Comments on: NO DEBATES? WHY NOT? http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/ Conservative commentary from Gainesville, Virginia Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:12:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: FAMILYFOUNDATIONBLOG.COM » Blog Archive » A Day On The Blogosphere http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13129 FAMILYFOUNDATIONBLOG.COM » Blog Archive » A Day On The Blogosphere Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:16:01 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13129 [...] also had one from Citizen Tom. He said one of our posts was “odd.” Considering it was a post mentioning nothing more [...] [...] also had one from Citizen Tom. He said one of our posts was “odd.” Considering it was a post mentioning nothing more [...]

]]> By: Citizen Tom http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13119 Citizen Tom Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:10:08 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13119 Steve Rossie -- No insult intended. I did not expect what I found on your post. Odd - differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice. Steve Rossie — No insult intended.

I did not expect what I found on your post.

Odd – differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.

]]> By: Steve Rossie http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13118 Steve Rossie Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:01:05 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13118 Clarification: Sorry, I clicked submit too fast and didn't clarify that the "odd observations" comment you referred to was from my post on www.familyfoundationblog.com/?p=212. On the other hand, I do want to thank you for reading and mentioning us now and in the past. Clarification: Sorry, I clicked submit too fast and didn’t clarify that the “odd observations” comment you referred to was from my post on http://www.familyfoundationblog.com/?p=212. On the other hand, I do want to thank you for reading and mentioning us now and in the past.

]]> By: Steve Rossie http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13117 Steve Rossie Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:48:59 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13117 With all due respect, please explain to me what qualifies my post on the Gilmore-Marshall contest as "odd observations"? The post simply cites two sources -- The Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Smyth County Conservative -- with the former saying Gllmore is ahead and the later saying the controversial big win for Marshall in Tazewell is null and void. Since when is stating facts and citing other sources "odd"? Would love to hear your explanation. With all due respect, please explain to me what qualifies my post on the Gilmore-Marshall contest as “odd observations”? The post simply cites two sources — The Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Smyth County Conservative — with the former saying Gllmore is ahead and the later saying the controversial big win for Marshall in Tazewell is null and void. Since when is stating facts and citing other sources “odd”? Would love to hear your explanation.

]]> By: Spank That Donkey http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13110 Spank That Donkey Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:14:06 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13110 It would seem that Del. Marshall should challenge LG Bolling and AG McDonnell to a debate on getting Republicans elected state wide. What was it that Del. Marshall said about those two proven statewide elected's? JTB: I have a sneaking suspicion that you supported Ron Paul? Neo-Con, Old Guard, sycophant, Baathists? Did Governor Gilmore accidentally back over your pet or something leaving his driveway? It would seem that Del. Marshall should challenge LG Bolling and AG McDonnell to a debate on getting Republicans elected state wide.

What was it that Del. Marshall said about those two proven statewide elected’s?

JTB:
I have a sneaking suspicion that you supported Ron Paul? Neo-Con, Old Guard, sycophant, Baathists?

Did Governor Gilmore accidentally back over your pet or something leaving his driveway?

]]> By: Citizen Tom http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13102 Citizen Tom Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:51:33 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13102 James - When we have two or more candidates for a nomination, the folks in the party will take sides. The thing that brings us back together behind our nominee is the other party's nominee. So what issue should our candidates debate? They can debate which one of them stands the best chance of winning in November. They can tell us why they believe they are best person to promote the values of the Republican Party. James – When we have two or more candidates for a nomination, the folks in the party will take sides. The thing that brings us back together behind our nominee is the other party’s nominee.

So what issue should our candidates debate? They can debate which one of them stands the best chance of winning in November. They can tell us why they believe they are best person to promote the values of the Republican Party.

]]> By: J. Tyler Ballance http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13098 J. Tyler Ballance Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:13:22 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13098 Mr. Gilmore knows that a large portion of the delegates to the Convention are, like him, part of the "old guard" and he relies on these sycophants to carry his campaign forward, even though his campaign is devoid of any real solutions and offers no hope for progress or prosperity for Virginians. Mr. Gilmore is betting that enough of the "old guard" is still buying that same old Bush-Neocon propaganda, that he doesn't have to actually offer anything, not even hope for a better future, to secure the Republican nomination. Mr. Gilmore and the other Bush-clones represent a very dark chapter in the history of our Republican Party; a time when the Constitution was torn to shreds, when undeclared wars were waged for the benefit of multinational industrial interests, and a time when the power of the federal government was turned against the people. Mr. Gilmore and his Neocon allies represent a philosophy of governance that can only be described as government against the People, rather than government for the People. His approach has repeatedly been to champion increased police powers, new punitive laws and more severe penalties, to ensure that more of our citizens were fined or put behind bars. His approach was fine with many of the "old guard" Republicans because, just like the Bathist Party in Iraq, as long as the brutality of the government was not directed at them, they saw nothing and felt nothing of the pain being visited upon the rest of the citizens. Today, many Republicans have awakened to the fact that Jim Gilmore is not, and has never been their advocate. Indeed, he doesn't even like the People. So, you see, he is right in that no debates are needed. We know very well who and what he is. We know it is time to be rid of him and the rest of those who have trashed our Constitution and sold us out to multinational interests. Hopefully, enough of us who still love freedom and who want to see our federal government's power returned back to within its Constitutional limits, will be on hand at the Convention to nominate Bob Marshall as our candidate for the U.S. Senate. Mr. Gilmore knows that a large portion of the delegates to the Convention are, like him, part of the “old guard” and he relies on these sycophants to carry his campaign forward, even though his campaign is devoid of any real solutions and offers no hope for progress or prosperity for Virginians. Mr. Gilmore is betting that enough of the “old guard” is still buying that same old Bush-Neocon propaganda, that he doesn’t have to actually offer anything, not even hope for a better future, to secure the Republican nomination.

Mr. Gilmore and the other Bush-clones represent a very dark chapter in the history of our Republican Party; a time when the Constitution was torn to shreds, when undeclared wars were waged for the benefit of multinational industrial interests, and a time when the power of the federal government was turned against the people.

Mr. Gilmore and his Neocon allies represent a philosophy of governance that can only be described as government against the People, rather than government for the People. His approach has repeatedly been to champion increased police powers, new punitive laws and more severe penalties, to ensure that more of our citizens were fined or put behind bars.

His approach was fine with many of the “old guard” Republicans because, just like the Bathist Party in Iraq, as long as the brutality of the government was not directed at them, they saw nothing and felt nothing of the pain being visited upon the rest of the citizens.

Today, many Republicans have awakened to the fact that Jim Gilmore is not, and has never been their advocate. Indeed, he doesn’t even like the People. So, you see, he is right in that no debates are needed. We know very well who and what he is. We know it is time to be rid of him and the rest of those who have trashed our Constitution and sold us out to multinational interests.

Hopefully, enough of us who still love freedom and who want to see our federal government’s power returned back to within its Constitutional limits, will be on hand at the Convention to nominate Bob Marshall as our candidate for the U.S. Senate.

]]> By: James Atticus Bowden http://citizentom.com/2008/04/18/no-debates-why-not/#comment-13097 James Atticus Bowden Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:11:54 +0000 http://citizentom.wordpress.com/?p=989#comment-13097 Debate what? Name the issue that divides the Party that would benefit the Party by sorting sides? Debate what? Name the issue that divides the Party that would benefit the Party by sorting sides?

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