Comments on: Blue America: Chris Carney (PA-10)

By: scott - 10th district resident

scott - 10th district resident — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:45:13 +0000

It’s nice to know that Chris Carney was able to speak with you about our issues here in North Central PA. It’s just too bad when his future constituents cannot get a repsonse from him through numerous e-mails to his official site (yes, I tried on 3 occasions). I have not heard him speak of his true stance on the war against Iraq or what is game plan is. He has said nothing about Lesbian and Gay rights, absolutely nothing. I know nothing of his environmental policies and what his positions are on more drilling or alternative fuel programs. His web site gives little details and, for some reason, no one can return e-mails. This concerns me deeply. This is a VERY red area. Very. He cannot sit on his laurels because he is the anti-incumbant. That doesn’t work here. Trust me. I work with many Repubs and they will only vote for Repubs, unless they know the details on the other candidate. His latest appearance in the Williamsport area was at a private home. That reads as ‘elitist’ here. Sorry, but it does. He does sound ideal, but as a Progressive, I want details and not just rhetoric. Yes, I desperately want Chris to win, but he has to speak to the lowest of us, me included, and listen to our voices, all of our voices. I know half of the Repubs I work with would vote for him, if he gets specific and coms to their home areas. Yes, Chris, eastern Lycoming County is in the 10th. Only then will you have a lock on the vote. We don’t need Sherwood, who ‘Sure-had-Wood’ (see Adultery), back in Washington again. Thanks for listening and pray for sanity.

By: Tom_in_MD

Tom_in_MD — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:12:45 +0000

Chris @53, and everyone else concerned with big boxes:

Down here in Calvert County we’ve limited the impacts of big boxes by setting a store’s max square footage at 100,000. This is still pretty high, but we were able to downsize a planned WalMart by 50%, and thwart their next plan of opening their garden dept as a separate store. The county is on well and septic except in the town centers, and that also seems to limit their options.

A citizenry committed to maintaining the rural heritage of a county only 30 miles from DC helps a lot, too.

-T (thinking he’s late to the party again)

By: Palmetto Progressive

Palmetto Progressive — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:54:30 +0000

Thanks FDL. Thanks Howie. Most of all thanks Chris! Just dumped some $ into Blue America and emailed my list of friends asking to forward. Closer to November I will be over at MoveOn volunteering on the phones. Hope all you great folks can make it happen in November.

Lonly old SC Liberal

By: twolf1

twolf1 — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:06:16 +0000

LindaR @
96

I think we had an inharmonious convergence of two worthy causes in back-to-back threads.

agreed!

By: LindaR

LindaR — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:59:43 +0000

I think we had an inharmonious convergence of two worthy causes in back-to-back threads.

By: Shez

Shez — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:53:22 +0000

Howie Klein @ 87

Gang, before you all hope off to the next thread, I’d like to ask you to consider a contribution to Chris’ campaign. Even $5 or $10 would be most welcome. I know I have asked a lot but it was very generous of Chris to spend 2 hours with us in the middle of his campaign and I am pretty surprised to see that we’ve raised so little for one of the best candidates we’ve had here. You can click here to give. Is it too much to be doing these sessions Wednesdays and Saturdays?

Hi Howie! With us being down to just a few short weeks to this important election PLEASE keep bringing these high quality candidates to us. They are Must Be Here events and I would attend them eight days a week if that could be managed. ;)

*waves* to zennurse, you popped into my mind not an hour ago and so I’m thrilled to see you as I knew that was a definite sign.

By: treebark

treebark — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:53:21 +0000

Hi,
I live in PA-10. let me know how I can help.
Great new poll numbers!

By: LindaR

LindaR — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:51:55 +0000

TeddySanFran @ 91

Howie Klein @
87

Gang, before you all hope off to the next thread, I’d like to ask you to consider a contribution to Chris’ campaign. Even $5 or $10 would be most welcome. I know I have asked a lot but it was very generous of Chris to spend 2 hours with us in the middle of his campaign and I am pretty surprised to see that we’ve raised so little for one of the best candidates we’ve had here. You can click here to give. Is it too much to be doing these sessions Wednesdays and Saturdays?

Okay, Howie, I’m in! You keep finding such deserving, electable, progressive, generous, hardworking candidates running against such mf’ers — how can we say no?

I’m in too — had to miss the chat because I am SICK! and wore myself out reading the prior thread, ha. Going to Blue America now . . . .

By: Grayson

Grayson — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:48:18 +0000

Mr. Carney Does Veterans for a Secure America still exist?

BTW good luck.

By: Valley Girl

Valley Girl — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:47:33 +0000

Howie- I think donations may have taken a hit here bec. the article alas followed one soliciting donations for an FDL publication by Marcy Wheeler about Plamegate. Just unfortunate timing. But, I’m gonna go kick in my contribution.