tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200911102024-03-14T04:05:41.022-04:00Vote No on JOE (Knollenberg)Joe Knollenberg Does Whatever Bush & Lobbyists Tell Him to Do.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger738125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-49698177251896937792008-12-02T13:48:00.002-05:002008-12-02T13:51:50.507-05:00What Exactly Will The GOP Be Thanking Joe Knollenberg For?<p><span style="font-size:130%;">Maybe it will be the children without access to affordable health care.<br />Maybe it will be 5 years of hell in Iraq.<br />Maybe it will be for the downer cows in the food chain.<br />Maybe it will be for all the support for women's health issues, like breast cancer.<br />Maybe it will be for all those high mileage cars coming from Detroit auto plants.<br />I'm sure there's something to thank Joe Knollenberg for. I just can't figure out what it would be.</span><br /></p><p>9th Congressional District Republican Party</p> <p>MEDIA ADVISORY<br />12-01-08</p> <p>CONTACT: Glenn Clark<br />248-396-3826</p> <p>On Saturday, December 13, 2008, the 9th Congressional District Republican Party will honor their U.S. Congressman & Mrs. Joe Knollenberg at a tribute in their honor commemorating their years of service to our area, region, state and nation as Congressman and First Lady of Michigan’s 9th congressional district. The 2008 Christmastime Brunch – A Tribute to U.S. Congressman Joe & Sandie Knollenberg will feature various speakers highlighting the impact the Knollenberg’s have had on so many important issues, programs and citizens.</p> <p>Tickets for the 2008 Christmastime Brunch are available to the public at the following prices. Tickets prepaid: $30 per person/$50 per couple. Tickets at door: $40 per person/$60 per couple. Prepaid tickets can be purchased by sending a check to: 9th District Republican Committee, P.O. Box 4553, Troy, MI 48099. Tickets will be available at the door as available. Checks only are accepted. Cash is strictly prohibited via Michigan election law. Credit cards are not accepted.</p> <p>The event will be held at Camp Ticonderoga Restaurant at Sylvan Glen Golf Course, 5725 Rochester Road, Troy, Michigan.</p> <p>Further information for the general public related to the brunch and program can be directed to Glenn Clark, Chairman of the 9th Congressional District Republican Party at (248) 619-0921, or by emailing mi9thgop@gmail.com.</p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-78763035932679537172008-11-20T07:53:00.002-05:002008-11-20T07:55:03.876-05:00Now this is funny. Joe Knollenberg arguing with Neil Cavuto of Fox News<span style="font-size:130%;">This is something I thought I'd never see. Joe Knollenberg telling Neil Cavuto that the loan money to the auto industry is not taxpayers' money. "It's not your money," yells Joe at Cavuto.</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZyAd_rJAx4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZyAd_rJAx4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-16216165547169222682008-11-19T05:28:00.001-05:002008-11-19T05:30:51.503-05:00Freep Covers The Head's Retirement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SSPquF_PLbI/AAAAAAAAA3U/64-xJsti0k0/s1600-h/Joes+head+in+Freep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SSPquF_PLbI/AAAAAAAAA3U/64-xJsti0k0/s400/Joes+head+in+Freep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270314066555907506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Democratic activist Bruce Fealk said he isn't sure what he's going to do with the head that bears an uncanny resemblance to Joe Knollenberg. "It's a little bit hard on my back sometimes, but I won't have to wear it anymore," Fealk said.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20081119/NEWS06/811190312/1008/NEWS">A Big retirement</a><br /><br />If there could ever be a silver lining to an election loss, U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg might find some solace in the retirement of the "Big Head."<br /><br />The head is a massive papier-mâché piece used to taunt Knollenberg at protests, parades and debates. It bears an uncanny resemblance to Knollenberg, the Bloomfield Township Republican who lost his congressional seat to Democrat Gary Peters. Bruce Fealk, the Rochester Hills Democratic activist and chief thorn-in-the-side of Knollenberg, isn't sure what he's going to do with the head.<br /><br />He may put it on eBay and auction it off with the proceeds going to help pay for the medical expenses of a fellow liberal activist, "or I may just throw it a retirement party."</blockquote></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-47090234615508054782008-11-05T11:35:00.004-05:002008-11-05T18:30:39.841-05:00MISSION ACCOMPLISHED<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Od1wvkI2tpQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Od1wvkI2tpQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SRHL7HQfWII/AAAAAAAAA2c/qT_6ClFlJ6c/s1600-h/102_5224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SRHL7HQfWII/AAAAAAAAA2c/qT_6ClFlJ6c/s400/102_5224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265213655793752194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Joe made a visit to the Troy Republican "Victory" center. </span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-72929688983864846122008-11-05T08:37:00.002-05:002008-11-05T08:40:20.788-05:00What to do with Joe's Head?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SRGiK9YKE2I/AAAAAAAAA2U/PrBdT6cOPnI/s1600-h/102_5221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SRGiK9YKE2I/AAAAAAAAA2U/PrBdT6cOPnI/s400/102_5221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265167748531098466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Now that we've disposed of Joe Knollenberg, there's the matter of what to do with Joe's head. I've been in contact with a woman who has lymphoma and no medical insurance. I'd like to have an event and an auction of the head and give the money to someone that really needs it. I'm open to ideas.<br /><br /><br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-69379064887986122612008-11-05T01:37:00.003-05:002008-11-05T01:40:33.623-05:00We Did It!! No More Knollenberg<span style="font-size:130%;">I've been waiting a long time to write this blog entry. Even though Joe Knollenberg has not called Gary Peters to concede, he did concede defeat. Congratulations, Gary!<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial;font-size:78%;" >November 4, 2008<br /></span><br /></span><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:180%;" ></span></span></p><blockquote><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" >Knollenberg loses seat to Peters in Oakland County</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span> <span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:85%;" > <i><br />By KATHLEEN GRAY<br />FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER</i> </span> </span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >A congressional district that cuts across the heart of Oakland County will be represented by a Democrat for the first time in 75 years come January, as incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg was caught Tuesday in the Democratic wave led by President-elect Barack Obama as it swept across Oakland County and Michigan.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >Knollenberg lost to former state senator and lottery commissioner Gary Peters in the 9th congressional district.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >With nearly 73% of the 9th Congressional District’s precincts reporting, Peters led by 8 points over Knollenberg.<br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >The Bloomfield Township Republican who first was elected in 1992, did all but concede the race in a speech late Tuesday night, calling his defeat a "perfect storm” of events, combining outside money, the dominance of Obama, the tenuous economy and Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s decision to move his campaign out of Michigan.<br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >“It’s become very obvious that’s it’s going to be very difficult to win this race,” he said shortly after 11 p.m.. "We had a problem, obviously. It’s not the greatest time in the world to be running.”<br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" >Knollenberg hadn’t called Peters yet late Tuesday, saying he just wanted to make sure a mistake wasn’t made in the counting of ballots across the district which spans from Farmington Hills up through Oakland Township.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:85%;" ></span></p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-45692298223393468502008-11-04T04:33:00.004-05:002008-11-04T05:00:51.571-05:00Get Out and Vote for Gary Peters<span style="font-size:130%;">I have been the lone contributor to this blog for about a year and a half. It has been my singular task to bring to light Joe Knollenberg's record in Congress and how he does not vote for the average, working family in his district.<br /><br />Today is the day that it changes. We have a great candidate who's been well funded and done the hard work of campaigning to win. Gary Peters built a great organization and did the hard work of getting on the phone asking for and raising money, knocking on doors, attending political functions. Today it all pays off.<br /><br />The Republicans in Oakland County and Joe's staff don't like me much. They got me arrested and called the police at every opportunity when we protested at Joe's office. They harassed me at the debates. But I persevered because I know that we need a new representative in Congress and Gary is that person to bring change to the 9th district.<br /><br />I predict that tonight we will have a new Congressman representing the 9th District of Michigan and a new President, Barack Obama.<br /><br />Now, go vote.<br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-43291570388694432292008-11-02T19:26:00.004-05:002008-11-02T19:32:18.870-05:00Joe Knollenberg Worked Hard to Earn His Ranking from the Humane Society Legislative FundThis is a press relase issued today from the Humane Society Legislative Fund.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Humane Society Legislative Fund Says Rep. Joe Knollenberg Can’t Hide from His Record on Animal Cruelty</span><o:p></o:p><p></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;">WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 1, 2008)—Just days before the election, U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg has launched a desperate campaign of paid radio ads and robo-calls to try to fool voters in Michigan’s 9<sup>th</sup> District into believing that he is a friend of animals. But the Humane Society Legislative Fund says Knollenberg can’t hide from his 16-year record of voting against animal protection.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;">"Joe </span>Knollenberg has a long and embarrassing record of opposing moderate animal welfare policies, and voters will see through this phony election-year conversion on animal issues,” said Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. “He has had 16 years in office to demonstrate where he stands on the humane treatment of animals, and time and time again he has voted against common-sense animal welfare reforms. He has had eight sessions of Congress to prove where he stands, and voters who care about animals are saying eight is enough.<span style="color:black;">"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCDT60e7rVw" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Click here to view the TV ad</span></strong></a> that HSLF is running in the <u1:city st="on"><u1:place st="on">Detroit</u1:place></u1:city> area. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;">In his 16 years in Congress, Rep. Knollenberg has opposed animal welfare reforms time and time again, and has repeatedly received among the lowest marks possible on the annual Humane Scorecard. He scored 4 percent in the 103<sup>rd</sup> Congress, 12.5 in the 106<sup>th</sup> Congress, 10 in the 108<sup>th</sup> Congress, 28 in the 109<sup>th</sup> Congress, and zero in the 104<sup>th</sup>, 105<sup>th</sup>, and 107<sup>th</sup> Congresses. Some of his votes on animal protection issues include the following.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Horse Slaughter:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 503 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll433.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll433.xml</span></a>—September 7, 2006), to prohibit the slaughter of American horses to be served as a foreign delicacy in <u1:country-region st="on">France</u1:country-region> and <u1:country-region st="on"><u1:place st="on">Belgium</u1:place></u1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Animal Fighting:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Blumenauer-Tancredo amendment to H.R. 2673 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll355.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll355.xml</span></a>—July 14, 2003) which provided $800,000 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve enforcement of the federal law against animal fighting—the same law that was later used to break up Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Polar Bears:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Inslee-LoBiondo amendment to H.R. 2643 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll573.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll573.xml</span></a>—June 27, 2007) to prohibit wealthy American trophy hunters from importing the heads and hides of sport-hunted polar bears killed in the <u1:place st="on">Arctic</u1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Downer Cattle:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Ackerman-LaTourette amendment to H.R. 2673 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll357.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll357.xml</span></a>—July 14, 2003) to protect our food supply and stop the abuse of sick and crippled cattle too weak to walk to slaughter. Six months after that vote, a downer cow in the <u1:country-region st="on"><u1:place st="on">U.S.</u1:place></u1:country-region> tested positive for "mad cow disease." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Bear Baiting:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Gallegly-Moran amendment to H.R. 2691 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll382.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll382.xml</span></a>—July 17, 2003) to stop the inhumane and unsporting practice of shooting bears over piles of pizza and jelly doughnuts on national forests. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Lethal Predator Control:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the DeFazio-Bass amendment to H.R. 1906 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll172.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll172.xml</span></a>—June 8, 1999) and the DeFazio-Bass-Morella amendment to H.R. 4461 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2000/roll382.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2000/roll382.xml</span></a>—July 11, 2000) to end the use of tax dollars to kill predators with cruel traps and poisons as a government subsidy for private ranchers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Dolphin-Safe Tuna:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted for H.R. 408 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1997/roll151.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1997/roll151.xml</span></a>—May 21, 1997) which ended the embargo on dolphin-deadly tuna and weakened protections for dolphins caught in tuna nets, and he voted against the Miller amendment to H.R. 2670 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll382.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll382.xml</span></a>—August 5, 1999) to limit U.S. funding of the international tuna fishing convention, which allows the use of dolphin-deadly nets. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Trapping:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Farr-Whitfield amendment to H.R. 2466 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll291.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll291.xml</span></a>—July 14, 1999) to stop the use of steel-jawed leghold traps and wire neck snares to kill and maim animals for their fur pelts on national wildlife refuges. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Fur Subsidies:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Shays-Deutsch amendment to H.R. 1976 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1995/roll553.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1995/roll553.xml</span></a>—July 21, 1995) which eliminated a $2 million annual subsidy for the luxury mink coat industry. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Foreign Trophy Hunting:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Fox-Miller amendment to H.R. 2159 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1997/roll359.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1997/roll359.xml</span></a>—September 4, 1997) to stop the use of tax dollars to promote the trophy hunting of African elephants and other foreign species as a rural development strategy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Yellowstone Bison:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Rahall amendment to H.R. 2691 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll383.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll383.xml</span></a>—July 17, 2003) to protect the last free-roaming buffalo herd in <u1:place st="on"><u1:placename st="on">Yellowstone</u1:placename> <u1:placetype st="on">National Park</u1:placetype></u1:place> from government slaughter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;color:black;" >·</span><span style=";font-size:7;color:black;" > </span><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Wild Horses and Burros:</span></strong><span style="color:black;"> He voted against the Rahall-Whitfield-Sweeney-Spratt amendment to H.R. 2361 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll196.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll196.xml</span></a>—May 19, 2005), and voted against H.R. 249 (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll269.xml"><span style="color:purple;">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll269.xml</span></a>—April 26, 2007), to restore the decades-long protection for wild horses and burros on public lands from commercial sale and slaughter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;">HSLF is a nonpartisan organization that endorses both Democratic and Republican members of Congress. HSLF's endorsements in Michigan for the 2008 election include: U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D); U.S. Reps. Bart Stupak (D-1<sup>st</sup>), Vernon Ehlers (R-3rd), Dale Kildee (D-5th), Fred Upton (R-6th), Mike Rogers (R-8th), Thaddeus McCotter (R-11th), Sander Levin (D-12th), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-13th), and John Conyers (D-14th); and challengers Mark Schauer (D-7th) and Gary Peters (D-9th). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;">HSLF evaluates candidates based on<span style=""> </span>their stands on animal protection policies, and<span style=""> </span>does not judge candidates based on party affiliation or any other issue. HSLF is a national organization working to pass animal protection legislation in Congress and in state legislatures, and is not affiliated with local humane societies. </span></p><p class="c4subcopy"><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-13659261495663391792008-11-02T05:36:00.004-05:002008-11-02T05:48:03.570-05:00Joe Knows Better - HSLF Ad Has Nothing To Do With Peters<span style="font-size:130%;">I almost feel sorry for Joe Knollenberg and his campaign. His record has finally caught up with him, including his record on animal cruelty measures. The Humane Society Legislative Fund ads must be affecting his standing with constituents, including Republicans. Even Republicans like their pets. So, what does Joe do, he holds a press conference and tells the media Gary Peters should denounce the ads. Being a long-time politician, Joe knows Gary has no control over outside groups that run independent ads. It's illegal for the candidate to even speak with the outside groups about their ads. Maybe Joe should have thought about this before he cast his vote on all the measures near and dear to animal lovers.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RCDT60e7rVw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RCDT60e7rVw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><h1><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:10;"><a title="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081101/POLITICS01/811010436" href="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081101/POLITICS01/811010436"></a></span></span></b></h1><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">Knollenberg says attack ads on him hurting local humane society<br /></span><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Gordon Trowbridge / <st1:city st="on">Detroit</st1:city> News <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Washington</st1:state></st1:place> Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></span></b> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Facing a tough fight for re-election, Rep. Joe Knollenberg on Saturday said an animal-rights group's attacks against him are hurting the Michigan Humane Society and called on his Democratic challenger, Gary Peters, to demand that the ads stop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Knollenberg and campaign aides told reporters they believe the ads by the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which has spent nearly $400,000 attacking Knollenberg, are harming local humane societies that are not connected to the legislative fund, a <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">D.C.</st1:state></st1:place>, political action committee. It's just one of the outside groups spending millions of dollars in the race, in which some independent analysts consider Peters a favorite to end Knollenberg's time in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:state> after eight terms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Peters' campaign said the controversy was an attempt to distract voters from the economy. Knollenberg, one of the nation's most vulnerable House Republicans, is seeking his ninth term in a district heavily targeted by Democrats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Knollenberg's campaign cited a television report quoting a Michigan Humane Society board member, who said that donors who have supported the nonprofit animal rescue group are withholding donations because they mistakenly believe the state group is behind the anti-Knollenberg ads.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">"Mr. Peters is the one who needs to step forward," Knollenberg said. "Either he will demand this ad be taken off the air or he will sit by idly and let the Humane Society be harmed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Nancy Gunnigle, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Humane Society, said Saturday that the organization has gotten several phone calls from people who believed it was behind the ads, including some who have said they were angry about the ads and might not continue donations. Gunnigle said when the agency explains it is not behind the ads, those donors have pledged to continue their support. <a href="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081101/POLITICS01/811010436">Click here</a> for the rest of the story.<br /></span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-79655666567484793352008-11-01T05:43:00.003-04:002008-11-01T05:45:10.402-04:00CQ Politics: "Knollenberg is Probably Toast"<span style="font-size:130%;">Oh, how I've waited to see those words in print. "Knollenberg is probably toast." Be still my heart. We're almost there. I can't wait to see a check mark on television next to Gary Peters' name. <br /></span><span id="printableContent"><p></p><blockquote><p>A strong campaign organization bolstered by a heavy independent expenditure campaign by the DCCC have pushed Democrat Gary Peters, a former state senator, slightly ahead in his quest to unseat eight-term Republican incumbent <a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=profile-000000000250">Joe Knollenberg</a> in this district in <a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-MI-09">suburban Detroit’s Oakland County</a>.</p> <p>“The conventional wisdom here is Knollenberg is probably toast,” said Bill Ballenger, editor of the non-partisan publication Inside Michigan Politics. </p> <p>The congressman’s problem in part is due to demographic changes in the district, as Democrats make gains in voter registration. “Knollenberg’s district is just changing demographically with the passage of time. Every two years it gets less and less Republican,” Ballenger said. </p> <p>Another problem is the potential coattails effect from Obama’s campaign, which is now favored to carry Michigan and its 17 electoral votes. Polling indicates Obama leads Republican <a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=profile-000000000026">John McCain</a> by a double-digit margin in Michigan, and a survey released Thursday by the Lansing polling firm EPIC-MRA found that voters statewide give Democrats a 12-point lead over Republicans in a generic congressional match-up.</p></blockquote><p></p></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-7607220971309676232008-10-30T05:28:00.004-04:002008-10-30T05:47:23.934-04:00Joe Takes Contributions from Bridge Owner - Opposes New Bridge. Of Course!<span style="font-size:130%;">I shouldn't be surprised. One of Joe's contributors, Manuel Maroun, owner of the Ambassador bridge, doesn't want another competing bridge built. So, what would any billionaire bridge owner do? Contribute to the campaign of a Congressman on the House Appropriations committee, $103,000, since 1998, to be exact and then that Congressman opposes the funding for a federal study for a competing bridge. Simple.<br /><br />From this morning's Detroit Free Press:<br /></span><h3></h3><blockquote><h3>More money</h3> <p>Kilpatrick and Knollenberg said campaign contributions have no bearing on their public positions, with Knollenberg calling any suggestion to the contrary "as insane as it is insulting" and Kilpatrick saying her only concern is what's best for her constituents, some of whom would be displaced by the proposed span.</p><p>But they are at odds with the position taken by a host of DRIC supporters on both sides of the river, from Windsor's mayor to Democratic Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, normally a staunch ally of Knollenberg</p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ambassador Bridge officials said the donations are coincidental to the rival span. (Right)<br /></p><p>"My contributions are to individuals and have nothing to do with specific issues," said Dan Stamper, president of the Detroit International Bridge Co., which operates the Ambassador Bridge. The company wants to build a replacement span next to the bridge, a proposal that Windsor residents and officials have objected to. Granholm has asked federal officials to expedite a decision on that span.</p><h3>At taxpayers' expense</h3> <p>Moroun wouldn't comment, but bridge officials said his contributions are motivated more by what's good for the nation than what's good for his business. Stamper said he thinks the DRIC proposal is a waste of taxpayers' money "when there's an alternative that makes better sense."</p><p>Part of that argument is about money -- the U.S. cost of the DRIC span could be as much as $1.5 billion -- but state officials say bonds would be issued to pay for that, with tolls covering repayment. Any bridge built by Moroun, they say, would be paid for in the same fashion.</p><p>Still, says Knollenberg, taxpayers would be on the hook for the money.</p><p>"We ought to look at private enterprise as well," he said.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20081030/NEWS05/810300433">Click here</a> for the full article.<br /></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>.</p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-44033080469940833652008-10-29T15:13:00.005-04:002008-10-29T15:23:35.571-04:00This Is Pretty Ironic. I Received this Mailer Today<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Here's Joe Knollenberg's empty seat from the forum at Walsh College. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQiIPEfJ-5I/AAAAAAAAA18/Oq-6qzJf9A4/s1600-h/Joe+Knollenberg%27s+Empty+Seat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQiIPEfJ-5I/AAAAAAAAA18/Oq-6qzJf9A4/s400/Joe+Knollenberg%27s+Empty+Seat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262605957066259346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's the mailer I received in the mail today, asking What is Gary Peters Hiding?<br /><br />Answer: Nothing. Gary showed up last night and took questions from voters. Gary even took a question from Joe Knollenberg's son, Marty Knollenberg.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQi2iNPNRiI/AAAAAAAAA2E/CcmAgcvYoQ8/s1600-h/Knollenbergmailer2front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 388px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQi2iNPNRiI/AAAAAAAAA2E/CcmAgcvYoQ8/s400/Knollenbergmailer2front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262656863367677474" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQi2iNPNRiI/AAAAAAAAA2E/CcmAgcvYoQ8/s1600-h/Knollenbergmailer2front.jpg"></a><p></p></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-58957984944141333832008-10-28T22:44:00.004-04:002008-10-29T12:00:20.660-04:00Gary Peters at Troy Candidate forum - Joe's a No Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQiIPEfJ-5I/AAAAAAAAA18/Oq-6qzJf9A4/s1600-h/Joe+Knollenberg%27s+Empty+Seat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQiIPEfJ-5I/AAAAAAAAA18/Oq-6qzJf9A4/s400/Joe+Knollenberg%27s+Empty+Seat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262605957066259346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This is Joe Knollenberg's empty seat at the form last night in Troy at Walsh College.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Gary Peters got the room all to himself. Joe Knollenberg couldn't be bothered showing up in Troy at Walsh College. Marty Knollenberg managed to show, but dad was just too busy to talk to voters on the issues of the day. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Apparently Joe just had to attend a fund-raiser for a dog park in Royal Oak, rather than face the voters of the 9th District.</span><br /><blockquote>THIS JUST IN FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS:<br />Peters attended, but Knollenberg declined citing other engagements at Beaumont Hospital, where a $500,000 federal grant for the study of chronic diseases, was being celebrated, and a fund-raiser for a dog park in Royal Oak.</blockquote><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=7644746577055552702&hl=en&fs=true" style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-69403768247319703842008-10-28T21:52:00.004-04:002008-10-28T21:58:47.121-04:00No-show Joe attacks Peters for not answering questions<span style="font-size:130%;">This is really sad. This e-mail arrived in my inbox today and when I read it, I couldn't help from laughing out loud, LOL, for you younger readers. It may even be an LMAO.<br /><br />Even though the forum was scheduled months in advance, Joe Knollenberg was too busy to show up and answer questions from the electorate about the issues facing Michigan and the country. Joe doesn't deserve your vote if he doesn't even show up to face the voters face to face. <br /></span><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 66%;"> <div style="border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(17, 46, 104); padding: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Lies and Lying Liars</div> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u>Gary Peters has a bad habit. He likes to hide the truth.</u></b> He knows that Oakland County's families don't share his extreme views, and he tries to hide them all costs.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span>But sometimes, when Gary isn't careful, he gets caught. And though Gary tries to run from his own words and spin his own comments, he can't hide from the truth.<br /><br />Gary Peters supports "Medicare for All," meaning a government takeover of health care that will raise taxes. And it will put middle-class families on the hook for the free health care Peters would provide to illegal immigrants.<br /><br /><b style=""><u>No wonder even <span class="SpellE">Barack</span> <span class="SpellE">Obama</span> called a plan like Peters' "extreme" and "wrong."<br /></u></b><br />He said it as plain as day in front of a liberal audience in the spring. But now, he's trying to run away from his own words as fast as he can.<br /><br />But this isn't the start of something new. It's a long standing tradition. His career of running for office has taught Peters to speak "politician" pretty well.<br /><br />Peters sends out mailers calling himself a "fiscal <span class="SpellE">conversative</span>," but Peters supports the largest tax increase in American history. <b style=""><u>Peters’ tax hikes would cost average Michigan families more than $3,000 a year.</u></b><br /><br />Peters was asked at the recent debate five different times, yes or no, would he raise taxes. Peters refused to answer each and every time.<br /><br />Peters was asked on the radio, yes or no, would have voted to support the emergency economic stabilization legislation. And Peters refused to answer. The host called him "no guts Gary."<br /><br /><b style=""><u>Peters refuses to answer questions on his views.</u></b> And that can only mean one thing: he has something to hide. With views like his, it's little wonder.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Wouldn't you think Joe would show up at the candidate forum in Troy to answer questions from voters if he's criticizing Gary Peters. In fact, Marty Knollenberg, Joe's son, was sitting right in front of me and Marty was bragging after the forum that the moderator asked Marty's questions to Gary Peters about taxes and trade.<br /><br />Joe was too busy to even show up to answer questions from voters. Isn't a representative supposed to represent his district? How can Joe represent us if he won't listen to us?<br /></span></span></span><br />So what will Gary Peters do? Shamelessly attack Joe Knollenberg with false and outrageous attacks.<br /><br />Did you see the one about Joe kicking dogs and hating all animals? Lies.<span style=""> </span><a title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/animal-welfare.html" href="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/animal-welfare.html" target="_blank"><strong title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/animal-welfare.html">Read the truth</strong></a>.<br /><br />Did you see the one about Joe being the pocket of big oil? Lies.<span style=""> </span><a title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/oil.html" href="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/oil.html" target="_blank"><strong title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/oil.html">Read the truth</strong></a>.<br /><br />Did you see the one about Joe being a rubber-stamp for President Bush? Lies.<span style=""> </span><a title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/opposes_bush.html" href="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/opposes_bush.html" target="_blank"><strong title="http://joeknollenberg.net/news/opposes_bush.html">Read the truth</strong></a>.<br /><br />Campaigns used to be about something more. They used to be about the issues and ideas <span class="GramE">the determine</span> the direction of our country and the security of our families.<br /><br />But that's what Peters is most afraid of. He doesn't want to debate the issues, because he doesn't want to defend his radical views.</div> <div>Sincerely,<br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong>Mike Brownfield</strong><br />Campaign Manager<br />Knollenberg for Congress</div></div></td> <td style="padding: 24px 0px 0px 24px; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> <div><a title="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/joinjoe.html" href="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/joinjoe.html" target="_blank"><img title="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/joinjoe.html" src="http://www.tcvmedia.com/clients/knollenberg/images/btn-knollenberg-team.jpg" border="0" /></a></div> <div><a title="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/contribute.html" href="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/contribute.html" target="_blank"><img title="http://www.joeknollenberg.net/contribute.html" src="http://www.tcvmedia.com/clients/knollenberg/images/contribute.jpg" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-86566805747634141072008-10-28T06:57:00.002-04:002008-10-28T07:04:23.082-04:00Knollenberg Desperate - Lying About Peters' Record, Stance on Issues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQbxDhjvqDI/AAAAAAAAA10/gDprhPSnOJs/s1600-h/Obama+says+Knollenberg+ad+is+false.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 274px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQbxDhjvqDI/AAAAAAAAA10/gDprhPSnOJs/s400/Obama+says+Knollenberg+ad+is+false.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262158257479198770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">With Knollenberg down 10 points, now Knollenberg has decided to take the John McCain low road in his campaign and just start making things up about his opponent, Gary Peters. I would think that it would be a better strategy for Knollenberg to explain how he would improve the lives of voters in his district, than lying about Peters' record and stance on the issues, especially an issue as personal and important as our health. But no, Joe Knollenberg is taking his cue from McCain/Bush and has decided to take the low road. <br /><br />No wonder he's 10 points down in the polls. <a href="http://de.theoaklandpress.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0xQLzIwMDgvMTAvMjgjQXIwMDEwNg==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom">Click here</a> to read the rest of the story.<br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-90772087569844844892008-10-27T13:04:00.007-04:002008-10-27T13:12:21.942-04:00Peters Challenges Knollenberg Mailers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQX1xztfIqI/AAAAAAAAA1s/19kotKKYLvE/s1600-h/Knollenberg+mailer+front.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQX1xztfIqI/AAAAAAAAA1s/19kotKKYLvE/s400/Knollenberg+mailer+front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261881975695680162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQX1p71x5rI/AAAAAAAAA1k/I31rEnW9bEE/s1600-h/Knollenberg+flyer+rotates.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SQX1p71x5rI/AAAAAAAAA1k/I31rEnW9bEE/s400/Knollenberg+flyer+rotates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261881840438994610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Gary Peters has come out strong against the Knollenberg mailers that have been arriving in our mailboxes. <a href="http://www.petersforcongress.com/free_details.asp?id=24">Click here</a> for Gary's fact check of the Knollenberg lies.<br /><br />Joe Knollenberg is behaving the same way that John McCain is running his campaign, based on lies, innuendoes and just plain making stuff up.<br /><br />Shame on you, Joe, but I didn't expect anything different.<br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-63335740230539361352008-10-25T10:35:00.001-04:002008-10-25T10:38:17.238-04:00League of Women Voters Peters/Knollenberg Debate 10/16 <span style="font-size:130%;">Here is the video of the forum with Gary Peters and Joe Knollenberg, soon to be ex-Congressman.
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<br /><object id="otv_o_827273" height="320" width="400" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/809624" name="movie" /><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen" /><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess" /><param value="transparent" name="wmode" /><param value="viewcount=false&autoplay=false&brand=embed&" name="flashvars" /><embed name="otv_e_289238" id="otv_e_378872" flashvars="viewcount=false&autoplay=false&brand=embed&" height="320" width="400" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/809624" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></object>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-27999454725560856402008-10-24T08:18:00.002-04:002008-10-24T08:22:00.600-04:00Knollenberg on GOP "Goner List"<span style="font-size:130%;">I can hardly believe my eyes. Joe Knollenberg is on a list by a GOP consultant of House seats that are done for.<br /></span><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <strong></strong></p><blockquote><p style="font-family: arial; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>GOP 'goner' list warns of House rout</strong><br /> <span class="author">By: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:11;" > Josh Kraushaar and Reid Wilson </span><br /> October 23, 2008 07:42 PM EST</span> </p> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:16;" ><p>An internal document circulating among House Republicans warns of an impending congressional bloodbath, listing 58 Republican-held House seats being at risk, and 11 already considered as good as gone. As many as 34 GOP-held seats are in serious jeopardy of swinging to Democrats, the assessment shows.<br /><br />The state-of-the-race update, first reported on by U.S. News’ Paul Bedard, shows the GOP already writing off the seats of Reps. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.), John R. Kuhl (R-N.Y.), Don Young (R-Alaska) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.). It also expects losses in the seats of retiring GOP Reps. Rick Renzi of Arizona, Jerry Weller of Illinois, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, Mike Ferguson of New Jersey, Vito Fossella of New York, James Walsh of New York and Tom Davis of Virginia.<br /><br />Drafted by a Republican consultant, the document ranks seats on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most likely for a Democratic takeover. Eleven members received a 5, meaning the seat is gone unless “a significant turn of events” changes things in the final two weeks. An additional seven seats are ranked as a 4, in the leaning Democratic category, and 16 seats are in the tossup category.<br /><br />One well-connected Republican operative told Politico that the list, if anything, understated the number of members needing a political lifeline. The operative also said the GOP is all but writing off the seats of Reps. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.), <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Joseph Knollenberg (R-Mich.),</span> Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Phil English (R-Pa.), and the open New Mexico House seat of retiring Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), who is running for the Senate. <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14885.html">Click here</a> for the rest of the story</p></span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:16;" ><p><br /></p></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-40953525339796883032008-10-24T05:30:00.001-04:002008-10-24T05:31:37.712-04:00Free Press Endorses Peters and Schauer<p><span style="font-size:130%;">No matter what shape the state is in or how much Michigan voters gripe about Washington, they have a pattern of retaining their representatives in Congress. It's pretty tough to knock off an incumbent on these peninsulas. The result is challengers who are sometimes unqualified, usually underfinanced, and generally unable to offer assets equivalent to the experience and seniority that matter so much in the Washington power structure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">This year, however, two challengers have made the case.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">In the 9th District, which spans Oakland County from Farmington Hills north through Pontiac, the Free Press endorses Democrat <b>GARY PETERS</b> of Bloomfield Hills over eight-term incumbent Republican Joe Knollenberg of Bloomfield Township. In the 7th District, which encompasses all or most of seven southern lower Michigan counties, state Sen. <b>MARK SCHAUER</b>, D-Battle Creek, would do a better job than incumbent Republican Tim Walberg of Tipton has managed in his first term.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.freep.com/election2008">Click here</a> to read the rest of the story. <br /></span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-53147847237844533062008-10-23T22:17:00.001-04:002008-10-23T22:20:00.898-04:00New Poll Puts Peters Up by 10<span style="font-size:130%;">The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a Grove Insight poll of 400 likely voters conducted October 21 with a 4.9 percent margin of error showing that Gary Peters expanded his lead to ten over Congressman Joe Knollenberg 46-36 percent in an initial head-to-head matchup. Two percent selected Jack Kevorkian. </span><p><span style="font-size:130%;"> "Gary Peters continues to build momentum with his unprecedented ground game and message of creating jobs and getting Michigan's economy back on track," said Ryan Rudominer, Midwest Regional Press Secretary for the DCCC. "Despite his desperate campaign tactics, Michigan's middle class families are resoundingly rejecting Congressman Knollenberg for blindly following the failed Bush economic policies that led to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression." </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;"> Previously, the DCCC released a Grove Insight poll of 400 likely voters conducted October 4-5 with a 4.9 percent margin of error showing that Gary Peters led Congressman Joe Knollenberg 46-37 percent in an initial head-to-head matchup. <a href="http://dccc.org/blog/archives/peters_expands_lead_to_10_in_new_poll/">Click here</a>.<br /></span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-65566465099613531932008-10-23T09:41:00.001-04:002008-10-23T09:44:04.422-04:00Eccentric - It's time for change - pick Peters in 9th U.S. House District<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This endorsement says it all. Go Gary!!!!!!</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Breaking with long-standing tradition, the EccentricNewspapers endorse challenger Gary Peters over incumbent Joe Knollenberg in the 9th District U.S. House race.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Our endorsement has much to do with Peters' experience and temperament and more than a little with the district's changing demographics as well as the political realities it now faces.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Knollenberg is an eight-term Republican and a man we've endorsed many times in the past. Despite his long tenure, he's never become a "Washington phantom." He's spent countless hours in the district and worked hard and sincerely on national and regional issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">But new times call for new solutions - and new people. The district Knollenberg once represented, and its challenges, are very different today than they were as recently as 2006.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Consider the auto industry. Knollenberg has been a big defender of Detroit's Big Three. But in our interview sessions, he continued to rail against CAFE standards, while Peters emphasized the development of hybrid vehicles. More than anything else, this shows the difference between a candidate whose feet are bound by the past and one stepping rapidly toward the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Knollenberg, too, had been one of the last defenders of the policies of President George W. Bush, yet we're hard-pressed to understand how Bush administration policies have benefited the district.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Nonetheless, the district and its antecedents have been in Republican hands since before the Great Depression and our endorsement might well have been different had Peters been a different kind of Democrat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">There is, however, one even more critical issue.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Even with the state economy on its knees, Michigan has remained a donor state by distributing far more in federal tax dollars than it receives. This is an indictment of our political leaders of both parties, but an opportunity for Peters.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Should he win, he would hold a seat Democrats have hotly coveted and should be anxious to keep. They would do so by paying close attention to our state, our region, the people who live here and the industries which employ them and Peters can help point the way. That's clout.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">We understand the tax policies put forth by Barack Obama may be anathema to many 9th District residents and we urge Peters to be more than just a rubber stamp for any taxing and spending policies.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:130%;">Gary Peters represents change, but also a challenge. Both, we believe, would serve the district well.</span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-9942914299472038952008-10-23T04:47:00.002-04:002008-10-23T04:53:46.240-04:00Evans-Novak Report Moves 9th to Leaning Democratic Takeover<span style="font-size:130%;">Wow, this is good stuff. The NRCC is pulling its advertising support from the 9th and Evans-Novak Political Report is moving the Peters/Knollenberg race to leaning Democratic. What great news to wake up to.</span><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></strong></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Michigan-9</span>:</strong> Rep. <strong>Joe Knollenberg</strong> (R) faces the toughest reelection of his life, polling even with former state Sen. <strong>Gary Peters</strong> (D). Peters has nearly kept pace with Knollenberg's fundraising, and the DCCC and the AFL-CIO are both piling on. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Knollenberg is trumpeting his success in pushing a $25 billion carmaker bailout through Congress. A slew of third-party candidates — including assisted-suicide practitioner Dr. J<strong>ack Kevorkian</strong> could mix things up here</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Knollenberg has an incumbent advantage, but that could also be a disadvantage this year. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Leaning Democratic Takeover</span>.<br /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong></strong></p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhn7V-XsyWE3j4VtbZe1MlrIaBMwD93VS7500">And from the AP</a><br />Bachmann is one of four at-risk Republican incumbents left to fend for themselves by a cash-strapped House campaign arm in the crucial final days of the campaign amid a tough political environment for the GOP . <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The National Republican Campaign Committee has also canceled planned TV ads to help GOP Reps. Marilyn Musgrave in Colorado, Tom Feeney in Florida and Joe Knollenberg in Michigan, spokeswoman Karen Hanretty confirmed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Musgrave, Feeney and Knollenberg are extremely vulnerable</span> and Democrats — who are eyeing double-digit gains in their House majority — have been targeting them heavily. Bachmann, whose district is solidly conservative, has only recently emerged as a prime target after her controversial remarks on MSNBC's "Hardball," which sparked a flood of campaign contributions to her Democratic opponent and have reshaped the race.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-65995913298051802522008-10-22T06:26:00.003-04:002008-10-22T06:30:14.768-04:00Metro Times: Brawl in the Sprawl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SP8Af9V2gqI/AAAAAAAAA1E/eCaIe7NBOLo/s1600-h/MetroTimesBrawlInTheSprawl.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SP8Af9V2gqI/AAAAAAAAA1E/eCaIe7NBOLo/s400/MetroTimesBrawlInTheSprawl.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259923438834188962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Metro Times has a great article today covering the races in Oakland County. There is a large section of the article covering the Peters v. Knollenberg race.<br /><br /></span> <p><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" ></span></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >The Obama bump </span></span></b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.metrotimes.com/news/story.asp?id=13377">Click here</a> for the rest of the article.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">With polls showing Obama also leading among Oakland County voters 48 percent to 42 percent, according to a Mitchell Research & Communications survey released earlier this month, Democratic candidates in other races are hoping to get a bump from the Illinois senator's popularity. Pundit Bill Ballenger says that's most likely to happen in the 9th Congressional District, where Democrat Gary Peters, who formerly served as a state senator and then <st1:state st="on">Michigan</st1:state>'s lottery commissioner, is challenging longtime incumbent Rep. Joe Knollenberg (<st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">R-Bloomfield</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Township</st1:placetype></st1:place>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">The Mitchell poll found the two candidates tied with 43 percent of the vote.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Obama has appeared with Peters at a Troy rally and the would-be congressman introduced the would-be president at <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Detroit</st1:place></st1:city>'s Labor Day event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Knollenberg was first elected to Congress in 1992. The district claims a wide slice of <st1:placename st="on">Oakland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:placetype>, from <st1:city st="on">Farmington Hills</st1:city> to <st1:placename st="on">Oakland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Township</st1:placetype> and <st1:city st="on">Waterford</st1:city> to <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Royal Oak</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Township</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Peters, 49, is helped not only by <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oakland</st1:place></st1:city>'s willingness to consider voting for Democrats but also by other national factors, says Ballenger, who edits the political newsletter <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Inside Michigan Politics</span></i>.</span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-71073636915093517132008-10-21T07:49:00.005-04:002008-10-21T08:09:20.830-04:00Knollenberg Spokesperson calls Animal Activist Campaign a "Distraction"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SP3B_XbSHcI/AAAAAAAAA08/k8K-qKsh45I/s1600-h/HSLF+on+Knollenberg.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_spSlD167xvk/SP3B_XbSHcI/AAAAAAAAA08/k8K-qKsh45I/s400/HSLF+on+Knollenberg.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259573234202975682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Nate Bailey, Joe Knollenberg's spokesperson seems to think Knollenberg's record on animal rights is just a distraction. What Nate and Joe apparently don't know is that the 9th District of Michigan has one of the highest concentrations of pet owners and members of the Humane Society in the country and Joe Knollenberg has one of the worst records on animal rights in the country. (<a href="http://www.fund.org/press-releases/knollenberg_pr.html">Click here</a> for Joe's Record.) Apparently Joe doesn't realize that there are even Republican voters that really care about their pets and animal rights. I doubt those people will be thinking this issue is a "distraction," Nate. So, let's review, Joe has a terrible record on veterans issues, animal rights issues and has voted with George W. Bush over 90% of the time.<br /><br />I agree with the HSLF. We need a new Congressman.<br /></span>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091110.post-29856764072407558852008-10-21T06:53:00.003-04:002008-10-21T06:59:45.446-04:00Peters calls for investigation<blockquote><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:6;" ><span style="font-size:24;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Peters seeks probe into shredded documents at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Detroit</st1:city> <st1:state st="on">VA</st1:state></st1:place> office</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b> <h4><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;" >Paul Egan / The <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Detroit</st1:city></st1:place> News<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h4> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >U.S. House candidate Gary Peters on Monday called for a congressional investigation into the mishandling and possible shredding of veterans claims documents at regional Department of Veterans Affairs offices in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Detroit</st1:city></st1:place> and elsewhere. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >Peters, a Democrat who is challenging U.S. Rep Joe Knollenberg, R-Bloomfield Hills, also called for an unspecified amount of increased funding for the department and increased accountability. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >Peters said he's concerned about breaking a "sacred commitment we have to veterans" and called for an immediate mechanism by which veterans can make sure their claim files are intact. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><!--startclickprintexclude-->The Detroit News reported last week that the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating the mishandling of claims documents at three regional offices, including <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Detroit</st1:place></st1:city>, after unprocessed documents were found in shredder bins during an audit.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >Later in the article:<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >Nate Bailey, a spokesman for Knollenberg, said the congressman is a veteran of the U.S. Army and "a strong and ardent supporter of veterans." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" >Knollenberg, an eight-term congressman, voted for the largest increase in history for veterans funding, which took effect in 2008, Bailey said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Don't be fooled by those that manipulate Congressman Knollenberg's record," he said. "Taking votes out of context and misrepresenting his votes for veterans are not the true story." <a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081020/METRO/810200410/1020/NATION">Click here</a> for the rest of the story.</span><br /></span></span></p></blockquote><br />I'm not so sure Joe should be bragging about his veterans record. Here are how several veterans groups rank Joe on veterans issues.<br /><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"><span class="hed">2006</span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3483" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3483">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">66</span></b> percent in 2006.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2006</span></span></span> <span class="text">In 2006 <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3439" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3439">Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America</a> gave Representative Knollenberg a grade of <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">C</span></b>.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2006</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg sponsored or co-sponsored <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span></b> percent of the legislation favored by the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3425" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3425">The Retired Enlisted Association</a> in 2006.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2005</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1898" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1898">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">0</span></b> percent in 2005.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2004</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2992" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2992">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">0</span></b> percent in 2004.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2004</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1838" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1838">The Retired Enlisted Association</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">33</span></b> percent in 2004.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2003-2004</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2933" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2933">Vietnam Veterans of America</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">38</span></b> percent in 2003-2004.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2003</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2572" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2572">American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">50</span></b> percent in 2003.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2003</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2510" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2510">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">0</span></b> percent in 2003.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2003</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2546" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=2546">The American Legion</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">40</span></b> percent in 2003.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2001</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1831" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1831">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">100</span></b> percent in 2001.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">2001</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1614" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1614">Vietnam Veterans of America</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">77</span></b> percent in 2001.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">1999</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=277" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=277">Disabled American Veterans</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">100</span></b> percent in 1999.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span class="hed"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">1997-1998</span></span></span> <span class="text">Representative Knollenberg supported the interests of the <a title="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=161" href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=161">Vietnam Veterans of America</a> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">0</span></b> percent in 1997-199</span></p>Bruce Fealkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15134820420899225811noreply@blogger.com0