Comments on: Fleming Campaign Responds to Virginian-Pilot’s Information Freeze http://vbprogressives.com/2010/01/08/fleming-campaign-responds-to-virginian-pilots-information-freeze/ National, State, and Local Politics Affecting Virginia Beach Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:16:34 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: J. Tyler Ballance http://vbprogressives.com/2010/01/08/fleming-campaign-responds-to-virginian-pilots-information-freeze/comment-page-1/#comment-183 J. Tyler Ballance Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:47:55 +0000 http://vbprogressives.com/?p=1266#comment-183 I used to work for the Virginian-Pilot and it is not unusual to have the editorial page, especially the letters section, prepared several days in advance. That is how the "dead tree media" often works. However, given that there is a special election on Tuesday in Virginia Beach, one would think that the Pilot would leave some space for letters; or even better provide a, Special Election Letters section. I will call them and see if they will give democracy a little support, and run a Special Election Letters section in Tuesday's edition. So, keep writing to the Pilot, anyway. The citizens of Virginia Beach need to learn that Mr. McWaters is a former health insurance gatekeeper, who will most likely be looking out for his insurance buddies and not for the working man here in VB. What is perhaps worse, McWaters has shown that he would be a rubber stamp for McDonnell's plans to sell the operating rights to our roads to Chinese-Australian conglomerates who would then charge us TOLLs to drive on our own roads. Bill Fleming would not let our Virginia assets be handed over to foreign companies, and he would work across the aisle to develop a comprehensive transportation solution. I thank both of these Men for running for office. Mr. Fleming is the best choice to lead us back toward prosperity and will work for more Virginia JOBS, JOBS, and MORE JOBS! I used to work for the Virginian-Pilot and it is not unusual to have the editorial page, especially the letters section, prepared several days in advance. That is how the “dead tree media” often works.

However, given that there is a special election on Tuesday in Virginia Beach, one would think that the Pilot would leave some space for letters; or even better provide a, Special Election Letters section.
I will call them and see if they will give democracy a little support, and run a Special Election Letters section in Tuesday’s edition. So, keep writing to the Pilot, anyway.

The citizens of Virginia Beach need to learn that Mr. McWaters is a former health insurance gatekeeper, who will most likely be looking out for his insurance buddies and not for the working man here in VB. What is perhaps worse, McWaters has shown that he would be a rubber stamp for McDonnell’s plans to sell the operating rights to our roads to Chinese-Australian conglomerates who would then charge us TOLLs to drive on our own roads.

Bill Fleming would not let our Virginia assets be handed over to foreign companies, and he would work across the aisle to develop a comprehensive transportation solution.

I thank both of these Men for running for office. Mr. Fleming is the best choice to lead us back toward prosperity and will work for more Virginia JOBS, JOBS, and MORE JOBS!

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