MIDDLEBORO TOWN ELECTIONS ARE FAST APPROACHING AND IT SERVES
AS A REMINDER OF HOW UNINFORMED "R" VOTERS ARE.....
MIDDLEBORO: YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT!
SENATOR
MIDDLEBORO:
EDWARD J. MARKEY 6244
KEVIN J. O'CONNOR 6803
STATEWIDE VOTE TOTALS:
MARKEY 2,289,599 66.5%
O'CONNOR 1,154,600 33.5%
I watched an interview with Mr. O'Connor in which he was unable to answer basic policy questions.
Massachusetts Republican Voter Registration is at a 70 year low because unqualified candidates are being promoted and supported.
MIDDLEBORO: YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT!
PLYMOUTH COUNTY TREASURER:
MIDDLEBORO:
THOMAS J. O'BRIEN 6411
CARINA LEEZA MOMPELAS 5503
COUNTY TOTALS:
THOMAS J. O'BRIEN 172,072 64%
CARINA LEEZA MOMPELAS 96,802 36%
CARINA LEEZA MOMPELAS is 24 years old, defeated when she ran for Mayor of Brockton, never held public office before
REPUBLICAN VOTER REGISTRATION IS AT A 70 YEAR LOW.
Voting for, supporting or electing unqualified candidates will not improve the PARTY and jeopardizes the future.
The PLYMOUTH COUNTY TREASURER is responsible for lots of retirees, lots of future retirees....
This is not a simple 'balance your checkbook' kinda job, bookkeeping or preparing tax returns.
Once upon a time, Middleboro's Braindead Republicans elected a man year after year after year...and he never figured out where Beacon Hill was, but he got his pension.
Fortunately, Middleboro was gerrymandered and blessed with 3 state reps.
Tom O'Brien was elected and boasted 100% attendance.
Tom O'Brien was elected at a time that PLYMOUTH desperately needed a new REGISTRY and Court House.
Anyone who attempted research at that time knew how overcrowded it was. Half of a year in the back hall, the rest of the year down stairs...and because it was so overcrowded, inadequate space for copy machines, books were on tables and title searchers waited to copy records....and if an attorney scheduled a closing, people were climbing over them....old parchment documents were on microfiche with all of the ups and downs so you needed at least 2 copies to make it readable.
I was researching an Indian Purchase during the Mass Bay Colony and it seems to me that the PROBATE RECORDS were on INDEX CARDS.
The records are now ON LINE and accessible.
There is space set aside for closings.
The OLD RECORDS have been put in books with newer technology that makes them readable.
Title searchers have their own offices.
There was a great deal of innovation that made the complex usable.
Her age simply highlights her lack of experience.
And I'm sorely disappointed at the vote in Middleboro that risked electing an unqualified candidate.
I've knocked on enough doors and heard "I'm a Republican! And vote only for Republicans" to understand that that attitude is folly!
MIDDLEBORO: YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT!
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
BILL KEATING 6428
HELEN BRADY 6112
MICHAEL MANLEY [COACH TEAM AMERICA] 358
Lovvorn is not the only Bay State Republican embracing fringe theories in the run-up to the election. Helen Brady, the Plymouth Republican running against Rep. Bill Keating, recently tweeted a medical study that has been cited by coronavirus conspiracy theorists, and confirmed her concern to POLITICO that the government could use a Covid-19 vaccine to insert medical information into a patient's skin. Conspiracy theories about the pandemic have derailed contact tracing efforts in other states, and further conspiracies about a vaccine could deter people from getting it once it becomes available.
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL COURT
TWELFTH PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
[STATE REPRESENTATIVE]
KATHLEEN R. LANATRA 1209
SUMMER K. SCHMALING 1428
WHEN SUMMER K. SCHMALING SERVED ON THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, SHE OPPOSED REPLACING 20 YEAR OLD SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS BECAUSE SHE SAID SCIENCE HADN'T CHANGED IN 20 YEARS.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY TREASURER:
14-year incumbent faces challenger WHO HAS NEVER HELD PUBLIC OFFICE in Plymouth County treasurer race
ONCE UPON A TIME, MIDDLEBORO ELECTED A REPUBLICAN OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER....YEAR AFTER YEAR ... EVEN THOUGH THAT REPUBLICAN NEVER MANAGED TO FIND BEACON HILL MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR.
BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF MIDDLEBORO REPUBLICANS' SUPPORT, THE REPUBLICAN EARNED A HEALTHY PENSION FOR WHICH MIDDLEBORO RECEIVED NO REPRESENTATION.
WHEN MIDDLEBORO WAS MERCIFULLY SPLIT, TOM O'BRIEN STEPPED FORWARD TO REPRESENT A PORTION OF MIDDLEBORO AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AT A TIME WHEN THERE WERE CHALLENGES.
TOM O'BRIEN ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGE OF THE OVERWHELMED AND OVERCROWDED PLYMOUTH REGISTRY OF DEEDS AND COUNTY OFFICES, CREATING A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WITH ONLINE ACCESS.
TOM O'BRIEN BOASTED 100% ATTENDANCE REPRESENTING HIS CONSTITUENTS.
HIS CURRENT REPUBICAN OPPONENT HAS NEVER HELD OFFICE, LOST ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND OFFERS NO LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN ANY ORGANIZATIONS.
IS THIS THE REPUBLICAN PATH TO SUCCESS? IF SO, THE MASS GOP IS DESTROYING ITSELF WITH CANDIDATES SUCH AS THIS.
REGISTER AND VOTE!
14-year incumbent faces challenger in Plymouth County treasurer race
By Wheeler Cowperthwaite The Patriot Ledger
Posted Oct 5, 2020
Democrat Thomas O’Brien, who has held the treasurer position since 2006, is facing a Republican challenger in the general election.
One incumbent Democrat and one challenging Republican are running in this year’s election for treasurer of Plymouth County, a position that rarely grabs headlines but manages vast sums of money as part of its duties.
Incumbent Thomas O’Brien, 56, of Plymouth, is running for reelection for the fourth time. He was first appointed as treasurer in 2006 and successfully ran for election in 2008.
Challenging him is Republican Carina Mompelas, 24, of Brockton, who previously ran for mayor in 2019.
Before running for treasurer, O’Brien was elected to the state House of Representatives for the 12th District, between 1996 and 2006.
O’Brien said as the chief financial officer for the county, which has an annual budget of $10 million, he helped develop a 10-year plan for the county. He was also tasked in 2014 with starting a fund, called Other Post Employment Benefits, also known as OPEB. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board required cities and towns to prefund their benefit obligations. O’Brien helped create a multiple employer trust to leverage the resources of towns in Plymouth and surrounding areas.
“The combined assets of a number of employers mean better returns, lower fees and better performance,” he said.
A total of 28 cities, towns and other entities are part of the county-run trust, he said.
One of O’Brien’s statutory roles is the administration of $1.12 billion in the Plymouth County Retirement Association, which covers a total of 11,663 people.
“We’ve more than doubled assets under my management,” he said.
Mompelas said she works as a financial analyst and has worked in finance for many years. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Mompelas said she wants to “restore ethics” in the treasurer’s office and said O’Brien has “failed to serve his constituents,” charging O’Brien with not doing enough during his tenure.
She said she wants more transparency within county government, starting with the filming and publishing of public meetings, a position advocated for by candidates in the county commission primary.
Mompelas said not enough people know what the county treasurer does because of a lack of outreach.
She said she sees the role of country treasurer is to make sure money “is flowing the right way, and keeping revenue up for the county.”
The county is like a franchise of the state government, she said.
Voters in Massachusetts have until Oct. 24 to register to vote in the Nov. 3 primary and until Oct. 28 to request a mail-in ballot. Early voting will take place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 30.
Mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by Nov. 6 will be counted. A town or city’s books will also remain open for 10 days for military and overseas ballots to arrive.
Registration can be done by mail or at sec.state.ma.us/ovr.
MEET THE CANDIDATES
Name: CARINA MOMPELAS
Address: 34 Walnut S., Brockton
Age: 24
Family: Single
Occupation: Financial analyst
Relevant experience: Ran for mayor of Brockton
Other: Volunteers for Best Buddies mentors with youth with RISE
Name: THOMAS O’BRIEN
Address: 38 Flint Locke Drive, Plymouth
Age: 56
Family: Married, 2 grown children
Occupation: Plymouth County treasurer
Relevant experience: Treasurer, 2006-present; state representative, 1996-2006; financial consultant 2000-2006
Other: Member, Kingston Lion’s Club, co-founder South Shore Recycling Co-Op, Massachusetts municipal treasurer’s license
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE DEBATE. CARINA MOMPELAS HAS NO EXPERIENCE, DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND IS MAKING UNSUBSTANTIATED ACCUSATIONS.
WATD Studios: Listen to Live Political Forum with Candidates for Plymouth County Treasurer
On Tuesday night WATD held a political forum with the candidates for Plymouth County Treasurer, incumbent Democrat Tom O’Brien and Republican challenger, Carina Mompelas.
Moderator Christine James, was joined by Monday Night Talk Host, Kevin Tocci, and Reporter Charles Mathewson, asking questions.
Listen to entire forum here:
Audio Player
RUSSIANS PROMOTING BACK THE BLUE! MIDDLEBORO REPUBLICANS RALLY - NO FACE MASKS, INCLUDING NEIL ROSENTHAL!
If you do your research, RUSSIANS have been promoting SUPPORT THE BLUE as a way of
creating division in the US with untrue information.
REPUBLICANS seem to believe ANYTHING AND REFUSE TO DO ANY RESEARCH!
Russian Operation Masqueraded as Right-Wing News Site to Target US Voters
he Russian group accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has posed as an independent news outlet to target right-wing social media users ahead of this year's vote, two people familiar with an FBI probe into the activity told Reuters.
The latest operation centred around a pseudo media organisation called the Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC), which was run by people associated with the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, the sources said.
U.S. prosecutors say the agency played a key role in Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election in favour of President Donald Trump, and Facebook and Twitter exposed a fake left-wing media outlet in September which they said was run by people connected to the organisation.
NAEBC and its activity, which have not been previously reported, now show that Russian attempts to influence U.S. voters ahead of the 2020 election have targeted both sides of the political divide.
The website predominately focused on U.S. politics and current events, republishing articles from conservative media and paying real Americans to write about politically-sensitive issues. A network of accounts posing as editors and journalists then promoted the articles on social media sites favoured by right-wing users.
Topics covered by NAEBC ranged from attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and praise for Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.
Russia has repeatedly denied allegations of election interference. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not know anything about NAEBC or the fake left-wing news site, Peace Data. "The Russian state does not engage in such activity," he said.
The FBI declined to comment.
When asked by email about NAEBC's connections to Russia, a person identifying themselves as Nora Berka, an assistant editor, said: "I have no idea what does NAEBC have to do with it." The person declined to speak by phone or video call.
After Reuters contacted NAEBC for comment, social media accounts in the name of Nora Berka and other NAEBC staff removed all references to the website from their profiles and deleted some of their previous posts.
'SCREW OVER'
NAEBC presents itself as a "free and independent" media outlet based in Hungary with a mission to promote conservative and right-wing voices. Its main page carries a warning to its readers: "Don't get yourself fooled."
The website's own name, however, is a pun on a Russian expletive meaning to deceive or "screw over."
Ben Nimmo, head of investigations at social media analytics firm Graphika, analysed the website after being alerted to the activity by Reuters. He said NAEBC and the left-wing Peace Data showed Russian influence operations had evolved since 2016.
"But the overall strategy looks unchanged: energise Trump supporters, depress support for Biden, and target both sides with divisive and polarising messages," he said.
NAEBC has been active since late June and built a small network of personas on Twitter and LinkedIn - some of which used computer-generated photographs of non-existent people - to solicit articles from followers and freelance journalists, according to the Graphika analysis.
Nimmo said the accounts failed to attract any significant following but got more traction on Gab and Parler - two social media platforms favoured by right-wing users for their lax approach to content moderation.
Paul Rockwell, head of trust and safety at LinkedIn, said his company had previously suspended three NAEBC accounts. "This is part of our regular work to actively seek out signs of state-sponsored activity on the platform and quickly take action against bad actors," he said.
Facebook said it had stopped one attempt to create an NAEBC account and blocked the website from being shared on its platforms.
Twitter declined to comment. Before being contacted by Reuters, the company had already suspended NAEBC's main account and an account in the name of Nora Berka, as well as blocking the NAEBC website address as a "potentially harmful" link.
A spokeswoman for Parler said the company was not aware of NAEBC and had not discussed the activity with law enforcement. Gab did not respond to a request for comment.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
A senior U.S. security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the press, said Russian operatives were increasingly recruiting "unwitting Americans" to write articles and post online.
Reuters identified three writers located in the United States who contributed articles to NAEBC. Two of them were established authors who had written for a number of right-wing outlets, while the third was an amateur journalist.
One of the writers, who asked not to be named publicly, said they had been working for NAEBC for the last month with no knowledge of its Russian backing.
Emails seen by Reuters show the website operated much like it's left-wing counterpart, Peace Data. Writers were paid from $50 to $75 per an article, and money was sent promptly via online transfer.
NAEBC staff also gave detailed instructions for the articles they commissioned and how they should be framed.
In late August, a person emailing as Nora Berka asked one writer for a story about calls to defund U.S. police departments in the wake of nationwide protests over a string of high-profile killings of black men by white officers.
NAEBC asked the author to question "how American citizens are supposed to protect themselves without police," and specifically mention increased gun purchases as well as incidents of violence and shootings.
"Here we should mention that a lot of democrats support de-funding the police," the person writing as Berka said. "And in case if they win 2020, it can happen."
MIDDLEBORO REPUBLICANS RALLIED WITH NO FACE MASKS, INCLUDING NEIL ROSENTHAL.
CLICK ON THE LINK - LOTS OF PHOTOS OF MIDDLEBORO REPUBLICANS WITH NO FACE MASKS!
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