Hello, I'm Jerry Curran, and I'm a Republican

If there is one gimmick that is really getting tired it is the “I'm a Republican who hates everything about Republicans” scam.

Lefties pretending to be Republicans is fast becoming an overused, boring, infantile, and weak exercise that is easily exposed!

Take the publicity stunt at the Congressman Bass office last week performed by Moveon.org, ACT (Americans Coming Together), The Sierra Club, NHPR, and a few other questionable groups I blogged about recently.

Not only were about three of the seven “protesters” posing as NH media, two claimed to be Republican constituents of Congressman Bass.

So excuse me Jerry Curran. I know Republicans – and you're no Republican.

But here is what the obliging press wrote - remember they are in campaign mode.

From the Manchester paper:

“Jerry Curran, a Republican from Amherst, said he has voted for Bass in the past but won't again unless Bass returns the money. He urged Bass to reject the "scandal, corruption and abuse of power" exhibited by leading Republicans.

"This is part of a culture of corruption in the Republican Party leadership," he said. "We are calling on Congressman Bass to demonstrate that he works for the voters of New Hampshire, not DeLay's corporate cronies."

So what was Republican Jerry Curran doing on election day November 2, 2004 you might ask.

Our sweet, thoughtful Republican Jerry Curran was the Sierra Club contact for the ACT “Get Out The Vote” bus tour. (Stay tuned this gets better.)

Here is some of ACT's description of itself – its long, tentacled, invasive, money-burning self:

America Coming Together (ACT) is dedicated to energizing the electorate to achieve crucial changes – the mobilization of millions of people to register and vote around the critical issues facing our country, the defeat of George W. Bush and his Republican allies, and the election of progressives in vitally important state, local, and federal contests. We are outraged at the policies and abuses of the past four years: the jobs lost, lives wasted, health care denied, air and water fouled, and rights abridged.

Our Founders

Grassroots and political leaders who share a vision of a progressive (SOCIALIST ed.) America and are committed to help defeat George W. Bush, elect progressives (MORE SOCIALISTS ed.) up and down the ticket, and mobilize millions of people to register and vote around the critical issues facing our country started America Coming Together (ACT).

(ACT's list of distinguished fellows/founders/fellow-travelers)

Ellen R. Malcolm, President of ACT, is the founder and president of EMILY’s List – a political action committee that supports pro-choice Democratic women candidates.

Steve Rosenthal , Chief Executive Officer of ACT, was Political Director of the AFL-CIO from 1996-2002,...

Minyon Moore heads Dewey Square’s state and local practice. She was formerly Chief Operations Officer of the Democratic National Committee and before that Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of White House Political Affairs.

Gina Glantz has a distinguished 30-year career in campaigns and grassroots organizing. She was National Campaign Manager for the Bill Bradley for President campaign.

Carl Pope, Treasurer, is Executive Director of the Sierra Club, an organization of 700,000 environmental activists.

Cecile Richards is President of America Votes, a coalition of almost 30 national organizations working together to educate and mobilize voters in the 2004 elections on a broad range of issues including the environment, civil and human rights, women’s rights, choice, education and labor.

There's a crop of Jerry Curran Republicans for ya!

Jerry's favorite group was formed in 2003 with the goal of electing liberal congressional candidates and a liberal president in 2004. Financiers George Soros and Peter Lewis kicked in more than $38 million to get ACT, along with its sister group the Media Fund, up and running. ACT managed to blow through about $200 million during its brief existence. The cash ran out in August of 2004 that is why Jerry and his troupe of thespians were taking up congressman Bass's staffers time with street theater designed to highlight dirty money in politics. (And relieve a little of that loser stress)

The Moveon.org/ACT motto now is: After you piss away the 20 million Soros gave you “Move on and ACT like a Republican.” It is an old NH tradition anyway!!

There is more! ACT, MoveOn.org, and The Sierra Club are aligned with: America Votes!

America Votes is a coalition of many of the largest membership-based groups in the country, who have come together to increase voter registration, education and participation in electoral politics. With more than thirty organizations representing a wide range of issues including worker’s rights, choice, the environment, education, civil rights and social justice, the America Votes Coalition includes the largest and most trusted leaders in the progressive movement.

America Votes participating groups include:

ACORN _ AFL-CIO _ AFSCME _ Alliance for Retired Americans _ America Coming Together (ACT) _ American Federation of Teachers _ Association of Trial Lawyers of America _ Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence United with the Million Mom March _ Clean Water Action _ Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund _ Democracy for America _ EMILY's List _ The Human Rights Campaign _ League of Conservation Voters _ The Media Fund _ MoveOn.org PAC _ Music for America _ NAACP National Voter Fund _ NARAL Pro-Choice America _ NDN _ National Education Association _ National Jewish Democratic Council _ National Treasury Employees Union _ Partnership for America’s Families _ Planned Parenthood Action Fund _ SEIU _ Sierra Club _ USAction _ Voices for Working Families _ Young Democrats of America _ 21st Century Democrats _

So not only is our buddy Jerry Curran a self-proclaimed registered Republican, he has a lot of other “friends” we see. But there is some bad news besides the loss of all that pristine Soros cash according to some news clips listed below.

June 23, 2004
More Bad Press for Americans Coming Together
A.P. offers Felons Paid in Voter Registration Drive. The lead: "A Democratic group crucial to John Kerry's presidential campaign has paid felons - some convicted of sex offenses, assault and burglary - to conduct door-to-door voter registration drives in at least three election swing states." A key sentence: "Felons on probation or parole are ineligible to vote in many states. Doug Lewis, executive director of the Election Center, which represents election officials, said he is unaware of any laws against felons registering other people to vote."

Lets imagine together...

“Hi! I'm Rocko and I'm from Americans Coming Together collecting information about your family when I'm not out doing street theater on behalf of MoveOn.org. Say, how old is that daughter of yours?”

Remember the incident involving allegations of Democratic operatives caught slashing the tires of Republican get-out-the-vote vans in Milwaukee? Here are the actual indictments in the case:

The following is a list of the individuals charged with slashing tires on the morning of November 2, 2004, and their connections to the Democrat campaign in 2004:

Michael J. Pratt
* Paid $7,965.53 by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 2004
* Pratt’s father is former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt, who chaired the Kerry-Edwards campaign in Milwaukee

Sowande Ajumoke Omodunde (a.k.a “Supreme Solar Allah”)
* Paid $6,059.83 by Gwen Moore for Congress and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 2004
* Son of U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)

Lewis Gibson Caldwell, III
* Paid $4,639.09 by Gwen Moore for Congress and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 2004

Lavelle Mohammad
* Paid $8,858.50 by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and America Coming Together ($966 for canvassing work in June and July) in 2004

Justin J. Howell
Paid $2,550.29 in 2004 by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (62)

More MoveOn.org shenanigans gleaned from court documents and the press:

• Court Orders MoveOn.org To Cease Voter Intimidation And Harassment In Ohio

On Election Day, individuals in Franklin County, Ohio, were threatened and harassed at their polling places by agents of MoveOn.org after being asked about their voting preference and revealing their intention to vote Republican. Similar situations are alleged to have occurred elsewhere around the state and prompted a lawsuit filed in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Voters were intimidated by MoveOn.org in an attempt to dissuade them from voting for George W. Bush or in an attempt to harass them after they voted. (84) (Exhibit K)

Ohio voters who had identified themselves as Republicans received telephone calls telling them that the election was to be held a day later than Election Day, that their polling locations had been changed and that they could only vote if they brought four separate pieces of identification to the poll. This information was intentionally deceptive and intended to direct voters to a polling place where they would not be able to cast a ballot.

The Marion County Common Pleas Court issued a temporary restraining order against the Marion and Greene County Democratic Parties, the Ohio Democratic Party and America Coming Together (ACT) enjoining them from making inaccurate and deceptive phone calls to targeted voters. The judge originally assigned to the case recused himself because he had “personally received a phone call” like the one described by the plaintiff in which incorrect information about date of the election and polling place was given, a point he noted in the Judgment Entry he signed effectuating his recusal. The Ohio Supreme Court appointed a visiting judge to hear the case who then issued a temporary restraining order against the county and state Democrat parties and against ACT.

Bought and paid for in part by billionaire George Soros; threats, fraud, tire slashing, and my personal favorite – illegal phone calls to deceive potential voters.

My advice to Congressman Bass's office staff: The next time this bunch elbows their way into your office tell them the Starbucks at Shaw’s Plaza is giving away tofu lattes. Then when they dive out the door - lock it behind them.

Ed Naile, Chair CNHT
www.nhtaxpayerradio.com

Scamman Supports Biennial Sessions?

House Speaker Doug Scamman has handed down an edict to House members from on high at the office of his excellency.

“Thou shall not engage in constituent service, meetings, or nay, any other business in Concord on Mondays nor Fridays without approval on parchment from this throne” he hath declared.

Nice move.

In an effort to save money on travel expenses reimbursed to House members by mile driven to Concord, The Speaker had decided, without any research it seems, that cutting back simply by order from in high would be the best approach.

The Scamman order was mailed as most are by first class postage, by itself, apparently without the cost savings of bundling the many mailings representatives get into one single envelope. Thirtyseven cents an envelope, time, and paper are costs that seem to have missed the ever watchful eye of The Speaker. Or could it be that no reporters were snooping around looking for his unnecessary office expenses. They were only interested in mileage for people who drive to their $100 per session job.

Two suggestions Mr. Speaker:

BIENNIAL SESSIONS!!!!!! Meet once every other year and get the peoples business done with a citizen legislature not with just the wealthy retired types who haunt our legislature. This worked for a long time until the 500 lobbyists in Concord hit the mother load with the switch to annual sessions.

Try looking into the endless trips to workshops state employees are one when I call for an answer to something. Take a drive through the DRA or DES parking lots some Friday and count cars if you are so interested in mileage.

Ed Naile, Chair
www.nhtaxpayerradio.com

Scott Gets The Backhand

Former State Rep. David Scott of Dover had to go to Superior court to win public documents from the city. Judge Peter Fauver ruled the city must turn over the material. As of today from speaking to parties in Dover the town is still mulling its options.

Dave Scott was asking under, RSA 91-A The Right to Know Law, for the names and salaries of public employees making $60,000 or more. This same information about public employees salaries is published in town reports all over NH and has been for as long as town reports have been printed.

Now for some insider information as to what the real story is.

The Dover officials who denied the documents are doing so in hopes the court will rule in their favor. Because our NH court system is so bad they had good reason to believe they may prevail. That says something about our courts. Want proof?

Why did it take six weeks for the court to rule in Scott’s favor? A Superior Court judge has a responsibility to keep courts from spending time on frivolous cases. This should have been over with before it even had a hearing. It doesn't take a jury to hear a simple equity case involving citizens long held rights.

Dover officials know, as all officials in NH, do that RSA 91-A is one of the most powerful tools the public has to control their spending and behavior.

So how does NH press fit in? Here is a Nashua Telegraph editorial take on Scott:

“Scott, a former state representative, may be a gadfly, even a pest, to some in city government who are at the receiving end of his requests for information. But trying to finesse the Right-To-Know Law to make it tough to get information isn’t the way to go.”

Here is the Union Leader editorial description of Scott:

“IN DOVER, former Rep. David Scott surely is not popular in certain circles — namely those that operate the city. Scott is something of a gadfly, constantly pestering the government. And we are glad he is. In his latest venture he has defeated the city in its attempt to keep some important information from becoming public.”

And the Union Leader reason for this happening:

“It is a shame that citizens have to resort to lawsuits to access information that is rightfully theirs. But alas, that is the nature of government.”

It’s the nature of New Hampshire government alright!

The Portsmouth Herald boldly editorialized that people should consider changing the guard at City Hall. Impressive!

At least The Portsmouth Herald did not refer to Mr. Scott as a “gadfly.” Big of them.

No, the overall tone of the media has been, “Wow, too bad the gadfly has come up against the powerful city council. Lucky our system works and we have justice after all.”

Mr. Scott has not received the cost of bringing the case to court, something that should be guaranteed in the law along with misdemeanor charges for repeat violations and an automatic injunction against further violations by officials.

Dave Scott is a friend of mine and the best friend taxpayers in Dover could have. The resistance these officials have shown is part of the overall arrogance of many public officials these days as is theft of public funds by public employees.

Let's hope the people in Dover remember who, by withholding documents, the city council was protecting when they vote next time. And they should call their local papers and ask why the whole story isn't in the news before they take out an ad or buy another paper.

Just as you have a right to public documents you have a right to all the news.

Ed Naile, Chair CNHT
www.nhtaxpayerradio.com

MoveOver.loser

Today I was provided by chance the privilege to be involved in a little bitter street theater at the Congressman Bass HQ in Concord.

The players:

1 - Lefty MoveOn.soros actors pretending to be Republicans, presenting a torn up wad of poster material to Bass staffers.

2 - NHPR “investigative reporter” Josh Rodgers, who is by the way not afraid to carry a man-purse and wear sneakers while plying his trade. For the uninitiated, this is what is known in the industry as “protest by wardrobe.” Josh telegraphs his desire to let you know he is not kow-towing to “the Man” by wearing anything other than his “funky” wardrobe.

Mommy may have given Josh his inside info from the NH Insurance Commission but she certainly doesn't dress him. He does that himself - politically.

The Play:

When I entered the Bass office the soft-socialists mouthing the Soros line were admonishing Bass staffers about some conspiracy theory they have regarding The Evil Tom Delay being involved with dirty campaign contributions to Bass.

They must have had some sort of temper tantrum on the way to the office with young Josh and some other “reporters” in tow because the over sized poster-check they made up was crumpled beyond repair. The Bass people couldn't read it, let alone cash it at the “giant” bank.

Now I know any liberal worth his tofu can cook up a 10 foot papier mache head for a street protest in a wink of an eye so I wonder about the abilities of this NH contingent of Sorosites.

Could it be that the lack of funding since the withdraw of the Soros millions a few months ago has affected the ability of our angry thespians to express themselves with anything other than crepe paper, paste, and glitter?

I mentioned my dismay about the loss of the Soros troubadour money to the young lady with the Annie Hall hat as I left the office. She agreed. (I'm an actor as well!)

For more about MoveOn.loser check out their web site where they get angry, mind-numb liberals to send Letters to the Editor to local papers. You may have noticed the shift in decency lately in such letters - Bush is a war criminal type stuff. This is part of the MoveOn.loser's plan to “take back” NH and America.

That and the help of Josh Rodgers from NHPR.

Ed Naile, Chair
http://www.nhtaxpayerradio.com/

Legitimate Concerns, Honest Debate Lost On Liberals

The hue and cry of “conservative division” is alive and well in the fourth branch of government. I can see why.

President Bush offers a close personal friend, born-again Christian, woman, and can you believe it – gun owner, to the US Supreme Court.

This supposed lame duck president with opinion polls in the depths of political non-existence is about to have this second nominee sail through Senate hearings faster than now Chief Justice Roberts. Who would have guessed that?

The answer; apparently anyone who watched the liberals on the Senate Judicial Committee expose themselves as being grandstanding errand boys for their staff. They blew it right in front of all America.

Now what is left but to hope the conservatives scuttle Harriet Miers on their own. The game plan - hawk the conservative crack-up 24-7 in the press with a few liberals pretending to support Ms. Miers themselves as added an reason to question her credentials.

One point about Ms. Miers lack of a legal trail should be noted from a NH perspective.

Justice Souter ruled on a few revealing cases in NH, one bears a second look. That would be the Merrill case where Souter was in the majority along with former Justice Chuck Douglass agreeing that the City of Manchester could not take a certain piece of private property, in this case a patch of woodland near a city, from a taxpayer simply for economic development.

And then the little NH pixie flew off to the US Supreme Court where he is now in favor of progressive standards like the Kelo decision where citizens surrender property rights for the common good. What a shocker!

Maybe character is the way to pick Supreme Court Justices.

I'll judge Miers by what I learn from her at the hearings. I hope the conservatives on the Senate Judicial Committee ask thoughtful questions and let her answer them. That will be a refreshing change from the last time around.

Ed Naile, Chair
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