The title of this diary is a paraphrasing of the phrase, women and minorities hardest hit. In this diary I am applauding women and minorities who have the courage and convictions to be on the November 2010 ballots as candidates for the US House in some of the most difficult districts for Republicans to run in. I hope all of them win, but in truth if any of them win it will be a sign that the Ds are having really really bad election results. Face it, a Republican candidate in any of these districts is only going to win if registered D voters like and relate enough as a person to vote for them in spite of the party label.
I usually just put a photo of people I write diaries about, but these people are so special that I put a short video up for each of them. They are living in Harlem, Chicago south side, Philly, suburbs just east of Washington, DC, St. Louis east side, Dallas, LA, Atlanta, Memphis, or Portland, OR. They don’t want to move, and they do not give a crap about what some Eyore poll addicts think about their chances of winning. They may not all be that slick and smooth as a politician, but they are not afraid to have conversations with people in their districts about how they feel about things. If you want to have a productive conversation with somebody sometimes you have to park the political labels at the door before you enter and talk about your thoughts instead of the focus-group based message some handlers tell you to use. I really hope you watch the Michel Faulkner vid below. He is the biggest underdog of them all in NY-15, and he speaks best from the heart with a passion about what he believes.
Michel Faulkner to replace Charlie Rangell NY-15
Isaac Hayes to replace Jesse Jackson Jr IL-2
Pia Varma to replace Scott Brady PA-1
Robert Broadus to replace Donna Edwards MD-4
Robyn Hamlin to replace Lacy Clay MO-1
Stephen Broden to replace Eddie Bernice Johnson TX-30
Star Parker to replace Laura Richardson CA-37
Liz Carter to replace Hank Johnson GA-4
Charlotte Bergmann to replace Steve Cohen TN-9
Delia Lopez to replace Earl Blumenauer OR-3
Mattie Fein to replace Jane Harman CA-36
Cross-posted at The Minority Report
Moe Lane
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
Pilgrim, great diary and report. You do such wonderful work...
penguin2 (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 7:49PM EDT (link)covering candidates. Thank you so much. And yes, the Dems will have to go back to the victimhood drawing board come November, kicking around Republicans as racists isn’t going to play anymore. We need to throw it right back at them.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills
Conservative Education: Suggested Reading List
Activists Taking Action: Unified Patriots
Another Broden video
izoneguy (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 7:55PM EDT (link)Those who had once simpered: “I don’t want to destroy the rich, I only want to seize a little of their surplus to help the poor, just a little, they’ll never miss it!” – then, later, had snapped: “The tycoons can stand being squeezed; they’ve amassed enough to last them for three generations” – then, later, had yelled: “Why should the people suffer while businessmen have reserves to last a year?” – now were screaming: “Why should we starve while some people have reserves to last a week?” – Atlas Shrugged
5 Pilgrim! nt
mom2oneson (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 9:51PM EDT (link)nt
thank you m2o nt
pilgrim (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 9:56PM EDT (link)pilgrim and Faulkner rock! GC highly recos - 55555 - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 10:34AM EDT (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com and Charlotte Observer columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
I had you in mind when I included Liz Carter, gamecock. nt
pilgrim (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 10:41AM EDT (link)They may be long shots...
itrytobenice (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 10:00PM EDT (link)but this year, I wouldn’t count any of them out. This is a year for activism and enthusiasm.
And if any of these candidates are close to you, or if you can see your way clear to help in any way, please do so.
You never know how far a frog can jump until you poke him in the @$$. Many voters are feeling pretty froggy right now.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
It would be nice if the show me state can show me
pilgrim (Diary) Sunday, August 8th at 10:31PM EDT (link)A person whose last name is not Clay can be elected to the House from MO-1.
These are probably the most important races in 2010
scarlos (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 5:59AM EDT (link)If we want to fundamentally change the political landscape of the United States, these are the races we need to focus on. It’s easy to write off these districts as “Hopeless” or “Unwinnable”. After all, they went overwhelmingly for Obama in 2008 right? But we need to look at the larger picture. If we ever want to start getting Conservatives elected statewide in, say, New York, we need to start picking up more than 10% of the Vote in the 15th District. And to do that, we need to start planting the seeds now.
Socialism is Oligarchy in disguise
Scarlos, you are so right.
penguin2 (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 8:40AM EDT (link)Candidates like Michel Faulkner are the ones to show the people that Conservatism fits their needs. Conservatism frees them, breaks the chains that bind them to the government plantation, and another vote for the Charlie Rangels’ in this country.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills
Conservative Education: Suggested Reading List
Activists Taking Action: Unified Patriots
I don't know where we found Michael Faulkner,
eburke (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 11:53AM EDT (link)but he absolutely rocks.
These are the kinds of African-American candidates that can speak articulately and passionately to their brothers and sisters who are locked in the hopeless cycle of welfare about the freedom that conservatism empowers vs the serfdom that liberalism imposes.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
Oh, and to Kowalski, my contribution is on its way.
eburke (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 11:55AM EDT (link)He may not win, but we *cannot* leave these brave, courageous people who have mounted these Quixotic quotes alone in their fight(s). We *owe* it to them to pick up the cudgel and fight beside them, not to just wish them to stay warm and well fed and then go on with our lives.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
eburke it's all good against Rangel
pilgrim (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 10:15PM EDT (link)The one good thing about the eleven I listed, (this could be a football squad), is that all of them are on the November ballot already. It’s money contributed vor defeating an incumbent D instead of fighting off a competing R.
I *heart* Pia Varma's edgy, in your face styly big-time
eburke (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 11:48AM EDT (link)What a great way to condense freedom vs serfdom in a few, short, edgy soundbites.
Bring it on, Pia.
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Unified Patriots
55555! Oh, how I wish she had a sister in Illinois....nt
mriggio (Diary) Monday, August 9th at 11:59AM EDT (link)mriggio
SMSgt, USAF (Ret)
Precinct Committeeman (R)
Tazewell County, Illinois
Save the
CheerleaderParty, save the World! (Heroes, ed.)Penguin, great job..I interviewed Isaac Hayes at CPAC..
ladyimpactohio (Diary) Tuesday, August 10th at 4:32PM EDT (link)we had a good joke about his name.
Very intelligent, well spoken and mannerly gentleman.
We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech
thanks LIO, but I'm not Penguin. nt
pilgrim (Diary) Tuesday, August 10th at 5:31PM EDT (link)