DCDL

I did this once before and thought it might be good to make a tradition of it. Here are some links from the discussion at DCDL last night:

• Public Knowledge, where our speaker, Art Brodsky, is communications director
• Donna Edwards, the progressive candidate challenging corporate incumbent Rep. Al Wynn in the February 12 Democratic primary for Maryland’s 4th congressional district
• The Carbon Tax Center (where one attendee volunteers) and whether cap-and-trade is really as good as a carbon tax
• Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert’s comments on South Africa and the Palestinians, as discussed at Crooked Timber
• Stopping counterfeit designer goods as a priority in fighting terror
• Mark Kleiman’s comments on Christopher Hitchens’s Slate article bashing Hanukkah
• The DC Democrats’ holiday party and straw poll on Monday and whether we’ll see Marion Barry participating in the karaoke
• Rudy Giuliani’s connections with a Qatari royal who protected Khalid Sheikh Muhammad
• The movie Death of a President and whether it’s on Netflix (it is)
• Murray Waas’s new article on Mike Huckabee and serial rapist Wayne Dumond

If you want to share other links from last night’s discussions, leave a comment.

This Thursday, December 6, DC Drinking Liberally is pleased to have as our final guest speaker of the year Art Brodsky, communications director of Public Knowledge. The event will be at the usual time and place: 6:30-9pm in the back room of Timberlake’s (1726 Connecticut Ave NW, Dupont Circle Metro). We’ll start off with happy hour from about 6:30 to 7, followed Art’s talk and Q&A from about 7 to 7:45, and then we’ll probably hang around until 9 or so.

You may have seen Art’s posts on TPMCafe or the Huffington Post on net neutrality, telecom policy, and copyright — for example, this post on Comcast and net neutrality or this post on Verizon and the FCC.

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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE (DCDSC)
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO A HOLIDAY PARTY
&
PRESIDENTIAL FORUM AND STRAW POLL

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
7:00 to 11:00 pm

The 18th AMENDMENT RESTAURANT
613 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
(one block from the Eastern Market Metro station)

Karaoke, Buffet, Cash Bar

Admission: contribution of $10 and book for youth up to the age of 12.
Make checks payable to the DCDSC.

At 8 p.m. there will be brief presentations from representatives of the presidential campaigns.

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