Walt Havenstein

[HellRaZoR004]

So I'm a little surprised this topic hasn't come up yet. Walt lives on the lake and is running for Governor.

Thoughts on if this is a good thing, I know when Romney was running for President it was a big deal.

[Chaselady]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

So I'm a little surprised this topic hasn't come up yet. Walt lives on the lake and is running for Governor.

Thoughts on if this is a good thing, I know when Romney was running for President it was a big deal.

Please, it would be nice, if one area of my life, would be free of politics!

[HellRaZoR004]

Originally Posted by Chaselady

Please, it would be nice, if one area of my life, would be free of politics!

Simple...don't open the thread. Why do you keep doing this to yourself?

[tis]

I didn't know that. Where does he live?

I am sure if he does happen to get elected , there will be MP presence when he is in residence. When Artie S got married we saw three MPs so there must have been somebody important there.

[dave603]

Tonight's NH chronicle is on them.

[MAXUM]

I don't understand what the big deal is mentioning that one of the candidates for Gov happens to live on the lake? Good grief it's a legit discussion point, not like anyone is endorsing Mr Havenstein. I don't see any political angle to this at all IMHO.

For the record historically the lakes region has been a draw for both political and famous figures and life seems to go on without to much interruption. I see no reason to think otherwise if we happen to have a Gov that has a place on the lake. I do think that had Romney become president that would have been a slightly different story and probably why that was a much more entertaining discussion.

[JMR]

I happen to meet him at an event last week and he told me that he lived in Alton. I didn't know that, but didn't ask where because I didn't have time and he was busy as well.

[Seaplane Pilot]

I'm glad that Walt won the primary. Now I hope he wins the general election by beating Hassan. Having a governor with a level head, that lives on/near the lake will certainly be a refreshing change from what we've had.

[playinghooky]

I believe he lives in Cedar Cove which is the cove on the left as you enter Roberts Cove.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

I'm glad that Walt won the primary. Now I hope he wins the general election by beating Hassan. Having a governor with a level head, that lives on/near the lake will certainly be a refreshing change from what we've had.

I'll bet you never even heard of him before the primary election. Now you want him as Governor. That's the trouble with this country, people vote for the party instead of who is the best qualified.

Most people would vote for a monkey instead of the opposite party...what a shame!

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Most people would vote for a monkey instead of the opposite party...what a shame!

Agreed.

It will be interesting to see how many votes the MA Senator will get in NH.

[Merrymeeting]

Originally Posted by Dave R

Agreed.

It will be interesting to see how many votes the MA Senator will get in NH.

You mean the MA Senator, who was born in Maine, raised in Rye, and lived in MA?

I was born in MA, of parents from CT and VT, who lived most of their lives in NH (my mom always talked about her VT Yankee Democrat upbringing, which was a different democrat definition than exists now). I lived in MA, raised my family there, am now a resident of NH, where I always wanted to be. Am I an "outsider" too? What does it take?

[Natt]

Don't want a NH Sen. or NH Gov. that represents Mass. or Maryland.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

You mean the MA Senator, who was born in Maine, raised in Rye, and lived in MA?

I was born in MA, of parents from CT and VT, who lived most of their lives in NH (my mom always talked about her VT Yankee Democrat upbringing, which was a different democrat definition than exists now). I lived in MA, raised my family there, am now a resident of NH, where I always wanted to be. Am I an "outsider" too? What does it take?

Fair enough; he couldn't make it Ma (lived there) so now he's running in NH (raised there). If he fails in NH then he can run in Maine (born there).
Is this what we want from our elected officials?

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Fair enough; he couldn't make it Ma (lived there) so now he's running in NH (raised there). If he fails in NH then he can run in Maine (born there).
Is this what we want from our elected officials?

If he was a Democrat I doubt you would be focused on geography. Attacking a center right moderate (the country needs more moderate statesmen) for such a trivial matter seems petty. Your comments seem to run counter to you previous post about voting along party lines.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

You mean the MA Senator, who was born in Maine, raised in Rye, and lived in MA?

I was born in MA, of parents from CT and VT, who lived most of their lives in NH (my mom always talked about her VT Yankee Democrat upbringing, which was a different democrat definition than exists now). I lived in MA, raised my family there, am now a resident of NH, where I always wanted to be. Am I an "outsider" too? What does it take?

I don't care where anyone is from, but when you are a Senator for one state, and the voters fire you, moving to another state to find voters seems so cheesy...

[pjard]

Originally Posted by Dave R

I don't care where anyone is from, but when you are a Senator for one state, and the voters fire you, moving to another state to find voters seems so cheesy...

Mass threw him out and its our chance to embrace him. New York elected Hillary Clinton. Not exactly the same situation but Hillary doesn't exactly have strong ties to NY. Scott Brown is just what we need. One man's opinion....

[dave603]

I sort of want someone who represents the constituents not the party they belong to,
I'll give him that, he crossed party lines to vote for what the people who elected him wanted. ( as foreign as that seems to some people )

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by pjard

Mass threw him out and its our chance to embrace him. New York elected Hillary Clinton. Not exactly the same situation but Hillary doesn't exactly have strong ties to NY. Scott Brown is just what we need. One man's opinion....

To me, it's exactly the same as Hillary moving the NY to get elected to the Senate, except she did not serve elsewhere before. She just went where she knew people would vote for her based on party affiliation and having a well-known name, even though she lacked integrity.

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by Dave R

To me, it's exactly the same as Hillary moving the NY to get elected to the Senate, except she did not serve elsewhere before. She just went where she knew people would vote for her based on party affiliation and having a well-known name, even though she lacked integrity.

Doesn't seem anything like the same thing. Your above statement is true about Clinton but Brown was raised in NH.

[HellRaZoR004]

Having worked indirectly for Walt a number of years back I can attest to his work ethics and leadership ability. I think having him around would be a welcome change.

The fact he lives on the lake in Alton sounds even better as it may promote a more open discussion on lake topics.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Doesn't seem anything like the same thing.Your above statement is true about Clinton but Brown was raised in NH.

IF he's a NH guy, why was he a MA Senator? Had to be an outsider in one state or the other. You can't be a resident of both at the same time.

He strikes me as a guy that can easily get lots of campaign funding and simply buy an election. He also has a voting record that indicates his vote can be purchased by Pharmaceutical companies (and maybe others as well).

He also voted against federal income tax cuts that would help the vast majority of NH residents(to be fair, the tax cuts were bundled with tax increases that would hurt the very wealthy).

He has done lots of positive things too, especially in the areas of treating Autism and initiatives to improve nutrition. He's not the worst guy we could elect, I just like to think there had to have been someone that's lived here for the last 40 years that could do a good job too.

[Tank151]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Doesn't seem anything like the same thing. Your above statement is true about Clinton but Brown was raised in NH.

Scott Brown wasn't raised in NH. I went to school with him in Wakefield, MA. This guy is a pickle-head!

He claims he's Independent, but belongs to the Republican party?

Don't vote for this guy!

[Seaplane Pilot]

Originally Posted by Rusty

I'll bet you never even heard of him before the primary election. Now you want him as Governor. That's the trouble with this country, people vote for the party instead of who is the best qualified.

Most people would vote for a monkey instead of the opposite party...what a shame!

Wrong again, Rusty! I have worked with BAe Systems all over the world, and had personal dealings with Walt when he ran BAe in Nashua. I support him because of his values, ethics and business knowledge, not because of his political party. With that said, it's not a very hard decision, because the political party of Hassan has done SO much good for this state and this country! (tongue firmly inserted into cheek).

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

I support him because of his values, ethics and business knowledge, not because of his political party.

If you say so.

[Seaplane Pilot]

Originally Posted by Rusty

If you say so.

I say so...

[Farfrumbehavin]

Originally Posted by Chaselady

Please, it would be nice, if one area of my life, would be free of politics!

This thread must be very painful ! Hang in there kid it's only going to last two more months !