Jeff Duncan keeps racking up endorsements

Jeff Duncan, candidate for U.S. Congress from South Carolina’s 3rd district, has been racking up endorsements on a regular basis lately.  Just in the last couple months, the list includes South Carolina state Senator Shane Massey, who at one point was an opponent in this primary; the well-known Erick Erickson of RedState.com; former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN); two conservative advocacy groups, Conservatives of America and Club for Growth; as well as the Independence Caucus, a very conservative group dedicated to putting constitutionally-minded candidates into Congress.  Some quotes:

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Who is more stupid?

OK.  These two stories hit the news the same week.

First, Somali pirates attacked the U.S. Navy.  Yep–you read that right.  If you hadn’t already heard about that, you are saying “no way!”  But I kid you not.  Pirates a couple hundred miles off the Seychelles islands fired on a guided-missile frigate.  As you might expect, things went downhill for them.  The Navy sunk the small skiff the pirates were using to approach the frigate, seized their mother ship, and captured five of the pirates.

Second, a member of Congress (yes, that auspicious group) was grilling an admiral on the planned relocation of several thousand marines to the island of Guam.  Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) actually said that due to the small size of the island, he feared Guam would “tip over and capsize.”  It’s hard to believe this man is actually voting on issues of national importance.  It’s also hard to believe the admiral kept his composure.  I think I would have just burst out laughing.  If you go to Johnson’s congressional web site, he claims it was “subtle humor” and a “metaphorical reference” but I’m not inclined to believe that one.  I think Johnson’s staff immediately had to scramble to come up with that excuse.

I’d say the Navy won both skirmishes.  The big question is who is more stupid–the pirates, or the congressman?  Give me your opinion, then send your friends here to vote!

story of a bumper sticker

This morning I did something I’ve never done before:   I put a political campaign bumper sticker on my vehicle.   In the 25+ years I’ve been driving, I’ve never done so.   I’ve always insisted my vehicle be free of such statements.  Why would I change after all these years? Because last night I met Jim Lee.

Let me give you some background on myself.  

Tips on Blogging for all you political-activist bloggers!

A while back I ran across a site called DailyBlogTips.com.  This blog is devoted to creating a better, more effective blog.  Many topics are covered, starting from the basics.  The owner of the blog, Daniel Scocco, who also periodically puts out an email with some of his tips, has produced an eBook entitled “Make Money Blogging.”  This book has a lot of great information on starting and continuing a blog.  While my primary purpose in what I write isn’t pulling in money (in fact, I currently have no mechanism to do so), I have learned quite a bit about blogging from this book.

Make Money Blogging has advice on blog format, headlines, content selection, usability–all items that can bring people back or drive them away.  Scocco then covers promoting your blog with other bloggers, link exchanges, social networking sites, etc.  After all, it doesn’t matter how good your post is, if no one reads it, you’re not accomplishing much–unless, of course, you just have an online diary.  Finally, he covers ads and marketing, getting to the objective specified by the title.

So why mention this to all my activist friends?  Well, most of these strategies and techniques are just as applicable to us.  Our goal is generally selling a message.  It may be support for a candidate, rallying people to sign an online petition, or just to spread the word about the insanity permeating our government as of late.  But the point is, we still need to get people to read our blogs.  Give it a look–it’s free, as are many other tips on his web site.