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How to Create Great Political Poster Art I stumbled upon an excellent webpage of Political Poster Art by Dina Lydia. http://www.costumegoddess.com/antiwar/art.htm You can see some of these signs in action during a recent Inaugural Day protest in Seattle. http://www.costumegoddess.com/antiwar/i-rally.htm Dina Lydia also created a wonderful tutorial on how to create effective political rally signs. http://www.costumegoddess.com/antiwar/make-signs.htm

History Reminder from politicalwire.com After another electoral beating in 2004, Democrats should take note of Reagan's Revolution by Craig Shirley, a behind-the-scenes account of the only campaign Ronald Reagan ever lost. Though Gerald Ford ultimately prevailed, Shirley says it was during the 1976 presidential primaries that Reagan took hold of the future of the Republican party. "By the late summer of 1974, the Republican party was in its death throes. Bereft, bedraggled, unloved, and unwanted, it stood for nothing and antagonized everyone. If the GOP had been a stray cat, it would have been hauled away to the animal shelter and immediately euthanized." Sound familiar?

Willie Nelson = alternative energy mogul Good ol' Willie Nelson. Not only does write some great songs, but he's also putting his name and money to very good causes. MSNBC news article on Willie's new venture http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6826994/ The Official Willie Nelson Biodiesel Company Webpage http://www.wnbiodiesel.com/

Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected in the United States Congress. Her congressional efforts centered on children, women, education, black colleges, winning the minimum wage for domestics, and issues affecting Native Americans, Haitian refugees, migrant workers and the poor. She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus. A candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, she won 152 delegates before withdrawing from the race. Here's some great quotes from the unforgettable Ms. Chisholm: "My God, what do we want? What does any human being want? Take away an accident of pigmentation of a thin layer of our outer skin and there is no difference between me and anyone else. All we want is for that trivial difference to make no difference." "When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom profit that loses." "It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is t