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Roger Koopman lives in HD 66 in Bozeman.<br /> 2) John Vincent is tough on meth. Roger Koopman compiled the Legislature’s lowest and worst voting record on this dangerous drug.<br /> 3) John Vincent was a classroom teacher for 30 years. Committed to quality public education. Roger Koopman had the second lowest legislative voting record on education, teachers and kids in the 2005 Legislature (6 percent).<br /> 4) John Vincent is a strong supporter of public access to public lands and streams. Co-sponsor of Montana's landmark Stream Access Law. Roger Koopman voted three times to kill "public access to public streams" legislation in the 2005 Legislature.<br /> 5) Tough on crime. Roger Koopman voted against requiring convicted felons (including felons convicted of violent sexual assaults) to provide a DNA sample to help solve "cold case file"crimes.<br /> 6) John Vincent is a moderate and bipartisan candidate and has been endorsed both by Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Republican Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger.<br /> 7) John Vincent is effective. In 1981 John was selected as one of the most effective legislators in the House (10th). Quite an accomplishment when a majority of the votes cast were by Republicans! In the 2005 Legislature, Roger Koopman failed to pass any of the bills he had drafted and introduced out of the House (zero for 14).<br /> 8) John Vincent has an eight-point U.S. Highway 191 safety plan ready to be introduced in the 2007 Legislature. Roger Koopman failed to lead the Legislature to provide adequate funding for Highway 191 safety.<br /> There are many more reasons, but I am out of space.<br /> Al Jaeger<br /> Bozeman</p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/11/reasons_to_vote.php">09:09 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/11/reasons_to_vote.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>October 04, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000205">"He stepped on my toe, teacher!"</h3> <p>The Koopster Wails (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)<br /> <strong>Spocking the Media</strong><br /> <em>Commentary by Ron Pulcini</em></p> <p>If I were the publisher of the only newspaper in town and a candidate came into MY office, whining about his opponent maligning him in an ad in my paper, I'd point to the door and say: "Bring your opponent in with you and I'll listen - to both of you!" Either that, idiot, or buy an ad yourself!</p> <p>But the rules of unbiased journalism are more often than not ignored at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, so Roger Koopman can barge in on Walt Williams, "take[ing] issue with a political advertisement in the Chronicle that states that the representative 'has the Legislature's worst voting record on fighting meth.'" Wahhh! </p> <p>Republican Playground Dynamics doesn't even qualify at the middle school level.</p> <p>Why in the name of yellow journalism did the Editor of the Chronicle think they owed Koopman FREE rebuttal space? If I were the Display Ad Sales Director, I would have hopped all over the editorial side of the building: "We could have doubled our revenue if you hadn't given Koopman free space!" John Vincent, after all, PAID for his ad(s); the Chronicle turns around and gives over 50 inches of free "news" space. AND, a 30 pt type headline! </p> <p>Here are a few questions for Walt Williams: 1) Had Koopman filed the charges (with the state Commissioner of Political Practices) BEFORE he walked in the door? If he had NOT, then it should not have been regarded as a story until it had become a matter of "public record." Did Williams ask Vincent to come in for a rebuttal? Williams doesn't describe HOW he got Vincent's comments - as in, "When reached by phone…" 3) Where is Vincent's photo? If, as Williams purports his article to be, about BOTH candidates, why not TWO photos?</p> <p>This is the kind of journalism that doesn't deserve being labeled good Press Release Reportage! It's more like LAZY-REPORTER-CAN'T-GET-OFF-HIS-ASS REPORTAGE! (In Williams' defense, the Chronicle is so niggardly about mileage expenses [22 cents per mile?] that you can't blame the guy for just sitting there waiting for stories to drop in.) If the Chronicle send Williams to cover the next legislative session will he just sit in the media room waiting for legislators to walk in with their tales of Woe or triumph?</p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/he_stepped_on_m.php">03:55 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/he_stepped_on_m.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>