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Vol. 41, No 4 www.arlingtondemocrats.org April 2016 Tiffany Joslyn dies in auto Blue Victory Dinner this month crash in Rhode Island. succeeds Jefferson-Jackson She was 33. The new Blue Victory Dinner—formerly Interest in renaming the almost two-century- Obituary on Jefferson-Jackson—is coming up early this year, on old Jefferson-Jackson Dinner began early last year, Saturday, April 16, a lot earlier than the usual June with people in many city and county parties across Page 5. date. the country suggesting the name was not appropri- The featured speakers this year are Lt. Gov. ate for or reflective of the 21st Century Democratic Ralph Northam, the sole declared Dem candidate Party. The Missouri State Democratic Party was in next year’s gubernatorial election, and Rep. Don the first to rename the dinner Check out all Beyer, our congressman who is seeking re-election last summer. It chose the the details on to a second term this fall. name Harry S Truman Dinner. The dinner selection is a duo entree of braised In Arlington, interest in the presidential beef short ribs and pan-seared fish. There is also a renaming the dinner swelled primaries on vegan/vegetarian option. There is no rubber chicken and the Steering Committee Page 6 at an Arlington J-J—errr, BVD. set up a committee to look for But you need to get your tickets quickly. a new name. The only restric- There’s no time to waste. Dial up tion was that Steering decided www.arlingtondemocrats.org/bvd. not to use any individuals’ There are all sorts of ticket prices, what with names. full table offers and a VIP reception beforehand with Some of the new dinner Northam and Beyer. But the basic prices are $135 names mulled by the commit- standard, $125 for Roosevelt Society members and tee included Democratic $100 for YDs. Voices Dinner, The Democratic Dinner and Arling- The VIP reception starts at 6 pm, with dinner ton Voices Democratic Dinner. The committee to be served at 7 pm. The event will be held, as it eventually voted unanimously for Blue Victory Din- You can smell this fellow a has for many years, at the Westin Arlington Gateway ner and the February ACDC meeting adopted that mile away. The annual Shad Hotel, located at 801 North Glebe. That’s just north selection. Planking will be held this of the intersection with Wilson Blvd. Parking is avail- The committee members included Gordon able in the underground garage on Vermont Street, Simonett, Steve Baker, Virginia Robinson, Dave month and everyone is now which looks a bit like a colonial era alley accessible Leichtman, Jessica Schwartz Hahn, Laura Saul welcome— from North Fairfax Drive. And the Ballston Metro Edwards, Courtney Hill, Thomas Ingold, Kim even Arlingtonians. Station is about a three-block walk away. Phillip, Jennifer Bodie and Kip Malinosky. Details on Page 7. If this is spring, it must be E-Day We have elections scheduled each month from ballot and no caucus required. This has happened March through June. Here’s a status update: every four years for the last quarter-century, enabling MARCH—The presidential primaries were a lot of quadrennial caucuses to be canceled.) held March 1. See a news story on the outcomes in MAY—The caucus to endorse two candidates both parties on Page 6. for the fall School Board election will be held May APRIL—A caucus to elect 70 delegates and 19 and 21. The four candidates running all have We have four candidates 17 alternates to this summer’s Democratic National messages in this month’s issue of The Voice. Please Convention is scheduled for Monday, April 18. If read them on Pages 8 and 9. for two School Board en- exactly 87 people sign up to be delegates and alter- JUNE—There will be a primary Tuesday, June dorsements. See their nates, no caucus will be held. But the deadline for 14, to nominate the Democratic candidate for County messages on Pages 8 & 9. filing is not until April 11. So stay tuned. (A num- Board between incumbent Libby Garvey and chal- ber of people who have signed up have also offered lenger Erik Gutshall. The Voice will carry mes- to withdraw so there will only be 87 names on the sages from them in next month’s issue. ACDC Voice, April 2016, Page 2 Report from Chairman Kip Malinosky Dems united on wages, climate, immigration Democrats are not as divided as our pri- A recent article by Vox demonstrates the both Senator Ted Cruz and Donald Trump mary season often makes it seem. Secretary degree to which poor, middle and even high deny climate change is happening. For those Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders income Americans have faced rising costs and who are worried (an increasing group) about agree about the major issues facing our world: flat or declining incomes. Our Democratic prolonged droughts, wildfires and more fre- extreme inequality and stagnant wages, the candidates have called for raising the mini- quent floods, Democrats have answers and threat of climate change, and the importance mum wage to at least $12 hour, supporting Republicans have dismissals and denials. of welcoming rather than threatening to de- stronger overtime pay requirements and fight- Many Republicans and Democrats used port immigrants. ing to protect and expand unions. While Re- to agree that comprehensive immigration re- Democrats will build and expand upon publican candidates, despite their rhetoric, form was good for the country and the the achievements of Barack Obama’s remark- offer nothing but tax cuts for the wealthiest economy and the right thing to do. The Re- able presidency and not take us a century and deregulation, the policies that caused the publican Party, in a striking moment of hon- backward. The message for Democrats, re- mess in the first place. esty and decency, reported in 2013 that pass- gardless of our nominee, is clear: we will raise Democratic agreement doesn’t stop with ing comprehensive immigration reform would your wages, fight climate change, welcome plans to help raise wages, but also with plans be necessary to reviving its electoral fortunes. immigrants, respect women and ensure equal- to continue the renewable energy revolution However, it didn’t take long before Cruz and ity for all. that President Obama helped initiate. While other congressional Republicans moved to One reason our politics have recently Clinton and Sanders definitely have their dif- block any consideration of such a bill. Demo- been consumed by anger is certainly linked ferences, they are united on taking action to crats, led by President Obama, have repeat- to stagnating wages. David Maraniss and slow the peril of global warming. They sup- edly called for passing comprehensive immi- Robert Samuels, in a great piece of reporting port President Obama’s clean power plan. gration reform only to be stonewalled by con- in The Washington Post, paint an intimate They support additional ambitious invest- gressional Republicans. portrait of how anger is defining the 2016 race. ments in clean energy. And they both oppose Now the Republican presidential field is They write, “What were the causes and con- the Keystone pipeline. led by two candidates trying to outdo one an- nections of the anger? Was it all real, or an- Of course, the Republican field takes the other in their support for building a massive other inflated concept in this year of uncom- opposite approach. Only Governor John wall and deporting undocumented immi- mon hype?” Kasich admits climate change is a problem; grants. Both Clinton and Sanders have stated they will not deport children and will aim to pass comprehensive immigration reform (a position supported by the vast majority of Jerry Botland Americans). Of course, the Democratic primary sea- Computer Consulting son is not over, and there are many differences between Clinton and Sanders, but voters Troubleshoot and resolve computer and should also remember there’s a reason when computer related problems. they served in the Senate together that they Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers. voted the same way more than 90 percent of Transfer old files, address book and emails the time. A future column, will explore their sup- from an old computer to a new one. port for women’s health and equality. For now, Phone: (703) 933-0558 — [email protected] it should be abundantly clear that Democrats are united in solving big problems, whereas Trump and Cruz can only agree on larger tax cuts, climate denial and ramped up xenopho- bia. Published monthly by the Arlington County Democratic Committee School Board candidates 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite #604, Arlington VA 22202 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7132, Arlington VA 22207 at 2nd Sat Breakfast Tel: (703) 528-8588 Fax: (703) 528-2321 There will be a crowd at this month’s http://www.arlingtondemocrats.org Second Saturday breakfast as all four candi- Chair: Kip Malinosky — [email protected] dates seeking the Democratic endorsement for Editor-in-Chief: Warren L. Nelson —(703) 243-7867 (h), [email protected] the two School Board seats up this year speak Deputy Editor: Eric Wiener — (703) 524-6899 (h), [email protected] between munching. Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the ACDC The breakfast starts promptly at 8:30 am unless expressly approved by an appropriate committee resolution in the Busboys and Poets restaurant in Copyright ©2016, ACDC, All Rights Reserved Shirlington on Saturday, April 9. ACDC Voice, April 2016, Page 3 Arl population Next Monthly Meeting is booming Yet again, are on We are now halfway between decennial Dems All Dems Invited censuses and Arlington’s population has risen the move! Wednesday, April 6, 7 p.m.
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