Has Webb held any major fundraising events to date, private or public? Anyone know?

I've to agree with VirginiaBelle. It's critical for the Webb campaign to shore up their finances significantly in order to compete against Allen - It doesn't look good, at least at this stage.

but I don't have any details.

Fascism comes to America.

extreme conservatism is NOT fascist has obviously not read this yet:

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

From Liberty Forum

http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_constitution&Number=642
109&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1&t=-1
 

Why is it that progressives can't call a spade a spade and flat out ID O'Rielly, Malkin, Hannity, and Coulter as the Brown Shirts they most obviously are?  Have they wrapped themselves in the stars and stripes so tightly that we're afraid we'll soil it with truth?  I just don't understand how Rush gets to call Pat Schroeder a "Feminazi", and still tries to differentiate himself in any way from some low-level operative of the Third Reich.

I guess Kilgore proved that whoever brings up Hitler first loses the argument, still, it's a conundrum.

They just haven't realized yet that I too, deserve a TV show, radio show, book deal, and minions.  ;)

The reason we have such a resurgence of hate is that those who have run the world for centuries feel threatened by the increasing rights granted to people of color, women, and others who historically had to serve the elite.

They are running scared and are gathering together for their last stand. They will fail, but it won't be a pretty sight. They will attempt to bring down as many people as possible with them. I wonder if they would rather see the world nuked than to grant equal rights to the brown skinned, black skinned, and the others who are struggling to free themselves from the shackles of the past.

What we are seeing is the true character of those who wish to dominate the world. The truth is that they are hateful and mean spirited, not spiritual, and certainly not Christians. They are cowardly sadistic control freaks.

Check it out:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2006/04/18/GR2006041800688.html

RK needs to help Webb on his Web design. The site, with its 'puky' violet color needs some pizzazz, like red, white and blue.

Or something!

Looks like they're listening though, they're starting to post.

And yea, the Fairfax County Democrats, for the sake of fairness should post Webb's schedule as well.

Top Ten Features Of President Bush's Bird Flu Pandemic Plan

10. Hang "Mission Accomplished" sign in every Kentucky Fried Chicken

9. Torture some Perdue employees until they talk

8. Scare birds away with giant radioactive kitties

7. Be on the lookout for any bird which looks "fluey"

6. Build wall along border so birds can't walk in from Mexico

5. Never leave the house, avoid human contact -- like Letterman

4. Tax cuts for the rich

3. C'mon, it's a Bush plan -- you actually think there's ten items?

2. If you see a bird, run like you're being chased by a tiger

1. Hang on until 2009 when it becomes Hillary's headache

... is the long email I sent to Howard Dean when he first became Chairman of the DNC.  He asked for feedback on how to make the party better and I responded.  I told him that volunteers like me needed more training and opportunities to network with folks "in-the-know" management-wise. I need training in some specific areas of communications. Dean invented all the types of "tricks" that I'd like to learn more about.  Yet here I am seriously considering paying $16/month to Constant Contact so that I can generate a Dem electronic newsletter to folks here in VA Beach.  Something that his people could easily train me on and get me set up for absolutely FREE!  Howard, where are you?  I hope you're not giving up on Virginia.  I have a lot of energy and I'm ready to offer it up.  Hello?!

Okay, I feel better now.  I'm looking forward to the Shad Planking tomorrow.