Real Change Vs. Pocket Change
I am running for Congress because I believe I can make a difference in reversing the erosion of our countries core values: economic security and opportunity, access to affordable health care, the right to a quality public education, and a foreign policy not based on war.”
That is from campaign literature, and I wish I had audio of his announcement speech because it would be impossible for anyone with a Democratic bone in his or her body to hear it and not be moved.
If he gets past Karen Hartley-Nagel in the primary I think he could give Mike “pocket change” Castle a real race.
Castle, when compared to a Bullock does not have the experience to Represent Delaware in Congress. Michael Castle has demonstrated such bad judgment during the Bush years because he’s been living in the luxury condo that is elected office since 1966.
It has now been 41 years since Castle has had a serious real world concern. As I’ve pointed out before, Michael Castle’s frame of reference is a time when a gallon of gas cost 32 cents. While Mike Castle has spent the last 41 years growing ever more rich and ever more aloof and out of touch with the problems facing real Delawareans, Chris Bullock has been working to protect the rights of the least among us.
I’m looking forward to learning more about the Democratic candidates – but as of today, I have to admit that I like the way Bullock matches up against the living museum display, Mike Castle.
What an awesome gathering to hear Bullock announce. Bloggers Jason, Dana and Delaware Democrat shared a row with me. Elected officials included Lt. Gov. Carney, State Treasurer Jack Markell, State Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn, County Register of Wills Dianne Streett, County Council President Paul Clark, County Councilman Jea Street, State Rep. John Kowalko, State Rep “J.J.” Johnson, State Rep. Dennis Williams, Mayor Baker, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Bill Montgomery, and a whole host of others I don’t have time to list right now.
The graphics were fantastic and I’m told the web site is up, although still under construction. It’s at http://www.chrisbullock.org or maybe it’s .com, my memory isn’t clear.
I’ll post more when I get home tonight. Gotta run.
Is this post a joke or are you for real? Reverend Bulljive has spent his existence living off the fat of his church while promoting himself as a political savior. His only skills are flowery sermonizing and carpetbagging. Mark it down – Delaware won’t be buying his brand of phony revivalist hocus pocus in this lifetime. But go ahead and have a dream.
just cuz they showed up doesn’t mean they support him….thats politricks, I mean politics.
I love that header picture Geek!
Truth – Castle depends on alot of City votes. I think your bravado is charming though.
It was a great crowd, standing room only. Bullock had those seated on their feet often applauding. He was very inspiring.
I had heard a few people make the same point a few days ago on DW: With the certainty of a Dem Prez and a shrinking minority in the US House, Castle will be in no position to do much for Delaware. It’s in Delaware’s best interest to send someone to Congress who will be in the majority, especially one who will be on the side of change.
I find that argument to be unassailable in spite of the purely personal attacks I got for making it.
I’m sorry, but I think this is a racist slur: “But go ahead and have a dream.”
“…have a dream” as in “I have a dream” by MLK. It suggests that Bullock like MLK has a dream that is unachievable.
I’m wondering if one of DE’s supporters of the racist Ron Paul made that slur.
Here is my post about the event:
http://www.daily-delaware.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=140
Dana….I found “Bulljive” to be much more racist. Explicitly so.
Go f*ck yourself “Truth.”
You’re going to have to do a lot better than playing the race card whenever Bullock gets criticized. Go fuck yourselves for bringing race into this.
Ahh playing the race card already. Bullock will need more than that in his deck.
Truth, he’s got lots more than that in his deck, you bigoted slob. Now go wash your mouth out with soap and then sit in the corner for an hour. And don’t let the door hit you on your way out.
Nice manners young lady. Of two race baiting commenters here one said MLK’s dream is unachievable. The other tied the word Bulljive to Bullock being African American as if bulljive is somehow an African American thing. Seems to me they are the racists and so are you for agreeing with them.
Wow. So this is how a Bush Rethuglican thinks and acts. You, Truth, said that MLK is unachievable and you used a racial code word. We called you out on it. And now you are accusing us of using the racial code word and saying that MLK’s dream is unachievable.
That is some impressive gymnastics you have just performed.
But you are still a racist prick who would be banned if this was my website.
I’m not touching this tar baby.
Ahhh…the difference between me and my friend DelDem. I welcome debate and commentary, no matter how offensive.
Truth, I could use a guy like you around my place. Stop on by. I’m trashing Hillary right now.
The real Chris Bullock –
“I think the Democratic Party, in short, has promised African-Americans a four-course meal. But once we got to the table, all we received were appetizers. We’re still waiting for the meal.
That kind of scenario does not work any longer for African- Americans who want to progress. I’m a Republican. I’m proud to be a Republican. And I believe that our president and vice president and Chairman Gilmore should continue to reach out to African Americans at the grassroots level. Reach out with a plan, with an agenda, particularly in urban American where we still have poverty, underemployment, disease and economic and social decadence.
So I think the Republican agenda, pro-business, pro-family, pro- faith, lower taxes and grassroots initiatives for economic and community development, for faith-based initiatives, is the way to go for the 21st century.”
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/11/sm.07.html
Yeah he fell for the Bush/Castle bullshit, but he recovered.
You are still trying to pretend the bullshit is true. What is your excuse?
“Yeah he fell for the Bush/Castle bullshit, but he recovered.”
Except for the fact he became a Republican in 1993.
Where’s your loyalty to the Spivacks and Hartley-Nagles of this world, who ran hard when it wasn’t so cool to run against Castle.
Bullock is going to burn you guys “Big Time,” mark my words.
Perhaps Rev. Bullock listened to Congressman (ret) J.C. Watts’ very sensible father — “A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.”
While Bullock was a repub and ran for office as one, you will note that he did not get elected to anything, like most black repubs.
So Cassandra, are his views going to work better in the Democratic column?
“As a community leader, he will work towards unilateral tax cuts to spur economic growth, educational reform that also expands charter school laws, faith based initiatives and improving the moral climate of the county to curb the breakdown in family values.”
It’s funny, he forgot to mention that he was a Republican when he was looking for Black PAC $$$
http://www.bampac.org/candidates_Detailed.asp?id=57
“While Bullock was a repub and ran for office as one, you will note that he did not get elected to anything, like most black repubs.”
Who are these Black Republicans that lost? Name the ones who ran and show me more than 50% who lost.
You can’t. Your statement is a generalization that doesn’t exist.
Actually, I think Chris became a Republican because he had a disagreement with the Clintons but I don’t know the details. I’ll find out and get back to you.
Unrelated:
I was just looking at that picture Geek put up and I said to myself, “I wonder when FSP is going to put up a picture of McCain?”
Then I laughed.
“I wonder when FSP is going to put up a picture of McCain?”
I’m sure you’ll see plenty of them in the future…
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/01/28/john-mccain-prisoner-of-war-a-first-person-account.html?PageNr=11
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.07736/album
and they will emphasize what we all know
“John McCain rips into Barack and Hillary, says they are clueless about war”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/05/2008-02-05_john_mccain_rips_into_barack_and_hillary-3.html
You want to know the first sign when Chris Bullock started to leave the DE GOP. When the DE GOP approached him before they approached any other candidate to take on Tom Carper and he turned them down. Jan Ting was the second string.
Here’s one big reason he left the GOP: GEORGE BUSH and his wicked policies and the absolute cowardice of the GOP to stand up to him. It was virtually across the nation. Go to a website like FSP and see if you can find one post that ATTACKS George Bush. I don’t mean a post that makes some tepid criticism of him, but actually goes after him. You won’t find one.
I have gone after Jason before about going light on DE Dems and opposing decent DE Repubs, but the truth is Jason has endorsed 2 Repubs in DE races before. He goes after Carper like no one in the DE GOP goes after an elected GOP figure. (The DE GOP only went after Artkins when the DE media and blogosphere made it the rave to do so. The DE simply followed the crowd on Atkins.
But go to FSP ands see if you can find one endorsement by Dave or any of the goopers over there and find one time they endorsed a DE Dem for any race. You won’t find one instance.)
It’s precisely that kind of narrow-mindedness and inability to tell the truth that caused Chris Bullock to leave the GOP. That and at least one other thing.
The more I get to know the DE GOP, the more I realize that Jason & others have been more correct about them than I have realized up till now. Of course, there are some exceptional people in the DE GOP, but many I credited w/ virtue before were merely faking it. They are lying, back-stabbing users and I have been able to see that from outside of the party. I can’t imagine what Bullock saw on the inside of the party. Whatever it was, he found it so revolting he had to leave.
Someday, I’m going to have to issue a big sloppy apology to Jason Scott.
Oh boy, I’ll definitely get that video up, and quick. 🙂
BTW, JF. you got moderated again, but I freed it.
Dana
Where is Bullock’s backbone? Why wouldn’t he stay and fight for what he believed in?
If he wasn’t heard it’s one thing, but he never said a peep.
I’m surprised you’re going to bat for him like this, he doesn’t come across to me like someone who represents what you stand for, a fighter; someone willing to stand up to the establishment if it’s going in the wrong direction.
If he wanted to see change, he would have stayed and fought for it, not go for a soft landing ending up with the Democratic Party’s establishment backing.
He is far from a change agent, he only mixes it up with the “in crowd.”
“BTW, JF. you got moderated again, but I freed it.”
Why did I get moderated? thanks for freeing it up
I think because of the number of links… A common spammer tactic.
ahhh…thanks for the lesson. I did not know that.
Have a good one, I’m out.
“But go to FSP ands see if you can find one endorsement by Dave or any of the goopers over there and find one time they endorsed a DE Dem for any race. You won’t find one instance.”
Dana
I certainly don’t need to speak for Dave, but as an observer until recently, it would be very difficult for a party official (which Dave has been) to actively promote a member of the other party in an election.
Again, I don’t want to speak for him, but I would think you’d have to take that into account when assessing him.
I also think he displayed his willingness to take on the “establishment” when he endorsed Mike Protack in the Senate race last year.
Just saying
Black Republicans that lost
Let’s start with:
Michael Steele (defeated for Senator in MD in 2006)
Ken Blackwell (defeated for governor in OH in 2006
Lynn Swann (defeated for governor in PA in 2006)
These three were the hope of the “year of African American repubs” in 2006. There are certainly more.
Oh — how about Alan Keyes defeated for everything he ran for?
Well, let’s start with our own here in Delaware –
Representative Donald A. Blakey (R) Dist 34
Arizona
Dr. C.T. Wright – member of the School Board of Fountain Hills
California
Alban Isaac Niles – Judge, Superior Court
Aquanetta Warren – Member of the City Council of the City of Fontana
Colorado
Willie Breazell – Member of the Colorado Spring School District 11
Ryan Frazier – Member of the City Council of Aurora
Connecticut
Veronica Airey-Wilson, Deputy Mayor of the Hartford Court of Common Council of Hartford
Florida
Jennifer Carroll – Representative District 13
Art Graham – Council member District 13, Jacksonville
Glorious Johnson – Council member-at-Large, Jacksonville
Esther Berry – Commissioner, City of South Bay
David O. Archie – Vice-Mayor, Tarpon Springs
Gow B. Fields – Commissioner, Lakeland
James Adams – Circuit Judge (20th District), Fort Myers
James Green – Member of the Lee Memorial Health System Board, Fort Myers
Albert C.Jones – City Commissioner Dania Beach,Fla
Mr. Ron Allen – Commissioner of the City of Wildwood.
David Anderson – Member of the Martin County School Board.
Georgia
Willie Talton – Representative District 145
Melvin Everson – Representative District 106
Ralph Moore – Mayor, Union City
Indiana
Michael Cunegin II – Council member, Fort Wayne
Isaac Randolph – City-County Council member, Indianapolis
Curtis Hill – Prosecuting Attorney of Elkart County
Cynthia Ayres – Superior Court Judge of Marion County
Reuben Hill – Superior Court Judge of Marion County
Massachusetts
Frank G. Cousins, Jr. – Sheriff, Essex County
Michigan
Bill Hardiman – Senator District 29
Mike Rogers – Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Brenda Battle-Jordan, member of the Flint School Board
Mississippi
Yvonne Brown – Mayor, Tchula,
Maurice Fulton Lucas – Mayor, Renova
Nebraska
Franklin Thompson – City Councilman, Omaha,
New Jersey
Theresa Brown – Freeholder, Burlington County
New Mexico
Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert – Representative District 44
Nevada
Maurice Washington – Senator District 2
New York
Marquette L. Floyd – Justice, Supreme Court
Joan B. Johnson – Clerk, Islip
Joseph K. West – Judge, County Court, Westchester County
Richard St. Paul, member of the City Council of New Rochelle
Trudy (Gertrude) White-Hamilton, member of the City Council of Canadaigua
North Carolina
Thomas A. Stith, Councilmember, City of Durham
Pearl Burris-Floyd – Commissioner, Gaston County
Ola M. Lewis, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, Southport NC
Ohio
Clara Pugh – Vice-Mayor Forest Park
Lee Espirit – Councilman, Xenia
Richard Atkinson – Councilman, Youngstown
Bob Fountain – Councilman, Painsville
Jeff Harris – Councilman, Newark
William Richardson – Councilman, Waynesburg
Virgil Brown Jr. – Cuyahoga County School Board
Kim Brown – Judge, Domestic Relations, Franklin County
Guy Reese – Judge, Common Pleas, Franklin County
Dwayne Maynard – Judge, Municipal Court, Franklin County
James Greene – Judge, Municipal Court, Franklin County
Kim Wilson Burke – Judge, Common Pleas, Hamilton County
Kendal Coes – Judge, Municipal Court, Hamilton County
John West – Judge, Common Pleas, Hamilton County
John Burlew – Judge, Municipal Court, Hamilton County
William Littlejohn – Judge, Municipal Court, Montgomery County
James Cannon – Judge, Municipal Court, Dayton
Melba D. Marsh – Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County
Alice O. McCollum- Ju dge, Municipal Court, Dayton
Donald K. McLaurin – Mayor, Trotwood
Denise Cross – Domestic Relations Judge, Dayton, Ohio
Oklahoma
T.W. Shannon – Representative, District 62
Charles L. Owens – Judge, District Court
Oregon
Jackie Winters – Senator, District 10
Pennsylvania
Richelle Reid – Council member, Middletown
Robert Reid – Mayor, Middletown
Robert A. Wright – Senior Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
Robert C. Wright – Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
Frances Pierce – Register of Wills, Montgomery County
Garrett Page – Treasurer, Montgomery County
Vincent D. Gordon – Vice President School Board, Upper Darby School District Upper Darby, PA
South Carolina
Timothy E. Scott – Council member, Charleston County
Starletta Hairston – Beaufort County Councilwoman
Tennessee
George H. Brown, Jr. – Judge, Circuit Court
Daryl K. Hubbard – Court Clerk, City Court, Jackson
Texas
Wallace Jefferson – Justice, State Supreme Court
Gwen Morrison – Trustee, Tarrant County Junior College
Dale Wainwright – Justice, State Supreme Court
Michael L. Williams – Chair, Railroad Commission
Gregory Parker – Commissioner, Comal County
Bobbie J, Mitchell – Commissioner, Denton County
Ken Bryant, Trustee – Fort Bend County
Dr. Robin Armstrong – Vice Chairman, Republican Party of Texas
Virginia
John E. Gordon – Supervisor, Hanover County-South Anna
Octavia L. Johnson – Sheriff, Roanoke
Gabe A. Morgan – Sheriff, Newport News
Glendell Hill – Sheriff, Prince William County
C. E. “Cliff” Hayes, Jr. – Councilman, City of Chesapeake
Sandra Smith-Jones – Member of the Virginia Beach School Board
U.S. Virgin Islands
Lawrence Boschulte – Member, Board of Elections and Chairman of the St. Thomas/St John District
Roberto deOneal – Member, Board of Elections
Washington
James (Jim) Henry III City of Poulsbo, WA City Council, Position 3
Wisconsin
David A. Clarke Jr. – Sheriff, Milwaukee County
Lovely list, but does not gainsay my point. Unless you want to represent that these people are the entire universe of African American republicans that have run races…..and no Federal Level or gubernatorial winners I notice.
That list makes me think that there is a web site somewhere on the internet tubes called:
http://www.yesthereareblackrepublicans.com
Hmmm . . . is there a similar website for free thinking conservatives?
“Where is Bullock’s backbone? Why wouldn’t he stay and fight for what he believed in?”
Actually, he is fighting for what he believes in. His values aren’t his party, John. He chose the Dems because he realized that the Dems are the best vehicle for expressing his values.
But let’s talk about you. Everyone knows you got shafted by the GOP when J. Christian came out of nowhere to run against Ennis. Everyone knows you got shafted by Copeland because when you are asleep you have more original ideas than he does when he’s awake. Yet you remain w/ the GOP for what purpose? Only to show you have backbone? Is that it? A macho thing?
John, you went to Iraq. I know some of the stuff you faced and saw over there. There’s no question in anybody’s mind (except a-holes) that you have backbone. So why stay where you aren’t wanted? Why not stand up for what you believe in a party that’s not listening to you? Do as Bullock did. Realize that it’s not courage that makes a person repeatedly bang his head against a wall.
Dana
I understand your view and thank you for your kind words, but in the end it’s all about where one thinks he or she can do the most good.
Not to turn it around, but to emphasize my point, I would say look at your effectiveness the last year. When you were a Green, you made your views known and worked hard for change. However, as a Progressive Democrat in the mainstream party, you are able to see first hand the effectiveness of your efforts and continue to either press harder a point or see success and move on to tackle another item you see worthwhile.
It’s the same for me. I feel I can make the necessary changes to effectively bring our party forward from the inside out.
I see those that I might not agree with or don’t get along with, as the ones who if they choose, should leave, not me.
I’ll be forty in May and have been “active” in Republican politics for well over twenty years. I have seen the ups and I’ve been there for the downs, not once did I forget that life is cyclical.
I think it’s great for our state and our country that we have at least two (and many more trying to breakthrough) parties that legitimately point out our strengths and weaknesses. We both benefit in this system.
The one change I would like to see however is a runoff of the top two candidates, for any office, who do not get 50% of the vote.
As far as party politics, it’s the ones who participated in the process for the long haul and from the bottom up who will be there in the end.
Using that criteria, I should outlast the undeserving. That makes all the head banging against the wall worthwhile.