Fifth District Fridays with Joe Thomas

Every Friday, Joe Thomas does interviews with all the candidates.

This week there were some interesting comments from several of the candidates.

Most outrageous claim Lawrence Verga "I am the candidate that the Virginia TEA party is supporting"  I would love to hear from the TEA party folks about this but I just don't think they have endorsed.  As a matter of fact, I don't think they legally can.

Most out of touch with reality Jim McKelvey "There will be well over 100 new people in the Congress"  What has he been smoking ?

Worst reason to win the nomination- tie- Feda Kidd- I have been around for twenty years.  If that is the reason, you had better find another.  You are telling people you are the establishment person ?  Should we put this on the next line instead as an attack on Verga, McKelvey, Ferrin, McPadden and Schultz ?

Lawrence Verga- I have never been an elected official.

Best Attack on another candidate  Feda Kidd on Jim McKelvey You can't go sit on other people's desks and yell at them.

Best Comment tie Ken Boyd  Pay down the debt.  Robert Hurt- Beat Tom Perriello

The first fluff award

If any candidate puts out a press release or other communication that really needs some correction, we will be equally rigorous with every candidate on questioning its veracity.  The winner of the first fluff award has to be the Facebook post from Lawrence Verga on his recent tour.

"Last week, we had a successful announcement of my 10 pledges to the citizens of the 5th District. 


There was great attendance at our stops in Martinsville, Danville, and Charlottesville, as well as media coverage by the Martinsville Bulletin, Danville Register and Bee, Daily Progress, and NBC 29. "

Now he did have a tour, he did get coverage, but great attendance there wasn't.  Not unless you count about a half dozen in Martinsville, about three times that in Danville and four times that in Charlottesville as great attendance.  At each event Verga was buying every meal and had sent out extensive pre-event publicity.  That a little too cute post card just didn't excite people.  He had TEA party folks as hosts for his events in Danville and Charlottesville and they just couldn't excite their troops about Lawrence.


Lawrence, if you keep up the puffery about simple things like this, people will wonder about your pledge.