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Jesse Kelly’s worst nightmare: Old hippies, brown people and college students who vote

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

These don't look like "dispirited" Democrats to me.

Old hippies, retirees, brown people, artists, musicians, college students, gays, lesbians, transvestites, and even people with multiple tattoos. At the Democratic Volunteer Party today, CD8 Republican challenger Jesse Kelly’s worst nightmare was on display– a diverse and multi-cultural Arizona.

CD8 Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords hosted the volunteer party which featured several local bands and between-band DJ services by Democratic candidates, including Giffords. (Hey, girlfriend, about that record collection…)

By any measure, the event was a rousing success. Invitations were distributed through facebook and to be “guarantee” entrance to the event, you had to sign up to volunteer. At the event they announced that 250 people had promised to volunteer for 3 hours each in these waning days of the midterm election season. Hundreds of Democrats filled the Hotel Congress patio to hear some of the best musicians in Arizona– headliner Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta with Salvador Duran and guests Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico. They say one picture is worth, or here are some pictures from today.

Bikers for Giffords. :)

Joey Burns from Calexico with Sergio Mendoza on the keyboard and Salvador Duran (right).

Calexico's John and Joey.

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Giffords sponsors HoCo concert for Dem volunteers

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta and Calexico will be the headliners at the Dem Volunteer Party.

CD8 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will host a party and BBQ at Hotel Congress for Democratic Party volunteers tomorrow, October 24 from noon to 5:30 p.m.

Democrats are pulling out all the stops to mobilize volunteers and make the last push toward November 2. To get into this free concert, you have to volunteer.

The concert will feature Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, Salvador Duran, Calexico, Molehill Orkestrah, and others. Giffords also will address the audience on the patio outside the Hotel Congress at 311 E. Congress Street.

You can sign up to volunteer in advance or at the event.

The Democrats need every vote we can get to take the state and the country back from the crazies who want to destroy it by eliminating Social Security, the minimum wage, the healthcare safety net. Don’t forget to vote!

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Pamela Powers Hannley writes the Tucson Progressive blog on the TucsonCitizen.com and contributes articles to the Huffington Post and Salon.com. She has had more than 30 years of experience in written, visual, and electronic communication—including freelance writing, photography, graphic design, and consulting. In addition to blogging for the Citizen, she is the Managing Editor of an international medical research journal.

Hannley has authored medical research articles, print magazine and newspaper stories, and numerous cancer prevention and self-help publications.

She has been a blogger since 2006, joined the ranks of Tucson Citizen bloggers in October 2010, and started contributing to the Huffington Post in 2011 and to Salon.com in 2012.

Hannley holds a masters’ degree in public health from The University of Arizona and a bachelors’ degree in journalism from The Ohio State University. She is a native of Amherst, Ohio but has lived in Tucson since 1981.