http://dcdl.org the blog of DC Drinking Liberally Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Eric Lichtblau, author of Bush’s Law. Eric Lichtblau is best known for his NYT articles written with James Risen revealing that the Bush administration had been conducting electronic surveillance without a warrant. We are proudly putting on this event with Fire Dog ... http://dcdl.org/2008/05/09/eric-lichtblau-at-dcdl-tuesday-may-13 Join DC Drinking Liberally and our friends from DC for Democracy and the Seminal as we gather to watch returns from the latest episode in the Democratic contest: the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, April 22. We’ll be welcoming some DC4D members who’ll have just come back from days of volunteering ... http://dcdl.org/2008/04/21/pennsylvania-primary-watch Tonight (Wednesday, April 9) there’s a fundraiser for Netroots Nation (the event formerly known as Yearly Kos): 6:30-9pm at Mott House (corner of Maryland Ave NE and Constitution Ave, Union Station or Capitol South Metro). Donations start at $35, and special guests include Senator Russ Feingold Rep Lloyd Doggett (TX-25) Rep Brad Miller ... http://dcdl.org/2008/04/09/feingold-netroots-nation The District of Columbia will be sending 39 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August, and at this point all but 7 of those delegates have been selected. Of the 39, 15 are pledged delegates allocated according to the results of the February 12 primary, and 24 ... http://dcdl.org/2008/03/24/dc-democratic-delegates On Thursday, March 20, come out and discuss the role of independent media as we host Beth McConnell, executive director of the Media and Democracy Coalition as our speaker at our regular Thursday meet-up. Date: Thursday, March 19 Location: Timberlake’s, 1726 Connecticut Ave NW (Dupont Circle Metro) 6:30-7:30 Happy Hour 7:30-8:15 Talk Q&A 8:15-9:00 ... http://dcdl.org/2008/03/20/media-and-democracy-coalition-at-dcdl Last night I got together with a couple of other DCDL folks to watch the Mississippi returns (yet another smashing victory that Hillary Clinton says doesn’t count). Naturally at some point the conversation turned to Clinton surrogate Geraldine Ferraro’s recent repeated comments about how lucky Barack Obama was to be ... http://dcdl.org/2008/03/12/ferraro-in-the-bunker On NPR this morning, Cokie Roberts talked about the possibility of a Clinton/Obama ticket, describing it as “the Dream Team”. She’s hardly alone. But a Survey USA poll released last week shows that two thirds of Americans — including 61% of Democrats, 70% of independents, and 77% of Republicans — do ... http://dcdl.org/2008/03/10/dream-team-obama-clinton It’s political March Madness! If, like us, you find the Democratic primaries to be like Christmas, New Year’s, and the Oscars all rolled into one, we have a primary watch party for you: When: Tuesday, March 4, 6:30pm-10:30pm Where: 17th St. Cafe, 1513 17th St NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 234-2470 Metro: Dupont Circle Who: DCDL, The ... http://dcdl.org/2008/03/03/debate-watch-march-4 Two questions from Bush’s press conference today, presented without comment: Q […] I’d like to ask you about another issue that’s kind of come up on the campaign trail, in terms of discussion, which is, this is a point of view that has been espoused, that we would be better off ... http://dcdl.org/2008/02/28/talking-is-embracing So, who’s hosting a debate party tonight? Inquiring minds want to know. Meanwhile, I’ve been checking out this NYT article. Some interesting stuff: “There’s a general rule in politics: A legitimate distinction which could be effective when drawn early in the campaign often backfires and could seem desperate when it ... http://dcdl.org/2008/02/26/tonights-kitchen-sink-fusillade