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June 2, 2013: This weekend commemorated the North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats 50th Annual Convention. Since 1963 our members have gained valuable skills, from public speaking to organization, and I nearly experienced a culture shock when looking bad at pictures from the 1964 Teen Democrats convention. Deanne Brickhouse stands in front of a house with other teenagers, holding a large sign supporting his Vice-President election. Another picture shows students working on posters with cartoons holding signs saying "Tucker for Vice President." They were all white, properly dressed and more nuclear than Beaver. Forty nine years later at Haw River State Park the Teen Democrats represent a new kind of political youth. Everyone's not white, not men, not wealthy, not straight. We're not all liberal, and we don't all have political goals.

Teen Democrats Hold 50th Annual Convention in Browns Summit

Raleigh, May 25, 2013: The North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats will hold their 50th Annual Convention at Haw River State Park, accompanied by the first annual North Carolina Youth Political Summit. Groups from Asheville to Nags Head will be coming to hear from prominent political leaders as well as to elect officers of the state-wide organization.

The event begins on Friday, May 31 at 6 PM with dinner and orientation to acquaint new and old members from across North Carolina. Saturday morning, North Carolina Representatives Marcus Brandon and Pricey Harrison will conduct an open forum. This leads into a reception open to the public at 11:00 AM with College Democrats of America President Tori Taylor, Greensboro City Council Candidate Jamal Fox, and former US Senate Candidate Jim Neal speaking on the many achievements of the Teen Democrats.

2013 Annual Jefferson Jackson Day Breakfast
(Sponsored as a fundraiser for Democratic Women of Wake County)
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
HILTON NORTH RALEIGH/MIDTOWN HOTEL
3415 WAKE FOREST ROAD, RALEIGH, NC
Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI)
8:00am Registration Opens
8:30am Breakfast Served
9:15am Program Begins

Tickets: $40 today only. $50 after April 20, 2013
For information regarding this event and other DWWC events, please visit the site at
www.dwwc.net or email Eunice R. Jones, 2013 JJ Sponsorship Chair, jones216@yahoo.com;
Jannet Barnes, 2013 JJ Chair, jbar623@aol.com; or Mary H. Starkey, DWWC President

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2013 Annual Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Saturday April 27, 2013
Raleigh Convention Center,
500 S. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
7:30 pm

Click here to purchase Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner ticket(s) online:

Saturday morning (Feb. 9th) the Harold Ellen Harnett County Democratic Men's Club hosted their annual Groundhog breakfast. David Price who now represents a portion of Harnett County was the keynote speaker and Bob Etheridge was master of ceremonies. Each spoke about the future of the Democratic Party and the dangers of the GOP in Raleigh and Washington.

Koch Industries, the Kansas-based oil and chemical conglomerate whose owners Charles and David Koch have played a leading role in financing the fight against government regulation, is stepping up its investment in North Carolina politics at a critical moment for the state's energy future.

As reported in the Wilmington Star News, two Democrats who voted with GOP on budget and on veto overrides are joining the McCrory campaign. Here's the quote from retired Rep. Dewey Hill of Columbus County:

As a lifelong Democrat, I proudly support Pat McCrory for governor,” Hill said in a prepared statement from the McCrory campaign. “I applaud Pat McCrory for the positive campaign he is running, and I believe that speaks volumes about his integrity, trustworthiness and ability to lead and bring people together, not divide them. Democrats, Republicans and Independents can be confident that Pat McCrory will put aside politics and focus on what really matters: results for the people of North Carolina.”

This article recently appeared in the pages of Charlotte's Creative Loafing:

It will be a historic week of celebration for Democrats when President Obama comes to Charlotte for his party's convention in September, but the scene is likely to be an ironic footnote before a period of darkness. Come November, state Democrats are at high risk of losing statewide elections that would shift political power for years to come — and unravel decades of their predecessors' work.

What does the North Carolina Democratic Party stand for?

After being in power for a hundred years, the last two have felt like a whirlwind. Republicans are moving (backwards) on a number of different fronts and they are doing it quickly. After a hundred years of sitting on the bench they knew exactly what they wanted; Amendment One, Women’s Right To Know, Fracking, dismantle public education, etc. Even if what they stand for is hate, sexism and shortsightedness, they at least stand FOR something.

On the other hand, for the last two years Democrats have been pushed against a wall. All we can do is try to slow down the attacks to public education, women’s rights, the environment, ec. The biggest thing in the Governor’s budget? A temporary extension of a sales (read: regressive) tax hike...not exactly New Deal stuff.

Ok folks, fun's over.

The Gov, COS, and the consultants ran a power play, and lost, flat lost. The right person won. Now, get behind him, there are a number of elections to win this year.

I watch a lot of people carp and dither about this and that. Go down to your local Democratic Party HQ and do the phone work, the canvassing, the voter registration, the data entry, and all the other scut work to get Obama elected, and oh by the way, all of the local and state candidates. Dont like that, then get off your butts and go raise funds, we really need them. If you do not understand that this is a fight to the death, and that it will only end in our death as a political entity, you are not helping, you are likely the opposition.