Connolly Skipped LCV Forum to Attend a Fundraiser
By: Lowell
Published On: 5/27/2008 4:17:14 PM
The other day, I noted that a League of Conservation Voters (LCV) press release said that Gerry Connolly had skipped its 11th CD environmental forum on May 21 "due to a scheduling conflict." I noted that Connolly's schedule for that day was blank, and that there appeared to be no pressing business in Fairfax County government that evening that would have required Gerry's attendance.
Well, I've now received confirmation as to what the LCV "scheduling conflict" was. I realize that this will be shocking to a few of you, but yes...it was a fundraiser. I'm hoping to receive more details regarding exactly what this fundraiser was raising money for, but I think it's safe to assume it wasn't for orphans and widows or Burmese flood victims.
UPDATE: If you want a really good laugh, read the last two paragraphs of this: Tim Kaine says that Gerry Connolly is an "implementer." Yeah, an "implementer" of raising money and hobnobbing with "pay-to-play" fat cats over serving the public interest (or attending an environmental forum sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters). Quite an "implementer," that Gerry Connolly.
UPDATE #2: Apparently, Connolly has confirmed that he will be on WTOP radio this Friday but "refuses" to be on the air at the same time as other candidates. Instead of a debate, each candidate will have a 15-minute segment. ???
Comments
So weird (TheGreenMiles - 5/27/2008 6:08:31 PM)
I've never heard of a program having all of the candidates for an election on in the same hour but not having them debate each other. Can anyone else ever remember something like that happening? What's the point of having all four on at the same time if not to debate each other? Isn't that like going to a baseball game and finding out the teams will just take batting practice and not actually play each other? But the other day I head Mark Plotkin diplomatically say Connolly "demurred" when asked to debate.
Actually, it sounds pretty ordinary. (Randy Klear - 5/28/2008 2:00:04 AM)
Odd are that each candidate has a one-on-one segment with an interviewer, with perhaps some call-in questions. They may even be prerecorded segments (in which case there would be no phone calls). The noontime discussion show on our local NPR affiliate does this all the time. Given the current state of TV debates, I'm not so sure it wouldn't be a better approach for TV, too.
When is the primary, anyways? (ericy - 5/27/2008 6:29:17 PM)
It seems like it ought to be coming up relatively soon...
June 10 (Lowell - 5/27/2008 7:05:20 PM)
n/t
Skipping the debate???? (Eric - 5/27/2008 7:31:10 PM)
Jerry Gerry the Duck is baaaaaack.