NH-02: Concord Monitor, Keene Sentinel Endorse Kuster

"I'm in it to win it!" (0.00 / 0)

Annie said that to me a while back. I was impressed, at the time, with her energy.

Now....?  Hell YA!

Whatever happens on Sept.14th, we all must be in it to win it. Put all the gooblygook coming from the tradmed out of your head.

We can hold NH-01 & NH-02, plus pick up the second Senate seat. It must be done

Ignore those that conjour the prosperity under the Clinton Administration. They will claim that it is better to have the Congress split from the party of POTUS.

Those days are D-E-D, dead. The Republican Party has promised to shut down the government. All they know is NO!

We all must be, ïn it to win it!

7

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

---

by: Jack Mitchell @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 06:03:28 AM CDT

6.66 (0.00 / 0)

Katrina's late June interview with the paper, did not close the deal.

http://www.concordmonitor.rste...
Katrina Swett of Bow, a Democratic candidate for the 2nd District seat in Congress, met with the Monitor editorial board last week and was asked about criticism of the large number of her political donors who come from out of state. Here was her response:

I think it is used by opponents to try and create a sense that somehow, gee, Katrina's not as grounded in New Hampshire. But, you know what, that's just such a ridiculous thing to say.

first mistake...don't talk about yourself in the third person, it bespeaks how important you think you are, at least to yourself.

Not only have I lived here for a quarter century, been involved - incredibly involved - in the now half a lifetime that I've lived here, I've raised more kids in New Hampshire than all of my other opponents put together.

Oh really? I guess she never checked out all the bikes in Jennifer Horn's garage...

I have attended more soccer, more football, more basketball games. I have cooked and baked more brownies for more PTA sales, I have volunteered more hours in my local public schools than all of them put together.

and that counts how ?

One Bow voter responded thusly...

http://www.concordmonitor.com/...
snip
Since her husband was defeated for re-election, the Swetts have been amassing money, mainly from out-of-state and, when her father was alive, from his state of California. When she lost her race for Congress, she held on to leftover funds and continued to raise money. When she ran for Senate, she raised even more money, only to drop out when a "better" candidate (Jeanne Shaheen) emerged, so there wouldn't be an expensive primary.

Certainly, if Swett had New Hampshire's best interest at heart, she would have ignored the out-of-state pressure to drop out. Again, she held onto that money. Her fundraising never stopped, and she never attempted to return any of the money that was supposed to fund a Senate race.

The fact is, the Swetts have been repudiated by the real voters of New Hampshire twice, and she turned her back on them during her Senate race. Her 11 percent percent fundraising in New Hampshire does not demonstrate a political base here. It merely serves to highlight the debt she owes to out-of-state interests.
John Martin
Bow

The 2nd CD is not for sale.

for transparency sake ~I represent Union print shops

---

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 07:01:03 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

Sure. But? (4.00 / 2)

You'll lean in, if Katrina is the nom.

Two words - Speaker Boehner.

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

---

by: Jack Mitchell @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 07:10:16 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

sure (4.00 / 1)

but we have an election coming up, and it ain't ovah till its ovah...you may assume everyone has their mind made up...I don't. Got to make the closing argument to win, no spin.
I'll be all pleasant and smiley after, now its game face time. Give no quarter, receive none.

for transparency sake ~I represent Union print shops

---

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 09:00:55 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

Ne Desit Virtus (0.00 / 0)

Mr. Martin, from Bow, hit some of the points that have lingered in my mind.

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

---

by: Jack Mitchell @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 09:29:03 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

thanks to the Rakkasans of the 187th! (4.00 / 1)

with apologies to Andy Sylvia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1...
The 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans [1]) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army.

The regimental motto is the Latin "Ne Desit Virtus" ("Let Valor Not Fail"). The nickname "The Rakkasans" is derived from the Japanese word for umbrella. The name was given to the 187th during its tour in occupied Japan following World War II. When a translator dealing with local Japanese dignitaries was trying to explain what their unit was trained to do (and not knowing the Japanese word for "airborne soldiers") he used the phrase "falling down umbrella men", or rakkasan. Amused by the clumsy word, the locals began to call the troopers by that nickname; it soon stuck and became a point of pride for the unit.

Currently, the 1st Battalion - 187th Infantry and the 3rd Battalion - 187th Infantry are active in the 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

for transparency sake ~I represent Union print shops

---

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 10:41:29 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

It's a nice positive thread, JB (0.00 / 0)

. . . so why do you need to post nasty personal insults like that Martin letter?

Personally, I was grateful that Katrina and Steve Marchand backed out in favor of Jeanne Shaheen.  It was a major sacrifice for both of them, and it merits praise, not ridicule.

---

by: Dartmouth Dem @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 18:41:07 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

The phrase to emphasize. . . . (4.00 / 2)

The district's voters can't lose, no matter whom they choose.

I'm a proud Swett supporter, but I agree with that.  Beat Charlie's ass.

---

by: Dartmouth Dem @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 18:42:36 PM CDT

[ Parent ]

Sentinel GOP Senate Pick = Lamontagne (4.00 / 2)

Sentinel GOP Sen Endorsement

All this year's Republican candidates for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat apparently picked up their campaign positions in the same flea market.

Ayotte and Binney get the poison pen...

Lamontagne did not pop out of the bushes late last year, armed with a resume in an unrelated field and a truckload of campaign contributions. He is not an entrepreneur using a business fortune to bedazzle motorists with campaign signs that attempt to hammer home a previously unknown name.

And explaining their pick at the end....

There is precious little in this year's Republican position papers that is likely to improve the lot of ordinary Americans. Barring write-ins, those who vote in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate September 14 will be picking candidates who tack very far to the right. They might as well pick someone with a consistent social and political track record and a history of involvement in their party and its politics - someone they'd heard of more than a few months ago and who, if he were elected, would engage in politics with civility.

Hope > Fear




Create a free Blue Hampshire account and join the conversation.

---

by: Mike Hoefer @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 09:10:58 AM CDT

"Neanderthal for Senate" n/t (0.00 / 0)

for transparency sake ~I represent Union print shops

---

by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 10:24:38 AM CDT

[ Parent ]

It was "Which neanderthal?" (4.00 / 1)

The Sentinel makes a pick in each party's primary. But it's pretty clear that the paper won't find any of the candidates a good choice in the general.

---

by: elwood @ Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 17:29:10 PM CDT

[ Parent ]