Author: Vivian J. Paige

A former candidate, I've learned a lot about politics, both good and bad. I'd prefer more of the former and a lot less of the latter and I'm trying to do my part!

Redskins camp opens: Daniels lost, Taylor in

The Washington Redskins opened training camp today with new head coach Jim Zorn, himself a former NFL quarterback, at the helm. The first news of the day wasn't good:starting defensive end Philip Daniels tore a ligament in his left knee on the first play of 7-on-7 drills and is lost for the season.  And in … Continue reading Redskins camp opens: Daniels lost, Taylor in →

Don’t blame me

The missing images on this blog are due to a major problem with the image servers used by WordPress.com. Hopefully, things will be back to normal soon. In the meantime, enjoy the words 😉 UPDATE 9:01pm: Finally! Everything should be back to normal. This was a major outage today.

The Pulpit Speaks: April 21, 1956

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "BEHOLD THE CABOOSE!!" One of the greatest tragedies of our day and time is wrapped up in the indifference of our church. Sometime ago, I was in Louisville, KY attending a meeting. A … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: April 21, 1956 →

Another campaign in trouble?

I saw this earlier in the week and forgot to post about it until I was reminded of it in a comment on my earlier post on the 1st CD. Seems the 4th CD Democratic candidate also has, um, issues. According to Thursday's PilotOnline, both the campaign manager and the finance director for Andrea Miller … Continue reading Another campaign in trouble? →

Warner/Gilmore debate

The first debate of the season between these two former governors who are vying for the open US Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of John Warner took place this morning at the Homestead. As I was a bit busy with another item today (more on that later), I was looking forward to the … Continue reading Warner/Gilmore debate →

No OTR Sunday

ABC will be carrying coverage of the British Open on Sunday so no On the Record. The show returns next Sunday at it's regular time, 11:30am. If you are Jonesing for OTR, though, you can watch previous shows on the website.

Rove appearance draws protest

Karl Rove came to Virginia Beach today for a fundraiser for Congresswoman Thelma Drake. His appearance drew a group of about 40 protesters, according to this PilotOnline article. The protesters held a mock trial for Rove, a portion of which appears in the video here. Earlier this week, Democratic Delegates Bobby Mathieson and Joe Bouchard … Continue reading Rove appearance draws protest →

Fredericksburg Dems want 1st CD candidate Hummel to withdraw

According to The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg Democrats want 1st Congressional District candidate Dr. Keith Hummel, who suspended his campaign two weeks ago, to withdraw: Wednesday night, the Fredericksburg Democratic committee unanimously passed a resolution asking chairwoman Amy La Marca to "immediately write Dr. Keith Hummel demanding his immediate withdrawal as the nominee." The committee also … Continue reading Fredericksburg Dems want 1st CD candidate Hummel to withdraw →