One Republican Delegate So Disgusted With Kasich Being A Sore Loser He Burns Kasich Campaign Shirt

A Republican Delegate and former Chairman of the Oakland County Repubilican Party in Oakland County Michigan is so disgusted with the sore loser attitude of former Presidential and current Ohio Governor John Kasich that he set fire to his Kasich for President T-shirt.

Former Oakland County Republican Chairman Jim Theinel took to his facebook page to show the burning of the Kasich for President campaign t-shirt.

Many in the Oakland County Republican Party are disgusted with Kasich.  The close proximity of Oakland County to Ohio, one of the wealthiest in the country, allowed John Kasich to tap into and con many donors in Oakland County into being his personal ATM.

It should be noted that the Oakland County Republican Party itself remained neutral during the primary.

Cruz Campaign Shoots Themselves In The Foot In Michigan By Trying To Undermine Both Trump and Kasich Campaigns

Cruz Campaign shoots themselves in the foot trying to undermine
Donald Trump and John Kasich Campaigns

Ted Cruz's campaign is whining this evening as they devised a devious plan to keep the Donald Trump campaign out of key positions in the Michigan Delegation, working with John Kasich campaign. The plan ended up backfiring on them.   At the last minute, the Kasich campaign switched sides and joined the Trump campaign in knocking out the Cruz campaign from holding key positions.

Saul Anuzis

Cruz's   campaign ran eight delegates for eight committee spots and lost every single one of them.  The campaign is now alleging it was "double-crossed" by Kasich supporters.

The Michigan delegation picked one Trump supporter, Matt Hall, and one Kasich supporter, Judi Schwalbach, for the two seats on the powerful rules committee. The Cruz campaign lost votes for both seats.

The rules committee spots have become extremely important

Matt Hall

when it comes to having a say when it comes to a contested convention, which may happen in Cleveland this summer.  After the delegates are selected in each state, they meet as a group and pick the members of four convention committees, the most important of which is the rules committee, which will then decide who can be nominated president.

Former Michigan Cruz campaign  director  Saul Anuzis whose duties where shifted to Texas a few months back, stated they were "double-crossed" by Kasich's campaign. 

The Kasich delegates were supposed to vote with Cruz delegates, he said, but switched sides and voted with Trump behind closed doors Saturday afternoon.

Jeff Timmer, Kaisch's delegate director in Michigan said the Cruz campaign broke their end of the deal when they tried to win all eight delegation seats.

He said they finished their slate of Trump and Kasich candidates about 10 minutes before walking into the delegation meeting.

Saul Anuzis is quoted as saying " To be clear, the Cruz campaign maintained all of their convention delegate spots today in Michigan. What's new is that John Kasich has decided to bypass any attempt to blur his rationale for staying in the race, and is now openly auditioning for Donald Trump's Vice President slot. That's the only possible reason for him to instruct his campaign to join forces with Trump for votes on convention committee assignments."

What really appears to have transpired Saturday in Michigan is that the Cruz campaign shot themselves in the foot in Michigan by not only trying to undermine the Trump campaign but also the Kasich campaign.  Dirty tricks seem to be the trend with the Cruz campaign.  

A Sex Scandal About To Explode On John Kasich?

An E-mail sent to an unknown number of media outlets could lead to a sex scandal bombshell for John Kasich.  The e-mail states that John Kasich is a closet gay man.  

Here is the e-mail:

From: German Village Gadfly <germanvillagegadfly@gmail.com>

Subject: John Kasich and Gay Hypocrisy

To: germanvillagegadfly@gmail.com

To Whom It May Concern:

Someone should be looking into the likely Republican nominee for governor. John Kasich is another one of the those “pro-family” Republicans who is gay. He’s voted against gay marriage and gay adoption but is well known to be a homosexual and to surround himself with equally hypocritical gays.

This has been an open secret for almost 18 years. Kasich is married with young twins, but he only recently was married.

http://www.newshounds.us/2007/08/30/john_kasich_avoids_pointing_out_craigs_hypocrisy.php

– While in Congress Kasich lived with his chief of staff, Don Thibaut (gay), in Washington DC for 14 years. This has been published extensively and a member of Congress even called for an investigation into it.

– While in Congress, Kasich used to fly home on Thursdays for dinner at an italian restaurant in Columbus called Rapollo’s. He dined every Thursday with the same two young men. A current Democratic state senator from Southeast Ohio used to wait on him regularly. Today, Kasich denies ever setting foot in Rapollo’s or even hearing of it.

– Don Thibaut now lives in German Village in Columbus. Kasich is a frequent after hours visitor there.

– Kasich’s campaign is being run by gay men. His team consists of Doug Preisse (openly gay). Preisse came out two years ago in a Columbus Dispatch article. He is also chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party. He is a protégé of Alex Arshinkoff, a notorious gay from Akron who chairs the Summit County Republican Party.

http://oshaughnessy.typepad.com/256/linked_files/Preisse_text.txt

Arshinkoff is also on the Kaisch campaign team. He has been pulled over by police after picking up a young man at 2:30am in Akron and soliciting him for sex. There is a police report and it’s been published in several papers. He’s also regularly spotted in gay bars in Cleveland. It is well known around Columbus that Arshinkoff made a sexual advance toward one of his local state senators while driving him in his corvette including groping his leg.

These issues are further complicated because not only did Governor Kasich oppose the Gay Marriage Amendment to Ohio’s state constitution approved by voters in 2004, but he now opposes any efforts to push back against the Supreme Court’s historic pro-gay marriage ruling. In fact, he has even attended gay weddings:

“The court has ruled, and I said we’ll accept it,” Kasich said in Cleveland during the GOP’s first presidential debate, in response to a question about how he would explain his position on same-sex marriage to one of his daughters if she were gay.

“And guess what, I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay,” Kasich continued, drawing applause from a home-court audience at The Q.

“Because somebody doesn’t think the way I do doesn’t mean that I can’t care about them or can’t love them. So if one of my daughters happened to be that, of course I would love them and I would accept them,” he added, the applause growing louder. “Because you know what? That’s what we’re taught when we have strong faith.”

Don Thibaut and Kasich have been friends for decades. Don spent nearly 20 years as Kasich’s chief-of-staff and occasional roommate when Kasich was in Congress.

When Kasich left congress he help set up multiple political funds under the “New Century Project” moniker that paid Thibaut and other former aides $500,000 each for three years of work.

When Kasich later got a part time job making $50K/yr to work 1 hour a month giving lectures to OSU students, Thibaut was included in the contract, making $20K/year from OSU as Kasich’s “aide”.

Alex R. Arshinkoff, who was outed by the Cleveland weekly Scene in June, 2003.

The paper reported accounts of Arshinkoff’s presence at Cleveland area gay bars, including the Leather Stallion and the Grid.

"Arshinkoff’s vanity license plate ARA‑1 has been seen in Akron gay bar parking lots and cruising areas for years.

According to a December 27, 2002 Akron police report, Arshinkoff picked up a 21-year-old male Kent State student who was stranded and needed to get home.

The report says Arshinkoff asked the student if he was gay or bi, then began rubbing his thigh and grabbing his crotch, asking the young man if he wanted to make some money.

An officer saw the student jump out of the car, but let Arshinkoff go and police never investigated further.

A second incident concerned a sexual harassment complaint reported to a deputy clerk of the Summit County Board of Elections by a former Municipal Court employee, also male. No charges were filed."

A New Delegate Scandal? Opposing Candidate Delegates Vying For Trump And Cruz Spots

Tonight across Michigan delegates are being chosen to go to the State Convention in April.  There these delegates will vote amongst themselves to send delegates to the National Convention in Cleveland.

We received word of perhaps some dirty tricks that may be played with these National Delegate slots. 

The apportionment of delegates based on voter results seems fair and that is not our dispute.  However how those delegate slots are filled could be a problem.

Graphic courtesy of RightMI.com
Kevin Rex Heine
read his article here

The information we have received is that there are some that were for Kasich and Rubio  as well as other candidates -that campaigned hard against Donald Trump and Ted Cruz- are trying to fill those delegate slots.  This will be a major problem should Trump or Cruz not get the necessary 1237 delegates needed for nomination.   The only two candidates left with a mathematical chance to get the 1237 delegates needed for nomination are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

These delegates who were for the other candidates will likely not vote for Trump or Cruz in Cleveland.  This will allow power brokers to nominate from the floor and Kaisch could get the nomination or so could those out of the race, such as Jeb Bush or those than were never on the primary ballot such as Mitt Romney.

It is very important that delegates tonight be vigilant and that only those delegates that were for a particular candidate be appointed.  It is also up to the Michigan Republican Party to make sure that the At-Large Delegates be represented appropriately as well.  

I would strongly recommend that the Donald Trump and Ted Cruz delegates work together tonight to make sure their candidates are not represented by someone that doesn't have their candidates best interest at heart. 

Keep in mind the Washington Establishment doesn't want to give up power and they are hoping for chaos in State Conventions.  

Michigan Lt Gov Urges Delegates At State Convention To Go John Kasich

Even though he's won only one state, his state of Ohio and

Michigan Lt. Gov Brian Calley

probably due to a new confusing ballot for first-time voters,  some still think John Kasich is the only one that can beat Hillary.  If you can't win in the primaries, how are you going to win in the general?

John Kasich is losing because most realize that he is a fraud.  He is for common-core, he buddied up with President Bill Clinton while a congressman for gun control and he says that he's the only adult in the room; well check out the video at the bottom of this blog and watch how he treats law enforcement.

Michigan's Lt Governor Brian Calley also thinks Kasich is the right one and thinks that a 3rd place finish behind Ted Cruz is a strong finish.  Here is Calley's remarks in his e-mail:

Today is a very important day for Republicans in Michigan. In each county across the state, Republicans will be convening to elect delegates and alternates to the state Republican convention to be held April 8-9 at the Lansing Center. The county conventions will all be held at 7pm at a location that can be found by following this link and looking for your county.

The state convention will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July. This will be the first national convention since 1948 in which no candidate is expected to have amassed a majority of delegates and be nominated on the first ballot. Michigan delegates and alternates to the national convention are bound to support the candidate they are pledged to on the first ballot only. It is critical that John Kasich supporters be elected to fill the 17 delegate and 15 alternate national convention positions won by Gov. Kasich by his strong finish in the March 8 Michigan Presidential Primary.

Poll after poll shows that Gov. Kasich is the only candidate who defeats Hillary Clinton, and consistently defeats her in key swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. I endorsed Gov. Kasich before the Michigan primary, and I continue to support his candidacy, because I believe it is important to nominate the most conservative candidate who will win in November.

Whichever candidate you support, you should insist that the process be fair. That’s why it is so important that you attend your county convention today, and hopefully be elected as a delegate or alternate to the state convention in April.

If you are an executive committee member or a precinct delegate, you are eligible to vote at your county convention. If you are not a precinct delegate, please contact your county chair and determine if there are vacancies in your precinct and ask to be elected as a delegate by the county convention. Ask to be a delegate or alternate to the state convention in April. At your county convention any precinct delegate seeking to be a state convention delegate or alternate must be given preference for those positions over any person who is a GOP activist but not a precinct delegate.

Contact any precinct delegates you know and urge them to attend the county convention today.

I hope that you will attend your county convention today, the state convention in April, and that you will join me in supporting the candidate with the best chance to defeat Hillary Clinton in November - Governor John Kasich of Ohio.

Brian Calley

Lt. Governor of Michigan

John Kasich portrays himself as the "adult" in the Republican party. Does this look like an adult to you?This video...
Posted by Ron Dwyer on Thursday, March 17, 2016

Was the Ohio Primary Rigged For Kasich?

Did the Ohio Republican Party rig the primary for John Kasich?  Tom Zawistowski, President of We the People Convention believes so. Here is his press release:

Akron, OH - Tom Zawistowski, President of the We the People Convention, announced tonight that Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) have succeeded in their goal of denying as many as one million Ohio Republican Voters their right to vote for the Republican Presidential Nominee of their choice in this year’s Republican Primary.  Zawistowski confirmed that both the Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio campaigns have essentially “conceded” Ohio due to the rules passed by the ORP and the Ohio House last year, making Ohio a “winner-take-all” state. Neither campaign is spending money in Ohio and neither candidate has even visited Ohio. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has visited the State twice and is leading in the polls, but is also not spending significant money on the race due to the unfair advantage given to Kasich by the ORP and the House.

Zawistowski explained, “Have you noticed all those TV ads in Ohio for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio? Have you seen all their signs all over the state?  Been getting their mailings? The answer is that you have not, because they do not exist. The deck is so stacked against them by the ORP and John Kasich that they all have no practical choice but to concede the state and dissapoint their voters.  All those Cruz voters and Rubio voters who are so excited about their candidates, thanks to John Kasich and the Ohio Republican Party, their votes just don’t count this election. Both candidates are way behind in the polls because they decided as early as last June not to campaign in Ohio. Fortunately, according to our own polls and other national polls, Trump is leading Kasich by 6% at this point, so voters have one alternative to Kasich, although that lead may evaporate as virtually all the money donated to the Ohio Republican Party is going to support Kasich’s campaign.”

Zawistowski continued, “In the ultimate irony, Kasich and the Republican Establishment, by using a “contrived” win by Kasich in Ohio and “ideally” another winner-take-all win by Rubio in Florida to force a “brokered convention”, will have a second opportunity to invalidate tens of millions of votes by Trump, Cruz and Rubio supporters by picking another candidate as their Presidential Nominee at the Convention! This type of manipulation of the electoral process is why 75% of Republican voters on Super Tuesday said in exit polls that the Republican Leadership had betrayed them. In order to avoid this double jeopordy at the hands of John Kasich and the Ohio Republican Party, we urge Ohio voters to do two things in this primary. First, voters should not vote for John Kasich who did this to them, but instead vote for Trump, Cruz, and Rubio to prevent Kasich from winning the Primary. Second, go to  http://www.ohiocitizenspac.org and locate the endorsed Ohio Republican State Central Committee member in your Senate District and vote for them, so that citizens can replace the corrupt leadership in the Ohio Republican Party who implemented this plan that denied you your opportunity to vote in this primary. That is how we restore OUR Ohio Republican Party, hold those who did this heinous act accountable, and make sure this never happens again.”

Last April 22, 2015, at Kasich’s and the ORP’s request, the Ohio House voted 23-10 to change the Ohio Primary from proportional to “winner-take-all”. This year, whichever candidate gets the most total votes wins all of Ohio’s 66 Republican Convention Delegates. This scheme intentionally made the idea of competing in Ohio financially unjustifiable for every other candidate except Kasich and therefore no other candidate is running to win in Ohio, with the exception of Donald Trump. The We the People Convention had spoken out about this move denying voters their primary vote in a Press Release last April, in which Zawistowski implored the Ohio House to vote down the measure.

CONTACT: Tom Zawistowski, 330-592-1848, TomZ@WethePeopleConvention.org

Kasich Can't Run From His Past

With ties to NAFTA , Wall Street And George Soros tomorrow

should be the end of Kasich's campaign when he loses the primary. John Kasich is not as loved in his state as he has portrayed in the debates. Scandals have dogged his tenure as Governor as well.

Throughout his tenure as a member of Congress, as a Wall Street banker, and as Ohio’s governor, Kasich has proven time and time again that he will always put the desires of wealthy special interests before the needs of the middle class.

While in Congress, Kasich was one the architects of the original government shutdown in the mid-1990s, calling it “one of the greatest moments of my career.” He said the Clinton budget of 1993 that created 20 million new jobs would "put the economy in the gutter." He was dead wrong then and he still doesn't understand how to grow the economy now.

After proving himself to the millionaires and billionaires in Washington, Kasich went on to be a managing director for one of the investment banks that was integral to the 2008 crash and the economic crisis that eventually put nearly 9 million Americans out of work, including 400,000 Ohioans.

When asked if Kasich had any regrets about his time at Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis, he replied, “Are you kidding? Regrets? I thought it was a fantastic time…It was great.” Just days later, Kasich doubled down on his comments saying he “just loved” working for one of the architects of the 2008 crash. He couldn’t be more out of touch with the millions of Americans who struggled to make ends meet after the financial meltdown.

John Kasich blames Washington for Ohio's troubles, but is the real problem closer to home?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation put Kasich under the radar for allegations that he accepted bribes and used political appointments to reward or punish those that helped or hurt his allies. Kasich has never been thought of as particularly ethical, but these allegations are beyond what we've seen in the past:

The FBI has been investigating claims that Governor John Kasich made promises of political influence and threatened the jobs of those who would not help him replace those in power with his cronies.

Portage County Republican Party Chairman Andrew Manning asked the FBI to investigate the situation after he was offered influence in state government appointments in exchange for stepping down and allowing one of Kasich’s operatives to take his position. Manning’s attorney, David R. Langdon, announced that the FBI is indeed investigating the claims. In a statement Langdon said,

“FBI agents interviewed Andrew Manning . He answered questions about the statements in his affidavit, which he sent to the Justice Department in March of this year, that top allies of Gov. John Kasich offered him special influence over gubernatorial appointments if he agreed not to run for the state GOP central committee.”

He will have no further comment until the investigation has concluded.

According to PlunderBund, this complaint led to several other Ohio GOP figures making similar claims:

Manning’s request to the FBI and local law enforcement was the first in a series of complaints claiming Kasich and his allies used intimidation, threats and promises of influence in order to get their own people on the State Central Committee to vote out former Committee Chairman Kevin DeWine.

While Manning’s complaint focused on Governor’s office employees Ben Kaiser and David Luketic, as well as Alex Arshinkoff (Summit County GOP Chairman) and Bryan Williams (Ohio Board of Education), other complaints have since surfaced against the Governor’s closest allies Doug Preisse and Jai Chabria as well as Mary Taylor and her chief of staff.

This mounting evidence suggests that, since his first days in power, the Governor’s main goal has been to oust Kevin DeWine and replace him with someone more willing to do the Kasich Kowtow. When Dewine refused, Kasich used his pull to get his candidates into power. After getting enough power in the committee, he effectively forced DeWine to step down. The new committee then elected Bob Bennett, former state GOP chairman for 20 years prior to DeWine, to finish out the term.

Kasich campaign records also show that he has collected more than $200,000 from a Soros Management Fund.

Kasich Can't Dodge His Past
With ties to NAFTA , Wall Street And George Soros tomorrow should be the end of Kasich's campaign when he looses the primary. John Kasich is not as loved in his state as he has portrayed in the debates. Scandals have dogged his tenure as Governor as well.Throughout his tenure as a member of Congress, as a Wall Street banker, and as Ohio’s governor, Kasich has proven time and time again that he will always put the desires of wealthy special interests before the needs of the middle class.While in Congress, Kasich was one the architects of the original government shutdown in the mid-1990s, calling it “one of the greatest moments of my career.” He said the Clinton budget of 1993 that created 20 million new jobs would "put the economy in the gutter." He was dead wrong then and he still doesn't understand how to grow the economy now. After proving himself to the millionaires and billionaires in Washington, Kasich went on to be a managing director for one of the investment banks that was integral to the 2008 crash and the economic crisis that eventually put nearly 9 million Americans out of work, including 400,000 Ohioans. When asked if Kasich had any regrets about his time at Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis, he replied, “Are you kidding? Regrets? I thought it was a fantastic time…It was great.” Just days later, Kasich doubled down on his comments saying he “just loved” working for one of the architects of the 2008 crash. He couldn’t be more out of touch with the millions of Americans who struggled to make ends meet after the financial meltdown.John Kasich blames Washington for Ohio's troubles, but is the real problem closer to home?The Federal Bureau of Investigation put Kasich under the radar for allegations that he accepted bribes and used political appointments to reward or punish those that helped or hurt his allies. Kasich has never been thought of as particularly ethical, but these allegations are beyond what we've seen in the past:The FBI has been investigating claims that Governor John Kasich made promises of political influence and threatened the jobs of those who would not help him replace those in power with his cronies.Portage County Republican Party Chairman Andrew Manning asked the FBI to investigate the situation after he was offered influence in state government appointments in exchange for stepping down and allowing one of Kasich’s operatives to take his position. Manning’s attorney, David R. Langdon, announced that the FBI is indeed investigating the claims. In a statement Langdon said,“FBI agents interviewed Andrew Manning . He answered questions about the statements in his affidavit, which he sent to the Justice Department in March of this year, that top allies of Gov. John Kasich offered him special influence over gubernatorial appointments if he agreed not to run for the state GOP central committee.”He will have no further comment until the investigation has concluded.According to PlunderBund, this complaint led to several other Ohio GOP figures making similar claims:Manning’s request to the FBI and local law enforcement was the first in a series of complaints claiming Kasich and his allies used intimidation, threats and promises of influence in order to get their own people on the State Central Committee to vote out former Committee Chairman Kevin DeWine.While Manning’s complaint focused on Governor’s office employees Ben Kaiser and David Luketic, as well as Alex Arshinkoff (Summit County GOP Chairman) and Bryan Williams (Ohio Board of Education), other complaints have since surfaced against the Governor’s closest allies Doug Preisse and Jai Chabria as well as Mary Taylor and her chief of staff.This mounting evidence suggests that, since his first days in power, the Governor’s main goal has been to oust Kevin DeWine and replace him with someone more willing to do the Kasich Kowtow. When Dewine refused, Kasich used his pull to get his candidates into power. After getting enough power in the committee, he effectively forced DeWine to step down. The new committee then elected Bob Bennett, former state GOP chairman for 20 years prior to DeWine, to finish out the term.Kasich campaign records also show that he has collected more than $200,000 from a Soros Management Fund.
Posted by Ron Dwyer on Monday, March 14, 2016

John Kasich Took Over $200,000 From Soros

According to John Kasich's own financial reporting it shows that he took in $202,700 from Soros Fund Management.  Could this be why he is blaming Donald Trump as the reason for the riot in Chicago last week?   

 George Soros gave $15 million to Moveon.org to stop Trump and Moveon.org did take credit for stopping the Chicago rally in conjunction with #BlackLivesMatter.

The proof is there, see for yourself,

Ted Cruz Loses Big Endorsement Over Comments On Donald Trump And Chicago Riots

Ted Cruz lost a major endorsement today over his comments on the riots in Chicago that cancelled Donald Trump's rally in that city.   Cruz,  John Kasich and Marco Rubio all blamed Trump for the violence in Chicago.

Today conservative leader, speaker and 2nd amendment advocate, Jan Morgan pulled her endorsement of Ted Cruz and basically call him a con-artist when she said that she was angry at herself for falling for his act.

Here is her official statement:

 I have officially withdrawn my endorsement and support for Ted Cruz.

 His decision to blame Trump for the actions of liberal lunatic protestors in Chicago is unconscionable. He should have used this opportunity to take a stand for free speech.

Instead, he sides with the protestors and lies about Trump saying he encourages violence. (never mind the fact that his own right hand campaign buddy, Glenn Beck was investigated by Secret Service for joking on air about repeatedly stabbing Trump) (thats different of course) This is the most outrageous and desperate thing I have seen a candidate do in this race. I have made a grave mistake by misreading this man and his character. This was the final straw in a week of issues I have had with Cruz and his decisions. Donald Trump will win this nomination in spite of the establishment GOP, in spite of their new boy, Cruz, their old boy, Romney... And, I predict if the GOP establishment tries to jack with the people's choice, Trump will pull out, run 3rd party, and will still win the general election. Call me enraged tonight.

I can not believe I fell for this act.

Jeb Bush Feels The Bern At Republican Conference - Punked By Sanders Supporters

Jeb feels the Bern as he unknowingly takes photo
with Bernie Sanders supporters

This past weekend the Republican Party held its bi-annual Republican Leadership conference on Mackinac Island, Michigan. 

Multiple Republican presidential candidates including Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, John Kasich, and Jeb Bush were at the conference.

Also wondering the island were Bernie Sanders supporters wearing

Photo: Matt Maddock

Republican's for Bernie Sanders t-shirts.  Precinct Delegate, Matt Maddock of Waterford MI, took a picture of one these supporters before they pulled their prank on Jeb Bush.

Where this gets good as the Bernie supporters were wearing suit coats and jackets when the ran into Jeb Bush.

They stopped Jeb and ask if they could get a picture.  Jeb not seeing their covered shirts, obliged. 

As they aligned for the camera, Jeb was focused on the camera and not the Bernie supporters.  That's when they took off their coats and snapped this now infamous picture.

Jeb ended up feeling the Bern up on Mackinac Island.