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Tag: integrity argument (page 3)

Because The Cycle Must Be Broken

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Thu Jun 14, 2012 at 05:47:24 PM EST
Tags: Michigan Banana Republican Party, Michigan's 11th Congressional District, 11th District Republican Star Chamber, MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, backroom shenanigans, Michigan Leaders Lining Up For Romney, integrity argument, disingenuous hypocrisy, memory holes, MIGOP Credentials Committee, Republican Main Street Partnership, Michigan "Dele-Gate" Fiasco, Anuzis Amendment to MIGOP Convention Rule # 9 (all tags)

Mentioning the term "abusive relationship" will often conjure up any number of images in the listener's mind, from a physically violent spouse or parent to a tyrannical employer or a manipulative neighbor. But no matter the scenario or the type of relationship (domestic, intimate, personal, professional, or social), there is one thing that all truly abusive relationships have in common . . . exactly one common thread running through all abusive relationships that is the sole defining characteristic demarcating what does and doesn't make any relationship abusive. And until the person on the receiving end of the abuse gets this, there is no chance of breaking the cycle.

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Showdown In Motown

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Fri May 25, 2012 at 11:34:09 AM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, backroom shenanigans, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, serving notice, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, sending a message, "Dele-Gate", integrity argument, Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network, Campaign For Liberty, ad hoc alliance, ballot box blowout (all tags)

I have, my entire adult life, desired to accomplish one thing above all others. Beyond what normal men might find worth aspiring to, I have always wanted to win one when it really mattered. To just once be the guy it all rides on when it's on the line . . . and deliver the goods. To slay the dragon, save the world, and get the girl . . . film at eleven. To, for one moment in time, have my "A game" firing on all cylinders . . . and be utterly unstoppable.

However, God, in his wisdom, has heretofore seen fit to withhold from me such success . . . until last weekend.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Because Credibility Must Be Restored

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Fri May 18, 2012 at 04:05:50 PM EST
Tags: "DELE-GATE", MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, integrity argument, disingenuous hypocrisy, memory holes, backroom shenanigans (all tags)

In his book, "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team," Patrick Lencioni writes:

"If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time."

. . . and holy cow, wouldn't we love to actually have a political party that could hand the Socialist-Democrats their jackasses on a plate with some reliability every election. But there's some work we're going to have to do first in order to get there.

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David vs. Goliath

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Wed May 16, 2012 at 11:20:09 PM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, Gerald LaRouche, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Tom McMillin, integrity argument, disingenuous hypocrisy, memory holes, backroom shenanigans, smoking gun (all tags)

Because I couldn't have said it better myself, I wanted to share with you an e-mail that I received from State Representative Tom McMillin a couple of hours ago.

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This Is Our Chance

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Wed May 02, 2012 at 11:59:01 PM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, Gerald LaRouche, integrity argument, Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network, Justin Amash, county republican conventions (all tags)

You may recall that, a couple of days ago, I mentioned the initial Dave Agema endorsement list. I'd like to point out that not only has that list expanded considerably, but that expansion includes one very high-profile "get" that ought to, in my opinion, qualify as a major indicator of the intentions of the tea party insurgency for the Republican Party apparatus.

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Conservatives Support Dave Agema

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Mon Apr 30, 2012 at 02:15:56 PM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, integrity argument, Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network (all tags)

Break out your ever-handy Michigan Highway map and any random dark-colored Sharpie marker. Using a steady hand, trace the Sharpie along the I-69 corridor, from the Bluewater Bridge all the way through Kinderhook Township. In so doing, you've just drawn the major battle line of the Anuzis vs. Agema contest for the office of Michigan's Republican National Committeeman.

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Already Working The Phones

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Sat Apr 28, 2012 at 08:54:30 AM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, integrity argument, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Tom Pearce (all tags)

Yesterday, State Representative Dave Agema submitted his Convention Candidate Affidavit of Candidacy to the MIGOP Policy Committee (via the State Party Chairman), complete with the approval signatures of eight district chairs. Now, it's officially on. And an indication of how this campaign is going to be fought is the name that's showed up on my caller ID five times in the past 36 hours (though he somehow hasn't yet seen fit to leave a message on my voicemail).

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iCaucus Election Alert (and Recommendation)

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Thu Apr 26, 2012 at 10:16:20 PM EST
Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, integrity argument, Independence Caucus of Michigan (all tags)

You may remember me mentioning the Independence Caucus of Michigan in the context of the 2010 Michigan Secretary of State Republican Primary or this year's republican U. S. Senate primary. However, a couple of days ago I received an e-mail from a key member of the organization's leadership that indicated that they'd be getting involved in one of this year's convention races.