Medina County Dem News

(MCDAC)MCDAC Newsletter for July 13, 2007

CONGRESSWOMAN BETTY SUTTON HEADLINES NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CLUB PICNIC

Congresswoman Betty Sutton came to Brunswick on a warm Sunday afternoon to tell Medina County Democrats that "fast track authority" on trade agreements is "dead". Her announcement brought cheers from the partisan crowd. The crowd also cheered Congresswoman Sutton when she talked about ending the war in Iraq, protecting American jobs, helping fund education, and guaranteeing affordable health care for all Americans. As Congresswoman Sutton pointed out, jobs, health care, and education are all linked together, and addressing one without addressing the other two doesn't make sense.

Ms. Sutton wasn't the only Democrat attending who is interested in Congress. State Senator John Boccieri who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 16th Congressional Crowd brought two of his children along. He talked about his experiences as an Air Force officer in Iraq and how that has shaped his views on veteran issues and on the Iraq War.

A lot of people outside of Medina County don't realize that at least part of Medina County has been represented by a Democrat in Congress since 1976. From 1976-2002 all of Medina County was represented by Democrats. First there was Congressman Donal Pease and then Congressman Sherrod Brown.

That changed after the 2000 census when the Republicans changed the district so that only the three northernmost Medina County townships were included in the 13th Congressional Distict. The other 14 Medina County townships and all the municipal corporations in those townships became part of the 16th Congressional District. Senator Borrieri wants to make sure that all of Medina County is represented by a Democrat.

Beside the Congresswoman and State Senator, other elected officials attended the picnic. Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman, Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judge James Kimbler, Ninth Disrict Court of Appeals Judge Clair Dickinson, Medina Township Trustee Mike Todd, Medina City Council President and Medina County Democratic Chair Pam Miller, Medina County Coroner Dr. Neil Grabenstetter, and Brunswick City Councilman Vince Carl also were present. The Party was hosted by the NMCDC and its President, Anastatia Birosh.

MCDAC LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR LODI SWEET CORN PARADE

MCDAC needs volunteers to help pass out Common Sense at the Lodi Sweet Corn Festival Parade on July 19th at 6:00 pm. If you can give us two hours of your time, please send an email message to joycekimbler@medinacountydemocraticactioncommittee.org

COMMON SENSE PLANNING MEETING ON JULY 28

MCDAC is holding a meeting to plan the next issue of Common Sense. The meeting will be held at the Cloverleaf Recreation Center at the intersection of Friendsville Road and State Route 224, which is located west of the intersection of IS 71 & IS 76/State Route 224. The meeting will go from 10 am to noon. The recreation center is right next to the Cloverleaf Senior High School. If you are interested in attending, please send your name to joycekimbler@medinacountydemocraticactioncommittee.org.

WANT MCDAC TO MAIL YOU A COPY OF THE LATEST ISSUE OF COMMON SENSE?

If you have not seen the latest issue of Common Sense, Medina County's only Democratic Newspaper, and want us to mail you a copy, send your name and mailing address to joycekimbler@medinacountydemocraticactioncommittee.org and put "Common Sense" in the subject line.

MCDAC BLOG ENTRIES: July 6-13

While U.S. bogged down in Iraq, Al Qaeda rebuilds along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/while-us-is-bogged-down-in-iraq-al.html

Voinovich screws troops, backs Bush.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/voinovich-screws-troops-backs-bush.html

Bubble-Boy to change spin but not policy
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/bubble-boy-to-change-spin-but-not.html

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee should start running ads right now on GOP obstructionism.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/democratic-senatorial-campaign.html

Colin Powell attempts to salvage his reputation.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/colin-powells-attempt-to-salvage-his.html

Is the Prince of Darkness Bailing on Bubble-Boy?
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/is-prince-of-darkness-bailing-on-bubble.html

Reader Submission: This should be a bumper sticker
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/reader-submission-this-should-be-bumper.html

Mike Todd for State Senate website.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/mike-todd-for-state-senate-campaign.html

Pew Research Center report shows why media is losing audience.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/pew-center-survey-shows-why-media-is.html

Bush Administration missed opportunities to take out Al Qaeda leaders.
http://mcdac.blogspot.com/2007/07/bush-administration-missed.html

We are always looking for submissions for our blog from readers. Send submissions to
joycekimbler@medinacountydemocraticactioncommittee.org.

The MCDAC newsletter is produced by:
Medina County Democratic Action Committee
Joyce Kimbler, Treasurer
P.O. Box 1213
Medina, OH 44258
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http://www.mcdac.org/.