Comments on: “How can we trust Chris Stolle?”

By: John Crocker

John Crocker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:21:08 +0000

I don’t live in that district, so I can’t vote for either of these guys, but I have to say that the Bouchard ad really bothers me. I’m pretty sure the hospital in question Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Just please keep in mind that Riverside is the only hospital on the Peninsula with a NICU(Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). One of the reasons the mortality rate is higher than normal is that they are the only hospital on that side of the water that can take care of babies that are severly premature, or very sick, etc. Unfortunatley that means sometimes those little ones don’t make it, even with top of the line care.

My point being that while the Bouchard ad is not wrong in its assertion that the mortality rate is higher, inferring that it is higher because of the job that Stolle is doing is somewhat of a stretch.

By: asmith

asmith — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:40 +0000

Hey Salem Republican,

It’s fair game to go after Stolle on the mortality rate when the guy said on his website that he was responsible for the personal care and safety of the patients. He’s been trying to play the doctor card and it got him in trouble. Having said that the race could go either way.

By: Salem Republicans

Salem Republicans — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:33:47 +0000

Wow, when an incumbent has to run a “my opponent killed babies” ad, things are not going well. I’m completely unfamiliar with this race but that ad smells like a desperate incumbent to me.

By: Brian Kirwin

Brian Kirwin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:03:54 +0000

I thought you were above all that.

By: vjp

vjp — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:47:57 +0000

Funny – when the Republicans run negative ads, I don’t see you complaining.

By: Brian Kirwin

Brian Kirwin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:41:50 +0000

More negative campaigning. The wheels have finally come off the Democrat machine.