Blount County Democrats

First Friday Luncheon, Air Quality Issues for Blount County
Where: Alcoa Ryans
When: 11:30 AM Friday March 5, 2010
Frequent contributor Dennis Wetter will lead us to a better understanding of the issues of Air Quality in Blount County Now and in the Future
Abstract:
You may be aware that EPA has lowered ( lower is better) the ceiling on [...]

Nashville Tea Party convention falling apart! 
Two of the convention’s scheduled speakers, Republican Congresswomen Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, have bailed out of the Feb. 4-6 event. Both claimed the House Ethics Committee advised them against attending the convention, organized by the for-profit entity Tea Party Nation.
Most Tea Party activists claim they [...]

NASHVILLE – U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s last-minute refusal to attend the upcoming Tea Party convention underscores her chameleon-like political persona and should be a wake-up call for those who think the congresswoman is a fiscal conservative.
 ”The congresswoman officially threw the Tea Party under the bus this morning when she announced she would not be attending [...]

At the last meeting, the Blount Democrats Executive Committee approved the location change of the January 14, 2010 EC meeting from the library to the MLK Celebration Community Forum at the Maryville College Alumni Gym, at 7PM.
Visit the MLK Celebration Community Forum facebook site and register your attendance in support of this event.
The program wil be Latino Civil [...]

In a very short amount of time, Democratic Congrerssional veterans John Tanner and Bart Gordon have announced they’re done.
There’s undoubtedly some truth to that. But the real reason? It’s called reapportionment, and it is just about ready to bite the Tennessee Democratic Party in a big way. The whole thing dates to a little old [...]

After careful consideration and consultation with my wife Shelley, I wanted to let you know that I am discontinuing immediately my candidacy for Governor of Tennessee.
Your support in this period of political rigidity afforded my start. Thank you. I was the first Democratic candidate to enter the race, to speak at [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Roy Herron tells The Associated Press he is dropping his gubernatorial bid to instead seek the northwest Tennessee congressional seat being vacated by Rep. John Tanner.
Herron, a Dresden attorney, said in a phone interview Tuesday night that representing the 8th Congressional District has [...]

[ December 10, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. January 14, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. February 11, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. March 11, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. April 15, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. May 13, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The Blount Democrats Executive Committee meets every month on the 2nd Thursday. The meeting is held at the Blount County Library. All are welcome.

http://www.blountlibrary.org/
Map to the library at: http://www.blountlibrary.org/map.htm

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[ December 4, 2009; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. January 1, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. February 5, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. March 5, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. April 2, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. May 7, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. June 4, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Ryans Steakhouse, Alcoa

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