GOP has a FIT over Hackett comments.

[im10ashus]

Here is the text of a press release sent out by Hackett yesterday (he's running for U.S. Senate now). The GOP had a FIT, and he refused to take his words back. I think I love him.

COLUMBUS, OH - Paul Hackett, the Iraq war veteran and Ohio U.S. Senate candidate who shocked the nation and energized the Democratic Party last summer with his candor, stands by his views on religious fanaticism reported Sunday in the Columbus Dispatch.

“I said it. I meant it. I stand behind it. Equal justice under the law for all regardless of who they are and how they were born is fundamental to our American spirit and our American freedoms. Any person or group that argues that the law should not apply equally to all Americans is, frankly, un-American.”

“The Republican Party has been hijacked by religious fanatics, who are out of touch with mainstream America. Think of the recent comments by Pat Robertson – a religious fanatic by any measure – that the United States should assassinate a democratically elected leader in Venezuela, and that Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment because Sharon wished to trade land for peace.”

“Since the Republican Party has been utterly unable to stand for something positive, they have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, and have pandered to religious fanatics not to vote for something they believe in, but to vote against their fellow Americans with whom they disagree. Those among us who would use religion and politics to divide rather than unite Americans should be ashamed.”

more...

http://www.hackettforohio.com/newsroom/88/hackett-responds-to-gop-attacks

[wicket]

1. Give 'em Hell Hackett!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[im10ashus]

4. The man is a GOD! n/t

[wicket]

89. When he was running for Congress....

Back when he was running for Congress during the summer, I donated to his campaign and left a note that even though I was unemployed, I was donating to him because we need a voice like his in Washington. His campaign sent me back a personal email thanking me for donating in spite of my financial difficulty. It was pretty cool of them to personally thank me :D

[txindy]

2. Hackett's got guts. He speaks the truth.

:patriot:

[MissB]

3. I'm not in Ohio, but I'm ready to donate.

:applause:

[BlueStateGirl]

166. Donate? Hell, I'm ready to move. :)

[mtnester]

183. Donate to Paul now...here is the Act Blue site

http://www.actblue.com/list/hackett

[tanyev]

5. Yowsah!

I want to hear more DC Dems talking like that!

[myrna minx]

6. I love you Paul Hackett!

:loveya: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

7. Oh, my! I love those Fighting Dems!

:loveya: Paul.

(And it helps that he's dreamy, as well as intelligent and feisty!)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

137. I'm back to the Hackett avatar and sending money to his campaign.

This guy is something special. MKJ

[samhsarah]

8. Yesterday, Gore, now THIS........

too much truth, think my head's gonna explode!!!:nuke:

[tyedyeto]

9. One of the truthtellers, even tho he is running for office

Not too many who are running will allow the truth to become their partner.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. Preaching hate from the pulpit is the same as

preaching hate from a Mosque.

Tell it Mr. Hackett!

[im10ashus]

15. He's amazing.

This is what having a backbone looks like.

[rocktivity]

98. DING DING DING! Viva_La_Revolution, you're our grand prize winner!

Preaching hate from the pulpit is the same as preaching hate from a Mosque.

AMEN! It isn't your religion that makes you a religous fanatic--it's your FANATICISM!!!

:headbang:
rocknation

[AlCzervik]

11. The truth is ugly GOP.

[Straight Shooter]

12. Hear, hear!

"Since the Republican Party has been utterly unable to stand for something positive, they have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation ..."

Wow, chills up and down my spine. "Be careful what you say," Mr. Hackett, according to Ari, or else you will be termed a "disruptor," and incur the wrath of Little Boots.

Funds are so tight now that my pennies scream in agony when I pinch them, but I'll find a way to donate 5 or 10 dollars to this man. He's got the right message, and he doesn't back down.

[wryter2000]

27. Okay

If you can donate some screaming pennies, I'll find some around here somewhere.

[Robeysays]

65. i'll find some here too.

[arcane1]

97. done

:bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. OK. That does it. Hackett has my support, money and efforts

in his election. ANYONE who speaks those words deserves my support! He's got it.

Go Paul! Give 'em hell!

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Keep standing behind your words, Paul. They are the truth.

[William769]

16. Sounds like a great guy!

[Strawman]

17. We should preempt the faux GOP outrage in every speech

[gordianot]

18. I am curious to see the response of Repukes as they lose to Iraq vets.

Will they portray them as crazed as they did to Vietnam Vets who criticized the war. Strange how many veterans are running as Democrats.

[stanwyck]

39. I keep trying to tell my fellow DUers

that there are liberals in our military. My son is one of them. (also a Marine.)
Hackett is an inspiration.
(and for those of us who've read Jimmy Carter's latest book, "Our Endangered Values", these sentiments about the dangers of fundamentalism are becoming a rallying cry.
And the GOP better not try to "swiftboat" ole Jimmy on his being a Christian. He out-Christians that bunch any day of the week.

[FreedomAngel82]

81. I'm reading the book now and it's great!

[bobbieinok]

210. Savage + the gang attacked Carter as a traitor when he

questioned the fairness of US elections

[im10ashus]

214. I am liberal.

I was in the Army. My nephew is currently in the Army. He too is liberal. His father served. Liberal.

[Solly Mack]

215. that fact doesn't fit well with the carefully nurtured reality of some

so it's easier to deny or ignore that fact than it is to rethink their reality or curtail a self-righteous rant.


Not everyone in the military is a conservative/republican. That's the fact.

[mopinko]

19. dang, if only i was still young enough to

have his baby. oh, well, guess i will just have to give him a few bucks instead.

[Gato Moteado]

i wonder if Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett.....

....served his country in iraq? i'll bet he's just another worthless chickenhawk repuke. hey bob, nice going attacking a war veteran....way to support the troops you pussy.

i hope hackett buries his repub opponent in this race. it'll be great to have a senator who has served his country and will tell the truth.

GOP is garbage.

[im10ashus]

23. I don't think he served.

I can't find anything that says he has, at any rate.

[Gato Moteado]

46. typical repub

i'm not surprised.

[tyedyeto]

132. Typical Chickenhawk... Rah, Rah, War but don't ask me to serve

[PegDAC]

148. I don't think

that DeWhine served, either.

[CantGetFooledAgain]

20. Simple, forceful, courageous, truthful

Go Paul Hackett!

[otohara]

21. Truer Words Were

never spoken IMO. OMG, I am so mean.

[Tiggeroshii]

22. hehe, see guy?

He's gonna make a good effort with a gand run and keep his backbone. if he's polling 20 percent right before the election and loses by that much, how bout we all just run over there and give him our support -assuming he contests it?

[Quixote1818]

24. He NAILED IT!!!! He couldent have put it any better! nt

[w8liftinglady]

25. YES!! finally,some democrats are growing balls!

[wryter2000]

26. Wow!

I want that man in the Senate.

[Az_lefty]

28. someone finally said it "un-American"

exactly right!
:applause:

[AlinPA]

29. Finally! A democrat running for office tells it like it is

about the religious fanatics controlling the republicans and the White House. They should use the names of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, Rick Santorum, et al every day, and give examples of their stupid proclamations.

[glitch]

30. Time for a contribution from ths Seattle resident. All truth-tellers must

be rewarded!

[mark11727]

31. Hackett is the best thing to hit Ohio in a long, long time...

...and after my reading the link above, Bob Bennett can kiss my liberal New York ass.

[Clark2008]

50. Bennett can also kiss my real Christian, red-state-living, blue-voting

ass, as well. ;)

[CrispyQ]

32. Fantastic!!

I am going to send a few dollars his way. We need more Dems to speak out like this.

I think I will also send the text of his message to my own DINO senator & a copy of my contribution reciept & tell him that if he would grow a spine & stand for REAL dem values, I could manage a few dollars for him, but not until then.

[mandyky]

33. I read about this at Kos!

I sure hope we get to send Hackett to the Senate.

[jasmeel]

34. If he waivers at all they will attack- don't give in!!!

[im10ashus]

35. He MUST stay strong.

Stay the course.

[SeattleRob]

36. Right on,. Mr. Hackett!

If I lived in Ohio, he'd get my vote.

[devilgrrl]

37. I love it...

:applause:

Give them hell Hackett

[mcscajun]

38. He can't have my vote (*I'm in NJ*) but he's going to get some Cash

Instead!

Going to break open the piggy bank. :)

[im10ashus]

41. I sent an e-mail.

And will send cash donation as well. The man needs our support!

[lukasahero]

44. He got my cash

and a note. It's about damn time someone stood up to these crooks and didn't back down at the first hint of controversy. Give 'em hell, Hackett!

[0007]

142. I'll try to pick pocket John Cornyn pocket and give it to Hackett.

[leftchick]

40. Notice the Intact Spinal Cord!

The lack of pink clothing! I love him too!

:loveya:

[TahitiNut]

55. Well, he seems in the pink to me.

:silly:

[im10ashus]

144. LOL!

And just what is wrong with pink clothing? :-)

The intact spinal cord is very becoming.

[truebrit71]

42. Boy-howdy is it fun to see the repiglicans squeal when a Dem...

...calls them out!!!

Fuck the GOP!!!!

Way to go Mr. Hackett!!!

[cascadiance]

43. The fundies will try to hang him like they did Jesse Ventura...

... when Jesse Ventura made his speech about religion being a "crutch". Ventura made a mistake by not qualifying that "many" or "a lot" of Christians were this way instead of "all". They'll somehow try to get Hackett for accusing all Christians of being religious fanatics out of this! Not as vulnerable as Ventura was with his words, but they'll certainly try and go after him, make no mistake!

[bobbieinok]

211. religious wrong colleague knew only 1 thing about Ventura: 'he

attacked christians and christianity'

[Mr_Spock]

45. That's exactly how I would have worded it

Good for Mr. Hackett!

[musiclawyer]

47. What's his e-mail address?

I donated to him last week. But I would like to write a note of thanks and encouragment.

[Ohio Joe]

48. I can't wait

After lurking for almost a year, I have decided to register and now for my first post :)

I am really looking forward to proudly calling Paul Hackett my Senator. A man that speaks the truth in a plain and straight forward manner, no nonsense and no talking in circles. I agree with his stance on the issues he has outlined at his website (with the exception of Health Care... sort of, I agree insurance companies need total revamping but feel that this countries issues with health care are more complex and run much deeper then just insurance companies. I want to see him expand on that topic) and find him to be the kind of person anyone could be proud to have as a Representative in the US Senate. I think that anyone that would be upset or object to a person like this is "frankly, un-American".

[im10ashus]

51. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[cascadiance]

53. Welcome to DU!

Hope Hackett wins too, and exposes the wrongdoing there to get the votes counted right (which appears clear as of today that they weren't), and you guys have true representation in congress!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

54. Welcome to DU!

Glad you joined and posted!

[Rainscents]

58. Welcome to DU!!!

:hi:

[Ohio Joe]

59. Thank You all for the warm welcome - NT

[w8liftinglady]

67. welcome joe!

keep posting,dude-

[ninkasi]

145. A warm welcome to DU...

You could do no better than having Hackett as your senator.

[PegDAC]

153. Wish I could vote for him,

but I can't move back to Ohio in time to register.

:( :cry:

[im10ashus]

157. Send him an e-mail.

Tell him how his brave words in today's political climate have given you faith in our party. :-)

[AzDar]

49. It's really sort of sick, how grateful I am when someone does something

as simple as speaking the TRUTH.
Sign o' the times, I guess.

[KitSileya]

52. Oh my!

What a guy! Finally a Democratic candidate who calls a spade for a spade and isn't afraid.


:loveya: Is he married? LOL

[Beetwasher]

56. Hackett's a BRAWLER, Streetfighter Tough!

Go get 'em Paul! Man, he's good!

[Rainscents]

57. I like this guy a lot!!!

GOP can't handle the truth!!! Hackett will get my donation!

[CAcyclist]

60. His intolerance?

That drives me crazy - when intolerant people insist that you have to tolerate their intolerance. Bullshit - I think it was Jefferson who said "The only thing we must not tolerate is intolerance".

[kitkat65]

83. I am getting so sick and tired of intolerance . . .

and people who have no sense of irony.

;)

[Peace Patriot]

61. Those are words I like to hear: "GOP has fit." Here's what they said...

Ohio GOP Chair Condemns Hackett Hate Speech
"Bennett Calls on Democratic Senate Candidate to Apologize

"Columbus, OH - Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett called today on Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Paul Hackett to publicly apologize for hateful and incendiary remarks about people of faith.

"According to The Columbus Dispatch, Hackett accused the overwhelming majority of Ohioans of being 'un-American' because they voted to support a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage. He continued:

“'The Republican Party has been hijacked by the religious fanatics that, in my opinion, aren’t a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden and a lot of the other religious nuts around the world,' he said. 'The challenge is for the rest of us moderate Americans and citizens of the world to put down the fork and spoon, turn off the TV, and participate in the process and try to push back on these radical nuts – and they are nuts.” (Column, “Candid Candidate: Hackett calls ‘em like he sees ‘em,' The Columbus Dispatch, 1/15/06)

"Bennett condemned Hackett’s remarks and called on his counterpart, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern, to join him in denouncing the intolerance and demanding a public apology...."

http://www.hackettforohio.com/newsroom/88/hackett-responds-to-gop-attacks

------------------------------

The overwhelming trend in American history is toward increased equality, equal treatment under the law, and equal treatment in every sphere of life: in the workplace, in schools, in politics, in the military, AND in marriage. At one time, black citizens were deemed to be 2/3rds of a human being. Even though many Americans--quite possibly a majority--believed that blacks were less than human, it was unamerican. At one time, women were considered unfit to be voters. That was unamerican--doesn't matter what the numbers were. At one time, the law winked at wife-beating, and made divorce nearly impossible, and always blamed bad marriages on the woman. That was unamerican. The list is very long of groups of citizens who were considered less than equal, with white male propertied citizens being the standard for "most equal" and every other group taking hits of bigotry and unfairness. And the bigots OFTEN used FALSE "Christian" beliefs--false because, if there ever was a true egalitarian, it was Jesus--to support white male propertied privilege, and to treat other human beings as less than human.

The gay marriage debate is no different than any of these other debates. To deny equal rights to gay citizens is unamerican. It doesn't matter how many people voted for it. They are wrong.

Each time an excluded group has asserted its right to be treated equally, it was a new thing. It was disturbing to some people. It challenged their settled beliefs on who "deserved" equal rights. But America is a REVOLUTIONARY country. As a nation, we asserted the REVOLUTIONARY principle that "all men are created equal"--a principle that overturned ten thousand years of rule by kings, emperors and nobles. The principle was righteous--AND it was CHRISTIAN (real Christianity, based on Jesus' own words and life example)--but government and society, being imperfect, the principle was imperfectly applied at the time of the Founders--only to POOR white men (making them equal with rich white men)--and has undergone a CONTINUING REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS toward more and more perfect application, of which the Founders would be very proud, indeed.

Thomas Jefferson, for instance, tried to include an anti-slavery plank in the Declaration of Independence--and knew that slavery had to end--but was overruled by his southern colleagues. He foresaw that it WOULD BE ended, and HAD TO BE ended eventually, if "all men are created equal" was not to be just words. The American Revolution was INTENDED TO BE an on-going revolution.

Those who use "Christianity" to STOP this revolution are WRONG. They are un-American--AND un-Christian.

Jesus was more revolutionary than any other person in the history of western civilization. Love thine enemy. Turn the other cheek. "He who casts the first stone..." Give all you have to the poor. Those are words that overturned the established order, just as surely as the American revolutionaries overturned rule by kings. They asserted the equality of poor fishermen, and even common whores, with the kings of Israel and the emperors of Rome. And, if you read "Jefferson's Bible," you know that this second revolution was based on the first. Christianity in Europe had gone far, far astray from Jesus' revolutionary message--into ASSOCIATION with the rich and powerful, into Church acquisition of vast properties, into male domination, into persecution of women and others, and into bloody warfare with OTHER Christians and with non-Christians. The American revolution was the remedy: adoption of JESUS' principle of equality, and SEPARATION from the gross errors of religious warfare by making all CHURCHES and all religions EQUAL. The Constitution ELIMINATED religious warfare, and enshrined the principle of equality in the Bill of Rights.

It never has been important HOW MANY people reject the equal rights of scapegoated groups. Even if 99% of the American people supported slavery, it would still be wrong. Even if 99% of the American people opposed equal rights for gays, they would be wrong. They would be unamerican. And they would not be Christians in any true sense of the word.

[im10ashus]

74. I am seriously in love with the man.

If only I lived in Ohio. I would be working full-time for his election.

[IndyOp]

106. You might not be able to vote in Ohio - but you CAN buy the T-shirt

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Vote O8...in Ohio Voting always counts, but more so in Ohio. Unfortunately the last few elections have shown how flawed our election system is because only a few states have the power to determine who becomes President, even if he is so horrible. Show the world you’re an optimist while showing off your forwarding address for future elections.

Clothing of the American Mind

[im10ashus]

107. Sweet!

Duly noted. :-)

[Pacifist Patriot]

114. Me too. Next best thing, he's got what little money I can give to

politicians this year. I heard him on Bill Press this morning. Funny guy!

[ieoeja]

85. Error in your post.

"At one time, black citizens were deemed to be 2/3rds of a human being."


At one time two-thirds of SLAVES were counted as citizens giving their masters greater representation/power in the US legislature versus those representatives from areas that prohibited slavery. There is a huge difference between this and saying blacks are less than human.

This entire meme is not only factually incorrect, but completely backward in how it affected the slaves. Better for the slaves had they not been counted at all thereby decreasing the legislative power of their owners.

[PegDAC]

156. Actually

blacks were considered to be three-fifths of a white person.

[nonconformist]

62. I love it. SPOT ON, Hackett. Spot on. nt

[KyuzoGator]

63. Hackett nailed it about 500 times better than Hillary.

This is a man who understands what it means to be an American.

[DanCa]

64. If the gop is so upset by Hackett's comments

why dont they get rid of the religious fantatics? Oh btw I am tapped to february I am donating than.

[PegDAC]

158. I am tapped indefinitely.

I am being threatened with being fired from civil service.

[TheFarseer]

66. Great Speech

He said what needed to be said. He didn’t apologize for being right. He didn’t say anything that did not need to be said. He didn’t ruin it by going to far and saying something crazy. This is the kind of guy I want in my Senate.

[Algorem]

68. Can speeding tickets hurt a Senate candidate?This is a serious question,

I'm not trying to Janklow anyone around here-

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/insidepolitics/index.ssf?/base/opinion/113723155275680.xml&coll=2

INSIDE POLITICS
Sunday, January 15, 2006
STEPHEN KOFF

... The Cincinnati Democrat challenging Sherrod Brown for the U.S. Senate nomination got nabbed on his home turf of Hamilton County for speeding on Nov. 7, court records show. But Hackett, an attorney and Marine warrior, fought the law - and won...

In a Dec. 16 plea deal, he admitted to going 59 in a 55-mph zone. That meant a $20 fine, $84 in court costs and, most importantly, no points against his license, since Ohio doesn't issue points unless you're at least 5 mph over the limit.

Hackett's campaign did not respond to e-mail questions about how fast he was really driving.

This isn't Hackett's first speeding ticket. Last July, he told the Cincinnati Enquirer he was "driving like crazy to get to a parade, and I got busted."

[Twist_U_Up]

69. a speeding ticket ?

:rofl:

[VonDoomPhd]

72. Paul

Paul Hackett is a step forward. A great step forward. He could have easily coasted through his fledgling political career and simply followed the conventional wisdom of "Centrist Democrat", relying on his veteran status to garner those all important (and vastly overrated) moderate votes.
Instead this is somewhat that speaks the Truth and refuses to redact himself.
This is what is needed now more than ever: high-profile democrats that are pissed off and take the fight to the enemy no matter what slander is thrown their way.
I currently have the honor of working on the congressional campaign of another man that refuses to mince his words and is not afraid to call someone a fucking liar. I am proud to say my candidate supports Paul Hackett emphatically and has already shown that support with his wallet.
I urge others to do the same.
Hot Damn!

[im10ashus]

76. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[im10ashus]

73. I doubt that would hurt him.

I mean, * was busted for drunk driving, something he failed to disclose before he ran for President. It didn't hurt his chances. Of course, he was APPOINTED, and not elected.

[hvn_nbr_2]

78. 4 mph over limit or DUI. Which is worse, you be the judge?

Of course, we already know how the corpo-fascist media cartel will weigh in on it. But I don't think Hackett will take it lying down, and people are smart enough to see through it. Only worry is that Mitofsky is probably already making up stories about why the "morality voters" lied to exit pollers.

[im10ashus]

82. Hackett can handle them.

He's proving that more and more each day. If he were running on the GOP ticket, they would be hailing him as a hero, especially if he were talking about democrat religious fanatics. As it is, they can't stand that an Iraqi vet is going against their party, and they are seething. I LOVE IT!!!

[President Kerry]

122. the GOP are mad he's not on their side.

A man of his charisma is a jewel. He's the kind of leader we need right now. It's encouraging seeing this. To me people like Gore, Dean, and Hackett are just what this party needs. Strong, unequivocal, credible. Take the GOP head-on and don't flinch! We've got truth on our side, and we are stronger. They are going down this year!

[FightinNewDem]

75. FRY HIM!!!

Here's a reporter with way too much free time on his hands.

A ticket for going 59 in a 55 zone? We have congressman under indictment, a president who has utter disdain for international law, and someone wants to make a speeding ticket an issue?


I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that Sherrod Brown's campaign kiddies are peddling this story. Believe me, I've run into this sort of foolishness myself.

[ieoeja]

86. You may have INTENDED it as a serious question.

But, no, it is not. I can not imagine too many people taking that seriously.

[abbiehoff]

115. He must have had a DU bumper sticker

No one in Cincinnati (at least not a white male) gets stopped for going 59 in a 55 mph zone. I drive by police cars at between 60 and 65 all the time (even with my DU bumper sticker).

[mtnester]

189. Shoot, Cincinnati drivers are notorious for exceeding the speed limit

by more than 15 MPH or more...and for their immediate, excessive and annoying horn use

:) Love Cincinnati (my son lives there) HATE the drivers...damn dangerous from 275 on in, especially the downhill (my son has a name for that stretch of I71 S from about Kenwood on in to downtown.) But no way did he get stopped for going 4 MPH over the speed limit...I agree with some of the above posters that this smells like it is coming from Brown's office.

[mtnester]

187. 59 in a 55???You are shitting me correct?

According to my law enforcement father and his other diner buddies who are also cops, 59 MPH in a 55 would not even get you CONSIDERED for a traffic ticket, not even by the OSP (who WILL get you for 7 MPH over the speed limit)

Some asshat cop must have run his plate and decided to be a Good Repub.

[Algorem]

193. in a plea deal in court he admits to going 59,coulda been going 70-80-90.

it says his campaign wouldn't say how fast he was really going

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

217. They don't need to.

A court of law settled on 59, so 59 it is. Anything beyond that is innuendo.

[progressivebydesign]

70. I LOVE HIM! That kind of talk is what made me LOVE Howard Dean!

I say.. KEEP IT UP!! Most people agree with him!

[Peace Patriot]

71. I'm sending him my donation today. This man NEEDS to be in US Senate...

...for all our sakes. And I just love the fact that, even though the crooked Ohio election system denied him a seat in the House, he got right back up on his feet to run for the Senate! What a guy! That's the kind of fighter we need in Washington DC!

[long_green]

77. YEEE-HAWWWW!

shooting my guns in the air, thankful to hear a Democrat say what I've been waiting to hear.

[FreedomAngel82]

79. Yes!

He says what I'm feeling. Not only as a religious person myself but as someone who is fed up with the "religious right." They're neither and I'm glad Hackett is calling them out on it. And of course they're in a frist because they know he's telling the truth. Go cry me a freakin river GOP.

[LeftHander]

80. Truth To Power is...well...POWERFUL!! nt

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

84. Wow! I really wish he would say what he's thinking, rather than dancing

around the issue, LOL!

[blue neen]

87. Fantastic!

Paul Hackett is an asset to Ohio.

[im10ashus]

90. He's an asset to our country.

Let him hear our support.

[blue neen]

133. I was lucky enough to meet Paul Hackett in July.

I traveled to OH-02 for his campaign for the special election against Jean "The Shrew" Schmidt.

He was standing on the sidewalk outside his campaign headquarters talking with some senior citizens. He was really listening to them, really concerned with what they had to say.

He is genuine...and you're right. He IS an asset to our country. :)

[im10ashus]

152. He seems to be genuine.

I will digress a bit and ask if he was as handsome in person as he is print. :blush:

[blue neen]

198. Oh, absolutely!

:)

He also is a great speaker. His speech at the election night party was electrifying!

[im10ashus]

199. Thanks for clarifying what I already suspected.

:-)

The man needs the support of the entire Dem Party!

[Raster]

88. Democrats, are you taking notes? This is what a REAL Democrat sounds

like. Anything else is just rethuglican lite.

[wicket]

91. And he never apologizes!

I love his kick-ass-and-take-names attitude :D

[Raster]

100. And he SHOULDN'T applogize. He is speaking the truth!

Memo to Dems: Grow a spine or get left behind! 2006: It's more than personal!

[wicket]

101. AMEN!!!!

:kick:

[William Bloode]

92. I love when some one say whats on their mind....

Without mincing their words, and getting all wishy washy! We need more like him and Dean.

[slampoet]

93. Truth hurts! Doesn't it you little GOP bitches!

Get used to it.

You'll be traded for cigarrettes soon.....

[understandinglife]

94. The power of truth. K&R.

Peace.

[Bluzmann57]

95. The more the GOP spins

the more desperate they are. Keep on hammering them. Every day, every way! Hackett is correct. Gawd I hope he wins out there.

[Lena inRI]

96. Sic'em, Paul. . .

in their faces since you'll get no help from the MSM to spread your convictions. . .the ole fashioned-way. . .stand up to these school-yard bullies face-to-face.

Bravo, Mr. Hackett!
:yourock:

[Garbo 2004]

99. Remember Scanlon's email referring to religious right as "the wackos?"

From article in Salon:

Consider one memo highlighted in a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday that Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, sent the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to describe his strategy for protecting the tribe's gambling business. In plain terms, Scanlon confessed the source code of recent Republican electoral victories: target religious conservatives, distract everyone else, and then railroad through complex initiatives.

"The wackos get their information through the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the internet and telephone trees," Scanlon wrote in the memo, which was read into the public record at a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. "Simply put, we want to bring out the wackos to vote against something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them." The brilliance of this strategy was twofold: Not only would most voters not know about an initiative to protect Coushatta gambling revenues, but religious "wackos" could be tricked into supporting gambling at the Coushatta casino even as they thought they were opposing it.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/03/abramoff/index.html

That's their modus operandi.

[im10ashus]

103. Thanks Garbo!

This is the kind of stuff you will NEVER see on the front page of any newspaper. Thank GOD for the blogosphere.

[Wind Dancer]

104. Great find.

Let's email this quote to Hackett's office from Salon article.

[savemefromdumbya]

102. Good!

[burythehatchet]

105. Paul Hackett speaks for me.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

108. Holy Fucking Awesome Statement. Wow, Just Wow.

[connecticut yankee]

109. Finally -- a Democrat with guts!

Why don't we all move out to Ohio so we can vote for him!

[Demrock6]

110. Paul will work for you........

But we need to work for him now! Hackett needs to beat Brown in the primary.


www.hackettforohio.com

[BuyingThyme]

111. Can't he just skip the Senate like he skipped the House,

and go straight for the White House?

[DemReadingDU]

112. and I can vote for Hackett!

for once, it is a good thing to be in Ohio

[Pacifist Patriot]

113. That right there earned him a donation from someone out of state.

THAT is a campaign I am more than happy to contribute to!

[thereismore]

116. Hackett the Hatchet. Keep on hacking away, they can't stand the truth! nt

[eppur_se_muova]

117. "GOP fit" and "Hackett" in one headline--knew it had to be good!

The advantage of saying what you mean and meaning what you say is that you never have to go back and "clarify" anything. ** could have even fewer press conferences if he only understood that.

[lakeguy]

118. Well, that gets me in the donating mood.

Don't live in OH but anyone who can speak the truth like that derserves anything I can give.

[PurpleChez]

119. I think I love him too!!

The missus and I have been talking a lot lately about how we need to stop being nice, that we need to stop saying shit like "I respect the views of my colleagues who want to reinstitute Jim Crow and have government run by the local Council of Baptist Elders." Tell it like it is!

[im10ashus]

123. Amen!

Time to start telling it like it is.

[Polly Hennessey]

120. Paul Hackett

I'm not in Ohio either but I just donated to his campaign. Count me as a Nevadan for Paul.

[xchrom]

121. not so funny now, huh -- repukes?

this fight you didn't expect -- in a state you didn't expect.

well the fuckin cat is out the bag now...

[ClusterFreak]

124. "I said it. I meant it. I stand behind it."

If that isn't a rallying cry for all Americans fed up with neo-con, right-wing fundamentalism, then nothing is.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

125. Being "born again" does NOT entitle a person to twice the rights.

[bread_and_roses]

126. "push back on these radical nuts – and they are nuts" YES

YES YES YES! That's what an opposition should sound like. I too will squeeze out a few $, though not in Ohio - we need a Senator who sounds like that!

And I hope some Ohioan emails his campaign a link to this thread.

[Triana]

127. ELECT THAT MAN!!!

Can't happen soon enough!!

[rucky]

128. Hackett or Brown? Hackett or Brown?

I go back and forth on who to support in the primary. Sounds like a win/win situation for Ohio Democrats either way.

[FighttheFuture]

172. It has to be Hackett.... he has spoken Truth to Power, he was in Iraq!!

Sherod Brown is a good man, but too much a mainstream Dem politician (i.e. timid). Paul Hackett has consistently spoken Truth to Power, calling these criminals out, even before when he was running for the House and his election was stolen for Jean "Cut and Run" Schmidt and her 4th of July party Napkin ensemble!!

[rucky]

181. Brown stuck his neck out against CAFTA when other Dems wouldn't

he's earned his progressive stripes.

One thing about Hackett is he has a better chance of beating DeWine because he's a vet from red, red, Southern Ohio

[katsy]

129. America needs to put this hero...

in his place... the White House.

Democrats need more like him.

[ktowntennesseedem]

130. Don't vote for your beliefs, vote against your fellow American...

He hit one out of the park with that line. The vast majority of the religious right (at least those of personal acquaintance) can't tell you much about what they believe in without telling you everything they don't believe. And they get plenty of help from the pulpit in identifying people and causes that they are supposed to oppose.

Rock on, Paul!!! :yourock:

[buddysmellgood]

131. They had a fit over that? He just stated the obvious. Man, wait until he

tells them what he REALLY thinks of them.

[kcass1954]

134. Makes me really glad that I helped out his House campaign.

I didn't have any money (and still don't) but spent the weekend before the election making "get out the vote" phone calls. I'm in Florida - Mr. Kcass and the kids were away for the weekend, and it kept me out of trouble while they were gone.

I'll squeeze out a few bucks for him on payday though - that type of honesty needs to be rewarded - and we need a bunch more like him in DC.

[im10ashus]

136. Good for you.

He deserves some credit for putting the religious fanatics in their place. For too long their crazy ideologue has pervaded politics.

Here's an idea. If the church wants to play politics - start paying taxes. It's that damn simple.

[autorank]

135. Yes! "I'm sure I want to recommed this thread" Hacket, knows the deal!

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN?
DEMOCRAT HACKETT LOSES A SQUEAKER IN
OHIO’S 2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
THE NEW VOTING RIGHTS STRUGGLE 2004-2005
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0508/S00186.htm

by autorank
DemocraticUnderground.Com
2004 Elections Results and Discussion Forum

<snip>


Hackett greets fellow vet former Sen. Max Cleland, D, GA.
Cleland was injured in Viet Nam. Cleland lost a questionable
Senate election in Georgia in 2002.

Hackett emerges as a threat.

The Democratic Party started out with little hope of winning, yet the race became competitive. Charles Sanders had never topped 28% in four tries against Portman. This election was different, with the Republicans absent the benefit of incumbency. As a veteran Cincinnati Enquirer reporter said prophetically on May 26, the Democrats saw “a faint crack of light through a door that may not open again for many years if they do not field the strongest possible candidate.” Hackett was viewed by both the leadership and party voters as that type of candidate. He had won a five-person primary with 56% of the vote in his first major political outing (he served on a town council previously).

The humidity crisis.

Then it happened: the “humidity” crisis. For pure drama, it could not have occurred at a more dramatic point in the vote tabulation. Of Clermont County’s 191 precincts, 100 had been counted. Then the Board of Elections announced that excessive humidity had caused ballots to swell, making them difficult to count. As a result, there would be a delay in the count. At this point, the election was dead even statistically, at 50% for each candidate. The 91 precincts in Clermont represented about 12% of the remaining vote. When the crisis was resolved, the 50-50% tie changed into a 52% to 48% victory for Schmidt.

<snip>


Candidate Major Paul Hackett on duty in Iraq.

In the period between the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 2000 Presidential election, this series of events would have attracted little attention. The “spoilage” issue was there every four years, but the problem was largely ignored. But starting with 2000 and continuing through the 2004 election, it became obvious that black Americans were no longer alone in losing their right to vote and have it counted. What better place to demonstrate this than Clermont County and the Ohio 2nd Congressional District, with its negligible black population in the both populous and rural regions.

Is there enough evidence to doubt the results of the Ohio 2nd Congressional district election?

Yes, just the preliminary data and evidence raise some significant questions.

The process of questioning elections in the United States is a difficult one, because debate is often choked off in the corporate media. The numerous problems in Ohio raised by the Conyers Committee were ignored by corporate media. The detailed examination and exposition of security and other problems with voting machines, tabulators, and networking has been ongoing since at least Florida 2000. It receives little if any corporate media attention. The process of voter suppression through multiple methods was and is still ignored.

Florida 2000 saw the deliberate purging of 50,000 voters from the rolls with a software program that the vendor warned would do just this. The state proceeded anyway and the expected result occurred. It cost Al Gore the presidency. Despite the fact that this occurred and is well known, the argument that the 2000 election was literally stolen is not mentioned in “polite company.” When the State of Florida settled the suit by the NAACP on voting rights problems in Florida 2000, they agreed in essence that Florida had kept legitimate voters from exercising their most basic right as a citizen. There was barely a whimper from the press. This is just Florida 2000.

In the case of the 2nd Congressional District in Ohio, the history is even more detailed. Ohio was targeted for Republican “optimization” well before the election. Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell’s actions were consistent up to, on, and after Election Day. The overall Ohio record will not be reviewed here, but it voluminous and detailed, supported by strong evidence. For those interested, see work by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman.

The record of Clermont and Warren Counties during the 2004 election has also been examined at length. It is a very sorry record. The delusional or deliberate lockout of observers and the media in Warren County is a disgrace. There were no consequences for this action despite the outrageous nature of the behavior by the Warren County Board (which supposedly was “balanced,” with an equal number of Republican and Democratic members). The extraordinary increases in registration that defied statistical logic in Clermont and other parts of District 2 are cause for concern, particularly since Bush’s victory margin in Ohio nearly matched his victory margin in Southwestern Ohio. The eyewitness descriptions of the Clermont Board’s lack of cooperation and inconsistent standards displayed during the recount are very troubling.

Clermont and Warren County election history of just nine months ago is highly relevant, because Hackett lost the race by losing badly in those two areas; 56% to 42% in Clermont and 58% to 42% in the “security alert”-challenged Warren County.

The absence of questions and further investigation of this election would represent the sloppiest type of thinking and analysis and show no respect for the notion of clean and fair elections.

[im10ashus]

139. Hey autorank!

Thanks for the K&R!

We can't forget how vulnerable Ohio, or the whole damn country for that matter, is to voter fraud. Paper ballots, baby! Paper ballots!

[autorank]

167. Hey im10ashus...paper the whole damn country...it's our time!

[im10ashus]

176. Yes indeed it is.

Let freedom ring!

[Olney Blue]

141. Good post, autorank- great information.

:thumbsup:

[autorank]

168. Hackett as in HOT!!! He called * a "lying son of a bitch" several times

in that campaign and won the three rural counties by a combined 60-40%. Pretty damn good.

He's got the mojo. Let's hope he read one of the umpteen versions of this article people gave him in person or on email or print. I'm sure he has and knows the deal. Don't count him out on making an issue of the "machines" in Ohio during the Senate race.

[PegDAC]

160. The picture

of Paul Hackett and Max Cleland brings happy tears to my eyes.

[autorank]

169. Ironig and poingnant...they gave to their conuntry & had elections stolen.

GA 2002, OH 2nd, 2005. The thieves know no sense of shame, have non restraint, believe in nothing but their own power. Enough already, out with the bastards!

[doubleplusgood]

138. donated $25 after reading his comments

you gotta support people like Hackett who have the backbone to stand up to GOP fanatics.

[0007]

140. Hey all you sad ass freepers, Paul's talking to YOU.

“Since the Republican Party has been utterly unable to stand for something positive, they have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, and have pandered to religious fanatics not to vote for something they believe in, but to vote against their fellow Americans with whom they disagree. Those among us who would use religion and politics to divide rather than unite Americans should be ashamed.”

Hackett will win

[lonestarnot]

143. OMG a man after my own heart! Send MONEY to the Hacket campaign!

[sonias]

146. I love that man

How refreshing to stand your ground when you know you are right. Please, please Ohio put this man in the Senate.

:applause::applause::applause:

Sonia

[im10ashus]

149. Ohio needs to be inoculated against the Diebold virus.

He could have won a congressional seat last year were it not for the Diebold presence.

[stanfordlawschool]

150. How does this win any votes in the election?

why on earth should we applaud this? he may be speaking out against Bush and Washington republicans, but I see this as an open opportunity for DeWine to hit him hard on values come election day. belittling people's religious beliefs is not going to win this man an election, although PFAW may be pleased to hear it.


This is the state that lost Kerry the election, and values played a big part in that...

[im10ashus]

159. Are you serious?

How does it win any votes? People are tired of not hearing the truth and his being brave enough to stand up and say what a lot of people are already thinking is a GREAT way to win votes. Kerry lost Ohio due to voter irregularities. Get Diebold out of the election process and we'll show you how to win an election. How can DeWine hit him with "values" on this? Oh, and welcome to DU! Hope your stay isn't short-lived. :-)

[autorank]

171. stafordlaw...Isn't that #2 to Boalt Hall;) Look at this, evidence, hard.

OK, proof.  Look at the paragraph below.  Check out Hackett's
tone and style.  Now look at this chart (it's from the
article).  See the PerSqMi stats and then check the Hacket
wins percentages with an (*).  Hackett just nails Schmidt in
the rural counties.  Adams is the only close rural county. 
The rest are blowouts--ranging from 12% to 27%.  These
counties border Kentucky.  One difference between these
counties and those that Schmidt won -- electronic voting.  The
rural counties had punch cards, the others optical scan
ballots and centralized or precinct based tabulators.  See the
entire article to realize that Hackett, in all likelihood, won
this contest hands down.

What good does Hackett's aggressive style do?  Damn good.  The
frank, no BS Ohioans love it.


County	       Hackett	%	Schmidt	%	PerSqMi	White	Black	Other
Clermont	12439	42	17320	58	394	96.6	0.9	2.50
Hamilton	23597	49	25011	51	407	72.4	24.5	3.10
Warren	        5420	42	7556	58	400	94	2.7	3.30
Brown	        3950	56*	3100	44	86	97.8	0.9	1.30
Pike	        2659	63*	1559	37	63	96.3	0.9	2.80
Adams	        2101	52*	1911	48	47	97.3	0.2	2.50
Scioto	        4925	63*	2338	35	129	94.5	2.7	2.80

Hackett runs a strong campaign.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0508/S00186.htm  (source)

Hackett had three major advantages that many Democratic
candidates lack. He had just finished an active duty tour in
the military, he aggressively engages in intense political
combat without flinching, and he has a concealed weapons carry
permit. In addition to that, he opposes the war in Iraq with
firsthand knowledge, is strong on national security, and has
harsh comments for his Republican opponents. In a Cincinnati
Post statement, Hackett said of Schmidt, “If you think America
needs another career politician steeped in a culture of
corruption who does as she’s told and toes the line on failed
policies, then I’m not your candidate.” He referred to Schmidt
as a “rubber stamp” Republican. He called Republican
supporters of the war “chicken hawks” and he was harshly
critical of President Bush. [u]Just before the election,
Hackett said of Bush, “I don’t like the son of a bitch who
lives in the White House but I’ll put my life on the line for
him.”[/u]

[Name removed]

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[stanfordlawschool]

200. Sorry to take so long...

...but I felt it uneccessary to address the following,
although in the hopes of not being a drive-by poster, i shall
now do so:

1) if you think voting irregularities or diebold are why kerry
lost ohio, where is the investigation?  the only thing we have
close to actual proof of disenfranchisement is in wisconsin,
and those were democrats who slashed the tires of republican
gotv vans.  sickens me to say they are in my party.  until we
recognize we LOST in 2004, instead of blaming the boogeyman or
boogeymen and nutjob theories, no one is going to take us
seriously.

2)  for the individual who posted those numbers.  Schmidt
still won, and she won because she has the more populated
areas of Cincy in the bag.  secondly, those numbers mean
nothing in a senate race.  ohio statewide elections amount to
cincinnait (which leans right) and cleveland (to the left)
splitting the vote.  the northwest part of the state leans
right, the more industrial southwest leans left.  all of these
areas cancel each other out.  that leaves Columbus, and in
2004, bush cleaned up the exurbs in the area by appealing to
values and family votes.  hackett will not win these people
over with this tripe that sounds like it was copied from the
message board of democratic underground.

3) stanford is #3 in the nation.  people who go to boalt
didn't get in here. period.

hackett should be acting like a statesman, he served in iraq
for heaven's sake.  he'd make dewine look small.  instead,
chastisizing people for believing in God makes him look like a
moveon puppet.

[Name removed]

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[stanwyck]

203. You're totally misrepresenting Hackett

possibly intentionally. Possibly you don't understand that no
one group gets to claim "God" as their own. Liberals
also have values. Liberals also are spiritual. So
"believing in God" is NOT a conservative value.
In fact, for those who actually read the Bible, the values are
liberal. Caring for the poor. Taking care of the environment.
And no where does Jesus discriminate against women.
Oh, TWO mentions of homosexuality. And how many about
adultery? (the much married GOP don't want to talk about
that...or about how divorce is considered a sin.)
So be careful with your "values" talk.
What Hackett was referring to was the takeover of the GOP by
fundamenalist extremists.
And many truly religious people are tired of their
"values" being distorted by a vocal minority which
the right has used to push them over the edge in elections. By
a very narrow margin. But without catering to that few, the
right can't win.
But make no mistake. These extremists are not the mainstream
Americans. They're just the ones the right HAS to have in
their pocket when it comes election time.

[im10ashus]

204. Good points!

Misrepresenting is part of what they do best. The sheeple eat it up because they are too far removed from reality to do a fact check.

[girl gone mad]

207. Hackett didn't say anything like that.

As a matter of fact, Hackett said exactly what my DEEPLY
RELIGIOUS Ohio relatives have been saying for years.
Republicans preach a religion of hate, which is not what
Christianity is about.

[autorank]

212. standofdlaw...a little schooling;)

Some facts:

1) You say: "if you think voting irregularities or Diebold are why
kerry lost ohio, where is the investigation?"

Well, there was in inquiry by Rep. Conyers. It was not supported by the full Judiciary Committee. Why don't you send Rep. Ney or others a message and ask about that. There was no investigation because, some facts you are unaware of obviously, the corrupt Republican Governor didn't support it (he's plead guilty to a crime in public); the under-investigation A.G. would not support it; and Secretary of State Blackwell was Chairman of the Bush drive. You ignore the massive documentation on Ohio. I'm not going to take you to school on that but the information is there. Start with the Conyers Report and then just look at the official documents in the book by Bob Fitrakis.

Asking why there was no investigation rises to the level of total absurdity though when the levers of power are all controlled by Republicans who set out to win the election at all costs.

(oops, There was an investigation by soon to be indicted Rep. Ney, R, OH. His main witnesses were from a Republican created voting rights organization that was created two or three days before the hearing and which has been totally discredited.)

2) I'm the individual who posted the numbers. You miss a major point. The rural counties always, always go conservative and almost always Republican. They have gone 60-70% Republican for decades. Do you homework. They were paper ballots, punch cards. The more populated areas rend more Democratic, particularly Cincinnati, again do some homework. That's why there are questions; questions that can't be investigated or subject to a recount because the evidence is handled electronically (by the vote tabulators) and by law and agreement, departments of elections are not allowed to examine "software and methods" of election machine manufacturers (see the case Berkley attorney Lowell Finley won against Diebold in CA against Diebold).

If you say where's the investigation and where's the proof yet you fail to acknowledge the the obviously blocks to investigation and fail to ask those who should investigate why they didn't, your argument is not convincing at all.

3) Stanford-Boalt - just a little fun on the rivalry out there.

Dignity? What dignity did Pat Robertson have when he said the WTC fell in NYC because of the evil ways of the citizens and all the other statements like this; or the statements of organized religious groups about people going to Hell etc.

Hackett's fighting back, something that may make you uncomfortable but that the people of rural, border states loved and, given a fair election, one without Mr. Blackwells "invisible ballots", the people of Ohio will prove again that they like Hackett's style. It's the mid west, a no B.S. world, lots of hearty middle Europeans who are not afraid of a robust political dialog.

Do check the Finley Alameda County versus Diebold case out. You'll learn a lot and you can pass it along to your classmates. I know the Berkley people are aware of that landmark case.

[im10ashus]

213. Perhaps you should actually read the statements in the article.

Here is what Hackett said:

"The Republican Party has been hijacked by religious fanatics, who are out of touch with mainstream America. Think of the recent comments by Pat Robertson – a religious fanatic by any measure – that the United States should assassinate a democratically elected leader in Venezuela, and that Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment because Sharon wished to trade land for peace."

http://www.hackettforohio.com/newsroom/88/hackett-responds-to-gop-attacks

Here is what the Ohio GOP Chair quoted:

"The Republican Party has been hijacked by the religious fanatics that, in my opinion, aren’t a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden and a lot of the other religious nuts around the world," he said. "The challenge is for the rest of us moderate Americans and citizens of the world to put down the fork and spoon, turn off the TV, and participate in the process and try to push back on these radical nuts – and they are nuts." (Column, "Candid Candidate: Hackett calls ‘em like he sees ‘em," The Columbus Dispatch, 1/15/06)

http://www.dispatch.com/editorials-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/01/15/20060115-B5-02.html

See the difference in quotes?

[izzybeans]

216. Why don't you read what he said.

There is more than one way to believe in God. It just so
happens that fundamentalism functions the same
everywhere..whether here, in Fatah, or in Likud. 

[Caretha]

175. I call Bullshit!

These religious beliefs need to be belittled. The "End Timers" are nuts. No IF, ANDS, or BUTS. You want to tiptoe around these fanatics? I think not. Until they are made irrelevant and shown to be the uneducated ignorant class of people they are, we got big T R O U B L E.

Look around you - what kind of world do you want your children and grandchildren to grow up in. These people are no more Christian than the citizens of Salem, MA were in the days of the witch trials.

It is time! Just like we were taught in High School typing class...

Now is the time for all men to come to the aid of their country!

[im10ashus]

177. Amen, Caretha!

It's time to start calling BS exactly what it is - bullshit. :-)

[Caretha]

179. You Betcha!

I intend to continue too. Here, there, on the street, to their faces, to my congressmen/women....everywhere. We need a 1000 Paul Hacketts. No we need a million Paul Hacketts.

Like Woodie Guthrie said And friends they may thinks it's a movement

No more WEASELS! No more - "Oh don't offend them". Offend them my ass! They ain't heard nothin' yet.

[im10ashus]

192. As Mama Rose says in "Gypsy"

SING OUT LOUISE! I intend to speak my mind against the religious thugs!

[PegDAC]

147. Hey. Paul! n/t

:yourock: :headbang: :applause: :woohoo:

[PWRinNY]

151. Don't you just love it when the GOP has fits?

They get all red faced and teary eyed and froth at the mouths and kick their feet and pound their fists like 2 year olds. I love watching a good GOP fit.

[im10ashus]

154. JUST like 2 year olds.

I've seen 2 year olds act with more maturity.

[Just Me]

155. I stand tall, with Hackett!!! He is a destined hero for democracy.

:patriot:

Give 'em hell, Hackett!!! :patriot:

[Octafish]

162. What Just Me said!

The guy speaks for me, as a citizen. Hope someday this guy's my President. May the Good Lord protect him.

[rateyes]

161. Hallelujah! lol.....Looks like some Dems are finally...

starting to act like we are an "Opposition Party." About time, might I add. Thanks, Paul.

[west5548]

163. Thank You Paul Hackett!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for sticking to your guns and not caving into the Republican Party, I just sent him a letter and I can't wait to vote for our new Senator in this state in November!!!

[LincolnMcGrath]

164. Signing another check for Paul directly after this post.

$$$$

[Gloria]

165. The DC Democrats could learn a lesson from this fine man...

if they spoke like this in UNISON, they couldn't be torn down.....

[fearnobush]

170. Oh yeah, finally, a Democrat with real Balls!!!

Not afraid to say it like it is. I like to call them, The James Dobson, Pat Robertson freaks - the American Taliban.

[YankeyMCC]

173. Bravo!

:applause:

[robbedvoter]

178. Too bad he's running in OHio - that election is counted already

I'd love to have him in the Senate.

[Uncle Joe]

180. Semper Fi Paul! n/t

[mtnester]

182. Yeehaw I get to vote on this one

I know Sherrod Brown is a good man, but he needs to keep his seat and step out of the senate race...I think in the long run, no matter how selective Brown's polling is, Hackett will be the guy that takes on that weenie Mike DeWine...and I personally would love to see Hackett make Mike cry...I would PAY (and have already donated several times) to see Hackett make DeWine cry. I would do damn near anything to see Hackett, with words alone, make DeWine cry.

Sherrod Brown will never say "DeWine, eat this" and shove the bitter truth down his throat in public....Brown won't, Hackett will, and people in my neck of the woods are tired of weenies.

[corker]

184. Go Paul!!

gotta luv him

[mtnester]

185. Anyone who wants to donate or send Email...

Donate - http://www.actblue.com/list/hackett
Email/website:http://www.hackettforohio.com/

C'mon folks, $5 from 1,000 people is $5,000.00
$5.00 from HALF of every registered member of DU is a little more than $200,000.00

[npincus]

186. this post made my day

[Beelzebud]

188. Well, to be fair, the truth can HURT. GO HACKETT!!!

[Chomskyite]

190. This man is going to be President one day

And not soon enough for me.

[Old Smokey]

191. Get after 'em Paul

Glad to see someone up there arguing with those bastards.

Give 'em hell.

[im10ashus]

194. Welcome to DU!

:-)

[davidinalameda]

195. where do I send this man a check!

go Paul go!!!

:bounce:

[im10ashus]

197. Here's some links:

Donate - http://www.actblue.com/list/hackett
Email/website:http://www.hackettforohio.com /

[Obamarama]

196. I don't live in Ohio, but I'm sending this man's campaign a healthy check.

Finally...someone with a freakin' VOICE who isn't afraid to use it.

[Warren DeMontague]

202. Not only does the truth hurt...

It makes 'em yelp like CRAZY.

[moondust]

205. Outstanding.

Fanaticism kills.

[im10ashus]

208. Amen!

:rofl:

Love your username, by the way.

[Dr Fate]

206. None of that mealy-mouthed nonsense. Straight to the bone. n/t

n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

209. The party doth protest too much...

Go Paul go...!

[Marie26]

218. Great response!

I loved his response. Republicans seem to continually try to "shame" Democrats into backing down from their comments - like Hillary recently, or Kerry on Iraq. But Hackett just turns around and says "No, you should be ashamed!" He's exactly right.

[im10ashus]

219. And now Rove is still telling them to use the war on terror

If the want to get reelected in 2006. I hope we hear more from Hackett and people just like him. REAL war heroes with a mind.