As a courtesy to the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads, of which I am a member, I recorded the 6th Senate District forum which featured incumbent Ralph Northam and challenger Ben Loyola. The forum was held on October 26, 2011. Here is the video in its entirety.
On Facebook, I usually call this "Things I Hate." But I'll try to confine myself to political topics here and we'll just say these are things that are on my nerves, as the 2011 campaign rushes to a close and the 2012 presidential election kicks into gear. 1. The assertion, generally by Republicans, that a … Continue reading Ten things that are plucking my last nerve
The Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters will be hosting the Forum for Virginia Senate District 2 tonight at 6:30 p.m. Address: Hampton City Hall Council Chambers 8th floor 22 Lincoln Street Candidates: Senator Mamie Locke and Thomas Harmon The Voter Guide for this race can be found at http://www.lwvpeninsula.org. Also … Continue reading LWV Va Senate District 2 Forum Tonight
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. I had seen this article, in which we were informed that Governor McDonnell decided to forego $60 million in federal grant money for pre-K, and this part grabbed me: The competition is aimed at ensuring children - especially those with disabilities or other challenges - are prepared … Continue reading Governor’s mistake
The candidates for the 94th House of Delegates seat, Democrat Gary West and Republican David Yancey, squared off Friday evening in Newport News. The forum was sponsored by the Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters and The Daily Press. Moderating the forum was Press editorial page editor John Fredericks. The 94th is an open … Continue reading Report: West/Yancey candidates forum
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on October 21 for the candidates in the 94th House of Delegates district.
I recently had a chance to interview Bert Dodson (by email), Democrat running for the Senate in the newly-formed 22nd District. He is a businessman from Lynchburg, and has served on the City Council. Here then are the questions I asked and answers from Mr. Dodson. My questions are in italics, his answer has his … Continue reading Candidate Bert Dodson answers some questions (Senate-22)
There are many definitions of false equivalence floating around but the one I believe captures my understanding the best is this, from here: [W]hen when someone falsely equates an act or idea of one as being equally egregious to that of another without also considering the underlying differences which may make the comparison invalid or … Continue reading False equivalency
Just a quick reminder of three candidate forums this week. Tonight is the 21st House district, Wednesday is the 6th Senate district and Friday is the 2nd Senate district. All of the forums start at 6:30pm. Details are here.
The Daily Press released the first of its endorsements for the season Sunday in two Senate contests, the 1st and the 6th. In both races, the newspaper endorsed the incumbent Democratic senators: John Miller and Ralph Northam. The editorial board seemed to be impressed with the willingness of both to not only talk about bipartisanship … Continue reading Daily Press endorses Miller/Northam
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