Neighborhood Buzz
A Blog for Democrats and Independents.
Editor Jerry Meyer
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Grill & Chill Pool Picnic
April 28, 2019 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Sea Breeze Rec Center
2384 Buena Vista Blvd.
The Villages, FL
Earlier this year the Sumter Co. Democratic Executive Committee decided that since this was an off-election year it would be fun to hold a relaxed event where Democrats countywide could get together for food, fun, and relaxation before the campaign chaos kicked in. And then the campaign chaos kicked in. BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE FUN AND RELAX!
If you haven't signed up, the cost is $20.00 per person and tickets are available by going to
Play Water Volleyball, Pickleball, Pool, Shuffleboard and Bocce, or just relax and chat.
Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Baked Beans, Chips, Cookies, Water, Soft Drinks, BYOB no glass allowed.
Open to all Democrats - NO VILLAGE ID REQUIRED.
A great committee has worked hard to make this an event open to all, we hope to see you there.
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Some Links you may find interesting.
First -an unexpected response to an insurance question during the Fox News Town Hall meeting with Bernie Sanders. Watch the video HERE
The look on the Fox hosts faces when their audience cheered Medicare for All is worth the time!
The look on the Fox hosts faces when their audience cheered Medicare for All is worth the time!
Next--observations on FLORIDA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION
And some bad ideas about public education from the Governor.
You'll want to read all of this, including the proposals from Senator Dennis Baxley
that schools teach creationism and off alternative views on climate change.
"Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals" of Gov. DeSantis.
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He should have listened!
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| Harry R. Truman |
In 1980 geologists warned the long-dormant volcano was rumbling back to life, but Truman dismissed the predictions and refused to leave or take precautions. After reporters made risky trips into the area, stories of Truman’s stubbornness and defiance made him something of a national folk hero. When earthquakes knocked him out of bed he moved his mattress to the basement.
On May 17, 1980 state officials tried one last time to convince Truman to move, and again he refused. On May 18th, Mt. St. Helen erupted, with the entire Northern flank collapsing. It destroyed the lake adjacent to Harry’s lodge, burying the site under 150 feet of volcanic landslide debris. It took only a minute.
Maybe we should listen!
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| Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Senator Ed Markey |
It proposes a switch to renewable energy sources for the entire country, with a goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It also calls for major investments in clean energy technology research and development. To be added are a federal jobs guarantee, basic income, and universal health care.
David Levine, President of the American Sustainable Business Council sees the Green New Deal as a bold, new opportunity. He says, “We can build our nation’s infrastructure and tap America’s business innovation, while addressing climate change and broadening economic prosperity. Investing in clean manufacturing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, quality water, transportation and agricultural systems will create more resilient communities, better jobs and a thriving economy.” Levine calls the proposal a road map, rather than specific legislation.
Critics say dubbing the proposal World War G would be more accurate, because, they claim, the plan commits the US to an endless, unwinnable global quagmire. This war, they say, is not one where we beat the enemy and bring the troops home, but is a constant never-ending struggle against humanity’s basic impulse to raise itself from poverty, with growth tied to continuing increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
Ronnie Cummins, International Director of the Organic Consumer Association, takes issue with that view. He says we know what to do. “The best practices and practitioners in alternative energy, infrastructure rebuilding, and regenerative food and farming are already visible in or near our local communities. We simply need to mobilize politically, to scale up these practices, utilizing the power of a Green New Deal. But, we are running out of time unless we can quickly build a massive, united front, elect new GND supporters to Congress and the White House and pass federal legislation for a GND starting in 2021, as Ocasio-Cortez puts it, similar in scale to the mobilization efforts seen in World War II or the Marshal plan.”
Maybe we should listen!
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This space reserved for you!
It has been suggested I provide some space to recognize Democrats who are getting things done. In other words, your friends and neighbors who are doing nice things and probably getting little or no recognition. So this space is reserved for you to send me a picture and a short paragraph about individuals who deserve to be recognized. I'll leave it to you to decide who should appear in this spot. This will be fun. I look forward to hearing from you. Communicate with me at:
jerrymeyer.meyer1@gmail.com
Thanks,
Jerry
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