McCormick to Radtke: Be Nice
By Shaun Kenney | Friday, March 25th, 2011 | Politics
Virginia Beach attorney David McCormick has been watching the back-and-forth between Radtke and Allen… and apparently has the enough of the early mudslinging, and is laying the smacketh down:
VIRGINIA BEACH,VA– US Senate candidate David McCormick is calling on his fellow candidate Jamie Radtke to tone down her inflammatory rhetoric against fellow candidate George Allen. Radtke has, almost daily, sent out messages to her followers and posted on her Facebook page attacking former Governor George Allen. “Attacks against people who want to serve their country are misguided” said McCormick, “The days of destroying fellow Republicans have to end.”
David McCormick is calling for civility from Radtke in her campaign. “The time to tear down is over; the time to build each other up to win this Senate seat for the Republican Party is now. If we are to turn up the HEAT (Honesty, Efficiency, Accountability, and Thriftiness) on Washington, we should focus on our own positive ideas of creating jobs, eliminating irresponsible spending and balancing the budget.”
David McCormick is currently running for US Senate in Virginia. David has run ten businesses over the last 27 years. His business savvy passion for teaching is unparalleled, whether as a trainer at UPS or as a professor of law at Regent University. David and his wife and children reside in Virginia Beach.
Radtke has recently embarked on a “This Day in George Allen History” campaign in order to mock… well, a series of “This Day in George Allen History” days from none other than George Allen himself.
McCormick’s response? To say what the rest of us was thinking. In short, he rushed into the ring and gave ‘em The People’s Elbow!
Classy move by David McCormick… no better way to get your name into the debate than to insert yourself as the voice of reason in an otherwise empty shouting match.
By the way, did you know we have 100 House and 40 state senate seats up in 2011 in Virginia? Someone might want to let our 2012 candidates know…
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Shaun Kenney is the Chairman of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, former Communications Director for the Republican Party of Virginia, and an active blogger since 2002. Shaun lives in Thomas Jefferson's backyard with his wife, six children, and a modest attempt at a farm in Kents Store, Virginia.
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19 Responses to "McCormick to Radtke: Be Nice"
Word has it McCormick is in the race to distract Radtke on Allens behalf..
I haven’t even read any of her dribble nor visited her web site, and I admit what little I know of her is coming from BD comments. If all she is about is tearing down George Allen, she will soon be in the same league as Catherine Crabill and can count on a real snoozer “victory” party when she goes down in flames.
Speaking of Crabill and going down in flames, can we have a thread here on the open 99th State Delegate seat? I know old Crabill is back, as are at least four other Repubs, one of whom I only know as “RANSONE: DELEGATE!” by a sign on Rt 3 in Montross (Westmoreland county) I drove by the other day.
For those of you BD contributors in the nutjob McCormick/Allen conspiracy theory pool, you owe me $20.
I had one comment.
Thanks Turbo!
That was fast, Turbo. Why do you assume that because a candidate wants the GOP to present a united front during the primary (aka Reagan’s 11th Commandment) he must be running interference for George Allen?
@Turbo –
If that’s really the case, McCormick could sure use some help on his website…
Personally, I think it’s all a plot of the Giant Spaghetti Monster.
Isn’t GA an Attorney? David McCormick is also an attorney, what a coincidence. Wow, haven’t attorney’s managed to screw up the Judicial branch enough; I guess they wish to screw up the other two because that’s what they’re doing. Or as Chuckie Schumer puts it…all four branches. Boy, is Chuckie another sterling example of the long list of phenomenal attorneys that’s manage to kill this country.
With that being said, your endorsement of a candidate is horrible. Maybe DJ Spiker should unleash his great advice he provides candidates. When Chuckie Schumer and Al Franken pull out the racist comments, will David McCormick be asking for civility? Maybe it’s time that Mr. McCormick steps down because it’s obvious he’s in way over his head.
His business credentials leave a lot to be desired. He’s managed a one-man law firm in two locations for the past 13 years, so his inability to grow a business is obvious. Another note is that running a business is not like collecting baseball cards. Having 10 businesses in 27 years is not a good thing. If so, then Steve Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates must really suck as business owners.
Mr. McCormick’s passion for teaching would be more prevalent if he actually taught and not be an adjunct teacher for Regent University. He might wish to aim a little higher if his passion is so strong.
His 27 years at UPS was as a preloader, driver, driver trainer, supervisor and manager where he was in charge of MANY UPS operations. Wooo, knock me over for being in charge of a loading dock.
Instead, Shaun gives him high accolades for his classy move. No better way to get your name in the debate than to be a voice for a fellow attorney. But because he’s attacked Radtke, he’s classy.
Classy Shaun…Classy.
BTW, You may want to help him spell “attornery” on his Facebook page, I’ll even help you with the link.
facebook.com/pages/David-M-McCormick-Attorney/129988933707743?sk=wall
Yo, Calling it the way it appears BD boys. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. Make my day.
I love how the 11th commandment is thrown around by people who regularly violate it.
James I challenge you to prove it. You are the one making the accussation.
Interesting to note.. Reagan followed the california gop’s 11th commandment for 5 primaries.. all of which he lost. He went on the offensive to beat Ford. Reagans offensive pummeled Ford and paved his momentous path to Carter.
Matt, David, who I am sure is a great guy, will win over some voters but knows he will not win the nomination and in the end will most likely throw his support to Allen. Others are coming..
If this Radtke/Allen shouting match is such a big deal, why is it that other than a few fanatics on the internet, the public is totally unaware? No one cares, and chances are pretty good that the only time they will care is when they find out fiscally conservative Republicans are once again forcing the taxpayer to pay for party processes.
If you are going to talk the talk, then you better be prepared to find a new way to pay for walking the party walk.
darrell – its not. Allen supporters are choosing one of two paths to combat Radkte at this point. One is the “concern” strategy. Wring your hands and tell Radkte thats what she is doing is harmful to her chances of winning and to the party. The other is to act like Radkte and the Tea Party doesn’t exist.
So.. when is the town hall?
@Darrell –
At this point, the public is squarely behind Allen. The #2 choice? Bob Marshall. Radtke, McCormick, Jackson, Stewart, and Donner aren’t even on the radar yet.
People forget that there’s a lot that goes in to a campaign. First is name ID. Second is whether there’s a favorable or unfavorable opinion of that name.
As for the politicos going back and forth, it’s worth noting that the Virginia political blogosphere (at least as reflected in BD polls) has a distinct opinion of the race.
As far as primaries vs. conventions, it’s worth noting that — although I personally am a tremendous fan of conventions — Marshall himself declared in favor of a primary. Radtke didn’t care either way. The only good news is that Dems will have an excuse to vote in their primary should it be contested, and will not stray into ours. That’s my #1 beef with primaries… Republicans should elect Republicans.
With all due respect to McComick, calling out an ex-senator that was fired by the “people’s elbow” on his record is the right thing to do.
I appreciate that some people are desperate to change the narrative before it damages their candidate (Allen) too badly.
Right you are Britt.
If your former senator’s blind followers [southern democrats] can forgive George for his sins they might not be conservatives and I am sure the Democratic party would welcome them back.
Britt, don’t think it’s the notion of Radtke attacking Allen on his record, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks that Allen isn’t going to be called out of having to defend his record.
I think it’s more of a devoting a disproportionate amount of campaign resources to it, rather than the needs and better uses for a longshot bid.
If anyone should be mentioning it, it’s Turbo, it’s his money being wasted on it. These consultants are getting rich on their bad advice on his dime.
There’s better things right now for her to be spending her time and energy on.
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