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PickUp Patriots: O'Brien censors his mob; asks for comments

by: Putney Swope

Wed Apr 06, 2011 at 23:18:58 PM EDT

O'Brien's latest attempts at damage control. What does he mean by "our legislative accomplishments?" Per PickUp Patriots:

From: O'Brien, William
Sent: Wed 4/6/2011 12:21 PM
To: ~Republican House Members
Subject: Concerns on Current Tone

Recent comments are distracting from all of our legislative accomplishments. Please, no more emails, comments, interviews, discussions or any of the like concerning the Catholic Church, priests, church scandals, etc.

If you feel you must make a comment, contact me first. My cell number is XXX-XXXX.

William L. O'Brien
Speaker
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Tel. (603) 271-3377

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see (0.00 / 0)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...

by: hannah @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 09:21:46 AM UTC

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I've blacked out the cell number - (0.00 / 0)

The site editors will discuss offline whether we should allow its publication here and restore it.

Sorry for the intrusion - but I'm concerned about the site being blamed for a barrage onto a private number.

by: elwood @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 10:06:53 AM UTC

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For consistency, cell # also appears (0.00 / 0)

in the comment under State House Circus.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. --Marcus Aurelius, courtesy of Paul Berch

by: Lucy Weber @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 10:18:14 AM UTC

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Thanks n/t (0.00 / 0)

by: elwood @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 10:46:49 AM UTC

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As the entity who "outed" the Speaker...allow us to comment... (0.00 / 0)

We gnashed our teeth a bit on this one, and knew that the response might be mixed. But after deliberation and some conflict within our ranks, we determined that the context in which Mr. O'Brien offered his number was important. He was extending a gag-request to elected representatives - directing them to STONEWALL the press and constituents alike! Our "outing" of his directive email was driven by the fact that he chooses to operate in a Gaddafi-like manner, under the cloak of darkness. To wit, he removed his Speaker license plates from his car and hides behind State Troopers. And, lest we forget, the Speakah distrusts his own minions and requires one of his leadership team to raise a red or green flag on the floor of the House to instruct his mini-mes how to vote in line with his extreme agenda. His terse email clearly show his iron-fisted tendencies and his arrogance and distrust of his peers - THAT IS THE MAJOR POINT. Nevertheless, the opinion of our subscribers matter, and we will pause the next time a similar situation comes our way. We won't always make decisions that 100% of our subscribers like, but we will always listen to their feedback and take it into consideration for future actions.
We do not take constructive criticisms lightly, but hope you see the method behind the madness.

by: PickupPatriots @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 14:13:06 PM UTC

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he didn't say anything to the Democrats (0.00 / 0)

He hasn't communicated about this with us Democrats, even though he is our speaker too. Nor has he sent us his cellphone number.

by: TimothyHorrigan @ Thu Apr 07, 2011 at 10:55:40 AM UTC

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Exorcism (4.00 / 3)

Ha! I guess Rep. Lee Quandt didn't get the email:

I found it necessary to call the Vatican and ask for the Pope.
I wanted to know if the Vatican takes credit cards. The reason for this is, to show that I am a real republican, would see how much it would cost to have the house leadership (collectively} exorcised to drive the demons out of the state house.

"Politics ain't beanbag" - Finley Peter Dunne

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