In an interview with The New Dominion today, Jill Holtzman Vogel sets the record straight on her stance against the proposed power lines by Dominion Power that would run right through the heart of the 27th District to ship power to other states.
She also corrects the falsehoods that her opponent, Karen Schultz, has been spreading about Vogel's stances and expresses frustration and discontent with Schultz's negative campaign blitz over the past month or so.
Give it a read.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Obama's "Pizza" Metaphor
Courtesy of Extreme Mortman...
Barack Obama made this statement to a 5 year old, I guess to make socialism seem more appealing to youngsters.
“We’ve got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money,” Obama said. “If you had a whole pizza, and your friend had no pizza, would you give him a slice?”
While Mortman and a few others make some jokes about Obama promoting subsidized childhood obesity (which is really funny), I have my own response to this line of thinking.
Much like teaching a man to fish, you'd be better off teaching your friend how to make a pizza. In the end, though, I would give my friend a slice...but I would do it out of the goodness out of my heart, not because the federal government mandates that I do so. They already take enough slices of pizza from my hard-earned pie.
Barack Obama made this statement to a 5 year old, I guess to make socialism seem more appealing to youngsters.
“We’ve got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money,” Obama said. “If you had a whole pizza, and your friend had no pizza, would you give him a slice?”
While Mortman and a few others make some jokes about Obama promoting subsidized childhood obesity (which is really funny), I have my own response to this line of thinking.
Much like teaching a man to fish, you'd be better off teaching your friend how to make a pizza. In the end, though, I would give my friend a slice...but I would do it out of the goodness out of my heart, not because the federal government mandates that I do so. They already take enough slices of pizza from my hard-earned pie.
Have Symbols of America Been Reduced to This?
They're turning G.I. Joe from a "Real American Hero" to a UN Peacekeeping Officer for next year's live-action adaptation of G.I. Joe.
You've GOT to be freaking kidding me. They name claim that G.I. Joe stands for "Global Integrated Joint Operation Entity". WTF is THAT supposed to mean? It definitely does not mean "Real American Hero".
Lest we forget, the whole G.I. Joe character, story, phenomenon...it's all based upon a real-life U.S. Marine from World War II, Sgt. Mitchell Paige. Paige was a recipient of the Medal of Honor...he single-handedly held off a Japanese assault on the hill his platoon was defending after every other man in his platoon was killed.
It's Mitchell Paige's face that is the face of the G.I. Joe action figure. His only request when he allowed them to use his face was that G.I. Joe ALWAYS remain a United States Marine. Now they want to paint him as some kind of United Nations lackey!?!?!?
When I was a kid, I had a G.I. Joe lunchbox...and they definitely were not wearing UN colors.
Oh, that means that he cannot shoot at the Cobra Commander unless Cobra shoots at him first. Hasbro is attempting to backtrack and say "oh, that's not what we're really trying to do with G.I. Joe". However, I highly doubt that.
Here's a transcript from Glenn Beck's satire and discussion of this.
First they make Captain America look weak and then kill him off, now G.I. Joe has to answer to someone other than America...how much longer can we sit back and watch these characters, which were once icons of patriotism and American pride for generations of children, be turned into symbols of weakness and subservience to international bureaucratic organizations that have been miserable failures and whose existence has a tendency to usurp the sovereignty of our nation?
Many of you, mostly liberals, will think I'm making too big of a deal of this. However, this definitely symbolizes something bigger than just the change in a storyline for a fictional character. It's a change in the attitude towards how our country is portrayed to children.
(h/t Podium contributor Paul Cave for passing this along to me)
You've GOT to be freaking kidding me. They name claim that G.I. Joe stands for "Global Integrated Joint Operation Entity". WTF is THAT supposed to mean? It definitely does not mean "Real American Hero".
Lest we forget, the whole G.I. Joe character, story, phenomenon...it's all based upon a real-life U.S. Marine from World War II, Sgt. Mitchell Paige. Paige was a recipient of the Medal of Honor...he single-handedly held off a Japanese assault on the hill his platoon was defending after every other man in his platoon was killed.
It's Mitchell Paige's face that is the face of the G.I. Joe action figure. His only request when he allowed them to use his face was that G.I. Joe ALWAYS remain a United States Marine. Now they want to paint him as some kind of United Nations lackey!?!?!?
When I was a kid, I had a G.I. Joe lunchbox...and they definitely were not wearing UN colors.
Oh, that means that he cannot shoot at the Cobra Commander unless Cobra shoots at him first. Hasbro is attempting to backtrack and say "oh, that's not what we're really trying to do with G.I. Joe". However, I highly doubt that.
Here's a transcript from Glenn Beck's satire and discussion of this.
First they make Captain America look weak and then kill him off, now G.I. Joe has to answer to someone other than America...how much longer can we sit back and watch these characters, which were once icons of patriotism and American pride for generations of children, be turned into symbols of weakness and subservience to international bureaucratic organizations that have been miserable failures and whose existence has a tendency to usurp the sovereignty of our nation?
Many of you, mostly liberals, will think I'm making too big of a deal of this. However, this definitely symbolizes something bigger than just the change in a storyline for a fictional character. It's a change in the attitude towards how our country is portrayed to children.
(h/t Podium contributor Paul Cave for passing this along to me)
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Vogel Press Release Exposes Schultz Campaign Fabricating Endorsements
(h/t NovaTownhall Blog)
Apparently, if you donate to Karen Schultz's campaign, you're automatically endorsing her.
In a press release from Jill Holtzman-Vogel's campaign, Schultz's fabrication of endorsements is exposed. Schultz claims that she has a "joint endorsement" from the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Why would anyone in their right mind endorse two candidates in the same race???
The truth is that the Northern Virginia Technology Council simply donated to both candidates equally. She also claims an endorsement from the Virginia Nurses Association (which also donated to Vogel) and she also previously claimed an endorsement from the Washington Post, which was an outright lie. The Washington Post has actually already endorsed Vogel, not Schultz.
This is poor and deceitful campaigning by Karen Schultz.
Apparently, if you donate to Karen Schultz's campaign, you're automatically endorsing her.
In a press release from Jill Holtzman-Vogel's campaign, Schultz's fabrication of endorsements is exposed. Schultz claims that she has a "joint endorsement" from the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Why would anyone in their right mind endorse two candidates in the same race???
The truth is that the Northern Virginia Technology Council simply donated to both candidates equally. She also claims an endorsement from the Virginia Nurses Association (which also donated to Vogel) and she also previously claimed an endorsement from the Washington Post, which was an outright lie. The Washington Post has actually already endorsed Vogel, not Schultz.
This is poor and deceitful campaigning by Karen Schultz.
Trying to do the Right Thing
When it comes to the Middle East in general, America has done a lot to attempt to bring order and some amount of social freedom not granted to the people by the governments of that region. True, we always had our interests in mind to varying extents, but I believe that our attempts to simply democratize the region for the sake of providing freedom to those who never had it before have been genuine to at least some degree.
I've come to believe that true stability may never be reached in the Middle East...but you can't fault the U.S. for at least trying. The problem is, you have the roots of almost half of the world's religious beliefs set in this general region. You also have some of the most extreme tribalistic societies in this region. Combine that with a willingness to die for your beliefs because the man next to you does not believe what you believe...and by killing them and yourself, you get 72 virgins and an eternity in paradise...well, I guess personal freedom and democracy now can't compare with those kinds of promises that can be achieved by simply killing "infidels" in the name of Allah.
The worst part of it all is that most Muslims do not believe in these acts. However, their religion has been so hijacked by these extremists that they feel powerless to stop them. The other roadblock is the different sects of Islam refuse to coexist, much like the Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, even though they read from the same book of beliefs.
However, I've read a few reports that state that Al Qaeda has lost a lot of influence in Iraq in recent months. Most of this loss of influence is due to these non-extremist Muslims standing up and refusing to give shelter to Al Qaeda terrorists, and not just U.S. military force alone.
Maybe we can end this occupation on a positive note, after all.
I've come to believe that true stability may never be reached in the Middle East...but you can't fault the U.S. for at least trying. The problem is, you have the roots of almost half of the world's religious beliefs set in this general region. You also have some of the most extreme tribalistic societies in this region. Combine that with a willingness to die for your beliefs because the man next to you does not believe what you believe...and by killing them and yourself, you get 72 virgins and an eternity in paradise...well, I guess personal freedom and democracy now can't compare with those kinds of promises that can be achieved by simply killing "infidels" in the name of Allah.
The worst part of it all is that most Muslims do not believe in these acts. However, their religion has been so hijacked by these extremists that they feel powerless to stop them. The other roadblock is the different sects of Islam refuse to coexist, much like the Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, even though they read from the same book of beliefs.
However, I've read a few reports that state that Al Qaeda has lost a lot of influence in Iraq in recent months. Most of this loss of influence is due to these non-extremist Muslims standing up and refusing to give shelter to Al Qaeda terrorists, and not just U.S. military force alone.
Maybe we can end this occupation on a positive note, after all.
The Reagan21 Caucus
Interesting. Michelle Malkin introduces us to this group. This quote from Malkin in the opening paragraph caught me by surprise...
"Grass-roots conservatives should keep an eye on the caucus. If they do their job right, they’ll be battling the GOP establishment with as much frequency, if not more, than the Democrats and nutroots."
Interesting. Human Events states that this movement is an attempt to reinvigorate the Republican Party and bring back the positive attitude and optimism of the Reagan-era GOP. Any movement that aims bring back positive attitudes to the Republican Party and attempts to move the Party forward in a good direction intrigues me.
Some of the members of this caucus include: Senators Tom Coburn(R-OK) and Jim DeMint(R-SC); as well as Representatives Jeb Hensarling(R-TX), Paul Ryan(R-WI), John Shadegg(R-AZ), Tom Price(R-GA), and John Campbell(R-CA).
I will be interested to see what this could lead to.
"Grass-roots conservatives should keep an eye on the caucus. If they do their job right, they’ll be battling the GOP establishment with as much frequency, if not more, than the Democrats and nutroots."
Interesting. Human Events states that this movement is an attempt to reinvigorate the Republican Party and bring back the positive attitude and optimism of the Reagan-era GOP. Any movement that aims bring back positive attitudes to the Republican Party and attempts to move the Party forward in a good direction intrigues me.
Some of the members of this caucus include: Senators Tom Coburn(R-OK) and Jim DeMint(R-SC); as well as Representatives Jeb Hensarling(R-TX), Paul Ryan(R-WI), John Shadegg(R-AZ), Tom Price(R-GA), and John Campbell(R-CA).
I will be interested to see what this could lead to.
First Newspaper Endorsement in the 24th District...
And it goes to Podium-endorsed Libertarian Arin Sime! Some key quotes from the News-Virginian article endorsing Sime...
- "Sime’s views are the most alluring."
- “He favors a constitutional amendment to block the abuse of eminent domain, has compiled a detailed platform on open government, backs school choice and promises he will not raise taxes”
- “Fresh thinking such as his is a rarity in an era of knee-jerk, party-line politics,”
(h/t The Augusta Free Press)
- "Sime’s views are the most alluring."
- “He favors a constitutional amendment to block the abuse of eminent domain, has compiled a detailed platform on open government, backs school choice and promises he will not raise taxes”
- “Fresh thinking such as his is a rarity in an era of knee-jerk, party-line politics,”
(h/t The Augusta Free Press)
87th District, People Wondered Why I Picked Giffin...
As of right now, the Pilot Online is running a poll asking who you would vote for in Tuesday's elections, and all of the Hampton Roads area candidates are up there.
Currently, Hank Giffin is spanking Paula Miller by a margin of 63.1% - 36.9%
And someone said I was crazy, and that Miller had a sizeable lead in her internal polls, so this was a safe win. I predicted a squeaker in favor of Giffin. I had a feeling from everything I saw that Giffin could pull this out.
UPDATE - Apparently, since word of this poll spread across the blogosphere, suddenly a flood of votes came in for Miller...kinda makes you wonder how that happened, ya know? That was one of the reasons I was hesistant to post this info, but I figured informing the masses was more important than sitting and chuckling to myself that I might be right :)
Currently, Hank Giffin is spanking Paula Miller by a margin of 63.1% - 36.9%
And someone said I was crazy, and that Miller had a sizeable lead in her internal polls, so this was a safe win. I predicted a squeaker in favor of Giffin. I had a feeling from everything I saw that Giffin could pull this out.
UPDATE - Apparently, since word of this poll spread across the blogosphere, suddenly a flood of votes came in for Miller...kinda makes you wonder how that happened, ya know? That was one of the reasons I was hesistant to post this info, but I figured informing the masses was more important than sitting and chuckling to myself that I might be right :)
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