Smash-mouth tactics are unseemly in Va.

Smash-mouth tactics are unseemly in Va.

Date published: 7/29/2010

Smash-mouth tactics are unseemly in Va.

Krystal Ball owes an apology to the voters of the 1st Congressional District for insulting our intelligence with her most recent mailing.

It featured a cute little girl with the words "Congressman Rob Wittman cares more about Wall Street than he does about her."

What will her next mailing be? A picture of a puppy with the caption "Congressman Wittman will torture this puppy unless you vote for Krystal Ball"?

Virginia's 1st Congressional District was once the home of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. This kind of cheap smash-mouth campaign tactic has no place here--even if it is unintentionally comical.

Paul Trampe

Spotsylvania



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Date published: 7/29/2010


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Not every president attends... (posted by secretkeeper , July 30, 2010 11:20 pm)   
Presidents Nixon, Reagan, Carter and Ford did not speak at a Jamboree - and GW Bush didn't attend in 2001 (must have been clearing brush or perusing his president's daily brief ) Didn't Obama have the Scouts to the White House two and a half weeks ago? - I remember that cute picture of that boy from Bowie.

To add to ConcernedOne's remarks... (posted by fireball , July 30, 2010 9:42 pm)   
Just got off the phone w/a friend on the ground at Ft AP Hill at the Jamboree. The prez was officially invited to the Jamboree LAST FEBRUARY (that's 2/09)!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yet The View got in the way???? His non-attendance speaks volumes, and the Scouts got the message LOUD and CLEAR. Whichever of the prez's political advisers in the Oval Office that's responsible for this bone-headed call should be canned.

yeah a republican like.... (posted by blitzburgh , July 29, 2010 8:37 pm)   
Olympia Snow and Susan Collins.....no wait more like Charlie Crist

I should have also mentioned (posted by kspecial , July 29, 2010 8:03 pm)   
Webb served as Secretary of the Navy under Reagan.

blitz-Webb saw through the Republican charade. (posted by kspecial , July 29, 2010 8:00 pm)   
He WAS a Republican.During the Reagan Administration, Webb served as the nation's first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from 1984 to 1987. But, I digress a bit. Yes, virtually EVERY Washington politician from BOTH parties has to go along with their National Committees or they'll lose financing and be replaced with an obedient dog.

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