Category Archives: Political News – Blackstone Valley

          Tea Party and Liberals Agree?                               Jay Gilchrist  5.10.11 The problem  I see on the Right is the mix of fuzzy thinking and esoteric thinking. The Problem I see on the Left is Assumption; assumption that everyone is in agreement … Continue reading →

Obama is Out Maneuvering Both Opponents and Allies Ref: Newsweek Apr. 25 2011 issue The Republicans have been all over the President, particularly at the beginning of 2011. The progressives have been crying, “Where is Obama?”  So disappointed. Well, this … Continue reading →

Dispatch #6                MESSAGING                                             Corey Robin (+)  The Nation, 4/25/2011  ‘Reclaiming the Politics of Freedom”  Reviewed by Jay Gilchrist Several of us have identified Democratic Party messaging as flawed and seek a cogent series of messages to the voter.  The above short article purports to … Continue reading →

Dispatch #5            Handling The Glenn Beck Believers            Jay Gilchrist  GBVD  You mention Beck to most progressives and they make a face and a dismissive gesture.  We never bother to listen to anything he says. You mention Beck to a progressive … Continue reading →

BV Dispatch #4       Griftopia, by Matt Taibbi Reviewed by Jay Gilchrist, GBVD I have only read a lengthy review of this book in the 12/27/10 edition of The Nation, but maybe that’s OK.  It’s easier to pick out the points … Continue reading →

BV Dispatch #3 Neal Delivered for His Constituents Jay Gilchrist, GBVD Ritchie has done his list of personal accomplishments I asked for (Oct 2, 2010) He did it in a better way than I suggested.  He ran it as a … Continue reading →

Several members attending the GBVD meeting in December agreed that Democrats do a poor job of issue framing.  Conservative (dare I say rabid?) Talk Radio does not seem to have this difficulty, at least for a significant minority of potential … Continue reading →

Dispatches from Jay Gilchrist of the Greater Blackstone Valley Democrats Since I have the time and since people tell me I’m the scribe of the group, I hope to put some information together and pass it on between meetings for … Continue reading →