1.  Weekend Trip to NH for Obama, Dec. 14 - 16

The time is now, New Hampshire is the place, to make a difference for Barack Obama and real change.
Next weekend, Dec. 14 - 16, Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia Obama grass rooters will fly to Manchester, NH.  Reasonably priced airfares remain on Southwest Airlines each way on Dec. 14 & 16, 7 flights per day, nonstop.  There may be reasonable fares from National airport on US Airways.  Car rental rates are as low at $16 per day with Hertz.  Our group will stay in accomidations provided by the campaign (contact Howard Park), at the Four Points by Sheraton or the Econo Lodge, all in Manchester.

This will be the last weekend before the holiday/new year period.  We can probably do more good, solid work for Obama on Dec. 14 - 16 than we can in the crowded, frenzied weekend before the primary when accommodations will be more scarce.  For info on working for the campaign on dates near the Jan. 8 primary go to: http://nh.barackobama.com/page/s/newegot v  For information, questions, etc., contact Howard Park at 202-544-6262, hpark4@aol.com.

2.  DC Dems Holiday Party Monday

Join DC Democrats & the DC Dem State Committee for a Holiday Party hosted by Philip Pannell, Honorary Chair A. Scott Bolden, Monday, Dec. 10, 7 - 11 pm at 18th Amendment, 613 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, 1/2 block from the Eastern Market Metro.  Scores of City Council members and DC Democrats will be there.  Karaoke, Buffet & Cash Bar.  Admission, $10 and book for a youth up to the age of 12.  This will be fun!

3. Caroline Kennedy Book Signing, Dec. 10, 6:30 pm

Caroline Kennedy will sign her book "A Family Christmas", at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NE, Monday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 pm, 202-364.1919

4. Support Massa for Congress, Tuesday Dec. 11

Please join AFSCME People, IBEW PAC & Members of Congress including Hoyer, Frank, Rangel, Abercrombie & most of the New York delegation in support of Eric Massa and his Campaign for Congress in New York's 29th District against Bush rubberstamp Randy Kuhl.  Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, 315 C St., NE, $250 donation requested, all donations welcome, RSVP to Scott Dworkin, 202-232-2305, scott@massaforcongress.com  This race is one of the top five in the country and Kuhl is one of the dimmest bulbs in a dark Republican electoral landscape.  Massa leads a unified Dem. party and lost by less than two percentage points in 2006.  Eric Massa is an inspiration and will bring his experience as a 24 year navy veteran to Congress.

5. DC for Obama Meetup/Social Happy Hour, Dec. 12 @ Hawk & Dove

The next DC for Obama FREE Meetup is on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Hawk & Dove, due to several holiday parties we may not have our regular upstairs room until after 8:00 pm, in any case please come out & meet fellow Obama supporters at the bar or in the upstairs room.  The Hawk & Dove is at 329 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, near the Capitol South & Eastern Market Metro stations.

6.  DC $25 Fundraiser for Real Democrat Donna Edwards, Dec. 13

Donna Edwards Fundraiser - Come meet Donna and support her bid for Maryland's 4th District congressional seat.  Donna Edwards is a fantastic candidate who has attracted the support of opponents of the Iraq war, environmental groups and progressives throughout Maryland and the nation.  She is running against Liebercrat and sometimes Bush supporter Al Wynn.  Donna is the real Democrat in the Feb. 12 primary.  For the fundraiser we are asking $25 at the door, Date:    Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Location: Nate and Sarah's House, 1329 10th St NW
Washington, DC, Info:  DonnaDecember13@gmail.com

7. Comedy Fundraiser for Obama, Dec. 13

Join Young Lawyers for Obama and anyone with a sense of humor for a night of laughter and meeting others who support change and Barack Obama.  $25 donation requested but less or more is welcome!  8:30 - 10:30, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2436 18th St. in the heart of Adams-Morgan, RSVP's welcome but not required to alex.lawson@gmail.com, bring friends!

8. Women for Obama House Parties All Over the DC Area!

a. December 10, 2007, 7:30pm (almost full), Co-hosts: Karen Mulhauser, Jayne Thomisee, Moira Whalen, Obama and International Relations, Home of Karen Mulhauser, 319 7th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
b. December 15, 2007, 4pm (open party), Tea for Obama, Home of Ruth Bell, 3100 Ellicott Street, NWWashington, DC 20008

c. December 15, 2007, Host: Eugenia White (open party), Christmas Social and FundraiserSuggested Donation: $25.00, The Home of Eugenia White, 1317 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Contact: Eugenia White, 202-396-8882

d. January 3, 2007, 7:30pm (open party), Maryland Women for Obama: the Prince George's Chapter, Historic William Early House (home of the Dowlings), 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing Road, Brandywine, MDContact: Joyce Dowling- 301-782-9922

9. Meet Dennis Schulman, Dem. Candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 5th District - FREE!

Join one of THREE meet & greets with Dennis Schulman, Democratic Candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 5th District running against troglodyte Republican Scott Garrett (NJ-5) in one of the most intriguing races of 2008.   Schulman has an interesting story, is a Rabbi, a 30 year psychologist and is blind but has his eyes & mind wide open about the bright possibility of replacing Garrett, one of President Bush's strongest congressional supporters in the East.   Contributions are, of couse, gratefully accepted but not required for any of the Schulman meet & greets.

Monday, December 10, 2007, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, At the office of Al Guttman, 910 17th Street, NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006 and...

Monday, December 10, 2007, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, At the home of
Luis Torres, 3060 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 and...

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, At the office of
Barbara Etkind, Ross, Dixon & Bell , 2001 K Street, NW, Washington,  DC  20006-1040

10. Sen. Edward Kennedy Signs Books, Sat. Dec. 15 at Kennedy Center

Sen. Edward Kennedy will sign his book, "My Senator & Me, A Dog's Eye View of Washington, DC" at the Hall of States Gift Shop in the Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NW.  The book is a children's picture book.  Sen. Kennedy's dog, Splash, will also attend.

11. Join YLFO Phone Banking for Obama Dec. 17, 18

We'll be phone banking out of the DC Obama for America Headquarters on Monday and Tuesday, December 17-18, from 7-10 PM.  You can come for all of that time or part of it, as we're just trying to make as many calls as we can. There will be free pizza and beer, a chance to see the HQ in person if you haven't already, and a chance to win a free plane trip to NH that we're raffling off.  This is an incredibly important effort, and we very much hope you can participate.  Email Melissa Byrne at melissachristine@gmail.com if you can come one or both nights!
12. Adam Clampitt for City Council Fundraiser, Dec. 18

Adam Clampitt is running an aggressive campaign to unseat Republican Carol Schwartz for At-Large DC Councilmember next November.  There's going to be a Holiday fundraiser for Adam coming up on Tuesday, December 18th at the new Park Restaurant at 14th and K, NW across from Franklin Square.  It's a low dollar event, $25 minimum, but should be a lot of fun.  There is an open bar from 6:00 - 7:30 and there will be hors d'oeuvres.  Please consider joining us next Tuesday.  You can RSVP by visiting http://www.adamclampitt.com/holidayinvit e/

13. Gertrude Stein Club Holiday Party

Tue., Dec. 18, 2007, Stein Club Holiday Party 2007
Our Holiday Party is a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays with Stein Club members, supporters, elected officials, and the LGBT community.
Location: Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U Street, NW
When: 6:30 PM, Ends: 9:00 PM

14.  Attn: Cornhuskers, Draft Scott Kleeb for US Senate from Nebraska

Scott Kleeb is the best thing to come out of the Great Plains since Jon Tester of Montana rocked the political world in 2006.  This time, the red state of Nebraska will send a progressive and a real rancher to Washington.  Check out http://stepforward.draftkleeb.com/

15. Edwards Meetup Group in Silver Spring

There is a new Meetup group for John Edwards supporters, go to:
http://johnedwards.meetup.com/393/calend ar/6765282/?gj=ej1-181_plus

16. Drinking Liberally - EVERY Thursday

Drinking Liberally meets EVERY Thursday in the back room of Timberlake's,  6:30 to 9, in the back room at Timberlake's (1726 Connecticut Ave NW, north of Dupont Circle). Socialize, network, rant, and converse about what's going on in the country and the world.  Check the blog for occasional political blathering and posts about other events: http://dcdl.org  Spread the word about Drinking Liberally!  If you enjoy our events,
tell your friends and get them to subscribe to our announcement list:
http://drinkingliberally.org/subscribe1. html?id=130

17. Phone Bank SC for Obama

Can't travel? make a commitment to call about 50 people in South Carolina per week via the campaign's "virtual phone bank."   This is ideal for busy supporters who can't commit to specific group phone banks but want to help out in their free time.  You can call as few or as many people as time allows, and the 50 people per week number only amounts to 10 calls per day.

If you're interested, please contact Paige at paige.shevlin@googlemail.com; she'll contact the South Carolina coordinator and get you a personalized user name and a password for South Carolina's electronic potential supporter network.

18. Students Mobilize for Donna Edwards

Students at the University of Maryland, College Park are organizing along with activists, families and other community members from all over Prince George's and Montgomery County to support Real Democrat Donna Edwards in her bid to beat DINO Al Wynn (MD-4). Edwards is running a strong campaign to unseat Wynn, who consistently sides with Republicans on key votes such as authorizing the war in Iraq, the 2005 bankruptcy bill, Dick Cheney's energy bill, repealing the estate tax, and other pieces of radically conservative legislation.  Edwards is the executive director of the Arca Foundation, and has experience working in various community organizations as well as for Public Citizen. She is being supported by Progressive Maryland, and is endorsed by Emily's List, League of Conservative Voters, Democracy for America, NOW, and by the blogs MyDD, Atrios, and others.  The 4th, which is one of the most Democratically partisan districts in the country, borders the District of Columbia and stretches along the beltway.  For more information, read this post at Free State Politics (Maryland's progressive blogging hub) or join the Facebook group here.

19. Draft Wesley Clark for Vice President

Draft efforts have worked before -- just ask Sen. Jim Webb! No matter who our choice is for President, the choice for Vice President is clear to many: check out: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/clark vp2008/

20. Missouri's Shame Leads to A Fun Online Game!

Missourians like me know that Gov. Matt "Baby" Blunt is a national embarrassment.  Blunt is like a young George W. Bush, but without the substance or even the brush clearing ability.  The next Democratic Governor from Missouri, Attorney General Jay Nixon, have created a fun online game to highlight Blunt's latest scandal involving destroyed documents & e-mails, check out http://bluntdocumentdestroyer.com and make sure to forward this FUN site to your friends in the Show-Me State.

21.  Major Trip, DC to SC Jan. 18 - 21

DC for Obama has a major trip planned to South Carolina Jan. 18 - 21, save the dates.

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