Live blogging - Rochester Republican GOP meeting
UPDATE: The "speakers" part has ended and they are going into the biz part of the meeting so the live stream has ended.
I thank the Rochester Republicans for allowing me to visit!
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I was invited to the Rochester GOP meeting where they were going to have two guest speakers: Saul Anuzis, the Michigan GOP Chair and Jack Kimball, the Portsmouth businessman who is running for the GOP nomination for Governor.
You can join the live stream here (very slow WiFi connection - it may not work well)
Update: the recording can be seen here. I brought the Flip cam - will process the video later on!
I'll be Tweeting the meeting here!
Tweets are in reverse chronological order; a few here and the rest are after the jump:
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul-Decl/Consti. - we give our rights to the govt - and they owe us for that consent
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - was on NHPR, talked to a lot of Republican clubs, others while here. YOU guys are really active!
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul-only change is to try to move it out of the holiday season - will Dem s go along? They are playing hardball.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - NH is and will be recognized the First in the Nation due to work of Phyllis, Sean, and Sununu
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul is also 1 of 12 on the Rules committee - NH Primary is affected. Rule is now that NH WILL be the First in the Primary!!
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - purpose is to make it easier to share and network
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - head of Tech Committee. Brand new - BETA version. Trying to catch up to Obama 2.0/3.0
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - Dems are dictatorial and are trying the crush the Repubs. We're not obstructionists-ARE trying to stand up for freedom.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul- we are about individual liberty - we have to get that across to the voters. Change of tone, not principle.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - this time can be an opportunity for Republicans. We may not agree on everything, but can on core principles.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - America IS special - Obama is trying to change America before us at terrifying speed
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - Republicans are the party of the common folks
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - we are the only nation in the world where people are willing to die to get into.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - we are a center right nation: but we have to set up coalitions of cons and moderates.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - it shows when the Rs move away from limited gov, less tax, liberty - voters punish us.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - we forget the small "c" conservatives - to our dismay. The conservative values that we share - the mainstream
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul-in 2006, Dems ran to the right of most Rs - and won! Horrible!
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul - in 2006, no R won at high state & Fed level against an incumbent Dem. Why? Scandal, high spending -we became the bums
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul Anuzis was just introduced to the group by Phyllis Woods (NH RNC Committeewoman)
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - needs to let people who is NOW - sprinting the marathon!
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack: NH GOP Chair has been very welcoming ; maybe w/another candidate, I'd get more press?
#TCOT #NHGOP Q: how is the NH GOP taking the candidacy?
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - we have to win this as a team - House, Senate,Gov: as a team. Ditto for Fed offices. At NHAC porkfest, had them stand
#TCOT #NHGOP Q: not an organized turnout of Repubs - what can / will you do about it?
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - if you tax something more, you kill what you are taxing.
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - get rid of the 9% meals & room tax for campers (they drag their own rooms with them, for gosh sake's)!
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - look at the biz taxes first and get that fixed - keeping more $$ allows them to expand! Have to roll them back
#TCOT #NHGOP Q: rollback of taxes?
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - absolutely needed - we should also do cross-state buying of health insurance?
#TCOT #NHGOP tort reform - follow TX?
#TCOT #NHGOP If you let the $$ follow the child - competition goes up, quality goes up. Both private & public schooling wins!
#TCOT #NHGOP Where do you stand on NH funding education? He believes in vouchers - the $ should follow the child!
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - he is a leader, not a follower - he is ready to lead this state
#TCOT #NHGOP present website is OK - new website will have MUCH more functionality ; rollout in next few days taking advantage of SocNets
#TCOT #NHGOP Question - do you have a strategy for going state wide?
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack - we do not have a spending problem - we have a tax ing problem
#TCOT #NHGOP If we take the state back, NH can be the leader for the country if scan lead
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack says that this is the most important mid-term election in our history - the only way to stop hemorraging in NH & country
#TCOT #NHGOP What if you win but Dems are still in control of House & Senate
#TCOT #NHGOP Jobs are leaving, because of higher taxes and the Dems are moving away from the traditional NH values.
#TCOT #NHGOP Lynch is wrong about not keeping his word on a bunch of topics - he is not showing leadership
#TCOT #NHGOP he believes in lower taxes (which will bring in higher revenues)
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack is scared of what the Dems are doing here in NH and country
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack is running because of patriotism, not politics. Being former military & fought for this country, he is scared
#TCOT #NHGOP Jack is talking about his sign; his political messages got him on Fox & Friends
#TCOT #NHGOP Phyllis Woods, NH RNC Committeewoman is also here.
#TCOT #NHGOP Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP Chair just arrived and will be speaking
#TCOT #NHGOP #JKFG Jack Kimbal who is running for NH Gov is speaking - racking Dem Gov John Lynch for a lack of integrity
#TCOT #NHGOP GraniteGrok is at the Rochester GOP meeting live! Live stream: http://bit.ly/4rnxN and tweeting here: http://bit.ly/1GOdUM
