See attached-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Sharon & Bruce
Sent: Mar 25, 2011 7:26 PM
To: Charles Ara
Subject: Re: photos and Highlights of 3-25-11 PDG Dems meeting
What a great idea! There were only two typos, I believe, and
some additions (in red). I've attached some photos to accompany the
meeting report.
Sharon
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 3-25 MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT GREENS DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Sharon Miller wore
a colorful hat with the names of great American women and their
achievements: Rosa Parks (civil rights), Dolores Huerta (United Farm
Workers), Eleanor Roosevelt (New Deal), Margaret Sanger (Family
Planning), Susan B. Anthony (Women’s Rights), Helen Keller (overcoming
disabilities), Ruth Bader Ginsberg & Sonia Sotomayor (Supreme
Court), Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State), Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of
the House) and many more.
Dale Hultgren reported
on the trip to Mary Bono’s Office where a letter from the PDG Dems Club
was presented to Bono staff thanking her for supporting funding for
Planned Parenthood. It was also reported that Bono later reversed her
vote.
Tracy Turner announced
a protest gathering at the Miramonte Hotel in Indian Wells where John
Boehner will support a fundraiser for Mary Bono. Several PDG Club
members agreed to be present at 3:30 P.M. on March 26 with signs that
say WHERE ARE THE JOBS.
Samm Coombs was applauded for his many fine articles in the Mobile Home News.
His
articles are titled TIME HAPPENS. It was noted that Samm had an opinion
piece in the Desert Sun last Wednesday, which explained why there are
so many Republicans in the Coachella Valley. The main reason is that so many residents moved here from more conservative parts of the U.S.A.
Chris Towner presented
a resolution in support of Planned Parenthood to be sent to the Women’s
Caucus at the convention of the California Democratic Party. The motion
to support this resolution was passed.
LIBYA presented
a hot topic for discussion. Rachel Maddow would have been impressed
with the depth of knowledge expressed by Club members. The consensus was
that President Obama chose the lesser of two evils after careful
consulting. This was in contrast to the Bush Administration going to war based on lies about weapons of mass destruction.
Lee Colby led a discussion of PDG Club goals and fundraising ideas.
There was sharp debate as to whether we should invite Independents (Decline to State) voters to our meetings. [My
understanding is that this would be a one-time thing----it should be
structured to elicit viewpoints from Independents and an opportunity to
respond as to how the Democratic party would support those viewpoints.]
It was suggested that we purchase and sell T-shirts saying PDG Democratic Club.
Dale will take on the phone tree for those who don't have or respond to email.
Sharon
and Chris will write up a simple meeting announcement to quietly
submit to the PDG newsletter. (Date, time, place, Charlies's phone
number)
Added:
Chris
Towner was instructed to order $50 worth of signs to advertise our
Friday meetings and to be put out 6 days in advance. Suggested
wording: PDG Democratic Club meeting , Rec Cntr, Fri., 9:45 AM. She
was also asked to order $20 worth of PDG Democratic business cards to
list meeting day, time, place, and Charlie's phone number.
We would like to send someone to the State Democratic Convention in Sacramento. Is anyone interested in going?