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!

Live blog with Drake Friday TODAY 5:30pm

This Friday, October 20, TODAY incumbent 2nd district Congresswoman Thelma Drake will be here for a live blog. The session will start at 5:30 pm and will run for one hour. Feel free to leave your questions in this thread for the Congresswoman. PLEASE NOTE: If you linked to the prior thread, the link is … Continue reading Live blog with Drake Friday TODAY 5:30pm →

Allen’s AA endorsements

I was asked by one of my readers to comment on the recent endorsments received by incumbent Republican Senator George Allen from Richmond's The Voice Newspaper and the National Black Farmers Association. I am not familiar with The Voice so I do not know how much influence the paper has. I did contact some of … Continue reading Allen’s AA endorsements →

Pilot op-ed: Discriminatory amendment

Today's Virginian-Pilot printed an opinion piece I submitted to them. The piece appears below. Discriminatory amendment has other negative repercussions BY VIVIAN J. PAIGE “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King Jr. There is no one more revered in the civil rights movement than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. … Continue reading Pilot op-ed: Discriminatory amendment →

Reminder: Live Blog with Drake

2nd District Congresswoman Thelma Drake will be here Friday, October 20, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm to answer your questions. Please click here to leave your questions.

Zobgy 10/19/06: Allen 49.7%, Webb 46.7%

From Zogby: George Allen of Virginia, a Republican once thought to be both a good bet for reelection and a possible presidential contender, continues to struggle. The Allen campaign has suffered from a series of missteps late in the summer, but he holds a three-point margin over Democrat Jim Webb, the former Reagan-era Navy Secretary … Continue reading Zobgy 10/19/06: Allen 49.7%, Webb 46.7% →

Look who’s Voting NO!

From the Richmond Times Dispatch: Three Richmond-area House Democrats -- including a Baptist minister -- who supported a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage now say they'll vote against it because it's too broad. [...] House Minority Leader Franklin P. Hall; Del. Dwight Clinton Jones, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of South Richmond; and … Continue reading Look who’s Voting NO! →

Report: Town hall meeting Ward 3

I attended the second in the series of six town hall meetings being held around Norfolk over the next few weeks. This one was for the residents of Ward 3, although the meetings are open to the public. Several attendees, including myself, live in other wards of the city. The meeting opened with a welcome … Continue reading Report: Town hall meeting Ward 3 →

Drake & Kellam: profiles, debate

The Pilot today featured profiles on the two candidates for the 2nd Congressional District: incumbent Republican Thelma Drake and Democratic challenger Phil Kellam. Yesterday's debate between the two candidates is available on the website of WTKR. According to Bearing Drift, there will be other debates between the candidates. As previously announced, Congresswoman Drake will be … Continue reading Drake & Kellam: profiles, debate →

Norfolk Drinking Liberally tonight

The first meeting of the Norfolk chapter of Drinking Liberally will be held tonight upstairs at the New Belmont (2117 Colonial Avenue in Ghent) from 5 - 7 pm. Head on over and get together with like-minded individuals to trade ideas, get more involved, and simply enjoy each other's company.

Cato Institute: It’s Not about Same-Sex Marriage

The Cato Institute, a libertarian non-profit public policy research foundation, non-profit public policy research foundation, blogs about the so-called Marriage Amendment in this post. They come to the same conclusions as those of us who are against this amendment: All these journalists are doing the supporters’ work for them. Bans on gay marriage have passed … Continue reading Cato Institute: It’s Not about Same-Sex Marriage →