Category Archives: democrats

Truth and Lies

Posted on January 15, 2021 by cdsprings8

America’s 220-year history of a peaceful transfer of power — the cornerstone of our democracy — was shattered in one horrifying afternoon. On January 6, a frenzied mob incited by President Donald Trump laid siege to the Capitol, vandalizing the … Continue reading →

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Flood of Lies

Posted on January 7, 2021 by cdsprings8

Facts still matter. That’s why Donald Trump and his minions try so hard to obscure them in a flood of lies and conspiracy theories. But the facts remain — Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election by more than seven … Continue reading →

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Ways to Help in Georgia

Posted on November 15, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From Diane Saatchi: REGISTER VOTERS Did you know there are 23,000 young people in Georgia who were not old enough to vote in the November 3rd election but will be for the January 5th runoff? It’s true! We need to … Continue reading →

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The Days After Election Day

Posted on October 31, 2020 by cdsprings8

As our democracy hangs by a rapidly fraying thread, it is critical that each of us do everything we can to ensure that Donald Trump is voted out of office, and once voted out of office, that he actually LEAVES … Continue reading →

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Are we Ready?

Posted on October 26, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

“the choice could not be more clear”

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Pennsylvania: the Key Battleground

Posted on October 18, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Pennsylvania (PA) is the tipping point: I read that if Biden wins PA, he has 90+% chance of winning the presidency. If he loses PA he has a less than 50% chance. “Both sides now see Pennsylvania, with 20 electoral … Continue reading →

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Voters Should Not Be Intimidated

Posted on October 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Submitted by Francesca Rheannon: By Sean Morales-Doyle , Daniel I. Weiner , Wendy R. Weiser , Michael German , Elizabeth Goitein . From The Brennan Center Last Updated: October 7, 2020 Published: October 6, 2020 As Election Day nears, President … Continue reading →

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Trump Is Killing Us

Posted on October 9, 2020 by cdsprings8

Letter to the Editor published in The East Hampton Star, October 8 Corrosive Effects To the Editor: The deadliest threat facing the American public isn’t the coronavirus, it’s the toxic brew of arrogance and ignorance that Trump and his loyalists … Continue reading →

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Flip the Senate

Posted on September 23, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From: Nigel Noble and his DC based lawyer friend Dear Friends and Family, This email is a follow up to my correspondence several weeks ago on our efforts to defeat Trump and flip the Senate.  You may recall that I am … Continue reading →

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200,000 Deaths….and Counting

Posted on September 23, 2020 by cdsprings8

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Press, September 23 Grounded In Science More than 200,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus — a staggering number, with no end in sight — and, yet, for Donald Trump, this is little … Continue reading →

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Something you can do for RBG

Posted on September 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From Randall Parsons/Judith Hope: If you feel the need to do something… or something more than you’ve been doing, here’s a way to honor RBG and help stop McConnell from pushing through another ultra conservative Supreme Court nominee. Leave voicemails … Continue reading →

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Trump and Zeldin Have Got to Go

Posted on September 11, 2020 by cdsprings8

Letter to the Editor, Published in The East Hampton Star Danger to AllEast HamptonSeptember 7, 2020 To the Editor: Donald Trump is a political cockroach, lurking in the dark corners of conspiracy theories and blatant lies; shine the light of truth … Continue reading →

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Sowed Discord

Posted on August 28, 2020 by cdsprings

SpringsAugust 24, 2020 Dear David: The past three and a half years have been a master class in the havoc that can be wrought when a president is constrained by neither truth nor decency. Starting with the size of his … Continue reading →

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Undermining the U.S. Postal Service to Rig the Election

Posted on August 14, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Will Zeldin protect our right to vote?     From: Daily Kos <campaigns@dailykos.com> Just in case anyone thought it was a conspiracy theory to claim that Donald Trump was undermining the postal service in order to prevent mail-in ballots from … Continue reading →

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Make Trump and Zeldin Pay a Political Price

Posted on July 23, 2020 by cdsprings

Appeared as Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, July 23 Price to Pay Springs July 20, 2020 To The Editor: We all want nothing more than to get on with our lives without worrying about contracting the coronavirus. … Continue reading →

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Unity Party 2020

Posted on July 19, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

This is a 1.5 hour video. Just in case you missed the event. Featuring (in order of appearance) Alice Tepper Marlin, Sylvia Overby, Alec Baldwin, Diane Saatchi, Perry Gershon, David Posnett, Bridget Fleming, Rich Schaffer, David Calone, Nancy Goroff, Shoshana … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Blind Allegiance to Trump

Posted on July 2, 2020 by cdsprings

Appeared as Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star Shocking Indifference East Hampton June 29, 2020 Dear David, Five months after Covid-19 was first diagnosed in the U.S. and 125,000 deaths later, the Trump administration still has no … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste This Moment

Posted on June 12, 2020 by cdsprings

Printed as a Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, June 11 edition Transformation East Hampton June 8, 2020 To The Star: Three and a half years of the Trump administration have left America reeling, its values and … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Not Bliss

Posted on May 7, 2020 by cdsprings

Appeared as Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, May 7 Can Only Hope East Hampton May 4, 2020 To The Star: By downplaying Covid-19 when it was spreading across China and Europe, Donald Trump wasted valuable time that … Continue reading →

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Zoom Time

Posted on April 11, 2020 by bwfloyd

I am not sure why, but for the first time, each day this past week found me on multiple Zoom conference calls. Each of these was for a different group that I belong to, from my local Southampton Democratic Club … Continue reading →

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