Comments on: Grimes on House Filibuster, 2nd Congressional Race

By: FEC rules

FEC rules — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:50:31 +0000

As an addition to the HA Smith doesn’t know what she is doing list read #99 and check it out

http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/04/29/smith-leaves-morning-forum-early/

By: Answer the question

Answer the question — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:06:18 +0000

And by the way BUDDY, answer the question, do you want someone representing you who doesn’t even know the rules? She certainly has had time to learn them. Also, reports are that she was walking the halls bawling on Thursday. How is that for representation.

By: Big Al

Big Al — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:54:56 +0000

BJ you don’t have a clue. Go down there and find out.

By: BJones

BJones — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:24:43 +0000

Big Al you don’t have a clue what you are speaking of if you think Smith’s backers are investors in CC. It is just the opposite buddy. But you are correct that she has made everyone, on both sides of the issue, pissed.

By: Big Al

Big Al — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:35:11 +0000

It is a problem now. She doesn’t even know the rules of the Senate. You cannot PULL a bill once it has been submitted. In fact the bill passed the committe on Thursday. It still may die, but her Dothan backers (who happen to be investors in Country Crossing) are P Oed. Do we want someone representing our district who doesn’t even understand the rules? It is not that hard.

By: No

No — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:49:27 +0000

That’s garbage about her having trouble raising money. She had a funder in Montgomery that raised almost as much as Love’s first one back in November. So don’t spread untruth. You can discredit a post with good info in it if you overreach. She may have some problems, but fundraising isn’t one of them.

By: Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:18:37 +0000

Harri Anne Smith is now having trouble raising money after early success because she fooed in her nest. She made her political base in Houston County furious because she tried to sit on the fense and play both sides of the gambling issue connected with the proposed Country Crossing entertainment center in Dothan. First she filed a bill that would have supported gambling and it was sent to her Local Legislative Committee #1. That became too close for comfort so she took the unheard of step of asking the President of the Senate to move it to another committee. This made the other side very angry. Then like a cat on a hot tin roof, she withdrew her own bill. No wonder they are call her Harri Houdini in Dothan. “Now you see it, now you don’t,” is the saw in Wiregrass bars and lounges.

By: Big Al

Big Al — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:08:19 +0000

Grimes only raised money for about 6 weeks. He started from scratch after a lot of the normal donors had been hit-up by other candidates. Your statment really begs the question “Why didn’t Love raise more since he whad been campaigning the entire 3 months and has been doing so for 9 months or more.”

I am not making a case for anyone. I am just saying that none of the candidates are raising the amount of money that any of them would be if it were a one or two horse race.

These are the facts (I will entertain yours if presented) 1. People are not giving as readily or as much because of the economy. 2. Having as many viable candidates in the race as we do, some people are not giving at all. They want to see who makes the run-off and/or general. 3. In my opinion it would be easier to raise money if you could tell people that you already had $200,000 or $300,000 in the coffers, even if it were your own money.

By: Earning their money

Earning their money — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:31:23 +0000

Grimes raised a whooping 16,000 dollars, throughout the entire campaign. Jay Love’s lackluster last quarter raised almost 3 times that amount. Everyone else is raising money, Grimes gets on a debate and complains that FEC rules keep him from raising money. There is a difference in being unable to raise money and unable to raise large amounts of money.

By: For earning

For earning — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:15 +0000

is the reason Grimes can’t raise money related to the reasons Love, Woods, and Schmidtke can’t raise money?

By: Follow-up to Grimes’ Comments » Doc’s Political Parlor

Follow-up to Grimes’ Comments » Doc’s Political Parlor — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:17:16 +0000

[...] Regarding the post in which Rep. David Grimes recounted an exchange on the House floor with House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard relating to a filibuster over HB350, Rep. Hubbard states that there was no “conversation.” “I [Hubbard] just asked him if his light was on. He said ‘yes’ and I said ‘OK.’” [...]

By: Big Al

Big Al — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:34:37 +0000

Hey earning, none of the candidates have raised a substantial amount of money. Most of the money spent has been the candidates’ own money. Love has been raising money for a long time and he hasn’t rasied much over what he has put in. Smith did do pretty good at one fund raiser, but at that time she was Dothan’s candidate and they were supporting their candidate just to beat the candidate from up north. I think Smith’s supporters would write checks to someone else now if they had to do it over again.

By: Earning their money

Earning their money — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:18:47 +0000

There is a reason he is unable to raise money…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:14:18 +0000

If Grimes had alot of money to tell his story he might have a chance.

By: cooper

cooper — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:27:50 +0000

stay tuned for the “honesty” in his answers.