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Ally wrote:

For some reason all of my comments went on Allison page, and I need to e mail Ken to find out why that is happening... Sorry Allison!!

Allison I did hear that Connolly was making racist comments, that is so sad that this campaign has come down to whites, blacks and hispanics. But to me that shows what type of Selectman we have running for us.  I am really happy that we have the young voters out there speaking their minds.  You are our future for this town..

Now we're getting into kindergarten stuff.....someone heard that somebody else said that they heard that this person said........give me a break!

Bill is a person with integrity and as a business owner and past member of other boards in Clinton wouldn't go around making racial comments.  Also as a father he wouldn't set that type of example for his children.

Ally wrote:

Allison I did hear that Connolly was making racist comments

If you can't back this allegation up with proof, it's pure speculation.

What amazes me is that Cliff, a former Marine, is allowing a 19 year old and "another" person named Ally to speak for him and make some harsh allegations without proof.  Cliff, these posters speak to your values, of which I do not personally know.  Your silence, however, and lack of response to others mudslinging on your behalf certainly does not show change you profess to bring or, more importantly, integrity.

The proof is in the pudding...VOTE CONNOLLY.

Tom C

Three pages of posts later, 2 votes are lost for Mr. Blake.  I kept reading and reading to find out what Mr. Blake actually wants to do and all I got out of it was that he just doesn't quite know yet.  He appears to be unable to take a strong stand for actual ideas he believes in and the people asking us to vote for him don't seem to have any idea what he believes in either.  The whole thing reminds me of a Junior High class officer race and I think this down deserves more than that.  The only way I'd reconsider my vote (and my husband, as well) would be if Mr. Blake would post a listing of all the items he'd like to accomplish and how he plans to do that.  Perhaps he plans to do this at Candidate's night, but I am unable to attend that event.

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

Christine Q wrote:

Mr. Blake, do you have specific ideas for how you would accomplish the above? The economy is poor all over -- it's not just Clinton. How would you help us weather this storm?

"To get our town Economy ready for the coming inflation that will hurt our town we need to take the town budget and go over it line by line to find out where every penny is spent. I also would like to sit down with every Dept head in the town to find out the salary's and projects underway that cost the town money and to eliminate wasteful spending. I think just like with any other budget I have dealt with, The Budget can be streamlined to save the tax payers of the town a lot of money. I believe this can be done without hurting the operations of the town. We need to also Slash the town's Business Regulations so it will unshackle the entrepreneurial spirit of The people of the town and others. We need to put into place a supply-side tax cuts on a town level that will allow entrepreneurs to invest and increase productivity. I believe by doing this we will bring more business to our town and also have a surplus. We would have to set up a emergency savings for the town that could not be spent unless all the selectman voted yes to spend it, on only the operational running of our town. any surplus left would go back to the tax payers ( Its there money)."

This is taken right out of the 2008 budget and is why I am running.

"PROJECTED SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 0.00 (835,757.00) 0.00"

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

JRW wrote:

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

I...I have the diplomatic leadership skills that makes me confident that the current board will follow in my lead in fixing our economic troubles.

"Now is not the time for the same old same old"

So, does that mean you would support a Prop 2 1/2 override to fix the structural deficiency that exists in the Town's budget?

Thank you for your question.

I am not a fan of "Prop 2 1/2"  I feel it should be either eliminated or re-written.

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

I am currently looking into that entire situation. There are a lot of big issues facing our town. and I will tackle all of them within time. Thanks for the great question. Do I have your Vote?

From all of your posts I get that you don't like Prop 2 1/2 but other than that you don't get into what you would specifically do for the citizens of Clinton.  You've posted alot of generalizations but not what specific actions you'd take.  Going over budgtes line by line and meeting with town departments doesn't give us an idea of what exactly you'd do to bring about change.  You haven't taken a stand one way or another on any of the issues facing the town so it's hard for anyone to decide to vote for you without knowing exactly what you want to accomplish in office.  I, like many others can't make the candidates night so will have no chance to actually hear your thoughts.  You can't rely on that night to be your only chance to let the voters get to know you.

Last edited by JAM713 (04.16.09 9:19am)

Butterfly32 wrote:

Mr. Blake, apparently you did not read my whole post that said I am UNABLE to attend the debate.  But thank you for making it clear as to your standpoint on not posting any information pertaining to your campaign or your ideas for the town. 

Frankly, I have not yet decided who I will be voting for in any of the categories yet, so your assumption is incorrect.  I have not lived in this town long enough to know anything about all the candidates (therefore, have no bias views) and am relying on their openness in these forums, on their own sites and in the newspapers for their views about the town and their plans to fix it.  My guess is, I'm not the only one, as I'm sure there are others who have extremely busy schedules that may not be able to afford them the time to go to the debate and rely on that as their sole source of information. 

I am sure that if you do win, you are sincere in your pledge to work for all the citizens, even me, but the rude tone of your post was not necessary.  A simple explanation as to why you choose not to share any of your ideas until the debate would have been sufficient for me to maintain an open mind.

Please ask me any question you want, I will do my best to answer it. I will prove to you that I am the one who can help our town durring this tuff time.

Clifford f. Blake II

JRW wrote:

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

...Please ask me any question you want, I will do my best to answer it. I will prove to you that I am the one who can help our town durring this tuff time.

I'm still waiting for answers to my questions.  You haven't proved anything to me yet.

Thanks, JRW, I too would like to see the answers to your questions, among any others that other people have asked.  Mr. Blake, I already provided you with what I am hoping to see in my first post but you stated you would not be providing that.

JRW wrote:

Clifford Blake 2 wrote:

...Please ask me any question you want, I will do my best to answer it. I will prove to you that I am the one who can help our town durring this tuff time.

I'm still waiting for answers to my questions.  You haven't proved anything to me yet.

Please ask again and also ask the other canidates too so you can get a good view of us.

Last edited by Clifford Blake 2 (04.16.09 11:15am)

Now is not the time for the same old same old.  We cannot go back to the way of doing things that has gotten us into this financial mess. I care for my town too much to let this happen. The current boards of selectman need someone who can get in there and show them a better way of doing things. I believe I am that candidate. I have the proven leadership skills and the diplomacy needed to get things done. Our town is surrounded by towns that are running in deficits. We cannot let that happen here in our town.  I have had to deal with budget situations that called for a sharp eye, a steady hand, and the courage to do what had to be done to make sure financial burdens were met without going into the red. My appoints in this race may have ways of helping our town but time is running out and I believe I am the best candidate to get our town on track again. Help me help our town and together we can get back on track.

Vote BLAKE for SELECTMAN on May 4th

Yeah RickC, I'l keep watching myself, what a show. This guy doesn't have a clue how to run for the highest office in town. To keep posting the same sorry post is an insult to all of us who came here to find out what these candidates are all about. I wouldn't vote for this guy if he was the only one running.

Now if we could just find out about this Weeks guy we'd be in good shape. Blake is out, Connolly is my choice but I'd still like to see where Weeks stand on the issues that confront our town.

Don't hold your breath on Weeks positions or even his attendance at the 4/27 candidates night. Rumor has it he's not going to show. There were some people holding Weeks signs a few days ago near monument park. I can't tell you if HE was there or not, as I have no idea what he looks like..

He is kind of like a Phantom BOS candidate...Trouble is, people will vote for him on name only and that would be very sad for this town. And of course the people that put him up for the BOS position will vote for him too...

Allison-

Great post- Not to sound harsh, but, you have a lot to learn about Clinton Politics. Keep it up though, its always a good fight to try to win.

AAH the virtues of youth...

Exactly what I mean. Some 40 year old trying to act like they are the king of forums.
Its not like this is a presidential election. I'm sorry, but it isn't my fault that you're
deciding to vote for someone you are friends with based just on that; because he
is your friend. These forums are pointless. I'm sorry you need to go under some false
name on the internet to try to bring people down. Go to the meetings and stop whining
about how he isn't answering your questions here. If you were that worried about what
he has to say, you'd show up.