Hershman seeks assignment by the people to House District 4 seat
read more recent story comments Reader comments| Lassiter Thursday, March 25, 2010: 11:48 am More from Lassiter  | Recently I heard Mr. Hershman speak. He opened his speech by stating that he has been long time friends with liberal posing as a Republican named Quyle. After that point I have no desire to hear anything that Mr. Hershman has to say and would strongly urge voters to select a candidate with conservative friends. BTW, did anybody know that Buyer has lent his election machine to this candidate? |
| Reality Check Thursday, March 25, 2010: 11:56 am More from Reality Check | Career politican who is basically Steve Buyer with another name. NO NO NO NO |
| Pinky Thursday, March 25, 2010: 12:12 pm More from Pinky | Personally, I think Hershman is the best candidate. He has experience and a proven record. There will be no surprises from this guy. Perhaps there are more appealing candidates but Hershman is one of the top-runners for the job and the best one on that short list. |
| A Hoosier Thursday, March 25, 2010: 2:04 pm More from A Hoosier | I am really going to miss Steve Buyer, he voted exactly as I thought he should have, everytime. It will not be easy to find a suitable replacement. |
| Redrum Thursday, March 25, 2010: 2:32 pm More from Redrum | I'd say a friendship with Quyle is hardly a reason in itself not to like the guy. He's being endorsed by just about every conservative organization in the entire state---so I'd say he has enough conservative friends. |
| Lassiter Thursday, March 25, 2010: 9:08 pm More from Lassiter |
Its my opinion that I am entitled. Please name said "conservative" organizations? Enquiring minds would like to know? |
| Reality Check Thursday, March 25, 2010: 9:21 pm More from Reality Check | Buyer stood on the House floor and said tobacco smoke wasn't harmful - then took $50,000 from US tobacco over the past 10 years for his campaigns - on top of the $800,000 for his scholarship foundation, which by the way granted a grand total of $0 in 8 years for one single student in the state of Indiana (however, he did secure money from this foundation to hire his son, play golf and loan his campaign money). He has voted against most federal funding that would have benefited the 4th (your district) and campaigned on term limits then ran 8 times. That is a brief summary of your Congressman - oh, and he told a group of veterans who were asking why HE CUT benefits as Chairman of the Veterans committee that, "the shallowest part of the river makes the most noise" - pretty classy to a group of Vietnam, Korean and Iraqi war veterans. Shall I go on? |
| Liberty Friday, March 26, 2010: 12:30 am More from Liberty |
Hummm . So ..if someone votes for a chain smoker who is influencing a nation of young people to smoke ( which will cause a good percentage to die) while at the same time stripping the student loan program ( preventing millions of young people from going to college) just to create the deception of a lower perceived cost of the socialist take over of our personal freedom of health bill all accomplished by the bribing of the members of congress using our tax dollars then you are saying that Buyer looks pretty good? I would agree with you on this one. . |
| A Hoosier Friday, March 26, 2010: 1:05 am More from A Hoosier | Reality Check, $50,000 from tobacco industry, are you kidding me? There are members of congress who have benefited dollars in the tens of thousands, if not in the millions, from big business and dirty deals. This is a drop in the bucket. (Don’t get me wrong, I do not condone this kind of behavior, but this is pennies.) Most of our congressmen have benefited and the high price was paid by American citizens who never saw it coming. I am a smoker and whatever Congressman Buyer had to do to allow me that right, works for me. The $800 thousand sounds a little skimpy to me too. Evan Bayh has $14 million in his re-election campaign, which he is not running, where oh where could that money have come from? I bet it was from those little old ladies who live next door to you. BTW, what is Evan going to do with all that money, give it back? TeeHee. Buyer should have at least given a $100 thousand away in scholarships. Then no one would have cared if he spent the rest marketing for this scholarship and hired his kid to help him in his marketing efforts. I’d say he probably made someone mad and they found this little project he was working on and flipped the whole story the way they wanted to tell it. Congressman are very busy people, I am sure that this scholarship fund was not the first thing Buyer thought about every morning before going to the congressional floor. At least he was trying to make a difference. There were probably not enough hours in the day to get all the things done that he wanted too. As I stated before, Steve Buyer voted exactly the way I thought he should have, every time. Not once in a while, every time. I know, I watch c-span like there is no tomorrow and usually the house. Senators are so dramatic. As far as federal funding is concerned, I am a STRONG constitutionalist. Federal funding is for national defense, period. Let the states do the rest. If Steve Buyer cut federal benefits to vets, he had a good reason. That man supported the vets with every ounce of his being. That’s why they elect him. I never once, in any committee meetings or on the house floor, heard Steve Buyer speak out against the vets. This man is their tool, he does their work. Peace. |
| Reality Check Friday, March 26, 2010: 8:56 am More from Reality Check | Hoosier - he was a horrible VET chair. His job was to cut benefits even though we were in two wars. I know - I was involved with this and have inside knowledge of his tenure. You are entitled to your opinion. States would be bankrupt without Federal dollars. He voted against a smoking label for smokeless tobacco claiming if someone smoked lettuce it would be more harmful (youtube this) - then took money from US Tobacco (they make Skoal). He was NOT a good representative - in fact he is the anthesis to what the "radical" element of Republican party claim they hate, but continued to support him. The problem is, a Democrat cannot win this heavily of heaviest gerrymandered congressional districts. Having said all of this, I believe my dog could have represented us better. |
| Reality Check Friday, March 26, 2010: 8:57 am More from Reality Check |
I would highly recommend you get some medication to stop the dilusional outbreaks that you have. |
| Liberty Friday, March 26, 2010: 9:48 am More from Liberty |
What part of my post were you unaware of ? And what is dilusional ? |
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