Alabama Democratic Party

The President, who ran as a so-called compassionate conservative, has denied health care to millions of kids with a stroke of his pen and the backing of Alabama's Congressional Republicans. Families, lawmakers, community leaders, and labor officials are holding a press conference tomorrow at noon in Gadsden to publicly call on our Republican representatives in Washington to do what is right by our children.

Give Mike Rogers (202-225-3261), Robert Aderholt (202-225-4876), and Jo Bonner (202-225-4931) a call and let them know they must join us to override President Bush’s heartless veto!!

One-Year-Out House Party:

Please join us on Saturday, November 3rd for a "one-year-out" house party. The Democratic Party is organizing these events all over the state and nation to prepare for next year and WE NEED YOUR HELP. The purpose of these local events is to recruit and train precinct volunteers ahead of the 2008 election. The only way Democrats can win next year is if we all get involved and do our part to take our country back. We have already set up a gathering in Birmingham (details below) with many more being organized. If you can host a party on this day, please let us know. Even if you cannot host an event, you can attend one in a community near you and we hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to get involved and really help your local Party. Please watch the calendar section of www.aladems.org for a house party near you. Contact Tina Coggin or Sim Pettway at 800-995-3386 to organize a party in your area. You can also visit the DNC website to create your event online by clicking here.

2008 Presidential and Delegate Qualifying:

Qualifying for Presidential candidates and convention delegates opened on Saturday, October 13 and will remain open until December 7 at 5:00 PM. Forms and information are available by clicking HERE or you may come by the Democratic Party HQ in Montgomery.

Democrats Win Locally:

Congratulations to Democrats Merceria Ludgood and Larry Langford on their victories last week in local elections for Mobile County and the City of Birmingham, respectively. Ludgood won 80% of the vote in her bid to represent District One on Mobile's County Commission, and Langford was able to win his election without a runoff in Birmingham's mayoral race. We commend these two and know they will do a good job representing their communities.

Congrats to Al Gore:

The State Democratic Executive Committee on Saturday became the first state party in the nation to formally congratulate Vice President Al Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize last week. He earned the award for his work on global climate change and his Academy Award-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Below is a copy of the resolution that was unanimously passed by the SDEC in his honor:

WHEREAS, global warming is a very serious and important environmental issue that is close to the hearts and minds of Alabama Democrats; and

WHEREAS, the vast majority of scientists from around the world steadfastly agree that global warming is a threat to the future of the Earth; and

WHEREAS, global warming’s affects were strongly felt by Alabamians this year as our state witnessed record high temperatures and experienced severe drought; and

WHEREAS, Al Gore was a former resident of Alabama while stationed at Fort Rucker, and

WHEREAS, as a US Congressman, he was one of the first statesmen to grasp the seriousness of climate change in the 1970’s, and called for a reduction in emissions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases; and

WHEREAS, he continued to take action on the issue and was the driving force in holding congressional hearings on global warming in the 1980’s; and

WHEREAS, Vice President in the 1990’s, he strongly advocated passage of the Kyoto Treaty which would call of a worldwide reduction in greenhouse gases; and

WHEREAS, the academy award winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth", the “Live Earth” concerts, and his other recent efforts, have drastically raised worldwide awareness of the global warming issue; and

BE IT RESOLVED that the State Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama commends Vice President Al Gore for his outstanding efforts and actions to elevate the importance of the global warming issue, and congratulate him on his deserved win of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Upcoming Events:

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend these events near you! If there is a Democratic event in your area that we do not have listed, send me an email at jesse@aladems.org and let me know about it.

Wednesday, October 17

SCHIP Press Conference
12:00 PM @ USW Local 12
110 Hoke St, Gadsden
For info call Kirk Patrick, 205-445-4474

Lee County Democrats
6:00 PM @ Elks Club
1944 Opelika Road, Opelika
Ag Commissioner Ron Sparks to speak
Buffet Dinner $9•For info email williamwalsh@charter.net

Thursday, October 18

Shoals Democratic Club
6:00 PM @ Carpenters Local Hall
Helton Drive, Florence
ADP Chairman Joe Turnham to speak
For info call 256-760-9497 or email shoaldem@hiwaay.net

Marion County Democrats BBQ
6:30 PM @ Hamilton Pavilion
317 7th Ave SW (Behind Rec. Center), Hamilton

Sunday, October 21

Bullock County Voting League
5:00 PM @ Person Chapel AME Church
98 Orum St (off Hwy 82), Midway
For info call Bob Turner, 334-313-2576

Monday, October 22

Mobile County Democrats
6:30 PM @ Toulminville Public Library
601 Stanton Road, Mobile
For info call 251-643-1717 or www.mobiledems.org

Wednesday, October 24

Children First Clay Shoot
Childersburg
For more info call Children First, 334-396-6314

Thursday, October 25

Lawrence County Democrats
6:30 PM @ Sonny's BBQ
Hwy 20, Hillsboro
For info call Jerome Thompson, 256-974-3007

Madison County Democrats
6:30 PM @ Beauregard's
511 Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville
Public Service Commissioner Susan Parker to speak
For info call 256-656-8787

Saturday, November 3

"One-Year-Out" Organizational Meeting
12:00 PM @ Campbell Hall
University of Alabama-Birmingham
For info call Tina Coggin, 334-462-1230