<p>My new hero, Congresswoman-elect, Carol Shea-Porter from NH and the first female congressperson from the state of New Hampshire, is exactly the kind of person we should be sending to the House.</p>
<p>“She had no slick ads or Washington consultants. Her campaign was run by a medieval scholar who worked alongside a nutritionist, an accident investigator, and a pair of court reporters. The Democratic establishment brushed her off as unelectable. She was outspent 5 to 1.”</p>
<p>The best thing is that they don’t look like Darcy Burner!</p>
<p>Burner ran the opposite campaign – a Microsoft program manager who out-raised the incumbent, and then ran on the powerful message, “my opponent is from the SAME political party as GEORGE BUSH! OMG, can you BELIEVE that!!3!” After waiting against hope that the King County democratic machine would again produce enough Miracle Votes to get her elected (the same folks who gave the state of Washington its current governor), Burner finally conceded yesterday.</p>
<p>Hooray! I don’t have to be represented in Congress by a Microsoft PM with no (that is, none, zip, zilch, goose-egg) experience in public service, who only voted about one in five times in public elections. Hooray!</p>
<p>“Hooray! I don’t have to be represented in Congress by a Microsoft PM with no (that is, none, zip, zilch, goose-egg) experience in public service, who only voted about one in five times in public elections. Hooray!”</p>
<p>Compared to a guy whose claim to fame is he took 19 years to find the green river killer? And who recently was taped at a GOP fundraiser bragging how he got a bus driver fired for giving jr the bird? </p>
<p>While I don’t disagree with the firing, I don’t care for the gloating about getting it done. Something not quite right about that. </p>
<p>I liked DR for the most part as he is more moderate than most conservatives, but while I agree the driver should have been let go, I find it extremely unpleasant to gloat at a rally at the firing of a mother of two kids for her lack of judgement. It just simply lacked class. The call to the district was fine to complain. The comments at the rally weren’t what I would expect of a congressman. Sometimes it’s better not to say anything. In some ways it’s up there with the MACACA tape. Something said in hindsight that if allowed a rewind would be taken back.</p>
<p>DR won, but not by a landslide, we’ll see if he continues to vote 90% of the party line.</p>
<p>Her child-bearing status should have no imapct on her job fitness. Comparing that with the Virginia incident is ridiculous. Every criminal act can be called a lack of judgement if you like. I guess that serial car thief who killed the cop just had a lack of judgement. I hope her family sues the State and everyone else for millions.<br>
Mocking his catching the GRK is just low.</p>
<p>“Comparing that with the Virginia incident is ridiculous. Every criminal act can be called a lack of judgement if you like.”</p>
<p>Gloating is an example of poor character. Sorry Barron’s if you actually read my post, I didn’t complain about the firing (which along with another previous repremand) was warranted. It was the rubbing in at a public event later that I have a problem with. Maybe you don’t, maybe you’ve held a position of power that allows you fire people and you see nothing wrong with doing a TO endzone dance about it. I do.</p>
<p>That was my point, as Hall of Famer Steve Larget was quoted about touchdown celebrations … “act like you’ve been there before.”</p>
<p>I disaprove of his comments after the fact. This was not a child molester, bank robber or fellon. It was a middle aged low income mother of two, stuck in traffic, who for a reason she can’t explain, gave the President’s limo the bird as he drove by. It was a dumb thing to do, but did it deserve to be brought up by Dave R at a GOP fundraiser? Was she really a lawbreaker or just a person who used poor judgement in expressing her political opinion of the job JR has done? </p>
<p>Maybe she should have been hauled off to gitmo? </p>
<p>Class is class, having somebody fired happens and can be reasoned as something that needed to be done. Gloating about it afterward to a bunch of people at a rally can’t be reasoned away. </p>
<p>Giving the bird is not a criminal act, at least in this state. But hey, you go right ahead and cast the first stone. I’m sure she’s due PRISON time and should have her children taken away and have a middle finger branded on her forhead for all to see. </p>
<p>I’ve had to fire people in my past working life. It’s not fun or something worth gloating about, it sometimes just needs to be done. I have yet to meet a mentally healthy individual who “enjoys” firing people.</p>
<p>Your overall derisive tone was obvious. Now you are just being silly–prison time–hauled off to Gitmo, please. At least own up to your hatred off all things Republican and how that impacts your opinion of that incident–which was a party event–and I am sure some nasty things get said at Democratic events too-especially in this area.</p>
<p>“Your overall derisive tone was obvious. Now you are just being silly–prison time–hauled off to Gitmo, please. At least own up to your hatred off all things Republican and how that impacts your opinion of that incident–which was a party event–and I am sure some nasty things get said at Democratic events too-especially in this area.”</p>
<p>I vote a split ticket big fella. I was responding to your comments that she committed a criminal act, when in fact she executed poor judgement. </p>
<p>Do you really feel the congressman was justified in going public taking credit for the firing of a proverty level working woman who has a couple children to feed? Is that what you look for in a congressman? </p>
<p>That’s what I am asking you…that’s my real complaint about Dave R, should he have just kept his mouth shut on the issue instead of taking credit for it at a fundraiser? </p>
<p>Answer that question and let’s not worry what political party I vote for or what is said at other events. </p>
<p>"At least own up to your hatred off all things Republican and how that impacts your opinion "</p>
<p>does this mean you SUPPORT all things Republican no matter what? You don’t think bragging about having some poor person fired publically to raise money is in poor taste? yes or no? </p>
<p>I’m not talking about gloating over the GOP or demo party losing here, I’m talking about someone who is barely getting by in life, with kids to feed and rent to pay. I’m not saying she shouldn’t have been fired,especially with other unrelated write ups. But do you from a position of power dump on a person who is miles beneath you in income, education and life situation? Do you feel fine about it? That’s OK?</p>
<p>Actually, if I heard her comments correctly on our tv-she wasn’t flipping the bird to Bush but mearly gave the finger because she was frustrated with the way it was traffic was being tied up. Should she have been fired–I dunno. Should DR gloated about it? No. I hope he’s proud of himself. (and I think he is)</p>
<p>WOW! I am just amazed how a positive story, call it Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington, so quickly devolves into a Democrat vs. Republican battle with no mention of what an extraordinairy win this is; of a complete neophyte with no financial backing against an incumbent spending million+. There should be more stories like this on either side of the aisle.</p>