Dave the Duck

Jul 25, 04:20 PM CST

Governor Dave Heineman has been spending so much time running away from the issues in this campaign that we should start calling him Ducking Dave Heineman.

First, Dave the Duck wouldn’t take a stand on the spending lid petition. (He still hasn’t).

Then, Dave the Duck refuses to face Nebraskans by refusing to face David Hahn in debates across Nebraska. He wants to have any and all debates broadcast on radio, but none on television. And he demands total control of the debate format – meaning that he doesn’t want to answer any questions from Hahn or concerned citizens.

He refused to even negotiate with the Hahn campaign prior to late last week, and his staff failed to return phone calls for an extended period of time. Then, the campaign had the audacity to send out a press release stating that the two campaigns were set to debate three times, once in each Congressional District. After going weeks without returning calls from the Hahn campaign, they called 10 minutes prior to sending out the release.

Dave the Duck found time to rig debates as best he could – yet he still won’t tell Nebraskans if he supports the potentially DISASTROUS constitutional amendment on state spending.

Dave the Duck wants to limit debates, control formats and hide his face from television cameras. This is behavior fit for a political quack, but not a governor. When was the last time at least one debate during a campaign for the governor’s office was not televised statewide?

Maybe Dave the Duck would agree to meaningful debates if Chuck Hagel and his other bosses told him it’s okay.

– by eric | Send this to a friend

  1. Eric, so long as you don’t send out direct mail pieces with David Hahn holding a duck, I’m happy.
    — Dave Sund    Jul 25, 08:16 PM CST #
  2. Will we be seeing a repeat of the 1992 George Bush “chicken” running around at the Govenor’s events? Sounds like the Nebraska Democratic Party is in the market for a duck costume.
    — Ryan Anderson    Jul 26, 12:53 AM CST #
  3. Ryan, are you volunteering to wear the costume? We’ll need your measurements soon.
    — Eric    Jul 26, 07:24 AM CST #
  4. This all has to do with the Republican reply to what they term as our “Cut and Run” policies. They’ve adopted the “Duck and Cover” policy.
    — Brian T. Osborn    Jul 26, 08:54 AM CST #
  5. David Hahn’s grandfather ran a hatchery. David learned to “candle” chickens. That is a process for checking the embryo to determine if there is a chicken inside. Why not organize a mass candling of the Governors Mansion or the State Capitol to determine if there is “chicken” inside.
    — Tom    Jul 26, 09:22 AM CST #
  6. Ha ha Eric. I think I might just be allergic to poultry ;)
    — Ryan Anderson    Jul 26, 12:09 PM CST #
  7. As a former ornery little kid, and a fair waterfowl hunter, it seems to me that skillful, relaxing, melodic use of numerous duck calls in his proximity, may draw the unelected one a little closer.
    — Steve Hollister    Jul 27, 12:29 PM CST #

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