All I expect from a politician is they do what they said they would do, they are honest, and they have a solid moral compass. Is that really too much to ask?
For those of you who have children, a simple question could answer whether or not you should support a candidate…would you want candidate X to marry my daughter (or son)? If the answer is NO, I suggest you might be supporting the wrong candidate.
As a resident of Prince William County for 13 years, I would highly recommend you DO NOT vote for Corey Stewart to represent the Republican Party for the upcoming election for the Virginia Governor. Those of us in PWC who know Corey Stewart like to joke about how we love “election year Corey.” During the year before Mr. Stewart runs for re-election, he is the most solid conservative in the Commonwealth. As soon as the election is over, Mr. Stewart runs quickly to the left and becomes a solid liberal when voting as the Chairman. His philosophy has been that we, the commoners, will forget about all his liberal indiscretions and focus on his most recent conservative achievements. In other words, he believes the electorate has a very short memory.
Before I get too far into this article, I want to say I wish no ill on Corey Stewart. For those of you who have actually met him, you know he can be a very charming man; someone who would be fun to have a beer with. I wasn’t going to say anything negative about Mr. Stewart’s run for governor; I was going to give him a pass. However, “Reason #2” below recently pushed me over the edge on keeping my opinions to myself. And quite frankly, those of you who really don’t know him deserve to know who you may be cheering for.
Mr. Stewart likes to brag about how he has cut taxes in PWC and how low our taxes are compared to the rest of Northern Virginia. As a PWC resident, I have no idea what he’s talking about. PWC is the second highest county in the state when it comes to property tax rates; second only to Loudoun. The only reason our taxes appear to be lower than other Northern Virginia areas is because the price of our homes in PWC are much less than places such as Fairfax and Arlington; sometimes half the price. And personal property taxes are through the roof. Last year, my wife and I paid $1523 for our two American vehicles. That’s a cost of $127 a month to the County for the privilege of driving our vehicles. Recently, we traded one of our vehicles in for a purchase and this year we are projecting our tax bill to be around $1900 ($158 per month). Anytime a person considers buying a new car in PWC, they have to consider the monthly cost of paying the County. In addition, we have a dog tax, a burglar alarm response tax, a congestion relief tax (when you sell your home) and several other fun taxes.
For the record, any recent conservative achievements in PWC would have never come to fruition if it weren’t for the leadership and determination of Republican Supervisors Pete Candland, Jeanine Lawson, and Ruth Anderson. Yes, Mr. Stewart voted in favor of many of these recent achievements; however, in non-election years, these three are fighting hard against Chairman Stewart’s tax and spend tendencies.
If you truly are a conservative, here are three solid reasons (among many, many more) to keep Corey Stewart from the Governor’s Mansion:
Reason #1: A few years ago Mr. Stewart led the charge to raise property taxes in PWC by over 21% (4% a year) over a five year period. We were flabbergasted by Chairman Stewart’s defiance of his constituents who pleaded with him to not raise taxes. Thankfully, after two years, we got a reprieve by “election year Corey” and by the leadership of Pete Candland, Jeanine Lawson and Ruth Anderson. I can’t imagine Mr. Stewart being able to reduce taxes in Virginia when he couldn’t do it in PWC. He can’t help himself; he loves to tax and spend…ABC.
Reason #2: Mr. Stewart likes to attack Ed Gillespie for taking campaign contributions from big donors and he rails against wasteful spending. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Under Mr. Stewart’s “leadership,” there are millions and millions of dollars being wasted in PWC. As I write this article, Corey Stewart is leading the charge to build a stadium for a minor league baseball team in a very bad location. In a nutshell, this bad idea started with the construction funding coming from a $25 million check from the team’s owner, a $30 million dollar check from the developer, and $10 million coming from naming rights. Total = $65 million in 2012. Fast forward to 2017…under the current deal, the owner is now NOT writing the big check, the developer is NOT writing a check at all and the naming rights money will go to the team owner. The land will be owned by the developer, the stadium will be owned by the County (on leased land) and the 76 year old team owner will sign a 30 year payment plan to the County…all funded by taxpayers of PWC courtesy of, and orchestrated by the “leadership” of, Corey Stewart with the help of a few other libs who plan on issuing county bonds to fund it.
By the way, Mr. Stewart has just happened to have taken $140,000 in campaign donations from the team, the team’s owner and the original developer. Like many other scams perpetrated by some of our elected officials, the PWC taxpayers are getting fleeced again by Mr. Stewart and his band of libs…is this who you want to be our next Governor?…ABC.
Reason #3. Woodbridge, Virginia has a Democratic County Supervisor who was up for re-election to a 3rd term in 2015. Woodbridge is a heavily populated Democratic area in eastern Prince William, but the supervisor was very weak and had made some big mistakes during his time in office. He could have been beaten, but no one wanted to challenge him. Then one day, one year before the election, a very good candidate popped up and was willing to run against the incumbent.
Everyone in the GOP Committee was happy. Many of us thought we had a chance to take another seat from the Democrats. Then, four months later, out of nowhere some guy came to a GOP meeting and announced he was running for Woodbridge Supervisor…WHAT???!!! Who is this guy? And why is Corey Stewart the only person in the room wearing his campaign sticker and backing this guy? As it turns out, this candidate, according to multiple sources, had the most sordid background you could imagine. His reported indiscretions were the kind that normally forced U.S. Senators and Congressmen from office. There were court documents posted on the internet and eye witness testimony to corroborate the indiscretions. On top of that, the candidate had just moved into a Woodbridge apartment from another area. Could it get any worse? The next thing that surfaced was a disgusting rap video made by Stewart’s candidate starring him (the candidate) and a “female friend”…you can’t make this stuff up! This guy didn’t have a chance to win in the general. So why would Corey Stewart be backing this guy? When primary day arrived, it got worse for the candidate. The “female friend’s” ex-husband showed up with a big sign that read, “A VOTE FOR XXXXX XXXXXXX IS A VOTE FOR ADULTERY!” The candidate and his helpers had been handing out endorsement flyers by Corey Stewart all morning. By noon, the candidate was desperately running around trying to talk people into voting for him; it wasn’t working. All of a sudden, a bunch of people showed up with lists of voters and they were seen making phone calls from the lists. Within 30 minutes cars started showing up left and right. By the time the polls closed, Stewart’s candidate won the primary by approximately 100 votes. Of course he went on to lose the general election. Stewart’s candidate got 30% of the vote and 10% were write-ins. Instead of Mr. Stewart backing a family man, a man with integrity, and a man with a chance to win a new seat on the Board of County Supervisors, he foisted his broken and seriously flawed candidate on us, and we lost the seat. To this day, people do not understand why.
Is this who you want in the Governor’s Mansion?…ABC.
For those of you who are not aware, it’s very important to point out that we have a 6-2 Republican majority in PWC on the Board of County Supervisors. If Corey Stewart were a real leader and conservative, PWC would be a conservative utopia. Instead, he and a few other RINOs have run the County into the ground and now we are starting to be overrun by Democrats and their votes. We’ve already lost the School Board and most recently the Clerk of the Court. Thanks to Corey Stewart’s “leadership,” I fear we will possibly lose the Board of Supervisors. After watching him for the past several years, it wouldn’t shock me if Mr. Stewart ran as a Democrat in the next county supervisor election.
Now for many of you who have fallen for Mr. Stewart’s charm (and false statements), this article is going to be a big slap in the face. I am not trying to make you feel silly or hurt your feelings, I am just trying to tell you Mr. Stewart isn’t who you think he is; and once again, you deserve to know it. It’s always upsetting to find out someone you really like isn’t who they say they are; sometimes the truth isn’t so pleasant. And for those of you who are firing up their keyboards and getting ready to pounce on me for being a __________ (you fill in the blank), I ask you to calm down and do your research. You’ll see for yourself who Corey Stewart really is, and why so many Prince William conservatives refuse to back him.
Virginia is a purple state turning blue. We can fight back and try to bring it back to a red state or we can continue to prop up bad candidates who turn off conservative voters. We need to pick the candidate this year who has the best chance of winning in November. Take it from a PWC resident who has kept up on its elected officials, Corey Stewart is NOT that person…ABC.
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Hoo-boy. We’ve gone from whether a candidate qualifies to be a national preacher to whether you would want him to marry your daughter? How absurd. No, I want him to do a job.
If I have a broken pipe in my house I want to know one simple thing: Can the plumber fix it? I don’t care if he is perfect. I don’t care if he drinks after work. I only want one thing: I want my pipes fixed.
Corey Stewart is the nominee for US Senate for the Republican Party.
End of discussion.
Stop wasting all our time with nonsense and deal with it.
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I’ve lived in Prince William for 27 years and I think Corey Stewart is the best candidate for Governor of Virginia. Not sure which PWC residents you polled for this story! Voted for him every time he has run for Chairman and his stance on illegal immigration is why I’ve voted for him. He’s also battling the crazy nonsense of erasing Virginia’s history. The liberal left’s insanity of taking down statues and renaming schools & highways is just ridiculous and Establishment Enron Ed won’t take on any of these issues. Corey Stewart for Governor or Virginia!!
I didn’t have to poll anyone to write this article. I have lived through Mr. Stewart’s wrath for several years. Not one GOP elected representative from PWC is endorsing Stewart. If that and the fact he endorsed the nasty guy to be the Woodbridge Supervisor doesn’t give you pause, then you and I have very different definitions of the word, conservative.
So I read all the comments and it almost appears that people haven’t read the article…it almost seems like they are reacting from the title of the article. This article is not about Ed Gillespie, it’s about Corey Stewart and his lack of “core values”. I would point back to this part of the article: “If you truly are a conservative, here are three solid reasons (among many, many more) to keep Corey Stewart from the Governor’s Mansion:” Without pointing fingers at any individual, I have a difficult time thinking someone is a conservative if this information doesn’t disturb them. If your NOT a conservative, then just say so. Your comments would make a lot more sense if you weren’t…then we can just agree to disagree.
When one commits adultery, it is a sacred bond of the family broken.
COUNT ME OUT , I WILL OBSTAIN.
Vote for another , another to represent who ?
My family ?
Legal Employment?
Legal Commerce?
More than likely they will be representing illegal aliens.
Just another form of infidelity not representing a citizen.
Infidelity is broken contract with your whole family.
People wondered why we voted for Trump; we voted for Trump to build the darn wall , to protect us from the infidelity s of our elected officals.
Ask yourself why his fellow republicans on the PWC Board of Supervisors are all supporting someone else. Not one member of the Board has endorsed Corey.
To those who like his stance on immigration, that wasn’t recent. What has he done lately (on the topic of immigration or any other topic)?
Look, Jeanine, the political landscape has changed. Trump said a lot of outrageous thing during his campaign. There was that tape that came out (ooff!), and everyone thought he was done. Now there is a complete political reversal in France because citizens are fed up
with a government that puts infiltrators and terrorists ahead of its own
people. With all the weird engineered social crap being thrown at us from the left that we are being forced to accept, you
are shocked at a Confederate flag!
Look at Corey’s core principals and how he was the first one to take a stand against illegal immigration in PW Co. This was a very controversial stand at the time, and he is still being targeted for it.
Many of the dreg illegals wound up in Fairfax and other neighboring
counties. They are costing us millions, committing crimes, running drugs, sex trafficking, and ruining the sense of safety that we had in Va.
It is too bad that ICE, under Obama,refused to even provide him with the information he requested on what happened to those illegals turned over after arrest. You and your Ed lackeys already had it in for Corey way before this flag issue. You have been attacking him for
months. I expected a little less bias of a conservative blog.
see https://edforvirginia.com/facts/
Bill, I’m still waiting for that Rap video link.
I apologize for not getting back sooner…see previous reply.
I don’t see the case being made to vote for ED-stabishment. Those who aren’t supporting Corey, in the past where lining up to kiss his ass for their pet projects.
Not one word of PWC Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart’s signature achievement: driving the ILLEGALS OUT of PWC! That was awesome! I want Governor Corey Stewart to do the same for Virgina!
Amnesty Ed Gillespie won’t. Period.
Former big-business lobbyist Ed Gillespie is too beholden to them and will put THEIR corporate welfare interests over Virginian citizens. Besides, Enron Ed is an open-borders globalist who has publicly supported the Gang of 8 bill? Remember that, and its, “ultimate pathway of citizenship” for ALL the ILLEGALSA currently here? Ed enthusiasticly embraced that concept during a Larry Kudlow interview in June 2013. Go look it up.
Establishment Ed is a Bush-dynasty era hanger-on. He’s running with big money donors because, “It’s HIS turn”, and the Establishment is still sore Jeb didn’t win. Enron Ed is the #NeverTrump candidate. No thanks.
I voted for Trump last year, and this year I’m voting for Stewart. #populism
Corey passed a law against illegal immigrants a decade ago in another time (and with the votes of others – he didn’t do it alone.) Other than raising taxes, what has he done in the last decade?
This statement is ridiculous given that Corey got national attention for advocating for enforcing our immigration laws, and this is basically his signature issue. What has Ed done for us lately either? Has ed cracked down on gangs, stood up for Virginia’s heritage, taken a stand on anything other than ed, oh, and Dominion Power?
Ed isn’t in office so it would be impossible for him to do the things you apparently expect him to. Corey didn’t do any of those things before he was elected to office either.
I see 95k from the baseball people where is the rest located at?
Roadside Developers. Check VPAP.org.
Wagner or Stewart will work….establishment Ed, not so much…
I don’t believe I have ever asked the question “….would you want candidate X to marry my daughter (or son)?” and am finding it hard to think of one politician that I could actually approve of in such a case. That being said, it is becoming apparent that the most electable conservative for governor will be Gillespie. Doesn’t mean I would let him marry my daughter (or son), it just means he is the most electable of the three GOP candidates. Not a very compelling reason for voting for Ed, I know. I’m just hoping it is enough to defeat Tiny Tom.
Okay, Bill. For those of us who are not intricate with every minor annoyance in PWC that you can try to blame on Stewart, at least have the decency to post the rap video. You’ve now opened the floor gates and bated us, and inquiring minds want to know.
Really, how low down can you get? We need real change in our commonwealth from a man who has a consistent record of having the gumption to stand up for causes that seem unpopular at the time, such as cracking down on illegal immigrant thugs. And all you can do is trot out a jealous ex? One could drew the conclusion that you are just jumping on the better funded Ed bandwagon.
Sir or Ma’am, I have given you all you need to know to conduct research on this topic. One of the reasons I wrote this article is because many Americans do not research candidates properly. They listen to their rhetoric and vote for them if they feel good. I am not trying to be mean-spririted or point any fingers at individuals. But to speed this process up, google 2015 Woodbridge, VA supervisor race. Find out who the winning Republican was. Then google that man’s name along with rap video. You’ll see the video. I have no axe to grind here. Trust me when I say Corey Stewart is NOT who he says he is. Take care.
Thanks for the article, made me laugh, rain or not I will be door knocking and calling for Corey this evening after work. It is so funny when people from PWC say crap about Corey, yet he wins elections there time after time after time. Seems voters like him and EdBots don’t, nothing new there.
It’s good to stay involved in the party process.
Of course it is. Even better to have moral standards and do what’s right even in the face of adversity. Never ever compromise right and wrong for a lobbyist, they do that enough themselves.
The electoral process yes !
Party process no!
This story uses ABC (anybody but Corey), ok
There once was one a captivating enntertainer who used TCB (taking care of business ), thanks Elvis!
Now we have Enron Ed once again TCB, the difference today with TCB it is taking care of businessman.
I for in minute do not feel threatened by a ;
Republican Attorney General
John Adams
Republican Lt. Governor
Bryce Reeves
and any Democrat Governor
with the Republican General Assembly.
A 8 year History in Va. has shown that both R&D at election time blame the other to obtain an election win , then really have nothing any different.
Republicans will only address illegal immigration when it is actually found that illegal immigrants swayed an election outcome , today it is used just as campaign talking points. Notice we don’t here people screaming anymore about E Verify , is that because it will not work , or they actually desire the labor?
LU Debate Ed spoke of getting rid of DPOR regulations.
What DPOR regulations would Ed not enforce ?
What DPOR regulations would he get rid of ?
How many jobs will deregulating DPOR net?
What is the outstanding total owed in fines to Va. Dept. of Treasury by Building Contractors who are not compliant with DPOR regulations.
Will the R GA & Ed allow contractor license reciprocity with the State of Pennsylvania?
How many and how much of these existing Non compliant fines are issued to unlicensed contractors /companies that were brokered/pimped by a Pennsylvania company?
And NOVA wonders why they have an illegal immigrant problem coming from MD.
I appreciate the insight. I felt something was awry whenever I heard him speak and now my feelings have been affirmed. I don’t like him and now I know why. We do live in a blue state and to win statewide, Ed Gillespie is our best choice in 2017.
Yeah, Ed sure helped turn it red when he handed us Warner…..Palm smash….. Ugggg. Ed couldn’t win in November against a paper bag!
And you think someone running around with the Confederate flag is going to prevail in a general election? The electorate will support that? I think not.
Yes I certainly do,!? I think the majority will welcome it with open arms. Especially when they realize, like Corey said, it’s NOT about a flag.
It most certainly appears to be about the flag when every picture of Corey has the Confederate flag in the photo. If it’s not about the flag, why is he posing with the Confederate flag instead of with an American flag?
Corey has answered that himself repeatedly. Those of us with the intellect to understand English and the desire to hear what all the candidates say and do understand perfectly what it’s about. If you don’t get it, can’t understand it or just prefer a lobbyist over a patriot then there is nothing I can do to help you. You will have to make your own choices based on your personal limits of comprehension.
That’s fine because I never asked for your help, did I?
No, but you did run that mouth and comment on my comment, so I assume that if you talk to me, which you clearly did, then I can answer. Or does EdBots not allow the 1st amendment anymore?
I’m not an Edit but you are certainly a Corrupt. The problem is, I know Corey well, and I am well aware that there are two Corey:. Campaign Corey and. In-Office Corey are two entirely different people. They are complete opposites. Corey will campaign on lower taxes – then raise them once in office. Whatever he says now, expect the opposite if he were to win. That won’t happen, by the way. I’m out of town at this moat a big event where every single statewide candidate is here. Except Corey. Again!
He’s a “damn” Yankee too.
Look, Jeanine, the political landscape has
changed. Trump said a lot of outrageous
thing during his campaign. There was
that tape that came out (ooff!), and everyone thought he was done. Now
there is a complete political reversal in France because citizens are fed up
with a government that puts infiltrators and terrorists ahead of its own
people. With all the weird engineered social
crap being thrown at us from the left that we are being forced to accept, you,
a Virginian, are shocked at a Confederate flag!
A
Look at Corey’s core principals and how he
was the first one to take a stand against illegal immigration in PW Co. This was a very controversial stand at the
time, and he is still being targeted for it.
Many of the dreg illegals wound up in Fairfax and other neighboring
counties. They are costing us millions,
committing crimes, running drugs, sex trafficking, and ruining the sense of
safety that we had in Va.
It is too bad that ICE, under Obama,
refused to even provide him with the information he requested on what happened
to those illegals turned over after arrest.
You and your Ed lackeys already had it in for Corey way before this flag
issue. You have been attacking him for
months. I expected a little less bias of
a conservative blog.
Over 250,000 McCain voters voted for Warner in 2008. Ed united the the GOP and lost under .5% in 2014. Ed won precincts that Trump got crushed in.
Has Ed ever won an election?
No, you are just a snob. You don’t want the best candidate. You want to uphold elitism and you fear criticism by the mainstream media.
Freitas for Senate!
Outstanding article. Thank you.