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 04.19.2008 Russ Diamond Statement on Gingrich's Smear Tactics "Today, the voters of the 101st district have witnessed one of the most despicable and desperate attempts in memory to employ the politics of personal destruction in an effort to salvage a campaign that has been hamstrung by a serious integrity deficit from Day One. "I am appalled that Mrs. Gingrich and her supporters would stoop so low. There is no doubt that I have run a very aggressive campaign this year, but I have never strayed from limiting the discussion to the incumbent's performance as a public official and candidate." read more... 04.16.2008 Lebanon Daily News: Gingrich Bails on Televised Debate Much to the disappointment of her opponents who are looking for every opportunity to make political hay just a week before the primary, state Rep. Mauree Gingrich yesterday backed out of a televised debate at the last minute. Gingrich had been scheduled to appear on WGAL Channel 8 in a 10-minute discussion of the issues with Bruce Kreider and Russ Diamond, who are challenging her for the Republican nomination to the 101st House Legislative District seat. read the article... 04.15.2008 Pink Pig to Endorse Russ Diamond The famous Flying Pink No-Pay-Raise Pig Bus will visit Lebanon County tomorrow to endorse Russ Diamond's candidacy for the Republican nomination for Representative in the General Assembly in the 101st District. At 6:30 a.m. Gene Stilp, Diamond and others will launch a walk across the 101st district along Route 422. The twelve-mile walk will make from East Lebanon to the other end of the district in Palmyra. read more... 04.14.2008 Gingrich Violated PA Constitution and Uniform Firearms Act with 1994 Palmyra Gun Ban Russ Diamond, Republican candidate for the 101st legislative district, today called on incumbent Mauree Gingrich to explain why she violated the PA Constitution and the state's Uniform Firearms Act by signing and enacting a gun ban while serving as Palmyra Borough Council President in 1994. read more... view the Gingrich Gun Ban... 04.12.2008 Diamond Responds to Incumbent's Desperate Hit-Piece Mailer "Mauree Gingrich's negative mailer received on Saturday, April 12 by voters is an outlandish attempt by a desperate career politician to avoid discussing the clear lack of integrity in her own campaign. The phone poll she conducted last week must have revealed that her support has sunk to Chip Brightbill-esque lows. This hit-piece makes so many outlandish claims based on an oversimplified multiple choice questionnaire that it's pathetic." read more... 04.07.2008 Incumbent Afraid to Debate Diamond Despite harping for four weeks about wanting challenger Russ Diamond to discuss the issues, incumbent Mauree Gingrich has refused to take advantage of opportunities to do so. She's declined an open-ended offer from Diamond and claimed that another candidate forum was a "setup." "I don't know what she's so afraid of," Diamond said. "Isn't she proud of her record in office? I challenge the incumbent to set up a debate with only her supporters and the media in attendance. I'll show up, I'll debate, and I'll beat her hands down on Republican principles. "But now that I think about it, if I were sporting Gingrich's public record, I might be afraid to debate a real Republican too." Gingrich to spurn Vote for Integrity event... LWV forum set for April 14... FLASHBACK: Diamond Challenges Incumbent... 03.30.2008 Diamond Responds to Shill's LTE Brian Craig, a shill for the incumbent in the 101st district, recently submitted an letter attacking Russ Diamond to the Lebanon Daily News. Russ responded to the attack directly, but the LDN has yet to print it due to its election-time letter policy. Because some voters might believe Craig's twisted logic and half-truths, we've posted the response for all to see. read the response... 03.27.2008 Diamond Challenges Incumbent On Issues Russ Diamond, Republican candidate in the 101st legislative district, has challenged Mauree Gingrich to discuss the issues via a certified letter made public today. The letter was written in response to the incumbent's recent claims that Diamond has been trying to avoid the issues by bringing attention to Gingrich's nominating petition problems. read more... read Diamond's letter... 03.21.2008 Lebanon Daily News: Time For Answers ...Gingrich is wrong regarding the idea that Diamond is not focusing on election issues. There is an issue of trust here, one that any elected representative must possess from the people who are doing the voting. Absent that trust, how can any representative truly do his or her job? How can any representative keep his or her job? read more... 03.19.2008 Former U.S. Treasury Agent: Portions of Petition Forged by Gingrich A report by document examiner and fraud investigator Michael Robertson of North Canton, Ohio highlights distinct similarities between forged signature lines and Mauree Gingrich's handwriting on the incumbent's nominating papers. Due to the serious nature of the report's findings, the matter is being turned over to the Attorney General's Public Corruption Unit immediately. read more... read Robertson's report... read a synopsis of the case... 03.14.2008 Diamond Files Supreme Court Appeal Brief Russ Diamond has filed a written brief in his appeal of Commonwealth Court's decision in re: Gingrich petitions. The Supreme Court has not as of this time scheduled any oral arguments. Diamond is asking the Court to reverse the decision to leave the incumbent's name on the ballot despite numerous forged signatures and false affidavits included in her filing for ballot access. read the brief... 03.09.2008 Lebanon Daily News on the Folmer/Diamond Constitutional Convention Bill The Lebanon County newspaper's lead Sunday editorial advances the idea of a constitutional convention for Pennsylvania and indicates support for SB1290, the bill introduced by Senator Mike Folmer and written by Russ Diamond. read the editorial... 03.05.2008 Diamond Appeals Gingrich Forgery Decision to PA Supreme Court Republican state House candidate Russ Diamond today filed notice of intent to appeal a recent Commonwealth Court decision to allow Mauree Gingrich's name to appear on the April 22 primary ballot in the 101st legislative district, despite evidence that dozens of signatures on a petition she signed as circulator under oath were forged. The notice was filed in Philadelphia by Diamond's attorney, Lawrence Otter of Bucks County. read more... 03.03.2008 Folmer Introduces Diamond's Convention Bill HARRISBURG - Lebanon County Sen. Mike Folmer has started a new push for the state's first constitutional convention in four decades. Folmer sponsored a bill that would allow 150 ordinary citizens to decide on changes to the state's fundamental laws. The bill was written by Russ Diamond and is the latest call for a constitutional convention since the aborted legislative pay raise of 2005 focused newfound attention on how the state works. read the article... read the bill... convention q & a... 02.29.2008 Court Decision Only Raises More Questions The forgery victims of the 101st district deserve some answers. Who forged the names on the incumbent's petition? Where was the incumbent when it happened? Why did she sign as circulator if she didn't witness the signatures? Why did she make a bogus petition part of her filing? Who are the victims supposed to call on for justice in this case - their State Representative? Last week the incumbent told the media she was looking into the problem. I believe it's time for her to let everyone know what she's discovered. read more... 02.12.2008 Reform Leader Enters 101st Race ANNVILLE - Russ Diamond, founder and chairman of PACleanSweep, filed the required paperwork in Harrisburg today to appear on the Republican primary ballot in the 101st legislative district on April 22, 2008. "The people of Lebanon County deserve a representative in Harrisburg who actually supports, obeys and defends our state constitution," said Diamond. "My candidacy is a natural extension of the PACleanSweep mission - replacing career politicians with energetic, effective leaders who can deliver change instead of just talking about it." read more... |
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