Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Remember Virgil Goode? Goode, whose name is pronounced like spreading goo rather than doing the right thing, entered Congress as a Democrat, but jumped to the GOP side when he feared being in the minority. Once on Team Bush, he remade himself as the man who is afraid of Muslims During today's House debate on Iraq, virulently anti-Muslim Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) said...
democrats.com (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
By David Swanson I have the distinct displeasure of being misrepresented in Congress by Virgil Goode, a man best known outside Virginia's Fifth District for having thrown a fit when Congressman Keith Ellison asked to be sworn in on a Koran instead of a Bible. Goode defeated a fine Democratic candidate, Al Weed, in the past two elections, with 64% of the vote four years ago and...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
The first quarter fundraising reports just filed with the Federal Election Commission showed that Democratic challenger Tom Perriello has outraised incumbent Rep. Virgil Goode for the third straight quarter in the race for the fifth congressional district. Incredibly, in the first quarter of 2008 alone, the Perriello campaign raised more support from inside the district than Goode...
Vote No on JOE (Knollenberg) (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Virgil Goode, a Virgina Congressman and dare I say a racist of the highest order. Here is a video of Goode appearing on Fox News. Goode gave Joe's campaign $500. I wonder if Joe keeps any track at all of who is giving him money. This is $500 I would send back immediately, if I were Joe Knollenberg. Another interesting donor, Anthony Saove. You remember Saove. He is the...
Too Conservative (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Apparently, Tom Perriello, who has the unfortunate task of running against the entrenched Virgil Goode in the 5th district this year, and who Virginia Democrats once again foolishly believe has a chance to win (joining the likes of Phil Forgit, Phil Kellam, Andy Hurst, Judy Feder, and many others), was once the co-director of an organization that [...]
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
... my hands, I also concluded that there clearly is such a scenario. (more on the flip) The idea that Virgil Goode is "unbeatable" (except by an equally conservative Southside candidate) is steeped in several myths that are taken for granted about the sprawling Fifth District that the data contradicts. The Myths Myth #1: Virgil is extremely popular among Southside voters. This...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
I will be posting more in the coming days on the myth of Virgil's invincibility in the Fifth District, but this week's Goode News (his regular report to the folks back home) is Virgil at his worst. Maybe Virgil is a nice guy like Waldo and others from down here say -- that sure is consistent with what I've heard -- but he is also the most reprehensible kind of liar. The...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
For all those who say that Virgil Goode is "unbeatable," you might want to read the following press release from the Perriello for Congress campaign. Very, very impressive, and just remember: this is a presidential election year in which Democrats have shown that they are far, FAR more fired up than Republicans. Also, except huge turnout in the 5th CD with Barack Obama and Mark Warner...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
originally written for dailykos Probably everyone has heard of Virgil Goode, Jr. If you don't remember the name, surely you remember the stink he raised over the swearing in of Keith Ellison, because that gentleman wanted to us a Qu'ran for his ceremonial swearing in. For several cycles Democrats in Virginia have tried to defeat Goode in Virginia's 5th CD, but without success....
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
So far, the DCCC lists three Virginia congressional races -- the 2nd ( Thelma Drake ), the 10th ( Frank Wolf ), and the 11th (open seat) -- as "targeted." Personally, I'd add the 5th ( Virgil Goode ) as tough but winnable. In sum: go Glenn , go Judy , go Leslie , and go Tom !
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/17/2008
I'm looking forward to reading this plan after it's launched today. There are certainly some excellent people on the video, including Democratic congressional candidates Eric Massa, Darcy Burner, Donna Edwards, and Tom Perriello (running against Virgil Goode in Virginia's 5th CD). For more, see here .
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Last January, when Minnesota’s Keith Ellison was about to become the first Muslim Member of Congress, Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode went off on what can only be described as an insane rant, the details of which can be found here, here, and here. Well, someone better tell the Congressman to take a Xanax, because we’ve got [...]
Waldo Jaquith (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Rep. Keith Ellison on Rep. Virgil Goode.
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Thanks to Tom Perriello for this exclusive RK interview. As you probably know, Tom is the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Rep. Virgil Goode in Virginia's 5th congressional district. I believe Goode is beatable, although obviously it won't be easy. However, this district isn't monolithically "red," as Tim Kaine won it in 2005. Also, Tom has been raising a ton of money, has...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
Congratulations to Tom Perriello , now let's make this a race Virgil Goode won't soon forget! Perriello Secures Democratic Nomination in Bid Against Goode March 4, 2008-Ivy, VA-With all other challengers having withdrawn from the race by the appointed deadline, Tom Perriello secured the Democratic nomination to run against Virgil Goode for Congress in Virginia's...
