Virgil Goode: “I’m a Peon.”

Honestly, if the schtick Virgil Goode runs gets any more unbelievable, I’ll have to lower my expectations of him further than they already are. In an exchange during last night’s debate in Danville, Congressman Goode claimed that Tom Perriello is all-powerful with his allies in the Democratic Party and all those people in New York [...]

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Virgil Goode: ‘Fair Tax Prebate’, But Not For Everybody

Virgil Goode’s latest panderment is this Fair Tax, which is anything but. It proposes to do away with income tax, in favor of a system where a ‘prebate’ of sales taxes and other taxes would be given for each person. Predictably, Virgil is not interested in covering just anyone. He has to interject his homophobia [...]

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Virgil Goode Refuses To Debate; Was To Be Held Tomorrow

From the Perriello Campaign: DebateGate Day 6 – “Duck, Duck, Goode” Officially Blows Off Televised Debate Perriello to Hold Press Conferences Outside NBC 29 and ABC 13 Studios October 6, 2008—Ivy, VA—Rep. Virgil Goode has blown off NBC 29 and ABC 13, saying that he will not reschedule a televised debate that has been on [...]

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Virgil Goode’s No-Show; Day 5

From the Perriello Campaign: DebateGate Day 5 – Perriello Challenges Goode; Tucker Watkins Avoids Responsibility October 5, 2008—Ivy, VA—Tom Perriello, Democratic candidate for the fifth district, released a web video today challenging Rep. Virgil Goode to show up to the televised debate on October 7 that has been on the calendar for over six months. [...]

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Virgil Goode Still Not Debating, Day 2

From the Perriello Campaign: DebateGate Day 2: Goode Puts Fundraising Ahead of Voters Tucker Watkins Thrown Under Bus for Scheduling Error October 2, 2008—Ivy, VA—Rep. Virgil Goode told WSLS10 that he is backing out of a televised debate because he is scheduled to be at a fundraiser that night. “It’s just wrong that in a [...]

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Virgil Goode Wimps Out of Debate Scheduled Since April

From the Perriello Campaign: Goode Running Scared, Backs Out of Televised Debate October 1, 2008—Charlottesville, VA—NBC 29 reported today that Rep. Virgil Goode will back out of the 5th District televised debate that has been on the calendar since April. He cited “a scheduling conflict.” The debate was deliberately scheduled on the same night as [...]

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