Indiana Equality Forum
Written by admin on February 21, 2008 – 1:11 pm -Last night I attended a forum sponsored by Indiana Equality. The forum featured the three candidates (Andre Carson (D), Jon Elrod (R). and Sean Shepard (L)) running in the March 11, 2008 special election. This election will decide who will fill the vacancy created with the passing of US Rep. Julia Carson who represented Indiana’s 7th Congressional District.
Earlier in the week I wrote about how many in the Indy right wing blogosphere had chastised Andre Carson for a scheduling conflict, some even suggesting that he was afraid to debate Jon Elrod and Sean Shepard. Anyone that was in attendance last night knows just how much of a pipe dream that is. Read more »
Tags: Carson, Elrod, special election
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Playground Politics In The Seventh
Written by admin on February 14, 2008 – 12:37 am -The Indy right wing blog machine is on fire (examples: here, here, here, here and here) because Andre Carson, candidate for the 7th district, had a scheduling conflict and missed a community forum. The ensuing drama that unfolded is nothing short of 4th grade playground politics.
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, the most blatant of shit stirrers, titled his post “CARSON SKIPS OUT ON EASTSIDE FORUM” and said:
Apparently someone in the Andre Carson camp isn’t too keen on sharing the stage tonight with Republican Jon Elrod and Libertarian Sean Shepard.
Showing an obvious bias, Shabazz uses an inflammatory title that isn’t even remotely factual. Shabazz might benefit from an explanation of the difference between “skipping out” (which implies intent, and no warning) and “scheduling conflict” (of which there is no intent, and notice is given). According to the Indy Star:
Brad Klopfenstein, a former executive director of the state Libertarian Party, coordinated the event at Arlington Heights Baptist Church on the Eastside. Klopfenstein said Carson’s campaign agreed to appear several weeks ago but called about noon Tuesday to cancel because of a scheduling conflict.
When one “skips out” on rent, they don’t call and say “I ain’t payin’ “, they just don’t pay. You can call it a screwup , or a scheduling conflict, but it’s complete spin (see also:falsehood) to call it a “skip out”. Read more »
Tags: 7th District, Andre Carson, Jon Elrod
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Mr. GLBT Friendly
Written by admin on February 12, 2008 – 3:17 pm -It’s been said recently that John Elrod is “GLBT friendly.” If you listen to this clip from an interview of Jon Elrod by Hoosier Access Radio, I think it’s obvious that the rumors of John being a “friend of the community” is false. You be the judge.
The following audio recording is owned by Hoosier Access Radio and is not affiliated with this website. The clip is used under fair use.
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It’s The Issues
Written by admin on January 21, 2008 – 3:13 pm -This morning I woke up to find my email filled with folks arguing back and forth about the Republican candidate for the 7th district special election, Jon Elrod. The argument wasn’t centered around issues, but around the fact that Elrod is using the same web design company that Eric Miller (of Advance America fame) uses.
These kind of arguments frustrate the living hell out of me. So many people have talked about Elrod’s friendly GLBT positions, but I’ve yet to hear anyone talk about other important issues like:
- The Iraqi Conflict
- Raising the minimum wage
- Stopping corporate welfare
- Health care
- US Imperialism
I could care less who he used to design his website (unless I was competing for his business). It isn’t important who the designer of his website is, but what it the website says of his positions! In typical Republican fashion, Elrod attacks the tax structure, while there is no mention of the war that is zapping 200 million dollars A DAY! He talks of the tax burden of the people of the 7th, but doesn’t address the fact that multi-million dollar corporate fat cat’s 17% income tax, while someone making $60,000 pays a rate of 30 percent. He doesn’t address the fact that while the economy is growing, real wages are falling.
There’s enough wrong with Elrod’s positions on real life issues, that bitching about his web site designer is petty.
Tags: Eric Miller, John Elrod, Republican rhetoric
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