Kimball for Congress

More Americans cutting ties with the party system.

Charles Kimball — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:50:44 +0000

http://pewresearch.org/databank/dailynumber/?NumberID=1513&src=prc-newsletter

Link to interview on KCPW

Charles Kimball — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:44:26 +0000

http://kcpw.org/files/2012/05/052512PUCCHARLESKIMBALL.mp3

After the initial jitters, all went fairly well.

Listen and comment

http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2012/11/03/andrade-kimball-garrard-dont-hold-back-they-want-utahs-2nd-congressional-seat/

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55175925-78/andrade-candidates-congressional-constitution.html.csp

Ideological Camps

Charles Kimball — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:51:50 +0000

“When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies, to be met not with cooperation but with conquest; to be subjugated and mastered. We learn, at the last, to look at our brothers as aliens, men with whom we share a city, but not a community; men bound to us in common dwelling, but not in common effort. We learn to share only a common fear, only a common desire to retreat from each other, only a common impulse to meet disagreement with force.” Robert Kennedy 1968.

Is there common ground for conversation.

Charles Kimball — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:49:09 +0000

“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars… Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” MLK

The only way to end the two party stalemate is to seek a common ground where ideological differences become not the end of the conversation but the beginning. Leadership sees beyond the next poll and seeks the possibility that tomorrow offers.

Disparities in Income Growth 1947-2007

Charles Kimball — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:08:05 +0000

Where do you fall on the Income line?

Leadership and the way forward

Charles Kimball — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:22:35 +0000

In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt noted that “a fierce discontent” was gripping the country. Politics had become the source of great agitation and malice, having become an industry that ignored the needs of everyday citizens. Sadly, that discontent exists in our body politic today. The politics of influence, an economy of favor serves to enrich those who least need help while ignoring those most in need. The silent majority of average citizens who see politics as corrupt have lost trust in our leaders and in democracy itself. Strength of character and the courage to lead has given way to a form moralistic/financial gerrymandering which has rob the country of its voice and its collective will to work towards a better day. We, as a nation no longer talk to one another; we simply talk past one another opting for the easy path of speaking to those who mimic our thoughts. This is not how a nation moves forward, nor is how a nation builds consensus and long term prosperity.

Our political system has become stagnant for many Americans as have their incomes. For most Americans, a continuing jobs crisis; underemployment; low pay; runaway college debt, and the palpable distrust in our political system ultimately refer to the failure of our political parties to represent the broad middle class.

The need to raise massive amounts of money to run for office should be warning that our election process turns legislators into panhandlers. The end result being an ideological circus bent on extremism and profiteering. Money distorts the process and devalues the role of the vote by ignoring any discussion on real issues that concern most middle class Americans. Democracy once rested on organizations, such as unions and civic groups, which helped voters understand what was at stake in policy debates. On pocketbook economic issues, those civic groups are dead, dying or endangered. Given their fall, and blatant influence peddling by moneyed interests, disaffection and distrust of government has flourished. The American Dream was never supposed to be a hedge fund. The “welfare moms” of Reagan have been replaced by the Wall Street financiers and Corporate CEO’s who have leveraged long term prosperity for short term gain while they ensure their bonuses.

There is no doubt that campaign reform is essential and long overdue. Unfortunately it is a reform that both Republican Party and the Democratic Party is incapable of enacting. You cannot regulate those who need legislation when you have your hands in their wallet.

Robert Kennedy speaking to the crowd in Indianapolis on the day of Martin Luther King’s assassination said “What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.” To that I would add the endangered middle class and democracy itself.

Musings

Emily — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:55:49 +0000

Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

— Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems)

Less shifting of duties and a cleaner kitchen

Emily — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:14:49 +0000

As a former small business owner I learned to lead by example. The title of Chef/Owner only meant that washing dishes and scrubbing floors were part of my job description. It is my willingness to work hard, to find answers and get the job done that I will bring to Washington. Humbled by failure, I get right back up to try again. This is the America I know. We are never down for long. It is this can do spirit, this independent spirit that we need in Congress. I don’t have all the answers, but together we can certainly find them.

Charles

Candidates file for Utah elections

Emily — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:55:23 +0000

From president to school board, candidates file for Utah elections

Here’s a great story in the Salt Lake Tribune about the day I filed to run for Congress in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/53728870-90/district-filed-former-kimball.html.csp

Head Shot 4

Emily — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:16:48 +0000

Head Shot 3

Emily — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:16:17 +0000

Head Shot 2

Emily — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:12:03 +0000

Head Shot 1

Emily — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:11:05 +0000