One of the reasons cited by Norfolk's council members for not moving elections to November is that they fear the introduction of party politics. One only needs to look at what's going on in Chesapeake to suspect that party politics is already in local elections. Or is it? I tend to stay out of the … Continue reading Partisan politics at the local level?
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!
Jody Wagner running for LG?
I attended the Brian Moran fundraiser last night. It was a great gathering, with folks from all over Hampton Roads in attendance. The crowd was a mix of grassroots, electeds and contributors from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Hampton. I'm pretty bad at estimating crowd sizes but I can tell you it was elbow-to-elbow … Continue reading Jody Wagner running for LG?
Spam filter going wacky
OK, I've fished a bunch of comments out of the spam filter today. Unfortunately, that's all I can do, as WordPress.com uses Akismet for its spam filtering and I have little control over it. (I can't, for example, whitelist comments, although I can blacklist them.) Bear with me. If your comment doesn't appear immediately, shoot … Continue reading Spam filter going wacky
Democrats criticizing Democrats
MB has another thoughtful post up today regarding the need for Democrats to criticize Democrats. In it, he refers us to this Glenn Greenwald article. This part of the article jumped out at me: Telling Obama that you'll cheer for him no matter what he does, that you'll vest in him Blind Faith that anything … Continue reading Democrats criticizing Democrats
VNG bills go up 35% 7/1, electricity increase to follow
So I'm reading this article and see that Virginia Natural Gas will have a 35% increase effective July 1 and I'm thinking, "man, I'm glad I don't have gas." Oops. Right below it on the front page of PilotOnline is a link to an article about Dominion Virginia Power's request to increase its rates 18%, … Continue reading VNG bills go up 35% 7/1, electricity increase to follow
15,000!
A little milestone was reached today at 12:15pm: the 15,000th comment on this blog. (Of course, if I could count all the spam comments, I would have reached that number long ago. Since Akismet was installed here at WordPress.com, it has caught 311,640 spams 😯 ) So to whom goes the honor of having posted … Continue reading 15,000!
Reminder: Moran event tomorrow
If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so via the link in my sidebar to the right. Hope to see you there 🙂
Opinion, please: profanity in public
Town Point Park, in downtown Norfolk, is a venue used for lots of weekend festivals. One, the Afr'Am Fest, has been held on Memorial Day weekend for the past 25 years, mostly without incident. The downtown area has changed a lot in 25 years, with the addition of upscale housing added to the retail mix. … Continue reading Opinion, please: profanity in public
RIP George Carlin
Probably my favorite comedian, George Carlin died Sunday. According to CNN: Carlin was best known for his routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," which appeared on 1972's "Class Clown" album. When Carlin uttered all seven at a show in Milwaukee in 1972, he was arrested for disturbing the peace, the AP reported. … Continue reading RIP George Carlin
Michelle Obama and the feminists
Mary Curtis, who refers to herself as "a black woman and a feminist," wrote an op-ed piece which appeared in Saturday's Washington Post in which she asks about the silence of feminists now that Michelle Obama has become the subject of sexist remarks. Unspoken but implied was that she was talking about white feminists. Had … Continue reading Michelle Obama and the feminists
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