I interviewed John and the Ann Marie Buerkle event last night:
this is the real problem for dems. Over and over I see republican voters who are new to the system, while on the Democratic side existing voters are staying home.
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Voices of the voters: John at the Buerkle event
Posted: October 18, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, internet/free speech, opinion/news, politics, short films/interviewsTags: ann marie Buerkle, have fedora will travel, ny-25, road trip, voices of the voters
Voices of the Candidates: Ann Marie Buerkle republican for congress Ny-25
Posted: October 18, 2010 by datechguy in elections, politics, short films/interviewsTags: 2010 elections, ann marie Buerkle, election 2010, have fedora will travel, ny-25, road trip, voices of the candidates
I caught most of Ann Marie Buerkle’s speech today at the event in Clyde yesterday
I like her a lot, but the Lonely Conservative’s high opinion of her speaks volumes as well.
7:42 a.m. Bright eyed and bushy taled in Jamesville NY
Posted: October 18, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, internet/free speech, politicsTags: 2010 elections, election 2010, have fedora will travel, ny, ny-24, richard hannah, road trip, robert stacy mccain
Got a very good nights sleep, Stacy is still kinda Crashed on the couch but he was up later than me and thus managed to tell this story before I did:
“I work 75 hours a week at this place,” said the owner-operator of a convenience store on State Route 41 in Cortland County. “All I ever get are bills coming in, where they’re raising the taxes on this and raising the taxes on that.”
The silver-haired small business owner’s diatribe had begun when I put a copy of the Syracuse Post-Standard on the counter and he asked, “Reading about all our political prostitutes?”
His business was my favorite stop of the trip, he sold RootBeer Popsicle which I like in the same way Stacy likes coffee and cigs.
He also points out that the store was in fact in NY-24 so I stand corrected about passing through Mr. Hannah’s district.
He also updated his post with an interview with Ann Maire Buerkle
It's not generally known but Robert Stacy McCain weaves a multi colored cocoon and emerges from it daily to blog
So once he emerges from the cacoon we will be off and running.
Hancock NY 12:35 p.m.
Posted: October 17, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, politics, special eventsTags: have fedora will travel, ny-22, road trip, stacy mccain
Hancock NY 12:35 p.m.
One of the disadvantages of chain smoking and chain coffee drinking is you on occasion forget that you put your cig butt in the coffee and thus we are at the nearest McDonald’s to allow Stacy to clear his throat before we continue.
We started off at 3 A.M. from Fitchburg and cruised through Conn. without incident until we hit Gardiner NY where our first event was to be.
An intersection just before Gardiner NY
We arrived at 7:30 and as the breakfast was till noon I took advantage of the nearby St. Charles Borromeo parish to attend morning Mass
St. Charles Borromeo Church Gardiner NY
while Stacy kept watch for the candidate. As the priest was telling us about the unjust Judge and the persistent widow Stacy Discovered that the event was canceled. (not the breakfast, just the Candidate showing up)
The menu at the Monthly Gardiner pancake breakfast at the Fire Station
Stacy was interested in hearing the Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich Columns. I usually avoid reading them so that was bad enough but reading them out-loud was torture. Rich persists in the “violent tea party meme” and Dowd is acting petulant as if she isn’t allowed to be part of the cool girl group. One needn’t fear any liberal being informed or being energized by them so I guess that’s something.
Newspapers at New Paltz
After a brief stop in New Paltz (where I found an open internet in a gas station parking lot) we hit the road again. Our current plan is to hit George Phillips HQ in Binghamton then off to NY-25
Large Roadside sign for Phillips
So far not a lot of interaction with the locals, just some background grumbling. Considering that I am not looking shall we say, my best that’s not a huge surprise.
One oddity, the signs for the candidates have always been at roadsides I have yet to see a sign for any candidate in front of any person’s private residence. I don’t know if that is a NY Law or just an oddity, I’ll find out at the next stop.
Stacy takes a shot
Update: Stacy tells of our phone conversation with the Lonely Conservative and some “interesting” poll results.
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