Yesterday's tea parties in Jackson, Brighton, and Troy turned out incredible numbers. I knew Troy would be big when a text from Brighton informed me over 4,000 were there. I wonder if Brighton police used their anti-American anti-"annoyance" ordinance yesterday. I'm sure somebody in Brighton [...]
Here are three links to the three roughly 40 minute chapters of the the 2 hour Gary Peters townhall. It's all there except for a small snippet between the chapters for a plugin change necessitated by the movement other members of the media in the [...]
I've posted the final (actually, first, but due to technical issues last uploaded) in the series of the complete September 1, 2009 Townhall on health care reform performed by Congressman Gary Peters.
While much of the townhall gets bogged down in nuance and political trivia, a [...]
A few things I didn't notice during the past few days, but just picked up on.
Although the story doesn't give us a citation (disappointing, but I'm reasonably OK with it because the story was seemingly balanced, thorough, and other bloggers found the interesting fact that [...]
On Sept. 1's Townhall last Tuesday hosted by Gary Peters, the question pictured here was considered one of the tougher moments for Peters. The woman's photo appeared in at least one newspaper and the budget question she raised was a significant one. She began with [...]
The theme of the night was to not really take a position and not really answer questions. We've all seen the political masters do it on the TV talk shows when the rare good question is asked. Talk around it. Get [...]
Linked are some photos of Gary Peters and other interesting stuff from last night's Townhall event on health care in West Bloomfield.
At left, Gary Peters seems to be struggling with a question on tort reform. The entire [...]
Folks, get this clear. The "Obama-with-Hitler Mustache" signs were sponsored by the LarouchePAC - which had a number of its members in force at the Gary Peters event tonight. I'll have handouts and visual evidence online shortly.
Yes, read that headline right. Lyndon LaRouche has [...]
If you've ever waited in line for a hot rock band, you know its always hard to predict when to show up to get in line for the limited number of tickets. While there [...]
Check this photo out. A close up reveals that the "white paper" used by the relatively young proponent of health care you gave a five minute speech from his talking points last week at Tom McMillin's Townhall was [...]
Original video of Saturday, August 22, 2009 interview of L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, on his recent endorsement of Paul Welday in the 9th Congressional District race against Gary Peters, his history of reform in health and other cost containment as Oakland County Executive, [...]
Tomorrow evening Representative Marty Knollenberg will host a health care Townhall for Troy and Clawson residents. The event details:
Marty Knollenberg Health Care Townhall
Troy High School Auditorium
7pm Start, please arrive earlier for check-in
To ensure resident priority, check-in will require ID (contact me if [...]
We interviewed Sheriff Michael Bouchard on Saturday at the Birmingham health care rally. Video is embedded and linked here!
He also recently launched his new website, which I'll say is very slick.
Tomorrow. Brooks Patterson interview [...]
The infamous Bruce Fealk told our cameras that there's no way he'd ever "shout down a Congressman" (exact quote will be shown on a video clip later when we have time, it may be "my" instead of "a"). This in response to my question about [...]
We're working on a deep cover of the Oakland County Democratic Party intern falsified letter story but dotting some i's and crossing t's.
In the meantime, VOTE today if your community has a primary scheduled (it may or may not).
We've added the second half of The Oakland Right's video to our yahoo documentary collection.
Actually, its Part 1 of Part 2. Part 2 was posted online in May, when both episodes were taped.
Another video for The Oakland Right cable access show has been uploaded. It's embedded below.
County Commissioner Jim Runestad interviewed by The Oakland Right host Jim Thienel about the E-Verify program. E-verify is a program that could be used as a means to combat illegal [...]
I don't like saying bad things about Republicans, or anyone, for that matter. But Oakland County Commissioner Kim Capello from Novi, who became infamous on the national blog circuit last month for pleading guilty to having sex in public outside a bar in Novi, apparently [...]
Embedded is a video of 41st District state representative Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy, Clawson) being interviewed by Emmy-award winning Charlie Langton. Not many interviews are this fun (it's 30 minutes though) - Charlie and Marty have a great personal rapport but still go back and forth' [...]
See OutsideLansing.com for a review of the recent Eastern Michigan University controversy. The link to Oakland County appears to be the teacher, Julea Ward, is a teacher at Southfield Public Schools, in addition to training for counselor [...]
I have a simpler challenge for Bruce Fealk - one which could satisfy local charity with more dignity than anything proposed so far, and perhaps satisfy at least some of Fealk's lust for a battle.
A simple game of chess. In person - cerebello a cerebello [...]
For those following the ridiculous waterboarding challenge issued by stunt trickster Bruce Fealk, here are a few observations.
(For those of you who agree this is abundantly stupid, no need to proceed further with this waste of time).
Fealk's very challenge betrays his [...]
Republican County Commissioner Jim Runestad has proposing that Oakland County use an immigration screening system in its employment screening.
That doesn't sound too offensive, given that the current state of American law is to prohibit employment of illegal aliens, although it represents a split between Runestad [...]
I've been accused of doing the dirty with pigs by Michigan Liberal's Eric Baerren. Regional columnist Jack Lessenberry thinks I'm a Ukrainian dictator with power of the Force named Zark Vader. Now Bruce Fealk, the master of the giant papier mache head of Joe Knollenberg, [...]
I've toyed with my friend Bruce Fealk here in the last few weeks on the logical problems of his assertion that waterboarding - at least of the type allegedly done by the CIA following 9/11 - is a war-crime.
In almost prescient fashion, [...]
The mouthpieces of the extreme left and Democratic Party officials are trying to make hay of a moronic act by Republican County Commissioner Kim Capello by painting his actions as representative of all Republicans. Of course, that logic - pinning the actions of an individual [...]
In the Clawson elections, two ballot qualifying incumbents (Scott Rieck and Kevin Turner) won easily over write-in candidate challengers and father-son team (Jeffrey Schachinger was one). Write-in candicacies - particularly when facing off against printed names on the ballot - are usually doomed by practicality.
The [...]
There's absolutely no better proof that the conservative message of smaller government and lower taxes works. Even the most liberal of Democrats embrace it when its opportune.
The City of Clawson and Clawson School District will have two interesting tax questions on the ballot Tuesday. To voters everywhere else - check to see if you have a May election. It's important, regardless of your political inclination, and often overlooked.
I'll grant the giant head of Joe Knollenberg - aka Bruce Fealk - some credit. He's somewhat consistent on the issue of war crimes prosecution. But to steal from that famous phrase, his consistency is a hobgoblin with scary consequences, as I've already opined.[...]
Marty Knollenberg's legislation to ban alcohol, jewelry, and most gifts from purchase by public school administrators has found two new stories suggesting that this legislation isn't targeting just an isolated incident (but even if it was, allowing such purchases both [...]
For those interested in the Gary Peters response to Paul Welday, the following fundraising e-mail - just days after his entrance into the race - suggests a serious tone. That said, the characterization that Republicans have "been" [...]
Well, here it is. The Exclusive Audio Interview of Paul Welday announcing his challenge to Gary Peters.
Special thanks to Nick Deleeuw for a fine job co-hosting and to RightMichigan.com, and thanks to Paul for thinking of the internet first. He specifically noted that his choice [...]
Following the line that Jim Thienel has added a few gems to his online collection of the The Oakland Right, here's the second link of two in the series. A search on google video for Jim [...]
Jim Thienel has added a few gems to his online collection of the The Oakland Right.
It may be a difficult topic, but his powerful interview with local resident but nationally known speaker Rebecca Kiessling. Kiessling is the daughter and product of a rape victim, [...]
OaklandPolitics.com and RightMichigan.com will be breaking exclusive news on Wednesday morning, with an original audio interview by political publishers Chetly Zarko and Nick Deleeuw. A candidate declaring for a major office will give the candidate's first public interview by streaming [...]
Had to laugh when I saw this tidbit in the Detroit News. Sadly, its only a paraphrase and I'd love to see the original quote, but nonetheless, if this is the standard Democrats want [...]
The Troy Public Library has announced that it will charge non-resident users of its computers $5 a day to use its computers for internet access. "Non-residents" would exclude library card holders from nearby cities that are part of a local network of [...]
Now that L. Brooks Patterson has bowed out of the race for Michigan Governor, the door is wide open for a number of other possibilities. Brooks withdrew from the race citing a need to stay busy helping Oakland County continue [...]
Former State Representative Aldo Vagnozzi died yesterday (D-Farmington Hills). He was 83, and his last term in just months ago. While certainly known as pro-labor and to the extreme left of the spectrum, most of our readers will find this information newsworthy, Vagnozzi was a fixture in the [...]
Former State Representative Aldo Vagnozzi died yesterday (D-Farmington Hills). He was 83, and his last term in just months ago. While certainly known as pro-labor and to the extreme left of the spectrum, most of our readers will find this information newsworthy, Vagnozzi was a fixture in the [...]
Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) discusses his upcoming reintroduction of the former Parental [...]
Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) discusses his upcoming reintroduction of the former Parental [...]
Representatives Tom McMillin (Rochester Hills) and Justin Amash (Grand Rapids area) were the first two Republicans representatives to put their office budgets, including employees names and salaries, online. All but one Republican followed with office budgets, perhaps not recognizing how far (rightly) McMillin and Amash went with salary [...]
Representatives Tom McMillin (Rochester Hills) and Justin Amash (Grand Rapids area) were the first two Republicans representatives to put their office budgets, including employees names and salaries, online. All but one Republican followed with office budgets, perhaps not recognizing how far (rightly) McMillin and Amash went with salary [...]
Sometimes when a politician seeks to pass the buck, the irony of real responsibility becomes to priceless to overlook. Pasted below is a steaming pile of priceless buck passing.
Enter Gary Peters. And every Democratic Congressman, Senator, and the President. They are [...]
Sometimes when a politician seeks to pass the buck, the irony of real responsibility becomes to priceless to overlook. Pasted below is a steaming pile of priceless buck passing.
Enter Gary Peters. And every Democratic Congressman, Senator, and the President. They are [...]
See OutsideLansing.com for my call to action on Bill Ayers arrival here at Oakland University.
Ayers is a terrorist and murderer, who literally got away with it and is now, of all things, a professor allegedly teaching "social justice" at the University of Illinois. He'll speak at Oakland [...]
See OutsideLansing.com for my call to action on Bill Ayers arrival here at Oakland University.
Ayers is a terrorist and murderer, who literally got away with it and is now, of all things, a professor allegedly teaching "social justice" at the University of Illinois. He'll speak at Oakland [...]
Google advertising permits a new kind of targeted activism. Check this use out - I noticed it right here to the left sidebar here in a google text ad.
Autism in Troy Schools
Now that's a pretty bold claim, and its an [...]
Google advertising permits a new kind of targeted activism. Check this use out - I noticed it right here to the left sidebar here in a google text ad.
Autism in Troy Schools
Now that's a pretty bold claim, and its an [...]
The move for greater budget transparency is on - marching strong. Two schools in Macomb County (including Chippewa Valley, the school that was the subject of the controversy over administrator perks last month) have put their budget details online.
And here's the biggie. L. Brooks Patterson [...]
The move for greater budget transparency is on - marching strong. Two schools in Macomb County (including Chippewa Valley, the school that was the subject of the controversy over administrator perks last month) have put their budget details online.
And here's the biggie. L. Brooks Patterson [...]
First it was contracting out prison food and janitorial services - years ago. Savings - over a million dollars. Now Sheriff Michael Bouchard's finding another way to stretch his office's dollars and protect taxpayers - both by being efficient and by saving money to use to physically protect [...]
First it was contracting out prison food and janitorial services - years ago. Savings - over a million dollars. Now Sheriff Michael Bouchard's finding another way to stretch his office's dollars and protect taxpayers - both by being efficient and by saving money to use to physically protect [...]
This morning, over three hundred home owners, from as far as north and east as Lake St. Clair and south as the City of Detroit, and throughout Oakland County, packed two hour and a half seminars hosted by State Representative Marty Knollenberg [...]
Below is a press release from Marty Knollenberg's office about tomorrow morning's workshop on "How to Effectively Appeal your property tax assessment". As a matter of disclosure, note that I work for Marty, but also note that I publish almost all event notifications if requested that relate to [...]
Our friend Bruce Fealk, infamous for stalking the honorable Joe Knollenberg around during last year's congressional campaign, has one of these uncool little buttons on his website that stole our name and added Democratic in the middle, and advocates for prosecuting [...]
Everyone now and then, I read something that boils my eyes.
This HomeTownLife editorial boiled them:
As the incumbent, the two-term mayor has every right to try to frame the election on her own terms and she's speaking out for "tax equity" and continued growth. [...]I apologize for the fall-off in comments lately (and thanks to Tom Gagne for his post on Ferndale's BAMN activity), but two major events have occurred that slowed me down.
First, Zarko Research's website [...]
The Detroit-based community activist group known as By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) has since last fall accused the Ferndale School District of Segregation.
No, you didn't misread that.
Oh Lisa Gorcyca. You have a case before you that gives you a perfect opportunity to exercise judicial muscle and fine some lawyers and litigants for being frivolous, stupid, and wasting taxpayer dollars. Judges don't do it enough - and this one, unless the lawyer has something more [...]
Former state representative Dave Robertson is running for the state senate seat to be vacated by term-limited Democrat Deb Cherry. The district extends from most of the area surrounding Flint into the norhwestern corner of Oakland County and reaches into Waterford. My view at the moment is that [...]
(Troy, MI) -- Homeowners can learn how to appeal their property taxes by attending a free two-hour workshop offered by the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance, the Oakland County Taxpayers Alliance, and the Wayne County Taxpayers Association on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Troy Community Center (3179 Livernois Rd.) [...]
The Detroit Free Press, in a signed op-ed by Ron Dzwonkowski, lavishes praise on Marty Knollenberg's latest proposal to dock legislator's pay for missing votes. Even the Chicago Tribune and AP wire have taken notice too. I guess it simply is [...]
On Monday night, Senate Majority Leader confirmed in an answer to a question to a member of the Oakland County Young Republican group (at their monthly meeting), that he was probably running for Michigan Attorney General but that his primary mission was to ensure re-election of a Republican [...]
BloggingForMichigan (links omitted) - a liberal blog that first ironically made its public appearance critical of the Senate leadership in 2007 for not relaying the ramblings of its private club to other liberal Senators - has permanently censored me for entering a comment on a post pointing to [...]
Back just before the election, we reported on the debate in Troy where L. Brooks Patterson, our current Oakland County Executive, pointed out harshly - but truthfully - that his opponent, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, raised taxes despite her claim to otherwise.
[...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 9, 2009
Red Ink Tsunami
Hold your breath and start swimming
State Rep. Chuck Moss dives into Michigan's budget flood and issues the following YouTube video link following the announcement of up to [...]
Our UAW accounting irregularity story at OutsideLansing.com- which is just as relevant to this blog as our statewide sister where it began - has been linked by perhaps the nation's most prestigious conservative blogger and syndicated columnist, Michelle Malkin. Malkin was one of the first to [...]
In a moment reminiscent of a good Seinfeld episode, Zarko Research has identified the "Bizarro" (definition at Wikipedia) version of Governor Jennifer Granholm. She's pictured here at 51 seconds into this YouTube video as the first dancer in a Leningrad Cowboys song video called My Way. [...]
WDIV ClickonDetroit.org has this investigative video of two UAW leaders who they document as filing fraudulent hourly claims with Ford. And we're not talking an hour here or there - these guys (Ron Seroka and Jim Modzelewski) punch in, work a few hours, and go home early [...]
It's important enough to cross-link and alert my Oakland county readers - my sister blog OutsideLansing.com has done an exclusive original analysis of the documents of UAW accounts for its controversial and lavish Black Lake Golf resort.
The pension fund contribution numbers are way out of whack, raising [...]
Spinal Column has an interview of David Law here, along with actual audio of the full interview. Most interesting point:
DL: Well, running for a House position definitely gave me an idea of what to expect. Running for a county-wide position is much larger than I had even [...]
Over at OutsideLansing.com, I've reported on (there's a partial list of good links there, although only a google news and blogs search will capture the expanding outrage) - and been reported on regarding a FOIA request and complaint to - the City of Brighton, a neighbor [...]
Apparently the Southfield Education Association (SEA), another division of the MEA, is a bit "surprised" by a school's chief bargainer being up front and public about his goals and limitations.
That is - I'm sure the SEA/MEA would prefer to keep the whole bargaining episode behind closed doors, because [...]
In bouts of ridiculous hyperbole, the Royal Oak Finance Director has likened his city's current budget crisis to Hurricane Katrina - and the cuts that will result from declining tax bases caused by property value declines will allegedly blow Royal Oak down like the hurricane, according to this HometownLife [...]
State Representative David Law (R-Commerce Township) won the the Oakland County Republican Chair position on Tuesday in an executive committee caucus battle against Copper Rizzo. Law unsuccessfully ran for County Prosecutor, losing to Jessica Cooper.
While the author has worked [...]
Tomorrow night and a week from tomorrow night are two Christmas parties.
Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 7pm to midnight, is the annual Oakland County Young Repulbican club annual event, at Birmingham Community House. The event benefits the Michigan Humane Society this year. Email OaklandYR AT GMAIL.com for details.
This event [...]
Below are details of an event hosted by Glenn Clark and the 9th District on Dec. 13th held to give tribute to Joe Knollenberg's service. See below for details. The event is at Ticonderoga and there is a pre-payment savings, so click through for details if interested.
Joe's service deserves [...]
Joe Knollenberg Succumbs to the "Perfect Storm"
There really can be no headline for last night from a Republican political perspective, except perhaps Joe Knollenberg's loss to Gary Peters, which was not surprising but is unfortunate. Joe took a degree of personal attack and affront for over 18 months that was [...]
Conventional wisdom is that this will be a tough year for Republicans. And that is certainly true. A combination of momentum, events (the bailout I believe was the turning point, despite its mixed causes and plenty of blame to go around to both sides of the aisle), and some deserved [...]
On Wednesday night, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson squarely laid into his opponent, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, in his closing statement by documenting news stories about past tax increases she supported and sponsored while in office, in contrast to her statement [...] It's almost a cliche.
No, Joe Knollenberg doesn't kick dogs, or puppies. Seriously, he doesn't, but apparently there's an ad targeting Joe that has created confusion regarding its source, causing the Michigan Humane Society to issue this statement recently:
MHS Not Affiliated with Attack Ads
Targeting U.S. Rep. KnollenbergPolitical ads [...]
A couple weeks ago, this site did an analysis of a news article that indicated officials in the Royal Oak City Council were illegally discussing subjects in closed meetings that are not supposed to be discussed outside of open meetings according to the Open Meetings Act. We were the [...]
