Gene Taylor (D-Miss) for VP !!! (?)

[ConsAreLiars]

I recently turned on CSpan and caught the speech on budget cuts, and was struck by how well Gene Taylor presented the essential truths of what is going on. Very articulate and plain-spoken, and very passionate about the simple immorality and lack of basic decency on the other side. Leather jacket instead another suit, rugged good looks, good stage presence, no speech impediment and no strong regional accent, spoke with conviction "as one us" who are bing hurt, rather than from the elite do-gooder's view of us as the unfortunate masses.

If anyone could copy the video and post it, that would allow others to see him in action. It is great short video snip that deserves broader circulation.

Anyone know more about him? Perhaps there is less there than I saw, but he struck me as being one part of the kind of campaign that will be needed to take our country back from corporatism.

(My ideal ticket at this stage of my understanding would be Clark-Taylor, which ought to garner a few bonus votes from areas where first and last names are expected to be interchangeable.)

[liveoaktx]

1. Video of him on Cspan

Leather jacket

[ConsAreLiars]

8. Thanks for all you do.

It is a very important service.

[longship]

2. I'd rather see Gene Taylor (D-MS) for Sentate!

He's a good man.

[Bluebear]

6. He's a good man, except to gays and lesbians

Co-sponsoring the marriage amendment with that dreadful Re. Musgrave of Colorado.

[Bluebear]

3. Cosponsor of federal Marriage amendment, Clinton impeachment voter

Dead to me, politically.
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Please know that I share your disappointment in the fact that the Federal Marriage Amendment did not earn enough votes. My support of the Federal Marriage Amendment is a deeply held personal and moral position. It is far above petty partisan politics for me, and I hope that was the case for other supporters of the amendment.

I have contacted Representative Musgrave’s office and have been informed that she will reintroduce the amendment during the 109th Congress. I have agreed to serve as an original cosponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment.

If you are a resident of the State of Mississippi, you probably already know that, on November 2, 2004, 86 percent of Mississippians voted in favor of an amendment to the State Constitution that defines marriage as valid only when between a man and a woman. The same amendment also outlaws marriages between persons of the same gender performed in other states or countries. The passage of this amendment clearly defines the opinions of Mississippians regarding the issue of same-sex marriage. I voted for it as a congressman in Washington, DC and as a citizen in Bay St. Louis.

You can be assured that I will continue to support the traditional definition of marriage as the law of the land as long as I have the privilege of serving as the Congressman from the Fourth District of Mississippi.

http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/marriageamdt.109th.htm

[ConsAreLiars]

10. Well, that is too bad. At best it is pandering to bigotry

Those are the words of a man I would never support for national office. Too bad, indeed.

[Bluebear]

16. I knew you wouldn't...

He is photogenic, ex-military, Southern, on the surface a good pick, but a dismal voting record, unfortunately!

[JohnnyCougar]

4. Maybe not VP...but Senator Taylor would be absolutely great!

[benddem]

5. he's way too much

of a blue dog for me to work for him for national office.

[Hissyspit]

7. Here is my thread on his statements:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5389047

Not an exact statement. Yes, he is a Blue Dog Dem.

[Bluebear]

9. Rated 20% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record.

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Gene_Taylor_Civil_Rights.htm

[ConsAreLiars]

14. Oh, well. Color me ignorant.

Glad I asked, anyway. Thanks for the info.

[Bluebear]

18. Not ignorant in the least

Asking more about a candidate is NEVER ignorant. :toast:

[JohnnyCougar]

17. Better than the 0% that likely is Trent Lott.

Especially if he gives us the Senate majority.

[Bluebear]

11. Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses.

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Gene_Taylor_Homeland_Security.htm

[Bluebear]

12. Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment.

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Gene_Taylor_Immigration.htm

[Bluebear]

13. Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Gene_Taylor_Abortion.htm

[Bluebear]

15. Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record.

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Gene_Taylor_Families_+_Children.htm

[...of J.Temperance]

27. You should work for the DNC...you dug that stuff up fast n/t

[Bluebear]

29. :)

[...of J.Temperance]

31. You don't know what you're missing

That was seriously fast work :)

Oh, if you haven't already, may I take the opportunity to promote this thread, as it features some of my late-night humorous material...I'm on a roll in THIS thread I'm tellin' ya!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5389395

Let it ride, let it ride...

On Edit: Hopefully it won't get locked soon or deleted. Oh dear, what's to be done!

[ConsAreLiars]

19. OK, OK.

Man, there sure is a lot less there than he showed in that speech. (It must have been the first one he's given that would not have hit any of my alarms)

[RB TexLa]

20. And even being a conservative he is this day a

A Democrat! He has been courted more than a few times to jump to the GOP and has turned them down flat everytime. I would love to see him run for the Senate he is much better than any Republican that will get the primary win in Mississippi and is probably the best candidate we can run and win with in Mississippi. In the senate he (as now in the house) will be like every other person who is not me, I will agree with him on somethings and disagree with him on somethings. But I bet if he runs I would agree with him on more than I do with Trent Lott or some other Mississippi Republican.

[...of J.Temperance]

28. These are pretty much the same reasons that I keep having to use

To explain to people my unconditional support of Senator Landrieu. Like Gene Taylor, I don't agree with her 100% of the time, more like I agree with her 90% of the time...but she's a damn sight better than any Repuke alternative.

Gene Taylor could take Trent Lott or Thad Cochran out, he's wasted in the House, we need to encourage him to run for the Senate.

Of course, he was born in Baton Rouge you know.

[Bluebear]

30. I am happy with Taylor in the house.

As pointed out, he is probably the only (D) that could win that district. I could never support him for higher office, though.

[...of J.Temperance]

32. Oh okay

We'll let him stay in the House then. I'm getting sleepy and my brain is shutting down...well, my brain is shutting down more than it's normally shut down during daylight hours.

So Taylor stays in the House.

[bottomofthehill]

21. Voted for Murtha for Speaker

At the beginning of the Congress he voted for John Murtha for Speaker

[FreedomAngel82]

25. That's a good sign

[Rowdyboy]

22. No other living Democrat could win the district he holds.....He's a good

man, far more conservative than most Democrats, but certainly a good fit for Mississippi.

[tkmorris]

23. Exactly what I was going to say

He's not a tree-hugging gay pro-choice activist, but he is the best Dem you will get elected in his district. Getting ANY Dem elected there is a minor miracle, seems to me.

If you want someone more liberal from that area you need to change the views of the people who live there. For now, just be happy he counts towards our total number of seats, and hope he gets re-elected in 2006.

[ConsAreLiars]

26. "the art of the possible"

Politics. Is there any sign that he is trying to lead people away from bigotry and ignorance? Or is he just a skilled politico saying what people want to hear? Or is he just a product of his environment and does not even question the "rightness" of those positions?

[FreedomAngel82]

24. I've been impressed with him lately

There are so many great democrats in the House I wish could be in the Senate. He's another good one. You can see a video of him (and others) talking about the budget at: http://canofun.com/blog/viddate.asp

[Celeborn Skywalker]

33. I wouldn't support him nationally

but I would certainly support him in a bid for the Senate against Trent Lott.