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Wayne County Democratic Party Fair Booth - Sept. 11-16
Posted September 4, 2010
The Wayne County Democratic Party will have an exhibit booth at the 161st Wayne County Fair, http://www.waynecountyfairohio.com/ September 11-16. We invite one and all to drop by the booth to say hello, discuss the hot issues of the day and meet a few of the candidates. Information on all the Democrats running for office this November will be available. Various political paraphernalia will also be available for purchase. During your visit you may enjoy a multimedia slide show highlighting the activities of the past year of the Wayne County Democratic Party. We look forward to seeing you at our booth located beneath the main grandstand.
First 16th Congressional Debate Set for Wooster
Posted September 2, 2010
WOOSTER -- The Coalition for the Support of Business and Jobs announced Wednesday a candidates' forum the organization is sponsoring in the race for the 16th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent Congressman John Boccieri, D-Alliance, Jim Renacci, R-Wadsworth, and Jeffrey Blevins, Libertarian-Wadsworth, will square off in the 90-minute debate on Sept. 20 at the Arden Shisler Conference Center, 1625 Wilson Road, on the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center campus in Wooster.
Read more from The Daily Record.
GOP Tea Party: These People Could be in Charge
Posted September 2, 2010
Posted without comment. This is a must watch:
What Happens When Teabaggers & Hate Radio Team Up
Posted August 22, 2010
Regardless of your personal opinion about whether a Muslim community center (not a mosque, by the way) should be constructed two blocks away from "ground zero," the fact remains that the constitution and the law protect the right to do so. The fear-mongering and hate being spewed by the Radical Right has created situations like this -- in 21st century America.
Five Things to Know About Rob Portman
Posted August 12, 2010
The Democratic National Committee has put together a website called "Five Things You Should Know About Rob Portman." It highlights his time as President Bush's Budget Director (which was obviously a failure), plus other facts that make him a very unbecoming candidate for Senate.
Wooster 912 Project Photo of the Week
Posted August 21, 2010
Why feature photos from the Wooster 912 Project (or local Tea Party group)? Because these are the voters that Republicans candidates, including Jim Renacci, are courting, and these are the people that they will listen to if elected. I don't think enough people appreciate how radical the Teabaggers are, both in their views, and their tactics.
Here is one titled Father & Son:
Yes, President Obama is being compared to Hitler. Now, this gentleman isn't comparing Obama to Hitler because he gives great speeches. Instead, he is implying that Obama has a sinister side, just like Hitler. What that sinister side is, you'll have to check with your local Teabaggers. But to think that someone would compare the first African-American president with a leader who executed ethnic genocide at a level never seen in the world is beyong disgusting. And the fact that this picture has been on the Wooster 912 Project website for close to a year speaks volumes to the principles of this organization specifically and Teabaggers in general.
Would Jim Renacci Vote to Save Teacher and Police Jobs?
Posted August 12, 2010
It would be interesting to hear what Jim Renacci would have to say about the bill recently passed in Congress that was nearly unanimously voted against by Republicans. The $26 billion dollar bill is fully funded, and according to the CBO would reduce the deficit by $1.3 billion over the next 10 years. This is a perfect Republican bill, right? Fully paid for, reduces deficit, and helps save jobs for middle class Americans?
So what's the problem? Two reasons. One, the modern Republican Party has no policy platform. Their only strategy is to vote against anything Democrats support, particularly if it might help the economy (therefore hurt their chances in the November election). The other reason is that the bill was paid for by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies that try to claim domestic tax credits. So Republicans, in essence, are choosing to protect large corporations who ship job overseas from paying their due taxes at the expense of teachers, police officers, firefighters and more.
It makes you wonder how self-proclaimed "job creator" Renacci would have voted if he was in Congress. Would he vote in lockstep with his Republican buddies? I imagine so. John Boccieri clearly showed who's side he is on by voting for this bill. And Americans understand this, as 60% support this bill.
Wooster 912 Project Photo of the Week
Posted August 12, 2010
Why feature photos from the Wooster 912 Project (or local Tea Party group)? Because these are the voters that Republicans candidates, including Jim Renacci, are courting, and these are the people that they will listen to if elected. I don't think enough people appreciate how radical the Teabaggers are, both in their views, and their tactics. Here is one titled Obama-Stuttering_Idiot:
This is what they have to say about a man who went from a State Senator to President in four years, defeating a highly-qualified candidate in Hillary Clinton then easily defeating Vietnam war hero John McCain. The same man who was the president of the Harvard Law Review. The same man many consider one of the best speakers, both on and off stage, in the history of the presidency. Yet this is the nonsense they believe in.
Director of President Reagan's Office of Management & Budget Says GOP Caused Economic Apocalypse
Posted August 2, 2010
For Republicans and many Teabaggers (see photo to the left), President Ronald Reagan is a hero and icon. But the truth is that Reagan oversaw a 189% increase in the national debt during his eight years in office. His economic philosophy of giving tax cuts to the most wealthy has led to the average American, which Teabaggers are supposed to epitomize, to pay the debt.
Well, some people are starting to realize what Reaganomics in general and what passes for current Republican economic policy specifically has and will do to this country. Joining this group is David Stockman, who was Reagan's director of the Office of Management and Budget. He published an op-ed in the New York Times on July 31.
Teabaggers Being Fooled by Sarah Palin Again
Posted July 29, 2010
I continue to be astounding by the utter ignorance of most of the Teabaggers. They believe President Obama and the Democrats are out to destroy the country. Why they would do that, I haven't heard a good reason yet. But yet they get behind a political hack and grifter like Sarah Palin and believe almost anything she says.
Let's look at the Cap and Trade issue. Congressman John Boccieri voted for a climate bill that contained a form of Cap and Trade last year. Local Teabaggers like the ones pictured here think it is a threat to our liberty. Again, no rational reason to think this, but I guess because Obama supports it, it must be bad. But I wonder how they would feel if they knew (or would acknowledge) that cap and trade was a signature part of the McCain/Palin climate change platform during the 2008 election?
Seriously, this is one for the ages.
Jim Renacci and His Anti-Environmental Buddies
Posted July 29, 2010
In Ohio's 16th Congressional District, Rep. John Boccieri(D) is being challenged by Jim Renacci (R). Boccieri is an environmental champion who voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) and who received a 93% League of Conservation Voters score in 2009. In contrast, Jim Renacci erroneously believes that comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation, far from helping our economy, national security, and environment, would instead "amount to one of the largest taxes in American history, would cause electricity prices to skyrocket and would very likely bankrupt an enormous portion of our domestic energy industry."
While Renacci's anti-environmental views are not surprising, given the groups and individuals who support his candidacy, they are disturbing nonetheless. Let's look at a few of Renacci's key endorsements and sources of money.
"One And The Same"
Posted July 29, 2010
Sometimes (OK, most of the time) political ads can be over the top. But in this case, the Republican/Tea Party association is exactly as it is portrayed in this video. There really is no difference in the two groups. Republicans have moved so far to the right, that the Republican Party that tried to impeach President Clinton now looks moderate.
Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For You
Posted July 22, 2010
Earth to Republicans & Teabaggers
Posted July 20, 2010
Every time I hear Republicans and the Teabaggers rail about government spending and the deficit, with the implicit or not so implicit implication that Democrats caused this problem, I keep expecting to hear the words "just kidding." But these people are serious. In the case of the Teabaggers, they just don't seem to know any better. For Republicans, they are just lying. To make the culprits of the rising debt easily identifiable, here are some handy graphics that illustrate exactly who has been the problem. Hint, it isn't Democrats.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks renewable energy, farm issues in Wooster
Posted July 20, 2010
Courtesy of Chris Kick of the Farm & Daily.
WOOSTER, Ohio –Touting a new agriculture and a new economy for America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Rep. John Boccieri, D-Alliance, spent the afternoon of July 19 touring some of the accomplishments at Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Their trip began with an introduction to the newly installed swing-10 milking unit at the Agricultural Technical Institute’s dairy barn — a $250,000 gift to the ATI from Dairymaster-USA.
John Boccieri to Appear on CNN's State of the Union Sunday
Posted July 2, 2010
Update: Here is the video from the State of the Union tv segment:
This Sunday, July 4th, Congressman John Boccieri (D-Alliance) will be participating in CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning roundtable with Candy Crowley. Boccieri will be joined by Republican Representatives Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Mike Coffman (R-CO).
All three members of Congress are military members, recently elected. Their conversation will focus on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – discussing the strategies there, the sacrifices and the recent resignation of General Stanley McChrystal.
They will be speaking from experience as military members and will highlight how that experience has shaped their views on military issues as freshmen members of Congress.
CNN’s State of the Union airs at 9:00am and again at NOON on Sunday, July 4th.
We hope you can tune in for this special program.
Republicans on "Your Side" -- If you are Big Oil, Insurance or Wall Street
Posted June 25, 2010
Local Democrats Part of 2010 Statewide Election Kick-off
Posted June 14, 2010
Wooster Weekly News - There were two things that Jim Bird feared, as he got ready for the local 2010 Democratic kick-off efforts, June 5. His first fear was that nobody would show up and his second fear was that the keynote speaker wouldn’t make it.
It turned out he had nothing to worry about on the first account, as more than 30 volunteers showed up at the local headquarters eager to get to work. On the second account, he wasn’t as lucky. House Majority Whip Jay Goyal was sick and couldn’t make it after all.
Appearing unfazed after getting the phone call minutes before the 10 a.m. meeting was to begin, Bird took center stage and filled in for Goyal. He began by addressing what he considered the accomplishments of the Democratic Party and Governor Ted Strickland, including education and healthcare reform, a balanced budget, new energy laws, the GI Bill, NATO, Peace Corps, unemployment compensation, women’s suffrage amendment, Civil Rights, Social Security, and a jobs stimulus bill.
Ohio Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Kickoff Was June 5 at Local Headquarters
Posted June 5, 2010
The Wayne County Democratic Party kicked off the 2010 campaign season with a gathering on June 5 at Party headquarters.
New Wayne County Democratic Party Central Committee Officers Elected May 26
Posted June 5, 2010
New members of the Wayne County Democratic Party Central Committee were elected on May 26, 2010. Find out who is representing our local party.
Also view photos from the event.
Boccieri's Potential GOP Challenger Renacci Fought $1M+ Tax Assessment
Posted April 15, 2010
Whether this is a big deal, small deal or no deal at all, it is worth pointing out that John Boccieri's likely Republican challenger Jim Renacci was assessed nearly $1.4 million in unpaid state taxes, interest and fees in 2006-a finding he fought vigorously but eventually paid. At the very least, those voters who find those who make millions of dollars elitist or not your "average Joe" should take note of Renacci's personal wealth. Read More …
