Congressional District 50 tired of Republican Bullshit

[Sub Atomic]

These are letters to the editor in today's San Diego Union Tribune.


Tramping through the 50th District campaign

Your article, “GOP ad disappoints Bilbray, but he won't insist it be pulled” (News, April 25), provides considerable insights into the character of the two candidates. Having been a conservative for 50 years, I am at the end of my rope. The fact that 50th Congressional District candidate Brian Bilbray expresses only “mild disappointment” with the ad sponsored by the National Republican Congressional Committee is likely due to the fact that his own recent political campaign included some of the same kinds of distortions, half-truths and sensationalism aimed at his strongest opponent.

While my conservative ideology remains intact, I can no longer support candidates who use and/or tolerate deliberately misleading campaign messages and tactics. Rather, my vote will go to the candidate who understands the need for reform, displays integrity and runs a clean campaign. In discussions with colleagues, I have discovered I'm not alone in my thinking. When we vote again in November, we will have had an opportunity to evaluate the short-term performance of our elected representative and at that point determine if a change of direction is required.

PAUL ROSE
Carmel Valley



Bilbray obviously doesn't get it. The voters, especially in the 50th District, have absolutely had it with politics as usual. We've had it with earmarks and comfy relationships between legislators and lobbyists and the perks our elected officials enjoy that we have to fight for like health insurance and pensions that don't go poof. Residents of the district have been dragged through the muck by our former congressional representative, and we're in no mood to watch attack ads that play fast and loose with the facts.

If he is disappointed with the current Republican ad attacking Democratic candidate Francine Busby, as he says he is, he should ask that the ad not be run again. Then he and Busby should make a commitment to keep our district out of the slime pit during this important campaign. I'm certain she will agree to do so and abide by such a commitment.

DIANE CALKINS
Encinitas



The current ads by the Republican Party against Busby reek of the mud-slinging campaign Richard Nixon and the Republican Party used against Helen Gahagan Douglas.

GLENN SCOTT
San Diego



I am really tired of the monotone voice of the National Republican Congressional Committee spouting off gossip and innuendoes about Busby. Does the leadership of the Republican Party in Washington, D.C., have such a low opinion of the voters out here in California that it's afraid to give us an idea on how its candidate relates to what is going on in the world today rather than trashing the opposition? No wonder the voters are losing faith in the political process.

Congratulations to Lionel Van Deerlin for speaking out against such a bitter, negative campaign in his column (“Turning nasty in nice San Diego,” Opinion, April 27).

JUDITH EASTON
La Jolla




District 50 is where Duke came from. A very Republican district.

This is interesting to watch them eat themselves.

:popcorn:

[Canuckistanian]

1. What were the smears against Busby?

The usual pack of lies, I'm assuming, but what did NRCC put out?

[pinto]

2. The RNC is putting it's particular slime stamp on this race,

in a district with it's own independent history of RW slime politics...

Thanks for the post. Good to see some fed up Repubs with the RNC operations.

[LaPera]

3. Fucking mind-blowly to me...that's real upscale republican territory. Very

amazing, yet it is California, and even some of the consevatives here are a bit more liberal than other parts of the country.

[Robbie Michaels]

4. Look in the CA forum

I think there's a few threads on these ads. They're disgusting, and I think it's ironic I only see them when I watch NASCAR. :dunce:

[TheFarseer]

5. anyone have a link to the ad?

I'd have to see it to form an opinion.

[LaPera]

6. Yeah, this is one the republicans will try and steal via electronic voting

machines...The republicans are going to pick certain precincts and races...easy pickings, not enough people watching, or caring...they've been working on it for the past two years(at least)...As long as the their majority numbers ALL add up...their home free with another republican majority in congress...

That's ALL they care about...Bush will assure them the machines will do their job.