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Jordan Genso is a longtime Dispatches reader from here in Michigan who is now running for the state legislature, and he's asking for help in building his platform. Because he has little chance of winning, he has the opportunity to say all the things we wish politicians would say. So what would we like him to say? He's already told me that part of his platform will be mandatory cameras on all police uniforms. What else would you like to see in there? Leave suggestions in the comments.
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- http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/User:Modusoperandi Modusoperandi
He's already told me that part of his platform will be mandatory cameras on all police uniforms."
Make 'em Kodac Instant Cameras. That way, when I get arrested I can see the look on my face.
- Brandon
Best of luck Jordan! Even if you don't win, you might be able to affect the conversation.
- Pierce R. Butler
A major mass transit initiative – with the vehicles made in Detroit, Flint, Dearborn, etc.
Lots and lots of support for public schools, and an end to voucher programs.
Extensive training in first aid & public health for all National Guard members.
Feed the hungry, house the homeless.
- rpjohnston
Take opponents to task for everything they say and do. call liars liars and hypocrites hypocrites and evil evil.
Firm stance in favor of full gay rights – gay marriage, antihate laws, antibullying laws, etc.
Same for trans* rights.
No equivocation on abortion: Full and unfettered access. No waffling, about rape and incest exceptions or late term abortions. There was an excellent piece I read awhile – it might have been by Libby Ann, I just got off of work and am too tired to look it up, sorry – on late term abortions: basically no woman carries a watermelon in her belly for 8 months of back pains, morning sickness, worry and caution and planning all sorts of other hell and then decides to discard it at the last hour. Late term abortions rip away a wanted child that is unviable or threatens the life of the mother and those who demonize the woman who has one is stomping on her face for losing a child she almost had in her arms. EVIL.
Full access to birth control. Covered by health insurance. I don't particularly care if he supports Obamacare (apart from pointing out that it's the Republicare that party proposed as an alternative to the Democratic plan to actually attempt to do something back in the mid 2000's or whenever). Support for a public option or even real socialized healthcare would be a plus.
I'd like to add something about gun control but aside from existential griping about the gun culture I haven't followed that enough to be aware of any specific arguments or options =/
Full support for evidence-based education, including comprehensive sex ed.
Include somewhere in there something about the fact that no, nobody, not even the very richest people, personally built the 100 years of modern infrasctructure, 500 years of national infrastructure, or 10000 years of civilization that gave them the opportunity to do whatever undoubtedly GENIOUS thing they did to become rich, and they'd damn well better pay back into the system and not be moochers.
Any policies that help close the pay gap between men and women, and the gap in female STEM professionals, or really any and all other aspects that depress the role and representation of women.
If he misspeaks, correct himself. If he makes claim proven to be false, apologize. If he offends someone, look them right in the eye and say DAMN RIGHT I JUST SAID THAT.
In other words: be a radical leftist liberal and properly OWN it.
Well, that's my wish list so far. if i think of anything else I might post again.
- Bicarbonate
I think something needs to be said about demanding accurate reporting from news agencies. I don't know what form it might take, don't know if legislation should or could be involved. But it seems that outright reporting of lies and falsehoods should be sanctioned somehow.
Also, news agencies should somehow be required to check on the accuracy of politicians' statements.
As these things would seem to me to be the least common denominator in reporting of any kind, I'm not sure how it should be approached.
I second these propositions: rpjohnston @ #4
Take opponents to task for everything they say and do. Call liars liars and hypocrites hypocrites and evil evil.
and Pierce @#3
A major mass transit initiative – with the vehicles made in Detroit, Flint, Dearborn, etc.
But most of all, a return to the redistributive taxes that gave us the post-war middle class. And Krugman style economic analyses.
- tfkreference
Be clear about how progressive ideals are American ideals. The right has coopted the term patriot; show the constituency that you are patriotic.
- ednaz
He's already told me that part of his platform will be mandatory cameras on all police uniforms.
My Husband and I immediately liked this.
I said the cameras would have to be run by a group that was NOT the police. My Husband said they would have to live stream it.
If only this could really happen.
Our best to Mr. Genso. Here's to a secular government.
- ednaz
Please delete the last sentence of my comment. The subject of secular government is not part of the article. Thanks.
- mck9
Concentrate on the issues you're most familiar with. Don't spread yourself thin by trying to promote a long list of progressive causes.
Given that you're not likely actually to win (per Ed), your candidacy is meaningful mostly as way to shift the terms of the debate, and maybe move the Overton window. You can do that only where you can offer a coherent, well-informed, articulate argument, fluently and compellingly.
If you let yourself get pulled into an issue where you can do little more than mumble, stumble, and grumble, you'll look foolish, and undermine yourself on the other issues as well.
For example: suppose that you instinctively favor gun control, but you haven't really paid a lot of attention to the issues in detail. Then don't bring it up. Not that gun control isn't an important issue — it certainly is. But once you bring it up, you need to be ready to respond to what the other side will say (and they will say a lot).
If somebody else raises the issue, then demur. Don't be evasive. Just say that you're not prepared at the moment to discuss the issue with the kind of care that it deserves. Later you can bone up on it, or consult with some friends, and issue a position paper or blog entry.
You've already brought up the police camera idea. On your blog you've also addressed voter suppression laws. Good start. Ed's readers may suggest a long list of other worthy causes, but we can't tell you which ones you're most fit to champion. Pick your battles.
- uncephalized
My top priorities:
-A citizen's income. Basically non-means tested welfare for everyone, funded by highly progressive income taxes and/or a land value tax and/or natural resource revenues (Alaska does this with the revenues from oil drilling licenses). Eventually I would like to see this done on a fed level–and expanded to the point where everyone gets enough to buy the basics of food, clothing, shelter and healthcare–but the states are a good place to start. Check out citizensincome.org if you're unfamiliar with the concept and its rationales.
-Pass equal marriage legislation.
-Legalize marijuana for use by any adult and decriminalize all drug use. Drugs that cause real problems like meth should be treated as public health issues, not criminal offenses.
-Laws explicitly forbidding the kind of voter caging/suppression tactics currently in heavy use by the GOTP (Grand Old Tea Party). Not sure how to best protect against future tactics but that's a problem for the lawyers and scholars.
-Law requiring that all district lines be determined by the shortest split line method (http://rangevoting.org/GerryExec.html) to eliminate gerrymandering.
-Expand public transport and bicycle infrastructure. Invest in elementary and high school education. Invest in experimental schooling methods. Invest in renewable energy and sustainability technologies. Think about the future needs of the future constituents of your district and of the country, not just about what the powerful interests want today. In other words, be an actual leader.
-Tax the rich to feed the poor (this goes with my first point, but it bears repeating). And don't apologize for it. How we have wandered so far from this basic truth of social justice really speaks volumes about how hijacked by assholes our public discourse has become.
I'm sure there are more, but that's what springs to mind right now. Best of luck!
- Olav
I feel that it is a bit upside-down if someone is running for an election but has to ask others what positions he/she should take. That's not someone I would ever vote for. So my advice would be: be authentic and promote your own ideas.
In other words: be a radical leftist liberal and properly OWN it.
If he were a radical leftist he wouldn't be in the Democratic party, would he?
Then again I'm not American let alone Michiganese (or how do you call an inhabitant there?) so what do I know. So perhaps the Democrats do have a left wing there. That would be interesting.
- http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/User:Modusoperandi Modusoperandi
Olav "Then again I'm not American let alone Michiganese (or how do you call an inhabitant there?)"
- Pteryxx
Bicarbonate #5:
I think something needs to be said about demanding accurate reporting from news agencies. I don't know what form it might take, don't know if legislation should or could be involved. But it seems that outright reporting of lies and falsehoods should be sanctioned somehow.
Also, news agencies should somehow be required to check on the accuracy of politicians' statements.
As these things would seem to me to be the least common denominator in reporting of any kind, I'm not sure how it should be approached.
Maybe something like this?
Everything you need to know about the Fairness Doctrine
What it was: The Fairness Doctrine, as initially laid out in the report, "In the Matter of Editorializing by Broadcast Licensees," required that TV and radio stations holding FCC-issued broadcast licenses to (a) devote some of their programming to controversial issues of public importance and (b) allow the airing of opposing views on those issues. This meant that programs on politics were required to include opposing opinions on the topic under discussion. Broadcasters had an active duty to determine the spectrum of views on a given issue and include those people best suited to representing those views in their programming.
Additionally, the rule mandated that broadcasters alert anyone subject to a personal attack in their programming and give them a chance to respond, and required any broadcasters who endorse political candidates to invite other candidates to respond. However, the Fairness Doctrine is different from the Equal Time rule, which is still in force and requires equal time be given to legally qualified political candidates.
see also discussion at Shakesville of reinstating the Fairness Doctrine from 2009. Spoiler: It didn't happen.
- markr1957
I would like to see a greater push to declare that only living breathing humans can be people, and that the Constitution, Bill of Rights and various Amendments apply only to living breathing human people. Revert to the Founding Fathers' attitudes and opinions of corporations – they exist only to serve the community they exist in, they cannot own property, they may not make a profit and they cease to exist 20 years or less from the instant of incorporation.
- Olav
LOL, good one.
I looked it up (on Wikipedia of course) and I learnt that:
A person from Michigan is called a Michigander or Michiganian;[51] also at times, but rarely, a "Michiganite".[52] Residents of the Upper Peninsula are sometimes referred to as "Yoopers" (a phonetic pronunciation of "U.P.ers"), and Upper Peninsula residents sometimes refer to those from the Lower Peninsula as "trolls" because they live below the bridge.[53]
The trolls under the bridge thing is also quite funny. Does that include Ed?
- matty1
@14 "corporations…exist only to serve the community they exist in, they cannot own property, they may not make a profit"
I'm sympathetic but what would happen to
1. the existing property where a corporation is a registered owner?
2. The natural persons who currently receive an income from corporate profits as shareholders (not all of them rich by the way)?
- Michael Heath
Maximum economic growth as a top platform priority, especially over less important fiscal and monetary matters, e.g., debt, spending.
More important than what your platform is, you should attempt to win. That of course would require your getting noticed in a way that generates lots of [free] PR. Perhaps rpjohnston's first piece of advice would accomplish this objective:
Take opponents to task for everything they say and do. call liars liars and hypocrites hypocrites and evil evil.
- sezme
First Bank of Michigan. Run by and for the people of Michigan. Let Wall Street go pound sand.
- Jordan Genso
Thank you all for the comments so far. I would like to clarify two things first:
1) I would love to win, and I would love to serve in the Legislature. I am in a heavy Republican district though, so I recognize that, as a Democrat, the odds are against me. But I also know that that is because many people vote solely based on the 'R' after the candidate's name, because if neither candidate on the ballot ever says anything of substance, you have to vote based on the party identification. I do believe that by being intellectually honest, it will connect with those who are disgusted with the current political environment. It may or may not result in more votes, so it may or may not improve my odds, but either way it is the right thing to do.
2) I have been planning this campaign for a couple years, and so I have many issues that I'm prepared to include in my campaign. But this is one of the few websites that I visit regularly where I feel I learn a lot from the discussions (along with The Dish). It's not uncommon that points are brought up here that I've not heard anywhere else, and so I'll consider them when determining my positions. That is why I sent Ed with the request that he post this. So often, elected officials rely on paid lobbyists to help them make policy judgments, but I would rather look to communities such as this one for that type of advice. I may agree with the advice, or I may not. But regardless, I'll view the advice as genuine.
- grumpyoldfart
Put into the school curriculum a special course that teaches:
* The basic steps of the Scientific Method
* How to recognise Logical Fallacies
* And an introduction to Probability Theory
- Jordan Genso
@1 I love you Modusoperandi
@2 Thank you.
@3 I have not heard your proposal regarding National Guard members before. While I like it on the surface, are there additional benefits aside from increased disaster-preparedness?
@4 Your first sentence is dead-on. Same with the third-to-last paragraph (except for the whole 'offending' thing, I doubt I'd follow it up with 'Damn Right').
@5 I would be very interested in seeing how to achieve more-accurate news, because I absolutely agree with the concept, but I don't know what the policy would look like, and it would be possible for the policy to be something I'd have to oppose if it violated the 1st.
@6 Yep
@7 Thank you. I do think that that policy will connect with the libertarians in my district.
@8 The article doesn't need to mention anything about a 'secular government', it should be assumed. On the theocrat-secular scale, I am strongly secular, and proud of it, since that is clearly the only legitimate position under our constitution.
@9 Absolutely, that is good advice. I plan on focusing my campaign on only a small number of issues, but I do believe it is important for the voters to be able to seek out my positions on additional issues. For instance, when I go door-to-door, I will only discuss the main parts of my platform, but over the next twelve months I want to use my blog to passively provide the voters with more. If I look foolish on an issue, I hope someone points it out to me, and we can have a discussion. I don't want to be afraid of those discussions, because those discussions are needed if I'm going to learn the issue better and adopt a less-foolish position.
In other words, if I'm a fool in regards to a certain issue, I believe the voters have the right to know that. And so I do expect to use the advice in your second-to-last paragraph at some point. I'm not afraid to be honest and say "I don't know".
- Jordan Genso
@10 I'm going to respond to each of your points
1) I've not heard of that idea before, so I will look into it. My first thought is that it is too quixotic, but maybe I'm wrong.
2) Without question, except that we have to undo Proposal 2 from 2004 (which, embarrassingly, I voted for back when I was an uninformed, ignorant voter). I grew up much more conservative than I am now, so when I first exercised my right to vote, I made many poor decisions.
3) Yep. Marijuana should be treated in a manner similar to alcohol. Other drugs shouldn't be legal, but it is counter-productive to imprison users.
4) Yep.
5) Having been involved in the redistricting process for my county in 2011, I have my own take on how redistricting should be done, but we are in agreement with the overall idea of eliminating gerrymandering.
6) Yep. All I know is that "the greatest country in the world" should be able to do all of those things. I don't know other countries well enough to say whether or not ours is the "greatest", but those who strongly feel we are the greatest are often the same people opposed to doing those things, and I think that is incompatible.
7) Since I am running for state government, there are some restrictions (such as not being able to have a progressive income tax system) that I have to keep in mind. But I recognize that our current trend in inequality is completely unsustainable, and so I do favor policies that work to reverse those trends by instead rebuilding the middle class from the bottom-up. In terms of tax policy, that would mean eliminating tax deductions that mainly benefit the wealthy, and undoing the recent cuts to things like the EITC.
- Jordan Genso
@11 I hopefully addressed your comment in @19. I am not so arrogant as to think that I have nothing left to learn, and that only ideas that I've created on my own are worth promoting. And if you think that other candidates don't have campaign committees that do something along the same lines, then you are mistaken. Being a part of this community for years, I realized that this is a resource I would be foolish not to at least ask for advice.
And while I don't consider myself 'radical leftist', but just a progressive in the same style as Jon Stewart (or Ed), I do feel completely welcome within the Democratic Party.
@13 I will need to look into the Fairness Doctrine. I've heard of it before, but never looked into the details so I don't know the pros/cons.
@14 I don't believe I would have any ability to influence that as a State Representative.
@17 I think you know Michael that I strongly respect your opinion, and you were the inspiration for me to drop my anonymity on this site several years ago. In response to your points:
A) Maximizing economic growth HAS to be balanced against doing so in a sustainable way. Although that simply means maximizing economic growth in the long run rather than just the short run, which I can assume you meant, and so it's not a disagreement but instead a clarification. That is without question though what I think is most important for our state (and the country).
B) What does it mean to "attempt to win"? Because my campaign approach is to do what is right, and hope it results in a victory. If faced with a choice between doing what is right, or doing something that will increase my odds of winning, I'm going to do the former. In an ideal world, I wouldn't be faced with that choice since they would be the same thing. But if they were the same thing, then we wouldn't see other political candidates doing what is wrong.
I'm going to work hard to demonstrate to the voters that I would be a better State Representative than their other options. But there will be opportunities for me to gain votes that I will pass up, if they required that I disregard my intellectual honesty.
@18 Years ago, a friend of mine suggested to me that we need a state bank along the same lines as (IIRC) Montana's (or was it North Dakota?). I'm open to the idea, but I don't know it well enough to really promote it.
- Olav
@11 I hopefully addressed your comment in @19. I am not so arrogant as to think that I have nothing left to learn, and that only ideas that I've created on my own are worth promoting. And if you think that other candidates don't have campaign committees that do something along the same lines, then you are mistaken. Being a part of this community for years, I realized that this is a resource I would be foolish not to at least ask for advice.
Good for you. I hope you understand that in #11 I reacted not to you (I don't know you) but more to Ed's post above which, to a cynical reader such as myself, unfortunately made you appear as somewhat of a blanke slate politician looking for things people might want to hear in order to make a name for himself. You know the kind. I would not expect Ed to promote such a person but a misunderstanding of some kind can never be ruled out…
And while I don't consider myself 'radical leftist', but just a progressive in the same style as Jon Stewart (or Ed), I do feel completely welcome within the Democratic Party.
Now this could be problem. If they still tolerate you, you are clearly doing something wrong ;-P
- Michael Heath
Jordan Genso,
Re my suggesting you prioritize "economic growth":
I think my suggestion may not be a realistic perspective to take though I promote it anyway given you can't play it safe and win.
Take Barack Obama's rhetoric as an illustrative example on why emphasizing economic growth is perhaps not effective in attracting voters. At the start of Mr. Obama's campaign to win the presidential election in 2008, it was clear he knew little about economics. However he's had and has a very strong set of economic advisors and is a demonstrably quick learner. But as his literacy has increased and he increases his talking points about economic growth, his emphasis on what's in it for certain target audiences continues to dominate.
There's almost no doubt that maximizing economic growth solves a whole host of problems. That includes making the servicing of debt payments a smaller share of a particular year's governmental budget, it creates a far healthier job market – particularly for labor, and increases rates of median discretionary income which all ideologies at least claim to want.
This last fact is particularly irksome to me because it receives so little emphasis from the economic growth angle. Optimal economic growth rates requires at least fiscal policy in line with policies already supported by the liberal to moderate powerful wing of the current Democratic party (though not the far left wing). In many cases Democratic policy is also in line with traditional monetary policy but only if fiscal policy is sufficiently liberal*. So why not emphasize maximal growth rates and here's what the experts say needs to done to achieve such results? It reduces the dependency on partisan talking points and instead uses a non-idealogical perspective that's more difficult to criticize without looking like a partisan blowhard in bed with special interests.
Liberal to moderate fiscal policy promotes increased rates of median discretionary income. Over the past couple of decades we've also learned that more income equality not only increases social mobility, but also optimizes long-term economic growth rates. This is why the northern European countries now excel in these two areas over the U.S., competent liberalism is now business-friendly which in turn has these N. European countries enjoying the fruits of their results. We empirically understand we can have a robust social safety net and be friendly to business, that in fact, this is the optimal manner to sustain long-term economic growth if its coupled to a government whose making wise investments. Butter is good and it wins over guns.
So why does President Obama emphasize jobs and favors to the middle and working classes, which is divisive rhetoric, over the emphasis on economic growth? His policies favor growth so why not emphasize that?
Promoting economic growth as a primary end can't be credibly rebutted by conservatives, though it can certainly be demagogued – which they're going to do no matter what. I surmise the president doesn't focus on maximum economic growth as an end in itself, in spite of his increasing realization this is true, is because the president's target audience finds arguments about economic growth to be too abstract, pollsters perceive voters want to merely know what's in it for them. Like conservatives leveraging fear and bigotry, liberals are relying on the collective selfishness of their target audience.
However I think this diminution of voters by even the Democrats is not immutable. Plus I observe that non-conservative voters authentically do care about the national interest and therefore are open to consider optimal results rather than focusing solely on what's in it for them. I've repeatedly seen Americans move into a solid majority on positions that are complex and abstract, e.g., the need to increase the marginal tax rates on the top end – even when one is in the top end (though not politically conservative), immigration policy, the need for universal access to health insurance, and interventionism through the projection of U.S. military power outside our borders being a few.
So here I make the case that because your odds are low where you need to attempt to hit a homer to win. It's a way to distinguish yourself from standard issue politicians in a way that presents you as a more credible candidate than those who obviously pander to the audience.
BTW – I'd vote for you in a heartbeat. You've earned my respect with your comment posts.
*The Fed is traditionally biased towards defending against inflation, at the expense of full employment (higher economic growth rates). I think this bias can arguably be is justified, but only if fiscal policy is sufficiently expansionary during both down part of the business cycle and even in the up part if there's big opportunities for growth, e.g., California in post-WWII. Obviously I favor quantitative easing and its continuation, which the business sector does as well in spite of the fact their party hates it.
- Michael Heath
Jordan Genso writes:
What does it mean to "attempt to win"? Because my campaign approach is to do what is right, and hope it results in a victory. If faced with a choice between doing what is right, or doing something that will increase my odds of winning, I'm going to do the former. In an ideal world, I wouldn't be faced with that choice since they would be the same thing. But if they were the same thing, then we wouldn't see other political candidates doing what is wrong.
I'm going to work hard to demonstrate to the voters that I would be a better State Representative than their other options. But there will be opportunities for me to gain votes that I will pass up, if they required that I disregard my intellectual honesty.
The framing I was presented with prior to suggesting you make some news was that your chances of winning are low. I offered two suggestions that I hope would make you a more recognizable brand. It's basic marketing, to win there first needs to be brand awareness since you're up against a district with a lot of straight-ticket Republican voters. That'll require you to, in some combination:
1) Reduce Republican turn-out by making Republicans embarrassed about their candidate
2) Attract non-partisans at a vastly disproportionate rate – but first they need to know who you are in language that is not partisan (the suggestion to focus on economic growth, perhaps to call bad behavior out for what it is, outrageous lies, evil, hypocrisy, etc.)
3) Optimize Democratic turn-out by getting Dems to identify with you.
I never even insinuated you should compromise integrity. In fact doing so would hurt you in all three aspects above. Instead I merely noted that playing to win will require you to make your brand well known. Leveraging the media is a cheap way to do that, but it requires some combination of very provocative rhetoric with a noticeably different approach that the same ol' we constantly see from Democrats who lose elections.
In 2010 my U.S. district was lost to a Tea Bagger when Dan Benishek beat Gary McDowell. Neither candidate was an incumbent. Mr. McDowell had previously proven to be a very competent legislator respected on both sides of the aisle when he served in the state legislature. Benishek had fear and bigotry and little else. Mr. McDowell didn't have much money and he didn't make any noise, he was crushed in a district that was long-served by moderate Democrat (Bart Stupak).
McDowell's biggest mistake wasn't that he didn't do anything to compromise his integrity, but instead, that he wasn't able to rise above the noise. Playing to win will require that of you. So the question is, how do you do that? There may be a better way that calling out lies and evil. That's a mere brain storm, the context is instead what can you do to become well known in a way that achieves a sufficient change in the three numbered factors above.
- Walton
Immigrants' rights! Although a state legislature can't change federal immigration law, there are a number of things which states can do and which you can pledge to campaign for:
*Stopping your state's police agencies participating in the "Secure Communities" program, with a law similar to the MA Trust Act.
*In-state tuition for undocumented residents at state universities.
*Drivers' licenses for undocumented residents.
*No immigration status checks for accessing state or local services.
*Raising awareness of the plight of undocumented people and making the case for immigration reform at a national level.
There are likely to be grassroots immigrants' rights groups in your area who you can work with.
- Jordan Genso
Michael Heath,
I surmise the president doesn't focus on maximum economic growth as an end in itself, in spite of his increasing realization this is true, is because the president's target audience finds arguments about economic growth to be too abstract, pollsters perceive voters want to merely know what's in it for them.
I also think most politicians avoid issues that are academic in nature, regardless of whether or not they are abstract. It may be based on an assumption that voters don't understand economics, and so they don't promote their economic policies that require some basic knowledge about economics (instead sticking to easy-to-understand concepts like "trickle down" economics, even if those concepts are severely flawed). But I do agree that I should do my best to make the case for good economic policy.
So here I make the case that because your odds are low where you need to attempt to hit a homer to win.
I very much like the way you put that, and I will take that advice to heart.
1) Reduce Republican turn-out by making Republicans embarrassed about their candidate
I will disagree with you there, only because I want everyone to vote, even if they are going to vote for one of my opponents. I would hope that if they are embarrassed by their candidate, then they would be more open to voting for me (or third party), but even if it means that they are voting for someone they are embarrassed by, I would prefer they vote rather than stay home (although I wouldn't be opposed to them skipping over my race, and instead only voting for governor et al.). Without question though one of my main priorities is to increase voter turnout, which would help achieve #2 and #3.
Instead I merely noted that playing to win will require you to make your brand well known.
This is something that I've worked on for a couple years. When my community was considering getting rid of fluoride from the water, I called out the conspiracy theorists for what they were (both to their face at their meetings, and also in the media)- although they did succeed in getting rid of fluoride. During my time as Chair of the county party, I tried to demonstrate that I was only interested in what was right rather than worrying about trying to score political points. I've also been a consistent commenter on our county newspaper's website.
So the question is, how do you do that?
And that's where my campaign is a potential test-case in search of that answer.
- flex
As both an elected official (not at the state level), and having worked on a large number of campaigns over the years, I'm not going to comment on the issues, but on tactics. You may already know these things, so I apologize if what I'm writing is not very useful.
First, door-knocking. You, the candidate, need to knock on as many doors as possible. Let them know that you are the candidate. This is the most effective means of gathering votes. The citizens know that you made an effort to approach them. This is the best compliment you can give them, that you went out of your way to see them. In a large district you can't avoid using helpers, but cover as much territory as you can. Representative Aldo Vagnozzi, Democrat and ex-mayor from Farmington Hills, spent almost every weekend walking his district and in heavily Republican Farmington Hills in 2004 he won about 80% of the vote while Bush Jr. also won about 80%. Just because your district is Republican, doesn't mean you cannot connect to the voters and garner their vote.
Second, door knocking. Technically you are not soliciting (although some people will expect that their 'no solicitors' sign does refer to you), but if a home-owner has put significant barriers to approach you can probably pass them by. After knocking or ringing the bell, step back from the door. Do not encroach on the door, it will make the occupant nervous. On a narrow porch I've been known to retreat to the first step, and leave the porch entirely. Don't engage them in conversation unless they initiate it. You are interrupting them, which gives you about 20 seconds to introduce yourself, ask if they want literature, and request that they consider supporting you. Do not force literature on them, be polite and request them if they want it. Do not tell them they should vote for you, tell them to consider voting for you.
Third, door knocking. Some campaigns use publicly available information to target households. The theory is that by avoiding those voters who have always voted democrat or always voted republican (and in Michigan because you must declare a party in a primary this information is available for purchase from the state parties), you can dedicate your resources to the people who are not so strongly attached to a party. I recommend not using this strategy. It sounds good, but since you and your people will be knocking on doors on the street anyway, taking a little extra time to reinforce strong democrats or add some doubt to strong republicans will be a benefit. It will also avoid any resentment from voters who know your people are knocking on doors, but pass by their house (and strangely enough there are people who would hate to answer the door if they were the only one in the street being targeted, but would feel left out if they were the only one not targeted).
Fourth, door knocking. While I prefer to walk alone, many campaign workers prefer to work a neighborhood as a group. This is especially common among your female campaign workers, and there is a certain amount of reason for it. If groups are sent out they can cover a lot of ground quickly. However, as a tip, no more than 2 people should approach a single door. Too many people make a homeowner less likely to open the door.
Fifth, door knocking. Your appearance is important. Do not look like a religious proselytizer. This means avoiding solid color shirts, and don't wear a tie. The only t-shirts which are acceptable are those which have your name on them. Button-up shirts and polo shirts are usually fine, but avoid those which advertise. In working class neighborhoods in Ypsilanti I've worn workshirts and khaki's, in white-color neighborhoods in Farmington I've worn striped or patterned dress shirts and slacks. As a candidate I would avoid jeans, but the important thing is to look professional.
Seventh, door knocking. You will be lucky if 30% of the doors you knock on get a response. Don't let that get you down. In some streets it will in 1 in 10. This is normal, it does not mean you are especially scary. The best times seem to be weekdays from 5:00-7:00, Saturdays from 10:00-1:00, Sundays from 12:00-2:00. After 7:00 on weekdays people will be settling into their evening routine, strangely enough people seem happier if you interrupt their supper than their favorite television show. People usually awake by 10:00 on Saturday, but by the afternoon you are interrupting their plans. You will miss some people who do their shopping at that time on Saturday morning, but you will catch those people who get their shopping done earlier. After church on Sundays is a good plan, but again, you don't want to interrupt a football game. You may find some variance in your own community.
Seventh, literature. If you can afford it, have two types of literature, one small, cheap piece which you give to people who are not all that interested, but willing to take it. The cheap literature should have your picture and bullet points on your issues, as well as web-site information. The more expensive literature should be given to those people who appear more interested in your platform. I watched a challenge to a federal representative fail because the candidate got a lot of money which was dumped into full-page, glossy, literature, which was used to litter a parade route. It was a tremendous waste of money. Literature is important, but will not by itself sway voters.
Eighth, signs. Put them up a month before the election, both primary and general. Take them down the next day. Get them down rapidly because people will remember if your signs are still defacing the landscape a month later, and the memory will not be favorable. Many municipalities also have laws requiring political signs to be removed within 72 hours after an election or the campaign is fined. Signs should be simple, and give your name (last is usually fine), the office you are running for, and your party. High contrast is important, but avoid neon colors. As a democrat you should use blue, the current color associated with the party; or green, the original color of the democratic party. As a democrat, use a union shop to print the signs if you can.
I know that this is long, and may be superfluous. I don't know you and you may well, like myself, have 20 years of local campaigning beneath your belt. You may also know your area better than I, and so what I have written above may not be applicable.
However, there is no reason you cannot win. My friends who are county commissioners are already knocking on doors for next year.
Oh, and if you want to push for something which would help improve good government, get rid of term limits. They are not working. The problem is that it takes 3-4 years for a representative to learn the job, and then they only have a couple years before they are term-limited out of office. So their staff and the lobbyists tend have far more impact on legislation than representatives themselves. Term limits are flawed.
- flex
It looks like you have served some time in the party, so much of the above is probably already known to you.
Although I have known exceptions.
Good luck
- Michael Heath
Re flex's post:
I noted earlier that my long-term U.S. Representative for MI's 1st District was Bart Stupak. He is a moderate who consistently won in our predominately red district. It's also one of the largest districts east of the Mississippi River.
When Stupak held office this district was drawn in a way where there was only two very small cities (Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie) and the rest were mostly villages (like Gaylord where I live) and deep woods .
I read flex's advice where I observed Rep. Stupak following his advice to the letter here in the village of Gaylord. Mr. Stupak and his aides also knocked on doors early-Sunday afternoons even when he was incumbent. I thought he a shoo-in where Republicans never spent much money on their candidate after Stupak won the seat. That's again in spite of this being a red state district. So I was impressed that Mr. Stupak wasn't taking anything for granted and worked the weekends knocking on doors even after he'd been in office for 10+ years.
The last time I saw him he wore a navy blue sport coat over an open-necked oxford shirt. Retail politics still has a place.
- Jordan Genso
Thank you flex. While I've done a lot of legwork for other candidates the past three cycles (I didn't become politically aware or active until 2008), I always enjoy seeing what others have found to be the "best practices" when it comes to canvassing, phone banking, literature, etc. What I've found to be true has a lot of overlap with what you stated, and I was already planning on doing many of the things you stated, but it feels good reading advice I already agree with.
If you get a chance, please take a look at my Facebook page, as the banner shows what I've been planning as my campaign colors (I don't know if you would consider the blue to be 'neon' or not). I really liked the blue that Jocelyn Benson used in 2010, but I also think that Rick Snyder's signs were well-designed having a near-black background against his white "Rick" and neon green "Michigan". And I know that this may sound crazy, but I'm thinking that any large signs I buy will simply have my campaign slogan ("Learn the Issues, Vote Accordingly"), and my yard signs will be the same color scheme, and just say "Genso (in blue) for State Rep (in white)". The main reason I'd not put my name on the large signs is because when I drive around town, I'd rather see large political signs promoting a positive message rather than a candidate. I do recognize though that supporters usually want to display the candidate's name in their yard, which is why I would have the smaller signs for them. I'm also going to adopt the policy that I won't put my signs anywhere I didn't get specific permission from the owner. That will also disadvantage me, but I do consider the public corners where every candidate puts their sign to be a type of visual pollution, and so I don't want to contribute to it.
- Jordan Genso
Michael Heath,
if you are willing, please email me at my campaign address: gensoforstaterep at gmail dot com. I have an idea that I've been mulling for some time, and would like to get your opinion on, but I'd prefer not to discuss it yet on a public blog. Thank you.
- flex
Jordan Genso wrote @32,
I also think that Rick Snyder's signs were well-designed having a near-black background against his white "Rick" and neon green "Michigan".
I wouldn't call that neon, but bright. Bright is fine, when I think of neon, I'm thinking of the eye-scalding shades where the letters seem to run together because their hue overpowers the background. I can't view your facebook page from work, so I can't comment on your chosen colors. However, I doubt that you are going to make the mistake of using colors where the contrast is so low that the sign is illegible from greater than 10 feet. I've also seen signs where the candidate puts their entire CV on the sign, I know you will avoid that mistake.
I know that this may sound crazy, but I'm thinking that any large signs I buy will simply have my campaign slogan ("Learn the Issues, Vote Accordingly"),….
Yes, that does sound crazy. Although everyone reading this blog is politically aware and follows the issues (and votes accordingly), we are a self-selected sample of the electorate. There will be people who will vote for a democrat regardless of the name, and some people who vote republican regardless of the name. Many of these people think that they do understand the issues and have chosen their party (possibly years ago) based on the issues. They don't feel they have anything to learn. They are not going to take the time to follow your advice. The sign you are proposing is likely to re-enforce their pre-existing beliefs, not challenge them to question the beliefs they already have.
In a heavy republican district you need to convince the voters that you are the right person for the job. I think the slogan you have chosen is a good one, but you need to still have your name (as a minimum) on the sign. Stealth campaigns do not work.
The reason to put the party affiliation on the sign is to help the voters in the booth. As Michigan has a system where you can only vote for a single party in the primary, you want the voters to be able to find your name on the ballot in the primary. Leaving your party off the literature means that voters have to search for your name first, which may mean that they can't find it because they never look at the right part of the ballot. Now, if you are running unchallenged in the primary, you can probably get away with leaving off your party affiliation. But I strongly suggest putting your name on all signs and literature.
Of course, my advice is only that. If you think your campaign would be better served by posters without your name on it, that is your decision.
As far as your policy to not place signs without owner's permission, that is the correct thing to do. I generally put some signs up along the public highways (not in directly in front of anyone's home), because even though I consider it a form of pollution, signs do work. I also record where I place every sign so I can pick them up afterward. To save some money on signs, rather than pay for an extra 50 signs to be saved for the polls on election day, plan to re-locate signs which have been on street corners for the last month to the polling locations on election day. You will loose about 10% of the signs you place. Also, if you can design your signs so they can be used on the next election. So don't put dates on your signs.
Oh, and one more thing before I take a break for lunch, I've often put the date of the election on my literature. You won't be able to re-use it, and having a reminder date makes it a little more likely that it will be retained as useful.
Now to conclude this short note and get some lunch. Good luck.
- flex
Do'h! Third paragraph is Jordan's. Silly blockquote error of mine.
- Jordan Genso
Thank you flex. That is good advice.
There is unfortunately a conflict between what is ideal, and what is effective. Putting signs on public corners is a good example of that.
- http://motherwell.livejournal.com/ Raging Bee
The right has coopted the term patriot; show the constituency that you are patriotic.
The right have also co-opted the word "Christian," and you'd probably have a better chence of winning if you can show how they're not at all in line with what Jesus actually taught. Quote the words of Jesus as appropriate, and show how progressive he really was (for his time at least). A lot of your opposition will come from Bible-thumpers, and you'll have a better chance of winning if you can show how totally bogus their brand of Christianity really is — and hopefully sow enough doubt on their side to slow their movement down a bit, if not stall it. Talk about the most vile and corrupt actions of Christian churches when they arise, and ask which local Christian groups stand up against it. (Maybe start with that Nigerian witch-hunter — that should really rattle the "pro-life" crowd to see their churches supporting the torture and murder of babies.)
More locally, how's wind power doing in your state? You could push that as a means of making energy cheaper, giving farmers another source of income, and CREATING JOBS. Maybe you can also talk about pollution and the health of the local farm economy.
Oh, and stop talking about how you don't really expect to win. CREATE the fucking expectation — that's the only way you'll get anyone to listen to you at all.
- http://motherwell.livejournal.com/ Raging Bee
If faced with a choice between doing what is right, or doing something that will increase my odds of winning, I'm going to do the former.
Yeah, that sounds nice and all, but every candidate who takes that attitude LOSES, and is expected in advance to lose, so no one has any reason to give a shit how right they are. If you and your supporters don't expect to win, you will lose. Politics is about leadership and getting things done, and people support one politician so he/she can WIN an important policy battle with someone else who opposes their interests.
The above quoted sentence represents a false dichotomy: you don't have to choose one or the other (both of those options suck); you have to find a way to do BOTH AT ONCE, all the fucking time.
- http://motherwell.livejournal.com/ Raging Bee
Another thing: I saw a 2000 map of the 47th lege district, and it's shaped kinda wierd. Can you point us to a more recent map? And is gerrymandering a big issue there?
- http://motherwell.livejournal.com/ Raging Bee
I grew up much more conservative than I am now, so when I first exercised my right to vote, I made many poor decisions.
This is something you should emphasize BIG TIME: you're not a clueless academic liberal out of touch with "Real America," you've been where probably a huge chunk of your constituents are, and you've learned from experience that many of the things they think (and you thought) were good ideas, weren't. You can easily use this to trump blind or outdated ideology with the practical reality that real people have to deal with every day. I think this will be one of your best ways of appealing to the liberal base (if any) and moderates/independents at the same time.
- Jordan Genso
Thank you for the advice Raging Bee.
The above quoted sentence represents a false dichotomy: you don't have to choose one or the other (both of those options suck); you have to find a way to do BOTH AT ONCE, all the fucking time.
I will do my best to do so, but I'm trying to be realistic. If it were possible to do both all the time, then we wouldn't see other politicians doing the things we all hate.
Now if you view it like a corporation that has to choose whether to do what is right, or do what is competitively "best", there are times when companies have been able to succeed at doing both (as you suggest). But there is a big difference between trying to get a majority to support you (politics), or just a niche that supports you enough to keep you profitable (business).
Can you point us to a more recent map?
The district actually became more rationally shaped than it was prior to 2011, but the 47th became more Republican as a result. The 42nd became a little more competitive, but the Democratic candidate will still be facing an uphill challenge.
Oh, and stop talking about how you don't really expect to win. CREATE the fucking expectation — that's the only way you'll get anyone to listen to you at all.
What is the intellectually honest thing to do? I view it as acknowledging that I am an underdog. The odds are against me, so if you were to "expect" an outcome, it would be for the Republican to win. That doesn't mean I can't win, it just means that it is less likely.
When Mitt Romney was absurdly overconfident about his chances on election day, we can all point to that as an example of something we shouldn't want politicians doing. It's how you get people claiming "the polls are skewed". I don't want to fall into that same trap. I want to win. I'm going to try to win. It is possible that I will win. But nothing I do is likely to put the overall odds in my favor. That is just being realistic. If you are saying that I should lie (or become delusional) in order to get people to pay more attention to me, I have to reject that advice.
And that is an example for when the choice is not a false dichotomy.
- http://motherwell.livejournal.com/ Raging Bee
If you are saying that I should lie (or become delusional) in order to get people to pay more attention to me…
I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying — just for starters — that you should make a habit of reaching out to people and offering deals, either general or specific, to build a coalition, instead of just broadcasting your own ideas without any attempt to make it meaningful to your speficic audience. Listen to people (and, yes, to significant interest-groups in your area) and look for ways to make your platform meaningful to them and sow doubt in their minds about your opponents. One slogan I heard says it best: the people won't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
I offer this sort of advice because I've seen (and sometimes worked for) too many otherwise decent and intelligent people just getting their names on a ballot and then rigidly refusing to do any actual political work, and calling the basic work of coalition-building "dishonest" or "compromising." People like that always say they're "running" to "highlight" some issue, but they always fail even at that because they're not trying to win, so no one wastes any time listening to them, and no one remembers what issues they were trying to "highlight."
- Jordan Genso
Absolutely. That was something I was planning on doing, but not as prioritized as I will now make it. Thank you.
- Michael Heath
Jordan Genso @ 33:
Michael Heath,
if you are willing, please email me at my campaign address: gensoforstaterep at gmail dot com. I have an idea that I've been mulling for some time, and would like to get your opinion on, but I'd prefer not to discuss it yet on a public blog. Thank you.
I sent you an email yesterday at 11:48 a.m. I note that here in case you don't see it in your Inbox.
- Jordan Genso
Michael, I do not see your email. Would you be willing to send it again?
You could also try my other address:
Thank you.


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When designer Michael Murphy first set foot inside the outdated home his clients had purchased on the water in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, he admits he was skeptical. Not content to merely judge a book by its cover, however, Murphy pressed on—looking past the ashy paneling, bad wallpaper, and cramped drop ceilings to see the true soul of the home.
Murphy found the vintage flag while shopping at flea markets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Of Murphy's many happy discoveries, like the strong, sculptural beams that emerged when the low ceilings were opened up, or the charming hardwood floors that were uncovered beneath the sullied carpeting, one hidden gem in particular inspired the home's dramatic makeover.
The refrigerator is from Big Chill. The pendants are from Rejuvenation.
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In the attic, behind the walls, the designer found a mysterious board bearing the initials of the United States Coast Guard. Some additional investigating shed light on the home's illustrious past: In the 1940s, its dock had been commandeered for use by the Marines.
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So the designer introduced a palette of red, white, and blue to the interiors, reflecting the home's patriotic, maritime roots but eschewing too literal an interpretation by forgoing navy for a brighter, lighter blue, which he applied to all of the floors on the main level.
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To round out the look, he carefully curated subtle, tasteful nautical accents to sprinkle throughout the home—pillows with knot and anchor motifs in the living room, an elegant sailboat model atop the fireplace at the front entry, a lighthouse replica on the nightstand in the guest room, authentic vintage buoys hanging outside.
Murphy found the ship model while shopping at flea markets in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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All of these fanciful touches, however, take a backseat to Murphy's real work: making the house truly livable for an active family with five children. So all of the furniture in the main living areas is either upholstered in stain-resistant outdoor fabrics or covered in easy-to-wash slipcovers.
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More than 90 percent of the pieces Murphy collected to outfit the rooms are flea market finds, meaning nothing here is deemed too precious for frequent use and abuse. That doesn't mean, though, that the designer was any less exacting in his meticulous culling and gathering.
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As for the storied Coast Guard board, that hidden treasure that started it all? Murphy had it turned into a coffee tray that now rests in its own place of honor atop an oversize ottoman in the living room. "This house can sleep up to 17 people, so the homeowners always have guests," Murphy says. "And that piece always sparks a conversation. There's something special about saving forgotten things and giving them a second chance."
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Some shots from Hoboken today.
Someone else's (parked next to each other)
Some shots from Hoboken today.
Someone else's (parked next to each other)
Just spotted a blacked out audi a4 on gold wheels cruising up central ave by hartsdale four courners
And a silver mkv jetta with black tail lights in the same area
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Just now at wayside deli in southold, really clean mk3 jetta black with some real nice chrome vw wheels. Saw you as I was pulling out of grateful deli and by the time I made it around the block you were gone. I was in a platinum grey mk5 jetta with roof racks.
Sent from my magic 8 ball.
Spotted a friend of mine in a black bettle with euro plate that said "Boliñhas"
Also, a beige stock MK3 Jetta GLS booking it with me on Eisenhower Parkway near Livingston.
Yes, which I found funny since it was a girl driving.
my aunt is the oldest living resident in newark lol
Lmao. I ised to live on East Kinney near Nasto's
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Spotted me getting the first post in the new spotted thread.
Also spotted a white mk3 GTI VR6 on the northern state going
East at 5pm Friday... You beeped I beeped back.
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Unlock the regular one!! Lol
I spotted two girls in a silver mkiv slammed on black porsche twists. Jersey plates around 630pm on 48th and 3rd ave in manhattan.
Im the nuly spotted KING lol Keep this goin untill they unlock the reg spotted thread
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Spotted a jazz blue mk4 looked like an r32 outside my house on newbridge rd about 2:15 today I was working on my car installing fog lights.(mk6 jetta)
They make a new one every year and lock out the old one. It's now the 2012 spotted thread.
Oooo ok i just spotted a few so ill post there thnx
Not ten minutes ago some kid in a mkv gti with europlate: gotboost driving like he has a racecar. Slow down, you won't be impressing your friends when you're paying their medical bills.
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Today i saw this guy on central ave in yonkers around 620 at pet goods by best buy
Black mkv gli lowered on classix. Window stickers front back n rear windows and clear rosary beads hangn from the mirror
And spotted one of my crew members at best buy in hartsdale on central ave driving that silver mkv gti on his black wheels
spotted and parked an r8 in roslyn li, such a beautiful car. that was yesterday, and also spotted a mk2 gti lowered drive by the restaurant on old northern blvd
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My weekend in the ER!
Well what an interesting weekend!!
Hunter fell at a birthday party playing tackle football and broke his elbow we are still waiting for the swelling to go down to figure out what is next! We spent 7 hours in the ER Sunday and about 5 on Monday they were going to make us sleep over because of an artery they thought was damaged9 it really looked gross) but decided we just need to be back at 7 for the Orthopedic surgeon to take a look! 7 am Monday they decided he needed a a CAT scan to take a better look and decide if surgery was need because it is broken near the growth plate in the Humorous bone we are still not sure what the outcome will be surgery or no surgery depends on the xray on Friday.. in order for it to be urgent for surgery the break needed to be 4 mm apart his is 1 1/8mm apart which is good but doesnt make him in the clear yet. The one positive thing Hunter has told the DRs is that " atleast he scored a touchdown" He doesnt complain of pain too much and it is in a splint right now but is very swollen at his fingers and hand...and no school for the week which Im sure he is terriably upset about staying home and playing video games..lol
I cant believe 5 years old and his first football injury..lol He sat in the waitng room rooting for the Giants saying GO!GO!GO! He is obessesd with football..and baseball..maybe he'll have a career
And he want his cast to be black so no one can write on it or his second choice.. Im embarassed to say he has become a Cowboys fan (although he says he still likes the Eagles too) and a nurse told him he might be able to get a blue and white cast
Ok well thats the story Let you know more when I find more out! Atleast he is right handed this happened to his left arm
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NEWBERRY - Homeowners often consider many factors when looking to buy a new house, one of which is location. But one north central Florida woman's dream home is now sinking, all because of where it sits.
Donna Gillis purchased a home in Newberry three-and-a-half years ago after falling in love with the area. She was moving to the city from Gainesville and says the home was perfect, save for a few small cracks she later found in her garage and driveway.
But Gillis was shocked when she found a small hole, about two feet wide and a foot deep, had opened up in her backyard. After calling out engineers, Gillis' worst fears were confirmed: her home was sitting on top of a nearly 30-foot cavern and was in danger of sinking in.
"The western half of the county has a much higher frequency of sinkhole formation than the eastern half," said Dr. Anthony Randazzo, a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Florida, and the man they call the 'sinkhole expert.'
He says the limestone involved in the formation of sinkholes is much closer to the earth's surface in the western half of Alachua county. "So when you have cavities in the limestone, and the limestone is relatively close to the surface, the cavities collapse, and you develop a sinkhole," said Dr. Randazzo.
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Rage Motorsport Buggy
Rage UK has recently added a 140hp model powered by a snow mobile engine and CVT.
This is an email I received from them today, surely someone in the US can make something this cool (calling Shannon Campbell ) for the same price or less.
I know there are builders such as Redline and Drakart, but nothing exactly like this, IMO: (I have edited his original email slightly and changed pounds to dollars, but you get the idea)
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Thanks for your email and the interest you have shown in our vehicles.
We are currently in discussion with a number of potential manufactures and a distribution channel in the USA, but sadly these things move slowly so don't hold your breath.
We have sold a number of vehicle into the USA direct from the UK and we support them from our factory in Bedfordshire.
Our list price for a standard R140T is £21,995 ex-works (about 35k USD)
Shipping & Crating cost will be another $3500 USD approximately
We would not be interested to supplying a rolling chassis to a un-established customer as there is more to just supplying a few bits and then handing it over to you.
I would be prepared to entertain your suggestion after you took delivery of at least one complete vehicle.
Rage Motorsport Ltd,
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^^ that was my point, they seem to be really well built and setup, get great reviews, customer service seems to be good, etc.
SO, why cant one of the top notch fab shops build something like this for the same price or less. Maybe even offer a two and four wheel drive version with IFS/IRS.
I know there are people out there with 30-40 grand in a RZR or similar, a buddy of mine bought one and its is pretty sick, but its not a Rage for sure.
Now, if we could get an existing customer to buy a roller and finish it in the US, maybe even license production here with a partner or something... I just think they are cool as shit and cant find anything else quite like them...
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"Girl friend wanted, will pay per day," wrote one man surnamed Wang, on the popular Baidu website (tieba.baidu.com).
"Requirements: pretty, good body, around 1.6 meters, under 23 years old. Please contact me if you are interested."
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GUIYANG/GUANGZHOU/CHANGSHA, (Xinhua): Continuous rainstorms have battered several provinces in China this week, killing at least 18 people and affecting several million.
In southwest China's Guizhou Province alone, 7 people were killed in floods, when their homes collapsed or by lightning strikes, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a press release Wednesday. Three others were reported missing and more than 91,000 were relocated.H Heavy rain, which began on Sunday night and lasted through Wednesday, destroyed 5,800 homes and damaged another 16,300 in Guizhou.
In Tongren City, the Jinjiang River overflowed into many downtown streets, flooding homes and stores. Firefighters were mobilized to pump the floodwater from downtown areas.
Power supplies were cut off in nearly 300,000 homes in Tongren, Zunyi and Bijie. As of Wednesday night, about 100,000 homes were still without power.
Across the province, 43 of 113 reservoirs and hydropower stations are on flood alert, as water levels are dangerously high.
Meanwhile, 25 departing flights were delayed and 44 incoming flights were forced to land at other airports. At least 4,000 passengers were stranded at the Longdongbao Airport in the provincial capital Guiyang.
Heavy rain wreaked havoc in east China's Jiangxi Province, where 6 people have died from lightning strikes since Friday, the provincial civil affairs department said.
So far, about 338,000 people in Jiangxi have been affected and 1,610 relocated. The storms damaged 227,000 hectares of crops and destroyed 166 homes, resulting in direct economic losses of 186 million yuan (29.8 million U.S. dollars).
Neighboring Hunan Province has also been hit by heavy rain since early Monday morning. Five people were killed and 14 are missing in landslides in Anhua County. Rain-triggered disasters destroyed 1,330 homes and forced 283,000 people to relocate.
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The company has a portfolio of 200 patents for technologies that use ribonucleic-acid molecules in products to treat viral diseases, certain cancers, and immune-system dysfunction. One of its major products is Ampligen, now in its third clinical tests for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), hepatitis B, and HIV. The trials, approved by the Food & Drug Administration, are under way in 30 sites.
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At the newest Madame Tussauds wax museum, which opened in Sydney today, a wax Jimmy Barnes wears the real leather trousers in which his human counterpart performed at ANZ Stadium in 2009.
Other stars donated original items that are included with their figures.
Layne Beachley's wax model is dressed in bathers the surfer once wore.
The wax Delta Goodrem and Miranda Kerr have second-hand donated dresses in which their human counterparts appeared on stage.
The world-renowned attraction has been given an Australian make-over and has set up shop in Darling Harbour.
Keith Urban, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Croc Dundee are personalities you might not expect to see sharing the same stage. But in the wax world anything can happen.
International A-listers such as Hugh Jackman and Cate Blanchett rub shoulders with local stars such as presenter Amanda Keller and Home and Away's Ray "Alf Stewart" Meagher.
Guy Pearce, who graduated from Ramsay Street to Hollywood Boulevard with films such as LA Confidential and Memento, has been immortalised for his most famous Australian role in marabou feathers and hot pink eyeshadow.
Pearce's Felicia Jollygoodfellow, from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert, is joined by other Aussie icons such as Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) and the late actor Heath Ledger - who was awarded a posthumous Oscar - in the museum's film room.
Next door is an Australian television room devoted to stars of the small screen.
Today, Ian Smith, better known as Harold Bishop from Neighbours, came face to face his wax alter-ego for the launch.
Smith said it was unnerving standing next to such a lifelike recreation of himself, but insisted, "I'm not as fat as that.
"I feel like my friends. I've stood next to me.
"I told my wife Gail when I drop off the perch she can take this home."
Also in the television room are Dame Edna Everage, Bert Newton and a colourfully-dressed Rolf Harris who donated original clothing and a wobble board to the artists.
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How da hell to get right motion blur in compositing stage from C4D passes?
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The "Saturday Night Live" alum and her comedian gentleman caller stopped off for a piping hot coffee and looked to be having fun on their day off together.
Poehler recently told press that fans of her show "Parks and Recreation" have plenty to look forward to following the current hiatus.
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This is EXACTLY the stuff I was looking for. I just want to make sure that I am not the person that everyone is bitching about and pissing off others or looking like an idiot newbie. I generally don't hear people calling out stuff in the park I ride around and I know folks have mentioned that before so I wasn't exactly sure what we are supposed to call out or be doing. I also don't see many waiting till the person has cleared and is totally out of the way before going, so I just don't want to pick up bad habits by observing others. I also do ride around the park features and I really try not to get in the way of anyone and if I try and just go over a hill, I make sure no one is anywhere near as I occasionally do get stuck cause I'm not going fast enough. This is just great info, thank you guys!
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Basic rules of road in the park:
Communication is the key to happy park riding..talk to people and find out what their intent is!
Wait your turn...allow the people ahead to drop first unless they are just chilling..ask if they are going to drop.
Call your drop...as you take off, let people know you are dropping.
Before going, allow the rider who dropped ahead of you to clear the first feature for sure and maybe the second if it`s not a busy day.
Be alert and have an escape route planned if someone snakes you.
If you fall, get out of the way ASAP and do not start again blind...move to a spot where you can see and can be seen before continuing through the park.
If someone is injured, assist and block the feature by laying your board across it so it is clearly visible from above.
Scope out the park with a gentle run through before you really hit features.
Progress safely and logically, start small and work your way up.
When new, if you and a group of riders who are obviously better than you are ready to drop...give them right of way, let them know you are new and not going to be going real fast.
Make sure you can clear a feature...no one cares how big or small you go off a feature, but it pisses people off when you can`t even roll over it so make sure to carry enough speed to at least ride up and over the feaure.
Never speed check on or carve across takeoff ramps on jumps...it reallt messes them up and makes them hard for other riders to hit.
Never stop where you can`t be seen and never block a feature. If you want to watch a friend or wait for someone stop on the top of a roller or table way to the right or left completly out of the way and only then if there is room to safely do this and people can see from far above.
In the pipe, all the above applies and some additional things to consider:
Allow the rider ahead to make 2 runs up the wall before dropping.
Never, ever drop into the pipe in the middle...always drop in at the upper entrance!
If you fall in the flats and riders are approaching, stay still...do not move untill they pass. It is much easier and safer to avoid a stationary object than a moving one. Also, as soon as its clear, get up and get going asap.
Its common sense and being courteous will go a long way to a good day in the park..also, ride defensively and keep an eye on fellow riders, realize that not everyone will follow good park ettiquette, so watch your back.
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Some of you have 1 gun and some of you have 100 guns. I was just wondering for the people that have more than 3 or 4 guns. What gun do you favor the most? (or feel most comfortable carrying) Please feel free to show the wear and tear of the gun. We love pics :image035:
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq – Denied the opportunity to go home on their own terms, eight service members wounded in Iraq during previous deployments returned to seek closure and see first-hand the results of their sacrifice during Operation Proper Exit, April 26.
"I just want to thank you for what you did for our country and the sacrifices you have made," said Maj. Gen. Eddy Spurgin, commander of USD-S and the 36th Inf. Div. during an office call with the wounded warriors. "My division headquarters takes this very seriously. We were just talking about how we want to (finish) our mission with honor and success for the service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice and those that were wounded."
The wounded warriors spent the day touring the different facilities on the base and visiting with a number of fellow service members. During a town hall meeting at the base Chapel, where the warriors shared their stories, retired Cpl. Isaiah Schaffer had a few words of wisdom to impart to the members of the military seated before him.
"It's on the individual to take care of that guy on the right and the left of them, and it is up to those guys to do the same," said the Fredericksburg, Va. native who suffered numerous injuries during his deployment in Hiditha and Ramadi from to 2005 with the Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division. "That's really the only protection you have. You can have as much up-armor as you want, but if we are not using the best weapon we have, our mind, then we have no protection."
The participants in Operation Proper Exit visited the 501st Explosive Ordnance Detachment during the final hours of their stay here. The detachment had on display their mine resistant ambush protected vehicles, and presented them with a class on the current tactics, techniques and procedures used in combating IEDs.
"When they said 'MRAP', I though they were talking about a robot or something," said retired Cpl. Donny Daughenbaugh, a resident of Houston, Texas, who was injured in 2004 when he was shot in the face conducting a vehicle search on the outskirts of Mahmudiyah. "To see something like this, it really changes the opportunities and survivability of … soldiers."
Many of these soldiers and Marines were medically evacuated out of country due to the seriousness of the combat injuries they suffered in the line of duty. For Daughenbaugh and many others, coming back and being able to leave on their own terms is what this operation is all about.
"When we were here doing our stuff, we couldn't wait to get out of this place and get back home," said Daughenbaugh as he sat on the back of a MRAP and talked with Soldiers of the 36th Inf. Div., "but since we didn't get to finish our time and mission when we left, the way we left it felt like we failed. So we are (in Iraq) for a week and then we get to leave on our own terms and two feet."
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that they are giving us to be back in uniform and to be with other troops back on bases again," he added. "Beside the fact that I don't have a weapon, it feels like I never left."
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