Comments on: Bill Richardson: Peace, Love and an A rating from the NRA? http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:55:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Richardson4Senate http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18367 Richardson4Senate Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:37:26 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18367 "It’s a very risky game. If it works, Richardson might become a first tier candidate." Bold tautology. “It’s a very risky game. If it works, Richardson might become a first tier candidate.”

Bold tautology.

]]> By: Dave4Richardson http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18369 Dave4Richardson Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:53:45 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18369 Interesting post. Getting out of Iraq is not a "tack to the left", but the desire of an overwhelming majority of Americans. Governor Richardson is functioning like the bold leader he is: Refusing to blur the lines on this most important of issues, speaking with clarity, and from his diplomatic background understands peace and reconciliation can't even begin in Iraq until our presence is removed from the area. As for the hiring of Dave Rogers and whether he has the chops to run Iowa; the fact is he is not running Iowa, that post belongs to Brad Frevert, who was profiled on this blog some months ago:<blockquote>Frevert has worked for the Iowa Democratic Party since 2004, when he served as Regional Field Director out of Waterloo. After the 2004 elections, he was hired as the state party’s off-year Field Director, and he served as Deputy Field Director under Jesse Harris during the 2006 election. Before working for the IDP, he worked for Bob Graham’s aborted 2004 Presidential Campaign and then for AFSCME, organizing caucus supporters for Dean.</blockquote> That sounds to me like a sound caucus strategy, by addressing the #1 issue on the minds of most Iowans. Interesting post. Getting out of Iraq is not a “tack to the left”, but the desire of an overwhelming majority of Americans. Governor Richardson is functioning like the bold leader he is: Refusing to blur the lines on this most important of issues, speaking with clarity, and from his diplomatic background understands peace and reconciliation can’t even begin in Iraq until our presence is removed from the area.

As for the hiring of Dave Rogers and whether he has the chops to run Iowa; the fact is he is not running Iowa, that post belongs to Brad Frevert, who was profiled on this blog some months ago:

Frevert has worked for the Iowa Democratic Party since 2004, when he served as Regional Field Director out of Waterloo. After the 2004 elections, he was hired as the state party’s off-year Field Director, and he served as Deputy Field Director under Jesse Harris during the 2006 election. Before working for the IDP, he worked for Bob Graham’s aborted 2004 Presidential Campaign and then for AFSCME, organizing caucus supporters for Dean.

That sounds to me like a sound caucus strategy, by addressing the #1 issue on the minds of most Iowans.

]]> By: Slow News Day Roundup » Chase Martyn On Display http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18373 Slow News Day Roundup » Chase Martyn On Display Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:39:50 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18373 [...] Iowa Progress writes the anti-Richardson hit job of the week. [...] […] Iowa Progress writes the anti-Richardson hit job of the week. […]

]]> By: Daniel G. Clark http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18472 Daniel G. Clark Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:21:59 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18472 If you like Kucinich but are exploring second choices, please visit <a HREF="http://action.richardsonforpresident.com/page/group/KucinichsupporterswholikeRichardson" rel="nofollow">http://action.richardsonforpresident.com/page/group/KucinichsupporterswholikeRichardson</A>. If you like Kucinich but are exploring second choices, please visit http://action.richardsonforpresident.com/page/group/KucinichsupporterswholikeRichardson.

]]> By: Snubbed by Clinton, Iowans for Sensible Priorities to Endorse Nov. 9 » Chase Martyn On Display http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18820 Snubbed by Clinton, Iowans for Sensible Priorities to Endorse Nov. 9 » Chase Martyn On Display Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:48:44 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/10/16/bill-richardson-peace-love-and-an-a-rating-from-the-nra/#comment-18820 [...] the Sensible Priorities lapel pin in a debate and in other public appearances. Richardson also (somewhat inexplicably, perhaps) hired a Sensible Priorities person to be his Iowa Political Director. If someone else gets the [...] […] the Sensible Priorities lapel pin in a debate and in other public appearances. Richardson also (somewhat inexplicably, perhaps) hired a Sensible Priorities person to be his Iowa Political Director. If someone else gets the […]

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