Bass gets in, promises to take us backwards

2010 is the 30th Anniversary (0.00 / 0)

...of Charlie's maiden congressional campaign.

I am convinced that any one of our three candidates will beat the Republican nominee.

Democrats solve problems, Republicans sit and say no.

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by: Ray Buckley @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 12:49:06 PM CDT

Bresler said I'd like you n/t (4.00 / 1)

www.KusterforCongress.com  

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 13:04:54 PM CDT

Heh heh heh (4.00 / 4)

Big mistake, Charlie. Big mistake.

Good diary, Colin. I'm not working for any of the campaigns, although Katrina Swett is a longtime friend who, in my opinion, would make an outstanding Member of Congress. Her expertise on human rights, in particular, would fill a huge progressive void.

Still, it is in the interest of ALL our outstanding candidates - Katrina, Jon, Ann, and anyone else who gets in the race - to expose Charlie's record of hypocrisy and indifference.

Fired up and ready to roll!

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 13:20:24 PM CDT

The best Onion headline ever ! n/t (4.00 / 1)

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 13:21:23 PM CDT

reminded me of this one (0.00 / 0)

http://www.yourdesignportal.co...

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 14:23:50 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

my response... (4.00 / 2)

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley issued the following statement responding to reports that announced former Congressman Charlie Bass will run for his old seat in 2010:

"Granite Staters already rejected Charlie Bass' record and his commitment to the reckless policies of George W. Bush. He shouldn't expect 2010 to be any different.  His rerun candidacy represents the failed policies of the past that got our economy in the mess it's currently in, and that's the exact opposite of what we need to move our economy and country forward."

Democrats solve problems, Republicans sit and say no.

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by: Ray Buckley @ Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 13:48:49 PM CDT

Now I Get It (4.00 / 2)

This must be where the term
Bass Ackwards
comes from.

No'm Sayn?

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by: BurtCohen @ Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 18:22:00 PM CDT

Yes, indeed! (4.00 / 1)

and just remember that you heard it here first...

Keepin' an eye out for Charlie at the dump (er, recycling center) every Saturday from now on.

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by: GreyMike @ Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 23:06:57 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

Bass Ackwards and The Way Back Mchine Go to Iraq (4.00 / 2)

Actually its a cool take on history from Sherman and Mr.Peabody, travel back to 1953 and the CIA's overthrow of the elected President of Iran.

Wherein the Russians don't get a warm water port, but the U.S. stays entangled for years to come.

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 20:03:03 PM CDT

But Mister Peabody! You said you wouldn't (4.00 / 1)

get involved in politics!

Yes, I did say that. But you will recall that...

I never issued a Sherman statement.

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by: elwood @ Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 20:17:17 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

What's all this about a march to the sea??? n/t (4.00 / 1)

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by: GreyMike @ Thu Oct 01, 2009 at 23:07:51 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

Thank you to those who did give... (0.00 / 0)

Lead item in Landrigan this morning:

Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster is on a roll, at least financially.

Raising money in this tough economic climate isn't easy for any first-time candidate, but one truism about politics is that the first $100,000 to bring into the kitty is the easiest.

Once you've hit on all your friends, business associates and like-minded citizens for a check, finding new donors is a grind.

But Kuster has done it again, not only putting up a solid number for the second quarter - $180,000 - but it's even more than the $163,000 she took in during the previous quarter.

In that first quarter, Kuster had raised more money than any other congressional candidate in the state, including 1st District Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, $120,000, and 1st District GOP candidate Frank Guinta, $110,00.

To date, more than 600 New Hampshire residents have chipped in for Kuster, a Hopkinton lawyer who seeks the nomination that Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes is vacating to run for the U.S. Senate.

Kuster also had a cash boom come in the final day of the quarter Wednesday, since it was the same day ex-Republican Congressman Charles Bass confirmed he was exploring his own bid for the 2nd District seat in 2000.

After the Bass story came out, Kuster sent out an e-mail challenging supporters to bring in online an extra $10,000. By midnight Wednesday, they had raised $15,600.

Earlier last week, there were more than 140 supporters at a house party for Kuster in Concord, and through her role as a lobbyist and advocate over the years, she has already won the endorsement of key abortion-rights supporters such as National Abortion Rights Action League President Kate Michelman and former National Organization of Women President Eleanor Smeal

Campaign Manager,

www.KusterforCongress.com

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by: Colin Van Ostern @ Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 07:56:46 AM CDT