Charles Lantz's Dribble
09/07/15 23:12
This letter by George Heidcamp is in response to Charles Lantz’s letter, Heidcamp’s coup (read here), from the Saugerties Times (July 9, 2015). Heidcamp’s coup was written in response to “Saugerties Cons, GOP team up against ‘radical left-wing’ agenda” (Will Dendis, Saugerties Times, 6-19-15). (read here)
Charles Lantz’s Dribble
People join the Conservative Party because they embrace specific values and principles and want to elect like-minded individuals into office. Too often, however, someone gets the Conservative endorsement, runs as an Independent and then votes with the Democrats. In other words, they use the Conservatives to help them get what they want....tell me, what is the sense of that?
The bottom line is this, the County Conservative Committee, of which I am but one member, have decided that we’ve had enough of being used. We don’t want people who simply collect endorsements....we want leaders who will work toward limiting our government, lowering our taxes, etc. We want our candidates to pledge allegiance to conservatives principles, not to report to me or anyone else and, to reiterate, this decision was made by the County Conservative Committee. It includes the entire County of Ulster, all of the towns therein.
The Conservative Party advertised for those seeking the Conservative endorsement to send their resume to Gaetana. Joe Roberti and Allyson Barbaria were the only registered Republicans (2 out of 3,200) to respond. A committee, consisting of nine members, interviewed the prospective candidates. Both of the candidates were endorsed because they were in line with Conservative values and had no problem signing a pledge to uphold our Party’s principles—the claim that the candidates would have to report to Mr. Heidcamp is a figment of Mr. Lantz’s imagination..
As to Fred Costello, Freddie declined to sign the pledge that had been adopted by the County Conservative Party. Still, we allowed his father to put his name into nomination for a vote. The truth is, Freddie lost 37-7.
Why in the world would registered Democrat Charles Lantz be so concerned about a Republican-Conservative coalition? Is he afraid of a united front? Probably. I believe Mr. Lanze’s letter is nothing more than an attempt to sway the public using elementary psychology, a feeble attempt to generate some anger among Republican voters so they come out and vote against the Conservatives’ candidates and thus frustrate the unity between the parties. No matter whom the voters may chose to nominate, I’m sure most people are smart enough to follow their conscience rather than Mr. Lantz’s dribble.
George Heidcamp, Chairman Saugerties Conservative Party
Charles Lantz’s Dribble
People join the Conservative Party because they embrace specific values and principles and want to elect like-minded individuals into office. Too often, however, someone gets the Conservative endorsement, runs as an Independent and then votes with the Democrats. In other words, they use the Conservatives to help them get what they want....tell me, what is the sense of that?
The bottom line is this, the County Conservative Committee, of which I am but one member, have decided that we’ve had enough of being used. We don’t want people who simply collect endorsements....we want leaders who will work toward limiting our government, lowering our taxes, etc. We want our candidates to pledge allegiance to conservatives principles, not to report to me or anyone else and, to reiterate, this decision was made by the County Conservative Committee. It includes the entire County of Ulster, all of the towns therein.
The Conservative Party advertised for those seeking the Conservative endorsement to send their resume to Gaetana. Joe Roberti and Allyson Barbaria were the only registered Republicans (2 out of 3,200) to respond. A committee, consisting of nine members, interviewed the prospective candidates. Both of the candidates were endorsed because they were in line with Conservative values and had no problem signing a pledge to uphold our Party’s principles—the claim that the candidates would have to report to Mr. Heidcamp is a figment of Mr. Lantz’s imagination..
As to Fred Costello, Freddie declined to sign the pledge that had been adopted by the County Conservative Party. Still, we allowed his father to put his name into nomination for a vote. The truth is, Freddie lost 37-7.
Why in the world would registered Democrat Charles Lantz be so concerned about a Republican-Conservative coalition? Is he afraid of a united front? Probably. I believe Mr. Lanze’s letter is nothing more than an attempt to sway the public using elementary psychology, a feeble attempt to generate some anger among Republican voters so they come out and vote against the Conservatives’ candidates and thus frustrate the unity between the parties. No matter whom the voters may chose to nominate, I’m sure most people are smart enough to follow their conscience rather than Mr. Lantz’s dribble.
George Heidcamp, Chairman Saugerties Conservative Party