Nunnelee to Kick Off Campaign

Alan Nunnelee kicks off his Congressional campaign (District 1) at the DeSoto Tourism Center this Monday, January 25th at 9:00 AM. The public is invited. The DeSoto County Republican Club hosted Senator Nunnelee as its guest speaker in the fall.

To learn more about Nunnelee and his desire to replace Travis Childers as the current District 1 Congressman, visit his campaign website at www.nunneleeforcongress.com.

DCRC January meeting a success!

Last night's DCRC meeting was a great success! Thanks to all who came, brought food, shared ideas and volunteered to get involved.

The DCRC extends its appreciation to the local elected officials who were kind enough to join us: Sheriff Bill Rasco, Horn Lake Mayor Nat Baker, Circuit Court Clerk Dale Thompson and Chancery Court Clerk Sluggo Davis.

Plus, it was great to host members of Generation Joshua, a group of homeschooled teens committed to advancing civic responsibility! (www.generationjoshua.org)

If you didn't make it, you missed a good time. With over 50 in attendance, the Club discussed its needs for the coming year as well as plans to ramp up efforts to promote and further Republican initiatives in DeSoto County. Several new committees - Hospitality, Fundraising and Research - were formed, and volunteers came forward! And the DCRC made plans to get together as a group socially, as well as host community events such as meet-the-candidate.

The DCRC will now meet the 4th Tuesday of each month! Please mark your calendars. Meetings will still be held at the Bank Plus Training Center building located at 7168 Moore Drive in Southaven and will begin at 6:30 pm. Make plans to catch the next meeting and even get involved!

Thanks again for a great January meeting! See you next month!

Amanda Herring, DCRC President

Potluck Politics - Join us next Tuesday!

The DCRC meets Tuesday, January 12. 2010 at 6:30 PM...and this is no ordinary meeting. Hungry for politics? Make plans to bring your favorite dish and a heaping helping of ideas!

This won't be your ordinary DCRC meeting. Consider it a good time social with a political punch! Come prepared to share your ideas for DCRC initiatives, membership drives, social activities, fundraising, website enhancements and more! And be prepared to learn more about local politics - who's who, where to vote and why all that matters to you and your neighbors!

What can you bring? Finger foods are best! Hot or cold, spicy or sweet...doesn't matter. Just bring your favorites to share - from finger sandwiches and cheese to cake and brownies.

See you at the Bank Plus Training Center building located at 7168 Moore Drive in Southaven (near Lowe's). Please e-mail Amanda Herring with any questions about this meeting at desoto4gop@gmail.com.

Action Required - Voter ID Needs You !!

The Voter ID initiative is not done yet! There are many more signatures required to meet the goal, and time is flying! DeSoto County numbers look good, but don't slow down. All signatures are valuable. Other parts of the state; however, need a lot of help...particularly District 2 (see the District 2 map at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=MS&district=2).

If you have friends and relatives in this district, please contact them right away and coordinate getting some petitions signed. If you're visiting friends or family during the Thanksgiving holiday, take petitions with you. If you go to a high school football game in this area, take petitions.

I have petitions and will be glad to get them to you, if you will let me know you need some. Please e-mail me at desoto4gop@gmail.com for petitions and instructions on getting them signed. And if you're willing to travel to this area with a group and work on a petition team, I can help coordinate this, so e-mail me if you're interested in that.

Change we actually can believe in is brought about by the actions of ordinary folks just like me and you. We are the people of Mississippi, and we can make this happen!

~ Amanda Herring

Simpson County, MS Democrats Switch to GOP

Several Simpson County elected Democrats switched to the Republican party this past week. Check out a video of the event welcoming these folks to the Mississippi Republican Party by visiting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qKWUWSlKaU

This was a BOLD move by these elected officials, a move which puts Republicans in the majority in county government in Simpson County. Among those who made the switch was the County Sherriff who said he did not leave the Democratic party, the Democratic party left him. According to Governor Hayley Barbour, people must no longer affiliate with the Democratic party just because 'they always have'. Instead, like these officials in Simpson County, folks need to work to uphold and preserve their conservative values by shifting focus and realigning with like-minded citizens.

Exactly who made the switch to the GOP and the specifics are highlighted in an article by Brian Perry in the Madison County Journal. Read the article at...

http://www.onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=21952&TM=64713.39

Good stuff!!

Cap and Trade - Flying Under the Radar

In the midst of the healthcare bill hoopla, Democrats are working to push through a cap and trade bill in time for the Copenhagen summit in December. If you missed Tuesday night's DCRC meeting or didn't get to pick up the piece I wrote on what cap and trade is and how it might affect American sovereignty, please e-mail me, and I will send you a copy (desoto4gop@gmail.com).

Ellen Jernigan forwarded the following information offered up by a grassroots organization called Grassfire.org Alliance. Take a look and consider signing the online petition and forwarding it to those you know, for whatever it's worth. Please make educating yourself on cap and trade a priority and be prepared to fight this battle next. Healthcare is the only disaster looming over us right now, and we're going to have to fight against these cap and trade policies just as hard.

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~ Amanda Herring ~

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Ellen,

Following closely on the heels of ObamaCare, the Boxer-Kerry
Cap and Trade bill has been inconspicuously moving through
the Senate with a stealth goal to pass the bill before the
Copenhagen Summit this December!

During a heated debate last week Sen. Barbara Boxer,
Chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works committee
refused to release a full economic analysis of the bill,
to which Inhofe bristled, "I can only conclude that
they don't want the pubic to know how much money this
thing is going to cost."

And cost it will...

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) said of the coming legislation,
"This would be the largest tax increase in the history of
America."

Analysts believe the increased taxes and fees will cost the
average American household upwards of $1,600 to $3,000 or
more each and every year!

Making matters worse, scientists suggest Cap and Trade would
have no measureable benefit--except to the federal government.

Ellen, stand with Grassfire right now against this
latest bureaucratic pickpocket scheme by clicking here and
signing our petition opposing the Cap and Trade legislation:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=22879&RID=17636872

I'm calling on you, Ellen, to help me rally and mobilize
100,000 grassroots citizens over the next ten days who refuse
to be ripped off by the federal government...

..who refuse to support any attempts to "fix" our environment
without measureable results!

Take a moment to add your name to our petition by clicking here:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=22879&RID=17636872

After signing, forward this message to 25-30 friends, urging
them to take immediate action by signing our petition and
taking a stand against skyrocketing taxes and increased
government control.

Once again absent in this debate is the voice of the American
people who can't shoulder the added financial burden Cap and
Trade will spawn. Please sign our petition, and alert your
friends today.

Thanks for standing with Grassfire.

Steve Elliott
President, Grassfire.org

Remember Veteran's Day

Wednesday, November 11, 2009, is Veteran's Day. Please remember the humble and selfless service of all military men and women.

The DCRC offers its sincere thanks to all Veterans who have served in the United States military. We appreciate your sacrifice and courage.

HR 3962 Passes House - Affordable Health Care for America Act

House Bill 3962, otherwise known as the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" passed the House late Saturday, November 7, 2009. The bill needed 218 votes to pass and received 220.

One Republican voted in support of the bill, Louisiana's Anh Cao ("Republican" from New Orleans). Mississippi's Bennie Thompson (District 2) voted for the bill, as did two Democrats from Arkansas districts and one from Tennessee. Of those who opposed the bill were 39 Democrats (including Mississippi's Travis Childers, Gregg Harper and Gene Taylor) and 176 Republicans.

To view the votes, as well as an excellent interactive map showing the geography on the votes, visit http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/house/1/887?ref=politics.

Submit your comments about the House passage of this bill by clicking on the title of this post above.