From the Daily Press: News Poll Were Senator George Allen's remarks racially insensitive? YesNo From the Virginian-Pilot: Instant Poll Should Virginia Beach residents be allowed to park on their lawns? Yes No I don't care, as long as it's not my yard Read the Story I guess parking on the lawn is more of a … Continue reading A tale of two papers
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Allen: open mouth, insert foot
I talk about race and racism quite often, both in this space and in my everyday life. I recall only too well the Willie Horton ads and other blatant appeals by politicians to pander to the racists among us. I can now answer the question I put forth three months ago: yes, George Allen is … Continue reading Allen: open mouth, insert foot
Monday morning quarterback
My favorite sport is football. Now, obviously, I never played the game, but I became enamored with it in the early 1980s. TV coverage at that time was mostly the Redskins, so I became a Redskins fan. Over the years, I've developed into more of a football fan than a Redskins fan, especially after Dan … Continue reading Monday morning quarterback
ODU Maglev project moving forward
The much maligned ODU maglev project has made some strides. Today's Pilot indicates that they have achieved stable levitation with a small scale sled. They hope they will be able to do the same with the larger train. I don't know if they will ever get this thing to work as it was envisioned. At … Continue reading ODU Maglev project moving forward
Former Redskin Heath Shuler running for Congress
Probably the biggest bust in Redskin history, former quarterback Heath Shuler is running for Congress in North Carolina's 11th District. His opponent is Republican Charles Taylor. Shuler is mounting a heck of a campaign: his website claims he is up by 4 points. And he has raised some serious coin - over $1 million. Shuler … Continue reading Former Redskin Heath Shuler running for Congress
GEICO and Vote NO
I've just finished another bill paying session. One of the bills I had to pay was my car insurance, which has been with GEICO for about 26 years. I switched to GEICO around 1980, when I first went to work for the IRS. My partner was with another company when we first met and I … Continue reading GEICO and Vote NO
Draft Gore
Some people won't take no for an answer 😉 Mary Beth Williams won't. From the Huffington Post: How serious is she? In her own words: I've packed up my family, including four children, ages 4 - 9, two with autism, put all my belongings into storage (at a cost of over $350/month), have worked 60 … Continue reading Draft Gore
Reminder: NCDC Event 8/15
Don't forget to get your tickets for next Tuesday's Norfolk City Democratic Committee discussion "November Elections - Big Chance for a Clean Sweep!" The panel includes: Congressman Bobby Scott - 3rd District Dr. Glenn Sussman - Political science professor at ODU Delegate Brian Moran - Democratic Caucus Chairman David Wasserman - Deputy Director of Communications, … Continue reading Reminder: NCDC Event 8/15
Interesting juxtaposition: Marshall Newman in the Pilot
I guess my fellow Hampton Roads bloggers Insider and hrconservative must have had a page missing from their newspapers today :lol:. Both of them chose to focus on the opinion piece written by Victoria Cobb, executive director of the Family Foundation, and a supporter of the Marshall Newman amendment. There is a reason they call … Continue reading Interesting juxtaposition: Marshall Newman in the Pilot
Quick hits
Lamont wins Ned Lamont is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Connecticut and incumbent Joe Lieberman is off running as an independent. I was surprised at the lack of TV coverage last night. Given how this race had played out on the internet, I expected the MSM to give it more coverage. As it turned … Continue reading Quick hits
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