The Knox County Republican Committee are interviewing candidates for the 2014 election cycle. A strong desire to serve and an ability to interact with a wide range of people are two of the most important skills required. We have reason to believe that a few shifts will be taking place within current leadership in Knox County and that will open up some significant opportunity. A few individuals have expressed interest and we are aggressively currently recruiting for the following Districts :
(numbers reflect the recent re redistricting)
House District 94 Camden, Rockport and Islesboro
House District 93 Owls Head and Rockland
House District 92 Criehaven, Cushing, Matinicus Isle, Mussell Ridge , So. Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston
House District 91 Friendship, Union (part), Washington and Waldoboro
House District 95 Appleton, Hope, Union (part) and Warren
Senate District 12 Appleton, Camden, Criehaven, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle Au Haut, Matinicus Isle, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockland, Rockport, So. Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven and Warren
Campaigning is a serious undertaking and as an experienced County Committee we are prepared to inform, support and assist you in exploring the possibility of running for an elected position. Getting a Republican majority back in Augusta is critical for our Governor Paul LePage to more effectively continue the progress that has been made in Augusta and throughout our great State.
If you wish to learn more about becoming a candidate please contact Chairman Bob Carter or Vice Chair Paula G. Sutton at knoxcountymegop@gmail.com or (207) 380 -3406
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
An invitation to the Knox County Republican meeting - Tuesday November 12, 2013
Please
join the Knox County Republicans at their scheduled meeting (normally
the second Tuesday of each month) on Tuesday November 12 at The Trade
Winds in Rockland. Our meetings are held in the fifth floor meeting
room, with a social time beginning at 6:30 providing a casual atmosphere
for people to meet and enjoy a meal of Shepard’s Pie, Pumpkin rolls and
hot coffee. This month’s agenda will have Bob Carter providing
important information related to our strategy and event calendar for
2014.
For more information visit the Knox County Republican Party website
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Is 58 too old to realize you're Gay?
The "Michaud disclosure" of the last two days has predictably set off a media "firestorm", which is due to run its course over the next week or so before it burns out. At the moment appears to be using up all of the political "oxygen" in the room, and Governor LePage's announcement of his candidacy is apt to be partially eclipsed by the public, political and media rush to vocalize their greater degree of enlightenment than everyone else.
But ... we would say, wait a minute. Michaud is really only making a partial disclosure. Gay sex comes in many varied forms. The so called, "Michaud disclosure" leaves unanswered a good many potentially troubling questions:
(a) Why choose to disclose his "gay identity" just now?
(b) Since Michaud reports in the Portland Press Herald that he has no regular known partner what is the nature of his "gay sex outlet": casual pick-ups, under-age boys, public men's room encounters, male prostitutes or other types of "outlets" which might be able to compromise his political integrity?
Is the rush to disclose, because he is being threatened with blackmail or some form of legal/police action? At the moment, we simply don't know. No one is addressing these serious questions.
Before we all join the emerging rally, marveling at "his courage, his honesty, his integrity", let's have a few facts. Is courage at play, or is it lawyers and public relations "mavins" trying to forestall something less admirable than "courage", etc?
Our suggestion would be to let the firestorm burn down a bit more, before seeking answers. And ... let others ask the questions. Any "off color" answers are not apt stay buried for long. And ... by all means, remember, the worst case scenario, would be for Michaud to drop out of the race, leaving Eliot Cutler as the only opponent!! A wounded opponent still maintains the three way split.
But ... we would say, wait a minute. Michaud is really only making a partial disclosure. Gay sex comes in many varied forms. The so called, "Michaud disclosure" leaves unanswered a good many potentially troubling questions:
(a) Why choose to disclose his "gay identity" just now?
(b) Since Michaud reports in the Portland Press Herald that he has no regular known partner what is the nature of his "gay sex outlet": casual pick-ups, under-age boys, public men's room encounters, male prostitutes or other types of "outlets" which might be able to compromise his political integrity?
Is the rush to disclose, because he is being threatened with blackmail or some form of legal/police action? At the moment, we simply don't know. No one is addressing these serious questions.
Before we all join the emerging rally, marveling at "his courage, his honesty, his integrity", let's have a few facts. Is courage at play, or is it lawyers and public relations "mavins" trying to forestall something less admirable than "courage", etc?
Our suggestion would be to let the firestorm burn down a bit more, before seeking answers. And ... let others ask the questions. Any "off color" answers are not apt stay buried for long. And ... by all means, remember, the worst case scenario, would be for Michaud to drop out of the race, leaving Eliot Cutler as the only opponent!! A wounded opponent still maintains the three way split.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Give me the numbers! Or does the administration really know what is going on?
OK, OK, I know. I've been hammering on the first big lie we were told about the health care program: "You can keep your plan." Now that the plan has been "implemented" and we know the POTUS lied to us, let's move on to Lie #2, shall we?? What fun!
Lie #2: "We won't know until mid-November how many people have signed up."
Uh...people? THIS IS A BIGGER LIE THAN THE FIRST LIE.
Here's why, and I will try to 'splain in simple terms, without getting too technical:
When you are at a web site where you "sign up" for anything (healthcare, free membership, a contest, a survey...virtually anything you have to "sign up" for), then you, a real person, become a "record" in a database.
In ALL database programs (with zero exception), a fundamental concept in database management and the FIRST THING any database reveals is....get this....how many records (i.e. how many people) there are in the database!! There is NO WAY TO NOT KNOW THIS. I could stop right here, but I will explain.
Let's give the feds the benefit of the doubt. Let's assume that the 36 states who started exchanges also need to feed that information to the feds, which could slow things down a little, but we would be talking about a lag time of hours to possibly one day.
Each state will have its own person on staff called a "database administrator" (db admin). Even if these individual db admins all have to report separately, still no big deal. The federal db admin sends one group email to the state db admins and says, "I need your figures tomorrow." Each state db admin, in approximately one minute of logging on to his or her computer, can have that information and email it to the fed db admin.
On the fed's end, once every state has reported, a lowly clerk with an adding machine adds those reported numbers together, and presto! They have a total.
Actually, they probably are using a "dashboard" to keep this information in real-time. A dashboard in a business or in a government program is similar to the gauges on your car's dashboard. The same as your car tracks mph and/or rpm and other "performance" factors, a dashboard in a business or government program might follow a dozen or more metrics. For example, it might track how many people visited the site, how long they were at the site, how many people created an account, how many signed up for insurance, etc. etc.
Now, I would be disappointed if I learned that the feds spent $93 million with CGI (the company that built the site) on a website that did not include a dashboard. However, I don't think I would be totally surprised, either.
Soooo, with a dashboard, they know all this information instantly in real- time. Without a dashboard, and even with all states reporting separately, the compiled information is always going to be less than 24 hours away from being available.
I'm sorry to break the news to you, cupcake, but they are lying to you. Again.
BOHICA.
This was originally written by Pierre Briere to find out more on him - see what he has to say on Facebook.
Lie #2: "We won't know until mid-November how many people have signed up."
Uh...people? THIS IS A BIGGER LIE THAN THE FIRST LIE.
Here's why, and I will try to 'splain in simple terms, without getting too technical:
When you are at a web site where you "sign up" for anything (healthcare, free membership, a contest, a survey...virtually anything you have to "sign up" for), then you, a real person, become a "record" in a database.
In ALL database programs (with zero exception), a fundamental concept in database management and the FIRST THING any database reveals is....get this....how many records (i.e. how many people) there are in the database!! There is NO WAY TO NOT KNOW THIS. I could stop right here, but I will explain.
Let's give the feds the benefit of the doubt. Let's assume that the 36 states who started exchanges also need to feed that information to the feds, which could slow things down a little, but we would be talking about a lag time of hours to possibly one day.
Each state will have its own person on staff called a "database administrator" (db admin). Even if these individual db admins all have to report separately, still no big deal. The federal db admin sends one group email to the state db admins and says, "I need your figures tomorrow." Each state db admin, in approximately one minute of logging on to his or her computer, can have that information and email it to the fed db admin.
On the fed's end, once every state has reported, a lowly clerk with an adding machine adds those reported numbers together, and presto! They have a total.
Actually, they probably are using a "dashboard" to keep this information in real-time. A dashboard in a business or in a government program is similar to the gauges on your car's dashboard. The same as your car tracks mph and/or rpm and other "performance" factors, a dashboard in a business or government program might follow a dozen or more metrics. For example, it might track how many people visited the site, how long they were at the site, how many people created an account, how many signed up for insurance, etc. etc.
Now, I would be disappointed if I learned that the feds spent $93 million with CGI (the company that built the site) on a website that did not include a dashboard. However, I don't think I would be totally surprised, either.
Soooo, with a dashboard, they know all this information instantly in real- time. Without a dashboard, and even with all states reporting separately, the compiled information is always going to be less than 24 hours away from being available.
I'm sorry to break the news to you, cupcake, but they are lying to you. Again.
BOHICA.
This was originally written by Pierre Briere to find out more on him - see what he has to say on Facebook.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
November 5, 2013 Governor Paul LePage has a major announcement
Keep Tuesday November 5, 2013 open for an important announcement from Paul LePage. Like the governor on Facebook for up to date information and announcements.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Governor Paul LePage says no to Federal Money Maine cannot afford
Governor Paul LePage was pressured into accepting federal money for Maine's poor. In the past Augusta would accept the "free" money from the federal government to fund programs that this state would be responsible for and have to raise taxes for. Paul LePage refuses to fall into this trap and leave a legacy of underfunded programs for the people of Maine. Living within the means of the state is an honorable goal to achieve.
From Governor LePage's weekly radio address: "I will say it again: With a national debt of 17 trillion dollars and permanent gridlock in Washington, D.C., we cannot depend on federal money to pay for Maine government. We must learn to live within our means."
Support Governor Paul LePage - like him on Facebook and show support for the Governor - the People's Politician.
From Governor LePage's weekly radio address: "I will say it again: With a national debt of 17 trillion dollars and permanent gridlock in Washington, D.C., we cannot depend on federal money to pay for Maine government. We must learn to live within our means."
Support Governor Paul LePage - like him on Facebook and show support for the Governor - the People's Politician.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Lunch with the Governor - Paul LePage - the people's politician
This past Sunday (2013-10-20) afternoon well over 100 people gathered at the Tradewinds ChowderHouse and Speakeasy to mingle with Governor Paul LePage and enjoy each other’s company, and a delicious dinner. In addition to many of the “usual” attendees there were nearly a dozen new faces in the crowd. The early reception was held downstairs in the “Speakeasy” which will be open to the public next month and will feature MoTown music and live entertainment. The Governor leisurely chatted with us and blended in as just another person. Of Course that’s part of the reason why we love him; he is just a regular man. LePage is a people’s politician not a polished politician.
Then we all went to the main dining area where we listened to the Governor speak for 30 minutes on a variety of topics including the recent incident where the federal government closed the Cobscook Bay State Park. Governor LePage took action for the people of Maine and had it reopened due to a long standing agreement that has been in place since 1965. He also spoke to the fact that he wanted more Mainers off foreign oil and used the Province of Quebec as an example of affordable electric energy. In Quebec 92% of the population uses electricity to power their homes. The average heating cost in the winter is $100.00 per month. LePage expressed his frustration that the legislature has not been willing to work at reducing the cost of energy for the citizens of Maine. One bright point is that the governors of Massachusetts and Connecticut recognize what Governor LePage has been saying for years. That Maine, New England should look north to Quebec for inexpensive energy. Jobs were another subject that the governor spoke to the crowd about. During his tenure there has been over 12,000 jobs created. These jobs are in areas that are economically depressed for the state. These jobs created are in contrast to the 56 created under the previous administration.
Governor Paul LePage took several questions from the audience and was thorough in his answers . The questions were hard hitting but dear to the hearts of many Mainers. The Governor answered each with grace and integrity that one would expect and did so in a way that all could relate to. When the meal was served he did not even eat, rather choosing to visit each table in the room shaking hands and posing for photographs.
Nearly $2000.00 was raised at the dinner and when added to the $5400.00 from the yard sale last week we are most certain to reach our fundraising goal for next year’s election cycle. A donation is going to be sent to Governor LePages reelection campaign form the Knox county Republicans as a measure of our gratitude and support . Thank you to all who attended, sponsored tickets, and to Bob Liberty at the Tradewinds, and Kevin and Cathy Labree as well as the staff at the ChowderHouse.
Then we all went to the main dining area where we listened to the Governor speak for 30 minutes on a variety of topics including the recent incident where the federal government closed the Cobscook Bay State Park. Governor LePage took action for the people of Maine and had it reopened due to a long standing agreement that has been in place since 1965. He also spoke to the fact that he wanted more Mainers off foreign oil and used the Province of Quebec as an example of affordable electric energy. In Quebec 92% of the population uses electricity to power their homes. The average heating cost in the winter is $100.00 per month. LePage expressed his frustration that the legislature has not been willing to work at reducing the cost of energy for the citizens of Maine. One bright point is that the governors of Massachusetts and Connecticut recognize what Governor LePage has been saying for years. That Maine, New England should look north to Quebec for inexpensive energy. Jobs were another subject that the governor spoke to the crowd about. During his tenure there has been over 12,000 jobs created. These jobs are in areas that are economically depressed for the state. These jobs created are in contrast to the 56 created under the previous administration.
Governor Paul LePage took several questions from the audience and was thorough in his answers . The questions were hard hitting but dear to the hearts of many Mainers. The Governor answered each with grace and integrity that one would expect and did so in a way that all could relate to. When the meal was served he did not even eat, rather choosing to visit each table in the room shaking hands and posing for photographs.
Nearly $2000.00 was raised at the dinner and when added to the $5400.00 from the yard sale last week we are most certain to reach our fundraising goal for next year’s election cycle. A donation is going to be sent to Governor LePages reelection campaign form the Knox county Republicans as a measure of our gratitude and support . Thank you to all who attended, sponsored tickets, and to Bob Liberty at the Tradewinds, and Kevin and Cathy Labree as well as the staff at the ChowderHouse.
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