On 09.14.09, In Local Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
On 01.25.12, In Local Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
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On 01.20.12, In Local Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
General Meeting of the Currituck County Democratic Party
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Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Location: The Currituck County Judicial Center, Courtroom B
Category: Government & Politics
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Our special guest speaker will be Bill Luton from Pasquotank County, candidate for the District 1- N.C. House of Representatives.
Bill will speak to the party membership, and also be available to “meet and greet” with you immediately following the meeting. Bill has been looking forward to visiting the Currituck County Democrats, and getting to know YOU! He sincerely wants to address the needs of our Currituck County citizens.
Becky Woodhouse Howard, 2nd Vice Chair
3rd Congressional District
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On 01.20.12, In National Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
President Obama’s annual State of the Union is this Tuesday — are you planning to watch? If so, I wanted to make sure you saw this email from Obama for America Field Director Jeremy Bird.
The Obama campaign is holding watch parties all over the country — thousands of them, actually — and you’re invited. Besides watching the President’s speech, folks will be planning their local organizing for the months ahead to make sure the President and Democrats up and down the ticket win in November.
So see if there’s a watch party near you — then RSVP if you can make it:
On 01.10.12, In Campaigns and Elections, National Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
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Scott Brown’s vote shocks GOP comrades
Jan 09, 2012
Here in the nation’s capital and in the Bay State, some folks are perplexed by the curious case of Sen. Scott Brown and his decision to back President Obama’s controversial recess appointment last week — a move that irked his Republican comrades and placed him squarely on the side of his likely Democratic challenger.
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On 01.10.12, In Campaigns and Elections, By A Currituck Democrat
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Dear Friends, Last year, the Republicans passed deep and unnecessary education cuts — over my veto — that are harming our childrens future. The cuts — from pre-k all the way through higher education — have led to larger class sizes, the loss of thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions, and big tuition hikes. Educators from across the state, including public school teachers, have been standing up and telling the truth about the harm that the Republicans cuts are doing to our children’s future. Last week, shortly after 1 o’clock in the morning, the Republicans in the General Assembly convened an unconstitutional session so that they could exact revenge against North Carolina teachers who opposed the damaging cuts to schools. Expressing your views about the importance of education and standing up for our schools is the right thing to do and should not be punished. We all owe it to our children and our state to stop these cuts and make education a priority again.
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On 01.10.12, In Events, National Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
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On Tuesday, January 24th, President Obama will give his State of the Union address.
Can you have a few people over to watch? All it takes is a little bit of time to prepare and some enthusiasm for bringing people together. Making sure everyone watches the speech, and has the opportunity to connect as President Obama lays out his agenda for the next year, is an important part of our campaign plan. These parties are easy to put together. You’ll be able to decide how many people you can comfortably host, and we’ll provide you with tools to promote the event. We’ll talk you through what to expect and how to prepare for that night — including a conference call with other hosts beforehand to share tips and ideas. This requires a basic commitment from you, but no previous experience doing this kind of thing — even if you’ve never hosted an event like this before, the campaign staff will make sure you have the tools and resources you need to make your party successful. A party in your neighborhood is one big way to energize the campaign where you live. We’re aiming to have thousands of parties like it across the country. But it will only happen if someone steps up to make it happen. Sign up here if you can host: http://my.barackobama.com/Host-a-SOTU-Watch-Party Thanks for all you do, Jeremy Jeremy Bird |
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On 12.21.11, In Local Party Information, By Becky Howard
Dear Friends,
As you know, our remaining troops are coming home from Iraq this week. The road has been long and difficult. While we each have our personal feelings about the war in Iraq, I feel confident saying that each of you stand proud of our men and women in uniform, and the huge sacrifices they have made.
The end of any war is a joyous occasion, but let us remember the thousands that did not come back home and their families. Tens of thousands came home, but with serious injuries. We will never ever forget! We must stand together to protect what veterans and military families have earned. Taking care of their wounds, providing them with an education, helping them transition back are responsibilities we should stand up for as Democrats and Americans. “No budget cuts for our military or their families.”
President Obama promised that he would end the Iraq war, and he successfully negotiated withdrawl by the end of 2011…just as promised. The Iraqi government that we helped to establish is now democratic.
This past July 4th, while enjoying the day at Heritage Park in Corolla, I chatted briefly with a very nice lady from Ohio. I learned that it was her first trip to the Currituck OBX, and she and her husband had their five grandchildren with them on vacation. I commented that the parents were probably enjoying the” break” just as much as the grandparents were enjoying the five grandchildren. At that moment her expression completely changed and she very sadly told me that she had lost both of her sons; both were fathers of the grandchildren. One was killed in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan. What a tremendous heartbreak this family endured. She quickly regained composure, and told me how thankful she was for her grandchildren…I told her I understood.
I’m quite sure many of you have had similar experiences. It certainly puts life in perspective. These are just a few thoughts that I wanted to share with you on this historical momentous week.
May God Bless our troops and their families.
Becky
Becky Woodhouse Howard, 2nd Vice Chair
3rd Congressional District
On 12.07.11, In Local Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
By Adam Searing and Adam Linker
GOPers like Rep. Nelson Dollar and Speaker Thom Tillis are scrambling to deflect blame for the hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts they made to NC’s health care program for the most vulnerable. Governor Perdue warned them in this May 27th letter that GOP Medicaid cuts were unrealistic and would result in devastation to critical Medicaid services. Then on October 27th, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler, a former Republican member of the General Assembly, warned GOP leaders in this letter that the cuts GOPers asked for were now going to result in exactly that – elimination of services that will hurt thousands of people.
What does this mean? Here’s Sarah Gamble, a woman who has more integrity, compassion and dedication than any ten people you care to name. She also gets help from Medicaid to care for Cameron:
One final thought. What if Sarah Gamble was the Speaker of the NC House or the Chair of the Health and Human Services budget committee?
On 12.06.11, In Campaigns and Elections, National Party Information, By A Currituck Democrat
Dear Friend,
I’ve got some exciting news. We’ve just launched Governor Perdue’s brand new online Campaign Headquarters!
You can find it here.
At our new online HQ, you can:
- Sign up for email updates
- Support our campaign with a secure online contribution
- Sign up to volunteer
- Endorse Bev
- Find out how to follow Governor Perdue on Social Media
Check it out, and let us know what you think! We always welcome your feedback.
Sincerely,
Fiona Conroy
Campaign Manager
P.S. Once you’ve checked out our new online HQ, please help us keep our campaign moving forward by making a contribution of $25, $50, $100 or whatever you can give.
On 12.06.11, In Issues, By A Currituck Democrat
4.6—the number of unemployed workers for every job opening (Labor market will lose over half a million jobs if UI extensions expire in 2012, Economic Policy Institute, November 4, 2011)
70,000—number of unemployed workers in North Carolina who will lose their federally funded extended unemployment insurance benefits at the end of this year unless Congress approves an extension (Ibid)
45 billion—amount in dollars of the cost of extending federally funded unemployment insurance benefits (Ibid)
72 billion—amount in dollars of the positive economic impact of extending federally funded unemployment insurance benefits (Ibid)
18,300—number of jobs in North Carolina would be created or saved by an extension of unemployment benefits into 2012 (“How many jobs could Congress save in my state through 2012?,” The Economic Policy Institute Blog, November 14, 2011)
560,000—number of jobs nationwide that would be created or saved by an extension of unemployment benefits into 2012 (Ibid)
6—rank of North Carolina among 50 states in rate of food hardship in 2010, defined as a person not having enough money to buy needed food at some point over a 12?month period. (BTC Brief: Hunger Continues to Rise Across North Carolina – Key programs like food stamps softened the Great Recession’s deep blow, November 2011) [Read more...]
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