The candidates I support in the Asheville Primary Election
Early voting has already begun in the Asheville Primary, and if you live in Asheville I hope you’ll get out and vote.
In this election we have an opportunity to elect three progressive candidates to represent us and the best interests of our community:
Chris Pelly: http://chrispellyforcitycouncil.com/
Lael Gray: http://www.laelgrayforcitycouncil.com/
Marc Hunt: http://www.huntforcouncil.com/
You can read about each of these candidates and all the others at Scrutiny Hooligans: http://scrutinyhooligans.us/
These are the candidates I intend to vote for, and I hope you’ll give them your serious consideration as well. Info re voting is below.
Asheville General Election--Early one-stop voting from October 20 through November 5. Election Day is November 8
For more information on voting visit Buncombe County Election Services: http://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/Election/Default.aspx
Talk Like a Pirate Day–September 19!
Avast ye lubbers! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day tomorrow, September 19. Feast your eyeballs on the instructional video below, and you’ll be well-prepared for the big day.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=OfficialWench#p/u/2/2cKCkbWDGwE
Sunday, September 18th, 2011Happy Labor Day?
Today is Labor Day, and according to the U.S. Department of Labor:
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
But according to Lindsay Curren at Transition Voice:
This year, it’s become especially ironic that we’ll be observing Labor Day. Or perhaps the better word is anachronistic. In fact, I’m surprised there isn’t a movement afoot to change Labor Day to National Employers Day, or Job Gratitude Day. I’ll expect the US Chamber of Commerce to get right on that as part of their union busting — uh, sorry — job-creation agenda.
Not only are today’s jobs and wages flat, or disappearing, but yesterday’s workers are berated by the chattering class as a worthless mob of losers whose only real contribution to America was to cost the companies they worked for too much and force them, oh so reluctantly, to move their factories to China.
Yep, that sounds about right to me.
Finally for your Labor Day enjoyment, the famous “I’ll be there” scene from the film Grapes of Wrath based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel and starring Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
Monday, September 5th, 2011
