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Sunday, June 11, 2017
For lunch Sat, June 10, 2017, Grammy, Caroline and I ate at local Korean Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Saturday, August 02, 2014
First legislative assembly in America — History.com This Day in History — 7/30/1619
"In Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World--the House of Burgesses--convenes in the choir of the town's church.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-legislative-assembly-in-america?et_cid=63980934&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2ffirst-legislative-assembly-in-america
Earlier that year, the London Company, which had established the Jamestown settlement 12 years before, directed Virginia Governor Sir George Yeardley to summon a "General Assembly" elected by the settlers, with every free adult male voting. Twenty-two representatives from the 11 Jamestown boroughs were chosen, and Master John Pory was appointed the assembly's speaker. On July 30, the House of Burgesses (an English word for "citizens") convened for the first time"
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First legislative assembly in America — History.com This Day in History — 7/30/1619
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
WELCOME TO WOODBINE FARM MARKET
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Latest News Fresh from the Ground Up!
Thank goodness for a nice fall weekend. We now have apples (honey crisp, gala, early Fuji, a few jonathan), spaghetti squash, butternut squash, pumpkins, gourds, fresh apple cider, and much, much more to get you in the autumn spirit.
Established in 2006, there is always something new at the market. We have a large selection of fruits, vegetables, and meat that come straight off of the farm, fresh to you. There is always a sweet aroma coming from the kitchen as our bakers start each day baking pies, artisan breads and a selection of cookies to fufill anyone's sweet tooth. The shelves are stocked with honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies, butters, and small gift items. Whatever you are looking for don't miss an opportunity to come sit on the front porch and take in all the sites around you.
One thing's for sure, there is always something new coming into the market, so stop in today and see for yourself!"
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tappahannock, VA 102 degrees
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July 24, 2010
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds
http://www.thetentacle.com/ People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds - http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3423 http://tinyurl.com/yhrtkvr
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will conduct a gubernatorial election that may give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess in which our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
The contest pits Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds against former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell; and it has attracted national – and actually – international attention.
On October 9, Michael Gerson wrote in Townhall.com, “The Virginia race does not merely reflect national trends; it will help determine those trends.
Read the entire column here: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3423 [20091021 sdosm Virginias Dirty Deeds]
Please also see: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - The Washington Post Borks Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell
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October 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Washington Post Borks Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell
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October 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections
The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline) See also: Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia
Also see my The Tentacle column for this week: “Virginia’s Dirty Deeds.”
This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds
Virginia’s Dirty Deeds - http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3423
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will conduct a gubernatorial election that may give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess in which our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
The contest pits Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds against former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell; and it has attracted national – and actually – international attention.
On October 9, Michael Gerson wrote in Townhall.com, “The Virginia race does not merely reflect national trends; it will help determine those trends.
The Main Thing
Derek Shackelford
It has been 10 months since Barack Obama took the oath of office as President of the United States. He has been under tremendous scrutiny ever since.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weird Election, Maybe Strange
Roy Meachum
My professional observing of Frederick politics started in 1984, right after I voted locally for the first time; I moved here from Washington only the year before. Working as a member of the White House press corps did not prepare me for the move, in any way.
Another Governmental Boondoggle
Farrell Keough
As predicted one year ago, the Office of Sustainability is working toward growth even in these most dire of times.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Crazy Like a Fox...
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Senator Olympia Snowe (R., ME) has never been an easily defined politician. In fact, in many ways, Senator Snowe defies categorization in the traditional political sense.
The Heavy Time
Steven R. Berryman
Boundless optimism toward future prospects and possibilities used to mark the American Spirit. Now, we make zero-sum choices in our lives, sometimes with no good outcomes, and are lead by a president who would have us borrow wealth instead of creating it.
Rush Limbaugh, the NFL, and Other Tidbits
Michael Kurtianyk
Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Rush Limbaugh was approached earlier this year and asked to join a group of investors attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. Too funny.
Friday, October 16, 2009
A New Light on Winchester Hall’s Scheming
Roy Meachum
The Frederick News-Post’s Meg Tully reported this week: “The Frederick County Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to call for a special election for those who live on those properties as one more way to delay or stop the much-debated annexations.”
Transparent Politics
Joe Charlebois
According to Real Clear Politics – a summary of five leading polls – the Congress enjoyed their highest approval ratings in years – in March of this year. The highpoint for the two legislative bodies was on March 12th with a rating of 37%.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Arise from the Sofa
Patricia A. Kelly
November 3 is coming fast. It’s the date of Frederick’s city election. Voter turnout for this election is often low, but was truly abysmal during the primary this year. We may not have been motivated, possibly because the city election stands on its own, or, on the Republican, side by the withdrawal of Ron Tobin, the second major candidate.
…A Good Thing
Tony Soltero
When I first heard that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, my initial reaction was a mixture of pride and puzzlement. While it's always gratifying to have an American win what is perhaps the most prestigious honor in the world, it did seem a bit premature for the Nobel Committee to give its award to a man who's only been the leader of the Free World for a few months.
Was Clunker Buying A Good Idea?
Bill Brosius
You’re offering me $4,500 for this old piece of junk? Where do I get the money? But there is a catch to it, right? I have to buy a new car I don’t need to get rid of this junker I am through with?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
A case of premature adulation
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Last Friday was the birthday of the Obama family dog and something else. Oh, now I remember. It was the day that President Barack Obama was awarded the Noble Peace Prize.
To Liposuction – or Not!
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysia – “I like my tummy soft and round, not flat and hard like the cold hard ground” I sang to myself. These were remnants of a song I had heard on one of those PBS radio shows featuring local artists from around the country. I don’t remember the tune except it was country, but the words have stuck with me ever since.
Michael Kahn Does “The Alchemist!”
Roy Meachum
I’ve warned you about Michael Kahn before. The artistic director of Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company continues to make stage classics work by inserting shtickla the writer could not have imagined. He’s done it again in “The Alchemist,” by Ben Jonson.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
No to County Commissioners
Roy Meachum
Kai Hagen and John L. “Lennie” Thompson cannot count on me; I will not sign the petition putting on the ballot the question of annexing three properties. And the same answer goes to the other commissioners.
Procrastination is the Thief of Time
Nick Diaz
In my last installment, I mentioned the “19-millimeter socket wrench” a mathematics student needs to bring success into his mathematical learning habits. Keep in mind that these observations and recommendations apply to mathematics students at all levels – middle and high school as well as college. Math is math, regardless of what course or level; good academic habits are universal.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Reviewing Contentiousness
Blaine R. Young
For the most part the dust has settled and the situation involving my brother Brad and the Walkersville High School girls softball team has been brought to closure. But this case was so bizarre, and so emblematic of the degree to which the Frederick County Board of Education is out of touch with reality, that it merits one last commentary.
Manipulation Nation
Steven R. Berryman
The control of your future behavior on an epic scale is the goal by some that will make us “The Manipulation Nation.”
From Hither, Thither and Yon
Michael Kurtianyk
Quite the furor over President Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize this year, isn’t it? Such silliness! The deadline for the nominating committee to submit candidates was February 2nd, and his name was submitted on time.
20091021 sdosm This week in The Tentacle
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October 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/dirty-deeds-done-dirt-cheap.html http://tinyurl.com/ygemlht
October 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections
The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline) See also: Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia
For another point of view – for balance, see Marc Korman’s article in Maryland Politics Watch: “Why Deeds Matters to Maryland,” published Thursday, September 24, 2009
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In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will have a gubernatorial election that may very well give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
The contest pits Democrat Virginia commonwealth senator Creigh Deeds against former Virginia attorney general Bob McDonnell The current governor, Democrat Tim Kaine is ineligible to run due to term limitations.
It should also be noted that the commonwealth voters will also choose the next lieutenant governor and attorney general. However, it has been the gubernatorial contest that has attracted national – and actually, international attention.
All too often, “nationalizing” a local state election is risky business and frequently the frontier of amateur political pundits. However, as much as one may waffle back-and-forth as to whether or not the Virginia contest gives us insight as to the political future of the nation; I have determined that this time around, the contest really does matter.
On October 9, Michael Gerson wrote in Townhall, “The Virginia race does not merely reflect national trends; it will help determine those trends.
“The November election may come at a key moment in the health care debate, just as conservative Democrats are being asked to take a political risk in support of Obama and reform. A Democratic loss in Virginia would send a message: The risk is greater than you think.”
Actually, that is an understatement. In many ways, Senator Deeds is “carrying the burden of a Democratic Congress -- and the increasingly heavy burden of Obama,” notes Mr. Gerson; who also calls to our attention that currently “Congress has an approval rating of 21 percent -- 10 points lower than the approval rating of Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina.”
Mr. Gerson goes on to say that both “Deeds and Obama are now in a difficult political position. At a recent forum, Deeds refused to identify himself as an Obama Democrat -- hardly flattering to the president. And Obama seems reluctant to be identified as a Deeds Democrat, having campaigned in the state only once, two months ago.…
“Either Obama realizes that his high-profile involvement would undermine Deeds, or the president doesn't want to squander his credibility on a losing campaign. Neither explanation is good for Democrats.”
As recently as October 13, the polling firm Rasmussen Reports, observed: “Fifty-five percent (55%) of Virginia voters say Obama’s performance is at least somewhat important in determining how they will vote, with 36% who say it is very important.”
In the October 13 report, Rasmussen noted that “McDonnell also has been trying to link Deeds’ fortunes to those of President Obama. Deeds last month seemed to distance himself somewhat from the president but now says he hopes Obama will come to the state to campaign for him.”
Well, last Friday, The Virginian-Pilot reported that Senator Deeds will getting his wish. “President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds on Oct. 27…”
Of course, the McDonnell campaign is also delighted that President Obama is coming to the commonwealth as many pundits believe that the president’s visit will swing more votes in their direction.
It may be suggested that both Senator Deeds and Mr. McDonnell are in a bit of a pickle. In many ways the candidates are equally matched – and equally flawed.
As is often the case, neither candidate is a stereotypical representation of their respective parties; however, in other ways, both are products of their parties.
One of my favorite lines in Mr. Gerson’s column explained Senator Deeds’ campaign well: “Deeds has made plenty of mistakes that can't be attributed to the national political environment, including a tendency to make policy proposals that would leave blank space on a note card.”
The complexities, complications, paradoxes, and enigmas present in this election contest could fill a textbook.
I’ve avoided all the complicated reasons this contest is important to Maryland. However, simplistically, it could be easily said that a victory for Senator Deeds would be great for our state. In particular, Frederick County would benefit because a Deeds administration would raise taxes in Virginia so precipitously that many Maryland citizen and business refugees who have fled to Virginia, along with their tax dollars would have to consider moving back.
So one must wonder - why all the fear and hysteria from the Democrats?
Perhaps that can answered by how important it is to liberals to expand their tax and spend, income and wealth redistribution public policies to the states in the face of a continuing nationwide rebellion against this disastrous approach.
And how offended the ruling party has felt that anyone would dare to disagree or express dissent.
One of the best reasons I’ve seen yet to vote for the Republican Party candidate for governor, former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, in the Virginia gubernatorial election that is now just weeks away… The Washington Post has endorsed his opponent - Mr. Deeds for Governor.
We’ll leave my rant as to why in the world newspapers endorse political candidates for another time. However, it has been called to my attention over and over again, that the Washington Post has served as a peripheral web site, public relations advocate, and shill for the Democrat Party candidate, state Senator Deeds… So the endorsement has come as no surprise.
What was somewhat a surprise, during this campaign to determine who will be the next Virginia governor, was Senator Deeds taking a page from the playbook from our nation’s ruling party and running some of the most dreadful negative ads against Mr. McDonnell, usually in concert with a coordinated attack by the Washington Post.
If a textbook could be written on this fabulous political campaign, an entire chapter could be devoted to just the Washington Post endorsement alone. Besides personally maligning the character of Mr. McDonnell, the Post explains the crux of its endorsement by saying: “Mr. Deeds has run an enormous and possibly fatal political risk by saying bluntly that he would support legislation to raise new taxes dedicated to transportation.”
However, as much as there is to disagree with in the Washington Post endorsement, perhaps first among equals is the Post’s own “Bork” moment:
“based on his 14-year record as a lawmaker -- a record dominated by his focus on incendiary wedge issues -- we worry that Mr. McDonnell's Virginia would be one where abortion rights would be curtailed; where homosexuals would be treated as second-class citizens; where information about birth control would be hidden; and where the line between church and state could get awfully porous. That is a prescription for yesterday's Virginia, not tomorrow's.”
If you will recall, in 1987 President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate ultimately rejected his nomination, in part as a result of the nationally televised ruthless character assassination executed by Senator Kennedy.
In a July 5, 1987 New York Times article by James Reston, "WASHINGTON; Kennedy And Bork” Mr. Reston introduced the matter by writing: “Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts “is urging the Democratic majority in the Senate to mount a major ideological attack on President Reagan's nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. But if they're wise they won't follow him down this stormy path…”
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“… the President had every right to choose a candidate of his own persuasion, Mr. Kennedy has the same ideological right to oppose him, but the Senator has stated his case in such vehement terms that he's scaring the Democrats more than the Republicans.
“Mr. Kennedy asserted that ‘Bork's rigid ideology will tip the scales of justice against the kind of country America is and ought to be.’”
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Mr. Reston is referring to what Senator Kennedy said on July 1, 1987, 45 minutes after Judge Bork was nominated:
“Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens.”
Nice.
Mr. Reston went on to note: “Judge Bork's views are clearly controversial, but nobody questions his reputation as a legal scholar or forgets that he was confirmed unanimously to his present seat on the Federal Appeals Court in Washington just five years ago….”
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Mr. Reston concluded: “Senator Kennedy cannot beat Judge Bork on the ideological issue alone. Even his own brother insisted on an ideological appointment to the Court when he chose Arthur Goldberg, a distinguished lawyer and darling of the unions.”
Candidly, Mr. McConnell’s graduate dissertation from 1989 was hard to read and unfortunate at best. To his credit, he has addressed it by saying that his views have evolved since then. Let’s hope. To be certain, may the first person who has not written something for which they have later regretted please step forward.
Whatever shortcomings Mr. McDonnell may possess, they have all been overcome by his thoughtful personable approach which is refreshing to even those who do not agree with all his positions.
His careful understanding and subsequent articulate discussion of the issues has been a ray of hope in an otherwise bleak national political landscape.
Mr. McDonnell talks about ideas, fiscal responsibility, jobs, transportation challenges, drilling for oil off of the coast of Virginia, and public safety.
In contrast with Senator “Dirty” Deeds who has no vision, no ideas, and campaigned “below-the-belt and beyond-the-pale,” maligned his opponent’s character, talked about wealth redistribution and raising taxes, attempted to silence his critics and attacked his opponent’s social views as he has so purposely and inarticulately mischaracterized.
Senator Deeds and the Washington Post cannot beat Mr. McDonnell on merit, so they have endeavored to beat him by character assassination.
It will not work. Count on Mr. McDonnell’s title on November 4th to be Virginia governor-elect.
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http://twitpic.com/mc1vt Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Washington Post Borks VA gov candidate McDonnell http://tinyurl.com/ygemlht
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Matt Lewis: Poll: Bob McDonnell up by 9 Points
Also see: People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections and Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia
Posted at http://townhall.com/blog/g/82b63a2e-6e19-4616-aeb0-627a89d7c1de by: Matt Lewis Friday, October 09, 2009
A week or so ago, I wrote a post titled, "Why the Post Can't 'Macaca' Bob McDonell (so far...)"
Essentially my argument was that, for a variety of reasons, this was still McDonnell's race to lose. Furthermore, I argued this race was fundamentally different from the Allen/Webb race of just a few years ago -- and thus, the Post's attacks on McDonnell would not resonate as they did in '06.
But I received quite a bit of push back from friends who still suspected that McDonnell's controversial thesis -- and the subsequent WaPost stories that ensued -- may have mortally wounded McDonnell.
That was a week ago. Now that a new Washington Post poll shows McDonnell up by 9 points, I wonder if my hypothesis has been redeemed in their minds ...
http://townhall.com/blog/g/82b63a2e-6e19-4616-aeb0-627a89d7c1de
20091009 sdosm Matt Lewis Poll McDonnell up by 9 Pts
Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia
The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline)
http://hamptonroads.com/category/pilotonlinecom/news/elections/governorelection
Obama to campaign with Deeds later this month
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http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/obama-campaign-deeds-later-month
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot © October 16, 2009
President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds on Oct. 27, the campaign announced today.
Details about the president's visit will be announced later, according to a campaign press release.
Governor Election Archive
Deeds, McDonnell meet for final debate
By Bob Lewis
SALEM
In their final debate before the gubernatorial race in two weeks, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell on Tuesday sparred early on how to revive Virginia's ailing transportation system.
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Don't underestimate Deeds, Clinton says at rally
McLEAN Bill Clinton says he learned the hard way not to underestimate Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. With just two weeks until Election Day, the former president joined Deeds Tuesday afternoon at a campaign rally in Tysons Corner that drew several hundred supporters.
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CNU poll: McDonnell holds double-digit lead in Va. gov race
A new poll shows Republican Bob McDonnell continues to have a strong lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds but also indicates that a large bloc of undecided voters, including many women, blacks and Democrats, have yet to make up their minds as the Nov. 3 election draws near.
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An interactive voter video guide to McDonnell and Deeds
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Gov. candidates tout plans to boost economy, spur new jobs
By Michael Sluss RICHMOND With concerns about job losses and financial pressures ringing in their ears, the two men running to be Virginia's next governor are offering competing proposals to create and protect jobs and revive the state's recession-battered economy.
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Strategists: No. Va's Dems could swing Gov. race
With just over two weeks left until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Creigh Deeds is left with a narrow path to victory, one that hinges on energizing key demographic groups and the durability of the Old Dominion’s new politics.
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McDonnell addresses climate change at rally with McCain in Va. Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell said Saturday he believes the globe is warming but wouldn't blame man-made carbon emissions as its cause. McDonnell said after a veterans rally with Arizona Sen. John McCain that he remains firmly opposed to energy legislation intended to slow global warming by reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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To McDonnell, solutions need input from all
VIRGINIA BEACHBetween campaign stops on a humid August day, Bob McDonnell’s caravan detoured onto Petunia Crescent in the Green Run neighborhood.McDonnell stepped out and, embracing his wife, Maureen, quietly stared at a modest brick home. They bought it in 1985, when he returned to Hampton Roads to settle, raise a family and continue his education.
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McDonnell and Deeds: The men who would be Va. governor
Creigh Deeds, Democrat: Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.Hot dogs and hamburgers sizzled on a grill. A bluegrass band played and cloggers ... Read more
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No such place as 'nowhere' in Deeds' world
By Michael Sluss WARM SPRINGS Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Virginia Tech April 16 Memorial
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Virginia Tech exit 118b
September 21, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff
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http://twitpic.com/izm9n “Virginia Tech exit 118b” September 21, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/ych4tp8
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Recent ribbon cutting ceremony for NGA NCE
https://www1.nga.mil/Pages/Default.aspx
July 15, 2009 – Retrieved July 21, 2009
The men and women of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) converged last week at the New Campus East (NCE) in Springfield, Va., part of Fort Belvoir’s North Area, to take charge of two key facilities during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. These two buildings, the Technology Center and the Central Utilities Plant (CUP), are foundations to the development of NCE—the new home for GEOINT (geospatial intelligence). NCE will complete its transition to the NCE by September 2011. (read full story)
20090721 sdosm Recent ribbon cutting ceremony for NGA NCE
Monday, July 20, 2009
The Richmond Petersburg rest stop
Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff
A lone traveler in the night studies the information boards about the Richmond Petersburg area at an Interstate rest stop.
Dayhoff Daily Photoblog
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Creigh Deeds wins Virginia governor's primary
Creigh Deeds wins Virginia governor's primary
State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds won Virginia's three-way Democratic primary for governor Tuesday with shocking ease, defeating a former Clinton White House insider and a former legislative colleague.
The victory sets up a Deeds rematch with Republican Bob McDonnell, who beat him in the 2005 attorney general election by 323 votes.
McDonnell is a conservative with strong ties to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson. He was unopposed for the GOP nomination.
In other races, former Virginia Finance Secretary Jody Wagner won the lieutenant governor primary over first-time candidate A. Michael Signer.
Deeds, the only Democrat in the race not from the Washington, D.C., suburbs, piled up surprisingly large margins across the state, including the northern Virginia region that rivals Terry R. McAuliffe and Brian J. Moran call home.
McAuliffe called Deeds at 8:06 p.m. to concede the race and congratulate him.
Terry McAuliffe Loses Va. Governor's Democratic Primary to Creigh Deeds
Terry McAuliffe Loses Va. Governor's Democratic Primary to Creigh Deeds Democratic underdog takes race despite McAuliffe's vast fundraising advantage. More at http://www.washingtonpost.com. For more information, visit washingtonpost.com |
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
20070205 Transcript Sen J Webb on FOX News Sunday
Monday , February 05, 2007
The following is a partial transcript of the Feb. 4, 2007, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace":
"FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Well, joining us now, one of the intriguing new figures on the political landscape, Democratic Senator Jim Webb of
And, Senator, welcome to "FOX News Sunday".
SEN. JAMES WEBB, D-VA.: Thank you. Thank you for having me.
WALLACE: You gave the Democratic response to the president's state of the union speech recently, and you laid out a few markers for
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WEBB: Not a precipitous withdrawal that ignores the possibility of further chaos, but an immediate shift toward strong, regionally-based diplomacy, a policy that takes our soldiers off the streets of
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WALLACE: Senator, what's the difference between a precipitous withdrawal, which you reject, and getting our troops out in short order?
WEBB: Well, I think what we have right now, even with this so-called new strategy, is half a strategy — not even half a strategy, honestly. You cannot deal with
We just finished a full month of hearings on the Armed Services and the Foreign Relations Committees. I'm on both of them. And the preponderance of the testimony was basically saying that we're not going to be able to fully deal with the situation without an aggressive diplomatic strategy that is in tandem with a military strategy. And we've not seen that for four years.
I was one of the people who were saying early on, before we even went into Iraq, that if you did not have aggressive diplomacy, the military component itself wasn't going to be able to work.
WALLACE: So in the absence of a diplomatic agreement — and we'll get to that in a moment. In the absence of that, is all this talk from Democrats about troop caps and withdrawals irresponsible?
WEBB: I don't think it's irresponsible. I think what has been irresponsible has been the administration coming forward with solutions or so-called solutions that simply go back to the well again and again to the military without addressing the elephant in the bedroom.
And the elephant in the bedroom is dealing with
What actually would be the procedure for the
You're not going to do this simply by sending more troops in again and again, the way that we've been doing, and addressing a situation that even the National Intelligence Estimate has said is probably worse than a civil war.
This isn't even sectarian violence anymore. There are so many components to it that it's chaos. And if you're a military person on the street, there's only so much you can do.
WALLACE: But let me ask you about that, this idea of yours, of regional diplomacy. What makes you think that
WEBB: I think they're — I think if you break those two countries apart and look at them, I think there are reasons for them to come to the table on both. And I'm not saying that we are — we should be going to them on our knees or that we should be giving up on certain conditions. But it is in their interest.
First of all, with Iran, if you look at what happened after the Afghani invasion in '01,
And then after the axis of evil speech,
And if you can break Syria apart from Iran, then you're going to be able to affect other issues in the region in a dramatically different way — Hezbollah, the Palestinian situation — if Syria were a different player. I think you can get them to the table.
WALLACE: But let's talk about
WEBB: All right.
WALLACE: ... because it would seem — I know it does to a lot of people — that Iran is thoroughly enjoying the fact that we're tied down and that our blood and treasure is being spent in Iraq.
You talked about the National Intelligence Estimate, the NIE, the considered judgment of all 16
WEBB: That's not really a disagreement.
WALLACE: Well, but they said it's primarily an internal...
WEBB: They also were saying...
WALLACE: Well, if I may, they said it's an internal problem and that these outside forces, the neighbors, cannot be the major driver.
WEBB: No, what they were saying was that even though these countries may be meddling inside
And what the administration is doing right now is playing up Iranian participation in order to try to drive the stakes up to the extent that we don't deal with
Now, yes,
At the same time, that doesn't mean that we should have been isolating
We had a rogue nation with nukes, with an American war on its border that it was assisting, and we aggressively dealt with them and brought them into the international community.
That doesn't mean you have to give up on weapons of mass destruction. That doesn't mean you have to give up on the Israeli situation. But we are not responsibly in the region if we don't deal with them.
And the situation that we have right now where we continue to talk only about the military side — again, it's half a strategy.
WALLACE: Okay. You, as you point out, fought in
"If I had one lesson that stands out in my mind, it is that you cannot fight a war and debate it at the same time." Senator, why not? What's the problem, especially for our troops, when we're trying to fight a war and debating it at the same time here at home?
WEBB: Well, the difficulty that we have right now — there are so many people trying to make a direct parallel between Vietnam and Iraq, on both sides of the issue, by the way.
You have the people who are opposed to the
WALLACE: Let me ask you directly my question.
WEBB: Right, I'm getting to your question. But I need to be able to, you know, put my experiences on the table so that people can understand what I'm saying here.
The way that this war has been defined is a 20-year war. In fact, I got mail at the beginning of this war when I was opposing it, before we went in, basically saying you need to sit down and shut up because you're being disloyal to a president.
But when do you start talking? Twenty years from now? And particularly in a situation now where the — all the conditions that are being predicted if we withdraw from Iraq — and basically, by the way, they're saying precipitous withdrawal, and no one is saying that — are the conditions that those of us like myself were predicting would occur if we went in and are on the ground.
Empowering
WALLACE: But Senator, if I may go back to my question...
WEBB: We have to be able to discuss this.
WALLACE: I understand, but if I may go back to my question of the dangers of debating and fighting at the same time, which you said was the lesson you took from
The Democrats, including yourself, voted unanimously a few days ago to confirm General Petraeus to lead all
WEBB: Right, right.
WALLACE: ... at the same time that they want to pass a resolution that would oppose the plan that he helped write for the troops he says are necessary to win.
WEBB: Well, you see, that's not an inconsistency. And I voted for General Petraeus. And I don't agree with the whole national — lack of national strategy that — this administration has not had a strategy. They continue to focus on the military side rather than diplomatic side.
WALLACE: But you don't see...
WEBB: Please, let me...
WALLACE: But if I might just — you don't see the inconsistency...
WEBB: I'm trying to answer your question, because there is not an inconsistency.
WALLACE: Why not?
WEBB: When the administration puts forward a general officer to fill a billet that exists, I will take a look at his qualifications and see whether I believe he is qualified to be a commander. That doesn't mean that I have to back a political strategy that impels him into motion.
It's the same question in reverse...
WALLACE: But what his military strategy that he is the author of?
WEBB: He has written some military viewpoints. I met with General Petraeus. I've talked with him about this. He has promised me he's going to give us continual feedback on what he's doing.
The reverse of that, by the way, in terms of the difficulty of being a military officer, is what we've just had to do with General Casey. He's up now to be chief of staff of the Army. There are many people, and particularly the people who support the administration's political policy, who are trying to hold General Casey as the scapegoat for the fact the
And as I said in the confirmation hearings when he was up, these people represent the anomaly of high-level military service. On the one hand, if you speak up too loud, you get fired in this administration. There's a string of people.
And if you speak too softly, when things go bad you get blamed instead of the administration and the civilians who put this policy into place.
WALLACE: In your response to the state of the union you also talked about the dangers of economic inequality. And this week the president spoke out and said that he agreed with you. Let's watch.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: The question is whether we respond to the income inequality we see with policies that help lift people up or tear others down.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
WALLACE: Senator, don't Democrats want to, in the president's word, tear people down by raising taxes on the rich?
WEBB: The difficulty that we have in this country right now is this. Corporate profits are at an all-time high as a measure against national wealth. The average major corporate CEO, according to the Wall Street Journal, makes $10 million a year in compensation.
At the same time, wages and salaries for workers are at an all- time low as a percentage of our national wealth. And part of this is the internationalization of corporate
But if you're an American worker looking at the situation in
The second is the manufacturing base is going away. We've lost three million manufacturing jobs during this administration. Take a look at the steel industry. A huge percentage of that has flipped into
And then the third thing an American worker looks at — people will say well, you can't export infrastructure jobs, you can't export being a waiter. But we have this massive labor pool as a result of immigration here, so even in those jobs, the wages and salaries are being pulled down.
So there are ways, and obligations, I believe, from people who are in government who are representing those interests to do put them into play.
WALLACE: Well, I understand all of those aspects, and I think the president would agree with you on a bunch of those, but let me just ask...
WEBB: I don't see any evidence of that, by the way. I don't think I can let that one pass.
WALLACE: Well, but would you also like to raise taxes on the wealthy?
WEBB: You know, what I said during the campaign was that I would — and this was mischaracterized in ads against me. I would not raise taxes on anyone who is making a living by salaries, you know, on working people.
The major problem in this country right now is corporate
For instance, we have a provision in the tax law right now where if an American corporation takes a plant and sends it overseas, we start off by losing the jobs, but they do not have to pay taxes on the profit from that plant unless they repatriate the profits back into the
So on the one hand, we lose the jobs, and on the other, they're not going to reinvest the money in the
And you know, there are ways that that should be addressed.
WALLACE: Finally — and we've got less than a minute left — you have a reputation, and it has only strengthened since you were elected, as being — forgive me — combative.
You had that icy exchange with the president when he asked about your son who is serving in
WEBB: I fight for what I believe in. I'm not ashamed of that. But I think that, you know, if people look at me, I've had eight years in government before now. And I know how to work with leadership. I know how to cooperate.
And I think Peggy Noonan said it right about this White House exchange, which has been vastly overblown, and that is we need more courtesy in government. And in that particular situation, I don't think the lack of courtesy was mine.
WALLACE: Senator Webb, we're going to have to leave it there. I want to thank you so much for coming in. Please come back, sir.
WEBB: Nice to be here.