Richmond

Krystal Ball- Hateful Politics

Posted by The Farm Team on Aug 16, 2010 in ENews, Richmond, Statewide | 1 comment

When I started running for Congress more than a year ago many of you warned me:  “Krystal, politics is a dirty business.  The other side will do or say anything to stay in power.  There’s no lie too hateful for them.”  I believed you, but it wasn’t going to stop me from running. Now my opponent in the 1st District of Virginia, career politician and Republican incumbent Rob Wittman, faces the embarrassing prospect of losing his grip on power after 20 years in politics.  So, just the way it’s written in their Karl Rove playbook, they have started the smearing, insults, rumors and lies, because they are scared.  They can see that when voters hear our message, we win.

Rob Wittman and his attack dogs, through his campaign manager, through his friends at the local Republican party, through the operatives that they pay and the blogs that they link to and support, have decided to resort to every Karl Rove-style attack they know.  Here’s a sample of the names that Wittman and his attack dogs have called me: “airhead”, “loon”, “union toady”, “clueless”, “cute”, “dumb”, “a 28 year old mom who has never held a job”, and accused me of being a Wall Street criminal.

They have listed the names of the Indian American friends and family we have as supporters and insinuated that they are terrorists.  Our supporters tell us that Wittman and the Republicans have even conducted their own Rove-style “Push Poll” about me in the district.  You know how these work, you call people in the district, it seems like a regular poll, and then you ask, “Suppose I were to tell you…”   And then you insert a lie.  The Wittman campaign has called people in our district, my neighbors and fellow voters, and after asking a series of questions, they ask if the following statement would cause concern: “Krystal Ball has a strange infatuation with gays and lesbians.  It makes one wonder exactly what is in her past.”

This shouldn’t surprise us.  These are the same people who brought us Willie Horton, the Swift Boat attacks, the same people who morphed triple amputee Vietnam veteran Max Cleland into Osama Bin Laden, the same people who circulated a rumor that John McCain’s adopted Bangladeshi daughter was an African-American “love child” in South Carolina.  They’ll call you a communist, a terrorist, a crook, anything they can to deceive voters. All of these attacks were exposed for the lies that they were, but not until after the election when the damage had been done.

Well, let me tell you something, these tactics don’t scare me and I am not backing down.  And I don’t have to do it alone, because I know that you aren’t going to stand for it either.

Will you stand with me by contributing something, $5, $15, $25 or whatever you can afford to help us get our message out and put a stop to the lie, deny, get by strategy? Let’s raise $24,000 in the next 24 hours to show them that every time they try these smear tactics, it only makes us stronger.

I know you have my back and you know I’ll never stop fighting for you.

Warmly,

Krystal

P.S. Together we can prove that the politics of hate will not stand in the First  District of Virginia. Contribute $5, $15, $25 or whatever you can afford today!

Sunday’s Richmond Event Rescheduled

Posted by The Farm Team on Jul 24, 2010 in Richmond | 0 comments

Friends,

Due to unforseen circumstances the event this Sunday in Richmond at the home of Ivan Jecklin and Allison Weinstein has been postponed. Our apologies for the inconvenienve. I will be back in touch as soon as the event is rescheduled.

Thank you,
Rebekah Walker
Krystal Ball for Congress

Join Us — Richmond Farm Team Happy Hour

Posted by The Farm Team on Jul 14, 2010 in Richmond | 0 comments

Join the Richmond Chapter of the Farm Team for happy hour on Monday, July 26th.
Come out and get to know everybody!
5:30-7:30 PM
Bank Restaurant – Upstairs
1005 E. Main St
Richmond, VA 23219

Click here to RSVP or email farmteam.va@gmail.com.

Senator Amy Klobuchar

Posted by The Farm Team on Mar 6, 2010 in Richmond | 1 comment

Senator Amy Klobuchar – Jefferson Jackson Speaker – Richmond, March 20, 2010

We are so excited to have Senator Klobuchar as our speaker at the JJ Dinner
this year. To read more about the Senator visit her website at
http://klobuchar.senate.gov/

You’re Invited – Campaign Headquarters Open House

Posted by The Farm Team on Mar 6, 2010 in NoVA, Richmond | 0 comments

Campaign Headquarters Open House

Please join Krystal Ball

Democratic Candidate for Congress VA-1

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

2pm – 6pm

105 William Street

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Please join us to meet Krystal Ball, ask her questions and let her know the issues concerning you and your community this year.

Please RSVP to (888) 577-2010 or Info@KrystalBallforCongress.com

For campaign information please visit: www.KrystalBallforCongress.com