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> -------------------------------------------------------- > Win two tickets to Gore's Moveon.org speech from the DNC > -------------------------------------------------------- > >From Kicking Ass, official blog of the DNC > (link:http://www.democrats.org/blog/) > > MoveOn.org was kind enough to donate a pair of tickets to Al Gore's speech > this Sunday at the Daughters of the American Revolution building in > Washington, DC. > > So we're holding a contest to give them away. Here's how it works. If > you'd like the tickets, compose a haiku about George W. Bush. The haiku > that best captures the essence of the George W. Bush presidency while > meeting Kicking Ass's high standards of poetic elegance will be declared > the winner. > > Here are the rules: > > All haiku must be in the standard form: three lines of five syllables, > seven syllables, and five syllables. > > You may enter as many times as you like by posting your haiku in the > comments section > (link:http://www.democrats.org/blog/comment/00010156.html#comments) of > this blog post. We will accept entries for 24 hours after this is posted. > > To be eligible, you must be over 18 and able to attend the speech in DC on > Sunday at 2:00 p.m. You will have to provide your own transportation, and > must show ID at the event. > > Employees of the DNC and their families are not eligible. > > If you wish to submit a haiku but are unable to accept the prize, please > indicate so in your post. We will choose an "Honorable Mention" from among > these entries to post along with the winner. > > We will contact the winner at the email address associated with their > Democrats.org account. Make sure you can receive email at that address > before entering. (You do not have to display your email on the blog to > win.) > > A panel of celebrity* judges will make the decision as to the best haiku. > Decisions of the judges are final, absolute, and infallible. > > So fire up your poetry engines and get started! > > *Celebrities may be famous in their own minds only. > > > ------------------------------------------------- > Gore to speak on the state of democracy (updated) > ------------------------------------------------- > (Please read the "details" section for changes in the seating policy for > this event.) > > What: > Al Gore will give two speeches about the current state of democracy as > part of the John Seigenthaler lecture series at Middle Tennessee State > University. > > When: > 1.) Tuesday, November 11 > 4:30-6:30 p.m. > Topic: Media and democracy > > 2.) Tuesday, November 25th (date change) > 4:30-6:30 p.m. > Topic: Race and democracy > > Where: > The State Farm Room > Business/Aerospace Building > Middle Tennessee State University > Murfreesboro, TN > > Details: > Both lectures are free. Originally, reservations were required, but now > part of the auditorium will be opened to the general public on a "first > come, first served" basis. Reservations made prior to October 5th will be > honored. People who have made reservations previously and who have > questions please email Pat Thomas at pthomas@mtsu.edu > (link:mailto:pthomas@mtsu.edu) > > There will be a question and answer session after each speech. However, > questions will be limited to the topic of each speech. > _______________________________________________ > GNN mailing list > GNN@algoredemocrats.com > http://www.algoredemocrats.com/mailman/listinfo/gnn >
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