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Bush's Failed Presidency: “Unfortunately for
President Bush, most people in the world have judged him and it isn't pretty.
This incompetent, selfish, self centered man and his incompetent with malice
vice president have done great harm to
June 2,
2008
“I’m also not very analytical. You know I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.”
--George W. Bush aboard
Air Force One, June 4, 3003---
ONLY 233
DAYS OF THIS LUNACY LEFT!
COMING EVENTS
Tuesday, June 3
For information about candidates and polling places go to the
http://www.clintoncountyiowa.com/auditor/
A huge turnout of Democrats will show voters what can be
expected in November.
There are Democratic
contests for
The candidate that gets his
voters to the polls will win the election.
Let’s demonstrate that Democrats always go out and
vote.
Saturday, June 14
Credentials will be mailed to delegates starting June 2. If you’re a delegate and unable to attend be sure you get your credentials to an alternate. You may get help and a list of alternates by contacting Larry Kness at larry.kness@mchsi.com
If you need help with hotel reservations contact Jean Pardee at jmpardee@mchsi.com
Saturday June 13: State Hall of Fame Dinner in
FOURTH OF JULY
ACTIVITIES
We will be taking part
in 4th of July parades and celebrations throughout the County
promoting Democratic candidates and patriotism.
We’ll be printing the times and dates in
future newsletters. The Republican Party
has left the nation in disaster and we look to the Democrats to rescue us from
these dark days.
Thursday, July 3 through
Saturday, July 5
The Clinton County
Democrats will have a float and marchers in the parade. Following the parade there will be a free
picnic at Democratic Headquarters across from
ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON FOR GEORGE W. BUSH
(He claims to have majored in
history at Yale.)
Attila (406 – 453), also known as Attila
the Hun or the Scourge of God is remembered in much of Western Europe as the epitome of cruelty and
rapacity. At the wish of Emperor Valentinian III, Pope Leo I, accompanied by the Consul Avienus
and the Prefect Trigetius, met Attila at Mincio in the vicinity of Mantua, and obtained from him the promise that he would
withdraw from Italy and negotiate peace with the emperor.
RESCUE OUR
NATION AND OUR REPUTATION FROM THE DAMAGES
OF GEORGE
W. BUSH, DICK CHENEY, JOHN MCCAIN AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
It
is looking increasingly as if John McCain really knows nothing about
"Today, some people seem to think they've discovered a brand new cause,
something no one before them ever thought of. Many believe all we need to do to
end the nuclear programs of hostile governments is have our president talk with
leaders in
McCain
has clearly forgotten what Max Bergmann points out: The stated policy of the
Taken with his other many gaffes on
(Information supplied by
Dr. Art Donart)
NEGOTIATING
ISN’T APPEASEMENT
Addressing
“In
a speech to the Israeli parliament President Bush took a swipe at Barack Obama for his willingness
to negotiate with evil regimes. Bush, McCain and other conservatives are on the
wrong side of history when they dismiss Obama's
foreign policy.
“If there is anything that has been discredited by history, it is the argument
that every enemy is Hitler, that negotiations constitute appeasement and that
talking will automatically lead to a slaughter of Holocaust-like proportions.
It is an argument that conservatives made throughout the Cold War, and, if the
charge seemed overblown at the time, it seems positively ludicrous with the clarity
of hindsight.” (Excerpted from an
article by J. Peter Scoblic,
executive editor of the
For more information
about
go to our website: www.clintoncountydemocrats.org/events
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
REPRESENTS EVERYBODY.
“America’s reputation has been tarnished by George Bush in his headlong pursuit of war, denial of
global warming
and cruel indifference to the hardships of so many Americans.”
--Madeleine
Albright--
June 9,
2008
"We can't get bin
Laden, but we nailed a 78-year-old attorney."
(renowned hunter Vice
President Dick Cheney)
Only 225 days of this
lunacy left!
DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONS:
WHERE ALL AMERICANS CAN
BELONG.
We would like to list all Democratic
events scheduled for the summer.
We would appreciate it if you would
forward this information to us
for the next newsletter.
Saturday, June 14
Credentials will be mailed to delegates starting June 2. If you’re a delegate and unable to attend be sure you get your credentials to an alternate. You may get help and a list of alternates by contacting Larry Kness at larry.kness@mchsi.com
If you need help with hotel
reservations contact Jean Pardee at jmpardee@mchsi.com
Saturday June 13: State Hall of Fame Dinner in
Tuesday, June 17 -- 7:30 P.M.
The
will meet at Democratic Headquarters across from
FOURTH OF JULY
ACTIVITIES
We will be taking part
in 4th of July parades and celebrations throughout the County promoting
Democratic candidates and patriotism. We’ll be printing the times and dates in future
newsletters. The Republican Party has
left the nation in disaster and we look to the Democrats to rescue us from
these dark days.
Thursday, July 3 --
5:00 P.M.
The Clinton County
Democrats will march in the parade showing strong support for all Democratic
candidates. Following the parade there
will be a free picnic at Democratic Headquarters across from
Friday, July
4 --
10:00 A.M.
DEWITT
Line up at 9:00 A.M. at the Fairgrounds west
of the High School.
Wednesday, July 16 – Sunday, July 20
Clinton
County Democrats will have a table at the County Fair in DeWitt starting
Wednesday, July 16 and running through Sunday, July 20. There will be drawings on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday with the prizes being cards for gasoline. We will hand out campaign literature and be
the headquarters for Democratic candidates.
Saturday,
August 9: Celebration in Wheatland
Saturday,
August 16 -- 11:00 A.M. Camanche Days
Parade
Later
in the summer there will be parades and celebrations in
POLLY BUKTA’S ANNUAL CORN BOIL
Saturday,
August 16 – 4:00 – 6:30 P.M.
Pat Johnson
and Cheri Canier’s residence
1800
Deer Creek East
On the shores of beautiful Lake
Clinton
fresh
corn on the cob –hot dogs- chips – desserts
Lots
of candidates and interesting conversation!
Suggested
contribution $10.00
79% of the
nearly 3000 citizens voting in the
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP
RESCUE OUR NATION FROM THE
TERRIBLE LEGACY OF GEORGE
W. BUSH?
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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC
ACTIVITIES. If you’d
like to be involved, please contact Larry Kness at larry.kness@mchsi.com or Jean Pardee at jmpardee@mchsi.com
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Make copies
of this newsletter and give them to your friends. Help us spread the news of Clinton County
Democratic Events.
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Join a 2008
Club.
“As a nation we cannot afford four more years of
uninspired and uninspiring leadership.
In our quest for change its time to return to the fundamentals of experience,
ability, respect and character.”
--Reverend Calvin O. Butts --
HELP BUILD A STRONGER
Join A 2008 Club!
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to the 2009 Hall of Fame Dinner)
Send checks to Clinton
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CLINTON
"Let the word go
forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has
been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in
this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of
our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or
permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been
committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the
world."
--President
John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961—
June 14,
2008
DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONS:
WHERE ALL AMERICANS CAN
BELONG.
Tuesday, June 17 – 7:30
P.M.
The
will meet at Democratic Headquarters across from
Agenda items will include meeting the new campaign
staffers, deciding on the campaign budget, further parade information and
strategies for winning the November election.
Thursday, June 19 noon to 8:00 P.M.
Juneteenth Celebration
at the Riverview Bandshell
Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of over
250,000 slaves at the close of the Civil War.
The celebration takes its name from June 19, 1865 the day that federal
troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation
Proclamation. The Clinton County
Democratic Party is one of the sponsors of the event.
FOURTH OF JULY
ACTIVITIES
We will be taking part in 4th
of July parades and celebrations throughout the County promoting Democratic
candidates and patriotism. We’ll be printing the times and dates in future
newsletters. The Republican Party has
left the nation in disaster and we look to the Democrats to rescue us from
these dark days.
Thursday, July 3 -- 5:00 P.M.
The Clinton County Democrats will march
in the parade showing strong support for all Democratic candidates.
Following the parade there will be a free picnic at Democratic
Headquarters across from
Friday, July 4 -- 10:00 A.M.
DEWITT INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Line up at 9:00 A.M. at the
Fairgrounds west of the High School.
Saturday, July 12
-- Low Moor Parade
Wednesday,
July 16 – Sunday, July 20
Clinton
County Democrats will have a table at the County Fair in DeWitt starting
Wednesday, July 16 and running through Sunday, July 20. There will be drawings on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday with the prizes being cards for gasoline. We will hand out campaign literature and be
the headquarters for Democratic candidates.
Saturday,
August 9 CELEBRATION
IN WHEATLAND
Thursday,
August 7 – Sunday, August 10
Camanche Days
Saturday,
August 9 -- 11:00
A.M.
CAMANCHE
DAYS PARADE
Line up at the funeral home across
the street from the middle school starting at 10:00 A.M.
Later in the summer there will be parades and
celebrations in
POLLY BUKTA’S ANNUAL CORN
BOIL
Saturday, August 16 – 4:00 – 6:30 P.M.
Pat
Johnson and Cheri Canier’s residence
1800
Deer Creek East
On the shores of beautiful
(also know as navigation pool 13 above lock and dam 13 on the
fresh corn on the cob –hot dogs- chips – desserts
Lots
of candidates and interesting conversation!
Suggested
contribution $10.00
For more
information about
go to our website: www.clintoncountydemocrats.org/events
WHY DON’T WE DISCUSS
THE MANY REAL PROBLEMS FACING OUR NATION?
Viewers
of all political persuasions have been affronted by presidential debate
moderators’ failure to ask about the mortgage crisis, health care, the
environment, torture, education,
News people have tried to strong-arm Democratic candidates into forgoing any increases in the capital gains tax. The capital gains tax! That’s just the priority Americans are focusing on as they lose their houses and jobs, and as gas prices reach $4 a gallon. This question was asked on the same day that is was announced that the top 50 hedge fund managers made a total of $29 billion in 2007, some of them by betting against the mortgage market. (Frank Rich in the New York Times, April 20, 2008)
IN TODAY’S MILITARY THE
AVERAGE CAPTAIN HAS SPENT MORE TIME
IN COMBAT THAN MOST
WORLD WARD II VETERANS
(U. S. News & World Report 3-3-08)
“Julius
Caesar waged war upon the ‘barbarians’ not because they threatened
June 23,
2008
DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONS:
WHERE ALL AMERICANS CAN
BELONG.
Saturday, June 28
Rescheduled State Convention in the
FOURTH OF JULY
ACTIVITIES
We will be taking part
in 4th of July parades and celebrations throughout the County promoting
Democratic candidates and patriotism. HELP US show widespread support for the
candidates and the principles of the Democratic Party by marching with your
fellow Democrats. Wear your patriotic
and/or Democratic shirts and hats. We’ll have Democratic banners and signs for you to
carry. Be part of the festivities and
have a good time with your Democratic friends. An enthusiastic turnout for the parades will indicate a tidal wave for
electing Democrats in November.
Thursday, July 3 -- Line up at 5:15 P.M. at the Court House
The Clinton County
Democrats will march in the parade showing strong support for all Democratic
candidates. Following the parade there will be a free
picnic at Democratic Headquarters across from
Friday, July 4 -- 10:00 A.M.
DEWITT
Line up at 9:15 A.M. at the
Fairgrounds west of the High School.
Saturday, July 12 Low Moor Parade --
3:00 P.M.
Line up at 2:30 P.M.
Wednesday, July 16 –
Sunday, July 20
Clinton County Democrats
will have a table at the County Fair in DeWitt Wednesday, July 16 through
Sunday, July 20. There will be drawings
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the prizes being cards for gasoline. We will hand out campaign literature and be
the headquarters for Democratic candidates.
We need volunteers to staff the
table. Please call Jean Pardee at
242-8111or Larry Kness at 242-2062 to get involved.
Saturday, July 19 -- Rustic Run in Lost Nation
Thursday,
August 7 – Sunday, August 10
Camanche
Days
Saturday, August 16 – 4:00 – 6:30 P.M.
POLLY BUKTA’S
ANNUAL CORN BOIL
On the shores of
beautiful Lake Clinton
For more
information about
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
(Tuesday, June 17, 2008)
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