I just received this: "Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, DC to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more of Senator Clinton's supporters who want to attend."
Category: Virginia
Opinion, please: Happy Hour
I was reading a Virginian Pilot article the other day about the happy hour rules. Were you aware that ABC laws in Virginia prohibit the advertising of happy hour? Back in the day, I spent some time in Atlanta and happy hour was, well, happy. I mean, none of this two-for-one stuff. Those folks had … Continue reading Opinion, please: Happy Hour
Reminder: Kaine VB transportation town hall tonight
Governor Tim Kaine will be in Virginia Beach tonight for one of his transportation town hall meetings. Open to the public, the meeting will be at the Virginia Beach Conference Center, 1000 19th Street, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Northam/Lewis Spring Town Hall Meeting
Senator Ralph Northam and Delegate Lynwood Lewis will be hosting a town hall meeting on Monday, June 2,in Norfolk. The meeting will be held from 7pm to 8:30pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 7400 Hampton Blvd. If you live on the Eastern Shore, the two representatives will be holding another town hall meeting … Continue reading Northam/Lewis Spring Town Hall Meeting
While the RPV decides….
Democrats already have the next senator from Virginia: Mark Warner! UPDATE: Bearing Drift calls it for Gilmore, 4645.83 to 4019.96. Raising Kaine says Gilmore only won by 70 votes. Wow. UPDATE2: Jeff Frederick wins the chairman's seat. Now how soon does he resign? We D's want that seat 🙂
Pre-RPV convention live blog
Jim Hoeft and I will be hanging out over at The Shad Plank this afternoon at 1:30 for a little live blogging session with Daily Press political writer Hugh Lessig. If you've been following the posts around the blogosphere, you know that the Republican Party of Virginia is holding its convention this weekend. Among the … Continue reading Pre-RPV convention live blog
Random thoughts
The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC will be meeting Saturday to hear challenges to the decision to strip Florida and Michigan of all of their delegates. Interested individuals were able to sign up to speak and I understand all of the slots filled in seven minutes! I think that is pretty amazing, and … Continue reading Random thoughts
Scott birthday party and campaign kick-off
The Committee to Re-elect Congressman Bobby Scott Invites you to join us at his Campaign Kick-off and Annual Birthday Party Friday, May 30, 2008 6:30 pm.-8:00 p.m. Sandy Bottom 1255 Big Bethel Road Hampton, Virginia Please rsvp by May 26 to 757-245-2000
3rd Annual Memorial Day Bash roundup
I awoke Saturday to an overcast day and a bit of drizzle. With over 200 RSVPs for my third annual Memorial Day bash, I was a little panicked. A quick check of the various local weather reports (note: don't trust Google's weather reports - it showed rain all day) soon calmed me and sure enough, … Continue reading 3rd Annual Memorial Day Bash roundup
Memorial Bash quickie
I'll try to get up a more comprehensive post later today, including some photos from the event. We had a good crowd of Democrats from throughout the region and I think the event went well. The weather was perfect! And the fun part of the event - the straw poll - had interesting results. I … Continue reading Memorial Bash quickie
