Curry County Democratic Central Committee

IN PERSPECTIVE . . .
American Pie: Wealth and Income Inequality in America
No matter how you slice it, when it comes to income and wealth in America the rich get most of the pie and the rest get the leftovers.
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IN THE NEWS . . .
Kruse Confused: Our State Senator Has Trouble Distinguishing Fact From Fiction
Our state senator Jeff Kruse has often demonstrated a tenuous relationship with objective facts, but rarely has he compressed such extreme factual wrongness in so few words as he did in a single short paragraph from his November 16, 2011, email newsletter. What does Senator Kruse's inability to recognize obvious falsehoods tell us about the his ability to effectively represent us in the State Senate?

IN PERSPECTIVE . . . December 3, 2011
What Abraham Lincoln Said About the #Occupy Movement ...150 Years Ago
Your conservative friends have probably seen a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln defending the wealthy saying that "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong ..." It's completely FALSE. Here's what Abraham Lincoln really had to say about the #Occupy movement, 150 years ago today.

IN THE NEWS . . .
The Staffer Who Came In From the Cold
Mike Lofgren is a respected veteran Republican Congressional staffer who served 28 years as a specialist in defense and budget issues. He retired on June 17, 2011, disillusioned with a Republican Party that he describes as "full of lunatics", bearing no resemblance to the party of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Lofgren's article describes in clear, powerful language the how Republican Party of the 21st century is "becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult" that "cares solely and exclusively about its rich contributors."
This is a must read article.

IN THE NEWS . . .
World's Largest #Occupy Demonstration is Held in Curry County
Event organizer Gary Wickham reports that about 100 people gathered for the first Occupy Port Orford event at the chain link fence in front of the Driftwood Elementary School playground in an exuberant and peaceful demonstration supporting economic justice for the 99% of Americans who have been left behind by the American economic and political system over the last 30 years.

VIDEO LOG . . .
The Occupy Wall Street Movement: Peter DeFazio Gets It
Congressman DeFazio delivered a barn burner of a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on one of his favorite subjects -- how Wall Street is destroying the American dream.

VIDEO LOG . . .
The Reagan Rule
Ronald Reagan: "Do you think the millionaire ought to pay more in taxes than the bus driver, or less?"

IN THE NEWS . . .
President Obama Proposes Tax Increase for the Wealthy, Rejects Republican "Class Warfare" Rhetoric
"I reject the idea that asking a hedge fund manager to pay the same tax rate as a plumber or a teacher is class warfare."

The Democratic Party of Oregon is committed to seeking a better future for the present generation and for generations to come.

As Oregon Democrats, we assert that the citizens of our state and our country are the government, we hold up the Bill of Rights and derived civil liberties as the enduring standard of liberty, and we firmly oppose abrogation of those rights and liberties in the name of governmental convenience or security. Where these rights and liberties are not fully realized, we pledge to help everyone within our borders to regain them. We invite all Americans to join with us to re-establish our two-century old democracy as a beacon of virtue that is admired all over the world.

The Democrats of Curry County have adopted a mile of 101 in Curry County between mile markers 347and 348.

With the placements of these signs, comes the responsibility to clean both sides of the highway at least two times per year.

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