Comments on: Owens wins NY-23 http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:45:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amphipolis http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-488311 Amphipolis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:11:42 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-488311 Owens Breaks 4 Campaign Promises in first hour in Congress http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7623:owens-to-break-campaign-promises&catid=60:st-lawrence-news&Itemid=175 Owens Breaks 4 Campaign Promises in first hour in Congress

http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7623:owens-to-break-campaign-promises&catid=60:st-lawrence-news&Itemid=175

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: Spinoza http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487440 Spinoza Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:58 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487440 "Better a donkey in office that acts like a donkey than a donkey in elephant’s clothing making a complete ass of the GOP." The GOP makes a complete ass of itself all on its own! “Better a donkey in office that acts like a donkey than a donkey in elephant’s clothing making a complete ass of the GOP.”

The GOP makes a complete ass of itself all on its own!

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: CCC http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487371 CCC Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:17 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487371 <blockquote><i><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/11/steele-throws-elbow-to-palin-pawlenty-on-ny23.html" rel="nofollow">...grassroots did win a big victory last night, the race was close & it was close without the party machine of Steele, Newt, etc behind the Conservative Candidate.</a></i></blockquote> <blockquote><i><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/" rel="nofollow">Better a donkey in office that acts like a donkey than a donkey in elephant’s clothing making a complete ass of the GOP.</a></i></blockquote>

…grassroots did win a big victory last night, the race was close & it was close without the party machine of Steele, Newt, etc behind the Conservative Candidate.

Better a donkey in office that acts like a donkey than a donkey in elephant’s clothing making a complete ass of the GOP.

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: Spinoza http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487333 Spinoza Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:45 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487333 From Huffpo: Doug Hoffman lost his election last night. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska, but it wasn't enough. An obscure quirk of constitutional law says you also need votes from voters. This is the same cruel hurdle that tripped up three of his other biggest supporters, Gary Bauer, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani, all of whom ran for President of the United States, but failed the "getting votes" test, because everyone hates their guts. With their help, and a million dollars from the Club for Growth, Doug Hoffman lost a part of New York State that had voted Republican since the best way to get from Albany to Buffalo was by canal. Not bad for a first try. Doug Hoffman didn't just have money to burn and the staunch support of Facebooking frost bunnies, Fox News and the Ghosts of Vanity Campaigns Past. He also had coots on the ground; an army of volunteers from the tea bag movement, the 9/12 Project and the fanatic anti-choice fringe. The problem was, they could shout at the polling places as loud as they wanted, and they did, but they didn't live there, so they weren't allowed to vote. Read more at: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/dud-baby-dud-the-lesson-o_b_345049.html" rel="nofollow"> Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman</a> From Huffpo:

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska, but it wasn’t enough. An obscure quirk of constitutional law says you also need votes from voters. This is the same cruel hurdle that tripped up three of his other biggest supporters, Gary Bauer, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani, all of whom ran for President of the United States, but failed the “getting votes” test, because everyone hates their guts.

With their help, and a million dollars from the Club for Growth, Doug Hoffman lost a part of New York State that had voted Republican since the best way to get from Albany to Buffalo was by canal.

Not bad for a first try.

Doug Hoffman didn’t just have money to burn and the staunch support of Facebooking frost bunnies, Fox News and the Ghosts of Vanity Campaigns Past. He also had coots on the ground; an army of volunteers from the tea bag movement, the 9/12 Project and the fanatic anti-choice fringe. The problem was, they could shout at the polling places as loud as they wanted, and they did, but they didn’t live there, so they weren’t allowed to vote.

Read more at:
Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: Scroop Moth http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487289 Scroop Moth Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:55 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487289 Contrary to JOEL MARK, I don't think the election was even close. The conservative got 45%. The liberals got 55% between them. (That's assuming you believe your own campaign talk about Owens being a liberal and Scozzafava being a flaming liberal.) 10% is a solid and comfortable margin. It shows that Democrats in the Northeast perform very well for the party. Contrary to JOEL MARK, I don’t think the election was even close. The conservative got 45%. The liberals got 55% between them. (That’s assuming you believe your own campaign talk about Owens being a liberal and Scozzafava being a flaming liberal.) 10% is a solid and comfortable margin. It shows that Democrats in the Northeast perform very well for the party.

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: Scroop Moth http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487279 Scroop Moth Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487279 nytimes.com leads with the headline, "Republicans Seek Impetus From Victories in N.J. and Va." but doesn't have Owens anywhere on the front page. What an elitist newspaper! A historic victory of Democrat in New York isn't important. nytimes.com leads with the headline, “Republicans Seek Impetus From Victories in N.J. and Va.” but doesn’t have Owens anywhere on the front page.

What an elitist newspaper! A historic victory of Democrat in New York isn’t important.

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: California http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487268 California Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:13 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487268 I understand the national GOP had supported Scozzafava to the tune of 1 million dollars. Although Hoffman ran on the Conservative ticket, any idea how much money/time the GOP gave him in tacit support? And, do we know how much Hoffman spent versus Owens? Thanks I understand the national GOP had supported Scozzafava to the tune of 1 million dollars.

Although Hoffman ran on the Conservative ticket, any idea how much money/time the GOP gave him in tacit support?

And, do we know how much Hoffman spent versus Owens?

Thanks

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: news2me http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487257 news2me Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:46:34 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487257 Maybe a third party win would send a message to both parties that enough is enough! Maybe a third party win would send a message to both parties that enough is enough!

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: news2me http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487254 news2me Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:43:45 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487254 Did the Whigs have this problem when the Republicans were formed? Did some voters linger with the Whigs, thereby splitting the vote, which gave the opposition a win? Did the Whigs have this problem when the Republicans were formed?

Did some voters linger with the Whigs, thereby splitting the vote, which gave the opposition a win?

Report comment to moderator

]]> By: roger patno http://online.worldmag.com/2009/11/04/owens-wins-ny-23/comment-page-1/#comment-487192 roger patno Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:32:36 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=25005#comment-487192 11: Bunker Hill wasn't much of a revolution either. 11: Bunker Hill wasn’t much of a revolution either.

Report comment to moderator

]]>