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Vote for local control
The political campaign season is here once again. Vermonters have another chance to make a much needed course correction in the relationship we have with our state government.
The forced school closures and mandated mergers involved with Act 46 are tyrannical. Local stakeholders, which include parents, grandparents, taxpayers and every voter, should be determining if their rural schools should stay open or be closed. These decisions should never belong to Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Agency of Education, or the current Windsor County senators who voted for Act 46.
Windsor County has three liberty-minded, Republican candidates running for the Vermont Senate. These three are dedicated to putting an end to the forced school mergers, school closures and the tyranny of Act 46. Please support and vote for Randy Gray, Jack Williams and Wayne Townsend. These good men will fight to return control of our public schools to local, democratically elected town school boards. The primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Please go to the polls and vote.
Sincerely,
Stu Lindberg
Cavendish, Vermont
Go Randy Gray, anything would be better than Dick McCormick, he has done nothing for Windsor County for to long. Fresh Blood new ideas with a Conservative approach might just help this county go in the right direction. Gun rights and High Taxes are a couple of good items to get straight, we know what side of the Gun bill McCormick voted, lets see what Randy does. Good Luck Randy!
ReplyDeleteIs Randy a communist like Trump?
ReplyDeleteNo, he's a fascist, like Trump.
DeleteLOL, what deal, lose an election so just resort to name calling, grow up this is the real world we are talking about. Name calling and a lack of thoughts and ideas is what cost Trump Haters the election, you get so wound up in the Hate that you can't think straight.
DeleteWhistling past the graveyard, eh Roger? It's OK, Trump's performance on the world stage will do more damage than I can. Anyone who still supports him at this point (Randy Gray) needs to have their head examined!
DeleteHave no clue what "Whistling past the graveyard" means. But you are in loony land when you compare a local election of this sort to Donald Trump. Neither of these guys have met him (Trump), nor follow him closely I'm sure except for the news, nor do they desire to be like him, they are focused on Windsor County and Vermont and not what Trump does, I doubt either of them have ever mentioned him in their campaign's. But you as a Trump Hater can't get past Trump to look locally for one blog post. You guys or gals need help, you need help.
DeleteI think it's fair game to compare a politician to the one at the top of his/her party. How many times did I hear the words "Obama/Pelosi agenda" when describing local and state Democrats? Too many to mention! If you differ that much from your party's orthodoxy, I think it is incumbent (no pun intended) upon a candidate to explain how and why. Randy Gray ran as a "Tea Party" candidate last time, so I don't believe his views are significantly different from the alt-right, who are Trump's base. These things matter!
DeleteI voted for RANDY GRAY with an absentee ballot.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who's pro-Trump will never get my vote.
ReplyDeleteMcCormack, a liberal flatlander from NYC has served in Montpelier the last 30 years effectively destroying Vermont's economy. Think not, just look at stark contrast on both sides of the Conn River valley. So bad Vermont is futilely attempting to pay people to move here! Effectively becoming a laughing stock across the country of those in the technology field. If there is any question to the validity of Einstein's quote, "insanity is doing the same thing expecting a different result," go ahead and prove how crazy/ignorant you are. Then, don't bemoan your children and grandchildren leaving Vermont to make a future for themselves. I did, and it's the wisest choice I made to have a prosperous career and meet a compatible souse, (of the opposite sex.). My life rocks!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Trump did NOT get the majority of the votes.
ReplyDeleteWhat does that have to do with McCormack vs. Gray?
Delete5:13 It has to do with the Haters can't let it go, and they bring the Electoral College up in years that it goes against them, and forget that it exist in years that it works for them. In the past 24 years Democrats have averaged 313 Electoral Votes to Republicans 224 votes, again you only hear the Democrats complain when they lose. What that tells me is Trump out smarted and out worked Hillary, thus working smarter and harder proves the man deserves to win. This being a Republican value and shows the lazier Democrat just expected the hand out for a win.
Delete"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith
ReplyDeleteEven Better...
"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power." FDR
Harry, We the people of these United States duly elect a president to lead us, and this President shows nothing more than his leadership. I see nothing that leads to him as a fascist, nor his superiority. There are a small percentage of people that are just so hatful, that they can not accept that he was elected and he is leading. It makes them feel better about themselves to "resist". The only difference in these times and past years is their right to Freedom of Expression which is noticed more because of the technological and media world we live in.
DeleteDon't you mean "We, the un-elected Electoral College?" If you want to keep deluding yourself, Roger, there's nothing We The People can do about it. Trump lost, and his detractors come from all across the political spectrum. We The People, who don't like Trump, ARE THE MAJORITY. Trump is leading this country down a rat-hole.
DeleteAnonymous 10:33 maybe you to should read my post at 8:01 saves me from correcting your theory and excuse as well.
DeleteDoes that "rat-hole" include cessation of hostilities on the Korean peninsula, record low unemployment, deportation of criminals, significant tax breaks, discounting global warming non sense, ferreting out corruption in Washington, impressive returns on savings investments, eradication of Isis, and fostering peace with Russia? Is so, we are blessed to have such an effective president. By the way, have you ever noted how masculinely and respectful world leaders shake hands with Trump?
Delete11:02, your post is a textbook example of delusion. EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS THE EXACT POLAR OPPOSITE OF REALITY! I smell Russian trolls at work!
Delete11:02 Nicely put, but what about that stock market, nicely back over 25,200 again today! Where is that decline that the Haters and Resister are hoping for.
DeleteNicely above 25,200? So, it's up a couple hundred points, after languishing for months! YAWN! What good is the stock market when everything else is falling apart? If you'll look back to the 2000's, the Dow was the LAST thing to collapse!
DeleteHarry, my observation has been liberals are the party selfishness. Lazy, ignorant, idealistic, under achievers that demand handouts, and services the rest of us involuntary bankroll Here's a concept, pay your own way.
ReplyDeleteOnce you sacrifice by investing in yourself via delayed gratification, technical education, or mastering a viable trade and saving wisely, the whole community benefits. Alternatively, you have the depressed, blighted, opiate infested rathole and overwhelmingly liberal bastion Springfield has become. Think not? Just drive by the U-Turning Point to witness the ambition handouts generate.
You live in a warped fantasy land, 5:50. If you want to see how "ambitious" a typical Trump supporter is, drive to the corner of Bridge st and Summer st, and look at the three-foot-tall weeds in the yard of a Trump supporter. This is year two of it.
DeleteAnonymous 10:40, get over that Hillary lost and get over your neighbor that does not mow his grass, that's at least 10 times you've posted that. Maybe he is letting it grow cause he does not want to look at you, or maybe he likes tall grass, his right as an American, I support Trump and I mow my grass, get over it.
DeleteNo Roger, it's only been twice. You Trumpies really need to learn how to count. It's not about Hillary "losing," either. It's about having a traitor in the White House. It is now more obvious than ever who's side Trump is on; Vladimir Putin's. There's no "getting over it." Time will prove me right.
DeleteOK Roger, you need not reply since you probably won't be able to.
ReplyDeleteQuestion(s)...
1) What has Maga done to benifit the middle class person?
2) What has Maga done to benifit the uninsured person?
3) What has Maga done to benifit the rich person.
4) What does Maga mean?
Roger we are waiting
DeleteIn some towns if you don't mow your grass the town will do it for you and send you a bill.
ReplyDeleteSpringfield is the only town I have ever lived in that allowed people to have unkempt properties. One place I lived would send a mowing crew, accompanied by the County Sheriff, just in case the owner had a problem with it! If you want to be a slob, go live in the woods where no one else has to look at it!
DeleteTwo facts: Roger is a fool and Trump is a liar.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Trump is the greatest President ever, the best ever.
ReplyDeleteRETRACTION: I just read the transcript from my post. Below is my corrected post, it probably speaks for it self. FAKE NEWS, etc...:
DeleteI would have to say Trump is NOT the greatest President ever, HE IS the WORST ever.
Sorry, the Russians meddled into our elections, or maybe someone else did, Trump had a strong news conference and everyone knows it, except the FAKE NEWS.
Trump's private meeting with Putin was about complete shared dictatorship on the planet. The interpreter will never talk.
DeleteThanks, 7:15! Finally, someone around here that knows what's really going on! Those "military agreements" undoubtedly include pulling U.S. troops out of Europe. That'll be when we KNOW Trump has sold us out!
DeleteWhen did this Springfield News Blog turn into the Comic Section, built on Fake News, Looney Tunes for sure!
DeleteLooks like one of the Anonymous Posters on here was on Crack last night Chatting with and amusing themselves.
Answer the questions Roger.
Delete"OK Roger, you need not reply"
DeleteHe didn't. So what's your problem?
Problem is he is as fake as trump.
DeleteNo, your problem is he took you literally when you said, "OK Roger, you need not reply." You can't fault him for that.
Delete5:52 Thanks for your replies, but this Anonymous 5:33 is just a loser troll, he is unhappy with his neighbor and probably his life. I have no need to reply to him, he is just looking for someone to argue with and call names, it makes him or her happy. I post on here because I believe what I say and I have my opinions, but to have back and forth with this troll is not worth my time. I support the conservative view more than just Trump, but 2018 he is our President, and I support him and most of what he does, He has made a difference in all Americans lives as he is moving us back to the middle at least from where we have been. I mainly like his America First Attitude. If I answered this anonymous person he would just drag my words through the mud and rebut and spin them, who has time for that. MAGA!
ReplyDeleteSucker
DeleteYeah, Roger, you are a sucker. I'M the one complaining about my lazy slob, Trump supporting neighbor. 5:33 is someone else! There are a lot more Trump "haters" on this blog than there are Trump supporters! Kind of tells you how this is going, doesn't it?
DeleteTake heart Roger. I'm with you. The silent majority. We conservatives are too busy earning a living and paying our taxes to be bothered with all the BS your opponents to on and on about. MAGA!!!
DeleteRoger, Roger, Roger. As crazy as it may seem there's a sliver of sympathy inside me for you and your views. Only because i was raised indoctrinated by Fox News and a small country church, but my sympathy is more pity than anything else, as I stand on the other side of a long road of hate, selfishness, cynicism, and closed minded thinking. As I read all of your points I hear that still small voice of George Orwell. The things you say really mean something contrary to what it seems. If you've read 1984, you know what I mean when I refer to double speak. I feel now more than ever, we exist in a state where the Trump Blowhards bellow the double speak anthem. Like a resounding broken gong "War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength," you say. The day is coming where your generation will pass on, and waiting to take its place will be a new era of open minded, kind hearted, and intellectual people. A people who can't sleep at night knowing that people suffer and starve in the richest country in the world. Who don't mind paying their fair share of taxes so under privileged children don't have to eat cat food. So, enjoy your imperialistic campaign for global dominion masked as a "war on terror" , enjoy the working class that waits on peanuts that'll never come from a rich class that often pay ZERO taxes, and most of all, keep telling yourself that those rewards in heaven that you're sowing in this life will come from your "good will" here in this life. I do hope staunch conservatives are rewarded for their deeds. I hope the reward for a life of denial and superficiality comes in the shape of an eternity of a celestial North Korea. The clock is ticking. Tick Tock Roger, Tick Tock.
ReplyDelete“I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”
ReplyDelete~Alexis de Tocqueville
One more!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”
~George Carlin
Encore?!?
And again, what exactly does your any of what you wrote have to do with the Windsor County Senate seat? It's fine and dandy to bloviate, although using other people's words rather than coming up with your own is a bit troubling (originality is cool, try it sometime), but condemning "Trump Blowhards" in the comment section of an article focused on Gray and McCormack is ridiculous.
DeleteIt only proves one thing: Donald Trump is living rent-free inside your head.
Look at it this way: A lot of spouses and children were not beaten by Anonymous, thanks to most of this thread....
DeleteAnonymous 12:17, I already asked these fools, way back at the beginning of this post, why bring Trump into this post (3 days ago). It's their utter distain for him and they can't let it go, it is now controlling their lives.
DeleteChuck, where does the beating of spouses and children come from, who are you speaking of?
All That compassion Harry Speaks about is for one class of people, you make points about me that you have no way of knowing are true or not true. To think you could opine who I am and how much tax I pay, and that I don't consider others in this world, tells a lot about yourself. You had those words in your head before you read what I wrote. Because your so closed minded to the fact that all Conservatives have one thought process, which completely debunks your points. It's fantastic that you can come up with some quotes from others, go smoke some more pot and meditate on those thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAnd for God Sake I don't have to justify myself to you nor all you Anonymous posters on this site. And I know that without pushing conservatism down their throat's, my children understand that socialism does not work, they can see it for themselves, so after I'm gone, I'm leaving my children to more than backfill my space on this earth.
The thing you will be leaving them is an environmentally polluted dictator run world. Even Windsor county.
DeleteI agree with polluted, we are all in this together on that one, and should continue to work to make it better. "dictator run world" is just made up in your mind.
DeleteHarry Bird-brain, save your ill conceived diatribe for those other dopes that believe as you do. There's less and less of you every day as our country becomes GREAT AGAIN! You and your ilk are an anchor to our collective prosperity. FINALLY we are breaking your liberal failures and are sailing free into a world as it should be......those that contribute rise, whining leeches get left behind to wallow in their self-induced misery.
ReplyDeleteWow, what is becoming so great. Where is the wall? What ever happened to Paul Ryan and his dumb health care changes? Seems that at each failure Trump goes on to something else to make him in the news so you cult followers have something to blow about.
DeleteSorry, 7:35, but there are less and less of YOU every day. For every Conservative that dies, four Liberals are born. That's why the GOP has to cheat to win. All we have to do is preserve and defend democracy in the short term, and let death handle the rest! Enjoy your last gasp, it'll be over soon!
DeleteAfazio-Cortez (the face of liberal Socialists today) "The reason unemployment is so low today is because everybody has two jobs" DOPE!!! Liz 'fake Indian' Warren "Everybody today has to work four jobs" DOUBLE DOPE!!!! THESE ARE YOUR LEADERS YOU CLOWN LIBERALS.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
DeleteI equate the liberal mindset on the east and west coasts (and NO WHERE ELSE) to the old buzzards in Springfield that keep waiting for the machine tool tools industry to return to this rat infested opioid hell hole.NEVER GONNA HAPPEN LIBERAL PUKES!!! Not that you'd ever look for a job anyway!
DeleteOld CONSERVATIVE buzzards! The rest of us would like to move on to bigger and better things. If you wingnuts, with your antiquated economics ever get out of the way, it might just happen!
DeleteBernie, Bernie, Bernie! And now back from the Trash Heap is Joe Biden DUH! these Gaffs coming up should be great!!
ReplyDeleteAgreed Roger, the only thing more entertaining would be if Hacking Hillary decided to give it another go!
ReplyDeleteMy birthday tomorrow. Heading to Shaws now to get a couple of lobsters....probably be in line behind a sow buying FOUR lobsters with an EBT card!
ReplyDeleteHaha 8:33. Don't step on her five dirty crying ducklings hovering around her kankles
ReplyDeleteAnd they'll all be dressed in camo and wearing MAGA hats!
DeleteKind of funny how all these "hard working" conservatives have the time to make blog posts this time of day, on a weekday! Before you start whining, I'M RETIRED, despite your kind's best efforts at working me to death!
DeleteAgain making Judgment calls regarding others that you don't know their lives, nor what shifts they work, nor if they have desk jobs, nor if they work for themselves, nor if they are on their work break, yada yada yada, lot of options out there for Hard Working Conservatives. I know I fit 2 of those options!
ReplyDeleteOr even Retired themselves!
DeleteJudgements regarding others? THAT'S ALL YOU CONSERVATIVES EVER DO! Nothing BUT mindless prejudiced statements! I'm just giving you all a dose of your own medicine! How does it taste?
Delete"you didn't build that" Barrack Hussein Obama August 2011
DeleteLets go back to your other statement, "I'M RETIRED, despite your kind's best efforts at working me to death!" With out our kind generating companies by working hard and putting our money on the line to do so, there would be no jobs, this country would be a Third world country or a socialist country, which would pretty must be the same. Would you prefer to live in China, N Korea, Russia, Kenya, or Pakistan? Be thankful every now and again for what you do have, it takes business owners and hard workers to make this Country the great Country it is, Donald Trump is one of those business owners turn President, MAGA!
ReplyDeleteI don't have to thank you, Roger; I worked for it. But, as usual, you take ALL the credit, while we do ALL the actual work. Several of the companies I worked for were bled dry, and intentionally bankrupted by those "wonderful job creators" who then ran off with everyone's money. They didn't risk their own money, THEY STOLE OURS! Just like Trump does! Donald Trump is nothing more than a glorified slumlord and money-launderer who had to BUY a country club just to be a member of one! The only thing he has in common with the "average Joe" is that the true elites despise him, too! I've been following his "career" for decades. He is, and always has been, a liar and a fraud. I was put wise to his scams 40 years ago by the people who knew him best; the REAL one-percenters, who considered him a trashy wannabe! His "Presidency" is just an ego trip, he cares NOTHING for this country and its people! We will ALL pay for the blind stupidity of those who voted for him. Unfortunately, and as always, the REAL working people will pay the most!
DeleteWOW, I'm so sorry your life is so horrible for you, but it's not always someone else's fault, certainly not mine, nor did I ever ask you to Thank Me (more spin from you) I would say go enjoy your day, but I really don't think That is Possible.
DeleteIn short lets get rid of Dick McCormick and vote in some Conservative New Blood Randy Gray!
Oh no, Roger! My life is good NOW! I no longer have to put up with lazy, entitled, slack-ass conservatives piling the work on my back! I ALMOST feel sorry for some of my former fellow employees, who will actually have to EARN their paychecks, now that I'm gone. The only thing that sucks is watching Trump and his minions destroy America. Other than that, I'm doing just fine!
DeleteRoger,
ReplyDeleteLet 8:56 go wallow in his blind rage and anger because his rapist defending Hillary got SMOKED in the election. Speaking of "smoked" what did ever happen to Bill's stinky cigar?
Beller all you want Roger and the rest of you GOP cult followers, Trump is NOT a president.
ReplyDeleteI believe the word you're looking for is "Bellow".
DeleteIt is a combination of a yell and a holler...omg...lol..bff. Any more English lessons....a thing that has gone away with the advent of texting.
DeleteHey Roger, why don't you go to Trump's up coming military parade and do the goose step. He will be proud of you.
ReplyDeletePlain and simple, 7:20 is a bitter failure at life that could not expand beyond the cocoon of union security that doomed industrial manufacturing in this Town (Springfield) or this magnificent Country. Basically a 'gimme boy' that feels/felt entitled. Hey 7:20, STOP FEEDING OFF MY LEG YOU LEECH....I'M A WORKER, YOU'RE A PARASITE!!!
ReplyDeleteHear, hear 7:35. The only salvation for our town is when these self-important bozos reside in the cemetary! That shouldn't be a long wait, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteThey ruined our town and robbed us of prosperity....how you feeling now UNION WONK!!!
DeleteI feel just fine, IDIOTS! I didn't work here, I spent my entire working life in a donor state! You know, the places that send our tax dollars HERE to keep YOUR taxes low! I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR YOU MY ENTIRE LIFE! I wasn't in the Union, either! I spent my days being overworked and underpaid by right-wing bloodsuckers who got rich off of my labor, then had the nerve to bitch about their taxes! The only way I was able to retire was (gasp!) Social Security. Yeah, that's right, one of those evil "socialist" boondoggles! I can thank FDR and LBJ for what I've got; I OWE YOU NOTHING!
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