Sunday, July 15, 2012

Conservatives Wondering About Romney

It's fascinating to listen and read about how conservatives are reacting to their GOP nominee, Mitt Romney's Bain problem. 

Anyone with common sense who knew for years they want to run for the highest office in this land MUST come clean from day one or face scrutiny.  While releasing one's taxes from our understanding is not necessary, candidates running for just about any public office in the United States, especially that of president have made it their business to do so.  In fact, most candidates don't just release one year of their taxes but several as Mitt Romney's dad did when he released 12 years. 

So what's up with Governor Romney?  Does he think that he's above having his taxes made public.  If so, then it's no wonder Americans from both major political parties are demanding that he "show his paper" please so all the fuss about his Bain relationship and every other question people have could be cleared once and for all.  So come on Governor Romney "MAN UP"!  It's not a black man (if you think you don't have to answer to President Obama, although he isn't any more black than he is white) asking you to release your taxes.  In stead, it's the AMERICAN people, whom you want to lead as president who are DEMANDING that you "show your papers" please, sir.  If nothing else, you are probably now getting a dose of the 'medicine' you want to spoon out to Hispanics and other illegal people in this country by not only agreeing with the Arizona "Papers Please" law but also stating as part of your immigration policy, "Let them deport themselves".

So Governor Romney, come clean and release a couple more years of your taxes and let America see that you absolutely have nothing to hide about your retroactive retirement from Bain or anything else. 

Follow the links below to some of the conversations from conservatives on Romney's Bain problems:



Democrats Daily Mail!

Just got this "Democrats Daily Mail" in our twitter feed and want to share it with you all as it is loaded with information.

You Have Got To Check This Out!

Pleasant reading.

Here's the link:  http://paper.li/DemsDailyMail/1314911548

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Visa MasterCard Fee Settlement

News broke earlier today that Visa, MasterCard and big banks have agreed to pay $7.3 billion to millions of merchants to end a seven-year dispute over credit card "swipe" fees.  While this is good news for some seven million merchants it is bad news for Visa and MasterCard users who are ordinary people like you and I.  Why bad news for us?  Well, as the report states, merchants who continue to accept Visa and MasterCard payments from customers would be able to charge us a fee for swiping our cards.  Wow! Customers just can't win for losing when it comes to BIG BANKS!  They have us by our "tails" no matter what the business - bad mortgage deals, high interest fees on our credit cards, and low interest on our savings, checking, money market, CD accounts to name a few.

Our best alternative to avoid the fees merchants now have the green light to charge us is to go back to paying with cash, which no doubt will make many of us worry about the possibility of being robbed for our CASH.  I wonder if our "beloved" political leaders will come to our rescue and save consumers and/or the merchants from having to pay the "swipe" fees?  After all the banks are the ones that came up with the cards so why not them footing the bill for us using them?  I thing that's only fair but I doubt our TOO BIG to fail banks with their greedy CEOs will consume the "swipe" fees.  That will just be too good to be true.  Instead, I believe consumers will end up paying two sets of fees: the "swipe" fee from merchants charge and knowing how greedy the banks have become they will pretend that the merchants aren't charging customers a "swipe" and charge their customers a fee disguising it as something else, as they always do.  Sad but true.

For full details on the ruling visit:  http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/13/12728092-visa-mastercard-in-73-billion-settlement-over-credit-card-fees#.UAH9KJ0U-nI.twitter.

Upcoming Events


Event #1

WHAT:  PCDP Monthly Meeting

WHO:  ALL Executive Board Members, Precinct Chairs & members wishing to get involved

EVENT:  Meeting

DATE:  Thursday, July 26, 2012

TIME:  Starting at 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION:  Senior Citicizens' Center

CONTACT:  Please contact our party Chairperson Vonda Frantz, email: vonda@esinc.net, if you have any questions.

Thank you.

The PCDP

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Event #2


WHAT:  DWPC Monthly Meeting - Please note that there will NOT be an official meeting in AUGUST 

WHO:  ALL Female Members

EVENT:  Meeting

DATE:  AUGUST OPEN - The NEXT regular meeting will be on Monday, September 10, 2012

TIME: Starting at 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION:  Senior Citizens' Center

CONTACT:  Please contact our group's Chairperson Margaret Laroe, email: mlaroe@esinc.net, if you have any questions.

In lieu of a regular monthly meeting in August our president Marge is asking interested persons to work on a COMMITTEE to help plan a SPECIAL event to be held on:

DATE:  Sunday, October 7, 2012

TIME:  2:00-5:00 P.M.

LOCATION:  Sunset Ridge - The Gazebo, Roxboro

SPECIAL EVENT: Democrats - meet, greet, socialize (elected official, candidates, EVERYONE is invited)  
The committee members will decide on a time and place to meet.  Thank you in advance for getting involved!

Please contact Marge via email: mlaroe@esinc.net if you are interested in working on the Special Event Committee.

Thank you.

Thursday, July 5, 2012


WAKE UP and SPEAK OUT, DEMOCRATS on The Affordable Care Act (ACA)!

The Supreme Court in a 5:4 vote up held the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  As we all know Americans are all over the place as they try to understand how the ACA will affect them for better or for worse.  

Do you know the details of the ACA?  Do you know the timeline for the implementation of the ACA?  Are you willing to find out for yourself rather than have BILLIONAIRES, MILLIONAIRES, Romney's SUPER PACKS, and the GOP feed you with LIES about the ACA?  Their sole purpose is to object to everything President Obama does so that he won't be successful and as they have been planning from the day he was sworn in to make him a one-term president.  What better way for them to pursue their agenda but to reject President Obama's historic signature legislation - the ACA.  Besides, while GOP lawmakers have already set July 11th for a vote to repeal the ACA, did you know that they are already enjoying benefits from the said ACA?  Yep, they are benefiting by having their 18-26 year old children remain on their health insurance.  Believe me I know how they feel being able to have their young adult remain on their insurance because my 21 year old son is benefiting from this as well.  In fact, he has been since 2009 when his dad's insurance company decided to start to implement that this part of the law then rather than waiting for the official passage of the Act in 2010 March.  This allowed my son to have continuous coverage after he turned 19 and it has been a blessing because we would have had to find private insurance for him.  

Does anyone else have a story to tell?  If so you need to speak up!!  It's the only way the truth will be heard and believed.  Share your story, whether you are a parent like me, senior who got a $250 check last June, someone with preexisting condition who can no longer be denied insurance coverage because of their condition.  All Democrats ought to be telling their story.  If you don't you will allow the HYPOCRITICAL GOP and Tea Party folks who want to repeal the ACA to make you dislike it while they continue to enjoy its benefits.  WAKE UP and SPEAK OUT, DEMOCRATS!!

Check the following links for details about the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event #1

WHAT:  DWPC Monthly Meeting

WHO:  ALL Female Members

EVENT:  Meeting

DATE:  Monday, July 9, 2012

TIME: Starting at 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION:  Senior Citizens' Center

SPECIAL GUEST:  Mike Wiidard, Democratic candidate for the North Carolina Senate District 22 (our District)


CONTACT:  Please contact our group's Chairperson Margaret Laroe, email: mlaroe@esinc.net, if you have any questions.
Thank you.
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Event #2


WHAT:  PCDP Monthly Meeting

WHO:  ALL Executive Board Members, Precinct Chairs & members wishing to get involved

EVENT:  Meeting

DATE:  Thursday, July 26, 2012

TIME:  Starting at 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION:  Senior Citicizens' Center

CONTACT:  Please contact our party Chairperson Vonda Frantz, email: vonda@esinc.net, if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

February-March Upcoming Events



Event #1

WHAT:  PCDP Monthly Meeting
WHO:  ALL Executive Committee Members
EVENT:  Meeting
DATE:  Tuesday, February 28, 2012 (this is our regular monthly meeting but is NOT on our regular day: 4th Thursday in the month).  We will be finalizing plans for the March 6, 2012 Precinct meeting so all Precinct Captains and anyone else interested in help with this event is invited to attend.
TIME:  Starting at 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  Senior Citizens' Center
CONTACT:  Please contact our party Chairperson Vonda Frantz, email: vonda@esinc.net, if you have any questions.

Thank you.
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Event #2
WHAT:  Precinct Organizing Meeting
WHO:  ALL Democrats
EVENT:  Special Precinct Organizing Meeting (This is a very important meeting!  Everyone who is interested in building the party from the grassroots up - local Precincts should make a special effort to attend this meeting.  This is your time to get involve in organizing your local Precinct so come and bring ALL your neighbors with you.)
DATE:  Tuesday, March 6, 2012
TIME:  Starting at 6:00-8:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  City Hall Conference Room
Refreshments will be served.
CONTACT:  Please contact our party Chairperson Vonda Frantz, email: vonda@esinc.net or call us at: 919-480-1119 (PCDP #.  You will need to leave a voice message and someone will get back to you.

Thank you.
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Event #3

WHAT:  DWPC Monthly Meeting
WHO:  ALL Female Members
EVENT:  Meeting
DATE:  Monday, March 12, 2012
TIME: Starting at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  St. Marks Parish House

CONTACT:  Please contact our group's Chairperson Margaret Laroe, email: mlaroe@esinc.net, if you have any questions.

Thank you.