Please join me in applauding KansDem.

He was at our congress rep's town hall and read to him one of his campaign promises (not to cut Medicare) and then brought up the fact that he had supported the Ryan budget.

But the best part was when KansDem asked "HOW CAN WE TRUST YOU?"

It was awesome. Best question at the town hall. Made my day. Hell, it made my WEEK!!

THREE CHEERS FOR KansDem!!!!

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So proud! :toast:

I think that was when he was talking about both parties making mistakes. Maybe KansDem remembers. :shrug:

Just logged in (took Friday off).

I believe Rep. Yoder, after acknowledging I made a "good point," went on to say that it was about "controlling costs."

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So when he voted for Rep. Ryan's budget, he wasn't reneging on his campaign promise, but was "controlling costs."

I'm still baffled by his response. :shrug:

WE need to be squeaky wheels! Squeakier than the bad guys! It is IMPERATIVE that OUR side is heard!!!

If they think we don't care, they won't either!

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I'd have gone, I live in Lawrence- although I'm represented by Jenkins where I am registered. It pains me to see that he got elected here. It was a crappy year for us and to compound that we had a crappy candidate.

Watch the KS forum. I try to post stuff like this there.

he came to KU I, being a member of the Student Senate then, asked him if he'd support a DADT repeal if the Chairman and Defense Secretary did through the current process in place. He said he'd consider it, it was so offensive. The man had had a high ass rating from the Kansas Equality Coalition when he was in the state legislature, he voted against the state marriage ban for gays and lesbians, but here he was just acting all conservative. No doubt in my mind the man could give two shits less about someones sexual orientation. Just a sell out. I wish on these subjects the Republicans who support us would just stand up, I thinks more then we think really.

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Thank you, KansDem!

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:kick: & Rec !!!

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i'd love to see that. how did the rep respond???

I'll post it when it is available.

Way to go, KansDem. (I assume someone informed KansDem of the existence of this thread?)

K&R

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One thing that I've noticed. Having attended a Diane Black town hall here in middle Tennessee earlier this week is that these guys HAVE THE SAME PROPS. All the charts were the same, the talking points were the same, and the answers (such as they were) were all the same.

but I think that's more for state legislators, not national. Either way, the goal of all these groups are the same.

same talking points, same verbiage, hammering the talking points. I've always wished the Dems could be as organized.

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and my personal favorite....

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Beautiful! :yourock:

since their campaign promises often are opposed to their actions

Lou

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I'm seriously sick of the RW parroting I keep reading on DU lately.

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I would have loved to have seen the assholes face when he heard that... simply priceless :D

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And would like to say it was indeed a proud moment for me to be with Proud2BlibKansan and others who showed up en masse to set the record straight! :woohoo:

I truly believe there were more attendees who opposed Rep. Yoder's stance as supported it.

Many more...

Congratulations!

I must say my wife was there sitting next to me. She's been heavily involved with climate-change issues (she attended Al Gore's "Climate Project" symposium in 2007), and was livid that Rep. Yoder does not recognize climate change.

She wanted to speak, too, but time ran out. She wanted to ask him why he continues to deny climate-change science in favor of coal-fired power plants. She wanted to point out that many of the elected representatives in the room who he had introduced with such glowing praise...

Either voted for the Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement:
Mayor Schafer of Prairie Village
Mayor McConwell of Mission

Or voted against coal-fired power plants:
Kansas State Representative Reardon
Kansas State Senator Huntington

There were others but she had forgotten their names.

It would have been priceless to see his reaction!