Medina County Dem News

(Medina County Democratic Party)Democratic Newsletter for 7.28.2006

Quote of the Week: "I was a Republican until they lost their minds." Former Phoenix Suns superstar Charles Barkley as quoted in the New York Post.

Common Sense Comes Out this Weekend: The Summer issue of Common Sense, Medina County's only Democratic Newspaper, comes out this weekend. Look for it at the Medina County Fair and in your neighborhood!

Poll Results: This is from an article in the Columbus Dispatch last Sunday: "Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio's Nov. 7 race for governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine."  Read some blog analysis here: http://ohio2006elections.blogspot.com/

Free PC Clinic: Volunteers are needed for a Free PC Clinic taking place on August 26th at Medina County Democratic Headquarters. No experiencenecessary.  If you're interested, send an email with subject line "Volunteer" to freepcclinic@gmail.com.

Democratic Meetings:

The Wadsworth Democratic Group will be meeting Thursday, August 3 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Wadsworth Public Library, Meeting Room B, 132 Broad Street in Wadsworth. The goal of the group is to build a Democratic grassroots effort in Wadsworth, taking on issues, projects and supporting candidates in order to bring back Democratic values to Wadsworth. The group meets the first Thursday of each month at the Wadsworth Public Library. For more information, contact Julie Batey at 330-334-0392 or at juliebatey@neo.rr.com.

The Medina County Democratic Women (MCDW) will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, August 9 from 7pm to 8:30pm at Elmcroft of Medina (formerly Outlook Pointe ), 1046 North Jefferson Street in Medina. For directions, call 330-764-3877. The MCDW provides an avenue in Medina County for women to be a positive, visible force promoting Democratic values and effecting change through the political process. Join us - together we can change the face of politics in Medina County. For more information about MCDW, contact Kerri Daye at medinacountydemocraticwomen@hotmail.com or call Julie Batey at 330-334-0392.

Strickland Fundraiser at Ferrante's Winery with Lee Fisher The reception will take place at Ferrante's Winery located in Geneva,Ashtabula County on September 14, 2006 from 5:30-7:30 PM. The minimum suggested contribution is $200. For those donating $500 or more to Strickland for Governor, they will meet with Lee at a half hour private reception before the start of the general reception. They will be listed as members of the host committee and they, too, will be entitled to bring a guest to the private reception. All contributions should be sent to: John T. DeFazio, 718 N.Market Street, Lisbon, Ohio 44432. Those who plan to contribute $500 or more should call me at 330-424-7771 or 330-853-7388 in order to ensure they are listed as host committee members. Election laws prohibit the use of corporate checks. Only personal checks can be accepted.

Articles for Dems

Article on how each candidate for Ohio Governor is trying to establish the opponent's image. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15107940.htm

Why Dems should always refer to the Iraqi War as a "civil war" and why such a description is accurate: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-katovsky/fighting-words-calling-i_b_25613.html

Senator Harry Reid, Senate Dems leader,  refers to Iraq as being in a "civil war". We need letters to the editors on this theme. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/20/iraq.democrats/index.html

Why the Bushies changed NASA's Mission Statement and why it matters in the battle against global warming: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/science/22nasa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

This is unfortunately the kind of analysis that you WON"T read in the American press. Why? Could it be because so many publishers saved a ton of money on the Bush's tax cuts? http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bushs-democracy-project-backfires/2006/07/23/1153593211326.html

How a Democratic Governor governs in Oklahoma, one of the "reddest" states. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Oklahoma_Governor.html

Putin to block American companies from helping to develop Russian natural gas fields. Apparently Putin is such a good friend of Bush's as we were led to believe several years ago. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1826629,00.html?gusrc=rss

The rise of "Christian Nationalism" and what it means in American politics. Here is a question for the reporters in our email group: is Blackwell a Christian Nationalist? Are any Rs or, for that matter, Ds in the General Assembly Christian Nationalists? http://www.alternet.org/story/38830/

Why Dems should talk about religion. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060723/ap_on_el_ge/democrats_religion

Senators from the "anti-government" party start bragging about how much they brought home in Federal dollars. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/24/AR2006072400809.html

Iraqi War Casualities can be found here: http://icasualties.org/oif/