Sen. Dawn Hill Silences Gov. Paul LePage At Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee Hearing

PPH reports “The Senate chairwoman of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee blocked Gov. Paul LePage’s surprise attempt to speak Sunday during an emergency meeting called to address the governor’s recent claim that the Department of Health and Human Services won’t be able to pay MaineCare providers come May 28.”

““I mean no disrespect to you, but … I know there’s a lot of politics at play here,” Hill said.

“No,” LePage interrupted. “There’s no politics. I’m a pragmatic person. I do not play politics.”

The exchange went on for about two minutes. At one point, LePage rose to leave the room. He then stopped and returned to the dais, saying the committee was denying him the chance to speak.

“It’s unfortunate that the people of the state of Maine are being played for patsies,” he said.

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NEWS CENTER 6 reports “Strimling & Harriman on Governor denied “on the record” comments, click here.

Governor LePage got a little taste of what we the people go through!

U.S. Congressman Angus King’s View Of IRS Scandal…How About The Scandal In Maine?

“Well, there are really two scandals involved here. … No. 1 is this outrageous idea of targeting one political group versus another and focusing on groups with the name “tea party” and more conservative groups. That’s wrong, and everybody has condemned that. … The second scandal, however is that this designation of tax-exempt status for so-called social welfare groups that turn into political groups, whether they’re supporting the president or Democrats or supporting Republicans, that’s wrong no matter what. This tax-exempt status, 501(c)4, was created years and years and years ago for social welfare organizations, and somehow it’s gotten into being a political vehicle where people can contribute unlimited amounts of money without any identification of who they are, and it’s really a threat, I believe, to our democratic system.”

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When Angus King was Governor of Maine, this video was hand-delivered to him. This was/ is a threat to the people of Maine.  Why did he not speak out or take action? Take note of who remained in office.

Elected officials seem to think that as time passes their cover ups will vanish. Not so!

Tom Dunn – Affidavit

Bridge 1

Bridge 2

Bridge 3

DOT Chief Resigns

Tom’s Summary – Brennan Criminal Legacy

Bus Trip To DC

Brennan timeline

(updated) Governor Paul LePage Is Killing Education

DEFINITION OF POISON!!!!!!!!!!

Do we in Maine know what we are allowing Governor LePage to do? Do we REALLY understand?

How do you like this? Especially Bullet No. 3! (bolded provision!!!!!) That is the END of religious education in Maine, and it is the end of “academic” education as well, in order to implement, through charter schools, lifelong Soviet system of polytech work force training using Skinnerian/Pavlovian operant conditioning software on the computer.

LD 1529 ”An Act to Expand School Choice for Maine Students“

Removes 10-school cap on the number of charter schools approved by the Maine Charter School Commission
Allows colleges and universities to authorize charter schools
Permits religious schools to accept public dollars
Broadens customized learning opportunities (public and private options) for kids who are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program

And, don’t forget that Maine Heritage’s parent organizaton, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. drafted the North American Free Trade Agreement which has robbed our people of hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs. Use of dialectic: create problem: NAFTA (loss of jobs), impose the solution: change economic system from free market to planned economy with public/private partnerships (charter schools with their unelected boards…taxation without representation)) necessary for global work force training, using our children to spin off profits for the global economy!

France is a good example of how state-funded private religious education resulted in the destruction of religious education. Started under the Vichy Government (Nazi Germany) during World War II and was continued through to today. I have all the research on the French case.

I’ll pay $100 to anyone who can prove me wrong.

Also, why would any of us support a school choice agenda that is supported by the following organizations:

1. Heritage Foundation and other neoconservative Trotskyite organziations

2. The Rockefeller, globalist Council on Foreign Relations

3. The leftist Obama Administration

All I can say to so-called conservative Republicans who are supporting this agenda:

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

Documentation regarding this agenda, which was spawned out of my old office in the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (Reagan Administration), can be found in my bok “the deliberate dumbing down of america…A Chronological Paper Trail” which is a free download at http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com. The updated, revised version covering (1999-2011) is available at http://www.amazon.com

Please forward this email far and wide!

The Carnegie Corporation’s “Conclusions and Recommendations for the Social Studies” 1934, calls for this exact agenda (charter schools, with their unelected boards, to be used for Soviet work force training purposes).  Go to http://www.americandeception.com and type word “Conclusions” into the search engine for this little book.  Here is Abstract describing book, taken from American Deception website:

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“Conclusions and Recommendations for the Social Studies”, funded by the tax-exempt Carnegie Corporation of New York, published in 1934, is the most important report ever written on the future of American education. All its recommendations and its philosophy are an intrinsic part of education in the United States today. Professor Harold Laski, a philosopher of British socialism, said of this report: “At bottom, and stripped of its carefully neutral phrases, the report is an educational program for a ‘Socialist America’. One excerpt from this important report reads “The implications for education are clear and imperative: (a) the efficient functioning of the emerging economy and the full utilization of its potentialities require profound changes in the attitudes and outlook of the American people, especially the rising generation–a complete and frank recognition that the old order is passing, that the new order is emerging, (pp. 34-35).

Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt
Former Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Education

http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com

http://www.americandeception.com

To order the updated abridged 2011 version of “the deliberate dumbing down of america”, it is available from 3D Research at Amazon.com.

update

Here is the original Maine Heritage Policy Center Alert: Great Schools for Maine.  It documents MHPC’s  role in Maine’s education policies.   Your state undoubtedly has one of these D.C. Heritage clones messing with your state’s public policy.  Be sure to check it out.

May 15, 2013

Once again, it’s time for “We the people of Maine” to take action. While the majority party and others in Augusta have been busy clowning around and sponsoring foolish bills, The Maine Heritage Policy Center is standing vigilant in advocating our – your – freedoms!

We need your help!

Please join MHPC’s Great Schools for Maine in supporting Governor LePage’s expansion of Customized Learning opportunities for Maine students.

When: 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 17

Where: Room 202, Cross Building, Augusta

What: 3-minute public testimonies (print and bring with you 15-25 copies of your written testimony)

Specific bills of interest:  

LD 1529 ”An Act to Expand School Choice for Maine Students“

• Removes 10-school cap on the number of charter schools approved by the Maine Charter School Commission
• Allows colleges and universities to authorize charter schools
• Permits religious schools to accept public dollars
• Broadens customized learning opportunities (public and private options) for kids who are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program

LD 1510 ”An Act to Ensure Statewide Accountability and Improvement“

• Establishes that a school which does not meet “basic approval” standards must develop and follow a “corrective action plan”
• Allows the Commissioner of Education to help improve all failing schools (not just the ones identified as Title I through No Child Left Behind)
• Gives students who attend schools, which have lost “basic approval” or refuse to follow the steps for “basic approval,” the ability to enroll in another public or private school which meets their needs and interests.

Not able to make it to Augusta this Friday? 

 

Even if you are unable to join us in Augusta, we still need you to take action. Please take time to contact your legislator and those on the Education and Cultural Affairs committee by phone or letter.

 Together, we will make a difference! 

Will you stand vigilant with The Maine Heritage Policy Center and defend freedom today?

 

What Gives With Bangor Daily News?

4.10.13

Today the “LePage proposes taking money from education aid for legal defense” article is published in full with no restrictions attached.

 

Below are two articles posted in today’s Bangor Daily Newspaper. However, in order to read the entire article you must “answer a question to continue reading the page.”

LePage proposes taking money from education aid for legal defense

By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff

AUGUSTA, Maine — Two legislative committees have rejected two proposals by Gov. Paul LePage to create a total of $1.3 million in legal defense funds.

On Monday, the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted 10-2 against a $1 million provision in LePage’s biennial budget proposal which would have taken money from general purpose aid for education to create a legal defense fund for the state Board of Education, the Department of Education and the Maine Charter School Commission. …

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Gatekeepers In Maine Governor LePage’s Office At It Again!

A constituent (a veteran) sent a letter to Governor Paul LePage about our veteran heroes being under attack by our own government and requesting assistance from his office. View response from Patricia Condon, Director, Constituent Services and veteran’s response to Ms. Condon.

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Have you heard yet from Governor Lepage?

Stay tuned for more on state gatekeepers!

 

 

 

Points To Ponder As Maine’s 2012 Election Comes To An End

As the November election comes to an end, let’s take a look at the integrity, honesty, trustworthiness and character (or lack thereof) of Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates. Let’s see who ‘says one thing and does another’.

I’ve seen the candidates campaign ads on tv. The same message for decades with a different face. In my opinion, the following are points to ponder before you vote.

Candidate Charlie Summers (Maine’s Secretary of State)
In his tv ads he speaks of losing his wife, having to be mother and father to his children and laying awake at night wondering how he will pay his mortgage to the bank.

Well, Mr. Summers, I (as so many other Mainers) lay awake nights too. I lost a husband (his life taken, covered up), I lost my only child and had to bury her without insurance that I paid Metropolitan Life Insurance for. I lay awake wondering when the Bureau of Insurance will hold MetLife accountable. It’s been three years since they “are still looking into it.” I lay awake nights waiting for Saco Biddeford Savings Inst., and their coherts in Biddeford (inc. Atty. Jens-Peter Bergen on the Kennebunk prostitution “client list”) to be held accountable in the fraudulent taking of my business property and home. I lay awake nights waiting for you, (and former SOS Matt Dunlap), Attorney General William Schneider and Jonathan Wayne (Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices) to investigate election fraud in Biddeford. These are only a few examples of sleepless nights.

Summers wants us to know that we will have him to work for us in Washington. Why isn’t he working for us in Maine? Why is he not upholding his duties as Maine’s Secretary of State?

Candidate Kevin Raye – President of the Maine Senate.
Ignored requests to meet with him to present issues of fraud, waste and abuse. Worked for US Senator Olympia Snowe for 17 years. Birds of a feather….
Andrea Mitchell’s exclusive interview with Sen. Olympia Snowe when she ubruptly decided not to seek re-election and giving possible candidates approximately two weeks to gather signatures. “Having a milestone birthday helps you to focus about whether or not I was prepared to commit for another six years in the United States Senate.” I find it hard to believe that Senator Snowe didn’t know last year that she was coming up upon a “milestone birthday.”

Candidate Angus King
Angus King created 70,000 jobs. Were they generated from his 147 government appointments?

During the tenure of former governor Angus King, I received from a state legislator a list of the key “serve at the pleasure” of the governor positions. I learned from this legislator that he was chastised on the House floor for taking this public. Why the big secret? According to this document, there is a more comprehensive list than what is provided here and is kept within the Office of the Secretary of State. We the people have a right to know whose salaries we are paying! We also have a right to know who the “Confidential Employees” are. Additionally, King (and other state officials) was given the evidence of official corruption in Maine via Tom Dunn’s video which investigation initially began with the Attorney General seeking Tom’s assistance.

Candidate US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Pingree runs her campaign on veterans issues. Her debate with Maine Senator John Courtney (another good ole boy network member) on Maine Watch she said she was there for individuals who need help with veteran issues. Well, not so. E-mails to her go unanswered and there is no getting past her aide (gatekeeper) Jim Pineau, despite his lies to the Maine Director of Veterans Services.

Candidate Danny Dalton
Republican Charlie Summers, independent Angus King and Democrat Cynthia Dill squared off in a three-way debate at the Franco-American Center. The three other independent candidates, Steve Woods of Yarmouth, Andrew Ian Dodge of Harpswell, and Danny Dalton of Brunswick, were not invited to the live debate.

Dalton, 56, is a former intelligence specialist with the Army and Air Force who went on to travel the world as a federal agent and civilian contractor chasing down terrorists and drug smugglers.
After Dalton left the security business, he continued to gather intelligence from his old contacts, at his own expense. When he tried to share the information with the federal government — including the specific location of Taliban commanders — he again got nowhere, he said.

Eventually, Dalton said, he tried to share some of his information and complaints with Maine’s senators, Snowe and Susan Collins. He met with their staff members but said his leads and complaints still went nowhere.

He decided to run against Snowe as a way to expose the waste and dysfunction and the failure of the two-party system.

And so much to be said about term limits. Maine Senator Barry Hobbins is termed out as senator, so now he runs for the House!

Will Maine’s history repeat itself in Washington? Will it be different this time around? I think NOT!

 

NOTE:  My attempts to send this to J. Scott Moody, Maine Heritage Policy Center comes up with “Error The address “J. Scott Moody” in the “To” field was not recognized.

This is not the first time I cc blogs to this agency. The e-mail address is the one noted on The Maine Heritage Policy Center website.  What’s up with this Scott Moody? The same happened with Lance Dutson prior to his move to campaign for Secretary of State Charlie Summers.

FRAUD CASE AGAINST FORMER MAINE GOV. MCKERNAN’S FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION BUSINESS

10.25.12 update

“ McKernan, who is married to retiring U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, has been a director of EDMC since 1999 and served as its chairman of the board from June 2006 until August of this year. He served as the corporation’s CEO from September 2003 to February 2007. He originally was named personally as a defendant in the lawsuit, but has since been dropped as a defendant.”

If this were you or I would we get off the hook?  Is this not selective prosecution? Is this not a double standard of justice?

10.24.12

PPH reports “A federal judge has recommended that a fraud case against a for-profit university corporation once led by former Maine Gov. John McKernan can go forward. Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has been accused by a whistleblower of engaging in “a multi-faceted, corporate-wide scheme to enroll as many students as possible, and to keep them on the rolls for as long as possible, without regard to (their) qualifications or … likelihood of graduation or career placement, in order to maximize financial aid” from the federal government, according to court filings.”

“Education Management has a nonprofit based in Portland — The Education Foundation — that gives scholarships to students attending Education Management schools. Until earlier this year, the foundation was led by Ruth Summers, wife of Snowe’s former longtime aide Charlie Summers, who is running for Snowe’s seat.“

“According to The New York Times, the company received $2.2 billion in federal student aid in the fiscal year ending in June 2010, nearly 90 percent of its net revenue.”

“McKernan is married to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, who is not seeking re-election this year.”

Related:

WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT TARGETS FORMER MAINE GOVERNOR /JOHN McKERNAN
IS THERE MORE THAN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE AND EDMC?
U.S. SENATOR OLYMPIA SNOWE – CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS

[new post] Maine Governor Paul LePage Pulls Out Of Membership In The National Governors Association

BDN reports “Gov. Paul LePage has pulled the state out of membership in the National Governors Association because he says Maine is not getting enough benefits for its $60,000-a-year membership fee. “I get no value out of those meetings,” he said. “They are too politically correct and everybody is lovey-dovey and no decisions are ever made. There are some tough decisions that need to be made in this country and we need to start making them.”

“Jodi Omear, director of communications for the NGA, said in an email that LePage is still considered a member of the organization even if the state has stopped paying dues. She said all the governors of the 50 states and five territories are members, even if they do not pay dues.”

[new post] Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Angus King’s Involvement In The Wind Industry

Are wind farms saving or killing us? A provocative investigation claims thousands of people are falling sick because they live near them.
By JAMES DELINGPOLE

The symptoms they claim to have suffered may vary – including dizziness; increased blood pressure and depression – but the theme remains the same.
(Do not miss the comments)

PPH reports “King calls new wind ad false, asks TV stations to stop running it. The ad, purchased by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, features members of an anti-wind group that claims King made “millions” off the Record Hill wind project in Roxbury. The complaint comes as the King campaign appears to be weighing a new tack following recent polls reporting gains by Democrat Cynthia Dill and Republican Charlie Summers.”

Charlie Summers campaign says “King’s attack ad from 1994 shows he ‘says one thing, and does another.’

As the November election heats up, let’s take a look at the integrity, honesty, trustworthiness and character (or lack thereof) of Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates. Let’s see who ‘says one thing and does another’.

During the tenure of former governor Angus King, I received from a state legislator a list of the key “serve at the pleasure” of the governor positions. I learned from this legislator that he was chastised on the House floor for taking this public. Why the big secret? According to this document, there is a more comprehensive list than what is provided here and is kept within the Office of the Secretary of State. We the people have a right to know whose salaries we are paying! We also have a right to know who the “Confidential Employees” are.

Related:

Maine’s Corrupt 2012 Election Marches on….

Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers wins election and Julie Flynn Gets to Count Her Boss’ Votes.

This evidence speaks for itself and (former) Governor King’s threat to one of the people “shocks the conscience.”

Will Maine’s history repeat itself in Washington?

[new post] Maine Governor LePage And House Leader Emily Cain Vow To Reform Government Ethics

Sun Journal reports  ”Republican Gov. Paul LePage and House Democratic leader Emily Cain are responding to a national report that gave Maine government an “F” for its potential for corruption. Maine ranked 46th in the “State Integrity Investigation” by three nonpartisan good government groups that was released in mid-March.”

“Cain on Tuesday submitted a “concept draft” bill, “An Act to Strengthen Maine’s Ethics Laws and Improve Public Access to Information,” that she hopes will provide a vehicle for bipartisan reform proposals.” “And we can say to ourselves: why did we get scored that way and can we take a look at ourselves in the mirror and say what do we want to be known for?”

“LePage’s acting chief legal counsel, Michael Cianchette, said “rewriting ethics laws and finding best practices is a big objective.” “While the goal is to address a range of problems identified in the report, Cianchette said he believes the legislation will ultimately “focus in on a few red flag areas.”

Says Cain “what I’d like to see happen is not only an end result that increases trust in state government, but a process that reflects and leads to an increased trust as well.”

“It’s not a Republican or Democrat issues said Cianchette. It’s a transparency issue.”

Maine Corruption Risk Report Card

I’m happy to hear that Gov. LePage and Rep. Emily Cain have at least indicated there is a problem. However, they would learn from the people where the problems lie if they were willing to talk with us, rather than the likes of Sen. Barry Hobbins, Sen. Jon Courtney, Rep. Alan Casavant & Co.

Rep. Cain wonders “why did we get scored that way?” She certainly won’t get the answers from Maine’s legislators. So many of them have been hand-delivered documented evidence of the corruption that has been ongoing for decades. We’ve all gotten the same answer “there’s nothing I can do!” They’ve done plenty……covered up! The “red flags” have flown in front of their faces, including Maine’s constitutional officers.

We don’t need more laws….they don’t uphold what’s on the books as it is. (And too many unconstitutional – those, they make exception) Unfortunately, it has been a Republican/Democrat issue. Each party covers each others butts. The reason being….they listen to each other. They are as transparent as saran wrap….we can see right through them. They don’t have to worry about the people exposing them. They are doing that all by themselves with their silence on the abuses, brutalities and atrocities inflicted upon their constituents!

If Governor LePage and Rep. Cain are serious about this effort, they can start with the removal of all members of the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability which will remove the conflicts of interest…..THE root of the problems. Then follow up with the people.  Governor LePage and Rep. Cain can get “a range of problems” straight from the horses’ mouths, rather than from the southern end of a northbound horse.