Archive for June, 2009

Stafford Board Vice-Chairman Crisp Supporting Brian Moran: “We Need Brian’s Strong Bi-Partisan Leadership”

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Stafford

Stafford County Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman Harry Crisp II has formally endorsed Brian Moran for Governor. Crisp says that:
Brian Moran has the temperament and the ability to lead strong support for bi-partisan solutions on transportation, the environment, education, and the state budget.
Crisp believes that the Federal stimulus money that flowed to Stafford County earlier this year […]



Brian Moran Campaigns in Martinsville, Touts Pro-Business Vision for Virginia

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Visiting Martinsville yesterday, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Brian Moran discussed his pro-business development priorities for the Commonwealth.
As reported in today’s Martinsville Bulletin, Moran said his approach includes fostering small business development and adopting a refundable earned income tax credit.
Primary day is tomorrow Tuesday June 9. Polls across Virginia will be open from 6AM to 7PM.
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Fred2Blue Celebrates 1,000 Posts

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

 
Thanks to everyone for your support and continued readership!



UPDATE: Bombshell in the British Isles: 2 Members of BNP Elected to European Parliament

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Media.Local

h/t to Russell in London for the alert.
American Mainstream Media:
Where is your outrage?
UPDATE Monday AM: Overnight, the BNP scored a second seat in the European Parliament with the election of another monster, BNP leader Nick Griffin from the Northwest Region of Britain. The Telegraph has more.
Tonight’s news from across-the-pond is not good.  Actually, it is […]



Final PPP Poll: Deeds 40%, McAuliffe 26%, Moran 24%

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Reasons given by Public Policy Polling for the Deeds surge:

“A remarkable increase in support in northern Virginia in the wake of the Washington Post endorsement.”*
“He finally consolidated the anti-McAuliffe vote.”
“He made the most of the Democratic primary being pretty much the only game in town for Republicans and independent voters.”**
“He racked up the kinds of […]



Free Vision Test: (w/ UPDATES)

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

If you can tell who paid for this, congratulations! You don’t need glasses.

UPDATE:
Terry McAuliffe, with a little help from Lowell at Blue Virginia, is also attacking Creigh’s record on guns, prompting this response from prominent Moran supporter Karen Duncan (aka Anonymous is a Woman):
I hate to say this, Lowell, but being for gun control has […]



Suffolk Univ. Polling on Gov Race: WaPo Endorsement May Hurt More Than Help

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Kenton Ngo is blogging tonight about last week’s survey by Suffolk University in which likely voters for Tuesday’s Primary Race for Governor were polled on their candidate preference.
From Kenton’s post:
Conventional wisdom has it that going into Tuesday’s primary, Creigh Deeds picking up the Washington Post endorsement on May 22nd legitimized him as a choice to win […]



Virginia Renaissance Faire

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today we took our annual outing to the Ren Faire on the grounds of the Lake Anna Winery to enjoy (at long last!) a beautiful day in the sun. The Faire seemed bigger than ever this year, with a really good turnout this afternoon. As always, there were s…



A few blog changes

By From • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: News.Local

First, a new addition.  http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ is a photographic view of Fredericksburg, with a bit of history about those places appearing in the shots. Death of a blog, that’s what happens when things start getting out of hand when ‘friends’ take posts in a direction not intended.  Of course I’m talking about the Fred Vegas Chronicles.  Fredericksburg’s very […]



Staunton News Leader Endorses Deeds for Governor

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Four daily newspapers serving the commonwealth have made an endorsement in the Virginia Democratic primary for Governor, and all four choose Sen. Creigh Deeds.
The latest is Staunton’s The News Leader:
It will be to every Virginian’s favor if Deeds wins the primary.
We endorse Deeds for the nomination for many reasons: He’s a bonafide supporter of getting […]