“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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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 [...]
Winning the Live Chats and Upcoming Events!!
While my Republocrat opponents, Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan, had enough time to shun six debates locally, they did have enough time to spare for a 1 hour live chat sponsored by the Morning Call. You can read my transcript here, Mr. Dent’s here, and Mr. Callahan’s here. Local columnist Bill White wrote that I [...]
Upcoming Events and Republocrats Shun Debates
Jake will have an online chat at noon today with the Morning Call. (It’s over, view the transcript here.) He will also be talking to the East Penn Taxpayer’s Association tonight at 7:30 pm in Emmaus, details below. Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne has had a tough time locating opponents Mr. Charlie Dent and Mr. [...]
Towne for Congress Raises Over $57,000!
Towne for Congress has raised $53,375 per its most recent FEC filing. An additional $4,000 was raised from 63 donors on October 14th during a 24-hour online money bomb. A flood of support was received after Towne soundly defeated his bickering career politician opponents during a televised debate on WFMZ last night and subsequently was [...]
Money Bomb Today!! And WFMZ Debate Footage!
The campaign has an urgent need to raise another $4,000 to pay for TV ads in the final couple weeks prior to the election. Watch the ad here or below! Please consider donating as for some very affordable rates we can get the message out to key demographics. The schedule of ads will be published [...]
“Jobs, Debt, Veterans, and War” Speech
“Know ye not, Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow?” – Lord Byron Last night at a local candidates’ night I gave the below speech, though the bracketed paragraphs were cut out due to time limitations. The event was co-sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Tea Party and Lehighton Tea Party. My Republocrat competition [...]
Interview with the Pottstown Mercury
Today I gave an interview with Nancy March, editor of the Pottstown Mercury newspaper as part of their “Ask the Candidate” program (Part 1 and Part 2). Before the interview began we were talking about the Mercury’s expose on the ineptitude of the federal stimulus plan as I had predicted in a January 2009 article [...]
Response to Morning Call’s Skewed Poll
“… that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment — the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution — not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and the sentimental, not to simply “give the public what it wants” — but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, [...]
Happy Constitution Day!
Today is the anniversary of the September 17, 1787 ratification of the Constitution of the United States. While the federal government no longer even pretends to follow the Constitution, I would like to write for a moment on the second-most important safeguard the founders tried to leave us. (The most important safeguard being sound money, [...]
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, [...]
Remembering 9/11
“Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them, must share the guilt for the dead.” – Five-Star General of the Army Omar Bradley, WWII veteran. I find myself always sad when someone dies. Even sadder when it is through a violent death without warning. [...]
Radio Ad for Your Review
With the gracious help of Adam Temple (visit his website here), the campaign has created this draft 30 second radio ad that will begin airing locally. Please list any comments or suggestions you may have below. From a cost-benefit analysis, radio ads have the biggest impact for the dollar. Both of my competitors have begun [...]
The Imminent Failure of Funny Money
“Is there no danger to our liberty and independence in a bank that in its nature has so little to bind it to our country?… [Is there not] cause to tremble for the purity of our elections in peace and for the independence of our country in war?… Controlling our currency, receiving our public monies, [...]
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