Seeding the Grass Roots
Trying to effect change in Rhode Island at even the local level has been a monumental struggle with almost no success to show for it. Frankly, after years of trying, I have concluded it is not worth the effort. I crossed the state border again this Fall, this time leaving Rhode Island permanently. I recommend…
… with the Providence Journal declaring itself part of the old, dead Rhode Island. Some of the paper’s journalists have been doing an admirable job of trying to cover Rhode Island as we all see it, but its list of “10 people to watch” in 2010 consists of: An arts entrepreneur A far left healthcare…
Jeffrey Bell offers a good review of the tea party phenomenon and movement, but I think he picks the wrong moment of ignition: By far the most pivotal event happened on August 7. That was the day a 45-year-old mother of five who had a month earlier announced her resignation as governor of Alaska, definitively…
Although I haven’t had the opportunity to watch it yet, it’s good to see that We the People of RI has posted some YouTube footage from the second event held by the Rhode Island Voter Coalition:
The Rhode Island Voter Coalition is hosting a follow-up to its Meet the Candidates forum a month ago. I liveblogged from the first, the complete video is up on our YouTube channel, and I encourage all who can to attend tonight. Among the panelists will be Michael Gardiner, who is challenging Mark Zaccaria’s claim to…
Wherein I respond to an op-ed by Rep. David Segal (D, Providence) suggesting that the grassroots tea party movement that so opposes the current establishment in Rhode Island would have naturally been inclined to support the old establishment back in the 1800s:
RI Tea Party founder Colleen Conley capped off the East Providence GOP’s Thursday night fundraiser with a message that GOP politicians should certainly heed:
Interest in gubernatorial candidate Rory Smith is sufficient that his speech at the East Providence fundraiser on Thursday night, merits its own post:
Next up, from the East Providence fundraiser on Thursday night, is East Providence School Committee Chairman Anthony Carcieri: Followed, in the extended entry, by General Assembly Candidate Tom Clupny, Attorney General Candidate Erik Wallin, and East Providence School Committee Vice Chairman Steve Santos.
The next batch of video from the East Providence fundraiser on Thursday night begins with Congressional Candidate John Loughlin: In the extended entry: Loughlin’s brief Q&A and East Providence Assistant Mayor Robert Cusack.
