Talk is cheap, where's the Beef

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Monday February 19, 2007 · 4:38 PM PST

2007/02/19 · 16:38

We at the campaign gave our hearts and souls and savings throughout the campaign and after. We Dems got stuck with a slim majority, unfortunately, because we were too cowardly to think bigtime. Instead, the Dems went into a play-it-safe four-courner stall to ensure victory in the House.

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Friday November 10, 2006 · 6:32 PM PST

2006/11/10 · 18:32

Yup. Hooray for Democratic campaigning. The GOP destroys the planet's climate, starts a disastrous, immoral war, parades its corruption and hypocrisy before every camera, bullies the rest of world, destroys the middle class, and makes us uncompetitive globally. And all we pick up is 28 seats??? There was no possible allocation of funds that would have wasted the millions available.

Here's the Rahm Immanuel's and Leadership PAC strategy. We will start every Democratic nominee with $0.00 until they prove with polls and fundraising that they don't need any support, and then we'll give it to them so we can claim credit for victory. If they had started every primary winner $50,000 seed money to prove themselves, we'd have gained 50-60 seats!

FL-07: Mica's Goons Strong-Arm Associated Press into a Lie!

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 8:28 AM PST

2006/11/05 · 08:28

In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , Jimmy Stewart takes on a political boss who owns the hometown Media. Can't happen today? Think again. The integrity of the once-proud Associated Press has been strong-armed. To "out" this travesty, here's our open letter we sent to AP Florida editors, with copies to local6 Orlando and all the national press:

Compare your whitewashed story spoon fed by Mica's handler with the real thing by the first class, fair and ethical journalists at Local News 6. You had a chance to get a nationally important story picked up, but instead chose to bury it. Fortunately, we already alerted all the national news media and national AP folks. And thankfully the Washington Post owners of Ch. 6 have brought some investigative journalism and ethics to the Florida news scene. However, you still have a chance to cover the real story before your coverage gets tarred as in the pocket of a well-healed local incumbent that your contributing staff's papers endorsed. Read More

Mica's Macaca: Lax airport security doesn't bother me! (FL-07)

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Friday November 03, 2006 · 6:22 AM PST

2006/11/03 · 06:22

Challenger John "Jack" Chagnon (FL-07) is demanding that Congressman Mica apologize to all Florida residents for his stunningly insensitive, arrogant, and patronizing interview on Orlando's CBS Affiliate Channel 6. Watch this unbelievable video at www.local6.com/problemsolvers/10228089/detail.html?taf=orlpn
Mr. Mica -- House point man on airport security - summarily dismissed taped evidence of dangerously lax security procedures at Orlando International Airport (OIA). This is another new low for a Republican who has stayed too long in Congress. Mr. Mica not only downplays these security breaches, but even takes a flippant attitude towards victims of other airport bombings. Read More

Mica (R) FL-07 Humiliated in Voter Guide "Debate"

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Saturday October 21, 2006 · 9:52 PM PDT

2006/10/21 · 21:52

Although his hometown Republican paper, the Orlando Sentinel (known as the Slantinel by locals), spoon fed Mr. Mica with softball questions on immigration and his pet transportation programs, he comes off as paternal, arrogant, out of touch, and heartless. And his answers are uniformly short and cryptic. The guy couldn't even get a flunkie staffer to write him some decent-sounding copy. Compare his answers side-by-side with those of our guy, Jack Chagnon (D), and see if you don't agree. No wonder Mr. Mica backed out of every debate his office agreed to this fall. This guy's just dying to lose. Let's help put him out of his misery. Orlando Sentinel Voters Guide Comparison of the Candidates:
vgt2004.org/a-orlandosentinel06/compare-candidates.go?choice1=4550639&choice2=4550781&x=61&a mp;y=10

FL-07: Newspaper gets "Quid" for its Pro Quo endorsement

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Friday October 20, 2006 · 4:51 AM PDT

2006/10/20 · 04:51

This week, the Daytona Beach News-Journal's endorsed John Mica (R) FL-07 rather than "Jack" Chagnon (D). We knew they would, despite Mica's zero voting record rating on the environment and every other Democratic Party cause the New-Journal trumpets in its daily editorial positions.
In this crucial year, then, why not endorse a charismatic ex-Marine challenger whose literature and speeches takes those same Democratic stances rather than pandering to Southern conservatives? Because Mica got Federal "pork" for the News-Journal Center for performing arts, dream of publisher Tippen Davidson, wannabe symphony conductor and classical music snob.
Ironically, Tippen insisted on a site for his too small and unneeded Center that local environmentalists fought a losing battle to block. Cox, a 49% shareholder at the time, sued the News-Journal for using their corporate funds for a vanity project. The paper settled by buying up Cox's shares. Help us by emailing David Wiggins, Editorial Page Editor, at david.wiggins@news-jrnl.com See our letter to the editor below: Read More

Poll Results: Florida 7th Congressional District: John ("Jack") Chagnon (D) vs. John Mica (R)

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Monday October 16, 2006 · 4:58 AM PDT

2006/10/16 · 04:58

P r e s s R e l e a s e

Florida's 7th Congressional District, October 16, 2006: The results of a scientific poll of Florida's 7th Congressional District race between John ("Jack") Chagnon and John Mica (R) were released today. The polling was conducted from Oct. 4 - Oct. 11 by Einhorn & Lewis, Inc. of Daytona Beach, one of the most experienced and respected bipartisan political polling firms in East-Central Florida.

The sample of 501 likely voters was collected from randomly-sequenced data obtained from elections supervisors in all six counties of the 7th District (between Orlando and Jacksonville): Flagler (Palm Coast), Orange (N. Orlando), Putnam, St. Johns (St. Augustine), Seminole (N. Orlando Suburbs), and Volusia (Daytona Beach/Deltona). The stratified sample matched the current distribution of registered voters in the District by gender, race, party affiliation, and county of residence. All results refer to likely voters and have a 4 percent margin of error, unless otherwise indicated. Read More

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