Comments on: The Energzer Battery of You-Know-Who http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/2008/05/21/the-energzer-battery-of-you-know-who/ It's America All Over Again Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Scott http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/2008/05/21/the-energzer-battery-of-you-know-who/#comment-51680 Scott Sun, 25 May 2008 07:49:04 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/?p=211#comment-51680 Excellent points Brian! Linda, I have actually lived in Wyoming since 1992, giving me sixteen years of calling Wyoming home. I checked myself out on the FEC website before I delved into this "obsession" as it were. It is true that the one donation that shows up to my name is to Alan Keyes' U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois against Barack Obama. I believed Alan Keyes to be a worthy candidate that would stand for conservative Republican principles, and so, since I believed in plastic money at the time (I couldn't afford it otherwise), I was willing to donate. I have also made donations to the RNC, the NRCC, the NRSC, the NRA, a handful of conservative Republican PACs, and the National Right to Life. These donations are below the standard for which you have to be reported, thus they are not on my record. I speculated in this post that, perhaps Mark Gordon has made such smaller donations to assorted Republican causes and candidates throughout the years and maybe that's why they aren't visible. The difference is I have never donated to a Democrat. Had I been in a more financially-sound position in 2006, no doubt, I would have donated money to Rep. Cubin's and Ray Hunkins' campaigns. I did help spread the word about the two of them, put up signs, etc... taxpayer, As far as I know, Trauner is not in the legal profession. He has served on the Teton County School Board. Excellent points Brian!

Linda,

I have actually lived in Wyoming since 1992, giving me sixteen years of calling Wyoming home.

I checked myself out on the FEC website before I delved into this “obsession” as it were. It is true that the one donation that shows up to my name is to Alan Keyes’ U.S. Senate campaign in Illinois against Barack Obama. I believed Alan Keyes to be a worthy candidate that would stand for conservative Republican principles, and so, since I believed in plastic money at the time (I couldn’t afford it otherwise), I was willing to donate. I have also made donations to the RNC, the NRCC, the NRSC, the NRA, a handful of conservative Republican PACs, and the National Right to Life. These donations are below the standard for which you have to be reported, thus they are not on my record. I speculated in this post that, perhaps Mark Gordon has made such smaller donations to assorted Republican causes and candidates throughout the years and maybe that’s why they aren’t visible. The difference is I have never donated to a Democrat.

Had I been in a more financially-sound position in 2006, no doubt, I would have donated money to Rep. Cubin’s and Ray Hunkins’ campaigns. I did help spread the word about the two of them, put up signs, etc…

taxpayer,

As far as I know, Trauner is not in the legal profession. He has served on the Teton County School Board.

]]> By: taxpayer http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/2008/05/21/the-energzer-battery-of-you-know-who/#comment-51656 taxpayer Sun, 25 May 2008 04:26:17 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/?p=211#comment-51656 Is Trauner a New York liberal? How about lawyer? Is Trauner a New York liberal? How about lawyer?

]]> By: linda http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/2008/05/21/the-energzer-battery-of-you-know-who/#comment-51270 linda Sat, 24 May 2008 16:43:12 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/?p=211#comment-51270 Scott, What is your obsession with Mark Gordon? As far as I can tell you have only supported one candidate financially and it was Alan Keyes from Illinois? What's that about? From what I can tell, you have only lived in WY for 9 of your 28 years so I am not sure you know what's best for Wyoming anyway. Scott,
What is your obsession with Mark Gordon? As far as I can tell you have only supported one candidate financially and it was Alan Keyes from Illinois? What’s that about? From what I can tell, you have only lived in WY for 9 of your 28 years so I am not sure you know what’s best for Wyoming anyway.

]]> By: Brian http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/2008/05/21/the-energzer-battery-of-you-know-who/#comment-49246 Brian Wed, 21 May 2008 16:52:41 +0000 http://conservablogs.com/wyovotes/?p=211#comment-49246 Fact-Candidate has supported those that he cannot be associated with today if he wants to be elected. Fact-Candidate acknowledges past involvement with regret. Fact-Candidate asks us to ignore the past and focus on his promises for the future. Question-Was the article in the Red Star Tribune about Obama or Gordon? When I take my children to the numerous places around Casper on Labor Day to help fill the boots of our firefighters for the MDA, I am teaching my children about charity. I, like many others, am filled with pride and community stewardship knowing that I donated to a good cause. Working class men and women across our country give until it hurts because it feels so good. So that begs the question "How did Mark Gordon feel when he gave the maximum amount allowed to a candidate that falsely accused our troops of war crimes in Vietnam?" Warm & fuzzy? Fact-Candidate has supported those that he cannot be associated with today if he wants to be elected.
Fact-Candidate acknowledges past involvement with regret.
Fact-Candidate asks us to ignore the past and focus on his promises for the future.
Question-Was the article in the Red Star Tribune about Obama or Gordon?

When I take my children to the numerous places around Casper on Labor Day to help fill the boots of our firefighters for the MDA, I am teaching my children about charity. I, like many others, am filled with pride and community stewardship knowing that I donated to a good cause.

Working class men and women across our country give until it hurts because it feels so good. So that begs the question “How did Mark Gordon feel when he gave the maximum amount allowed to a candidate that falsely accused our troops of war crimes in Vietnam?” Warm & fuzzy?

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