Monthly Archives: September 2009
Good Grief…The Indoctrination Continues
Warning: the video you are about to witness shows a New Jersey Elementary School taking things a little too far, when it comes to worshipping our President.
Whatever happened to educating on the subjects of Math, English, or Science?
Big Endorsement Today for the Republican Ticket
Virginia Virtucon reports that there will be a big endorsement for Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling, and Ken Cuccinelli today in Richmond from the Fraternal Order of Police. This is great news for the Republican ticket.
The announcement will take place in the House Briefing Room in the General Assembly at 9 a.m.
On a side note, yesterday, McDonnell picked up the endorsement of the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce NOVABizPAC, adding to the other endorsements by the Virginia Realtors PAC, Virginia AgPAC, NFIB, Virginia Credit Union League, and the National Rifle Association.
Breaking News: If Creigh, Jody, and Steve get elected, taxes will rise
They say taxes are like comfort food for the Democrat’s soul. Of course, you could tell from Creigh Deeds’ op-ed in The Washington Post, if elected, he will raise taxes. In his op-ed, Deeds indicated that he is open to raising taxes to improve transportation. This is no surprise, because he voted for a gas tax increase in the State Senate.
Lieutenant Governor candidate, Jody Wagner, also jumped on board by saying that she would work with Deeds to improve transportation, even if it included taxes. (Source: The Washington Post). Considering that Wagner miscalculated the budget, while serving as Secretary of Finance, there is no way that she would oppose tax hikes.
You can also glean from Steve Shannon’s record from the General Assembly to find how he views tax increases. In one of his first votes as a Delegate, he voted against $400 million in tax relief, then he was voted for the largest tax increase in Virginia history.
In these hard economic times, it is obvious that the Democrats will take more money out of the pockets of working families. Is this the kind of hope and change we need in Virginia? I seriously doubt it.
Ron Paul Endorses Ken Cuccinelli
Virginia Conservative reports that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has endorsed Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General. Cuccinelli has always been an advocate of life, liberty, and property. This is why I endorsed Cuccinelli from the beginning. Virginia Conservative has the letter up on his website.
We need more leaders in Congress like Rep. Ron Paul, and we definitely need more leaders in Virginia, like Ken Cuccinelli.
Desperately Seeking Attention–Stevens Miller Style
Six weeks out, and Stevens Miller is already forced to grasp onto third party attacks. Over at Blue Virginia, Lowell attacks Loudoun County Supervisor, Eugene Delgaudio, then shows pictures of Del. Tom Rust and Delgaudio standing at the same Back-to-School night. Is this the best they got? Delgaudio has won three elections in Sterling, while Miller is renting a house in Sterling for the campaign. Where does Miller go from here?
Even more bizarre, Lowell posts a photo from a town hall meeting with Rust between Rep. Frank Wolf and Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Scott York. Miller’s campaign must be in worse shape than I thought if he’s going after Rust by tying him to the two of the most popular politicians in Loudoun County.
Update: Miller’s campaign released some attack ads today against Rust. Currently, Miller is trailing in the polls, and his only reported accomplishment as a Supervisor was a sign ordinance.
Deeds Requests Change in Forum Format
You might notice some changes in tonight’s Community Forum at Virginia Union University. Both of the candidates for Governor were supposed to appear on stage together at this forum. However, due to a last minute request from Creigh Deeds’ campaign, they will now appear separately and not appear on the stage at the same time. In order to prevent the cancellation of this event, Bob McDonnell’s campaign agreed to this request.
This leads to a few questions: Why the sudden move, Creigh? Are you afraid to be on the same stage as Bob? What is the Deeds campaign running from?
Just in case, you are in the area, the debate will be taking place at:
Virginia Union University
Coburn Hall
1500 N. Lombardy Street
Event begins at 6:15 p.m. tonight
Tom Rust Endorsed by Fairfax Firefighters and Paramedics
Del. Tom Rust received the endorsement of the Fairfax County Firefighters and Paramedics yesterday. Rust has been supportive of professional fire fighter and paramedic issues, and this earned the endorsement from the IAFF-Local 2688.
Rust said, in his statement, that he appreciates the support from the local fire fighters and paramedics. “Public safety is one of the core responsibilities of government, and I will continue to work with our local firefighters and paramedics in keeping us safe.”
Dividing Virginia: "Mudcat" style
What does Democratic strategist, David “Mudcat” Saunders, have against Northern Virginia? In a conference call that was intended to be for the media, “Mudcat” was unaware that reporters were on the line when he said some comments that placed Northern Virginia against several areas of the state. The Washington Post reports that “Mudcat” said, “From what I’ve seen up in Northern Virginia, they don’t give a damn if people talk s*** about us.” He followed up that comment by saying that there are more rednecks on Route 1 in Alexandria, than in the sixth district of Virginia.
As someone who lives in Northern Virginia, I am not just concerned about what happens in my own backyard, rather I am concerned about what happens throughout the Commonwealth. Perhaps, Mudcat should come out and explain his true intentions behind the comment and apologize to those in Northern Virginia. We’re not rednecks, and we certainly give a damn about what happens in other areas of the state.
Jody Wagner Threatens to Pull Out of Debate
It appears that Jody Wagner is accusing Bill Bolling of pulling out of the Prince William Committee of 100 debate, and this could not be further from the truth. According to a statement released by Matt Wells, Bolling’s campaign manager, it appears that Wagner’s campaign will not agree to the rules set with the Committee due to a “no use” agreement. A “no use” agreement is standard in debates, as it protects both sides from having video clips and portions of the debate from being taken out of context. Why wouldn’t Wagner agree with the terms? Is it because she doesn’t want to debate the issues?
Below is the statement released by the Bolling campaign:
“”Earlier today, the campaign of Jody Wagner released a statement asserting that Lieutenant Governor Bolling had threatened to “pull out” of a debate that had been scheduled for September 24th before the Prince William Committee of 100. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The Bolling campaign’s participation in this debate has always been predicated on our ability to develop mutually agreed-upon rules and debate format. However, and despite our best efforts, no final rules have been agreed to and for the Wagner campaign to claim otherwise is simply false.
During our discussions with the Prince William Committee of 100 we have made significant compromises on several issues, including the moderator of the debate, the rules of the debate, the format of the debate, etc. However, we have insisted on the inclusion of a “no use” agreement in the rules. Unfortunately, and despite our best efforts, the Wagner campaign has refused to agree to a “no use” agreement, and the debate cannot proceed without such an agreement.
No use agreements are standard for debates of this nature. They protect both sides from having clips and portions of the debate taken out of context. For example, the recent gubernatorial debate in Fairfax operated under a mutually acceptable no-use agreement.
In addition, and at the request of the debate organizers, we have taken great care to keep our discussions about debate rules private and out of the media. Unfortunately, the Wagner campaign has refused to discuss the rules of this debate in good faith, as is evidenced by their recent press release; and has now issued a factually inaccurate and misleading statement in an effort to try and score some cheap political points in advance of the debate. Given these developments, it is clear that the debate cannot move forward as scheduled on September 24th and we have advised the debate organizers of that fact.
Lieutenant Governor Bolling was looking forward to the opportunity to debate Ms. Wagner and discuss the important issues currently facing Virginia, and we remain hopeful that this will occur at some point in the future.
We greatly appreciate the hard work that the Prince William Committee of 100 has put into this event, and we are very disappointed that the debate will not proceed as scheduled. However, it is obvious to that the Wagner campaign would rather debate about debates than actually hold one.”
