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Ft. Lauderdale - Get Out The Vote Office Update
Hello All -
Well, a lot of work has gotten us to this point and I just wanted to letthis group know that now is the time to come on in!
We have the electirc, A/C, internet, and water on. There is one issue with atoilet, but we may have that fixed tomorrow and we can work around it.
We are ready to have you all in the office and working on a daily basis. Wehave to put the finishing touches on this place before we can send out thefinal press releases and let the general public know we are ready. Can youplease help? We are getting calls for things to do, so we need helpers hereto get er' done.
Please commit EARLY to helping out. We all want to help, but we put it offand before you know it, if everyone does that, we are way behind theREPUBLICANS!!!!!! Do it now, call JD at 954-802-2202.
Our WISH LIST went out last week, but very little has come in. Please lookat it again and see what you might have that is extra, or someone you knowmight have to donate or just let us borrow it for a month. I have put it atthe end.
Right now, our daily hours are 10am to 8pm. Please come during that time.These hours may be adjusted as necessary.
Please contact us for the full article - rays.list@comcast.net
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Join Jim Davis, Daryl Jones, Rep. Kendrick Meek and Senator Barack Obama
Miami Gardens on Friday!
What: Rally with Senator Obama
Where: Florida Memorial University
Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts
15800 NW 42nd Ave
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
When: Friday at Noon
To attend, please RSVP: Contact Danielle at
dblack@jimdavis2006.com,
call 954-581-4011, or click here
I want to invite you to join Jim Davis, Daryl Jones, Rep. Kendrick Meek, and US Senator Barack Obama for a rally in Miami Gardens at Florida MemorialUniversity on Friday, October 6th at 12:00pm, noon. The specific addressis: Florida Memorial University, Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts, 15800 NW 42nd Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15672414.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
GOVERNOR'S RACE
Promised tax cuts are a bit of a stretch
Governor candidates Charlie Crist and Jim Davis are proposing ambitiousproperty-tax cuts, but they would face some hefty political hurdles ingetting them passed.
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS
meklas@MiamiHerald.com
TALLAHASSEE - Democrat Jim Davis says he'll cut $1 billion in property taxesnext year by making the state shoulder a larger share of school funding.Republican Charlie Crist wants to double the homestead exemption forhomeowners in 2009 and claims it could save taxpayers $2 billion.
These are the promises voters will hear from the two candidates for governorover the next five weeks as they present their sound-bite-ready pledges toroll back taxes in TV ads and campaign speeches.
What they don't explain is that each of their proposals depends onovercoming major political obstacles -- which are not so made-for-TV.
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Forwarded from Ken's List <Kenneth.Sherrill@hunter.cuny.edu>
To: kenslist@groups.queernet.org
Pasco nudists recall 'hypocritical' campaign
By STEVE BOUSQUET
Published October 3, 2006
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/03/State/Pasco_nudists_recall_.shtmlnull
TALLAHASSEE - Three years ago, U.S. Rep. Mark Foley demanded that the state investigate a summer nudist camp for kids in Pasco County, warning it couldexpose innocent children to pedophiles.
After reading a news item about the camp in the New York Times, Foley, aU.S. Senate candidate at the time, sent letters to Gov. Jeb Bush andAttorney General Charlie Crist in 2003.
"The situation clearly raises legitimate issues that should be addressed,given that it involves minor children," Foley wrote, citing his post asco-chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus.
Foley compared the camps to child pornography and child modeling Web sitesand wrote: "I believe they may be endangering these children."
Recent revelations of Foley's sexually explicit e-mails to underage malepages on Capitol Hill carries a special resonance with the nudists who sayFoley maligned them as child pornographers.
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbccentral/content/local_news/epaper/2006/10/04/m1a_FOLEY_1004.html
Foley: I was molested
By Brian E. Crowley
Palm Beach Post Political Editor
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
WEST PALM BEACH - Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley says a clergyman molested himwhen he was a teenager in the 1960s.
Foley made the announcement Tuesday through his attorney, David Roth, whoalso said Foley "wants you to know that he is a gay man." It was the firsttime in nearly 30 years of public life that Foley has declared openly thathe is gay.
The twin announcements, made outside the West Palm Beach Library, startedanother jarring chapter in a saga that began Friday when Foley was forced toresign from Congress in disgrace because of sexually explicit instantmessages he exchanged with teenage boys who had worked as congressionalpages.
The alleged molestation of Foley took place between the ages of 13 and 15,said Roth, who did not name the clergyman, the denomination or where thesexual contacts took place.
Roth said Foley wants to release those details but was advised not to do sountil he completes treatment for alcoholism and mental illness at anundisclosed substance abuse center.
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http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/04/news_pf/Opinion/Beyond_FCAT.shtml
Beyond FCAT
Jim Davis has some sensible ideas for evaluating Florida's schools.
A Times Editorial
Published October 4, 2006
In his "Achieve Florida" education plan, Democratic gubernatorial nomineeJim Davis doesn't aim to end standardized testing or abandon rating schools.Instead, he makes a reasonable call for better feedback to students and amore thorough way to hold schools accountable.
That such modest improvements are viewed as anathema to the Department ofEducation shows just how deeply politicized school reform has become. Gov.Jeb Bush, as if on cue, responded with extravagant umbrage: "CongressmanDavis would prefer not to hold our schools accountable for studentachievement and would rather sugarcoat their performance."
That isn't close to the truth. What Davis is actually seeking is to bringsome precision to a system that uses the FloridaComprehensive Assessment Test as though it can provide all the answers.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-1003beating,0,3875053.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Homeless man gets black eye during beating in Fort Lauderdale
Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
October 3, 2006, 10:34 PM EDT
A Fort Lauderdale homeless man is recovering from non-life-threateninginjuries after he was beaten Tuesday evening, said Detective KatherineCollins, Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman.
Detectives were still sorting through the details late Tuesday and did notknow exactly when or where the attack occurred.
Police were called to a house in the 800 block of Northwest 11th Avenueabout 7:30 p.m. by a caller who said the man stumbled into the house,Collins said.
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To: Ray's List
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 8:36 AM
Subject: Fw: [TheDolphinDemocrats] Women for Ken Keechl Fundraiser 10/15 5:30-7:30pm @ ArtServe
Women for Ken Keechl
Monday, October 16th, 2006
5:30 to 7:30pm
ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Please join us to meet and show our support for Ken Keechl, Candidate forBroward County Commissioner, District 4.
Stop by, raise a glass, have a bite and toast our next Broward CountyCommissioner!
Hors-d'oeuvers, wine and beverages will be served.
Gentlemen WELCOME!
Suggested Minimum Donation $25.00 to Maximun Donation $500.00
Please RSVP to Amy Shoosmith ab_fab4@msn.com
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For Immediate Release
For More Information phone Rabbi Caminker at (954) 850-8833
Congregation Etz Chaim's Rabbi Caminker to teach a course on "My Judaism"
Rabbi Harold F. Caminker, D.D., the spiritual leader of Congregation EtzChaim, will teach a six week course on "My Judaism" starting on Wednesday,November 1 and continuing on Wednesday nights (except Nov. 22) throughDecember 13. Taking as its text Herman Wouk's classic study "This Is MyGod," "My Judaism" will deal with such topics as "My Jewish Story," God,Torah, Israel, the Good Life and the Afterlife.
"My Judaism" classes will be held at Cong. Etz Chaim, 1881 N.E. 26 Street,in Wilton Manors. The cost of the course is $50 for members of theSynagogue and $100 for non-members, and includes the cost of Wouk's book.For more information about "My Judaism," contact Rabbi Caminker at (954)850-8833. For registration phone the Synagogue at (954) 564-9232.
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October 4, 2006
CONTACT: Stephen Gaskill
954/524-0492 office
202/257-9298 cell
KEECHL PICKS UP KEY ENDORSEMENTS
SEIU, NWPC Support Change for District 4 Commission Seat
Fort Lauderdale - Democratic Broward County Commission candidate Ken Keechl picked up two key endorsements in his hard-charging campaign against incumbent Commissioner Jim Scott: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 11, and the National Women's Political Caucus (Gwen Cherry Chapter - Broward County).
"I'm pleased to accept the endorsement of these key organizations, which each speak for historically underrepresented communities," Keechl said. "Unionized workers and women are having a tougher time finding affordable housing, paying their rising property taxes, and affording hurricane insurance due to the budgetary decisions made by the Broward County Commission. I'll be a watchdog for their hard-earned tax dollars."
Service Employees International Union is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, focused on uniting workers in key service sectors to improve their lives and the services they provide. SEIU is the nation's most diverse union: 56 percent of SEIU members are women, and more than 40 percent are people of color.
"Workers are having a tough time because of the lethal combination of low wages, rising property taxes, and increasing insurance costs," said Hiram Ruiz, deputy director of SEIU Local 11. "Our members want Broward's government to practice the fiscal discipline they have to follow everyday."
National Women's Political Caucus was formed to increase women's participation in the political process, to win equality for women, and to support candidates who support their goals. Among NWPC's priorities is protecting reproductive freedoms. The Gwen Cherry Chapter of NWPC rarely endorses male candidates, although it often "recommends" them.
"We decided Ken Keechl's election was worth a change in the rules," said Patti Lynn, president of the Gwen Cherry Chapter of NWPC. "The Commission is out of touch with what's happening to the people of Broward County. It's time for a change."
Ken Keechl supports lower property taxes, putting the brakes on overspending by Broward's elected officials, slowing down the burgeoning development in the County, and preserving our disappearing green spaces. For more information about Ken, check out www.keechl2006.com.
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