David Duke or Graham Platner
By Dennis Brent Melby
Who you support tells a lot about you. Why you support them tells even more.
WHO YOU SUPPORT MATTERS
If you don't remember David Duke let me refresh your memory. Duke fancied himself a leader of the Ku Klux Klan - a white southern group founded by the Democrats after the Civil War and more recently funded clandestinely by the SPLC (The Southern Poverty Law Center) as a way to increase donations to the SPLC coffers. He ran in Louisiana as a Republican for Governor and the US Senate - but even though he was a registered Republican, he was an extremist and a racist.
He had also been a Democrat and a Nazi. The Republican Party, headed by George Bush, unequivocally disavowed him and told people not to vote for him. And it worked, he lost. That is what you should do - disavow extremists.
Fast forward to 2026, Graham Platner is running for US Senator from Maine - setting up a race between an extremist left wing Democrat and a very liberal Republican incumbent, Susan Collins. To say she doesn't want President Trump to campaign for her is un understatement! She represents her state passionately, and votes her conscience 100%. Yet because of the R behind her name, she's vulnerable. Democrats are falling all over themselves to endorse and campaign for Platner, a candidate with a Nazi SS death squad tattoo, numerous allegations of womanizing and abusive relationships, demeaning comments about folks in the military, and too many questionable statements to catalog. He's ahead in the polls.
Yes, I'm comfortable being with the party that disavowed Duke. I'm amazed that Democrats backing Platner is even an option...but it is. Democrat Party leaders say, "We just need someone to oppose the President on everything all the time." Surely the Democrats can do better. The Party of Believe All Women has a real problem putting words into action.
June Activities
What's Happening in June
June
- June 8, MCGOP Breakfast Club
- June 9, Mid MoCo Muster
- June 10, Sherwin Wells - Leisure World
- June 11, Back The Blue, District 3
- June 11-18, Early voting MD Primary
- June 13, MCGOP Open House
- June 14, RWRC Rock the Vote
- June 16, MCGOP Exec Comm
- June 20, MCGOP Open House
- June 20, UMRWC with Amie Hoeber
- June 21, Father's Day
- June 23, MD Primary
- June 23, HoCo & MoCo YRs 9A Watch Party
- June 27, MCGOP Open House
- June 27- 28, UMRWC Yard Sale
- June 30, Back The Blue, District 6
- June 30, Wheaton, Silver Spring Republicans
- June 30, MDGOP Red, White and Blue Dinner
July
- July 4, America 250 Anniversary
August
- August 1, MCFRW Celebrate America 250 & Candidate Fundraiser
MORE EVENTS HERE
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Remembering Anne Frank
Born June 12 1929 – Died February or March 1945
October 10, 1942, excerpt from Anne Frank's diary(Photo)
Excerpt from Anne Frank's diary for the date October 10, 1942: "This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. Then I might still have a chance of getting to Hollywood. But now I am afraid I usually look quite different." Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Credits: Anne Frank Stichting (Anne Frank House)
MCFRW - SAVE THE DATE - AUGUST 1
SAVE THE DATE
The Montgomery County Women’s Clubs Celebrate America 250
August 1, 2026
The Montgomery County Women’s Clubs – Chevy Chase, Potomac, Rural and Upper Montgomery along with the Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women invite you to our summertime picnic.
Join us as we celebrate America 250 and raise money to support Montgomery County Republican candidates on the general election ballot.
Come have some fun and make new friends.
Master of Ceremonies – Dennis Melby - Chair, Montgomery County Republican Party
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
By Authority of the Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women, Patsy Dillingham, Treasurer
SO HOW CAN WE COMPLAIN?
Only about 10% of the Republican Judges we need have signed up. I can't complain they don't have Republican representatives when Republicans don't volunteer to serve. I need you, the Party needs you, the free and fair election process needs you. We need you now. Become a Republican paid volunteer here.
-Dennis Melby, Chairman
If you have any trouble getting a response from the Board of Elections after signing up to help email Board of Elections Secretary Amie Hoeber at [email protected]
POLL WORKERS NEEDED
Montgomery County Board of Elections
Dear Registered Voter,
Your community needs your help! Please sign up to serve as an Election Judge (poll worker) and invite your family, friends, and community to join us.
The Montgomery County Board of Elections is recruiting volunteers to serve as Election Judges (poll workers) for the upcoming Gubernatorial Primary Election. Opportunities are available both during Early Voting, which will be held from Thursday June 11 through Thursday June 18, and on Election Day, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Our volunteers play a vital role in maintaining the integrity and accessibility of elections for all voters. Election Judges receive a stipend for their service during Early Voting and/or on Election Day, and both full-day and part-day positions are available. If you served as a poll worker in the 2024 elections, you are eligible for a bonus of $100.00 per full day of Early Voting or Election Day service ($50 per half day served).
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