The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Monday, February 6, 2017

GOPDD: Liberal Politician Smacks Wrong Girl, Tomi Lahren Shuts Down Democrat Who Questions Her Knowledge of Benghazi

Feb 6, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

Conservative television host Tomi Lahren was on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday night as a panelist. Also on the panel was Missouri democrat Jason Kander, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. Hillary Clinton and Benghazi came up, with Kander asking Tomi to name the service members lost protecting the embassy.

FREE BEACON: Dem Rep Paid Sister’s Law Firm Nearly $150K From Campaign Funds in 2016

William Lacy Clay paid sister's firm more than $800,000 since 2002

Former Rep. William L. Clay Sr. congratulates his son Lacy Clay as the results were announced in Missouri's first congressional district race in 2012 / AP

BY: Joe Schoffstall
February 6, 2017 4:58 am
Rep. William Lacy Clay (D., Mo.) dished out nearly $150,000 in campaign funds to a law firm owned by his sister during the 2016 election cycle and has paid more than $800,000 to the firm since 2002.
The St. Louis Democrat has also paid more than $30,000 to his father's scholarship fund over the years.
Clay began paying family members from his campaign committee, Clay Jr. for Congress, almost immediately after entering Congress in 2001.

EAGLE RISING: Judicial Watch Exposes New Hillary State Dept./Clinton Foundation Hanky Panky

Written by Jeff Dunetz

Memo to James Comey…you still have a chance at redemption. Around the election the scuttlebutt was that the FBI hadn’t closed its investigation of the interaction between the Hillary Clinton-run State Dept., and the Clinton Foundation. Yet three months later–nada. Trust me director Comey this time there will be no secret meetings between the Attorney General and Bubba Clinton. And there will be no pressure from the administration to spare Hillary. In fact, your task just got easier.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Town Council Agenda for February 7, 2017

DOING THE RIGHT THING!

Why is it always so hard to do the right thing? Our Town Council is going to discuss the Dispatch Consolidation on Tuesday’s agenda. At the workshop on this subject an individual asked why we have been discussing this very subject for the last five years. The answer is that the Town Council has NOT got it right yet.

A better question should be ‘Why is Lisbon the ONLY community, I know, that is not part of the E911 system? The E911 system is a proven system to save life and is utilized in every state in our country and overseas. So why is Lisbon not serviced by E911. It cannot be because of the cost; because the figures provided by the Androscoggin County Dispatch reflect approximately a $200,000.00 plus cost savings every year. This is a significant saving to the people. However, we all know that the Town Council will find ways to spend that money instead of returning it to the people by lowering taxes.

The current system used by Lisbon does not provide the best possible protection to the residents. This was identified in last Tuesday’s workshop. Please review the following two scenarios:

1.     According to the EMT from Lisbon Emergency, when calls are received using 353-2500, and the Lisbon Communication Center dispatch them they cannot and do not provide an Emergency Medical Code EMC) which is crucial for EMTs to ensure they are prepared prior to arriving on the scene. According to the EMT, this Emergency Medical Code (EMC) greatly improves the patient’s chances of survival. Again, Lisbon Communication Center cannot provide this EMC; only the 911 operator can provide this code.

2.     All 911 calls currently are received by the Androscoggin County Dispatcher as directed by the Maine State Public Safety Director. These 911 operators are mandated, by the Town of Lisbon, to relay the information to the Lisbon Communication Center to have OUR First Responders dispatched to the scene. It certainly would be more efficient and effective to have the 911 operator dispatch OUR First Responders immediately upon receiving the call thus reducing the time it takes OUR First Responders to get to the scene and provide emergency medical services. As everyone can see there is a time delay when you have to relay information and what happens when 911 operators cannot get a response from the Lisbon Communication Center right away. When I visited the Androscoggin County Dispatch, I asked the two operators on duty what their problems were with Lisbon and was told that numerous times they cannot reach anyone on 353-2500. Think about the delay at that point, and imagine you or a loved one is the patient waiting for emergency medical services.

As you can see I have eliminated a financial reason and has not only identified two problem areas with the current system but also provided a solution to resolve both problem areas. So why is it that the Town Council is dragging their feet to provide the best quality of life solution to our people? The answer is simple; this is strictly political. If you do not believe this review the workshop video and watch two previous Town Councilors argue against doing what is best for the community. These two councilors are the very reason we are still talking about this situation.

It is time to correct this ugly mess! This Town Council needs to vote to join the rest of the country by providing the best possible emergency services to the community and become a member of the Maine State E911 system. Our people deserve the best possible emergency services and they are NOT getting it under the current system.

Larry Fillmore

SCHOOL AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 6TH

GOPDD: Marine Working in Iraq Destroys Liberal Travel Ban Arguments. This is Brutal

Feb 5, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

By now, you’ve heard everyone’s opinions on the travel ban executive order. As of now it stands in limbo, as liberals are doing everything in their power to completely dismantle it. If you need to hear anyone’s take on all of this, it’s this guy’s.
Steven Gern, a 10-year veteran of the Marine Corps working in Iraq, uploaded a video to his Facebook page on Wednesday.
Here’s the transcript of Gern’s viral statement:

GOPDD: This is INSANE! Texas Sheriff Just Released a Record Number of Criminals Aliens in First Two Days of Sanctuary Policy

Feb 5, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

What is happening now in Texas is an excellent example of leftist politics being given precedence over the enforcement of the laws.
The whole idea of sanctuary cities is absurd. That local politicians and law enforcement personnel would deliberately choose to violate the law and encourage others to do the same in the name of leftist politics is not only abhorrent, but is criminal. They are essentially telling people who are in this country illegally to come to their cities for protection against the nation’s immigration laws.

GOPDD: Mattis Challenges Communist China “Island Rustling” In Japan Visit

Feb 5, 2017 by Rick Wells

China is responding to the refusal of the United States under President Trump to allow them cherry pick the territory of other nations and claim it as their own, a practice they began in earnest under the Obama regime, dredging coral reefs into islands and then making those islands Chinese military installations, complete with air strips, big guns and missiles and port facilities.
On Saturday Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang urged the US to avoid discussion of the issue of Chinese aggression as it pertains to Japanese territory, reiterating China’s claim of sovereignty over tiny, uninhabited islands known in Japanese as the Senkaku and Chinese as Diaoyu.

Saturday, February 4, 2017

GOPDD: Guess Who: New Report Exposes 6 Top Republicans on George Soros Payroll!

Feb 4, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

In a report just out, some major Republicans have been caught suckling at the teat of George Soros. The report accessed financial records from the Soros Fund and found that not only was the former Nazi Socialist financing most of the Democrat liberal nut jobs in our government, but that it was also stroking some 13 different Republicans.
A non-profit, non-partisan research group which is based out of Washington D. C. has published a list which looks like a list of Who’s Who in the Republican Party. Of course at the top of the list are some names that you will recognize from recent events. You know the jerks that keep going behind our Presidents back and trying to make him look bad, or are withholding their full support from his programs.

GOPDD: UC Berkeley Thug Who Beat Trump Supporter is University Staff Member

Feb 4, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

One of the UC Berkeley rioters, who really are better referred to as domestic terrorists, has been exposed as a UC Berkeley staffer. This person is on UC Berkeley payroll!
Dabney Miller, a staff member at the UC Berkeley, bragged about how he beat conservatives. He posted images of one man he knocked to the ground and pummeled with his fists before someone pulled him away.
Dabney Miller draws a paycheck from the UC Berkeley administration.

GOPDD: President Trump is Reportedly Preparing Executive Order to Deport Illegals Living on Welfare…

Feb 4, 2017 by Harry Hibbs Leave a Comment

If this report by the Washington Post is accurate, crossing our borders illegally is about to become a lot less attractive to freeloaders. The only possible reason we can see that the Washington Post would fabricate this story is to get illegal aliens frightened into taking to the streets to commit acts of violence against communities and innocent people with paid Soros agitators, Muslims who have been lied to by the leftist media about Trump’s intention to stop unvetted terrorists from entering our country, angry feminists and anarchists.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, in 2012 approximately 51 percent of all immigrant households collected welfare: HOW THE USDA Helps Illegal Aliens Get FREE Benefits Paid For By YOU! This is a problem. A lot of American households also collect welfare, and that is a problem as well.

OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING OUR COUNTRY

Friday, February 3, 2017

GOPDD: Kellyanne Conway Just Delivered a Knockout Response to Chelsea Clinton

Feb 3, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

Fists are flying in a Twitter battle between top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea.
It started when Kellyanne admitted on Friday that she made a mistake in referring to the “Bowling Green massacre,” according to the New York Times.
Hillary Clinton’s daughter ripped President Trump’s senior adviser after she incorrectly cited the “Bowling Green Massacre” — an event that didn’t happen — while defending his executive order restricting immigration. Conway later clarified that she mean to say “terrorists” in reference to the two Iraqi citizens living in Bowling Green who were arrested in 2011 for trying to send weapons to al-Qaeda in Iraq.

GOPDD: Hundreds of Muslims Hold Mass Protest Against President Trump at JFK – ‘Allahu Akbars’ – Threaten “Biggest Uprising”

Feb 3, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

Muslims held a mass prayer demonstration today at JFK International Airport in New York City.
The Muslim protesters pulled out their prayer rugs and gave speeches in the parking lot of terminal 4.
They effectively shut down the traffic in the area for their protest.
The Muslims have a speaker system to blast their Friday prayers at the New York airport.

GOPDD: BREAKING NEWS: Angry Filthy MUSLIMS Take Over Streets Of NYC Yelling ALLAHU AKBAR!

Feb 3, 2017 by Dylan

Muslims Flood The Streets Of NYC
Thousands of Yemeni-American Muslims took to the streets of New York City in what is being called the ‘bodega strike’ to protest what they believe is a Muslim ban from President Trump.
In one of the videos you can see thousands of Muslims in a call to prayer as the speaker on a mega phone yells “Allahu Akbar.”

GOPDD: Trumps Signs Order Allowing Police To Enforce Immigration Laws, Liberals FEAR This…

Feb 3, 2017 by William Smith

Liberals fear racial profiling by police now that President Trump has empowered them to enforce immigration laws. There is a new sheriff in town and his name is Trump and he is making good on his campaign promises.
President Trump on Wednesday directed his homeland security secretary to deputize local law enforcement officials to enforce immigration laws, a move that civil rights advocates fear could embolden police to racially profile those they encounter.

GOPDD: Kellyanne Conway: We’re Seeing ‘Hysterical’ Democratic Party ‘Unravel in Front of Our Eyes’

Feb 3, 2017 by Dylan

Thursday on “Fox & Friends,” discussing the Democrats opposition to President Donald Trump’s nominees, White House aide Kellyanne Conway said we were seeing the Democratic Party “unravel in front of our eyes” because of what she called “a bunch of crybabies.”
Conway said, “The Democratic Party, we’re seeing it unravel in front of our eyes and revealed in front of our eyes. A bunch of crybabies who say that they’re going to oppose the Supreme Court nominees before they even know the person’s name and academic credentials and impeccable judicial record. They are holding up our nominees to the cabinet. I was told yesterday this is the longest that the nation has gone without a secretary of the Treasury at least in modern times, if not the longest, it’s darn close to it.”

Thursday, February 2, 2017

GOPDD:

Winning: Illegal Alien on ERO Most Wanted List Captured in New Jersey

Feb 2, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Fugitive Operations team officers arrested one of ERO’s most wanted fugitives Tuesday.
According to Ice.gov:
Javier Atlixqueno-Vaquero, 37, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested late Tuesday night after ERO identified Vaquero leaving his residence. Atlixqueno is a convicted felon for the crimes of sexual assault with a minor, felony sale of hallucinogen/narcotic controlled substance, and felony failure to appear.

GOPDD: Coffee Company Response to Starbucks Refugee Pledge… Announces Plan to Hire 10,000 Veterans

Feb 2, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

Black Rifle Coffee Company has vowed to hire 10,000 veterans just days after Starbucks Coffee vowed to hire 10,000 refugees. Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz reacted to President Trumps temporary travel ban from refugees from seven foreign nations by pledging to hire 10,000 refugees.

GOPDD: Homeland Security IG Just Announces Review of Trump’s Muslim Ban

Feb 2, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

The Office Inspector General (OIG) for the Homeland Security Department (DHS) announced that it will be reviewing DHS’ implementation of President Trump’s immigration ban, signed by Mr. Trump on Friday.
The review, announced late Wednesday, was initiated “in response to congressional request and whistleblower and hotline complaints,” according to a statement.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday insisted that “to the best of our knowledge” no CBP officer “intentionally violated the court order.”

GOPDD: President Trump Just Opened an Investigation Into Obama’s White House Crime

Feb 2, 2017 by Harry Hibbs

Barack Obama has been on vacation ever since he was forced to hand over power to Donald Trump. Unfortunately for Obama, however, Trump just did something that is likely to ruin the rest of his relaxing holiday.
From The Daily Caller:

ederal officials have launched an investigation into why the Department of Homeland Security hacked into the Georgia state governmental network, including its election system, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group has learned.

RECAP TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP – JANUARY 31ST

This is a very brief summary of last night’s Town Council workshop pertaining to the Lisbon Communication Center. This workshop lasted close to three (3) and half hours. It was extremely educational and provided a great deal of information.

Chairman Ward had Sherriff Samson from Androscoggin County and Martin Fontaine, Communication Director, to explain how the Androscoggin County Dispatch operates and how it can help the community. Also Chairman Ward invited several Department Heads to explain how the loss of the Lisbon Communication Center would impact them.

Sheriff Samson and Martin Fontaine did an excellent job outlining the procedures that Androscoggin County Dispatch uses and would provide to Lisbon. Both individuals also answered ALL questions from Council and the audience. This presentation was both education and filled in a lot of missing information. However, it did bring out several areas that needed to be addressed about the lack of qualified individual of Lisbon Communication Center. According to Chief Hagen, there are no dispatchers certified as Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMD).

The EMT representing Lisbon Emergency which has a contract to provide medical support for the community explained how very critical it is for EMTs to have an Emergency Medical Code (EMC) prior to responding to an emergency situation. The Lisbon Communication Center does not have anyone qualified to establish the EMC. If you call 911, Androscoggin County Dispatchers are EMD qualified and establish an EMC code and currently pass it along to Lisbon Communication Center for the EMTs. The current system demands that all emergency situation received by Androscoggin County Dispatch have to be relayed to the Lisbon Communication Center prior to dispatching OUR First Responders to the scene. This wastes critical time in getting to the patient. Androscoggin County Dispatchers should be able to dispatch OUR First Responders upon receiving the call for emergency services, the same as it does for the rest of the county they service. The EMT explained that calls by residents using 353-2500 do not have qualified personnel to establish the critical EMC needed by the EMTs and how having this code increases the chances of survival of the patient.

It appears that ALL the questions for switching to Androscoggin County Dispatch for emergency services have now been answered. All the questions remaining are for Chief Hagan and how to provide services to the community without the Lisbon Communication Center. This is not a difficult task since the entire state has gone through this process so there are massive numbers of options available. I am very positive that Chief Hagan will be able to handle this task without any problems.

During the workshop members of the audience asked if the driving force behind this discussion was money driven. Trust me on this, when I tell you IT IS NOT MONEY DRIVEN. There is a cost savings by moving to Androscoggin County Dispatch of approximately $94,000.00 but we all know that the Council will ALWAYS find a way to spend any savings. There were other members whom tried to confuse the real issues in an attempt to protect former Chief Brooks’ legacy. Finally, one individual objected to change. It is a fact that technology has advanced and Lisbon, in order to keep up, needs to take advantage of it.

For me it is very simple, the Town Council and all members of the government are tasked with providing a safe environment in which to live. Anything less than providing the very best possible safe environment is reckless and the town should be held accountable. The current situation requires the 911 operators to notify the Lisbon Communication Center in order to have them dispatch First Responders is NOT providing the best service available when everywhere else is having the 911 operators dispatching First Responders. It should be the primary goal of everyone is to provide the best quality of live possible to our people. This should be the ONLY determining factor in this case and that means having a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatch OUR First Responders immediately upon receipt of a 911 call.

MORE TO COME!

Larry Fillmore

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN

FREE BEACON: Trump Saves LGBTQ Americans From Fake News

Reuters

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
January 31, 2017 1:45 pm
President Donald Trump will continue enforcing an executive order signed by his predecessor protecting federal contractors from anti-LGBTQ discrimination, despite reports to the contrary.
Numerous outlets on Monday speculated that an anti-gay executive order was imminent; citing sources that said the order would affect businesses and adoptions.
"An executive order from President Donald Trump opening up discrimination against the LGBTQ community on the basis of religious belief is expected sometime this week, possibly as soon as today," reported LGBTQ Nation.

EAGLE RISING: Chuck Schumer, Stop Crying and Get Back to Work!

Written by Jeff Dunetz
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New York Senator and Democratic Party Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got emotional over the weekend when he spoke about President Trump’s temporary ban of refugees from terror-prone countries.

“This executive order was mean-spirited and un-American,” the Democratic senator from New York said through tears. “It was implemented in a way that created chaos and confusion across the country.”

GOPDD: ‘Terrifying’ That Media Are Talking Openly About Assassinating Trump

Feb 1, 2017 by William Smith

Dan Gainor, the vice president of Business and Culture at the Media Research Center, joined Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday to discuss some of the media’s most egregious examples of bias.
“The idea that we can now have open discussion of an assassination … this is terrifying for me that we see media people talking about the assassination of the President,” said Gainor, while talking about a recent media incident reported by Breitbart News:
Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

GOPDD: President Trump Made An Unannounced Trip To Honor Fallen Navy SEAL Who Died In Weekend Raid In Yemin (Video)

Feb 1, 2017 by William Smith

Assuming the somber duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen.
Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office less than two weeks ago. More than half a dozen militant suspects were also killed in the raid on an al-Qaida compound and three other U.S. service members were wounded.

FREEDOM FORCE: Pelosi Flayed By Question from Mom Whose Son Was Murdered by Illegal Alien

Josie RuddFebruary 1, 2017

At a CNN Townhall on Tuesday night, Nancy Pelosi was taken off her high horse by a mother who shared the story of her son being brutally tortured and murdered by an illegal alien.
This mother’s horrifying story is real life. It’s why lawmakers like Nancy Pelosi have no leg to stand on with their globalist/socialist ideologies on sanctuary cities and caring for “immigrants.”

TO WATCH VIDEO: http://minutemennews.com/pelosi-flayed-question-mom-whose-son-murdered-illegal-alien/

EAGLE RISING: ACLU Sues President Over Immigration Executive Order: ‘I Hope Trump Enjoys Losing’

Written by Philip Hodges
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The big news last week was when President Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning immigration from several Middle Eastern countries, and stopping the immigration of refugees from Syria indefinitely.

Citizens from these countries will not be able to come to the United States for 90 days: Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Somalia. Refugees, in general, will be barred from entering the U.S. for 120 days, but Syrian refugees specifically have been barred until further notice. People have already been detained or even turned away at airports.