BIG UPSET: Dick Black defeated in Loudoun County VA!!

[lanlady]

Local 8 TV news is reporting from Loudoun Co that Dick Black, an 8-year incumbent known for controversial anti-abortion stunts such as mailing plastic fetuses, has gone down in defeat to 51-yr-old David Poisson.

Great work Loudoun County!!!

(edited to add info on Poisson)

[djack23]

1. WOO HOO

VA is rocking 2night.

[eleny]

2. Plastic fetuses? Jeez!

[KittyWampus]

50. Ack

:wtf:

[anotherdrew]

56. he don't care if it rains or freezes, long as he's got his Plastic Fetus..

sittin' on the dash board of his Car....

[calimary]

59. DANG! Beat me to it!

It just begged for this, though! :toast:

Ahhh... GREAT night to be a Democrat!

[anotherdrew]

63. yes but I just saw the Fallujah documentary so that's ruined it for me

it's hellish

[WhiteTara]

70. call your congress critters and tell

them to do their jobs and get bring our troops home. According to some report I read, Hillary didn't get enough personal mail saying no to the war. So, I say, inundate them with messages everyday. I am now going to demand meetings with all these people and we just have to be the "burr under their saddle".

[Jackpine Radical]

65. I don' care if the Libruls beat us

Long's I got that plastic fetus
Ridin' on the dashboard of my car.
You can buy Him phosphorescent
Glows in the dark, He's pink and pleasant
Take Him with you when you're travelling far

Plastic Fetus, plastic Fetus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through ev'ry trial and Nomination
We will travel through the nation
With my plastic Fetus I'll go far

[LittleClarkie]

73. That's just wrong on SO many levels

so why am I sitting here laughing my ass off then. Oh. My. God.

Ahahahahahaha!

[Fenris]

3. That's terrific. And hilarious!

:rofl:

[Punkingal]

4. We're BAAAAACK!!!!!!

:kick:

[Indykatie]

5. Hats off to Loudoun Dems

Great day to be a Dem!!!!!!!!!!

[DRoseDARs]

6. Quick, someone mail him a plastic Jesus...

...might bring him some comfort in his loss. lol

[MADem]

22. OH NO--mail his ass a PLASTIC COATHANGER, the sorry fuck! n/t

[ChiciB1]

40. Nah.... Mail Him Scooter's Book!!!

[David Zephyr]

7. Oh my God.

Thank you Virginia!

[Halliburton]

8. I like tearing down statues

[jsheriff]

9. Plastic Fetus

would be a great name for a band.

[smtpgirl]

20. second that!!!! :)

[newyawker99]

78. Hi jsheriff!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Beetwasher]

10. What Office?

:shrug:

[lanlady]

15. oops

State delegate.

[Mend]

11. the Revolution has begun....hallaleujah!

[Metta]

12. Woo hoo!

I'm glad the voters booted him out.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. With name like that he should look for low profie work

Or do porn.

[NewJeffCT]

52. On seeing the name "Dick Black"

I figured that has to be a joke name.

[hatrack]

61. Dick Black? Nahhhh.....It's Just a Little Sunburned......

:evilgrin:

[Jackpine Radical]

64. He's been hanging out in DC too long, I guess.

You know those Pubbie pervs.

[DemoTex]

14. The worm is turning tonight!

Go Demo in 2006!

Mac

[smtpgirl]

16. Hey

so cool, I work in VA, travelling Loudoun County everyday. I hope all pukes get voted out. People are so sick of the shit

edited for spelling

[Blaze Diem]

17. That's a big fat SLAP to the pubies HAHAHA....

The feeling of profound hope is filling the air and I'm gonna breathe it ALL in....

Congrats to Loudoun County VA...May tonight's decision steamroll across this once great land, and bring us all back home to the America we love and miss.
Bring back our great America...Loudoun County is a beautiful start..

Thanks
Blaze

[morningglory]

53. Oh, Blaze you are making me cry!!! n/t

[salin]

18. lanlady,

I have missed you! Have wondered about how you are doing - I have so always appreciated your take on the news. Thrilled to see you tonight - and glad to hear the news.

Hope all is well with you. :hi:

[lanlady]

hi salin!

I've had some troubles this past year but I'm slowly coming out of my shell. Thanks for your kind words! It's great to be a Virginia Democrat this evening.

[MADem]

19. WOW!!! Must be all those recent MILITARY FAMILIES out that way!!!!

Half of the guys working for me lived out there, because prices were getting too high in Fairfax!! Ain't it a bitch when your RED population turns blue!!!!!

Hahahahahahahaha!!! Grand news!!!!

[smtpgirl]

27. ain't

it a Bitch, love it

[rzemanfl]

21. Could you tell us something about the virtually unknown young

Democrat or is that the way his name appeared on the ballot?

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

23. SWEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lanlady]

28. oh, his name

I'm having a senior moment here. He was young AND good-lucking. Funny, that's all I remember.

[Erika]

24. Yes!!!

Sanity is returning to our country.

Good job, Virginia.

[superconnected]

25. yes yes yes!

Dems are doing good tonight!

[Blaze Diem]

26. Such GREAT news I ask this post be nominated!!

Small steps towards a great big fat ass kicking for George the totally challenged, in November 2006..

[BootinUp]

29. What office did he hold?

[jefferson_dem]

30. Some info on this race >>

32nd District

Republican Dick Black, 61, is facing the toughest challenge from a Democrat since he was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1998.
On Nov. 8, Black will face David Poisson, 54, an attorney and consultant from Sterling.
The 32nd District covers the northeast section of Loudoun County, including Ashburn, Sugarland, Lowes Island and portions of Cascades. In last year's president election, 55 percent of the district voted for President George W. Bush (R) over U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D).

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=58349&paper=0&cat=109

[lanlady]

35. Poisson is speaking on TV now

Great guy, says he won because "family values" mean better education for our kids and better transportation to bring families together at the end of the work day. Amen to that!

Earlier this evening I had him confused with another, much younger fellow who was talking from the Poisson campaign HQ. Thanks jeff_dem for digging up this info.

[Erika]

39. Family values means caring about families

Not sending plastic fetuses in the mail.

[crossroads]

31. The end of the oppressors has officially begun!

[meatloaf]

32. Your welcome.

Can't take all the credit myself, my wife helped too ;)


Enjoyed casting that vote as much as I enjoyed casting the vote for governor.

[KoKo]

33. WOW! That's great...what race was this...we often miss the important

small races for the "Big Picture" but this is where it starts! So..

:woohoo:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

34. Wow, this sounds like a Jerry Seinfeld episode!!

Amazing how we have allowed these kinds of people to become a threat to us! Please tell me that this day marks the end of the nightmare.

[Erika]

41. I think it does

It's like wakening up from the dark ages.

[Olney Blue]

36. Congratulations, Loudoun!!!!!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[lovuian]

37. Whoo Hoo!!!

:bounce:

[countingbluecars]

38. I live in Loudoun County,

and I am celebrating!

[aquart]

42. Not a bad night.

[Olney Blue]

43. Not bad, indeed.

;)

[kwolf68]

44. Loudoun

I drive thru there everyday and work in Sterling myself. I am beyond amazed this happened. That county is RICH, not just RICH actually, but STINKING RICH.

However, a lot of those people living there are more diverse. There are more people there than your run of the mill white people...Indians (from India) who I work with are highly educated, tremendous workers, VERY intelligent and every single one I talk with are VERY Democratic. There is also a more progressive feel to East Loudoun...West Loudoun is most likely Repuke...but East Loudoun (sterling) is probably a good Dem hotbed despite the fact the streets are paved with gold there.

[countingbluecars]

47. Western Loudoun

has some areas that vote Democratic. The VERY affluent Middleburg area
was one of the few Loudoun districts that went for Kerry.

[Leopolds Ghost]

71. The former owner of the Redskins (and Chrysler Bldg!)

had his horse farm there.

(in Western Loudoun county.)

Sterling is strictly non-landed gentry -- computer programmers, security techs, and the like.

Get into Western Fairfax these days going towards DC and it's positively... middle class. The former segregated southern farm town of Herndon is rapidly turning into a densely populated barrio surrounded on all sides by posh ranchettes and tech farms... Kilgore won no friends there with his anti-immigrant attitude.

[donheld]

45. Good news

He needs beat.

[mzmolly]

46. Great news.

:toast:

[newscott]

48. So who is going to tell Loudon he lost to a fish?

:evilgrin:

[Talismom]

49. Wow! Now this is the begining of something big! Nice going! n/t

[blue neen]

51. And guess who lives in Loudoun County...Lil' Ricky Santorum!

Yes folks, that is Santorum's home, even though he is a senator from PA. I hope Tricky Dicky realizes that next year at this time we'll be celebrating HIS DEFEAT! He is now down by 10% in the polls to Casey.

Go Virginia and wish Pennsylvania luck next year!

:toast:

[countingbluecars]

55. Loudoun County is also the home of

Patrick Henry College, breeding ground for fundy neocons. The college brags that they have more White House interns than any other college.
They must certainly be bummed that their man Dick Black lost tonight.

[in_cog_ni_to]

76. Santorum is DOWN 10% in the polls?

:rofl::rofl:: That is precious! Just precious!:rofl:

[stillrockin]

54. How sweet it is . . .

I'm a Loudoun Dem and feel like weeping with joy. Mr. Black's behavior has been reprehensible. He FINALLY went so far even the rightwingers were ashamed.

[pinto]

57. Bravo!

[Cush]

58. Dems gained seats for the 3rd election in a row

GOP still controls the state leg, but it's a positive sign

[Erika]

60. Yeah, like they might see the writing on the wall

and it's not for the GOP.

[madeline_con]

62. "... mailing plastic fetuses ..."

What a yahoo!

[swimboy]

66. Fuckin' A!!!

and we're hearing Marshall may be out too. Great news, they are fruitcakes.

[Carolab]

67. DAMN! I may move to Virginia after all!

Follow my brother there...

[barb162]

68. Hurray

[kimchi]

69. Thank Goddess!

I've always wondered how Loudon could be red, when it has become so much more developed and populated, right at the edge of FX. I realize there are still some open, farming areas, but, this is one of the few days of my life that I am happy about development!

Hey Santorum..."you don't know me but I know where you live!" Methinks it would be a good place for an impromptu parade. Lovely gated community, massive, borderline ostentatious houses, fresh air...

[951-Riverside]

72. Oh come on his name is actually Dick Black?

...You think his mother... *smirk*

[phylny]

74. Former (and possibly future) Loudoun resident here!

Great news! I remember when that slimebucket Black sent out his mailing. It was beyond disgusting.

Just as an aside,the Democratic Party of Loudoun gave our oldest daughter a small scholarship a few years ago. They're good people.

[in_cog_ni_to]

75. SWEEEEEET! I do believe this election was a wake-up call

to the RW, religious, wacko nut jobs. The voters have rejected them AGAIN. :bounce: Mailing plastic fetuses is a disgusting propaganda move. I'm THRILLED he lost! :bounce: Will the RW, religious wacko nut jobs learn anything from this? HELL NO! They have blinders on! It's their way or the highway. I think that bodes well for Dems. :)

[FlaGranny]

77. I personally don't want the wackos to learn anything -

let them just keep spewing nonsense. It is beginning to turn off the masses. It's starting to frighten the masses. The more they talk, the better - people are beginning to actually see them for what they are.

[newyawker99]

79. Wow! More great news!

:bounce: :thumbsup: