Comments on: Casey at the Unitarian Church http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/ a new city. a new life. here's my two sense. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:29:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: brendan http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4993 brendan Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:04:50 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4993 Thanks for printing this fine, fine, FINE piece. The writing is tart and to the point. I am going to hold my nose and vote for Junior, because as a freshman Senator with reported plans to run for governor in 2010, I prefer a weak conservative democrat in a Democratic majority senate to a strong conservative republican in a GOP led senate. That said, casey stinks. If he loses, i lay the blame squarely with Rendell and Kingmaker Chuck Schumer. Still deciding whether I'm voting for fast Eddie. Thanks for printing this fine, fine, FINE piece. The writing is tart and to the point.

I am going to hold my nose and vote for Junior, because as a freshman Senator with reported plans to run for governor in 2010, I prefer a weak conservative democrat in a Democratic majority senate to a strong conservative republican in a GOP led senate.

That said, casey stinks. If he loses, i lay the blame squarely with Rendell and Kingmaker Chuck Schumer.

Still deciding whether I'm voting for fast Eddie.

]]> By: Eligere http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4991 Eligere Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:48:04 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4991 I agree. I agree.

]]> By: SantorumBlog » Casey’s Awesome…No He’s Not! Two Views from the Left http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 SantorumBlog » Casey’s Awesome…No He’s Not! Two Views from the Left Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:46:31 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4990 [...] Dragonballyee.com  has one take, while youngphillypolitics.com has quite another.  One is NC-17, the other is G. [...] [...] Dragonballyee.com  has one take, while youngphillypolitics.com has quite another.  One is NC-17, the other is G. [...]

]]> By: howard http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4969 howard Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:49:15 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4969 That's a fine sentiment, as long as all the people who are bashing the process behind Casey's selection are going to also withhold their votes from Rendell, because once you take off the slick campaign veneer, he's a whole lot like Casey is -- just better at fooling people about it. That's a fine sentiment, as long as all the people who are bashing the process behind Casey's selection are going to also withhold their votes from Rendell, because once you take off the slick campaign veneer, he's a whole lot like Casey is — just better at fooling people about it.

]]> By: Eligere http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4898 Eligere Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:36:14 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4898 I'm not reacting to the ad. I'm reacting to Bob Casey not being willing to take questions from an audience of citizens he proposes to represent. I'm reacting to his refusal to take a stand even on issues where he purports to be better than Santorum, such as health care and the environment. I'm reacting to what I personally know about the people who are responsible for sticking us with Bob Casey, nevermind the silly commercial. I'm reacting to the fact that this guy is skating by on some dim sense of entitlement, and has no real concern for what the electorate wants or thinks. I'm reacting, in short, to the whole sordid mess. And, in the end, I'm no longer willing to furnish implied consent to what I believe is wrong. If we lose either way, and I think we do, then at least I'm not going to cooperate with this obscene corporatist charade. I'm not reacting to the ad. I'm reacting to Bob Casey not being willing to take questions from an audience of citizens he proposes to represent. I'm reacting to his refusal to take a stand even on issues where he purports to be better than Santorum, such as health care and the environment. I'm reacting to what I personally know about the people who are responsible for sticking us with Bob Casey, nevermind the silly commercial. I'm reacting to the fact that this guy is skating by on some dim sense of entitlement, and has no real concern for what the electorate wants or thinks. I'm reacting, in short, to the whole sordid mess.

And, in the end, I'm no longer willing to furnish implied consent to what I believe is wrong. If we lose either way, and I think we do, then at least I'm not going to cooperate with this obscene corporatist charade.

]]> By: acm http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4887 acm Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:48:26 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4887 here it is: the Patriot News <a href="http://www.pennlive.com/politics/patriotnews/pennsyltucky/index.ssf?/mtlogs/penn_tucky/archives/2006_09.html#183712" rel="nofollow">noted</a> of that ad,<blockquote>Santorum's ad was widely panned as negative, inaccurate and unfair. Two of the four donors mentioned in the ad have actually contributed to Santorum's campaign, and all of the contributions to Casey were during past state campaigns.</blockquote>of course, you can't see any of that in the ad. man, it runs a lot too. here it is: the Patriot News noted of that ad,
Santorum's ad was widely panned as negative, inaccurate and unfair. Two of the four donors mentioned in the ad have actually contributed to Santorum's campaign, and all of the contributions to Casey were during past state campaigns.

of course, you can't see any of that in the ad. man, it runs a lot too.

]]> By: acm http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4886 acm Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:45:45 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4886 you should know that the Santorum ad is full of half-truths and untruths. however, to judge from your reactions, it appears to be effective at blurring the contrast between Santorum's level of criminality (closely tied to major fraudsters and influence peddlers like Abramoff, and right in the middle of the whole K-Street gambit to professionalize such games) with Casey's (takes corporate contributions that we may not like; has known a few two-bit non-choirboys). the goal is to neutralize the significance of Santorum's ties to the real pit of GOP corruption; he's the #3 man, he can't say it happened when he wasn't in the room. sigh. you should know that the Santorum ad is full of half-truths and untruths. however, to judge from your reactions, it appears to be effective at blurring the contrast between Santorum's level of criminality (closely tied to major fraudsters and influence peddlers like Abramoff, and right in the middle of the whole K-Street gambit to professionalize such games) with Casey's (takes corporate contributions that we may not like; has known a few two-bit non-choirboys). the goal is to neutralize the significance of Santorum's ties to the real pit of GOP corruption; he's the #3 man, he can't say it happened when he wasn't in the room.

sigh.

]]> By: Eligere http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4868 Eligere Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:50 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4868 Oh Albert, I knew I could count on you to capture not just the look or the fertilizer, but its unappetizing aroma. I think if I had been there my head would have exploded, and that's tacky, as well as unhygienic. You've done a genuine public service here. I went to the Santorum website to see the commercial you mention. Ouch. Our choice (if you can call it that) has come to down this: dishonest, sold out and clever v. dishonest, sold out out and dumb as a post. Prescreened questions at a Town Hall?!?!?!?! It sounds just like a Bush "Town Hall." How can he be expected to serve people he doesn't have the courage to speak with directly? I just hope Romanelli stays on the ballot. Oh Albert, I knew I could count on you to capture not just the look or the fertilizer, but its unappetizing aroma. I think if I had been there my head would have exploded, and that's tacky, as well as unhygienic. You've done a genuine public service here.

I went to the Santorum website to see the commercial you mention. Ouch. Our choice (if you can call it that) has come to down this: dishonest, sold out and clever v. dishonest, sold out out and dumb as a post. Prescreened questions at a Town Hall?!?!?!?! It sounds just like a Bush "Town Hall." How can he be expected to serve people he doesn't have the courage to speak with directly?

I just hope Romanelli stays on the ballot.

]]> By: Juniorwilliams007 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4842 Juniorwilliams007 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:49:09 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4842 Hey Ray keep up the good work at YPP! Hey Ray keep up the good work at YPP!

]]> By: Juniorwilliams007 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4841 Juniorwilliams007 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:46:16 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/09/19/casey-at-the-unitarian-church/#comment-4841 Good reporting, I learned a lot just reading that piece. Hey, thats how politics go, god bless that you actually came and listen to all that. 65% of whats being said by politicians is just bullshit. Casey is the most unllikeable of the people thats trying to run for office. He doesn't know how to win over a crowd like Rendell. Plus I have to give Man on Dog major points on his commercial. That was the funniest campaign ad I have ever seen. I don't think that Junior has a chance in hell to unseat Man but listening to your thoughts on that night further proves my point. But I said last week whether you like Junior or not thats what makes us diffrent from republicans. At least the GOP will represent and make sure that their people are elected in office. Example, I know damn well that BUSH doesn't give a damn about SWANN but he gives SWANN full endorsement, on the other hand we as Democrats don't really favor Casey to much even though he's a Democrat and that could make him lose this race. We don't support our Democrats whether we like them or not, Republicans do. Thats what happen to the Gore election in 00 , Kerry in 04, we have to support. Its like the lesser of two evils. You don't want Man back , but you don't want Junior either. But you should support Junior anyway, what's it going to hurt you might learn something! I love to see young people in this city actually caring about issues and gettng into politics. In any political election you can't forget these key issues. Taxes, social security, education, and Iraq. All these issues tie into each other and it brings along other issues with them like healthcare , immigration, min wage, etc. I tell ya Ray Murph looks like the guy from Head Of The Class, love ya anyway Ray! And the mike up Jen's nose is priceless. They have to fix that next time . But keep up the good work and don't get too bored going to all the meetings that you can. Its gets like that sometimes, listening to everything and everybody. Give Junior a chance , thats all he has is just one! Good reporting, I learned a lot just reading that piece. Hey, thats how politics go, god bless that you actually came and listen to all that. 65% of whats being said by politicians is just bullshit. Casey is the most unllikeable of the people thats trying to run for office. He doesn't know how to win over a crowd like Rendell. Plus I have to give Man on Dog major points on his commercial. That was the funniest campaign ad I have ever seen. I don't think that Junior has a chance in hell to unseat Man but listening to your thoughts on that night further proves my point. But I said last week whether you like Junior or not thats what makes us diffrent from republicans. At least the GOP will represent and make sure that their people are elected in office. Example, I know damn well that BUSH doesn't give a damn about SWANN but he gives SWANN full endorsement, on the other hand we as Democrats don't really favor Casey to much even though he's a Democrat and that could make him lose this race. We don't support our Democrats whether we like them or not, Republicans do. Thats what happen to the Gore election in 00 , Kerry in 04, we have to support. Its like the lesser of two evils. You don't want Man back , but you don't want Junior either. But you should support Junior anyway, what's it going to hurt you might learn something! I love to see young people in this city actually caring about issues and gettng into politics. In any political election you can't forget these key issues. Taxes, social security, education, and Iraq. All these issues tie into each other and it brings along other issues with them like healthcare , immigration, min wage, etc. I tell ya Ray Murph looks like the guy from Head Of The Class, love ya anyway Ray! And the mike up Jen's nose is priceless. They have to fix that next time . But keep up the good work and don't get too bored going to all the meetings that you can. Its gets like that sometimes, listening to everything and everybody. Give Junior a chance , thats all he has is just one!

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