Cloud and Howell Still Pushing
Elimination of Income Tax
November 21, 2002
MassNews Staff
Michael Cloud and Carla Howell
sent this email message to theirs friends after
the election.
Dear Friends,
Some Republican pundits claim
that the 45.4% vote for Carla Howell's Ballot
Question 1 sent a clear "message"
to the Massachusetts state legislature and Governor-Elect
Mitt Romney.
Michael Cloud addresses
supporters on the campaign trail during his recent
campaign against Senator John Kerry for the U.S.
Senate.
These Republican wags contend
that Massachusetts voters are instructing the
legislature and the governor to "hold the
line" or "slow down tax increases."
They are wrong. They still don't
get it.
Our 45.4% vote to End the Income
Tax in Massachusetts is NOT a "message."
It's NOT a "signal." It's NOT a "warning."
It's an Ultimatum: "Get rid
of today's Big Government—or we'll get
rid of you."
Carla Howell discusses
Second Amendment rights with patrons of Blue Northern
Trading Co. in Ayer.
We will not be silenced. We will not
be ignored. We will not be pushed aside.
Get it or get out.
Small government is possible,
Carla Howell
Michael Cloud
A Tidal
Wave of News Coverage
Wall Street Journal on 11/07/02:
"An amazing 46% of voters in the state formerly
known as Taxachusetts voted to abolish the income
tax."
The Economist noted the vote
totals for Carla Howell's Ballot Question 1 to End
the Income Tax in Massachusetts.
Ron Kaufman, Former George Bush,
Sr. White House Political Director, talked about us
on "Firing Line." Here's what he
said: "With all due respect, the one message
that you all missed was this election, Americans want
tax cuts. In Massachusetts, liberal Massachusetts,
46% of the voters wanted to abolish the income tax."
Small Business Survival Committee
wrote in the 11/14/02 issue of "Weekly Briefing":
"A proposal to end the state's income tax received
an impressive 45% of the vote."
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
wrote this on November 9th: "Although a proposal
to repeal Massachusetts' state income tax fell short,
by 55-45 ratio, political observers say the relatively
close margin on behalf of such a sweeping tax reduction
in a liberal state sent a clear message to lawmakers
who may be pondering tax hikes to close budget deficits
first."
Sampling of Media
Below is a sampling of newspapers, magazines,
TV newsrooms, and radio news stations that have written
about or spoken about the vote total and meaning of
Carla Howell's Ballot Question 1 to End the Income
Tax in Massachusetts.
New York Times
Associated Press
ABC News
Fox News
USA Today
Miami Herald-FL
CBS News
CNN
MSNBC
Forbes
National Review
Reuters, UK
United Press International
Salina Journal-Kansas
The Desert Sun-CA
Oakland Tribune-CA
San Mateo County Times-CA
Tri-Valley Herald-CA
Baltimore Sun-MD
Billings Gazette-MT
Ventura County Star-CA
Richmond Times Dispatch-VA
Winona Daily News-MN
KFMB-CA
Belleville News-Democrat-IL
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer-GA
Grand Forks Herald-ND
Wilkes Barre Weekender-PA
Macon Telegraph-GA
Piedmonter-CA
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette-IN
Wichita Eagle-KS
Duluth News Tribune-MN
Walnut Creek Journal-CA
Biloxi Sun Herald-MS
Fort Wayne News Sentinel-IN
Aberdeen American News-SD
Stamford Advocate-CT
Hartford Courant-CT
WSB, GA
WSOC-NC
KFOX-TX
WFTV-FL
Dayton Daily News-OH
Austin American Statesman-TX
KTVU
Montgomery County Record-PA
Tuscaloosa News, AL
Times Daily, AL
Centre Daily Times, PA
Stateline.org
Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat, MO
Southeast Missourian, MO
PokerMag.com
WPTV, FL
St. Petersburg Times, FL
Insight on the News, D.C
SierraTimes.com
Charlotte Observer, NC
ChronWatch.com
Cybercast News Service
Rocky Mountain News, CO
Montana Forum, Montana
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH
Charleston Post Courier, SC
Los Angeles Daily News, CA
San Francisco Chronicle, CA
Financial Times (subscription), UK
Manchester Union Leader, NH
Santa Fe New Mexican, New Mexico
Independent, UK
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
Albuquerque Tribune, NM
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
WPVI, PA
Arizona Daily Sun, AZ
Providence Journal Bulletin, RI
Sacramento Bee, CA
San Angelo Standard Times, TX
KFOR-TV, OK
Scripps Howard News Service
Raleigh News, NC
Salt Lake Tribune, UT
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA
Crosswalk.com
Athens Banner-Herald, GA
Piedmonter, CA
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
Salon
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Albany Times Union, NY
WJAR, RI
Planet Ark, NY
Woonsocket Call, RI
Concord Monitor, NH
Boulder Daily Camera, CO
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
Guardian, UK
Arizona Republic, AZ
The Globe and Mail, Canada
Washington Times
Newsday
... and of course virtually every Massachusetts newspaper
wrote about
our vote total and what it meant.
