Update on my cousin’s campaign fo Congress in Ohio!!

ACTION ALERT!

July 30, 2008

SURVEY SAYS…YES!

GET READY, HERE SHE COMES!!!

POLL: MITAKIDES STRONGLY POSITIONED IN HER BID FOR U.S. CONGRESS

A just-completed poll by top national firm Lake Research shows 57% of voters in Ohio’s Third Congressional District are not planning on voting to re-elect incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Turner, strongly positioning Jane Mitakides in her bid for election to the U.S. Congress.

“We’re in a recession, and Washington is doing nothing about it,” said Jane Mitakides. “My opponent is a rubberstamp of President Bush’s failed policies and like the president, his approval rating suffers.”

Congressman Mike Turner votes with Bush nearly 90% of the time. Turner’s record of rank-and-file voting includes highly unpopular votes to rubberstamp Bush’s policies in Iraq, the economy, trade laws and billions of taxpayer subsidies for big oil and energy giants. Incredibly, he also votes against the interests of veterans 70% of the time, including voting against the GI Bill.

“The desire for change is palpable, evident not only from Turner’s weak job performance ratings, but also from voters’ plainly stated desire to see a Democrat elected to Congress,” explained Celinda Lake, president, Lake Research Partners.

BLOGOSPHERE NAMES OH-3 “A RACE TO WATCH’

Recent stories reflect the exciting opportunity we have to turn OH-3 blue!!

Internal poll indicates some desire for Dem leadership in Ohio’s 3rd
Politicker.com

“An internal poll conducted for the campaign of advertising executive Jane Mitakides (D-Washington Twp.) shows likely voters with a desire for a change in leadership in Ohio’s 3rd Congressional district…”

OH-3: Under the Radar, Strong chance of Dem pick-up

Swing States Project

“OH-3, with a Cook PVI of just R+3 and centered in Dayton, was represented for a long time by a moderate Democrat Tony Hall… While this is not as “sexy” like some races that feature telegenic Dem candidates, are near big media centers, or which feature especially odious Republican incumbents, it certainly is not a “safe GOP” district…”

Election Inspection’s House Race Rankings

Election Inspection

OH-3 is listed as a “Race to Watch”!!!

Republican Economic Agenda Devastating Southwestern Ohio

DownWithTyranny!

Ohio’s third congressional district, centered in Dayton but including Wilmington and Clinton County is represented by a far right Republican ideologue, rubber stamp Congressman Mike Turner.

COME JOIN JANE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Wednesday, July 30, 4:30 p.m. – 6: 30 p.m.

Mark Owens’ 17th Annual Summer Picnic

Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters

131 South Wilkinson St.

Dayton, OH

Sunday, August 3, 12:00 p.m.

Governor’s Cornhole Classic

Thomas Cloud Park

4707 Brandt Pike

Huber Heights, OH

Sunday, August 3, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Highland County Picnic

AmVets Lodge 61

10539 N. Shore Dr.

Hillsboro, OH

Thursday, August 14, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

**Special Event**

An Evening with Jane and Jerry Springer

VIP & Main Event: $500

Main Event Only: $150

5323 Split Rail Road

Dayton, OH

RSVP to Ashton McRae at 937-610-0555 or rsvp@jane08.com

House warming party to all!!

Hello all,

As most of you know, I am buying a new house and I will be closing on the home on Tuesday this week and moving in this week. I am planning on having an open house on Sat August 2nd which is next week. The open house will be held from noon to 8pm. If you want to stop by and say hi do so but if you want to stop by and stay andmeet everyone come on. I will have cold iced tea, chips and dip and friendships. If you want beer then you must bring that yourself. after the party we will be going down to Chameleons lounge fo a nice cold beer and to relax. I am also registered at the Smyrna Target under my name mark gunn. I have bought alot of stuff already so if you just want to get gift cards then go ahead and cash is always good….lol. I hope to see some of you there for this party. the address is 100 coleman st smyrna tn so mapquest it and make plans now to stop by. till then I will see you all later for I have to go and pack!!

Oh happy day!!

A special person…..

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pics of my new home….

Playing the waiting game.

As I sit here thinking about my new home I am fixing to buy I wonder what I will doing once I move in? I know I will decorate the home the way I want it to look. I have already been out shopping for things for the kitchen and a few live plants to sit around but now comes the really fun part of finding what to put on the walls and how to decorate the bathroom and bedrooms. I have registered at Target and found many, many things I like. I wish closing was tomorrow so I can go ahead and get moved in and start decorating. I have yet another week and a half to go if everything goes right. God I hope the appraisal is good. That would be the only thing right now from keeping me to getting the house! I am not going to stress over it though. I feel deep inside this house was meant for me to buy. I know many gay men have older homes and since I am an older gay male then why not buy a older home to fit in with the in crowd, which is not the way I do things. I just like the older home for the history of the area. But I guess you can say I have jumped on the bandwagon of all the other fags in the area! LOL!

Way to go cousin…

I am so proud of my cousin her campighn sent me this email today   big time!!

 

 

Dear mark,

Join Jane as she celebrates the 160th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights with Obama for America!

Jane will be the featured speaker at this celebration, remarking on the historic nature of the Seneca Falls Convention, where in 1848, for the first time, women from across the US gathered to declare their equality as citizens, starting what would become the women’s suffrage movement.

The 2008 election has seen many firsts, and, like the Seneca Falls Convention, is itself a call to action for men and women alike. Be sure to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Following the speaking program, we are going to hit the streets, talking to our friends and neighbors about this critical election and how important it is that EVERYONE work to bring change to the Miami Valley–change that starts by electing Jane Mitakides to Congress!

Date: Saturday July 19th, 2008

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Contact: Elizabeth Scheltens (937) 223-3729

Place:    Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters  (Meet Upstairs!)

131 South Wilkinson Street

 Dayton, OH 45402

P.S. Even if you can’t be with us, you can still help! Click here to send $160 to commemorate this event…or, send whatever you can to keep our effort going! Jane is going to be the FIRST woman in history to represent the OH-3 in Washington!

New home means so many things.

As most of you know I am fixing to close on my new home and while I sit here with different emotions running through my head I am thinking about the fun times I will have in my new house. I went ahead today and bought the wireless card for internet from clearwire and I will be getting the laptop card in the morning. I have also thought about planting a nice little garden next year of tomatoes and cucumbers. The house does have a pumpkin plant with a pumpkin arleady growing on it by the front door. I have done a budget and found out I have to work at least 50 hours a week to pay the bills and put back enough money to save. I am going to do my best not to have to get a roomate right away. I want to enjoy my house and live alone for alittle while. I am going to plan a house warming open house on the first saturday I have moved in. I will be moving in on friday August 1st so as of right now I am going to have the open house on August 2nd from noon till 6pm. All I ask is please respect the neighbors when you stop by to see my new house. I will have some kind of refreshments and ice cold tea to drink. You can stop in and see the place and stay to meet others or you can just pop in to say hi but please try to at least pop over to see me and my new place. I wont have the home furnished with much things as for I am trying to get moved and will probably be totallymoved in by August 1st for I don’t have many things to move in…lol see ya then people!!

Filled with emotions.

I had made an offer yesterday to purchase this cute little house and they came back with a counter offer and I of course gave them another offer which in turn the accepted. I am  feeling very excited, somewhat nervous, happy, and even scared to death. I will have this home as mine which in turn is a wonderful thing for me since I have lived with family for yrs. The scarey thing is did I bite off more than I can chew since the econom  isnt doing very good right now? My bosses assure me that I have a job and I know I will have this job but will I still be able to work as many hours as I want to help pay the bills? I have budgeted this house on a 50 hour work week. I am used to working these hours so this is nothing new to me. I can also find a roomate if I need to but I would rather not but there is the chance. I now have to be looking for furniture to furnish the place which mother is giving me some things which will help. I will be closing, if the insections go, on the last day of July. I will be moving as soon as I get the keys. I am filled with emotions!

Is this my new house?

I have went to a different leander today and was approved for $10,000 more and now the homes are so much better. I went to look at 3 homes today and the 3rd home was it. I got chills when I walked into this house. This was house number 9 and man I love this old house because it has charm and it’s in the part of town that was just made historical. The people that live in the area are much older with no children in the area. A quite neighborhood with old homes. I just hope they take my offer when I place it tomorrow.

Will Bush put us in the 3rd WWW?

Now with the war going in Iraq and Afga. will our “beloved” president try to go to war with Iran next? If he tries to get us in another war with another county of arabs then this could be the next World war. I am scared to death now that this president is going to start something that we won’t be able to get out of. Will he start a war that will cause the world to end? Will he start a war that will involve nuclear weapons? W ill he start a war that kill millions? We need to get him out of office now and at at the end of the year.

Wonderful news ….

I made the call yesterday to see about getting a home loan. I thought I really had no chance in hell of getting one because my credit last year was so sucky. I have been working on fixing that. I was sitting here online yesterday morning when I recieved the phone. She had told me that I was approved for a $90,000 Ameriadream home loan. This is some of the best news for me because this loan is for first time home buyers and I don’t have any money down or any closing cost. I am so excited right now that I can hardle wait to go house hunting. I know that with this low of amount for a home its going to be hard to find the right one but the best part is just looking. I already have the best realtor around and I know she will do her best to make sure I am happy and I can’t wait to start looking at home because we are friends and I know the house looking process will come with some giggles and even a snack!