Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Greenfield, GOP Training

It's 11:30 at night and I just returned from a Grassroots Activist Training in Greenfield, MA. It went very well and there were some very good questions asked and a lot of info was reviewed. Thanks to the Greenfield RTC for hosting this training and to State Committeeman Isaac Mass. Chairman Peter Torkildsen wished he could have attended but is in Minnesota for a Republican National Committee conference.



I'm proud to say that the roots have been watered in Greenfield! Thanks to all of the activists that came out.

If you would like to have a Grassroots Activist Training in your area feel free to email me at rwillington@massgop.com

See you on the trail!

-Rob

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Get Well Michelle!

Chairman Peter Torkildsen with Lisa D'Arcangelo of the Malden Republican Town Committee at a "Get Well Michelle" event for Michelle Souther, wife of State Committeeman John Souther, Jr.

The event was a great success and we thank everyone that participated! If you would like to help the Souther Family please contact the MassGOP at 617-523-5005. Thanks!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Jim Ogonowski On The Campaign Trail



I bumped into Jim Ogonowski at the Friday Morning Group. Jim is currently mentioning his roots in the district (103 years) and when his grandparents came to Dracut - his dad who is 87 years old is actually on the tractor right now working in the fields. Jim went to Umass Lowell and went into the Air Force where he recently retired.

Jim said he is going to win at the grassroots level and that "Team Ogonowski is going to outwork everyone to win."

Jim asked everyone to "pass the word that we are going to send a Republican to Washington, we need to break the mentality that the GOP can't win here....we need to send a shockwave across the country."

Question: What is your plan for immigration?

Jim: This is related to my number one issue - national security. We need to secure our boarders and our ports. I hate the symblism of a physical fence, it remdinds me of Berlin - but we need it. We don't know who is coming in, there are reports that Al Queida is coming in - we need to secure our boarders asap. I'm not in favor of amnesty for those that are here illegally right now. If we arrest an illegal immigrant for a crime we should then deport them.

SharonGOP.org



I'm at the Friday Morning Group sitting next Ari from the Sharon GOP. He just launched this site and blog yesterday. Notice the Kafka Watch section on the site and they they also have a blog. This is exatly how it's done. They are keeping a watch on Kafka on Beacon Hill and they are going to shape the debate and promote the GOP on the blog.



Sharon is on the rise!