Archive for July, 2006

The Reachable Star

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

A while back I wrote this:
                “If we keep our commitment to that which we value and do our best, such as it is, to embody our most noble virtues, we may yet, lift a lance at a windmill and bring down a giant.”
 
It was about keeping our commitment in the face of seemingly long […]

DEMOCRAT JINGLE

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Hi all….here is a jingle I did for the Blair Dem Picnic…feel free to copy it & use it & pass it around….also, original copies are available from myself; just email me at jnardelli@blairdems.org
 I have a copyright on these & have personalized backing of red/white/blue star paper & can individualize on anything you want; if you […]

SUCCESS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRATS!!

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

A successful picnic & “fun” raiser for local democrats at DelGrosso Amusement Park took place on Tuesday, July 25th.  What began as a get-together for the old committee members and the new committee members turned out to be a vivacious turnout of over 150 Democrats in a Republican owned park! We got FRONT PAGE news […]

Crooked as a dogs hind leg!

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

The local papers have been doing a good job of hiding it.  It may have missed your attention that the FEC recently fined Tom Delay’s ARMPAC a total of $115,000. The fine was imposed upon ARMPAC for failure to properly report its receipts, disbursements and cash on hand; failure to report outstanding debts and obligations; […]

Tony Barr Rocks the radio

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

On the Doug Herendeen show on a local radio station. Democratic Candidate Tony Barr, took on the predictably conservative host and a plethora of callers willing to debate the issues concerning the Pennsylvania 9th Congressional District.  The talk ranged from minimum wage concerns, to healthcare, to energy and the environment.  Tony was happy to talk […]

Hanging round the fair with Tony Barr

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

or How I lost weight, Quit smoking and saved Democracy all at the same time.
I’ve been leaning a lot these past weeks working for the Tony Barr for Congress campaign.  Until recently, I thought of politics as a mainly intellectual exercise, a battle of of thoughts and ideas a ideologies, boy was I wrong, politics, […]

Tales from the Phone banks

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

It’s politics 101, you phone bank to ID voters and raise your own name recognition and it gives you a benchmark on how your campaign’s doing so far. It’s basic stuff. In the Pennsylvania 9th Congressional district, however, the land that time and it seems the Democrats have forgotten, it’s never quite that […]