[Vision2020] Senator Schroeder

Mark and Julie Miller mjmiller@moscow.com
Thu, 20 May 2004 19:30:33 -0700


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Joan,

Very well said.  I'm also a die hard democrat, but I can see what could =
happen to me and the others in this community who work at the UI if Mr. =
Vance wins this primary and, further down the road, a seat in the State =
Senate.  Things aren't good now financially at the UI, but God only =
knows what would happen with more voices like his in the Legislature.  =
Idaho public education has a great spokesman in the way of Gary =
Schroeder and his role as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee =
does give us "northerners" a little bit of a voice down south. =20

I'm crossing party lines next Tuesday and casting my vote for Schroeder. =
 Thanks.

Mark Miller=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joan Opyr=20
  To: Vision2020 Moscow=20
  Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:07 PM
  Subject: [Vision2020] Senator Schroeder


  Dear Visionaries:

  Several people on this list have reported that they've received bogus =
political polling calls that are merely anti-Schroeder ads in disguise.  =
This is a disgraceful tactic, but it isn't new.  I'm sorry to report =
that push-polling has been used for years (and with some success) in =
many places I've lived.  It's a favorite technique of the candidate with =
the unsavory agenda.  It's purpose is to tear down a candidate the =
voters already know and like, in this case Gary Schroeder, by sowing =
doubt and distrust.  The idea isn't so much to get Schroeder's =
supporters to switch to Gregg Vance, but to keep them from showing up to =
vote at all.  Push-polling is kind of like chatter at a baseball game: =
it's a diversion  Hey, batter, batter, swing!  Ah, ha, you missed.  =20

  I'm disgusted by it.  It makes me sick.  And so, on May 25th, I intend =
to cross party lines and vote in the Republican primary.  I'd like to =
poke a finger in Gregg Vance's eye, but I am doing this first and =
foremost to support Gary Schroeder.  I respect the Senator's integrity, =
I admire his tireless work in support of public education and the =
University of Idaho, and I think that he is invaluable as chair of the =
Senate Education Committee.  If we lose Gary Schroeder, we lose more =
than just an able representative; we lose Latah County's most powerful =
voice in Boise.  =20

  Of course, I hesitate to mention my support for Senator Schroeder on =
this list.  As I'm a notorious Liberal/Progressive, not to mention a =
died-in-the-wool Democrat, I do fear doing him more harm than good.  =
Gary Schroeder, however, is no lefty; there are a raft of issues on =
which we are not in accord, but I have found him to be responsive to his =
constituents, genuinely concerned about the people of this county, and, =
most important of all, an honest broker. =20

  Gregg Vance might be responsive and he might be concerned, but his =
campaign's nasty, dishonest, underhanded push-polling is strong evidence =
that he is unfit for public office.  I've taken the time to familiarize =
myself with Mr. Vance's stances on a host of issues, and I firmly =
believe that he would be an unmitigated disaster for Latah County.  On =
May 25th, I hope that Democrats and Republicans alike will unite to =
ensure that the best man continues to represent us in Boise, and Gregg =
Vance continues to enjoy the quiet life in Deary.

  Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment




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<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Joan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Very well said.&nbsp; I'm also a die hard =
democrat, but=20
I can see what could happen to me and the others in this community who =
work at=20
the UI if Mr. Vance wins this primary and, further down the road, a seat =
in the=20
State Senate.&nbsp; Things aren't good now financially at the UI, but =
God only=20
knows what would happen with more voices like his in the =
Legislature.&nbsp;=20
Idaho public education has a great spokesman in the way of Gary =
Schroeder and=20
his role as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee does give us=20
"northerners" a little bit of a voice down south.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>I'm crossing party lines next Tuesday and =
casting my=20
vote for Schroeder.&nbsp; Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Mark Miller</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dauntiestablishment@hotmail.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:auntiestablishment@hotmail.com">Joan Opyr</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 20, 2004 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Senator=20
  Schroeder</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Dear Visionaries:</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Several people on this list have&nbsp;reported that they've =
received=20
  bogus political polling calls that are merely anti-Schroeder ads in=20
  disguise.&nbsp; This is a disgraceful tactic, but it isn't =
new.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm=20
  sorry to report that&nbsp;push-polling has&nbsp;been used&nbsp;for =
years (and=20
  with&nbsp;some success)&nbsp;in many places&nbsp;I've lived.&nbsp; =
It's a=20
  favorite technique&nbsp;of&nbsp;the candidate with the unsavory =
agenda.&nbsp;=20
  It's&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;is to tear down a candidate the voters already =
know and=20
  like, in this case Gary Schroeder, by&nbsp;sowing doubt and =
distrust.&nbsp;=20
  The idea isn't&nbsp;so much to&nbsp;get&nbsp;Schroeder's supporters to =
switch=20
  to&nbsp;Gregg Vance,&nbsp;but to keep them from showing up&nbsp;to =
vote at=20
  all.&nbsp;&nbsp;Push-polling is kind of like chatter at a baseball =
game: it's=20
  a diversion&nbsp; Hey,&nbsp;batter, batter, swing!&nbsp; Ah, ha, you=20
  missed.&nbsp;&nbsp; </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>I'm disgusted by it.&nbsp; It makes me sick.&nbsp; And so, on May =

  25th,&nbsp;I intend&nbsp;to cross party lines and vote in the =
Republican=20
  primary.&nbsp; I'd like to poke a finger in Gregg Vance's eye, but I =
am doing=20
  this&nbsp;first and foremost to&nbsp;support Gary =
Schroeder.&nbsp;&nbsp;I=20
  respect the Senator's integrity, I&nbsp;admire his tireless work in =
support of=20
  public education and the University of Idaho, and I think that he is=20
  invaluable as chair of the Senate Education Committee.&nbsp; If we =
lose Gary=20
  Schroeder, we lose more than just an able representative;&nbsp;we=20
  lose&nbsp;Latah County's most powerful voice in Boise.&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Of course, I hesitate to mention&nbsp;my support for Senator =
Schroeder on=20
  this list.&nbsp; As I'm a notorious Liberal/Progressive, not to =
mention&nbsp;a=20
  died-in-the-wool Democrat, I&nbsp;do fear doing him more harm than=20
  good.&nbsp;&nbsp;Gary Schroeder, however, is no lefty;&nbsp;there are =
a raft=20
  of issues on which we are not in accord, but I have found him to be =
responsive=20
  to his constituents, genuinely concerned about the people of this =
county, and,=20
  most important of all, an honest broker.&nbsp; </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Gregg Vance might be responsive and he might be concerned, but =
his=20
  campaign's nasty, dishonest, underhanded push-polling&nbsp;is strong =
evidence=20
  that he is unfit for public office.&nbsp; I've taken the time to =
familiarize=20
  myself with&nbsp;Mr. Vance's stances on a host of issues, and I firmly =
believe=20
  that he would be an unmitigated&nbsp;disaster for Latah =
County.&nbsp;&nbsp;On=20
  May 25th, I hope that Democrats and Republicans alike&nbsp;will =
unite&nbsp;to=20
  ensure that&nbsp;the best man continues to represent us in =
Boise,&nbsp;and=20
  Gregg Vance&nbsp;continues to enjoy the&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;life in =
Deary.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment</DIV>
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