Let me tell you about my canvassing this morning.

[Freeper]

This is the moonbat who announced that he is running for a house seat in Oregon, shorty before Lard Ass Stevie got thumped in his election.

Ron Green (6,680 posts)

Let me tell you about my canvassing this morning.


 
We're under the gun to get 200 signatures on petition sheets to the Secretary of State or pay $750 to get my statement in the voter's guide for November. Naturally, we chose the signature route since I'm out on turf every day anyway. We found a sweet neighborhood in a retirement community that's privately owned, but not gated. Everybody's home during the day; we printed out only Democrats on the lists, and I went to walking.

It was great: wonderful people, mostly in their 80's and 90's, struggling a bit with the signature pages but happy to meet me and impressed that I would come to their door. Out of 50 or 60 people I talked to, there were 3 (younger ones, mainly) who officiously reminded me that I was not allowed to "campaign on private property." I thanked them and excused myself, moving on down the street for friendlier encounters. I believe it was the third one who called the authorities, 'cause just as I was finishing up and getting into my car, a golf cart with two staff people came up the street. When they saw me pulling out, they wheeled around in pursuit, but I pretended I hadn't seen them and simply cruised on down the street and out of the neighborhood. I'm sure I won't be able to walk that turf again for this campaign.

What this privatization of the doorstep does is much the same as voter suppression. It assures that street-level politics will fade while big money advertising and mailings will prevail. My opponent won't have to walk the district, so a ban on door-to-door politics doesn't hurt him. Many multi-family buildings and apartments are off-limits, and that's where lots of our voters are. Even gated communities contain people who need to meet me, tell me their concerns and hear my message.

We got all our petition sheets in to the Secretary of State, so I can spend the $750 on lawn signs. I just can't put them in that retirement community.

http://www.rongreen.org

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021139866

[Mr Mannn]

So he knowingly violated campaign laws...does the local press know about this?

[Big Dog]

Ron Green (6,680 posts)

I'm Ron Green, Trotskyite for state assembly, and I'm willing to violate someone else's property rights to get on the ballot.

[Big Dog]

So he knowingly violated campaign laws...does the local press know about this?

They will, soon enough.

DUmmies never learn.

[BEG]

Is he really this stupid to confess this on a public board?

[Freeper]

Is he really this stupid to confess this on a public board?

They earned the nick name DUmmies.

[thundley4]

Even gated communities contain people who need to meet me, tell me their concerns and hear my message.

He sounds very egotistical.  Kind of like another DemonRat politician we all know.

[miskie]

Ron Green may have just wallduded his campaign.

What an arrogant tw(!)t - to break campaign laws, and flaunt it in public on a messageboard. Unbelievable.

[GOP Congress]

His opponent, Andy Olson, is not only the incumbent, but also the leader of the Republicans in the house. He was also a high ranking cop with the State Police for almost 30 years. I figured he could use a heads-up.

http://www.friendsofandyolson.com

I sent him the following:

Your opponent, Ron Green, has admitted in a public forum that he broke housing association rules walking door to door in a retirement community.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021139866

Here is his post on the site Democratic Underground, where he is a frequent poster. In fact, if your staff would like to invest a couple of hours in OpResearch, you should be able to go through a bunch of posts at this link:

http://tinyurl.com/9xhw3ft

We at www.conservativecave.com help everyone we can in these tough times...good luck, Mr. Leader!

Jonah Kyle

[RobJohnson]

What this privatization of the doorstep does is much the same as voter suppression.

 

Wow, at least he was able to out run the golf cart! 

I hope he was able to get the adult children in the basements to sign while he was there.

A union print shop should be able to make him ten signs for $750. Good luck. 

[RobJohnson]

His opponent, Andy Olson, is not only the incumbent, but also the leader of the Republicans in the house. He was also a high ranking cop with the State Police for almost 30 years. I figured he could use a heads-up.

http://www.friendsofandyolson.com

I sent him the following:

Nice job!

[hillneck]

They will, soon enough.

DUmmies never learn.

Just when you thought the DUmmies reached their level of stupidty.  They create a new level. 

[Karin]

Even gated communities contain people who need to meet me

Get a load of that guy!  Tells you everything you need to know about his mindset.  Shouldn't it have been "Even gated communities contain people I need to meet..."  

After 4 years, I have had it up to here with the me me me, I I I.  

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Watermelon Ron: He may be Green on the outside but inside he's all red.

[Jasonw560]

I hope the Oregon Secretary of State doesn't get wind of this.

[EagleKeeper]

This should be a good start.




http://www.democraticunderground.com/100227793

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
3. I think this freeper's got it about right.

I just hope we'll see some REAL socialism in the next four. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11276872

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
1. It's laughable to think the Free Market will

somehow do the right thing. The market will always do not the right thing, but the profitable thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002274457

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
2. U.S. farm policy ought to have a myriad of incentives

to family and small farming, including free health care. Price supports for organic crops, free soil amendments, interest-free loans - all of it ought to be tied to biodiversity and good husbandry. Supports for big corporate monoculture growers should not exist.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002260649

Concerning Komen for the cure

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
1. I have always pegged this outfit for a self-serving one.

They're all about the brand, and the Brinkers are Dallas Repubs from 'way back. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002305503

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
2. Absolutely. This country was not built on religious freedom

or democracy or any other high-sounding platitudes. It was built on tariffs. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002276012

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
10. Despite the "responsible for own self" replies

in this thread, I get what you're saying. It's the same with all the stories celebrating the return of the Auto Industry, and none questioning the wisdom of continuing a car-based society. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002177871

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
3. South Carolina's been ****ed up since

1860. It's gonna take a long time to fix that shit. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002620832

High speed rail

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
7. +1, and just because we're 40 years late

doesn't mean it shouldn't be done now. Anyone who believes in the future of travel ought to support HSR infrastructure in ALL parts of the country. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100236215

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
34. He's certainly better than the Repubs, just as PBS is better than

Last edited Sun Dec 18, 2011, 12:40 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

Fox. But they're both funded by the biggest corporate players. And as long as this is the case, we'll not see a carbon tax (cap-and-trade is portrayed as "left" ) or single-payer health care (the public option is portrayed as "left".)

This president could have used the bully pulpit to set the tone and do the right things from the very start: holding Cheney-Bush accountable, for one thing. Or not bringing the Banksters right into his administration. It's a matter of communicating with the people more effectively than does the Noise Machine. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101711511

Concerning CPAC

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
25. Cracker rappers.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002323620

Gas prices

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
28. We all paid way too little for way too long

and built our world accordingly. A different future is coming, whether we're ready or not. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002158034

Ron Green (6,681 posts)
27. I agree with Harry Belafonte, and I suggest

that people blithely dissing him in this thread (e.g. referring to the "Banana Boat" song) don't have a clue about who he is and what he's stood for all these years.

 

[Karin]

I just hope we'll see some REAL socialism in the next four.

Whoa!     I had gone over to his website, and it's written in a perfectly mainstream way.  "I've been a small businessman, blah blah blah."  Says nothing about Socialism or anything else quoted above.  It certainly said nothing about gas prices necessarily skyrocketing. 

I wonder what certain pals of Steve Dawes are up to these days?  I wonder how loony his section of Oregon is?

[miskie]

This should be a good start.

(lots of awesome links)

I wonder if Ron Green has friends as nice as Steve Dawes ? Because I'm certain good friends can make excellent use of all those links- to aid Green's campaign along.

[Karin]

Here's an example from his website:

Talking to people in this district, we seem to have a lot in common, with a lot of similar experiences. I am an Army veteran, so I know what it is like to serve for a greater cause. I was a small business owner, so I know what it takes to create local jobs. I was a school teacher, so I know what our students need to succeed. Most importantly, I have the common sense that we all have to do the right thing. This seems to get lost on the career politicians in Salem.

He could be Republican, the way he talks.  Oh my God, he's so disingenuous!  That's really sleazy.  Why not come right out and say:  "I'll be straight with you.  I'm a Socialist, and I admire Harry Belafonte, and I want to make your gas prices soar.  Vote for me."   I hate two-faced people with a passion.  Especially someone who's clamboring for your wallet.