The sad thing is that as bad as Virgil is, his opponent doesn't stand a chance. All of this religious crap he keeps spewing (Perriello that is) rings false to any hardcore dems.
Virgil is a cultural icon in Southside. No matter how disgusting his antics are, no matter how out of touch he is, or racist, or corrupt, he will be re-elected.
What religious crap? Perriello says his politics are determined by his beliefs and that he firmly believes in separation of Church and State. It means he is Dem because he believes that the Party can deliver on his convictions.
I don't trust people that don't believe in God. They start acting like it is their job to judge.
Bubby wrote: "I don't trust people that don't believe in God. They start acting like it is their job to judge."
Ha, yeah, it's all or those atheists and agnostics running around judging people.
If you're looking to be logical about choosing who to trust or not to trust based on religious beliefs, wouldn't we presume to distrust those who believe in an unseen, all knowing, all seeing magic man in the sky because people who wrote a book a couple thousand years ago told us to?
"Logic" and "Rationality" are as often the tools of tyrants as are religious beliefs.
But I'm talking about belief in a power greater than your own mind. And the certainty that wrong is wrong no matter the "logic". That's not a "religious" belief, it is humility and seeing yourself as part of a greater whole - in service.
Sorry Dems, but I like Virgil. I know it is inconsistent, but he has always been nice to me, and I like Lucy, too. So f--k off. If the 5th District Dems had not screwed with Virgil, he'd still be one of us. Shout out to Virgil, Lucy, and Catherine. You and Bucky Stanley are the only GOPs in the world that are OK. All the rest are slime.
Perriello is by far the best RoVA Democratic challenger this year. Too bad the party can't find people like that in other places like the 4th and 10th, instead they hand us leftist sacrificial lambs.
Virgil didn't leave the Democrats because of anything that the 5th District Dems did to him. He became an independent in 2000 after he had voted for impeachment of Bill Clinton. He had been invited to the 5th District J-J dinner, and we were all looking forward to hearing him explain himself. He didn't come, and a few weeks later we learned that he was now an independent. In 2002, he decided that he was a Republican as a part of the deal that preserved his seat. If he had not agreed to switch to become Republican, he would have been thrown into Rick Boucher's district by the 2001 General Assembly.
So -- he didn't switch because the Dems were mean to him.
The sad thing is that as bad as Virgil is, his opponent doesn't stand a chance. All of this religious crap he keeps spewing (Perriello that is) rings false to any hardcore dems.
Virgil is a cultural icon in Southside. No matter how disgusting his antics are, no matter how out of touch he is, or racist, or corrupt, he will be re-elected.
Posted by: Virgil Goodes Bichon Frise | July 30, 2008 at 12:28 PM
What religious crap? Perriello says his politics are determined by his beliefs and that he firmly believes in separation of Church and State. It means he is Dem because he believes that the Party can deliver on his convictions.
I don't trust people that don't believe in God. They start acting like it is their job to judge.
Posted by: Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh | July 30, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Bubby wrote: "I don't trust people that don't believe in God. They start acting like it is their job to judge."
Ha, yeah, it's all or those atheists and agnostics running around judging people.
If you're looking to be logical about choosing who to trust or not to trust based on religious beliefs, wouldn't we presume to distrust those who believe in an unseen, all knowing, all seeing magic man in the sky because people who wrote a book a couple thousand years ago told us to?
Posted by: | July 30, 2008 at 01:21 PM
"Logic" and "Rationality" are as often the tools of tyrants as are religious beliefs.
But I'm talking about belief in a power greater than your own mind. And the certainty that wrong is wrong no matter the "logic". That's not a "religious" belief, it is humility and seeing yourself as part of a greater whole - in service.
Posted by: Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh | July 30, 2008 at 01:42 PM
http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2008/07/is-obama-vettin.html
Posted by: | July 30, 2008 at 02:03 PM
ohhh... that would be virgil slappin it down the the MZM bucks, bizzatches.
Posted by: Doug | July 30, 2008 at 04:10 PM
Sorry Dems, but I like Virgil. I know it is inconsistent, but he has always been nice to me, and I like Lucy, too. So f--k off. If the 5th District Dems had not screwed with Virgil, he'd still be one of us. Shout out to Virgil, Lucy, and Catherine. You and Bucky Stanley are the only GOPs in the world that are OK. All the rest are slime.
Posted by: Not Frank Hargrove | July 30, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Perriello is by far the best RoVA Democratic challenger this year. Too bad the party can't find people like that in other places like the 4th and 10th, instead they hand us leftist sacrificial lambs.
Posted by: RoVA Ben | July 30, 2008 at 08:00 PM
Virgil didn't leave the Democrats because of anything that the 5th District Dems did to him. He became an independent in 2000 after he had voted for impeachment of Bill Clinton. He had been invited to the 5th District J-J dinner, and we were all looking forward to hearing him explain himself. He didn't come, and a few weeks later we learned that he was now an independent. In 2002, he decided that he was a Republican as a part of the deal that preserved his seat. If he had not agreed to switch to become Republican, he would have been thrown into Rick Boucher's district by the 2001 General Assembly.
So -- he didn't switch because the Dems were mean to him.
Posted by: cvllelaw | July 31, 2008 at 01:42 AM
Hasn't he been on "The Daily Show before?"
Posted by: not joe crouch | August 01, 2008 at 10:18 AM
The Hummer is pulling a platform with a dozen people on it!!!
I don't really think a Prius can do that, do you?
But that including that little unwanted detail would ruin your hitpiece, would it?
Posted by: Markable | August 03, 2008 at 07:59 PM