If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
Legislation granting Air Force and Navy veterans a better shot at receiving disability benefits for Agent Orange-related illness now has 204 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, 14 short of the number needed to guarantee passage.The bill, HR 2254, is the Agent Orange Equity Act. It would grant people who served in the waters off Vietnam and the airspace above it the same presumptions as people...
N ews in Balance: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 -- An independent study by the Institute of Medicine last month resulted in broadened health coverage by the Veterans Affairs Department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Research found that three illnesses – B cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease and ischemic heart disease -- possibly are associated with Agent Orange exposure....
Decorated, Cigar-Smoking Marine Runs for Congress SAN DIEGO -- A decorated Marine veteran famously photographed smoking a cigar after the fall of Baghdad is running for Congress in California's most southern district. Nick Popaditch announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination to unseat Democrat Bob Filner. Known as "Gunny Pop," the 42-year-old Popaditch was awarded the...
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What kind of candidate is Gunny Pop? An honest, conservative, old-fashioned, pro-American, non-apologizing, combat-decorated US Marine. He believes in...
Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch may no longer be serving as a United States Marine, but once you serve as a Maine, you never stop being a Marine. Nick Popaditch has served for over ten years in the Marine Corps, fighting in both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, with the Marines in Baghdad and Popaditch smoking a cigar with the infamous statue of Saddam Hussein in the background,...
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What kind of candidate is Gunny Pop? An honest, conservative, old-fashioned, pro-American, non-apologizing, combat-decorated US Marine. He believes in...
I was privileged to be invited to participate in a series of conference call interviews with 2008 Presidential conservative hopeful Duncan Hunter. For those who don't know or recall Duncan Hunter was the candidate Ann Coulter described as "magnificent" and who Michael Reagan said is "most like my father" . Here is the conference call interview as published by the moderator pissant...
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What kind of candidate is Gunny Pop? An honest, conservative, old-fashioned, pro-American, non-apologizing, combat-decorated US Marine. He believes in...
I have seen plenty of smarmy looking congressmen over the decades, but this photo of Rep. Bob Filner (D-Cal) probably takes the cake. Who would vote for someone who looks like he might mug you and steal your wallet before your leave the polling booth??? Or is there somebody I missed or forgot? What other member [...]
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
Same Day Voter Registration Re-Introduced WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) are reintroducing legislation to “make it easier for Americans” to register to vote by allowing same day registration at polling places for all federal elections. By allowing voters to register at polling places the same day as [...]
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --U.S. Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) told hundreds of environmental activists Saturday that he would ask President Obama to go to Copenhagen and seek agreement with other global leaders on the need to reduce the level of carbon-dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere to 350 parts per million.
Rep. Bob Filner, D-Chula Vista, secured a $1 million federal grant for Chula Vista this week in an effort to jump-start planning and development for a university and research campus on the eastern edge of the city.
Krystal Ball, Democratic candidate for the 1st District congressional nomination, is making some noise and is rightfully crowing about it. Here’s what Candidate Ball has to say about her latest efforts: I received the endorsement of Congressman Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. This is especially important to me because helping veterans [...]
They didn’t pass the 2010 veterans’ budget on time — for the 20th time in 23 years — but House lawmakers took a historic vote Thursday to enact legislation that would prevent disruption from similar budget lapses in the future.By a 409-1 vote, the House gave final approval to HR 1016, a bill that would provide funding one year in advance for veterans medical programs, starting...
The United States Congress has numerous coalitions and caucuses which various Congressmen and Senators align themselves with, such as the Republican Study Committee , or the Blue Dog Coalition , however, there is one caucus in the United States Congress which associates itself with left-wing organizations such as the ACLU, NAACP, La Raza, Moveon.Org, and other liberal organizations which advocate far-left...
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