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Endorsements for Kennedy

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Billy Kennedy, the Democrat running for the seat in NC-5 against incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx, has recently picked up two endorsements.  The first was from the Winston-Salem Journal, which isn't surprising since they'd probably endorse a cardboard cutout over Foxx.  The second, and in my opinion, more important endorsement came from Zach Galifianakis.  Don't know Galifianakis?  Well, he's the one-man wolf pack from The Hangover and native of Wilkesboro. From Mark Binker's post at the News & Record about the endorsement :

So why does Galifianakis care? He’s from Wilkesboro, for starters. His parents still live there. He owns property in the county. And he has deep family ties to the Democratic party. His uncle, Nick Galifianakis, served in the N.C. House and the U.S. House, and ran unsuccessfully against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate in 1972. In fact, it was Nick Galifianakis’ Greek heritage that prompted Helms’ famous slogan: “Jesse Helms: He’s One of Us.”

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Earlier this week the two candidates for Congress from North Carolina's fifth district debated each other. Here's what their respective campaigns sent out via email afterwards.

First, from incumbent Virginia Foxx:

Foxx Wins Congressional Debate

Ashe County, NC — Today Congresswoman Virginia Foxx debated her opponent at a public forum in Ashe County.  In the debate, Foxx highlighted her fiscal conservatism and her vision to get North Carolina back to work.  She also exposed her opponent's extremely liberal views on taxes, government spending, and health care.
 
Voters know that there is just one proven conservative in this race—and that’s Virginia Foxx.  Today’s debate illustrated that Virginia embraces common sense conservative ideas like reducing government spending, keeping taxes low and slashing job-killing federal red tape. 

 But the debate also exposed how out of step her opponent, Billy Kennedy, is with North Carolina voters.  He supports big government programs like the trillion dollar health care bill, a job-killing energy tax and the failed stimulus program.

 The choice this election is between strong conservative values or Washington’s failed liberal policies. Unfortunately Virginia’s liberal opponent would be a rubber stamp for big-government policies that mean more government, more debt and less freedom. In fact, Kennedy can't stop talking about all the new spending he supports.  North Carolina simply cannot afford to send big spenders like Kennedy to Washington.

Virginia is working to keep America the land of the free and a country of opportunity for everyone.  And she isn’t afraid to take on the liberals who run Washington.  As today’s debate made clear, Virginia Foxx is a conservative voice that North Carolina families and small businesses can depend on.

I think it's cool that all one needs to do to win a debate is to declare yourself the winner.  I need to remember that in the future.

Now from Foxx's challenger Billy Kennedy:

The Good Lord Gave Us Brains Too

October 13, 2010

Dear Friends,

Do you want to know how badly Billy Kennedy beat Virginia Foxx in last night's debate?

Click here to see one outstanding exchange.

Last night Billy showed voters he is up to the task of representing us in Congress, and he very clearly demonstrated why we are so proud to stand beside him.

The stakes couldn't be any higher.  Want you join us with a contribution of $10, $20, or $30 dollars?  

Our grassroots campaign is gaining traction everyday.  With an enthusiastic endorsement from the Winston-Salem Journal and a resounding win in last night's debate, we have the momentum to surprise all those Washington insiders who say it can't be done.

Early voting starts tomorrow and we are only 20 days away from the election.  Your contribution will help us share this message with voters from Watauga to Winston-Salem. 

Billy came out swinging at last night's debate.  The standing-room-only crowd agreed that Kennedy had won the night.

The incumbent seemed genuinely shocked that the audience was not with her. The greatest shock, no doubt, was that she found herself completely undone by a farmer from Bethel.

Join with us now.  We need you.

All best,

Jaret Glazer
Billy Kennedy for Congress
Finance Director

Once again I like the self declaration of victory, but I have to award style points for the headline, which referenced a line of his during the debate.  Anytime the "liberal" candidate can preempt the "ultra-conservative" candidate with a reference to God you have to give him props. 

Who knew that winning or losing was subjective? Oh wait, it's politics; everything's subjective.

 

Not Remotely Funny or Cool

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Someone sent an envelope containing baby powder to Rep. Foxx's office in Clemmons and caused quite a scare for one of her staffers.  As someone who lived through the whole anthrax thing in DC (my company was served by the postal facility that had to be decontaminated about 8 years ago, which meant we got some crispy mail for a while and any time we had a "clumpy" envelope everyone got a little nervous) I can tell you that if this was intended as some kind of joke then it's not remotely funny.  For that matter, I don't care how much you dislike a Congress-critter, this is a reprehensible way to try and make your point. 

Virginia Foxx Tweets Question: “Will govt-run healthcare require monthly abortion premium?”

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Virginia Foxx just posted this on Twitter:

Will govt-run healthcare require monthly abortion premium? @GOPLeader has details: http://bit.ly/zvl8F

What's interesting to me is that when you click through to the link she references and read it there are links that would seem to be intended to prove John Boehner's assertion that a government run health plan would require all subscribers to pay "abortion premiums," but the link that should go to the reference material detailing the supposed required premium instead goes to another webpage with a quote from Boehner.  I have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to be an assertion that is very similar to the forced euthenasia crap that was being thrown around over the summer. From where I'm sitting the GOP strategy is:

  • Pick one hot-button item out of an immense and complex bill
  • Intentionally misread the language, or at least take it out of context, to make a fiction-based assertion about the bill
  • Blast it to your frothing constituency
  • Hope that the accumulated weight of the multiple assertions can eventually bring down the bill

Stay tuned to see if that's the case.  What bugs me about this approach is that it distracts people from the "meat" of the health care debate.  I have no problem with people disagreeing with each other on the fundamental issues like whether or not it is the proper role of the government to provide an alternative to private health insurance, whether or not there should be programs like Medicare and Medicaid, etc. I do, however, have a very big problem with people using deceptive tactics like these to try and defeat a bill rather than arguing about it on its merits.

BTW, convenient timing of this release, what with the Tea Party event on the Hill today wouldn't you say?