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DaTechguy’s Field guide to (Blogcon) Bloggers: Jim Hoff of Gateway Pundit

Posted: September 18, 2010 by datechguy in blogs, catholic, internet/free speech, short films/interviews, special events, tea parties
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Talk about getting an A-List blogger on the Field Guide:

One thing about bloggers like Jim, everyone wants their attention so if you want someone like Gateway Pundit for the field guide you have to be persistent.

Examiner Article an interview With Jim McKenna (R) candidate for AG

Posted: September 18, 2010 by datechguy in elections, politics, short films/interviews, tea parties
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This afternoon I interviewed Jim McKenna (R) who ran an successful write-in/sticker campaign to get on the ballot to face Martha Coakley in the fall elections:

DTG: A write in campaign is tough, in a primary doubly so and would be considered impossible for a Massachusetts republican before this year. What happened?

JM: Experienced political people told us we couldn’t do it but the people got involved, there seemed to be more homemade signs and individuals pushing the candidacy than we ever expected. Between myself and Guy Carbone another fine write-in candidate we know at least 20k went to the polls motivated for this race. I’ve never seen people so involved.

I think this is the most significant event from election day INCLUDING the O’Donnell victory in Delaware.

I’ll explain in some detail later today on WCRN 830 AM between 4-6 p.m.

Voices of the Tea Party: An encounter at CVS

Posted: September 18, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, short films/interviews, special events, tea parties
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After Dinner on the 11th I went to CVS to buy more minutes for my phone card where I ran into these tea party supporters.

This explains why one should always have a camera if you want to do this kind of thing.

It is important to support the republican who wins…

Posted: September 17, 2010 by datechguy in elections, opinion/news, politics, tea parties
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…until it isn’t any more apparently.

Bonnie Jack, who was a Murkowski campaign elections observer for the count of absentee votes, sent out an email this morning. “Join us at the Kick-off of Senator Lisa’s campaign — with a theme of “write in her name in and fill in the oval.”

“Denai’na Convention Center, third floor and hopefully out on the sunny deck, 5 pm. Bring your family including children, friends and business associates. We plan to make history!”

I am dying to see Karl Rove, Charles Krauthammer et/al going after Murkowski in the same way they were so anxious to go after Christine O’Donnell.

One of the things I found last weekend when interviewing Tea Party activists is they DO NOT trust the Republican Party. It is stuff like this that earns their distrust. Stacy McCain says this:

Lisa Murkowski is as consumed with pathological narcissism as her worst enemies said?

Jonah Goldberg gives an excellent analysis and concludes with this Zinger!

How is she anything more than Arlen Specter in a dress?

To Lisa I say this. I know it is hard to lose a race but you’ve got a family and a life. Don’t define yourself by an office. It looks really REALLY bad.

This is the first shot that will cumulative in the nomination of 2012 that will determine if the republican party becomes the majority party or dies. From what I’m seeing of the reaction of the establishment it doesn’t look promising.

Update: Jim Geraghty (who I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to at the blogcon debate) said this:

the RINO-hunters have a point that the moderates never seem to be willing to compromise or put the party’s interest first.

and from HotAir reports from her announcement:

This is one woman who won’t quit on Alaska

Earth to Lisa, you didn’t quit, you were fired by the voters.

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