[candidate-development] Tassinari letter - 2nd attempt

[Mike Heichman]

Hi John,

Thanks so much.

I apologize for doubting your sincerity in the past.

Mike


John Walsh wrote:

> Superb.  I agree with Mike that dirty tricks in the electoral process 
> are one of the hallmarks on the duopoly.  Along with backroom deals to 
> frustrate votes.
> He (and Grace too) are to be commended for their stance against such 
> ugly tactics.
> john walsh 
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Mike Heichman wrote:
>
>> I think that we are very fortunate that the media has not been paying 
>> any attention to our party.
>>
>> I really do worry that a party that emphasizes that we would bring 
>> election reform and clean elections to the people of the Commonwealth 
>> are having a major problem in conducting a "clean election" ourselves.
>>
>> Mike Heichman
>>
>>
>>
>> Nat Fortune wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 5, 2008, at 5:50 PM, Nathanael Fortune wrote:
>>>
>>> Grace --- My reading of John's email is that he is speaking of  
>>> Secretary Galvin, against whom we have run candidates in the past.  
>>> Secretary Galvin might rightly bring up attempts by some Greens and  
>>> Green-Rainbow party members --- including you --- to take votes 
>>> away  from voters following the primary as anti-democratic, and 
>>> reason to  think twice before voting to trust anyone in our party 
>>> with the  oversight of voting in this Commonwealth.
>>>
>>> That said, your point that implying anyone in the Elections office 
>>> is  less that forthright and meticulous without anything to 
>>> substantiate  such a wild claim (and with plenty of evidence to the 
>>> contrary) still  stands. You should have thought about that  before 
>>> enticing Kat Swift  to submit a misinformed letter of complaint  to 
>>> the Secretary that  accuses the Secretary and his office of failure 
>>> of duties.
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>>
>>> Nat Fortune
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 5, 2008, at 9:50 AM, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com 
>>> <mailto:Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Please remember that these lists are public.
>>>
>>> To my knowledge we have never had a reason to believe that Michelle  
>>> Tassinari
>>> has done her job in any way but meticulously.
>>>
>>> Given that she and others could read this list, we need to not be  
>>> implying
>>> that she is not to be trusted unless we have a basis for that...
>>>
>>> Thanks, Grace
>>> In a message dated 3/5/08 4:56:39 AM, john.walsh at umassmed.edu 
>>> <mailto:john.walsh at umassmed.edu> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>> I hope we consider this proposal VERY carefully since I am not sure
>>>> of all its implications.
>>>> We must consider that this office is run by a Dem operative and that
>>>> they can use anything we send against us in the future.
>>>>
>>>>    
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>
> John V. Walsh, MD
> Professor of Physiology
> University of Massachusetts Medical School
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> john.walsh at umassmed.edu <mailto:john.walsh at umassmed.edu>
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