Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Morrison, Tester and who?

Paul Richards, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, says in a news release that he is staging an informational picket this afternoon at the Lee Newspapers State Bureau in Helena. Richards is unhappy about this poll, which he says left him out altogether.

“My hat is in the ring despite what you might read in some newspapers,” Richards says. “It is the voters’ job, not the reporter’s job to decide which candidates are favored and which are not.”

I think he's got a legitimate gripe. Richards isn't going to win this thing, but he certainly has a chance to focus the discussion in places where the big party candidates may not want to go. But he may never get a chance.

Too bad for all of us. The political insiders only want to hear about the horse race; the voters want to hear what the choices are.

UPDATE: Lee's response is here, with Mike Dennison cashing in on the rare opportunity to interview Chuck Johnson.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

His hat may be in the ring, but his head is definitely some place else! (a place where there is no need for headware, nor would it fit comfortably in such an orifice!) Peronsal note to Paul: Look, Paul, let me give a little piece of advice. NOBODY LIKES A FRIGGIN' WHINER! Now, if you want to be a legitimate candidate, PAY SOME DUES! In other words, first start small. Make a name for yourself. Get yourself elected to the library board or sumthin'. Scwheitzer you ain't! And remember, Schweitzer took on sen. cornhole burns when no one else was up to the challenge. Everyone knew that burns was unbeatable. But Schweitzer fought like a warrior poet! And by God he almost did the impossible! He almost won! But he showed moxy. He didn't whine. The LAST thing we need in D.C. is another whiney Dem! Don't plead and whine, Paul. JUST DO IT! Kick some ass, if you can. But PUHLEEEEEEEASE, don't embarass the party by being just another whiner! You couldn't hold Tester's jock!

Anonymous said...

His hat may be in the ring, but his head is definitely some place else! (a place where there is no need for headware, nor would it fit comfortably in such an orifice!) Peronsal note to Paul: Look, Paul, let me give a little piece of advice. NOBODY LIKES A FRIGGIN' WHINER! Now, if you want to be a legitimate candidate, PAY SOME DUES! In other words, first start small. Make a name for yourself. Get yourself elected to the library board or sumthin'. Scwheitzer you ain't! And remember, Schweitzer took on sen. cornhole burns when no one else was up to the challenge. Everyone knew that burns was unbeatable. But Schweitzer fought like a warrior poet! And by God he almost did the impossible! He almost won! But he showed moxy. He didn't whine. The LAST thing we need in D.C. is another whiney Dem! Don't plead and whine, Paul. JUST DO IT! Kick some ass, if you can. But PUHLEEEEEEEASE, don't embarass the party by being just another whiner! You couldn't hold Tester's jock!

Anonymous said...

Larry, Paul has paid some dues. As I recall, he was one of the youngest people elected to the Legislature when he served way back when. Why dump on a guy for asking for respect? And why drag out yet another reference to "such an orifice" or make a reference to Tester's jock?
And why am I asking such questions of you, as if you were a reasonable person?

Anonymous said...

I happen to know Paul Richards and Larry couldnt carry his resume and keep up with him in a day.

Paul has some stellar credentials but unfortunately this isnt his election to win. He would serve Montana well.

Anonymous said...

At this stage of the game, all candidates ought to get equal coverage from media at least until the people decide who is viable, who not. Let's not forget Ross Perot, and Jesse Ventura in Minnesota. They started out as outsiders and long shots.

Anonymous said...

The Dems already HAVE two fantastic candidates running against sen. cornhole burns. What they DON'T need is a ralph nader wannabee muddying up the waters! By the way, I see that this paul fella decided last july that we must pull the troops out. WHERE THE HELL HAS HE BEEN?! Some of US predicted loooooong before the chimp invaded EXACTLY what would happen. And it has. So, if THIS is considered by this paul fella to be some sort of revelation telling him to run, it ain't quite enough! "war is stupid", paul. Well DUH! That's brilliant! But is it enough to run against burns? Nope. This paul fella has NOTHING to offer this race other than what appears to be his ego. If he REALLY wants to change the world, he should be working with one of the legitimate candidates to get cornhole dumped! He should really stop embarassing himself. And to anon, this paul fella is more than welcome to accompany me on my day any time. My day starts at 4:30 a.m., just as it has for the last 35 years, with a five mile run. EVERY DAY! In ANY weather, including 40 below on the Hiline. But I'm gettin' kinda old, and 35 years of marathons and hundred mile races takes a toll on the body. I can't do ten a day like I used to! And then, after running, it's off to do tree work all day. Come to think of it, I don't know ANYBODY that would want to follow me through a day! P.S. post paul's "credentials" so we can judge for ourselves. Be sure to put them in one of the three languages that I speak! Sheesh.

Anonymous said...

Senator Burns will mop up the canvas with any of these guys.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, JUST LIKE HE "MOPPED" IT WITH SCHWEITZER!! What was it, coobs, four percentage points if I remember right?! Burns is very, very, VERY vulnerable! You see, coobs, maybe not to YOU, but most Montanans can recognize a phony when that phony is placed next to the genuINE article! And Tester is the real thing! But is an uneducated, ingnorant, outtastate MORON who is a tremendous embarassment to the state of Montana, not only by his actions, but also by his outlandish, buffoonish, racist comments! Now, Tester is none of the above! Conry is a phony cowsh*t on his boots feedlot cowboy auctioneer. Tester is a honest to God born in Montana small town Montana farmer! WITH, I might add, a very real college degree! And he's NOT an idiot! And he's VERY articulate! And other rural Montanans (Corny's base) can relate very well to Jon! And, couple all that with the fact that the national dem party will probably match cornie burns dollar for dollar, and Cornie's incumbency will be bout as worthless as his old bankruptcy debt he left when he became senator! Time to stick a fork in cornie burns. HE'S DONE!....you bet!

Anonymous said...

The Democrats (the party of the rich) will certainly outspend Senator Burns. 40% of the voters will vote Democrat, and 40% will vote Republican. And Burns will pick up 3/4 of the remaining votes. That's why 55/45 Burns will be the outcome.

Anonymous said...

"democrats the party of the rich"?? DAMN, coobs! What DO you use for brains???? Would you mind, if it doesn't cause you TOO much embarassment and the rest of us TOO much hilarity, explaining the above quote. For you see, this is one of the seeminly DUMBEST DAMN DUMB ASS STATEMENTS I have ever seen! Sorry.

Anonymous said...

The Democrats are the Party of the Rich?

I guess that explains how Bush won the 200K bracket by 28 points.

Source

Oh yeah, Conman Conrad outspent Schweitzer by a 2 to 1 margin

Anonymous said...

Coobs, WHAT A DOORKNOB YOU ARE!

Anonymous said...

I'll be happy to post Paul Richards credentials as soon as you list every school you have taught at in chronological order since you got off the teat in Billings. Tenure actually works sometimes.

Anonymous said...

I'm still waiting for Kralj to detail his distinguished military career. Then after he's done I'll straighten it out for you.

Anonymous said...

Oh please straighten it out. Puhleeease!......this should be interesting! Actually, I think you're full of crap! Come ON! Let's see what you "know"!! You've been challenged, little fella. Don't run and hide! Let's hear this fellow's military history. Leave nothing out! Just DO IT!........or look the fool you are!

Anonymous said...

The Great Falls Tribune, which can be accessed on line, has a very good article on this paul fella this a.m. The article pretty much concludes what I did in my first post. The guy is whining for attention and nothing more. Hell, even the OTHER Dem candidate left out of the poll laughed at paul. As I stated before, he's ridiculous! We don't need any wussy Dems runnin'. That's what the Rethugs love, guys who whine, plead, and beg for fariness. We don't need no sandal wearin', flowers-in-their-hair'n, hippie/dipppy, anti-war, windmill-tiltin', nattering NADERITES runnin'! We need men. REAL men! Men who aren't gonna whine, but WILL come out swingin', and punch ol' Cornhole Burns right in the ol' abramoff snotlocker! If Corny don't get hisself indicted first that is! You really shouldn't beat up on a fella headed to jail! Oh what the hell. YEAH THEY SHOULD! HE DESERVES IT!

Anonymous said...

Hey, a none, now you've piqued everyone's curiosity. So, why not post YOUR "distinguished" military career! Including how many you killed and ate, or just ate! Oopsie! That didn't sound to good now, did it?! (my humblest apologies to the bard for that last line. guess which play!)

Anonymous said...

Here's the entire quote, which appears to be REMARKABLY like a none's military career. What play? It's a trivia question.

"I pray you, how many hath he killed and eaten in these wars, but how many hath he killed, for indeed I promised to eat all his killing"


A none, you're kind of a joke, aren't you?

Anonymous said...

play the coward role again larry. dish it out and call the names and then hide when challenged. i for one would love to see your resume. and judging from the photo on google, you might want to kick the mileage back up a notch. are you big enough to hold yourself out to the scrutiny that you love to subject others to, or are you simply going to go away again.

Anonymous said...

hee hee!

Anonymous said...

larry, if that is was your "hee hee!" I figured as much. duck and dodge. hurl your insults and then run away- you're pathetic.

Anonymous said...

tee hee!

Anonymous said...

Regular Lincoln-Douglas thing you got going here.

Anonymous said...

Debating Larry would be like engaging in a duel with an unarmed blind man...