Articles by Jake Towne

  • Jake Towne – “Jobs, Debt, Veterans, and War” Speech - October 6th, 2010

    “Know ye not, Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow?” – Lord Byron Last night at a local candidates’ night I gave the below speech, though the bracketed paragraphs were cut out due to time limitations. The event was co-sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Tea Party and Lehighton Tea Party. My Republocrat competition [...]

  • Interview with Two Zombies! - September 30th, 2010

    I hope everyone enjoys this campaign video, “Interview with Two Zombies” and shares it everywhere!! Many thanks to Dan, Jane, Clayton, and John for volunteering as zombies, cameramen, editors, directors, etc.  to make this entertaining video!! The campaign’s second revision of a 30-second radio ad is here.  Thanks to a one-day September online money bomb, [...]

  • Happy Constitution Day! - September 17th, 2010

    Originally published September 17, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/foreign-policy/happy-constitution-day/ Today is the anniversary of the September 17, 1787 ratification of the Constitution of the United States.   While the federal government no longer even pretends to follow the Constitution, I would like to write for a moment on the second-most important safeguard the founders tried to leave us.  [...]

  • Statement on the Ground Zero Mosque by Jake Towne - August 18th, 2010

    Originally published August 17, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/individual-rights/ground-zero-mosque/ On the front page of today’s Morning Call was an article on the mosque to be located near Ground Zero in NYC.  Below is a video statement and transcript of those remarks.  My comments were misinterpreted slightly, and I absolutely do not speak for all Muslims – just [...]

  • The People’s Money - August 17th, 2010

    Originally published August 14, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/the-peoples-money/ There is nothing super-complicated about sound money.  Rather, the truth is pretty simple. In cahoots with the central bank, the government prints unbacked currency.  Most dollars are not physical linen – it is merely electrons in bank accounts, which is shown simply here, “Fractional Reserve Banking in Pictures.”  [...]

  • The Economy in Pictures - August 5th, 2010

    “Truth persists and illuminates, even if there is no one to utter it.“ Government is not the solution; rather, it is causing the problems.  The below slides (view at Scribd, backup PDF) highlight the economic situation, updated from a May presentation.  I’ve written about the solutions to the unemployment problem, the deficit, Social Security, and [...]

  • Jake Towne Calls on Charlie Dent to Repeal Health Care Tax - July 30th, 2010

    Originally published July 30, 2010 here http://towneforcongress.com/economy/jake-towne-calls-on-charlie-dent-to-repeal-health-care-tax/ Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne issued this statement today:

  • Who Supports Bailouts? - June 20th, 2010

    John Callahan, the Democrat challenger in my race, recently targeted the incumbent Republican, Charlie Dent, for his vote to pass the TARP Banker Bailout in 2008.  Amusingly, Callahan – along with the rest of the Establishment’s career politicians at the time – stated he would have voted FOR the Banker Bailout himself per this article.  [...]

  • Lessons from Greece - June 8th, 2010

    Below is the rough transcript of some remarks I made at the campaign’s successful fun-raiser at the American Sandwich Company in Coopersburg on June 6, the 66th anniversary of D-Day.  More details on the fundraiser in tomorrow’s post.  The event began with a moment of silence for veterans, especially the 5,490 soldiers who have died [...]

  • Remarks at Friends of George Donnelly Protest - June 5th, 2010

    Originally published June 5, 2010 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/remarks-at-allentown-courthouse-rally/ Yesterday, June 4, I delivered some remarks at a protest and march organized by the Friends of George Donnelly.   The irony that June 4 is also the same day as the Tiananmen Square Massacre was not lost on me.  From my time spent abroad in China, those who [...]

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