Gordon Smith is now airing an ad attacking Jeff Merkley and the Oregon state legislature for the cost of renovating the capitol building here in Salem, Oregon. That’s right folks, Gordon Smith, the man who voted for the Iraq War and Cheney’s energy boondoggle of 2003 is attacking Jeff Merkley, claiming he’s fiscally irresponsible.
Full disclosure, I am the netroots director for OR-Sen candidate Jeff Merkley Check out Smith’s latest attack ad:
The Merkley Campaign is not wasting any time in responding to Smith’s shallow attacks. Here’s what Merkley spokesman Matt Canter had to say:
"Senator Smith will do anything to distract voters from his record," Merkley spokesman Matt Canter said. "His record includes driving the nation into nine trillion dollar debt, traveling to 20 foreign countries on the taxpayer dime, and approving every boondoggle of the Bush administration."
Democratic and Republican lawmakers voic...
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It’s hardly unheard of for a state’s most prominent and popular politician to endorse a Senate candidate from his own party in his own state, or to cut an ad for that candidate.
Sen. Robert Byrd did a particularly notable (and humorous) ad this cycle for his former state director, Anne Barth, for example.
Such an act is rather notable, however, when the prominent politician in question is known for his close relationship to his favored candidate’s opponent. And ... more
Cheers to Matt Stoller for an excellent post on OpenLeft: E. Coli Conservative Gordon Smith Irrigates Crops with Sewage . Oregon Senator Gordon Smith has a company. Smith’s Frozen Foods. The company stored partially treated sewage in their waste water pond. Then they used that water to irrigate crops. Oh, and the water was contaminated with E. coli. Yum.
I wrote a diary yesterday explaining a little bit the Oregon Senate race between Smith and Democrat Jeff Merkley . I guess I forgot to... more
Norm Coleman and Gordon Smith, two of the four Republican Senators who have condemned John McCain’s robocall campaign attacking Barack Obama, are currently employing the telemarketing firm behind them for their own reelection efforts. (via GOP Senators Who Denounced McCain Robocalls Are Employing Same Firm )... more
Smith Should Pledge to Hold Town Halls in Every County, Every Year
Oregonians understand that for our state to succeed, every part of the state must work together to create new opportunities. That is why Jeff Merkley, candidate for U.S. Senate, has proposed a "Grow Oregon" plan aimed at revitalizing rural communities. And that is why he has pledged to visit every county, every year he is in office. Yesterday, Merkley sent a letter to Smith urging him to make the same pledge. Smith... more
Born in the small town of Myrtle Creek, Jeff Merkley has spent his lifetime fighting for change for Oregon families. The son of a sawmill worker, he spent his early years in Roseburg, where the children of loggers and mill workers learned the value of honest work, good schools, and strong families. Jeff worked hard, earned scholarships and became the first in his family to go to college. He went on to serve as a national security analyst, first for the Pentagon and then for Congress. After ... more
(The photo at the left was taken by a chap who goes by the moniker "Fort Photo" on Flickr. It’s titled Fall vs Sunset. The photographer has many more beautiful pics on Flickr if anyone is interested in viewing them.)
Hey fellow EENRs! It’s Wednesday night and I’m sitting here thinking we need a late night open thread, and so well, here we go.
We’ll just titled this open thread "Random Thoughts" because that’s what it’ll pretty much be ... more
cross-posted at Bleeding Heartland
This fabulous tip was in the latest e-mail update from the Center on Sustainable Communities (a great non-profit organization, by the way):
Flood Clean-up
Stay away from bleach
Our first instinct is to bring out the chlorine to disinfect and kill mold. But a study conducted by Professor Jeffrey Morrell, Dept. of Wood Science, Oregon State University found that bleach "doesn’t eliminate the surface micro flora." It doesn&... more
The Associated Press is reporting a new milestone in the ever-growing disparity between the wealthiest and the weariest as described in John Edward’s mission to bring the "Two America’s" together for a sustainable, strong future. For the first time in history, the planet is now home to 10 million millionaires , with the fastest growing segment of the newly rich emerging in places like India, China and Brazil . It’s no accident those just happen to be the places that American ... more
Many of you know that I have been writing a lot of diaries for my Congressioinal candidate, Heather Ryan. However, after buying a copy of Wednesday’s Paducah Sun and reading an editoral by David Cox, my efforts for Heather must take a backseat for the day. This Op-Ed in the Paducah Sun seeks to do a very dangerous thing for us all. I will share some of it with you:
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A private firm may be prevented from converting 9,700 tons of scrap nickel worth million... more
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