The U.S. Congressional race in Kentucky’s 3rd District (most of Louisville) couldn’t get any more interesting, really. Mostly because Anne Northup is trying to campaign against the LEO’s Stephen George instead of current opponent Congressman John Yarmuth. It’s 2006 all over again.
So Stephen George is inviting Northup to debate, taking her to task along the way:
The real question is, where do we go from here, Anne — and I don’t mean the royal we, but you and me? Your e-mail blast was understandably brief and bereft of context — I have 800 words a week to elucidate my positions, and the mailer was probably half that, if not less. I am sympathetic: Being 17 points down in the polls is probably a little frustrating. I forgive you for thrusting me into this campaign to exploit your intellectually dishonest position on lowering gas prices, and I’ll pardon your swing at me for insulting “the countless Americans that couldn’t afford that summer vacation” by suggesting that our gas prices are lowest of any industrialized country in our world. Tragic, I know.
That is why I’d like to offer you the opportunity to publicly debate me on the issues of gas prices, oil exploration and American energy policy. You would have a chance to explain exactly how you, as a potential member of the minority party of Congress, would be able to lower the price of gas in Louisville, as you’ve insinuated you would. You see, I believe you’re lying to people, trying to manipulate them into thinking that you’re the cheap-gas candidate, and that bothers me.
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Terri // Jul 2, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Like, whoa.
2 Sirico // Jul 2, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Stephan George on Northup : “You see, I believe you’re lying to people, trying to manipulate them into thinking that you’re the cheap-gas candidate, and that bothers me.”
-I never heard of this guy before and I’m already a fan of his. Way to call her out !!!
3 3CardNana // Jul 2, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Yeah, pushing to open oil fields and developing coal to oil are not solutions to lower prices. Also love the complete ignoring of how much our economy is based on oil by comparing our situation to Europe and the rest of the world.
4 Sirico // Jul 3, 2008 at 1:47 am
3CardNana. Open oil fields? Developing coal to oil (liquified coal)? These aren’t solutions to our long-term energy needs.
Our economy wouldn’t be “based on oil” so much if we could get people like you to understand the need for conservation.
You guys just can’t quite seem to wrap your minds around the obvious (think 73-74 oil crisis, as well as today’s).
We should try to walk away from oil, like our European counterparts (solar, solar thermal, rail, light rail, high gas taxes, small cars, etc).
The current crisis hurts their economy as well, just not so much as it does ours.
5 Judy // Jul 3, 2008 at 11:12 am
Three cheers for Stephen George. Oh yeah, I’d love to watch him debate Anne.
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