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Letter to the Editor – Buy American

Friday, October 31st, 2008

John McCain opposes “Buy American” initiatives in government and defense spending, calling provisions that encourage the government to purchase products from American companies “the worst, most disgraceful aspect of the legislative process in Washington”. Whether you’re conservative or liberal or the majority of us in between, I think we can all agree that if the [...]

Letter to the Editor – Rural America

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

As Election Day approaches, we’re seeing the rhetoric get more vitriolic. There’ve been times when I’ve admittedly embraced this ugliness. I’ve decided to follow Obama’s lead and make the remainder of this campaign about plans and policies.
I want to start with Obama’s plan to improve lives in rural America, including many of the families in [...]

Misinformation

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

A lot of misinformation is being spread to voters, especially here in Texas.
The two biggest are these:
1. If you voted in the primary for Barack Obama, you don’t have to vote in the general election.
FALSE – You must vote again during early voting from October 20th to October 31st or on general election day, November [...]

Canvassing

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Time is running out.
We’re going to canvas Precinct 108 in Midlothian on Saturday, October 18. Begin arriving at the Starbucks in Midlothian at 9:00 a.m. and we’ll head out at 9:30 a.m.
We can discuss a plan of attack (neighborhood assignments, goals, break time, etc) just before we head out. Transportation, walk lists, maps, and scripts [...]

Ellis County TX Planning

Monday, October 13th, 2008

There will be a meeting tomorrow night at the Starbucks in Midlothian at 6:45 p.m.. We’ll be discussing phone banking and canvassing.
Starbucks is located on the corner of 67 and 287 in front of Wal-Mart at the folowing address:
190 North Hwy 67
Midlothian, TX 76065
For more information, email rodney@rodneyhopper.com or click the following link:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs5p4c

Obama’s Middle Class Rescue Package

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Obama this afternoon outlined his Rescue Plan for the Middle-Class, a pragmatic approach economic relief for the rest of us. In today’s speech, Obama showed the steadiness, poise, and call to action of a president. Indeed, during the ten minutes he spoke today, he was the president.
High points include –
Three month moratorium on foreclosures
Tax [...]

Palin Booed At Hockey Game

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Sarah Palin was scheduled to drop the opening puck at the Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers game. From the minute her name was announced, the crowd erupted… in boos. For the entire 90 seconds she was on the ice, she was booed mercilessly. You can even hear the boos over the obnoxiously loud music. In the [...]

Entire Texas US Senate Debate

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Here’s the entire Texas US Senate Debate between Democrat Rick Noriega, Republican John Cornyn, and Libertarian Yvonne Schick. The debate was rather disjointed and the inclusion of Schick seemed a bit forced, though I’m glad a third party candidate got recognized. The one minute answers and 30 second follow-ups were way too condensed and [...]

Noriega vs Cornyn Tonight

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

With all the hoopla over Obama vs McCain, Texans are overlooking a major debate taking place tonight. Apparently in view of sinking poll numbers and a tightening race, John Cornyn is debating Rick Noriega (endorsed by this site) tonight on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings.

Hope Makes a Comeback

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Barack Obama was in Indianapolis, IN today talking about the economy and we got a good glimpse at the steady, but inspirational leader so many of us have seen him to be. This was a great speech and really showed a calm in the storm during these turbulent financial times. Obama has now truly passed [...]

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