My First [And Last] Time With Bill O'Reilly
THE NATION
by David Cole
Now it was my turn. O'Reilly introduced the segment by complaining that we are at war and need to be united, but that newspapers like the New York Times are running biased stories, dividing the country and aiding the enemy. "The spin must stop--our lives depend on it," O'Reilly gravely intoned. He then characterized the Times story that day as claiming that the Guantánamo detainees were "innocent people" and "harmless." He said the paper's article "questions holding the detainees at Guantánamo." I noted that the Times had said nothing of the sort. And I pointed out that the article relied on a CIA study finding that the detainees seemed to be low-level and had provided little valuable intelligence. That didn't convince O'Reilly, however, who again criticized the Times for misleading its readers by terming the detainees innocent and not dangerous. I replied that he was misleading his own viewers, by exaggerating what the Times had said. "No, I'm not," he retorted. So far, the usual fare on newstalk television. But then I decided to go one step further: "It seems to me like the pot calling the kettle black, Bill, because I just sat here five minutes ago as you re-recorded the introduction to this show to take out a statement from the head of the 9/11 commission stating that there was no evidence of a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11." Check out the whole article at: http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0714-12.htm

EXCELLENT NEWS FROM THE JERESKI FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN

Great News!!! We did it! Tuesday the Jereski campaign filed the petitions with the New York City Board of Elections to get on the Democratic Party ballot. We are pleased to say that because of the hard work of many caring people/volunteers, the campaign filed 1,000 signatures more than necessary! Thank you volunteers, plus thanks to Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 911 and the emerging and growing interest in our changing political landscape. The campaign is now entering an exciting new phase during which we will need to reach out to our neighbors, friends, and community groups (places of worship, tenant organizations, civic organizations, environmental groups etc.) to ask them to get involved and spread the word about our challenge to the Bush Agenda!

MAKE AN INVESTMENT TOWARDS JERESKI CAMPAIGN TO CHALLENGE THE BUSH AGENDA

The campaign needs your monetary contributions from across the country to take on a millionaire incumbent who voted for the Bush Agenda. Please send $20 or more if you can afford it. E-mail your friends and family with a personal note about this important election. And ask them to contribute too. We don't hire high-priced consultants; we're not wasting our money on polls. We know what the people of this country are calling for and that's why Rob Jereski is running. Your money will contribute directly to the necessary work of organizing an informed, networked, body of voters who are demanding fundamental change. Together we can create a truly representative Democratic Party, one Congressional seat at a time!

Local Outreach and Events

* Thanks to our innovative design team, the Jereski campaign have colorful new campaign literature! It's double-sided, informative, printed on recycled paper and in a union shop. It offers the main point of our platform, a comparison on major issues between Robert Jereski, President Bush and the incumbent, Maloney.

* Fundraiser Nuyorican Poets Cafe
July 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Mark your calendars!
Allison Tartalia will play her folk-soul originals. Allison's first album Ready won the 2003 Outmusic Award for Best Female Debut.

236 E. 3rd Street between Avenues B & C. Show Time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday night. Tickets are $20 & $15 ($10 for standing room). Invite your friends. Please RSVP us at jereskiforcongress3@yahoo.com with "RSVP" in the Subject. We welcome 5 or more volunteers to help with the event.

* If you're a member of New Democratic Majority or of Dean for America, or just a Dean supporter, we are hopeful for an endorsement from Governor Dean and they need to hear from all of you. Let all your Dean friends, especially local ones, know that they can weigh in on this important race! Please have them consider why it is important, click here http://www.jereskiforcongress.com. Then they can write a personal note of support for our campaign which should be specific, include their name and contact info, and a sentence about their involvement with or support for the Dean campaign. They can send that both to us at mutualaid@earthlink.net and to Tom Hughes, the Political Director of Dean for America at thughes@democracyforamerica.com.

* Appearance on Cable Access show Curry & Spice: Robert just shot a cable television show on "Vegetarianism, the Environment, and the Future of Civilization" on Tuesday, July 13th. We'll keep you posted on when it will be broadcast.

* Stay in touch with the website at www.jereskiforcongress.com and remember to tell your friends and have them plug in by e-mailing (or posting) us their contact information.

FUTURE FUN EVENTS
Mark your calendar:
Fundraiser Aug. 20th at the Bohemian Beer Garden, Astoria, Queens, with AfroSkull as heard on Air America's Randi Rhodes

Afroskull ... "This is hard-core hard-bop with a thick, walloping sound that would certainly get you evicted if you cranked this stuff up higher than a 5 or 6 on your volume dial. Afroskull churns out intense funk-sludge that takes no prisoners."
- Where Y'At Magazine, New Orleans

Management Team
Jereski for Congress Campaign
www.jereskiforcongress.com

Read Articles About Rob from recent news sources:

The Villager:
http://www.thevillager.com/villager_61/people.html
http://www.thevillager.com/villager_61/veteransfightchanges.html

The Queens Chronicle (Front page News)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1865&dept_id=152944&newsid=11993310&PAG=461&rfi=9

The Queens Tribune
http://www.queenstribune.com/news/1088695404.html