Comments on: League of Women Voters or ‘League of Women Democrats’?

By: Mayme Trumble

Mayme Trumble — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:41:52 +0000

“CWJensen”, I was born in San Antonio, raised in West Texas and graduated college from the University of Texas. I choose to live somewhere else!

AND” dnld” Texas does NOT have the best economy in the nation. According to the Wall Street Journal, Texas rates 36th. http://247wallst.com/2010/10/04/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-fifty/4/

When I lived and worked in Dallas, I had a co-worker who said, “Texas is the greatest state in the Union.” I asked her where else she had live, her answer was that she had always lived in Texas. So I asked her, how many times she had been out of the state of Texas. She said that she once went to Oklahoma. Eventually she moved to Nevada and about a year after being there, she wrote me and apologized for insisting that Texas was so great. Things often look great when you don’t know any better.

I left Texas at 23 and have lived in Hawaii, Calif, Washington state, Idaho, New Hampshire and now New York. Every state I have lived in has been better than Texas. All have their own positives and negatives.

Delusions run rampant in Texas!

By: Mytzlplyx

Mytzlplyx — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:48:57 +0000

They are getting called out in Minnesota.
http://www.mnvoters.org/issues/league-of-womens-voters/173-mva-files-irs-complaint-against-the-league-of-women-voters.html

By: dnld

dnld — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:44:56 +0000

I see most of the local Dem races as just a prelude to running in the next higher level position. As a bunch of Washington “wannabees” I say drown them at birth. We have enough crazies in Washington already, don’t breed more. Texas has the best economy in the nation. That is because it is run by Republicans. Every year we feed and cloth more and more Democrats who would love to take over what we have and distribute it to the more worthy. Let them all move to Michigan, Ohio, California, Vermont, etc where the Democratrs have been in control for decades. Let them go where they are really needed to share what the Democrats there have created.

By: Bob Maegerlein

Bob Maegerlein — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:41:11 +0000

Mr Chairman Munisteri, Perhaps you will prefer forums sponsored by the Chamber?

By: Paul Rieger

Paul Rieger — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:48:12 +0000

Two thumbs to Steve. You are right Norman – this says a lot about the change in Republican leadership. Steve is an unashamed conservative. To those on the left that would mean he loves the foundations that made our nation strong and would like to preserve them for future generations. I concur fully on the points made about debates. Now if we can just get Steve to be the RNC chair we can take on the alphabet networks who always think they should have the right to host a debate – even though they have been exposed for the left wing mouthpieces of the DNC that they are. As for Jim, the commenter at 8:16 AM – you made me laugh my backside off with your post. Nuff said!

Thanks Steve for standing up in the face of bias and ratting these phonies out. Let’s get started at the national level next!!

By: CWJensen

CWJensen — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:47:27 +0000

BTW
I see the Rats have now brought in NY activists to tell Texans what to do:)
All you Texas gals need them Yankee women to help y’all?

By: CWJensen

CWJensen — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:42:35 +0000

The Demon rats always want to play when the they control the game and if things go wrong they can always blame G W Bush.
MAYBE Republican women like Ann Coulter don’t need the LWV to be heard:)

By: Mayme Trumble

Mayme Trumble — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:58:04 +0000

“They’ve always seemed like activists and feminists”

Oh! Duh! The League came out of women’s fight for the vote in the early part of this century! Yes, I’d say we are activists, but there are MANY Republican women who are proud of our fight for the rights of women. What do you want us to do? Put our aprons on and sit home on election day? Ain’t gonna happen! My state, NY’s, league has many Republican and Democratic women who are proud of the League and the service it does. Any woman can join the League, maybe only Democratic women in Texas feel free enough to join. Are Republican women in Texas afraid to support debates and the rights of all to be heard before an election; if they aren’t then they should join the LWV and help all be heard.

Why would a candidate not want to have his/her voice heard before an election? Maybe they want to hide their true opinions from the voters. So attack the messenger!

By: CWJensen

CWJensen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:55:47 +0000

Being a historian I would appreciate Norman providing his source for stating:
Without the League ladies, women would not have gained the right to vote or to hold office 90 years ago with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

In her address to the National American Woman Suffrage Association’s (NAWSA) 50th convention in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1919, President Carrie Chapman Catt proposed the creation of a league of women voters to “finish the fight” and aid in the reconstruction of the nation. And so a League of Women Voters was formed within NAWSA, composed of the organizations in the states where woman suffrage had already been attained.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association created the league of woman voters.
Egg did not lay the chicken.

Sounds a great deal like Demon Rat logic to me.

By: Norman

Norman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:25:47 +0000

Perhaps this is more of a comment about how the Republican party has changed recently than about the League of Women Voters. The League has been a rather moderate and stable group over the years. Without the League ladies, women would not have gained the right to vote or to hold office 90 years ago with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Furthermore, the League does not support or oppose any candidate or political party.

By: AH

AH — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:22:30 +0000

Sorry, Christian, for the misspelling…

By: AH

AH — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:49:43 +0000

“Ditto” – Cristian Archer’s comments from this citizen/voter.

By: Rebecca Bell-Metereau

Rebecca Bell-Metereau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:49:04 +0000

As a teacher at Texas State University and Candidate for State Board of Education District 5, I hope we can debate, so that voters will have a chance to hear all three candidates speak and explain their views and experience. The League of Women Voters publishes a voters guide in most cities that is simply the words of the candidates themselves, in answer to fairly simple questions. The format for the debates seems to be similar, with the same questions going to all candidates, alternating the order of response There are archived videos of previous debates, and I would be interested to see any examples of bias. I have not witnessed this, but I do believe the candidates need a level playing field and a chance to speak to voters with more than sound bites or slogans.
Rebecca Bell-Metereau
Candidate, State Board of Education District 5
voterebecca.com

By: Christian Archer

Christian Archer — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:25:48 +0000

I’ve NEVER thought the League of Women voters were impartial and unbiased. They’ve always seemed like activists and feminists.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:16:33 +0000

The person thats behind or losing an election seem too always shout out for a debate. I cannot remember any debate that wasn’t hosted and moderated by a Liberal, state or Federal election.
I agree with CW… The Conservative candidate should just give out a statement saying ” I’m a Constitution loving Conservative that believes our Rights are granted by God, not Government and he/she is a Democrat. NUFF said.”