Let's brainstorm, who have we got to run for congress?

[TheFarseer]

First of all let's assume Jesus Christ himself couldn't beat Osborne.

Lee Terry could possibly be beaten by Mike Fahey but I don't think he's ready to run for Congress and I'm not sure he's interested. I don't see much hope other than that.

Now then, open seat in the third district and I'm going to be sick to my stomach if I have to suffer through some Bill Barrett type pounding Jerry Hickman! Isn't Bill Hoppner from Scottsbluff or something? Would he run? I think he would have a decent chance.

I don't think Fortenbury is completely safe. Who can run here? Conneally was a great candidate but I hate to recycle candidates for rematches. Am I missing any good candidates in any of these races?

[TheFarseer]

1. no one knows or no one cares?

[NebraskaDem]

2. Some things to consider

Osbourne is going to step out to be Governor (I assume thats what you meant by the JC thing) which leaves the seat you are talking about open so we have to fill that one...do you think Chuck is going to vacate his seat to run for Pres or will he hold onto it in case he doesnt get the nod from the Repubs? I think he'll vacate b/c I dont think he can get reelected in NE. He's a dick. So now we gotta fill two spots. My guess is Fortenberry will run for Hagels spot so I think we will have to beat him in the Senate and fill two spots in House.

Thoughts?

[TheFarseer]

3. Thanks for the reply

Hagel won 83% of the vote in 2002. He's not up for re-election but he'd be a shoe-in anyway. I had not considered Hagel stepping down. I don't think he would have to but he might if he's real serious about president. I don't think he can get the nomination, personally. If he does vacate, I see Terry running for the open senate seat before Fortenberry but who knows. If one of them (especially Fortenberry) goes after that seat, Conneally would be a great candidate to run for their open house seat, but I don't any of that will happen so probably a moot point.

[Omaha Steve]

4. Terry can be beat!

It takes a candidate that throws his record into Question. Why does he take in so much money from oil companies? How many oil wells do we see in Nebraska? So when it comes to oil, just who does he represent? Them or us lil guys that live in his district? While the President is leading us down the wrong road, he continues to vote with the chief right down the line etc... It can be done.

I'd like to run against him, but the party has already made its choice. So I will probably be running for the Legislative seat of district 7 in 2008. You heard it here first. :-)

[TheFarseer]

6. If I see a guy named Steve with a (D) by his name

I'll be sure to vote for him!

I think the same thing you said about Terry could be said of almost any republican. He seems moderate enough to most people and keeps the fundies happy. I'd like to see a real ball of fire go after him and call into question his votes and motives (someone like Paul Hackett) It would be interesting to see how that would play out IF the guy could get some media coverage.

[LiberalAndProud]

5. Where did Bill Hoppner go?

http://www.electionreform.org/ERMain/news/DetailedArticle.asp?Ref_Number=58

Many states have held back, waiting for Congress to signal its intentions. A sizable group of congressional Democrats is calling for Congress to override state prerogatives and federalize election standards. One study by House Democrats claims that recount methods in 38 states, including Nebraska, could be ruled unconstitutional under Bush vs. Gore.

A decade before Florida, Nebraska endured its own protracted recount agony. The 1990 Democratic gubernatorial primary between Ben Nelson and Bill Hoppner led to the first statewide recount in 32 years and weeks of uncertainty.

Nelson, who filed suit to bring the proceedings to a close, ultimately prevailed by 41 votes.

The recount methods in that contest varied among Nebraska jurisdictions. Ballots marked in certain ways were deemed valid by some local recount boards but invalid by others. A uniform standard, as described by the Bush vs. Gore ruling, appeared to be lacking.

[TheFarseer]

7. as you probably already know

he lost to Mike "sniveling weasel" Johans in the '98 governors election 54% - 46%. I did not realize he ran in 1990. Wish he would have won!

Now he lives in Lincoln and is a "business consultant", whatever that might mean. I know he was on the board of directors for some place that helps people with disabilities. Sounds like he could get away from that stuff to run for something.

[LiberalAndProud]

8. I do know

and I know that Lincoln voted for Hoppner after we had first-hand experience with Johanns. I remember that we got thanks for that in his concession speech.

We did not like him because we knew him too well.

[Omaha Steve]

9. I might run against Terry myself

Esch has announced he is running. He is anti abortion and against the death penalty. Seems a little like Lee Terry himself.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=1488293

I might actually run for the Democratic nomination for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District to run against Lee Terry. I'm a union steward. I work in the Parks Dept. for the City of Omaha. I was the Chairman of the Indian Hills Theater Preservation Society. I never went to college. I'm pro choice. I supported the no smoking law in Omaha that failed. I support Mothers Against Drunk Drivers. I made a speech at a moveon.org rally about the proposed end to filibusters on Federal Judges. My speech can be heard online. It starts at the 10 minute mark of the 15.8 meg file. http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/04/4645.php

I'm in the black hat with the green sweatshirt. I have a dark beard at this link.

http://www.omahaimc.org/feature/display/414/index.php

I sent this as yet unpublished letter to the OWH Public Pulse.

John E. Marcucci has missed a very important point or two in his pulse letter from Aug. 13th. Our nation was founded on the principle of if you don't like it, change it by vote or by peaceful action. It was a small band of men disguised as Native American's that threw British tea overboard. It was one person (Rosa Parks) sitting on a bus that started a civil rights revolution. It was one person in China that stopped a line of tanks in Tieneman square. It was a few men sitting in a tank that stopped Russian troops from charging the capital where Yeltsin was barricaded in and finishing a military coup attempt in the former Soviet Union. Those few men in a tank that never fired a shot, were later hailed as national heroes and smothered with flowers. A few dedicated people can change the world through peaceful activities.

Mr. Marcucci also must have missed in history class that it was the millions that stood by and did nothing that brought Hitler into power. I myself in the last few months have publicly protested the proposed changes to Social Security, Karl Rove's fund raiser in Omaha, the killing of harp seals in Canada, the proposed end of judicial filibusters in the US Senate, and the law that prevents the hand recounting of votes in Nebraska after an election. The sound of horns honking approval far outweighed the few voices or gestures of disapproval.

I do sleep better knowing the men and women are in the silos. But these "peace activists" at Offutt Air Force Base are exercising a national right of peaceful assembly. A political right Mr. Marcucci apparently never understood in history class. As for Hilter and modern times, remember the quote from George Santayana. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

So would you vote for a true blue collar candidate?

[Omaha Steve]

10. no comments?

I thought this would get a few replies by now.

[Omaha Steve]

11. What about this guy? He is a DUer

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_13976679/Yahoo!+Photo+Album/US+CONGRESS---1.gif?gr.QHJDB7Ag2YpIv

[Bradley Minoski]

12. Keep Chuck Hagel as your senator

Some guy on this board said that hagel wouldn't get re-elected in nebraska, i want him in washington, he's the only republican senator to actually speak out againist the war in iraq.

And great people of nebraska can i please ask you this question since i'm an outsider to the state..."why is tom osborne so popular here?" is the reason he's in washington cause he used to coach the cornhuskers, is that what his whole political career basically based on, coaching a college football team?

[NEDem]

13. Osborne

yes his entire popularity is based on the simple fact that he coached a football team. The people here are insane, nothing can stop him.

You see this is Nebraska, we have nothing, except a college football team, that we can export or be remotely proud of. There is nothing here except a football team, some corn, soy beans and a bunch of cows. Sad but true.