2010 US Presidential Election

[AbetterAmerica15]

Well I'm Def. Lost???

[President_Gore]

So is Mandy dead or not?

[Westbrook 49]

Part 48 of 50.


Hey, welcome back! From Tennessee, we drop down a state to Mississippi, and the second-to-last state of the Lower 48. The reporting for Mississippi is going to be done by Ross Lott, the Biloxi Sun-Herald's political reporter. Take it away Ross!

Well, that's mighty kind y'all.
Welcome to the Magnolia State, and all its splendors! Mississippi has an interestin' political dynamic, and a curious fact-Every one of our current Congressmen and Senators graduated from the University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss-Curious, ain't it?

Senior Senator: Dylan McNamara.
Republican, Elected 1990.
Senator Mac, as he prefers to be called, is retiring at the end of this last term-in 2014. Mississippi is losin' a devoted servant because of it.
Elected as a Democratic State Representative in 1984, McNamara switched parties when he announced that he was runnin' for Senate, because he said, "The party's changed, Mississippi's changed, and I've changed. I think that Republicans are better suited to run this country, and so I'm one of them." Probably one of the most casual men in all of Washington, McNamara has always been one to come home, calling Washington a "swamp in both senses of the word." When some young Yankee journalist reminded the Senator that Mississippi had swamps to, ole Mac just laughed, and said "Son, our swamps are at least clean."
Senator Mac has always been for Mississippi first, and he's made sure that we get more than our fair share of the money we send to Washington back! Mac's always had a good relationship with members of both parties-In fact, he and Senator Villegas of Louisiana proposed a a bill that would strengthen the levees in Louisiana, and help better prepare the Gulf Coast against hurricanes. He's also close friends with all of his fellow delegation.

Junior Senator: Ann Choate.
Republican, Elected 1994.
Vaulted into power by the Lassiter Landslide in 1994, Choate is the first woman elected to Congress from Mississippi.
Choate was the daughter of a minister, and was the Mayor of Pascagoula before being elected. She faced an awfully tough race, but stood up for herself, but in a proper, Southern-lady kind of way.
Choate hasn't made much of an impact in her time in the Senate. She's voted with her party the vast percentage of the time, and hasn't really spoken out on issues. She's made an effort to be involved in community charity groups, and tried to convince Bartlet to help fund church groups, though that was turned down.
Choate is fairly close to Mary Walken-The two met during the 2002 Republican Convention, and struck up a friendship. This has led some to speculate that Mrs. Walken would prevail on her husband to appoint the Senator to some position-If he was elected.


First District: Sampson Colmer.
Democrat, Elected 1980.
Colmer is retiring this year, putting this seat up for grabs for the first time in 30 years.
Colmer is an old-school Southern Democrat, maybe the last of a dyin' breed. Colmer was a County Supervisor before his election to Congress-What he called a "demotion," not entirely jokin'.
Colmer has been a pretty quiet Congressman, though he's made sure to send plenty of cash home. His positions on most issues are conservative, closer to the Republican line than the Democrat, but unlike Senator Mac and others, Colmer never considered switching parties.
Colmer's been investigated a couple of times, mainly for minor corruption charges, and the press has bashed him for "misuse of power." Most of them were Yankee papers, so we ignore them, and this is Mississippi-A little corruption is to be expected, maybe even encouraged.
Colmer's retirement means the seat will end up in Republican hands. State Insurance Commissioner Donnie Reeves is the nominee, and with a big ole' pile of mooah, he's gonna be the next Congressman easy.

Second District: Raymond Purcell.
Democrat, Elected 1990.
Purcell has got scars from marching in the Civil Rights Movement with his father, a former medic and doctor, and Martin Luther King, Jr. He's seen terrible racism, and been attacked for just being black. But Purcell has come through with dignity, and has spoken of the need to "heal the racial scars which have divided us." I've met Purcell several times, and each time, I come away impressed with him. His sincerity, and passion for righting wrongs, and the conviction of his beliefs (Even though I disagree with a few of them) are undeniable.
Purcell's one of the more honest men in politics, and I doubt that he has ever once lied to his constituent's. He's a good man, and I think we need more people like him in Washington.

Third District: Curtis Spurling.
Republican, Elected 2000.
Spurling is one of the bigger gun rights' Reps. He sits on the board of the NRA, and by his count, has around "twenty guns, pistols, rifles, shotguns-You name it." He also collects antique muskets and rifles, and displays them in his homes and offices.
Spurling is also notable for the fact that he is a reenactor of Civil War battles-Always on the side of the Confederacy, of course. Politically though, Spurling is mud, invisible, and votes with the Republicans a majority of the time.

Fourth District: Charles Inboden.
Democrat, Elected 1996.
My Congressman! Charlie is a good guy, takes no bullshit and calls it like it is. He can be charmin', don't get me wrong, but his first instinct is to be blunt.
A former Navy man, Charlie grew up in Biloxi, where his dad worked at the Air Force base. Charlie went into the Army, before coming home and going into business and politics. He started up a real estate business, and benefitted from the casino boom, as he had bought several pieces of key ground that the builders wanted. He also invested in several businesses, including some catering directly to veterans, and went into politics on the City Council. That's where he was when he ran for Congress.
Charlie is to the right of a lot of the Democratic Caucus, but he's stayed loyal to his party. He's supported health care and education reform (Though again his policies are more GOP than Dem). But his main issue has military reform, and support of veteran's rights-Congressman Inboden has stressed the fact that we need to change the structure and tactics of our armed forces, and support our troops when they come home, fully.
Many people were surprised when Charlie supported Carol Gelsey for the Speakership, rather than his fellow Blue Dog Sellner. I wasn't. Gelsey's a much better strategist and manager than Sellner, and Charlie and that Masshole Yankee windbag have never gotten along. I would be surprised if ole' Charlie didn't get sumthin' for his efforts-Chair of Armed Services, for instance.

Welp, that's it for Mississippi!

[Marky Bunny]

Originally Posted by President_Gore

So is Mandy dead or not?

NO, nor did the Iran v Quamar war!!!
I had to take the decision to over the rule post, as it was agreed that it was a "October Suprise" something that was agreed that would not happen back in the summer.

[Marky Bunny]

POLICTICO.COM

Wednesday October 27th 2010

Jackman "I didn't want Liz to take VP spot" and Walken "was not Republicans best choice"

Harry Jackman, the hubsand of Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, Liz Clark was overheard telling friends in a bar, in Dallas today "I begged Liz not to take the job", and was heard to say "Walken was not the Republicans best choice, it should have been Ray Sullivan", he was also heard to say that if Walken & Clark lose in 6 days time, then Liz Clark "would run for President in 2014"
No-one from the Walken campaign has yet to respond.

[Marky Bunny]

Wednesday October 27th 2010
NBS Poll Santos ahead

A poll for NBS tonight has President Santos head for the first time. In the key battlegorund states of Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania, Santos is edging ahead.
National Poll
Santos 50.5%
Walken 49.5%
State by State Poll

Lean Walken 65
Strong Walken 136
Total Walken 201
Lean Santos 69
Strong Santos 173
Total Santos 242
Toss-up 95

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Originally Posted by Marky Bunny

NO, nor did the Iran v Quamar war!!!
I had to take the decision to over the rule post, as it was agreed that it was a "October Suprise" something that was agreed that would not happen back in the summer.

OK, I'll buy a "War of the Worlds" scenario for the Qumar stuff (PS I sent you a reply about that...)

Also, I was wondering what the heck had happened to Mandy since, like her character on the show, she dropped out of sight and had disappeared in the wake of her latest campaign gaffe.

Yahoo! News (AP)-AMC to air "Attack On Qumar" spoof on Halloween night

Hollywood-AMC will be airing an updated version of "The War of the Worlds" centering on a fictional attack on Qumar which will be presented in the form of a news broadcast. The program, which will feature well-known TV actors playing reporters, broadcasters, and various White House officials, will detail what appears to be an attack on progress which will "Interrupt" AMC's regular programming with a series of breaking news alerts.

AMC has confirmed that the network was responsible for the erroneous stories about an attack on Qumar by Iran which mistakingly appeared in several actual news outlets. An AMC spokesman described the articles as "A publicity stunt gone wrong" but hoped that "People will understand, and tune in to watch what we think will be a gripping experience in the style of Orson Welles' 'The War of the Worlds.'"

Both the Santos and Walken campaigns have criticized the stunt, with Santos campaign manager C.J. Cregg in particular calling it "In poor taste to refer o real-life countries that are currently having diplomatic troubles." Walken took a more forgiving tone, saying that "I'll probably watch, like a lot of other folks...and it's no secret that Iran wants to annex Qumar, for historical and strategic reasons. Hell, maybe it'll get more people talking about Santos's foreign policy."
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Hope this clears some things up...

[WestVirginiaRebel]

CNN
State & Local
West Virginia Senate Race
Oakley Even With Harrison; Hacker Holds Lead Over Eston

Hungtington-The Senate race in West Virginia continued to tighten as Representative Charles Oakley remained even with Democratic candidate Brett Harrison, according to several new polls. Oakley, who recently finished a campaign sweep across the middle of the state, has become more popular with younger, urban voters and has blanketed the state with a series of ads aimed at maintaining a positive campaign.

Elsewhere, Democrat Charles Hacker, the so-called "Cyberpunk" candidate, continues to hold his strong lead over Republican Wallis Eston.

[Tim Thomason]

My American education heavily prepared me for any situation where I need to spell "Mississippi" correctly. Such as this one:

[Tim Thomason]

Originally Posted by President_Gore

So is Mandy dead or not?

To explain, Mandy's alive and well, apparently at CNN where she's getting in trouble over that Halloween spoof business (e.g. we're already coming up with the election stuff and having a war with Qumar and Iran would throw what's been decided and working on out the window).

When I wrote a couple days ago that she was "disappeared" (I actually said "Inquiries into her current whereabouts have gone unanswered"), it was a joke about Mandyville, not to be taken seriously or considered part of Westbrook's "Where Are They Now" article.

WestVirginiaRebel's suicide of Mandy seemed a bit harsh, since I liked the character and didn't want to see her go out that way. Now let's never speak of her again.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Originally Posted by Tim Thomason

To explain, Mandy's alive and well, apparently at CNN where she's getting in trouble over that Halloween spoof business (e.g. we're already coming up with the election stuff and having a war with Qumar and Iran would throw what's been decided and working on out the window).

When I wrote a couple days ago that she was "disappeared" (I actually said "Inquiries into her current whereabouts have gone unanswered"), it was a joke about Mandyville, not to be taken seriously or considered part of Westbrook's "Where Are They Now" article.

WestVirginiaRebel's suicide of Mandy seemed a bit harsh, since I liked the character and didn't want to see her go out that way. Now let's never speak of her again.

Well, I didn't mean to be harsh; I know she wasn't on the show that long so I assume she's now gotten herself fired again (which by this point must be making it increasingly difficult for her to get good references!)

Maybe a Qumar/Iran crisis could actually happen for a Walken administration if he gets elected-putting him in the position of having to put up or shut up on his hawkish views when dealing with a country that may have nuclear weapons in the WWU? At any rate, I'd like to see Walken get elected a la Bush after a protracted electoral battle and then see if he tries to moderate some of his positions as President, if for no other reason than that the voters seem ready for change after twelve years of Democrats in the White House.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

POLITICO 2010
CALIFORNIA SENATE
LASSITER DOES DAMAGE CONTROL; SEABORN STAYS QUIET

San Diego-Richard Lassiter was in America's Finest City yesterday, trying to do damage control after his mother's extraordinary comments during an interview on CNN in which she called rival Sam Seaborn a "pervert" and attacked homosexuals and "Godless" liberals. Elizabeth "Libby" Lassiter has since been kept off the campaign trail at the Lassiter campaign's request and will reportedly be giving no further interviews in the near future. For his own part, Lassiter has tried to take the high road, saying that he plans to meet with the Log Cabin Republicans in an attempt at reconciliation. The Seaborn campaign has still not yet commented on the fallout from Mrs. Lassiter's explosive outburst, which is expected to be huge given California's large gay populations in places that Lassiter has been trying to win such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Polls show him doing better in traditional Republican strongholds such as Orange County and San Diego, where he will continue to campaign until the weekend, at which time Mr. Lassiter is expected to make one final campaign swing up North through Sacramento. The silence from Seaborn is being taken as a sign that perhaps Mr. Seaborn is more than willing to let Lassiter take the heat from his mother's controversial statements on his own, rather than add insult to injury.

[disputed]

theeconomist.com, Thursday October 28th

THE ECONOMIST today endorses Glen Walken for president. As any scrutiny of our previous selections shows our endorsement should not be taken for granted and is not offered on party political grounds. In 2002 we back Jed Bartlet over Rob Ritchie urging the American people to “see past the issue of the MS revelations and focus on the long term good of the country”. In 2006 we backed Arnold Vinick over Matthew Santos saying that we feared that the latter’s inexperience presented a huge risk to the global problems that the United States faced at the time. We are prepared to back candidates of either party and in spite of a largely uninspiring campaign we find much to admire in both candidates.

But, put simply, what has happened both over the course of the campaign and over the course of the past four years cannot be ignored. From our leader:

President Santos has been the victim of fate to some regards. He became President at a time when he had to deal with two wars – neither of which of his own making, and within a year of being in office he faced an almost unprecedented economic meltdown.

All of this however does not excuse the tepid performance of the first three years of his presidency.

In the first year of his Presidency, Santos ruled as if he had won a massive majority and swung to the left – not just a tactical error but a fatal mistake as he trusted his Chief of Staff Josh Lyman to push through an agenda that was simply incompatible with a Republican controlled Senate. The mistakes of the failure of the healthcare bill were not learned when they tried to pass education reform six months later and again the reforms collapsed. Santos and Lyman cried foul but in truth in Robert Royce they face a fairly moderate majority leader yet still struggle to do business with him.

The mishandling of the conflict in Kazakhstan is even less forgivable. Nobody can blame a new President for not being pleased if he is left with an apparently unwinnable conflict with no clear exit strategy but Santos allowed himself to be outmaneuvered by the Russians and particularly the Chinese. This created such uncertainty that it led to the fall of the Kazakh government and prolonged the conflict by at least a year.

We have to give Santos some credit for (belatedly) recognizing the shortcomings of his administration. We fully supported the purge of last summer that removed many of the most liberal members of the White House team. Lyman along with deputy Sam Seaborn, Amy Gardner amongst others all left allowing Santos to promote the talented Press Secretary Noah Crichton, bring back former Bartlet Commerce Secretary Mitch Bryce and appoint Blue Dog South Carolina Congressman Nate Singer to be his Chief of Staff. The direction and communication of the White House has improved dramatically though they have struggled to answer THE question that Americans are asking “why would we give Matthew Santos four more years?”

Internationally Santos has grown into the role expected of the President. Along with his Secretary of State and 2006 opponent Arnold Vinick they have finally managed to get Kazakhstan back on it’s feet – the elections of last month really pointing the country in the right direction for the first time in three years. American forces will remain for sometime but the numbers are steadily decreasing and by the end of the year all Russian and Chinese forces will be back across their own borders – from where we were last year an excellent result.

Mr Walken, on the other hand, has run his campaign brilliantly over the past eighteen months, and he is due no end of credit for the improvement between his 2006 and 2010 campaigns.

He has performed well in all of the debates with most observers giving him a clean sweep in all three. Much more than that though Walken has been prepared to give bad news to the American people – far more than his opponent he has been prepared to tell the electorate that to renew America’s economy that they must take difficult decisions, from means testing entitlements, to raising the retirement age Walken has been clear that he offers no easy answers. It’s that honesty that we feel makes the former Speaker the best choice for America’s future.

On top of this it has been Mr. Walken who has led the debate on growth pushing heavily for a jobs bill that he will implement in his first 100 days to reduce business tax and lighten the burden on small business recruitment. Walken’s focus on deficit reduction, jobs and growth show a man focused on exactly the areas that worry Americans today.

Of course, Mr Walken isn’t perfect.

Our main doubts about Mr. Walken are around whether he will hold to his position and push through the kind of changes that the country needs. Some of his policies are strong departures from some of his rhetoric from his time as speaker.

There is also some concern around his previous statements on foreign policy. He is unquestionably a foreign policy hawk and this is no time for America to be hawkish, his statements that he has no intention of involving himself in any form of pre-emption is welcome but questions still remain about his change of heart.

As things stand today the election still looks too close to call but it is our view that Mr. Walken is the leader that America needs for the next four years.

[Alexander Hamilton]

The New York Times, October 28, 2010. Walken on Youth in Revolt.

Before a friendly audience of students at Miami University of Ohio, GOP Presidential candidate Glen Allen Walken closed his standard stump speech by speaking directly to the Youth In Revolt movement.
"I welcome their energy, their idealism and their commitment to the civic process. However, I ask them to seriously consider what they are revolting against and what they are revolting for. Do they really want to be the drones of the nanny state, the protectors and defenders of a status quo liberalism that has failed to deliver decent schools and good jobs? Is their ambition to be bureaucrats and enforcers of ever increasing assaults on personal liberty? Or do they want to be real revoltunaries by becoming the next generation of entrepenours who identify needs, raise capital and hire workers, communtiy volunteers who make their towns and cities better places by personal commitments to helping their neighbors, and teachers committed to helping students achieve success and not just protecting thier own tenure?"
"Their models should be real young revolutionaries such as Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. These were not old dead white men we just read about in our history books, but young men who saw a distant and arbitrary government, an economic system based on protectionism and state granted monopolies and a social system based on artificial inherited distinctions. They revolted against these types of assaults on the life, liberty and happiness of their fellow countrymen and they created a system which, with all of its faults, has created the greatest prosperity and the greatest freedom for the greatest number of people in recorded history."
"But their work is not done and I call on you and all young people to dedicate themselves to continuing the revolt against, in Jeffersons words, 'every form of tyranny over the rights of mankind'."
"Thank you, God Bless the United States of America and may God Bless the youth of America as they make their own contributions to the great American story."

[Marky Bunny]

CNN.COM

Thursday October 28th 2010

Clark tells rally in Minnesota
"Business can deliver new, real jobs – and with it prosperity"

Despite the remarks of her Husband hanging over her head today, GOP VP candidate Liz Clark made an inpassioned speech in Minnesota , a state that the Republicans would love to win on Tuesday.

"The best way to fight poverty is by creating real jobs, so everyone in society has an opportunity to do well for themselves and their families. Creating real jobs is a far more potent weapon against poverty and inequality than President Santos approach – which is simply to hand out borrowed cash".
"Of course, the Government can’t create jobs. Business does. But the Government should create the conditions for growth. The beneficiaries of this will not simply be business owners. It will be our nation as a whole. This failed President thinks that over-taxing businesses and wealth creators helps the poor. In fact, it does the reverse. It destroys jobs and makes more people poor ".

[Alexander Hamilton]

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer, October 28, 2010

Wonder Woman and Indiana Jones in the Crusade for the Last Votes.

The wildest, wackiest and tightest Senatatorial race in the nation heads into its final days with the latest polls showing it to be a toss-up.
GOP candidate, Carrie McIntosh, who in her rapid rise in the business and political worlds, earned the not always friendly nickname "Wonder Woman'" is counting a late push from fellow GOP heavy hitters such as Glen Allen Walken (in Ohio yesterday and today) and Liz Clark (expected in Ohio over the weekend) and a barrage of party and Chamber of Commerce radio and TV ads to push her over the finish line.
On the Democratic side, Hayden Straus, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Tom Selleck (without the mustache) the action hero who played the intrepid Indiana Jones in a popular series of movies and who admits to still having the battered fedora he used to wear when he was a reporter for this newspaper, is counting on a strong ground game, spearheaded by Youth in Revolt volunteers, to get out his voters on
Tuesday.
How this clash of the titans will finally end is anybody's guess. But this reporter is counting on a long night on Tuesaday before the new U.S. Senator from Ohio is crowned.

OOC: Tom Selleck was actually the first choice to play Indiana Jones but could not get out of his Magnum PI commitment. In the West Wing Universe he got the part.

[Marky Bunny]

POLITICO 2010
Thursday October 28th 2010

Polls are all over the place as campaign enters final four days

The polls going into the last days of the Presidential candidate are all over the place.
Yesterday we had NBS poll, that point President Santos 0.5% ahead of Walken, but tonight two polls show a 2% and 3% lead for Walken.
There are rumours, that the Walken high command had a massive breakdown when the NBS broke last last night, and there where rumours that Ron McClinton and Simon O'Connor had to be kept from hitting each other.
The polls tonight one for us here at Politico has
Walken 51%
Santos 49%
and a second for Fox News has
Walken 51.5%
Santos 48.5%
The focus on the these last final days from before campaigns is to be on the key large states of New York, Ohio, Florida and Texas a combined total of 112 electoral votes.
Walken was in Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia today and on Friday we will travelling to both Carolina's, Florida before heading back to New Jersey and New York for a dinner with Republican donors.
President Santos will be cris-crossing the country, Friday taking in Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, before heading back himself to Ohio, and the East coast on Saturday.
This race is still too close to call, anyone could still win or lose it in the final days.

[Westbrook 49]

CLOCK TICKS DOWN, RACES HEAT UP: HOW IT'S ALL GOING TO SHAKE OUT.
by Jennifer Turner.

YES!!!! It's so close to Election Day, I can almost taste it! Welcome to my Paradise!

Enthusiasm aside, the many races across the country have been closer than ever. This is a look at how I believe it will all turn out, and what comes after.

THE PRESIDENCY:
Predicted Winner: GlenAllen Walken, Republican.

The House of Representatives
Predicted Winner: The Democrats.

The Senate.
Predicted Winner: The Republicans.

The Governor's Mansions.
Predicted Winner: TIE.

The State Legislatures.
Predicted Winner: The Democrats.

Taking It Apart, Piece By Piece:
GlenAllen Walken is going to be the next President, unless President Santos has to invade Iran suddenly (And what are the odds of that?) Walken is seen by the American people as more decisive, willing to make the hard decisions, though there are questions-Walken's health, as always, his foreign policy aims, and whether or not he can work with Congress as a leader and not an emperor. Once he's elected, Walken will have a good team around him (Anne Stark and Cliff Calley in particular have good connections with Congress), and from what we've heard, the people he's going to name to the Cabinet will be all top-notch.

The House is going to get a Democratic boost, which is going to be an interesting dilemma for the Walken Administration. Carol Gelsey is a much better tactician, strategist and manager than Mark Sellner, and looks to be more secure. Gelsey's already smoothed over a lot of the conflicts that Sellner had created or allowed to fester, and many of the factions within the Caucus have been dealt with. Gelsey is bringing in a new leadership team, and is gearing up for a fight. But she's also willing to negotiate.

The Senate looks fairly static-It's either going to stay exactly the same, or there will be a one-seat gain/loss. With Tom Grissom retiring, the Democratic leadership will have a new leader-Who that is can't be determined yet. But the Republicans might also have a new leader, as Robert Royce has struggled of late, and several of the more conservative members of his party have expressed a desire to have him removed.

The Governor's Mansions will be shifting parties as well, but there's no clear winner. Republicans look like they will gain the State House in Florida, Tennessee and Michigan, while Democrats look to pick up Nevada, New Mexico and Montana. The Governors typically serve as the bench for the Presidential candidates, and the first people who can respond to test ideas.

Democrats, under Josh Lyman at the DNC, have been heavily investing in State Legislatures. State Chambers in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arkansas, Montana, and Pennsylvania are up for grabs. Why is this important?
Because State Legislatures serve as the testing ground for Congressional candidates and starting grounds for legislation and young politicians. More importantly, however, they control redistricting, and with the Census coming up, they can rewrite the Congressional districts for the next 10 years.

So, Republicans will have the executive branch and Senate, the Democrats will have the House and state legislatures, and the Governor's mansions are a tie. Sounds like it will be setting up for a tough fight now and in the future!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Liz Clark To Appear On Tonight Show

Los Angeles-Republican vice presidential nominee Liz Clark will be making a guest appearance on "The Tonight Show With David Letterman" on Friday, according to sources within the campaign. The appearance will coincide with Republican attempts to shore up support for Richard Lassiter in California as the campaign enters its final days.

Mrs. Clark will reportedly take questions from the late-night host about her hustband's recent alleged comments regarding his wish that she hadn't accepted the nomination, among other topics. Mrs. Clark has been barnstorming across the country, attempting to gain last-minute support for Walken in states such as New York and, yesterday, Colorado, where the Santos campaign recently pulled out.
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I didn't know if David Letterman was on CBS in the WWU, but if he wasn't, I went ahead and gave him The Tonight Show as he (and Carson!) originally wanted.

[KahukuMan10]

realclearpolitics.com, October 28th 2010

Thorn responds to Walken

Shortly after GOP Presidential nominee made his comments, both praising and questioning the motives and prowess of the Youth in Revolt, Senator Andrew Thorn of New York appeared at a rally for his colleague, Michael Dashowitz, answering the former Speaker's question.

"Glen Walken doesn't get it. He doesn't understand what you, the young people of our country are fighting for. He calls you 'protectors of the nanny state,' he doesn't listen to your actual complaints. You want to rid our government of corruption, you want government to be involved in people's lives in a useful and meaningful way, not hampering on your freedom. You know that it's only fair that those with more, pay for the things those too little. You hold true to the testament the great FDR held us to, "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." Glen Walken doesn't believe in this. He believes those with more need more, while letting the little man fend for himself. And now he is trying to give advice to those who oppose him. You know what we're gonna do? On November 2, we are going to send him back to Missouri and his cronies Jay Cruger and Blake Marshall to where they once came from!"