Barack In Town With South Asians For Obama: March 27

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Join Senator Obama in NYC - March 27 (New York, NY)
Thursday, March 27th, 11:30am at One Madison Ave.

You have been invited by Hrishi Karthikeyan (NYU).

Event Info

Name:	Join Senator Obama in NYC - March 27
Tagline:	RSVP at http://www.safo2008.com/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=137
Host:	South Asians for Obama
Type:	Causes - Fundraiser

Time and Place

Date:	Thursday, March 27, 2008
Time:	11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:	One Madison Ave.
Street:	(b/w 23rd and 24th Streets)
City/Town:	New York, NY

In The News

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Pakistan's new leaders face tough issues Christian Science Monitor PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari, widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, is weighing whether he should take the job. .... its people, who want negotiation with Taliban fighters, against the pressures of the United States, which wants greater military action.
Foes of Musharraf dominate new Pakistan parliament Los Angeles Times
Church Officials Say Rev. Wright's Message Taken Out of Context ABC News
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Great Firewall of China expands as Tibetan riots continue Ars Technica
China Reportedly Blocking Access to YouTube Over Lhasa Riots Appscout
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Studies Find Obesity Is ‘the Result of Complex Networks of Genes’ eFluxMedia

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Superdelegate watch: 3 states are key for Hillary Clinton Los Angeles Times three states: New York (which she represents as a U.S. senator), Arkansas (where her husband reigned for so long as the preeminent political figure) and California (where over the years both Clintons cultivated strong bonds among Democratic officials). ..... Clinton is backed by 246, Obama by 199.5, with 349.5 still up for grabs. .... Clinton's 46.5 superdelegate edge, not surprisingly, is based first and foremost on the institutional support she enjoys in New York.
Dalai Lama Calls for International Probe Into Tibet Protests Voice of America The Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet after the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule, has likened the protests in Tibet to a "people's movement". ..... the Dalai Lama said he would not order an end to the demonstrations. ...... Tibetan exile communities in India and Nepal organized more protests Monday

JPMorgan Surges After Capturing Bear Stearns for $240 Million Bloomberg
Cheney on Unannounced Visit to Iraq New York Times
Obama, Clinton nomination war turns ugly NDTV.com
The delegate fight: Trench warfare time MSNBC Remember the World War I trench warfare that never moved the lines? ..... So on June 3, when South Dakota and Montana end the current voting calendar, the contours of the race aren't likely to be much different from what they are today. ..... the historic Texas turnout, which was perhaps the nation's largest caucus ever. With about 41 percent of precinct caucuses reported, rival Barack Obama was ahead with 56 percent to Clinton's 44 percent ..... Most estimates give Obama an edge in the Texas caucuses, and when combined with the results of the Texas primary, would give Obama a net of anywhere from 5-9 delegates.
Giuliani as a runningmate? News 10 Now

Obama picks up 14 more delegates Baltimore Sun Obama grabbed nine delegates in Iowa as the majority of John Edwards' delegates were awarded to him. And late Saturday night, he added five delegates in California. ...... If you take what happened in Mississippi and Wyoming, he won more net delegates in those two races than Senator Clinton did in Ohio and Texas combined ...... Tim Russert quoted Clinton saying in October about Michigan: "You know, it's clear, this election they are having in Michigan is not going to count for anything."

Declaring Satyagraha On The DL21C White Establishment

Declaring Satyagraha On The DL21C White Establishment
Barack In Town With South Asians For Obama: March 27

I have decided to show up for all DL21C events. If I am told by a DL21C officer that I may not go in, I will not go in. If in, if I am asked by a DL21C officer to leave, I am going to leave. But I am going to show up for the next event all over again.

There have been a few times in the past when Elizabeth has acted like she likes me. Nothing wrong with that. There have been times in the past when I have acted like I like her: she is just amazing as a person, and one of the most amazing political talents I ever met in a few different countries, in many age groups. But if she does not like me today, and regrets ever having acted like she likes me, the point is taken. To suggest I am not capable of taking that basic point is to accuse me of petty sexism. Every white guy who shows up at these DL21C events is at least five times more sexist than me. They do not get offended by social and work settings that are overwhelmingly male. I do, all the way to the paddy fields of India. Most of them end up with dry mouths when having to discuss issues in gender. I relish discussing race and gender and seek out opportunities to do so. I have yet to meet a female feminist who will outdo me in terms of my progressive policy positions on gender. (Looking For 10 Ninja Women) I mean, I am for total gender equality. I mean mathematical equality, dry ice equality.

New York City is 60% nonwhite, and DL21C is the premier political organization of young progressives in the city. But 98% of the people who show up for DL21C events tend to be white. So instead of making me feel unwelcome, DL21C should offer free beer to all black, brown and yellow people who show up until the ratio hits 50:50. What do you do with the membership money anyway? I mean, every time I show up for a DL21C event, I feel like I represent at least two different outer boroughs. I end up feeling like a major league elected official. As in, here I come DL21C.

I have actively mattered to the peace process to end a decade long civil war in a country with as many people as California minus the physical and communication infrastructure and with the largest, most ultra left, armed group on the planet since the end of the Cold War. The method - Web 2.0 - is as much news as the substance of the work I have done. Is there anyone else who shows up for DL21C events who can make a similar claim? (Madhesi Movement Victory In Nepal) I am also Obama 2008's self-proclaimed national shadow Campaign Manager. Why only in the audience, I qualify to be a guest speaker.

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Barack's Mother Makes An Appearance
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Long Walk To Freedom
Long Walk To Freedom: Just A Third World Guy Dazzled By The City

There is nothing quite like DL21C events in this city. If you are hard core political like I am, DL21C is nicotine. You got to get your fix.



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Monday, March 17

7:00 pm

A Conversation with Valerie Plame Wilson,

former CIA Agent,

discussing her recent book,
Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House

Spy Club
http://www.spyclubnyc.com/

17 W 19th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 352-2001
Books available for purchase and signing on site
Free for non-members; $7/non-members

Please RSVP!

Thursday, March 27

8:00 pm

Women's Issues Committee Meeting:
Monthly Issues Chat
Location TBD.

Please RSVP!

Tuesday, April 1

7:00 pm

Superdelegates: A Foolish or Smart Solution to the Democratic Nomination Battle?
Location TBD

Please RSVP!

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I hereby forgive you for your "you should instead work in the porn movies" comment when I was talking to a young woman European journalist at a DFNYC monthly mixer that you made by barging into our conversation and made her feel very bad and out of place. Let's become Facebook friends.

A Conversation with Valerie Plame Wilson Tomorrow, March 17 at 7:00pm