Grassroots Central Updates

From ME's Ashley Ryan: "At the request of our constituents in the Maine Republican Party and the conservative grassroots movement, Mark Willis and I respectfully stood in opposition of the reelection of Chairman Priebus. Although we were unsuccessful, I am proud and honored to have had the opportunity to have stood up for my state party and its principles and beliefs."

https://www.facebook.com/AshleyRyanR...35204836504258

One state but three votes, Ed Sarlls from Texas apparently voted with Ashley and Mark Willis per Ashley's tweet: https://twitter.com/AshleyRyanRNC/st...61075496030208

Links to contact your state chair, committeemen and women here: http://www.gop.com/members/ make a good impression, and remind them how the Priebus RNC stripped the states of GOP power with Rule 12 amendments!

The transcript will be on his website later, but currently it is still the one from last week (when you click the new welcome screen)

http://the-free-foundation.org/

He said he supported Romney.

“I had nothing to do with it,” Willis said by phone of his addition to the ballot. “I had no knowledge of it. No consent. I found out about it after the fact. After it had been done.”

Critics on the committee, however, remain skeptical, pointing out that Willis did not try to have his name removed. He also didn’t publicly denounce his addition to the ballot.

“When it was brought to my attention, I had to make a judgment call as to what is the right thing to do for the state of Maine,” Willis explained to TheDC. “And I made the judgment call to just not do anything, keep it quiet, don’t talk about it, don’t draw attention to it.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/17/dr...#ixzz2IG0s7p5v

This entire thing is worth listening to but go to 51:44 to hear about Tom's involvement in RP's big project.

And here is perhaps my favorite. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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