Third Saturday Seminar 2004-2005 – We Dig Deeper Yet – The Challenges of Being Human” – First Meeting – Follow-up.
Thank you all for a great first session.

Someone has been kind enough to point out that I gave the wrong URL for the PNAC. It is corrected below. (and thanks.)

I have already converted the Presentation slides to a PDF here

And I have added a few more pertinent locations – including Pew Research Center which lists others as well.

LWV – Presidential Debate Schedule: http://www.lwv.org/voter/deadlines.cfm?pid=otherdates

Correction: the Project for a New American Century  site is here

And while we’re at it,  the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee sites.

Another correction – the Bush Cheney site is http://www.georgewbush.com/ (now redirects to the randomhouse.com page for his book)

And the Kerry Edwards site is: http://www.johnkerry.com/index.html

Kerry Support Rebounds, Race Again Even (today) Pew Research Center: http://people-press.org/

Other Polls http://people-press.org/otherpolls/

Jim Hightower, a populist who has little use for any candidate  http://www.jimhightower.com/

League of Women Voters homepage:  http://www.lwv.org/

Find your candidates:  http://capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/rlist/?state=TX

Check the presidential candidates on the issues (Nader has no comments, I’m not even sure he is on all the ballots in Tx)
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/dnet/?gridid=57361

But if you like to dig deeper, getting ready for the class, or leading up to the election, or afterwards, try:

Major Party, Third Party, small insignificant party, independents and writeins
http://www.politics1.com/p2004.htm

More good useful stuff – Work histories of candidates
Project Vote Smart  http://www.vote-smart.org

Follow the money in national politics
Opensecrets.org  http://www.opensecrets.org/     (formerly the Committee for Responsive Politics, CRP)

Follow the Money — most complete resource for information of money in state politics
http://www.followthemoney.org/

All candidates and their surrogates twist the truth till it’s a lie; but you have factcheck.org:
http://www.factcheck.org/     to help you separate the wheat from the chaff.

The Center for Public Integrity : Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest:  http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx

DemocracyNow.org  Amy Goodman.  A national asset.  I may not always agree with her, but I have tremendous respect  for her as a persistent seeker of the truth and a tremendously able, courageous and energetic journalist.  Listen to her daily at 9:00 on KPFT FM 90.1 and catch streaming video and listen to archives or read transcripts at http:www.democracynow.org

For some of the best, timely, pertinent information for today’s world, watch Bill Moyer’s NOW on PBS at 8:00 pm on Fridays and if you miss it go to:    http://www.pbs.org/now/    for discussion topics, transcripts, enrichment materials.  Bill Moyers will leave the show after the election.

Natural Resources Defense Council – Many of the fallen regulations effect the planet and it’s resources .  This may be a challenge because many of these are a matter of personal opinion, The science involved is often disputed. http://www.nrdc.org/bushrecord/default.asp

Again thanks for you good work and pareticipation

Best regards

              Curt Gibby
              Spring, TX
              gcgconsult (at) n-star.com

            http://www.northstarinst.org/TSS

Here’s a bonus site for those who have read this far.
The Whos in Whoville (or how Dr Seuss might have observed today’s human condition) Enjoy.
http://www.douggoodkin.com/PoliticalCommentary/grinch.shtml

Since I didn’t previously know author’s name I had directed you to: http://www.serendipity.li/bush/dr_seuss.htm
This site gives now credit to Doug Goodkin as the author.  Thanks to Charlie Lindahl for the correctrion