Protests - Follow the Money

In a great book by Peter Schewizer titled 'Reagan's War', Mr, Schweizer hits upon the massive "nuclear missile" protests around the world during Reagan's Presidency, and who funded them.  With the downfall of the KGB, files were opened which detailed information regarding the funding of these protests by communist governments, and other American enemies.

The book cites numerous examples of the "leaders" of the protests taking money and intelligence information to organize and expand their protests.  While a good number of the protesters on the ground doing the chanting and carrying those professionally made signs, may have actually been there to display there disagreement with the policies of their governments, the reality is that the protests were professionally organized.  And there is no doubt where the money came from.

What they weren't was spontaneous.  And the protests were used by America's enemies to change world opinion and further their cause to weaken America and democracy around the world.

With unbelievable protests in Tunisia and Egypt spreading around the world, we need to take a step back and examine who is really behind them.  The people on the ground were definitely protesting, but who sparked the fire?  Who helped fund the organization of tens of thousands of people to camp out and protest 24 hours a day, seven days a week?  Who was behind the "leaders" of these protests?

The game plan is the same, the players are just different for now.  Thirty years ago, it was Communists.  Today, it is the Muslim Brotherhood, with Communist governments behind the scenes.  Can anyone doubt groups like Move On or Code Pink or any other anti-American group has some involvement in these protests?

What we are seeing unfolding today are anti-American and anti-Isreali factions spurring these massive events in the Middle East.  The leaders of these events are using the same tactics that similar groups used during Reagan's Presidency.  The difference is the region and the basis for the protests.  The backers of these protests are duping the flock utilizing the same methods. Take one hot button issue and exploit it to the nth degree while getting the liberal media to follow like lemmings and turn a blind eye to how they are being organized.

Follow the money.

Gov. To Be A "Travelin' Man"

In a recent article in the Boston Herald

http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1315718

it states that the Governor will become a Travelin' Man and hot the road "selling" Massachusetts and expanding our new growth industries...

Now the Guv will be going abroad to do this and to peddle his book I'm sure.  But before he goes, I'd like to ask the Governor one little favor -

PLEASE ADDRESS CASINO GAMING AND THE JOBS IT CAN CREATE BEFORE YOU LEAVE TO ENJOY THE PERKS OF YOUR JOB!!!!

I would hope that this missive would spur one Democrat and one Republican in the House to co-sponsor a Bill REQUIRING the Governor to address this issue before he dons sunscreen and racks up the points on his State Issued credit card.

This is a no brainer.  Get the Governor to address the one issue he refuses to until the 11th hour NOW!!!

Please, I'm begging someone in the State House to make this Governor work for his travel visas. 

Regardless of whether you favor Casino Gaming or not, the citizens of Massachusetts deserve to have the issue debated, vetted, and voted upon by their Representatives and know where they stand.  Anything less is a dereliction of duty.

C'mon Guv, let's get some work done before the fun and games!

Random "Snowed In" Thoughts

Now that the snowfall is over and the sleet has started, it seems like a good time for some "Snowed In" random thoughts.

Now that Global Warming has been exposed as a fraud and was nothing more than a way to punish America by imposing 'Cap and Trade', moratoriums on drilling for oil (lest the burning of evil fossil fuels turned our planet into red hot Mars), the imposing of new fuel efficiency standards, etc., isn't it amazing how the media and global warming fanatics now cite everything as 'Climate Change'?

Hasn't the climate changed EVERY DAY since the dawn of time?  But if you choose a title so vague as 'Climate Change' you can categorize every storm, warm spell, or flood as an affect of man on the climate. 

What needs to be done is to classify these Global Warming kooks as a religious sect, because that what this is, and hit them with "separation of church and state" when they come up with Government mandates enforcing their beliefs on the public.

When is history not history?  Have you ever turned on the History Channel to see if there is anything interesting on it only to find a non-history show like Monster Quest?  Or a topic covering the invasion of wild pigs?  Or the history of sex?  I understand ratings and why certain programs air, but when history programming becomes a minor part of your daily offerings don't you need to change your moniker?  Perhaps to "History Channel - Sometimes" or something to that degree?

When did New Englanders become such wusses?  We have snow this winter, a lot of it!  And if you turn on any local news you would have thought we live in the South and that the storms we've been getting are once in a hundred year flood type storms.  I'm amazed at things like "where are we going to put it all?"  How about on the ground?  I've heard people actually say it isn't "fair" that we have all this snow.  Must have been Liberals, but still, MOVE if you don't think it's "fair".  And I love the advice we get from experts.  "Don't drive on the icy roads if you don't have to".  Or "it's bitterly cold outside make sure you bundle up".  No shit.  Never thought of that having lived in New England my whole life.  THANK YOU!

Folks, we live in a crazy world, but it's been crazy since GOD created it. And it's supposed to be that way or else life would be really boring. 

The next "leader" who can stand up and tell people that we have to take personal repsonsibility for our actions and stop blaming oothers for anything that goes wrong, and stop whining about life in America, will be the person who sweeps the country off it's feet.

Enjoy the craziness!  Life's too short not to.

Election LOSER Still Serving In MASS HOUSE

Please read this article.  If it doesn't make your blood boil, nothing will.  Typical liberal bullsh*t in Massachusetts. 



RECOUNT LOSER SAYS HE’LL STAY IN HOUSE ‘TIL COURT FIGHT ENDS

By Kyle Cheney
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 6, 2011…..Citing provisions in the state Constitution, Rep. Geraldo Alicea (D-Charlton) said Thursday he will continue to serve indefinitely in the Massachusetts House even though he lost a recount to Republican Peter Durant by one vote.

Although Alicea wasn’t sworn in with his colleagues Wednesday, he will continue to represent the Sixth Worcester district while a court challenge over the outcome of the recount is pending.

“If Peter prevails as the winner, I will be the first to shake his hand and congratulate him. We’re not there yet,” Alicea said in a phone interview. “Right now we’re in court. That’s pretty much where we have to go. People are seeing democracy at its best.”

After a December recount showed Durant winning by a single vote, Alicea petitioned Worcester Superior Court to include an absentee ballot that had been thrown out by election officials. If the court allows the ballot, a tie vote would necessitate a new election. The candidates are due in court by Jan. 14, although Alicea said the date could be moved up.

Durant told the News Service that Alicea shouldn’t be permitted to serve as a holdover.

“Here’s a guy who didn’t win basically continuing to serve and draw a paycheck that he doesn’t deserve,” he said in a phone interview. “In a body that’s been plagued by scandals it seems to just be another one.”

Durant said Alicea should consider forgoing his salary to acknowledge the uncertainty of the election. He said that he intends to ask colleagues to file legislation for him in advance of a Jan. 21 filing deadline. He also disputed Alicea’s contention that the court battle was “democracy at its best.”

“For democracy to be served, what we need to do is listen to the people,” Durant said. “The people have voted. There’s been a recount. I’ve been declared the winner and yet he’s the guy who’s in that seat.”

Alicea said he is unsure whether his powers as a state representative will change during the holdover period and said he intends to consult with House Clerk Steven James.

“For me, I’ve just been focusing one step at a time,” he said, “ensuring that every vote’s counted.”

The House clerk told the News Service that the constitution is unequivocal about permitting Alicea to continue serving until he or a successor is sworn in for a new term.

“There’s no choice to be made here. It’s under the Constitution. There’s no other option,” James said. “There’s no wiggle room here. The Constitution provides for this to protect the district and make sure they have representation.”

Alicea said he hadn’t spoken to Durant since the recount in December.

Alicea’s situation bears striking resemblance to 2003, when Rep. Matthew Patrick continued to serve even though the outcome of his Cape Cod election was disputed in court. Citing Article 64 of the constitution, which allows members to serve until their successors are sworn in and qualified by the House, Patrick continued to receive a paycheck and was allowed to vote in the House even though he was not sworn in for a new term. Ultimately, the court ordered a new election but the House ignored the order and opted to seat Patrick, who had won a recount by 17 votes.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo has said he intends to wait for the court’s decision before deciding who should be sworn in to represent Sixth Worcester district, which includes Charlton, East Brookfield, Southbridge and portions of Oxford and Spencer.

According to a spokeswoman, Alicea opted against attending Wednesday’s swearing-in of members of the House, which included a vote for speaker of the House, “out of respect for the House.”

“He did not want to draw any attention away from the swearing-in ceremony,” said the spokeswoman, Karen Sharma.

House Minority Leader Brad Jones said in December that Alicea should not be sworn in or “allowed to serve in the same capacity as Matt Patrick.” He said that if anyone were seated on a temporary basis, it should be Durant.

Rep. Paul Frost (R-Auburn) said permitting Alicea to continue serving is consistent with precedent.

“What it looks like from past practice and within the constitution, it appears that Rep. Alicea may be carried over,” he said. “He can still serve as the legislator until this is all ironed out. I think, if that’s the way the policy, the rule is … I guess there is no issue there.”

Frost added, “I still think Peter Durant’s going to be here.”

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Case for Change at the Mass GOP

Recently, the Boston Herald featured an article entitled "State GOP Chief Pleads to Keep Her Job". 

You can read it yourself - http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1305784&format=comments#CommentsArea

In this article, Jennifer Nassour cites reasons as to why she should remain head of the Massachusetts GOP.  One reason Ms. Nassour cited is that the House delegation has doubled in this last election cycle.   While Ms. Nassour takes full credit for the State Rep victories, she neglects to admit that the State GOP had very little to NOTHING to do with those victories.  The money given to those campaigns was just about nil, with even less resources directed to those in House and Senate races.

Here is a quote from Ms. Nassour about the Governors race  “I think it’s unfair for them to blame anyone but the candidate and their campaign staff (for the losses),” Nassour said. “The party chair has nothing to do with the candidate’s loss.”  Yet, Ms. Nassour directed almost ALL of the State GOP's resources at the Governors race.  Why?  A job in the Baker administration perhaps?  Only she can answer that question.

The point is that Ms. Nassour has taken full credit for races in which she did NOT recruit candidates for, and is trying to distance herself from the ONLY race that she threw ALL of the party's resources behind.

The EXPECTATION this election cycle, regardless of the spin out of Boston,  was Republican victories for Governor, Lt. Governor, Auditor, and Treasurer, a Congressional seat, and many more than 16 House seats.  So let's not change history to erase the failure of the State GOP.  And while the Baker campaign is truley responsible for its own colossal failure, the Mass GOP's fingerprints are all over the State GOP's failure this election cycle.

Many of the winners in the House races actually ran two years ago, before Ms. Nassour took the helm of the State Party.  Their success in this election cycle came from hard work two years earlier during the 2008 elections and a continued campaign over that period, to keep them relevant and electable this cycle.  Nothing of which the State GOP can claim credit for.

The Herald article demonstrates clearly why the Mass GOP needs to get rid of Ms. Nassour and bring in a leader who really knows how to run a campaign and what it takes to get elected and how to include a CONSERVATIVE base in the State platform.  The Mass GOP also needs a leader who is more concerned about the candidates and their success and less concerned about their own self promotion. 

During one of the most dynamic election cycles in the last fifty years, the messages generated by the Mass GOP featured Ms. Nassour in her red dress with her title and Esq. abbreviation following it, and NOTHING about the men and women running for office at the GRASS ROOTS level.  Shameful self promotion.  Wouldn't a weekly or daily email featuring the candidates running for House, Senate, Sheriff, and Governors Council races have been what a real grass roots leader have done?

Now, with some resistance and calls for her resignation, Ms. Nassour wants to lead a "grass roots" effort to rebuild the State GOP.  The problem with this is that Ms, NAssour has made it very clear by her ACTIONS that she has no interest in building a grass roots organization.  Everything that Ms. Nassour has done in her first term illustrates that she has no interest in a grass roots GOP.  It's just not in her.

Ms. Nassour also cites as a reason to keep her at the helm of the State Party as
“It’s a really important time to have someone who is already a strong party chairman,” Nassour said of the inside power plays as lawmakers redraw voting districts across the state. “I’m the perfect person to be that watchdog.”  Folks, a strong leader doesn't have to tell you they are a strong leader.  And we don't need a watch dog, we need a junk yard dog that is willing to get into the fight and never stop fighting and doesn't care how they look as long as they get people elected.

Don't be fooled by any upcoming grass roots symposium sponsored by the Mass GOP.  A tiger can't change their stripes and neither can the Chair of the Mass GOP.

Time for change!

P.S.  I don't expect the State Committee to make the change at the top, so we're going to have to change the State Committee from the bottom up!

Watertown RTC Calls For Resignation

The Watertown RTC has called for the resignation of MASS GOP Chair, Jen Nassour, and even went as far as drafting and voting a resolution!

Following is the resolution.  The Watertown GOP is calling on their State Committeemen and women to support this resolution or thwy will seek candidates to challenge them.

Here it is:

RESOLUTION

December 7, 2010

It is the opinion of the duly elected members of the Watertown Republican Town Committee, that:

Whereas;

• During Ms. Jennifer Nassour’s 2-year tenure as State Chair, enrollment in the MA GOP has declined to an all-time low of 11.34 %. Yet during these same 2 years, renewed interest in conservative, constitutional principles has re-invigorated the Republican Party nationwide.

• As newly elected Chair, Ms. Nassour, arbitrarily and without a vote or consensus of the State Committee, announced in an interview granted to a radical left-wing publication that our Party would pursue new a policy, which abandoned important core GOP principles. Subsequently, under Ms. Nassour’s leadership and with her approval, the GOP State platform was altered, striking references to deep-seated Republican values, which are non-negotiable planks of our national platform.

• Despite Ms. Nassour’s bizarre pronouncement and abysmal performance, Scott Brown managed an amazing upset victory in January 2010, with the assistance of the Tea Party and the conservative Republican base. Rather than building on the incredible momentum and enthusiasm of this coalition, Ms. Nassour adopted an irrational strategy of appealing to the ultra-radical elements of the Democrat party, alienating the Republican Party’s conservative base.

• Ms. Nassour continued the failed strategy of past election cycles, diverting the vast majority of resources to a marginally Republican Gubernatorial candidate. She virtually ignored congressional, statewide, and local races. The end result: While Republicans were swept into office nationwide in 2010, Massachusetts Republicans sustained unacceptably poor election results, including but not limited to, defeats in every statewide constitutional office race, as well as every congressional race.

• Ms. Nassour neglected to give a reasonable explanation for her failed strategy or adequately address any of the above issues, at the November 17^th 2010 State Committee meeting. There also, Ms. Nassour failed to make available detailed accounting of expenses and contributions made to individual candidates by the MA GOP.  However, Ms. Nassour incredulously took unmerited credit for GOP gains in the State Legislature. Truth be told; these victories by conservative candidates came about with little if any assistance from the State GOP. Moreover, most if not all of these candidates ran as true conservatives. This was in stark contrast to the Gubernatorial candidate who adopted Ms. Nassour’s strategy of appealing to the ultra-liberal element of the opposition.

• As presiding officer of the same meeting, Ms. Nassour was caustic, condescending, and combative towards any Republican in the audience, whether member or non-member, who attempted to voice his or her displeasure with the election results. In addition, in order to stifle dissent and to prevent any discussion that might expose committee members honest concerns, Ms. Nassour employed arcane, undemocratic, and slick parliamentary maneuvers.

• Finally, in a move that is symbolic of everything that is wrong with the MA GOP, Our State Committee squandered monies for an exaggerated festivity at a lavish hotel to hold a meeting that could well have been held in a less ostentatious setting; all the while two Republican candidates were in dire need of funds to help with recounts.

Since it is the opinion of the Watertown RTC that the poor election results were due in great part to the feckless leadership and failed strategy of the State GOP spearheaded by Ms. Jennifer Nassour, it is the consensus of the duly elected members of Watertown Republican Town Committee that Ms. Jennifer Nassour is not competent to fulfill the duties of the office she now holds, and that her unabashed public belligerence towards the party’s conservative base makes her continued service as Chair untenable; 

Therefore, be it resolved:

1.      That on this the seventh day of December in the year of our Lord 2010, the Watertown Republican Town Committee does hereby express a vote of “No Confidence” in the Chair, Ms. Jennifer Nassour, and calls upon her to immediately resign her position.

2.      That the Watertown Republican Town Committee hereby asks the State Committee Persons who represent the Second Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate District, Ms. Elizabeth Mahoney and Mr. Robert Semonian, to pledge their vote for a party chair who supports the entire national GOP platform and who can heal the wounds incurred over the past several years, and consequently bring a now ‘fractured’ Republican Party together for a common purpose.

3.      That should either or both of our State Committee Representatives fail to make this pledge and follow through on it, it will be the stated policy of this committee to actively seek and support candidates to run against them in the 2012 primary.

4.      That until new leadership is in place, this Committee will make no contribution, financial or otherwise, to the Mass GOP, and will discourage any and all individuals, whether member or non-member, Republican or Independent, from any direct contribution to the Mass GOP.

5.      That this resolution be immediately released to the various media outlets upon passage and that a copy be sent to the following:

            Ms. Jennifer Nassour, MA GOP State Chairperson

            Mr. Ron Kaufman, MA GOP RNC Member

             Mr. Michael Steele, RNC Chairman

           Signed this Seventh Day of December 2010

           

_____________________________

            Steven W. Aylward

            Chairman

            Watertown Republican Town Committee

            Watertown, MA 02472