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Contact Info: Nevada County
Democratic Party PO Box 2074 Suite 208, 2059 Nevada City Hwy Grass Valley, CA 95945 (530)477-1804 Meetings are on: 3rdThursday of month 6:00 P.M. Community Room Briar Patch Market 290 Sierra College Drive Grass Valley, CA
Board Members
Chair Margaret Joehnck Vice Chair Bill Toensing Secretary Fran Foster Treasurer Bill Derrick
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| Welcome to the Nevada County Democratic Party! The Nevada County Democratic Party Central Committee serves all of Nevada County Welcome to our new website!  Welcome to our new website!   Democratic Happenings Saturday, July 12th, is a Charlie Brown for Congress Day of Action. Join us at 10:00 AM at the Nevada County Democrats/Charlie Brown for Congress Headquarters to support Charlie and find out what you can do to help, and then do a bit of volunteering right after the meeting. The office is Suite 105, 2059 Nevada City Hwy, Grass Valley. Take the Brunswick ramp off Hwy 49 and go West. Turn right at the light, go to the driveway on the right just before the light into the Fowler Center. We are in the back of the fading grayish office building there. I'm looking forward to seeing all the great people who helped Charlie in '06 and introducing you to the terrific staff Charlie's campaign has hired to lead our efforts for this election. Obama buttons, bumper stickers, yard signs, and window signs are available in this office as well. If you'd like to volunteer for Obama, call the office 477-1804 or contact Curtis & Sherri Walker at curtiswalker@mac.com. Many local Democrat Central Committee, Women's Club, Obama supporters, and Charlie supporters have had a busy and successful two weeks. We had a great turn-out and wonderful food and fun at our Unity Fiesta on Sunday, June 28th. The purpose of the fiesta was to introduce some candidates who have already filed for office, and support Curtis Walker, Nevada county's own representative to the National Democratic Convention in Denver. A big thanks to all you came, brought food, signed to volunteer and bought buttons, etc. On Thursday a small group of representatives of the above groups, marched in the "parade," and staffed the Democratic table at the Grass Valley Farmer's Market. Look for us there every Thursday evening! A great group of folks marched in the July 4th parade in Nevada City to claps and cheers all along the parade route. It is so terrific to see such support! Next, some of us went to the fairgrounds to set up a table and meet Charlie Brown, our congressional candidate, who visited with folks at the fairgrounds before traveling on to Auburn for his third parade of the day. (See the https://www.charliebrownforcongress.org/events.php website for a great review of Charlie's day). Then, last but not least, two terrific volunteers got to be at the new Nevada City Farmers Market Saturday morning with Obama and Charlie Brown material. Meanwhile, the Brown staff and DCC members are moving the headquarters downstairs in the building we have occupied since December '06 and setting up. The upstairs room is still ours as well and will be used for meetings, staging canvassing, phone banking, storage, etc. The Democratic Central Committee is leasing these two office suites to accommodate our needs during the election so basically, we have tripled our rent obligation for the next four months. If you could help us out by making a donation through our website, http://www.nevadacountydemocrats.com/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?4 we would greatly appreciate it. See you on Saturday! Margie Joehnck, chair NCDCC Here's A Little Straight Talk, My Friends. John McCain Hates Social Security By Bill Scher Sen. John McCain, I'm one of your friends, right? The kind of friend who can handle some of your special brand of Straight Talk™. So why won't you just tell me you hate Social Security? Twice this week you lambasted the founding principle of Social Security [1], that, as you described, "we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today." In separate appearances, you called the way Social Security has been structured for more than 70 years an "absolute disgrace," [2] and a "broken" system [3]. Twice! You even called that pronouncement "Straight Talk™." That's no slip of the tongue. You must mean it.
While I thought we were friends, this sadly hasn't been the first time this year in which you didn't give me Straight Talk™ on Social Security. You told the Wall Street Journal in March [6] that you support President Bush's earlier proposal to partially privatize Social Securtiy, saying, "As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it — along the lines that President Bush proposed." When the Journal pointed out your website said something different, you promised to change the website. [7] You still haven't! [8] And do you know how hard it is to even find the two sentences describing your Social Security position [9] on your website? It's not even mentioned under your "Issues" menu on the homepage. You just said "Americans have got to understand" what a "disgrace" the program is. How can they if your website won't tell them?! Most importantly, why did you tell the Wall Street Journal that you support "private savings accounts?" Why bother with the Karl Rove/Frank Luntz poll-tested phrases? That's not Straight Talk™! Say what you really mean: "privatization!" That's what you did in 2004. [10] After being asked if "privatizing Social Security [would] be a priority for you moving forward," you responded, "Without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits." Yet, last month, you pretended you never said that, telling voters at a town hall, [11] "I'm not for, quote, privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be." What is it about Social Security that makes you allergic to Straight Talk™? Are you worried about keeping one of your few leads in the polls, among seniors? [12] I'm sure if you told seniors that you hate Social Security, always have and always will, they'd understand. Maybe they wouldn't vote for you, but at least you could still be friends. |
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