Rep. Carol Shea-Porter’s (D-NH)Arrogance And Condescension

HBelow is an article from the New Hampshire Union Leader. I know that when the writer says that Ms. Shea-Porter doesn’t respond to her emails she is telling the truth. I have written to her twice and have not even received an email acknowledging she has received it, let alone a response. She isn’t willing to listen to views different than hers.

Rep. Shea-Porter Should Be More Considerate Of Military Families

By Gail Giarrusso

In an article in the New Hampshire Sunday News, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter denies that she and her staff tried to intimidate me and silence my attempt to speekout for our troops.

I would like to clarify information regarding my issue with the congresswoman and her staff.As I have said in the past, I emailed my representative with concerns on a very impotant issue,the Iraq war.

No responce.

In the past,I was able to count on a repectful responce from Rep. Jeb Bradley even when we disagreed on the issue of concern. He would acknowledge my concerns,explain his stand on the particular issue,and assure me that he would consider my views when acting on behalf of the citizens of New Hampshire.This was always done in a written response.

My letter to the editor criticizing Shea-Porter’s position on the Iraq war appeared in the Portsmouth Herald on Jan.27.I received a phone call from a woman on Carol Shea-Porter’s staff the following Monday morning, Jan. 29,criticizing my viewpoints and informing me that Rep. Shea-Porter and her staff disagreed with my views.

This woman spoke in an angry tone of voice and I felt she was attempting to silence my side of the issue. Not once did she refer to the email I had sent to Rep. Shea-Porter previously or her cocern for my nephew and his safety while he serves this nation in harm’s way.

After this upsetting phone call, I sent another email to Rep. Shea-Porter informing her that I was upset that she did not have the courtesy to respond to my email;however her staff was quick to call me after my concerns with the Portsmouth Herald. I asked her if this was how she trained her personnel to deal with military families. I advised her that I would not be intimidated by her staff attempting to silence me.

I did receive a phone call from Rep. Shea-Porter on Monday evening;she was attempting to convert ne to her viewpoint.

After she realized this was not going to happen,she stated,”We are just not going to agree.”

I informed her once again that I will continue to contact her regarding my concerns and speek out publicly on behalf of our troops. She then ended the conversation.

I have continued to email our representitve regarding my concerns over the non-binding Iraq resolutions and informing her of my views regarding how this is affecting our military.

As of this writing, I have not received a response to any of my emails.

Is this the type of costituent service we can count on with Rep. Shea-Porter in office?

Gail Giarrusso of Stratham has a nephew who has served to tours in Iraq