{"id":302,"date":"2004-02-21T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2004-02-21T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/wp2\/uncategorized\/dump-heather-wilson\/"},"modified":"2004-02-21T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2004-02-21T19:24:10","slug":"dump-heather-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/election\/dump-heather-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dump Heather Wilson!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the one hand, the media overreacts to emotion from politicians (consider the nonsense <\/p>\n

over the Dean Scream). On the other hand, I saw Heather on TV and she was strangely strangled with emotion. I go with those who ask if <\/p>\n

these same complainers are as outraged over near-naked cheerleaders and topless Sports Illustrated models, not to mention the rape of <\/p>\n

female soldiers by their fellow soldiers. mjh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cry us a river<\/a> By Michael Henningsen and Sara Hiatt, Alibi<\/p>\n

For a politician whose voting record clearly <\/p>\n

defines the self-serving interests of corporate America (Viacom is one of her campaign contributors for Chrissakes, to the tune of <\/p>\n

$4,500 since 1997)<\/b> to get teary eyed and ridiculously dramatic over a risque halftime show–it was just a breast, after all, and 52 <\/p>\n

percent of us, including Wilson, have them–and not over the fact that she’s repeatedly voted against the interests of New Mexican <\/p>\n

children and families she’s constantly feigning concern about is insulting to every resident of the state she supposedly represents. <\/p>\n

Shut up, Heather. And do some good in Washington for a change!<\/b> And besides, with American soldiers still dying in Iraq, aren’t <\/p>\n

there bigger issues to cry about?<\/p>\n

New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan<\/a><\/p>\n

The usually passionless Heather Wilson turned up the temperature last night as she graced TV screens across America with a withering <\/p>\n

attack on Viacom, owner of CBS, and its president, Mel Karmazin, for airing the Janet Jackson strip act at the Super Bowl. The ABQ GOP <\/p>\n

Congresswoman lit into Karmazin who was appearing before a congressional committee looking into the incident: “You knew what you were <\/p>\n

doing. You improved your market share and lined your pockets!” Exclaimed Heather, in a near-tearful tirade over Janet’s bared breast. <\/p>\n

The CBS Evening News, CNN and other media picked up her tongue-lashing.<\/p>\n

Her high-pitch seemed a bit out of character for the low-key <\/p>\n

lawmaker. But politically she picked safe turf. The Jackson act has been panned everywhere and the issue especially appeals to <\/p>\n

conservative Republicans. Heather’s previous national TV shots, on Bill Maher’s HBO program and a stint on the Fox network’s ‘Hannity <\/p>\n

and Colmes,’ have fallen flat. This time she was more animated, if a bit demagogic. But you don’t get to the U.S. Senate by hanging <\/p>\n

back and I’m sure her future competitors eyed her new act and are laying plans for their own coming-out parties.<\/p>\n

You might ask what <\/p>\n

senate seat Wilson and her rivals could have their eyes on. Certainly, Sen. Domenici’s. But that’s not up until 2008. Sen. Jeff <\/p>\n

Bingaman is up in 06′, but when asked recently by talk show host Mike Santullo if he definitely was seeking re-election, Jeff did not <\/p>\n

say yes. I am sure it was just an oversight, wasn’t it Jeff? …<\/p>\n

Heather Wilson’s outburst against CBS and Viacom for airing a racy <\/p>\n

half-time show at the Super Bowl has drawn some return fire. Local wags, mostly Dems, ask pointedly if Heather is willing to put her <\/p>\n

money where her mouth is and not put her campaign commercials on CBS affiliates?<\/b> The wags also point out that the ABQ GOP <\/p>\n

congresswoman has over $750,000 in her ever-growing campaign kitty, big chunks of it from the pharmaceutical industry which some of her <\/p>\n

constituents find as profit-hungry as Viacom. Will she cease taking donations from that industry? <\/p>\n

Of course, the answers are no and <\/p>\n

no. Politicos can blast greedy corporations all they want, but when you look in their own backyard, they are just as money driven, <\/p>\n

raising untold millions from just about anyone in their quest to get re-elected. Sounds a lot like trying to get those CBS <\/p>\n

”ratings” Heather is in a tizzy about, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

And what of the politics of the nationally televised Wilson tongue-lashing? <\/p>\n

One observer recalled the response Heather received when she was introduced by the Prez at a recent Roswell rally. She basically got no <\/p>\n

response, while loud cheers were given to her fellow GOP Congressman Steve Pearce. Sure, Pearce represents the area, but, our observer <\/p>\n

reflects, the silence had to be deafening for Heather. “Her hit on Viacom will resonate most with conservative southeast NM <\/p>\n

Republicans who she would badly need to win any future GOP U.S. Senate primary against Pearce or another conservative,”<\/b> said our <\/p>\n

source who has worked at the highest levels of New Mexico politics. [mjh: Joe’s blog has THE photo, if you’ve been searching the Web <\/p>\n

for it.]<\/p>\n

WilsonWatch.org | Heather Wilson (R-<\/p>\n

NM-1)<\/a><\/p>\n

THE COST OF OUR DISTRICT
\nCongresswoman Heather Wilson has raised a total of $7,189,041<\/b> to keep her seat in congress. <\/p>\n

Her largest contributors include: Lockheed Martin, WorldCom, Republican Leadership PACs.<\/p>\n

Miles Nelson For Congress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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