From DownWithTyranny.blogspot.com
Published March 5, 2010
My own congresswoman, Diane Watson, introduced a simple resolution yesterday (which had over 50 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle), H.Res.362. It expresses the House's support for the goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program and "recognizes that our pupils deserve access to high-quality, safe, and nutritious meals in school." It passed 403-13, every Democrat and 155 Republicans, including the entire GOP congressional leadership voting in favor.
So who could possibly be against this? Let me give you a hint. Every single member of the North Carolina congressional delegation, Democrats and Republicans voted in favor, except one. Yes, of course, Virginia Foxx...
As you may know, Blue America has endorsed her opponent, plainspoken farmer and carpenter Billy Kennedy from Watauga County. This morning we asked him how he left about Foxx's bizarre vote.
What a sad day for North Carolina’s 5th Congressional district. Rep. Foxx was one of just 13 House members to vote against H RES 362, a bill “Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program.”
If you can’t say “yes” to the “goals” of America’s national school lunch program, then what the heck can you say “yes” to? America’s national lunch program provides a mid day meal to over 30 million school kids every day and snacks for children in after-school programs. The School Lunch Program operates in public schools, non-profit private schools, and some child care facilities. Its goal is to provide “nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches.”
1-in-7 children in North Carolina lives in a household that is forced to reduce food intake, alter normal eating patterns, or go hungry because they lack the money or resources to obtain adequate food. More than 800,000 NC school children take part in the National School Lunch Program each day. In 2007, even before the current recession hit, 7 out of 10 children in Alleghany County participated in the school lunch program. Almost that many children got free or reduced lunches in Surry, Wilkes and Ashe counties, and more than half the children in Yadkin and Forsyth counties participated.
What was Rep. Foxx thinking? Maybe she was still mulling over the words of Rush Limbaugh who said just this February about our national school lunch program: "It never occurs to the parents to go to the grocery store?" I doubt Rush Limbaugh has ever gone hungry, and it looks like Rep. Foxx isn’t having any trouble finding her next meal either. In fact, maybe she should get out of the Washington House members’ Longworth cafeteria a little more often, where on Tuesdays she can dine on Wild Mushroom, Cheese Stuffed Ravioli at a discount and where the coffee comes from Pura Vida. At least that’s what the “United States House of Representatives Dining Service Website” says.
Read the full post here.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
News Brief: Kennedy Announces Congressional Run
From The Mountain Times
Published February 3, 2010
Billy Kennedy, a Watauga County talk radio host and community leader, will formally announce his candidacy on February 8 for the U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District of North Carolina. The "Billy Kennedy Caravan" will stretch from Boone to Raleigh that day, with stops in Wilkesboro and Winston-Salem.
Read the full article here.
Published February 3, 2010
Billy Kennedy, a Watauga County talk radio host and community leader, will formally announce his candidacy on February 8 for the U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District of North Carolina. The "Billy Kennedy Caravan" will stretch from Boone to Raleigh that day, with stops in Wilkesboro and Winston-Salem.
Read the full article here.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
News Brief: Excitement in North Carolina
From downwithtyranny.blogspot.com
Published February 1, 2010
Noah's brother and sister-in-law live in northwest North Carolina's Piedmont area, the 5th CD, which manages to skirt cities and encompass the suburbs of Winston-Salem and the outer suburbs of Charlotte. The congressional district, which is overwhelmingly Republican (PVI is R +15 and McCain, while losing the state, won the 5th with a hefty 61 percent of the vote) and overwhelmingly white. It includes Mt. Airy, the model for Andy Griffith's Mayberry. When far right fanatic Richard Burr gave up his House seat to run for John Edwards' abandoned Senate seat, Virginia Foxx-- a kooky state Senator best known as the nut job who sponsored a constitutional amendment targeting gays and legislation to hurt women's Choice, Hispanic immigrants and public education-- stumbled into a close run-off victory with a fringe maniac billing himself as "the black Jesse Helms." In Congress Foxx has been one of the 3 or 4 most outspokenly anti-gay members and the ideological heir to Jesse Helms' backward bigotry across the board. She hasn't had a credible challenger since she was elected. Until now.
Read the full article here.
Published February 1, 2010
Noah's brother and sister-in-law live in northwest North Carolina's Piedmont area, the 5th CD, which manages to skirt cities and encompass the suburbs of Winston-Salem and the outer suburbs of Charlotte. The congressional district, which is overwhelmingly Republican (PVI is R +15 and McCain, while losing the state, won the 5th with a hefty 61 percent of the vote) and overwhelmingly white. It includes Mt. Airy, the model for Andy Griffith's Mayberry. When far right fanatic Richard Burr gave up his House seat to run for John Edwards' abandoned Senate seat, Virginia Foxx-- a kooky state Senator best known as the nut job who sponsored a constitutional amendment targeting gays and legislation to hurt women's Choice, Hispanic immigrants and public education-- stumbled into a close run-off victory with a fringe maniac billing himself as "the black Jesse Helms." In Congress Foxx has been one of the 3 or 4 most outspokenly anti-gay members and the ideological heir to Jesse Helms' backward bigotry across the board. She hasn't had a credible challenger since she was elected. Until now.
Read the full article here.
News Brief: It's on: Election filing closed; heated battles are open
From The Watauga Democrat
By: Jason Reagan, editor
Published March 1, 2010
The closing of the candidacy deadline for 2010 elections opened up a few surprises on Friday.
The Democrats' attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx from her three-term congressional seat got a little easier after the deadline passed without a primary opponent emerging to face Watauga County farmer Billy Kennedy.
Read the full article here.
By: Jason Reagan, editor
Published March 1, 2010
The closing of the candidacy deadline for 2010 elections opened up a few surprises on Friday.
The Democrats' attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx from her three-term congressional seat got a little easier after the deadline passed without a primary opponent emerging to face Watauga County farmer Billy Kennedy.
Read the full article here.
News Brief: Dynasty Politics in America
From DownWithTyranny.blogspot.com
Published March 1, 2010
Meanwhile, if Democrats are serious about a Kennedy based on merit, Blue America endorsed Billy Kennedy from North Carolina this past weekend. This one may not have the cache but he's one of us, not one of them and I haven't spoken to a better qualified Kennedy for elective office in my life.
Read the full post here.
Published March 1, 2010
Meanwhile, if Democrats are serious about a Kennedy based on merit, Blue America endorsed Billy Kennedy from North Carolina this past weekend. This one may not have the cache but he's one of us, not one of them and I haven't spoken to a better qualified Kennedy for elective office in my life.
Read the full post here.
News Brief: Bill Kennedy’s race against Virginia Foxx picks up steam
Creative Loafing Charlotte
By: John Grooms
Published March 1, 2010
It looks like Billy Kennedy, the Democratic candidate for the US House seat currently occupied by Virginia Foxx of “Health care reform = terrorism” fame, is the real thing. Since he announced his candidacy, Kennedy has put together a solid organization and his campaign coffers have swollen. Now he has been formally endorsed by Blue America PAC, which has really started bringing in more campaign funds.
Read the full article here.
By: John Grooms
Published March 1, 2010
It looks like Billy Kennedy, the Democratic candidate for the US House seat currently occupied by Virginia Foxx of “Health care reform = terrorism” fame, is the real thing. Since he announced his candidacy, Kennedy has put together a solid organization and his campaign coffers have swollen. Now he has been formally endorsed by Blue America PAC, which has really started bringing in more campaign funds.
Read the full article here.
Monday, March 1, 2010
News Brief: New activists run in NC congressional race deluge
From the Associated Press
By: Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Writer
Published February 28, 2010
Democrats also have new blood in people like Billy Kennedy of Watauga County, a party activist but first-time candidate who wants to defeat 5th District GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx. He said government is getting demonized where it's the one place where citizens can effect change.
Read the full article here.
By: Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Writer
Published February 28, 2010
Democrats also have new blood in people like Billy Kennedy of Watauga County, a party activist but first-time candidate who wants to defeat 5th District GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx. He said government is getting demonized where it's the one place where citizens can effect change.
Read the full article here.
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