Archive for August 3rd, 2008

Mike Sodrel calls into Hoosier Access Radio to discuss his stand on energy issues

 

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Just saw this on Twitter:

From House Republican Leader John Boehner:

House Republicans to Resume Floor Protest on American Energy Monday

Washington, Aug 3 - House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again Monday to continue the unprecedented protest that began last Friday, when dozens of Republicans joined hundreds of American citizens on the House floor to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to send Congress home for the rest of the summer without a vote on legislation to lower gas prices and move America toward energy independence.

In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) hailed Friday’s action, which was led by Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), and others, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going.

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From Baron Hill’s response to Mike Sodrel’s initiative for a positive campaign and town hall debates across the district:

First, as you are well aware, Congress is on the eve of a district work period, during which I have already committed to several events throughout the district. You are asking me to break such commitments to my constituents with little to no advance notice and I will not do that.

Second, we are now less than 100 days from Election Day and you are just now opting to actively participate in this campaign. I am out in our communities every chance I get, listening to concerns and fighting for the changes we need in Congress

Where to begin.

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From Obama Doubles Down - Plays another race card

Great read on Gateway Pundit (as usual)

“How very Clintonesque.
Obama admitted to playing the card in southern Missouri and then, just in case you missed what he was saying, he doubled down on race in the next paragraph.

Obama insists that it’s not the Far Left, inexperienced, changing, surrendering, tire-inflating positions that will be an issue in this year’s presidential election.
It’s his name and his race.”

Cross Posted from Barack - it’s not about my ideas