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Race to unseat Potts gets ugly
A contact inside the 27th district state senate race passed on the following newsletter from Republican candidate Mark Tate (former Middleburg Vice Mayor) that I've copied and pasted below the fold. I've read comments on a couple of other blogs indicating that supporters of Mr. Tate were engaged in a whispering campaign against his his conservative opponent Jill Holtzman Vogel, a campaign finance attorney from Fauquier, with the message that Jill is not as pro-life as she claims to be.
It would seem that Mr. Tate himself has actually been involved in the whispering and is now shouting his accusations. This sort of mudslinging in a vital primary is completely out of line, and Mr. Tate should focus on explaining to the voters of the 27th district why he is qualified to be their state senator rather than casting aspersions on another true believer in our conservative social values. While I reserve my judgement as to who should be elected in this race, the Tate campaign seems to be off on the wrong foot.
Update: With Potts out of the race, this race is likely to heat up. Maybe we can get Mrs. Vogel and/or Mr. Tate into this site to live-blog.
Dated February 7, 2006
Dear ____ and _____,
In a Washington Post story earlier this year, Sen. Russ Potts confirmed he would once again block any attempt to pass pro-life legislation in Richmond. He then followed that with this quote on Jan. 11th, 1007:
"Until the extremist right wing of the Republican Party realizes it's not about God, guns, gays, abortion, and illegal immigration, then you're not going to be able to solve this problem, or education, or health care," Potts said. "They're out of touch."
This latest outrage from Russ Potts demands a response from anyone who seeks to represent us in State Senate.
Those who know me know of my life-long commitment and personal efforts to protecting the unborn. How Russ Potts is abusing his Senate seat is just one more reason why he should be retired at the earliest possible moment. You and I came within an eyelash of doing just that in 2003 and we need to finish the job this year.
But we should also be concerned by the deafening silenece - the lack of any public criticism of Sen. Potts - by others who claim to be pro-life. Especially those who seek political support from those of us who believe in the importance of this issue, but not if it is inconvenient to their personal ambitions.
My opponent in this race, Jill Holtzman-Vogel says she is pro-life, but without any record of active involvement whatsoever, all voters have to rely on are her words. And they are few.
In fact, she has consistently refused to criticize Potts on abortion or other issues. In a (sic) article from the Northern Virginia Daily she said: "I don't think it's about Russ Potts. I think it's about having a fresh person in Richmond."
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With the fundraising party she hosted for Potts, a clear picture of Ms. Holtzman-Vogel's lack of commitment on this issue began to emerge.
All too often we have seen politicians who claim to be pro-life, but who disappear from view when it is time to take a stand.
I believe now is the time to take a stand.
I call on any Republican wanting to represent us in Richmond to immediately go on the record and specifically condemn Russ Potts for his obstructionist actions. Anything less than a clear and public condemnation of Potts and his actions falls short of a true commitment to protect our most vulnerable citizens who cannot speak for themselves.
Jointly, with your donations of time and financial resources, we will win the election this spring. I urge you to join me and many others to assure a real change in the 27th District.
Together we can make not just a change in Richmond, but a real difference on this and other critical issues.
Mark Tate
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All I can say here is if the shoe fits????
In my opinion there is nothing wrong about point out the faults of your opponent.
As a resident of the 27th it does not suprise me at all that Mr. Tate is "calling her out" She has been "playing with fire" for a while now. Trying to ride the middle of the fence and playing to both conservatives and moderates is not too good of an idea, especially in a primary.
Primaries are can be very rough contests. I am not sure why you would think this would be out of line. I am sure it has hit a very soft spot with the Holtzman campaign.
What's ugly about calling her out on the issues?
It would be pretty simple for her to give the lie to his statements. I'm personally curious to see if she will.
Some people have a tendency to confuse hard-core issue oriented campaigning with negativity. They differ. If someone considers her lack of pro-life credentials a negative, then so be it. But it is a relevant issue for some people. I don't see anything unacceptable here. Potts is one of the worst things that has happened to the RPV in my lifetime. What's wrong w/ saying so?
Jill provides legal services as a lawyer. Attacks on a working mother who is providing services to a noteworthy charity are below the belt and desperate - and speak volumes of the kind of person Tate is. And does Tate really want to discuss business? I mean - all anyone has to do is complete a simple check on Tate's business and one could keep the blog pages filled.....for days. Let's see who has the last laugh!
"Attacks on a working mother who is providing services to a noteworthy charity are below the belt and desperate - and speak volumes of the kind of person Tate is."
Only problem is Tate did NOT even attack her on this issue. The AP brought this subject up. If you don't like it blame the AP not the Tate campaign. I am on the Tate campaign mailing list and to my knowledge I have never heard this mentioned in emails.
The Holtzman campaign keeps whining but the truth is Mrs. Holtzman has never to my knowledge criticized Sen. Potts in the papers until this week when Mr. Tate called her out on it. I don't see this as a personal attack as much as exposing possible hypocrisy.
All the Holtzman campaign does these days are to criticize one of Mr. Tate's campaign finace things that he has already paid for. She really needs to get to more issues whatever the flavor of the week is.
The problem with your boy's campaign finance reports doesn't end with the one he got punished for. The new one looks to be messed up according to vpap.org. You can't make 114 donations of $100 or less equal to over $60,000. It's just not possible.
You guys have nothing but innuendo about the pro-life issue. Just like the Nazis, if you keep spouting a lie, you believe that enough people will buy it for you to win. Jill is a champion for the unborn.
The 'Frist investigation' is another big lie. All anyone has to do is google your silly AP article, and they'll see that the only time the word investigation is used is in relation to something else that Frist was being looked at for that didn't involve Jill. The reporter was simply on a fishing expedition, and there hasn't been a follow-up in the last year.
Tate is the one running negative here. Just look at his little letter above. Jill is sticking to the issues and telling the voters why she's the most qualified to represent them.
Interesting comment. Are you implying that "a working mother" is beyond reproach?
Last time I checked VPAP was not the board of elections.
Go ahead and keep whining about Tate finance reports he has already paid the fine for and watch Tate win easily this spring. This appears to be the Holtzman campaigns only issue right now.
Holzman is worried because she knows she is losing momentum and support, especially after at least 2 or three times refusing to criticize Pott's in her little annoucenment tour. She started criticizing when she found out she was is very deep trouble with conservatives disturbed by this. THis is what happens when you try to straddle the fence and attempt to appease both moderates and conservatives.
You say there is nothing but innuendo about the pro life issue but "were there is smoke there is fire". When one fails in the past to critize Pott's publically this stuff will happen.
What stuff will happen? A couple of your opponents' supporters and the candidate himself will spread lies? Cause that's all I see happening here.
No lies fly, just read our local papers. Do you reside in the 27th??
I am a local republican in the 27th and this week was the first time I have even seen Holtzman criticize Pott's publically in the paper and this was because Mr. Tate forced her hand with his excellently worded critique.
Last month Holtzman had several chances to criticize Pott's in my local paper and declined comment??? I wonder why?? Nothing untruthful here. Just the facts.
Mark Tate recently pooped his pants. I have proof because he had chances to deny that fact and didn't.
Therefore, Mark must love abortion. Geez, why didn't I think of this obvious proof earlier.
You can change the subject all day long if you like, I just gave you proof and this is what happens.
Why did Mrs. Holtzman refuse to criticize our Sen. Pott's publicall until Mr. Tate called her on it??? Maybe because she was afraid much of her liberal-moderate support in the Valley would not like it.
It seems to me that if Vogel truly is against Pott's obstructionist activities, she would have no problem sharing that with those whom she hopes to represent. If Mark Tate forced her hand in criticizing, wouldn't he have been doing her a favor? If Vogel is no wolf in sheeps clothing, why such the fuss over making her be straight forward about her beliefs. Making your views known to the constituents you wish to represent is kind of the point of campaigning. Mr.Tate has not beat around the bush when it comes to where he stands. For it to be a fair election, I would think the people of the 27th district would expect as much from each candidate. Mark Tate was just helping to point that out. I do not consider that negative campaigning.
I missed somethig. To what "noteworthy charity" is she providing services, and why is it an issue?
Here is the article Jack:
As a follow-up for Jack:
Please note the date of the article 2005... Let's repeat that...2005!
The only time the word investigation is mentioned is talking about Frist's ethics problem at the time that did NOT involve Jill whatsoever.
The reporter was on a fishing trip that yielded nothing.
End of story.
Sorry Fly,
The AP does not fish for stories. This is not a partisan organization. It has been less than 2 years.
The article itself looked like it yeilded a whole lot.
You can't be serious, right?
We just finished a federal election where the Dems pulled every tooth they could find (to great affect). I think there might have been some tiny follow-up, say an investigation or another article at the very least. Reporters fish for stories all the time, and if it sticks, they do follow-up stories.
There are reporters writing stories very frequently on this race, and not one has even dared to touch the subject.
We have evidence enough in the fact that you guys can't even state what exactly you believe was improper, much less unethical. All you can do is link the article and pretend like there's a landmine waiting on the other side. There just isn't.
The article speaks for itself. As for the article NOT involving Mrs. Holtzman. That is totally false. She had a big part in the article. Read about the ethical problems yourself. The AP writer does a fine job of explaining things.
A pro-life friend asked Jill, last time she ran, whether she "supported a woman's right to choose". I'm sorry that I don't have the verbatim response, but my recollection is that she waffled.
I'm sitting this primary contest out, as I don't like Mark's water-carrying for the PEC, and I don't see why people think that an aggressive former RNC attorney will be anything beyond a typical establishment Republican.
When looking into the candidates for the upcoming Senate race, I met Mark Tate and asked him about prolife. He said he was. I called Jill Holtzman Vogel and asked if she favored a woman's right to choose, which usually brings candidates out of the woodwork. She said No I do not--I am prolife and always have been. We then had a longish talk and she mentioned the birth of her children and how even more prolife she became after they were born and how important this issue and traditional family values are to her. At the beginning of the conversation she thought I was proabortion which is what I wanted her to think--she never hesitated in explaining her views, nor did she criticize Mark Tate when I asked her about him. She simply said he will not be as effective and I have the experience. None of this slicing and dicing. I admired that. Since then I have thoroughly researched both candidates and continue to hear these awful rumors about a Christian woman said by those who call themselves Christian. I would suggest to John from Loudon that he speak directly with Jill and do not rely on what someone else told him. Jill is more than willing to sponsor prolife legislation and has the capability to get things done-doesn't start something and then renege. I also took the time to sift through campaign finance reports before I made a decision as to whom I would support. Jill's were good and I am not an expert. Then I looked at Mark Tate's and was very confused so I looked at the latest ones and all I can say is unbelievable. I could never support anyone who is inherently dishonest--not minor mistakes but biggies. It is ashame that Mr. Tate and his political operatives have to sling mud to build themselves up. I had thought if Mark Tate won the primary I would vote for him. But morals are important and slandering without proof is beyond the pale. Under no circumstances could I vote for him, despite being a rabid prolifer who has saved hundreds of babies from their deaths.
Whine, Whine, Whine, if the Holtzmans supporters cannot think of anything else but Mr. Tate's campaign reports that he has already taken care of at least according to the papers, this will be a very short race in favor of Mr. Tate.
No one doubts (Of course she says she is now!!!) she is prolife now that VCAP is behind her but is this due to convenience??? What about 2003 conservative caucus??? These are tough questions.
Rabidly pro life, did you forget about the above article about Holtzmans possible ethics problems?? Mr. Tate made a mistake and admitted it in the newspapers. Mrs. Holtzman shoudl to the same with regard to the Frist stuff that the AP so excellently worded.
The last post was by 10thdistrict republican. I forgot to put in the name. Sorry.
Ok, this is getting silly. 10th district, what, in your mind, would Jill admit to? The article doesn't make any specific accusations of unethical behavior, much less wrongful conduct, not to mention its age.
As for 2003, what would you want to hear there exactly?
I think rabidlyprolife has done her research, and is the one with the tough questions.
(also, i'd like to point out that right after you say that no one doubts she is pro-life now, you doubt that she's pro-life now.)
Tate has taken money from Senator John Warner and now he is going to have a reception with Del. Joe May as a headliner. And Tate is saying he is more conservative than Jill Holtzman Vogel? That dog don't hunt!
At least Tate takes money from Republicans, NOT independent supporters of Russ Potts, big money lobbyists, and democrats.
I heard some of Russ's Governor supporters in the valley even held a fundraiser for Jill. Is this true?? I honestly don't know???
BTW, What's wrong with Joe May?? I can understand disappointment with Sen. Warner with regards to Iraq but May seems to be a good conservative Republican.
Oh, Thats right, VCAP folks targeted a good principled conservative over 1 ,I mean 1 vote and his primary opponent had a ton of success. He got crushed! I can't remember his opponent but he seemed out of place in the district. Even if you did not agree with May on this vote in 04 he is at least a Republican, more than we can say about Holtzman's liberal-moderate Pott's for Governor supporters.
Well 10th district Republican, you need to check your facts as I did. Who gave the most money to Kaine's campaign (over $400,000)? Check it out and see who this big liberal is giving to in this race--hint--it ain't Jill but then she wouldn't do deals with someone to get money. Of course Jill pays her bills something Mark is notorious for not doing. Why don't you do a little fact checking and see why this woman would give $10,000 to a state senate campaign and not be related to Mark. No, you would rather try and smear Jill. The bunch of young turks who think they are hot stuff (but really losers-one is out of a job and the other has dropped out of college so many times it is like a merry-go-round)will find out just how unhot they are. I shall enjoy seeing you guys brought down.
Whine,whine, whine about the bills. I read the paper and I guess the fines have been paid.
"it ain't Jill but then she wouldn't do deals with someone to get money"---
ultraconservative, your too funny. Most of the elected officials and VCAP that supports Mrs. Holtzman have recieved very nice donations in the past. I am not sure what to make of this personally but it certainly does not appear to be good.
Del. Joe May is a tax and spend Republican. Mr. Tate, it speaks volumes that you accept support from that tax raising huckster. It makes me go BOZO TILT.
Del. Joe May is a tax and spend Republican. Mr. Tate, it speaks volumes that you accept support from that tax raising huckster. It makes me go BOZO TILT.
You guess the fines have been paid? My understanding is VCAP only supports conservatives and they vet these people thoroughly. So you are now impugning VCAP for all their hard work on behalf of conservative candidates because they support Jill? Of course she gives money and if Mark doesn't, then he should be. Jill supports Family Foundation and many other conservative places. So what you are saying is VCAP was bought--that is disgusting. I am still waiting for you to explain Sheila Johnson's $10,000 donation--we aren't talking about $100 or so, we are talking about a liberal, very liberal founder of Black Entertainment TV which has garbage and not family values on it programs, giving the largest donation to Gov Kaine of over $400,000 to help defeat the candidate Mark Tate was supposedly supporting. So let's make sure everyone reading this blog understands it--if some person who supported Potts for Governor, and he has many long time friends who out of friendship did, gives Jill $100 or so, that is bad and evil, but if a liberal Democrat who works to defeat Republicans gives Mark $10,000, that is ok? That is exactly what you are saying. Give it up! Mark did Johnson a favor and helped get her resort open quid pro quo and she rewarded a supposed Republican with $10,000. Who is buying whom? You can insult me all you want, but those are actual facts. I have not seen one fact presented against Jill, just slander and innuendo to destroy her reputation and believe you folks are not helping yourselves at all.
Jill, as a loyal Republican should if able, has donated money to local conservatives and Republicans. In fact, if you go through her donations, she has demonstrated a real commitment to giving money to pro-life candidates like Dick Black in 2003, Mick Staton last year, and a whole host of others.
Anyone who looks at her giving record can see that she is a soldier for the causes that social conservatives hold most dear.
Ha Ha, I wonder who Black is supporting????
I don't think she started giving money until she decided to run herself?????
Fly, Did one of Pott's big independent supporters for the governor race host a fundraiser for Mrs. Holtzman????????
Therein lies the problem.
No one really knows were she stands because she has "straddled the fence for so long".
No one doubts she made a statement criticizing Sen. Pott's last week after Mr. Tate called her out on the issue but were was she the previous times when she declined comment about Sen. Potts??? These are legitimate questions.
10th District,
I'm sorry that your support for Mr. Tate has blinded you to the reality of this campaign, and it is apparent that neither of us going to convince the other.
However, I think Mark should tone down his unfounded attacks on Jill and focus on building himself up as a candidate. He has a long way to go in this endeavor, and I'm afraid that he's damaged himself too much already.
Fair enough fly, but campaigns are rough events especially primaries and truth be told Mrs. Holtzman had been taking the middle ground in dealing with liberal republicans and conservatives.
Mr. Tate called her out on the failure to criticize Pott's multiple times in newspapers and she did criticize him in the paper. I give her credit for it but I don't have a problem with bringing up issues.
I think Mrs Holtzman will need to convince the "grassroots" that she is a legitimate candidate NOT attempting to buy the seat. I do think she has a long way to go in this area but in the end neither me or you will pick the candidate. The voters will decide.
See this is exactly what I'm talking about. You haven't said anything positive about Mark or why he should be elected all week.
As I've said time and time again, Jill Holtzman Vogel is a smart business woman who has built a successful legal practice. She has appeal to all kinds of voters, but her core beliefs are dictated by principle, and she is firmly committed to the pro-life cause.
She has been a tireless worker for the Republican Party, and her office is often the site for phone banks for campaigns.
We need more people like her if we're going to rebuild this party, not sloppy campaigners who rely on whispering campaigns and innuendo.
Also, stop implying that our honorable delegates can be bought. That's the kind of thing I expect from the democrats.
Never implied anything. I just said it does not look good.
I personally like Mr. Tate for 2 main reasons;
1. Unquestionably pro life
2. Stance on growth and fighting Dominion.
I respectfully disagree with you about Mrs. Holtzman but I respect your right to an opinion.
I heard something the other day that one of the people on Mr. Tate's host committee for his upcoming fundraiser claims to have never even spoken to him. Has anyone else heard anything about this?
I have heard some on Jill's "exploratory" committee may not even be supporting her. Anyone else hear this.???
I understand that you want Tate supporters to back up their arguments with facts. That is not unreasonable. You also have to understand that there are facts supporting each side. Yes, there is some question in the ethics of accepting donations from former Kaine supporters, but Jill Vogel has also accepted such contributions. As a student at an all women's college, I had originally intended to support Jill Vogel. However, I am not impressed by your arguments. You complain about a smear campaign, and then you personally attack two of Tate's supporters by calling them losers. I do not find unemployment a reason to consider someone a loser, and I do not think the 2.9 percent of Virginians that are currently unemployed would appreciate the statement either. As for his supporter dropping out of college, are you saying anyone without a college degree is a loser? I would have to disagree with this as well. I am curious as to where you recieved your degree. Most college graduates that I know tend not to use the words "ain't" and "unhot" when trying to make an intellegent statement that they wish others to take seriously. As a person that is on the fence, I am slowly but surely being pushed to the Tate side by the ignorance and distastefulness that you have shown in your posts.
You were a Tate supporter to begin with so cut the baloney. If any candidate gets a donation of $100 or even $300 or so I am sure they do not run a check to see where the money came from. Everyone knows that many folks and companies give to both sides. However, in a State senate race, if someone gives a donation of $10,000 anyone in their right mind would check. Mark knew taking that money Johnson-Newman was a big dem supporter and he did her a favor. This woman gave over $400,000 to Kaine--his biggest donor. Obviously you have no problem about someone lying about a person's beliefs with absolutely nothing to back it up. All you hear is Jill is not prolife with nothing to back it up. Because prolife is issue I do vote on, it is insulting. Silliness that someone who supported Potts did a fundraiser for Jill. So what?? Maybe they were friends of Potts who supported him because of that friendship. Maybe they finally realized how bad the guy was and were sending him a message don't run again because we will not be there. I am sure they did not give Jill $10,000. Oh there is a lot more coming. All I have seen on blogs is Jill is not prolife and she didn't criticize Potts. Since she only became a candidate a few weeks ago and Mark has announced and preannounced many times, he is the one who would be quoted. It will all come out. I know two of the bloggers who are being vindictive and yes, they are losers and I stand by that. Anyone who smears another's character is a loser and vicious. You would not like that done to you. I am bloggin based on facts and have enumerated each and every fact. I had once thought I might support Mark Tate but given what I am hearing and seeing and the state of his finance reports, it will never happen. Jill is a role model for women. Frankly, we could do with another woman in the Senate who is smart, articulate, lawyer, mom,hard worker, etc.


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USF's solar-powered house will soon be a reality in Tampa listen08/16/11 Andrea Lypka
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A team of Florida students has been chosen as a finalist for a green design competition. Their entry, called FLeX House, is a solar-powered home that uses no net energy located near downtown Tampa.
Tampaâs green home is one of 20 international projects that will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition this fall. Team Floridaâs adviser is Stanley Russell, the director of the University of Sout...Be the first to comment
Should the rich pay more in taxes? Billionaire says yes08/16/11 Robert Lorei
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Today we're going to have open phones but first I read a section of this op-ed written by Warren Buffett and carried in yesterday's New York Times, called "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich."2 comments
Interview with Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin08/15/11 Robert Lorei
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46 years ago this week a band in San Francisco performed for the first time in public. The Jefferson Airplane. They went on to perform at the Monterrey Pop Festival, Woodstock and Altamonte - the most storied music festivals of the 1960âs and early 70âs.
In terms of music and lifestyle, the Jefferson Airplane epitomized the San Francisco sound. The Airplane evolved from roots in folk and blues to become a psychedelic powerhouse. They challenged the conventions of the day on sex, drugs,...Be the first to comment
Tampa Bay Water approves $162 million to fix regional reservoir listen08/15/11 Josh Holton
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After years of planning and negotiation, Tampa Bay Water has finally approved a $162 million contract to fix the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir. Tampa Bay Water general manager Gerald Seeber said the plan will not only increase water storage capacity, but also help prepare for future drought. Now that the contract was approved, it will go to design and permitting over the next year.
When th...1 comments
County Commissioner Mark Sharpe announces bid for Congress in 2012 listen08/15/11 Janelle Irwin
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Ex-felons grow old waiting for civil rights to be restored in Florida08/12/11 Lisa Marzilli
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Today weâre going to talk about civil rights restoration - and specifically, the ways in which Gov. Scott and his cabinet have made it more difficult for ex-felons to get those rights restored.
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Small farms under threat from the FDA in "Farmageddon" listen08/12/11 Josh Holton
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Federal and state laws can create hurdles for small farmers, who face raids and arrests for such things as selling raw milk to customers. A new film, called Farmageddon, documents the struggles of independent farmers. Hundreds of people attended sold out screenings in Tampa.
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How to solve the federal deficit; and a campaign to have ordinary people call the Governor's office08/12/11 Robert Lorei
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Governor Rick Scott has been sending robocalls out to Florida residentsâtouting the positive things heâs done since taking office earlier this year. Now thereâs a campaign to have average Floridians tell the governor what theyâve been experiencing since he took over in Tallahasseeâ¦
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A look at the Ames Iowa Straw Poll & Michelle Bachmann08/11/11 Mitch Perry
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Minneapolis journalist and University of Minnesota journalism professor G.R. Anderson came on the program to preview the Iowa Straw Poll and the whole Michelle Bachmann phenomenon. Anderson wrote a story about Bachmann in City Pages newspaper in 2006 that was very influential in a 2011 piece on the Minnesota member of Congress by Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi.Be the first to comment
Mitt Romney to heckler: "Corporations are people" listen08/11/11 Seán Kinane
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Are corporations people? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney seems to think so. In a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair Thursday Romney was questioned by an audience member whether he would take Social Security out of the debt-reduction debate since it doesnât contribute to the national debt.
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Hillsborough businesses hear the latest from Republican U.S. Representatives listen08/11/11 Josh Holton
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As Hillsborough County businesses are looking for a way out of the economic hardships facing the country, the Brandon Chamber of Commerce invited local businesses to their membership luncheon today, where some local legislators updated the chamber on the latest from congress.
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Americans for Prosperity take their Running on Empty tour to Sarasota in hopes of trimming regulations for oil drilling listen08/11/11 Janelle Irwin
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A conservative group was in Sarasota yesterday to spread the message that regulations passed by the Obama administration are directly contributing to the high price of gasoline. About 25 people â mostly Tea Party supporters â came to the Running on Empty tour event.
Standing in front of an inflatable gas tank displaying a price of $3.65 per gallon, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips placed the blame for high gas prices on President Obama.
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Jobs, not cuts, was the message of protesters today, outside Congressional offices across the country. About two dozen activists protested outside Senator Marco Rubioâs office near USF-Tampa.
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Past Last Lecture Series Speakers
Each semester, one faculty member is selected to be the Last Lecture Series Speaker. The Last Lecture Series began in the Spring of 2009 and the following distinguished faculty members have been honored since that time. Please take some time to read about our past speakers and to watch the video recording of their lecture.
Spring 2013
Dr. Karen Barney
Biography Presentation Video
We look forward to seeing you at a future Last Lecture Series Event!
This program is sponsored by the Division of Student Development and the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Dr. J.A. Wayne Hellmann, O.F.M., conv.
Professor of Medieval Christianity in the Department of Theology
Spring 2014
"Upon receiving the call inviting me to deliver the Last Lecture for spring 2014, I could not believe it. I had been to several Last Lectures in previous years, but the idea of one day delivering that lecture myself had never entered my mind. Over my forty years as a university professor, I have been blessed with other academic awards from time to time, but this one was different. It came directly from students. I knew immediately I wished to accept. 'Why,' as one of my Franciscan brothers asked. The answer was easy: 'SLU students I have encountered over these many years have been, are, and will remain the love of my life.'"
Fr. Wayne Hellmann OFM Conv. grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana and joined the Franciscan friars while yet a college student. He then graduated from the University of Dayton and went to Rome for theological studies and while there he would skip classes to slip into sessions of the Second Vatican Council. It was that event in Rome that inspired him to move to Munich, Germany to pursue doctoral studies in theology at the Ludwigs-Maximilian University. Upon completion of his studies in Munich, he began his academic service at Saint Louis University, and this year he completes forty years here at SLU. During these years he has served as chair of the Department of Theological Studies and for his Franciscan brothers he also served as Minister Provincial. Fr. Wayne has lectured on Francis of Assisi and Franciscan theology/spirituality around the world. Africa is still his favorite continent. Yangon is his favorite city.
Fr. Hellmann will address the community on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00pm in the Saint Louis Room of the Busch Student Center. Please join us to see Fr. Hellmann's Last Lecture!
Dr. Karen Barney
Chair and Tenured Associate Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Spring 2013
"Being honored with presenting in this Last Lecture Series was truly an amazing experience from the moment I learned I'd been selected. Prior to this notification, I'd not considered that students viewed me as one worthy of such a distinction. Therefore, I immediately started to reflect on the importance of sharing my thoughts and commitments to them in such a way as to inspire them to rise to as great of heights as possible."
Dr. Karen Barney is Chair and Tenured Associate Professor in the Saint Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy and Master of Science in Adult Education with an Emphasis on Education Administration, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed Ph.D. studies in Health Services Research in the School of Public Health at Saint Louis University. Geriatric occupational therapy practice has been her specialty for 45 years of her career, with experience throughout the continuum of health care. Her research focuses on health promotion, quality of life issues for persons with disabilities and older adults, occupational justice with marginalized populations, and innovative service models.
Dr. Tobias Winright
Associate Professor of Theological Studies
Fall 2012
"Gratitude is a word I highlight in this Last Lecture, and I am sincerely grateful to students for honoring me with this opportunity to share with them (and with colleagues, family, and friends) some reflections that have been percolating in my mind over the past few months following my head injury. As a theologian, I am privileged to engage life-and-death questions and issues with students each semester; however, my recent potentially life-threatening experience really forced me to think hard about what is truly of significance in my life personally and professionally. My last lecture could have happened on the last day of last semester! Preparing and delivering the Last Lecture helped me to pull some things together and to offer them in gratitude to all the others (and to the Other) in my life."
Dr. Tobias Winright is an Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, and is also the Director of the Manresa Program in Catholic, Jesuit Studies . He received both his M.A. and his Ph.D. in Moral Theology/Christian Ethics from The University of Notre Dame, as well as a M.Div. from the Duke University Divinity School. Dr. Winright teaches a variety of courses, many of which address social questions such as war and peace, environmental ethics, economic justice, and criminal justice. He is also an active member of several professional organizations, such as the Society of Christian Ethics, the College Theology Society, the Catholic Theological Society of America, American Academy of Religion, and the Society for the Study of Christian Ethics. He is the book reviews editor for the international journal, Political Theology, and will be the coeditor of the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics beginning in 2013. He has also been involved in the publication of several books, including a recent book that he co-authored with Mark J. Allman, titled After the Smoke Clears: The Just War Tradition and Post War Justice.
Dr. William Charron
Professor of Philosophy
Spring 2012
"It was with delight and an equally intense trepidation that I received news that students had chosen me to give a Last Lecture…. And what had I to say to them? – 'That I am profoundly grateful for the great western philosophical tradition I have had the good fortune to inherit and to learn more deeply in passing it to them, and that they will never regret the hours they now spend in mastering its ways of thinking and appraising.' One rarely gets the opportunity to say such things to a large and knowledgeable audience."
Dr. Charron received his B.A. from Benedictine College, his M.A. from the University of Detroit, and his Ph.D. from Marquette University. Dr. Charron began at Saint Louis University in 1967 and is the editor of The Modern Schoolman. His areas of interest are classical modern philosophy: Hobbes through Kant; theory of games, economic and political philosophy, philosophy and literary criticism of T. S. Eliot.
Dr. Stefan Bradley
Associate Professor of History with a joint appointment with African-American Studies
Fall 2012
"At points in my career, I wondered (like the bombing comedian): "is anybody out there?" Being selected for the last lecture was certification that there is an audience for the lessons I share. As I mentioned in the lecture itself, being selected for the Last Lecture was like an actor being selected for the academy award. For one short hour I felt like a star. On the other hand, constructing the last last lecture was one of the most daunting tasks I've ever completed. Although I am relatively young (if not at heart), I felt there was so much I had to teach those young learners about the life they will make for themselves. By the end of the process, I found out how much they, and all the various people I have encountered, had taught me. Nothing in my career has exceeded this commendation."
Dr. Stefan M. Bradley, associate professor of history with a joint appointment in African-American studies from the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as the Fall 2011 Last Lecture Series Speaker and spoke on Monday, Nov. 14, in the Saint Louis Room in the Busch Student Center.Bradley received his B.A. from Gonzaga University, his M.A. from Washington State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri - Columbia. He teaches a variety of courses, with his primary emphasis focusing on 20th century African-American history. Bradley is interested in the role that youth have played in shaping post-World War II American society. His first book, Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s, focuses on the famous controversy that took place at Columbia University in 1968-1969. The students' activism resulted in the alteration of university policies toward the neighboring community of Harlem and a change in the university's curriculum. Bradley received the Phillis Wheatley Book Prize in 2010, given by the North East Black Studies Association, for his first book and also received the Student Government Association Faculty Excellence Award in 2011.
Dr. Martha Shockey-Eckles
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Spring 2011
"Without a doubt, The Last Lecture Series was among the highlights of my career Receiving the opportunity to present my thoughts and insights from twenty-one years of university allowed me to revisit what has been most fulfilling during that time, but also to pass along to those in attendance the importance of making their lives, their education, and their eventual employment, count in the real world-- the world we share with many less fortunate than ourselves. As I reflected on my own life and lengthy career I realized I remain an idealist-- one who truly feels we can all make a difference if we care enough to do so. Just as academicians should actively use their research in ways that bring change where change is most needed so, too, should our students remember and draw from the Ignatian spirit that guides the mission of Saint Louis University. In our own ways we are all conducting research-- the question becomes how will our decisions and actions throughout our lives affect those around us. Presenting in The Last Lecture Series was an experience and an honor never to be forgotten. It is with a sense of humility and humbleness that I thank all who made my presence possible."
Dr. Martha Shockey-Eckles, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, was selected as the Spring 2011 speaker. Dr. Shockey-Eckles spoke on Monday, April 18, 2011. Dr. Shockey-Eckles received her B.A. from St. Ambrose University, her M.A. from the University of Iowa, and her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Dr. Shockey-Eckles teaches a variety of courses, with her primary emphasis focusing on classes included in the Criminal Justice curriculum. As the policing expert in the department she assumed full responsibility for teaching all Law Enforcement courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and developed and taught the undergraduate Capstone course. Her research interests include interaction styles adopted by members of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and their effects on local crime, police-media relations, inter-generational violence in St. Louis, and gender effects in the Criminal Justice system.
Dr. Beldan Lane
Professor of Theological Studies
Fall 2010
"A storyteller is only as good as his listeners. A teacher is only as good as her students. Invariably, the one brings out the gifts in the other. I've been blessed over the years with students who have taught me at least as much as I've been able to teach them."
Dr. Belden Lane, Professor of Theological Studies , was selected as the Fall 2010 speaker. Dr. Lane spoke on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in the Busch Student Center room 170. The title of his presentations was "Just to Be is a Blessing;Just to live is holy" Dr. Lane received his B.A. from Florida State University, his B.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Lane arrived at Saint Louis University in 1977 and he teaches a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Dr. Lane received the SGA Faculty Excellence Award in 2008. Dr. Lane teaches in the areas of American religion, the history of spirituality, and the connections between geography and faith. The relationship of Christian spirituality to the wonder and beauty of the natural world is close to his heart whether seen in the earth-sensitive practices of Celtic spirituality or Calvin and Edwards' perception of the world as a theater of God's glory in the Reformed tradition. His interests include wilderness backpacking in the Ozarks, the magic of storytelling, the history of Desert Spirituality, exposing students to urban poverty through Karen House (the Catholic Worker), and the poetry of Rumi and Wendell Berry.
Dr. Kenneth Parker
Associate Professor of Theological Studies
Spring 2010
"To be invited by students to give my "Last Lecture" is an honor that I cherish. At age 55, I have become mindful that each day of life is a blessing, particularly because of my father's untimely death in a plane crash when he was 53. The "Last Lecture" gave me the opportunity to reassess and articulate more than two years of reflections, as I have sought to understand better how to use each day that God has seen fit to grant me. Preparing for the lecture deepened my awareness of why I find life so joyful, and how the discovery of the image of God in my sons and students--especially students I teach at Bonne Terre Prison--has given my life a greater sense of purpose and enlarged my spiritual life. My interior life is richer and mundane daily activities have become infused with sacramental grace as a result of this opportunity. I am deeply grateful to the students who made this occasion for growth possible, and hope that the fruit of it will nourish others."
Dr. Kenneth Parker, Associate Professor of Theological Studies , was selected as the Spring 2010 speaker. Dr. Parker spoke on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in the Saint Louis Room in the Busch Student Center. The title of his presentations was "The Three Elements of Life."
Dr. Parker received his B.A. in History and Writing from Houghton College, his M.A. in Historical Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Divinity from the University of Cambridge. He worked on post-doctoral studies in Nineteenth-Century Roman Catholic Theology and Church History at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He was also a monk for five years at Saint Andrew's Abbey in the Mojave Desert.Dr. Parker arrived at Saint Louis University in 1992 and he teaches a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Dr. Parker received the Helen Mandeville Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities in 2008.
In the spring of 2007, Dr. Parker conceived a plan to bring undergraduate courses to a prison in our region. Through the support of Fr. Wayne Hellmann, the department chair, and faculty and upper administration, he negotiated with the Missouri Department of Corrections to implement a pilot program. The Incarnate Word Foundation very generously provided the funding to start the project. The officials in Jefferson City approved the SLU Prison Initiative in December 2007, and the first course began in January 2008.
Dr. Michael Shaner
Professor of Management
Fall 2009
"Its always an honor to be selected by the students for any award---they are the customers who purchase the product so it was a compliment when they wanted to spend a Tuesday evening with me."
Dr. Shaner received his M.B.A. from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. in Management from the University of South Carolina. He teaches graduate, undergraduate, and executive Masters level courses; and he has been awarded every teaching honor, both school and university, that the University bestows. His teaching methodology includes a strong emphasis on experiential learning, practical application, and student participation in all aspects of his courses. He has also developed and uses a computer simulation of the business environment.
In addition to his extensive teaching experience, Dr. Shaner has developed and delivers programs in the areas of strategic management, employee motivation, situational leadership, teambuilding, change management, and a program called "Adventures in Attitudes". He has provided management development and consulting services to both large and small organizations, national and international, in both the public and private sectors. Mike also provides coaching services to executives seeking to maximize their business potential, run organizations effectively, and manage people wisely.
Dr. Timothy Lomperis
Professor of Political Science
Spring 2009
"The Last Lecture was not only the greatest honor of my career, but also the most intimidating. In the end, it has also provided the most clarifying moment to my academic career. What I discovered in preparing the Last Lecture was that it was not the knowledge that I teach that is the most important, but the faith that inspires it."
Dr. Timothy Lomperis specializes in international relations, Asian studies, international security, revolutionary theory, and counterinsurgency. Dr. Lomperis received his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1981. His fields were international relations, Asian studies, political theory, and world religions. His dissertation won the Helen Dwight Reid award of the American Political Science Association in 1981 for the best dissertation in international relations. Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Lomperis served two tours of duty in Vietnam in the Army and Defense Intelligence Agency. He was awarded the U.S. Bronze Star and the Vietnamese Army Staff Medal First Class. Prior to joining the SLU faculty in 1996, he taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at Duke University. At the lower level, Dr. Lomperis teaches courses in international relations and Asian politics. At the upper/graduate level, his courses are in asymmetric warfare, the politics of the future, the public policy of American national security, and graduate seminars in international relations theory and Asian political thought. He has received three teaching awards, including two Student Government Association awards for faculty excellence.


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Time Management
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Nothing is better than a weekend free of any real responsibility. Sure, the kids still had food and clothes but work was a breeze and we stayed home for Easter weekend. There was no running to visit relatives, no last minute gifts to buy, and no holiday stress. Nothing beats wearing sweats, eating candy, and deprogramming from TV, Radio, and the Net.
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In hot weather dogs keep cool by panting. If I were to do this I would hyperventilate and exhale too much carbon dioxide. How do dogs avoid the effects of respiratory alkalosis?
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What do u guys think of a 2012 abs. Xc with 20,000 miles. With a few farkles and triumph panniers for $9000. ??
Good deal? To many miles for the price ? Worth it to just ge a new one ?
I like the price. Don't like the mileage but it has been serviced on regular basis by dealer. Let me know what u think
As mentioned, the accessories are worth maybe 25 to 50 cents on the dollar, but ONLY if you want them. If you don't, they're worth nothing. The oem pannier set is only desirable by on-road riders, they are too weak for off pavement, especially if you dump it over on them. The mounts are plastic tabs.
The mileage is not a problem, but it is a few miles. Seems like a pretty reasonable deal, and you could sell of the pannier set if you wanted something else. You could always offer $8500 and that's starting to sound like a bargain at that point. MIne was $12,900 OTD before any accessories, and I thought that was a pretty good deal.
If you have to pay sales tax that is also a consieration. A private party might be able to save you a few bucks on that.
I just purchased a new 13 roadie last week. I have noticed the suspension seems kinda harsh. Weather has only permitted me to get about 50 miles so far. So I am wondering, will it break in and soften up some? I test rode the XC also but didn't get off road with it so I didn't really notice the difference between the two on the street. Of course I only have a very few limited miles riding both. Has anyone performed a suspension upgrade on a roadie? What are the options for the front? Or should I just plan on keeping this bike on hard packed graded roads? This is my first bike that is dirt oriented and I have very limited experience on two wheels off road. I run Elka suspension on my quads and have experience setting them up for off road but zero experience with forks or road/off road bike suspension.
I test rode both models, had been leaning toward the roadie as I was looking for a replacement for my road bike. And they are a grand less, and I liked the alloy wheels and tubless tires. I rode the roadie first, was amazed how smooth. Took the XC just to make sure it wasn't enough better to warrant the extra cost. To my surprise they were VERY similar, but the XC was definitely more plush and I liked that. After mulling it for a couple of days it was clear the XC was a better choice for me, for my riding. Looking back there should have been no question.
Anyway, bottom line is that the XC is definitely more plush, and as long as you don't ride it really hard it doesn't suffer from diving and see-sawing. And it handles corners well too. I know this doesn't help you with your roadie, but with some suspension mods I'll bet you could get it to a level of comfort you would be satisfied with.
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Loni Czekalski
Office of the Associate Administrator for Research and Acquisition
Federal Aviation Administration
The FAA has the statutory mission to establish, operate and maintain navigation systems for the safe operation of aircraft in the United States. Navigation capabilities with appropriate accuracy, integrity, and reliability allow airspace users to safely travel from one location to another and operate in the different phases of flight: approach/departure, terminal, enroute and landing. At the present time the FAA has a ground based air navigation system. The agency is beginning to transition to a space based system because it will likely provide equal or better service and be more cost effective. This is important for the users, because the FAA is currently in the process of being reinvented into an agency supported by user fees and off the federal budget. The cost of operating and maintaining the ground based system is believed to be approximately $200M per year, and a space based system will work well and cost less. The purpose of FAA GPS augmentation systems is to provide the navigation capabilities required in a cost effective manner. When they become operational they will replace existing radio navigation aids to support instrument navigation in the enroute environment and many instrument approach procedures. The WAAS signal is not secured or controlled and is available to anyone with a suitable receiver. To date, a number of antennas and aircraft receivers are under development by various companies.
The WAAS system augments the DoD provided GPS Standard Positioning System (SPS) signal in space. The WAAS will provide sufficient accuracy for precision approaches, availability and continuity of service for sole means navigation requirements as well as improvements in GPS integrity. Through a ground station network linked by FAA communications systems the WAAS will provide navigation corrections to airborne users by means of geostationary satellites.
A contract was awarded in August 1995 to Wilcox Corp. with teammates Hughes and TRW to develop and furnish the WAAS. The system is currently under development and is intended to provide a signal by early 1998.
An initial WAAS system will begin operations in late 1998 and the end state full system is planned to become operational in 2001.
The WAAS acquisition strategy was to build an expandable system with a ground component that uses already developed software with new software for integrity, availability and accuracy in independent modules. The phased introduction of the system would start with a functional verification system for testing, and use the FAA's terrestrial communications network to link ground facilities. The space component of the system will use leased communications satellite service to allow for expansion of the coverage area, new technology and phased implementation of improvements to meet performance requirements. The standard broadcast format for the WAAS augmentation message will allow for global utilization.
As shown in figure 1 the WAAS is made up of eight functional parts. These functions are performed at reference stations and master stations to generate the WAAS message for broadcast to users. Each WAAS reference station (WRS) collects independent sets of data including geosynchronous satellite observables, GPS satellite observables and local troposphere observables and transmits the data to each master station. Independence of data sets is ensured by gathering observable parameters through independent sets of hardware. Data is collected at a rate consistent with the expected level of variation. For example, slowly changing troposphere data is collected less frequently than GPS satellite data. Prior to transmitting data to the master station each reference station verifies the reasonableness of the data. All data is time tagged. WAAS master stations (WMSs) provide correction processing, satellite orbit determination, verification/validation and generate the WAAS messages. WMSs collect all data received from WRSs and process it once per second. After the 250 bit WAAS message is generated it is transmitted via an FAA private data network using T-1 lines at 56KB/sec to ground earth


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15 Unbelievably Amazing Futuristic House Designs
We usually see homes in our places in modern, Victorian, contemporary and other designs. These are already common to our eyes but we are still awed upon seeing lovely houses that stand out from the rest. But aside from the usual home designs that you see each day, there are house designs which will surely amaze you because they are designed in an extremely distinct way.
Futuristic houses fall into that category because their designs are totally different. You might not even believe that such house really existed. But yes, the house designs you will be seeing below are real and are products of the brilliant minds of architects and engineers. Now, check out the list of futuristic house designs below and prepare to be amazed by their awesomeness and uniqueness.
Cocoon House
Flights of Birds
H3 House
Moebius House
OLS House
Dupli Casa
Futuristic House in Los Angeles
The Komb House
Zero House
Capital Hill Residence
Retro Futuristic House Design
Beekbergen Villa
Pangyo House
Shell House
House F
Futuristic house are really amazing! Aside from being unique, you will surely be impressed on how the professionals worked on the design. It would certainly require in depth and proper analysis to make sure that the structures will remain sturdy and durable. Even the workers deserve commendation because they were the ones who worked to realize the designs of the architects and engineers. But if you want a home that is easier to build that this, you can try having modern homes which is trendy these days. You might also get ideas on what you want for home from our other collections.