tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:03:45 +0000Danny Stover, Democrat for US Congress, IL-19http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)Blogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116244557384410063Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:20:00 +00002006-11-01T23:32:53.863-06:00Looks like John Shimkus is running from the voters again. It's one thing, Mr. Shimkus, to give interviews to symphathetic reporters. It's quite another to actually be accountable to the people who elected you. You should be ashamed.Letter to the Editor - Collinsville HeralSunday, October 15, 2006 10:08 AM CDTTO THE EDITOR:Voter education is a hallmark of the League of Women Voters. Illinois http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/11/letters-to-editor-in-madison-county.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116243572096638310Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:34:00 +00002006-11-02T16:40:49.493-06:00"By his own admission the past four weeks have been difficult, troubling and frustrating for U.S. Rep. John Shimkus," says the Southern Illinoisan.I would hope so. Following allegations that Representative Shimkus knew, long before any other member of Congress, even another member of the page board, that Foley was having inappropriate contact with pages, I would hope that his life has been a http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/11/shimkus-dead-wrong-on-iraq.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116101135582328703Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:06:00 +00002007-02-13T14:36:47.683-06:00Centralia's Stover considers himself a 'viable candidate'BY JIM MUIR, THE SOUTHERNDanny Stover has always thought of himself as a "legitimate candidate" in his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. John Shimkus in the 19th Congressional District, even in the days when money was tight and his phone wasn't ringing very often.But, with less than four weeks until voters head to the polls, Stover, a http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/centralias-stover-considers-himself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116058254921577766Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:59:00 +00002006-10-11T11:02:29.233-05:00Two-thirds of Americans surveyed this week by Time magazine who said they are aware of the Foley scandal said they see a cover-up in the House's handling of the matter. The survey of 1,002 adults also found 54 percent saying they are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate for Congress and 39 percent a Republican - a margin of advantage for the Democratic Party that is 11 points higher http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/recent-poll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116051069564060111Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:03:00 +00002006-11-16T16:02:25.176-06:00SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. John Shimkus' challenger says the scandal enveloping Republicans in Congress is giving his little-noticed campaign a boost. Democrat Danny Stover, a member of the Centralia City Council, said he's seen a significant increase in the number of visits to his campaign Web site, and he has seen a jump in campaign contributions in the six days since former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/shimkus-foe-gets-boost-from-scandal-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116050865383342593Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:22:00 +00002007-02-18T02:58:04.446-06:00Durbin: Shimkus should step down from page boardBY JIM MUIR, THE SOUTHERNThe political fallout from Washington's latest sex scandal escalated Monday in Illinois with Democrat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin calling for Republican U.S. Rep. John Shimkus to step down from his role as chairman of the House page program.Durbin's strong admonishment of Shimkus comes on the heels of the resignation of U.S. Rep. http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/durbin-shimkus-should-step-down-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116050911063867918Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:21:00 +00002007-02-16T19:39:42.260-06:00Shimkus opponent's campaign gains momentum in wake of page scandalDanny's getting noticed more, getting more money, and getting much busier - and the Belleville News Democrat seems to be doing a tremendous job of documenting it. Perhaps, being from Belleville, they aren't afraid of angering Rep. Shimkus as much as some of the other area papers. Take a look at this stuff:Republicans and http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/campaign-gains-momentum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116033337572712060Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:47:00 +00002006-10-09T06:26:06.096-05:00Money pours in to Shimkus challenger By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Wednesday, Oct. 04 2006 COLLINSVILLEWhen congressional challenger Dan Stover went to bed Sunday night, his online fundraising account was barely over $1,000.Less than 48 hours later, as national headlines screamed sex scandal in Congress, that amount had more than quadrupled.Granted, that seems like a paltry amount, http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/money-pours-in-to-shimkus-challenger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116033324209339763Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:43:00 +00002006-10-08T13:47:22.096-05:00http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/neighborhoods/stories.nsf/madisoncounty/news/story/BE909A1097E44A25862571FC007BF27B?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22stover%22Stover blasts Shimkus over ‘investigation' of Foley e-mailsHarry WeinerOf the Suburban JournalsEdwardsville Journal,Granite City Press Record10/04/2006The scandal involving former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley of Florida has quickly become a campaign http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/httpwww.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116033294713962338Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:40:00 +00002006-10-24T10:27:58.226-05:00John Shimkus and the rest of the Republican cover-up machine - you're on notice!http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/john-shimkus-and-rest-of-republican.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-116006275236806579Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:35:00 +00002007-01-31T11:09:31.773-06:00John Shimkus did nothing wrong?!"I don't know of a single thing I would have done differently," Shimkus said in an interview with the editorial board of The State Journal-Register.Let's review what we know about the scandal. According to the Washington Post, Shimkus and the Speaker were both informed in the fall of 2005, after a former page complained to his Congressional Sponsor, Rep. Rodney http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/10/shimkus-did-nothing-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115623231190325547Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:38:00 +00002006-08-22T02:38:31.920-05:00Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL 19) makes a big fuss about his pro-life views. When it comes to the unborn, Shimkus is against abortion, and opposes federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. On looking at the rest of his voting record, however, one might ask Mr. Shimkus why the already living don’t seem to count as much.I’m talking, of course, about Darfur, the region of Sudan that has been, http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/08/john-shimkus-talking-talk-but-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115506166580545722Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:21:00 +00002007-02-15T02:54:31.980-06:00Danny Stover is making a direct bid for the youth vote. Yesterday, following in Evan Bayh's footsteps, Mr. Stover made his very own profile on Facebook, the popular networking website used mostly by College students, and by some high schools and businesses as well.He states in the "About Me" section:Students and young people across the nation are being written off by politicians and candidates. http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/08/facebook-is-next-big-thing-for-stover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115505987927735761Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:55:00 +00002006-08-08T12:57:59.360-05:00Listen to an interview Dan gave to the Quality News Network. Great stuff - very fiery. In it, he discusses that lousy bait and switch the Republicans played with the minimum wage and the estate tax, as well as other issues.http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/08/qnn-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115346301645160356Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:39:00 +00002007-02-10T08:50:29.810-06:00The President and Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL19) have almost always (more than 80% of the time) been on the same side of a debate. In the most recent national debate, Shimkus and President Bush seem to share a common cause – namely, no federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The President used his first veto on a bill which Congressman Shimkus voted against, a bill that would have,http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/07/stem-cell-research-stover-challenges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115281949150739123Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:29:00 +00002007-02-15T10:42:17.830-06:00The already tense situation in the Middle East has been given additional heat today, as the Israeli Defense Forces attacked Hamas in Gaza, and a seemingly full-scale situation has emerged between Israel and guerilla forces in Lebanon.The thoughts and prayers of myself and everyone at the campaign are directed toward those who are in harm’s way, their families, and all Americans with families and http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/07/statement-concerning-current-situation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115231188781829047Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:36:00 +00002007-01-16T16:33:36.786-06:00Congressional Pay Raise $31,600Minimum wage up 0Living wage - PricelessStover Challenges Shimkus: No Congressional Pay Raise Until Congress Takes Care of Working FamiliesDanny Stover, candidate for the United States Congress in Illinois’ 19th District, is calling upon his opponent, incumbent John Shimkus, to reject a Congressional pay raise until such time that Congress mandates a raise in http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/07/stover-challenges-shimkus-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115108771782656186Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:34:00 +00002006-06-27T14:51:15.416-05:00Danny Stover, Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives, is set to visit the Republic of Korea (South Korea) from June 24th to July 3rd, returning home just in time to celebrate Independence Day.The trip, which he and his wife will be taking with a longtime friend and Korean native, will combine business with pleasure. While there, Stover will be meeting with several http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/06/stover-to-travel-to-republic-of-korea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115108316232955615Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:18:00 +00002006-06-23T13:44:06.346-05:00I’d like to talk today about a subject that is in hot debate in Congress – the minimum wage.The current wage, last raised in 1997 (from $4.25 per hour), is $5.15 per hour. The Congress has been discussing proposals, which Democrats have courageously attached to multiple pieces of legislation to force a debate on the subject, to raise the wage to $7.25 per hour in yearly increments.The minimum http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/06/give-america-raise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115056430314636009Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:10:00 +00002006-06-17T12:27:22.923-05:00Centralia, IL. June 15, 2006The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) have announced their official endorsement of Danny Stover for the United States House of Representatives. Stover, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent John Shimkus for the seat this November.Stover is a long time advocate of labor and workforce issues, something that the http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/06/stover-endorsed-by-afl-cio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29672373.post-115026244162559023Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:20:00 +00002006-06-14T11:14:51.373-05:00Matt here - I work for Danny Stover, the next United States Congressman from Illinois' 19th Congressional District. You know, the one currently held by John Shimkus? Haven't heard of him? That's okay - he tries to keep well under the radar. Actually, it's something of note - it's a gigantic district, representing a wide diversity of people and backgrounds. Take a look:Now you know what I http://blogforstover.blogspot.com/2006/06/stover-for-congress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (IsaidGOODDAYsir!)