by jane | Apr 18, 2018 | News
By Dan Perlmutter Thanks to all of you for attending last night’s [April 9, 2018] meeting. MY TWO CENTS WORTH – Here are some observations about what may be useful for the Jackson County Democratic Party going into the 2018 election cycle. Money for greening up...
by jane | Apr 18, 2018 | News
Reading Penny’s blog posts every week not only entertains me, it also educates me, gives me new ways to look at current events and reminds me to focus on what’s really important. The entertainment often has to do with unexpected parallels, for example,...
by jane | Apr 11, 2018 | News
The blog posts for this week are captivating and educational. If you’re looking for a (sort of) chuckle, check out My Goodness for a strangely poetic review of some favorite 45 quotes. It reminds me of how he always accuses his opponents, his enemies, of his...
by jane | Apr 1, 2018 | News
I’m not sure what to recommend that you read first from this week’s three blog posts. Should you start with a hearty laugh and end up with righteous anger or reverse that process for the sake of your blood pressure? Okay, let’s got with the latter....
by jane | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, News
By the Fooler on the Hill If you are currently omitted from the exposé, there is always next year. After all, there was limited space, but not unlimited stories. See the 2019 edition. Jane Koenig, Communications Made Easy. San Francisco, 2018. Koenig’s book is an...
by jane | Mar 29, 2018 | News
This week Penny offers opinions on the trend to diminish the requirements for liberal arts studies in universities (link) and the dangers to our country of segregation then and re-segregation now (link). Both will get you thinking and may inspire you to continue...
by jane | Mar 22, 2018 | News
If you are craving some political commentary, check out Penny Smith’s What I’m Reading post for this week. There are three summary reviews that will confirm your suspicions and put eloquent words to your outrage. Penny also continues her baseball theme...
by jane | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, News
By Penny Smith In 1961 my father retired from the Air Force. With a friend he briefly considered opening a Par Three golf course in pre-Disney World Winter Park. However, like many men with his set of skills and experiences, he transitioned to the military arms...
by jane | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, News
By Penny Smith Countdown: If it’s Monday, March 19, 2018, it’s ten days until opening day. Play ball! I first encountered Buck O’Neil in a couple of baseball history books, but he became real to me in Ken Burns’ baseball series. O’Neil frequently comments on this,...
by jane | Mar 13, 2018 | News
There are another three wonderful reads in the Blog this week. Penny has read another book by David Kay Johnston, The Making of Donald Trump, which peels back whatever facade is left on the president to reveal the real person. However, the best reason to read this...
by jane | Mar 6, 2018 | News
What IS a “political termite?” According to Penny Smith’s investigative blog article this week, political termites are as unpleasant and destructive as they sound and they are systematically destroying our government. Just another example was...
by jane | Feb 27, 2018 | News
We are all still reeling from the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Mixed in with our grief and anger is our stunned admiration of the reaction by the surviving students. Those of us who protested in the 60’s and still try to raise our voices...
by jane | Feb 19, 2018 | News
Last week our blogger-in-chief, Penny Smith, dug into the dark money behind Representative Mike Clampitt’s campaign. Once down the rabbit hole it can be difficult to avoid following the paths into all sorts of shadowy influences on our elections and our...
by jane | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog, News
For those of you unfamiliar with ALEC, it is the American Legislative Exchange Council. Although it bills itself as a nonpartisan entity on its web site, don’t be fooled. Not only is ALEC conservative, but it is dangerously so. Its members include state legislators...
by jane | Feb 14, 2018 | News
One function of any political party is to present a platform. The platform defines the party’s standards and priorities for governing. This is not written by the leaders of the party and imposed on its followers. The ideas and principles are developed as...
by jane | Feb 12, 2018 | News
Update: Keep an eye out for billboards that advertise our Democratic values.
by jane | Feb 12, 2018 | News
Never one to shy away from a challenging subject, this week Penny Smith takes on shady campaign financing, the demise of the prison system in our country and an in-depth review of the book, Hillbilly Elegy, which captures so much of our local persona. The first...
by jane | Feb 6, 2018 | Community Events, News
The Jackson County Democratic Men are hosting a supper and informal gathering with the three men running to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress from the North Carolina 11th district. DATE: Thursday, February 8, 2018 TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm PLACE: Old...
by jane | Feb 6, 2018 | News
Somebody lit a fire under our blogger this week! First up, an expose on our very own Congressman, Mark Meadows. It makes me want to impeach him immediately. Oh, but wait. That’s not how it works. We have to VOTE HIM OUT! Don’t forget to check out the...
by jane | Jan 30, 2018 | News
Whew! It just gets better every week! Have you wondered what’s really in the Michael Wolfe tell-all book about Trump’s White House? Well, Penny Smith read it, all the way through, and has told us all we really need to know about it. See What I’m...
by jane | Jan 24, 2018 | Community Events, News
You certainly know how comforting a hot bowl of chili is on a cold, winter evening, but did you also know that eating foods containing hot chili’s helps with weight loss? So what better time could the Democratic Women select to host a good, old-fashioned Chili...
by jane | Jan 24, 2018 | News
You will not want to miss Penny Smith’s opinion pieces this week in the blog. Penny gets to the bottom line of what’s really important about the government shutdown in a piece titled, The Dad’Burn Guv’nment. She also has a firm response to...
by jane | Jan 17, 2018 | News
There are three timely and interesting new posts from Penny Smith in The Blog this week. Along with reviews of the books and articles she’s reading, click here for essays on: The assault on freedom of the press The rise and fall of democracy in the world, and...
by jane | Jan 11, 2018 | News
Here is a link to the best article I have read on the January 9, 2018 Federal Court ruling about the gerrymandered congressional districts in North Carolina. My key takeaways: The ruling states that the maps drawn by the majority Republican legislature were...
by jane | Jan 11, 2018 | News
On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 6:30pm at party headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva, the January meeting of the Jackson County Democratic Party will feature the third person to announced his candidacy for the Democratic nominee to the U.S. Congress from NC District 11....
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