"What the"???...

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Waynesboro Republican Party Headquarters ~Opening~

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The Waynesboro Republican Committee had their Headquarters 2008 Grand Opening today at 901-s Broad Street in the Willow Oaks Plaza (right next to Barnwell and Jones Realty).

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies opened the headquarters to a rather large crowd outside including the Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and Delegate Steve Landes...

Waynesboro Republican Committee Chairman Chris Darden and son Jackson...

Virginia Delegate Steve Landes...

Virginia State Senator Ken Cuccinelli, 37th district...

Lt. Governor Bill Bolling delivered an inspiring speech regarding the upcoming elections in November as well as important elections of 2009.

He was interrupted at one point where he announced after looking at Blackberry that MSNBC had just reported Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain had just announced Mitt Romney as his Vice-President running mate...

The Lt. Governor then checked CNN and informed the crowd that they also just reported that John McCain had announced his running mate but that it was Tim Pawlenty from Minnesota...

This resulted in the Lt. Governor jumping over to FoxNews for confirmation at which time he happily informed the crowd that John McCain had just announced Bill Bolling from Virginia as his actual running mate...

Augusta County Republican Election Guide...

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I recently had the opportunity to peruse the new Republican Election guide designed, developed, and provided by the new Augusta County Republican Committee and found it to be of outstanding quality and accuracy…

Yankee Phil has some nice scans of the tri-fold that show the quality of this piece which will be a valuable tool to the candidates, their campaigns, and the voters of Augusta County.

I admit I had reservations of the “new” AC Republican Committee after the recent “mass meeting” and it’s outcome and installation of a new executive committee, but this is the work of several dedicated members of the Republican party and their desire to advance the Republican Party and its candidates…

It is refreshing and encouraging to see members of this “new” committee to step up and produce an item that will aid in informing the public for the upcoming elections…

Campaign "self-serve"...

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Demand has been high and replace several each day. Noted many in the neighborhood and the season is among us...

Sam Rasoul Takes a "Pass"?...

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Media reports are coming in that Democratic Candidate Sam Rasoul "chose" not to speak in Lynchburg last week when the Democratic Party Presidential candidate came to HIS district for a campaign appearance(?)...

“I was just happy to be there with all those wonderful people and help spread our message,” he said, adding he felt “sure” he would have been asked to speak had he confirmed his attendance earlier.

Roanoke Valley Republicans have another take on the lack of inclusion at this event in Lynchburg along with a running history of SAM's appearances in the 6th district...

I also find it odd that if the Top guy in the Democratic Party right now comes to your district for a campaign appearance you make sure you are available to appear with him. Also photos are a great tool in campaigning and any photos with the Democratic Party Presidential candidate would be plastered all over your campaign website....

More "???" for SAM...

"Obama-Nation"...

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"Post Turtle"...

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While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Obama and his bid to be our President.

The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Obama is a 'post turtle'.' Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.

The old rancher said, 'When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle'.'

The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain. 'You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he is up there, and you just wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there!.''

"Four Sale"...

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"We'll maybe he has three other ones for sale?"...

What did SAM mean by "Normal People"?...

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It appears SAM was not very happy with the results of a recent SurveyUSA poll showing Congressman Bob Goodlatte holds a 2 to 1 edge over SAM with adults in the sixth district… NewsVirginian article…

It seems SAM has a problem with the poll’s methodology. Now obviously no single poll technique is 100% accurate as many of the past elections have shown, but it’s the way SAM phrased his objections to this poll are in ??Question??…

“If you do look at the methodology, even the way polls are done right now, I think it’s a little bit archaic in the sense that normal people do not have phones, in other words, landlines,” Rasoul said.

Now maybe SAM slipped here a bit and could have phrased it differently, but what does he mean by “normal people”? Those people who still own actual hard wired “Landline” phones in their houses are not “normal“?

“They have cellular phones, so those people, of course, tend to be more working-class individuals and tend to be more Democratic, to generalize. Younger people do not generally have landlines. I’m just speaking in broad generalizations.

So lets look at some of the facts that I got off the internet, which I have the old style version of “hard wired” connection as compared to the “Wireless” version that I guess the “normal” people have…

“Among all adults, 9.6 percent had only a mobile phone in the first half of 2006, compared with 7.7 percent in the preceding six months. The overall number without landlines _ 13.2 percent _ includes those who have no phone at all.”

The CEO of the SurveyUSA poll even mentions the percentage of people who only have cell phones only in their homes… But what did SAM mean by “They have cellular phones, so those people, of course, tend to be more working-class individuals and tend to be more Democratic,” Is there data out there on the internet, only available to those with “wireless” connections(?), that shows if you only have a cell phone you are a “working class” person and “more” Democratic then those who have landlines in their houses?

Now maybe SAM would like the opportunity to “re-phrase” his statements but the more important question is what does SAM consider a “normal” person? Is it a person with a cell phone that is obviously a working class person and is generally more “Democratic”? Would SAM lead in the poll or win the election if we only contact those without “landlines” and from the “working class”? If so how would SAM represent ALL of the people of the sixth district if he was elected as the Virginia State Representative to Congress?

Maybe the guy from the polling service said it best: “The content is not close,” Leve said. “The Republican candidate leads decisively. … What it sounds like to me is that the Democrat is making noise about our method because he is losing.”

Rockingham County Fair ~Jim Gilmore~

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Governor Jim Gilmore toured the Rockingham County Fairgrounds Saturday meeting and talking with many people interested in his campaign for U.S. Senator representing Virginia.

Harrisonburg \ Rockingham County Republican Party maintained and staffed an outstanding campaign booth representing local, state and national Republican representatives and candidates...

Governor Gilmore with Lowell Barb who is campaigning for Commissioner of the Revenue for Rockingham.

Additional photos and info at: Bloggers for Gilmore

Rockingham County Fair Day One...

Congressman Bob Goodlatte has "Been Busy"...