Budapest to ClujNapoca Romania 490KmWell today had it all. Spotted hookers in the layby adds some meaning to the term layby that is not hooker then wanting to give up and go home then an hour later elation riding through Zaleu amid rolling hills and singing ldquoThe Hills are Alighthelliprdquo and then being exposed on the top of a bare hill with cell towers in a lightening storm.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Paris is nice but it’s NOTHING compared to Madrid
Saturday August 7 2010I woke up before my alarm and took my time getting ready. I figured it was going to be a looonog day with waayyyy too much Katie time. I waited for the bus for what seemed like FOREVER. I switched lines to the Paris Grand Tour line. I would get to see the Notre Dame the Eiffel Tower the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe among the most noatable sights although I took pic
Can it get any worse?: industrial bleach as cancer and HIV cure
On the heels of Scott Gavura’s superb post yesterday on dietary supplement regulation in the US and Canada, I bring you one of the most egregious and obscene product cases I have seen in 15 years of teaching on botanical and non-botanical products: Miracle Mineral Solution. Please accept my apologies in advance for not having a scholarly post for you today – this is just too unbelievable not to share with Science-Based Medicine readers.
On July 30, the FDA released this warning:
FDA NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2010
Media Inquiries: Elaine Gansz Bobo, 301-796-7567, elaine.bobo@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
FDA Warns Consumers of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)
Product contains industrial strength bleach
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” or “MMS.” The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm to health.
The FDA has received several reports of health injuries from consumers using this product, including severe nausea, vomiting, and life-threatening low blood pressure from dehydration.
Consumers who have MMS should stop using it immediately and throw it away.
MMS is distributed on Internet sites and online auctions by multiple independent distributors. Although the products share the MMS name, the look of the labeling may vary.
The product instructs consumers to mix the 28 percent sodium chlorite solution with an acid such as citrus juice. This mixture produces chlorine dioxide, a potent bleach used for stripping textiles and industrial water treatment. High oral doses of this bleach, such as those recommended in the labeling, can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration.
MMS claims to treat multiple unrelated diseases, including HIV, hepatitis, the H1N1 flu virus, common colds, acne, cancer, and other conditions. The FDA is not aware of any research that MMS is effective in treating any of these conditions. MMS also poses a significant health risk to consumers who may choose to use this product for self-treatment instead of seeking FDA-approved treatments for these conditions.
The FDA continues to investigate and may pursue civil or criminal enforcement actions as appropriate to protect the public from this potentially dangerous product.
The FDA advises consumers who have experienced any negative side effects from MMS to consult a health care professional as soon as possible and to discard the product. Consumers and health care professionals should report adverse events to the FDA’s MedWatch program at 800-FDA-1088 or online at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm.
Even with this forceful warning, the product website is still live and it is full of the most unreal claims I’ve seen in any online marketing scheme:
This Breakthrough can save your life, or the life of a loved one.
Please read.The answer to AIDS, hepatitis A,B and C, malaria, herpes, TB, most cancer and many more of mankind’s worse diseases has been found. Many diseases are now easily controlled. More that 75,000 disease victims have been included in the field tests in Africa. Scientific clinical trials have been conducted in a prison in the country of Malawi, East Africa.
Separate tests conducted by the Malawi government produced identical 99% cure results. Over 60% of the AIDS victims that were treated in Uganda were well in 3 days, with 98% well within one month. More than 90% of the malaria victims were well in 4 to 8 hours. Dozens of other diseases were successfully treated and can be controlled with this new mineral supplement. It also works with colds, flu, pneumonia, sore throats, warts, mouth sores, and even abscessed teeth (it’s the only thing that controls and cures abscessed teeth).
The inventor believes that this information is too important to the world that any one person or any group should have control. The free e-book download on this site gives complete details of this discovery. Please help make sure that it gets to the world free. There are many medical facts that have been suppressed and this invention must not be added to that list. The name of the e-book is The Miracle Mineral Supplement of the 21st Century. This book tells the story of the discovery, and how to make and use it. This book can save your life. Give it a try.
No. No. Don’t give it a try.
Instead, please follow this advice from FDA if you are a consumer who has stumbled upon this post in a search term query:
The FDA advises consumers who have experienced any negative side effects from MMS to consult a health care professional as soon as possible and to discard the product. Consumers and health care professionals should report adverse events to the FDA’s MedWatch program at 800-FDA-1088 or online at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm.
Blogging colleague, Liz Ditz, brought me this information from the “inventor’s” Q&A blog:
Is taking MMS IV much more efficient than drinking it? Should I stop taking my medication for HIV?
Posted by: admin in AIDS, HIV, Intravenously (IV), MMS General, tags: AIDS, HIV virus, Intravenous treatment, iv, medications, vomit
Please treat me as your son and tell me what best should I do to get rid of this HIV virus. Would you tell me to stop my three drugs medication and when? Is it ok to overlap MMS with current medication? Should I take MMS IV if it’s much more efficient than drinking it? Stopping medication is a big decision for me to make as I always felt to rely on them in order to live. Please help me with your experience and testimonials.
=====
MMS IV is much more effective than taking by mouth. Stop the drugs immediately. HIV is not dangerous. It does not cause AIDS. What causes AIDS is the drugs that you are taking, each one is extremely poisonous. That causes AIDS. The vomiting was a good sign. It means you body is getting rid of bad stuff. It takes a certain amount of courage to stop the drugs, but you really know that they are bad, and that they will not help you live longer. Just depend on the MMS as it is a thousand times better. Read the MMS data a few times. See the logic. Ask yourself that is not more logical that taking poisons. Visit http://www.miraclemineral.org for the MMS book and DVD and http://www.jimhumble.com for more info.
Keywords: Intravenous treatment, HIV virus, AIDS, medications, vomit, iv
In cases such as these, the US Federal Trade Commission has more power to intervene than even the FDA. False advertising to the point of directing the consumer to harm themselves is much more their purview. In fact, some readers will recall that in 2001 the FTC ran “Operation Cure All,” a multi-agency initiative to target internet health fraud in cooperation with Health Canada.
But I’m wondering where the FTC is in the case of Miracle Mineral Solution. A site search conducted at the time of this post revealed no FTC action against the marketers or manufacturers of this bleach product. I am simply stunned that this product website and associated promotional materials remain online.
This is not a case of a supplement adulterated with a prescription drug or containing trace amounts of heavy metals. This is an active scheme directed not only to driving the consumer to use a harmful product (and even inject it IV), but also encourages the discontinuation of beneficial prescription drugs.
I will be filing a complaint today with the FTC – I encourage those of you so inclined to do so here.
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Book Excerpt: 10 Principles of Spiritual Parenting
Mimi Does with numerous ways to show kindness that can rub off on children.
Democrat candidate Bill White balks at Obama visit to Texas
Late Night Breaking News...
From Eric Dondero:
A source has informed Libertarian Republican that former Houston Mayor, and current Democrat nominee for Governor of Texas Bill White, is avoiding Obama's visit to the State. Obama is scheduled to visit Texas on Monday.
According to our source:
He hastily scheduled campaign events all over the state so he could claim he's too busy to meet with the President. And it's no mystery why: Obama is extremely unpopular here, and a photo with the President could sink the White campaign.
Obama's poll numbers nationally are currently in the low 40s. Though, no Texas numbers on Obama have been run in two months, presumably they are much lower in the Lone Star State.
Libertarian Republicans will be joining other GOPers on the steps of the capitol in Austin on Monday to protest ObamaCare and Obama's other socialist agenda items.
Pink Floyd "The Wall" remix – The Iranian Freedom Revolution
From Cliff Thies:
AP at Yahoo News indicates the rock group Blurred Vision featured two Iranians, got permission for Pink Floyd's founder, and all proceeds go to Amnesty INternational.
NEW YORK – The Pink Floyd rock music classic "Another Brick in the Wall" has been transformed by a Canadian band to reflect dissent young Iranians have for their government.
The song replaces the teacher reference with "Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!" It's performed by a Toronto-based rock band fronted by two Iranian brothers called Blurred Vision. It's been seen by more than 160,000 viewers on YouTube.
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters gave Blurred Vision permission to use the song. Proceeds will go to Amnesty International.
Republican Party of Texas "Hands Off Texas" rally against Obama agenda
From Bryan Preston, Communications Dir. RPT:
President Obama is coming to Texas for stops in Austin and Dallas on Monday, August 9. He is coming to Texas to support Democrats like Bill White, who agree with him and would advance his leftwing agenda in Texas. On Monday, Aug 9 at 5:30, come to Austin to respectfully rally and tell the President and his party to keep their liberal policies out of our state.
Where? steps of the State Capitol
The people of Missouri voted overwhelmingly against Obamacare this week. Texans, this is YOUR chance to speak out against Obamacare, cap n tax, the Obama administration's EPA assault on our economy, the Democrats' runaway debt - all of the issues that have put our nation, or freedom and our future in jeopardy. And it's your chance to speak out against the Texas Democrats like Bill White who actively support those policies.
Follow up-to-the-minute rally news at Hands Off Texas!.
Blogging Contest for Libertarian Republicans
From Eric Dondero:
Just wanted to let you all know about a contest my blogging friend (and web design consultant for Libertarian Republican) Wes Messamore is doing right now: he's giving away a one ounce, fine silver coin and trillions of dollars (in real Zimbabwe currency).
Wes is Editor/Publisher of Humble Libertarian, a diehard Rand Paul campaign volunteer and a field coordinator for Young Americans for Liberty.
To enter, all you have to do is sign up for his blog updates- which I highly recommend you do anyways, contest or not! Visit his website here to get your name entered in the drawing.
The deadline is in less than a week so don't hesitate!
BOMBSHELL!! Republican Party in small Georgia County backs Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate
DEVELOPING!!!
Pulls support for Johnny Isakson over Obama Birth Certificate issue
"The truth is really quite simple: the man who is in the White House is there illegally"
From Eric Dondero:
Carl Swensson is the Chairman of the Clayton County Republican Party. He gave an interview to Sharon Rondeau. She started the interview:
You have quite an announcement to make today, Carl. What were the events leading up to it?
Partial Text of Swensson's response from Post & Email:
The way this started out, as for many of us, was the battle over eligibility, trying to figure out if the person in the White House is actually legally eligible to be there. We all know that Article II, Section 1, clause 5 clearly states that the president must be a “natural born Citizen.” Now there are plenty of people out there who will try to pervert the meaning of that by citing things within the 14th Amendment, where, by the way, the term “natural born” is not used. “Native born” is. However, we don’t care about “native born.” We’re talking about a president who is not “natural born” by his own admission. He’s already told us in his book that his father was Kenyan, a British subject, when he was born, giving him dual allegiance.
We also know without a doubt that Senate Resolution 511 back in April 2008 was passed in the Senate wherein they acknowledged John McCain as being “natural born,” and they did that based on the fact that both of his parents were U.S. citizens. Then, of course, they went a step farther and claimed that the military base in Panama was American soil, and there are still some serious misgivings about that interpretation.
The more important aspect is that they clearly recognized in a unanimous vote, in which Obama participated, to bestow that “natural born” citizenship upon him, and all communications concerning this, as you have probably read time and time again, indicate that the people who were defining “natural born” at the time had a much clearer understanding of it when they stated that to be “natural born,” both parents have to be U.S. citizens.
Based on that alone, we put forth calls, meaning everybody that I know and knew who has been concerned with this. The calls went out to our congressmen; they went out to senators. I personally served my senators with the citizens’ grand jury presentments, and I clearly included there all of the salient points about Obama’s ineligibility; also included in that were criminal complaints, one from Cmdr. Walter Fitzpatrick. Those complaints were added to those of four other military men who signed their own criminal complaints for treason and fraud.
We have not been able to get anything back from congressmen or senators, specifically on the Republican side. I don’t expect the Democrats to have anything to do with this because it’s not in their best interest as they try to dismantle this country. We know that they’re Marxists; we know that they’re anti-American, so you can expect little else from them. But when it comes to Republicans, there’s a higher bar for them. The bar is that they are going to uphold their oath. It’s really quite simple. They take it, and it’s a contract with America, with their constituents, with the voters who put them in office. Yet we have witnessed time and again that these Republican senators, from Georgia, in particular, have sent me letters and emails concerning Obama’s eligibility, and both of them parroted the same thing that they’ve always said: and that is, “Well, he’s shown his birth certificate, and we believe him to be “natural born,” so we’re dropping it.”
I firmly believe also that these letters are being generated by the interns within their offices and they never see them. However, that does not take them off the hook. It is coming from their offices, and they are responsible for the content of those letters.
So I focused in on one person in particular, and that was Johnny Isakson. He’s coming up for re-election. I would like to say that I’m a part of the Republican Party here in Clayton County, GA. During a meeting on July 7, a motion was put forward to withdraw the support of the Clayton County GOP for Johnny Isakson because of his failure to vet and to stand up for us concerning the eligibility issue of Barack Obama.
Later in the interview:
So Bob [Holtzclaw] came up with the motion to withdraw support for Isakson. Since we had no other candidate running for this Senate seat, we decided to shift our support over to the Libertarian candidate, Chuck Donovan. The meeting went well; the motion was put forth, and it carried. It was passed by a vote of 3-2 with several others abstaining at that point, not knowing which way to go on it. That’s history, true and correct history.
A source has indicated to Libertarian Republican that this may be more of a case of "radical Libertarians" winning over a local Republican group, and asserting themselves into the endorsement process, rather than longstanding Republicans being persuaded to back the Libertarian.
Editor's Note - We have been unable to fully confirm the information in this article. However, our source, says that the endorsement is "highly likely" to be accurate. This, despite the fact that Swensson is of a somewhat questionable character.
The Real Cost of Network Neutrality
Marc Oestreich, Legislative Specialist at the Heartland Institute
Dear Friends:
No doubt you have all heard net neutrality in the news recently. Many have taken to partisan lines and politicized this issue, but regardless of your ideological bent the economic outcomes of such a policy are inarguable.
I am writing to you because I think [...]
An unfortunate case
It’s been a while since I posted an interesting case, but here’s one that I saw in follow-up during my flow cytometry month.
The patient is a 44 yo M with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to hypertensive nephropathy who was awaiting transplant > 2 years and undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Fatigue and anemia and thrombocytopenia developed in late 2009 and because the anemia was attributed to his renal impairment, the thrombocytopenia was felt to be immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and he was treated with oral prednisone. As you might expect, his fatigue persisted – as did the anemia and thrombocytopenia. In addition, on review of systems in January he complained of drenching night sweats, fevers, a 30# weight loss and occasional nose bleeds. Of significance he also had left upper quadrant cramping. A physical exam at the time showed a palpable spleen and did NOT uncover any lymphadenopathy.
Labs showed the following:
WBC 6900 (normal diff), Hgb 8.6 L, MCV 101 H, Plt 37,000 L
BUN 66 H, Cr 6.35 H, Uric acid 15.9 H, LDH 1767 H (range 100-190), albumin 3.2 L, and slightly increased AST and ALT. Calcium levels were normal.
A CT abdomen, bone marrow examination, and representative flow plots (with the population of interest painted red) showed the following. Diagnosis? Comments?
Joint Pathology Center Set to Open April 2011
The Joint Pathology Center (JPC) will begin its mission of providing secondary consultation for the federal government, education, research, and operation of the National Pathology Tissue Repository in Forest Glen, MD, by next April, the center’s interim director, Colonel Thomas Baker, MD. The JPC will be fully operational and staffed by 29 full-time pathologists by September 2011.
“Our mission is to serve as the premier pathology reference center for the federal government,” said Dr. Baker. “We’ll be establishing our mission in April 2011, but that will just be the starting point.” He hopes to partner and collaborate with other federal agencies on secondary consultations, research, and education.
The JPC is intended to serve the key functions of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), including the National Pathology Tissue Repository and secondary consultation services. The AFIP is slated to close permanently by Sept. 15, 2011, as a result of the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Law (BRAC). Earlier this year, AFIP officials announced that after Sept. 30, 2010, it would no longer accept non-federal civilian consultation cases.
Once it begins operations, the JPC pathologists will perform secondary and telepathology consultations at the Forest Glen facility, where the National Pathology Tissue Repository will be located. A 6,000-square-foot histology laboratory will be located at the new Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. There will also be a 3,600 square-foot state-of-the-art molecular laboratory in Bethesda to support consultation. Baker noted that all subspecialities will be represented at these facilities, and services offered to the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration, as well as other federal agencies.
The JPC will also offer pathology consultative services in specialty areas like nerve biopsy, depleted uranium, and testing on imbedded fragments from wounded soldiers. Depleted uranium analysis is performed for many Gulf War veterans, while imbedded fragment testing is currently performed for soldiers who are victims of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Morbid Anatomy Library New Arrival: "The Dead," Jack Burman, 2010
He shoots in concentration camps, sterile medical laboratories, crumbling archives, curious private collections. He notes that about 90% of his work is done in the Catholic world, places “richly fixated on the body of Mary, the body of Christ, the bodies of the martyrs” and with a “history of sensually violent and death-riddled art.” It’s a tradition that doesn’t exist in North America, and his book serves as a reminder of “everything we left; everything that made us, and somehow drove us to undo that and make ourselves over.--"Jack Burman: Book of the Dead," The Canadian National Post
Canadian photographer Jack Burman's new book--titled, simply, The Dead--is a breathtaking book. Gorgeously produced and sober, this quiet and lovely book is filled with Burman's large-scale photographs exploring the topic of death via a meditative documentation of a variety of human remains. Many of the 52 images which make up this book picture artifacts--from specimens to mummies to medical preparations--that will be familiar to aficionados of medical museums and ossuaries, but the quiet restraint and rich detail Burman achieves in his classically composed images elevate the book above the usual fare.
The book is published by The Magenta Foundation; you can find out more about it--and purchase the book in one of its three editions--by clicking here. You can also come pay the book a visit in the Morbid Anatomy Library where my copy resides atop the New Arrivals pile. You can read more about the book in the recent Canadian National Post article quoted above by clicking here.
Meet the Moderator and Blogger: Jaxy
Jaxy is an active contributor to CR4 as both a blogger and a moderator. She typically has blogs running every week in Jaxy of All Trades.
Tell me about yourself (major, college, work experience)
I recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Scien
Webb Troubles Continue
Telescope promises new look at universe -- if NASA can get it into space, Orlando Sentinel
"When it works, and if it works, the James Webb Space Telescope could revolutionize astronomy by peering so deep into space that scientists soon could study the dawn of time. But construction of NASA's next big telescope has been so hurt by delays and cost overruns that even its staunchest champion in Congress reached a breaking point. In a letter dated June 29, U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., all but ordered NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden to assemble a panel of outside experts to ensure the Webb project doesn't break its latest promise: a 2014 launch on a $5 billion budget. "We like the concept of the Webb, but I tell you, we're not in the overrun business," said Mikulski, who chairs the Senate subcommittee with oversight of NASA's budget."
Study points to gap in US medical education – Boston Globe
Study points to gap in US medical education Boston Globe NEW YORK — Patients of doctors who went to medical school outside the country and weren't American citizens had a 9 percent lower death rate ... |
Wax Anatomical Model of a Female Showing Internal Organs, Francesco Calenzuoli, Florence, 1818; Wellcome Collection at the Science Museum
This anatomical wax model shows the internal organs in a female torso and head, including the lungs, liver, stomach, kidneys and intestines. Complete with the veins and arteries, the heart is entirely removable. The figure was made by Francesco Calenzuoli (1796-1821), an Italian model maker renowned for his attention to detail. Wax models were used for teaching anatomy to medical students because they made it possible to pick out and emphasise specific features of the body, making their structure and function easier to understand. This made them especially useful at a time when few bodies were available for dissection. The model was donated by the Department of Human Anatomy at the University of Oxford.
Object number: 1988-249
Yet more (recent posts here: 1, 2, 3) riches from the London Science Museum's magnificently inexhaustable Brought to Life web exhibit. You can see much, much more by clicking here. Also, please click on images to see them in their full large-scale glory.
Libertarian-leaning Military Vet to be the next Governor of Wyoming?
From Eric Dondero:
Meet Rita Meyer. She is a Republican candidate for Governor of Wyoming. A recent poll has her pulling ahead of the pack of 5 other GOP primary opponents.
From the Billings Gazzette:
Meyer, the current state auditor, and Mead, a former U.S. attorney, polled 27 percent and 24 percent, respectively, among likely Republican voters. Meyer also led all seven Republican candidates in name recognition (91 percent) and favorability rating (50 percent).
House Speaker Colin Simpson polled 17 percent, while former legislator and state Department of Agriculture Director Ron Micheli followed with 12 percent.
Meyer was one of two to receive a dual-endorsement from the Wyoming Republican Liberty Caucus. (The WY RLC also endorsed her opponent constitutionalist Ron Micheli).
Wrote Michael W. Dean, Coordinator for the Wyoming RLC at Libertarian Punk:
[Rita Meyer at a debate endorsed] calling out the Wyoming National Guard against the federal government... I’m excited about Rita Meyer and Ron Micheil, and the consternation they’re causing the small (but growing) number of liberals in this state. Yay!
She also has the enthusiastic backing of libertarian-leaning Republican Sarah Palin (via Texas4Palin):
I am proud to endorse a straight shooter for Governor of Wyoming. Rita Meyer is ready to put her years of valuable public service to good use in the state’s beautiful capitol.
Before serving Wyoming with distinction as State Auditor, Rita served our nation as a combat veteran of both Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom who achieved the rank of Colonel during her 23 years of service in the Wyoming Air National Guard.
Wyoming is a beautiful, resource-rich, independent state that is ready for Rita. She may not have millions of dollars to campaign with, but she has enough volunteer human resources and is running her campaign the old fashion way – grassroots and gritty! Voters know that Rita has a unique blend of steel magnolia and mama grizzly. Her true grit has not escaped the eye of other Americans who know that at every level of political office we all benefit with commonsense constitutional conservatives in service.
From her website on the 10th Amendment:
Wyoming has a culture of self-reliance, and we are wary of government intrusion, especially from Washington. The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly states the preeminence of states' rights in the structure of our country. We need to prevent the federal government from over-stepping its bounds and telling us how to run our state.
Political experts in and out of Wyoming generally agree that the winner of the Republican primary will be the next governor, as the Democrats are running only weak candidates in this very GOP state.
Reached for a comment by Libertarian Republican, Rita Meyer said the following:
"I'm always grateful for the endorsement of Republicans who believe firmly in the seriousness of the 10th Amendment. In Wyoming, we value our sovereignty as a state, and we expect the Governor to protect it. The liberty of our citizens and the right of our state to determine its own destiny will guide my decision making as Governor."
Another Victory for libertarian-leaning Republicans: Huelskamp wins in Kansas
From Eric Dondero:
In June we featured the campaign of libertarian-leaning constitutionalist Conservative time Huelskamp. From LR, "Tim Huelskamp, a Reagan Conservative for Congress" June 29:
There's a hot primary in Kansas to replace Republican Todd Tiahart who is moving up to the Senate. Tim Huelskamp, currently in 3rd in a field of 7, is the Tea Party favorite.
From his website:
Yesterday at massive TEA Parties across Kansas, Senator Tim Huelskamp spoke about the importance of the 10th Amendment. “The 10th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution for one purpose – to restrict the power of the federal government. But for years,” noted Huelskamp, “Washington has increasingly ignored any limits on their power – especially with the passage of their most recent stimulus and bailout
Huelskamp was enthusiastically endorsed by Texas Governor and former Agricultural Commissioner Rick Perry.
Now this from The Pratt Tribune, Aug. 4:
Pratt, Kan. — Early results for the First Congressional District race Tuesday showed a race that could have been easily won by three different candidates. But once Senator Tim Huelskamp took the lead, he never looked the back.
The farmer from Fowler, as many have dubbed him, ran on a platform of conservative values and used a conservative voting record in the state Senate to illustrate his ability to vote against tax increases, spending and government growth.
“This was a hard-fought race, and I had some very worthy opponents,” Huelskamp said following the announcement on his win Tuesday. “My focus going forward is going to be advancing the conservative principles that I’ve campaigned on.”
Huelskamp was declared the winner shortly before midnight Tuesday
Editor's Note - this blog piece posted on location in Salina, Kansas. Photo of Tim and his family.
Scandal brewing with West Virginia Democrats? Byrd seat not so safe after all
"Sensitive nature of the investigation"
by Clifford F. Thies
Democratic Gov. Manchin - one of those "conservative Democrats" - may have thought he'd be a shoo-in in the special election to complete the late Bobby Byrd's Senate term; but, now comes word of a scandal in the state government under investigation by the Department of Justice that might lead to his office. Whether or not the Governor is a party of interest in the investigation, it's kind of pathetic for the Governor of a state to say, "What scandal? Nobody in this office is connected to the scandal under investigation." Why do the Feds have to come into the state, why isn't the Governor of the state holding the employees of the state government accountable? Maybe it's a Democrat thing. Just a little laissez-faire for those trying to make good at the taxpayer's expense. Don't ask, don't tell. The Chicago Rules. In the meanwhile, the presumptive Republican candidate, wealthy businessman John Reese, is on the air reminding the voters of the state that Manchin would be part of the Obama team in Washington, DC.
From West Virginia Watchdog:
Gov. Joe Manchin‘s office confirmed today that state government officials have been contacted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office this week regarding an ongoing investigation. The target may be Manchin himself, according to a source who asked to remain anonymous.
According to Manchin Spokesman Melvin Smith, federal authorities contacted state officials for information regarding an ongoing investigation. Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, Smith was unable to say more at the request of attorneys.
“The State is cooperating fully,” said Smith in a phone conversation.
Editor's Note - Senior Editor Cliff Thies lives in western Virginia.
