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Stuttering Awareness Groups Condemn McDonnell Campaign For Mocking A Disability
The National Stuttering Association has a question for Sheila Johnson, who ridiculed Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds' stuttering:
Do you also make fun of people in wheelchairs, or do you believe that stuttering is the only disability it's okay to ridicule?
Jane Fraser, President of the Stuttering Foundation of America:
"It's never acceptable to mock stuttering any more than it would be to laugh at someone in a wheelchair. We work continually-- including a public service ad that ran in the NY Times Magazine yesterday to educate people about this tough disorder.
"Too many people still equate stuttering with being dumb. To imply that anyone is not capable of excelling to great heights or aspiring to our nation's highest offices is irresponsible and hurtful. Many bright people stutter: James Earl Jones, John Stossel, Joe Biden and Winston Churchill to name a few.
"We clearly have a long way to go!"
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BET founder mimics Va. gov candidate's speech
How childish...
Since when does Deeds have a stuttering problem? He only stammers when trying to explain his positions on an issue. His incoherent campaign is the problem.
Besides that, you libs mocked Bush, you mocked Palin, you mocked Kilgore...give me an f'n break. You just don't care for the fact this big time Dem donor jilted your guy.
The voters of Va are more worried about the economy than if Deeds stutters. The Democraps are grasping for straws on this one. Deeds problem is he doesn't have a plan to put Va on the right track. Obama put Perriello into office and just one year later he is going to keep Deeds out of office.
Rich Middleburg elitist billionaire looking down her nose at others - just like Bob McDonnell looks down his nose at anyone who doesn't share his conservative beliefs.
And just like you, Bubby, look down your nose at your neighbors who don't vote the way you want, as has been documented here before.
Bubby if Sheila Johnson had of endorsed Creigh (whats in your wallet) Deeds and made fun of Bob McDonnell you would never have said one word.Sheila Johnson is a very good buisness woman that has done good for herself she is not the type of African American the Democraps like, you dont like it when they are hard working Americans that you can't keep down just so you can get their vote by telling them lies making them think the Democraps are going to help them. Why not tell the black community the truth the Democaps know if they get ahead and make something of themselves instead of waiting for a handout (which is exactly where the Democraps wants them)then they will lose the black vote.Why not tell them that black unemployment has over doubled since Obama took office.
Whew! Did an elephant just break wind?
Oh, it's just the paid GOP anonytroll. Sorry, the two are so alike it's hard to tell sometimes.
ToniD go play with your gf. I know you are upset cause Creigh(whats in your wallet) Deeds doesn't want your people to have the same rights as everyone else has. It must hurt to get a knife in your back from the man you support.
My people? And you try to claim you're not a racist? What aggravates you is that the overwhelming number of "my people" are showing strong support for Deeds even though Wilder declined to endorse. Most people of any color don't really care what Doug Wilder does.
You are a true representation of your party's bigotry and small mindedness.
Elephant Gas shall be your name from this day forward.
"My people" indeed.
My people are Americans.
You do come across as a racist with such remarks anon.
ToniD great spin but you know i was talking about gays.
Me a racist you sure would be shocked if you knew my race Tom Smith.
What a jerk!
A homophobic racist republican who is obnoxious, no news here...
You can make up what ever you want, you're a troll, it's what you do.
Lying and changing the subject is all anon seems to do.
Have any of you party hacks ever heard of the National Black Republican Association well im sure you haven't i happen to be a member. Take a look at our site you might CHANGE your views of me and the Republican party.
That what a troll does old coot, their job is to try to bump discussion off course.
Riiiigggghhhhhtttt. You're anonymous, you can be whoever you want to be Tinker Bell.
ToniD are you going for a record ? Just how many names are you going to use today ?
I'm just me Elephant Gas.
ToniD are you still going to vote for Deeds even after he said he wouldn't give gays the same rights as everyone else ?
ToniD im glad you came back the Democraps have been really quiet on here lately. The last polls that came out really made my JOB slow down.
Elephant Gas,
I have great sympathy for the way your party wants to treat gay people. If I'm not mistaken though, Senator Deeds has the gay community's support in this election. Why are you so obsessed with what gay people do anyway.
I meant to write sympathy for gays because of the way your party treats them. My bad.
I just wouldn't vote for someone who didn't want to give rights to everyone aren't we all created equal ? I sure think we are. Why do say you have great sympathy for the way my party treats gay people aren't you gay yourself ?
Wow, that Sheila Johnson is some kind of funny. The Republican kind.
The voters of Va won't remember on election day a remark about if Creigh(whats in your wallet)Deeds has a speech impairment or not but they will remember that Bob McDonnell has a real plan to bring long term jobs back to Va. Kaine has made alot of people lean towards Bob McDonnell,Obama has brought even more people to McDonnell. I say to the Democraps YES YOU DID now reap the harvest.
"Wow, that Sheila Johnson is some kind of funny. The Republican kind."
She's a Democrat. A wealthy one who has donated lots to Dem candidates over the years. Not this time, because Deeds is a lousy candidate.
The Democraps picked a poor candidate who has no plan. Moran would have been a better candidate atleast he had a plan. Kaine is working part-time for Va and Obama has wasted billions without any long term job plans. All of this will cause the Democraps to lose the top three offices in Va this year. When this happens the Democrap part hack mouth pieces won't be able to say Va is turning blue anymore. Fulk i hate to say this but you might have been right about Deeds Moran would have had a better chance.
The only people laughing at Sheila Johnson's mocking of Deed's stutter are Republicans. Everyone else finds it appalling.
"The only people laughing at Sheila Johnson's mocking of Deed's stutter are Republicans. Everyone else finds it appalling."
Deeds does not have a stuttering problem. A campaign spokeswoman said none has ever been diagnosed or treated. Even she said he just stumbles over his words sometimes.
So no, not everyone else finds it appalling. We can, though, see right through the phony outrage as you seek to innoculate your guy from the fact he's simply incoherent when trying to explain his policies. There's no speech impediment, he just struggles to explain where he stands on the issues.
Karen the only thing appalling is the fact that the Democraps are trying to say Deeds has a speech impairment when the fact is he doesn't. What Sheila Johnson (a Democrat) was pointing out was the fact that Creigh (whats in your wallet)Deeds can't say what his plans for Va are,mostly because he doesn't have a plan. Sheila Johnson (a Democrat) founder of BET endorsed Bob McDonnell because in her words Bob McDonnell has a better plan to create jobs for Va. Democraps watch what you say, the ass you chew today might be the same one you have to kiss in the future.
The fact is that you either don't know what you're talking about and acting like you do or you are flat out lying. Anyone involved in VA politics knew about Deeds having overcome a speech impediment. Bob McDonnell knows it, they both got elected to the HOD in the same cycle. Why don't you ask Bob?
"The fact is that you either don't know what you're talking about and acting like you do or you are flat out lying. Anyone involved in VA politics knew about Deeds having overcome a speech impediment."
You're full of crap, too. Why has it never been mentioned anywhere before now, huh? And why did his own campaign say that wasn't the case? She said he stumbled over his words at times. Stop trying to disguise the fact he's incoherent on the issues because he's a lousy candidate who has run a bad campaign.
The Democraps are trying to find anything they can to help poor Creigh (whats in your wallet) Deeds. They want to talk about any and anything except the issues that are important to the people of Va.
"A homophobic racist republican who is obnoxious, no news here..."
Add to that a POS liar about something that has been common knowledge among people who were polite enough not to make a deal of it.
It wasn't the Dems or Deeds who made an issue of it anonhole, it was a McDonnell supporter at a McDonnell event.
Truth isn't in you you hackoff sissy.
I like the name Toni gave this coward: Elephant Gas. Accurate and descriptive at the same time.
Creigh has struggled with and mostly overcome a childhood stutter to become a great attorney, prosecutor, and public servant. Laugh at his stutter if you will, but to me (and many others) it is the mark of a man of character and courage that Creigh has faced his challenges and chosen a career in public speaking.
Hey Ronald, takes a POS to know one huh? Any of you care to point me to even ONE source that says he had a stuttering problem, even as a child? Just one? Other than some lib blogger just making shit up, of course? If this was so well known in political sources, it had to have been mentioned somewhere at some point.
You hacks just don't get it. His own campaign said HE STUMBLES OVER HIS WORDS. That's all. No stuttering, no speech impediment. You guys are trying so hard to spin his incoherent answers to questions, and elevate his hideous campaign, its breathtaking. If he did have that problem, why the hell wouldn't the campaign say he did?
Do any of you mouth piece party hacks realize that Sheila Johnson is a Democrat ?
Karen id like to know where you found your info ? I have searched all day and haven't found one word about it.
Deeds doesn't have a speech impairment or a plan for Va.
Someone above said to just ask Bob McDonnell hackboy. That would clear it up, they've known each other for years. You're probably so low level in hackdom though that you don't have access.
Bob McDonnell NEVER said it Karen (ToniD) did and she/it can't prove it to be true.
Just pay no attention to Elephant Gas and eventually it dissipates.
Oh so you're back to being pejorative about race again.
What a loser.
And NONE of you can point to a credible source that mentions anything about a stuttering issue, at all. Maybe because it never existed?
Meanwhile, Jim Moran is telling Deeds to give a good reason why people should vote for him. Ha! Good luck with that.
Elephant Gas lies again about Creigh Deeds saying he hasn't spoken about his plan for the Economy:
Creigh's Record:
Creigh has been a leader in the state legislature in bringing jobs to Virginia and helping the Commonwealth repeatedly get named the nation's best state for business. Since his first legislative campaign in 1991, Creigh has stressed economic development as a key issue for the future of the Commonwealth. Creigh wrote the modern Governor's Opportunity Fund, the deal-closing tool that has created or saved 78,000 jobs in Virginia. Most recently, Creigh spearheaded efforts to make Virginia the best place in the country to start a green energy company.
Creigh's Plan:
Immediate Solutions for Small Business Owners, Homeowners, and Workers
* Provide a tax credit for every job created by a small business
* Help unemployed workers purchase emergency health insurance
* Double the Governor's Opportunity Fund and put $10 million more into job training
* Create a Rural Business Fund to help small businesses in economically distressed communities
* Finish the last mile of broadband by 2013
* Boost investments in the tourism industry
* Cut red tape in the small business permitting process
* Increase state contracting for small, women and minority-owned (SWaM) businesses
* Train people for jobs in science and technology related fields
* Train nurses to work in underserved areas
* Ban harmful mortgage lending practices and create a new foreclosure prevention hotline
Create Jobs through a Statewide Transportation Plan
* Bring high-speed rail to Virginia
* Expand traditional freight and passenger rail
* Reduce rush-hour traffic through telecommuting and flextime tax credits
* Promote smarter land use planning
* Strengthen oversight of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
* Invest in the Port of Virginia and work with military contractors and the Navy
* Expand road and rail projects in Southwest and Southside
* Ease congestion on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Make Virginia a Leader in Green Energy Jobs
* Build an energy-based research consortium to coordinate research and development in green energy industries
* Create a strong business environment for green energy companies
* Fund weatherization projects that help low-income Virginians save on their energy bills
Make Government Leaner and More Efficient
* Name an Efficiency Improvement Director from the business community
* Require state government to purchase drugs in bulk to save money
* Promote energy savings in state facilities
* Institute competitive bidding for durable medical equipment purchases
* Streamline consumer services to maximize efficiency
* Create a state employee workforce plan
* Conduct an unclaimed property auction
On Energy:
Creigh's Record:
Creigh has been a leader in bringing green jobs to Virginia. Creigh sponsored tax credits for alternative energy businesses investing more than $50 million and creating at least 200 jobs, and he led the effort to remove the sales tax from small-scale wind and solar projects. Creigh also introduced a bill that would grant localities the authority to give loans to families that invest in green technology and household conservation.
Creigh's Plan:
Adopt a Comprehensive Approach to Energy
* Adopt a mandatory renewal portfolio standard of 15 percent by 2020 and of 22 percent by 2025.
* Increase the average miles-per-gallon (mpg) of the state’s vehicle fleet by 40 percent.
* Provide incentives for large-scale wind projects.
* Establish a 19 percent Energy Efficiency Standard.
* Offer sales tax exemptions for Energy Star appliances and include energy efficient actions in the Standards of Quality.
* Devote an additional $25 million per year to weatherization grants.
* Issue an Executive Order to reduce state government energy consumption by 20 percent in four years.
* Invest in smart-grid and national grid technology.
* Support research on cleaner coal and enforce rigorous air quality standards for coal-fired plants.
* Consider nuclear power as part of a broader, comprehensive plan to reduce carbon emissions and to reduce our dependency on foreign energy sources.
* Invest in natural gas infrastructure.
* Consider drilling for oil and natural gas off Virginia’s coast.
Make Targeted Investments in a New Energy Economy
* Expand the solar manufacturing incentive grants program to include all green energy companies.
* Offer tax exemptions for residential wind and solar projects.
* Increase the cap on how much electricity individuals and businesses may sell back to the energy company.
* Offer an income tax credit for residential expenditures on energy efficiency equipment.
Create a Virginia Virtual Research Triangle
* Research coal sequestration and cleaner coal technology.
* Explore electrification and other modes of transportation.
* Develop renewable and alternative energy source technology, including wind, solar, and biofuels.
Tom Smith are you a complete idiot ? What did i say about race ? Randall C what you fail to realize is i get PAID FOR THIS remember ToniD said so and you know she/it wouldn't lie would she/it ?
On Governmental Efficiency:
Creigh's Record:
As a legislator, Creigh worked closely with Governors Warner and Kaine to balance the state budget and build Virginia's reputation for fiscal responsibility and sound management. Creigh demonstrated leadership in the legislature by making tough choices and demanding accountability. He helped Governor Warner pass a budget that balanced the state's books and protected the state's AAA bond rating, leading to Virginia repeatedly being designated the nation’s best managed state.
Creigh's Plan:
Conduct Regular Performance Reviews of State Agencies
* Name an Efficiency Improvement Director from the private sector charged with conducting continual and wide-ranging reviews of all state government functions
* Designate a permanent Efficiency Improvement Office within the Department of Planning and Budget
* Enact a "sunset law" requiring every state agency to undergo an efficiency review at least once every six years
* Set a goal of saving between 1 and 6 percent of the General Fund budget
Transition to Zero-Based Budgeting
* Work to implement zero-based budgeting practices on an agency-by-agency basis
* Increase transparency and accountability by posting the results of zero-budget reviews on the DPB website
Expand Virginia's School Review Program
* Require that all school divisions participate in the school efficiency review program
* Create an education performance audit loan fund to offset school divisions' investments in efficiency
Adopt Bulk Purchasing to Buy More with Every Taxpayer Dollar
* Aggregate state drug purchases to cut costs
* Reduce the state’s cost for durable medical equipment
Cut State Energy Costs by 20 Percent
* Reduce state government energy use by 20 percent by the end of the Deeds Administration
* Issue an executive order requiring that all new state buildings and new state leased space meet Green Building Standards
* Transition the state automobile fleet to more efficient automobiles and reduce the size of the fleet
Reform the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA)
* Require the head of VITA to report directly to the governor
* Audit VITA to determine what improvements can be made to the agency
200 jobs is great but Va has lost more than that in the last week. Creigh (whats in your wallet)Deeds supports Cap and Trade that will cost every home in Va $1,700 dollars more a year in energy bills. You pathetic party hack Democraps remember this i said Creigh(whats in your wallet)Deeds will lose.
"A homophobic racist republican who is obnoxious, no news here..."
Trolls can't help themselves.
Why don't you break the $1,700.00 figure down and tell us all how that would happen Elephant Gas?
You can't though, because it is in fact a lie.
A Lie? Not according to the Obama Treasury Dept, genius: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/15/taking_liberties/entry5314040.shtml
Yep a lie Elephant Gas, you might try actually reading the links you post for content and not just to try to cherry pick.
Here's Creigh's plan for the Environment:
Creigh's Record:
From his experiences at Douthat State Park where he was a summer ranger in his youth to his fight to clean up the Kim-Stan Landfill, Creigh has been a leader in preserving the environment. In 1996, Deeds was the chief sponsor of the Agricultural Stewardship Act, which helped farmers address water quality issues. In 1999, when Virginia ranked last in the nation in per capita expenditures for natural resources, Creigh wrote and passed Virginia's land preservation tax credit program – one of the most progressive environmental protection laws in the country. Since its passage, nearly 500,000 acres have been preserved. Creigh has consistently supported efforts to prevent pollution from contaminating our rivers and the Chesapeake Bay and to restore healthy fisheries across the Commonwealth. He even passed the state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish for all Virginians.
Creigh's Plan:
Restore the Chesapeake Bay
* Provide leadership in the federal and multi-state partnership efforts to achieve the nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution reduction commitments needed to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
* Lead efforts to provide sustainable, dedicated funding for on-the-ground pollution reduction practices for agriculture, keeping family farms viable while protecting nearby rivers and streams.
* Build upon Governor Kaine’s 400,000-acre land conservation initiative and achieve preservation of more than 400,000 additional acres of open space.
* Promote aquaculture initiatives for Virginia’s watermen communities and partner with federal, state, private and nonprofit groups on restoration of Virginia’s historic native oyster.
Pursue Smart, Green Government
* Continue the precedent set by Governors Warner and Kaine and appoint only qualified professionals to natural resource agency leadership positions. These professionals will lead Virginia towards a new green future of clean water, responsible development, conservation through transportation, and a healthy outdoors.
* Reduce state government energy use by 20 percent by the end of the Deeds Administration
* Issue an executive order requiring that all new state buildings and new state leased space meet Green Building Standards
* Transition the state automobile fleet to more efficient automobiles and reduce the size of the fleet
Reduce Carbon Emissions and Create Green Jobs
* Institute a mandatory renewable portfolio standard of 15% by 2020 and 22% by 2025 to create green jobs
* Establish a 19% energy efficiency standard
* Build an energy-based research triangle
* Increase the amount of energy that can be sold back to utilities
* Offer a tax credit for residential energy efficiency equipment
* Develop large-scale wind energy production
* Promote smart land use planning decisions
Even presented with the source-Obama's own Treasury Dept-and you still try to claim its a lie. Heh. Party hackery and blind ideology at its finest.
It would seem that when challenged to explain beyond talking points Mr. Anonymous comes up far short and weak and empty.
I backed up the claim with a source, Obama's own Treasury dept. How is that coming up empty and weak? Or are you projecting again, Toni D?
You didn't even read your own source genius. Try reading for content as was suggested above. Although I don't think you're capable.
I think you're the one with the reading comprehension problem. Obama's own Treasury Dept makes that determination and your ideology makes you blind to it. Good for you. Ignorance is bliss, so you must be on Cloud 9.
And here is the same guy responding to criticism of his report. BUT ITS ALL LIES!!!! http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/16/taking_liberties/entry5316600.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody
You just simply can't explain your claim, that's your problem. You don't understand what you spew.
Poor C C C Cr Creig! He gets the "I..I.."s when he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. "Will I..I..I...R R R Raise Taxes? [gulp] I...I...I...DON'T ASK YOUNG LADY!"
I didn't hear any of you hypocrites complaining when George Bush's unique way of speaking was mercilessly made fun of by the liberal loons. You idiots put making fun of a politician's speech patterns into play, and now you are complaining about it.
JD and Anon,
Once again you friggin' idiots don't get it. Comparing Deeds to Bush in this instance is yet another example of your ignorance, need to twist facts and make false claims, hoping to mislead people. What you can't stand is the fact that smart people keep calling you on it.
Deed's minor stuttering is not within his control, Bush's mis-speaks, mispronunciations, and outright lack of vocabulary is due to stupidity.
Stuttering is not linked to ignorance but the 6th grade vocabulary of a president is.
Stop whinning you pukes.
Speaking of freaking idiots, I guess your mispelling of "whining" and the improper sentence structure of your first sentence is a sign of your ignorance, eh? Or did your street-walking mother drop you on your head when you were an infant, so "it's not your fault"?
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