Defeated Kansas Rep. Jim Ryun says he’ll be back to take on Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, in 2008 — but will GOP stalwarts still be there backing him? Ryun could be seen as damaged goods, especially if a stronger GOP challenger emerges; Republican state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins reportedly may run. Meanwhile, Ryun has blamed his loss mostly on the media and a national anti-GOP surge, not on himself. "I was on the wrong corner (at) the wrong time," he said.
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Or it could be that sweetheart deal he got on his house through his association with Jack Abramhoff?
I do! I do!
Kicking his ass twice is double the pleasure, double the fun . . .
That religious fundy doesn’t have a prayer.
I want Bonnie Huy to run again too!
Who wants Ryun to run again?
I’d like to see him run again in one of those Masters track meets. He could run the featured mile event against Marty Liquori, Sebastian Coe, Kip Keino and those guys.
The best thing that could ever happen to that area was getting rid of Jim Ryun. I have had the unfortunate of meeting the guy. He is not the smartest individual I have ever met. No wonder why he likes the crew in the White House so much!!
What an incredible story. To be a world class athlete while still in high school. Wichita East wasn’t it? Then a world record holder. Then the US House of Representatives. Not too shabby.
Outlander,are you his grandchild? because his accomplishments are meaningless to most of us.He’s a god freak and that makes him a dud.I hold some world records but I do not need to flaunt them to get votes.
now to get rid of t-hart, brownstain and pat robertson wanna be
I was NAMED after this guy.
Ick.
My dad was a sports nut. So I was either gonna be Mickey (after Mantle) or Ryan (after the clown pictured above?)
Thanks alot dad.
Ryun should run again though and get bush to come support him again!
JR – I’m somehow not surprised to hear you were named after a clown.
It fits……
lol
They don’t run the mile much anymore though. It’s the 1500 meters. that’s a shame. Not much pizzazz to that.
“I’d walk 1500 meters for a Camel”.
See what I mean?
I suppose though, that the hero status could only take Ryan so far. A lot of the newer voters probably have no idea. From then on, you have to be a politician. Which means you have to get good at the half-truths, intentional omissions, lies etc…, it takes to be a successful politician.
So, if you’re not good at that, then you won’t last long. Remember, “truth has no place in politics”. So I don’t look for JR to make a comeback.
Ryun’s mistake was not running from Bush . . .
GS
Consistency is SO important.
Thank you for always being a ditz.
Well, JR, I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself again on the Blog.
Could you hang onto that thought while I make some popcorn and watch your meltdown?
Gs?
Sweetie?
A quick review shows your attention drawn to me, not the reverse.
I DO appreciate the love….
Try addressing the thread? If you must stalk me, my email is live.
Sheesh, ankle biters.
“my email is live”
Junior’s perpetual fightin’ words.
LOL – nice try, JR, but you’ve been following me around like a sick puppy since I got here.
Your predictions that I wouldn’t outlast your childish insults are beginning to go South so you’re starting to whimper.
Now then – run along – I hear your momma calling your girlie boy.
lol
Wasn’t it junior threatening with the sharp stick?Live email + sharp stick = bad on bad
Oh, and Junior SWORE he would “run me off this board” about two months ago.
Oh Juuuniorrrr. BabaLOOOO! Still here for you! =)
Junior is a flash in the pan. Big talk – can’t walk the walk.
I think junior, cosmos, morg and capn should all sit down together and watch “You’ve Got Mail” or maybe that movie about the Traveling Pants. You know, romantic comedies that liberal menenjoy watching.
It just dawned on me – take a good look at their names, Junior, CapnAmerica, aka CapnCrunch, Morg, and Cosmos.
Sounds like the lineup for Saturday Morning cartoons.
lol
And they’re living up to the name.
See? This is why Ryun lost and would lose again.
Five clearly Republican posters and only one can find anything close to relevant to say about him. And three of them would rather talk about ME!
Ah the pressures of fame……
LTMQ
Ryan lost to Boyda 111,759 to 104,128. That is only a 7,631 difference. 51% to 47%Why shouldn’t he run again?Unlike Gore and Kerry, who lost in close races, I hope Ryan is not a quitter.
GSheridan,
I guess when someone is as factually bankrupt as you are, all that you can do is make fun of nics.
GSheridan: “the GW gurus have formally announced that the GREATEST man-induced cause is from COWS!”http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/01/moving_beyond_b.html#comment-28391764
Only about 28% of CH4 is from livestock,http://www.epa.gov/methane/rlep/faq.html“Globally, ruminant livestock … accounting for about 28% of global methane emissions from human-related activities.”
And CO2 causes more ‘forcing’ than methane,http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics/2001syr/large/06.01.jpg
The question posed in the headere will be answered in 2008; that’s when we will see if such folks exist, their numbers and size of financial support.
Mr. Ryun was a fine, world class miler in his day.
I knew Jim when he was a kid, but not well. He was two or three years younger than me. The only things that stick in my mind, FWIW. His “faith” is not political. He was very religiously active even as a very young man. He was not the brightest bulb in the lamp. And, damn, could he run!
Run, Forrest, Run!
We really need to get rid of these fundies in our government, and we’ve made a good start. I don’t care if you’re religious, as long as you remember to separate your religion from your politics.
And it looks like JR and GS are going to be taking over for me and Golf’s rivalry.
This should be fun.
JR,
GS a ditz? No no no no. Please don’t insult the ditzes.
Thank you. :)
Outlander,
Jim Ryun not only set the world record for the mile run, he shattered the then existing record by several seconds. His time was 3:51.something.
Besides being a world class athelete in High School, he delivered the Wichita Eagle. He was also an excellent sports photographer.
Does anyone know what type of church he belongs to. I have heard strange things about his practices, like he won’t let people date his kids unless they are marriage candidates – stuff like that. Is that true, or not?
I believe also that one of his sons went to Patrick Henry College, which is set up for evangelical kids who were home schooled. Those grads tend to be real conservative and are accused of having dominionist sympathies. The son in question works as a low level staffer in the WhiteHouse somewhere.
And his daughter has a job with the Faith Based Initiatives.
Wasn’t she the 30 year old virgin?
Cosmos – the cartoon boy, I’m going to give you a head’s up here, because I like you; I wont post any statistical statement without FIRST knowing I have the resources to back it up.
According to the UN report just released, cows ARE the largest single contributor to the destruction of the environment. You’ll just have to learn to deal with the facts, kiddo.
[quote] Meet the world’s top destroyer of the environment. It is not the car, or the plane,or even George Bush: it is the cow.
A United Nations report has identified the world’s rapidly growing herds of cattle as the greatest threat to the climate, forests and wildlife. And they are blamed for a host of other environmental crimes, from acid rain to the introduction of alien species, from producing deserts to creating dead zones in the oceans, from poisoning rivers and drinking water to destroying coral reefs.[endquote]
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2062484.ece
Read it and weep, friend.
Ryun attends a fundamentalist evangelical non-denominational speakin’-in-tongues, roll-on-the-floor church in Topeka. When they’re in Topeka. Which wasn’t often except during election year.
Jim and Anne Ryun didn’t allow their kids to date. Instead, they advocate “courtship,” an evangelical concept that says a guy must approach a girl’s parents and declare his intention to marry the girl before they can see each other; and only in “family-centered” contexts, like a backyard barbecue. They wrote a tretise on courtshil that was on Focus on the Family’s website for a long time. Might still be there.
Ann Ryun is the brains (such as they are) of the outfit and the driving force of Ryun’s fundamentalist agenda. Ryun was raised by conservative Christians who, reportedly, disowned him after he sired an out-of-wedlock child in high school. He basically was adopted by legendary University of Kansas track coach Bob Timmons and has been paid under-the-table virtually all his life. His photo-journalist job at the Topeka Capital-Urinal was essentially a no-show gig, administered by Head Photographer Rich Clarkson. Ryun admitted in his autobiography that he took illegal pay-offs during his so-called “amateur” athletic career.
When I read people claim that Kansas newspapers are biased toward liberals, the absolute media silence about Ryun’s career, before and during his congressional years, makes me want to gag.
GS: That report is interesting, but having said that, and having been involved in the oil business in one way or the other for about 40 years, I have to question the validity of anything coming out of the UN. I’d also be interested in the ownership and agenda of The Independent. Just because I would like to believe something because it “fits nicely” does not lend it credibility.
GSheridan,
You link only says “… 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, more than [transport]”
Is that 18% more than the GHG’s emitted by all power plants (coal, nat gas, etc)? What causes the other 64+%?You claimed cows were the “GREATEST man-induced cause” of GW, so “back it up”.
The country deserves better than a former jock, or jock owner deciding their future.
Until he can honestly admit that he had horrible constituent services and was a lazy, and I do mean lazy campaigner, and then correct those flaws, he doesn’t deserve a second shot.
He doesn’t deserve a second chance anyway based on HIS POLICIES.
Obviously he is a yes man for the special interest campaign money. Also he cannot be himself withoutbeing on big government payroll….then I forgot he and his wife have nice big government retirement packages as we speak.
Cartoon boy – read the link.
GSheridan,
Read your OWN link.It ONLY says livestock is greater than transport.It does NOT say livestock is the GREATEST cause.
What causes the other 64+%?