tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70110429584224189062011-04-21T12:51:43.125-07:00Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679352468526776274noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011042958422418906.post-2919107299700714392007-05-12T18:04:00.000-07:002007-05-12T18:09:20.616-07:00In 2006, there was no Democratic candidate for the House seat in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District. Rep. Jeff Flake, a Republican, was opposed only by a Libertarian candidate.<br /><br />I have filed with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the House seat in 2008. If no one more qualified steps forward, at least I will give the voters in AZ-06 a Democrat to vote for.<br /><br />The Southeast Valley Insider column of the Arizona Republic on October 19, 2006, published this item:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong>Election a joke for Flake</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">An easy campaign for re-election turned U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake into a comedian Wednesday. During a ceremony at the Boeing Company's Mesa facility, Flake loosened the crowd up with a few jokes."It's a great day to be in Arizona in the fall, it's a great day to be Boeing, it's also a great day for a Republican not to have an opponent," Flake told the crowd."This is my first time not having an opponent, there's a write-in Libertarian, and it's great," he said. "It feels like a Cuban election. I think those Communists were onto something."Perhaps realizing his comedy might not appeal to everybody, Flake asked, "There's no press here, right?"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7011042958422418906-291910729970071439?l=richard-grayson-for-congress-az--6.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679352468526776274noreply@blogger.com0