I think it's wonderful that Charleston's own Nathalie Dupree has offered to throw her hat into the ring against the evil Jim Demint. But this race is really feeling like South Carolina's version of Alice Through the Looking Glass.
First, unknown Alvin Greene shows up and upsets Vic Rawl, as well as a lot of voters, myself included, in the primary.
Greene's comedic lack of enthusiasm as well as frightening lack of credentials versus the extreme evil of Jim Demint led to the candidacy of Tom Clements.
Clements has the kind of background and enthusiasm that should cause us to breathe a sigh of relief and jump on his bandwagon. Instead, there has been a bizarre invisibility thing going on, which tends to happen whenever a brave third party candidate tries to get involved in a race, regardless of how good he looks and how bad are the alternatives.
Now, after just a few days vacation in, yes, I'll admit it, a blue state, I come home to find that Nathalie Dupree has jumped in to save us from the likes of Jim Demint and Alvin Greene.
Which leaves me scratching my head and thinking, "Why doesn't somebody tell her about Tom Clements???"
So I thought I'd send this fine lady an email and ask her to send her support Tom's way. Maybe you could do the same.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
If the Old Stuff Doesn't Work
I got to work today and the first thing I saw was Saturday's headline in The State. Apparently, Nikki's ugly media blitz is beating Vincent Sheheen's not-so-nice ads.
So, I'm thinking, if the same old stuff isn't going to work, and I think it's fair to say it is not working, maybe it's time for Democratic and/or Liberal candidates to try something different.
Suppose Vincent Sheheen campaigned with other like-minded candidates? Suppose he went on the road with Tom Clements, Green Party candidate for US Senate . How about if they both came to Charleston and campaigned with Rob Groce, US House of Representative District 1 candidate, who is running under the auspices of the Working Families Party.
Now that they are campaigning together, they can pool some of their resources, run a real media blitz. They can do interviews together, and explain how their philosophies and positions on the issues really do benefit the people of South Carolina. Just think of the interest and free coverage they will have just because of the way they are running.
More important, they can focus on the issues, and the impact of their positions versus the destructive impact of the positions of their opponents.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing ads that try to attack the character of the candidate. I'm sure Nikki Haley is a lovely person, but her policies would devastate the people of South Carolina, except for those of us who happen to be corporations. Her budget cuts would continue to devastate schools and libraries. She would not support the social services that we desperately need as we try to survive the economic tsunami of the Bush/Sandford years; in fact, the ranks of the unemployed would continue to swell as she puts her campaign promises to her corporate sponsors into effect.
As for Jim Demint, I believe we voters have come to accept that he is "too big to fail". But if our candidates -- and I don't mean Alvin Greene or Ben Frasier -- were united against Demint's hypocracies they would be heard.
And the most important thing our candidates need to do differently is to stop cowering. I'm tired of hearing how Vincent Sheheen will work with the republicans and with big business. If he actually stood up to these monied special interests, not only would he be newsworthy, he would get voters excited about going to the polls.
So, yes, we will probably lose, and lose big. We have some top-notch candidates, who have thrown a lot of time and money into this, put their lives on hold for this campaign. Isn't it time they stood together and told the voters what they could do for South Carolina?
So, I'm thinking, if the same old stuff isn't going to work, and I think it's fair to say it is not working, maybe it's time for Democratic and/or Liberal candidates to try something different.
Suppose Vincent Sheheen campaigned with other like-minded candidates? Suppose he went on the road with Tom Clements, Green Party candidate for US Senate . How about if they both came to Charleston and campaigned with Rob Groce, US House of Representative District 1 candidate, who is running under the auspices of the Working Families Party.
Now that they are campaigning together, they can pool some of their resources, run a real media blitz. They can do interviews together, and explain how their philosophies and positions on the issues really do benefit the people of South Carolina. Just think of the interest and free coverage they will have just because of the way they are running.
More important, they can focus on the issues, and the impact of their positions versus the destructive impact of the positions of their opponents.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing ads that try to attack the character of the candidate. I'm sure Nikki Haley is a lovely person, but her policies would devastate the people of South Carolina, except for those of us who happen to be corporations. Her budget cuts would continue to devastate schools and libraries. She would not support the social services that we desperately need as we try to survive the economic tsunami of the Bush/Sandford years; in fact, the ranks of the unemployed would continue to swell as she puts her campaign promises to her corporate sponsors into effect.
As for Jim Demint, I believe we voters have come to accept that he is "too big to fail". But if our candidates -- and I don't mean Alvin Greene or Ben Frasier -- were united against Demint's hypocracies they would be heard.
And the most important thing our candidates need to do differently is to stop cowering. I'm tired of hearing how Vincent Sheheen will work with the republicans and with big business. If he actually stood up to these monied special interests, not only would he be newsworthy, he would get voters excited about going to the polls.
So, yes, we will probably lose, and lose big. We have some top-notch candidates, who have thrown a lot of time and money into this, put their lives on hold for this campaign. Isn't it time they stood together and told the voters what they could do for South Carolina?
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Let's Be Rude
I believe Jim Demint's poor mom was so overwhelmed trying to do right by her family that she ended up, like all overworked moms, feeling guilty for neglecting her children, and when she could, spoiled them.
Because Jim Demint acts like an angry, spoiled child. He has realized over the past year or so, that the longer he holds his breath, the more attention he gets.
His fellow republicans try, as you might imagine, to quietly get him calmed down, and end up promising him stuff to get him to behave.
And as with any bully, the more attention he gets, the more he bullies.
And we are left with Jim Demint, not holding his breath, but holding Congress hostage, and feeling mighty proud of himself. He knows most of his "friends" don't really like him, but have to pretend that they do, because he could turn against them as well.
So he says he doesn't really like the "friends" he has, and he is going to go out and make new friends. And they will all do what he says.
We all know that bullies are very fragile creatures. They need to keep proving they have power by being ever bigger bullies.
What do you do with bullies? You stand up to them, get in their face, and confront them, refuse to give in. You face them down, make them answer for their behavior.
Or they become absurd and irrelevant, an embarrassment to themselves, and they fade away.
That is what happened to Joe McCarthy. We may be wiser now. It may be that we will never give Jim Demint the power to destroy lives and do damage to our Republic that Joe McCarthy had.
We'll just have to wait and see.
Meanwhile, we can get out and vote. Even here in South Carolina we have options.
There is Alvin Greene who "won" the Democratic primary, but there is also Tom Clements, Green Party candidate, the true Democratic alternative.
What is important is to vote, and encourage family and friends, all over the country, to get out and vote. If Demint wins, at least we can prove that there is opposition to his regime; his minions in other states are not liked or trusted, and all it will take is for we the people to get out and vote.
Because Jim Demint acts like an angry, spoiled child. He has realized over the past year or so, that the longer he holds his breath, the more attention he gets.
His fellow republicans try, as you might imagine, to quietly get him calmed down, and end up promising him stuff to get him to behave.
And as with any bully, the more attention he gets, the more he bullies.
And we are left with Jim Demint, not holding his breath, but holding Congress hostage, and feeling mighty proud of himself. He knows most of his "friends" don't really like him, but have to pretend that they do, because he could turn against them as well.
So he says he doesn't really like the "friends" he has, and he is going to go out and make new friends. And they will all do what he says.
We all know that bullies are very fragile creatures. They need to keep proving they have power by being ever bigger bullies.
What do you do with bullies? You stand up to them, get in their face, and confront them, refuse to give in. You face them down, make them answer for their behavior.
Or they become absurd and irrelevant, an embarrassment to themselves, and they fade away.
That is what happened to Joe McCarthy. We may be wiser now. It may be that we will never give Jim Demint the power to destroy lives and do damage to our Republic that Joe McCarthy had.
We'll just have to wait and see.
Meanwhile, we can get out and vote. Even here in South Carolina we have options.
There is Alvin Greene who "won" the Democratic primary, but there is also Tom Clements, Green Party candidate, the true Democratic alternative.
What is important is to vote, and encourage family and friends, all over the country, to get out and vote. If Demint wins, at least we can prove that there is opposition to his regime; his minions in other states are not liked or trusted, and all it will take is for we the people to get out and vote.
Monday, August 30, 2010
When You're Wrong, You're Wrong
This is tough. Alvin Greene, who I believe is trying really, really hard to look like he's running for US Senate, made an appearance today. He appeared about as close to the SC border as you can get and still be in SC. And unfortunately, he strayed from his jobs and schools mantra. Mr. Greene stated that he's against gay marriage, and supports the military's current don't ask, don't tell policy.
So he's for jobs and schools and against gays.... Hmm... Could be a republican... They say they're for jobs and schools, right?
Actually, it was probably that time of the month when his handlers told him he should show his face.
That still leaves us with -- Nooooo -- Demint. Can't do that either. But no vote is just what Demint is anticipating. Can you hear the republicans crow in November about the margin of votes that that corporate spokesman wins by?
But wait! There is another green candidate out there. Check out Tom Clements, and get after the SC Democratic Party to throw their support behind a legitimate candidate.
This one's too important to just ignore. And whether you vote for Greene or Clements, VOTE. We can't let Demint think he's won by a landslide.
And just maybe he won't win at all....
So he's for jobs and schools and against gays.... Hmm... Could be a republican... They say they're for jobs and schools, right?
Actually, it was probably that time of the month when his handlers told him he should show his face.
That still leaves us with -- Nooooo -- Demint. Can't do that either. But no vote is just what Demint is anticipating. Can you hear the republicans crow in November about the margin of votes that that corporate spokesman wins by?
But wait! There is another green candidate out there. Check out Tom Clements, and get after the SC Democratic Party to throw their support behind a legitimate candidate.
This one's too important to just ignore. And whether you vote for Greene or Clements, VOTE. We can't let Demint think he's won by a landslide.
And just maybe he won't win at all....
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
When You Can't Get It Out of Your Head
The strangest thing happened today. In the middle of my day at work I began, for no apparent reason, to ruminate about the Demint quote from yesterday's blog.
This is the quote:
"It’s not healthy,” DeMint said. "I think the important thing is it’s not an embarrassment for our state and the Republican Party. We should consider the same people who nominated Alvin Greene, (Vincent) Sheheen and everybody else on that list.” (Greenwood, SC Index Journal)
This is wrong on so many levels my head spins. First of all, what's "not healthy?" And by healthy do you mean sick physically, emotionally disturbed, or are you just attempting to begin to project a feeling of "dis-ease" to your listeners?
We still don't know what "it" is when he goes on to say the "important thing is it's not an embarrassment.
If "it" means "Greene's nomination", what could be unhealthy about a candidate on a ballot winning a primary nomination? Because he then goes on to smear us (presumably) Democratic voters by saying "We should consider the same people who nominated Alvin Greene, Sheheen and everybody else on that list."
Okay, I'm still confused, but now I'm getting a little steamed. It seems that we the Democratic voters are being accused of possibly embarrassing (Demint's) state and the Republican party. And not only has (Demint's) state and the Republican party been lumped together, it seems that ALL the candidates -- "everybody else on that list" -- are interchangeable as well.
As I said yesterday, Demint's Jello-speak (no offense to Jello) has the effect of making one's eyes glaze over while being totally incapable of disagreeing with anything he says. Because it makes no sense.
So in the interest of "know thy enemy", pay attention to what Jim Demint says. He is above all an ad-man. It is his second nature to be disingenuous, to control people through vague but emotionally charged accusations.
If Alvin Greene's nomination to the U.S. Senate is "concerning" -- I assume Demint meant to say it concerns him, but in the interest of being all-inclusive wants all his listeners to be concerned, I say maybe he is right to be concerned. It may be that in November he'll be back to being an ad-man.
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint
Monday, August 23, 2010
When You Can't Figure Out What He's Saying...
Jim Demint actually had a campaign event over the weekend at a senior center in McCormick, South Carolina.
As I read about the event in the Greenwood, SC, Index Journal I found that my eyes were glazing over, and realized it is that particular form of hypnosis that only Demint can perform. It happens when what he says is such a mountain of word-jello that all you can say to it is, "What the...?"
Here's a quote:
"It’s not healthy,” DeMint said. "I think the important thing is it’s not an embarrassment for our state and the Republican Party. We should consider the same people who nominated Alvin Greene, (Vincent) Sheheen and everybody else on that list.”
Now I can't imagine that the man who stood on the Capitol steps and said that health care would be Obama's Waterloo could be worried about embarrassing South Carolina. That's all I can say about the above quote, because otherwise I have absolutely no idea what it means.
Here's a word of warning, though. Demint's Jello-speak works. He's a guy who, as they say down South, "cleans up real nice". He's an ad-man, and is a smooth talker. So when he strings words together, chances are he's going to have you nodding in agreement, but he won't have said a darn thing that makes sense. Which is why I can't even begin to get outraged about the above quote, much less try to analyse it.
I believe the only thing left to do with someone like Jim Demint, is vote him out of office.
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint
Sunday, August 22, 2010
No Excuses
Alvin Greene has been indicted on obscenity charges. The head of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Carol Fowler, is once again urging him to withdraw his name from the race, and he is once again refusing.
Are you wondering why? I am. Well, actually, I have a theory (as does everyone). I believe that Alvin Greene's nefarious backers have assured him that if he stays in the race and keeps a low profile, they will pay all his costs, and maybe even a bonus, you know, just like on Wall Street, for a job poorly done.
I may be wrong.
But wouldn't it be something if Greene woke up one day, and said, I can't take this anymore, and withdrew from the race.
But then what? Would Vic Rawl re-enter? To my mind, he doesn't have the fighting spirit that would be needed to even cause Demint to come home from campaigning for his other Corporate Conservative candidate friends around the country. I doubt that Demint would break a sweat over it.
Of course, the longer Greene stays in, the harder it would be for another candidate to step forward -- we don't have the deep pockets, and the friends with deep pockets, that Demint and his cronies have.
So maybe one day Alvin Greene will withdraw. But it's not going to make a lot of difference.
If we want to get rid of Jim Demint, we do it with Alvin Greene or without:
Are you wondering why? I am. Well, actually, I have a theory (as does everyone). I believe that Alvin Greene's nefarious backers have assured him that if he stays in the race and keeps a low profile, they will pay all his costs, and maybe even a bonus, you know, just like on Wall Street, for a job poorly done.
I may be wrong.
But wouldn't it be something if Greene woke up one day, and said, I can't take this anymore, and withdrew from the race.
But then what? Would Vic Rawl re-enter? To my mind, he doesn't have the fighting spirit that would be needed to even cause Demint to come home from campaigning for his other Corporate Conservative candidate friends around the country. I doubt that Demint would break a sweat over it.
Of course, the longer Greene stays in, the harder it would be for another candidate to step forward -- we don't have the deep pockets, and the friends with deep pockets, that Demint and his cronies have.
So maybe one day Alvin Greene will withdraw. But it's not going to make a lot of difference.
If we want to get rid of Jim Demint, we do it with Alvin Greene or without:
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint
Friday, August 20, 2010
Where in the World is Jim Demint?
You may be wondering where Jim Demint has been lately. Well, according to him, in an interview he gave to The Item, he is spending a lot of time in South Carolina, talking to the "real people" in his state. He says, "Folks want to vent, particularly businesses."
Now, that right there might be the problem. Jim Demint, who doesn't believe in the Supreme Court anyway, nonetheless believes that "businesses" are "real people". We all know he tends to confuse reality with Mayberry, and it seems that he's being so stubborn about what people want because he just isn't talking to any of us. Although he thinks he is.
Now, that right there might be the problem. Jim Demint, who doesn't believe in the Supreme Court anyway, nonetheless believes that "businesses" are "real people". We all know he tends to confuse reality with Mayberry, and it seems that he's being so stubborn about what people want because he just isn't talking to any of us. Although he thinks he is.
Take farm subsidies. Most of the over a billion dollars in farm subsidies goes to the few percent of top producing farms. This is why small farmers continue to hurt and drop out of existence, while "folks" like Wright County Eggs continue to grow and poison us with their blatant disregard for health and safety.
Yet Demint votes "yes" to these farm supports that only help the wealthy, while voting "no" to "big government" bills like Health Care Reform, that will allow us to insure our children till they are 26, and -- oh, no, stop that big government -- force insurers to insure us when we are sick!
Demint talks about "what we've done to the banking system", I guess meaning things like making credit card companies stop cheating us by raising interest on pre-existing debt. He continues to fight the good fight against regulation which will make sure Wall Street and the health insurance industry obey the law, and that BP and Wright County Eggs stop polluting and taking risks with our lives, for their fun and profit.
Demint talks about "what we've done to the banking system", I guess meaning things like making credit card companies stop cheating us by raising interest on pre-existing debt. He continues to fight the good fight against regulation which will make sure Wall Street and the health insurance industry obey the law, and that BP and Wright County Eggs stop polluting and taking risks with our lives, for their fun and profit.
And while Jim Demint claims to be spending all his time here talking to what he thinks are "real people", he admits that he is going to other parts of the country campaigning to get more like him elected and sent to Washington, because...
"If I keep getting outvoted, the people of South Carolina are not represented."
So PLEASE study Demint's voting record at Project Vote Smart, and don't confuse his Mayberry fantasy with the reality we all are suffering here in South Carolina. We don't need six more years of Jim Demint and his Corporate Conservative cronies blocking the government from doing its job of protecting us from people like him.
So PLEASE study Demint's voting record at Project Vote Smart, and don't confuse his Mayberry fantasy with the reality we all are suffering here in South Carolina. We don't need six more years of Jim Demint and his Corporate Conservative cronies blocking the government from doing its job of protecting us from people like him.
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Where In the World Is Alvin Greene?
Haven't heard much from Alvin Greene. He hasn't answered either of my emails, one of which included a link to this blog, when I was still writing about him, but that's not unusual for a Democrat. They are usually too busy fighting the good fight to realize how important it is to acknowledge a potential voter and constituent who has actually contacted them.
But he also hasn't taken advantage of the national stage, people who love to highlight the underdog, and believe me, Alvin Greene is the underdog of all underdogs. His publicity organization, who were to provide their services pro bono, have also been silent. Couldn't even find them on the internet to thank them for taking up this fight.
Apparently he has turned up at a meeting of the State Democratic Party, but nearly had to be dragged up to the podium, at which time he had no prepared remarks.
Now, I don't believe Greene is dumb, as some do. He may not be a genius, but jeez, have you taken a look at our Senate lately?
My first impressions about Greene were that he was a Republican set-up. Slipped $10,000 to get his name on the primary ballot against a legitimate candidate. And then, with the help of the Neanderthal primary voting rules in this fair state, which allow us all to vote for the least appealing of the opposing party's candidates, and no doubt some plain old poll-booth tinkering, voila! The mysterious Alvin Greene, with the added bonus of Jon Stewart getting to thank South Carolina once again for our comedic flair, this time for the stupidity of its voters.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-14-2010/alvin-greene-wins-south-carolina-primary
But, you know, Jim Demint is really despicable. So I decided to take a long, hard look at Alvin Greene. Since that wasn't possible, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. That story goes like this:
A young, naive but idealistic young man saves every penny he earns while in the military (while also bucking some military authority, also because of his ideals), so he can help his friends and neighbors back home, and yes, his country, by running for office.
You don't have to be terribly astute politically to know how bad Jim Demint has been for South Carolina, so, encouraged by his church and family, he took that nest egg and used it to run in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. And, because Vic Rawl, also running on a shoestring despite his long list of credentials, had a name that begins with "R", Greene was able to walk away with his name on the ballot for November.
Hard to believe, isn't it?
Yes, I have to admit, it is harder to believe than Greene being a shill for the republicans, and understanding that he needs to try, but not too hard, so that it will seem like he is really running for office.
Meanwhile, Jim Demint doesn't even have to give the appearance of running a campaign, which frees him up to use his substantial PAC dollars to help elect other radical extremist right-wing fanatics to office across the country.
So, let me just conclude with this:
Don't let Demint's thugs get away with this. Vote for Alvin Greene in November.
Because, regardless of how it came about,
But he also hasn't taken advantage of the national stage, people who love to highlight the underdog, and believe me, Alvin Greene is the underdog of all underdogs. His publicity organization, who were to provide their services pro bono, have also been silent. Couldn't even find them on the internet to thank them for taking up this fight.
Apparently he has turned up at a meeting of the State Democratic Party, but nearly had to be dragged up to the podium, at which time he had no prepared remarks.
Now, I don't believe Greene is dumb, as some do. He may not be a genius, but jeez, have you taken a look at our Senate lately?
My first impressions about Greene were that he was a Republican set-up. Slipped $10,000 to get his name on the primary ballot against a legitimate candidate. And then, with the help of the Neanderthal primary voting rules in this fair state, which allow us all to vote for the least appealing of the opposing party's candidates, and no doubt some plain old poll-booth tinkering, voila! The mysterious Alvin Greene, with the added bonus of Jon Stewart getting to thank South Carolina once again for our comedic flair, this time for the stupidity of its voters.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-14-2010/alvin-greene-wins-south-carolina-primary
But, you know, Jim Demint is really despicable. So I decided to take a long, hard look at Alvin Greene. Since that wasn't possible, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. That story goes like this:
A young, naive but idealistic young man saves every penny he earns while in the military (while also bucking some military authority, also because of his ideals), so he can help his friends and neighbors back home, and yes, his country, by running for office.
You don't have to be terribly astute politically to know how bad Jim Demint has been for South Carolina, so, encouraged by his church and family, he took that nest egg and used it to run in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. And, because Vic Rawl, also running on a shoestring despite his long list of credentials, had a name that begins with "R", Greene was able to walk away with his name on the ballot for November.
Hard to believe, isn't it?
Yes, I have to admit, it is harder to believe than Greene being a shill for the republicans, and understanding that he needs to try, but not too hard, so that it will seem like he is really running for office.
Meanwhile, Jim Demint doesn't even have to give the appearance of running a campaign, which frees him up to use his substantial PAC dollars to help elect other radical extremist right-wing fanatics to office across the country.
So, let me just conclude with this:
Don't let Demint's thugs get away with this. Vote for Alvin Greene in November.
Because, regardless of how it came about,
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Bargain Government
I spent nearly all my savings a year and a half ago when my A/C broke down. It had been costing me from $200 to $1600 a year on repairs for the nine years I had been living here. The new A/C cost $5,000. At the time, I was taking home $1,300 a MONTH for my full-time position with Charleston County, SC.
But I figured I would have peace of mind for a couple of years.
Not so. My A/C died a few weeks ago, which should not have happened. A faulty part was replaced, which was under warrantee. The cost: $157. Apparently, half that was to get the guy out here, and the other half was his hour of labor.
Not that I don't appreciate it. But I am one of many who are struggling to make ends meet at real jobs that really underpay, if you are basing the salary on the cost of living.
Jim Demint and the other corporate conservatives that are grinding our government to a halt don't have a clue what it is like to have to decide whether to repair the car or the leaking roof, and how long it is feasible to put up with the pain in your tooth or another body part, in the hope that it will magically go away, because you just can't afford it.
I laugh when I'm told I can pay the bill in installments. Like I'm going to be able to find the money if it's in smaller piles?
It infuriates me to hear Demint and Boehner and all the rest of those high living prostitutes talking about lowering the debt, when what they are really doing is trying to force us to pay more to private corporations than what the government does on a shoestring.
And about that shoestring. When the government doesn't work right, it's because it doesn't have the funds to do the jobs that they need to do. Blame the regulators? How about giving them adequate staff to guard the henhouse? Amtrak not running efficiently? Let's put some money into it, and see what can be done. And oh, the schools! Not enough teachers, classes too large, and we have to listen to those congressional creeps call a bill with emergency funding for teachers' salaries a bailout for the teachers union!
And then complain that government isn't working!
Well, it's still the best bargain in town, but if someone doesn't step up and pay their fair share, the town isn't going to be much of a place to live.
But I figured I would have peace of mind for a couple of years.
Not so. My A/C died a few weeks ago, which should not have happened. A faulty part was replaced, which was under warrantee. The cost: $157. Apparently, half that was to get the guy out here, and the other half was his hour of labor.
Not that I don't appreciate it. But I am one of many who are struggling to make ends meet at real jobs that really underpay, if you are basing the salary on the cost of living.
Jim Demint and the other corporate conservatives that are grinding our government to a halt don't have a clue what it is like to have to decide whether to repair the car or the leaking roof, and how long it is feasible to put up with the pain in your tooth or another body part, in the hope that it will magically go away, because you just can't afford it.
I laugh when I'm told I can pay the bill in installments. Like I'm going to be able to find the money if it's in smaller piles?
It infuriates me to hear Demint and Boehner and all the rest of those high living prostitutes talking about lowering the debt, when what they are really doing is trying to force us to pay more to private corporations than what the government does on a shoestring.
And about that shoestring. When the government doesn't work right, it's because it doesn't have the funds to do the jobs that they need to do. Blame the regulators? How about giving them adequate staff to guard the henhouse? Amtrak not running efficiently? Let's put some money into it, and see what can be done. And oh, the schools! Not enough teachers, classes too large, and we have to listen to those congressional creeps call a bill with emergency funding for teachers' salaries a bailout for the teachers union!
And then complain that government isn't working!
Well, it's still the best bargain in town, but if someone doesn't step up and pay their fair share, the town isn't going to be much of a place to live.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Is He Blushing?
There was John Boehner on Meet the Press, all orange with rage or tanning salon, saying, "It's time for the American people to have an adult conversation about the problems that we face."
Wow. I felt so... chastised. Like, "Go to your room, American people, and don't come out until you can have an adult conversation about the problems that we face."
Because, after all, we the American people have had it too easy for too long.
We've been staying out too late working, no, not just one job but we go and have two jobs and leave our kids in front of the t.v. Unless we don't have a job, which is just being lazy, because we want to live off those big unemployment bucks.
And we eat all that junk food, instead of making the grown-up decisions, like fresh veggies or gas in the car. And not going to the doctor just because we don't have health care, and even if we did have health care we wouldn't want to spend money on that boring deductible and those dumb co-pays.
And not getting enough exercise, either, standing around all day behind that counter at Wal-Mart, when we should be...
...out on the golf course with John Boehner.
And no, he's not blushing. The man doesn't know enough to be ashamed.
Monday, August 9, 2010
...But What Does It Mean?
Unbelievable! The poll numbers are out, and with no money to run a campaign, Alvin Greene is showing 20%!
That nasty "liberal" media is going to make this sound like something bad.
But what is really going on is that 20% of the people polled think Jim Demint is so bad that they would vote for a young man with absolutely no experience.
Forget about the devil you know. Better yet, let's vote the devil we know out of office in November.
That nasty "liberal" media is going to make this sound like something bad.
But what is really going on is that 20% of the people polled think Jim Demint is so bad that they would vote for a young man with absolutely no experience.
Forget about the devil you know. Better yet, let's vote the devil we know out of office in November.
Alvin Greene
because he's
Better than Demint!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Demint's Social Security
Jim Demint thinks we need to increase the age of retirement. I imagine that, like Donald Rumsfeld who didn't think making someone stand on their feet all day was torture, Jim Demint can't conceive that some of us are just hoping to make it to the current retirement age, which is scheduled to start creeping upwards in a few years anyway.
I believe Jim Demint loves his job, and can't even imagine not working. I'll bet he goes to work even when he has the sniffles, and probably even when his kids have the sniffles.
Jim Demint probably works harder during his vacations than George W. Bush did, and so why should any of us complain about doing those odds and ends repair jobs that have been piling up those 50 weeks we've been working?
Jim Demint doesn't whine. Except about whiners. You know, like those people who are collecting all those unemployment handouts, instead of just getting up and getting a job. People who can't get health insurance because they're already sick, and expect the government to make insurance companies, for God's sake, insure them. People whose college tuition has gone up again and have to drop out of school -- hey, why should the government subsidize your education?
Jim Demint did not come from wealth. And here he is, with a good job with health care, vacation, and retirement pay. He really believes that if he could do it, anybody can.
I believe that, too. I believe that if the voters of South Carolina are tired of having Jim Demint whittle away the programs that protect us and our families, we can elect Alvin Greene, and he will get us back on our feet.
And give Jim Demint an early retirement.
I believe Jim Demint loves his job, and can't even imagine not working. I'll bet he goes to work even when he has the sniffles, and probably even when his kids have the sniffles.
Jim Demint probably works harder during his vacations than George W. Bush did, and so why should any of us complain about doing those odds and ends repair jobs that have been piling up those 50 weeks we've been working?
Jim Demint doesn't whine. Except about whiners. You know, like those people who are collecting all those unemployment handouts, instead of just getting up and getting a job. People who can't get health insurance because they're already sick, and expect the government to make insurance companies, for God's sake, insure them. People whose college tuition has gone up again and have to drop out of school -- hey, why should the government subsidize your education?
Jim Demint did not come from wealth. And here he is, with a good job with health care, vacation, and retirement pay. He really believes that if he could do it, anybody can.
I believe that, too. I believe that if the voters of South Carolina are tired of having Jim Demint whittle away the programs that protect us and our families, we can elect Alvin Greene, and he will get us back on our feet.
And give Jim Demint an early retirement.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
The Cost of Free Speech
Isn't the internet wonderful? You can be rich or poor...
Let me start that again.
All you need to get on the internet is a little know-how, and a library with internet...
No, that doesn't work so well either these days.
If you can afford a computer, and if you can afford an internet hook-up, then you can get online and go anywhere.
But that may not be true for long, either.
Telecom companies have been lobbying, and lobbying hard, for the ability to control access to web sites, much like cable and satellite t.v. Big bucks if they get away with it.
But we have had a couple of decades now of not just free interstate internet, but of truly interplanetary internet. We are horrified at countries like Iran and China that seek to control that freedom.
So who would we trust to control our internet connection?
That's right, big business. Cable companies like Comcast that make you pay $60 and up a month for 8,000 cable channels, only 3 of which you will ever use. Corporations like AT&T and Verizon, who can't even give us reliable cell phone signal, but charge a premium and we should be thankful for that.
And even though we should know by now that bigger isn't better, we are going to allow our legislators to sit by while the telecom industry grows even more mammoth, swallowing and merging until, like the health insurance industry and Wall Street banks, they are really just one behemoth -- no competition, no bargains, no rights.
What they will do for us, besides make us pay for what was once free, is control who we can connect to, by allowing us easy connections to those who pay up, and slow or no connections for all those others.
This terrifies and infuriates. Why don't we know better? Why do we keep allowing our government to let these behemoths control the quality of our lives. At stake right now is the true freedom to speak and reach out on the internet that we now enjoy.
Here in South Carolina, in the rural area where I live, I have a land line. Like a third world country, I have no cell phone reception, so I have been helpless as my phone bill has gone up and up, and unable to afford a cell phone and a land line. The cost of cell phone service is outrageous, and could be much cheaper, but without regulation, we are at the mercy of the telecom giants.
Feeble attempts to provide free wireless accessibility over large areas in this country are easily defeated by corporate lobbyists.
We need people in Congress to stop voting for their corporate sponsors. Their corporate friends are in it for profit, and power. And so are so many members of congress.
We need to vote out the powerful, who are backed by the greedy. We need to send Jim Demint back to his ad agency, where we don't have to buy what he tries to sell.
Support Alvin Greene:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
Let me start that again.
All you need to get on the internet is a little know-how, and a library with internet...
No, that doesn't work so well either these days.
If you can afford a computer, and if you can afford an internet hook-up, then you can get online and go anywhere.
But that may not be true for long, either.
Telecom companies have been lobbying, and lobbying hard, for the ability to control access to web sites, much like cable and satellite t.v. Big bucks if they get away with it.
But we have had a couple of decades now of not just free interstate internet, but of truly interplanetary internet. We are horrified at countries like Iran and China that seek to control that freedom.
So who would we trust to control our internet connection?
That's right, big business. Cable companies like Comcast that make you pay $60 and up a month for 8,000 cable channels, only 3 of which you will ever use. Corporations like AT&T and Verizon, who can't even give us reliable cell phone signal, but charge a premium and we should be thankful for that.
And even though we should know by now that bigger isn't better, we are going to allow our legislators to sit by while the telecom industry grows even more mammoth, swallowing and merging until, like the health insurance industry and Wall Street banks, they are really just one behemoth -- no competition, no bargains, no rights.
What they will do for us, besides make us pay for what was once free, is control who we can connect to, by allowing us easy connections to those who pay up, and slow or no connections for all those others.
This terrifies and infuriates. Why don't we know better? Why do we keep allowing our government to let these behemoths control the quality of our lives. At stake right now is the true freedom to speak and reach out on the internet that we now enjoy.
Here in South Carolina, in the rural area where I live, I have a land line. Like a third world country, I have no cell phone reception, so I have been helpless as my phone bill has gone up and up, and unable to afford a cell phone and a land line. The cost of cell phone service is outrageous, and could be much cheaper, but without regulation, we are at the mercy of the telecom giants.
Feeble attempts to provide free wireless accessibility over large areas in this country are easily defeated by corporate lobbyists.
We need people in Congress to stop voting for their corporate sponsors. Their corporate friends are in it for profit, and power. And so are so many members of congress.
We need to vote out the powerful, who are backed by the greedy. We need to send Jim Demint back to his ad agency, where we don't have to buy what he tries to sell.
Support Alvin Greene:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
Friday, August 6, 2010
Let's Talk
It seems that here in South Carolina, when democrats get together, the question of what to do about Alvin Greene rears its ugly head.
Isn't that great? We democrats do love to talk, argue, debate, discuss, weigh options, and even disagree.
You won't see us showing a united front against the opposition. Look at the health care "debate", and by the way, remember the "public option"?
I am even enjoying the one democrat in the senate who routinely votes with the opposition, so, for example, a really easy vote like the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court ended up with 63 yeas and that one darned democrat voting no. You know who I'm talking about, you poor lost soul.
Alvin Greene is ever so much more complicated than Elena Kagan. Somebody -- a nobody -- from Nowhere, SC, beats the sorrowful looking but highly experienced Vic Rawl in the primary. And does he have issues! Unemployed, a questionable pornography charge, some issues with authority during his military service.
I am not going to defend Alvin Greene, but I can't say that I know any more about the porn charge or military service than I knew about ACORN or Shirley Sherrod until there was some thorough and unbiased investigation. And I'll bet we all know someone who had a hard time with authority in the military. For that matter, we once elected a president who we heard didn't even hardly show up for his National Guard duty.
But even with his issues, Alvin Greene wants to help the people of South Carolina with unemployment and our sad education system.
So let's keep arguing and debating, but on November 2, let's send a message to Jim Demint and his corporate cronies in the Senate. Let's tell them that we aren't going to let their united front bash our democracy any more.
Isn't that great? We democrats do love to talk, argue, debate, discuss, weigh options, and even disagree.
You won't see us showing a united front against the opposition. Look at the health care "debate", and by the way, remember the "public option"?
I am even enjoying the one democrat in the senate who routinely votes with the opposition, so, for example, a really easy vote like the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court ended up with 63 yeas and that one darned democrat voting no. You know who I'm talking about, you poor lost soul.
Alvin Greene is ever so much more complicated than Elena Kagan. Somebody -- a nobody -- from Nowhere, SC, beats the sorrowful looking but highly experienced Vic Rawl in the primary. And does he have issues! Unemployed, a questionable pornography charge, some issues with authority during his military service.
I am not going to defend Alvin Greene, but I can't say that I know any more about the porn charge or military service than I knew about ACORN or Shirley Sherrod until there was some thorough and unbiased investigation. And I'll bet we all know someone who had a hard time with authority in the military. For that matter, we once elected a president who we heard didn't even hardly show up for his National Guard duty.
But even with his issues, Alvin Greene wants to help the people of South Carolina with unemployment and our sad education system.
So let's keep arguing and debating, but on November 2, let's send a message to Jim Demint and his corporate cronies in the Senate. Let's tell them that we aren't going to let their united front bash our democracy any more.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
What's in a "Tic"?
If you watch too much C-Span and other political news shows, yes, including the Daily Show, you'll have noticed what word-smiths those republicans are. Not only do they come up with clever twists of phrases ("death panels") ("death tax"), but they change words to subtly change their import.
All of a sudden, in a news week, 50 gazillion republicans/tea partiers are using the same phrase. And no other. For days and weeks last summer we heard about "death panels". To the point where it got a bit scary. Not the phrase, but the echo.
Last year at some point it became annoyingly apparent that those old word-meisters have decided that using the word "democrat" instead of "democratic" (as in "democrat party" -- ouch) gave it just an uglier sound. The rationale as I understand it is that it takes away the implication that democrats are, well, democratic.
A few weeks ago I even heard a DEMOCRAT refer to the "democrat party" and I cried. Are we so easily manipulated?
There is a rather nice history of the mis-appellation at:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200608160005
However important or un- you might feel this hatcheting of the adjective "democratic", the fact is, it is grammatically incorrect. But, as usual, we in the DemocratIC party feel that manipulating words, or even defending our own words, is just petty. But words are not petty; words incite feelings, about ourselves and our lives. And the "republic party" knows it.
So y'all that use democrat to describe someone who is in fact, democratic, are either being manipulative or ignorant. So cut it out.
And don't forget, a vote for Alvin Greene is a vote against Jim Demint, the corporate candidate.
All of a sudden, in a news week, 50 gazillion republicans/tea partiers are using the same phrase. And no other. For days and weeks last summer we heard about "death panels". To the point where it got a bit scary. Not the phrase, but the echo.
Last year at some point it became annoyingly apparent that those old word-meisters have decided that using the word "democrat" instead of "democratic" (as in "democrat party" -- ouch) gave it just an uglier sound. The rationale as I understand it is that it takes away the implication that democrats are, well, democratic.
A few weeks ago I even heard a DEMOCRAT refer to the "democrat party" and I cried. Are we so easily manipulated?
There is a rather nice history of the mis-appellation at:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200608160005
However important or un- you might feel this hatcheting of the adjective "democratic", the fact is, it is grammatically incorrect. But, as usual, we in the DemocratIC party feel that manipulating words, or even defending our own words, is just petty. But words are not petty; words incite feelings, about ourselves and our lives. And the "republic party" knows it.
So y'all that use democrat to describe someone who is in fact, democratic, are either being manipulative or ignorant. So cut it out.
And don't forget, a vote for Alvin Greene is a vote against Jim Demint, the corporate candidate.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Quelle Surprise
I just read that Jim Demint and his buddy Sam Brownback are planning to filibuster all legislation until they get a chance to vote no to Dr. Donald Berwick, President Obama's recent recess appointee.
Well pardon me if I am not stunned. Jim Demint, the hero of corporate conservatives, wants the chance to question Dr. Berwick, so he can then vote no, or wait, maybe he will vote no to a vote....
And you know he will have lots of company. That great republican frat house on Capitol Hill will have a few more months of pranks before the next election. And I can't believe that the voters will allow him and his fellow frat boys to spend another two years stalling important and much needed legislation.
At this point, even people who tend not to follow politics, because they are, you know, too busy trying to earn a living, or just to save their homes and maybe even their lives, are surely tired of the ridiculous double-talk -- and don't forget the silly charts -- that are just part and parcel of republicans listening to themselves tell lies and dirty jokes.
It was Jim Demint that went on record to say that health care would be Obama's Waterloo. Well, when they take Obama health care down, there are going to be an awful lot of us who will lose. Sons and daughters will once again no longer be on family plans, the poor and unemployed once again will be unable to obtain health care, and the health insurance industry will again be able to be the "death panels" that say no to the sick and dying.
So fight to take down Jim Demint and his corporate cronies. Support Alvin Greene's fight to get to the Senate:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
Well pardon me if I am not stunned. Jim Demint, the hero of corporate conservatives, wants the chance to question Dr. Berwick, so he can then vote no, or wait, maybe he will vote no to a vote....
And you know he will have lots of company. That great republican frat house on Capitol Hill will have a few more months of pranks before the next election. And I can't believe that the voters will allow him and his fellow frat boys to spend another two years stalling important and much needed legislation.
At this point, even people who tend not to follow politics, because they are, you know, too busy trying to earn a living, or just to save their homes and maybe even their lives, are surely tired of the ridiculous double-talk -- and don't forget the silly charts -- that are just part and parcel of republicans listening to themselves tell lies and dirty jokes.
It was Jim Demint that went on record to say that health care would be Obama's Waterloo. Well, when they take Obama health care down, there are going to be an awful lot of us who will lose. Sons and daughters will once again no longer be on family plans, the poor and unemployed once again will be unable to obtain health care, and the health insurance industry will again be able to be the "death panels" that say no to the sick and dying.
So fight to take down Jim Demint and his corporate cronies. Support Alvin Greene's fight to get to the Senate:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Not Just about Jobs
In 2007, when I was still sending letters to what I then thought of as "my" senators, I wrote to Jim Demint to ask him to support the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. This was one of the first bills that the new Democratic congress was trying to pass.
I received a lengthy reply from whoever Demint pays to answer his mail, thanking me warmly for my letter.
However, Demint's ghost writer informed me, raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 was uncalled for.
Well, I just tried to rephrase his reply, but there really are no words like the originals:
"The current minimum wage ($5.15) gives unskilled workers an opportunity to enter the job market and build skills for future employment. Two-thirds of those who receive the minimum wage earn a pay raise by the next year. You may also be interested to know the majority of those receiving the federal minimum wage are not the sole earners in their family and in fact are between 16 and 25 years of age. For these reasons, I do not support mandating a federal minimum wage increase....
"I am also concerned by the fact that the minimum wage increase in H.R. 2 would raise the minimum wage in lower cost of living states like South Carolina while leaving it untouched in higher cost of living states like Massachusetts that already maintain a higher minimum wage."
Where to begin!!!!!
I don't know what minimum wage jobs Demint was talking about, but the folks that have the nerve to pay minimum wage aren't offering training in much other than washing dishes, picking produce, or changing diapers.
And the opportunities for promotion? Not a lot of management training opportunity in the minimum wage sector.
Now what made me completely crazy was the idea that the cost of living in South Carolina was too low to warrant stressing employers by raising the minimum wage.
From $5.15.
Here are some headlines from 2007 from Lundberg, who surveys gas prices:
February 25, 2007: "Gas price increases speed up."
February 27, 2007: "Traders flinch, Retail Price Jumps."
March 12, 2007: "Pump costs have soared over 40 cents over the past six weeks."
You get the drift.
Now at $5.15 an hour, how many hours do you need to work to fill your tank?
Okay, I could go on and on, but basically, the only cost that stays low here in the South is the cost of taxes, which pay for the schools and libraries, roads and bridges, police and firefighters.
But in Jim Demint's Mayberry fantasy, that paper route that you're working is going to lead you pretty much to the editor's desk at the Post and Courier.
And the babysitting? Well, it sure will train you to take care of that baby you'll have when you leave high school, because even if you worked really hard and got good grades, you would probably not be able to afford to go to college.
So the bottom line is, are you going to vote for six more years of this nonsense? Or are you going to support someone who understands about the need for, not just jobs, but jobs that pay a living wage.
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
I received a lengthy reply from whoever Demint pays to answer his mail, thanking me warmly for my letter.
However, Demint's ghost writer informed me, raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 was uncalled for.
Well, I just tried to rephrase his reply, but there really are no words like the originals:
"The current minimum wage ($5.15) gives unskilled workers an opportunity to enter the job market and build skills for future employment. Two-thirds of those who receive the minimum wage earn a pay raise by the next year. You may also be interested to know the majority of those receiving the federal minimum wage are not the sole earners in their family and in fact are between 16 and 25 years of age. For these reasons, I do not support mandating a federal minimum wage increase....
"I am also concerned by the fact that the minimum wage increase in H.R. 2 would raise the minimum wage in lower cost of living states like South Carolina while leaving it untouched in higher cost of living states like Massachusetts that already maintain a higher minimum wage."
Where to begin!!!!!
I don't know what minimum wage jobs Demint was talking about, but the folks that have the nerve to pay minimum wage aren't offering training in much other than washing dishes, picking produce, or changing diapers.
And the opportunities for promotion? Not a lot of management training opportunity in the minimum wage sector.
Now what made me completely crazy was the idea that the cost of living in South Carolina was too low to warrant stressing employers by raising the minimum wage.
From $5.15.
Here are some headlines from 2007 from Lundberg, who surveys gas prices:
February 25, 2007: "Gas price increases speed up."
February 27, 2007: "Traders flinch, Retail Price Jumps."
March 12, 2007: "Pump costs have soared over 40 cents over the past six weeks."
You get the drift.
Now at $5.15 an hour, how many hours do you need to work to fill your tank?
Okay, I could go on and on, but basically, the only cost that stays low here in the South is the cost of taxes, which pay for the schools and libraries, roads and bridges, police and firefighters.
But in Jim Demint's Mayberry fantasy, that paper route that you're working is going to lead you pretty much to the editor's desk at the Post and Courier.
And the babysitting? Well, it sure will train you to take care of that baby you'll have when you leave high school, because even if you worked really hard and got good grades, you would probably not be able to afford to go to college.
So the bottom line is, are you going to vote for six more years of this nonsense? Or are you going to support someone who understands about the need for, not just jobs, but jobs that pay a living wage.
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Not Easy Being Greene
Alvin Greene is going to have a tough campaign. And not because Demint and his gang are going to try very hard to defeat him. Demint is acting as though he's unopposed these days; smug enough to be spending his time endorsing other corporate conservatives. Hell, he doesn't even feel the need to be spending much time here in South Carolina acting like he cares about who's unemployed or doesn't have a home anymore.
Alvin Greene is going to have a tough campaign because we Democrats don't trust him. We the party of equal opportunity don't think someone with Alvin Greene's lack of polish and cash can go to Washington and figure out how to govern.
Well, I doubt that he can do the damage that six more years of Demint will do. I'm willing to give him a chance. If Alvin Greene wants to try to help us get jobs and better schools, why not see what he can do? We KNOW what Jim Demint can do, and our country and the state of South Carolina just can't take it anymore.
Alvin Greene is going to have a tough campaign because we Democrats don't trust him. We the party of equal opportunity don't think someone with Alvin Greene's lack of polish and cash can go to Washington and figure out how to govern.
Well, I doubt that he can do the damage that six more years of Demint will do. I'm willing to give him a chance. If Alvin Greene wants to try to help us get jobs and better schools, why not see what he can do? We KNOW what Jim Demint can do, and our country and the state of South Carolina just can't take it anymore.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Shakespeare and Palin Aren't the Only Ones
Jim Demint gets apoplectic over what he calls the "Death Tax". I remember back when it was called the "Estate Tax", because the tax is actually on the estates of the deceased. Now those of us who don't know too much about the government, myself included, were afraid that when we died, the government would take our homes and every penny we had saved up for our children and grandchildren.
Not true. The estate tax is only on the very wealthy. It's called an estate tax because the very wealthy tend to live in "estates". It is a tax on those who have lived well in this country, and have now died well. I like to think of it as paying it forward. You know, back to the country that provided the fertile ground for your wealth, and keeping that ground fertile for others.
Now I don't know how many of those houses that John McCain owns that he really needs, but I'll bet after he goes he won't need that many. But he and Jim Demint are fighting to keep every one of them in the family.
Jim Demint is an ad man. A very successful one. He and his colleagues invent phrases like "death tax" to scare us. It has worked.
Don't let him scare you this time.
Alvin Greene doesn't know a lot of big words. He doesn't have a staff or lobbyists to help him invent phrases intended to manipulate and control.
Visit his website and add your support:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
While you're online, send a message to Jim Demint. Tell him to stop voting for the wealthy and powerful corporations that hoard their fortunes rather than reinvest in our country and our people, and that pay to keep him in office so that they can continue to hoard their fortunes, even after they're gone.
Not true. The estate tax is only on the very wealthy. It's called an estate tax because the very wealthy tend to live in "estates". It is a tax on those who have lived well in this country, and have now died well. I like to think of it as paying it forward. You know, back to the country that provided the fertile ground for your wealth, and keeping that ground fertile for others.
Now I don't know how many of those houses that John McCain owns that he really needs, but I'll bet after he goes he won't need that many. But he and Jim Demint are fighting to keep every one of them in the family.
Jim Demint is an ad man. A very successful one. He and his colleagues invent phrases like "death tax" to scare us. It has worked.
Don't let him scare you this time.
Alvin Greene doesn't know a lot of big words. He doesn't have a staff or lobbyists to help him invent phrases intended to manipulate and control.
Visit his website and add your support:
www.alvingreeneforussenator.com
While you're online, send a message to Jim Demint. Tell him to stop voting for the wealthy and powerful corporations that hoard their fortunes rather than reinvest in our country and our people, and that pay to keep him in office so that they can continue to hoard their fortunes, even after they're gone.
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