UNH College Republicans call on self-proclaimed “Radical RINO” NH College Republican Federation Chairman Jake Wagner to resign for violating Federation Constitution regarding college enrollment.
Caveat – I’ve met Jake Wagner (there on the left with Obama’s David Axelrod on right). Now, he didn’t come up to me and proclaim himself to be a “Radical RINO” (but it is in his Twitter feed) but he certainly came across as one of those “I’m a Republican Republican because I’m a Republican” the couple of times I’ve tried to “debate” issues important to the Republican base. He certainly doesn’t like Conservatives that quote both the Platform and the NH Constitution (or the US one either) as a basis of what can be done or what should be done politically. His face would screw up like a prune, his arms flap like one of those “air guys” you’d see flapping in front of a car dealer, and he just couldn’t seem to stop “SIGHing” as I was speaking – but couldn’t seem to refute what I or others would pose to him. Just pieces of paper “for show” is the what I got from him.
Figures. Looks like he’s decided to disobey the rules under which he was elected – his previous actions seem to give this that came over the transom a bit more ring of truth – looks like I’ll be following up on this myself.
Note: if it is wrong, Jake is certainly able to put up a guest post here or even come on GrokTALK! to discuss – he has been invited!
In fact, he has not responded to the email listed on the NH GOP E-Board page. So, let’s look at this a bit, shall we?
For the past year and a half Jake Wagner of Buffalo, New York has served as Chairman of the New Hampshire College Republicans. In this capacity, he routinely slanders conservatives in his own party and pushes his own personal political agenda (cheering activist federal judges who overturn democratically adopted constitutional amendments protecting traditional marriage).
Strangely, Mr. Wagner hasn’t been enrolled in college since May of 2013 when he dropped out of the institution he came to New Hampshire to attend (St. Anselm College). In September he attended a meeting of the UNH Chapter of College Republicans in his capacity as NH College Republican Chairman. When a member of the UNH Chapter confronted him about the fact that he was no longer enrolled in college, Mr. Wagner replied that he had plans to enroll at UNH-Manchester in the Spring. However, when the UNH Chapter officers conferred with the registrar at that campus in early February, they were shocked to find out that he had never enrolled.
- A lie to members
- A lie to the NH GOP Executive Board (as he is still listed here)
Confronted with this information the UNH Chapter sent a letter to Mr. Wagner and several other members of the Republican State Establishment asking that he resign or face impeachment. Now, however, it appears as though moderate Republicans are closing ranks around him to defend him from the fact that he is serving as chairman in clear violation of the College Republican Constitution and the principles of the New Hampshire College Republican Federation. It is a very sad day for College Republicans in New Hampshire.
It’s ironic that this young man, who enjoys calling Tea Party Republicans and Liberty Activists “wacko-birds” and “unelectable crazies,” has been the beneficiary of such a neurotically impulsive defense by moderates.
We have attached to this email a number of photos documenting the behavior we have described above as well as a text of the letter sent to Mr. Wagner, the Federation and the Party Establishment and a link to a short WMUR article on the matter. No other news outlet grasps the importance of this situation or is willing to take a stand in the way that we believe GraniteGrok might. We strongly encourage you to research this matter further.Thank you for all that you do on behalf of the Conservative Movement!Sincerely,
Anonymous
I have had several people now say the same thing that the WMUR article does: “Wagner did not return requests for comment”. I emailed him at the email address shown under the Executive Board of NH GOP to give him a chance to respond – either by guest post or by coming on GrokTALK!.
Let’s see if he will take up the challenge.
Oh, I forgot – here is the Letter, Call for Resignation, sent to Mr. Wagner requesting him to resign as his student status had lapsed. It was signed by:
Michael Mignanelli, Vice President
Sarah Jasper, Communications Director
Ashley Zabriskie, Treasurer
Sarah Bogert, Secretary
(Chapter President Phil Boynton has withdrawn his support for this letter since its initial submission)