Paul Hackett Oh-2 has raised over $228,806!!!!!

[jn2375]

www.actblue.com/list/hackett

[Coexist]

1. how much has the machine against him raised?

is he catching up?

[mirandapriestly]

2. I read the opposition is resorting to SwiftBoat type campaigning

and accusing him of not REALLY seeing combat, sorry I don't remember where.

[davepc]

16. He was a public affairs officer

so he probably didn't see combat. Thing is, he never claimed to be a combat Marine.

Last year, Paul heard the call to service again. As his Marine Corps brothers fought a half world away, Paul could not sit in the comfort of his home and let others do the work he was prepared to do. After a serious discussion with his wife and children, Paul re-upped and joined his marines for a seven month tour with the 1st Marine Division and served as a Civil Affairs officer in Ramadi, took part in the Fallujah campaign and subsequent reconstruction.

http://hackettforcongress.com/index.php?page=display&id=71

They're putting words into his mouth then attacking that!

[jn2375]

6. Schmidt had to borrow $20,000 from her own money to keep going

[sojourner]

3. self-delete

misplaced post...sorry!

[Beelzebud]

5. To be fair.

There really was an attempt at a Swift Boats JR. campaign. It's all detailed right here:

http://blog.oh02.com/2005/07/25/a-slap-in-the-face-schmidt-advisor-questions-hacketts-service/

Read the comments. The man that tried to do this (Eric Minamayer) even comments in the blog, still challenging Hackett's service.

Here is where it gets joyfully funny. His attempt backfired, and his little attempt to smear this guy resulted in more free publicity than Hackett ever could have been able to afford.

And yesterday the donations started flowing in. :)

Sometimes the good guys win.

[sojourner]

7. YAY!!! What a hoot!!! Yes, GOOD GUYS DO WIN, sometimes...'bout time, too!

As to my post...I misfired I think. Thing is, I read all these negative posts yesterday and so got a head of steam built up. I don't think anybody here meant what I "heard"...so I was just out of order. Then, I clicked on the wrong post to reply. I think I better lay off posting for a day or two -- up my meds -- something!

[sojourner]

4. deleted

[Adelante]

8. I sent $25 today

And got two friends to match me.

I think we have a winner on our hands.

[snowbear]

9. NY Times today: "Veteran of Iraq, Running in Ohio, is Harsh on Bush"

I heard on Big Eddie's show a little while ago that there's a great article in today's NYT about the Hackett/Schmitt Congress race. Article headline: .."Veteran of Iraq, Running in Ohio, is Harsh on Bush"

Hackett calls Bush a "Chickenhawk" (and then some) in the article..

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/national/27ohio.html?

Reminder - if you don't feel like registering, "BugMeNot" is a good way to bypass all the registration rigamaroll.. http://www.bugmenot.com/ (you just type in http://www.nytimes.com into "bug me not" and they'll give you bypass info)


:bounce: ~~~~ Go HACKETT!!!! ~~~~ :bounce:

[snowbear]

10. BTW.... He's raised WAYYYYY more than that!!

He's been pulling in -over- 100K per day! ActBlue has brought in the amount to date on their site.. but their reporting the amount donated thru ActBlue.

He's realing in tons of money from his official campaign site, etc.. too!

:patriot: ~~~Rock on Hackett !!~~~ :patriot:

[jn2375]

13. Thanks for clarifying, wonder how much he has raised since

the blogs have taken up the fight

[jn2375]

11. Just topped $238,634, he'll need every penny to fight off the

Swift Boat attacks that have started.

[davepc]

12. Good for him. He managed to get the Cincinnati Post to endorse him

They endorsed Bush in 2000 and 2004.

Hackett, in our view, is a gust of fresh air. If we had to put a label on him, it would be Libertarian Democrat. He says what he thinks and doesn't seem to have much use for the orthodoxy, or the partisanship, of either party. He doesn't want the government telling him what kinds of guns he can own, nor does he want it interfering in family or medical decisions or taking away civil liberties in the name of fighting terror. He regards Social Security more as an insurance program than a retirement savings plan, but wants to put it on a sound footing and would raise the earnings ceiling if necessary to do so.

If elected, he notes, he would be the only member of Congress with direct military experience in Iraq - which, he says, is a fight we should end as soon as possible. He wants to finish the job and get out, and he wants the United States to stop holding hands with Pakistan and to get serious about tracking down those responsible for the 9-11 attacks.

We like Hackett's candor. We're impressed with the freshness of his ideas. We believe his experience shows him to be someone who is action-oriented.

We endorse Hackett for the 2nd District seat.

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050726/EDIT/507260326/1003

[jn2375]

14. I believe he picked up two more endorsements today but I

can't remember who they were. Anyone have the info?

[GeorgeBushytail]

15. Sewer Boat Wannabee Minamyer's Blog has 95% anti-Schmidt comments

http://ericminamyer.myblogsite.com/blog

I am teapot dome in the 7/25 and 7/26 threads.

The slimer stepped into quite a hornet's nest.

[jn2375]

17. He signed off his blog until after Aug 3, guess we scared him!!