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Elder Vogel Was “99% Against” Voter Restriction but Votes Yes!; Randy Shannon; Progressive Democrats of America – PA 4th CD Chapter; March 8, 2012.
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From 2004 to 2008, the BCT published at least 17 letters from Mr. Shannon. I found none since 2008. You can find my critiques of those letters here, here, here, here, and here. In addition to what you learned about Mr. Shannon’s positions here and in his letters to the editor, consider the following exchange on a fellow BCR member’s Facebook wall (9/27/11).
Lefty #1: “Capitalism has to go. Merely taxing/regulating always fails in the end.”
Mr. Shannon: “Divide and conquer. Take down the crazy bankers first.”
Rather than a full-blown critique, below are my comments about selected excerpts. For those portions I did not address, I recommend you do some fact-checking if you plan to use the info. For that matter, don’t accept what I write either. It’s important for all of us to do our own research to learn whom we can and can’t trust.
For background, please read a critique of two previous BCR pieces on this topic.
Mr. Shannon wrote, “The bill was originated by a right-wing think tank called the American Legislative Exchange Council.” As his wife, there’s something Mr. Shannon didn’t mention. Last summer, Rhode Island passed a law requiring a photo ID to vote. RI voters reliably vote Democrat and Democrats hold overwhelming majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. The governor is an independent, a former U.S. Senate RINO with high ADA Liberal Quotients. Oops, darn that Internet! Further, leftist darling former-President Jimmy Carter supports a photo ID for voting. Darn that Internet again! This is info we’re not supposed to know.
Mr. Shannon wrote, “Sen. Vogel’s aide Joe Weidner was present at the meeting. He stated ‘I’m against the bill.’ When Vogel was asked his position he stated: ‘I’m 99% against this bill.’ Vogel also assured the group that the bill would not come up for a vote this year. He also promised to meet again before deciding on his vote.” This would seem to be pretty important information, so why didn’t Tina Shannon mention any of this in her after-action report? Heck, the after-action report didn’t mention any meeting or contact with Messrs. Vogel or Weidner, unless “stand[ing] in the rain” outside Mr. Vogel’s office on a Saturday counts. There were photos in the after-action report but none of them appear to show Mr. Vogel. I don’t know what Mr. Weidner looks like so I don’t know if he’s in any of the photos. Further, I found no mention of the alleged statements anywhere else on the BCR website or from a Google search.
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