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Why can't we do something this powerful in Tennessee?

Wisconsin Democrats, with their friends and the coalition they built, saw their state being ripped apart by Scott Walker, ALEC and the Koch Brothers. They got busy, organized, developed a plan and went to work. They gathered over ONE MILLION legitimate signatures for a recall of the Governor and a batch of Republican legislators. The signatures werte certified and the election battle is in swing. It will be close due to millions of dollars from outside Wisconsin, But, the recall election is…See More
Apr 5
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Second Wisconsin Judge: Voting Supression Unconstitutional, other states following

Capitol Report: Voter ID laws hitting resistance in Wisconsin, elsewhereJESSICA VANEGEREN | The Capital Times | jvanegeren@madison.com | @JVanEgeren | Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:15 pmVoting rights advocates won another victory in court Monday, with a Dane County Circuit Court judge striking down the state's controversial voter ID law that was passed by the Republican Legislature…See More
Mar 12
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Wisconsin Judge Issues Injunction Against Voter ID Law

A Dane County judge has granted a temporary injunction against Wisconsin's new voter identification law, which he called "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the country.Circuit Judge David Flanagan's ruling Tuesday means the voter ID requirement would not apply for the April 3 presidential primary and local general election.A spokesman for Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said the state likely would appeal, and other state election officials pointed out that other aspects of…See More
Mar 8
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High Prices at the gas Pump: The real reasons

Which part of this is incorrect? Oil and its derivatives do NOT operate in a free market. They are subsidized and receive huge tax breaks. Due to vertical integration they are still near monopolies. There are very few oil companies for a commodity the entire world is after. Price is a function of supply, demand, profit, government. The companies totally control supply. They own billions of dollars worth of oil and oil leases that they do not develop until they are ready. They build no new…See More
Mar 1
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Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"Decline in US Manufacturing employment I only caught a small part of Thom's show today. He debated a Tea Partier regarding US manufacturing. It turns out that the US Labor Department tracks US manufacturing employment on it's web site and…"
Jul 9, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"The Metrics of National Dcline By Patrick J. Buchanan   Final returns are now in on the eight years of George Bush. Charles McMillion of MBG Information Services has crunched the numbers. And, pace Kudlow, the only relevant comparison is to…"
Jul 9, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
Jul 9, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"The Republican Job Creators Myth By Jon Perr   http://crooksandliars.com/node/46756/print"
Jul 9, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"We have heard This time and time again but never heard the numbers....   GOP leaders keep chanting the mantra that ending such egregious tax breaks would kill jobs. That’s baloney. The tax breaks at issue are not creating jobs, and they…"
Jul 9, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"In my book the only safe vote is for a Progressive, however their are number are small by comparison.   In the early days I cheked out the Blue dogs, I thought biparisanship was the way to go.  It was only after I saw first…"
Jun 28, 2011
Michael Cowger replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"We must give people a REASON to vote for Democrats. Just running candidates that are almost like the Republicans or republican Light, will now  just about always lose. To motivate people we must learn to use emotional charged messaging to move…"
Jun 14, 2011
Michael Cowger replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"Actually the Republicans use Focus Group TESTED emotional words,phrases and arguments vs the Democrats standard facts and figures  AND Emotion wins over logic every time with voters .I would  suggest you can all get up to speed by reading…"
Jun 14, 2011
Donna Rodgers commented on Bill McConkey's blog post Help our friends at UT do a study on the Web and campaigns:
"Done"
May 16, 2011
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May 13, 2011
Bill McConkey replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"It starts with energized, focused, dedicated leadership who can recruit, inspire and persevere and who is willing to build coalitions and let other people lead also."
May 6, 2011
Donna Rodgers replied to Bill McConkey's discussion WE GOTTA' in the group Rebuilding the Democratic Party
"On thing I feel is important, and that is getting people to the polls.  When we had the majority here people were very active...But that group is now sitting on the side lines.  Many with health problems...some have just given…"
May 6, 2011

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I do not live in Tennessee
Organizations that I belong to:
Tennessee Farm Bureau
AARP
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Public Policy, Political Campaigns, Writing, Reading, Cooking, Fishing, Hunting, Farming

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Why can't we do something this powerful in Tennessee?

Wisconsin Democrats, with their friends and the coalition they built, saw their state being ripped apart by Scott Walker, ALEC and the Koch Brothers. They got busy, organized, developed a plan and went to work. They gathered over ONE MILLION legitimate signatures for a recall of the Governor and a batch of Republican legislators. The signatures werte certified and the election battle is in swing. It will be close due to millions of dollars from outside Wisconsin, But, the recall election is…

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Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:04am

Second Wisconsin Judge: Voting Supression Unconstitutional, other states following

Capitol Report: Voter ID laws hitting resistance in Wisconsin, elsewhere

JESSICA VANEGEREN | The Capital Times | jvanegeren@madison.com | @JVanEgeren | Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:15 pm

 

Voting rights advocates won another victory in court Monday, with a Dane County Circuit Court judge striking down the state's controversial…

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Posted on March 12, 2012 at 4:13pm

Wisconsin Judge Issues Injunction Against Voter ID Law

A Dane County judge has granted a temporary injunction against Wisconsin's new voter identification law, which he called "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the country.

Circuit Judge David Flanagan's ruling Tuesday means the voter ID requirement would not apply for the April 3 presidential primary and local general election.

A spokesman for Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said the state likely would appeal, and other state election officials pointed out…

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Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:52pm

High Prices at the gas Pump: The real reasons

Which part of this is incorrect? Oil and its derivatives do NOT operate in a free market. They are subsidized and receive huge tax breaks. Due to vertical integration they are still near monopolies. There are very few oil companies for a commodity the entire world is after. Price is a function of supply, demand, profit, government. The companies totally control supply. They own billions of dollars worth of oil and oil leases that they do not develop until they are ready. They build no new…

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Posted on March 1, 2012 at 10:04am

PARTNERING AND COLLABORATION

In every organization there some folks stronger than others. There are some who produce a lot, some not so much.I teach my students that if you cannot change people you must sometimes change people. In a political organization where many are elected to their positions, changing people is not always possible or politically wise. That is why we MUST partner and collaborate with others to win. We can work with others who are not 'active" in teh Party but who still want and will benefit from…

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Posted on May 13, 2011 at 3:55pm

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Hello Bill... hope to see you at Jackson Day Aug. 29 -
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