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So what are your thoughts on the Democratic Ticket for 2012? In Robert Reichs Blog http://robertreich.org/post/14932718385 he makes a political prediction of an Obama-Clinton ticket with Joe Biden becoming Secretary of State. I think this would be a great solution and a one two three knock out punch combination What’s Next for Offshore Accounts?The IRS Is Ramping Up Efforts to Flush Out Taxpayers Hiding Money Abroad, Even as New Opportunities Are Emerging to Move Money Offshore Legally…New rules affecting 2011 tax returns require taxpayers with assets held offshore to make extensive disclosures to the Internal Revenue Service or risk harsh penalties. The goal: to ferret out secret accounts used to skirt U.S. taxes … to continue reading click here …
Film: INSIDE JOB
We will be showing director Charles Ferguson’s Oscar winning documentary INSIDE JOB, a searing assault on the banking industry and its role in the financial meltdown of 2008. The film traces the connections between government and financial institutions, as well as theoretically independent academics, showing how they combined to trigger excessive profit-taking and endanger the wider economy. In 2011, INSIDE JOB won the Oscar for best documentary. Max und Moritz Restaurant Berlin – Kreuzberg Please join us for our annual Labor Day Picnic Tempelhof Airfield Park Sunday Afternoon, September 4th 12:30 – 17:00 Weather Permitting If it is raining please check our website for updates We’ll be joined by American Voices Abroad Berlin Bring your friends, family and food & drink to share and the “Allegretto” café is nearby We will Not be grilling activities Horseshoes Kite flying
Look for our Banners and New Obama Kite! Please see the map at scroll down to see area for Independence Day Picnic Entrance – Columbiadamm U-6 Platz der Luftbrücke Bus 104 to Friedhöfe Columbiadamm
Tempelhof Airfield map: http://www.gruen-berlin.de/fileadmin/used_files/Infomaterial/Tempelhof/Übersichtsplan2.pdf
See You There!! Rick Perry holds the record on executionsFrom an article in Perrspective http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/002267.htm Rick Perry and George W. Bush, Texas’ Willing Executioners
The Bush Deficit
Jonathan Cohn writes: “Critics of President Obama never tire of blaming him for today’s high deficits. But if blame belongs with one president, it belongs with Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush. The chart above, which the New York Times created based upon figures from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, illustrates this point very clearly. But it’s worth reviewing the history here, because while it’s familiar to most of us who follow politics it doesn’t seem to get a lot of attention in the political debate. By the end of the 1990s, the federal budget was in surplus for the first time in decades. Partly that was a product of unusually strong economic growth, during the internet boom, which had swelled tax revenues. But partly that was a product of responsible budgeting, presided over by the most recent two presidents, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. In order to reduce deficits, lawmakers and those two presidents had agreed both to raise taxes and to reduce spending.
Just 150 years ago our nation fell into civil war, and the legacies live on. Today the divide in our country is being fueled by anger, frustration, economic woes, but we, Democrats Abroad, still believe that President Obama and the Democrats are the ones who can lead us through these times and make a better tomorrow. The 111th Congress was the most productive and progressive Congress since 1965. The 112th has been hindered by Republican obstinacy to doing the right thing for our country, preferring to act out an Alice in Wonderland tea party scenario. While we all know tea parties are for children with imaginary friends, Republicans across the country have begun to embrace dangerous positions on serious matters to pander to the far right of America. So your contribution of $25 today will make a difference. Elections have consequences. Democrats Abroad is spread all around the globe, reaching from Tokyo to Dublin. We vote in every State and in every Congressional District. So to celebrate the 4th of July 2011 we have sewn together a quilt, squares coming from far and wide. Christine Rolland, chapter chair of Normandy, a land far from our shores but also soaked with the blood of our soldiers, led our effort to showcase the unity of Americans living abroad with each other and with our country, people coming together in pursuit of a common goal, small as it may be. The photo below shows the DA Quilt hanging on the wall of St Hugh’s College, Oxford. On July 4th we will give this quilt to one of our members. If you would like to be a potential recipient of this one-of-a-kind, handmade quilt sewn by Americans worldwide, please let us know by contributing $25 dollars to Democrats Abroad; we will add you to the list. For each $25 you give to Democrats Abroad, you will have an additional chance of being the one to receive this July 4th quilt. Like elections there can be only one winner, but this quilt will be won by a random draw. Democrats Abroad strives to get Americans living abroad registered to vote and to cast their ballot. The 2012 elections will be quickly upon us and unlike the quilt drawing we don’t want random results. We must return a Democratic majority to the House of Representatives. We must maintain a Democratic majority in the United States Senate. And we must reelect President Obama to the White House. We must start today. Please take a chance on us and contribute $25. Please take a chance on our country, register to vote, and then vote. History teaches us that we can rise to the challenges of our times and we can make a difference. Sincerely, Kenneth E. Sherman P.S. Spread the word, tell a friend and contribute today.
Please join us for our annual Independence Day Picnic Sunday, July 3rd
Picture 2010 by Karen Axelrad
Location is Tempelhof Airfield – Entrance Columbia Damm (see map below) It all starts on Sunday, the 3rd of July at 12:30 and will go until 5:30 PM (Setup starts at 11:30 AM) To help with advance preparation please contact Nancy Green chair@demsinberlin.de For members, friends and family. American Voices Abroad Berlin as well as Bridge Builders Berlin are participating in this event. Bring food and drink for yourselves and to share. A small butane grill will be available. Charcoal grills are not allowed. Look for the colorful tent and the banners of Democrats Abroad Lots of activities planned: If you would like to help us set up and/or break down please contact Nancy Green: chair@demsinberlin.de . The recently opened airfield is a great place to ride bikes, fly kites, skate, throw a Frisbee or set up games. At the last meeting of the Berlin Chapter of Democrats Abroad Germany the following resolution was passed: To Democrats Abroad Berlin! This resolution calls for phasing out the use of nuclear energy in the US. I respectfully submit it to the Berlin Chapter of Democrats Abroad Germany for approval and support in order to pass it “up the ladder” of our organization. Within that process we will grow and hopefully find alternative solutions for our energy crisis. Resolution (Draft) of Democrats Abroad on responsibly phasing out the use of nuclear energy in the US and becoming independent from limited and non-renewable fuel Danger and Health (Whereas: )● Nuclear energy plants are highly susceptible to human error, interruption of energy supply, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. Almost 20% of the electrical energy in the US is produced by atomic power plants. In addition to the 104 operating atomic power plants another 20 are planned. ● Radiation accumulation is devastating to all form of life. ● The catastrophes of Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima demonstrate how the technology of nuclear power is uncontrollable, dirty, poisonous and deadly. ● The safe and secure disposal of nuclear waste has never been solved and endangers present and future generations. Spent fuel of nuclear reactors is deadly and will be for thousands of generations
Cost and Investment (Whereas: )● The calculated cost of nuclear energy excludes the cost of nuclear hazards now and in the future. ● Nuclear energy is a highly profitable business in the US, yet companies supplying nuclear Energy go tax free. ● Necessary investments for developing clean and green energy are being diverted to nuclear energy. ● Nuclear energy is dependent on expensive, limited and non-renewable fuel.
Do’s and Don’ts (Be it Resolved: )● Immediately remove tax deduction for nuclear energy companies and redirect respective funds into green energy and into a green energy grid. ● Stop developing nuclear energy with taxpayers money. ● Secure running nuclear power plants against terrorist attacks. ● Build no new nuclear power plants on US soil. ● Phase out running US nuclear plants beginning with old nuclear power plants, those in earthquake-prone areas and all nuclear power plants not designed to withstand terrorist attacks or airplane crashes. ● Support research on clean and green energy for individual households, trade and industry, and develop programs and raise awareness about the necessity of reducing energy consumption. ● Implement tools of foreign policy to phase out nuclear energy on the planet. Create an independent expert commission to discuss the solutions involved in phasing out nuclear energy. Passed on May 3, 2011 unanimously by the Berlin Chapter of Democrats Abroad Germany
 Photo by Karen Axelrad On March 12, 2011 members of American Voices Abroad Berlin and the Berlin Chapter of Democrats Abroad Germany held a rally of solidarity with the workers in Wisconsin (and elsewhere!) at Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate . "We are all Wisconsin" was the unifying slogan of the day.
Berlin, Germany – March 1st, 2011
Democrats in Berlin stand up in solidarity during our meeting with the people of Wisconsin who are fighting to keep their right of collective bargaining for the unions of state employees. We also have high respect, thanks and solidarity for the 14 Democratic Wisconsin Senators who are blocking the passage of Gov. Walkers controversial bill by leaving their state for refuge in Illinois. We are all Wisconsin! (click on picture or here for higher resolution photo ) Resolution of the Annual General Meeting of Democrats Abroad Germany in Cologne on February 19, 2011
…Motion to express our deep respect and appreciation of the courageuos energy and sacrifice of the peoples in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahhrain , Jemen, Iran, lybia and beyond in their efforts to fight for self determination, democracy and political freedom with a standing minute of solidarity. We can all learn from their endeavors for change. Motion by:  (Click on the seal to have a brief tour of the history of the State of the Union Address and the preparation of the White House for this years SOTU) Come watch the State of the Union Address 2011 with a slight delay at Jamerica on Wednesday, the 26th of January at JAMERICA Restaurant starting at 7:30 PM. At the annual general meeting of the Berlin chapter of Democrats Abroad Germany on January 11th , 2011 at the Restaurant Max and Moritz in Berlin Kreuzberg, Nancy Green was reelected as Berlin chapter chair for the next two years. In a very close race she defeated her competitor Donald Black by a close margin 54,2 % / 45.8%. After the election Donald Black presented the victor Nancy Green with a bouquet of flowers. The democratic process within Democrats Abroad is based on solidarity and unity. Nancy Green will lead the Berlin Democrats through the next presidential election cycle for the re-election of President Barack Obama.  It was a good turnout for the election. |
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