Wow, a whole bunch of BS there.

Is there a way to collect taxes from illegal, online gambling operations?

"More work to do!" What work? Question to Mr. Tierney "How many bills have you proposed that have become law? (Hint: Zero). This congressman complains about not being able to get things done; yet, his voting record reveals that 94% of the time he sides with the Democratic Party (vote the party line, regardless of the issue!) In private industry, whenever you have disagreements, you work out the issues and resolve them; you make deals. Mr. Tierney has been an abject failure. Time for a change.

Not ONE question about his money laundering wife???
A bunch of softballs.
This was a completely filtered and scripted piece of crap.

A poor excuse of "journalism".

Looks like we know who the Patch is in the tank for.

Yes Congressman, time to retire and enjoy the proceeds of your gamblng operation. I think you'll get a nice fat pension too, courtesy of the tapayers you have spent your life voting against. Please get lost.

Congressman you have to kidding. Created or saved 4 million jobs? There are actually 2 million fewer jobs than existed before Obama. Those jobs just disappeared.!! The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?? Trillions of OUR dollars were just flushed down the drain.

Coingressman, its time to retire.

Mr. White, I allowed all questions except ones that were vulgar. If you had a question about his family legal issues, you could have asked it.

Not one question about his wife who committed tax fraud. He has failed us. My vote is with Richard Tisei.

@ Bryan McGonigle
I would have loved to have been able to ask a question, unfortunately, between 10:00-11:00am on a Friday morning I, like 99% of the TAXPAYERS in Mass, am working and not able sit around for an hour for a "live chat". But what did you need me for? You had plenty of layabouts sucking off the State teat to fill the time.
Also, you're saying that all questions relating to his wife were vulgar and therefor censored? Just because a question may paint a negative picture does not make it vulgar.

What a jerk. We get what we deserve if this guy gets re-elected.

the congress of the us has not passed a balanced budget in over three years

Set aside the fact that John Tierney's wife plead guilty to four felonies in federal court. His voting record is far more shocking.

Mr. Tierney has voted to raise taxes more than 100 times. His hands are on every penny of our debt. Rep. Tierney ignored the will of voters in 30 out of 36 towns in this district with his YES vote on health care. He marches in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi, voting with her 99 percent of the time. Nancy Pelosi’s daughter, Christine Pelosi, was Tierney’s chief of staff. He has and will continue to vote with the Democrats 99 percent of the time. That means if you do not agree with the Democrats 99 percent of the time, you have no voice in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill. Not only will Mr. Tierney vote for every single item on President Obama’s agenda, he will vote for the far-left edge of that agenda on every single piece of legislation.

Mr. Tierney voted YES on $192 billion additional anti-recession stimulus spending. He voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic-recovery package. He voted YES on $15 billion bailout for GM and Chrysler. He voted YES on TARP. And, in the midst of what Democrats and Republicans agree was one of the worst economies since the 1930s , John Tierney voted YES on a Congressional pay raise in 2009.
Mr McGonigle, what happened to all the questions submitted on the Dodd/Frank boondoogle bill which Tierney supported. You conveniently would not allow.
What a joke for a forum.

As I have said before,if he didn't know what was going on in his home,how does he know what's going on in his district?

Mr. White, I didn't say questions about his family are vulgar. I said I allowed all questions except ones that were vulgar (using vulgar language).

Mr. Rothafel, we were only able to get to the first 8 or 9 out of 84 questions asked, as we had one hour for the live chat. I submitted others to Tierney as a follow-up. I really had nothing to do with the chat once it started, other than clicking "approve" on each question (if it wasn't vulgar and was within the terms of use) as they came up the list. The same process will be used when Richard Tisei joins us for a live chat in a couple weeks.

Not sure. I sent the questions to them after the live chat. I wasn't in control of how long it took to answer the questions and just clicked "approve" on every question in order, after each answer, until the hour was up.

I had hoped our local media could have resisted the urge to let their personal biases effect how they cover stories and I am so disappointed. When are media liberals going to realize that WE want our media to report the news and don't give a damn about their stupid opinions. You're suppose to present the news, not create opportunities to promote your own beliefs. When is the Live Chat with Richard Tisei?

All media sources have agendas.

The Live Chat with Richard Tisei is slated for June 8. Same format. When did anyone employed with Patch express any personal opinions in the live chat?

Mr McGonigle,
Interesting that anyone who disagrees with the progressives is shutout. THAT IS WHY so called "right wing radio" blows the doors off view wise--- left wing radio...except of course publicly funded NPR and democratic lapdogs like CNN and CBS. (In fact just recently CNNs C Romans compared Obamas Capitalism with Mitt Romneys. (Obama is a socialist for anyone thats been living under a rock)

No one was shut out for their views. We got to the questions we were able to in an hour. People who submitted derogatory/vulgar comments were blocked (although thankfully there were very few of those), and the same will apply to the Richard Tisei live chat and any other live chat on Patch. You're free to tune into -- and comment to -- radio, TV, whatever you like. I can't speak for their policies.

Nice to see the overwhelming lack of support for this poore excuse for a "representative" he only represents himself!

Bureaucrats local or national have nothing but their own agendas in mind, which is to say re-election. Promise all and kick the can (budget down the road.) We are broke people and spending more than we take in. If the progressives want to fleece the geese they will go elsewhere. (Facebook founder par example.)

...like old Wm Buckley said, "rather have us governed by the first two pages of the phone book," Drain the swamp. In other words throw out all incumbents.

When Tisei is on, we ask the same questions. Look at his record. Throw out the big spenders.

"I am curious: What kind of socialism does Obama espouse? In other words, what makes him a Socialist? Wouldn't it be difficult to push a socialist agenda with people like Timothy Geithner on board almost from day 1?"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2012/01/22/is-president-obama-truly-a-socialist/

Socialism refers to the various theories of economic organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources. Socialism is an economic system based on state ownership of capital and Industry. Mr Obama is the CEO of GM for instance. Barney's crowd ran Fannie Mae. And Government subsidies to friends in solar...it goes on and on.

From Forbes, Good call "Who Me?"

If the Party of European Socialists were to rate Obama, he would get a near perfect score. The political views and programs that Obama is prepared to reveal to the public are consistent with those of European socialists. He is clearly a socialist in the European sense of the term.
This country was founded on the principle that individuals should not be subject to the control of a powerful state. That founding idea has never before been in greater peril.

IMHO: The reason there's STILL so much work to do is because NOTHING has been done in the past 4 years but fighting each party back and forth with no compromise. Also, I'd love to see the records of our elected officials as to their attendance records & the time they spend in Washington DC instead of back home campaigning. Seems every time I visited the Capitol my elected officials were no where to be found.

why bother. his office screens all the tough questions.
fact. ask some of his past workers.

In short: fail. Time for a new representative. Richard Tisei is the kind of candidate who will look at issues with an open mind and in a practical manner. I'll even say this: there may even be times where I will disagree with certain decisions. That's life when you have to represent a diverse constituency and make compromises to get other more important things done. However, that is very different from Mr. Tierney's approach to always back special interest groups and vote along a party line that has moved into a direction that even many Massachusetts Democrats are not willing to support any longer. It's time for new representation for our district. Having met Richard Tisei on several occasions I can truly say that he is the kind of politician who is personally committed to serve ALL people in our district.

Olaf,
I wouldn't know you if you were sitting in my living room. Maybe you're a nice guy. That being said, you're a sniper who has nothing good to say about anybody. You throw compliments around like they're manhole covers. I wouldn't mind if you packed up and went back to Germany.

Tierney, You are correct there is a lot of work to do and after you are gone it will get done because you will not be there to screw it up !

1. Go back and read the answers - complete pre-written cut and paste job with DNC talking points. Not a conversation but rather a campaign event
2. It is mind blowing how little he has accomplished since 1997
3. Everyone needs to make their own decision, but his personal situation makes him unsuitable for public office for violating the public trust
4. The GOP will hold on to the house, so he can do nothing for us. We need to vote for Tisei if we want any kind of representation

My guess is that it wasn't even Tierney answering the questions. I've been involved with online chats in the past and very often is a political staffer who is at the keyboard. Notice how the talking points were well spelled-out. Cut and paste from the platform.

My 9 year old daughter saw the tax payer paid letters from Tierney, and his name on the caller ID on our phone. She asked me who he is.

I was embarrassed when I told her about him, and what he has done and not done. Try explaining to a child the actual things he has done, and the actual things he has gotten in trouble for doing. (or that happened in his house)

What is John Tierney's position regarding DOMA ?

I will not speak for Sam, but will happily respond to John just the same.

I do believe that government schools, primary, secondary, and university level have all been indoctrination centers for years, with a primary focus on modification of the social values in our society, and with a far lesser focus on an unbiased education.

Beyond that, the social values that are being forced over and over deal with a disrespect for any traditional values, and have a forced expression that includes dismissing any personal responsibility for one's own actions. Teachers do now want to be held accountable for accomplishing any measurable teaching of academics, and want an entirely politically correct expression at all times.

For me personally, I would not think that anyone who graduated from a "public" university is an idiot, but any who are not would be that way in spite of having spent time at that university, not because of it. I will go farther to say that those who believe what they were lectured without doing their own independent research from multiple sources will more likely act like idiots than not.

John, I hope I was clear enough.

I didnt mean to say Steph that you were retarded. Just misinformed and without common sense. The agenda from the left wing media is prevalent throughout public schools. I went to one as well. It was only that I was brought up questioning the status quo that I took the time to learn about economics and the constitution and liberty----which was NOT ENCOURAGED by public school academia. It was encouraged by private school academia. Everywhere from UCLA to HARVARD, from Bill Ayers to Eizabeth Warren, Capitalism and Business is bad. "Mixed Economies and the public good, good" How else could we get a moron like the NY Mayor outlawing soft drinks. Whats next, hamburgs? Fried Clams?

However due to the free-market which led to the internet, I am happy to report that at least some young people are still in favor of liberty, and willing to acknowledge the horrendously unfair and reckless policies of our current government.
Check out SOSliberty.com. This organization in not committed to either political party, and consists of high school and college students who resent the debt they’re being saddled with from the moment of birth. The reason for this debt is so that current politicians can feel good about themselves, and maintain their hold on power by spending money and wealth that hasn’t yet been created. These politicians are counting on the next generation to create trillions upon trillions of dollars in wealth to pay off this debt. A growing number of these young people, it turns out, are resentful about it and are speaking up about it.

Dictators of all stripes always love to parade young people in front of the cameras to mask their true intentions. Obama, in 2008, sold himself as the candidate of young people. What about the massive expansion of government debt? Are we supposed to ignore the debt, and pretend it doesn’t exist? If so, then why do we even bother to have a currency at all? We could just have the government simply mandate everything that everyone wants and needs, and do away with “the economy” altogether. Clearly, it does not and cannot work that way. Politicians know this, but they’re not willing to tell the American people that they must face the truth: The federal government is way beyond bankrupt.

Steph, Remember when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over in September, 2008? Bet you didn’t think taxpayers would be stuck paying $50 million to defend three executives accused of fraud, did you?

Yep, you read that right.

Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Used to Defend Freddie and Fannie Execs on Trial for Fraud

So at least taxpayers might get paid back. How much was advanced since the companies were “rescued?” $50 million?

“But with legal outlays since 2004 reaching $99.4 million [for the three executives]…it seems unlikely that the taxpayers will ever recover the money even if some or all of them are found liable,” the Times reports. Simply put, even if the jury finds some or all of them liable, it’s going to be interesting. Again check your facts, you won't hear this from the Boston Globe or NYT.

That which is least known is most firmly believed.

Its the 68th anniversary of D-Day and as a supporter of freedom--- which gives you the right of free speech---, its pretty incredible that there's not a word from your side/Nobama...
And I would bet, little understanding and discussion in those schools!

In a new book, the author joked that some people see government as the solution for every problem: illegitimacy, the crack cocaine epidemic, people spending too much time on the Internet, poor people not spending enough time on the Internet...

Well, when I wrote No, They Can't, I thought I was joking. Then in today's NY Times I read that the Feds spending your money to bridge the "digital divide" by giving free Internet access to poor people "created an unintended side effect, one that is surprising and troubling ...[Government action having unintended consequences is always "surprising" to reporters.] ..."children in poorer families are spending considerably more time than children from more well-off families using their television and gadgets to watch shows and videos..."

I'm shocked. Children from poorer families who get less parental supervision spend more time playing Internet games? Who could have predicted that?

The Times has a name for the new crisis: "This growing time-wasting gap ..."

But fear not. To fix the gap, your bankrupt government plans "to spend $200 million to create a digital literacy corps. This group of hundreds, even thousands, of trainers would fan out to schools and libraries to teach productive uses of computers..." I can't wait.

This brainchild is from the FCC. It is another reason why most government agencies should be defunded.

While we are on the subject of you liberal big spenders…

What on earth can Michelle Obama possibly be tired from? What has she done since her husband was elected that gives her one reason to be tired? I know that flying, for the proletariat such as myself, can be tiring and, more times than not, a genuine pain – but she flies in presidential luxury, sans the president. And the only checkin' in and full-body scan she goes through at an airport is when she looks at herself in a mirror.

We, the taxpayers of this great nation, demand to know just what it is that has her royalness so worn out and tired, that after just enjoying a lavish 17-day Hawaiian Christmas vacation (that cost taxpayers $4 million), she needs another vacation at one of the most exclusive (and anti-union) resorts in the country.

It cannot be that she is overworked because, if the liberal Los Angeles Times is to be believed, between them, the Obamas have 454 White House aides, at a cost to the taxpayers of more than $37 million annually – and that doesn't include recent pay raises. (See: "No Recession For Obama's 454 White House aides: They'll make $37,121,463 this year"; Andrew Malcolm, July 5, 2011.) And before you ask – yes, that is more than President and Mrs. Bush had.

Could Ms. Obama still be suffering fatigue from the weight of having kept secret, for two years, her extravagant Halloween costume ball? Even though they used military families as a cover in case it got out, the last thing she wanted the public to know was that, while Americans were suffering in the depths of recession, she had the biggest players in Hollywood doing an exclusive costume party just for herself and her family.

Or perhaps it's the lingering effects of taking her mother and daughters to South Africa and Botswana, or the sheer exhaustion of rushing out of Washington, four hours ahead of her husband, so she wouldn't have to share her presidential jet with him on the way to Martha's Vineyard for their annual beach break.

Then again, maybe she was exhausted from her personal $50,000 underwear shopping spree with the queen of Qatar, at Agent Provocateur, the store that bills itself as selling "the most erotic lingerie in the world. Realizing that you're responsible for closing down Madison Avenue can be tiring, and watching staff carry all those bags back to her limousines … whew! – that would sure wear me out. And after the tiring experience of picking out all of those exotic undies, what better place to recover than an uber-posh Vail resort and the private home owned by Paula and Jim Crown?

Or maybe she’s worn out from rolling around on the floor to the delight of Ellen Degeneres, or making muscles on a daytime show, or pulling on a rope on another show, or eating at all of the restaurants where she loves to pig it up.
Then again, maybe Ms. Obama is just an arrogant, high-minded person who doesn't give a rat's tail about propriety or how her behavior looks to a suffering public because, after all, her husband claims the economy is improving, and who are we going to believe – the reality of our financial situation or her husband?

Michelle Obama can afford to live life large since every dime she’s spending comes on the backs and sweat of others. Nothing, zip, nada that she spends did she personally earn. And therein is the disgusting elitism of a woman who forgets where she came from, and dares you to remind her.

We are responsible for the billionaire life she lives, and it's time we started demanding that she be accountable to us. It's time we started confronting Obama at every press conference and/or speaking venue about the behavior of his wife. He is spending hundreds of millions of our money, flying around the country to raise a billion dollars for his campaign war chest, and we’re paying $4 per gallon for fuel. We've lost our homes, our mortgages are upside-down, our property taxes aren't enough to cover the increasing cost of infrastructure because of the drain of resources by illegal aliens, and all of this is happening as the price of putting milk and cereal on our tables is rising dramatically.

But why shouldn't she be smiling? For the first time in her adult life, she is proud of America – and why not? She has tens of millions of peons paying for her very own private reparations – now that’s enough to put a smile on any elitist’s face!

Anyone else just get a call from the U.S. Government? Seriously came up as "United States Government"- it was a recording asking me to stay on the line for a live town hall with Tierney. Are the taxpayers paying for a campaign call, or is this how it's done? You've got to be kidding me!

I'm on the call right now. It feels like it has already been recorded.

He is not answering questions from citizens, but from campaign staffers. I've never heard more talking without saying anything. Tierney is a stuffed shirt.

Stop the Tyranny!!

I'm watching the news and Tierney is talking at a campaign event and at the same time he is having a live chat.

Let's do it live!

I agree with everyone here.

Its time for a change in Washington.

I got the Tierney call as well - from the "U.S. Government". His website mentioned live townhall meetings and all you had to do was register in advance. I guess someone got us all "registered" - very nice of them to do this.

I listened for a couple of minutes. I was comforted by the fact that the federal government is working in any and all areas where we might have some problems and on work that still needs to be done. The Congressman is up to speed on all our problems and is working in all these areas. There are some areas where the Congressman has identified where more work needs to be done. He and others, like Sen. Kerry, have legislation in the works ...

P.S. He speaks much faster than he types.
P.P.S. Still waiting for the live chat unanswered questions to be answered. I was holding my breath but cannot hold out any longer.

I'm a democrat, but if I hear one more democrat answer a question with "well because of the previous administration..." I'm tired of the finger pointing! Its been 4 years! MOVE ON and DO something about it!

US Government on my caller id, thought it was the IRS. Didn't answer.

CS

btm,
1) not your comrade
2) the NYT is part of the drive by left wing media and has 0 credibility
3) I think most would agree that draining the swamp is a good start

WOW

I think all the gay vote will go to Tisei, no brainer. Most of the voters in Essex county are well off, high above the water types. They won't vote Democratic at all. Tierney is only going to get support from places like Lynn, where the welfare system is well entrenched. That all equals, Goodbye Tierney. Enjoy the Summer :-).

Don, you can't be serious. Your logic would say that all women will vote for Elizabeth Warren because she is a women. An election is about more than your sexual orientation or gender.
Voters should look at who will best represent the sum total of their interest in social, fiscal, and constituent services and then pick that candidate.
In this case, there are many areas to evaluate as both candidates could do the job.

Don, Romney has to win quite a few states that Obama won in 2008 to squeak out a victory. Obama is only behind one of those, that is outside the margin of error, Indiana. And Romney needs a lot more than Indiana's 11 electoral votes. In fact he needs to add 95 to McCain's 2008 total. Where's he going to get them? Even if Romney wins BOTH Florida and Ohio that's not even HALF of what he needs (47 votes total.) Romney's best polling results to date make OH and FL just toss-ups. Many polls show Obama with a small lead in both FL & OH. So, even if R wins both FL and OH (not a sure thing buy any stretch) he would still have to flip a whole bunch of other states. The usual suspects that the right wing-nuts bring up are a combination of Virginia (Obama has had a solid lead there and has had it for some time); Michigan (one outlier poll shows Romney ahead, inside the margin of error, but the rest show a solid Obama lead); Pennsylvania (no chance, Obama lead up to double digits ) PLUS some combination of Colorado ( Romney has a small chance here but not a good one) Iowa (no chance) New Hampshire (slight chance). Bottom line: Obama will win a solid electoral majority, losing NC, and Indiana but keeping the rest of the states he won in 2008. Say 326-212. Popular vote in 2008 was 53-46, this time 51-48. Clinton won solid electoral college victories in 1992&1996 but never got more than 50% of the popular vote. Obama is far from "gone"....

My position is that we have no good choice for President. For Senator, the only reason Brown won last time and will again is because both Martha Coakley and Warren are completely unqualified. If someone like Mike Capuano ran, Brown would never be Senator. I am not a liberal, but Kennedy used to help anyone, Tip Oneill used to help anyone. Those types are gone. My focus will be on the questions this ballot, not the drug one either.

Maybe so Dr. John, but its far from a sure thing in the Senate, a coin flip at best. Tester will keep his MT seat and Kaine will keep the VA seat both for the Dems, in close elections. McCaskill in MO is solid for Dems, recent polls have her up double digits. The tea party extremists really work against the GOP standard issue candidates in many states in 2012 just as they did in 2010. If it wasn't for the Tea Weasel whack jobs, the Repubs would be in charge in Senate now. ND will go Repub, and NE too but you need 2 more after that and then 3 more if Warren beats Brown. 50-50 in Senate takeover. FYI: Brown won by only 5 points against one of the most inept campaigns in Mass. history. He received 1,168,000 (app) and Coakley 1,058,000(app) Note that Brown received almost exactly the same number of votes as McCain did in Mass in 2008, by contrast Martha rec'd 800,000 less votes than Obama in 2008. Warren will get many more votes than Coakley did.

Nobama and his troop look like they are finished after Wisconsin and the "Private Sector" comment today. Only thing is Romney is little better. Save our republic!!!

(Or our democracy if you had certain PS teachers.)

Hello :

Anne Sweene writes : " If DOMA is repealed my fiance' and myself will Marry through our Church but will not register with the State or Federal government."

I believe that if you do that you and your partner will not receive the hundreds of benefits and advantages that go along with being legally married. Try it for a few yearsand see how you like it.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-invokes-executive-privilege-holder-faces-contempt-vote-143710603.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CQSS.JPySwAfQvQtDMD

Rumors!!!
http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/06/28/congressman-brother-law-says-tierney-knew-everything-about-gambling-operation-eagle-tribune-reports/ww5At42ECTUfVVCY6CDrMP/story.html

FYI - Just received a response from Tierney when I sent an email chastising him for his usual party-line vote on the House Judiciary Committee vote to hold Holder in Contempt.

Tierney's response was how the Republicans are at fault for everything. He offers no suggestions for what is the common ground for getting something done and moving forward.

I'm a slightly older guy who remembers that Gerald Ford's only piece of legislation was to ban Playboy; he became the 38th. Maybe JT expecting to become VP when BHO is run out.

I agree, its time for a change in Washington.

Stop the Tyranny!

Karl Lan Sagal, I agree with what you stated, makes more sense, when you ponder the true meaning of marriage between two people. Something has to have value for the parties engaging in marriage. The state, when you think about it, is only a third party. When you no longer include the state or federal government in essence you change the game !