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Photos from yesterday's announcement speech

February 7, 2006

While at the campaign kickoff yesterday I took a few snapshots. Unfortunately those that show candidate Jack Carter did not turn out very well. Those that are in focus are of his delivery of the speech he gave.

Carter's speech was a refreshing change from the political operatives of Karl Rove and the Fox News Channel. To build a stronger America Carter intones that we need a return to family values, the rule of law and leaders who understand Harry Truman's expression of the responsibility of leadership - the buck stops here.

Erin Neff writes in today's Review Journal "Carter isn't a politician and he actually talks sense." Hopefully Carter's campaign will help energize the party before the 2006 mid-term elections.

There are a few other blogs that have posts about the announcement as well as former President Carter's remarks to reporters:

Carter's Campaign Kickoff

February 6, 2006

As expected Jack Carter announced his candidacy to be the next US Senator from Nevada. Carter contrasted his philosophy with that of Senator Ensign by saying "The singular difference between the junior senator and me is he works for the Bush administration and I want to work for Nevada."

The union hall where Carter made his announcement was filled with supporters, who from time to time broke out chanting, "We want Jack". Also on the podium were several local politicians and Carter's parents former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter.

It was quite an impressive showing, but I must remark on the Secret Service detail accompanying the former President. They were a group of diverse, polite, attentive, well dressed young men. While notable in their suits and from the star pins on their lapels they were seemingly otherwise just members of the crowd. Their quiet attentiveness was impressive. While standing a few feet from the former President, a member of the crowd approached with their hands in their pocket. The nearest Secret Service agent quietly and nearly unnoticed leaned over and asked the man to take his hands out of his pocket just to be sure there was noting in them. It was quite impressive, exactly the kind of attentiveness we want in those guarding our Presidents.

Jack Carter to kick-off Senate campaign

February 1, 2006

Following a month of touring the state, listening and learning what drives the citizens of Nevada, Jack Carter will officially announce his campaign to be the next Senator from Nevada next Monday. When he does his father former President Carter will be in Carson City to lend support.

Carter's campaign manager Remle Beard says Carter "is going to raise money. This is going to, in the end, be a horse race." The comment came in Tuesday's story about incumbent John Ensign's campaign finance report showing just over $3 million in the bank.

On a technical note it is great to see Carter's website using the Drupal/Civicspace solution!

Give 'em Hell Harry

October 1, 2005

Senate minority leader Harry Reid unveiled GiveEmHellHarry.com earlier this week. The website says its goal is "to provide Americans with the tools to make an impact on the fight for control of the U.S. Senate."

Meanwhile Nevada Highway Patrol has a new site that details traffic accidents NHP is working across the state. Updated every three minutes the site could be quite valuable to commuters and those traveling the state's highways.

The politics of language

September 7, 2005

China is said to be narrowing the list of possibleastronauts for its second manned space flight. Even the Xinhua News Agency refers to the would-be space travelers as astronauts.

However, when it comes to space travelers from Russia an interesting double standard applies. Look at any story about the International Space Station and you'll see neatly deleniated lines. The crew is divided into cosmonauts and astronauts. Wikipedia lists some additional variations for European and Chinese astronauts.

Certainly there are other words where British and American English differ. (i.e. lorry and truck). However, there are few if any other circumstances where the press is compelled to use two different words to express the same thing.

Exit strategy?

June 28, 2005

Political Wire has a look at President George Bush's changing views on an exit strategy. In the second Bush-Gore debate Mr. Bush said:

"I'm going to be judicious as to how to use the military. It needs to be in our vital interest, the mission needs to be clear, and the exit strategy obvious."

Now, five years later, he is saying:

"It doesn't make any sense to have a timetable. You know, if you give a timetable, you're — you're conceding too much to the enemy."

Many times Mr. Bush criticized President Clinton for not having a clear exit strategy in Kosovo during the lead-up to the 2000 campaign.

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