certainly too little too late and she has balls of brass
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm hoping against all hope, that this gal can somehow pull off an upset. > I would love to see not only the Moonbats made a mockery of, but also the > likes of Charles Krauthammer, Mort Kondrake, and Karl Rove, who have done > nothing to suppor this gal. > > > > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Christine O'Donnell versus the Ruling >> Class<http://teapartiers.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-versus-ruling-class.html> >> I spent several weekdays the last 3 weeks in October in Sussex County, the >> southernmost of Delaware's 3 counties (Kent and Newcastle being the middle >> and northern counties). This was not new territory for me, as Rehoboth >> Beach is the Hamptons/Fire Island/Provincetown equivalent for DC urbanites >> like me, and I have DC friends and past customers and colleagues who have >> moved to Rehoboth or Lewes, and DC friends and former colleagues who own >> property in Milton and elsewhere. >> >> I did some canvassing and phone banking for O'Donnell (I am definitely a >> partisan), but I also listened and observed, from lunch counters in >> Georgetown, to coffee shops in Milton, to libraries in Lewes, to gay bars in >> Rehoboth. And one thing is clear: Chris Coons is a complete non-entity >> with no fans. In the bluest of blue Democratic precincts, Rehoboth Beach's >> premier gay bar the "Blue Moon," people think he will win and worry that >> O'Donnell (whose gay sister supports her campaign) is too "rightwing" and >> too unpredictable. But no one has anything good to say about Chris Coons >> himself. >> >> In one debate O'Donnell (who has beaten Coons in every debate, despite >> being outnumbered 3 to 1 or more, as the "journalists" moderating have >> clearly been simply on the attack against her) did something that a few >> other tea party supported candidates (particularly Sharon Angle) have done >> this year: she made it explicit that her opponent is a profiteer off >> statism, that Chris Coon's family enterprise makes money off expanded >> government spending and regulation, in particular off the "Cap 'n' Tax" >> schemes to destroy jobs and industries that require fossil fuels. >> >> And the "class" issue is obvious to anyone with eyes who is actually in >> Delaware. Only in rich areas favored by lawyers, lobbyists and others who >> make money off political connections, do Coons yard signs outnumber >> O'Donnell ones. So in rural towns like Greenwood or Ellendale, and in rural >> areas between towns, O'Donnell signs far outnumber Coons's. In Rehoboth >> Beach, where for example lobbyist Jack Abramoff's bought what had been a gay >> bed and breakfast and turned it into a satellite office, Coons' signs >> dominate. >> >> Compare the average incomes of the towns where Coons and O'Donnell yard >> signs are more common. (This was hard to do because up until about 10 days >> ago there was an extensive campaign by Coons supporters, if not the Coons >> campaign itself, to steal O'Donnell yard signs, including from the side yard >> on Chestnut Street at the house I was staying at in Milton. Some of the >> perps were identified and apprehended, and claimed they were stealing signs >> so they could put them in their own yards.) Greenwood has a median >> household income of $43,000 and Ellendale $44,000. The state average for >> Delaware is $57,000, while Rehoboth Beach (even though full of retirees, >> singles, and imported eastern European lifeguard and retail labor) has a >> median household income of $62,000. Upper middle class people for Coons! >> (All data from: >> http://www.city-data.com<http://www.city-data.com/city/Rehoboth-Beach-Delaware.html> >> .) >> >> If we look at who actually has yard signs in front of their houses, we see >> that Coons signs begin to outnumber O'Donnell signs by a factor of 4 to 1 or >> more as you get 2 blocks from the beach, where a new McMansion can easily be >> $3 million. On one block of Rodney street alone, two blocks of the beach, >> four expensive looking, renovated houses have Coons signs. The one >> O'Donnell sign is before a modest home that belongs to widow. And who else >> lives there and has a Coons sign in their yard? >> >> Well, the political class for one. At 125 Stockley, 2 blocks from the >> Delaware Bay, Rehoboth Beach commissioner Paul Kuhns has a Coons sign. At >> 41 Sussex, 3 blocks from the beach, Rehoboth Beach commissioner Patricia >> Coluzzi also has Coons signs. Ms. Coluzzi is well known for her letters to >> the editor this electoral cycle supporting candidates who will ensure that >> no energy exploration ever takes place in Delaware or its bay. Which is no >> doubt helpful in protecting the value of a $1, 2, or 3 million Rehoboth >> manse. But doesn't do much to employ someone in Greenwood or Ellendale >> whose median household income is 2/3 that of the Rehoboth average. >> >> And the political class of Delaware, is in line for some dough if the >> Obama regime gets to keep raising taxes and spending for its slush funds. >> Last year Rehoboth Beach got $140 million of Obama stimulus to spend to >> "redo" its boardwalk, 10 times the annual city budget of $14 million. Even >> in towns where city commissioners and mayors are only paid small stipends, >> having a say in funneling that kind of money is something we know the >> political class will fight tooth and nail for. >> >> >> >> http://teapartiers.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-versus-ruling-class.html >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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