 7 Percent
Expanded Homeowner Exemption with an increase in the exemption limit from
$20,000 to $60,000.
Read More...
STRANGER-DANGER.
The state of Illinois would like schools to educate children on internet safety.
Attorney General Madigan has begun a campaign in support of the
'Internet Safety Education Act.' No word on when a Myspace page on the bill will
be available.
Read More...
National
News
EMANUEL'S POLICY ADDRESS.
Congressman Emanuel delivered a major policy address to the Brookings Institution
in which he makes the case that on every policy front, the GOP has placed party before country.
It's rumored that a GOP spokesman's response was, "What's your point?"
Read the full text of his speech.
Read
more...
DEMS DEBATE.
The eight Democrats vying for the 2008 presidential nomination were all on stage
for a joint press conference, I mean, debate, last month.
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BUSH ON TIMETABLES: "I WON'T ACCEPT ONE."
Leon Panetta wrote an editorial for the New York Times reminding us all about
the Iraq "timetables" the Bush Administration has set
and done nothing to enforce. Maybe if Rosie O'Donnell had written this
the mainstream media would have given it some coverage.
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more...
From
The Mouth of the GOP
"No one suffers more than their president and I do."
Laura Bush when asked on the Today Show about the situation in Iraq,
April 25.
And the mainstream media was all over this, decrying it as an
insult to the troops. Oh wait, they only do that when John Kerry
tells a joke.
Do
you have a
favorite quote for a future 'Mouth of the GOP'? Share it with us!
This
Month's Political Top 5 List
The field of 2008 Democratic candidates for the presidency gathered in South
Carolina for the first primary debate, hosted by MSNBC. The coverage by MSNBC
commentator Chris Matthews made viewers aware of how much is at stake in 2008
and stressed the qualifications of the candidates.
Top 5 Chris Matthews MSNBC Debate Comments:
5. "The cosmetics tonight are very important."
4. "Some people are, by the way, just watching tonight.
They stopped listening a half-hour in."
3. "They like the fact that Hillary was demur, lady-like in her appearance."
2. "You can't be aggressive against a woman candidate."
1. "I like the fact he's [Barack Obama] got this pretty wife."
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Political Top 5 List idea? Share it with
us!
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