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Kansans for Lifesaving Cures “Joins” Snoop Dog Campaign. What do “Lifesaving Cures” have to do with redacted medical records? Kansans for Lifesaving Cures attacks Phill Kline over redacted medical records while supporting Kathleen Sebelius and Paul Morrison? Click here to see mailing.http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2006/SnoopDogs/KLC.htm
Is the Kansas Democratic Party “Coordinated Campaign” behind all of this?
From Snoop Dog page:http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2006/SnoopDogs/index.htm
BREAKING NEWS (Oct 31): A family of four Republican voters in Shawnee County received this push poll phone call today:
“Hi, this is Christine. Attorney General Phill Kline is more interested in defending violent criminals than guarding seniors and our children. As a state representative, Kline voted against laws that would protect seniors and children. Now our crime rate is soaring. Please press 1 on your phone now if you think Phill Kline should stop wasting tax dollars on snooping around our medical records instead of lowering crime rates and protecting seniors and children. Again, that’s 1 if you think it’s time to send Snoop Dog Phill Kline to the dog house.”
“Christine” did not identify who was sponsoring the call.
Another Shawnee County voter received this call:
“Hi! My name is Emily. I think private medical records are just that — private. My health is my business, not the government’s. That’s why I’m supporting Governor Sebelius and Attorney General Candidate Paul Morrison. They want to keep government out of our personal medical records. Phill Kline has used his position as attorney general to invade the private medical records of hundreds of Kansans. That’s just wrong. Let’s defend ourselves from prying politicians. Join me in voting for Governor Kathleen Sebelius and for Paul Morrison as attorney general.”
It’s not clear whether this is a “Snoop Dog” phone call, or possibly is related to the Kansans for Lifesaving Cures mailing.
A family from Pottawatomie County reports: “We’ve had 5 or 6 ‘SnoopDog’ mailings to date, all different, all stupid, and aimed at the ignorant. They strongly resemble, in design, some petty ‘ShallenBURGER’ mailings sent out 4 years ago that basically attacked him by making fun of his name.”
A Leavenworth County resident reports: “I am shocked by the number of mailings I have received AGAINST Phill Kline this week alone. Today’s mailing is large and refers to Kline as a “Snoop Dog”. It seems everyone I have spoken to in my area has received these and we’re all registered republicans! I can’t imagine the amount of money spent on these distortions of the truth. I’m getting nervous about this election…. I just finished reading Bill O’ Reilly’s book Culture Warrior and boy did I agree with him that we are in the midst of a culture war! If only citizens realized this and stopped being apathetic. “
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS FACT CHECK
Facts and honesty are important traits in a Governor You be the judge.
This a brief list: (we could nit-pick a little more but these are the greatest hits.)
1. Kathleen Sebelius Claims $1billion worth of ’savings’
NOT TRUE
The Associated Press and Topeka Capital-Journal said Sebelius is wrong they write that the apparent ’savings’ is really Sebelius pushing the costs of government to the future for our children to pay.Read more:
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/013006/kan_onebil.shtml
http://cjonline.com/stories/013106/opi_eddy1.shtml
http://cjonline.com/stories/080706/leg_govad.shtml
2. She claims she grew the economy without a Tax Increase
But not without trying:
In 2003 Sebelius proposed an increase on property, sales and income taxes that would hit lower and middle-class Kansans the hardest.
Her tax increase would have cost Kansans $350 million a year.
Senators Barnett and Wagle opposed her massive tax increase and defended the people of Kansas from her tax and spend agenda.
Sebelius campaigned for governor in 2002 saying that she would not raise taxes.
READ ON:
http://6news.ljworld.com/section/statebudget/story/158236
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/jul/27/sebelius_tax_talk/
http://cjonline.com/stories/011304/kan_stateofstate.shtml
3. Sebelius claims she has Lead on School Finance? Not so fast.
a. Sebelius’ only school finance proposal was a massive tax increase on all Kansans.
b. When her tax increase was defeated she decided to not offer another plan again. Her ONLY plan during her 4 years was to raise taxes.
c. Sebelius claims she broke through years of legislative gridlock to pass a plan that strengthens our schools and that her leadership got the job done.
d. However, she refused to meet with key lawmakers in the school finance issue:
Republican Rep. Kathe Decker of Clay Center, chairwoman of the House Select Committee on School Finance, said she never met with Sebelius despite three requests for an appointment during this year’s session. “It wasn’t that I didn’t try,” Decker said.
Rep. Willa DeCastro, R-Wichita, served on the same panel and, likewise, said she was never involved in discussions with Sebelius. “And I do represent the largest school district in the state,” DeCastro said.
http://legislature.cjonline.com/stories/011105/leg_callaction.shtml
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/15403629.htm
4. Kathleen Sebelius Claims she’s against illegal immigration but she knows that’s not true.
a. Sebelius supports amnesty for illegal immigrants
b. Sebelius supports giving taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
c. Sebelius supports and proposed giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants
d. Sebelius scoffed at the notion of placing troops at the Southern Border.then went down to the border for a photo-opportunity.
READ MORE:
http://cjonline.com/stories/091602/bre_debate.shtml
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/031903/leg_hispanics.shtml
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986598/posts
http://www.6newslawrence.com/news/2006/may/15/sebelius_questions_bush_use_guard_troops/
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/15576611.htm
The Question is to all of you.
Can we afford another 4 years of Kathleen Sebelius?
If you believe that your taxes are to high, your tired of supportng illegals (they cost the state millions and million each year) and you believe that Kansas should attrack business that will supply jobs then you need to send her a loud message and VOTE NO TO SEBELIUS!
Thanks for the morning scroll-over stuff, hearsay & meadowpoop.
AMERICA HELD HOSTAGE:
DAY 2111
Presidency held hostage:811 Days left.
Congress held hostage:66 Days left.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
Last Wednesday, Jan Beemer was arrested on charges of driving on a suspended license, and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.
Jan Beemer claims it was just a “paperwork” issue.
The facts say otherwise.
• Jan Beemer was ordered to repair her vehicle by 8/30/06. Jan Beemer failed to comply.
• Jan Beemer was ordered to appear in court on 9/11/06. Jan Beemer failed to appear.
• Jan Beemer was again ordered to appear in court on 10/13/06. Once again, Jan Beemer failed to appear.
• On October 19, Jan Beemer’s driver’s license was suspended, and a warrant for her arrest was ordered.
Jan Beemer isn’t telling you about her prior arrests.
• On August 20, 2001, Jan Beemer was arrested for battery, and released on $2500 bond.
• Two days later, Jan Beemer was arrested again for failure to comply with her court-ordered bond restrictions.
• In 2002, Jan Beemer was cited for driving for nearly two months on expired tags.
WHAT PART OF ILLEGAL DOESJAN BEEMER NOT UNDERSTAND?
email Jan at:
it is amazing a Christian who cannot follow the letter of the law.
And darling Jan, in a public interview states that when she wins the election,…..SHE’LL BUY A NEW CAR!
A new car and no liscense?Hmmm…………..
Thanks to the British Journal of Criminology for saying what anyone with a lick of common sense could have told you.
“Abstract
Mass murders in Dunblane, United Kingdom, and Port Arthur, Australia, provoked rapid responses from the governments of both countries. Major changes to Australian laws resulted in a controversial buy-back of longarms and tighter legislation. The Australian situation enables evaluation of the effect of a national buy-back, accompanied by tightened legislation in a country with relatively secure borders. AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) was used to predict future values of the time series for homicide, suicide and accidental death before and after the 1996 National Firearms Agreement (NFA). When compared with observed values, firearm suicide was the only parameter the NFA may have influenced, although societal factors could also have influenced observed changes. The findings have profound implications for future firearm legislation policy direction.”
http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/azl084v1
You can’t read the study without paying for a subscription.
Acttally you can read the whole thing here.
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/GunLawsSudden%20DeathBJC.pdf#search=‘Did%20the%20Australian%20Firearms%20Legislation%20of%201996%20Make%20a%20Difference%3F’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6105790.stm
Maybe we can reduce direct food aid, and replace it with agriculture technology assistance to help them to be more self sufficient. This may also serve as an incentive for less agricultural corporate subsidy in Congress.
Remember ol’ Whatzhizname? You know, Jack Abramoff, the disgraced superlobbyist who confessed early this year to corrupt influence peddling in Washington.
When Abramoff’s lobbying scandal broke, scores of congress critters and White House officials rushed to distance themselves from their former buddy. One who became especially distant was Karl Rove. He declared that Abramoff was merely a “casual acquaintance” who was barely known by the Bushites. But – oops – Karl forgot that there was a paper trail between the lobbyist and the White House.
Following that trail, a Republican-controlled house committee has now revealed that the “casual acquaintance” and his lobbying team practically had an open-door pass to the Bushites, enjoying 485 direct contacts with the White House in Bush’s first three years, including 82 contacts with Rove.
These were hardly routine or perfunctory. For example, Rove received coveted tickets to the NCAA basketball tournament from Abramoff, sitting with Jack all evening in the owner’s skybox. Also, Karl had a regular table at Signatures, a posh Washington restaurant that Abramoff owned. In turn, records show that Karl and other White House officials did favors for Jack, including delivering several million dollars in federal aid to his lobbying clients.
And if you want coziness, Susan Ralston, who was Abramoff’s executive secretary, went through the White House’s revolving door in 2001 to become Rove’s top executive assistant. This month, when the committee’s report revealed that Ms. Ralston was a frequent conduit between Jack and Karl, she abruptly resigned her White House position, saying it was time to “pursue other opportunities.”
This is Jim Hightower saying… The Bushites are trying to make her the Fall Gal for their own sleazy ties to Abramoff – but the one who should be taking the fall is “Corrupt Karl” himself.
I hope JR isn’t picking on senior citizens today. He is just so mean.
The vegetable shall respond to you.
-Frank Zappa
Huh?
OK nic switcher, cite one instance where I ever picked on senior citizens.
“Mean”? Me? Only on liars and shills. Which are you?
The Bushites and their right-wing cohorts are losing it.
First, they lost Osama. Then they lost their focus on the war against terrorists by darting down the rabbit trail of Iraq. Then they lost Iraq to theocracy and civil war. Then they lost the support of the American people. So now they’ve lost their cool.
Not since Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew have we heard such vitriolic, vituperative, venomous assaults on perceived presidential “enemies” as we’re now getting from Bush & Gang. White House PR flack Tony Snow, for example, screeched that they are some Democrats “who say we shouldn’t fight the terrorists,” that we shouldn’t even monitor, question, or detain al Qaeda.
Goodness gracious, Tony, who are these dastardly Democrats who say such treasonous things? Name them! Alas… Tony had no names.
Then, George W chimed in, wailing about Democrats in congress who voted against his illegal program of eavesdropping on the phone and email messages of millions of Americans. He claimed that “177 of the opposition party said, ‘You know, we don’t think we ought to be listening to the conversation of terrorists.’”
Really, George? Name these miserable members who oppose tracking terrorists. Alas… Bush’s press office could not name a single one.
Still, he kept on. At a fundraiser in Nevada, Bush regaled faithful partisans by declaring that Democrats “think the best way to protect the American people is – wait until we’re attacked again.” Gosh, George, share some names with us. But, alas… he could not single out anyone who said any such thing.
Next came Bush apologist Bill O’Reilly, declaring that the “secular-progressive movement” believes, like Osama bin Laden, that “America is fundamentally a bad place.” Hmmm, Bill… who says that? Alas, he can name no one.
This is Jim Hightower saying… Get a grip, Bushites. You’re losing it. Badly.
Judgeship buying with Bush and the GOP:
“Oct. 31, 2006 | At least two dozen federal judges appointed by President Bush since 2001 made political contributions to key Republicans or to the president himself while under consideration for their judgeships, government records show. A four-month investigation of Bush-appointed judges by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that six appellate court judges and 18 district court judges contributed a total of more than $44,000 to politicians who were influential in their appointments. Some gave money directly to Bush after he officially nominated them. Other judges contributed to Republican campaign committees while they were under consideration for a judgeship.
Republicans who received money from judges en route to the bench include Sens. Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Sens. George Voinovich and Mike DeWine of Ohio, and Gov. George Pataki of New York.”
Gee, I wonder if I can buy a nice cushy high-paying life-time appointment?
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/10/31/bush-received-contributions-from-federal-judges/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fnews%2Ffeature%2F2006%2F10%2F31%2Fmoney_trail%2Findex_np.html&frame=true
Calling Meadowlark – you need to cover this on your blog:
GOP Launches ‘Robocall’ Campaign AttackWASHINGTON (AP) – Press one if you think they’re dirty tricks.Press two if you think prerecorded telephone messages aredevastatingly effective, especially during the final days of aclose campaign.In at least 53 competitive House races, the National RepublicanCampaign Committee has launched hundreds of thousands of automatedtelephone calls, known as “robocalls.”http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat=50700&id=2006110108020001106943
I thought robo-calls were illegal in Kansas.
It’s not going to work. Even the sheeple can see it’s a sign of desperation.
Sebelius Fact #5, sotheysaid;
5. Sebelius was a Lobbyist before she was elected into office. She is a career politician. Wait, that is a sound bite from the liberals describing Kline. Being a “career politician” explains the distortions from the Sebelius camp. Explains the sickening Sebelius ads. Explains why she puts her own political career ABOVE the common good of Kansans!
small voice = small mind
Poor George, Tony, Karl, Dick, et al. Their attacks against the Democrats used to work. Maybe someone should tell them that the majority of people aren’t buying what they’ve been selling for the past 6 years. This administration are like those cheap Chinese products that catch our eye and our smaller wallets. They look good for a while, until used for a couple of years, and then they start breaking down and falling apart.
Oh, wait a minute. We will be telling them next week.
Hey RD,
You obviously haven’t heard the word. Karl says the Repubs are going to win on Nov. 7th, 2006. And, he has never been known to prevaricate, ever!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376549
Steven, of course! With a little electronic help.
Advance voting:
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/15849207.htm
I saw something interesting this morning. It’s on 29th and Webb Road. A political sign that said MAYANS for Kansas Governor.
I didn’t know he or somebody was trying to do a write-in campaign.
Hand-painted sign? Interesting …
We interrupt the election posts to mention that Sgt. Willsun Mock will be laid to rest tomorrow. The cult from Topeka has announced their intention to spread their filth, and the Patriot Guard will be there, protecting the family from that sickness.
A local motel has offered free rooms to riders from long distances. The town of Harper is planning to feed all who show up in support. The local Farmer’s Coop is donating 500 gallons of gas to Patriot Guard riders.
The community comes together against a sickness that can only be described as evil.
But raptor, on the tony snow thread, paulie says those deaths are just drama?
It will be a great day when your riders have nothing to do because there are no more military dead coming home in a casket from iraq.
NO MORE DRAMA. STOP BUSH’s WAR!!!!
Pardon the interruption; the link below is to a thoughtful article and analysis concerning the increased death toll in Iraq for U.S. servicemembers in October. Seems that some believe that the upcoming election had nothing to do with it:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/01/iraq/main2142513.shtml
Thank you.
Anybody else see this “good news”?
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/110106/bre_rumsfeld.shtml
Steven, kinda makes me recall when RMN came to KSU for a speech during the time of Vietnam. Wonder if Rummy thinks this is a safe locale for him?
I voted today at 510 N. Main, the old Courthouse, I’m done. Did my thing on the touchscreens.
Oh yeah, I made sure that any votes after mine only placed votes for Republicans. Did that with my handy dandy ray gun and energizing bunny batteries.
We need a break from the seriousness …
Caltech Physicists Successfully Split The BillSeptember 5, 2006 | Issue 42•36
PASADENA, CA—Sequestered in a private booth at a Pasadena-area Cheesecake Factory for nearly 25 minutes, a party of eight California Institute Of Technology physicists emerged exhausted but visibly excited Friday evening after successfully splitting the bill.
“This is an important day for us, not only because it marks Professor [Wayne] Newbury’s birthday, but because we have accomplished a feat thought unimaginable ever since [late computational physicist Philip] Eisenreich found that it was impossible to calculate how a group of paired bodies, set in motion by the presence of a solid-state check, could come to rest at a non-variable, evenly distributed mathematical constant,” said lead party organizer and theoretical physicist Dr. Cynthia Dreyfuss.
more …
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/52324
Hey bushbots?
YOUR p(resident) is coming to see…..people in Kanas City. He is doing so because fellow whackjob Jim Ryun is in REAL TROUBLE.
Why do I mention this?
Well….
If YOU demand that Todd Tiahrt quit running a stealth campaign and actually get back here and debate his democrat challenger Garth McGinn, well then ol’ Toady Tiahrt is gonna take a NOSEDIVE in the polls. THEN YOUR “fearless leader” bush will be forced to come here to support Tiahrt! You’ll get to SEE HIM and I and THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE will be kept at least a mile away from showing the sonofabitch what WE think of him!
So get on it bushies! DEMAND that Todd Tiahrt come home and campaign like a man!
Nice try, JR.
TT is part of the beltway establishment he he ain’t comin’ back here unless he has to. And, unfortunately, he doesn’t have to this election. He has the RW faithful right in his pocket.
Probably true Dennis
I say if Tiahrt wasn’t running a stealth campaign he would lose to new blood. That is why he is hiding out.
Peoples,
If anyone, anyone can give me a good reason as to why the filthy traitors should NOT be killed, then I am all ears. Democarcy is dead, long live the day of the rope!
Judge blocks town’s immigrant crackdown
Decision cites vague connection between illegal immigrants, crimeOct 31, 2006
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the city of Hazleton from enforcing a pair of ordinances targeting illegal immigrants, just hours before the measures were to go into effect.
The measures, approved by the City Council last month, would have imposed fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants and denied business permits to companies that give them jobs. They also would have required tenants to register with City Hall and pay for a rental permit.
U.S. District Judge James Munley ruled that landlords, tenants and businesses that cater to Hispanics faced “irreparable harm” from the laws and issued a temporary restraining order blocking their enforcement.
“We find it in the public interest to protect residents’ access to homes, education, jobs and businesses,” he wrote in a 13-page opinion.
Hispanic groups and the ACLU sued Hazleton on Monday, contending the laws violate the Constitution because they trample on the federal government’s exclusive power to regulate immigration.
Mayor Lou Barletta, who spearheaded the law, has argued that illegal immigrants have brought an increase in drugs, crime and gangs to the city. The city’s lawyers on Tuesday cited a 10 percent increase in crime between 2004 and 2005 as a reason why the ordinances should be enforced.
Munley, however, wrote that the city “offers only vague generalizations about the crime allegedly caused by illegal immigrants, but has nothing concrete to back up these claims.”
Hazleton’s crackdown, which was announced in June, has spurred other towns to pass similar laws. Municipal officials view the Hazleton lawsuit and a similar one in Riverside, N.J., as test cases.
Witold J. Walczak, legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, hailed Tuesday’s decision as an important victory.
“I think what’s important is the judge recognized that this ordinance has the potential to cause real harm by costing people their jobs, their houses and requiring children to leave schools,” he said.
The judge’s restraining order expires Nov. 14. He indicated that he will schedule a hearing on the ACLU’s motion for a temporary injunction.
Barletta has said he is convinced the courts will ultimately uphold the law.
The judge says there is only a “vague connection between illegal immigrants, crime”? If they are in this country illegally they have committed a crime.
But once again a Clinton-appointed judge has stricken down the legislated will of the citizens. And of course with the ever-present help of the 501c3 “charity” the America-hating ACLU.
“We find it in the public interest to protect residents’ access to homes, education, jobs and businesses,” he wrote in a 13-page opinion.
The Hazelton ordinances were passed at the behest of the legal citizenry to do just this very thing. This judge’s ruling is meant to have the opposite effect.
This judge seeks to deny Hazelton’s legal residents the most basic rights in any social compact — the right to protect their lives and property.
Remember who confirms these ACLU slavey judges on November 7th.
(Thanks to Tom Stoner for the heads up.)http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/aclu-judge-block-hazeltons-illegal-alien-ordinances
Viva La Revolucion Blanco!!
Quote of the Day:
Liberalism is a form of progressive mental illness which may be defined as a form of moral coprophilia. The liberals will do anything – ANYTHING – even die horribly – rather than abandon the philosophy of human equality! Anonymous
Viva La Raza Blanco!!!
hee hee hee hee
and did I forget to say that a vote for bon bon huy is a vote to allow parents to force their 14 year old daughters to marry?
Remember, she and kay “women should never have gotten the vote” o’connor were the ONLY two kansas legislators to support that position.
So.. if you think it is A-OK for 14 year old girls to be married off by their parents then vote for bon bon.
If you think it is ok to accept campaign donations from casinos and then BLOCK a local vote on gambling, vote for bon bon.
Oh yeah, and did I mention, susan “I own bingo parlors but you cant vote on gambling” wagle holds the same positions as bonbon on gambling.
She thinks it’s ok to take money from casino operators while she BLOCKS the local vote on gambling.
The choices you have are clear. If you think taking money from casinos and doing their bidding is ok, vote for bonbon. And susan.
But if you like your officials to be clean and provide leadership, then vote for change.
bonbon, susan, brenda, terry fox, fred phelps and the whole Hee Haw Gang better hope THIS headline doesnt come true.
http://www.alternet.org/story/43687/
Meanwhile, in Baghdad, the situation continues to deteriorate; a Sunni VP(?) makes critical remarks about the PM’s “ordering” removal of checkpoints; still looking for the missing soldier, and other things:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/01/iraq.main/index.html
KFG, interesting link; I think there might really be something there (but, of course, not here in “Kansas, Kansas, Kansas.” [apologies to the late Frank Zappa]).
Mars rover beginning to hate Mars
PASADENA, California (The Onion) — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists overseeing the ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission said Monday that the Spirit’s latest transmissions could indicate a growing resentment of the Red Planet.
“Spirit has been displaying some anomalous behavior,” said Project Manager John Callas, who noted the rover’s unsuccessful attempts to flip itself over and otherwise damage its scientific instruments. “And the thousand or so daily messages of ‘STILL NO WATER’ really point to a crisis of purpose.”
The “robot geologist,” as NASA describes Spirit, has been operating independently for over 990 Martian sols — nearly the equivalent of three Earth years. However, scientists estimate that, in recent weeks, Spirit has been functioning on the level of a rover who has been on Mars for approximately 6,160 sols.
According to Callas, Spirit was operating normally until the onset of the Martian winter, whose shorter days and frigid temperatures typically mean a slower pace for exploratory rovers. “We began getting the occasional transmission along the lines of ‘ANOTHER SOIL SAMPLE OF THE EXACT SAME COMPOSITION AS THE LAST ONE,’” Callas said. “Most of the time, she’d power down and not transmit much of anything, which, at the time, didn’t particularly concern us.”
But as the winter lingered, Spirit began producing thousands of pages of sometimes rambling and dubious data, ranging from complaints that the Martian surface was made up almost entirely of the same basalt, to long-winded rants questioning the exorbitant cost and scientific relevance of the mission.
“Granted, Spirit has been extraordinarily useful to our work,” Callas said. “Last week, however, we received three straight days of images of the same rock with the message ‘HAPPY NOW?’”
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/27/onion.mars/index.html
Thanks for the link, Ben; I needed the laugh.
KS MeadowMuffin:
I have chunks of guys like you in my stool.
All of your pro-fükup statistical nonsense diverts from the point that people with money support candidates that can fulfill their best interest.
Republicans have never been voting for campaign finance reform, even if some of them ran on that platform.
My dog craps bigger than you.
Garth McGinn,Here it is plain and simple, we do not need you as a member of the House of Representatives from the state of Kansas. This is a republican state, where 70% of the voting population votes Republican and you would not represent us. You arent going to be able to change anything, youd just be a puppet for the Democratic party, you wouldnt be on any committees that Kansas would benefit from, you wouldnt be able to change the culture. We need to win the war on terror and right now the terrorist would love to see you win the election. That would lead to more friction in the government. We dont need any more Kerrys, we need someone who will support the troops, our President and thats not you. We have good leadership now, you would not be a good supporter for that leadership, which is what we have now.
Here’s an apropos story that has been effectively suppressed until now: one of the first female soldiers killed in Iraq apparently died at her own hand–she was unable to reconcile herself to the part she had played in interrogations involving torture.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003345862
So, who hates the troops more than the Commander-In-Chief who sent them to do dirty work prohibited by the Geneva Convention?
All you Repukes can go to hell. Every goddamn one of you. You’re the ones backstabbing American troops in the field by sending them to die in a futile war.
Every goddamn Republican deserves to go to hell for the hell they’ve created in Iraq. Every goddamn one.
BTW, Meadowloner, I got an email from the Barnett campaign just like your post.So… did you plagarize them, or did they plagarize you?
“we need”
try your real nic. gutless
When the Dems take the house, McGinn would have been placed on an important commitee. Tiahrt will be shoved into a deep dark corner.
Kansas IS a Republican state. 70 % is stretching it a bit. Certainly at least 50% of the people of this state are good folk not wise enough to vote in their own interest. Kansans are NOT known for wisdom. And there is likely a good 10 % of pricks like you. Sick fear mongers who use the boogey man to scare everyone into letting you put your boot on their throat.
Tiahrt is a chickenshit. You “weneed” are also a chickenshit.
Meadowlark creates pieces for the conservatives to use in their talking points.
I once had a conversation with a farmer, he said “ya know, when the dems are in office, our farms do better, and when the republicans are in office, we’re barely hanging on.” I asked why so many farmers vote republican then…and he said “that’s what I’d like to know”.
I guess they’re willing to forgo the extra cash and lose their farms for gay marriage lol.
It’s no secret I am a Republican.I believe in the ideals.In my opinion if you aren’t willing to debate (Republican or Democrat) you don’t believe in your ideals.My belief is Tiahrt would win a debate based on ideas and solutions.But like I said in the other thread, it stinks that you won’t have a debate. In adds fuel to your fire as Democrats (most of you.).However out my way you aren’t seeing the likes of Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer give the courtesy of a debate to Republican challengers either.Big money wins almost all the time it seems, especially in local races when the money can give one candidate such a huge margin of favor, they don’t have to debate.The system in that way stinks.
CF: You aren’t your usual sweet self. Happy hour?
Outlander,
You goddamn Republicans kill me, ah tell you what…
Mr. Controversy: I’m not sure exactly what you’re talking about. I did original research, and then authored and posted the two items above at 1 AM this morning. I always try to cite my sources. Some are willing to give me info, but do not want their name published, which I respect.
My only intent is to get the information out to the public, which is being ignored by much of the press. If someone wants to E-mail my postings to others, I have no problem with that.
Right now I’m overwhelmed with all the new political contribution reports. I spent much of last night downloading all of the new reports from the KS Gov’t Ethics web site for additional research.
Don’t you find the $88,500 that Raj Boyle raised in State Rep District 87 a bit curious? Why are all those DC and out-of-state contributors trying to buy that seat for him in Wichita? Has any Wichita TV station, like yours, researched that?
Postal: “KS MeadowMuffin: I have chunks of guys like you in my stool. … My dog craps bigger than you.”
Your fond words remind me of what Sally Fields said: “You like me, you really like me!”
BTW, Democratic Governor Sebelius did veto a campaign finance bill this year. Thanks, Kathleen, for keeping campaign contribution info from the public.
At least the contribution reports are now free. Less than a year ago all of these reports cost $0.50/page, which was rediculous. It’s a simple exercise of “following the money,” but it’s still quite difficult to cross reference this info with the FEC contribution reports, the 527 and IRS 990 info from the IRS, …
I don’t have to.I know Raj a little, but I know a lot of people who work in his campaign.I don’t find the out of state money a bit suspicious.Raj’s family has a lot of connections nationwide.His work for the party in other states has built up a network of potential donors.Same thing Susan Wagle did in the early 90s, but IOKIYAAR, right?
I suppose the fact that I’ve given money to Heath Shuler in North Carolina and Tammy Duckworth in Illinois makes me a sinister person, huh.Bwa hah hah.I’ve even given money to two Republican Senate candidates…but it looks like at least one of them will be in vain.
Backing up CF’s rant, Editor and Publisher has a post about a soldier in Iraq who committed suicide rather than continue to torture prisoners.
Support the troops. Put a magnet on your car.
I pray that the Lord God spares this country the punishment we deserve.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003345862