Why Does Paul Milde Hate Free Speech?

Many of us in the Fredericksburg Region still have not acclimated to the uncomfortable truth that a convicted felon represents the Aquia District on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. 
But, give Republicans some credit; they learned to bury the hatchet.  Former Stafford GOP Chair Steven Apicella went from calling for Paul Milde’s withdrawal from the 2005 race against Kandy Hilliard to accepting Milde’s offer to appoint [...]

Fox News Hires Actors to Pose as Guests

This is Reid Godshaw’s headshot. Reid’s roles include Drunk Boy #2 in National Lampoons Van Wilder, and a frustrated consumer on Fox Business. Reid has been paid by Fox multiple times to appear as a guest according to MaxConsole, a blog for videogame aficionados. Godshaw went on the show to complain that Sony refused to replace his Playstation 3 because it was [...]

2008: What will be Virginia’s #1 wedge-issue?

Last year, Del. Bob Marshall and his cohorts placed on the ballot and passed a Virginia Constitutional amendment on marriage.  This year, after the public relations nightmare that followed the passing of Abusive Driver Fees, several Virginia Republicans - running for re-election to the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate - successfully pressed the illegal immigration issue.
So, what wedge-issue can we expect [...]

Highway sign we’d like to see…

Call for Entries: F2B’s 1st Ever Turkey-of-the-Year-Award

Here at Fred2Blue, we are all about tradition.  As our own proud tradition goes back…uh…4 days…we are announcing the first-annual Fred2Blue Turkey-of-the-Year Award. 
 We are now calling for entries.
What is your choice for the Fredericksburg area’s Turkey of the Year?:
Is it a:  Person?  Thing?  Event?  Election-Year Issue?  Media Outlet?
Entries will be judged on a totally-subjective basis.  [...]

Free Lance-Star: Sends a Reporter to Wittman Rally. Forgit? Nah.

The day after Phil Forgit and Rob Wittman won their respective party’s nomination for the 1st Congressional District’s special election on Dec. 11, the headline read: Wittman Wins District Nod. So I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, the weekend after both the Forgit and Wittman campaigns hold rallys, the Forgit event was [...]

Phil Forgit Speaks About His Time in Iraq

Cross-posted at Raising Kaine 
On his way to campaign in Fauquier Co. Saturday morning, (Yes, the 1st district stretches from Hampton Roads to Fauquier. It’s ridiculous.) Phil Forgit stopped in Stafford to talk to some local Democrats as we get focused on the upcoming special election on Dec. 11. He answered a lot of questions about [...]

And Now, For Something Completely Different: Fred2Blue!

In Dec., 2005, then Fredericksburg-based and award-winning reporter for the Washington Post (WAPO), Michelle Boorstein, announced locally that she would be returning to the paper’s offices in D.C. to cover the religion beat.
For her, it was a well-deserved promotion, but for readers in the Fredericksburg area, it was a disaster.
During that same month, the WAPO – [...]