Democrats,
On Saturday, May 10th, you can help prove that Democrats in Camden County care more about serving the public good than do the Republicans. The Party will be out in force in a campaign called “Mending Fences”. Sponsored by the City of St. Marys and the Orange Hall Foundation, we will be participating with other civic-minded organizations and individuals to repair and paint the fence around Orange Hall. The work is well within the capabilities of most anyone, and there will be plenty of workers, so no one will get stuck with an unfair share. I heard a rumor that there will be food involved as well.
It’s important that we make a big showing at this project for a couple of reasons: One, it’s a good thing for the community. Two, the Democratic Party was the first organization that was asked to participate. Three, the Republicans were asked at the same time we were, but took several months to even reply, and when they did, they said no. Obviously, they’re much better at slinging mud than cleaning it up. Rumor has it that they were afraid the Democrats were “up to something”. I guess when your mind gets frozen in a certain way you assume everyone else thinks like you do.
We will get started at 9:00am on the 10th, so come on out and help us set the record straight about which party is the more positive, and contributes more to the community. Richard Hellesto and John Myers are our point people on this project as I will be out of the country. Rich can be reached at 576-8698, and John at 882-2332.
We had a great day at the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine last Saturday. John King and his events committee did the best job we’ve ever seen at the booth. It was very professional in appearance, and we had lots of Democratic “stuff” to sell, and it DID sell. We met a lot of new people, with several commitments to help with the campaign. Lots of people from Glynn County come to the festival, so next year we’re going to talk to our counterparts up there about sharing a booth so we can get even more of a presence. Bill Gillespie joined us in the parade and the booth, and was well received when people realized he was running against Jack Kingston. Next up, the BIG July fourth extravaganza in downtown St. Marys. More on that as planning continues.
Upcoming Events:
May 10 – We will combine socializing and brainstorming with the fence mending project in place of our regularly schedule Saturday coffee gathering.
May 13 – The regularly-scheduled monthly meeting of the DoCC. John Myers will officiate.
May 24 – Saturday coffee planning and brainstorming gathering at the Local 576 Union Hall behind the St. Marys police station off Point Peter Road.
Today’s Bushism:
“I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what’s moving. I rarely read the stories, and I get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.” - Washington, D.C., Sptember 21, 2003.
Sounds to me that George Bush meets the perfect intellectual level of the people that Rush Limbaugh had in mind when he told his listeners, “Don’t bother to read the papers. I’ll read them and tell you what they said.”
Today’s commercial:
Get your own “Proud to be a Democrat” t-shirt, now on sale at the special price of $12.00 for members of the DoCC.
Dave Southern
Chairman, Democrats of Camden County
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
1st Congressional District Caucus
Democrats,
Our own Reeney Adams ran a great campaign to represent us in Denver this summer, but in the end ran into some very high-powered completion from larger population centers. Although we’re disappointed, the good news is, we have some excellent people representing the 1st Congressional District at the convention. I’m sending you the report hoping you will begin catching the excitement as we get into the thick of the election season.
This Saturday we will be marching and exhibiting in the great Woodbine Crawfish Festival. We will be stepping out at 10:00am, so plan on being in the staging area around 9:00. We have lots of exciting new items that we’ll be selling to raise funds for the campaign, so please plan on attending, and while you’re there, spend an hour or two with us in the booth, meeting and greeting folks. When you listen to what people are saying about Democrats and who they’ll be voting for, you’ll be PROUD TO BE A DEMOCRAT!
Dave Southern
Chairman, Democrats of Camden County
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1st Congressional District Caucus
1st Congressional District Democrats:“WOW! Just WOW!” Danita Knowles writes. “I have not seen so many people at a delegate selection caucus in this district since 1988 - literally.” It was great to see so many south Georgia Democrats turn out to elect delegates to represent the 1st Congressional District.
Congratulations to the winners: Beverly Leaphart, delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton; Rep. Al Williams, delegate pledged to Barack Obama; Laverne Gaskins, delegate pledged to Barack Obama; Dennis Marks, alternate delegate pledged to Barack Obama.
And a big Thank You to all of the other candiates who ran: Amy Terrell, Reeney Adams, Karen Arms, Joyce Evans, Miguel Camacho, and Brian Peterson. We appreciate your dedication and commitment to the Democratic Party.
A big Thank You also to Danita Knowles for running the Clinton caucus and to Jerome Tucker for running the Obama caucus. And to Martin Mehaney for providing staff support from the Democratic Party of Georgia.
Martin writes “I wanted to once again thank you, as well as your army of volunteers, for a great caucus Saturday. I think everything ran smoothly, and I've been bragging on District 1 all weekend. Thanks again for all of your hard work and a wonderful event!” Thank you, volunteers, from around the District! And I am really proud of the Ware County Democrats for being such good hosts!!
One more thing – I saw lots of folks taking pictures. Please send pictures to me for posting on the Ware County Democratic Party website. You can reach me by email at jakij480@wmconnect.com or by phone at 912-285-8396 (home) or 912-282-6552 (cell).
Thanks again to everyone who made the 1st Congressional District Caucus such a success,
Jaki Johnson, 1st Congressional District Representative
Our own Reeney Adams ran a great campaign to represent us in Denver this summer, but in the end ran into some very high-powered completion from larger population centers. Although we’re disappointed, the good news is, we have some excellent people representing the 1st Congressional District at the convention. I’m sending you the report hoping you will begin catching the excitement as we get into the thick of the election season.
This Saturday we will be marching and exhibiting in the great Woodbine Crawfish Festival. We will be stepping out at 10:00am, so plan on being in the staging area around 9:00. We have lots of exciting new items that we’ll be selling to raise funds for the campaign, so please plan on attending, and while you’re there, spend an hour or two with us in the booth, meeting and greeting folks. When you listen to what people are saying about Democrats and who they’ll be voting for, you’ll be PROUD TO BE A DEMOCRAT!
Dave Southern
Chairman, Democrats of Camden County
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1st Congressional District Caucus
1st Congressional District Democrats:“WOW! Just WOW!” Danita Knowles writes. “I have not seen so many people at a delegate selection caucus in this district since 1988 - literally.” It was great to see so many south Georgia Democrats turn out to elect delegates to represent the 1st Congressional District.
Congratulations to the winners: Beverly Leaphart, delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton; Rep. Al Williams, delegate pledged to Barack Obama; Laverne Gaskins, delegate pledged to Barack Obama; Dennis Marks, alternate delegate pledged to Barack Obama.
And a big Thank You to all of the other candiates who ran: Amy Terrell, Reeney Adams, Karen Arms, Joyce Evans, Miguel Camacho, and Brian Peterson. We appreciate your dedication and commitment to the Democratic Party.
A big Thank You also to Danita Knowles for running the Clinton caucus and to Jerome Tucker for running the Obama caucus. And to Martin Mehaney for providing staff support from the Democratic Party of Georgia.
Martin writes “I wanted to once again thank you, as well as your army of volunteers, for a great caucus Saturday. I think everything ran smoothly, and I've been bragging on District 1 all weekend. Thanks again for all of your hard work and a wonderful event!” Thank you, volunteers, from around the District! And I am really proud of the Ware County Democrats for being such good hosts!!
One more thing – I saw lots of folks taking pictures. Please send pictures to me for posting on the Ware County Democratic Party website. You can reach me by email at jakij480@wmconnect.com or by phone at 912-285-8396 (home) or 912-282-6552 (cell).
Thanks again to everyone who made the 1st Congressional District Caucus such a success,
Jaki Johnson, 1st Congressional District Representative
Monday, April 21, 2008
Reeney's Thoughts
I did not get selected to be a delegate for the Democratic Convention.
I am a little disappointed, but received so many kind words from supporters and other Democrats that I am feeling very good about myself.
The person who won had great credentials and a huge following from a county that has a larger population than Camden County. As always, it is about the numbers and she had more people at the caucus than I did.
I was very proud of the Camden County Democrats that drove to Waycross to support me. A huge thank you for getting up early on Saturday morning to go and vote for me. A special thanks to Linda Victory and Ronna Nelson who have worked with me through the entire election process.
It truly is a great time to be a Democrat. The entire election process and the support of that process is an inspiration to work even harder for the Democratic Party. The courtroom was filled, standing room only, with Democrats that are eager to work diligently to ensure we win in November at the state level and national level.
I have decided not to pursue being a delegate by running at-large on the state level. I am going to save my energy for the election in November. I will be calling on all of my friends to help ensure we have a landslide victory in the Fall.
Together we can make a difference.
Reeney
I am a little disappointed, but received so many kind words from supporters and other Democrats that I am feeling very good about myself.
The person who won had great credentials and a huge following from a county that has a larger population than Camden County. As always, it is about the numbers and she had more people at the caucus than I did.
I was very proud of the Camden County Democrats that drove to Waycross to support me. A huge thank you for getting up early on Saturday morning to go and vote for me. A special thanks to Linda Victory and Ronna Nelson who have worked with me through the entire election process.
It truly is a great time to be a Democrat. The entire election process and the support of that process is an inspiration to work even harder for the Democratic Party. The courtroom was filled, standing room only, with Democrats that are eager to work diligently to ensure we win in November at the state level and national level.
I have decided not to pursue being a delegate by running at-large on the state level. I am going to save my energy for the election in November. I will be calling on all of my friends to help ensure we have a landslide victory in the Fall.
Together we can make a difference.
Reeney
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Letter to the Editor AJC - Jane Kidd
Camden Democrats,
Please take the time to read the entire letter to the editor from Jane Kidd, Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party. Jane Kidd's Editorial
I’ve been saying for a couple of years now that sometimes it’s not the policies and philosophies of Republicans (especially the right wingers) it’s their NATURE that makes them the wrong people to be in leadership positions. Jane’s letter makes this so apparent that any level headed citizen should be able to see it. But as we all know, it ain’t that easy. We will have to go out and explain it to folks who should know better. And in order to do that, we have to arm ourselves with information and facts like we find in Jane’s letter.
Read it over and over again so you can quote the points she makes, so you can then answer even the most obnoxious and uninformed winger, not so you can convert them, because they’re hopeless, but so you can show any swing voter who might be listening just who makes more sense. We have until November to work on those in the middle, so let’s not waste any time.
Dave Southern
Please take the time to read the entire letter to the editor from Jane Kidd, Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party. Jane Kidd's Editorial
I’ve been saying for a couple of years now that sometimes it’s not the policies and philosophies of Republicans (especially the right wingers) it’s their NATURE that makes them the wrong people to be in leadership positions. Jane’s letter makes this so apparent that any level headed citizen should be able to see it. But as we all know, it ain’t that easy. We will have to go out and explain it to folks who should know better. And in order to do that, we have to arm ourselves with information and facts like we find in Jane’s letter.
Read it over and over again so you can quote the points she makes, so you can then answer even the most obnoxious and uninformed winger, not so you can convert them, because they’re hopeless, but so you can show any swing voter who might be listening just who makes more sense. We have until November to work on those in the middle, so let’s not waste any time.
Dave Southern
News from Dave - 04/04/08
Democrats;
Come out for our next two get togethers;
Saturday, 4/5 at the Transportation Union Hall off Industrial Parkway behind the St. Marys police station. We’ll be finalizing our plans for the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine 4/25 – 26. As always, we’ll be in the parade, we’ll have a booth, and pull off some new surprises. Also at the meeting tomorrow, we will put the finishing touches on a new pamphlet the John King and his group have been working hard to have ready for the Crawfish Festival. In just three or four pages, we’ll be able to summarize what Democrats in Camden County stand for and believe in. Anyone who comes to the meeting tomorrow will have an opportunity to be heard before we get the pamphlet printed.
Tuesday, April 8, is our regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the annex building beside the county library on Gross Road. Our special guest speaker will be Angela Chasebi. Angela will be travelling from Macon to speak to us about how the DNC is preparing for the upcoming election campaign. She is a kind of liaison between the DNC and this part of Georgia. Angela will also be speaking about the Neighborhood Leaders program which we need all Democrats to be familiar with and participate in. I’m assuming that anyone who says they’re a Democrat is looking forward to helping with the campaign in some way. This discussion will give you a good start on what you can do.
Don’t forget to sign up to go to Waycross and vote for our own Reeney Adams to be one of the 1st Congressional District’s delegates to the national convention in Denver. That will be Saturday, April 19th. Call Reeney at 729-2888, or Linda Victory at 882-8655 to make arrangements to carpool to Waycross.
Have you been following all the trash the right wing is already throwing around about Barack Obama? And the official campaign hasn’t even begun, yet. Sometimes I don’t even think about differences in policies, philosophies, and programs when I listen to people like Limbaugh, O’Reilly, Coulter, Jack Kingston and our own Bert Guy. I just ask myself if these are the kinds of people we want representing us in Washington and presenting America’s image to the rest of the world. Often, it’s not what they say they stand for, it’s their very nature that tells me, NO WAY! They can call themselves Americans, but they sure don’t represent the kind of America I believe in! They’ve got to go, and you must help. Come out and help us.
Dave Southern
Chairman, Democrats of Camden County
Come out for our next two get togethers;
Saturday, 4/5 at the Transportation Union Hall off Industrial Parkway behind the St. Marys police station. We’ll be finalizing our plans for the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine 4/25 – 26. As always, we’ll be in the parade, we’ll have a booth, and pull off some new surprises. Also at the meeting tomorrow, we will put the finishing touches on a new pamphlet the John King and his group have been working hard to have ready for the Crawfish Festival. In just three or four pages, we’ll be able to summarize what Democrats in Camden County stand for and believe in. Anyone who comes to the meeting tomorrow will have an opportunity to be heard before we get the pamphlet printed.
Tuesday, April 8, is our regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the annex building beside the county library on Gross Road. Our special guest speaker will be Angela Chasebi. Angela will be travelling from Macon to speak to us about how the DNC is preparing for the upcoming election campaign. She is a kind of liaison between the DNC and this part of Georgia. Angela will also be speaking about the Neighborhood Leaders program which we need all Democrats to be familiar with and participate in. I’m assuming that anyone who says they’re a Democrat is looking forward to helping with the campaign in some way. This discussion will give you a good start on what you can do.
Don’t forget to sign up to go to Waycross and vote for our own Reeney Adams to be one of the 1st Congressional District’s delegates to the national convention in Denver. That will be Saturday, April 19th. Call Reeney at 729-2888, or Linda Victory at 882-8655 to make arrangements to carpool to Waycross.
Have you been following all the trash the right wing is already throwing around about Barack Obama? And the official campaign hasn’t even begun, yet. Sometimes I don’t even think about differences in policies, philosophies, and programs when I listen to people like Limbaugh, O’Reilly, Coulter, Jack Kingston and our own Bert Guy. I just ask myself if these are the kinds of people we want representing us in Washington and presenting America’s image to the rest of the world. Often, it’s not what they say they stand for, it’s their very nature that tells me, NO WAY! They can call themselves Americans, but they sure don’t represent the kind of America I believe in! They’ve got to go, and you must help. Come out and help us.
Dave Southern
Chairman, Democrats of Camden County
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