Pombo defeated!!!!!!!

[chaplainM]

MSNBC declares CA-11 for Jerry McNerney (Dem):

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14469815

[GOPNotForMe]

1. SUCH great news for our lands. Bye Pombo, you will NOT be missed. nt

[texpatriot2004]

2. Woo hoo Pombo's gone nm

[Ecumenist]

3. "And DON'T LET THE DOORKNOB HIT YA--

Where the Good Lord split ya!!"
Bub-bye, creep!!:hi:

[Bark Bark Bark]

4. Awesome

Oh, I hope someone has video of the smirking little creep as his arrogance finally pays off by the truckload...

Thanks for the lift!

[msanthrope]

5. congratulations!!!

[tsuki]

6. YEA! YEA! YEA!

:applause:

[Hekate]

7. Hot damn

It just gets better and better. Now about those Senate seats...

Hekate

[Quetzal]

8. HOLY SHIT!!!!

I am SPEECHLESS

[featherman]

9. Great win for the environment...this was a BIG one for me

[xchrom]

10. i think this is my fav win all night.

mcnerny did this with the help of the people.

activists threw pombo out.

[gratuitous]

19. Hard to call one an all out favorite

But Pombo getting cashiered, for all it means in terms of the environment and good stewardship of public lands, definitely puts this one at or near the top.

[ozymandius]

11. I think we can all breathe a little easier now.

:yoiks:

[droidamus2]

12. All Right !!!!

I don't live in California anymore but the only thing that would have made me happier than Pombo losing there is if we could have beat Doolittle. Maybe we will get lucky and scandal will bring him down.

[BlueManDude]

13. Yeah Baby!!!!

[semillama]

14. RIGHT ON!!!!

Pombo was the worst of the lot (who hadn't already resigned in disgrace, that is)!

[chat_noir]

15. thanks for your help, Laura

Soon-to-be-ex-Congressman Richard Pombo listens as First Lady Laura Bush...

[pinniped]

18. Mrs. Dope portrayed that asshole as a champion of the Endangered Species....

Act and steward of the environment.

I don't think Bubblehead was talking about the same assclown. Either that or she has a serious reading comprehension problem.

This mofo also wanted to install HAM radio antennas on the Farallon Islands and open it to tourists.

Here it is:


Pombum, 45, whose family has ranching and real estate interests in San Joaquin County, has pushed for changes to the Endangered Species Act and favors drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the nation's coastal waters. He also proposed selling off more than a dozen national parks -- an idea he retreated from quickly in the face of spirited opposition.

On Friday, * said that she, Pombum and her husband, Presidunce*, share a commitment to natural preservation. "Congressman Pombum is an enthusiastic steward of our country's national resources,'' she said.

[crossroads]

27. God IS On Our Side! nt

[Cha]

38. god damned

right.

[codjh9]

43. I didn't know how bad SHE was until recently, but you gotta figure

that if she can be married to Dr. Evil, what can we expect?

[Polemonium]

16. McNerney gives us something to look forward to

So long Pombo.

[pinniped]

17. Good riddance you piece of shit.

.

[depakid]

20. THAT IS WHAT IS I WANTED TO HEAR!

Well done....

[Arugula Latte]

21. Nature's Revenge!

WONDERFUL! :bounce:

[Marie26]

22. YEEESSSSS!!

It's a good day to be a Dem. :)

[Raiden]

23. Thank God!

He's a vile excuse for a human being. Mother Nature should be pleased!

[Strawman]

24. That is amazing, what a fighter McNerney is!

Conventional "wisdom" would have told him not to run again after getting trounced in 2004. This win is the fruit of the Dean strategy of trying to fight in every district. We need more Jerry McNerney's.

[wryter2000]

25. Hot effing damn! n/t

n/t

[codjh9]

26. Another extremist buggers off

One of the absolute WORST anti-environmentalists. Your species needs to be extinct from the House and Senate, Pombo!

[Sequoia]

28. Ha! Love it, love it, love it!!!!!

Take back our animals, clean air, and National Parks!!! If you listen hard you can hear the Earth rejoice.

[Southsideirish]

29. The environment thanks you Lord!!!

[shanti]

30. YESSSSSSSS!

(in my best napoleon dynamite voice!)

[candice]

31. Praise the Lord, but probably out there in his BIG 4-wheel drive...

smashing burrowing owls and field mice and anything that lives in the land he has not already paved over, developed, or sold out.

[DebbieCDC]

32. Happy Day!

Bye bye you POS.:bounce:

[Omaha Steve]

33. Letter from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

This was one of the first of many great emails I read first thing this morning. Marta and I kicked in for the radio ads.


Victory!

Together, we beat America’s #1 Wildlife Villain Representative Richard Pombo. Thanks for all your hard work to hold Pombo accountable and give our wildlife a fighting chance in Washington!







Dear Steven,

There were plenty of talking heads in Washington, DC, who said it couldn’t be done. But together we did it:

We beat America’s #1 Wildlife Villain and made history!

Early this morning, CNN projected a decisive victory for Jerry McNerney -- an independent businessman and avowed conservationist -- over Representative Richard Pombo, Chairman of the powerful House Resources Committee.

This is the most important political victory for conservationists in memory… and it wouldn’t have happened without the support of dedicated people like you.

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund targeted Pombo in the fall of 2005, when every pundit and political party thought he was unbeatable. We were the first to place staff on the ground and worked with other groups over the last year to keep Pombo on the ropes.

Together, we’ve fought Pombo’s dangerous, self-serving agenda in Congress. We’ve run television and radio ads that turned the national spotlight on his corruption, his ties to special interests and his absolute disregard for our imperiled wildlife and great wild places.

And now we’ve sent Pombo packing, back home where he won’t be able to push legislation to gut the Endangered Species Act, sacrifice crucial polar bear habitat to Big Oil or sell off our National Parks to the highest bidder.

There were many victories for wildlife champions last night, but Pombo’s defeat is especially important to our imperiled animals and the wild places they need to survive.

This victory demonstrates that environmentalists have the political strength to take on and defeat the most extreme anti-environmental politicians, even the heads of powerful Congressional committees. (In fact, Pombo is the first committee chairman in at least the last five election cycles to lose a re-election bid.)

Thanks to your support, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund was able to deploy an ambitious and effective field operation -- by far the largest on-the-ground mobilization of conservationists in Pombo’s Congressional District and one of the most significant efforts on behalf of wildlife protection anywhere this election year.

With your help, our dedicated staff and volunteers spoke with more than 75,000 households in Pombo’s district about his awful record. We sent tens of thousands of messages urging Pombo to clean up his act. And we mobilized thousands of volunteers to speak out for our wildlife and to get out the conservation vote.

This victory puts politicians across the country on notice: America’s wildlife supporters can and will hold them accountable when their votes threaten our natural heritage.

Our fight to save America’s wildlife continues, and there will be plenty to do in the days and weeks ahead. But for now, please accept my sincere gratitude for everything you’ve done to help us fight for conservation, accountability and integrity.

Sincerely,



Rodger Schlickeisen


President
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund


The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund can be contacted at:
1130 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-425-4632

[kwolf68]

41. A Conservationist took out Pombo

I think I got tears in my eyes....Freaking awesome...THIS IS WHY I became a Democrat...to protect my children's fucking land. Die in hell Pombo.

[Retrograde]

34. hurray hurray hurray

Ahnold's governor for another term, but it looks like McClintock lost for Lt. Governor (California seems to like having the gov and lt. gov from different parties), Bowen won for Sec. of State and POMBO LOST! I just can't type those two words often enough: POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST POMBO LOST!

[Tight_rope]

53. Checks and balances!

[Renew Deal]

35. Pombo was a scumbag and McNerney is a great candidate.

He's built alternative energy systems so I look forward to his input in the house.

[diamidue]

36. Finally!!

It would have been even sweeter if Doolittle had gone down too, but I'm very happy to see Pombo get the boot.

[gordontron]

37. wooooooot go environmentalists nt

[4_Legs_Good]

39. Best news EVER!

What a f*cking fantastic night!

david

[kwolf68]

40. Yessssssss....

My god....This one takes the cake....what a miserable bastard that guy is (environmentalists will love this one).

[TheDonkey]

42. F YEAAAA!!!!

[kwolf68]

44. Question for people with knowledge

I see McNerney won VERY handily...how did a district that so decisively reject a nutbag like Pombo for someone like Jerry Mc keep re-electing Pombo over the years?

Was it just a case of having poor candidates and we finally got a good one to take out a politician that was really very vulnerable?

[Kolesar]

45. Sierra Club put a lot into this race

Their national political staffer worked on it. This is in California, where the club executes best.

[kwolf68]

47. Well kudos to the Sierra Club

.

[Hatalles]

46. Also...

San Joaquin is a growing county with a lot of people moving in from the Bay Area. I imagine it will continue to trend blue over the coming years.

[nam78_two]

48. This is one of the biggest anti-environment assholes among even the Repugs

Buh-bye asshole...you won't be missed and don't let the door hit you on your way out...

Heh every enviro group I am on has sent me emails about it :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[kwolf68]

49. His take on the ESA

burns my ass as well...DeLay and now this asshole gone...I guess that makes Don Young the #1 anti-environment asshole now....

[nam78_two]

50. Ugh-I had forgotten about that creep/nt

[BadGimp]

51. Praise Jebus!!

Let's celebrate:

[zara]

52. This is important. This guy was effective at gutting environmental laws.

He was dangerous to the planet. An important victory.

[Lefty-Taylor]

56. Looks like the voters gutted him!

And filleted him to boot!

[MasonJar]

54. The earth is grateful!

[cally]

55. This was a grassroots victory

The campaign/volunteer organization was amazing. I canvassed a few times and this campaign was well run. They had an abundance of volunteers--many from other Bay Area counties. This is a sweet victory.

[0007]

57. It was indeed a good victory ...... 'tis was extremely sweet

Now if junior and the major neocons can be brought to trial for war crimes.

[NoBorders]

58. Thank God. He's evil. n/t