I am surprised that the Zeller campaign manager, who was Massa's press person in one of his campaigns, has not done any major push. What is he waiting for? An engraved invite to slam Reed?
Did it ever occur to any of you that Matt Zeller could be present but was not allowed to speak at Andrew Cuomo's party? That Zeller IS putting out press releases (and the media is not printing them), driving all over the district meeting and talking to folks (I know - I've been at several of his many stops) , working hard to raise mucho dollars in a record amount of time (basically in three months, while Reed has had a year and kicked in $100,000 of his own ill-gotten cash plus the financial support of corporations interested in their own agenda, not the southern tier). Jeez, when does Zeller sleep? I would love to see any of you try and accomplish what this fine young man is doing. Where do you get your "facts" that you fling about so blithely? I have to wonder what planet most of you are on.
Why should a lawyer/debt collector/one-time-not-effective forgettable mayor of a middle-sized town somewhere in Steuben County who has not had an original thought in his head, blathers the party line, looks like a heart-attack candidate, blah-blah-blah personality, could ever begin to make a difference in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!, which makes national policy about international issues (and here I have to ask: does Tom Reed have the inkling of a clue about anything outside of his own town and law office?) - why should it be "in the bag" for him? Why are you so sure he is the "sure winner, candidate of choice"? Just because YOU think he is?
Ellusive? Not at all - he is very available if you care to check. zellerforcongress.com...offices in Victor, Penn Yan, Corning and more to come.....Young Ebony Teensjust watch, if you aren't already close-minded.
That is not a true statement. Please know the facts before you post. Jan didn't have enough money to hire a lawyer to go to Albany to go line-by-line to fight. For example, "Gowanda does not exist". I'm sure the people of Gowanda would have something to say about that.
As a result, the campaign tried to get 3,500 signatures in 10 days, that was not successful. However, the signatures keep coming (more than the 3,500 threshold). The positive response furthered Mrs. Volk's conviction to continue her run for Congress via write-in.
It is about time to call the Republican operatives to the carpet. Mr. Halladay and Mr. Quinlan are interfering with democracy. I think that Mr. Reed's direct connection with these two men will ultimately be his downfall.
True. But I gotta hand it to the Hornell "Tribune" people. Typically, in my opinion, "The Leader" is far more on top of local politics, etc. But--I suspect because Jan Volk is from neighboring Allegheny County--they have really followed the ups-and-downs of her candidacy and the rest of this race.
WHY, people? Why Reed? What do you think the guy has that is so special, intriguing, charismatic, etc. to win this thing? Because he is the Republican candidate and the blind folks of the 29th are going to automatically vote the party? Because Reed has all this incredible experience, knowledge about the big picture, world issues as well as a handle on the 29th district's needs? Because he is so dynamic? So very appealing? I am, in a word, baffled as to why there is this consensus of opinion amongst this group that Reed is such a shoe-in. Perhaps you are all so very knowing but premature...things are just starting to heat up, there have been no public debates between the two....how about sitting back and waiting before you make such predictions.
I heard Zeller's interview on WHAM with Lonsberry last Friday - very, very impressive...a clear-thinking, articulate young man who really has a grasp on the issues. Lonsberry, a tough one to win over, was obviously impressed. He has run a grass-roots campaign for only about 3 months....is you think he is not getting his word out, check out his website zellerforcongress.com...there's a whole lot there to see than on the reed website, which consists of his very scary and oh-so-evidently posed photos, his white-bread-but-n0-substance statements and equally milk-toast "supporters"....
So, much as all of you think you have called this race and already patting yourselves on the back for being so very insightful, I say.....
"Wait....there's a whole lot more to come...."
Incidentally, the story about the alleged racism against Volk is the lead piece under a full-wide BANNER HEADLINE in yesterdayday's Hornell "Spectator," Sunday edition of the "Tribune." Really prominent play!
@Rational Thinker: I understand that Mr. Zeller may be available, and that he may not be getting as much help from Cuomo and the media as he would like. But if we are to have any chance in this district, we need a candidate who is not just available, but practically in-your-face, getting his name out there, and making his own breaks. Perhaps just working hard is not enough, perhaps he needs to work smarter, have a better strategy. Create a controversy. SOMETHING!
Whatever.....But if I was fortunate enough to have an extra couple hundred thousand dollars setting around, I'd seriously consider investing in her race because she does have something valuable to contribute and say. Congressman-to-be-Soon Reed (and company) should thank their lucky stars they were able to maneuveur her off the ballot.
I am sure that Matt is all you say he is and I am also sure Tom Reed and most other politicians mothers think well of them as well. We respect and appreciate Matts life and military duty. Voting for him is another thing all together. Personally what I look for when I vote for someone is that they will represent me and my values and beliefs. I expect them to represent me to Washington and not Washington to me. In my opinion this is the mistake many democrats are making now and that is what is causing them problems. Nancy Pelosi has her district and the values of it are different than ours. Not once in your defense of Matt did you say how he plans to represent us.
People have a right to blog anonymous (at least for now). Veiled threats by the mother of a candidate does not play well even if they are meaningless and misguided. Seriously what are you going to do if you were face to face with one of the "Cynics" give them a piece of your mind? Slap Them? What? How is that going to help get your son elected?
Blogs are a reality of Politics. If you really want to get your son elected show the discipine to not post in such a fashion and tell us how he will represent us.
Dude, the man was working in DC for four years-- he hadn't lived in the area since college. Conveniently he decided to move back the day Massa resigned. If he'd been back for a year or so, that'd be one thing... but this just reeks of national party selection-- heck, the guy was a CIA agent! If that doesn't scream plant, I don't know what does.
The Volk campaign is going off the deep end. Gunshots? Hillary Clinton heard gunshots in the Balkans, too. Maybe when I hear something from outside the Volk campaign, I'll believe it. She's looking more and more like a stooge.
Sad to say but Iraq isn't going to be a main issue this cycle. The whole middle east situation is so sad. Obama has gotten peace talks started - as has every other President in my lifetime. The more things change, the more they stay the same. But I think it is time to stop wasting our country's limited resources over there. Many of us feel a need to protect Israel - and perhaps a nuclear umbrella would do the trick.
Perhaps you are right. I pick: I sort of like politics. The NAACP isn't concerned about those who do not adamantly hold to their liberal values. The colored in NaaCp isn't about the color of your skin, but it is about the Callous on your heart. I still think Jan should keep up her fight, don't you? It keeps your blog interesting, that's for sure. Without Jan, your blog is a bore.
BTW: I take credit for any "Anonymous" posts that you, the reader, found humorous or informative. All other Anonymous posts were not me. :)
That's a good point. Where is the NAACP? Is it so politically corrupted that it won't go to bat for one of its own? Who is her campaign manager? I saw a few different names in the articles I've read. You would think Glenn Beck would be inviting her on his show if this had any teeth. Oh, what we go through here in the lonely 29th.
If this is credible, the media will pick it up. But she's already in the hole with the media, not because she's a Republican/Conservative/whatever, but because she's already cried wolf. Her campaign manager claimed that there were many instances of her race being mentioned negatively on blogs. When pressed, he said there was *one* instance of this happening, and that it had been deleted. So I think the media is taking a wait-and-see approach to see if her current claim has any more validity than her old ones.
It's interesting to me that Janice is always the victim. If it isn't the liberal media that won't believe her claims of being shot at without a police report, it's Tom Reed unjustly challenging her signatures, or people saying mean things about her on blogs.
Oh, and Zeller linked to this little doozie (the picture makes it quite funny):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-762NkvPHQ
Looks like Zeller is jumping on the band wagon calling Reed a debt collector:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9/1/898191/-War-is-Not-a-Political-Ta...
I am surprised that the Zeller campaign manager, who was Massa's press person in one of his campaigns, has not done any major push. What is he waiting for? An engraved invite to slam Reed?
Did it ever occur to any of you that Matt Zeller could be present but was not allowed to speak at Andrew Cuomo's party? That Zeller IS putting out press releases (and the media is not printing them), driving all over the district meeting and talking to folks (I know - I've been at several of his many stops) , working hard to raise mucho dollars in a record amount of time (basically in three months, while Reed has had a year and kicked in $100,000 of his own ill-gotten cash plus the financial support of corporations interested in their own agenda, not the southern tier). Jeez, when does Zeller sleep? I would love to see any of you try and accomplish what this fine young man is doing. Where do you get your "facts" that you fling about so blithely? I have to wonder what planet most of you are on.
Why should a lawyer/debt collector/one-time-not-effective forgettable mayor of a middle-sized town somewhere in Steuben County who has not had an original thought in his head, blathers the party line, looks like a heart-attack candidate, blah-blah-blah personality, could ever begin to make a difference in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!, which makes national policy about international issues (and here I have to ask: does Tom Reed have the inkling of a clue about anything outside of his own town and law office?) - why should it be "in the bag" for him? Why are you so sure he is the "sure winner, candidate of choice"? Just because YOU think he is?
Ellusive? Not at all - he is very available if you care to check. zellerforcongress.com...offices in Victor, Penn Yan, Corning and more to come.....Young Ebony Teensjust watch, if you aren't already close-minded.
Think, people, think! Don't just spew garbage!
That is not a true statement. Please know the facts before you post. Jan didn't have enough money to hire a lawyer to go to Albany to go line-by-line to fight. For example, "Gowanda does not exist". I'm sure the people of Gowanda would have something to say about that.
As a result, the campaign tried to get 3,500 signatures in 10 days, that was not successful. However, the signatures keep coming (more than the 3,500 threshold). The positive response furthered Mrs. Volk's conviction to continue her run for Congress via write-in.
It is about time to call the Republican operatives to the carpet. Mr. Halladay and Mr. Quinlan are interfering with democracy. I think that Mr. Reed's direct connection with these two men will ultimately be his downfall.
True. But I gotta hand it to the Hornell "Tribune" people. Typically, in my opinion, "The Leader" is far more on top of local politics, etc. But--I suspect because Jan Volk is from neighboring Allegheny County--they have really followed the ups-and-downs of her candidacy and the rest of this race.
Not sure why they would play that story that big - seems like a rehash of the other story
WHY, people? Why Reed? What do you think the guy has that is so special, intriguing, charismatic, etc. to win this thing? Because he is the Republican candidate and the blind folks of the 29th are going to automatically vote the party? Because Reed has all this incredible experience, knowledge about the big picture, world issues as well as a handle on the 29th district's needs? Because he is so dynamic? So very appealing? I am, in a word, baffled as to why there is this consensus of opinion amongst this group that Reed is such a shoe-in. Perhaps you are all so very knowing but premature...things are just starting to heat up, there have been no public debates between the two....how about sitting back and waiting before you make such predictions.
I heard Zeller's interview on WHAM with Lonsberry last Friday - very, very impressive...a clear-thinking, articulate young man who really has a grasp on the issues. Lonsberry, a tough one to win over, was obviously impressed. He has run a grass-roots campaign for only about 3 months....is you think he is not getting his word out, check out his website zellerforcongress.com...there's a whole lot there to see than on the reed website, which consists of his very scary and oh-so-evidently posed photos, his white-bread-but-n0-substance statements and equally milk-toast "supporters"....
So, much as all of you think you have called this race and already patting yourselves on the back for being so very insightful, I say.....
"Wait....there's a whole lot more to come...."
Incidentally, the story about the alleged racism against Volk is the lead piece under a full-wide BANNER HEADLINE in yesterdayday's Hornell "Spectator," Sunday edition of the "Tribune." Really prominent play!
@Rational Thinker: I understand that Mr. Zeller may be available, and that he may not be getting as much help from Cuomo and the media as he would like. But if we are to have any chance in this district, we need a candidate who is not just available, but practically in-your-face, getting his name out there, and making his own breaks. Perhaps just working hard is not enough, perhaps he needs to work smarter, have a better strategy. Create a controversy. SOMETHING!
Yawwwwwwnnn.....I miss Massa at times like this, when the campaign trail is so ridiculously quiet. That man "made a statement," like it or not.
Whatever.....But if I was fortunate enough to have an extra couple hundred thousand dollars setting around, I'd seriously consider investing in her race because she does have something valuable to contribute and say. Congressman-to-be-Soon Reed (and company) should thank their lucky stars they were able to maneuveur her off the ballot.
Zeller is just as bad as Reed on Iraq and Afghanistan.
Elizabeth,
I will assume you really are Matt Zellers Mother.
I am sure that Matt is all you say he is and I am also sure Tom Reed and most other politicians mothers think well of them as well. We respect and appreciate Matts life and military duty. Voting for him is another thing all together. Personally what I look for when I vote for someone is that they will represent me and my values and beliefs. I expect them to represent me to Washington and not Washington to me. In my opinion this is the mistake many democrats are making now and that is what is causing them problems. Nancy Pelosi has her district and the values of it are different than ours. Not once in your defense of Matt did you say how he plans to represent us.
People have a right to blog anonymous (at least for now). Veiled threats by the mother of a candidate does not play well even if they are meaningless and misguided. Seriously what are you going to do if you were face to face with one of the "Cynics" give them a piece of your mind? Slap Them? What? How is that going to help get your son elected?
Blogs are a reality of Politics. If you really want to get your son elected show the discipine to not post in such a fashion and tell us how he will represent us.
Dude, the man was working in DC for four years-- he hadn't lived in the area since college. Conveniently he decided to move back the day Massa resigned. If he'd been back for a year or so, that'd be one thing... but this just reeks of national party selection-- heck, the guy was a CIA agent! If that doesn't scream plant, I don't know what does.
The Volk campaign is going off the deep end. Gunshots? Hillary Clinton heard gunshots in the Balkans, too. Maybe when I hear something from outside the Volk campaign, I'll believe it. She's looking more and more like a stooge.
She had enough money to hire Jim Ostrowski.
I think Israel already has enough nukes to defend itself without our help.
That title is hilarious!
A nuclear umbrella is fine except for those over there who are working to bring on Armageddon.
Sad to say but Iraq isn't going to be a main issue this cycle. The whole middle east situation is so sad. Obama has gotten peace talks started - as has every other President in my lifetime. The more things change, the more they stay the same. But I think it is time to stop wasting our country's limited resources over there. Many of us feel a need to protect Israel - and perhaps a nuclear umbrella would do the trick.
Perhaps you are right. I pick: I sort of like politics. The NAACP isn't concerned about those who do not adamantly hold to their liberal values. The colored in NaaCp isn't about the color of your skin, but it is about the Callous on your heart. I still think Jan should keep up her fight, don't you? It keeps your blog interesting, that's for sure. Without Jan, your blog is a bore.
BTW: I take credit for any "Anonymous" posts that you, the reader, found humorous or informative. All other Anonymous posts were not me. :)
Yeah, the NAACP is monitoring the Canisteo Valley News. I wonder why they didn't get right on that. /sarcasm
Also, Anonymous, pick a name if you're going to post multiple times. That way the other commenters know who they're dealing with.
That's a good point. Where is the NAACP? Is it so politically corrupted that it won't go to bat for one of its own? Who is her campaign manager? I saw a few different names in the articles I've read. You would think Glenn Beck would be inviting her on his show if this had any teeth. Oh, what we go through here in the lonely 29th.
If this is credible, the media will pick it up. But she's already in the hole with the media, not because she's a Republican/Conservative/whatever, but because she's already cried wolf. Her campaign manager claimed that there were many instances of her race being mentioned negatively on blogs. When pressed, he said there was *one* instance of this happening, and that it had been deleted. So I think the media is taking a wait-and-see approach to see if her current claim has any more validity than her old ones.
It's interesting to me that Janice is always the victim. If it isn't the liberal media that won't believe her claims of being shot at without a police report, it's Tom Reed unjustly challenging her signatures, or people saying mean things about her on blogs.