[FarmerW]

I happen to live in Elyria. We're a small town of about 80,000 west of Cleveland. Mostly blue collar and very union dominated surrounded by farms. Between the steel mill closings of the 70's and its remaining effects, we have never completely recoved. Two small manufacturers announced closing earlier this week. Politics here have been dominated by dem's forever. Sherrod Brown our Congressmen doesn't spend all the money he raises for reelection and donates a percentage of it to the dem party.

All of that said, some hope is building to my city and county. My state rep is now a republican and he hopes to retain that office in this election. Our three person county commisioners have always been all dem and it looks as if that might change completely in this election. I truly hope it does and that brings some economic growth to our county.

I was amazed to see this in my local paper yesterday, there hadn't been a word before that I had seen. I guess I owe one to Mr. Pengrov. But, I am not sure what to think of someone that would sell his vote, even for a joke.

[blondee123]

I'm worse off than you, live in Illinois & although there are many more Bush/Cheney signs in the burbs of Chicago, we'll never go republican with the Daley machine in Chicago & the new Gov. Blago in Springfield!

It hasn't stopped me from campaigning though, I am out there, picking up signs for people & distributing them all over my town, plus literature, I'm sure the libs are sick of me by now! LOL

[JimPengov]

I am Mr. Pengov,
I listed my vote for sale, not to actually sell it but to get some attention to the health care problems facing our nation. It worked as Mr. Kerry's first mention of health care was the evening my story went national. Of course, Mr. Kerry's plan to get drugs from Canada was shot down by officials from Canada.
As for the library, the injunction that I filed was first to stop the movie before the election (I got what I wanted, no showings till after the election) and second, to get the library to take steps to keep children out of the show without parental permission; It is after all rated R. (I lost)
The Elyria Library has promised me that even a 7 year-old is welcome to the show. Not that one would want to see it! The problem that I had is the show will be on a large screen right by the restrooms and the war footage is too graphic for children to process if they see it. There is a scene in the film that depicts a soldier touching the private parts of a corpse and making fun of it. Moore went so far as to sub title the clip so you would be sure to notice. Moore is a sick pervert and his film is a low blow to our military as well as the President.
God Bless Our Troops! Hats off to all of you that are also fighting to keep President Bush for 4 more years.
James Pengov