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TWEET THIS: http://goo.gl/IhBDL7 I recently listened to the Maine Public Radio’s broadcast of Foukara , the Washington Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera’s speech at The General Henry Knox Museum. During the introduction moderator Matt Dafour thanked Act For America for transforming the anticipated low attendance for the Foukara speech to a sold out event. Dafour then goes for a cheap laugh by recommending that The General Henry Knox Museum seek another speaker that Act For America will disapprove next year- begging the question as to why The General Henry Knox Museum does not simply invite someone from Act For America to speak next year? To answer this question one needs only examine the list of previous honorees who all share a common identification with the left wing of the American political media. The “open minded” board of the museum is not so open minded as to give a pulpit or an honor to American conservatism, although conservatives are grounded in the intent to preserve the Ameri

The Bangor Daily News continues to report on the General Henry Knox Museum honoring the Washington Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera exclusively as a "free speech issue"- not really surprising since  "free speech" in the Maine media has so much in common with "free speech' in Qatar, where journalists who question the administration are hauled away without explanation. In Maine free speech is for those that support the far left power elite that has been over running this state for far too long. Just as the Maine main stream media functions as the PR firm for the state legislature reporting the pretty word packages that wrap up the legislation that can not stand the light of day, they like wise will do the same for the far left agenda that hides behind the established reputation of the General Henry Knox Museum. The Bangor Daily News grants a public forum to Foukara's spin about how much better and freer Al Jazeera is than our news media- No mention of the fact

Tweet This ! http://goo.gl/CTHLzU Up date on LD204 for which the full correspondence it found HERE Around April 5 I heard that there was to be a vote on LD 204 and that it was expected to pass Subsequebtly I sent the following letter reminding Honorable Robert Nutting of his former promise: Dear Senator David Trahan. Representative Bruce McDonald Honorable Kevin L. Raye, Majority Floor Leader: Senator Jon Courtney, Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Senator Debra D. Plowman, Honorable Robert W. Nutting ,Speaker of the House Majority Floor Leader: Philip A. Curtis Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Andre E. Cushing III I have heard through the grapevine that LD 204 is expected to pass. I am writing to remind you the the challenge to its constitutionality remains unrefuted. I am also reminding the Honorable Robert W. Nutting ,Speaker of the House, that he has promised to take this challenge into consideration if and when the bill comes to a vote. This is a challenge to the

Tweet This  http://goo.gl/v8sd33 Last Week Shawn Hannity aired a segment on eminent domain. The segment focused on row house homeowners in New Jersey who were being driven from their homes through the power of eminent domain in order to make way for a business development. The homeowners were not compensated well enough for their properties to afford a new home. In Maine we have a potential similar situation at The Brunswick Landing Maine’s Center for Innovation, chartered by special act of legislation under the name of The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Corporation. The charter states that it is a “municipal corporation” and an “instrumentality of the state”- a contradiction in legal terms if ever there was one. The charter also grants this newly chartered “instrumentality of the state” the power of eminent domain over adjacent property. Making the MRRA a “municipal corporation” was clearly an attempt to get around Article IV Part 3 rd Section 14 of the Maine State cons

On behalf of Speaker Nutting, thank you for writing to share your idea on maineisopenforbusiness.com.  Input like yours is an essential part of the legislative process on all of the issues we address in Augusta, and  we hope you will continue to share your thoughts and  ideas .  The Information you suggested could help voters make more informed decisions.  I will pass along your idea for consideration. Thank you again for writing.    Susan H. Wasserott Office of the Speaker of the House House of Representatives 2 State House Station Augusta, ME  04333-0002 207-287-1300     From: Website [mailto:lance.dutson@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 4:36 PM To: lance.dutson@gmail.com; Nutting, RepRobert Subject: Input Name: Mackenzie Andersen Town: East Boothbay Email address: mackenzie@andersenstudio.com Your Message:: In regards to bonds unauthorized by taxpayers that is currently in the news. Since the legislature still gets to exempt bonds at will, they should

This is the entire Text of LD 204 . Vote to take place on March 8. If any one wants to send the letter presented below permission is granted. An Act Regarding the Membership of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13083-I, sub-§2, ¶E,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 599, §1, is amended to read: E.  A member appointed to the board of trustees may not hold an elected office in municipal, county or state government or be an employee who serves at the pleasure of a person who holds elected office in municipal, county or state government . summary This bill provides that a member appointed to the board of trustees of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority may not be an employee who serves at the pleasure of a person who holds elected office in municipal, county or state government. Dear Honorable Kevin L. Raye, Majority Floor Leader: Sena

I received this in my email urging people to contact the people listed below to defeat what seems to be an attempt to exclude the Brunswick Town Manager from the Board of the Mid_coast Regional Development Association. Brunswick Republican Town Committee Minutes of the MAR 2011 Meeting Mar. 3, 2011 Brunswick Business Center 18 Pleasant St. Brunswick MINUTES: 1. Meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM. 2. Chair’s Report:             A . - Discussed LD 204, a bill that seems specifically targeted at keeping Town Manager Gary Brown off the MRRA Board.  This is strange, as a review of the makeup of redevelopment boards in other towns, most particularly the Loring and Pease base redevelopment boards, shows that the town councils where the bases were sited invariably had a permanent elected representative sitting on their respective boards.             This bill is being held up temporarily, by Rep. Kerri Prescott, but will come up for a vote soon, possible Tuesd