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Web Site Pits Ebert against Salty Sandwich
The Potomac News ^ | May 23, 2007 | LILLIAN KAFKA

Posted on 05/23/2007 5:37:34 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT

Web site pits Ebert against salty sandwich

Move over Mickey Mouse, Ham Sandwich is working on a write-in campaign.

Prince William area Republicans didn't offer a candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney this year, but that hasn't stopped a conservative write-in campaign for Hamilton "Ham" Sandwich, Esq.

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Regarding the candidate's qualifications, one local expert - Mary Ann Kauchak, food columnist for the Potomac News and Manassas Journal Messenger - said that a decent ham sandwich should be "good and smoky."

"The Cuban sandwich is the hottest thing in the deli world, right now," Kauchak said. "I'm not really crazy about Virginia ham, though. You need a sweet biscuit to go with Virginia ham and a good pickle helps, too."

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Sandwich's candidacy seems ridiculous to Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert, the Democratic incumbent who hasn't faced a challenger for 12 years. (...) "I guess I'll be in a position to devour my opponent," he said in a phone interview on Tuesday.

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"People say they don't have a choice," Letiecq said. "Well you do, you have to mount a write-in campaign."

Sandwich won't criticize Ebert because he plans to sign a clean-campaign pledge, Letiecq said.

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Letiecq is working now to organize a political action committee to begin raising money and holding campaign events according to Virginia's election laws.

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"The purpose is to not just make a good showing, but to actually win this race," he said.

He hopes to have people standing in front of polls to teach voters how to cast write-in candidate votes on Election Day. He estimates that Sandwich would need thousands of write-in votes.

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A loyal campaign supporter, Letiecq said he doesn't actually eat ham sandwiches.

"Because it's not a good idea for a campaign person to consume his candidate, I generally have turkey clubs."

(Excerpt) Read more at potomacnews.com ...


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2007election; hamsandwich; paulebert; pwc
Other Links:

Ham Sandwich for PWC Commonwealth's Attorney
HAM SANDWICH FOR PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

1 posted on 05/23/2007 5:37:35 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ReagansRaiders

Ping for Hamilton Sandwich, Esquire.

Hey, do we need a ping list? The candidacy is really taking off now.


2 posted on 05/23/2007 5:39:44 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT
"The Cuban sandwich is the hottest thing in the deli world, right now,"

The deli world must not be that exciting.
3 posted on 05/23/2007 5:40:00 AM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: Vision

You know you are onto something when the newspaper starts contributing to your stories that way. It’s one thing for some local bloggers to gin up interest, but it was nice to see the paper get into the spirit of things.


4 posted on 05/23/2007 5:45:55 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Ham Sandwich is for real. He’s going to take Ebert DOWN!!!


5 posted on 05/23/2007 6:46:54 AM PDT by ReagansRaiders ("Fearsome" Fred Thompson '08)
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To: ReagansRaiders
More links: Raising Ham (blog supporting Ham Sandwich) "Better Tomorrow" (Ham Sandwich campaign commercial)
6 posted on 05/23/2007 6:49:25 AM PDT by ReagansRaiders ("Fearsome" Fred Thompson '08)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

They should contact Townhall.com and see if they can get Mary Katherine Ham to make a campaign appearance.

}:-)4


7 posted on 05/23/2007 8:21:06 AM PDT by Moose4 (Deport 'em. I don't need landscaping and I'll pay more for lettuce.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
You know, any good prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.
8 posted on 05/23/2007 8:23:51 AM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (Very Proud Dad of LCpl Smoothguy242 USMC of 1/3 Marines, now fighting for freedom, on duty in Iraq.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
A ham sandwich doesn't stand a chance against Roger Ebert.


9 posted on 05/23/2007 8:27:02 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: Mr. Jazzy

Some prosecutor may have his chance now:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834993/posts

(Man jailed after alleged ham attack)


10 posted on 05/23/2007 8:28:33 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: Larry Lucido

Once again, it is proven that there is no fiction stranger than truth.


11 posted on 05/23/2007 8:33:57 AM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (Very Proud Dad of LCpl Smoothguy242 USMC of 1/3 Marines, now fighting for freedom, on duty in Iraq.)
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To: Mr. Jazzy

Oddly, the fear of getting indicted by the current prosecuter is one of the reasons they can’t get a republican to run against him.


12 posted on 05/23/2007 8:35:59 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

SOP for dinosaurs like Ebert, long term Democrat with a massive power base to protect.


13 posted on 05/23/2007 8:38:10 AM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (Very Proud Dad of LCpl Smoothguy242 USMC of 1/3 Marines, now fighting for freedom, on duty in Iraq.)
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To: Mr. Jazzy

But this Ham Sandwich can do the job just as well as Ebert.


14 posted on 05/23/2007 12:33:55 PM PDT by ReagansRaiders ("Fearsome" Fred Thompson '08)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
The Cuban sandwich

damned illegals.

15 posted on 05/23/2007 1:22:02 PM PDT by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: ReagansRaiders

Do we have a chance to get the Jewish vote??


16 posted on 05/24/2007 9:35:22 AM PDT by Gopher Broke (I would rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Teddy Kennedy)
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To: Gopher Broke

Sure. Ham is on Jewish Rye.


17 posted on 05/25/2007 10:09:58 AM PDT by ReagansRaiders ("Fearsome" Fred Thompson '08)
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