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IN THE NEWS . . .
Kruse Confused: Our State Senator Has Trouble Distinguishing Fact From Fiction
Our state senator Jeff Kruse has often demonstrated a tenuous relationship with objective facts, but rarely has he compressed such extreme factual wrongness in so few words as he did in a single short paragraph from his November 16, 2011, email newsletter. What does Senator Kruse's inability to recognize obvious falsehoods tell us about the his ability to effectively represent us in the State Senate?

January 11,
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Quote of the Day ... "I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions." - Warren Buffett, June 16, 2010 |
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Research Suggests Wall Street Bankers Knew They Were Cheating Their Customers - "The research provides strong support for the idea that banks -- with the help of pliant ratings agencies -- put together the CDOs and sold them to investors in a premeditated effort to get rid of some of their most toxic assets, or to provide vehicles for clients who wanted to bet against the worst possible assets." |
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Over Two-Thirds Of Corporations Pay No Federal Corporate Income Tax - "In 1986, about 24 percent of corporations were what's known as nontaxable businesses -- meaning the companies themselves pay no federal income taxes -- instead passing on the earnings to individual investors to pay taxes on. By 2008, these businesses accounted for about 69 percent of all corporations, a designation that can save companies hundreds of millions of dollars in a single year." |
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Kitzhaber makes Rolling Stone's top 12 list of "leaders who get things done" - Rolling Stone magazine has identified twelve "quiet" leaders "who get things done" and are "demonstrating just how effective government can be". In particular, they contrast these twelve with "GOP fire-breathers" like Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker, Ohio's Gov. John Kasich, and Florida's Gov. Rick Scott whose politics have already failed just one year in." |

January 25,
2011
Nuclear Reactor Meltdown Possible - Speical Art Robinson Edition - UPDATE
January 5,
2012
American Pie: Changes in the Distribution of Income Among Tax Filers Between 1996 and 2006:
The Role of Labor Income, Capital Income, and Tax Policy - UPDATE
December 13,
2011
American Pie: Recession's Brief Dip in Income Inequality is Already Over - UPDATE
December 3,
2011
What Abraham Lincoln Said About the #Occupy Movement ...150 Years Ago Today
December 1,
2011
Nuclear Reactor Meltdown Possible - Speical Art Robinson Edition - UPDATE
November 27,
2011
American Pie: For Business, Golden Days; For Workers, the Dross - UPDATE
November 24,
2011
American Pie: Debunking the conservative argument about the rich and taxes - UPDATE
November 21,
2011
Kruse Confused: Our State Senator Has Trouble Distinguishing Fact From Fictions
November 13,
2011
American Pie: Why income inequality suddenly matters - UPDATE
IN PERSPECTIVE . . . December 3, 2011
What Abraham Lincoln Said About the #Occupy Movement ...150 Years Ago Today
Your conservative friends have probably seen a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln defending the wealthy saying that "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong..." It's completely FALSE. Here's what Abraham Lincoln really had to day about the #Occupy movement, 150 years ago today.

IN THE NEWS . . .
The Staffer Who Came In From the Cold
Mike Lofgren is a respected veteran Congressional staffer who served 28 years as a specialist in defense and budget issues. He retired on June 17, disillusioned with a Republican Party that he describes as "full of lunatics", bearing no resemblance to the party of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Lofgren's article describes in clear, powerful language the how Republican Party of the 21st century is "becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult" that "cares solely and exclusively about its rich contributors."
This is a must read article.

IN
THE NEWS . . .
What Have Oregon Democrats Been
Up To Lately?

IN THE NEWS . . .
World's Largest #Occupy Demonstration is Held in Curry County
Event organizer Gary Wickham reports that about 100 people gathered for the first Occupy Port Orford event at the chain link fence in front of the Driftwood Elementary School playground in an exuberant and peaceful demonstration supporting economic justice for the 99% of Americans who have been left behind by the American economic and political system over the last 30 years.

VIDEO LOG . . .
The Occupy Wall Street Movement: Peter DeFazio Gets It
Congressman DeFazio delivered a barn burner of a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on one of his favorite subjects -- how Wall Street is destroying the American dream.

VIDEO LOG . . .
The Reagan Rule
Ronald Reagan: "Do you think the millionaire ought to pay more in taxes than the bus driver, or less?"

VIDEO LOG . . .
Kitzhaber and Hanna on Chinese TV - Oregon Open for Chinese Investment and Business
Governor Kitzhaber and Bruce Hanna, Republican Co-Speacker of the Oregon House of Representatives, discuss Oregon trade relationships and opportunities in an interview on Chinese television.

IN THE NEWS . . .
President Obama Proposes Tax Increase for the Wealthy, Rejects Republican "Class Warfare" Rhetoric
"I reject the idea that asking a hedge fund manager to pay the same tax rate as a plumber or a teacher is class warfare."

IN
PERSPECTIVE . . .
American Pie: Wealth
and Income Inequality in America
No matter how you slice it, when it
comes to income and wealth in America the rich get most of the
pie and the rest get the leftovers.
-- FREQUENTLY UPDATED --

An Agenda for Oregon's Future
Oregon Democrats'
Platform and Legislative Agenda
The
Democratic Party of Oregon is committed to seeking a better
future for the present generation and for generations to come.
As Oregon Democrats, we assert that the
citizens of our state and our country are the government, we
hold up the Bill of Rights and derived civil liberties as the
enduring standard of liberty, and we firmly oppose abrogation of
those rights and liberties in the name of governmental
convenience or security. Where these rights and liberties are
not fully realized, we pledge to help everyone within our
borders to regain them. We invite all Americans to join with us
to re-establish our two-century old democracy as a beacon of
virtue that is admired all over the world.

Curry Democrats
Adopt a Highway
The
Democrats of Curry County have adopted a mile of 101 in Curry
County between mile markers 347and 348.
With the placements of these signs, comes the
responsibility to clean both sides of the highway at least two
times per year.

Be Part of the solution!
Become a Curry County
Democratic
Precinct Committee Person (PCP)
What's a PCP?
For Democrats, at the grass roots level, as a Precinct Committee Person you can represent:
The Power behind the Party
The lifeblood of the Democratic Party
The real voice of your neighborhood, your
county
The feet on the ground, walking the talk
As a Precinct Committee Person, here’s how you can help:
Represent the Curry Democratic Party in your precinct
Help run Curry County Democratic Central Committee—you get to VOTE on issues.
Help fill vacancies in public office by electing candidates who believe that by working together we can build a better future for EVERYONE
As a Precinct Committee Person, you also:
Are the key person to draw people into the Party
Motivate neighbors
Work with others to advance the causes we champion
How can you become a PCP? Click HERE to find out more.
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Monthly Meeting
Next business meeting:
Saturday Fefruary 18, 2012
2:00PM
Brookings, OR
Check here later for location.
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