Weblog for Hancock County Democrats http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog 2012-02-06T01:05:09+01:00 text/html 2012-01-26T14:26:12+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=17 It concerns me that the Courier permits folks to write Letters to the Editor promoting hatred and fear of gays and lesbians. Its bad enough that the poor and working people have become so reviled that the Couriers website is littered with commentary containing despicable and vile diatribes against those text/html 2010-10-19T04:06:28+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=16 Editorial Endorsements and FraudnbspAt one time the editorial boards of major newspapers included accomplished and broadly experienced journalists.nbspThe editorial staffs of respected national newspapers still include individuals who have earned advanced academic degrees with honors from nationally recognized colleges and universities or those who by their recognized knowledge or skills text/html 2009-11-14T20:44:13+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=15 As those of us who are greeted each morning with TheCourier we are never surprised to see the absurd statements of our putativeU.S. Rep. Jim Jordan.nbsp Jim was at it again in Bluffton on Wednesday.nbspThis was reported in The Courier in the Thursday November 12 2009edition.nbsp I suggest that at text/html 2009-10-10T16:04:45+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=14 It is a greatnew day for the United States for the American People and for recognition thatwe have resumed a role of leadership in our world.nbsp Yes this is in recognitionthat Barack Obama President of the United States of America is the winner of the2009 Nobel Peace Prize.nbsp With an text/html 2009-07-21T17:37:08+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=13 WHO LET THE DOGS OUTOne must wonder how the suggestion that robust debate on criticalissues is dependent on a well educated electorate entails a digressioninto pathological Pavlovian hyperbole. Let me be clear Rush Limbaughand Sean Hannity are an insult to Republicans and conservatives.Similarly the engagement in abject idiocy as provided text/html 2009-06-26T06:36:10+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=12 There is good reason why the words We the People begin the Constitution of the United States.nbsp These words evidence the legitimacy of our government in a consent of and from the people governed.nbsp It is in this eloquence that we witness the democratic vision of John Locke and Thomas text/html 2009-06-26T06:34:30+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=11 The results are in and its time that they are released to the public. Over the past 58 years The politics of Democratic presidents have produced more employment and output growth benefiting poor and middle-class families while Republican presidents have tended to focus more on containing inflation which has negligible text/html 2009-04-13T14:02:04+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=10 Every day I hear someone complain about the Obama administration spending too much money in the stimulus bill. Most conservative politicians like our ownnbspJim Jordannbspwant tax cuts to be the alternative however I take it they did not read thenbspsupporting evidence or in the case of Jordannbsphis own Congressional Research text/html 2009-04-02T11:24:01+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=9 nbspWhile growing up on Bell Avenue in Findlay Ohio during the late50s and early 60s I witnessed difficult economic times and joblayoffs. These were greeted with understanding neighbors borrowing sugar a cupof flour and trading in childrens clothes. There was a time when theonly money my parents had at the text/html 2009-03-31T19:26:01+01:00 http://hancockcountydems.com/ http://hancockcountydems.com/index.php?page=blog&full=8 ReaderWelcome to our webpage and welcome to the BlogI realize many of you might have come to the website looking for information about what Hancock County Democrats are doing where were meeting and how you might get involved. We apologize for any frustration you might have felt as the site