Chuck Smith claims the GOP has done nothing for his campaign. Say what?
By JR Hoeft | Monday, October 25th, 2010 | PoliticsOK. This is just a little bit hard to believe. From Roll Call:
Smith’s campaign manager, Lisa Creeden, said she wishes her boss could count on the party’s help; no Republican has held Virginia’s 3rd district in 18 years.
“I think the Republican Party is going to damage themselves with the African-American community,” Creeden said. “I understand part of it is they are focused on races they can win easily, but our point is we couldn’t necessarily win this easily, but we can still win it. The effort to reach out to the African-American community will pay out in future elections.
“If they drop the ball now, they will have to start all over again,” she added.
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She added that the GOP has created challenges for Smith, including pulling the campaign’s access to a voter vault earlier this year.
“We have repeatedly asked them for support,” Creeden said. “It would have been nice if we could have counted on the Republican Party to deliver the voters.”
Short of the fact that Smith is from the 2nd District, dropped out of that Republican nomination fight, endorsed Scott Rigell only to publicly contemplate getting back into the race for weeks and only then to carpetbag into the 3rd where the District GOP Committee cleared a path for him to get the nomination, I guess the Republican Party has done nothing for Smith.
This is just a case of sour grapes – and disappointing at that. A source close to the campaign relayed to Bearing Drift that Republicans and party officials did the following for the Smith Campaign:
•July 24th Gov. George Allen does BBQ fundraiser at Varina Landing organized by the 3rd District Chairman Mike Wade and his team.
•Aug 24rd LT Gov. Boiling and LT Gov. John Hagger Fundraiser at Jasmine Planation organized by Jane Ladd, Julie Coggsdale and the New Kent Republican Committee.
•RNC Chairman Michael Steele does a fundraiser and a Voter rally with Fire Pelosi Bus.
•Norfolk Ladies Republican party hosts fundraiser (PIG PICKIN) for Chuck. They organize the entire event.
•Multiple outstanding events organized by Charles City Republican Committee on behalf of Chuck Smith.
•Gov. McDonnell does Breakfast fundraiser, also organized by Julie.
•Cash contributions from the 3rd and 7th district Republican Committee.
•3 web videos and a least 1 radio ad produced.
•Assistance with construction of multiple media ads throughout this district.
•Reconstruction of the 3rd district Website to feature the Chuck Smith campaign.
•10 cellphones provided by Victory, for pastoral community in Richmond to contact the targeted list supplied from voter vault upon request. A violation of the user agreement is the reason the campaign longer had independent access.
•5,000 yard signs for precincts’ bought by the 3rd District Chairman and committee.
What more does Smith expect?
The problem with Smith, is that Republicans expected exactly this kind of petulant behavior from him.
Mr. Smith, you are unfortunately, but most definitely, not going to Washington.
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55 Responses to "Chuck Smith claims the GOP has done nothing for his campaign. Say what?"
It is a shame that Mr. Hoeft, in his zeal to publish one side of the story, did not make time to contact the campaign to clarify the comments made, or the actions taken.
The Chuck Smith campaign has greatly appreciated the support from individual republicans, such as Governors McDonnell and Allen, and Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, and Congressman Eric Cantor, and we have expressed that appreciation vocally and often.
We have enjoyed the support of so many republican groups — from women’s clubs to city committees, we have felt so upheld by the events planned, the opportunities presented to us, and the people expressing their best wishes for Chuck’s success.
We have been dismayed by the lack of support from the 3rd District and RPV. Yes, our voter vault access was cut off, denying us access to any names, numbers, or e-mails — this hampers our ability to raise funds, find volunteers, or even get news out. No evidence of wrongdoing has been presented to justify this action by RPV, no investigation has taken place or been planned, and no amount of jumping through hoops has resolved the matter.
If one reviews carefully the list of events and actions stated in Hoeft’s as evidence of support for Chuck, one will note, between the half-truths and mistruths, that some of these events and actions were not planned or supported by RPV or 3rd District.
Other events, orchestrated by 3rd District, were abject failures. Invitations sent late, or to the wrong lists of people, resulted in events planned for 400 where only 40 showed up. 3rd District not paying bills to vendors on time hampered the campaign’s ability to negotiate with vendors on our own. A fundraising letter was sent out under Governor McDonnell’s name at the direction of RPV/3rd District, with no input or approval by the campaign. This three-page letter contained an embarassing number of factual and typographical errors, including incorrect FEC information, which required the campaign to file an amendment report. This type of sloppy work has proven damaging to the reputation of the campaign on a number of matters over which we had no control.
Big promises were made to this campaign — some in writing, some recorded in meetings — and none of them have been fulfilled. 3rd District is currently raising money for itself, with no concrete plans to support the campaign with funds raised. If anyone is interested in finding out how much financial support our campaign was received from the 3rd District, our FEC reports can be accessed at http://www.FEC.gov.
So, republicans, if you want to see Chuck Smith win this race, please be sure you make your donations to Virginians for Chuck Smith, P.O. Box 1575, Norfolk, Va., 23501, or directly at our website, http://www.chucksmith2010.com. Any other fundraising efforts using this candidate’s name and image are not in support of this campaign.
Mr. Hoeft, I invite you to contact me directly if you are interested in presenting a balanced and factual follow-up to your one-sided article.
Lisa D. Creeden
Campaign Manager
ChuckSmith2010
Hat-tip to BD for calling it like it is. Campaigns are responsible for their own success and failure. Yes, running a republican campaign in VA-03 is probably a lot like wrestling a greased pig – but Chuck has had a handful of political brass come to his side the cycle…he has not be abandoned.
How is a party going to raise money for a candidate who can’t make his own case to donors? Money is the candidate’s duty, not the party.
Chuck and Lisa, take the fight to Bobby Scott – not to the Republican Party. That is where victory (if any) is to be had.
JR,
I wish you would have dug a little more deeply into this instead of cutting and pasting a facebook post from a disgruntled ex-campaign worker. There is much more to the story, JR and I’m disappointed you didn’t bother with ferreting out the facts nor consulting with the other side. Sloppy work.
First, those facebook statements vary from misleading to completely false. I assume someone from inside the campaign will do the work for you and set that record straight.
Second, the issue is with the party leadership, not the rank and file that have been SO enthusiastic to have a choice in the 3rd. The unit chairmen have been fabulous and very supportive of Chuck.
Third, your readership should know that there are still racist elements at the leadership level. Their macaca-like comments are on tape – and were made with Chuck in the room!!! But Chuck is an honorable man and I heard from someone inside the campaign that he does NOT want this to come out. I hope it will AFTER the campaign. Those people need to be purged from party leadership.
JR Hoef’s stunning (ARE YOU REALLY A REPUBLICAN?) statement above, clearly obeys the old axiom:
Those who say don’t know,
Those who know don’t say.
Those of us who have been working hard since March 21, 2010 to retire Bobby Scott and end the 18 year long period of neglect in the VA-03 will be eager to set the record straight.
After we win the election and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”.
Ironically, the aforementioned classic movie is playing on November 5th and 6th at the Henrico Theater, where Chuck Smith had an outstanding voter rally with Michael Steele on September 15th. It is notable that the leadership of RPV had done all they could to disrupt this rally the preceding day.
Since I know, I will not say more until after we win this election. I am glad Lisa Creeden referred to the “audio tapes”. To say the tapes are going to have a paradigmatic effect on RPV leadership is an understatement. Think WATERGATE!!!
JR we really need to examine your continual bias against Chuck Smith. It is on record since last year. Whats Up?
Hopefully as united Republicans we may commit ourselves in these last 8 days, to ensuring a Republican Sweep in Virginia. Let’s focus on united conduct and hold divisive statements until November 3rd and beyond.
Each reader would do well to now contribute $100.00 to http://www.chucksmith2010.com and volunteer to represent the Republican Party at the polls on Nov. 2nd.
We look forward to everyone’s (including you JR) support.
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
**Breaking News**
The messenger has been shot.
Is it possible to jump the shark twice? Cuz that is what I’ve just witnessed.
It seems that the Chuck Smith campaign can not manager its affairs. Is it true that his senior campaign staff are Closet Democrates? Why did he leave the 2nd congressional district. Mr. Smith looks like a canidate but when he open his mouth there is not substance. Mr.Smith campaign needs to spend more time running a congressional race instead of playing the race card. First we hear no one is supporting then then they admit getting support. Where is Chuck Smith or does he have his head in the sand. Maybe his is the puppet and campaign staff tell him what to do.
What is amazing is Lisa’s remarks where only in responce to a reporter who wrote a story about Black Republicans not getting equal treatment across the country. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, guess what it’s a duck. Truth is easy to work with. Those that try to twist the truth have the problems. Mr. Smith is going to Washington on the backs of hard working grassroot Republicans. Also a big thanks to former Gov. Allen, Gov. McDonnell, Lt Gov. Bolling and former Lt Gov Hager they are good honest men who have helped. It is only some leadership at District and RPV HQ that creates the most problems. Facts are facts and we have proof to back it up.
With all due respect to my friends and colleagues affiliated with the Chuck Smith campaign, I don’t think there’s any merit for assistance.
While I don’t have an academic understanding of the campaign’s logistics, the gossip is enough to sour any person’s taste about the team. Multi-campaign manager drama, lackluster fundraising and a virtually absent ground game (among other things) is reason enough for RPV and other organizations to allocate resources to more competitive races around the state.
If you guys want the resources, you should stop complaining and reassess your campaign strategy.
I apologize, I was not CONCRETE OR BASIC enough in my posting above.
AS A REPUBLICAN EITHER YOU SUPPORT CHUCK SMITH FULLY or else you are attempting to Elect Bobby Scott for the 10th Time.
Any one who does not understand this is either Mentally Defective or a Democrat.
On analysis, is there any difference between these two classes of sinners who are violating Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment?
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
@lisa – next time you want to backtrack, choose your words more carefully when you give a foolish, unwarranted interview. you said Republican Party in a broad sweeping statement over and over, instead of RPV or 3rd District as you claim to have meant. there’s not much research that has to be done to fact-check when you claim the Republican party as a whole is hurting themselves and wish the Republican party had done more. the fundraising solicitation for chuck in the 5th district was pretty bad, glad to hear the campaign wasn’t responsible
@mike – i’ve seen emails from various people with statements from the campaign that your campaign director position does not exist and you do not represent the campaign. clarify
@scott – that was funny
@sean – no what’s amazing is that anyone calling themselves a campaign manager or director would ever offer any quotes or remarks that dumb a week before the election. that’s political stupidity.
@j christopher – correct, why would fundraising lists be wasted on a campaign who prove to be a failure to raise money? why hurt rigell, hurt, griffith and fimian by watering down the lists?
@mike – republicans i know feel james quigley more represents the conservative principles for the 3d district than chuck smith. after this, i agree with them. so i’m mentally defective.
For those who do not know Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment:
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”
It is truly a great concept 8 days out from the probably the most important election in the 21st Century.
Let Us all Join Together to Sweep all Democrats representing Virginia out of the Congress on November 2, 2010.
Thanks for you anticipated cooperation.
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
@mike – send lisa that in a memo
Jim,
I respect your right to defend the party but I just think this article was necessary at this time. It could have waited until after the election. As could this entire discussion. It is still my hope that Chuck can pull a victory in the 3rd district and give those people real representation for the first time in nearly twenty years.
If not then it’s back to the drawing board and then we have to assess what went wrong in an open and honest way. But that needs to happen in private and AFTER November 2. Let’s get Chuck over the finish line.
Just as an aside, the 3rd district is no different than any other gerrymandered, heavily Democratic district in the Commonwealth other than the fact that it has a majority of African-Americans. There should be no reason our party cannot be competitive here just as it is competitive in the Moran’s district or Connolly’s district or Boucher’s district.
@Not J.R. Hoeft -
I know it is very abstract; however, I will try to make it even MORE BASIC.
If you vote for Quigley or Kelly, rather than Chuck Smith, you have really voted for Bobby Scott. This is a math concept called SUBTRACTION or what you may call TAKE AWAY.
This election in 2010 is not about favorites, it is about retiring Bobby Scott and obtaining a Conservative majority in Congress.
I have on repeated occasions told James Quigley (the first time was at the May 22 3rd District Convention which Quigley crashed) that if he could show us a definitive plan of how he was going to defeat Bobby Scott on Nov. 2nd, Chuck Smith would withdrawal from the election. To date, James Quigley has not responded, although he did eat a lot of our food at the various events he has crashed.
“Not J.R. Hoeft”, if you do not understand this concept of subtraction and you are of voting age, you are Mentally Defective or a Democrat. (Mental Age for subtraction skills is 8, voting age is 18, subsequent IQ roughly less than 44, Mentally Defective is generally considered IQ=70 and below.
Please write further if I need to provide a higher degree of redundancy to meet your apparent needs.
In Review: You are either vote for Chuck Smith, or you are voting for Bobby Scott. Choose wisely. Our Nation’s Future is in the Balance.
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
PS – the Democrats have a long history of registering and taking Mentally Defective individuals to vote.
@ Not J.R.
Republicans that I know are a little more pragmatic about getting Bobby Scott out of his perch and feel Quigley will NEVER beat him – ever. So you can vote for the person they agree with 90% of the time so that the person they agree with 70% of the time loses to the person they agree with 10% of the time. Great strategy.
My gosh look at the chuck smith campaign. Is it true that some of his campaign staff take hard drink before they go to a campaign function. Is it it true that the staff is majority white and there is on black person on the staff. Come on Mr.Smith the district is 56.8 percent black. Is there a secret agenda by campaign staff to have the district redrawn so African-American will not have representation. These are question the voters need answer. What does Mr. Smith Black campaign staff think these are question that need to be answer.
@justanne – a vote for quigley or smith would still result in a bobbie scott victory, so why would would i compromise my principles for a candidate i don’t believe in? no one can look me in the eye with a straight face and tell me smith has a chance at winning. i can at least sleep at night knowing i havent compromised myself. i’ll vote for the person i agree with 90%
@mike – still waiting on that clarification that you do not represent or work for the campaign, despite your title. my emails say your position was eliminated and you in no way represent the campaign. and calling conservative voters mentally defective for following their principles is brilliant voter outreach strategy.
@Mike
If you truly believe Mr. Smith has a legitimate shot at the 3rd district seat, you are deceiving yourself.
Even if the campaign had raised a significant amount of money, built a solid game on the ground, as well as any other resources, there would still be an extremely difficult uphill battle.
Let’s be realistic. You don’t need to attack people because they’re not supporting a weak, poorly organized campaign. Just because someone feels they are better represented by someone other than Chuck Smith, such as James Quigley, doesn’t mean he or she is “mentally defective” or a Democrat.
Even as a Republican, I can honestly say that James Quigley has done a great job in contrast to past Libertarian candidates and is having a profound effect on this race. He is consistent and razor sharp with his message and has a highly energized grassroots following. As a matter of fact, I’d argue that he’s a better representative of the Republican party platform than Mr. Smith – but that’s my opinion.
In any case, there are plenty of reasons to be suspicious, upset or uneasy about the campaign and people shouldn’t be demonized for feeling such a way.
I don’t know what’s true or not, but I do know this:
If the Smith campaign showed as much energy in raising money or organizing the grassroots as they do in going back and forth on a blog, Smith might have an outside chance of being taken seriously.
If anything has made me decide to not vote for Mr. Smith, it would be his lack of response or accountability for his staff’s actions, as well as his staff’s childish, repetitive, and arrogantly worded responses to a very well written (even if only one sided) article. Though, I can’t blame JR Hoeft for not contacting Smith’s Campaign to get the other side after reading this mess; who would want to approach such a disorderly and impulsive lot?
People are misrepresenting a candidate and he doesn’t seem to care.
People impulsively giving an interview with broad and irrational generalizations.
People with no authority acting condescending towards voters.
It seems like a potluck of drama. If instead of running an effective campaign they wanted fifteen minutes of fame and to star in a gross display resembling a political soap opera, I believe the correct relocation for all of them would be Hollywood, not Washington DC, and certainly not representing any of the amazing and sane republicans in the 3rd congressional district.
Mrs. Creeden
As somone who has been campign mangaer for less than 3 weeks, I would advise you to make such basless attacks. More republicans like I would be willing to put more effort into chucks campaign, if there was a proper campign structure.
And use the proper appeal prcoess when making future claims like this in the future.
For the Record: I have never seen RPV or a District Chairman put so much time and effort into a race like it has in the 3rd District Race this year. Chairman Michael Wade has spent every day working to make the 3rd District race a success. Unfortunately, some of those involved in the 3rd District campaign have made it their mission to discredit Mike and the RPV.
Those that do so slander the efforts of so many and make plain their foolish schemes to simply disrupt the lives of those that fight to further to cause of freedom in the 3rd District.
It would also be good to note that nearly all assistance from Elected Officials and other Party leaders was provided at the behest of Mike Wade.
Watergate? I think not. The only watergate would be if the RPV had pulled resources from the 2nd,5th,9th and 11th to shoot at a freight train with a bb gun.
“If you vote for Quigley or Kelly, rather than Chuck Smith, you have really voted for Bobby Scott. This is a math concept called SUBTRACTION or what you may call TAKE AWAY.”
Mike, if you ask me that sounds like metaphysical gymnastics.
I could have voted for the Green Party candidate in 2008. By your logic, this would have been subtracting votes from Obama thereby voting for McCain. Did I get that right?
As for your suggestion that James Quigley has less of a plan than Bobby Smith…well, anyone who has paid any semblance of attention to the two campaigns is no doubt laughing at that statement. Chuck Smith is by far the least specific candidate I have seen in quite some time; perhaps ever. There are more specific candidates in the local high school SGA election.
My suggestion to you, Mike, is that you grow up. Demonizing people because they don’t support your preferred candidate is a move akin to that of a eight-year-old. You behavior is nothing short of childlike, pathetic, and laughable.
Anne, to come into what is one of the biggest hubs for grassroots conservative activism in the Commonwealth and claim that “the issue is with the party leadership, not the rank and file that have been SO enthusiastic to have a choice in the 3rd” while said rank and file are the campaign’s biggest detractors, well, just makes you look a little silly.
As for the rest of you, your refusal to place the blame squarely where it belongs – on the pathetic excuse for a campaign – is illustrative of the very problem itself. Those in and around the campaign refuse to accept responsibility for their failure which only exacerbates the problem.
Watergate please make sure your campaign staff is sober first before they go into a political function. Next, make sure you staff is republican instead of closet democrats. Come on Chuck Smith campaign would you give voter vault access to democrats. Your manager can seem to get her story straight did you get support or not? Where is CHUCK SMITH in all this is the pressure getting to him. He looks more like the puppet being controled by his all white staff who is using him to sucker the black who are the majority of the district to vote for him. Then after that his staff can come in and get the district redrawn. They do not want to take the Republican message into the black community, Mr. Smith is just the front man to take their voting power. Mr.Smith you are not going to Washington DC, because you are willing to be used by people who do not care about the black community. The republican message will work in the black community, but not the tea party sir.
Tim,
I dont agree with your statment about the Tea party values not working in the African American community. Americans of all Ethnic groups can support the values of Small government, low taxation, and individual responsibility.
Did I just see the Chuck Smith campaign disintegrate? Wow…with only a week left.
Even though I have issues with his stance on some issues I give James Quigley kudos for a semi-well ran campaign. If you have a problem with Nye’s 83% voting record, try Bobby Scott’s 98% voting record. What a quagmire the 3rd District is in
@Tim, the Tea Party’s message is going to resonate in the black community quite well.
@Mike – You did not do your candidate any justice.
@Alicia – Well said.
The degree of infighting, blame passing, and name calling demostrated on this thread is a pretty good example of why Chuck-and by extension, RPV-get laughed at almost daily in the 3rd District.
Everyone knows who I’m supporting, and why. There’s more than enough blame to go around on the way this campaign was conducted-from RPV down (and there are a lot of Republicans who need to be spoken ill of, or else we’ll be right back here in two years…or worse, we’ll never try again).
That said, Chuck and his campaign have earned the right to finish out this last week free of sniping from the sidelines-mine included. Support him or don’t…but let him finish his campaign BEFORE the postmortem is conducted.
If nothing else, he’s earned that.
@coby – by your logic, chuck lost anything earned when he allowed his campaign manager to go on the record and bitch about Republicans for a lack of support a week BEFORE the election. the comments here are reaping what you sow for that stupid stupid decision
I’m just waiting for Mike B to show up and start talking about the price of tea in China.
I’m still waiting to hear more about these “watergate” tapes. Anyone want to have a friendly wager on how much more petty it gets?
The Chuck Smith campaign imploded a long long time ago. It imploded when at this time last year, he decided to re-enter the 2nd district race the first time after months of dormancy.
So, I’m late to the party, but did we really see Mike Buxton say that anyone not supporting Smith was “Mentally Defective or a Democrat,” and THEN invoke Reagan’s 11th Commandment?
One of these things is not like the other…
I believe there is no doubt who is the better candidate in the 2nd District and it is not Booby Scott or Chuck Smth.
James Quigley, the Libertarian candidate is head and shoulders above them in terms of intellect and independence from special interest control.
I say that instead of voting for Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, cast your vote for Quigley. Here is a link I just found to a very short video of a Quigley interview I saw on WVEC TV-13.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEHHb9rAP_o
Quigley tells me more in this 4 minute video than any of the other candidates have ever told me in their entire careers combined. DON’T WASTE YOUR VOTE ON THE STATUS QUO CANDIDATES, VOTE FOR JAMES QUIGLEY!!
Obviously I meant to say 3rd District, please excuse the typo above.
The tea party message will not work in the black community my fellow americans. Just look at the chuck smith campaign, his nearly white campaign with just one black campaign staff tried to carry a tea party message with a black face and the campaign fell apart. Let’s have a reality check my friends the nearly white staff thought they could win the election without the black vote. Chuck who says he is African American never redirected his team to start from day one in the community. Chuck and his nearly white staff decided they were going to force a tea party message into the community. They thought that if we place a black man on the front the black community accept it. NOW THAT IS RACIST. FOR ALL YOU TEA PARTY PEOPLE STOP TRYING, THE BLACK’s THINK YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF RACIST. If you really want black’s on your side let’s have a legimate talk and stop bashing President OBAMA, THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU! Oh Yeah where is Chuck Smith, hello the world is looking for Chuck Smith can anyone find him. First Mr.Smith get you staff under control, like redrawing the district and taking a hard drink before a campaign function. Chuck Smith can not even control his staff how can do anything on congress. The campaign manager needs to on Saturday Night Live that comic skit. The republican are not supporting chuck, but oh yeah i forgot they did. Now its the 3rd congressional chairman. Who is it next Lisa Creeden Dath Vadar, no it will be Lord VALDORMONT from Harry Potter hell Creeden just might blame President Bush.
I bet you Buxton claims that the tapes are so damaging only because he recorded the 3rd District Chair using the restroom. Once we hear that, there’s just no going back.
Tim, it’s a bit off subject, but the message of the Tea Party movement isn’t the black community’s problem with the movement…
Tim , I grope to make any sense of what you’re saying.
You said “Chuck and his nearly white staff decided they were going to force a tea party message into the community. They thought that if we place a black man on the front the black community accept it. NOW THAT IS RACIST. FOR ALL YOU TEA PARTY PEOPLE STOP TRYING, THE BLACK’s THINK YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF RACIST. If you really want black’s on your side let’s have a legimate talk and stop bashing President OBAMA, THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU!”
My response is “huh ?” “you crazy” , let me get this straight the black community thinks the Tea Party is racist because they disagree with President Obama. So if there is a black president white folks should always agree with him in order to make black people feel good ? Dude you should tel Obama to appoint you head of NASA , Tim , you are seriously cut out for that job.
Tim , I grope to make any sense of what you’re saying.
You said “Chuck and his nearly white staff decided they were going to force a tea party message into the community. They thought that if we place a black man on the front the black community accept it. NOW THAT IS RACIST. FOR ALL YOU TEA PARTY PEOPLE STOP TRYING, THE BLACK’s THINK YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF RACIST. If you really want black’s on your side let’s have a legimate talk and stop bashing President OBAMA, THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU!”
My response is “huh ?” “you crazy” , let me get this straight the black community thinks the Tea Party is racist because they disagree with President Obama. So if there is a black president white folks should always agree with him in order to make black people feel good ? Dude you should tel Obama to appoint you head of NASA , Tim , you are seriously cut out for that job.
If Voldemort votes Republican then Jar Jar Binks votes Democrat
Tim and not Tim said the exact same thing. Duh. So he is debating with himself using different points of view.
Wow! This is really harsh treatment of an active candidate for office.
I was just surfing the site and have no knowledge of Chuck Smith other than info in this post. Right or wrong he deserved a pass on this until after the election.
Original poster dropped an atomic bomb on the candidate because of non-candidate actions.
Now why would Smith campaign be complaining about the support he HAS received from his party. Considering he knew in the beginning that his party were NOT going to support a race Smith can NOT win! It is the reason why Mike Wade said in the beginning he was not going to have a Republican candidate run in this year’s el…ection. They did NOT want to spend the time, effort , and the money into a race that they had no chance!
It is one reason James Quigley got into the race. James Quigley was there BEFORE the republican. If the 3rd District chairman, MIke Wade, thought they could win; then why did he explained to James at the Christmas party hosted by the American Freedom Project in Yorktown, VA that there was NO REASOn to put up a republican candidate in this year’s race?
Here are a link to read watch about James Quigley!
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/oct/24/ed-quigley24-ar-581153/?referer=None&shorturl=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesdispatch.com%2Far%2F581153%2F
If you need anymore reason to vote for James please look at his website JamesQuigley4Congress.com or give him a call 757 746 9514
Better to not speak and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words:
Here is a link to Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele on September 15th discussing his confidence that Chuck Smith will beat Bobby Scott on November 2, 2010. Here is the Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKkoTYJcbk
I would be most interested to see video of any National political figure endorsing James Quigley (except Bobby Scott – who strongly valued James Quigley as demonstrated in the Debates).
I am confident there is no video of a National Figure suggesting that James Quigley will retire Bobby Scott.
Please provide video to back up any responses. Like in Missouri, this P-Town man wants you to “SHOW ME”, why anyone should vote for Quigley.
In the remaining 5 Days, the Chuck Smith Campaign looks forward to the full support of all Conservatives.
LET US ALL WORK TOGETHER TO RETIRE BOBBY SCOTT by voting for our next Congressman – Chuck Smith.
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
@mike – no one takes you seriously, you’re claiming a title that does not exist, you have no affiliation with the campaign, you embarrassed yourself and your candidate by calling anyone not supporting you mentally defective. you continue to embarrass yourself by saying that because the rnc chair backs smith everyone else should. i have principles and i know a disaster when i see it. i don’t need national leaders to tell me who to vote for, i vote on my principles. my principles say james quigley. people who insult voters say chuck smith. i’ll stick with my principles.
@ Not J.R. Hoeft – Each of us has our own goals. I started on March 21, 2010 (when Chuck Smith committed to Sean Devlin and myself to come to the 3rd and provide our Congressional District with a viable candidate) with a focus of ending Bobby Scott’s 18 years of neglect.
As I said above, your “principles” are causing you to cast a vote for Bobby Scott (by what you would call Take Away). The Beautiful thing in political disagreements, is one of us will be happy on November 2, 2010. You, knowing your vote for Quigley helped elect Bobby Scott to his 10th term, or I will be truly happy that all the discerning voters of the 3rd elected Chuck Smith to represent “We the People”.
Dr. Mike Buxton
Co-Campaign Director
Chuck Smith Campaign
If we step back from the rain of accusations and ‘rumor’ (as Mr Stearns has introduced) it is clear that epic tension exists between RPV and the Smith campaign. This is so puzzling to the outsider.
Allow that we must EXPECT campaign difficulties with enemies on the outside AND the inside. Allow that fundraising is almost impossible with enemies on the inside. So stay your criticism until you find yourself in that situation (with all the facts – with which JR did not even bother, having also adopted an uninformed adversarial position).
So let me ask: Is the BIG PICTURE to retire Bobby Scott? Is it really the mission? The only ones who seem to ‘get it’ are the campaign people.
So then why deviate from this game plan? There are 2 very troubling undercurrents eroding our mission. First, there are influential but racist elements in the RPV leadership which somehow undermine the effort (Apparently not only here in VA but in other states). I would love to dismiss this reason but the hard data conversation recordings do not permit dismissal. To me they are crushing. Second, there are those who feel it necessary to punish the republican party by voting 3rd party candidates – in a “We’ll show you we don’t like you” attitude. Well, both these attitudes have been around a long time and both, as history teaches, are mission-destructive.
@ JustAnne – Mission destructive? How about sweeping out GOP nominees to bring in a guy that couldn’t make the cut in his home district (Va. Beach – 2nd district 2010 nomination)? How about bringing in a guy who can’t even VOTE FOR HIMSELF! Explain that to 3rd district residents that DO live there and DO have to deal with the consequences.
Explain to everyone how the GOP will call Democrats on using the “Race card” and now you have a Republican campaign throwing in the “race card” because they can’t get it done with an unworkable candidate from the 2nd district? HYPOCRITICAL!!!!! How does anyone take accusations from the GOP on Dems. using the race card seriously now?
Explain how it is not mission destructive to lead with a 2nd district failure that is so bad you have conservative bloggers and posters pointing out the obvious?
What is mission destructive is coming into the 3rd district LATE, sweeping out other nominees for a 2nd district nomination reject. What is mission destructive is a carpet baggers coming in from the 2nd district that thinks they can run a traditional campaign while not make massive head way first in the minority community. Courting a few pastors and elders won’t cut it. James Quigley has done far more in that regard. Why do you think Coby Dillard made his endorsement of Quigley? If Chuck is the answer as you CLAIM, why is Mike Prunty supporting James Quigley? If Chuck Smith is the GOP messiah for the 3rd district, why do you see the posts negative about the Chuck Smith campaign here?
I LOVE how you guys question the conservatism of JR! Just gonna throw him in the ditch are you? Not very bright. I guess you don’t read this blog very often or you would know differently. Why can’t people like Mike Buxton just attack arguement without going ad hominem and saying that people are not conservative or are “mentally defective” because they don’t like his guy? I guess you guys don’t have an arguement?
There are multitudes of people that we have met that are tired of the Democrats and don’t like Bobby Scott. Yet, they explain that voting for a Republican is practically against their religion. James Quigley has been addressing issues important to the 3rd district from the start. He goes EVERYWHERE! He is the key to getting the people in the 3rd district to begin embracing conservative principles and the power of rugged individualism. That can lead to future possible RPV attempts, but somebody has to plow the field and plant seeds first.
What is mission destructive is bringing in a scripted empty suit from another district and thinking that will fly, let alone overcome a Democratic political machine in a gerrymandered district.
What is mission destructive is jumping in late and splitting the vote with James Quigley.
Then again let’s face facts:
1. Chuck Smith will not – can not win.
2. At this point you guys are just running in hopes to limit embarrassment.
3. Knowing all this, one can vote with principle and not reward the foolish idea of running Chuck Smith in the 3rd district in the first place.
The sad truth is the Chuck Smith campaign is what will give Bobby Scott 2 more years. Smith is the one splitting votes.
@Britt I choose my words carefully and hoped that you’d read them carefully.
Re your 1st paragraph. I simply called Mr Smith on this very issue wanting to know the truth for myself having heard similar rumors. I wanted to think others would take the time, especially if writing a blog. Mr Smith patiently took the time to explain the timeline. I’m sure he would have done it for you too – if you (or JR) were an honest seeker of the truth. Briefly, Smith was encouraged to run after Drake lost, and agreed. Later, when Rigell entered with a ton of money, Smith dropped out and threw his support behind Rigell. THEN he was DRAFTED by REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE 3RD to run against Bobby Scott. It was not a matter at all of ‘making the cut’. There are more interesting aspects to this story but since you need some practice in getting the facts right, I’ll let you make the call yourself.
2nd paragraph. Racial slurs and race cards are two entirely different things – apples and oranges. I am referring to the former; you, the latter.
3rd paragraph. I’ve been greatly disappointed by what bloggers and posters say here. They appear as negligent as news reporters in getting the facts. A simple phone call would dispel their accusations which perhaps is why they haven’t bothered. They seem to have an agenda that they support with baseless accusations and name calling. What’s the point?
4th. More of the same.
5th. I have not questioned the conservatism of JR. (This is a good example of your string of baseless accusations.) What I questioned is his cutting and pasting from facebook and not ‘simply’ picking up the phone to find the ‘rest of the story’. Again, this is not an attack on his conservatism, maybe his motives.
6th. We will wait for the voting to vindicate the popularity of the candidates. I applaud Quigley’s efforts in educating folks in the 3rd. I too am a libertarian, but perhaps more pragmatic and feel that operating within a party structure will be more successful.
8th. I’m thinking your points 1-3 could more relevantly be applied to Mr. Quigley.
JustAnne 4 Liberty
The Chuck Smith campaign flops as Quigley’s campaign Gains momentum in Virginia
http://www.examiner.com/tea-party-in-richmond/the-chuck-smith-campaign-flops-as-quigley-s-campaign-gains-momentum-virginia
Let’s cut the fluff. Does anyone want to go on record here to state that they actually believe Quigley will get more votes than Smith? Gripping reality is a good exercise.
Fortunately many have become increasingly immune to pundits’ predictions and even polls. Apparently there are those that believe that if they say something enough it will happen or that they will move the meme. This is a very different year.
So again. Who believes that Quigley will get more votes than Smith?
Waiting.
@anne – i see you finally dropped the idea that smith will win. bout time. oh and no one asked smith to run, he announced almost the day after drake lost, without asking her if she planned to run again. his run in the 2nd was over before it started, instead of supporting bob mcdonnel he was passing out business cards: who is chuck smith? bobby scott has 2 more years if i vote for smith or quigley. i have to live with myself, i’ll vote for the candidate who can actually vote for himself.
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