Promised links

What a great meeting last night!  Was glad to see the new faces and want to extend a warm welcome to our neighbors attending from Troy, Deary, Julietta, and Genesee.  With all the interaction from attendees, the time really zoomed by!  It is exciting to see people engaging with the issues and prepared to share from their knowledge, so thanks to all of you who spoke up.

Special thanks to those who helped present material last night:  Larry Cernik, Gresham Bouma, Janey Wineinger,  and Robyn Giovanetti.

If you have a particular issue you would like to address or discuss, please let me know and we'll get it scheduled into a future meeting.  Our next meeting is May 11, 7 pm.  Venue details are still being finalized, so stay tuned!  Reach out to your liberty-minded friends and neighbors and invite them to come with you.

For the  folks from Troy -- don't forget about the school board community input opportunity and barbecue from 5-9 on Friday, 4/30.  It all happens at the Bus Garage on Main Street.

As promised, here are a few links and a text file of the press release from Chadwick that I read last night.

 Larry Cernik hooked us with history and reeled us in.  Here is the link for those wanting to further explore the Appleseed Project.  Visit here for more info.  Sign up quickly for the upcoming shoot in Lapwai, as these shoots can fill up pretty fast!   Thanks again, Larry.  I've also included a short photo essay of a recent shoot, created by Larry's daughter.  Enjoy!




I mentioned the blog called Right Mind.  Check it out for local and state news.

http://right-mind.us

And below is the press release from Michael Chadwick announcing his withdrawal  from Legislative District 1 race for US Representative (Walt Minnick's seat).


Michael Chadwick Withdraws from Race for U. S. Congress In 2010 and Enters Race for U.S. Senate in 2014


- Endorses Raul Labrador


- Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate in Idaho in 2014

Statement by Michael L. Chadwick

April 24, 2010

“Powerful special interests groups in New York City and Washington, D.C. are attempting to disenfranchise the voters in Idaho’s First Congressional District by placing a candidate or surrogate in office that will support their private corporate interests. These groups with the aid of U.S. Senator John McCain, former Governor Dirk Kempthorne and a host of prominent neo-conservatives are seeking to deceive the voters in Idaho into selecting a young Washington, D.C. insider as their new representative. These groups are attempting to stage a political coup in Idaho with the aid of the media and national and state GOP leaders.”



“Vaughn Ward is a stealth candidate – a manufactured candidate – a neo-conservative in the tradition of John McCain. He is not a true conservative. He is attempting to deceive the people of Idaho with slick TV ads and misleading rhetoric. Ward has been selected by elite special interests in New York and Washington, D.C. to serve as their surrogate in the U.S. Congress. We must not allow the elite in America to choose elected representatives of Idaho or elsewhere. Ward’s accomplishments in the military and the CIA have been embellished and are based upon statements by those who seek to place him in power.”


“A monumental battle is being waged in Idaho between the forces of Wall Street who are aligned with powerful special interest and lobbying organizations in Washington, D.C. and the grass roots voters of Idaho. The elite in New York City and Washington, D.C. are working diligently to place Vaughn Ward in office and they will succeed unless the grass roots rise up and support Raul Labrador.”


“It is time for the voters of Idaho to unite behind, support and elect Raul Labrador as the next U.S. Congressman from Idaho. He is a true conservative in the tradition of Ronald Reagan. He has a proven track record of legislative accomplishments in the Idaho State Legislature. He co-sponsored the Idaho Health Freedom Act and is a real leader with proven credentials. He will represent the views of the common man, not the elite in Washington, D.C. He will put Main Street ahead of Wall Street and seek to restore the principles of state sovereignty and personal liberty.”


“We do not want a repeat of the 2006 congressional race where one candidate won the primary election with less than 26 percent of the votes. Therefore, I am withdrawing from the race for U.S. Congress in Idaho’s First congressional District effective today.


“I am proud to endorse Raul Labrador for U.S. Congress and I encourage the good and honorable people of Idaho to elect him as the next U.S. Congressman from Idaho.”

Michael L. Chadwick Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate in 2014

Effective immediately, Michael L. Chadwick will be a candidate for the office of U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho in 2014. The campaign headquarters of Chadwick for Senate will be located in Post Falls, Idaho. The campaign will be launched on June 1, 2010.