Medina County Dem News
Friday, August 11, 2006(Medina County Democratic Party)
Democratic Newsletter for August 11,
2006
MCDAC's Blog
We
posted some new entries on our blog at http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331534&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2emcdac%2eblogspot%2ecom&g=0&f=-1
and we invite you to take a look at them. We
have an entry on "Why Democrats Can Drive You
Crazy" and another one on "Political Psychology
101: The Politics of Insecurity." Since every
other Democratic blog has a post on the
Lamont-Lieberman race, we also posted one. (We
don't want to lose our Dem blog status) It's
called "Lieberman Doesn't Get It". Obviously we
weren't heartbroken with Lieberman's
defeat. Check them
out!
Democratic
Announcements
Attend the Grand
Opening of the House of Blue, aka Medina County
Democratic Headquarters on Friday August 11,
2006 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at 861 North Court
Street, Medina, in the Medina Shopping Center.
There will be snacks, buttons, banners, special
guests and YOU! Admission is free but donations
are welcome. "LET"S BRING DOWN THE HOUSE!"
Free PC Clinic: Volunteers are needed for
a Free PC Clinic taking place on August 26th at
Medina County Democratic Headquarters. No
experience necessary. If you're
interested, send an email with subject line
"Volunteer" to freepcclinic@gmail.com.
Read Summer edition of Common Sense online
in a pdf file here: http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331535&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2emedinacountydemocraticactioncommittee%2eorg%2fCommonSense%2ehtml&g=0&f=-1
Democratic Meetings
The Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus invites Democrats, Republicans and Independents to join us at The Strickland-Fisher Statewide Women's Event honoring Congressman Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher Saturday, September 16, 2006. For more info email schiller@tedstrickland.com
Articles
Governor's Race
Strickland raised more money than Blackwell during June & July despite Blackwell having Bush come in for a fundraising event. It has been a long time since a Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor raised more money than his Republican opponent.
http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331529&u=http%3a%2f%2ftoledoblade%2ecom%2fapps%2fpbcs%2edll%2farticle%3fAID%3d%2f20060804%2fNEWS09%2f60804013&g=0&f=-1
Blackwell must pay Sandusky County Democratic Party's $65,000 legal fees after they successfully challenged his regulations. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331538&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2etoledoblade%2ecom%2fapps%2fpbcs%2edll%2farticle%3fAID%3d%2f20060804%2fNEWS02%2f60804031%2f%2d1%2fNEWS&g=0&f=-1
Voinovich and Strickland team up against slot machine proposal. When is the last time you saw a Republican Senator team up with a Democratic gubernatorial candidate during an election year? Toledo Blade writer speculates that more than just opposition to gambling could be at work in this partnership. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331530&u=http%3a%2f%2ftoledoblade%2ecom%2fapps%2fpbcs%2edll%2farticle%3fAID%3d%2f20060808%2fNEWS09%2f608080393&g=0&f=-1
Senate Race
Sherrod Brown continues to hold an eight point lead among Ohio voters according to the newest Survey USA poll reported by the Plain Dealer. What is interesting about this poll is that DeWine only holds 78% of the Republicans while Brown holds 82% of the Democrats. More about this poll here: http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331540&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewkyc%2ecom%2fnews%2fnews%5farticle%2easpx%3fstoryid%3d55368%26provider%3dtop&g=0&f=-1
So the Chairman of the RNC, Ken Mehlman, comes to Cleveland and calls Sherrod Brown Ohio's Ned Lamont AFTER Lamont just beat a three term incumbent in a fair election. Let's see, if Lamont beat an incumbent Senator using his opponent's support for Bush as his main message, and Brown is running against an incumbent Senator who supports Bush, and Brown is Ohio's Ned Lamont, then that must mean that DeWine is Ohio's Joe Lieberman. That equals a Brown win in November. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331528&u=http%3a%2f%2fhotlineblog%2enationaljournal%2ecom%2farchives%2f2006%2f08%2fmehlman%5fsherrod%2ehtml&g=0&f=-1
Other Articles
Why all Democrats should apply for an absentee ballot. Hint: It will frustrate Ken Blackwell's plans to suppress the vote. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331531&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ecleveland%2ecom%2fprinter%2fprinter%2essf%3f%2fbase%2fnews%2f1154593849281930%2exml%3fnohio%26coll%3d2&g=0&f=-1
Refuting GOP talking points about the economy. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331533&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2edailykos%2ecom%2fstoryonly%2f2006%2f8%2f6%2f85919%2f91452&g=0&f=-1
Why Democrats have to aim for the suburbs. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331536&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eohio%2ecom%2fmld%2fohio%2fnews%2fcolumnists%2fsteve%5fhoffman%2f15186979%2ehtm&g=0&f=-1
Two months before Iraqi War, Bush didn't know that there was a difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims. If the consequences weren't so tragic, his ignorance would be funny. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331537&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2erawstory%2ecom%2fnews%2f2006%2fAmbassador%5fclaims%5fshortly%5fbefore%5finvasion%5fBush%5f0804%2ehtml&g=0&f=-1
E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post wonders if this last week saw the end of conservatism in America. Read this very provocative column. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331539&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewashingtonpost%2ecom%2fwp%2ddyn%2fcontent%2farticle%2f2006%2f08%2f03%2fAR2006080301259%2ehtml&g=0&f=-1
Remember how Mitch Daniels, then Budget Director for Bush, said that the Iraqi war wouldn't exceed 100 billion? Well, according to the Christian Science Monitor, the cost of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will exceed two trillion. http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=756100&r=755389&t=387118452&l=1&d=87331532&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ecsmonitor%2ecom%2f2006%2f0110%2fdailyUpdate%2ehtml&g=0&f=-1