George Allen for United States Senate
A-Team: While campaigning in the Valley and Southside for Delegate Richard P. “Dickie” Bell, Senator Bill Stanley and Delegate Charles Poindexter, George Allen had time to answer some of your Facebook questions on video. Jake asked about the assault weapons ban and concealed carry laws. To hear George Allen’s response click the video below. Also, remember to submit your questions for the next “Ask Allen” email here.
A-Team: Yesterday George Allen visited the Smith Mountain Lake area with Delegate Charles Poindexter to talk with and listen to small business owners about today’s tough economy and how counterproductive government regulations and high energy prices were having a harmful impact on their businesses. One of the biggest local issues discussed was the especially burdensome, expensive and retroactive Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations on docks. Bruce Shelton, general manager at Capps Home Building Center, said that construction permits were down 30% from even last year.
Poindexter and Allen campaign at Westlake businesses and on Scruggs Road
The Roanoke Times
By Mason Adams
October 20, 2011
Republican candidates for the General Assembly are getting plenty of help campaigning this week. Gov. Bob McDonnell is in town tonight for a Ralph Smith fundraiser, and Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Robert Hurt will campaign tomorrow for Bill Stanley.
This afternoon, former Gov., former U.S. Sen. and Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen swung by 4-year incumbent Del. Charles Poindexter’s Westlake office to campaign around Smith Mountain Lake this afternoon.
They visited Smith Mountain Building Supply and Capps Home Building Center to talk to store employees about the effects of a slow economy on their businesses. Both politicians asked whether government regulations and energy costs had hurt their bottom line.
Capps General Manager Bruce Shelton said that new construction has slowed — with new construction permits down 30 percent even from last year. Most of the contractors using his store are doing repair and renovation work, he said.
Here are this week’s picks for Week 7 of the NFL Season and the NASCAR race in Talladega. Coming into this week, I lead by one in NASCAR and Tony leads by one in NFL picks.
Share your predictions in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
Both Tony and I picked:
Detroit over Atlanta
Tampa Bay over Chicago in London
Tennessee over Houston
Tony picked the Jets over San Diego and Carolina over the Redskins while I went with San Diego and the Redskins.
For this week’s NASCAR race in Talladega
I picked Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Tony picked Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon.
While I won’t be attendance tomorrow due to my travel in the Valley, I am hopeful that the Paul Stefan Foundation has another successful gala in Fredericksburg. I enjoyed speaking there last year and encourage everyone to take a look at their website to help out a this worthy cause.
I’ll be talking with Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame sportscaster Tony Mercurio at 5:05pm on ESPN radio 94.1 FM to give my picks for Week 7 in the NFL and this week’s NASCAR race in Talladega. The games we are picking this week are: Atlanta at Detroit, San Diego at Jets, Redskins at Carolina, Chicago vs. Tampa Bay in London, and Houston at Tennessee. Please visit our Sports Corner page to see our picks for the week and post your picks.
This is a happy day for the people of Libya who want to create a free and just society, Americans share their joy. The world is a better off without Gaddafi and his regime, but as the Libyan people rebuild their nation, it is essential that they construct a new government built upon the four pillars of a free and just society; the freedom of religion, the freedom of expression for men and women, private ownership of property and the fair administration of the rule of law. We must encourage the Libyan people to form their country with these four pillars firmly in its foundation.
Finished the day at the Mt. Vernon Republican Women’s Club candidates night. They hosted many volunteers and activists working hard toward victory this November.
After that we drove to Smith Mountain Lake to meet Delegate Charles Poindexter and tour more local businesses, stopping at Homestead Creamery on the way to pick up some strawberry milk.
We ended our day with a visit to Moosie’s Restaurant and Bar to talk with the patrons about the economy and what Washington needs to learn from Virginia, before stopping in at the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, where we met the executive director Vicki and Annette, a friend of “Heavens to” Betsy Beamer!
Met Danny Heiss today, the owner of The Daily Grind coffee shop – a family owned and operated small business that promotes art and music in the community.
We then walked over to Classic Consignments (coming soon) and met the owner Kim, who decided instead of relocating to North Carolina, she wanted to stay in Martinsville and pursue her dream.
We also stoped at New College Institute science building, great example of the kind of projects Bill Stanley advocates for in the community.
There was a great crowd at Hugo’s Restaurant in Martinsville supporting Bill Stanley, someone who has always been a strong voice for the people of Southside with the new ideas we need in Richmond!
