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Yesterday I was fortunate to be invited to Comcast’s studio in Philadelphia to record an interview with Jill Horner. Portions of the 15th district use Comcast as a main provider and this video will be made available free as “Candidates on Demand” later in the election season. An HD version is here but has a [...]
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Interview with Comcast’s Candidates on Demand
Campaign Featured in the Reading Eagle!
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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 [...]
Statement on the Ground Zero Mosque
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On the front page of today’s Morning Call was an article on the mosque to be located near Ground Zero in NYC. Below is a video statement and transcript of those remarks. My comments were misinterpreted slightly, and I absolutely do not speak for all Muslims – just myself – but the fact remains the [...]
The Economy in Pictures
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“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, [...]
It’s Official, Towne is on the Ballot!
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has accepted the signatures submitted, and Jake Towne is now an official candidate for United States Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th district which covers Northampton, most of Lehigh, and parts of Berks and Montgomery counties. Towne, an independent, will square off against two Establishment-backed career politicians in the November 2nd election.
While 3,629 [...]
Hey Republocrats! Focus on the Issues!
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Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne issued this statement today against the Coke/Pepsi Republocrat Party:
“Incumbent Charlie Dent no longer has any excuse to avoid debates and being taken to task for his poor performance over his past twenty years in office. Dent has misrepresented the district during the most severe economic downturn in modern history [...]
Towne to Dent – Is That the Best You Can Do?
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A brief update to supporters on the ballot access filing situation. The campaign has collected plenty signatures with plenty of backups to be listed on the November 2 ballot. These signatures must be filed by August 2, but filing prior to this date simply gives more time for the competition to [...]
Independence Day Speech
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In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read in three spots in Pennsylvania following the Fourth of July. One such spot was Easton’s historic Center Square. 233 years later, a small band of 300 patriots showed up once more. Here is the first speech (and video!) I ever gave a year ago on July 3rd, [...]
Video from Nullification Talk
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“In questions of powers, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
On May 20th, I gave a short talk to the Concerned Citizens of Upper Perkiomen Valley for Smaller Government on the concept of nullification. Nullification is one [...]
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