CityClub's 2009 Community Matters Campaign (CMC) has selected Puget SoundOff (PSO) as a recipient of their 2009 People's Choice Awards! Awesome!

Obama recently gave a speech addressing students across America. Because of this, many parents, teachers, and politicians are panicking, claiming that Obama is trying to "indoctrinate" the children, trying to provoke them like a Hitler Youth. I think this is SO incredibly ridiculous. If you listen (or read) Obama's speech, you'll see that he brings NO politics into it.

Republicans still haven't ended the mudslinging. It started during the election "Obama isn't American." "Obama is a terrorist" "Obama is a communist!" The election ended, he was elected, we thought the lies would end...

But it hasn't.  Even today, after he was elected president, there are still mass emails and propaganda claiming Obama wasn't born in

I just want to get this across to everyone now- universal healthcare is NOT communism.

Simply put, it is another option. Citizens can still opt for their own private and expensive health insurance provided by companies that like to scam US citizens and try to keep them exempt from any expensive treatment, if that's what they want. The public option is basically for those wh

Both Rush Limbaugh & Sean Hannity dropped out of college and are now huge voices for the Republican Party and the conservative population. People trust them, reference them, and shape their opinions around what they say.  

Does their lack of a college degree discredit them or any political commentator for that matter?

When the atomic bomb was invented, it was used as a weapon to win WWII. Soon after, Russia developed them, and the Cold War and Arms Race started. These weapons, which can make huge areas unlivable for many years, now are owned by many countries, and this raises a question. Do WMD's make us safer?

I don't believe so, but is there a way to get rid of them in such a way that no one

Earlier today, some of us met to discuss a ideas for a new contest. So far, we decided that (correct me if I'm wrong) we are going to ask participants to write a bill. We think that the winning bills will be sent to Olympia, but nothing is really set in stone.

We will have more information, such as guidelines and structure for the bill, later.

Does anyone have any addi

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's annual youth leadership summit,
"I HEART CHOICE"
is back and better than ever!

Saturday, February 21, 2009, 10 am - 7 pm at the University of Washington HUB

Not a student? Please forward this email to the pro-choice youth in your life.