Posted on 06/18/2010 7:45:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
In Alabama’s second district, local tea party activists held a “no-show townhall” with a mannequin of their Democratic Representative, Bobby Bright, because Bright refused to hold a town hall meeting himself. Then, the activists took a microphone and spoke to the mannequin.
That’s not the kind of thing you want going into a vulnerable re-election cycle, as Bright is this November.“He’s a nice person. He has a wonderful staff. But I don’t think he is a good leader, at all,” said Becky Gerritson, a local tea party activist, who was present at the event. Gerritson complained that Bright, a Democrat who is representing a +16 Republican district, has ridden the fence on every vote he has taken. Bright voted to let the health care bill out of Committee – essentially voting for its passage – but when it came time for the final vote, he was a “nay.” Bright voted against the stimulus packages, because there was no way he could vote for them in such a fiscally conservative area. But he never voiced any opposition to the principle of government bailouts, or spoke about the role of government in a faltering economy.
“He has never stood up and spoke out against cap-and-trade. or health care. Yes, he voted no on health care, but he never took a position. And he never met with us. He wouldn’t hold any town hall meetings,” said Gerritson.
Bright did hold a series of infamous “Congressman on the Corner” events, where he would show up at a small local venues that could hold maybe a few dozen people, speak for a short period of time, and then bolt. But that did no justice for the legions of activists that were lobbying for his attention. Rick Barber, one of the two Republican candidates in the GOP primary runoff to defeat Bright this fall, called the events “pretty corny.
“He would find small companies to bounce around to, several a day, but they were always very, very small, where you couldn’t get more than 30 or 40 people,” said Barber. “He would stay for an hour, talk for 45 minutes, and then, oh, he had to go.”
Barber pointed out that Bright won by a margin of .06% last fall – and that was only after a season of heavily negative campaigning. Before Bright, a Republican had represented the second district since 1964.
“He doesn’t have the environmental factors for him,” said Barber. “There’s not a president running, I don’t think you’re going to have the massive Democratic turnout.”
Martha Roby, the other GOP candidate running to replace Bright, had similar thoughts.
“Alabama is a conservative state, the 2nd district is a conservative district, and our conservative voices are not being heard. That’s where we feel Bright has failed us.
Roby, a city councilwoman, was trailing Bright 54 percent to 30 percent in an early March poll, but the GOP is waiting to see what happens to that lead after the primary is over and Republican opposition is solidified.
Bobby Bright will be sterilized in November.
Probably too late. I'm sure he has reproduced at least once, already.
“We seriously need leaders.”
Watch the brilliant electorate elect more progressive leaders in November.
/S/
IMHO
Not that kind. He is going to undergo political sterilization.
We are living in the time of reverse evolution.
Sorry. My bad.
Even though he played "conservative" and voted against healthcare and the stimulus package, there's one vote he can't escape.
He voted for Nancy Pelosi.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!
That type of ‘town hall’ is a great idea!!
We need this to spread across the country.
See my tag and now you know what it means.
They don’t call him Bobby Not-So-Bright for nothing.
where’s the video on this, it needs to go viral!!!
Throw the dummy out!
Every “Blue-Dog Democrat,” who is re-elected, allowing the Dems to hold the majorities in the Senate and House, is responsible for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid being leaders in this country.
No so-called “conservative independent” could possibly explain a vote for one of these charlatans.
Bobby Bright will dim after November 2, 2010
This is really clever.
Here in GA our Rep. Marshall (D) is much like this guy and he’s going down. RealClearPolitics.com has our District as “secure Dem” for his re-election.
As far as I’m concerned, I would like the Dems to continue to believe that right up until the votes are counted and he is voted out.
BRIGHT: If you're going to be thrust it's, of course, not something that we brag about, but if we can assist to bring an end a tragic string of events like what has happened up in New England, you know, we're ready, willing and able to do whatever we can to assist to bring this to conclusion, if we can.
I wonder if, after two yesrs in Washington, Bobby has figured out that DC and Virginia aren't a part of New England. ;)
There is no form of life in existence lower than a Southern “good ole boy” yellow dog Democrat.
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