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10/11/08
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candidate profile
John Frary
Self-confessed contrarian sees ‘shock’ Election Day
John Frary taught college-level history and political science for 23 years. He’s an associate editor for the International Military Encyclopedia and can speak with penetrating insight about Nazi Germany’s military intelligence services and Hermann Balck, a leading German blitzkrieg general of World War II. The son of the owner of the Frary Wood Turning Co. in Wilton, Frary grew up shoveling sawdust, operating spindle and automatic lathes, doing everything -a minimum-wage worker could do for a small, family-run Maine company except cleaning out boilers. Only a touch of claustrophobia kept him from doing that, he said. In his spare time, Frary, who has a master’s degree from Rutgers University, has been a conservative political columnist. He has amused an audience of about 300 college professors by editing a satirical literary criticism newsletter inspired by “Gulliver’s Travels.” The newsletter’s favorite concept, he said, “was the idea that people do their deepest thinking when they are sitting on the pot.” Now the Republican selectman from Farmington wants to be the congressman representing the 2nd Congressional District. He is running what he readily concedes to be an uphill race against the Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud. “I thought it would be a good idea to inject a little seriousness into the political life of the state of Maine by addressing people in complete sentences, paragraphs and [newspaper] articles,” Frary said in his droll, slightly pedantic manner. “From my research, I have read that Congress has an approval rating of about 10 percent, which is mysterious,” he added. “I can’t imagine what the 10 percent were thinking of.” Frary, 67, seems to enjoy whatever he does. Unlike many politicians, he readily admits what he doesn’t know and offers pithy asides on everything from “the sad fallacies of higher education” to the inclusiveness of Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Nobody else I know ever took interest in the salvation of my immortal soul, and they are true models of diversity,” he said. And he is serious about politics, even if he doesn’t give himself much chance to win against Michaud. As a candidate, Frary lists among his priorities improving medical facilities for veterans, especially in the district’s remote areas; improving efficiency at state universities and colleges; cutting government spending; and, though he regards it with many misgivings, bailing Wall Street out of the present financial crisis. “All the objections to it make sense to me, but I see the problem as something familiar in history from the 1830s, 1890s and 1929, and that is a panic,” Frary said. “We need to head this off. “We know what it leads to — a liquidity crisis, which depresses the whole economy. I have no idea whether it [President Bush’s bailout bill and other federal government measures] will work or not, but I can guarantee that [U.S. Treasury officials] know a helluva lot more about this than does Congress,” he said. He would love to see an oil refinery built at the former Loring Air Force Base. With its wastewater treatment facilities and water supply, it could be a great place for one, he said. A pipeline connecting the refinery to Searsport would be relatively inexpensive and provide many financial benefits to the region, he said. As a congressman, Frary said he would donate his salary to causes he espouses. “It’s chump change in terms of the money, but it’s a promise I know I can keep,” he said. He said he would support the legalization of marijuana and promises to hold a monthly contest for the stupidest, most contradictory and destructive federal or state regulation. “When I first got into this, I figured I would have my say, go broke on the campaign trail and then go to bed,” Frary said. “But with all the response I get from the campaign trail, maybe I will stay awake on election night. There might be a helluva shock in store that night. “Whether I or Mike Michaud will be shocked remains to be seen.”
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John Frary is catching up to Mike Michaud, and for a very good reason… It’s not because Mike has let the 2nd District meltdown since he got into office- It’s not because Mike has detached himself from senior citizens- It’s not because Mike has lost the confidence of his own party- It’s not because Mike sided with socialist green / anti-growth groups that contribute heavily to his campaign . No- . It’s because John Frary is completely the opposite, and has a real path forward to put Northern Maine on track with economic growth & government free independence! He has a number of energy initiatives that will exceedingly reduce the cost of heating & electric, and not just some lame “Bundle-Up” approach! He is an educated servant of the people, of any age- He takes the time to look into the issues and study the options that will help small business.
Yup, John Frary has my vote!
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This Man Actually Has a Brain ! Time for a change . . . John Frary has my Vote ! .
John Frary should stick to topics on which he has a clue. I doubt that the Jehovah's Witnesses have in the past shown interest in Frary's "immortal soul" given that JWs do NOT even believe that humans have a separate distinct soul, thus JWs do NOT believe in an "immortal soul".
And, Jehovah's Witnesses are "diverse" simply because a large percentage of their recruits are from the segments of society that are the least educated and the least informed. Not exactly a situation that a former college professor should be praising.
John Frary and others who might want to get their facts straight might be interested in the following SUMMARIES OF OVER 1400 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CRIMINAL and CIVIL COURT CASES will provide the BEST and MOST ACCURATE info about Jehovah's Witnesses, their beliefs, and how they ACTUALLY practice such day to day.
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I hope I have this correct…… You’re saying that all Jehovah's Witnesses are evil? Under this stunted intellectual mindset,,,,,, *All Catholic Priests molest little boys- *All Muslims want all Christians & Jews dead- *All Jews think Jon Stewart is funny- *All Democrats are as vial as Baldacci, Allen & Michaud~ AKA The Three Stooges!
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We all know that John has a huge ego, is tremendously entertaining for dittoheads, enjoys making up words so as to sound smart and is likely the world's leading expert on something - though no one really knows what that is.
Furthermore, had Palin not been hot, I'm sure McCain would have selected Frary as his running mate. Philosophically, they are as alike as peas in a pod.
JJ2014- Might I ask where you got all this so-called information on Jehovah's Witnesses?Are you a religious expert? Have you attended their meetings and listened to the talks that are given? When you were digging up all the dirt, did you also dig into the priests in their little skirts they hide behind, the better to molest the children,and any of the other religions out there? How about the Mormans? Now they are far out!! And how in hell do you know about their education? You flat out called these people stupid! Who do you think you are? I know many Witnesses, the 'better' people that I know. A list of some of the occupations of the people that I know, A child psycoligist, a computer expert, an H.R. manager for a large company, a photojournalist for a newspaper, a marketing consultant for General Mills. Where do you work? What do you do?And F.Y.I., witnesses beleive that your 'soul' is you, as it is stated! Better look up some more. Try the Catholics, theres always something good going on there! |
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