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Friday, September 26, 2008
Debate Watch Parties Update
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
o Location: Downtown Grill, Oxford Square, Oxford
o Time: 7 p.m., $25
o Contact: Alfred W. Farnsworth IV, (662) 281-8978
ALCORN COUNTY
o Location: Wendy Shinault home, 3509 Old Ashbrook Road, Corinth
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Wendy Shinault, (662) 286-2907
ATTALA COUNTY
o Location: Attala County Coliseum, 550 Highway 12 East, Kosciusko
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Bobby Brown or Will Chestnut, (601) 416-8177, (601) 442-3017
BOLIVAR COUNTY
o Location: The Senator's Place, 1028 South Davis Ave., Cleveland
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Willie Simmons, (662) 719-0543, (662) 846-7434, sandaforu@yahoo.com
CHICKASAW COUNTY
o Location: 1085 County Road 115, Houston
o Contact: Mary Graham, (662) 447-3633
COAHOMA COUNTY
o Location: Hick's Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 305 State St.
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Darren Griffin, (901) 359-6703, dgriffin247@hotmail.com
COPIAH COUNTY
o Location: Ministerial Alliance, 17160 Highway 51, Hazlehurst
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: The Rev. Victor Dixon, (601) 946-0004
FORREST COUNTY
o Location: Forrest County Democratic Party, 906 Hardy St., Hattiesburg
o Contact: Richard Jones, (601) 583-3810, Rlal67@aol.com
o Location: The Power House, 118 College Drive, No. 5063, Thad Cochran Center, Hattiesburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Lesley Walters, (601) 297-0857
o Location: The Keg & Barrell, 1315 Hardy St., Hattiesburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Sharon Miles, (601) 467-5333
HANCOCK COUNTY
o Location: Hancock County Democratic Party, 1017 Highway 90, Bay St Louis
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Louis Fuchs, (228) 305-0327
HARRISON COUNTY
o Location: Harrison County Democratic Party, 2514 19th Ave., Gulfport
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Renick Taylor, (228) 233-4805
o Location: Jim and Leslie Clauson home, 2637 Park View Drive, Biloxi
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Jim and Leslie Clauson, (228) 594-0704
HINDS COUNTY
o Location: Hal & Mal's The Red Room, 200 S. Commerce St., Jackson
o Time: 6.30 p.m.
o Contact: Maggie Lowery, (601) 519-3177, mfl27@yahoo.com
JACKSON COUNTY
o Location: Jackson County Democratic Party, 2518 Market St., Pascagoula
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Kay Sims, (228) 762-9121, simslarry@bellsouth.net
o Location: Joann Davison home, 4331 Ely Ave., Moss Point
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Joann Davison, (228) 217-4648
JEFFERSON COUNTY
o Location: John Morgan home, 414 CR 37, Heidelburg
o Time: 7:45 p.m.
o Contact: John Morgan, (601) 787-4652, (601) 616-5609
o Location: George Barlow home, 4229 Highway 15
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: George Barlow, (601) 739-3146
JONES COUNTY
o Location: Log Train Depot, 230 Maple St., Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Fran Casey, (649) 818-3693, (601) 477-8466
o Location: Harold Blakely home, 259 S. Fourth Ave., Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Harold Blakely, (601) 307-4088
o Location: 220 North Maple St. Train Depot, Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Larry Coleman, (601) 307-4088
LAMAR COUNTY
o Location: Rocky Branch voting precinct, 2646 Rocky Branch Road, Sumrall
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Ruby Parker, (601) 543-6984
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
o Location: Union Station, Meridian
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Charles Young Jr., (877) 646-2262
o Location: 5626 Old Highway 80 West
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: (601) 485- 2707, UniFam90@aol.com
LEE COUNTY
o Location: Down Home Cooking, 5184 Raymond Ave., Tupelo
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Eric Hampton, (662) 690-8999
o Location: Romie's Grocery, 804 W. Jackson St., Tupelo
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Henderson Jones, (662) 255-3614, henderson@jherringlaw.com
o Location: William White home, 115 Azalea Trail, Verona
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: William White, (909) 625-5624
LOWNDES COUNTY
o Location: Claude Simpson home, 1112 12th St., Columbus
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Claude Simpson, (662) 240-1657
o Location: 200 Sixth St., Columbus
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Wilbur Colom, (954) 643-8010
MADISON COUNTY
o Location: Madison County Democratic Party, 245 W. Peace St, Canton
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Robert Chinn, (601) 859-1213
MARION COUNTY
o Location: Angela Weaver home, 409 Sunset Drive, Columbia
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Angela Weaver, (601) 382-9969
o Location: Janet Guillory home, 169 Ratliff Road, Foxworth
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Janet Guillory, (601) 731-3722
MONROE COUNTY
o Location: Lowanda Butler home, 40187 Caledonia Road, Hamilton
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Lowanda Butler, (662) 343-5504
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
o Location: Level III, 104 Main St., Starkville
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Albert N. Gore, (662) 323-2733
o Location: 110 East Maine St., Starkville
o Time: 7:30 p.m., $25 donation
o Contact: Tyrone Ellis, (662) 320-6872
PEARL RIVER COUNTY
o Location: Lisa Greer home, 469 Highway 26 East, Poplarville
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Lisa Greer (601) 723-0407
PIKE COUNTY
o Location: McComb Event Center, 1221 Parkside, McComb
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Lexie Elmore or Quiana Lewis, (601) 684-8507, (601) 248-9908, lexiee@co.pike.ms.us
PONTOTOC COUNTY
o Location: Catherine Hilliard home, 960 Cairo Loop, Ecru
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Catherine Hilliard, (662) 489-0766
RANKIN COUNTY
o Location: Philips on the Rez, 135 Madison Landing Circle, Ridgeland
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Charles Coburn, (352) 223-7749
SIMPSON COUNTY
o Location: Mendenhall City Hall, 172 W. Maud Ave., Mendenhall
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Ruby James, (601) 867-3672
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
o Location: 308 Blues Club, 308 Hannah Ave., Indianola
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Mark Pett, (662) 428-2034
TATE COUNTY
o Location: Jennette Stricklen home, 595 Cliff Williams Road, Senatobia
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Jennette Stricklen, (662) 562-7468
WARREN COUNTY
o Location: LD'S Kitchen, 111 Mulberry St., Vicksburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Pat Brown, (601) 529-2226
WASHINGTON COUNTY
o Location: Bucks Restaurant, 152 North Harvey St., Greenville
o Contact: Willie Griffin, (662) 335-1968
YAZOO COUNTY
o Location: Highway 49 Soul Food Buffet, Northwest Shopping Center, Jerry Clower Boulevard, Yazoo City
o Time: 6.30 p.m.
o Contact: Ardis Russell, (662) 746-4900, ardis@tecinfo.com
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY
o Location: Oxford Activity Center, corner of Price Street and Molly Barr Road, Oxford
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Wendi Hooks, (601) 969-2913, wendi@msdemocrats.net
POST DEBATE RECEPTION
o Location: Home of Bill Wheeler, 1700 Jefferson Ave, Oxford, MS
o Time: 9 - 11 pm
o Contact: Wendi Hooks, (601)0969.2913, wendi@msdemocrats.net
o Purchase Tickets online: http://www.actblue.com/page/obama-debate-activities
o Location: Downtown Grill, Oxford Square, Oxford
o Time: 7 p.m., $25
o Contact: Alfred W. Farnsworth IV, (662) 281-8978
ALCORN COUNTY
o Location: Wendy Shinault home, 3509 Old Ashbrook Road, Corinth
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Wendy Shinault, (662) 286-2907
ATTALA COUNTY
o Location: Attala County Coliseum, 550 Highway 12 East, Kosciusko
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Bobby Brown or Will Chestnut, (601) 416-8177, (601) 442-3017
BOLIVAR COUNTY
o Location: The Senator's Place, 1028 South Davis Ave., Cleveland
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Willie Simmons, (662) 719-0543, (662) 846-7434, sandaforu@yahoo.com
CHICKASAW COUNTY
o Location: 1085 County Road 115, Houston
o Contact: Mary Graham, (662) 447-3633
COAHOMA COUNTY
o Location: Hick's Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 305 State St.
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Darren Griffin, (901) 359-6703, dgriffin247@hotmail.com
COPIAH COUNTY
o Location: Ministerial Alliance, 17160 Highway 51, Hazlehurst
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: The Rev. Victor Dixon, (601) 946-0004
FORREST COUNTY
o Location: Forrest County Democratic Party, 906 Hardy St., Hattiesburg
o Contact: Richard Jones, (601) 583-3810, Rlal67@aol.com
o Location: The Power House, 118 College Drive, No. 5063, Thad Cochran Center, Hattiesburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Lesley Walters, (601) 297-0857
o Location: The Keg & Barrell, 1315 Hardy St., Hattiesburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Sharon Miles, (601) 467-5333
HANCOCK COUNTY
o Location: Hancock County Democratic Party, 1017 Highway 90, Bay St Louis
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Louis Fuchs, (228) 305-0327
HARRISON COUNTY
o Location: Harrison County Democratic Party, 2514 19th Ave., Gulfport
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Renick Taylor, (228) 233-4805
o Location: Jim and Leslie Clauson home, 2637 Park View Drive, Biloxi
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Jim and Leslie Clauson, (228) 594-0704
HINDS COUNTY
o Location: Hal & Mal's The Red Room, 200 S. Commerce St., Jackson
o Time: 6.30 p.m.
o Contact: Maggie Lowery, (601) 519-3177, mfl27@yahoo.com
JACKSON COUNTY
o Location: Jackson County Democratic Party, 2518 Market St., Pascagoula
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Kay Sims, (228) 762-9121, simslarry@bellsouth.net
o Location: Joann Davison home, 4331 Ely Ave., Moss Point
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Joann Davison, (228) 217-4648
JEFFERSON COUNTY
o Location: John Morgan home, 414 CR 37, Heidelburg
o Time: 7:45 p.m.
o Contact: John Morgan, (601) 787-4652, (601) 616-5609
o Location: George Barlow home, 4229 Highway 15
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: George Barlow, (601) 739-3146
JONES COUNTY
o Location: Log Train Depot, 230 Maple St., Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Fran Casey, (649) 818-3693, (601) 477-8466
o Location: Harold Blakely home, 259 S. Fourth Ave., Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Harold Blakely, (601) 307-4088
o Location: 220 North Maple St. Train Depot, Laurel
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Larry Coleman, (601) 307-4088
LAMAR COUNTY
o Location: Rocky Branch voting precinct, 2646 Rocky Branch Road, Sumrall
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Ruby Parker, (601) 543-6984
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
o Location: Union Station, Meridian
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Charles Young Jr., (877) 646-2262
o Location: 5626 Old Highway 80 West
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: (601) 485- 2707, UniFam90@aol.com
LEE COUNTY
o Location: Down Home Cooking, 5184 Raymond Ave., Tupelo
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Eric Hampton, (662) 690-8999
o Location: Romie's Grocery, 804 W. Jackson St., Tupelo
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Henderson Jones, (662) 255-3614, henderson@jherringlaw.com
o Location: William White home, 115 Azalea Trail, Verona
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: William White, (909) 625-5624
LOWNDES COUNTY
o Location: Claude Simpson home, 1112 12th St., Columbus
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Claude Simpson, (662) 240-1657
o Location: 200 Sixth St., Columbus
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Wilbur Colom, (954) 643-8010
MADISON COUNTY
o Location: Madison County Democratic Party, 245 W. Peace St, Canton
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Robert Chinn, (601) 859-1213
MARION COUNTY
o Location: Angela Weaver home, 409 Sunset Drive, Columbia
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Angela Weaver, (601) 382-9969
o Location: Janet Guillory home, 169 Ratliff Road, Foxworth
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Janet Guillory, (601) 731-3722
MONROE COUNTY
o Location: Lowanda Butler home, 40187 Caledonia Road, Hamilton
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Lowanda Butler, (662) 343-5504
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
o Location: Level III, 104 Main St., Starkville
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Albert N. Gore, (662) 323-2733
o Location: 110 East Maine St., Starkville
o Time: 7:30 p.m., $25 donation
o Contact: Tyrone Ellis, (662) 320-6872
PEARL RIVER COUNTY
o Location: Lisa Greer home, 469 Highway 26 East, Poplarville
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Lisa Greer (601) 723-0407
PIKE COUNTY
o Location: McComb Event Center, 1221 Parkside, McComb
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Lexie Elmore or Quiana Lewis, (601) 684-8507, (601) 248-9908, lexiee@co.pike.ms.us
PONTOTOC COUNTY
o Location: Catherine Hilliard home, 960 Cairo Loop, Ecru
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Catherine Hilliard, (662) 489-0766
RANKIN COUNTY
o Location: Philips on the Rez, 135 Madison Landing Circle, Ridgeland
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Charles Coburn, (352) 223-7749
SIMPSON COUNTY
o Location: Mendenhall City Hall, 172 W. Maud Ave., Mendenhall
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Ruby James, (601) 867-3672
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
o Location: 308 Blues Club, 308 Hannah Ave., Indianola
o Time: 7:30 p.m.
o Contact: Mark Pett, (662) 428-2034
TATE COUNTY
o Location: Jennette Stricklen home, 595 Cliff Williams Road, Senatobia
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Jennette Stricklen, (662) 562-7468
WARREN COUNTY
o Location: LD'S Kitchen, 111 Mulberry St., Vicksburg
o Time: 7 p.m.
o Contact: Pat Brown, (601) 529-2226
WASHINGTON COUNTY
o Location: Bucks Restaurant, 152 North Harvey St., Greenville
o Contact: Willie Griffin, (662) 335-1968
YAZOO COUNTY
o Location: Highway 49 Soul Food Buffet, Northwest Shopping Center, Jerry Clower Boulevard, Yazoo City
o Time: 6.30 p.m.
o Contact: Ardis Russell, (662) 746-4900, ardis@tecinfo.com
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY
o Location: Oxford Activity Center, corner of Price Street and Molly Barr Road, Oxford
o Time: 6 p.m.
o Contact: Wendi Hooks, (601) 969-2913, wendi@msdemocrats.net
POST DEBATE RECEPTION
o Location: Home of Bill Wheeler, 1700 Jefferson Ave, Oxford, MS
o Time: 9 - 11 pm
o Contact: Wendi Hooks, (601)0969.2913, wendi@msdemocrats.net
o Purchase Tickets online: http://www.actblue.com/page/obama-debate-activities
Breaking News: McCain will attend the debate
From the John McCain campaign:
Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Representative Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.Good news for Mississippians. This state, Oxford, and Ole Miss especially have invested too much in this debate to have McCain yank the plug in a political stunt. I'll update this post as I learn more.
Ole Miss prepares for debate without McCain - Updated x2
Chancellor Khayat has made a request to the the Debate Commission that would allow for a semi-Town Hall format if John McCain does not show. In this format audience members would submit questions to the moderator Jim Lehrer, who would then ask selected questions to Barack Obama. The Debate Commission has yet to decide.
A Survey USA poll out yesterday indicated that 75% of those polled thought John McCain should be at the debate. I still think he will make his way down to Oxford for tonight. I just can't imagine him not being there.
CNN reports:
UPDATE x2: The debate is on.
A Survey USA poll out yesterday indicated that 75% of those polled thought John McCain should be at the debate. I still think he will make his way down to Oxford for tonight. I just can't imagine him not being there.
CNN reports:
Obama's campaign has argued over the past couple of days that both attending the presidential debate and working on the bailout plan can be accomplished and the event should go on.UPDATE: According to Sid Salter in his Clarion Ledger blog, a highly placed source inside the McCain campaign expects the debates to go forward.
"I think we can do both of these things at the same time. The next president is going to face multiple crises on the same day," Robert Gibbs, Obama's top adviser, said on CNN's "American Morning."
"We've got a presidential debate scheduled. We've got a stage. We'll have an audience. My guess is we'll have a moderator and at least one of the presidential candidates," Gibbs said.
UPDATE x2: The debate is on.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Obama will be in Oxford with or without McCain
Haley Barbour and Robert Khayat have both come out today and said the debate will go on as scheduled. With no concrete word from Senator McCain yet on whether or not he will attend, Senator Obama has made contingency plans. If John McCain is a no show, Obama plans to turn the event into a town hall meeting. I don't see anyway that McCain will let that happen. I fully expect an announcement out of the McCain camp any minute to confirm his attendance.
From the Huffington Post:
From the Huffington Post:
Barack Obama is committed to hosting a public, televised event Friday night in Mississippi even if John McCain does not show up, an official close to the Obama campaign tells the Huffington Post.
In McCain's absence, the Senator is willing to make the scheduled debate a townhall meeting, a one-on-one interview with NewsHour's Jim Lehrer, or the combination of the two, the official said.
Sid Salter: McCain can multi-task
Echoing the sentiments of a lot of Mississippians from both sides of the aisle, Sid Salter asks why John McCain can't multi-task in a blog post. As Sid points out, neither Senator McCain nor Senator Obama have been in Washington much at all this year. I will be very interested to see how this story plays out over the remainder of the day. I suspect we will hear from the McCain camp today. They will backtrack from his original statement, and agree to hold the debate as scheduled. If he does not show, this could be an electoral disaster for McCain.
McCain's attempt to dodge the debate at Ole Miss smacks of political desperation. McCain should get as far from this phony $700 billion Wall street bailout as possible. But to suggest that his presence in Washington is necessary is rather strange. He and Obama both seemed to think the Senate could operate without them for most of the last year.
The debate should go forward - and for McCain to do less doesn't make him look presidential, it makes him look weak.
A POW who has survived that McCain has survived ought to be able to multi-task. He'll have to if he's elected president.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Obama debate watch parties
Friday night in Oxford, John McCain and Barack Obama meet in the first presidential debate. The Mississippi Democratic Party along with the Obama campaign and Obama supporters have organized debate watch parties all across the state. Below is the complete list of parties across Mississippi.
If you would like to hold a watch party you can call the state party headquarters at 601.969.2913 or the Mississippi Obama for America headquarters at 601.383.8885 for help in setting one up.
Lafayette County
Hooks, Wendi
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Oxford Activity Center
400 Price St, Oxford
601.969.2913
wendi@msdemocrats.net
Lafayette County
Fondren, Carnelia
Downtown Grill
On the Square, Oxford
carfondren@yahoo.com
Admission: $25
Alcorn County
Shinault, Wendy
7.00pm
Wendy Shinault's House
3509 Old Ashbrook Rd, 38843, Corinth
6622862907
Forrest County
Jones, Richard
County party HQ
906 Hardy St, Hattiesburg
Rlal67@aol.com
Forrest County
Walters, Lesley
7.00pm
the Power House
118 College Drive #5063, Thad Cochran Center, 39406, Hattiesburg
601-297-0857
Forrest County
Guillory, Janet
7.00pm
Ms. Janet Guillory's House
169 Ratliff Rd, 39483, Foxworth
601-731-3722
Hancock County
Fuchs, Louis
7.00pm
Hancock County Democratic HQ
1017 Hwy 90 39520, Bay St Louis
Harrison County
Taylor, Renick
7.00pm
Harrison County Campaign Office
2514 19th Ave, 39501, Gulfport
Harrison County
Mueller, Diane
7.00pm
Home of Dianne Mueller
16309 Aspen Lane, 39532, Biloxi
Hinds County
Lowery, Maggie
6.30pm
Hal & Mal's, The Red Room
200 S. Commerce St., Jackson
mfl27@yahoo.com
Jackson County
Sims, Kay
7:00 pm
Democratic Party HQ
2518 Market St, Pascagoula
2287629121
simslarry@bellsouth.net
Jackson County
Davison, Joann
7.00pm
Joann Davison's House
4331 Ely Avenue, 39563, Moss Point
Jones County
Coleman, Larry
7.00pm
Log Train Depot
State Office, Laurel
6014778466
6498183693
Jones County
Blakely, Harold
7.00pm
Home of Harold Blakely
259 S. 4th Ave, 39440, Laurel
6013074088
Lamar County
Parker, Ruby
7.00pm
Rocky Branch Voting Precinct
2646 Rocky Branch Road 39842, Sumrall
Lowndes County
Simpson, Claude
7.00pm
Mr. Claude Simpson's House
1112 12th St 39701, Columbus
Marion County
Weaver, Angela
7.00pm
Ms. Angela Weaver's House
409 Sunset Dr. 39429, Columbia
Monroe County
7.00pm
Ms. Lowanda Butler's House
40187 Caledonia Rd 39746, Hamilton
Oktibbeha County
Gore, Albert N.
Level III
104 Main St., Starkville
Pearl River County
Greer, Lisa
7.30pm
Lisa Greer's home
469 Hwy 26 East, 39470, Poplarville
Pike County
Elmore, Lexie or Lewis, Quiana
0.75
180 E Railroad Blvd, Magnolia Terr, Magnolia
601.248.9908
601.684.8507
lexiee@co.pike.ms.us
Pontotoc County
Hilliard, Catherine
7.00pm
Ms. Catherine Hilliard's House
960 Cairo Loop, 38841, Ecru
Rankin County
Coburn, Charles
7.00pm
Philips on the Rez
135 Madison Landing Cir, 39157, Ridgeland
Simpson County
James, Ruby
7.00pm
Mendenhall City Hall
172 W Maud Ave, 39114, Mendenhall
Tate County
Stricklen, Jennette
7.00pm
Ms. Jennette Stricklen's House
595 Cliff Williams Rd 38668, Senatobia
Washington CountyWashington County
Griffin, Willie
7.00pm
Bucks Restaurant
152 North Harvey St Greenville
662 335 1968
$25
Washington County
Contact: TBA
7.00pm
BFW
Theobold Ave, Greenville
If you would like to hold a watch party you can call the state party headquarters at 601.969.2913 or the Mississippi Obama for America headquarters at 601.383.8885 for help in setting one up.
Lafayette County
Hooks, Wendi
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Oxford Activity Center
400 Price St, Oxford
601.969.2913
wendi@msdemocrats.net
Lafayette County
Fondren, Carnelia
Downtown Grill
On the Square, Oxford
carfondren@yahoo.com
Admission: $25
Alcorn County
Shinault, Wendy
7.00pm
Wendy Shinault's House
3509 Old Ashbrook Rd, 38843, Corinth
6622862907
Forrest County
Jones, Richard
County party HQ
906 Hardy St, Hattiesburg
Rlal67@aol.com
Forrest County
Walters, Lesley
7.00pm
the Power House
118 College Drive #5063, Thad Cochran Center, 39406, Hattiesburg
601-297-0857
Forrest County
Guillory, Janet
7.00pm
Ms. Janet Guillory's House
169 Ratliff Rd, 39483, Foxworth
601-731-3722
Hancock County
Fuchs, Louis
7.00pm
Hancock County Democratic HQ
1017 Hwy 90 39520, Bay St Louis
Harrison County
Taylor, Renick
7.00pm
Harrison County Campaign Office
2514 19th Ave, 39501, Gulfport
Harrison County
Mueller, Diane
7.00pm
Home of Dianne Mueller
16309 Aspen Lane, 39532, Biloxi
Hinds County
Lowery, Maggie
6.30pm
Hal & Mal's, The Red Room
200 S. Commerce St., Jackson
mfl27@yahoo.com
Jackson County
Sims, Kay
7:00 pm
Democratic Party HQ
2518 Market St, Pascagoula
2287629121
simslarry@bellsouth.net
Jackson County
Davison, Joann
7.00pm
Joann Davison's House
4331 Ely Avenue, 39563, Moss Point
Jones County
Coleman, Larry
7.00pm
Log Train Depot
State Office, Laurel
6014778466
6498183693
Jones County
Blakely, Harold
7.00pm
Home of Harold Blakely
259 S. 4th Ave, 39440, Laurel
6013074088
Lamar County
Parker, Ruby
7.00pm
Rocky Branch Voting Precinct
2646 Rocky Branch Road 39842, Sumrall
Lowndes County
Simpson, Claude
7.00pm
Mr. Claude Simpson's House
1112 12th St 39701, Columbus
Marion County
Weaver, Angela
7.00pm
Ms. Angela Weaver's House
409 Sunset Dr. 39429, Columbia
Monroe County
7.00pm
Ms. Lowanda Butler's House
40187 Caledonia Rd 39746, Hamilton
Oktibbeha County
Gore, Albert N.
Level III
104 Main St., Starkville
Pearl River County
Greer, Lisa
7.30pm
Lisa Greer's home
469 Hwy 26 East, 39470, Poplarville
Pike County
Elmore, Lexie or Lewis, Quiana
0.75
180 E Railroad Blvd, Magnolia Terr, Magnolia
601.248.9908
601.684.8507
lexiee@co.pike.ms.us
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Mitch Cohen at The Thorn Papers on the significance of the Obama - McCain Debate in Oxford
A short excerpt:
The whole piece is worth a read so check it out here.
There's a thousand and one reasons that I support Barack Obama; his progressive vision, his brilliance, his palpable sincere compassion and conviction, his willingness to fight, the list goes on and on. But I've never wanted to see him president simply because he's an African-American. Not that I didn't see his candidacy in that historic light, it's just never been a defining reason for my support.
But that morning, realizing that he would be coming here, to Oxford Town, the first black man with a real shot at the presidency (and that shot's getting stronger and stronger as the days go on), to this University whose buildings are still pockmarked with 46 year old bullet holes from the Meredith riots....well, it knocked me for one hell of a loop. It's almost beyond my ability to put into words.
This man, this great man, will be coming here to close that circle once and for all.
The whole piece is worth a read so check it out here.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Travis Childers' Announcement In Oxford, MS (Video)
Thanks to Cotton Mouth's very own 'OleMiss' we bring you this video from Travis Childers' stop in Oxford, Mississippi.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Let me know what you think. Comments are encouraged.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Let me know what you think. Comments are encouraged.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Another View of the Scruggs Indictment
When Dickie Scruggs was indicted recently, it made many people happy. Of course, bloggers and traditional journalists are thrilled to have something so dramatic to write about. Democrats and left wing blogs are excited because Scruggs gave a quarter of a million dollars to the Bush campaign - plus he was Republican Senator Trent Lott's brother in law. Republicans and right wing blogs thought the indictment was great because Scruggs was a trial attorney (ie, devil incarnate), he gave quite a bit of money to Democrats, and he was about to have a fundraiser for Hillary at his house.
All in all, this guy looks guilty as hell and seems not to have any friends at all. NOT SO FAST.
No friends? According to the Wall Street Journal, Scruggs and his wife just had a party at his house in Oxford, MS with over 200 friends. One of those friends, Robert Khayat, the chancellor of Ole Miss, said, "The town really did turn out for them." Another friend was the most famous lawyer from Mississippi, John Grisham. Oxford's Mayor was there and said, "People appreciate him for his support of the community, and we're all willing to stand by and support him." Another friend was Richard Howorth, the owner of Square Books, the famous bookstore and literary center of Oxford and maybe Mississippi.
So why are all these people so supportive of someone who looks so guilty? First, we should heed the words of John Grisham. "In a situation like this I’m always reminded how quickly we abandon the presumption of innocence. There’s always such a rush to judgment. " Grisham read the indictment against Scruggs and said, "As a former criminal defense lawyer, I started thinking about how I would defend it and started looking for gaps and holes."
After all the initial buzz of the indictment, those gaps and holes are becoming more prevalent. As Grisham said, "It’s only one side of what happened. There’s a whole lot more to the story. One thing is that there are a lot of recorded statements in the indictment but none from Dickie. There are no allegations that he delivered cash or was part of it."
The biggest argument against Scruggs' guilt is something along the lines that he was too smart to do something so stupid. Or why would a big time trial attorney bribe a judge over a small potatoes fee dispute. Since there doesn't appear to be any concrete evidence against Scruggs, the prosecution will have to answer that to the satisfaction of a jury. And there are no obvious answers.
The lawyer who sued Scruggs, John Jones, has one theory, which is outlined in an article in Fortune Magazine. Jones said he filed the suit in Oxford hoping to shame Scruggs. “I wanted a jury to hear it in Dickie’s backyard," he said. He thinks Scruggs wanted the judge to send the case to arbitration, which is a closed proceeding. But that theory doesn't seem to hold up, because most lawyers think the case would have gone to arbitration anyway. And even Jones admits to being shocked when he learned about the indictment.
The person caught on tape is Timothy Balducci. Those in attendance at the party in Oxford were contemptuous of him. Remember that Oxford is a small town, and everyone knows everyone. One comment kind of sums up their attitude: "This is a clear case of a young man wanting to endear himself to Dickie Scruggs in hopes that he might one day have a chair at his table."
I do feel fairly certain that this is not a political prosecution like the one of Paul Minor, Oliver Diaz, and the two judges. The prosecuting US Attorney in the latter case (in the Southern District of Mississippi) was Dunn Lampton, a political appointee with a serious lack of ethical standards. In the Scruggs case (in the Northern District of Mississippi), the US Attorney is Jim Greenlee, who by all appearances is an ethical and professional attorney.
Crossposted on The Natchez Blog.
All in all, this guy looks guilty as hell and seems not to have any friends at all. NOT SO FAST.
No friends? According to the Wall Street Journal, Scruggs and his wife just had a party at his house in Oxford, MS with over 200 friends. One of those friends, Robert Khayat, the chancellor of Ole Miss, said, "The town really did turn out for them." Another friend was the most famous lawyer from Mississippi, John Grisham. Oxford's Mayor was there and said, "People appreciate him for his support of the community, and we're all willing to stand by and support him." Another friend was Richard Howorth, the owner of Square Books, the famous bookstore and literary center of Oxford and maybe Mississippi.
So why are all these people so supportive of someone who looks so guilty? First, we should heed the words of John Grisham. "In a situation like this I’m always reminded how quickly we abandon the presumption of innocence. There’s always such a rush to judgment. " Grisham read the indictment against Scruggs and said, "As a former criminal defense lawyer, I started thinking about how I would defend it and started looking for gaps and holes."
After all the initial buzz of the indictment, those gaps and holes are becoming more prevalent. As Grisham said, "It’s only one side of what happened. There’s a whole lot more to the story. One thing is that there are a lot of recorded statements in the indictment but none from Dickie. There are no allegations that he delivered cash or was part of it."
The biggest argument against Scruggs' guilt is something along the lines that he was too smart to do something so stupid. Or why would a big time trial attorney bribe a judge over a small potatoes fee dispute. Since there doesn't appear to be any concrete evidence against Scruggs, the prosecution will have to answer that to the satisfaction of a jury. And there are no obvious answers.
The lawyer who sued Scruggs, John Jones, has one theory, which is outlined in an article in Fortune Magazine. Jones said he filed the suit in Oxford hoping to shame Scruggs. “I wanted a jury to hear it in Dickie’s backyard," he said. He thinks Scruggs wanted the judge to send the case to arbitration, which is a closed proceeding. But that theory doesn't seem to hold up, because most lawyers think the case would have gone to arbitration anyway. And even Jones admits to being shocked when he learned about the indictment.
The person caught on tape is Timothy Balducci. Those in attendance at the party in Oxford were contemptuous of him. Remember that Oxford is a small town, and everyone knows everyone. One comment kind of sums up their attitude: "This is a clear case of a young man wanting to endear himself to Dickie Scruggs in hopes that he might one day have a chair at his table."
I do feel fairly certain that this is not a political prosecution like the one of Paul Minor, Oliver Diaz, and the two judges. The prosecuting US Attorney in the latter case (in the Southern District of Mississippi) was Dunn Lampton, a political appointee with a serious lack of ethical standards. In the Scruggs case (in the Northern District of Mississippi), the US Attorney is Jim Greenlee, who by all appearances is an ethical and professional attorney.
Crossposted on The Natchez Blog.
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