Posted by Frankie at
11:54 PM
I kid you not... from Americablog: Right from the horses ass, Bush orders flags to half staff for white priveledge Republican Suprime Court Justice... oh yeah, and then for the poor victims of Katrina second.
UPDATE: That's exactly what happened. They did it for Rehnquist today, within hours of his death, and realized it would look rather callous not to do it for the hurricane victims a week AFTER the hurricane. So they did both today. The hurricane victims were a CYA afterthought. Lovely.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050904-2.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050904-3.html
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Posted by Frankie at
7:34 PM
An August 18th ServeyUSA Poll gave West Virginia Democratic Senator, Robert C. Byrd a 65% approval rating. His disapproval was only a mere 29%. Over a month ago, his approval / disapproval was 62% / 33% respectively. It seems that the Republican Senatorial Committee attack ads aimed against him have actually improve his standings among West Virginians. Although no major Republican has announced a run against Byrd, WV State Representative shell Moore Capito is the parties favorite. The ad was obviously a test to see if they could hurt Byrd's number and actually give Capito Moore a shot. Shelley Capito Moore is the daughter of WV governor Arch Moore Jr. was in a convicted federal fellonies and incarcerated in federal prison.
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Posted by Frankie at
7:18 PM
Robert C. Byrd will not have to worry about this Republican hopeful. West Virginia Republican Senate Wannabe' Hiram Lewis today was on TalkLine with Republican Hoppy Kercheval. It was evident from just listening to Lewis talk about the issues at hand that this guy is not ready for prime time. Not even ready for state office. He failed to talk about anything in depth and his voice was jittery with lots of pauses as he was obviously thinking what to say next. Right leaning Hoppy Kercheval even had to assist him in some of his Republican talking points. He even lied about Casey Sheehan in that Lewis said that Sheehan was actually for the war and that he apposed his mother who is also ant-war. I called him out on it on the show and asked him where did he get that from. Lewis replied:
"I heard it on a TV clip someplace."
Yeah right, nice try. Lewis also said he was going to be on MSNBC's Harball this evening. He was not. Given his inability to carry on a conversation on radio, I do not see how the TV taping could have gone well, if it did at all. Maybe it will be on during a later date. They did hold two guests over for a segment. Could this have been the filler so Hiram Lewis would not embarrass himself and the state? We will see.
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Posted by Frankie at
7:51 PM
John Cole, has a nice write up on the race and comments of the fake website fake outrage:
Apparently, Robert Byrd is feeling the heat.
Today, WV Blogger and Charleston Daily Mail columnist Don Surber noted that the Republican National Senatorial Committee has determined that the usually safe Byrd seat is in play, and launched a statewide commercial (backup here)aimed at softening Byrd’s support in anticipation of fielding a viable Republican candidate in 2006.
Byrd’s expected opposition, Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, was recently trailing Byrd by only 46-43 in a statewide poll. While other polls gave Byrd a much more comfortable lead, as a WV native and lifelong resident, I can tell you, this is a big deal.
Recently, Sen. Byrd has moved to reposition himself as more moderate, signaling tepid support and singing the praises for Bush’s SCOTUS nominee, John Roberts, joining the so-called “Gang of 14,” and stepping up his fundriasing activites (with a little help from some friends, including freshman Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill)).
As the state has gone GOP in the last two Presidential elections, this is not surprising. However, the most telling statement about Byrd’s vulnerability might be this latest action by some of Sen. Byrd’s ‘friends’:
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Posted by Frankie at
7:37 PM
The first attack ad paid for by the Republican Senatorial Committee has started to air on television sets across West Virginia. The TV ad misleads the viewer into "then" and "now" comparison using the typical Republican nitpicking of Byrd's voting record in the attack. I personally am offended by the stereotypical banjo jug band type music played throughout.
Crooks and Liars has more coverage and video links. Or download it here.
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Posted by Frankie at
10:10 AM
And so it begins, Republicans have already started their attack machine ads on the eight term Senator of West Virginia. From the Washington Post(bottom of page):
The National Republican Senatorial Committee plans to inaugurate its 2006 advertising campaign today with a West Virginia spot accusing Democratic Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who is up for reelection next year, of having grown too liberal for the Mountain State.
"We all agree he's changed," the ad said. "But is it good for West Virginia?"
Republicans said they believe they have a shot at finally knocking off the longtime senator, pointing out that President Bush twice won the state, the last time by 13 percentage points. The GOP has not settled on a candidate but is hoping that Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will run.
Byrd, 87, hasn't taken less than 60 percent of the vote since Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office. Byrd has not announced whether he will run for what would be his ninth term, but spokesman Tom Gavin said the lawmaker has "every intention" of seeking reelection.
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