Monday, October 8, 2012

Winston-Salem Journal LTE MO 10/08/12


Reasons for change
Who is Rep. Virginia Foxx for?
I was a die-hard Republican for 50 years. That all changed for me in 2008. Here are some reasons:
As former President George H.W. Bush, a hero of mine, recently said in an interview, “Who the hell is Grover Norquist ?” Norquist has a pledge not to raise taxes. He promises defeat for candidates who don’t sign it. Rep. Virginia Foxx signed.
Much of her campaign dollars are from groups that tell her how to vote; for example, out-of-state “for profit colleges” organizations. Foxx voted to promote these groups. Yet our UNC system has seen its federal funds decimated.
Foxx voted in August for the wealthy to keep the Bush tax cuts and against higher-education tax breaks, child-tax credits for the poor and expanding earned income for the working poor. The working poor!
In June, in a bipartisan coalition, the N.C. delegation voted to fund road construction, transit and highway-safety programs for two years. Everyone, that is, except for Foxx and Rep. Patrick McHenry of Hickory. This $109 billion program will be paid from our federal fuel taxes.
Foxx and McHenry voted against keeping student loan interest at 3.4 percent. They wanted it at 6.8 percent. This is absurd.
Look at our NC-5 District candidates. Vote for someone who will represent us.
ROBERT L. MAYVILLE
Winston-Salem
Romney’s philosophy
Like many others in the nation, I’ve been trying to figure out the core of Mitt Romney’s political philosophy. It seems like one day he’s for something and the next day he’s against it (like emergency-room health care). And not just one or two topics, but everything.
After pondering it for some time, I think I’ve figured out how he chooses his positions:
If President Obama is for something, he’s against it. If Obama is against something, he’s for it. It doesn’t really matter what it is, Romney just has to disagree with the president.
Of course, the president doesn’t comment on every issue, so if the president has no position, Romney is free to make up his own mind. But, then, if the president voices the same opinion, Romney has to do a flip-flop and take a new position.
And this is really a good strategy for him. Because Romney knows that the people who are most vociferously against the president aren’t really against his policies — many of which are just like George W. Bush’s — they’re against the president himself, personally. Many of the president’s detractors didn’t even know what “policy” meant until someone told them that Obama had them.
And they don’t really care what Romney believes or what he’ll do as president. He’s not Obama and that’s all they really care about.
So as long as Romney is against Obama, they’ll vote for him. Now it all makes sense.
Good strategy, Romney!
WENDY MARSHALL
Winston-Salem
Exemplary character
I am writing to state my support and endorsement of David Sipprell for Forsyth County District Court Judge.
David has shown exemplary character and has the will, knowledge and experience to hold the respect of all who come before him in a court of law. He will wear the judicial robes with full understanding of the importance of maintaining the respect for the office he will hold. Our Forsyth County court system will be well served by having him elected to this important position.
The experience in the field of law that David will bring to this office is varied and valuable. David’s work within the system as well as the experience gained while serving as JAG Officer in the U.S. Armed Forces will add tremendously to his ability to execute his duties as judge.
I have known David and his family for many years, as a member with them at Clemmons United Methodist Church, and have been proud of seeing David grow and take part in his community in a most impressive way. By casting a vote to elect David, we will elect a candidate who will do his duty as it should be done, and that we would like for all those who hold elective office to emulate.
Join with me and vote for David Sipprell.
WILLIAM C. McGEE
N.C. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE (75TH DISTRICT)
Clemmons

21 comments:

  1. From Facebook-Silas Wood
    THIS IS A NONPARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY All PARTIES!
    NOT ONLY THAT-- it is POLITICALLY CORRECT!!
    While walking down the street one day a "Member of Congress" is tragically hit by a truck and dies.
    His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
    'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter.. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official
    around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'
    'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.

    'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'

    'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the Congressman.
    'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'

    And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

    Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
    They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.
    Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly & nice guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.
    Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises..
    The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
    'Now it's time to visit heaven.'
    So, 24 hours pass with the Congressman joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
    'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'
    The Congressman reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'
    So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
    Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

    He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
    The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. 'I don't understand,' stammers the Congressman. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time.. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
    What happened?'
    The devil looks at him, smiles and says, 'Yesterday we were campaigning.. ...
    Today you voted.

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  2. LTE1: OK, but do we know what Motsinger is for, and for whom she will be voting?
    LTE2: I think that Wordly's excellent joke may be applied here, to both the President and his challenger.
    LTE3: As dotnet, says, endorsement.

    Contrarian that I can be, I like the weather today.

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  3. The Learning Channel was founded in 1972 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and NASA as an informative/instructional network focused on providing real education through the medium of TV; it was distributed at no cost by NASA satellite. It was privatized in 1980 and now it shows Honey Boo Boo.

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  4. Well, the other night during the debate, Honey Boo Boo said he would eliminate funding for PBS. Of course, he doesn’t know it, but what he meant was the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has much greater reach than just PBS.

    That would take away about 12% of PBS’s funding…the vast majority of PBS operating funds come from contributions by individual taxpayers like me.

    The remark was typical of Honey Boo Boo…his idea of balancing the budget is to eliminate funding for the CPB, which amounts to 0.012% of the federal budget. He named Amtrak, and the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. Cutting all of that would decrease the national budget by a whopping 0.06%

    So not only did Honey Boo Boo show his ignorance of what it will take to truly reduce spending, he made a foolish mistake by making a sarcastic remark about Big Bird.

    Again, what he doesn’t know might just kill him. A recent study showed that 77 million American adults grew up watching Big Bird. And Honey Boo Boo’s remark set of the Twitter meters on fire. Suddenly there are pictures all over FaceBook showing Big Bird holding signs saying “Will work for food”. Dumb move, Honey Boo Boo. The last thing that you want is to incite a rush to the polls by the millennials, who will definitely not vote for your homophobic, misogynistic party.

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    1. You damn right we're homophobic. Who wants their hemorrdroids checked by a Jerry Sandusky wanna be every time you go to a public bathroom or take a public shower?

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    2. Hello Bucky, I was wondering where you were. Thought maybe you had gotten stuck at your favorite restaurant.

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    3. I was up in Boone, and those liberal ASU students packed the Chick-fil-A up there. The owner's position on gay marriage doesn't seem to have stiffled those liberals' chicken appetite.

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  5. Good afternoon folks!
    LTE 1: Follow the money to see whom any candidate really supports.

    LTE 2: Generally, one can discern how a candidate would govern by examining any previous govt experience. Romney's term as governor would suggest a very moderate term as POTUS. With the true believers firmly in control of the R party, would they look kindly on any deviance from the orthodoxy by a Romney presidency? GHWB lost when he raised taxes, although it was the correct action to take. If the public had any power over the SCOTUS, you know the R TB's would be gunning for the removal of Roberts. I find it next to impossible to accurately judge any R candidate these days because they are entirely beholden to the R orthodoxy in order to receive the nomination. Romney is a classic example. Not only does Romney essentially ignore his record as gov in favor of his term as Bain CEO, he is actually running against his record by taking stands that are in opposition to his record as gov.

    LTE 3: Endorsement

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  6. According to a Pew Research Center survey released Monday afternoon, 49% of likely voters say they back Romney, with 45% supporting President Barack Obama.

    CNN

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    1. This data is primarily why I thought you would show up.

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    2. Good news huh? I was on the road. I had to meet some supporters up there. At where else-the Chick-fil-A.

      I didn't hear any of those liberal students squawking while they cackled down those chicken sandwiches either.

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    3. But this poll was taken before the Stewart/O'Reilly debate.

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    4. Ha, ha…Dunce only posts poll results that agree with his twisted sense of reality…I'm sure he lives his life in the same manner, such as his made up stories about frenzied crowds at Chick-fil-A, his imaginary encounters with illegal voters and banging bucks and his "friends" (as if he has any) who change their yard signs and political beliefs on command.

      So far today, a total of 24 new polls have been released…it is only a coincidence that the only one mentioned by the Dunce is the only one showing a Republican leading at any level. 20 of those show positive numbers for Democrats, 3 are ties, and that 1 that Dunce randomly selected was the only plus for any Republican.

      There are 5 national "popular vote" polls, which, of course, are meaningless, but what the heck, throw 'em in there…the Dunce does: Romney +4, Obama +1 and +5, and 2 ties.

      At the state level, we have six states, with Obama leading by from 1 to 30 points.

      Also at the state level, we have five key Senate races, with Democrats leading in all by 2-20 points, with one tie in Florida from some fly-by-night pollster, while the right leaning Rasmussen gives Nelson the Democrat an 11 point edge.

      The generic Congressional vote, which has been +3-6 for the Republicans most of the year shows Democrats +1, +1.

      And President Obama's job approval, as bad as -10 just 3 months ago, today is at +2, +2, +7.

      All of these polls were taken after Romney's "big win" in the so-called debate.

      See the newest polls here: New Polls Today

      While there, scroll down to see Dilbert on our favorite you-know-what.

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  7. "Tell the bitch this school is for democrats."

    Philadelphia student to a Romney T-shirt wearer
    __________

    Don't you just love liberal inclusion, and tolerance?

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  8. Smokin' hot African American actress endorses Romney:

    Actress Stacey Dash, who has starred in everything from the 90′s hit Clueless to CSI, prompted a firestorm on Twitter after publicly endorsing Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and then standing by her opinion.

    “Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future. @mittromney @teamromney #mittromney #VOTE #voteromney,” Dash wrote on her official Twitter page, accompanied by a photo of herself with an American flag.
    ________

    If you've got hair on your legs, more than an inch long and female, we know who you're voting for. '

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    1. Shallow? Hey, don't knock it. Shallow is better than deep when you live in the sewer.

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