Diana Irey to Appear Live on Free Republic, 14 June, 8:00 pm EDT

Irey for Congress ^ | 5/31/06 | Coop

[Coop]

http://www.irey.com/about/

Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey is vying to become the next Congreswoman from Pennsylvania's 12th District. Ms. Irey's reasons for challenging her opponent in this race:

"For decades, western Pennsylvania looked to John Murtha to stand up for our values. But as the years have drifted by, John Murtha has drifted further and further from the ideals that made this country great. He has become part of the problem in Washington. I don't believe we are receiving the representation in Congress we deserve and the time for change is now."

Diana Irey has a proven track record during her tenure as a Washington County Commissioner. She has successfully delivered seven consecutive balanced budgets without one tax increase. She has also worked tirelessly to enhance economic development in the region by working to create thousands of jobs for area residents.

Commissioner Irey considers her greatest accomplishment, along with her husband's, the raising of three children ages 16,15, and 12. "They are the reason I'm running. I can't sit quietly by while the special interests in Washington, D.C. continue to spend away our children's future."

Diana Irey has spent the last decade in public service as a Washington County Commissioner, and she is now running to bring her vision of government responsibility, lower taxes, and family values to the United States Congress as the Representative of the 12th District.

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Please join Jim Robinson & Free Republic in hosting Ms. Irey on Flag Day to discuss her campaign against John Murtha, the economy, our national security, and other issues of your choosing. Questions may be pre-submitted to Free Republic, and Ms. Irey is willing to answer live questions during the thread. Look for more details as June 14th approaches.

[Coop]

Mark your calendars, and start thinking of your questions now for Commissioner (soon to be Representative) Diana Irey.

[Coop]

Hat tip to Race Bannon for pinging me to this cute Patriot Art cartoon:

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Mo1]

BTTT

[Coop]

FYI: I heard from a reliable source that Ms. Irey's campaign received well over 200 online donations from Saturday through noon yesterday. Pretty impressive over a holiday weekend, IMHO.

I have no idea what the total dollar amount is (nor do I need to know), but around here the average contribution seems to be about $25-35. You can do the math. The 200+ number and timeframe sounds about the same, or even stronger, than the numbers from when Murtha first started his latest anti-American barrage. So it seems as if the momentum is growing.

:-) Special thanks to Jack Murtha and a bitter, wanna-be journalist for making this fundraising surge possible.

[Coop]

Ping

[P-40]

Does Pennsylvania have restrictions on anonymous donations?

[Coop]

Does Pennsylvania have restrictions on anonymous donations?

I would imagine so. To my knowledge all donations over $400 (I think??) require a name and employer for tracking purposes. But I've pinged some PA folks who may be able to better answer your question.

[McGruff]

Great news and I didn't know she was such a hottie also.

[b4its2late]

Will do. If you have a ping list, put me on it please.

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Does she have a chance on winning or is murtha so entrenched in the political machine that he can't be blasted from his position...like the swimmer?

[eyespysomething]

Where can we submit questions ahead of time?

[P-40]

But I've pinged some PA folks who may be able to better answer your question.

Thanks. I like to keep all donations anonymous and some states have rules against that.

[Mrs. Ranger]

I'm not Coop, and I only have a moment before leaving the house, but the short answer is yes, she does have a good chance.

[veronica]

Very good! Kudos to FR for arranging her appearance.

[shalom aleichem]

This great. Keep it up.

[Dinah Lord]

This is going to be excellent, Coop.

You're a great American.

Cheers - Dinah

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Thank you, Mrs. Ranger.

I hope she can take his seat right out from under him.

[jazusamo]

Great, looking forward to it.

[roaddog727]

Bumperoo!