Nye ducks debate at Tea Party Convention
By JR Hoeft | Friday, October 8th, 2010 | Politics
Looks like Glenn Nye didn’t want to have to go to yet another location where he’d have to answer pointed questions about his inadequate performance…in Congress.
He’s going to wander Phoebus instead.
He finally had a chance to appear before voters who are legitimately annoyed at the growth of government in order to explain why his brand of fiscal responsibility is better than his competitors; instead, he’s going to duck the potential discomfort to browse for antiques.
That’s o.k., Glenn…I think we understand.
He may miss us in the morning, but we’re still going to the debate Saturday night. Maybe I’ll bring back with me some of the questions that get asked at the morning’s event – and if Nye has any backbone, he’ll answer those questions when I pose them to him tomorrow night…provided we’re afforded the opportunity and he’s not whisked away to another antique store.
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18 Responses to "Nye ducks debate at Tea Party Convention"
Forgive me for asking, but how can he have ducked a debate that is being held tomorrow night? What was he scheduled to do in the morning? Did he cancel out on one or two things, or both? Remember, a lot of us not there so we may need a little more detail.
J.R. Never mind. I clicked on the link which I didn’t get until I read the article. Still don’t know what Phoebus Days is, or where, but I’m assuming it isn’t in Richmond.
Sorry.
10 a.m. – Richmond
2nd Congressional District Candidates’ Forum
Sponsor: Tea Party
7 p.m. – Virginia Beach
2nd Congressional District Candidates’ Debate
Sponsor: League of Women Voters
I plan to attend both.
Phoebus is basically in Hampton.
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JR–from a strictly political tactic point of view, you have to sort of hand it to Nye on this one. A real set up on Rigell. Ducks out at the last minute where he had zero votes anyway, leaving Rigell having to do the last thing he wanted to do and that is debate Rigell one-on-one. I suspect he can hold his own anyway. I hope someone will ask Golden to explain the Rasmussen poll he has yet to release showing him ahead of both candidates.
Maybe “Where’s the Beef?” would be a good one.
But in the scheme of things, there is no doubt that everyone there (at the convention) who lives in the 2nd district has already made up their minds anyway.
What would the Democrat possibly have to gain by going to the Tea Party convention? It’s like asking why a Republican wouldn’t show up for a debate sponsored by Democratic State Committee.
Just think…these guys will be debating the tough decisions of your healthcare, a 6-year program running on a 10-year budget. I’m sure there won’t be any politics played with that.
“What would the Democrat possibly have to gain by going to the Tea Party convention?”
Like Republicans filling out questionnaires for the loser Sierra Club.
Hmm.. Sounds like Nye had a strategy.. Let Rigell and Golden duke it out one on one.
If Glenn Nye had participated in a debate at the Virginia Tea Party Convention I would have questioned his sanity.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine actually called Glenn Nye’s office to confirm he would attend the Tea Party debate yesterday. To my shock, Nye’s office confirmed his attendance. Then I found out that the Tea Party planned to send out a press release bashing all of the candidates who wouldn’t attend their debate. I then predicted to my friend that Nye was just avoiding bad publicity…that something would supposedly come up at the last minute and Nye wouldn’t attend….and I was right! Nye is too much of a wimp to show up.
Fox news had a report on the Tea Party Convention
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/09/thousands-attend-virginia-tea-party-convention/?test=latestnews
“State Sen. Frank Ruff, R-Mecklenberg, and Del. Tommy Wright, R-Lunenberg, mingled Friday with the activists, doing more listening than talking as part of the cautious courtship between the tea party and the GOP.
“These people are constituents. We represent them and to represent them, you need to know what’s on their minds,” Ruff said.”
Politicians listening to voters. What a novel idea!!
The last 3 paragraphs drive it all home. Thanks for posting the link James H.
“Like Republicans filling out questionnaires for the loser Sierra Club”
Well, since a Republican president basically created the conservation movement in the United States, I’d think some Republican would still rate pretty well with the Sierra Club. Unless they are like the NRA who, even when they endorse a Democrat, don’t actually work to help him. I’m not familiar enough with the Sierra Club’s practices to know if this is the case.
Man, Nye is bailing on his constituents left and right!
Refusing to attend a forum in the first place is one thing. Pretending you will attend until making a planned hasty withdrawal at the last minute is just disrespectful to voters and the electoral process generally. Kind of fits with Nye’s voting record: remain undecided until the final moment and then have an epiphany that the bill is bad…after Pelosi has enough votes in the yes column. Props to Scott Rigell for taking the time to answer questions while his opponent hides under a rock.
Nye’s motto seems to be Better to hide under a rock than to face voters.
I prefer Melior morior bellator, quam ago profugus often quoted as Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.
Yes, Phoebus is in Hampton. It’s the neighborhood adjacent to Fort Monroe and one of the nation’s oldest communities. It is THE spot where ships Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery harbored in 1607 before continuing upriver to settle Jamestown. Absorbed into the city of Hampton in the early 50s, Phoebus still retains its own sense of identity, pride, and uniqueness. Phoebus Days is a major community celebration and attended by many Hamptonites.
If ‘talking with constituents’ is your real objective, Phoebus Days trumps a STATE-wide Richmond-based event, where D2 voters/reps were likely a minority group. And I agree with Craig; it’s highly doubtful Nye would pull many votes from a group described as “more than 2,000 angry conservatives and libertarians”.
Also highly doubtful Rigell would be warmly embraced at Phoebus Days gathering. Phoebus is an old-fashioned community where honesty, integrity, deeds, achievement, and substance have a higher value than flash.
May I also remind my red friends Rigell pretty much disappeared from the PRIMARY forum/debate scene after his very poor performance at the VB Tea Party forum? And, his excuse for bailing (last moment) on Bearing Drift’s later forum/debate at ODU was a complete fabrication.
Perhaps we should tone it down on Nye (in regards to this topic) before we are all tarred with the H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y brush?
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