tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69863502179417649122024-03-28T20:29:42.309-07:00DC VoteDC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. We've launched a national public awareness campaign to educate constituents about DC's denial of a vote in Congress. We're visiting states where Senators are filibustering the DC Voting Rights Act and keeping the dream alive at home in the District. Read all the latest and post your comments. We welcome your input!mboltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07473070697180704095noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-55573535396518902612009-06-30T13:36:00.000-07:002009-06-30T13:50:09.689-07:00Roberts Gibbs Gets Glib<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfDbrjuLbk8GCenq_oUDgebftu1yMWkXBtyF59ne4sBkuSjdfVrsarugVFsGy-luKBSHbxSm_-bcHfr8TOO4WAYQG_M0vnlZLObs-Eqa9mL5YPlEFpayWXjgsk7G_Q20K_9zM6L5lVKw/s1600-h/DCVotePlateRGBmac.gif"><img style="float:top; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfDbrjuLbk8GCenq_oUDgebftu1yMWkXBtyF59ne4sBkuSjdfVrsarugVFsGy-luKBSHbxSm_-bcHfr8TOO4WAYQG_M0vnlZLObs-Eqa9mL5YPlEFpayWXjgsk7G_Q20K_9zM6L5lVKw/s400/DCVotePlateRGBmac.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353223812707934738" /></a><br />In a White House press briefing yesterday, Robert Gibbs basically dismissed the idea that the President would concern himself with a symbolic gesture of changing his limo's license plates to the "Taxation Without Representation" design. Read an excerpt from the June 29 transcript:<br /><br />Q Can I ask you one more question, just quickly, on sort of a D.C. issue? And that is, why hasn't the President changed his license plates on the presidential limousine? Is he planning to change them to the "Taxation Without Representation" plates or --<br /><br />MR. GIBBS: I think rather than change the logo around the license plate, the President is committed instead to changing the status of the District of Columbia.<br /><br />Q But it's a symbol, though, that a lot of people look at as --<br /><br />MR. GIBBS: <strong>Well, I guess I would ask you to ask people in Washington whether they'd like to have that status changed or that symbolism screwed on to the back of a limousine</strong>.<br /><br /><em>The answer, Mr. Gibbs, is both. We want both. That little bit of symbolism goes a long way towards educating Americans about the issue and sends a signal to DC residents that the President is serious about his commitment to equal representation for DC. Even better, use your power and voice to urge Congress to pass a clean DC Voting Rights Act. More than half a million DC residents are counting on you</em>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-68705173564573011772009-05-22T11:50:00.000-07:002009-05-22T11:56:54.624-07:00Seriously? Seriously. Don't these guys have their own constituents?Surprise, surprise. Representatives Jim Jordan and Jason Chaffetz introduced a bill to "save" the institution of marriage in DC. <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/media.cfm?mediaID=2843">Chaffetz said the Constitution made him do it</a>. Attention members of Congress, why don't you <em>really</em> help DC residents and pass the DC Voting Rights Act already?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-55808493181919309152009-05-06T14:07:00.000-07:002009-05-06T14:27:07.306-07:00Congress is All Up in DC's Bidness Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UTbDyTaN5d2lGV6UqenW-XZU2t_a8MrhjQHPuTaSg6TVAOPeARUP2xjvjvy6FgSo1WdS_NvEB194GX1xXECGWKoJjTt0tNz9kphByDEwbemmzqIJcmRqqpu7h9fSjhyFUWScFNiG76A/s1600-h/picture-5.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UTbDyTaN5d2lGV6UqenW-XZU2t_a8MrhjQHPuTaSg6TVAOPeARUP2xjvjvy6FgSo1WdS_NvEB194GX1xXECGWKoJjTt0tNz9kphByDEwbemmzqIJcmRqqpu7h9fSjhyFUWScFNiG76A/s400/picture-5.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332825581943355330" /></a><br />Because certain members of Congress have no respect for home rule...next on the agenda for Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is the defeat of the DC's law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. A perfect (and I use that adjective ironically) example of Congress trying to interfere with local issues here in DC!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/Salt%20Lake%20Tribune%20Home%20Page/ci_12308203">Read all about how he's going to fix DC's problems</a>. Funny? Doesn't he have constituents of his own who need assistance? Hmmm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-39999819687375738492009-03-26T09:33:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:46:28.354-07:00Guns and Roses and DC Voting Rights - An Interesting Proposal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurtrH0UPckelrPnLjzYPyzY4qC8tRUTtBKcx4zXGOGvukKZVkGpFwwu8OrDcsMxHJxBKBrmh1mSj2KMCb-xtWZaiqOKpAy2pEeRlOmKkqs7ZIedKk8McoGjHbvmgPRPE5g8WNrAUi3fs/s1600-h/roses.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurtrH0UPckelrPnLjzYPyzY4qC8tRUTtBKcx4zXGOGvukKZVkGpFwwu8OrDcsMxHJxBKBrmh1mSj2KMCb-xtWZaiqOKpAy2pEeRlOmKkqs7ZIedKk8McoGjHbvmgPRPE5g8WNrAUi3fs/s400/roses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317538751639245842" /></a>With all this talk of guns, sometimes you need to stop and smell the roses. Or, at least that's one proposal from DC Councilmember Kwame Brown. He proposes a "Rose Amendment" to the DC Voting Rights Act. The premise? If DC is going to take a hit to its gun laws, then the state of Nevada should take a hit to its legalize prostitution. The proposed amendment fights back against Sen. Ensign's amendment that repealed all of DC's gun laws by making legalized prostitution - a BIG business in Nevada - all but illegal. <br /><br /><strong>"Guns" for "roses". Get it? Read the letter</strong>: <br /><br />Representative Steny H. Hoyer<br />House Democratic Majority Leader <br />H-107, The Capitol<br />Washington, DC 20515<br /><br />Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton<br />2136 Rayburn HOB<br />Washington, DC 20515<br /><br />Dear Majority Leader Hoyer and Congresswoman Norton:<br /><br />The residents of the District of Columbia are wholeheartedly dedicated to achieving full statehood with representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The DC Voting Rights Act is an important step towards achieving that goal. As you know, there are still representatives who would withhold even a single vote in the House from over a half a million United States citizens. They have used a legislative maneuver in an attempt to override the will of District residents and their local government.<br /><br />I propose we challenge the irony of Senator John Ensign’s (R-Nev) introduction of the gun amendment by introducing an amendment of our own. I recommend you co-introduce the “Roses Amendment.” The “Roses Amendment” would revise the Mann Act by prohibiting US citizens from crossing state borders to solicit sex in states where prostitution is legal. The amendment would further prohibit these states from using the Internet as a portal to advertise or solicit prostitution. Furthermore, the amendment would make it illegal to complete financial transactions where electronic data or information is shared with any entity located outside of the state for which prostitution is legalized. The federal government would be within its constitutional authority to regulate this type of interstate commerce. <br /><br />As have other states, District residents have fought to rid our community of prostitution in an effort to revitalize our neighborhoods. If elected officials from states, namely Nevada, can introduce legislation that alters the local laws of the District, I believe the District should offer an amendment that imposes our moral values on such states where prostitution is legal. <br /><br />As a local elected official, in addition to having full federal representation, I believe that citizens have the right to determine the best means by which to secure the safety of themselves and their families. If we must compromise our local governing authority in order to satisfy the moral arguments of a few representatives, I believe it is reasonable to ask them to consider our moral values in return. Therefore, I believe we should fight guns with roses and continue moving the DC Voting Rights Act forward. Please consider discussing this strategy further with your colleagues, District officials and representatives of local voting rights organizations.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Kwame R. Brown<br /><br />CC: <br />Mayor Adrian M. Fenty<br />Chairman Vincent C. Gray<br />At-Large Councilmember Michael A. Brown<br />Members of the Council Committee on Statehood<br />Ilir Zherka, Executive Director, DC VoteUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-32770385893546002982009-02-26T08:10:00.001-08:002009-02-26T08:15:26.162-08:00Waiting for the vote? Write to Congress!Okay, so, watching the Senate floor "action" can sometimes be about as fascinating as watching paint dry - even when the issue is as important as the DC Voting Rights Act. May I make a recommendation? Use this time to write your members of Congress and urge them to vote for the this bill.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.congressweb.com/cweb4/index.cfm?orgcode=dcv&hotissue=3">Click here to write Congress NOW</a>! <br /><br />Want the latest information but can't watch C-Span? <a href="http://dcist.com/2009/02/live_blogging_day_3_of_senate_actio.php">Check out DCist's live blogging for all the action</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-16666022586890810162009-01-22T12:09:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:14:36.054-08:00Sign DC Vote's Postcard to the President<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WCRvVhOHO-q6hW0gTm5RF2BtH_076yCpsSZii25ozfFcwr8LbgnZG4Up2MFU6XYNvSUC8PxRBZN5o3OHuXv1M6ThbZbI08dFBZcdpdaEhPRmh8z8rqR_EIQ7wr12EeH0gy5lbZaVFQ4/s1600-h/HomeAdObama_small.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WCRvVhOHO-q6hW0gTm5RF2BtH_076yCpsSZii25ozfFcwr8LbgnZG4Up2MFU6XYNvSUC8PxRBZN5o3OHuXv1M6ThbZbI08dFBZcdpdaEhPRmh8z8rqR_EIQ7wr12EeH0gy5lbZaVFQ4/s320/HomeAdObama_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294213768659109346" /></a><br />Help us send a message to President Obama to act swiftly on DC Voting Rights! <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/involved/obama.cfm">Click here to sign our virtual postcard</a>, TODAY. Victory in 2009 looks promising, but we need your help to make it happen. <br /><br />To date, thousands have already joined DC Vote in calling upon President Obama to sign the DC Voting Rights Act into law as soon as it reaches his desk. <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/involved/obama.cfm">Sign your postcard today</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-17418246167654582722008-12-03T13:43:00.000-08:002008-12-03T13:57:11.612-08:00Will He or Won't He? The License Plate Debate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5GpCM_BguAlavWxRsw_41GW6d_4lesvOqy3U07NbQXGoOfpP9q9w2uttPC8zQ5q1xgjgDAKV1IEuk3yVIAo7q07-pd6cB-PiOepLxM6vChZxc1Nz2HE6SjePykBTi3RYYL_gcW1A9EY/s1600-h/DCVotePlateRGBmac.gif"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5GpCM_BguAlavWxRsw_41GW6d_4lesvOqy3U07NbQXGoOfpP9q9w2uttPC8zQ5q1xgjgDAKV1IEuk3yVIAo7q07-pd6cB-PiOepLxM6vChZxc1Nz2HE6SjePykBTi3RYYL_gcW1A9EY/s320/DCVotePlateRGBmac.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275685013351800386" /></a><br />DC Vote is happy to see the buzz around President-elect Obama's limo license plates (okay so maybe we helped get the buzz started!). You know the story: President Clinton put the 'Taxation Without Representation' plates on, President Bush took them off.<br /><br />We know that Obama is a supporter of DC voting rights. He <em>was</em> a sponsor of the Senate version of the <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/advocacy/dcvramain.cfm">DC Voting Rights Act</a>. But, will he send a message to the millions of inaugural parade by cruising down Pennsylvania Avenue with 'Taxation Without Representation' on his bumper on January 20? Let's hope so. It's not the most significant step but it sends a clear message to the more than have a million District residents that he cares about this issue. And perhaps even more importantly, it sends a message to the millions of tourists who may not have even heard that Taxation Without Representation is alive and well in America's capital.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-44636179557353633452008-11-13T15:46:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:57:08.771-08:00DC Veterans and Residents Gather for Veterans Day RallyA crowd of close to 300 joined us at Upper Senate Park to honor our nation's veterans and to demand the vote for DC residents. People signed postcards for President-elect Obama - urging him to move quickly on DC voting rights for the thousands of DC veterans and soldiers. We were joined by active duty military personnel, veterans, students and locals who gathered on a beautiful fall day to demand the vote.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5GNRooj3sPqlKAoEudePBFckaXGyXAxR-KZ0JYzv-FHBuIZaMEV0i6tOu9FPkMr9Q9ZKjOlO-kH-kNxUdvDNk9QKjakmp421PQtTOwgciDY_T_QPBsnnSRpFMnm3dyRb7M8aGbRks-8/s1600-h/IMG_0321.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5GNRooj3sPqlKAoEudePBFckaXGyXAxR-KZ0JYzv-FHBuIZaMEV0i6tOu9FPkMr9Q9ZKjOlO-kH-kNxUdvDNk9QKjakmp421PQtTOwgciDY_T_QPBsnnSRpFMnm3dyRb7M8aGbRks-8/s320/IMG_0321.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268309233003584578" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIF016SltIhjAYciOQ-K3viRErRpQ8FtEIUOa7P0SjMD9o3xmw81BimwMOb1teVGt-t90tXGrNb1DOkXEfixMSYQ8LCFqGUSKC54xS3SFWtHIXHhiHNONVrEqLObGCNhKop3YhZsNOOo/s1600-h/IMG_0279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIF016SltIhjAYciOQ-K3viRErRpQ8FtEIUOa7P0SjMD9o3xmw81BimwMOb1teVGt-t90tXGrNb1DOkXEfixMSYQ8LCFqGUSKC54xS3SFWtHIXHhiHNONVrEqLObGCNhKop3YhZsNOOo/s320/IMG_0279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268309226482926242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Jjmu6CtOSRItAg9TxRTmyjy11sMwr5xsoQn3_otqqMduSjem8rkT8rlvCqKfwAjYPJEaNztGqVd1qmGf_sMohuq5rYKyYn1aOuGOXpQzJz-LWxYG6WA-aVBPjegUiZNtilWKTCwSnM/s1600-h/IMG_0250.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Jjmu6CtOSRItAg9TxRTmyjy11sMwr5xsoQn3_otqqMduSjem8rkT8rlvCqKfwAjYPJEaNztGqVd1qmGf_sMohuq5rYKyYn1aOuGOXpQzJz-LWxYG6WA-aVBPjegUiZNtilWKTCwSnM/s320/IMG_0250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268309216146613218" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuY9xYw3ii7PniPrAZTkonx3m6jyxa0of0DXOUSKJ-EtdTfnmj9qAxrsvQrXdpXaJFOZa82oGuqPueZ9aMbiVZTe6DvVjm7GifKu2YfKFfTWMYMAv5ZaMI9UXVmLgIgrLHwaynrIiS1g/s1600-h/IMG_0240.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuY9xYw3ii7PniPrAZTkonx3m6jyxa0of0DXOUSKJ-EtdTfnmj9qAxrsvQrXdpXaJFOZa82oGuqPueZ9aMbiVZTe6DvVjm7GifKu2YfKFfTWMYMAv5ZaMI9UXVmLgIgrLHwaynrIiS1g/s320/IMG_0240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268309209753627538" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0e8ZcY86CiTiaJNIv9u_1DxxdtuGsYuNz8Uy5W5r-nV8E55k_12JUqDKTXAsmJFAY4q1UPkUzouF5uj6K1t6u36U00KFLKjeWawilE7iKzBpUL-Ay8BVFIEwOgpPgXCBseJOxskZWkk/s1600-h/IMG_0237.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0e8ZcY86CiTiaJNIv9u_1DxxdtuGsYuNz8Uy5W5r-nV8E55k_12JUqDKTXAsmJFAY4q1UPkUzouF5uj6K1t6u36U00KFLKjeWawilE7iKzBpUL-Ay8BVFIEwOgpPgXCBseJOxskZWkk/s320/IMG_0237.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268309200050859394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4VD-Vcx4I5MyRcyZRC56-iIGTwmv-TljQtaOFFvFGbkAsvi6Z0zsOrMLurAnpqZ15YojLnVv8TnVDyChIz2ga4ao_sDjcxPEQqRcLvXghXIebwlZXuv8txihoKy6XzvK8n7G5hFaMFw/s1600-h/IMG_0232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4VD-Vcx4I5MyRcyZRC56-iIGTwmv-TljQtaOFFvFGbkAsvi6Z0zsOrMLurAnpqZ15YojLnVv8TnVDyChIz2ga4ao_sDjcxPEQqRcLvXghXIebwlZXuv8txihoKy6XzvK8n7G5hFaMFw/s320/IMG_0232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268293453467589138" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-49933043763942260242008-11-06T16:24:00.000-08:002008-11-07T15:08:12.283-08:00DC Vote Victory Looks Promising in 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx72n5TMEVOuNJveiwIlRJj0GCiyHP_jFVptI0235xSv3PAqH9k7tdvhRUDnawxLPKfSOe5-W94LGYDPmH830V-GivdZaA20zAwRzLzEQCJP-HZQetaHaaJMhvLvkxHpN3caPJLtUoOw/s1600-h/american-flag-2a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx72n5TMEVOuNJveiwIlRJj0GCiyHP_jFVptI0235xSv3PAqH9k7tdvhRUDnawxLPKfSOe5-W94LGYDPmH830V-GivdZaA20zAwRzLzEQCJP-HZQetaHaaJMhvLvkxHpN3caPJLtUoOw/s320/american-flag-2a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265706287841943826" /></a><br />DC Vote has two new allies in the White House! Both Obama and Biden are on record as supporting DC voting rights. The possibility of victory looks good but that doesn't mean we don't have a tough road ahead. We will need your help! Join us for a <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/events/event.cfm?eventID=423">Veterans Day Rally on November 11th</a>. We're honoring the nearly 200,000 DC residents who have fought to defend America while being denied democracy at home. Let's send a clear message to Congress, the President-elect, and the nation that we demand the vote! Please join us!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-6715291588883328792008-09-22T07:38:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:43:51.687-07:00Demand the Vote - The Music Video (Full Version)We teased the DNC with a sneak preview ... but now, ladies and gentleman, the full length music video "Demand the Vote"<br /><br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW6eMiZv0zs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xW6eMiZv0zs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></center><br />Performed by local artists <span style="font-weight:bold;">Joe L. Da Vessel</span> and band Melodic, the video was produced by DC Vote in conjunction with <span style="font-weight:bold;">D.A.A.S. Wuz Up Entertainment</span> and directed by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Wes at G-Light Films</span>.<br /><br />For more info, and to download a high resolution version of the video, <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/library/videodemandthevote.cfm">click here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-83120308667863338362008-09-04T05:58:00.000-07:002008-09-04T06:05:58.246-07:00Republican Champions of DC Voting Rights<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw8Xn_b7Z0vdubgW9c0qSM7m78DHmUDAXN3OV0kbynCHfcjKmOasG7Wh5W7EF8txEPrqcWc3O6GCpznCp4Wn2sSnVyCJZgO7uU5MxVo2v39OwpQ8G5zxmgJlEN1jTEQpy013jdWvnISQK/s1600-h/IMG_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw8Xn_b7Z0vdubgW9c0qSM7m78DHmUDAXN3OV0kbynCHfcjKmOasG7Wh5W7EF8txEPrqcWc3O6GCpznCp4Wn2sSnVyCJZgO7uU5MxVo2v39OwpQ8G5zxmgJlEN1jTEQpy013jdWvnISQK/s400/IMG_0077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242150590934593250" /></a><br />In September 2007, eight Republican senators voted in favor of the DC House Voting Rights Act. They stood up for civil rights and now stand on the right side of history. Senator Olympia Snowe is one of those senators.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-57591808004547021712008-09-04T05:47:00.000-07:002008-09-04T05:58:36.650-07:00The Stars are AligningThat's right folks, at the DNC there was a good deal of <a href="http://dcist.com/2008/08/28/dan_rather_lends_star_power_to_voti.php">star power coming out to bat for DC Voting Rights</a> and the same is true here in St. Paul.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO8Wbdamb3VgbP5lWLxu06AqqU8ea7NgBt8uY8x3xbukrVTQAdPEoUq_p1nLAsTZVE8uTxaHEZQ2HKr6m79pCXxNQhkKtr0hPkN2Wx9Pw_1SJn_C6MEW6Ej2OOg5lQjb5n4jUhAfTPVa5/s1600-h/IMG_0073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO8Wbdamb3VgbP5lWLxu06AqqU8ea7NgBt8uY8x3xbukrVTQAdPEoUq_p1nLAsTZVE8uTxaHEZQ2HKr6m79pCXxNQhkKtr0hPkN2Wx9Pw_1SJn_C6MEW6Ej2OOg5lQjb5n4jUhAfTPVa5/s400/IMG_0073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242148656955715442" /></a><br /><br />Jon Voight agreed to snap a picture with Abe. And, while he only did this without stopping his walk down the hall, we like to think that's because he's the kind of guy who doesn't stop until the job gets done.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbEEeVieOc2y7WfeSQ6CS-V2C6mi-Ycl72VqzGkKc9VaXsFhMML3oETVBCl4BRnRhXlXqTXFZJ8oHLV1tNTw1Kt4MfoJyVfgAwPTfiExTKO1mmU3A-Wv8sGcy-rbj5-VVcS960_UwROxq/s1600-h/IMG_0080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbEEeVieOc2y7WfeSQ6CS-V2C6mi-Ycl72VqzGkKc9VaXsFhMML3oETVBCl4BRnRhXlXqTXFZJ8oHLV1tNTw1Kt4MfoJyVfgAwPTfiExTKO1mmU3A-Wv8sGcy-rbj5-VVcS960_UwROxq/s400/IMG_0080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242149328296708594" /></a><br /><br />You can't hear his famous voice through the screen, but here's Kojo Nnamdi (of WAMU 88.5 FM fame) also at the Xcel Energy Center. Eugene taped <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/kn/08/08/29.php#22565">an interview with Kojo in Denver</a> and then last night in St. Paul.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-48079028655222604032008-09-04T05:39:00.001-07:002008-09-04T05:43:40.651-07:00Taxation Without RepresentationIt seemed only fitting that yesterday morning's DC delegation breakfast was a one-two-punch of important issues. First, Grover Norquist, the influential conservative who heads the organization Americans for Tax Reform, spoke to the delegation about taxation. Then, Eugene D. Kinlow, DC Vote Outreach Director, presented to the group about taxation without representation. The DC delegation, as previously noted, is already organized around the issue. Many delegates picked up swag bags of palm cards and bumper stickers to pass out to delegates from other states and start conversations throughout the day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-53521852132534171492008-09-02T22:05:00.000-07:002008-09-02T22:10:41.921-07:00Rep. Joe Wilson of South CarolinaIn April 2007, Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina's Second District <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll231.xml">voted against the DC House Voting Rights Act</a>. Tonight, he and Abe Lincoln had some good face time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdUhlQUz7K0WcQK7lFkr5BKzXRuFpbWLrXBsDIAC_14RA3DdBenEE5IrlrPBPpe57U67wq1N7umz0cO4PmbahU52sNxuQDs0AexSEDqDTafW8Dd5Wu4lBbknfVQOsSjadZa8lqvsvnpGD/s1600-h/IMG_0040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdUhlQUz7K0WcQK7lFkr5BKzXRuFpbWLrXBsDIAC_14RA3DdBenEE5IrlrPBPpe57U67wq1N7umz0cO4PmbahU52sNxuQDs0AexSEDqDTafW8Dd5Wu4lBbknfVQOsSjadZa8lqvsvnpGD/s400/IMG_0040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241657923299965794" /></a><br /><br />Maybe now that he knows that the namesake of the Party of Lincoln supports DC voting rights, he'll consider chaning his stance next time around.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-90040694462695823802008-09-02T21:59:00.000-07:002008-09-02T22:04:55.164-07:00In case you missed the Republican You Tube questions...Last November, a number of local DC Republicans posed questions to the GOP presidential candidates. In case you missed them -- <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/advocacy/youtubedebate.cfm">they're all available here</a>.<br /><br />Rober Kabel, Chairman of the DC Republican Committee, had an especially straightforward question:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fPvCxIMpVeU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fPvCxIMpVeU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-60729134630680021722008-09-02T21:41:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:59:31.210-07:00Republicans for DC Voting RightsThe DC delegation to the Republican convention has come to the Twin Cities with a clear sense of purpose on DC voting rights. <a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/03/dc-delegates-press-case-to-gain-full-voting-rights/">As detailed by the Washington Times</a> and in <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/09/from_the_floor_day_two.html">DC Convention Chair Jim Katdke's blog</a>, they came to Minnesota with a mission to include support for the DC House Voting Rights Act into the national Republican platform. While their efforts were not as successful as they had hoped, all the DC delegates we've met have reiterated their commitment to working for DC voting rights.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZXftnHI1ecaL4ivNOhGswjZ2JzvCGI5EPaXjJeiJLAvmEAhQY1NllzvkjNtzdpZ_lLdoMjXdQ0H_mAtF2eXBjcw1Rfs0ghLpvI0G_hNKMSUqpjHwHQJRg9lBwCWzN9tE59vProC94GB0/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZXftnHI1ecaL4ivNOhGswjZ2JzvCGI5EPaXjJeiJLAvmEAhQY1NllzvkjNtzdpZ_lLdoMjXdQ0H_mAtF2eXBjcw1Rfs0ghLpvI0G_hNKMSUqpjHwHQJRg9lBwCWzN9tE59vProC94GB0/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241653004558067218" /></a><br /><br />Pictured here are (left to right): Eugene Kinlow (DC Vote Outreach Director), Ambassador Tom Korologos, Secretary Ann Korologos, Robert Kabel (Chairman of the DC Republican Committee), and Craig Max.<br /><br />All the action isn't in hotels and convention halls. Not at all. DC Republican and Alternate Delegate to the convention, Patrick Mara, hit the streets with DC Vote this afternoon. We made friends of the two-legged and four-legged variety. Now that's what I call successful outreach!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip01eO_8B_Ol2_7rgYMuEMqQX67N4UM-ylREF3r9rOOr_wpz8YiQinqA4q_OQccpXDPdWbSMyACnwsPp8v5ZYnpQ4catUkGK11_A4KWW7qb6fdvO4K85owd8N8CaHR4cruTudgKT1NrK3q/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip01eO_8B_Ol2_7rgYMuEMqQX67N4UM-ylREF3r9rOOr_wpz8YiQinqA4q_OQccpXDPdWbSMyACnwsPp8v5ZYnpQ4catUkGK11_A4KWW7qb6fdvO4K85owd8N8CaHR4cruTudgKT1NrK3q/s320/IMG_0007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241655042712295298" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-19054876124007529902008-09-02T21:35:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:40:38.108-07:00A Grand Old Party for DC Voting Rights in the Twin Cities<div>That's right folks -- DC Vote has landed in the Twin Cities of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. We have seen the Rockies and now we are trooping across the prairie, bringing our message of taxation without representation. We spoke to a gander of Democrats last week, and this week, we're chatting up a gaggle of Republicans.</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyboAWArjVCtcWBUt1rJpWAwl5C-4aH6guq7R7ZyBolv44S6t-60uRQ1rDli5D-QKdyPMoxANyDbUeT1gojGD1Kfhjat-Qrjb9n9c9gBiuWSPTx6Ilm1OPY4w89MvPzzjjECVJm_ZzOzLF/s1600-h/IMG_0044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241650032676096034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyboAWArjVCtcWBUt1rJpWAwl5C-4aH6guq7R7ZyBolv44S6t-60uRQ1rDli5D-QKdyPMoxANyDbUeT1gojGD1Kfhjat-Qrjb9n9c9gBiuWSPTx6Ilm1OPY4w89MvPzzjjECVJm_ZzOzLF/s320/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We tried to reach First Lady Laura Bush, but for some reason, this video feed only worked one-way. Alas and anon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-7554541104513220032008-08-27T15:16:00.000-07:002008-08-27T16:31:16.575-07:00Rally for DC Voting Rights at the Denver MintIn 2008, the U.S. Mint denied the DC Government's request to print "Taxation Without Representation" on the DC quarter.<br /><br />Well, let's just say that didn't go over so well. Six months of pent-up frustration at this additional insult to DC residents came spilling out this morning in front of the Denver Mint.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRvoheaD2OKOZmikBQJIWTxUXSbQjUrbHV-N6xuuzcm3FvsGQP8wvE1-t70tY8W4Uu9SLNLyWwD6C0Pk3ED-0FifC_7o5sNwPjT8k1HcQR2EpcyVr6w3vGbuEkgLBlkUfu6s61k0FoNJI/s1600-h/mint_shot_adjusted.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239327941398075522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRvoheaD2OKOZmikBQJIWTxUXSbQjUrbHV-N6xuuzcm3FvsGQP8wvE1-t70tY8W4Uu9SLNLyWwD6C0Pk3ED-0FifC_7o5sNwPjT8k1HcQR2EpcyVr6w3vGbuEkgLBlkUfu6s61k0FoNJI/s320/mint_shot_adjusted.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"></a></div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Councilmembers Jack Evans, Muriel Bowser, and Chairman Vincent Gray in front of the U.S. Mint)</span></em><br /><br />Approximately 150 DC voting rights supporters, DC delegates, and elected officals said their 25 cents at the corner of Cherokee & Colfax streets. Cars passing by honked and a number of pedestrians received wooden nickels which explained that American democracy isn't worth more than a wooden nickel without a vote in Congress.<br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrc6ItEH17w5MjaqfyvrBimXcRrRBJAghKmi8mCFc4vN4W3Z2ip9KlzJZFVTe1E1EMncGn0V9BlVxJ4hvhO0QDDQ1Z9M-hWpjdhPua_hBI1v2zEsqJYGkjMEC7FZOyfxwE_A-g_5tatls/s1600-h/IMG_0224_crowd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239330084471899234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrc6ItEH17w5MjaqfyvrBimXcRrRBJAghKmi8mCFc4vN4W3Z2ip9KlzJZFVTe1E1EMncGn0V9BlVxJ4hvhO0QDDQ1Z9M-hWpjdhPua_hBI1v2zEsqJYGkjMEC7FZOyfxwE_A-g_5tatls/s320/IMG_0224_crowd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>(A portion of the crowd at the mint)</em></div><br /><br />The photos tell the story better than words.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9IOoAQgEvB5hxhmRZMSLNoeO3yfxKIqkoqWy0Gfc8hyphenhyphen5J45i_sYudZDSvlIkGfMud919VNM50XqxG3w1xNjODtuZsq5vEwqHa5jP9Mk2lYoO4JuVM32EGMHVmH4xss0BmZ_iMPis6feX/s1600-h/IMG_0236_electeds_mint.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239342512410769714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9IOoAQgEvB5hxhmRZMSLNoeO3yfxKIqkoqWy0Gfc8hyphenhyphen5J45i_sYudZDSvlIkGfMud919VNM50XqxG3w1xNjODtuZsq5vEwqHa5jP9Mk2lYoO4JuVM32EGMHVmH4xss0BmZ_iMPis6feX/s320/IMG_0236_electeds_mint.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>(Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Councilmember Jack Evans, Council Chairman Vincent Gray, and Mayor Adrian Fenty)</em></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaRxRSe6jDgAeGwZDKj-9BNEfk6BH5HFXkLWNg-R4Pl6nIs23LJvzbo5ysYuccWxjdNEdW-0PvMhyd3izTCtgkLAo575TAwW7WiWoy8ZpZ_PHcK8lzUxQ60Ahr1wciV9M9g5nTkrDBsWb/s1600-h/IMG_0200_capozzi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239342516389171778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaRxRSe6jDgAeGwZDKj-9BNEfk6BH5HFXkLWNg-R4Pl6nIs23LJvzbo5ysYuccWxjdNEdW-0PvMhyd3izTCtgkLAo575TAwW7WiWoy8ZpZ_PHcK8lzUxQ60Ahr1wciV9M9g5nTkrDBsWb/s320/IMG_0200_capozzi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(John Capozzi bringing the passion at the Mint)</em></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-17270146419929661762008-08-26T17:41:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:48:46.641-07:00What other delegation has got a music video?DC residents didn't just bring their passion for DC voting rights to Denver. Nope, they brought go-go.<br /><br />These thumping local beats crossed the plains and hit the Mile High Country with force. In fact, the whole country heard some go-go just before <a href="http://dcist.com/2008/08/26/norton_calls_on_senate_to_pass_dc_v.php">Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton called for passage of the DC House Voting Rights Act on the convention floor</a>. And, not just any go-go. Check out the video below and learn more about the <a href="http://www.dcvote.org/library/videodemandthevote.cfm">fly "Demand the Vote" single</a> just waiting to be downloaded onto your iPod.<br /><div align="center"><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oHGN3IXfQGU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oHGN3IXfQGU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-8361966772281117172008-08-26T17:36:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:41:41.023-07:00Ekua Boateng - Volunteer SuperstarOnce in a while, there comes a volunteer who is no ordinary volunteer. Serving the cause of DC voting rights above and beyond the call of duty, these superstars radiate such immense passion for the cause that all pales in comparison.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ37xOFbLmuSi8n4Ip_xIDFKbJ29MI9TymYjZ16FuJTrOtYYTwcY4xZmWXb-2qhF_UmbniUAvRQCtAJYfGqS0TxbwoiiNPkrHj7DP0Vo0rChPmvEvyrc6TtuSs9kieEHLBf-yMQkHitNdT/s1600-h/IMG_0070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ37xOFbLmuSi8n4Ip_xIDFKbJ29MI9TymYjZ16FuJTrOtYYTwcY4xZmWXb-2qhF_UmbniUAvRQCtAJYfGqS0TxbwoiiNPkrHj7DP0Vo0rChPmvEvyrc6TtuSs9kieEHLBf-yMQkHitNdT/s400/IMG_0070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238990846880851746" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ekua Boateng is one such volunteer.</strong> She not only holds the DNC record for petition signatures gathered, but also bagged more swag in less time than thought to be humanly possible. If you think this is excessive superlative, you have yet to meet Ms. Boateng. <br /><br />DC Vote salutes Ekua for all her help in spreading the word about the denial of democracy in our nation's capital.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-62150325443765997112008-08-26T17:21:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:35:49.238-07:0016th Street Ped Mall for DC Voting RightsAt 11:15 AM Mountain Standard Time, passersby on the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall of Denver, CO reported being inundated with material calling for an end to taxation without representation in our nation's capital.<br /><br />Witnesses recalled seeing a throng of eight volunteers in coordinated clothing passing out bumper stickers and soliciting signatures for petitions with unusual rapidity. While these accounts have only been confirmed thus far by the <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/08/dc_votes_eli_zig as_is_ready_an.html ">Washington Post</a> and <a href="http://dcist.com/2008/08/26/the_great_emancipator_canvasses_for.php">DCist</a>, the DC Vote Blog has secured the following photos from a source which has asked to remain anonymous. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K7V0zKJo3m2WtyJksj19YiUTnma5lu3Z1Ej53MYeSpzdbsv55Q8hUfXgtvJWlJdyF0J75CmP4TbECf3I4qrqjCdbRRojxJMaSCC0ekCC2FejJMGGk8wkst8QzNJqOZ2UN5IGOlzVv9hu/s1600-h/IMG_0099.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K7V0zKJo3m2WtyJksj19YiUTnma5lu3Z1Ej53MYeSpzdbsv55Q8hUfXgtvJWlJdyF0J75CmP4TbECf3I4qrqjCdbRRojxJMaSCC0ekCC2FejJMGGk8wkst8QzNJqOZ2UN5IGOlzVv9hu/s320/IMG_0099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238988740460957538" /></a>Judging from the photos, it appears that Janice Davis, 2nd Vice President of the National Federation of Democratic Women was one of those successful in their outreach attempts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7KKK_7vixhC8V0jJRV0WzEaGQpdMtSjQ-sfVEPm0dUDbUL9h13k3_OIHyqn1gWVvrI5N_KO7eSLz-Hiw3Tt3M-9WTLROynKDD6BBjVy9DkdHPtbG_v-iyEF8j4rrc2GJhofay9H6MdcN/s1600-h/IMG_0098.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7KKK_7vixhC8V0jJRV0WzEaGQpdMtSjQ-sfVEPm0dUDbUL9h13k3_OIHyqn1gWVvrI5N_KO7eSLz-Hiw3Tt3M-9WTLROynKDD6BBjVy9DkdHPtbG_v-iyEF8j4rrc2GJhofay9H6MdcN/s320/IMG_0098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238989114945906850" /></a>Also evident from these photos is one Eugene Dewitt Kinlow appearing to be completely in his element -- outreaching to the world about DC voting rights.<br /><br />If you have any additional sightings of events of this nature, please send tips to the DC Vote blog forthwith.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-4469359588371442032008-08-25T17:58:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:05:26.654-07:00The Republican at the DNCFamous Republican Abe Lincoln hit the streets of the Democratic Convention today. <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/25/1291431.aspx">MSNBC took notice</a>. And so did Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (no doubt he agreed to take the picture because of his strong support of DC voting rights).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWLLnqatpdLGJs7Ne8ExIr19q6PETOg4HsfvVx0DSt6NmYaEn1zMgKdlYlANcWO82SoQ6rALUL0TiHVBbfTPkyCntI0VbibN_j2RVcqZrEWkhxhjopV8mhf_lG7fLMxZNXKUUOCdN92l3/s1600-h/rfk_jr_abe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWLLnqatpdLGJs7Ne8ExIr19q6PETOg4HsfvVx0DSt6NmYaEn1zMgKdlYlANcWO82SoQ6rALUL0TiHVBbfTPkyCntI0VbibN_j2RVcqZrEWkhxhjopV8mhf_lG7fLMxZNXKUUOCdN92l3/s320/rfk_jr_abe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238625419280489906" /></a><br /><br />But there's nothing to illustrate the bipartisan bonhomie of DC voting rights than posing with plushie political mascots!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXirMCv71zN2KjaKzi31EGxuT3-sqZO_ILe-QHGOk6WL6fk42AsGushD-JeP0ejF9wcaKkDiMYAOvvSJMZuSdMVQHubQRjUSnGLY3JFb27GzEdNd0LvntOtnVmVip8yYh_99x03cMyXqHg/s1600-h/abe_elephant_donkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXirMCv71zN2KjaKzi31EGxuT3-sqZO_ILe-QHGOk6WL6fk42AsGushD-JeP0ejF9wcaKkDiMYAOvvSJMZuSdMVQHubQRjUSnGLY3JFb27GzEdNd0LvntOtnVmVip8yYh_99x03cMyXqHg/s400/abe_elephant_donkey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238625611285110834" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-16773875714634331612008-08-25T16:54:00.001-07:002008-08-25T17:58:11.275-07:00All Hands on Deck in Denver<div>With the first day of the convention in full swing, delegates and friends from DC all came together this morning to focus on DC voting rights. <a href="http://dcist.com/2008/08/25/breakfast_with_the_dc_delegation_at.php">The DC delegation's breakfast not only took the theme</a>, but taxation without representation swag was being distributed at the DC delegation office left and right. Volunteers were priming other volunteers to hit the streets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL81_rIm_2PW2h9sfwNA5pTD9seXn3o7nEkcnftCF8NkfmxAt9WECEsbunhhn7PQHqt1sJnshZFkitU_a_H81ufTxlETJzLSqHbjTiH0UjANBWJkPJdadFG8aLOEfQPQHv8mHxIWw-59Q/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL81_rIm_2PW2h9sfwNA5pTD9seXn3o7nEkcnftCF8NkfmxAt9WECEsbunhhn7PQHqt1sJnshZFkitU_a_H81ufTxlETJzLSqHbjTiH0UjANBWJkPJdadFG8aLOEfQPQHv8mHxIWw-59Q/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238623266792150594" /></a><br />And hit the streets they did.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS99JnxD0YGkHpBa9buFWhJ91DA1B8g0X9fONix2BYKiNMjwkpU8cnyRhHrJ2DojzyyqMSyiKQ7MBW0sBNwgD0LVQVeaAcfQxSS6KiZed0Re7mbqn9S5UfMijHnAypKeTFks_M2D2HTIkj/s1600-h/karen_canvassing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238622938931595298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS99JnxD0YGkHpBa9buFWhJ91DA1B8g0X9fONix2BYKiNMjwkpU8cnyRhHrJ2DojzyyqMSyiKQ7MBW0sBNwgD0LVQVeaAcfQxSS6KiZed0Re7mbqn9S5UfMijHnAypKeTFks_M2D2HTIkj/s320/karen_canvassing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />Uber volunteer Karen Rose is seen here getting a petition signature on the 16th street pedestrian mall.<br /><br />We've already heard reports that DC vote gear is popping up across Denver and it's only been one day. Stay tuned for more canvassing reports.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-57486804029171474612008-08-25T13:31:00.000-07:002008-08-25T13:36:17.822-07:00DC Vote Music Video to Premiere at 2008 DNC!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4xXZrHlBYPwc3lNY7IwFe_0YrMo-s5nBe9aReej1czxovNRembgcdSoiKHpSfSOf43nGwG4A_7-pfbUa33vlXzQH3GRZy383XInuoaamHZ6alrv25F-Sq8iA7aNtQArx4bIpWWiGVU8/s1600-h/IMG_7997.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4xXZrHlBYPwc3lNY7IwFe_0YrMo-s5nBe9aReej1czxovNRembgcdSoiKHpSfSOf43nGwG4A_7-pfbUa33vlXzQH3GRZy383XInuoaamHZ6alrv25F-Sq8iA7aNtQArx4bIpWWiGVU8/s320/IMG_7997.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238556821408904514" /></a><br />Stay tuned to DNC coverage for a short-format version of DC Vote's music video for the song, "Demand the Vote"! <br /><br />The video will play before a speech by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton on DC voting rights on <strong>Tuesday, August 26, at 5:15 PM EST</strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986350217941764912.post-73698371655552124702008-08-24T21:23:00.000-07:002008-08-24T21:44:55.809-07:00DC Voting Rights Takes Flight<div><br />Denver International Airport had no idea what was about to hit. Frontier Airlines had packed a plane of people headed to the DNC and whithin the fuselage was a powerful punch of DC voting rights supporters including none other than House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD, and pictured below).<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDKxhXcwoK9i8wR2n9bjSUyRo3L77sF_xwpooPOciqoq1DnNXSSmMQE3Ma5qyLRLJLXkDaA0jX3bwfAdVpqPNBB6jgq5i9TNmQ4ISo5MvYy81m1fjA3zbnzigrebVEyx-bjhPEd1AiTXZ/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238310563769888322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDKxhXcwoK9i8wR2n9bjSUyRo3L77sF_xwpooPOciqoq1DnNXSSmMQE3Ma5qyLRLJLXkDaA0jX3bwfAdVpqPNBB6jgq5i9TNmQ4ISo5MvYy81m1fjA3zbnzigrebVEyx-bjhPEd1AiTXZ/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />But wait, that's not all. This flight of freedom also included Shadow Senator Mike Brown, who, we hear, is attending his eigth convention. Yup, count 'em, 8!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF0H0YUosXm_oKqheSiH88Opgp8rUyQQvH5-j-DJXZ6yF5rU_TWhOeC8DL4lY9fl2NsSqevVk8UtYs-F0g1zUVvXue7GD1Fw0hwcbSzHmNpVSFAX9rPEQtaynNpQiSEFp0lAF8StkRqqE/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF0H0YUosXm_oKqheSiH88Opgp8rUyQQvH5-j-DJXZ6yF5rU_TWhOeC8DL4lY9fl2NsSqevVk8UtYs-F0g1zUVvXue7GD1Fw0hwcbSzHmNpVSFAX9rPEQtaynNpQiSEFp0lAF8StkRqqE/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238310936451084130" /></a><br />Senator Brown set the bar high, and Eugene now has a goal to attain. But first, people from all over the country are going to hear from these folks and many more about DC voting rights. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0