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  • 2020: Three Parties- Republican, Democrat & Conservative Party

    Number of comments: 11
    If the history of political parties is any indication than it may just be time for the American political landscape to once again expand. There were always offshoots or breakaways within history, but its been quite some time since we have seen it in reality. And no Ross Perot does [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:33pm EST
    by FoodforThought

  • Loupassi, Ware & O'Bannon Retain House Seats & McDonnell Rolls

    Number of comments: 33
    Without the turnout numbers from the City coming to pass like last Fall, incumbants M. Loupassi and John O'Bannon win re-election to the House of Delegates. Loupassi's challenger Bill Grogan will likely come in with about 30% and O'Bannon's challenger Tom Shields is estimated to come in with about 40% [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:48pm EST
    by FoodforThought

  • What are We thinking?The beginning of the end of the Free Market?

    Number of comments: 6



    First of all, I want to freely admit I am no economist. I am however an avid student of history. Will so many credentialed economists in complete disagreement regarding the state of the current economy and the very nature of the so-called "stimulus" [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • The Real Issue Facing Republicans?

    Number of comments: 36
    The real issue before the Virginia GOP is not in reality whether or not Bob McDonnell will win the election in ten days. Its a safe bet that he will. Its the divide within the Party that exists today in large part due to various insiders whom have sought to [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 7:44pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Delegate John O'Bannon Outed on Health-Related Record

    Number of comments: 14
    Again, I have not seen such a hotly contested Delegate race and at times full of those campaign grenades often thrown out by staffers or supporters than what is going on currently in the final weeks of the race in the 73rd. Given my district's race is about as boring' [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Call for Del. O'Bannon (R-73) to Put an End to the Lies

    Number of comments: 8
    The race in the 73rd is a very good chance of boiling over. The reason for this is the fact that the Republicans believed that the seat in the House of Delegates would be relatively safe in this years election cycle. But that was nine months ago.

    Incumbant, Dr. [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 9:16pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Alter "The Dabbler" Chimes In

    Number of comments: 9
    Okay folks after quite a few emails from folks, which of course I would never post on this blog, pointing me in the direction of the blog Virginia"Right" today regarding a post in which he references me directly I do not really feel compelled to answer the laughable babble posted [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Support Another Term for Loupassi!

    Number of comments: 4
    This years election is quickly approaching and many canvassing teams will be out in force this weekend around the area. We are beginning to see those signs go up around the corridor along Robious and Huguenot which is a good thing. The larger banner signs for Bob McDonnell are up [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 6:10pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • 73rd House District: O'Bannon v. Shields

    Number of comments: 5



    The race in the 73rd House District is heating up. There has been some considerable interest in this particular race which pits incumbant Dr. John O'Bannon (R) versus challenger Tom Shields. Its a really interesting matchup because if you get the opportunity to' [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 10:07pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Ask the Chairman (Governor) Kaine- Healthcare

    Number of comments: 2
    WRVA 1140 (AM Radio) in Richmond hosted Tim Kaine today for his monthly "Ask the Governor" call in show and by all indication the current healthcare debate is certainly resonating with many in Central Virginia.

    The majority of the questions served Gov. Kaine this morning were in the area [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 4:51pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Shields Proving To Be A Challenger

    Number of comments: 8
    73rd House District-

    Eventhough the climate up in Washington these days could hardly be worse for Democrats, that does not neccessarily translate into State Democrat candidates being beaten up at the polls in November.

    Democrat challenger Tom Shields is going toe to toe with the Republican incumbant [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 8:06pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Chesterfield County NAACP (24th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet)

    Number of comments: 3
    Anyone who was out and about this Holiday Weekend day and past by the Holiday Inn in the Koger Center in Chesterfield County probably noticed hundreds of campaign banners and signs alongside the roads in and around the hotel that almost resembled a polling station.

    The Chesterfield County Branch [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:41pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • 73rd House Seat: Shields Making Headway

    Number of comments: 15





    With all of the attention being played on national policies like Healthcare these days, little covergae is being given to various local races throughout the Commonwealth this Fall. One of the more interesting races is right here [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • UPDATE: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) WRVA

    Number of comments: 5
    If Sen. Mark Warner set out today to absolutely confuse and baffle even his own supporters throughout Central Virginia, its fair to say he succeeded. After being virtually silent for weeks regarding such issues as Cap & Trade and the Healthcare debate, the traditionally pro-business, free market supporter Warner seemed [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 5:11pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Warner,Webb, Scott duck invite by WRVA; offer no Town Halls

    Number of comments: 8
    In an effort to get the issues on the healthcare debate out there and to bring about greater accessibility that those little town hall meetings do not seem to be offering, WRVA 1140 and the Doc Thompson show invited Warner, Webb, and Scott whom have no scheduled town hall meeting [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Baseball in Chesterfield? Why not?

    Number of comments: 13



    If you live in Chesterfield, the idea behind "regionalism" in the last few years has met with resistance by the masses throughout the greater Richmond area. Its no wonder given the complete inability for the City of Richmond to release itself from the [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2009, 5:46pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Ukrops Supermarkets Selling Company?

    Number of comments: 49
    The rumors have circulated for weeks within the grocery industry concerning the potential sale of Ukrops Supermarkets to Ruddick Corporations wholly owned subsiderary Harris-Teeter. The there has not been an "official" confirmation of the sale, rumors circulated when Harris-Teeter evidently applied for the required ABC permits for 29 stores in [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • What Does the Recent Proffer Debate Tell Us?

    Number of comments: 13
    Well, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors took another stab at the Cash Proffer debate last week. I have been awaiting many of the members, including I-Daniel Gecker of Midlothian to deliver on some of his campaign rhetoric from 2007 when he launch attack after attack against incumbant R-Don Sowder [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Rolling The Dice Twice Not In The Cards

    Number of comments: 3
    I have to tell you, I am looking forward to this matchup between (D) Creigh Deeds and (R) Bob McDonnell in large part because it will give us a real sense of the future of the Commonwealth. Sure there will be debate after debate and pundit after pundit telling us [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2009, 12:14pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • The End for Chesterfield Dodge

    Number of comments: 3
    As painful as it is, the end of Chesterfield Dodge has come. I have been a loyal Dodge customer for years and though I do not have any ill will towards Chrysler per say, I think the new management is inept. The idea that clsoing 25% of the dealerships who [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 1:41pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors--Is the Future Still Bright?

    Number of comments: 70
    Look, I have made clear my issues with the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors over the course of the last few years. Many insiders have not been all too happy with some of the issues addressed here at Alter of Freedom. I will have to admit though, at least the [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2009, 11:37am EDT

  • Interesting New Minority Population Data Released

    Number of comments: 1
    Some interesting growth patterns within Virginia's population data on the heels of the current housing issues that continues to hit certain areas within the Commonwealth.

    In Chesterfield County, over the last eight years the Hispanic community has grown 135% to represent 5.9% (18,000 residents)of the overall population estimated at' [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Affordable Housing? Chesterfield?

    Number of comments: 7
    I have been a long time resident of Chesterfield. In being such, I have experienced the pains of living in a condo after college, than trying to find a townhouse and than ultimately trying to find a first home in a County where it appears as though the powers that [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2009, 8:13pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Robious Road Community Coalition

    Number of comments: 0
    The launch of the Robious Road Community Coalition will begin next month and Alter of Freedom and The Contemporary Conservative I have been informed will be featured Chesterfield County blogs in the network.

    It is my undertanding that RRCC will have its very on social media networking site for [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
    by FoodforThought

  • Blackwater Worldwide: Another Corporate Victim of Propaganda

    Number of comments: 5
    I make no bones of my support for the former Blackwater Worldwide or that of the sixty of so private consulting service companies involved in the Middle East over the course of the last six years. The services and expertise that these firms provide is something that our military establishment [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 8:03pm EDT

  • You May Know a RINO; but How About a VINO?

    Number of comments: 14
    Lately I have been baffled by the actions of our leaders in Washington as well as Richmond for that matter. I have been thinking as of late that many of these leaders seem to be completely out of touch with the people, but frankly also Virginia history.

    I remember [...]
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    Posted: March 24, 2009, 8:17pm EDT

  • 160 Families Face Obama's Empty Campaign Promises

    Number of comments: 6
    Well, it did not take long for Virginia which along with California have significant exposure to the defense industry as well as the active armed forces to experience yet another broken promise from the Obama administration.

    Not only in the coming months will Virginians be deploying to the other [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 12:24pm EDT

  • Obama and the Rise of Network Marketing

    Number of comments: 4
    If you followed the media coverage surrounding the Obama Campaign in 2008, you may be very familiar with alot of the innovations that were engaged by the campaign as a means of building and fueling the movement.

    Early in the Primary, the Obama Campaign engaged Social Media as a [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 9:33pm EST

  • Keith Olbermann: Man of the Past

    Number of comments: 0
    Keith Olbermann is either the modern version of the lonely traveler given his career path of being affiliated with every network from CNN, ESPN(ABC), FOX and now of course MSNBC or simply has a knack for rubbing folks he works with the wrong way. I suspect given his platitudes its [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 8:37pm EST

  • Your Government at Work?

    Number of comments: 4
    Politics aside, the manner in which our government is performing during this crisis is a travesty. Washington has forgotten about the People. Calling for transparency is not the same thing as demanding transparency.

    The Bush administration was highly criticized, and rightfully so at times, for its disregard for the [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 12:58pm EST

  • Shameful Time in American History

    Number of comments: 2
    The promise delivered in November and joys of progress from a social perspective has faded amidst the reality of Congressional politics and a clash of economic theories.

    Its shameful. There is no other word to describe the situation in Washington. Those of us who are children of those of [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 3:29pm EST
    by FoodforThought

  • WHow Sen. Mark Warner is making the case for McDonnell

    Number of comments: 9
    While President Barack Obama is learning very quickly there is a big difference between campaigning and leading, other newly elected Virginia officials are getting their own reality check of accountability.

    Last November, Virginians across this great Commonwealth went to the polls and filled the ranks of the Democrat majority [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 11:07am EST

  • "Blue Dog" Dinner Meeting Invitation

    Number of comments: 5
    I first want to thank those that were kind enough and thoughtful enough to invite me to a get together of some "blue dog" Democrats from Chesterfield County, Virginia last night. For those of you who thought that Democrats were dead and buried in Chesterfield might be interested to know [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 1:10pm EST

  • Chesterfield County School Board Budget: A Tough Reality

    Number of comments: 16
    If any of you had the opportunity to listen to CCPS Superintendent Dr. Marcus J. Newsome make his presentation at the Chesterfield Communicators Network Meeting you would be alarmed and just how deep the potential shortfall to the school budget could be in the coming year.

    Of course, much [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2009, 11:08am EST

  • Another New Paradigm: Change

    Number of comments: 2
    I think after the long, long 2008 everyone is looking for a little bit of change in 2009. I think we all could do with a nice dose of order and confidence. We all should have the opportunity to reach some level of confidence in our government. Sure many of [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 8:01pm EST

  • Smoking Ban back Again

    Number of comments: 5
    For the love. Do we once again have to waste our time focusing our attention on a smoking ban. Apparently so. It would seem to me that on the grand scheme of things this issue is one that frankly out to sit the next session out---thats right, lets focus our [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 12:11pm EST

  • What is it with Democrat Governors Exactly?

    Number of comments: 6
    With the recent news that Gov. Tim Kaine will now take the position at the DNC that he once said would not be an option, Virginians are faced with its own version of a lame duck Executive. This really isn't any more lame than would have been expected given this' [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2009, 12:31am EST

  • The Reality of Culture

    Number of comments: 1
    It never ceases to amaze me how our present at times simply is a mirror image of our past. As a history nut, I confess to love the old stuff and all the characters and their times, but for a country that continually professes its "progress" on the cultural front [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 12:52pm EST

  • Loseritis: The Hangover Continues

    Number of comments: 3
    No I am not talking about the fact that the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Bucs and my beloved Denver Broncos all blew it in the last four weeks of the NFL season and all will be sitting it out in the land of "hangover" with a time for some [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:38am EST

  • There Comes a Time

    Number of comments: 4
    There comes a time in every Republic where the torch must be passed. Many, including myself, thought that after the election that such a torch had been passed after virtually two decades of the so-called recent first families (Bush/Clinton) of American history with the historic election of President-elect Obama.

    [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2008, 10:56am EST

  • Chesterfield County: A Northern Virginia Future?

    Number of comments: 12
    We all are in agreement that Chesterfield County is growing rapidly, even despite the economic slowdown, and our local government faces some real tough challenges before it. Like, the Commonwealth of Virginia, Chesterfield County will likely experience budget shortfalls. The Chesterfield School Board has already alluded to such shortfalls that [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2008, 4:33pm EST

  • Veterans Day 2008

    Number of comments: 0
    On this day, November 11, 2008 on want to thank each and every member of the current Armed Forces and all those who have served this great nation. I especially would like to thank those families in the course of our nations history who have lost loved ones serving the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2008, 4:55pm EST

  • Jeff Frederick and Future of the State GOP

    Number of comments: 2
    Less than twenty-four hours after the ballots had been cast and Barack Obama had secured the White House, the implosion of the McCain campaign from inside the ranks points to a problematic future for the Republican Party nationally. The perception of this implosion has been shaped every single night on [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2008, 6:42pm EST

  • Chesterfield County: Historic Voting Pattern

    Number of comments: 2
    With the election behind us but still fresh in our minds it is important to note that while Chesterfield County has voted Republican in every Presidential election since Ronald Reagan in 1980, the Democrat Party has increased in minority position at the polls in every election since Reagan's victory.
    [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2008, 4:45pm EST

  • Republicrats Deliver Virginia to Obama

    Number of comments: 8

    As many of us know, officially we do not register affiliated with any Party in the Commonwealth of Virginia thus technically we are all "independents" in one form or another, but in reality most Virginians are what can be referred to as Republicrats.

    Many of us these days [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 10:52am EST

  • "Spreading the Candy Around": A Child's Reality

    Number of comments: 0
    While manning the home front this evening and attending to the hundreds of trick or treaters, I could not help but recall a cartoon over at The Contemporary Conservative posted about Halloween earlier this week.

    As my own childeren returned from trick or treating throughout the subdivision, I informed [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2008, 11:39pm EDT

  • Virginia Lottery: A Future for the Private Sector?Delegate David Poisson (D)

    Number of comments: 1
    I must say that I have to give Delegate David Poisson (D) representing the 32nd District up in Loudoun County for finally doing some thinking out of the box regarding State policy. Poisson has recommended taking a hard look at the Virginia Lottery system and determining whether it would be [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2008, 9:46am EDT

  • Chesterfield County: A "Sign" of the Future

    Number of comments: 21
    Many of you have emailed me about the yesterdays piece in the Times-Dispatch regarding the issue of electronic signs and bulletin boards being approved by the County. The Board of Supervisors will hear two cases regarding signs in Midlothian District:

    1. 08SN0224- Heritage Signs for a sign at 1231 [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 3:56pm EDT

  • Maryland Volunteers Calling Virginians for Obama

    Number of comments: 3
    Okay I get it. Barack Obama is leading John Mccain by eight points in the Commonwealth. But if Obama's ground game is so solide here in my beloved Virginia, why on earth are people from Maryland calling Virginians on behave of the Obama campaign.

    I got one of these' [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 1:46pm EDT

  • Barack Obama: An Educator's Nightmare?

    Number of comments: 8
    It was nice this weekend to get out in the Fall air and speak with many folks in the neighborhood and it is fair to say that this election certainly is one of the greatest endeavors undertaken by the country in a long, long time. The challenge the country faces [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 9:49am EDT

  • McCain Small Business "Joe the Plumber" Rally: Chesterfield County (Midlothian)

    Number of comments: 5
    Calling on all "Joe The Plumbers":

    Support
    Senator John S. McCain

    Small Business Rally in Midothian, Virginia

    Saturday, October 25, 2008

    10:15 AM

    Old Dominion Insulation
    12764 Oak lake Court
    Midlothian, Virginia 23112

    [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2008, 4:29pm EDT

  • The Future of Chesterfield County: Our Transportation Paradigm

    Number of comments: 10
    I know many of you are engaged in the current Presidential race and paying serious attention to national matters, whether the economy or our current financial crisis brought about by mismanagement and oversight on the part of officials in the Federal Government, but I want to draw your attention back [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2008, 10:06pm EDT

  • Liberal Silence on the Virginia Economy

    Number of comments: 9
    When you sit back and think about it, where is all the outrage regarding Virginia's economic perdicament? If a potential shortfall of 2.5 to 3 billion isn't enough, we now have potentially a deep national recession to consider which will certainly increase the Commonwealth's unemployment rate.

    I am curious [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2008, 4:23pm EDT

  • Voter Fraud Could Translate into Identity Fraud

    Number of comments: 0
    The news that is coming in regarding community activist groups such as ACORN is not good. Canvassers are task with registering potential voters, but what we are learning is throughout 12 states these organizers are allowing persons to register countless times.

    Is this voting fraud? No. Is this action [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2008, 7:23pm EDT

  • Chesterfield County: The Future of Chesterfield?

    Number of comments: 15
    While many of us remain fixed on the upcoming Presidential Election and endeavor to ask ourselves just whom we think will be better suited to handle the economy and the fallout from the current financial crisis, we need to also consider just what impact such developments will have on our [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:50am EDT

  • Park & Ride: A Future in Bon Air?

    Number of comments: 13
    Many of you may be unaware of an amended zoning case that may result in a Park & Ride being established in the Bon Air Village area of the Midlothian District, Chesterfield County.

    The case is 08SN0278 GRTC Transit Systems

    We have seen a continued bombardment of the [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2008, 10:25pm EDT

  • Palin Richmond Rally Moved: Estimated 28,000

    Number of comments: 5
    Just days after announcing that Gov. Sarah Palin would be swinging into Richmond after a joint rally with Sen. McCain in Virginia Beach, organizers have moved the Monday afternoon rally from the Arthur Ashe Center to the RIR (Richmond International Raceway).

    The Ashe Center was deemed to small a [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2008, 11:56pm EDT

  • Community Voters Project: Questions Raised

    Number of comments: 0
    Many people are asking if the Community Voters Project, which endeavors to register "minority" voters has come across the path of many Richmonders downtown and many folks are asking if this organization is affiliated in any way with ACORN, which is getting alot of press lately for some less than [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2008, 11:08pm EDT

  • Chesterfield Republicans BBQ Tonight

    Number of comments: 0
    Tonight from 5PM to 8PM the Chesterfield County Republicans will host a BBQ event at the Meadowbrook Country Club for any all interested in enjoying and evening of great bbq and entertainment.

    Attorney-General, and likely the next Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, veteran Bob McDonnell will be on [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2008, 9:46am EDT

  • What Don't You Know?: McCain's Lost Debate Opportunity

    Number of comments: 4
    I was a bit disappointed last night in the Presidential debate. The debate was the worst town hall format style I think ever. I was expecting the style like the one held here in Richmond some years back during if I recall correctly Bush/Clinton. Maybe it was the questions chosen, [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2008, 10:39am EDT

  • Sarah Palin: Coming to Richmond Oct. 13, 2008

    Number of comments: 2
    It has just been announced that Governor Sarah Palin will be coming to Richmond next Monday, October 13, 2008 at 1PM for a McCain/Palin Rally to be held at the Arthur Ashe Center in the City of Richmond.

    Her last formal rally drew 24,000 in Fairfax, Virginia.

    The [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2008, 4:23pm EDT

  • Survey USA: Obama Wins Virginia

    Number of comments: 7
    Just in. Survey/USA has released a new poll giving Barack Obama a 10 point lead over John McCain. Call it a rap folks, I mean 900 Virginians sampled can't be wrong?Come on, 900 out of a potential 5 million voters is simply an acceptable barometer of Virginia?

    These 900 [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2008, 2:55pm EDT

  • The Battleground Reality of Virginia: Newly Registered Voters

    Number of comments: 10
    The polls, depending on which you believe, seem to be all over the place regarding Virginia and the upcoming election. Whichever you tend to believe, there can be no doubt that Virginia is certainly one of the more interesting of the so-called "battleground" states from a media-hype perspective, but the [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2008, 1:34pm EDT

  • Virginia Education Association: Breach of Trust

    Number of comments: 9
    Recently, the Virginia Education Association representing for than 60,000 teachers throughout the Commonwealth drove itself over the political cliff by instructing its membership to participate in "Obama Blue Day" by wearing a solid blue t-shirt of some sort in solidarity for support for Barack Obama.

    If that were the [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2008, 9:47am EDT
    by Alter of Freedom

  • Palin & Biden Debate: Proof in the Pudding

    Number of comments: 7
    My parents raised me to be very respectful of all people, but its hard given the fact that all these idiots we have sent to Washington from across this great nation act as if they "deserve" our respect without first "earning" it.

    Well, I learned in the military that [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2008, 11:42pm EDT

  • Raising Kaine Calls for Removal of Tom Brokaw from Presidential Debate

    Number of comments: 4
    You just have to wonder if the guys over at Raising Kids-oops Kaine actually have a single non-partisan bone in their bodies. They have proven to be a Virginia community of peddlers of the most divisive kind of political threads from within the Commonwealth, whether it was against Hillary Clinton, [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2008, 2:12pm EDT

  • First Amendment and the Campaigns: No Signs on Public Property??

    Number of comments: 1
    As a Virginian, I take alot of the sacrifices that have been undertaken by our ancestors very seriously. I especially get very frustrated when in modern times we allow the very things that our forefathers fought for and defended simply be cast aside for a modern day photo-op.

    I [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2008, 9:32am EDT

  • Republitarian: Shameful Video of Democrats Rejecting Oversight of Fannie and Freddie Called for by House Republicans in 2005

    Number of comments: 2
    While here I posted a peice about how a few years back Rep. Baker (R) of Louisiana had called out the practices of Fannie Mae and Freddie mac and in fact challenged the truthfulness of the very tesitimony CEO Franklin Raines gave before a Congressional committee.

    Over at the [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 4:35pm EDT

  • Hispanic Community Backlash: Obama Never Visted Latin Amercia

    Number of comments: 1
    Apparently there is a growing sentiment of discontent the more the Hispanic community learns about the real Barack Obama. Offending many older Cuban Americans in the past with just gaffes as his willingness to meet and talk with the Castros and in another gaffe felt compelled to state that he [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2008, 11:06am EDT

  • Post/ABC News Poll: Sleepwalking Pollsters

    Number of comments: 0
    There comes a point when all these pollsters have to simply just take some time off, take a break, take a step back and look at and see if there are other motives behind the polling in the first place.

    I only say this because alot of these polls [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 12:57pm EDT

  • Obama & Biden: Appalachia Need not Apply; No Coal in USA

    Number of comments: 2
    Well here we go again. The Obama campaign saying one thing in one region and then another thing in another region.

    You would think that these guys would learn that everyhting they say and do is under a microscope and that they should just determine a position of their [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2008, 10:37pm EDT

  • Faith in the Media Lost: Bailout Another Example of Favoritism

    Number of comments: 5
    Many people have always associated Wall Street with the Republican Party. This has happened for the most part because Republicans have always sought a free market system and always have placed business as a focal point to the Party platform, but if Wall Street is as connected to the GOP [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 4:07pm EDT

  • The True "Blue" Recession: Are "Blue" State Economies in Trouble?

    Number of comments: 3
    To be honest, I still have no real understanding why the Presidential election is as close as it is right now. It seems that the same arguements get made every night on the media/entertainment programs as they try to grasp the harsh reality that no matter what they do Sen [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2008, 10:39am EDT

  • Public Policy Polling: Virginia

    Number of comments: 5
    The latest edition of the monthly Public Policy Polling data is out for September 13 & 14th which polled 1,090 Virgianians regarding.

    Very little has changed in Virginia, a critical battleground state for both candidates and Barack Obama still leads John McCain by 2 pts. The current polling has [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 7:08pm EDT

  • Barack Obama and Virginia Defense Spending Procurement: Independents Saying Your No Jim Webb

    Number of comments: 10
    If there is one single issue in Virginia that is driving Independents and moderates away from Barack Obama it is simply the fact that based on Obama's own statements and plans with regard to Defense spending and the Military in general many voters are quickly realizing that Obama is not [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2008, 12:54pm EDT

  • Raising Kaine: The Distortions and Lies Just Keep Coming

    Number of comments: 2
    I was always raised that when you get knocked down, you pull yourself back up. But you pull yourself back up with respect, integrity, and honor. I was alwasy taught to look at adversity as a means of overcoming and in the Marines we improvised, adapted and overcame.

    What [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2008, 12:28am EDT

  • Silence of Ignorance: Fate of Drilling

    Number of comments: 3
    It always amazes me just how idiotic some of our politicians actually can be in the face of sticking with a political talking point no matter how invalid or ignorant.

    If there is one message that the drilling issue points to in this election is in integrity on the [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2008, 9:32am EDT

  • 9/11 Anniversary: Political-Free Day

    Number of comments: 0
    As we all know, today marks seven years since the attacks on 9/11 and though the impact of that day has never left us, we hold in our hearts all of those families that have suffered as a direct result, and must endeavor to continue to honor all those and [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2008, 8:23am EDT

  • Public Policy Polling: North Carolina

    Number of comments: 0
    While we wait for the next PPP polling data for the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is very interesting to see the shift undertaken to our south in North Carolina since Sen. John McCain selected Gov. Sarah Palin has his running mate.

    The Democrats have for many months seen Virginia, [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2008, 2:05pm EDT

  • Fairfax Partisanship Exposed: McCain/Palin Rally Moved

    Number of comments: 5
    Just when you think that you have seen it all, leave it to the Democrats to ellevate the level of political partisanship to new heights. Having been born at Fairfax Hospital I feel an attachment to the County even today, but the County has forever changed both in politics and [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 7:33pm EDT

  • Sen Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi: Faith not Science? Follow-up

    Number of comments: 1
    This is a follow-up to a the previous post "Sen. Joe Biden: Faith not Science?" that was posted following an interview that Sen. Biden gave Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press Sunday. One of the premises to Mr. Brokaw's probing on the issue of life was a direct result of [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 9:55am EDT

  • Survey USA polling for Virginia: McCain inches Up

    Number of comments: 1
    The lastest Survey/USA poll conducted for Virginia was conducted (9/5 - 9/7) for weeks after its previous poll which revealed Barack Obama was polling greater than John McCain. The latest poll illustrates a small move by McCain, who now leads Obama in the Commonwealth 49% to 47%.

    Frankly, I [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2008, 7:47pm EDT

  • Sen. Joe Biden: Faith not Science?

    Number of comments: 1
    I have been highly critical of the mainstream media regarding the depth of which they chose to question the record of Senator Joe Biden. Personally, I find Mr. Biden a remarkable politcial figure in our nations history and virtually my entire adult life. I cannot remember a major issue trying [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2008, 11:31am EDT

  • Raising Kaine: Using Sexism and Racism

    Number of comments: 5
    As a Virginian, I have absolutely no issue with people who wish to tout whatever their agenda is from whatever soapbox they wish to tout it but it really reveals alot about the the real nature of teh current culture war being fought.

    I do not recall such viseral [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2008, 6:02pm EDT

  • Olbermann & Mathews diminish Profession and even Woodrow Wilson

    Number of comments: 27
    You have to admit if you thought that the liberal media was going to play fair, you know the so-called "fairness Doctrine" advocates than maybe the mothpieces of the Democratic Party ought actaully validate or in this case "vett" their commentary.

    As Keith Olbermann , fired from Fox Network [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2008, 12:49am EDT

  • Independent Labor Day BBQ: Moving Red & Blue

    Number of comments: 6
    While the mainstream media and Washington insiders seek to advance agendas or perpuate the divisive nature of modern politics for their own personal gain, many Americans are beginning to tune out such mediums and hunker down in terms of this election season.

    Speaking with quite a few Virginia conservatives, [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2008, 1:22pm EDT

  • The Reality of Division

    Number of comments: 2
    There have always seem to be two great myths perpetuated upon Amercian politics and that is that Republicans are so how more or better qualified to lead foriegn policy and that Democrats represent an inclusive ideology that seeks the progress of the little guy or working class.

    This year [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2008, 10:19am EDT

  • Public Policy Polling: Virginia; All the Motivation One Needs

    Number of comments: 4
    A recent Virginia tracking poll that was conducted by Public Policy Polling out of Raleigh, NC completed a poll from August 20 to 22, 2008 as it has the previous three months regarding the Presidential Election.

    While some bloggers will simply post the results of said poll and rejoice [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2008, 10:58pm EDT

  • Local Committees Upgrade Websites

    Number of comments: 1
    It is refreshing to see that both the Chesterfield County Republican Committee and the Chesterfield County Democrat Committee have re-tooled and upgraded their respective sites. This action was long over do.

    You can visit these sites by simply moving down to the Daily Rants section and clicking on the [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2008, 2:07pm EDT

  • Virginia Independents Moving Toward McCain

    Number of comments: 3
    It was great to catch up with many folks I had not seen since the 2006 Election cycle. WOW. What a difference two years makes. Many of the same folks that canvassed for Jim Webb back in 2006 expressed the same level of committment for Sen. John McCain at the [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 10:30am EDT

  • My First Presidential Election

    Number of comments: 3
    No it is not what your thinking. I am not one of the "first timers" being referenced all over cable news "entertainment" programs that are supposedly swelling the ranks of the Democrat voter base. I am referring to the first actual Presidential election night that I can actually vividly remember [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 10:47am EDT

  • Call Congress Back Petition to Address Energy Crisis

    Number of comments: 1
    Please take the time and visit:

    www.CallBackCongress.com

    And sign the Petition being promoted by Congressman Eric Cantor to get the Democrats to come back to Washington from their five week vacation and do the peoples work. This Congress has failed to pass any significant legislation regarding Energy [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 8:21pm EDT

  • "Big Tent" not so "Big" Afterall: Liberal Say Goodbye to Howling Latina

    Number of comments: 17
    We have all been there at one time or another in our lives. A place where you just knew that you did not fit in or were welcome. Usually however, we experience these little realities growing up in our early years. Some folks just do not get along, call it [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 10:57am EDT

  • Liberals Blame Public Corporations for Economic Turmoil

    Number of comments: 7
    It amazes me at the level of hypocrisy that permeates the very agenda of the Left. While there appears to be a desire to blame the right for everything under the sun and dismiss the fact that the change election of 2006 was undoubtedly the grandest political hoax that has [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 9:39pm EDT

  • Another Chance for Action Lost: Roseland Deffered, Again

    Number of comments: 10
    There are many issues that face residents of Chesterfield. Some are certainly out of our control. The costs of commodities are rising and it seems everything is more expensive, save the housing market, and in the face of such times residents look for leadership if for anyhting else than a [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 11:15am EDT

  • A Bad Week for Virginia Progressives?

    Number of comments: 3
    I am struck by the language being thrown out against the Republican contingent in the Virginia House of Delegates regarding recent bills throughout the Virginia political blogosphere. For weeks it has been Gov. Tim Kaine whom the liberal blogs have slapped around in large part because his not so friendly [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 1:59pm EDT

  • McCain Victory Offices Open Today

    Number of comments: 1
    RR: post

    The campaign for Sen. John McCain for President will be opening two Virginia offices today, Thursday,July 10, 2008 to kick off John McCain's campaign to keep Virginia "red" in the Fall.

    The two offices to open are:

    Richmond Regional Victory HQ
    2819 N. Parham Road
    [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 1:24pm EDT

  • Sen. Jim Webb (Va) : "Under no circumstances..."

    Number of comments: 3
    Well many of us predicted this months ago. Those of us who understand Senator Webb and took the time to look at his career in Washington, previous to being elected in 2006 to the office of Senator knew in all liklihood he would not seek the VP slot.

    Many [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 8:27pm EDT

  • Republicrats- your out there, I know it!

    Number of comments: 27
    As Virginians we have a long traditon of leading from the front. In recent years however, the historic sword that Virginia once yielded has wained. We have seen the very mature of our own politics change over the course of the last forty years. Some would say that the traditional [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 10:46am EDT

  • American' unhappy birthday: "Too much wrong" (AP) ???

    Number of comments: 3
    After spending a wonderful day with family and friends and cooking out sharing the warmth and love of celebrating who we are as a people and living if for one day in honor of those before us who endeavored to bring us this pursuit of happiness on this July 4th, [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2008, 9:12am EDT
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