Ha, ha, ha! EOR has lent himself MORE MONEY -- another $200K!

[beachmom]

http://politicker.com/o-reilly-loans-campaign-another-200000

O’Reilly loans campaign another $200,000
By Jeremy P. Jacobs
Category: US Senate
Tags: John Kerry, Ed O'Reilly

Ed O'Reilly, the Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) in this year's Senate primary, ended the second fundraising quarter with less cash on than he had at the beginning of the quarter despite an additional $200,000 loan he made to his own campaign, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The Gloucester lawyer reported $215,145 cash on hand after starting the quarter with $292,024.96 cash on hand.

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O'Reilly has largely relied on his own pocketbook to pay for the venture. He loaned his campaign another $200,000 this quarter. So far, he has loaned his campaign $583,422.85 for the cycle.

Interestingly, O'Reilly has not forgiven any of those loans and the campaign paid back $216,000 this quarter. The campaign currently owes O'Reilly $367,422.85.

Wow, his campaign is going nowhere. He's just a tool. And if Kerry goes ahead and backs gay marriage (he's getting pretty close already), EOR will have completely outlived his usefulness.

EOR has performed the following duties thus far:

1. So people can say they're pissed at Kerry for voting for the IWR. Kerry then could mention his timetable for withdrawal, which Obama is now running on, and for which the Maliki government has now endorsed. All communications between constituents and the Senator on Iraq have gone through. Check.

2. So people can say, "Johnny, where have you been lately? Come home to Mass." Kerry is now doing "Kerry on every Corner" and is going all over Mass. Check.

3. So Hillary supporters in Mass can say: "I'm MAD at you John for supporting Obama. I'm really mad, but I still want you to be my Senator so I'll just make a little noise, act like I'm going to support EOR, but then return home again afterwards." Check.

4. The gay community are like: hey, EOR is going to be OUR tool. So how 'bout it, John -- gay marriage. John: well, I'm just going to say that gay marriage is settled law in Mass. so don't worry about it. GLBT Mass: Um, cool, John, but um, EOR IS OUT THERE so can you just say you're for the thing. We're kind of sore with you about '04, even though we know you rock on all the other stuff that's important. So how 'bout it, bro -- gay marriage? Work still in progress.

No idea what will happen with #4, but if THAT ONE goes away, EOR serves absolutely zero purpose to anyone. Which is why it is being smartly pushed by the gay community now:

http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=12246

[Mass]

1. Well, good thing I do not live in Plymouth.

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/plymouth/news/x518443414/O-Reilly-to-speak-at-fundraiser

The Plymouth Democratic Town Committee recently announced that Ed O’Reilly, currently in the running for U.S. Senate, will be the guest speaker at its annual fundraising golf tournament dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the Squirrel Run Golf and Country Club.
This will be O’Reilly’s first public appearance in Plymouth.
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O’Reilly strongly supports the orderly and complete withdrawal of our troops from Iraq; the end of special interest manipulation in Washington, D.C.; universal health care; progress of the green and renewable energy industries; and the halt of global warming.

The golf tournament begins at noon and tickets are $75, which includes green fee, cart and dinner. Tickets for just the dinner are $25.

Well, even at $25 for a dinner, it is still to expensive for me to lose my time and my patience.

BTW, where have I seen this political program? Let me see? Why exactly is he running?

(Regular people in Plymouth got to see Kerry on July 4th. Why does the Democratic party there think his members need a punishment).

[beachmom]

2. What's hilarious is he's AGAINST Cape Winds!! Kerry has a position

of waiting until all reports come back, but EOR is against it. So to answer you're question of why he is running: so that groups who are trying to tell Kerry something can use him to do so. That is the only reason. Funny part is he has no idea of how he is being used.

As far as I know, he did not attend Netroots Nation (he went to YearlyKos last year). That avenue (netroots donations) has long since been closed.

[beachmom]

3. Oh, how nice. No Quarter has mentioned Kerry:

noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/07/22/dncreformcom-time-to-kick-john-kerry-to-the-curb/

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Here is what's funny. In the comments, the people from Mass. say they have gotten nothing from EOR. Ha, ha! He isn't even doing a good enough job reaching out to them.

Haven’t been hearing much from O’Reilly here in the people’s republic of MA, I signed up for e-mails and other that the initial one, nada, zip, zilch.

Reply:

Maybe he needs a computer savvy volunteer.

Reply:

Comment by Zee | 2008-07-22 06:53:02

His brother actually brought me my yard sign….I’d say it’s a pretty bare-bones operation!

Reply:

Shut up ZEE you idiot

Ha! Ha! Too darned funny.

[karynnj]

4. He repaid himself $216.000 then loaned 200,000?

It is interesting that he only raised less than $33,000 this last quarter. It looks like he spent about $95,000 this quarter. These numbers are kind of pathetic