Marshall County Democratic Club

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="180" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="174"><div> <B>Home</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U><B>Calendar</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="174"><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sign Up for Updates"><U><B>Sign Up for Updates and Volunteer</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Representatives"><U><B>Our Representatives</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="174"><div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Register to Vote"><U><B>Register to Vote</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="174"><div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In the News"><U><B>In the News</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Democratic Office Holders"><U><B>Democratic Office Holders</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="174"><div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Related Links</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="174"><div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Privacy Policy"><U><B>Privacy Policy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="672" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2a948480.jpg" border=0 width="72" height="72" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Marshall County Democrats</B></div> <div> <B>Because you have to stand for Something.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="918" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1325 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="902" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 583 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="876" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 208 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b59fca0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b086c50.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b282c50.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="208" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="130" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b796c50.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b99ec50.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 205 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2bbaac00.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c185c50.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c282c50.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="130"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="205" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="130" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2c797bb0.jpg" border=0 width="151" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c68dc70.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="694" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 655 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="518" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 36 ><NOBR><div> <B>People making a difference</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="530" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 579 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05ddcbf0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0c426bf0.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0c902c10.jpg" border=0 width="258" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0cb01c10.jpg" border=0 width="257" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="18781b60.jpg" border=0 width="129" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1861fb60.jpg" border=0 width="287" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="17f64b60.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="163"><div> <I><B>Great minds discuss ideas.  Average minds discuss events.  Small minds discuss people.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>              Eleanor Roosevelt</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Recent Club </B></div> <div> <B>Guest Speakers and Events</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="148" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="142"><div> <A HREF="#ron_sparks" TITLE="Marshall County Democratic Club"><U><B>Ron Sparks</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="142"><div> <A HREF="#bill_clinton" TITLE="Marshall County Democratic Club"><U><B>Bill Clinton</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="142"><div> <A HREF="#artur_davis" TITLE="Marshall County Democratic Club"><U><B>Artur Davis</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="06e515a0.gif" border=0 width="81" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1d6c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="540"><div> <B> <A NAME="ron_sparks"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks </B>spoke at the June 5 meeting of the Marshall County Democratic Club.  Sparks spoke for an hour to a crowd of about 55 Democrats.  He talked about the Democratic party, Alabama agriculture, recent accomplishments at the Agriculture Department, and growing up in Northeast Alabama as well as trade, food lableing, alternative fuels, Iraq, veterans and immigration.  Then he got down to politics.  He is indeed looking seriously at the U.S. Senate race and believes Sessions is vulnerable in 2008.  He expressed a reluctance to enter into a Democratic primary race with Mobile State Senator Vivian Figures, who is also interested.  The night's crowd consensus was that Ron Sparks could beat Sessions, in part because he connects with rural Alabamians while staying true to his progressive roots.  This steals rural Democratic voters back from Sessions, while keeping the Democratic base excited.  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>(Special thanks to Sherry Walker, Left in Alabama, for providing this post)  </I>To read a transcript of Spark's remarks </FONT></div> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="66" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.leftinalabama.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=83" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.leftinalabama.com/showDiary.d"><U>click here</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 169 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1b9c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="540"><div> <B> <A NAME="bill_clinton"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>President Bill Clinton</B>, left, addresses the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner held Friday, April 20 in Birmingham.  Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb opened the meeting.  Marshall County attendees included Rep. Jeff McLaughlin and his wife Stacy; Guntersville Mayor Bob Hembree and his wife Connie; Democratic State Executive Committee members Richard Wright and Bill Chandler; Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee officers Susan McKenney, Mark Garcia, Ruth Walker, and Gayla Wynn; Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee members Tom and Laura Taylor, and Ray Huckaby; Cliff Griggs; and Linda Morris.  </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="143" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#celebration" TITLE="Marshall County Democratic Club"><U>See more photos here</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 182 WIDTH="202"><div> <B><IMG SRC="1d1c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Photos of President Clinton and Congressman Artur Davis by Cliff Griggs Photograpy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="540"><div> <B> <A NAME="artur_davis"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>U.S. Congressman Artur Davis</B>, left, wows the audience at the April meeting of the Marshall County Democratic Club. Governor Don Siegelman dropped by for a visit with members before Davis was Introduced by former Congressman Bill Hefner.  Democrats from Cullman, DeKalb, Ettowah and Madison counties also attended.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="519" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#00BF00 HEIGHT= 36 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Marshall County welcomes Clinton</B></FONT> <A NAME="celebration"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Several Marshall County Democrats gathered at the Cahaba Conference Center</div> <div> in Birmingham on Friday, April 20, to welcome President Bill Clinton at the 2007</div> <div> Jefferson Jackson Dinner Celebration.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1bdfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1bffabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1c1fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1c3fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1c58dbc0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1c7fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1c9fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1cbfabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="505" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 ><NOBR><div> Paid for by the Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee</div> <div> Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.</div> <div> P.O. Box 452, Guntersville, AL  35976</div> <div> 256-586-1551   info@marshallcodems.com</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>