More First District News Re: U.S. Congressional Race

Okie-dokie, so I’ve listened to my Elvis 1950’s recordings boxed set records, for about 12 hours. Got my rye bread baked. I feel better, much better. Oh, and I am finally working on Spring cleaning.

Again, I am trying to bring information about all the U.S. Congressional candidates running in the First District. I am still neutral on this primary. Here is some info on events for Tom Casperson and Linda Goldthorpe.

I had talked to First District GOP Chairman Joel Westrom this morning. He informed me that Tom Casperson will be at a meet & greet in Mackinaw City. Here is the email info he sent me, to pass on to you.

Mancino’s was is hosting a little meet and greet/fundraiser for Tom on his way back from Lansing Thursday night.

(Joel, your awesome dude, but I had to correct your English. I think he meant “is” not “was.”)

Thursday

May 22nd

6:00-8:30PM

Mancino’s

Mackinaw City

717 Nicolet Street

Light Snacks and Beverages being served

It’s a meet and greet/fundraiser. No amount is set to attend event. Thanks again for you support.

I would like to attend this, but am unable. I hope the rest of you who are undecided will go to form your own opinions.

And I received this email from the Linda Goldthorpe campaign yesterday. Sorry I did not post it sooner.

Linda Goldthorpe to appear on What Really Happened Radio

May 19, 2008
For more information, please visit GoldthorpeForCongress.com

Linda Goldthorpe will appear on the “What Really Happened” show with Michael Rivero, Tuesday May 19th at 9pm EST.

You can listen to the What Really Happened Show online on GCN Network 4 here. The call-in number is 1-800-259-9231.

I will not be able to listen to the radio show online tonite, but again, if you are undecided please listen.

I am on the lookout for information from Don Hooper’s campaign. I want to give as much fair space to all candidates. To anyone who attends the Casperson event and/or listens to the Goldthorpe interview and would like to report on it, email in your writing to gypzychik (at) yahoo (dot) com and I will post it. Post will be subjected to editing as determined by me.

Here’s a bit of news on the Congressional race.

Op-Ed: Spirited races in 2008

BY GEORGE WEEKS

Syndicated columnist
This year’s GOP challenge of five-term Sen. Carl Levin shapes up as another Mission Improbable, but Michigan faces some of its most spirited challenges of congressional incumbents in decades.

Most of the action is downstate, including the targeting of two Republicans seen as vulnerable and two Democratic primary opponents of the mother of the beleaguered mayor of Detroit.

But Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis insists there is potential in the decidedly uphill and underfunded bid of term-limited state Rep. Tom Casperson of Escanaba, a third generation owner in a family log trucking business, against eight-term 1st District Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee.

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Stupak has done even better on occasion, getting 69 percent against Don Hooper of Iron River in 2006, and 66 percent against Hooper in 2004. Hooper seeks the nomination again this year, as does Linda Goldthorpe of McMillan.

After his filing last week, Casperson said that in his travels, “what I heard from Houghton to Houghton Lake was that the residents of the District want congressional representation that stands up for fiscal responsibility, stands against burdensome regulations, seeks common sense solutions, avoids partisan politics and refuses to ‘legislate’ merely through press releases and letters to the editor.” [more here]

I will continue to keep you updated with an unbiased view of events and news regarding the First District U.S. Congressional Race.