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Dick Anthony: Hello businesspeople, goodbye daydream believers

Why is it that if people hear a statement often enough, they accept it as fact? Why do they accept as fact statements from politicians because of their positions? Why are the politicians so quick to take credit for successes that may not be theirs and blame others for mistakes that may be theirs? I [...]

285 candidates running for R.I. General Assembly

By Katherine Gregg
Journal State House Bureau

PROVIDENCE – The red, white and blue lawn signs are up; the candidates are knocking on doors, and campaign fliers are arriving in mailboxes almost daily as 285 candidates jockey for 113 seats in the Rhode Island legislature.

There are common threads in many of the races: union leaders making good [...]

Steve Gerling for RI Senate District 18

RI 2nd Congressional District Candidates with Turn to 10

Clinton visit: We the People display anti-NAFTA signs

By Donita Naylor
Projo 7 to 7 News Blog

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Protesters from WethePeopleofRI.org took turns holding up a sign that said, on one side:

Bill Clinton gave us NAFTA
the NADB,
deregulated Fannie Mae and Freddie MAC
The Glass Steagall

Adam Cole, 33, of Warwick explained that NADB was the North American Development Bank, which funnels money to [...]

Bill Clinton Invades Rhode Island

The following video was filmed outside a Frank Caprio fundraiser in Providence where former President Bill ”it depends on what the meaning of is is”  Clinton was the headliner. 

We the People of RI  ask the Caprio volunteers if they know about NAFTA.

Meet the Candidates Forum in Bristol

The Rhode Island Voter Coalition (RIVC) and East Bay Patriots will be presenting a “Meet the Candidates Forum” in Bristol, RI at the Old State House at 240 High Street on July 22nd.  The Rhode Island Voters Coalition is a non-partisan alliance of groups and individuals, wherein interested voters can vet the candidates who are campaigning for office in [...]

Signature Gathering at the Block Party

RAIN OR SHINE
TONIGHT

You and your family are cordially invited to a
“Meet the Candidates” Neighborhood Party
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
6:00 pm- dark
27 Saratoga Avenue
Westerly RI 02891

Hosted by Peter and Peggy Bonk, and “Friends of Pete Bonk”.  Pete is a candidate for Rhode Island General Assembly, Representative District # 38 and would like to invite you and [...]

Erik Wallin for Attorney General in RI

Candidate for office Erik Wallin discusses public corruption in RI.

Special Thanks to our friends at We the People of RI for this video!

Tea party targets reps Local Reps

By CHRIS KEEGAN / Sun Staff Writer |

WESTERLY – “Is your state representative an ultra-liberal, free-spending, high-taxing, big government, partisan Democrat?”

So asks the Westerly Tea Party, which is helping the Rhode Island Republican party recruit candidates for this year’s legislative election.

A recent e-mail to Tea Party supporters targets three state representatives who, as of last [...]