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“Shocked, shocked, I say.” Charlestown-headquartered RI Statewide Coalition (RISC), never misses a chance to piggy-back on a silly story. RISC told Channel 12 News they were shocked at the Channel 12 “expose” that 38 RI state legislators had been late in paying their local taxes. Although all of the legislators are now paid in full, having paid the back taxes, interest and penalties, RISC still finds it “disturbing” that this happened. Channel 12 did not name any local legislators in their expose.
What I find shocking is that RISC would bring this up, given the history of some of their own founders and benefactors. For example, RISC Founder Harry Staley’s close friend and confidant Finn Caspersen killed himself at Shelter Harbor as the IRS and FBI were closing in on him for millions of dollars of tax evasion. Casperson gave thousands of dollars to RISC to help it get started.
And Frederick Whittemore of NY, another RISC former board member and major donor, was #47 onNew York State
And then there’s RISC’s Founder Harry Staley himself. According to records in the Westlaw database, his business, StaleyRobeson inMystic CT
Maybe the reason RISC was so shocked at the late tax payments by state legislators is that the amounts were so small scale.
Interestingly, RISC hasn’t said a word of either support or denunciation at the apparent failure of Charlestown Town Council member Lisa DiBello’s apparent flouting of state and federal non-profit tax and accountability laws. Harry Staley was a regular fixture at Charlestown Town Council meetings, leaping to attackLisa DiBello ’s only public ally, Jim Mageau, when Mageau ran the Council.
Three Strikes and You’re Out. Harold Camping has retired. Striking a terrible blow to end-of-the-world fans worldwide, the Christian Post reports that Rev. Harold Camping, 90, is giving up control of his family’s bible radio network and according to his wife, has officially retired. Camping’s third prediction of the end of the world, October 21, didn’t pan out any better than his May 21st prediction, or his first such pronouncement over a decade ago. Camping suffered a stroke after his May 21st prediction did not come true.
President Obama has NOT been contacted by the galactic overlords. That’s the official word from the White House. There has been NO contact between the US government and space aliens, according to a report in Monday’s New York Daily News. A White House space policy staffer also said the US
Yet, how do you explain this. The leader of the House Republicans, Rep. John “Mr. Orange” Boehner (R-The 1%) once again blasted President Obama for wanting to initiate “class war” by promoting legislation to repair America’s crumbling infrastructure and put unemployed Americans back to work – paying for it in part by (drum roll, please) taxing the rich!
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Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have the bill tied up in that chamber with a filibuster that prevents the much-needed measure from coming to a vote.
And Frederick Whittemore of NY, another RISC former board member and major donor, was #47 on
And then there’s RISC’s Founder Harry Staley himself. According to records in the Westlaw database, his business, StaleyRobeson in
Maybe the reason RISC was so shocked at the late tax payments by state legislators is that the amounts were so small scale.
Interestingly, RISC hasn’t said a word of either support or denunciation at the apparent failure of Charlestown Town Council member Lisa DiBello’s apparent flouting of state and federal non-profit tax and accountability laws. Harry Staley was a regular fixture at Charlestown Town Council meetings, leaping to attack
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| Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), right Or is he the one on the left? |
''I understand that we have differences in
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have the bill tied up in that chamber with a filibuster that prevents the much-needed measure from coming to a vote.