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http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/3/6/121052.shtml Well isn't this intresting. The "objective news media" supposed 9-11 surviors protesting Bush's ads are actually anti-war stooges financed by John Kerry's wife. Please take a moment and vist the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC etc to email the Omsbudsman, the Publisher, the News Editor and demand to know why they allowed clearly partisan advocates of Kerry's Presidential Campaign were presented on their "News" programs with no reference to their ties to the Kerry camp. We absolutely must demand the "News Media" be held accountable for their free advertising for the Kerry camp.

http://www.georgewbush.com/tvads/ Here is a link to the 1st three Bush Re-election ads. As expected the DNC directed its "Objective News Media" mouthpieces at CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC to generate phoney hysteria about these ads. Compared to the demogagery and lies spread by the Kerry Campaign, Moveon.org and the DNC about Bush for the last 6 months, this is probably the mildest sets of ads that have run so far this political season. Please email this link to every person on you email contact list. We need to get as many people as possible to see these ads. They are...

Citing a desire to be with his family more now that his sons are getting older, U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery said Friday he's seriously considering not seeking reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Conservatives should write in Tom Tancredo in the primary ballot to demonstrate the depth of concern we have with the President. If enough do this, he will get the message.

SENATE RACE WON'T BE THAT CROWDED by Jim Brown PoliticsLA.com columnist posted January 7, 2004 Following the intense interest in the recent gubernatorial election, the general assumption has been that there will be a number of major candidates vying to fill the U. S. Senate seat being vacated this fall by long time incumbent John Breaux. Not so! When qualification time comes around, you can count the number of major candidates on one hand. Numerous newspaper columns have touted several unsuccessful gubernatorial candidates as sure qualifiers. The columns point to the 1996 race when Mary Landrieu bounced back from a...

LOUISIANA SENATE PRESIDENT CONSIDERS ANOTHER PARTY SWITCH. Louisiana State Senate President John Hainkel (R) enjoys his leadership job and wants to have a good working relationship with incoming Governor Kathleen Blanco (D). Blanco -- who is replacing a term-limited GOP incumbent -- let it be known she'd like the next House Speaker and Senate President to be Democrats, according to CQ Politics Today. Hainkel told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that the most important thing to him is retaining his leadership post: "Maybe I’ll be [a] Democrat ... If that is the biggest freakin’ thing ... to [Blanco], I’d change my...

Below is a list of each state and its "Political Party statistics", meaning that state's current governor, U.S. Senators, U.S. Congressmen, and who they voted for in the 2000 election.  This is useful data in trying to predict future voting trends.   AlabamaGovernor Bob Riley (R)Senator Richard Shelby (R)Senator Jeff Sessions (R)5 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush AlaskaGovernor Frank Murkowski (R)Senator Lisa Murkowski (R)Senator Ted Stevens (R)1 Republican Congressman2000 Election: Bush ArizonaGovernor Janet Napolitano (D)Senator John McCain (R)Senator Jon Kyl (R)6 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush ArkansasGovernor Mike Huckabee (R)Senator Blanche Lincoln (D)Senator Mark Pryor (D)3 Democrat Congressmen1 Republican Congressman2000 Election:...

Bobby Rantel, the first Indian-American politico , 30 years old is the leading candidate for La.'s race for governor. He is an unabashed conservative, against abortion, gay marriage, for fiscal responsibility. He has given the state's Health Services a surplus after years of deficit. Endorsed by Gov. Mike Forster. All the opponents are years older than Rantel and he has caught fire with the voting 'bubbas' of La.

<p>BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Legislators left the Capitol Monday, and one of their constant critics, ex-Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle, was in the deserted building Wednesday, slamming them for failing to replace him.</p> <p>Kyle is running for governor on a platform that features regular shots at what he terms "good old boys" in politics. Many of them are in the Legislature, in Kyle's view, and their dithering over his successor in three months of lawmaking was no accident, according to the maverick Republican.</p>

Last cycle, much of the action in Senate races took place in the Midwest, with competitive races in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri ultimately deciding which party would control the chamber. This cycle, the South is the scene of many of the significant races, and that’s terrible news for the Democrats, who continue to lose ground in a region that once constituted their party’s bedrock. In addition to Georgia Sen. Zell Miller (D), who has already announced he won’t seek re-election, at least four other Southern Democrats may well retire: Sens. Fritz Hollings (S.C.), John Edwards (N.C.), Bob Graham...

State Elections Commissioner Suzie Terrell and state Representative Tony Perkins, both failed Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate last year, will seek statewide office in this fall's elections. Terrell, who lost 52 to 48 percent to U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, says she will run for attorney general. Currently, Richard Ieyoub (D) holds the positon, but is running for governor. Terrell is a mixed big, with high name recognition and access to top GOP fundraisers, but the negative tone of last year's Senate race will likely have taken its toll on her. The only other candidate in the race is Orleans...

Then there were nine. Three of the dozen major candidates for governor dropped out of the race Thursday. A fourth may soon follow. Republicans state Sen. Ken Hollis and former Gov. Dave Treen said they would pull out of the race at a news conference attended by reporters, politicians, bystanders and outgoing Gov. Mike Foster. State Treasurer John Kennedy, a Democrat, issued a news release Thursday saying he was out of the race and would instead run for re-election. The Republican dropouts came after a gathering Monday of powerful Republican contributors from across the state to interview four candidates: state...

BATON ROUGE - Two Republicans and a Democrat are dropping out of the Louisiana gubernatorial race today in a major seismic development that shook the political landscape Wednesday. Former Gov. Dave Treen and state Sen. Ken Hollis of Metairie will endorse state Rep. Hunt Downer of Houma, who is emerging as the consensus Republican candidate. "It will all shake out and shape up within the month," Downer said. "I'm excited." Democratic state Treasurer John Kennedy, who has canceled fund-raisers, will issue a public statement this morning that he is dropping out, a development that probably most benefits former Senate President...

News Spotlight On: Kirt Bennett A New Breed with “New Vision and New Leadership for a New Louisiana” by Willmarine B. Hurst His dynamic presence and strong sense-of-self will easily draw you in. Add to that his gift of gab and his oratorical skills and you have a young man who is ready for any challenge. He is intelligent, outspoken and he represents a new breed of upwardly-mobile African Americans. He’s a Republican, and he’s running for lieutenant governor of Louisiana. This is the New Generation Look out Louisiana, there’s a new breed of leadership emerging! It’s a generation of...

<p>BATON ROUGE -- State Rep. Tony Perkins, R-Pride, announced Thursday that he is preparing to run for state treasurer in the Oct. 4 election.</p> <p>Touting a list of supporters from across Louisiana, the conservative Marine Corps veteran and well-known figure in the Christian wing of the GOP said he has formed a committee to assist him financially in a race that has little competition. State Treasurer John Kennedy is expected to run for governor.</p>

Public Service Commission Chairman and gubernatorial candidate Jay Blossman (R-Mandeville) has become the first Republican candidate to take to the airwaves, launching an aggressive statewide media campaign that began on Sunday. The current statewide buy is the beginning of a six-month media blitz designed to unveil Blossman’s Roadmap to Reform, his “detailed plan to turn our state around.” “Our goal is to bring Jay’s dramatic message of immediate, conservative reform to the voters. We’re going to let them know that help is on the way,” said campaign manager Jay Connaughton, whose firm, Innovative Advertising, produced the commercials. “We will dominate...

<p>BATON ROUGE -- The Republican National Committee probably will announce in the next few days whether New Orleans has been chosen to host the party's 2004 National Convention, a committee spokesman said Thursday.</p> <p>The nine members of the Republican site-selection committee have not yet voted -- the race is between New Orleans, New York and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. -- but a decision is imminent, said Kevin Sheridan with the RNC office in Washington, D.C.</p>

Here's the URL for the official returns in the US Senate and House of Representatives races down in Louisiana. Polls close statewide at 8 pm CST. A freeper earlier today (Dec 7) listed these parishes as Rep or Rep leaning: Bossier Caldwell East Baton Rouge Grant Iberia Jackson Jefferson Lafayette LaSalle Lincoln Morehouse Ouachita Plaquemines Rapides Sabine St. Bernard St. Tammany Union Vernon Webster West Carroll Winn and these parishes as Dem or Dem leaning: Allen Avoyelles Bienville Caddo Calcasieu Catahoula Claiborne Concordia DeSoto East Carroll Evangeline Jefferson Davis Madison Natchitoches Orleans Pointe Coupee Red River Tensas West Baton...

By SCOTT DYER sdyer@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau LAFAYETTE -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's bid for a second term will hinge largely on the turnout in Saturday's runoff election, and her supporters are mobilizing to get voters to the polls. The Landrieu campaign has names of voters who cast ballots in precincts that supported her on Nov. 5 and intends to use the lists to get out the vote for the runoff. "If people vote, Mary wins -- and if people don't vote or vote in lower numbers, Mary doesn't win. It's just that simple," U.S. Sen. John Breaux, D-La.,...

By MARSHA SHULER mshuler@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau METAIRIE -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Suzanne Terrell pumped up her GOP campaign troops Thursday, promising to work hard for tax relief for Louisiana working women and families. "It's unfair to work so hard and get so little back," Terrell said. "It's important that we make President Bush's tax cuts permanent," she told a cheering crowd of local politicians and party activists in this Republican stronghold. The so-called marriage penalty on income taxes and inheritance taxes should be abolished so taxpayers can keep more of their money, Terrell said. That's the best way...

<p>A University of New Orleans poll released Monday showed Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell in a dead heat in their race for the U.S. Senate.</p> <p>In the survey of 700 registered voters statewide, 44 percent said they would vote for Landrieu, 43 percent said they would vote for Terrell and 13 percent were undecided. The poll had a sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percent.</p>

Got this from the National Journal website, subscription required An AMPAC poll, conducted 11/20/02 by Fabrizio McLaughlin and Associates (R), surveyed 550 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4.2% (release, 11/26). Tested: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) and State Elections Commissioner Suzzanne Haik Terrell (R). Run-off matchup: Terrell 46% Landrieu 42% Undecided 12%

Note: Links show how the facts of the case this article describes correspond to patterns uncovered in San Francisco's stadium election investigation. Earlier this year in an office building in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, witnesses were still talking about the 1996 election for the U.S. Senate in which Democrat Mary Landrieu defeated Republican Louis "Woody" Jenkins. "This nice person drove up and asked whether I was registered," one woman said to the lawyers and investigators for Jenkins. "I told him I was but I didn't feel like going. He said, 'If I paid you, would you go?' I...

<p>BATON ROUGE -- An already-bitter U.S. Senate campaign got personal Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of a taped debate between Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican state Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell.</p> <p>After a tense 30-minute segment finished taping at WDSU's studios in New Orleans, the two candidates were preparing to leave. According to witnesses, Landrieu looked over her shoulder and told Terrell, "This is your last campaign."</p>

<p>She was an odds-on favorite to win in the first balloting until she began a precipitous fall about 10 days before the primary. Apparently feeling the heat generated by her campaign's downward slide, Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu now says she wants to offer a $100 billion payroll tax cut.</p>

Croure Scores "The Great Debate"Landrieu's Positives:She was very smooth as usual and in command of the issues. I felt that the debate allowed her to address a number of topics on which she had studied her statements and positions very thoroughly. Landrieu's Negatives:On several occasions, she came across as evasive, especially on the issue of the Bush tax cut. Russert had a hard time getting her to commit on the abortion question as well. By mentioning her 91% voting record with the NAACP, Landrieu showed how she is trying to be all things to all people, especially since she says...

<p>BATON ROUGE - U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has a new campaign thrust which came through very clearly Monday.</p> <p>While rival Republican U.S. Senate candidate Suzanne Haik-Terrell was campaigning in Monroe and Lafayette with Vice President Dick Cheney, Landrieu was in Northwest Louisiana, campaigning with local Democratic mayors, among them Keith Hightower of Shreveport and George Dement of Bossier City.</p>

A survey conducted by Wilson Research Strategies for Susan B. Anthony List shows Suzanne Haik Terrell leading incumbent U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu by 8% among likely run-off voters. The poll conducted on Nov. 10-12 by Wilson Research Strategies surveyed 503 likely run-off voters in Louisiana. The margin of era is +/-4.4% at the 95% confidence level. The survey also showed that Terrell performs much better with her base than does Landrieu. Among registered Republican voters, Terrell acquires 73% of the vote compared to 16% for Landrieu. With registered Democrats Landrieu nets 51% with Terrell receiving 42% of the vote. The...

Early polls taken by the GOP indicate Terrell has broken out to a small lead over Landrieu. Inasmuch as there have been no polls released by the Democrats, we can safely assume their numbers reflect about the same thing.

Tuesday was a massacre for the democrats. They had no message and the polling was horrible. I have always been skeptical about polls and it appears that most of the pre-election polls were off. So why did the republicans do so well? George Bush deserves much of the credit, but let's not forget about the great candidates we had. 90% od our candidates were experienced and did well in their debates. The democrats did have a message. It was "no" to whatever being asked. The get nothing done senate was another reason. No bills and no judges were coming out...

Cheney starts GOP parade BATON ROUGE - Vice President Dick Cheney is leading the parade for Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell, whose pollster said she is now leading the U.S. Senate race runoff campaign. Terrell said Monday the White House had confirmed Cheney would campaign for her Monday at stops in Monroe and Lafayette, two key areas for her runoff campaign against Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. Other national Republican figures expected to come to Louisiana to campaign for and with Terrell include President George W. Bush, whose schedulers must work around the president's European trip planned for next week. "It...

This can be used for any issue. You can copy and use this for any purpose you want. All gunowners should copy this letter below(add any new facts to it availible) and pass this out to all gunowners, gun clubs, sportsmen clubs, and anywhere it would be effective. I know Louisiana is not an Anti-gun state. You can make letters like this for any issue. Not just guns. =============================================== Dear Gunowner: This election, Louisiana is at a crossroads. The US senate has a slim pro-2nd amendment majority. There is a lot in stake here for gunowners, sportsmen, and sportswomen, and...

Suzanne Haik Terrell faces a tough run off battle against Mary Landrieu (Brown Roots Mary) for Senate from Louisiana. You can donate by Mail by sending a check to:Suzanne Haik Terrell for U.S. Senate Campaign PO Box 44267 Baton Rouge, LA 70804or by calling (225) 218-8683* *Major Credit Cards Accepted.

With the new Campaign Finance Reform laws going in today, will it affect the Louisiana runoff???

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

Received this in my email box tonight http://www.rnc.org/flash/bushsavestheday.html

Louisiana Pro-Family Rally We Need God in America Again Where? Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU's Campus in Baton Rouge When? Saturday, October 26, 2002 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Come to hear: Award winning Christian singer Carman Nationally known speakers like: Phyllis Schlafly, Dr. Lawrence White, Woody Jenkins, Bay Buchanan, Art & Gail Moore and other pro-family leaders along with a special message from Dr. James Dobson Master of Ceremonies: Moon Griffon Hosted by: U.S. Senate Candidate Tony Perkins Parking and Admittance FREE!! For more information, please visit the Tony Perkins website at www.forlouisiana.com.

A debate between Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and her three main Republican opponents, Congressman John Cooksey, State Representative Tony Perkins and Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell has just concluded. My thoughts I liked all three Republican candidates and after this debate I still find nothing about them I dislike. Any one of them would make a fine senator. Landrieu was confronted with the obstruction of Bush's judicial nominees. She said she voted for all those that the full Senate voted on, dodging the issue of Leahy's iron fist in the judicial committee. Perkins questioned Cooksey on his feelings on the...

We are a little over two weeks away from the election. So I ask you the same question I asked myself. Who is going to win the battle for the senate? I have done extensive research and watched the trends for a while now, just like many of you. I finished a week ago a statistical analysis of voting trends in Georgia. Let me also state that most elections are referendums on the incumbents. Candidates have to expose the incumbent. Dole failed to do this in 1996. So here are my predictions. GA- Max Cleland is in trouble. Do not...

Predictions?

Liberal Senator Landrieu Mary, Mary, quite contrary how do our taxes grow to Hillary and the DNC you just won't learn to say "No!" With less than a month to go before election day, Mary Landrieu is pretending to be a "conservative Democrat." She is touting a voting record that is "74% in agreement with President Bush" and trying to pretend that the agenda she's advancing isn't out of step with the voters of a state that supported President Bush in 2000. In all honesty, her record isn't the worst in the Senate, but she is being a hypocrite...

G.O.P. Makes a Move in Louisiana Race Republicans see Senator Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana as a tempting target, given that she is a Democrat in a conservative Southern state. But try as they might, they cannot seem to spoil her prospects for re-election. Representative John Cooksey, who jumped in against her, committed a campaign gaffe with a slur against Arabs. Gov. Mike Foster toyed with the idea of a last-minute entry, but Mr. Foster, an outdoors enthusiast, backed out when he determined that much of the hunting done in Washington is for campaign contributions. Not willing to concede the...

I've written a fairly long account of a candidate forum presented Thursday night (8/29) by the Ascension Parish Republican Party. I'm going to post the main substance of this article here and invite everyone to read further details on my website. What's posted here is my impressions of the three main candidates and an overall impression of their race. Many thanks to the local party for giving me the chance to meet all three candidates. Candidates' names are linked to their official websites. Suzanne Haik Terrell has some interesting positives and possible negatives in this campaign. She is the least...

Foster ponders Senate Governor may run to unseat Landrieu, GOP chief says By MARSHA SHULER mshuler@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau Gov. Mike Foster is considering becoming a late entry into this fall's U.S. Senate race, the chairman of the state Republican Party said Tuesday. Republican Party Chairwoman Pat Brister said she talked to Foster after hearing rumors that the two-term Republican governor could join a field of GOPers trying to oust Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. "He confirmed he is thinking about it," Brister said. "Several people have called him and asked him to consider it." Foster, who must leave the...