http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/site/index/ en timjday@charter.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-17T04:43:09+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/welcome_our_new_board http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/welcome_our_new_board#When:22:05:42Z Starting this week we will feature a weekly column by one of our recently elected board members. Or at least Tim will share something from time to time. Chair:  Craig Niedenthal – craigniedenthal@gmail.com Vice Chair:  Bob Parker VP of Membership – Patty Warren VP of Finance – Norman Berk Chair Emeritus – John Crenshaw VP Issues & Programs – TBD About Us, 2010-03-02T22:05:42+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/join http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/join#When:17:13:34Z There are no geographical restrictions to membership in OTMDems. All good Democrats everywhere welcome! Dues are $25 per year per individual. Click here to join as an individual. Please consider inviting your spouse or partner to join as well. You may join as a couple ($50.00) (sharing one email address) by clicking here. No part of any dues payment, donation, or special contribution of any kind to OTMDems is ever tax-deductible. All dues go directly to OTMD. Your credit card will show a charge to Over The Mountain Democrats. You will receive a confirming email from OTMD. OTMDems assures you that the personal information submitted here will be treated with the utmost confidence and under no circumstances will be shared with anyone outside this organization, with the sole exception of PayPal, an on-line financial transaction services company, for the purposes of facilitating our dues payment process. PayPal, in turn, is legally obligated to treat the information you submit with the strictest confidence and privacy. Applicant for membership to Over The Mountain Democrats hereby agrees to and acknowledges the following: 1. this application is subject to the exclusive review and approval of the membership and executive committees of Over The Mountain Democrats, 2. dues payments submitted with this application are held pending said review and approval, with applicant entitled to full and timely refund if application is rejected, 3. my membership, if accepted, is subject to the on-going review and approval of said committees, 4. through my words and actions I am in agreement with and will work to fulfill the mission statement of Over The Mountain Democrats, 5. I will conform through my words and actions to the commonly accepted standards of decorum and courtesy towards my fellow OTMDems members. Failure to meet any of these conditions may subject the applicant/member to rejection or expulsion from this organization, at the sole discretion of the membership and executive committees of Over The Mountain Democrats. If you prefer you may send your name, street address, email address and check to: Over The Mountain Democrats P.O. Box 430114 Vestavia Hills, AL 35243 Thanks for your support Questions? Click here. Membership, 2008-07-26T17:13:34+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/about_otmdems http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/about_otmdems#When:03:51:10Z Over The Mountain Democrats is one of the fastest-growing organizations of Democrats in the South, with more than 500 members since its inception less than two years ago. Over The Mountain Democrats is dedicated to advancing through grassroots political activism its values of fairness, integrity, compassion, and economic opportunity for the benefit of every citizen in Alabama. About Us, 2008-07-21T03:51:10+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/successful_media_forum http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/successful_media_forum#When:04:43:09Z Our Last Meeting was a big success. About 170 people turned out on a drizzly night to hear our media panel. Thanks to John Archibald, Charles Dean, Mark Kelly & Bill Payer, veteran  journalists all, for comprising our panel. Truths were told, and observations made. Some were painful, all were instructive. If you attended, thanks. And you know we all agreed we have a lot or work to accomplish to be effective change-makers in our state! Front Page, News, 2012-02-17T04:43:09+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/lenora_pate_at_samford_university http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/lenora_pate_at_samford_university#When:02:24:13Z September 23, 2011 - Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform hosted the Fifth Annual Bailey Thomson Luncheon on the Samford University Campus.  Lenora Pate addressed the audience of hundreds at this years's Bailey Thompson Award. Discover how you can help remove from Alabama's neck the millstone of the 1901 constitution at http://www.constitutionalreform.org/ Constitutional Reform, 2011-10-03T02:24:13+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/retooling_reorganizing_recruiting http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/retooling_reorganizing_recruiting#When:03:32:25Z The Officers and Board of OTMDems are working on a number of projects to make our organization stronger and more effective as we enter the 2012 election season. As ADP Chair Judge Mark Kennedy pointed out in a recent meeting with us, our group not only serves an important role in our communities here by organizing local Democrats and getting them involved, but also by serving as a role model for other Democratic groups in Alabama. So, whether it's improving our internal operations like membership management and a new and improved website, or organizing our public activities like our issues-oriented programs or candidate forums or voter calling parties, we are regularly reviewing and working on lots of interesting projects. 2011-09-21T03:32:25+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/work_in_pratt_city http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/work_in_pratt_city#When:02:39:16Z Front Page, 2011-09-21T02:39:16+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/january_meeting1 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/january_meeting1#When:03:08:37Z START THE NEW YEAR WITH THE OTMDEMS: ALABAMA DEMS START ON A NEW DIRECTION Is there hope for the Alabama Democratic Party? Hear the experts talk about what happened and what could happen featuring Judge Mark Kennedy slated to be chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, chair of the Jefferson Country Democratic Party, Alabama head of Organizing for America and Representative Merika Coleman. Its a new year and time to start creating a new direction for Democrats in Alabama. Since the November election, there has been a lot of hand wringing and questions….where did it all go wrong??? Could we have done anything differently??? Who is to blame??? Most importantly, how do we go forward from here to revitalize, reshape and most importantly, re-connect with the voters??? This month, the OTMDems will start asking those questions of those who may hold the answers. Mark you calendars for January 18, 2011 at 6:30PM at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens as we start to ask the hard questions and look to Democratic leaders….and to you our members for answers and pathways to progressive leadership and thought in Alabama government. Front Page, 2011-01-04T03:08:37+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/what_good_is_democracy http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/what_good_is_democracy#When:04:15:08Z Okay, I want to start a thread here about Democracy or maybe I mean democracy.  You know government by the people . . . Blogging, Tim's Blog, 2010-07-08T04:15:08+00:00 http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/whats_funnier_than_a_starbucks_full_of_gun_totin_t_partiers http://www.otmdems.org/index.php/otmdems/article/whats_funnier_than_a_starbucks_full_of_gun_totin_t_partiers#When:23:03:53Z ACTOR/IMPRESSIONIST REGGIE BROWN AS PRES. BARACK OBAMA IMPRESSIONIST AND FORMER BUSINESSWOMAN PATTI LYONS AS GOV. SARAH PALIN TIM WATTERS AS FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON Click here for details: Alabama Democrats Have some Fun on May 20 Front Page, 2010-04-26T23:03:53+00:00