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    Tag: Michigan Republican Party (page 2)

    Tossing Integrity and Credibility out the Window . . . Again


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Tue Jul 24, 2012 at 05:45:30 PM EST
    Tags: 76th State House District, State Representative Roy Schmidt, House Speaker Jase Bolger, Matt Mojzak, Michigan Republican Party, Bobby Schostak, Michigan Democrat Party, Mark Brewer, Gretchen Whitmer, integrity argument, backroom shenanigans, Kent County Democrat Party, Jim Rinck, Kent County Republican Party, Sam Moore, Bill Forsyth, Susan deSteiguer, Ruth Johnson, fraud, election integrity, Bill Schuette, #BolgerSchmidtFraud (all tags)

    From as far back as I can remember, up until the summer before my freshman year of high school, my paternal grandparents lived two houses down from the house where I grew up (and where my parents still live).  Having raised six children of their own, they were well-equipped to assist my mom and dad when such assistance was needed, including teaching object lessons to their grandchildren as necessary.

    One such lesson that I remember well occurred when I walked into my mom's kitchen complaining that my brothers' and sister's bedrooms were absolute pig stys.  Because my mom was busy (canning vegetables if I remember correctly), my gran-ma - who was assisting - offered to take a look.  Sure enough, standing there in the upstairs hall, she was looking right through a pair of already-open doors into bedrooms for which the description of "disorganized" would have been charitable.  However, it also occurred to her to open the door to my bedroom and see what might be seen.  While my bedroom was noticeably tidier, it was nowhere close to her exacting standards.

    This observation was followed by my grandmother fixing me with a no-nonsense look and saying rather sternly, "I should think, young man, that before you go complaining about someone else's room, you ought to first make sure yours is clean."  Point made; lesson learned; end of conversation.

    And now, to apply that lesson, we should grab some coffee and duck below the fold.


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    Your Money, Your Vote: The Republican Presidential Debate


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Sat Oct 29, 2011 at 05:33:56 PM EST
    Tags: Oakland University, Michigan Republican Party, Kim Jorns, Bobby Schostak, CNBC, Maria Bartiromo, John Harwood, Jim Cramer, Steve Liesman, Rick Santelli, Sharon Epperson, Larry Kudlow, Republican Party presidential debates, Michele Bachmann (Minnesota), Herman Cain (Georgia), Newt Gingrich (Virginia), Jon Huntsman (Utah), Gary Johnson (New Mexico), Ron Paul (Texas), Rick Perry (Texas), Buddy Roemer (Louisiana), Mitt Romney (Massachusetts), Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania) (all tags)

    Kim Jorns is the current Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party.  Earlier this week I received a couple of e-mails from her with regard to this event:


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    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    The Survey Monkey Strikes Again


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 02:38:21 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan Republican Party, MIGOP State Party Chair, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, local party conventions, 2012 Republican National Convention, 2012 GOP presidential nominee, Independence Caucus of Michigan, Michigan Tea Party Alliance, Fix Michigan Network (all tags)

    You may remember from an earlier article of mine my assertion that 64% to 70% of the voting public is relatively clueless.  These are the people who show up to the polls on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of the November of every even-numbered year, cast their votes (based on who knows what logic), and assume that they've accomplished their civic duty when it comes to determining the direction of this state and country.

    On the other hand, there are those of us who have learned the truth that civic involvement in politics isn't a two month sprint held every other year.  The brutal reality of the matter is that it involves a great deal of behind-the-scenes work that goes on 52 weeks a year, every year.  And that there are conventions and elections, not conducted in the public eye, that set the tone and lay the groundwork for the upcoming election cycles.

    Yes, our work is indeed just getting started.


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    Michelle Bachman Event In Grand Rapids


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Mon Jan 03, 2011 at 04:01:31 PM EST
    Tags: Robert Schostak, Michelle Bachmann, Michigan Republican Party, Kent County Republicans, Tea Party of West Michigan, Independence Caucus of Michigan, Michigan Tea Party Alliance, Norm Shinkle, Eileen McNeil, Alex Clark, Sarah Ledford, Justin Amash, Bill Huizenga (all tags)

    As the state's chief executive, Rick Snyder has a long-standing right accorded to all such chief executives: that being the right to indicate his preference for his party's state chairmanship.  Should he choose to exercise that right, as he has done in endorsing Robert Schostak (the sitting MIGOP Finance Chair), then it is with the expectation that his preference will be respected.  Moreover, of the seven or nine names that I've heard tossed about as possible challengers, none save Troy Rolling (the sitting MIGOP Grassroots Vice-Chair) has emerged as an actual candidate, and I'm not sure that Rolling's challenge should be taken seriously.

    But Mr. Schostak is a wise man, and he is well aware that the voting delegates of the Michigan Tea Party Alliance (who will carry considerable clout on the state convention floor) require some convincing before they'll buy into his candidacy.  It was with this very thing in mind that he scheduled a couple of events - occurring on December 28th - with the leader of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, Michelle Bachmann.


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    Race Blogging - 29th State Senate Seat


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Tue Oct 26, 2010 at 09:48:21 AM EST
    Tags: Fix Michigan Center of West Michigan, Kent County Republicans, Kentwood, Justin Amash, Ken Yonker, Bing Goei, Harold Mast, Dick VanderMolen, Shana Shroll, Independence Caucus, Michigan Republican Party, Dave Hildenbrand, Michigan Democrat Party, David LaGrand, Libertarian Party of Michigan, Bill Gelineau (all tags)

    (Promoted by Nick...)

    My "normal job" here at the Fix Michigan Center of West Michigan is as the Communications Coordinator, which means that I'm supposed to be cranking out one blog per week.  Yeah . . . not so much.  The brutal reality for me this particular election cycle is that I've been heavily involved in a leadership position for the Kent County Republicans in the ground game in Kentwood.  My work is impacting the 3rd Congressional race (Justin Amash), the 72nd and 75th State House races (Ken Yonker and Bing Goei, respectively), and the 12th, 13th, and 19th County Commission races (Harold Mast, Dick VanderMolen, and Shana Shroll).  Of those candidates, only VanderMolen is an incumbent; Mast and Shroll are challengers, and the others are running for open seats.

    So far as I know, all six of those races are more or less safely in Republican hands right now, though some of them are tighter than we might care for.  On the other hand, there is one race in Kent County that will be closer than we'd like, that the Democrats want really bad, that the Republicans cannot afford to lose . . . and I've been working on the ground game (to a greater or lesser degree) since May.  Such is the life of a Precinct Delegate.


    Until The Polls Open In Michigan

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    Ten in `10


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jul 28, 2010 at 07:58:22 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan Republican Party, Chairman Weiser, Ten in '10, volunteer activities, social networking, door-to-door, phone banking, yard signs, election volunteer, recruitment, absentee voting, local events, grow the base, Fix Michigan (all tags)

    A new video release from the Michigan Republican Party asks a question that we all should have an answer to.  With the statewide primaries just under a week away, what are you doing to help fix Michigan?


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    July 2010 Fix Michigan Super Saturday!


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jul 21, 2010 at 03:30:05 PM EST
    Tags: door-to-door blitz, activist training, phone banking, Michigan Republican Party, Fix Michigan Centers, August statewide primary elections, home cooking (all tags)

    While we are all, individually and collectively, mourning the loss of the "gold standard" of Michigan's conservative blogosphere - Chet Zarko - there remains the brutal reality that we have a critical election to win in the Great Lakes State.  And with the statewide primary elections (where we actually have a useful choice) being just under two weeks away . . . well, let me just say that we have to get busy and leave it at that.

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    A Unique Combination . . . For Such a Time As This


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Fri Apr 16, 2010 at 01:17:45 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan Healthcare Freedom Initiative, Michigan Republican Party, Michigan TEA Party Movement, Michigan 9-12 Project, Common Sense In Government, Fix Michigan Centers, Michigan HCF Coalition (all tags)

    Not too long ago, at a NATO naval conference, an American admiral found himself standing at a cocktail reception with high-ranking naval officers from most of the NATO countries, including English, Canadian, and American command-grade and flag-grade officers.  Everyone in the group (regardless of nationality) was chatting away in English, but a French officer in the group suddenly voiced a complaint.

    "Whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English."  He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"

    The American admiral didn't miss a beat.  "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."

    End of conversation.


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