Are Republicans too weary from witch hunts,
from turning Benghazi from sorrow to scandal
and the IRS affair from insensible to impeachable,
to be outraged at the news from the NSA?

Are conservative columnists too consumed
slandering Snowden as seditious & selfish
to save any shock for the domestic spying
that has turned citizens into suspects?

Did liberals expend so much of their anger --
first at Bush's illegal warrantless wiretapping,
then at the Congressional cave-in to make it legal
-- that they're less fired up at Big Brother Barack?

The government shouldn't, but it is,
the Prez said he wouldn't, then he did
& the public's so overwhelmed by insult & injury
that we don't even know where to direct our outcry.

For a bunch of people who often seem enraged,
this time there seems to be an outrage outage.

Let's power-up that outrage again
and send a powerful message to the NSA
-- after all, we know they'll be listening.

Outraged or out-of-touch, either way come on out
where we're never out of topics & you're no outsider
at your progressive social club.

DRINKING LIBERALLY
Tonight - and every Thursday
7:30pm - 9:30pm and beyond
[backyard or back-booths based on weather]
Guest host: BC Ashmall-Liversidge
Questions: nyc@drinkingliberally.org

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And next Monday, June 17th
come out for a night of cutting-edge comedy,
with our favorite mix of performing political pundits
sure to deliver a litany of laughter from the Left.

LAUGHING LIBERALLY
Monday, June 17th - 7:30pm
FREE Show
Jimmy's No 43 - 43 East 7th St
www.laughingliberallynyc.com

The Obama NSA has been secretly collecting
millions of phone records of American citizens.
For all this intelligence-gathering, they haven't found
the intelligence to realize how wrong this is.

Turkish authorities have heard the rumbles
of uprisings across Europe and the Mid East,
but haven't listened to their own people's concerns,
nor learned how to peacefully quell a protest.

A man who listened to the challenges faced
by New Jersey & the nation has passed away.
A man who can only hear the drumbeat of ambition
has chosen an illogical expensive way to replace him.

With governmental leaders these days,
you don't have to ask, "Can you hear me now?"
But when it comes to responding to their citizens,
the real question is, "Why the heck won't you listen?"

If you want to be heard, listened to & engaged,
start a convo with the welcoming cohort
at your local progressive social club

DRINKING LIBERALLY
Tonight - and every Thursday
7:30pm - 9:30pm and beyond
Rudy's - 9th Ave btw 44th & 45th
[backyard by the DL banner]
Guest Host: Justin Gerald
Questions: nyc@drinkingliberally.org
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Tomorrow night - Friday, June 7th - 7:30pm
THE LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB
kicks off a summer run of free political comedy.
Jimmy's No 43 - 43 East 7th St
http://livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc
http://jimmysno43.com/

We have New York's Top Political Comics doing material you won't see just anywhere. You'll see all your Laughing Liberally favorites and their latest material before anyone else. We have NEW comics with fresh takes, and many, many special guests including performers from The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Mystery Science Theater 3000, CURRENT TV, Absurdity Today, The Young Turks Network, and more!

Plus, the venue is fabulous! Jimmy's 43 in the East Village has all kinds of micro-brews at the bar and was given an award for BEST FOOD by New York Magazine. Yum. The menu at this restaurant/pub is light years beyond bar food: Mussels. Spare Ribs. Seasonal. Local. Delicious. And it is all available in the cabaret space during the show if you like, with no minimum purchase necessary.

Come enjoy a night of free comedy and the kick-off to our summer season.

AND SAVE THESE DATES:
7:30 P.M.

Friday June 7

Monday June 17

Friday July 12

Monday July 22

Friday August 30

By Subway: Take the 6 to Astor Place or R/W to 8th St. or F to 2nd Ave.

In the past ten years, Republicans have revolted
against their own cap-and-trade & healthcare plans,
against science, common sense & decency,
purging the few moderates from their ranks.

In that decade, Democrats took the White,
took the Senate, took & gave back the House,
but never took the opportunity for lasting change
on economic justice, civil liberties or human rights.

Since 2003, Drinking Liberally has grown
from one dive bar to a far-reaching constellation,
from sharing a drink to shaping how we think,
becoming the bartender of the progressive movement.

Maybe we haven't created the revolution yet,
but we also didn't create the sequester,
debt ceiling crisis, drones, deep water drilling,
indefinite detention or the GMO racket either.

Compare our ten-year to our politicians' tenure
and you'll mark our anniversary with the cheers:
"Ten more years…and a few more beers."

Drinking Liberally: established May 29th, 2003.

Toast ten years of liberal comrades & conversation
by lifting a liberal libation with like-minded lefties
at your local progressive social club.

DRINKING LIBERALLY
Tonight - and every Thursday
7:30pm - 9:30pm and beyond
Rudy's - 9th Ave btw 44th & 45th
[backyard or back booths, based on weather]
Guest Host: Jennifer Suh
Questions: nyc@drinkingliberally.org

Coming Soon:

This Sunday, June 2nd - 1-4pm
White Roof Project Summer Kick Off and BBQ
Rudy's Bar and Grill - 627 9th Ave, New York, NY
Join us outside in Rudy's beautiful, newly redone garden!
Learn how to DIY a white roof with our 1 minute video.
$10 includes BBQ food and contributes
to this summer's painting projects!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/254674814672700/
More information: http://whiteroofproject.org/bbq/

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THE LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB
Free nights of left-leaning comedy
ripped from the headlines
& ripping apart the right-wing.
Jimmy's No 43 - 43 East 7th Street
June 7, June 17,
July 12, July 22
August 2, 10, 21, 20
All performances are 7:30

We grieve for those lost in Oklahoma's tragedy,
as we did for victims of recent hurricanes and tornadoes,
but denial of science keeps us from addressing
climate change's role in these unnatural disasters.

We commit to helping Oklahoma rebuild
but politicians play games with disaster relief,
allow a sequester that weakens our infrastructure
& try to starve our ability to rebuild at all.

We mourn loss of life, families, opportunities
while we permit drone killings of Americans,
let Head Start wither & with it hope for so many
& threaten immigrant families of same-sex parents.

We know a tornado is a destructive force.
There's no reason that our policies and politics
should be destructive as well.

Send relief to Oklahoma and find your own relief
in like-minded company & left-leaning conversation
at your local progressive social club.

DRINKING LIBERALLY
Tonight - and every Thursday
7:30pm-9:30pm and beyond
Rudy's - 9th Ave btw 44th & 45th
[backyard or back-booths, based on weather]
Questions: nyc@drinkingliberally.org
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Coming Soon:

White Roof Project Summer Kick Off and BBQ
Rudy's Bar and Grill - 627 9th Ave, New York, NY
Sunday, June 2nd
1:00 - 4:00pm
Join us outside in Rudy's beautiful, newly redone garden!
Learn how to DIY a white roof with our 1 minute video.
$10 includes BBQ food and contributes
to this summer's painting projects!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/254674814672700/
More information: http://whiteroofproject.org/bbq/
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Join Demos on May 30th for the Transforming America Awards
honoring Amy Poehler, Mary Kay Henry,
Rashad Robinson, and Fair Elections for New York.
Nonprofit tix available! demos.io/2013DemosGala
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Coming Soon: THE LAUGHING LIBERALLY LAB
Free nights of left-leaning comedy
ripped from the headlines
& ripping apart the right-wing.
Jimmy's No 43 - 43 East 7th Street
June 7, June 17,
July 12, July 22
August 2, 10, 21, 20
All performances are 7:30

Is Obama's fatal scandal whether the President
called Benghazi an "act of terror" or "terrorist act"
or are Republicans reaching for any reason
to deploy weapons of mass distraction?

Is the new Watergate whether the IRS
scrutinized political groups seeking tax breaks,
unfairly denying none of them tax-free status?
We're irritated & irate -- but not quite IRS-gate.

Or is the biggest scandal of this administration
drone attacks or whistle-blower-crackdowns,
record deportations or the Keystone Pipeline?
Where are those Congressional hearings?

While the right-wing rustles up an Obamagate,
the real scandal's that he never got out of the gate
on climate change bills or stronger gun laws,
reversing the sequester or closing Guantanamo.

The IRS & Benghazi business can't hold a candle
to losing its way: the real Obamagate scandal.

Vent, laugh and share, debate if you date
and have a drink while you say what you think
at your local progressive social club

DRINKING LIBERALLY
Tonight - and every Thursday
7:30pm-9:30pm and beyond
Rudy's - 9th Ave btw 44th & 45th
Backyard by the DL Banner
Questions: nyc@drinkingliberally.org