GOP Candidate for General Treasurer Posts Rant Against RI Media and Politicians

GOP Candidate for General Treasurer Posts Rant Against RI Media and Politicians

Mike Riley, the Republican candidate for Rhode Island General Treasurer, posted a highly critical statement on his own blog that criticized the media and a number of Rhode Island political figures.

The Rhode Island Democratic party called the post "an expletive-laden statement that included disparaging remarks about Rhode Island voters and members of the news media, and a threat of physical violence against a Rhode Island union leader."

In his post, Riley called out National Education Association leader Robert Walsh and said that teachers should take the union leader to task.

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"The truth is [Bob Walsh] literally folded to Gina Raimondo and as such failed every Rhode Island teacher in his role as their representative. It's incredible that he still has a job. If I were a teacher, I would drag him into an alley and kick the crap out of him. in fact I may do it anyway for them because it would be fun," wrote Riley.

Walsh Tweeted in response to the Riley post, "I spoke with the Rhode Island State Police this evening regarding your assault threat and will be following up with them tomorrow. Please remove me from your further attacks."

.Riley responded, "Mr. Walsh you have harmed thousands of teachers in Rhode Island. You are a public figure like me. Get a spine. Do the right thing for your union. Stop worrying about being criticized."

"The events of the past week have made it clear that political discourse in our country has become dangerously overheated," said Kevin Olasanoye, Executive Director for Rhode Island Democratic Party. "Any statement from a candidate for office that promotes violent behavior is completely inappropriate. Michael Riley should know better, and he owes the people of Rhode Island an apology."

Prior to running for General Treasurer, Riley was a regular MINDSETTER™ for GoLocal writing about Rhode Island's financial and pension issues.

Riley Full Post on the Website 

Sunday, October 28, 2018

End of Public Service November 2018

        Not that anyone gives a shit. November 6, 2018, represents the last time I will have attempted to help Rhode Island or frankly any government save themselves from their own incompetence. I will only post my thoughts here. I have been increasingly growing angry with the both purposeful and unintentional ignorance of the issue of pension that I care so much about.

    Recently watching a cynical Bob Walsh of NEARI explain his outrage of the week was the "Johnny come latelys" to the pension issue, triggered me to want to kick my television in. The outrage he claimed was a total farce. The truth is, he, Bob Walsh, literally folded to Gina Raimondo and as such failed every Rhode Island teacher in his role as their representative. It's incredible that he still has a job. If I were a teacher, I would drag him into an alley and kick the crap out of him. in fact I may do it anyway for them because it would be fun. 

     The "Lively Experiment" as a show, was a good idea. I will, however, no longer watch it. Same with the shit shows known as Newsmakers, Dan Yorke, news conference 10etc.  Ditto radio WPRI, WPRO wherever the hell DePetro is. Oh yeah, I already unsubscribed from the biased Providence Journal. 

       I addition I will only advise my clients going forward on how to properly manage their money. I am a fiduciary required to put my client's interest first. I have no more free advice

to give out to the Government or random readers. For any of you reading this, if your reaction to me is to tell me to go f--k myself. Fine. I couldn't give a shit. If you were a friend, and are appalled good riddance. If you still are a friend you'll be able to get a hold of me.

     I will continue to write in this blog about political wrongdoing. I will gleefully expose government abuse at any level and report it to authorities but not for the greater good. And not to help anyone in Rhode Island, because they don't deserve the help. I will hunt these political abusers down just for sport.

Coming Soon

The next large Abuse in Rhode Island that I will hunt down is the fact that many if not most municipalities have no idea whether they are paying the right people retirement benefits. They have no idea if the amount a former employee is paid is correct or if its double what they deserve. They have no idea what health care they are entitled to. 

Your town is taking your money and paying benefits to people who may not have even ever held a job in your town. They are likely paying the wrong amount. You see they never check, they don't audit. Its kind of funny when it happens to all you other Rhode Islanders but not when it happens in my town. So that's where I will start. I don't need or want anyone's help.

see a few of you in Galts Gulch