“Truth persists and illuminates, even if there is no one to utter it.“ Government is not the solution; rather, it is causing the problems. The below slides (view at Scribd) highlight the economic situation, updated from August and May presentation. I’ve written about the solutions to the unemployment problem, the deficit, Social Security, and the [...]
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Express-Times – “Mr. Towne Should Go to Washington”
I am very honored and humbled to have received the endorsement of the Express-Times, a major local newspaper in the 15th congressional district, this morning. Under a headline, “Mr. Towne Should Go to Washington” the Express chose to endorse my candidacy rather than Republocrats Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan after my clear victory at the [...]
Debate at the State – Towne Claims Victory
Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne claimed a clear victory at the “Debate at the State” – held and co-sponsored by Easton’s historic and beautiful State Theatre. The Express Times was the main sponsor, and is commended by the campaign for its commitment to hear all candidates. When Towne challenged Mr. Dent on the constitutionality of [...]
Jake Towne Challenges Republocrats to Pay for their own Healthcare
At the WFMZ-TV debate last Tuesday, independent congressional candidate Jake Towne challenged both Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan to take some kind of paycut, not enlist in the pension plan and pay for their own healthcare. With all the job losses and paycuts in the private sector, the least either of these career politicians could [...]
Winner by TKO – Towne vs. the Republocrats, Round 2
“Your parties have betrayed you. Your parties have failed you. Your parties have let you down. Your parties aren’t even here!!” – from my closing statement last night Yesterday I was kindly hosted by the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a group of women educators, at Cedar Crest College in a crowded room. As [...]
Debate Video Footage!!
The first debate just concluded a few hours ago, PCN was taping the event but had technical difficulties so the first half is missing. See below for part 1 and part 2 that was taped. A volunteer videotaped the event so we hope to have footage soon! It was the first debate of my life, [...]
TOWNE VS. THE REPUBLOCRATS, ROUND 1
Monday, Sept 13 Candidate’s Night, College Hill Neighborhood Association Time: Monday, September 13, 7-8 PM (Shortened from 2 hours to 1 hour, exact reason unknown) Location: Lafayette College. Oechsle Hall, Room 224 (#62 on this map, Parsons and Hamilton Streets on College Hill in Easton) I will be appearing with the two Establishment candidates for [...]
Charlie Dent – A Dependent Follower
Incumbent Republocrat Charlie Dent likes to bill himself as an “independent leader,” when the reality is anything but. A hard look at the record reveals that 6 years in federal Congress and over $1 million in salary later, Dent has achieved little besides renaming a few post offices and helping plunge the nation into an [...]
Campaign Featured in the Reading Eagle!
In July, I interviewed with Reading Eagle reporter Mary Young on the wars and also on my campaign. In August, this article was featured in their Sunday paper, the main newspaper for the Berks county region of the 15th congressional district. Ms. Young struck me as solid journalist, taking notes a mile-a-minute in shorthand (which [...]
The Economy in Pictures
“Truth persists and illuminates, even if there is no one to utter it.“ Government is not the solution; rather, it is causing the problems. The below slides (view at Scribd, backup PDF) highlight the economic situation, updated from a May presentation. I’ve written about the solutions to the unemployment problem, the deficit, Social Security, and [...]
“Who Is Jake Towne?” Top Story on WFMZ-TV
Last night I was quite happy to be the top news story on WFMZ, Channel 69 TV. Check out the video and article below, and feel free to leave any comments!! Also below is just a few of the letters to the editor concerning the incumbent’s efforts to avoid debating me. We should be so [...]
Jake Towne Calls on Charlie Dent to Repeal Health Care Tax
Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne issued this statement today: “During his sorry 20-year political career, Charlie Debt has repeatedly supported unconstitutional legislation that has created raging, out-of-control deficits. He also supports vast expansions of federal control over the people’s healthcare, such as his support of S-CHIP, the Medical Rights Act of 2009, and now HR [...]
Comments on HR 5146, the Congressional Pay Freeze and HR 5017 Rural Housing Service Subsidies
HR 5146 freezes congressional salaries at $174,000 for 2011 and passed 402-15. I would have voted FOR this bill. The incumbent representative, Charles Dent, voted FOR this measure. The Democrat challenger, John Callahan, has not stated an opinion on this bill to my knowledge. The video below has a rough transcript. However, this bill does [...]
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