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With students headed back to school across the state, Pat McCrory has finally admitted his real education agenda: vouchers, vouchers and vouchers.
Veterans and Military Families for Progress endorses Daniel Johnson
Veterans and Military Families for Progress ( http://www.vmfp.org/ ) enthusiastically and proudly endorses Daniel Johnson in the upcoming North Carolina Tenth Congressional District election.
TheRealMcStory.com
TheRealMcStory.com will tell the real story about Pat McCrory’s dangerous stands on issues like private school vouchers that would blow a huge hole in the state’s education budget and eliminating insurance company requirements for basic health needs.
Why Cherie Berry needs to go in November
NC needs labor commissioner who will be partner for workers.
Barack in Raleigh
Barack Obama visited Raleigh on August 20th to address his plan to put the economy back on track.
DNC Gets New Blood
Rob Christensen, Raleigh News and Observer
As far as I can recall, Phillip Gilfus is the first Democratic National Committee member to address me as "sir."
McCrory: Bush’s One and Only
Pat McCrory is the only gubernatorial candidate in America campaigning with George Bush
RALEIGH -- As the AP reported this morning, George Bush is actively campaigning for only one candidate for governor this year: Pat McCrory.
"There are 11 governor races this year. Bush has been tapped to help only Pat McCrory, the GOP candidate in North Carolina." [AP, 8/15/08]
It’s no secret why – because Pat McCrory is one of George Bush’s closest allies when it comes to both politics and policy. McCrory supports President Bush’s private school voucher schemes, his opposition to stronger clean air standards, and his failed economic policies.
Chapel Hill Campaign for Change Office Opening Today, Aug 15th
Chapel Hill Office Will Serve as Orange and Chatham Co. Headquarters
The North Carolina Campaign for Change will hold the grand opening of its Chapel Hill campaign office tomorrow, Friday, August 15th at 7:00 p.m. Chapel Hill Mayor Foy will speak to volunteers and supporters about the need to work to elect Senator Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic ticket in November.
Local field organizers will address supporters about the importance of volunteering for the campaign and getting neighbors and friends involved. Volunteers will be going door to door with Senator Obama’s message of change in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough over the weekend.
Details of the Chapel Hill event follow below:
Campaign for Change Chapel Hill Office Opening, 7:00 pm
Dole/Bush Team Fought to Privatize Social Security
Today is the 73rd anniversary of the Social Security Act becoming law, and though millions of hardworking Americans benefit from its provisions, Elizabeth Dole certainly isn’t celebrating.
She has been an outspoken advocate for privatization – voting to raid the fund’s surpluses, allowing the program to be subjected to the whims of the stock market and even going so far as to campaign with President Bush for this drastic and unpopular alternative.
DOLE/BUSH TEAM FOUGHT TO PRIVATIZE SOCIAL SECURITY
“Like President Bush,” Dole Supports Partial Privatization. Discussing privatization in September 2002, the Charlotte Observer wrote, “Dole, like President Bush, supports a partial investment program.” [Charlotte Observer, 9/17/02]
Patrick McHenry Votes Against Lower Gas Prices
Congressman Patrick McHenry's office says that he will be visiting Western North Carolina this week, and his office says he wants to talk about how to lower gas prices. But up in Washington, D.C., Congressman McHenry votes "no" to every attempt to establish a comprehensive energy policy that would lower gas prices for working families.
-McHenry voted "no" to requiring oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres that they already hold leases for, which could produce 4.8 million barrels of oil and 44.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily (H.R. 6251, 6/26/08). Drilling on these public lands could double U.S. oil production and cut oil imports by one-third.
America’s Town Hall To Put People From Across The Country Center Stage At 2008 Democratic National Convention
Americans Invited to Submit Questions for Elected Leaders and National Experts, Answers Delivered Live from Convention Floor in Denver, Online at www.DemConvention.com
As part of its commitment to throw open the doors to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that Americans from across the country will have the opportunity to have their questions answered live from the Convention floor through “America’s Town Hall,” an interactive dialogue designed to bring more people into the Convention.
The 2008 Democratic National Convention: Americans Gathering to Change the Course of a Nation
Democrats Unveil Nightly Convention Themes
On Day Two of Convention Program Roll-Out
DENVER – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America Campaign today announced the themes for each night of the 2008 Convention. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Denver from August 25th through August 28th. Kansas Governor and Convention Co-Chair Kathleen Sebelius unveiled the themes on a conference today with reporters from across the country.
Shady Big Oil Company Comes To Dole’s Defense In Reelection Bid
Big Oil is once again rewarding Senator Elizabeth Dole for her loyalty. First they gave her $266,456 in campaign cash, and today they came to her rescue again as she struggles to in her reelection efforts. Americans for Progress, a group founded and funded by Oilman David Koch, today began running a statewide radio ad trying to rewrite Elizabeth Dole’s history of advocating for Big Oil and Gas over working families every chance she gets.
“Elizabeth Dole’s hypocrisy knows no bounds,” said Hagan Campaign Communications Director Colleen Flanagan. “She campaigns across North Carolina pledging to stop outside groups from running ads in North Carolina, but now that her campaign’s in trouble, her Big Oil backers are rushing to her defense. It’s no surprise that Big Oil and Gas would ante up for their favorite Senator – they know when Kay gets to the Senate, they won’t be able to use her as their puppet, pull her strings or use her to do their bidding.”
North Carolina Seniors Rally against McCain’s Privatization Plan
Current and future Social Security recipients came together today to sound the alarm on the long term economic impact the McCain-Bush style privatization plan for Social Security would have on North Carolinians.
According to a report from the Campaign for America’s Future released today, McCain’s privatization plan would place an incredible burden on North Carolina’s communities and families to provide for the basic necessities Social Security now provides.
“Senator McCain has been quite clear, offering more of the same failed Bush economic policies and saying that he believes that the way Social Security works is a disgrace,” said Reva McNair, president of Senior Democrats of North Carolina.
DNC Statement on Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC--Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Voting Rights Institute Chair Donna Brazile issued the following statement to commemorate the forty-third anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965:
Help Daniel Support Our Troops
Daniel Johnson had dedicated his life to serving others-from his missionary trips with his church to his work as a prosecutor to his courageous act saving a fellow sailor aboard the U.S.S. Blue Ridge.
Please help put Daniel's commitment to public service into action by joining our efforts to send much needed care packages to our military men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From now until Tuesday, August 19th, our campaign will be collecting common household items to help make daily life just a bit easier for our troops. A list of suggested items is below. These items can be found around the house or purchased at a local store.
Please drop off items at our campaign office, 1333 1st Ave SW in Hickory or at Zip Code It, 305 North Sterling Street, Morganton.
McCrory, RGA’s Misguided Attack
Perdue campaign response to RGA attack
“Taking campaign finance advice from Pat McCrory and his allies is like taking economic policy advice from George Bush. Of course Pat McCrory’s already done that, in addition to bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bush and the Republican Governors Association into North Carolina,” said Bev Perdue spokesman David Kochman.
Facts about Pat McCrory and the RGA NC 2008 PAC
• Democracy North Carolina – one of the leading government watchdogs in North Carolina – has filed an official complaint with the State Board of Elections based on reports that contributors to the RGA were not aware that their checks were instead being deposited into an account in North Carolina.
Voters abandon GOP for Dems
Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times
Well before Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at the local and state level. For more than three years starting in 2005, there has been a reduction in the number of voters who register with the Republican Party and a rise among voters who affiliate with Democrats and, almost as often, with no party at all.
Though the implications of the changing landscape for Obama and McCain are far from clear, the registration numbers may signal the beginning of a move away from Republicans that could affect local, state and national politics over several election cycles. Already, there has been a sharp reversal for Republicans in statehouses and governors' mansions.