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I guess anyone can run?

Jason — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:14:44 +0000

Nice little Article From Fox: Greene’s South Carolina Primary Win Defies Odds, Leaves Democrats Perplexed

By Cristina Corbin

Published June 10, 2010

| FOXNews.com

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South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene poses for a photo in Manning, S.C., June 9. (AP Photo)

Alvin Greene is the proverbial enigma wrapped in a riddle surrounded by mystery.

He’s also the new Democratic candidate for Senate in South Carolina.

Greene admits he had no campaign headquarters, no party support, no contributions, no job, no computer and no cell phone.

Yet, somehow, he managed to pull off the most unlikely of victories, and — unless state Democratic Party officials have their way — will face incumbent Republican Sen. Jim DeMint in November.

Greene’s improbable victory over Democratic candidate Vic Rawl, a former state legislator who officials expected would win, has unleashed a flood of questions, including how the unemployed Army veteran managed to pay $10,400 to get on the ballot before running a “low budget” campaign with no ads, website or fundraising.

Voters also are wondering how the 32-year-old Greene, facing a felony charge for allegedly showing pornographic images to a college student last October, managed to capture 59 percent of the primary vote.

In an interview Thursday with FoxNews.com, Greene said he won by “simple, old-fashioned campaigning” that included traveling the state and speaking to voters “wherever I could find them.”

Greene said his “self-managed” campaign was personally funded and cost well under $2,000. He said he held no “formal events” [read more]

DAVID HARMER WINS!

RobertBeadles — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:24:40 +0000

YEP! You read it right. David Harmer wins the primary. It was no small feat let me tell you. I can’t even tell you how many hours I and my people put in. David had some very formidable competition that hung in there fighting for our votes tooth and nail. It was truly a cage fight. I hope the other candidates will now rally behind David so we can remove McNerney from office and get us some real representation?

I would also like to Congratulate Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, Ken Vogel, Steve Moore, Tom and Bill Berryhill, Abram Wilson, Abel Maldanado, Jim Willet, Susan Eggman and Jack Sieglock just to name a few. Some may have been unopposed, but still quite the accomplishment none the less.

It’s great to see the people come out and tell Uncle Sam what they think. We should cherish these days. The incumbents however, should fear them if they haven’t been looking out for us.

Thank you all for supporting your candidates and showing up to vote. Now please rally behind the primary winners so we can win in November. Especially rally behind David Harmer so we can get our district back. Please go to www.HarmerforCongress.com and see how you can help.

GOD bless you all and GOD [read more]

It’s time!

RobertBeadles — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:07:09 +0000

I can almost hear Bruce Buffer with his very unique and distinct voice starting his war cry with those two famous words, “it’s time!” Or even his brother Michael with his “let’s get ready to rumble” cry.

Well in fact, yes it is, in less than 24 hours we will witness what America thinks about our elected officials and officials to be. In some cases the election will be over, in others it just opens the door for the November general election.

Regardless it’s our responsibility and duty as free men and women to exercise one of our most sacred rights. I mailed mine in a while back and feel confident in my choices. What about you? Have you mailed yours in or will you hit the polls tomorrow? You will vote won’t you? Because remember, we all get the government we deserve. If you stand off to the sidelines and do nothing that’s what you better expect in return.

If you vote for bigger government and more taxes, guess what? You might just get it. Be careful what you vote for. Things that say less government less taxes may actually be just the opposite we need to do our due diligence. And I mean quickly!

Remember there are three types of people in this world: those that stand by and watch things happen, those who make things happen and those who wonder what the hell just happened! By voting for the wrong person or worse yet, not voting at all, you might very well be the person [read more]

6 Days Away!

RobertBeadles — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:11:04 +0000

The election is but 6 days away! As the date closes in you can almost touch, smell and taste the anticipation and excitement in the air. We the voters will decide our representatives. We the voters will tell ole Uncle Sam what we think. We must choose our candidates not so much on their words but their actions.

We need to carefully choose our candidates so we don’t end up right back where we are now. Take for instance David Harmer, whom I support, he has stayed true this whole time to his values and principals, and he hasn’t attacked the other candidates even though he has been viciously attacked by some of them. He knows removing McNerney is the goal, not hurting his fellow Republicans.

What I would like to see is an awakening. I would like to see the voters realize that when we get tired or angry with Republicans we vote in Democrats when we get tired or angry with Democrats we vote in Republicans. I say this has to stop. Their has to be an individual accountability. Our elected officials must be held to their promises regardless of party.

If they lie or break their promises, we hold them individually accountable and vote them out. We need our Representatives at every level looking out for our best interests. Our Representatives need to remember they work for us, not us for them, they are not better than us for there would be no them without us.

In closing all I can say is please choose carefully. Your vote [read more]

We Need Actions, Not Lofty Words

Beadles — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:55:45 +0000

The President announced today a $15 billion spending reduction over the next three years. While I applaud the President for heading in the right direction, Congress has over $500 billion in stimulus money that it still plans to spend. While discretionary spending has increased by more than 20% in the past two years, we should use the leftover stimulus money and pay down our debt which is at $1.3 trillion and scheduled to balloon to $6 trillion in the next few years. In 2009 alone, overall spending increased by 18%, or $536 billion.

The President’s three-year freeze on ‘non-discretionary funding’ only affects 17% of the budget and the fiscal budget for 2010 (which runs from October 2010 – September 2011) will cut some programs, while increasing funding for others.

It is no secret that we are living in difficult economic times, but getting Americans back to work should be our number one priority. I am glad the President has begun to see his party’s mistakes, but the outline he laid out for our nation needs to go further. I believe you need to look at a person’s actions, not words. We expect actions, not more excuses or [read more]