DCCV Welcomes You

Delegate Count to date (including superdelegates--thanks to realclearpolitics.com):

As a registered club of the California Democratic Party, the DCCV is not allowed to back either Obama or Clinton prior to the convention in Denver. And we have consistently abided by that rule. However, we believe we are all intelligent people, and we can decide for ourselves when ideas offered by either of our candidates don't pass the laugh test.

Case in point: Clinton's proposed gas tax holiday over the summer. (There's another Presidential candidate who's offering a similar proposal, but we aren't naming names.)

Have economists for the federal government been working for the last 7 years to the detriment of the middle class as Senator Clinton suggests?

Who can control the oil companies and ensure they don't raise their prices by the 18 cents/gallon that the tax is worth? What will happen in the fall when the tax is reistated and the prices are higher?

What about predictions that people will drive more this summer if they don't pay the gas tax?

What about the loss of transportation jobs when there's no gas tax money to pay for highways, bridges, improvements in roads?

Anyone heard of global warming? Aren't Democrats supposed to be concerned about it? How does increased driving this summer jive with Democratic plans to get Americans weaned off of Middle East oil and moving towards a lower carbon footprint?................. Bueller? Bueller?

Here's some commentary and video from the candidates--we'll let you decide. Better yet, call the campaign offices and try to get some answers.

Thanks to all of those who gave their time and energy manning the booth and registering new Democrats. Our booth was right across from the Republican booth, and while our booth enjoyed constant activity, the Repub booth was lonely, lonely, lonely. Republicans offer no hope, no ideas, no plan for the future. Democrats offer all three and more!!

The Cinco de Mayo Celebration was a blast. Thank you to Debbie Birenbaum for organizing such a fun, festive event!!!!

Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley’s
SPRING BRUNCH

A Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of
FDR’s FIRESIDE CHATS

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jose Marichal
CLU Professor of Political Science
“Fireside Chats Come Full Circle: YouTube and the End of the Soundbyte Era?”

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 11:30 AM

Rustico Restaurant
1125 Lindero Canyon Rd.; Westlake Village 91362

$15/person Pay cash or check payable to DCCV at the door
Includes tax, tip, beverage, and entrée
ORDER IN ADVANCE Choose one – no substitutions:
3 Egg Omelet, choice of one ingredient (cheese, mushroom, tomato, spinach); fruit; toast

Waffle OR Pancake Combo with 2 sausages or bacon and one egg

Reservations required. Order in Advance. Call by May 14: 805-675-8785
Provide name, phone #, e-mail address, # of people in party, entrée choice(s)

Congratulations to Sandy Emberland and Jay Kapitz--elected delegates from the CA 24th District to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. Way to go, you two!

Elected Delegates who will vote for Hillary Clinton are Judith Katzburg, Karin Quimby, and Eric Bender, with Richard Gunther as Alternate. Congratulations to you all!

The North Carolina GOP is running a "Swiftboat-style" ad against NC Democratic gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Richard Moore for supporting Obama. John McCain has asked the group not to run the ad; the group has ignored him. So McSame gets to claim the high road, but obviously enjoys the low road as well, because negative ads work, folks. Swiftboat Veterans for Truth proved that Republicans love to play dirty.

Condoleeza Rice lied when she testified to Congress in 2005 that the US does not conduct or condone torture. In fact, she and other administration officials had discussed torture in detail, including how it should be performed. Then she authorized others to go and torture in our name, even though it was a violation of Geneva Conventions, and basically made the US a laughingstock. Join the movement to demand that Ms. Rice resign as Secretary of State here. As Democrats, we think Dick Cheney and George Bush must go, also, but we'll take it one neocon at a time.

“With his unprovoked and disastrous war of aggression in Iraq and his monstrous deficits, Bush has set this country on a course that will take decades to correct,” said another historian. “When future historians look back to identify the moment at which the United States began to lose its position of world leadership, they will point—rightly—to the Bush presidency. Thanks to his policies, it is now easy to see America losing out to its competitors in any number of areas: China is rapidly becoming the manufacturing powerhouse of the next century, India the high tech and services leader, and Europe the region with the best quality of life.”--quote from unnamed historian interviewed for Harper's Magazine.

Journalists find the Bush Administration lied no fewer than 935 times to take our country to war. Read the report here.

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Ensure your vote gets counted the right way!		Democrats Support Our Troops!
Sign up to be a permanent "voter by mail". Link to a
copy of the ballot, then print, fill out, sign,		Click here to find out how.
and mail or drop by the Ventura County Registrar:

Mr. Philip J. Schmit
Elections Division
Hall of Admin., Lower Plaza
800 S. Victoria Ave.
Ventura, CA 93009-1200

Upcoming Outreach Activities
Precinct Walking and Outreach As we continue to reach out to Democrats and Decline-to-State voters in our neighborhoods, we extend the opportunity for volunteers to walk their own or a nearby neighborhood. The goal is to educate voters about the Democratic Party and to get Conejo Valley residents involved with the political process--or at least get them out to vote. Vote Blue is an organization that we work with to re-register residents who have recently located here. Outreach parties are needed to thank those who have participated in the past and to recruit new volunteers for the future. We also encourage volunteers to reach out by telephone if this method is more comfortable for them. Outreach activities are customized for each volunteer based on his or her own preference. Please contact Jay Kapitz via email or at 818-889-1039 to sign up for outreach. Thank you!	Tabling at the Oaks Mall DCCV continues tabling at the mall Saturdays from 12-4 pm. Tabling provides many new subscribers to receive email blasts from the club, as well as many new members and registered voters. Please contact Sean Richards (818-309-9408) to sign up for this important activity. Upcoming Tabling Dates: TBA

The May program will feature Hannah-Beth Jackson. Showing Wednesday Nights at 7:30 pm on Cable Channel 25.