VA-9: On the Campaign Trail With Republican Challenger Morgan Griffith
ABINGDON, Va. — As I pointed out Friday in my American Spectator column, the 9th District of Virginia went 58% for John McCain two years ago and you might think it would be easy for a Republican to defeat a Democrat incumbent here — especially when the Democrat voted for the cap-and-trade bill that would […]
‘Stomp Her Again, Tim!’
That seems to be the majority sentiment in Kentucky, where the first poll conducted after the notorious head-stomping incident shows Republican Rand Paul now with a 12-point lead, 53-41. People may be dumbfounded to see Paul gaining support after that incident. But if you think Kentuckians like having an Ivy League-educated professional protester trying to turn […]
Note on Juke-Joint Etiquette
ABINGDON, Va. — Thursday night, in pursuit of the inside story of the VA-9 congressional campaign, I met with Republican sources at a saloon on State Street in Bristol. When we walked in, the jukebox was playing some toneless heavy metal noise that was getting on my road-frayed nerves. “Obviously,” I told my companions, “these […]
VIDEO: Veteran GOP Activist Predicts Republicans to Gain 63 House Seats
ABINGDON, Va. — Everybody’s making predictions, but here in the 9th District of Virginia, they have a genuine sage: Strother Smith of the Tenth Amendment Foundation. An attorney and longtime county GOP chairman who was a delegate to the 1964 convention that nominated Barry Goldwater, Smith not only predicts the outcome here — Republican Morgan Griffith […]
Greetings from Bristol, Va.
Please excuse the 24-hour absence of bl0gging, and thanks to Smitty and Wombat for producing excellent content in my absence. Yesterday I drove from Hagerstown to Christiansburg, Va., and then on to Abingdon, where I filed 950 words last night The American Spectator: ABINGDON, Va. — Rick Boucher voted for the “Job-Killing Cap & Trade Energy Tax,” says […]
On the Road Again
My wife has packed my bag, I’ve rented a car ($75 a day) and am now about to leave for Virginia’s 9th District, where Morgan Griffith is just one point ahead of Democrat Rick Boucher. After VA-9? Well, I don’t know how far I’ll go. Depends on time and money. Please hit the tip jar, and […]
Alyssa Milano Explains Your Choice: Talk to Your Parents About the First Time They Had Sex — or Get Out and Vote!
Of course, these kind of get-out-the-vote ads are intended to persuade clueless liberal college kids to vote, assuming that at least two-thirds of them will vote for Democrats. But it’s Alyssa Milano, and there’s no such thing as bad Alyssa Milano: 10 Minutes from Alyssa Milano UPDATE: All the cool kids in California are voting […]
Canadian Conservative Blog Seeks Support Against Jew-Hater’s Nuisance Lawsuit
Blazing Cat Fur is being sued for, among other things, linking to that notorious hater Mark Steyn. The $500,000 lawsuit was filed by Richard Warman, a former member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission Canuckistani Gestapo. Even Canadians recognize Warman as an especially vile creature: [In March 2009] Tribunal Chair Edward Lustig condemned Warman – who holds […]
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