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Election 2006 Watch: THE ARRIVING GOP DEBACLE – Senate
Election Projection has final United States Senate Election 2006 Projections:
Current: 55 GOP, 44 DEM, 1 IND
Projected: 49 GOP, 49 DEM, 2 IND
DEM +5, GOP -6, IND +1Election Projection is forecasting a net loss of six Senate seats and loss of GOP control of the Senate. While this is a pessimistic account, I do not forsee any other likely scenario. Here is election Projections summary of the race:
Summary of Senate Races
State Major Candidates Projected Result Arizona Jon Kyl (R)-inc vs Jim Pederson (D) Mod GOP Hold California Dianne Feinstein (D)-inc vs Richard Mountjoy (R) Strong DEM Hold Connecticut Lieberman(I) / Lamont(D) / Schlesinger(R) Mod IND Gain Delaware Tom Carper (D)-inc vs Jan Ting? (R) Strong DEM Hold Florida Bill Nelson (D)-inc vs Katherine Harris? (R) Strong DEM Hold Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D)-inc vs Cynthia Thielen (R) Strong DEM Hold Indiana Richard Lugar (R)-inc (unopposed) Strong GOP Hold Maine Olympia Snowe (R)-inc vs Jean Hay Bright (D) Strong GOP Hold Maryland OPEN: Ben Cardin (D) vs Michael Steele (R) Weak DEM Hold Massachusetts Ted Kennedy (D)-inc vs Kenneth Chase (R) Strong DEM Hold Michigan Debbie Stabenow (D)-inc vs Mike Bouchard (R) Mod DEM Hold Minnesota OPEN: Amy Klobuchar (D) vs Mark Kennedy (R) Strong DEM Hold Mississippi Trent Lott (R)-inc vs Erik Fleming (D) Strong GOP Hold Missouri Jim Talent (R)-inc vs Claire McCaskill (D) Weak DEM Gain Montana Conrad Burns (R)-inc vs Jon Tester (D) Weak DEM Gain Nebraska Ben Nelson (D)-inc vs Peter Ricketts (R) Strong DEM Hold Nevada John Ensign (R)-inc vs Jack Carter (D) Mod GOP Hold New Jersey Robert Menendez (D)-inc vs Tom Kean, Jr. (R) Weak DEM Hold New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D)-inc vs Allen McCulloch (R) Strong DEM Hold New York Hillary Clinton (D)-inc vs John Spencer (R) Strong DEM Hold North Dakota Kent Conrad (DNL)-inc vs Dwight Grotberg (R) Strong DEM Hold Ohio Mike DeWine (R)-inc vs Sherrod Brown (D) Mod DEM Gain Pennsylvania Rick Santorum (R)-inc vs Bob Casey, Jr. (D) Mod DEM Gain Rhode Island L. Chafee (R)-inc vs S. Whitehouse (D) Weak DEM Gain Tennessee OPEN: Bob Corker (R) vs Harold Ford, Jr. (D) Weak GOP Hold Texas Kay Hutchison (R)-inc vs Barbara Radnofsky (D) Strong GOP Hold Utah Orrin Hatch (R)-inc vs Pete Ashdown (D) Strong GOP Hold Vermont OPEN: Bernie Sanders (I) vs Richard Tarrant (R) Strong IND Hold Virginia George Allen (R)-inc vs James Webb, Jr. (D) Weak DEM Gain Washington Maria Cantwell (D)-inc vs Mike McGavick (R) Mod DEM Hold West Virginia Robert Byrd (D)-inc vs John Raese (R) Strong DEM Hold Wisconsin Herb Kohl (D)-inc vs Robert Lorge (R) Strong DEM Hold Wyoming Craig Thomas (R)-inc vs Dale Groutage (D) Strong GOP Hold BOLD – party turnover
Race ratings: - “Weak” – less than 5%
- “Mod” – 5% to 15%
- “Strong” – greater than 15%
For projected margins of victory, click here The Real Clear Politics Senate Summary chart is here.
Likely DemLeans DemToss UpLeans GOPLikely GOPMI: Stabenow (D) < <Arizona Kyl (R)* 49.3% vs. Pederson (D) 40.7% | Chart Kyl +8.6% Connecticut Lieberman (I) 49.8% vs. Lamont (D) 38.0% | Chart Lieberman +11.8% Maryland Steele (R) 45.0% vs. Cardin (D) 48.7% | Chart Cardin +3.7% Michigan Bouchard (R) 37.8% vs. Stabenow (D)* 52.3% | Chart Stabenow +14.5% Minnesota Kennedy (R) 37.7% vs. Klobuchar (D) 53.0% | Chart Klobuchar +15.3% Missouri Talent (R)* 45.3% vs. McCaskill (D) 48.5% | Chart McCaskill +3.2% Montana Burns (R)* 45.5% vs. Tester (D) 48.5% | Chart Tester +3.0% New Jersey Kean (R) 41.8% vs. Menendez (D)* 48.2% | Chart Menendez +6.4% Ohio DeWine (R)* 43.3% vs. Brown (D) 53.3% | Chart Brown +10.0% Pennsylvania Santorum (R)* 40.8% vs. Casey (D) 52.3% | Chart Casey +11.5% Rhode Island Chafee (R) 43.3% vs. Whitehouse (D) 48.7% | Chart Whitehouse +5.4% Tennessee Corker (R) 51.0% vs. Ford (D) 43.6% | Chart Corker +7.4% Virginia Allen (R)* 46.8% vs. Webb (D) 48.3% | Chart Webb +1.5% Washington McGavick (R) 40.5% vs. Cantwell (D)* 53.8% | Chart Cantwell +13.3% The GOP Senate Debacle has arrived. One race change will make the result transfer to GOP control. Flap feels this most likely will occur in either Rhode Island or Montana.
Stay tuned for House Projections which ARE even more bruising to the GOP later in the evening.
For election night coverage NZ Bear at Truth Laid Bear has set up an election tracker page here.
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United States House 2006 Election Watch: Rush Limbaugh and the Coming GOP DEBACLE
Michael Ramirez on the Coming GOP Debacle
United States House 2006 Election Watch: SEA OF BLUE
Election 2006 Watch: The Coming Republican DEBACLE
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Global War on Terror Watch: Nancy Pelosi – Just Afghanistan?
LOOK WHERE AL QAEDA & CO. HAVE STRUCK SINCE 9/11
NY Post: JUST AFGHANISTAN?THE woman who will become Speaker of the House, should Democrats pick up sufficient seats on Tuesday, believes passionately that the War on Terror is only the war in Afghanistan.
Reality check: The map above shows a selection of the major, memorable terrorist attacks world-wide since Jan. 1, 2002, as well as indicating nations which the Rand Corp. Terrorism Database lists as hosting a significant al Qaeda presence.
(Just a selection, of course – a map of attacks in Israel or Iraq could fill the whole page.)
Only Afghanistan? It is staggering to think that anyone of such naivete could soon leading one house of Congress.
Nancy Pelosi’s defenders will point out that she answering the question, “Do you not think that the war in Iraq now, today, is the War on Terror?”
But her full answer was, “No. The War on Terror is the war in Afghanistan.”
Mind-boggling. She doesn’t even deny that terrorists have flocked to Iraq, “but that doesn’t mean we stay there,” she says. “They’ll stay there as long as we’re there” – implying . . . what? That they’ll just retire if we go?
True, some would leave – but only to do killing elsewhere. How many would come here?
None of this is to defend every particular of Bush policies in Iraq – would that that were all that divided America’s two political parties.
But it’s not. No, the overriding divide is that one party generally understands that America faces a determined and utterly ruthless enemy of global reach and ambition, an enemy that will keep on coming and keep on killing until it is stopped . . . and the other party just doesn’t want to think about it.
Sure, there are exceptions – one honorable one is Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
But he was rejected by his state party because of his firm stance in the War on Terror. He’s not the mainstream of the Democratic Party.
Nancy Pelosi is.
The political consensus is the GOP WILL lose majority control of the House. But, will the next Speaker of the House be Nancy Pelosi?
Flap is not so sure. It depends upon the nature of the majority.
But, then again, is the GOP in the midst of a “COMEBACK?”
Stay tuned……
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John Kerry Watch: “We Support Those Not As Smart as John Kerry”
Blackfive: “We support those not as smart as John Kerry” – At the Army-Air Force Game
Wow, who’d have thought that – “John Kerry bringing the armed services together…”
But, what about the impact on the election?
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John Kerry Watch: I’m Sorry But…….
John Kerry Watch: Kerry Makes Direct Apology to Troops
John Kerry Watch: Kerry Apologizes for “Botched Jokeâ€
Michael Ramirez on John Kerry – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
John Kerry Watch: Kerry WARNS Students – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
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John Kerry Watch: I’m Sorry But…….
John Kerry, Democratic congressional campaigner in the Fifth District, speaks at a news conference Sept. 18, 1972 in Boston. During the Vietnam era, Kerry opposed a volunteer Army because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and be more prone to “the perpetuation of war crimes.
AP: Kerry’s ’72 Army Comments Mirror Latest
During a Vietnam-era run for Congress three decades ago, John Kerry said he opposed a volunteer Army because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and be more prone to “the perpetuation of war crimes.”
Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran who turned against the war, made the observations in answers to a 1972 candidate questionnaire from a Massachusetts peace group.
Is Senator Kerry FLIPPIN’ again? Or?
After Kerry caused a firestorm this week with what he termed a botched campaign joke that Republicans said insulted current soldiers, The Associated Press was alerted to the historical comments by a former law enforcement official who monitored 1970s anti-war activities
Kerry apologized Wednesday for the 2006 campaign trail gaffe that some took as suggesting U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq were undereducated. He contended the remark was aimed at Bush, not the soldiers.
In 1972, as he ran for the House, he was less apologetic in his comments about the merits of a volunteer army. He declared in the questionnaire that he opposed the draft but considered a volunteer army “a greater anathema.”
“I am convinced a volunteer army would be an army of the poor and the black and the brown,” Kerry wrote. “We must not repeat the travesty of the inequities present during Vietnam. I also fear having a professional army that views the perpetuation of war crimes as simply ‘doing its job.’
“Equally as important, a volunteer army with our present constitutional crisis takes accountability away from the president and put the people further from control over military activities,” he wrote.
So, did he make the statements about Iraq and the troops before he meant them?
Or did Kerry BOTCH THE JOKE before he was AGAINST it?
Or is it a HYPOCRITICAL APOLOGY?
Allah has more: What the left really thinks about the military
- Joust The Facts
- Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Kerry’s speech at the Angelides event, uncut(?)
- Bill’s Bites
- Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » The Real John Kerry, Redux
- RightWinged.com
- JunkYardBlog
- Michelle Malkin
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John Kerry Watch: Kerry Makes Direct Apology to Troops
John Kerry Watch: Kerry Apologizes for “Botched Jokeâ€
Michael Ramirez on John Kerry – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
John Kerry Watch: Kerry WARNS Students – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
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John Kerry Watch: Kerry Makes Direct Apology to Troops
PHOTO CREDIT: 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division
Reuters: Kerry makes direct apology to troopsDemocratic Sen. John Kerry apologized directly to U.S. troops on Wednesday for comments about Iraq that had prompted a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and President George W. Bush.
“I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended,” Kerry said in a statement.
Kerry said earlier in the day he was sorry for a “botched joke” about Bush that was interpreted as a slam on the U.S. military. Republicans demanded a more direct apology and seized on Kerry’s comments to students as a sign of Democratic weakness on national security.
About damn time…….
As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop.
I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended.
It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don’t want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops.
The White House statement:
Sen Kerry’s apology to the troops for his insulting comments came late, but it was the right thing to do. Our military is the best and the brightest, the most courageous and professional or an military in the world and the President is honored to be their Commander-in-Chief
Was this really an apology?
Not really……more of – “well the DNC made me do it and it is right before an election – so……”
Others not accepting this statement as an apology:
Blogosphere:
- Leaning Straight Up
- RightWinged.com
- “7.62mm Justice†» Kerry Apologizes, Sort Of…
- Slublog
- Stop The ACLU
- Bill’s Bites
- snapped shot
- The Political Pit Bull
- LeatherPenguin » Kerry Gets Kicked in the Can
- Michelle Malkin
- Inoperable Terran » “I’m sorry you’re too stupid to understand my Bush jokeâ€
- Bizzyblog » The Apology: This Doesn’t Cut It
- The Captain’s Journal
- Kerry Apologizes to Democrats for Republicans not getting Bush Joke. » StuntShack.com
- Random Thoughts Of Yet Another Military Member » Blog Archive » Apology Not Accepted
- Texas Rainmaker » John Kerry Calls American Military Dumb and Lazy
- Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud
- Ed Driscoll.com
- Fore Left!
- Shut The Hell Up! For God’s Sake Have You No Shame? « Ironic Surrealism
- Right Wing Nut House » APOLOGY ACCEPTED. LET’S MOVE ON
- Wake up America
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John Kerry Watch: Kerry Apologizes for “Botched Jokeâ€
Michael Ramirez on John Kerry – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
John Kerry Watch: Kerry WARNS Students – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
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John Kerry Watch: Kerry Apologizes for “Botched Joke”
US Senator John Kerry (R) and Democratic congressional candidate Patrick Murphy (L) address supporters at a Vote For Change rally in October 2006 in Newtown, Pa. Kerry said he is pulling back from campaigning ahead of next week’s midterm elections to avoid the continued distraction created by his remarks that Americans who neglect their education would “get stuck in Iraq.”
Reuters: Kerry apologizes for “botched” Iraq joke
Democratic Sen. John Kerry said on Wednesday he was sorry about a “botched joke” that drew election-year fire from President George W. Bush and other Republicans who accused him of insulting U.S. troops in Iraq.
Kerry reiterated the target of his joke was Bush, who immediately seized on the senator’s remarks to rally Republican supporters ahead of Tuesday’s elections, in which the party’s control of Congress is at risk.
Kerry said he was returning to Washington from a trip campaigning on behalf of Democratic congressional candidates because he did not want to be “a distraction.”
A “BOTCHED JOKE” my ass.
The Quote:
“You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.â€
Audio here.Sounds like a whole lot of spinning going on at the DNC.
And a distraction?
How about Murtha or Hillary disavowing what Kerry said? Or do THEY think this is a VAST RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY and merely a “BOTCHED JOKE?”
Inquiring minds want to know?
PHOTO CREDIT: 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division
Fall out:TN Senate Candidate Harold Ford asks Kerry to apologize…
Kerry Pulls Out Of Minnesota Appearance
Some Dems Join GOP Seeking Kerry Apology
A few Democratic candidates joined Republicans Wednesday in pressing John Kerry to apologize for a comment critics said appeared disrespectful of U.S. troops as several Kerry campaign appearances were canceled.
“Whatever the intent, Senator Kerry was wrong to say what he said,” said Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr., running for Senate in Tennessee.
“Sen. Kerry’s remarks were poorly worded and just plain stupid,” said Montana Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat trying to unseat GOP Sen. Conrad Burns. “He owes our troops and their families an apology.”
“I’m sorry he did what he did. But I think the issue … we want to make sure it doesn’t confuse the subject of the war in Iraq,” Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin, running for Senate in Maryland, said on CNN.
UPDATE:
And even Hillary NOW says Kerry needs to apologize. Murtha?
Sen. Hillary Clinton, speaking at a Kingston campaign stop this morning, joined the chorus of Democrats criticizing Sen. John Kerry for what the former presidential candidate has called a joke gone awry.
“What Sen. Kerry said was inappropriate,†she said.
Asked if Kerry should apologize, President Bush and other members of both parties have said, Clinton said “I heard he said he was sorry.â€
Clinton tried to deflect attention from the controversy by saying “elections are about the future,†and “we don’t have to be re-fighting the 2004 election, as much as President Bush would like that.â€
Stay tuned…….
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Michael Ramirez on John Kerry – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
John Kerry Watch: Kerry WARNS Students – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
Technorati Tags: JohnKerry, JohnMcCain, IraqWar, HillaryClinton, JohnMurtha
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Michael Ramirez on John Kerry – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
John Kerry Watch: Kerry WARNS Students – Educate Yourselves or You’ll Get Stuck in Iraq
The Quote:
“You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.â€
The impact:
A Democratic congressman told ABC News Tuesday, “I guess Kerry wasn’t content blowing 2004, now he wants to blow 2006, too.”
An October SURPRISE?
YOU BETCHA……….
Update:
All Scheduled Kerry Functions for 11/1/06 cancelled. Via Hugh Hewitt.
Iowa candidate asks Kerry to cancel campaign visit
A Democratic Congressional candidate from Iowa is canceling a campaign event later this week with Senator John Kerry.
Brucy Braley says Kerry’s recent comments about the Iraq war were inappropriate.Braley is running against Republican Mike Whalen in Iowa’s First District congressional race. It’s a contest considered to be one of the most competitive House races in the country.
Blogosphere:
- Alarming News
- Michelle Malkin
- Inoperable Terran » Keep letting them talk
- Leaning Straight Up
- RightWinged.com
- John Kerry on our lazy, uneducated military – Page 3 – The Liberty Lounge Political Forums
- Slublog
- The Political Pit Bull
- Hot Air » Blog Archive » Audio: John Kerry on America’s lazy, uneducated military; Update: McCain demands apology
- Iowa Voice
- Stop The ACLU
- Sister Toldjah » Kerry responds – does not apologize. Makes Charlie Rangel look sane in comparison
- snapped shot
- Texas Rainmaker
- and he could of been President… SPOOKY » StuntShack.com
- Bill’s Bites
- Bill’s Bites
- Ace of Spades HQ
- MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy » Meanwhile, in reality…
- Three Sources
- 186k Per Second – » Bill Bennett – “John Kerry’s Quest for Higher Office is OVER†!!!
- Joe’s Dartblog
- JOHN KERRY CHEAP SHOT « Texas Hold ‘Em Blogger
- Sneakeasy’s Joint
- John Kerry No Longer Running For President at My Hot Spots
- Pajamas Media
- Varifrank
- The NJ Blog
- Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » The True John Kerry
- Bizzyblog » John Kerry Appears to Be on the Verge of Accomplishing the Impossible
- Neptunus Lex » Supporting the troops
- Sensible Mom
- Signaleer
- The Anchoress » Kerry will take the fall if the Dems fail
- Random Thoughts Of Yet Another Military Member
- Cold Fury » Blog Archive » Another from the playbook
- Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy
- Confederate Yankee
- small dead animals
- Cold Fury » Blog Archive » Kerry response to Americans’ outrage: SCREW YOU
- NixGuy.com » John Kerry Meltdown
- Riehl World View
- Greg Hartnett’s Linkblog
- Hang Right Politics – Archives » John Kerry’s Modus Operandus
- Daily Pundit
- The Thunder Run
- Mary Katharine Ham
- Jay Reding.com – Kerry Just Can’t Help Himself
- Leaning Straight Up
- Volunteer Voters
- Open mouth, insert foot « Bookworm Room
- SEIXON
- Blog-o-Fascists
- Random Numbers » Blog Archive » (Random Obsrvations)Went to vote today…
- Little Miss Attila
- Kerry is a Damned Idiot • QuickRob – Not So Quick Lately
- WuzzaDem
- Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Bush rips Kerry for comments about troops
- Captain’s Quarters
- Dean Barnett
- The Right Nation
- Leaning Straight Up
- John Kerry is an ASS! « An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
- Right Voices » Blog Archive » Kerry Blames His Stupidity On The Right Considers Katrina To Be A Foreign Policy Matter
- Badger Blogger » Blog Archive » John Kerry — If you aren’t smart, you end up in Iraq
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Senator George Allen Watch: The CQ Interviews
Captain Ed interviews Senator George Allen.
CQ: Congress appeared gridlocked on immigration this last session until the Secure Fence Act passed somewhat unexpectedly. What led to the breakthrough, and will Congress stop with the border barrier? What differences are there between yourself and James Webb on immigration policy?
GA: I was very pleased that Congress passed the “Secure Fence Act†right before recess with overwhelming support because Members of Congress realized that this is a priority for Americans coast to coast and that it should not be held hostage to political posturing. I have always said that border security is my top priority – a country that cannot secure its own borders cannot control its own destiny. I voted against the Senate immigration bill because it did not adequately address our border security needs and because it also included amnesty. I firmly believe that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more illegal behavior. While I don’t support amnesty, my opponent has said that he believes that there a great many illegal immigrants who should be granted amnesty. This is a big difference between the two of us.
CQ: Republicans have heard an avalanche of bad news regarding the GOP’s chances in these midterms. What message do you have for Republicans in the final days of this campaign?
GA: The positive message that I am taking around Virginia is aimed at anyone who pays taxes, works for a living, or cares about their families. It’s a message of trusting free people and free enterprise versus big government solutions and plans. Specifically, I am talking about three missions for Virginia. First and foremost, protect our freedoms – that means supporting our troops in the War on Terror, securing our borders, and making America less dependent on foreign sources of energy sources. Second, make America a land of opportunity for all – lower taxes, less litigation, less regulation, more personalized healthcare options, and improved educational opportunities, especially in the areas of science, engineering, and technology. Third, preserve our foundational values – part of this is ensuring that unelected federal judges who are appointed for life do not disregard the will, the desire, and the hope of the American people.
It is up to the voters of Viriginia. But, Flap thinks there is only one choice for this Senate seat – George Allen.
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Senator George Allen Watch: Webb Says Boy’s Penis in Father’s Mouth “Not a Sexual Actâ€
Senator George Allen Watch: James Webb’s Weird World
Senator George Allen Watch: The N-Word FLAP – A Democrat Dirty Trick SET UP
Senator George Allen Watch: The N-Word FLAP
James Webb Watch: Nancy Reagan Demands Webb PULL Fraudulent Campaign Ad Featuring Ronald Reagan
Senator George Allen Watch: Webb NOW leads Allen in Latest Poll
Senator George Allen Watch: Allen Apologizes for Offensive Remarks – FLAP Part II
Senator George Allen Watch: Allen Apologizes for Offensive Remarks – FLAP
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Senator George Allen Watch: Webb Says Boy’s Penis in Father’s Mouth “Not a Sexual Act”
Democratic US Senate candidate Jim Webb speaks at a town hall meeting in October, 2006 in Springfield, Virginia. Republicans seeking to overcome racism accusations clouding Senator George Allen claimed his opponent Jim Webb was guilty of past discrimination against women military recruits.
CNS News: Webb Says His Novels ‘Inappropriate’ for News Radio
Among the excerpts is a scene from the 2002 novel “Lost Soldiers,” in which a man embraces his four-year-old son and places the boy’s penis in his mouth.
Webb said the release of the excerpts was “a Karl Rove campaign tactic” and a “classic example of the way this campaign has worked. It’s smear after smear.”
He defended his fiction as “illuminative.”
“It’s not a sexual act,” Webb told Plotkin regarding the “Lost Soldiers” excerpt. “I actually saw this happen in a slum in Bangkok when I was there as a journalist.”
“The duty of a writer is to illuminate his surroundings,” he added.
Coincidentally, a Cambodian woman in Las Vegas is facing sexual assault charges for performing a similar act on her young son, according to an Oct. 14 report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Good grief…..this guy is a PERV!
Allah has the audio and some
excusesexplanations.And remember that story about him going hunting for “Coons” in Watts while he was a student at USC.
Too much just does not add up for James Webb. Sure, George Allen lost his temper and called a mullet headed kid a “MACACA” but Webb crosses the line with this sexual stuff.
Next, Webb will insist Slick did not have sex with that woman – Lewinsky.
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Senator George Allen Watch: James Webb’s Weird World
Senator George Allen Watch: The N-Word FLAP – A Democrat Dirty Trick SET UP
Senator George Allen Watch: The N-Word FLAP
James Webb Watch: Nancy Reagan Demands Webb PULL Fraudulent Campaign Ad Featuring Ronald Reagan
Senator George Allen Watch: Webb NOW leads Allen in Latest Poll
Senator George Allen Watch: Allen Apologizes for Offensive Remarks – FLAP Part II
Senator George Allen Watch: Allen Apologizes for Offensive Remarks – FLAP
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Senator Joe Lieberman Watch: Landrieu stumps for Lieberman
U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (L) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) (C) are greeted by chef Thomas Armstrong as they arrive for a campaign stop at the Rajun Cajun restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut October 26, 2006.
R/A: Landrieu stumps for Lieberman
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., campaigned delicately here Thursday for U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.
Most of Lieberman’s Democratic colleagues have butted out of Connecticut since he lost an August primary to Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont.
Landrieu is one of the few exceptions, and, even rarer still, she openly supports Lieberman’s independent run for re-election as petition candidate.
Her appearances with Lieberman on Thursday put her at odds with a majority of Democratic officials in the state, including the three Democrats in Congress and party leaders.
“I didn’t come here to say the least negative thing about Mr. Lamont or the Democratic Party,” Landrieu said at a campaign stop in Berlin.
The Quote:
“Most of my Senate Democratic colleagues have stayed out of this race, and that too means something to me,” Lieberman said.
Well, having a double digit lead in the polls scares the Democrats.
But……the wannabe candidates for President in 2008 have been submissive to the NUTROOTS and have been helping Ned Lamont.
Only a handful of Senate Democrats have contributed cash to Lamont.
They include Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Barack Obama, D-Ill., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. and Russ Feingold, D-Wis. They each gave $5,000 through their political action committees.
“You know the Washington politicians sometimes they hedge their bets a little bit … I feel pretty confident about the quality of support we are getting,” Lamont said.
Is this why Lamont has been self-funding his own campaign? Hedging?
How do you spell LOSER?
The Fat Lady is singing scales in this race.
Stay tuned……
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Senator Joe Lieberman Watch: Latest Quinnipiac University Poll Lieberman Leads 52-35
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Senator Joe Lieberman Watch: No Man’s Land?
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