Davis: Walz fails to give Minnesota voters clear answers on his position regarding offshore drilling.

For Immediate Release

July 24, 2008

Contact: Brad Biers

651.261.2182

(Rochester, MN) - Today, Brian Davis, the endorsed Republican candidate for the First District of Minnesota, has called upon Congressman Walz to clarify his stance regarding offshore drilling and development of shale oil. In a recent article in the Star Tribune, Congressman Walz was the only member of Minnesota's Congressional delegation who did not give a clear answer regarding his position on development of shale oil. In addition, he was also unclear regarding his position on offshore drilling.

Dr. Davis stated, "While Minnesotans and the nation are feeling the economic consequences of high gas prices and a suffering economy, Congressman Walz is failing to let Minnesotans know where he stands. Like the majority of Americans, I strongly support offshore drilling and am very encouraged by yesterday's report from the U.S. Geological Survey that estimates there may be up to 90 billion barrels of oil in the arctic that are in unexplored areas, mostly offshore."

Davis continued, "Congress should let the moratoria on offshore drilling expire on September 30 as scheduled and not renew it. We are the only major industrialized country in the world that has the majority of offshore areas off-limits to oil exploration. This is bad for our country and bad for the family budgets in Minnesota's First District."

Brad Biers, the Davis campaign manager added, "Voters in the First District should ask for whom does Tim Walz work? The residents of southern Minnesota or Speaker Pelosi? Many families are struggling with their family budgets and have mounting credit card debt, including Congressman Walz with credit card debt in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars. Congress isn't getting the job done and shouldn't go on its August 1 recess if it can't even vote on this issue of national importance. It's unfortunate, but not surprising, that Congress has the lowest approval rating in the history of polling."

Brian Davis is a physician who treats cancer patients and resides in Rochester with his wife Lori and their four children.

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“Comrade Stalin, stop sending your agents to Yugoslavia with the order to kill me. We have already captured seven of your men who had the intention of killing me. If this does not stop, I will be forced to send a man to Moscow and if I do that, it will not be necessary for me to send another”.

Josip Broz Tito

This was found on Stalin's desk after his death.
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Davis: Speaker Pelosi's energy bill is a farce. Congressman Walz should break with his party leadership and represent the interests of Minnesota.

For Immediate Release

July 18, 2008

Contact: Brad Biers

651.261.2182

(Rochester, MN) - Today, Brian Davis, the endorsed Republican candidate for the First District of Minnesota, denounced Congress' inability to pass meaningful energy legislation during the current session. By voting in favor of Roll Call vote 509, Congressman Walz voted against allowing a vote on offshore drilling and opening of other federal lands to oil exploration.

Dr. Davis stated, "Put simply, Speaker Pelosi's energy plan is a farce. It opens no new areas to offshore drilling by keeping over ninety percent of areas off-limits. By participating in this charade, Tim Walz is not representing the interests of our District but those of a radical environmental agenda."

Davis continued, "Every time someone fills up their tank, they should consider who represents them in Washington. It's clear that Tim Walz is following his party leadership in Washington when it's not in the best interest of our District. Every day we put off opening up American areas to drilling is another day energy independence is pushed further into the future. It's like telling Minnesota farmers, if you want food tomorrow, don't plant in the spring, because you won't have anything to harvest until the Fall. With unemployment and inflation rising, and home valuea and the worth of retirement savings declining, Minnesotans deserve action now, not continued shortsightedness from Tim Walz."

"We need to initiate meaningful energy solutions which include opening up new areas to oil exploration," reiterated Davis. "Congressman Walz informs constituents that we must 'move beyond fossil fuels.' In the short term, this is simply impractical and naïve when 85% of the energy we use in this country is from these energy sources."

Brian Davis trained as an engineer, receiving a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, he has several years of work experience in the electric power industry. Currently, he is a physician who treats cancer patients and resides in Rochester with his wife Lori and their four children.

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Brian Davis for Congress Festag Parade


Brian Davis for Congress: Festag Parade 2

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For immediate release
July 16, 2008
Contact: Brad Biers
651.261.2182

(Rochester, MN) - Today, the Brian Davis for Congress campaign announces that their second quarter net fundraising was the strongest of all candidates seeking election to Minnesota's First District in 2008.

During the second quarter - April 1 to June 30 - Brian Davis for Congress had $391,601 in total receipts and a net gain in cash-on-hand of $326,273, compared to $186,584 for Congressman Walz. Total contributions from individuals to the Davis campaign were over $268,000 with a net of $376,718 cash-on-hand. This difference in net fundraising is due to campaign expenses with the Davis campaign reporting $65,330 in disbursements compared to $251,502 for the Walz campaign.

Stated Davis, "We're receiving strong grass roots support from Minnesotans, both financially and by volunteer efforts. Residents of the First District are concerned about their financial future and the future health of our nation. Like me, most voters are deeply troubled that Congress cannot remove barriers to oil and gas development in our country so that gas prices will improve."

Brad Biers, the Davis campaign manager commented, "Congressman Walz ran the most expensive Congressional campaign this past quarter in the state by spending over a quarter of a million dollars. His voting record on spending, which is among the worst in Congress, appears to mirror his campaign finances. His report also shows that his campaign continues to be funded by special interest PAC's from outside the state of Minnesota."

Brian Davis is the endorsed Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's First Congressional District. He and his wife, Lori, live in Rochester with their four children.

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Seems I’m not the only one who’s noticed the mad talents of super cool dude and genuine Minnesota 1st District blogger (Don’t accept any substitutions for the real thing) Othelmo Da Silva over at Paleocon strikes. It can be said at the very least that his writing style is quite provocative, and may draw the zealous ire of those he opposes. However, when a local writer gets some national attention for a job well done, agree with his positions or no, we all must tip our hats in recognition.
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Yes, that’s Johnny 5 from Short Circuit and Wall-E from well, Wall-E. Look a lot alike don’t they?

Cubezoo has a pretty good review of Wall-E up.
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For immediate release
July 14, 2008
Contact: Brad Biers
651.261.2182

(St. Paul, MN) - On July 10, Brian Davis filed as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota's First District. Dr. Davis is the candidate endorsed by the Republican Party on March 29, 2009 at the First District Convention in Albert Lea.

Davis stated, "On February 5, nearly seven-thousand caucus-goers began the selection process for party endorsement. Like all other candidates in the race, I vowed to abide by the endorsement."

"It is an honor to be selected by the delegates who participated in the endorsing convention last March. As a result of the endorsement and from our hard work, we've been receiving great support from the Republican Party including national, state, and local party organizations" said Davis.

Davis continued, "I am pleased and humbled by the support of Republican members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation and Minnesota State Legislature, but it is the activists throughout the First District whose support and efforts are making the difference in this race."

Davis concluded, "Voters are looking for candidates who offer real solutions to our problems of soaring gas prices, energy dependence and out-of-control government spending and health care costs, not politics-as-usual."

Brian Davis for Congress recently reported their fundraising for the second quarter showing nearly $400,000 in receipts.

Brian Davis is a physician from Rochester. He and his wife Lori have four children.

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Evening Gown


Close Up Interviews

Swimsuit

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Fun Fact: Mazeppa, MN is named after Ukrainian Freedom Fighter Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa

Labels: DAV, Mrs. EB

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I've been doing a lot of reading on Personality Cults given the Political Climate in the last few years and presently ongoing. This interest was largely spawned by the fact that most future Obama voters I’ve met stateside only know what E Hollywood story shows them in five minute clips. (Side question: Why are ex-pats better informed voters?)

A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships but can be found in some democracies as well.

Zealotry directed by group think, the infallibility of the leader, extreme sacrifices demanded of the individual, all symptomatic of the Personality Cult. An interesting resource on this topic has been the book ”Thank you, Comrade Stalin”

It concentrates on the main media and reveals how Soviet public culture was so dominated by the state that the slogan "Thank You, Comrade Stalin" was replicated millions of times in cities, villages, and hamlets throughout the country. The media were saturated with Stalin's thoughts to the extent that most citizens identified every benefit as coming from the great leader, the father of the nation.

Which leads to a point about the health and well being of a Democracy with regards to Cults of Personality sprouting within it: You should never be told to thank or slobber all over an elected Politician for doing (Finally) what he said he would do if/when elected. He should be raked over the coals for taking so long to get it right.

In working Democracies, Politicians shovel dirt for their constituents, not the other way around. Failure to deliver on promises should lead to being thrown out of office in the next go round regardless of party affiliation. Listening to, or reading, someone gratuitously praising a politician simply for occasionally showing up to work on time, naturally raises a lot of red flags. A better use of time and energy; rather than laughing when the laugh track plays, or chanting campaign slogans zombie like, would be to thank the political cynics in your midst who question whether the praise being lavished upon our nude emperor regarding his keen new fashion sense is really all that deserved.

Living Colour performing "Cult Of Personality" on Arsenio

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Odd thing… I’ve been neglecting Evil Bobby for sometime now…Occasionally popping back in to comment on something of interest or to offer continued support for my friend Dr. Brian Davis in his Congressional run. Yet despite the active/passive neglect, EB still has a pretty decent page rank (5) and respectable readership numbers, which are really the most important beans to count. Is there a market for lazy political blogs, which misplace commas (Frequently simply to irk the grammar police)? It seems maybe so.

Still laughing...


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Interesting:

A top U.S. Democratic senator said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday that he would consider supporting opening up new areas for offshore oil and gas drilling.

"I'm open to drilling and responsible production," Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin told The Wall Street Journal, adding that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could also support the move.

Makes sense to me too.
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The St Crispin's Day Speech

The full text of the speech is:

King Henry V:

This day is called the Feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a-tiptoe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall see this day and live t'old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian":
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars
And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now abed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. (IV, iii)
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(Rochester, MN) - Today, Brian Davis, the endorsed Republican candidate in Minnesota's First Congressional District, released his second quarter fundraising numbers for 2008.

During the second quarter - April 1 to June 30 - Brian Davis for Congress had $391,601 in total receipts. Total contributions from individuals were over $268,000, more than any quarter reported by the freshman incumbent, Congressman Tim Walz. Davis reported $376,718 cash-on-hand at the end of the quarter and $21,150 of political party and other PAC donations.

Since winning the Party's endorsement on March 29, 2008, the campaign continues to build momentum as the number of total donations nearly tripled. Stated Davis, "We're pleased by the strong support we're receiving. We continue working to unify the party behind our campaign." The Davis campaign received contributions from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the Republican Party of Minnesota, the Minnesota First Congressional District Committee, and Republican party county organizations and activists across the entire First District.

"Our fundraising numbers reflect the support we're receiving from activists and concerned citizens in Minnesota. Voters are responding to our message focused on finding solutions to gas prices, energy, and an out-of-control federal budget." said Davis.

Brad Biers, the Davis campaign manager commented, "We're happy with our grass roots campaign because nearly 90% of the individual donations received were from Minnesota residents and half of all donations received this quarter were $50 or less. This contrasts sharply with the Walz campaign where a much greater portion of their fundraising comes from out-of-state PACs, the type of PACs that are frequently out-of-step with mainstream Minnesota values."

Brian and his wife, Lori, live in Rochester with their four children.

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