Comments on: Tea Partiers and Liberty Republicans Set New Agenda for GOP in Maine http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/ The Conscience of the Republican Party Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Cyr http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 Jim Cyr Wed, 12 May 2010 17:30:11 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=2140#comment-3131 Okay, back for more! While I like Matt Gagnon, he's not really a party reformer. He works for the estalishment. The way it's written, it sounds like he's a reformer who's not totally thrilled about the new platform. The folks in the hall last weekend were jumping up and down and giving high fives...........trust me, they were happy!! This was the vast majority of the delegates. Maine conservatives have been "locked out" by the Machine for so long that almost every one was stoked to see what happened. So remember: this wasn't a hijacking by Tea Partiers, or anything like that (I WISH I could get some of those folks who voted yes to come to my tea parties!! But I understand that folks are busy). The other thing is the process wasn't quite was described. The motion to toss out the old platform and put in the new one was a total SHOCK to most. This motion took precedent over the various minor amendments that were scheduled to be debated. Folks went for the "nuclear option" of completely tossing out the platform, rather than vote on amendments to the existing one. Hope this helps! Okay, back for more!
While I like Matt Gagnon, he’s not really a party reformer. He works for the estalishment. The way it’s written, it sounds like he’s a reformer who’s not totally thrilled about the new platform.
The folks in the hall last weekend were jumping up and down and giving high fives………..trust me, they were happy!!
This was the vast majority of the delegates. Maine conservatives have been “locked out” by the Machine for so long that almost every one was stoked to see what happened. So remember: this wasn’t a hijacking by Tea Partiers, or anything like that (I WISH I could get some of those folks who voted yes to come to my tea parties!! But I understand that folks are busy).
The other thing is the process wasn’t quite was described. The motion to toss out the old platform and put in the new one was a total SHOCK to most. This motion took precedent over the various minor amendments that were scheduled to be debated. Folks went for the “nuclear option” of completely tossing out the platform, rather than vote on amendments to the existing one.
Hope this helps!

]]> By: ChrisInAR http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-3116 ChrisInAR Wed, 12 May 2010 03:35:45 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=2140#comment-3116 GOD BLESS the Maine GOP! I wonder, however, if this will even be discussed by the likes of Hannity, Limbaugh, & other Establishment "conservatives", out of fear this these ideas may spread to other States. GOD BLESS the Maine GOP!

I wonder, however, if this will even be discussed by the likes of Hannity, Limbaugh, & other Establishment “conservatives”, out of fear this these ideas may spread to other States.

]]> By: JIm Cyr http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 JIm Cyr Tue, 11 May 2010 22:24:50 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=2140#comment-3112 Okay, Dave. Let's talk about a few things. Dan Billings is one of the BIG TIME GOP establishment guys in Maine, for quite a while. He's in tight with the moderates and is always quoted in the media. He used to work for the party. Lawyer. The Ron Paul mention was just to say that it was the bill he sponsored to audit the Fed. (I can't stand Ron Paul, but it WAS sponsored by him). As a Tea Party coordinator, the characterizations of what the Tea Partiers want isn't quite right. It's largely the same crowd: conservatives and Tea Partiers. I like Matt Gagnon alot. But it wasn't "cobbled together" at the convention. There were a couple dozen folks who worked hard on it for over a year! (I'll add more later. Gotta go get some dinner). Okay, Dave. Let’s talk about a few things.

Dan Billings is one of the BIG TIME GOP establishment guys in Maine, for quite a while. He’s in tight with the moderates and is always quoted in the media. He used to work for the party. Lawyer.
The Ron Paul mention was just to say that it was the bill he sponsored to audit the Fed. (I can’t stand Ron Paul, but it WAS sponsored by him).

As a Tea Party coordinator, the characterizations of what the Tea Partiers want isn’t quite right. It’s largely the same crowd: conservatives and Tea Partiers.

I like Matt Gagnon alot. But it wasn’t “cobbled together” at the convention. There were a couple dozen folks who worked hard on it for over a year!

(I’ll add more later. Gotta go get some dinner).

]]> By: Dave Nalle http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Dave Nalle Tue, 11 May 2010 15:37:31 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=2140#comment-3104 Jim, if you have better facts, I'd love to hear them to update the article or write a followup. The information in the article was drawn directly from eyewitness reports, from the sources linked to in the article and from reports on the Daily Paul. If any of them are wrong you ought to do what you can to get your version out, because what's reported here is substantially what is being reported in every article about the event in Maine and elsewhere. Dave Jim, if you have better facts, I’d love to hear them to update the article or write a followup. The information in the article was drawn directly from eyewitness reports, from the sources linked to in the article and from reports on the Daily Paul. If any of them are wrong you ought to do what you can to get your version out, because what’s reported here is substantially what is being reported in every article about the event in Maine and elsewhere.

Dave

]]> By: JIm Cyr http://www.rlc.org/tea-partiers-and-liberty-republicans-set-new-agenda-for-gop-in-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-3101 JIm Cyr Tue, 11 May 2010 14:32:07 +0000 http://www.rlc.org/?p=2140#comment-3101 As a Maine GOP state committee member and Tea Party coordinator, I was there and was glad to see what happened. It was quite a surprise and quite shocking to see the results. A word of warning: a few of the facts mentioned in this piece aren't quite right. Your sources are not quite on the mark. You have the gist of what happened, but I urge folks to take everything with a grain of salt. Many folks will twist what happened, and how. As a Maine GOP state committee member and Tea Party coordinator, I was there and was glad to see what happened. It was quite a surprise and quite shocking to see the results.
A word of warning: a few of the facts mentioned in this piece aren’t quite right. Your sources are not quite on the mark. You have the gist of what happened, but I urge folks to take everything with a grain of salt. Many folks will twist what happened, and how.

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