Oct 15 Campaign Expenditure Report

 My personal expenditures for both the primary and general election campaigns for election to Montana’s U.S. House District 2, as of October 15, 2024, are $4,410.99. This leaves a remaining balance of $589.01 to cover the cost of two more 3-day swings through eastern Montana this week and next, with the firm intent of remaining under the Federal Elections Commission threshold of $5,000 before being required to begin formal reporting of political campaign fund-raising and spending.

Respectfully, 

John B Driscoll, Eastern Montana Candidate, U.S. Congress

MT2 Campaign Expenses:

Filing fee: $1,740

Democrat Hat: $20 ( No Receipt)

Gas @ Forsyth $45.58 (Miles City/Glendive )

Gas @ Miles City $$24.35 (MC/Glendive trip)

Gas @ Helena. $38.63 (MC/Glendive trip)

Running Sub-Total: $128.55 plus Filing Fee

Gas@Helena $29.55 (Great Falls Debate)

Gas@Helena $9.04 (Boulder Speech)

Dinner Tickets $50.00 Boulder Speech)

Running Sub-Total: $217.14 plus Filing Fee

Gas @ Havre $39.44

Gas @ Helena $26.24

Havre Dinner Ticket $35.00 (No Receipt)

Running Sub-Total: $318.02

Remaining Balance: $2941.98

AFL-CIO Interview gas. $44.29 (Hamilton Gas)

Running Sub-Total: $362.31

Remaining Balance: $2897.69

American Legion Speech: $154.60 (NoWhere)

$42.59 (Jordan)

$16.76. (Miles City)

$25.63.(Billings)

$41.47. (Helena)

$281.05 (Trip)

Running Sub-Total: $643.36

Remaining Balance: $2616.64 

Sidney Community Stage Speech

Gas @Cook City: $43.35

Shower @Lockwood $15 (Friday)

Shower @Lockwood $15 (Saturday)

Gas @Lockwood $28.74

Ingomar Rodeo $10.00

Shower @Lockwood $15.00 (Sunday)

Parking Ticket @Billings $10.00

Gas @circle K Billings $48.15

Shower @Lockwood $15.00

Gas @Fort Smith $45.38

Gas @Custer $40.89

Camp spot Makishika $9.00

Shower @Glendive $10.00

Richland Fair @Sidney $2.00

Gas @Glendive (Trailstart) $49.16

Gas @Columbus $41:30

Gas @Helena $28.42

Trip total: $426.38

Running Sub-total: $1,069.75

Remaining Balance: $2,190.25

Donation to HCTV: $100.00

Remaining Balance: $2,090.25

Jefferson County Swing: $23.85 (S. Helena)

Remaining Balance: $2,066.40

6th swing:

Gas @Brady: $33.25

Remaining Balance: $2,033.15

Shower @Shelby: $15.00

Remaining Balance: $2,018.15

Gas @Whitefish: $41.76

Running Balance: $1,976.39

Gas @Sweetgrass: $39.93

Running Balance: $1,936.46

Shower @Shelby: $1,921.46

Gas@Inverness: $26.00

Running Balance: 1,896.46

Gas @Helena: $43.39

Running Balance: $1,853.07

Gas@Park City: $36.82

Running Balance: $1,816.25

Gas @Big Timber: $50.57

Running Balance: $1,765.68

5:15 Gas @ Townsend: $52.36

Running Balance: $1713.32

6:04 Gas @Helena: $4.08

Running Balance: $1709.24

6:10 : Home

0700 Shower at Lockwood: $15.00

08:45 Gas at Lame Deer $48.56

9/14 Remaining Balance: $1645.68

8:30 overnight Medicine Rocks: $9.00

9/14 remaining Balance: $1,636.68

9/15 Gas at Baker: $37.21

9/15 Remaining Balance: $1,608.47

9/15 Gas at Plentywood: $46.99

9/15 Remaining Balance $1,561.48

9/16 gas at Scoby; $23.60

9/16 Remaining Balance: $1,537.88

9/16 gas at Malta: $25.99

9/16 Remaining Balance: $1,511.89

9/17 Gas at Helena:$43.47

9/17 Remaining Balance: $1,468.42

9/21 Gas at Geraldine: $30.67

9/21 remaining Balance: $1,437.75

9/21 contribution to Hill County Dems: $5.00

9/21 Remaining Balance: $1,432.75

9/23 Gas at Fort Benton: $39.57

9/23 Remaining Balance: $1,393.18

9/23 Gas at Helena: $22.41

9/23: Remaining Balance: $1,370.77

9/23: Deductible for deer wreck: $500.00

9/23: Remaining Balance: $870.77

9/30: Gas at Belt: $32:35

10/1: Remaining Balance:$838.42

10/1: Gas at Chinook: $48.52

10/1 Remaining Balance: $789.90

10/1 Gas at Glasgow:$40.00

10/1: Remaining Balance: $749.00

10/02: Gas at Saco: $47.01

10/02:Remaining Balance: $701.99

10/02: Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs: $13.00

10/02: Remaining Balance: $688.99

10/03: Gas at Roundup: $31.22

10/03:Remaining Balance: $657.77

10/03: Lockwood shower: $15.00

10/03: Remaining Balance: $642.77

10/03: Gas at Three Forks: $46.15

10/03: remaining Balance: $596.62

10/04: Gas at Helena $7.61

10/04: Remaining balance: $589.01

10/15: Funds remaining for MT2: $589.01

Swing #11: 10/16 thru 10/18

Thursday, October 17

10:00 AM Northern Cheyenne Early Vote Event

12:00 PM Crow Early Vote Event

Swing #12: 10/23 thru 10/25

Wednesday, October 23

10:30 AM Rocky Boy Feed

Box Elder, MT

1:15 PM Fort Belknap Feed

3:15 PM Chinook Meet and Greet

5:30 PM Havre GOTV Event

Thursday, October 24th

11:00 AM Glasgow GOTV Event

2:30 PM Fort Peck Feed

6:00 PM Glendive GOTV Event

Friday, October 25th

8:00 AM Miles City GOTV Event

John B Driscoll, Candidate 

U.S. Congress Eastern Montana

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Montana’s Quietist Congressional Race

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OiWGv62KeQ

Winning Without Money

 https://dailymontanan.com/2024/10/11/montanas-low-budget-congressional-candidate-wants-to-win-without-money/

A Time For Atonement

      For Christians, forgiveness and letting go of resentment and anger toward someone who has wronged is central to the Lord’s Prayer. In  the Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever forgives a Muslim, Allah will forgive him." The holiest day in Judaism, the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur, is a time for seeking forgiveness. Yom Kippur will begin at sunset on October 11 and will end with the night of October 12. 

     This year in Montana, October 11 is the day by which all ballots will be mailed to voters on the absentee list, and the bulk of voting in this General Election will begin in earnest. May we vote for the good of Montana and our country without anger or resentment? 

     For me, that means forgiving Benjamin Netanyahu, not just for leading his nation’s bloody over reaction in Gaza to the attack of October 7, but for his consequent attacks on Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Worse yet, he’s clearly dragging our nation, using his “win, win, win” strategy, into another deep battle for Israel in the Middle East. 

     Are others, including Americans of both political parties complicit? Yes, and they must be forgiven as well. While I ask forgiveness from the innocent people of Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iran for deaths in their families from our American made munitions. I especially ask forgiveness from the more than 100,000 innocents and their families in Iraq and the families of the more than 4700 U.S. Service Personnel, all killed since March 2003 by direct actions of the United States conducting a deep battle for the Israel. Those actions began earnestly in Crawford, Texas, on April 3, 2002, when Israeli Leaders Sharon, Eiylan and Netanyahu briefed President George W Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair. There was born a firm determination that resulted in lies about nuclear weapons and terrorism that were used to justify a more than 20 years war.

      Knowing what happened and grieving the loss of two fine sons of fellow smokejumpers, I intend to forgive but not to forget.

Netanyahu Must Go

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4529120/user-clip-netanyahus-expert-testimony-iraq-2002

     Netanyahu in September 2002 influencing Congress to fight Iraq before we invaded. No similar record (so far) of Netanyahu, Sharon and Israeli National Security Advisor Giaron Eiylan briefing UK Prime Minister Blair and U.S. President George W Bush in Crawford, Texas, in early April 2002. Blair mentioned the meeting during the UK’s Iraq Inquiry. Upon leaving Crawford, Texas, Blair said he was convinced “Saddam had to go.” There is apparently no record of the early April 2002 Crawford meeting, but this presentation as an”expert” 5 months later most assuredly conveys his view which never changes. Now, 22 years later, Netanyahu wants a joint U.S.-Israeli effort on Iran. It seems to me we need to tell this guy that the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to have the U.S. declare war, not him. His “win, win, win” terrorism counter action strategy so far is the reverse domino theory of a racist Megalomaniac, but it’s keeping him out of jail. Oh, and he’s the fellow we keep feeding $3.8 million a year in weapons and have placed two carrier strike groups, several fighter squadrons and God knows what else at his disposal for a third “win” in Iran. How brain-dead stupid can Americans get?

Home Tonight!

 

Being Kind

 

Today Jonathan Ambarian from MTN News called to say the debate between myself and Commissioner Downing has been cancelled. “I did wanna let you know officially that Commissioner Downing has said that he won't be participating in the debate so I'm afraid that that one is off but we are going to do separate interviews with both of you next Thursday. Thank you very much, sir. Have a good day. Goodbye.…” This is the Commissioner’s second cancellation. The first frustrated a complex effort by Montana PBS, Yellowstone Public Radio and Lee Newspapers that was to be aired last night. Rather than making it more difficult for voters to decide about who to support, perhaps this makes it easier.