Comments on: Blue America Update: Eric Massa and Joe Sestak http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:38:43 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Howard Park http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-211269 Howard Park Sat, 29 Jul 2006 02:34:16 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-211269 <p>Thanks much Howie. This is one race where the Netroots are making a difference. Eric can win, but only if we get his name out there.</p> Thanks much Howie. This is one race where the Netroots are making a difference. Eric can win, but only if we get his name out there.

]]> By: Noel Schutz http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209404 Noel Schutz Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:47:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209404 <p>P.S. Thanks Howie, for this opportunity you are giving Eric to reach out to a broader field within the blogosphere.</p> P.S. Thanks Howie, for this opportunity you are giving Eric to reach out to a broader field within the blogosphere.

]]> By: Noel Schutz http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209401 Noel Schutz Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:46:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209401 <p>I started working with Eric in the summer of 05 when Eric was committing himself fully to the netroots. He began his campaign the day after the 2004 election and has his ducks in a row. He has gotten endorsements from every County Democratic Committee (a first), he has the support of the Dem mayors of Corning and Elmira, whom he helped elect by boots on the ground training, and is supported by the labor unions. His opponent accused him of running a national campaign and not aware of the local issues. A joke, of course, because Randy Kuhl has been voting against his constituency since he went into office (and before that as a state senator), while Eric voices the frustration and needs of the citizens of NY-29. His campaign, without sacrificing boots on the ground, has reached out nationally, even forcing the DCCC to support him after they tried three times to raise a primary opponent against him (he is now unchallenged in the primary in September), he has become a Netroots Endorsed Candidate, and he is online weekly at the very least. He is a candidate for the future. He put together the Band of Brothers (Veterans for a Secure America) and while without resources to operate it as an organization, some of us have worked on F-D.com to keep this movement a cohesive force even though the candidates themselves are hunkered down in their districts fighting for… well, fighting for America! Eric Massa and Jim Webb and Joe Sestak are natural leaders of this Vet Force that Bernie Quigley has called the vanguard of the New Democrats spoken of by kos and mydd. Eric is now scheduled for a debate with Kuhl; though on a limited venue it will be a chance for Eric to go face to face with the shortgun weilding, wife abusing Bush a$$licker.</p> I started working with Eric in the summer of 05 when Eric was committing himself fully to the netroots. He began his campaign the day after the 2004 election and has his ducks in a row. He has gotten endorsements from every County Democratic Committee (a first), he has the support of the Dem mayors of Corning and Elmira, whom he helped elect by boots on the ground training, and is supported by the labor unions. His opponent accused him of running a national campaign and not aware of the local issues. A joke, of course, because Randy Kuhl has been voting against his constituency since he went into office (and before that as a state senator), while Eric voices the frustration and needs of the citizens of NY-29. His campaign, without sacrificing boots on the ground, has reached out nationally, even forcing the DCCC to support him after they tried three times to raise a primary opponent against him (he is now unchallenged in the primary in September), he has become a Netroots Endorsed Candidate, and he is online weekly at the very least. He is a candidate for the future. He put together the Band of Brothers (Veterans for a Secure America) and while without resources to operate it as an organization, some of us have worked on F-D.com to keep this movement a cohesive force even though the candidates themselves are hunkered down in their districts fighting for… well, fighting for America! Eric Massa and Jim Webb and Joe Sestak are natural leaders of this Vet Force that Bernie Quigley has called the vanguard of the New Democrats spoken of by kos and mydd. Eric is now scheduled for a debate with Kuhl; though on a limited venue it will be a chance for Eric to go face to face with the shortgun weilding, wife abusing Bush a$$licker.

]]> By: lyricist http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209310 lyricist Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:26:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209310 <p>Thank you Howie for all you do and for bringing these men to light.</p> Thank you Howie for all you do and for bringing these men to light.

]]> By: CZ http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209197 CZ Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:33:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-209197 <p>Joe Sestak is a great candidate, and there are other great Democratic military candidates running in his district–<a href="http://www.votelentz.com">Bryan Lentz</a> an Iraq war veteran and former prosecutor running for the state house, for example.</p> <p>It’s going to be a competitive year, and hopefully a Democratic victory in November. The Republicans are scared to death that they’re going to lose it this year, though, and if anything we’re going to see the swift boating pick up come the fall–against all of our fighting Dem candidates in the PA-7</p> Joe Sestak is a great candidate, and there are other great Democratic military candidates running in his district–Bryan Lentz an Iraq war veteran and former prosecutor running for the state house, for example.

It’s going to be a competitive year, and hopefully a Democratic victory in November. The Republicans are scared to death that they’re going to lose it this year, though, and if anything we’re going to see the swift boating pick up come the fall–against all of our fighting Dem candidates in the PA-7

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207754 Adie Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:48:15 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207754 <p>[owe u BIG, Moderator. Owe everyone here!]</p> [owe u BIG, Moderator. Owe everyone here!]

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207741 Adie Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:36:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207741 <p>egregious 106</p> <p>THANKS! d’oh! I have SO much to learn from you folks!</p> <p>Really appreciate your other posts, on topic, very much egreg. ;-></p> <p>busy week here, & I just stoopidly wanted folks to know I’m trying, sigh. . .</p> <p>If anyone’s still around, may I assume post has been scrubbed of pers. i.d. for me & the [oog] esteemed Senator? Would appreciate lil’ ‘checkup’, moderator, much thanx!<br /> *hanging head in shame*</p> <p>[ Moderators always look out for our esteemed commenters. ]</p> egregious 106

THANKS! d’oh! I have SO much to learn from you folks!

Really appreciate your other posts, on topic, very much egreg. ;->

busy week here, & I just stoopidly wanted folks to know I’m trying, sigh. . .

If anyone’s still around, may I assume post has been scrubbed of pers. i.d. for me & the [oog] esteemed Senator? Would appreciate lil’ ‘checkup’, moderator, much thanx!
*hanging head in shame*

[ Moderators always look out for our esteemed commenters. ]

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207437 egregious Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:06:46 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207437 <p>Adie at 85 has personal I.D. showing. If she was just using cut and <strike>run</strike> paste, she might not have seen her I.D. or wanted it to be there.</p> Adie at 85 has personal I.D. showing. If she was just using cut and run paste, she might not have seen her I.D. or wanted it to be there.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207413 egregious Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:49:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207413 <p>Jfisk at 11 <i>I volunteered for Joe in the spring and will again in the fall (when kids go back to school…</i></p> <p>I was starting to get upset til I realized I wasn’t on the Lamont/Lieberman thread any more :D</p> Jfisk at 11 I volunteered for Joe in the spring and will again in the fall (when kids go back to school…

I was starting to get upset til I realized I wasn’t on the Lamont/Lieberman thread any more :D

]]> By: Howie Klein http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207370 Howie Klein Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:18:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/26/blue-america-update-eric-massa-and-joe-sestak/#comment-207370 <p>looseheadprop (#98)- YES!! I would love a good photo or two– and I bet Christy would too.</p> looseheadprop (#98)- YES!! I would love a good photo or two– and I bet Christy would too.

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