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March 21, 2005

COMING EVENTS

Clinton County Democrats' Hall of Fame Dinner  is one of the major fund raisers for the  Democrats of Clinton County.Michael Blouin, State of Iowa  Economic Development Director, former Congressman from  our District and possible candidate for Governor in 2006 will be our keynote  speaker.The dinner is scheduled  for Saturday, May 7 at the Frontier Restaurant.There will be a social gathering at 6:00  P.M. with a cash bar. A family  style meal of the famous Frontier fish and roast beef will be served starting at  7:00.Tickets are $25. They may be purchased by contacting your  precinct captain, County Chair Jean Pardee or emailing me at rkissack@clinton.net.

A Social Security information seminar  and discussion session  will be presented by The University of Iowa Labor Center  at ClintonCommunity College at 2:00  P.M., Saturday, April 23.  The  seminar is sponsored by the Clinton Labor Congress and the Clinton County  Democratic Party.

Legislative  Forum:  On the second Saturday of each  month the public is invited to attend a legislative forum with our  representatives to the State Legislature.   The forum is usually held at the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce  conference room.   It is sponsored by  the A.A.U.W. and the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce.   Call Bob Soesbe or check the Clinton  Herald for more information.

Election of Precinct Committee  People:  Precinct committee  representatives are elected at the Precinct Caucuses.  Vacancies that occur may be filled by  the Central Committee.   At the March  meeting Larry Kness was elected to fill a vacancy in Clinton 3-2.

Sharon Reed was chosen an alternate in Clinton 2-1. People nominated to fill vacancies who  will be voted on at the April meeting are: Dick Kissack - Clinton 3-2, Dave  Keefer - Clinton3-1 and Rita Hart - SpringRockTownship.  The Precinct Captains who serve on the  Central Committee ensure that we maintain a strong Party organization between  elections.   We appreciate their  faithful service.

WHAT IS A LIBERAL?  I have  always prided myself on being a liberal.  Because Karl Rove and his Republican henchmen continuously attack us  without mercy for having liberal values, I decided to check an authority -  Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary.  This is how Webster describes a  liberal:

Pertaining to a freeman.

One who is free to give or  bestow.

Giving generously as a  donor.

A person who is broadminded.

A person who is not narrow or  bigoted.

Pertaining to democratic forms of government as  distinguished from monarchy or aristocracies.

A person who favors reform or progress - a  progressive.

A person who tends toward personal freedom for the  individual.

A person who isn't mean  spirited.

Therefore, those who attack us for being liberal must  favor serfdom or slavery for the masses and prefer monarchial or aristocratic  forms of government.  They must be  stingy, narrow minded, bigoted, mean spirited and be opposed to reform and  freedom for the individual.  By so  vehemently opposing liberal values the Bush Administration has done a far better  job of describing their own values then we could  do.

"One of the Democrats 'problems is that they have allowed  other people to redefine their best qualities.  Talk shows have demonized the word  liberal so that no one knows what it means anymore.   Jesus' teachings were the same as  traditional Democratic values.  The  Democrats need to begin a gradual campaign to bring out the positive side of the  many things they stand for."  (Michael T. Field in U.S. News and World Report, March 14,  2005.)

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