News Brief: Virginia Foxx to Have First Serious Challenger

From Creative Loafing
By: John Grooms in Boomer with an Attitude
Published: February 2, 2010

It looks like the infamous Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-Nutjobbia) will have real competition, for a change, in November. Democrat Billy Kennedy, who describes himself as being from “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party,” announced that he will file next week to run for the congressional seat currently held by Foxx, who has become famous for her gaffes and over-the-top statements, such as her comments that health care reform is “more dangerous than any terrorist” and would result in Americans “being put to death by their government.”

Kennedy’s platform espouses reform measures for health care, banking, and farm policy, and a focus on bread and butter issues that could help his unemployment-stricken district. Foxx has yet to face a strong challenger, and Kennedy, from all indications, will give her a run for her money, while emphasizing his “regular guy” image. Let’s face it, nearly anyone would be better than Foxx, but Kennedy seems to be a particularly serious candidate, so here’s wishing him good luck.

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Billy Kennedy Takes On Virginia Foxx
Bethel Resident Enters Race for North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District Seat
High Country Press
Story by: Justin Grimes
Published: 2/4/2010

Party activists and elected officials across North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District began coalescing and rallying around a draft Billy Kennedy initiative some months ago and on Monday, February 8, Kennedy will officially launch his first political campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Edward R. Murrow, America’s great broadcast journalist, believed that rarely, if ever, are there two equal sides to a story. That said, what follows is an attempt to share with readers why Kennedy is running for congress in his own words from a seat in his home in Bethel. more...