Fresh off the news that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (i.e. the stimulus act) has created over a dozen new Congressional districts (I’m running in the new 00 district myself), it looks like Chairman R. Allen Webb of the 99th House of Delegates Republican Committee has created [...]
The folks at “I’m Surrounded By Idiots” (that would be me) have been wondering for a long time where exactly Catherine Crabill got her infamous ‘ballot box or bullet box’ quote (since Patrick Henry never said anything remotely similar — ever).
While spending too much time on Wikipedia, I came across [...]
Or perhaps United States Government 101? A letter sent out by the Loudoun County Democratic Committee before the November 2nd election:
Greetings!
The following was written by Lu Ann McNabb who is on the Sully Democratic Committee in Fairfax. I think it brings Sen. Cuccinelli and his tea bagger friends into historic prespective. Read and [...]
“PS3s Replace Costly PCs to Crack Pedo Passwords”
Reminds me of the fear expressed by some pre-Iraq War that PlayStation 2 computer chips could be used by the Iraqis for programming and guiding SCUD missiles.
[...]Yeah, I know, the election is over. But apparently Crabill’s here to stay since she is redesigning her website and has a comment telling readers to “stay tuned” (possible run against Rob Wittman this coming year? God, I hope not).
First, I have got to comment on her comments made during [...]
These should be pretty obvious but anyway:
Governor: Bob McDonnell
Lieutenant Governor: Bill Bolling
Attorney General: Ken Cuccinelli
99th District: Hamilton “Ham” Sandwich, Esq. (write-in candidate)
97th District: Chris Peace
And for the voters in the Lee Hill District of Spotsylvania County: D.J. McGuire
[...]Time for some carpetbagging commentary:
Everyone in the Lee Hill District, regardless of whether they’re Democrats or Republicans, should be voting for D.J. McGuire for Supervisor.
Why? While this race has been characterized as a referendum on VRE in the media, VRE is just a small part of the issues facing citizens [...]
The 99th district is at an important milestone.
Will our district continue to support the tax-hiking policies of the current Delegate, Albert Pollard, or will we support a candidate that supports our conservative principles?
Will we vote for a “Republican” candidate, Catherine Crabill, who believes, amongst other things, that the federal government [...]
Despite court prodding and changes in state election laws, 16 Virginia localities have failed to meet a deadline to allow absentee ballots of military personnel serving overseas to be counted on time.
Nancy Rodriques, secretary of the State Board of Elections, said she did not know how many ballots [...]
It’s allowed us to determine what groups and persons have a shred of intelligence and sanity.
And on that front, it looks like the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) has joined the Gun Owners of America and the “American Patriots Committee” in showing they shouldn’t be trusted as far as [...]
Why? Because I love a profitable company. I really love companies that make obscene profits.
In fact, if I had a single spare cent to my name, I would be inquiring about buying some stock in Aqua Virginia (assuming that they provide a regular cash dividend).
But do not fret Aqua Virginia [...]
The Shad Plank (the Daily Press’s blog) has the details.
Interestingly, Pollard has also secured the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
[...]On October 17, 2009, Creigh Deeds, Gov. Tim Kaine, and Lieutenant Governor candidate Jody Wagner will all be appearing in Fredericksburg at the University of Mary Washington at 4:00 p.m.
What else is happening on October 17? Why, the Bowling Green Harvest Festival. Yeah, the same Harvest Festival that attracts around [...]
I was on my way to Richmond this morning on I-95S around 7:30 p.m. listening to the D.J. on 95.9FM (WGRQ). For those unfamiliar with the station, 95.9FM is the self-described “home for the SuperHits of The 60’s & 70’s”, which means this play the same oldies/classic rock every hour. [...]
I did a little research (called a Google search in these parts), and I answered my own question from a previous post. First, we don’t have recall elections in this state, but recall trials (seriously). Consult Va. Code § 24.2-233:
Upon petition, a circuit court may remove from office any [...]
A former Caroline County deputy was re-indicted this week on allegations that he feloniously abused a child.
Clyde Charles Davenport, 49, of Ashland, was indicted in Caroline County Circuit Court Wednesday on charges of child abuse, child abuse resulting in serious injury and malicious bodily injury.
According to Commonwealth’s [...]
How do you describe an increase in attendance of 5,722 people (2.4%) at an event? Well, that depends on what newspaper you are:
Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Attendance rises slightly at State Fair’s new home”.
The Free Lance–Star: “Virginia State Fair attendance jumps in Caroline”.
Debate amongst yourselves.
[...]Clyde Davenport was charged with five counts of forcible sodomy back in July 2008. All charges were dropped on September 30th.
I asked regarding a different case and I’ll ask again: “Which office does he go to to get his reputation back?”
[...]…the Richmond Times-Dispatch for their coverage of the murders of four people in Farmville, Virginia.
On September 20, 2009, the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran a story with the headline “Police: Lyrics may have played role in Farmville slayings”:
Investigators are trying to determine whether a [...]
As you may notice, I have a contact form on this blog that allows people to send information to me if they are so inclined. I often get inane stuff through it and yesterday was no exception.
A “john smith” sent this comment via the contact form last night:
Contact the EEOC: [...]
Ouch, just ouch.
These people really need to lay off the Glenn Beck and the internet. At the very least, they need to do a little research before they repeat everything they see on television or on the internet. Just because someone writes it on a blog or somewhere [...]
This is from a story in today’s edition of The Free Lance–Star:
Commonwealth’s Attorney Tony Spencer talked about how decisions have consequences and discussed cases he has prosecuted in the county.
The sheriff and prosecutor say they don’t think the county has any real gangs, but they have seen “gang-like” activity [...]
The campaign of Hamilton “Ham” Sandwich, Esq. released the following statement on the news of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) endorsement of Delegate Albert Pollard:
“I disagree with the National Rifle Association’s endorsement of Delegate Albert Pollard. I have always been a strong advocate of the people’s right to keep and [...]
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested and/or indicted a number of individuals as part of an online sting that was done over the summer. The Democratic nominee for Attorney General, Steve Shannon, released this press release regarding the sting:
Fairfax– Steve Shannon, candidate for Attorney General, today commended the Spotsylvania [...]
From Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s blog:
In another criminal case, the court said reducing a sentence to the statutory maximum isn’t enough to cure an order sentencing a defendant to a term that exceeded the maximum penalty.
The defendant [Jerome K. Rawls] was convicted of second-degree murder in 1996 for a [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HAMILTON “HAM” SANDWICH, ESQ. LAUNCHES WRITE-IN CAMPAIGN FOR 99TH DISTRICT HOUSE OF DELEGATES SEAT
CAROLINE COUNTY, VA – Hamilton “Ham” Sandwich, Esq. today announced his campaign as a Republican write-in candidate for the 99th House of Delegates District on the popular local blog “I’m Surrounded By Idiots” run [...]
UPDATE: Chairman Tom Foley of the First Congressional District Republican Committee had this to say in an e-mail:
Dear Mr. Watson,
At its June meeting the committee authorized $1,500.00 to each of the three challengers running either against an incumbent or for an open seat in the district.
The 3,000.00 you cite is not correct. [...]
AP via the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
JERUSALEM — The son of an Israeli astronaut who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster six years ago was killed today when his F-16 warplane crashed on a routine training flight, the Israeli military said.
The military identified the dead pilot as Capt. Asaf Ramon, [...]
This has been going around in e-mails but for those that haven’t seen it:
[...]Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors Candidates’ Debate
Cross-blogged at Virginia Virtucon.
[...]Supposedly, we only have these different “groups” that commit crimes (or “wannabes” if you talk to the High Sheriff). But that goes out of the window when you want to throw some dumb kid in prison for a couple years (The Free Lance–Star):
Ricky Alan Heinbaugh Jr. will stay locked [...]
Ugh, just ugh:
Sound familiar? Sure does for me:
I wish politicians would call these type of people out as the nuts they are, instead of twisting these questions into something that actually sounds sane (like a general question on pollutants). And it’s sad that the myth about [...]
The Jawa Report linked to a copy of a report from the Virginia Fusion Center (PDF) which was posted on the Canadian Free Press‘ website which has these gems in it:
Enclaves of Salafist ideology adherents have been identified in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads areas.10
[...]
According to 2009 public [...]
I’ve been a little busy and haven’t had the opportunity to blog a lot recently. Between 18 credits at VCU and the commute there, as well as a recent cold I had a week and a half ago, I’ve been a little preoccupied.
I’ve got some video of the Wittman town [...]
How much does it cost to get a parking permit at D.C. area colleges? A lot according to The Washington Post:
Parking might be more available on campuses in some parts of the country, but in an urban setting such as Washington it comes at a high price. The AAA [...]
UPDATE: The Free Lance–Star has since updated its story and now shows the correct location of the meeting.
The Free Lance–Star is reporting in today’s edition that Representative Rob Wittman’s (R-1st) town hall meeting for the Fredericksburg area will be held in the Sealy Auditorium at Germanna Community College.
WRONG.
While the [...]
Rep. Rob Wittman has joined other top Republican leaders in the state who are shunning Catherine T. Crabill, a controversial candidate for the Northern Neck’s seat in the House of Delegates.
Wittman spokesman Steve Stampley said last week that the congressman from Montross will endorse neither Crabill nor [...]
It was originally scheduled to be at Germanna Community College, now it’s at the University of Mary Washington:
Date: Tuesday, September 1st
Times: 6:00PM to 8:00PM*
Location:
Univeristy of Mary Washington
Dodd Auditorium
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
The next time that he decides to change the location of a meeting, it might be help if he [...]
Because these people shouldn’t be allowed to vote, much less be involved in a serious political party. And these people should be made aware in absolute terms that their support for this embarrassment of a candidate will be remembered and there will be repercussions for it.
Feel free to add names [...]
Or the Potomac, or the Rappahannock for that matter. According to a press release from Catherine Crabill’s campaign:
R. Allen Webb, of King George, chairman of the 99th Legislative District Republican Committee, has been named to head the grass-roots steering committee of Catherine Crabill’s GOP campaign for the district’s seat in [...]
Not that I have anything against the Chinese or Japanese — alright, I might have something against the Chinese government — but it’s absolutely hilarious that the United States government is using Chinese money (from the debt they buy) to boost sales of Japanese businesses (from the Financial Times):
The [...]
It looks like some of the state Republican bigwigs have finally realized how bad having someone like Catherine Crabill as a Republican nominee is according to The WaPo:
No, Bob McDonnell is not attending an upcoming fundraiser with Republican House of Delegates candidate Catherine Crabill. Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling won’t [...]
I still haven’t decided what will be posted where. Maybe state-wide stuff on VV, regional stuff cross-posted, and local stuff here?
Anyway, recent posts that you might have missed:
According to Department of Education data compiled by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Lewis & Clark Elementary School doesn’t have an accreditation status according to RT-D’s data. I’m guessing that’s because the school hasn’t been opened long enough for the state to make an accreditation decision. I think the state has to [...]
That moron Ben Tribbett at “Not Larry Sabato” (NLS) posted a picture today that purported to show a Confederate flag being displayed in a Bob McDonnell booth at a gun show.
The problem? The Confederate flag belonged to a Confederate memorabilia dealer that was positioned beside McDonnell’s booth. The Washington [...]
I got this picture via the series of tubes from my brother (shameless plug: check out his own two hate-blogs, On The Right and Orange, VA Independence Day Tea Party). It was taken yesterday, you can see in the background Shiloh Baptist Church and its cemetery:
Libertarian Richmond Conservative
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