I spent the day yesterday at the 3rd Annual Yvonne B. Miller Golf Tournament. No, I don't play golf, but a lot of people do. Senator Miller has the same aversion to fundraising as I do, but recognizes that she must be prepared for a challenge in 2007. The day started out with perfect weather … Continue reading Miller’s golf tournament
Category: Norfolk
VB GOP v Kellam
As has been widely reported, including this article, the Virginia Beach Republican Party plans to ask the Federal Elections Commission to investigate the relationship between Democrat Phil Kellam and MoveOn. The proof is flimsy at best. The offending email is addressed to "Dear MoveOn member." And, as Bearing Drift reports, anyone can sign somebody up … Continue reading VB GOP v Kellam
Conspiracy theory of the day: Foley scandal
The Foley scandal is getting a lot of attention, pushing just about everything else off the front page. Details of his IMs are the topic of conversation everywhere. (The despicable transcripts are here, but be warned that these explicit transcripts are not work-safe.) Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is under fire. The timing of … Continue reading Conspiracy theory of the day: Foley scandal
Reuters/Zogby: Kellam 46% Drake 42%
Reuters and Zogby teamed up for a series of telephone polls conducted 9/25 to 10/2. At least 500 likely voters were included in each poll. The polls covered 15 Republican-held house seats, and show Democrats leading in 11 of them. The margin of error is 4.5%. From the Reuters release linked above (emphasis mine): Other … Continue reading Reuters/Zogby: Kellam 46% Drake 42%
Saturday quickies
This turned out to be longer than I thought it would be 🙄 Included are my thought on these issues: Foley resigns Attempts to reinstate partner of Norfolk cop More polls Kaine business plan Kellam v Drake Equality Loudon on legal contracts Foley resigns The sanitzed AP version of the story on Mark Foley (R-FL) … Continue reading Saturday quickies
OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan
Coming Sunday, Joel Rubin's On the Record will have the third candidate for Senate, Gail Parker, as a guest. (Would somebody let Parker know her site doesn't render properly in Firefox or Mozilla?) Parker's main issue is rail. Also on the show are VB Dems blogger and Young Democrat Sean Holihan, along with ODU College … Continue reading OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan
On the issues: Webb v Allen on stem cells
Here is second of the side-by-side analysis issued by the Webb campaign, this one on stem cells. As before, what do you think about this? Previously: Environment and energy Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen
Darden shooting: summary to be released
Despite calls from Mayor Paul Fraim and others, the full report of the State Police investigation into the matter will not be released. Instead, a summary will be released with an accompanying letter from the State Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall explaining why. Fraim expects to have the summary and the letter in … Continue reading Darden shooting: summary to be released
An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere
As two black bloggers in the Virginia political blogsphere, we bring a unique perspective to the conversation regarding race that swirls around us. Each of our families have been in Virginia for more than 150 years, so we are well acquainted with the both with Virginia’s sordid past and its slow, steady move towards inclusion … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere
Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons
On October 7, a screening of the film Up the Ridge will be held in Norfolk. The documentary concerns urban prisoners in isolated rural prisoner. From the press release: Wise County, Virginia 1999. A struggling rural coal-mining community fights for economic survival by building two super-maximum security prisons to house the state’s prisoners. Within a … Continue reading Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons
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