[Peace-discuss] Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney Davis”

[Carl G. Estabrook]

For my sins, I attended the presentations of the potential Republican  
candidates.

A sad lot they were, and the party chose the worst hack.

The Ron Paul/Tim Johnson position on the war was not represented at all.

(Of course, David Gill doesn't hold the Paul/Johnson position either,  
despite his recent declaration that "It's time to end the War in  
Afghanistan ... It's not worth one more drop of American blood being  
shed ... It's time to bring our troops home.")

--CGE

On May 31, 2012, at 2:31 PM, E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森 wrote:

> Doug Ibendahl (huffpo author) tells me that he would vote for Gill  
> over Davis.
>
>
> On 05/31/12 10:13, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>
>>
>> Let's hope Johnson continues to withhold an endorsement for Davis  
>> (unlikely). Either way, this could be Gill's (and our) year. Dare  
>> we hope??
>>
>> --- On Wed, 5/30/12, Kevin Jessup, Sr.  wrote:
>>
>> Congressman Tim Johnson's refusal on Friday to endorse his would-be  
>> successor Rodney Davis is raising eyebrows in Washington. Check out  
>> the press release the DCCC sent out this morning.
>>
>> And that's not Davis' only problem. The Huffington Post has a post  
>> up entitled, "With Friends Like These - Party Hack Behind IL GOP  
>> Money Transfer Scheme Gets Nod for Congress." It's written by the  
>> former General Counsel of the Illinois Republican Party who writes  
>> that Rodney Davis "has played a major role in making the Illinois  
>> Republican Party a national laughingstock," slams Davis as  
>> "discredited and unqualified," and places him at the "center of the  
>> Illinois Republican Party's money transfer scandal." Read more:
>>
>> This is race is looking more and more winnable for David Gill every  
>> day. But we need to show that David's grassroots support is real.  
>> If you haven't given the last few days, please click here to help  
>> us meet our May fundraising goals (and don't forget to read the  
>> DCCC press release below.)
>>
>>
>> Mike Richards
>>
>> Campaign Manager
>> Friends of David Gill
>> ____________________________________________________________________________________
>> From: DCCC Press
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:16 PM
>> To: Jennifer Crider; Haley Morris
>> Subject: Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney  
>> Davis”
>>
>>
>>
>> Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney Davis”
>>
>>
>> Congressman Tim Johnson is not endorsing the Republican pick to run  
>> for his seat in Illinois 13th Congressional District. In the first  
>> radio interview Johnson gave since career political hack Rodney  
>> Davis was selected as the Republican nominee, Johnson went as far  
>> as to claim that he hardly even met Davis. Johnson's cold shoulder  
>> spells trouble for Republicans in the 13th, which was won by  
>> President Obama in 2008.
>>
>> From Johnson:
>>
>> "I hardly even know Rodney Davis. I've met him once or twice and I  
>> really have very very little knowledge about his background, his  
>> position on issues, or otherwise. So I'll reserve judgment on that  
>> until things come along the way here. Obviously, I knew Erika very  
>> well and I knew Jerry Clarke very well, and uh, they were both good  
>> friends. And I don't know some of the other candidates near as  
>> well, including Rodney. I've hardly even met him."
>>
>> Listen to the full interview here:
>> http://www.news-gazette.com/news/politics-and-government/2012-05-25/john
>> son-mum-13th-district-race.html
>>
>> ###
>>
>>
>>
>> For Immediate Release, May 29, 2012
>>
>>
>>
>> Contributions or gifts to Friends of David Gill are not tax  
>> deductible. Contributions are limited to a maximum of $2,500 for  
>> the primary election and $2,500 for the general election, for a  
>> total of $5,000 per election-cycle. Federal law prohibits  
>> contributions from corporations, labor organizations, and national  
>> banks; from any person contributing another person’s funds; from  
>> foreign nationals without permanent resident status; from  
>> government contractors.
>>
>> Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and  
>> report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer  
>> of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle.
>>
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