Chafee backers in R.I. governor's race start to emerge
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Anyone wondering who might support the gubernatorial candidacy of Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee can now take a gander at the hosts for his first fundraiser. The list includes Republican Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, former Republican Secretary of State Susan Farmer and her husband, former Republican Providence City Councilman Malcolm Farmer, former Senate Minority Leader Lila Sapinsley, Freshman Democratic Rep. Chris Fierro of Woonsocket, Clay Rockefeller, a co-founder of the Steel Yard arts collaborative, and Anne Nolan, president of the Crossroads homeless shelter. Chafee has booked his first fundraising event for 6 to 8 p.m. on May 27 at the Roger Williams Park Casino, with tickets going for $250 to $1,000, depending on whether the donor wishes to be a mere "friend'' or sponsor. Though Chafee has made his intention to run clear, the event is being booked as "a reception for his exploratory Campaign for Governor of Rhode Island.'' Democrat Fierro's appearance on the host list drew this sharp rebuke from state Democratic Party executive director Tim Grilo: "I wasn't surprised to see that Rep. Fierro was sitting alone when he announced his decision to support former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee. I would have advised Rep. Fierro to have considered Senator Chafee's record before so hastily and haphazardly announcing support for a candidate, who for so long embraced the ideals of the Republican Party, but who has suddenly labeled himself an 'independent' because he finds it politically expedient. "If Chris had a little more gravitas and experience I believe he would have ultimately made a better and more well-informed decision,'' Grilo said. 
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Who in their right mind would donate money to this filthy rich, stumbling, bumbling, waffling moron ?
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There are other Democrats on the invitation list - Tiverton Town Council member and former Democratic candidate for Governor Louise Durfee for one.
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I for 1 am thankful Chafee isrunning as an independent. He certainly has my vote.Maybe he can bring some poisitive change to the state instead of lip service. Chafee has always had my vote and will continue to have it no matter what party he is running in. Sorry for the typos but I am still waiting for Servicces for the blind to get me a computer and other necessary items which i could use to volunteer as a a worker for Chafee IF I had them. But no matter you still have my vote.
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I for One am thankful Chafee is running as an independent. He certainly has my vote.Maybe he can bring some poisitive change to the state instead of lip service. Chafee has always had my vote and will continue to have it no matter what party he is running in. Sorry for the typos but I am still waiting for Servicces for the blind to get me a computer and other necessary items which i could use to volunteer as a a worker for Chafee IF I had them. But no matter you still have my vote.
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I am a lifelong Republican, and for someone to call themselves a "Chafee Backer" is to me, akin to calling themselves a Butler Hospital Patient.
During the Senate's Judge Alito hearings, he sat on the panel looking not only like a deer in the headlights, but also like he was being held up at gunpoint. (That is, scared witless)
I have met him in person, and trust me folks, his public personna is even scarier. He has admitted to prior drug use, and perhaps he's back in the saddle. Either that, or when he was shoeing horses, one or more of them reared up, and kicked him in the noggin. Decades of WASP inbreeding have taken its toll on this fellow.(See Sheldon Whitehouse for further proof of this phenomenon)
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Chafee makes me sick. He's such a buffoon, riding on his father's coat tails. He's not an independent, he's a moron. Anyone who would vote for this clown needs their head examined. He doesn't represent his constituency, he does whatever he wants. Bloody idiot.
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Chafee makes me sick. He's such a buffoon, riding on his father's coat tails. He's not an independent, he's a moron. Anyone who would vote for this clown needs their head examined. He doesn't represent his constituency, he does whatever he wants. Bloody idiot.
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As a lifelong democrat I always respected Chafee and respected he was his own man. On the other hand in 2006 I voted against him, and I hated myself for it. Bad timing for him, but voting against him was the only way for people like me to send a message to Washington, Cheney, and the right wing of the party that we were sick of how the republicans lost their conservative message. As of now, republicans no longer even know what their message is. Chafee may be wealthy but he always fought for the regular Joe. Running for a state office, it doesn't matter to me what party he belongs to:he has my vote.
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Great to see someone running who has the people's interest at heart, not in the pocket of the corrupt unions or corrupt big business.
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