Martha! There's a Principled Conservative in the Backyard!

So...I get this flier left on my door as Mer, Syd and I were watching some movie called Cloverfield, or Coverdale, or, I know, I'm an baaad mother...I'd been up since 2:30 the morning before (because sometimes the pain wont let me go back to sleep, this is when I WORK) so the movie just seemed humorous to all of us...I think. Either humorous or two, almost ten-year-olds are scarred for life.

The next morning, that would be yesterday, as were trying to get Syd back to her house and Mer down to Edgemere Park to a Webelo/Cub/Boy Scout cookout...I looked at the flippin flyer stuck to my front door.

Holy Mother of the Political Caucus, Andy (Andrew) Winningham (we used to call him winning-pork because kids are shits) is running for State Rep HD 87!

There's a principled CONSERVATIVE in my backyard!

Here's what Andy Winningham is committed to (other than his trust fund from Gramps) Let's see:

*The Constitution (needs to be updated to include WOMEN, MINORITIES, and CATS)
*Limited Government (isn't that a contradiction)
*Individual Freedom (just hold on Martha)
*Low Taxes (Uh huh)
*Property Rights (You bet your Smith & Wesson)
*Free Enterprise (thank goodness for that trust fund)
*Right of Self Defense (Unless it's DHS knocking at your door)
*Local School Innovation (is your trust fund gonna cover this?)
*Rights of the Unborn (but a second ago you said "Individual Freedom"?)
*10th Amendment (for those of you who don't KNOW the 10th Amendment, it's right here ) written by a good UNITARIAN, and more commonly known as SOVEREIGNTY.

So basically, poor Andy Andrew is all confused (or I am) because all I'm seeing is contradictions and a little rich kid who is making a "Pledge" not to accept campaign donations from special interest group PACs or lobbyists.

In addition to pledging not to spend more than the "Median Household Income" of our district $39,189 (who's income?) quoting: "Why should folks have a State Representative who spends more money on a primary than they make in a year?"

Are womens issues a matter of interest to you Mr. Winningham?
Do you know what percentage of your district are single educated women?
Some with children, some without?
Are you aware of the increase in crime down here by Winningham & Stein?
Are you aware there is no Federal or local housing rehab funding available for your district? For the elderly, the disabled? Huh? Are ya?
Didn't think so.

BECAUSE you, and every other State Representative base their knowledge on statistics (median household income my ASS) rather than human beings, then come up with some SALES gimmick you think will make you like every one of us.

If you want to know the truth, get out of your office, put on a T-shirt and shorts (no one wants to talk to some jerk in a broadcloth and slacks) get your ass out here in the evenings, close your mouth, open your ears and listen.

Then, I really don't care WHAT you spend on your campaign...as long as you get something done. You THINK you're speaking to the masses, but honey you're not.

Maybe 40 yrs ago.

Lets talk about what Grandpa's your money can really do for us...

I drive my son to the other side of town to attend a school that can and will educate him.
I'm paying on two properties in order to accomplish this.
I spend $350 a month in gas (as of last year) to get him there and back every day.
I'm a single mother with no regular child support.
If I use my social to earn an income, I lose my state medical coverage.
I'd spend $3000 a month on prescriptions alone if I had to pay out of pocket because of my son's medical condition.
My 89 yr old next door neighbor spends more than that, lives alone, doesn't own a vehicle and has owned her house for 45 yrs.
We both need work done on our homes, but can't afford it, and don't qualify for assistance because we "make too much money" and don't live in "The Hood".

If your going to Represent, then you better get a clear idea of ALL the people, not just the statisticians interpretation of.

...and call your big brother, he loves you.

Comments

[Apostol Apostolopoulos]

"OH hell no girl. Unless he considers THIS "Emailing me"...He's probably doing his "research" so he wont sound like a complete moron. I'm so pissed off at all the VIGIN political signs all up and down 50th st, left on doors. Why recycle when were all goin' to Heaven? Hallefreakinlujia! (weenie)

[Stef]

Did he ever email you? Just curious.

[Apostol Apostolopoulos]

...still waiting on that email.
It's good you're checking who's linking to your i.p. address. If you can figure that out, you know exactly WHO I am and WHERE I am.
I'm ready to talk anytime you are.

[Andrew Winningham]

I have emailed the author of this blog personally to correct some of the misunderstandings and misinformation in this post (of which there is a great deal). I hope to hear back from her soon.

[Apostol Apostolopoulos]

Since you've entered the realm of...Apostol.
Where all creatures great and small have a voice.
Where our four legged furry friends can stand up, (or not) and be counted...
Makes as much sense as the whole "Here's-an ultrasound-of-the-unborn-glob-of-dividing-cells-your-getting-ready-to-terminate-but-we-wont-
prosecute-if-you-look-away-from-the-Ultrasound-monitor-Bill" passed to law several months, ago huh? Yeah, let's give CATS the VOTE.
Reduced $$ clumping litter, NO MORE FORCED neutering, "DE-CLAWING IS AN ACT AGAINST NATURE"...I can see the kitty picket lines now, the chanting/meowing of teeny voices, a force to finally being reckoned with in D.C. "1-2-3-4, what the hell are we fighting for? NIP! (nothing else cat related rhymed with war.)
Let me take this opportunity to speak directly to my Imaginary cat constituents.

I may be 55 yrs old by the time I get a JD, but I'm, gonna be 55 yrs old anyway. Why not?
Might as well be going to school and have it said of my cats "That Apostol, she refused to back down from anyone.

[Stef]

I've always maintained that every politician running for office should come my front door and explain to me WHY I should take the time to vote for them. Explain the issues that affect me the most, and what he/she is going to do about those issues.

"*The Constitution (needs to be updated to include WOMEN, MINORITIES, and CATS)"

Cats?! Since when do CATS vote?!