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Candidate for Congress in Virginia's 6th District
Tuesday - June 14th - Madison Heights Library - 7PM, doors open 6:30PM - Free Parking - Everyone Welcome
Bob Goodlatte is the present Congressman and he has sold you down the river in favor of tax breaks for the upper 2% and special breaks for Big Oil and Business. You may be unaware that two-term Bob who is now serving his 10th term is unaccountable to you the voter in the 6th District.
Goodlatte supports killing Medicare and Reducing Social Security and is wed to a far right wing extreme agenda that slants toward the wealthy and big business. Bob got the two term nickname by promising to term limit himself to two terms if elected. Bob got elected and his promise was completely forgotten. Goodlatte also opposes support for early childhood learning and wants to end Women's Health Care.
Goodlatte's record on senior issues is so poor that he is rated at less than 10% in his support for issues important to older Americans.
Goodlatte needs to be held accountable for his conduct and retired. Dr Schmookler has taken up the mission of replacing Goodlatte with a Congressman who represents the people. This
is your chance to meet and help Dr. Schmookler become the next Congressman from Virginia's 6th District. Your help is appreciated, please plan to attend.
There is much at stake in this election and if you continue to be distracted by the standard Republican smoke screens of God, Guns, Gays and Abortion we will all lose. Think about the Pell Grants for Education that your children use to go to college, that Republicans want to end. Think about all the programs that serve working people that Republicans want to trash to give a tax break to the wealthy. Think about all the people who can't find a job and how many jobs are lost each time the upper 2% get another tax break. Think about your family and friends and vote your interest.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
David Burford, Amherst Co. Democratic Chair
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Tuesday, June 14, 7:00 PM - Amherst County Democrats will welcome to the Madison Hts Library, our special guest,
Dr. Andrew Schmookler, seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 6th CD next year.
Dr. Schmookler has a powerful message that's sure to get the attention of voters here in the heart of the Commonwealth - and nationally, as well. He reminds us that progressive, liberal ideals and policies are indeed patriotic and moral. He calls Republicans to task for the destructive party they have become, while citing
congressional Democrats' failure to confront them.
You won't want to miss this opportunity to meet Andy, hear what he has to say, and ask him the tough questions as we look toward the 2012 elections.
Light refreshments will be served following the meeting.
Everyone is welcome to attend and we will be pleased to greet you.
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Award-winning author and blogger Andy Schmookler has thrown his hat into the ring for the Sixth District Democratic Party congressional nomination.
Schmookler, 64, said he wouldn’t be running for Congress “if these were normal political times,” but the Harvard and Cal-Berkeley grad and NPR and PBS commentator sees in the recent policy drift in Washington a disturbing trend that he feels he needs to bring attention to.
Increasing income inequality and the increasingly hollowed-out American middle class “aren’t a function of how the 21st century economy works,” Schmookler said. Rather, the trends toward the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class struggling more and more are due to the “nature of the policies that are getting implemented” in Washington.
Draconian djustments to Medicare and Social Security being contemplated now on Capitol Hill are “frauds” to Schmookler. “Back when Reagan was president, we already knew that people who were born the year I was born were going to turn 65 this year. There’s nothing surprising about that,” Schmookler said.
The focus of leaders in Washington should be on creating jobs and building on the country’s economic base, Schmookler said, not on budget cutting.
“What we need to close the budget isn’t cutting off programs like Head Start or heating help for the elderly that Republicans are going after. We need to get the economy out of the hole,” Schmookler said.
But “we don’t talk about that.”
“We talk about cutting the budget. We talk about cutting Social Security. Now there are proposals that are essentially designed to eliminate Medicare as we know it. We as an American society are moving toward taking away the protections for average people, the opportunities for average people, and hollowing out America,” Schmookler said.
Both major parties – Republican and Democrat – are part and parcel to the problem. The GOP, to Schmookler, is a “destructive force,” while “Democrats have let us down because they have been wimps in terms of standing up and defending.”
“My message is simply to try to tell the truth,” said Schmookler, who concedes that the 2012 race will be an uphill battle, but says it’s “not impossible” for a Democrat to win in the Sixth District.
“The only way that today’s Republican Party can get any power at all is by deceiving people about the nature of what it is,” said Schmookler, who hopes his campaign can play a role in “awakening the American people” to those realities.
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Story by Chris Graham. Chris can be reached at freepress2@ntelos.net.
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The first-ever Virginia Summit, which will be held on July 15th-16th at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, will offer two days of intensive training, policy and message briefings, career advancement advice and fellowship with Democratic elected officials, candidates, professionals, and activists from every level.
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The Virginia Summit will offer sessions for candidates, activists, professionals and aspiring political staff of all stripes on a wide range of important skills and topics. We’ve got a host of informative and impactful sessions planned already, including:
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I am also happy to announce that Dr. Drew Westen, the renowned psychologist, Democratic messaging guru and author of the must read book The Political Brain, has agreed to share his expertise in two separate Virginia Summit sessions. Dr. Westen has advised campaigns on every level on crafting and delivering an effective and emotionally resonant message. He will deliver a great deal of value to attendees who want to communicate our Democratic
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I hope you will mark your calendars and make plans to join us in Richmond on July 15th-16th for the Virginia Summit.
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