After all of my observations of this man in the news, it seems to me that he just doesn't know when to quit. Almost as if he thinks there will not be any consequences to his actions or that no one can "touch him," regardless of what he says or does. It is just a shame that the Tiverton voters voted for him. Another example of why I believe one should vote for the candidate and not the party. Politically, I am in the middle and I try to vote for the candidate that I think makes this most sense and can benefit the most of their constituents. I don't think Rep Gordan will run again after his PR debacles, however if he does I would not vote for him. I think most people won't too, but that's just my opinion.

What does Joe Sousa and the TCC have to say about this?

And once again, karma comes and rears it's ugly head. I think we all knew this was coming....

Is anyone suprised?

I wonder what al carvine thinks about this?

I wonder what John Loughlin thinks about this? Do you think Dan will still be a guest speaker at John's fundraising event?

THE FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR JOHN LOUGHLIN!
DATE: Sunday, September 25, 2011 TIME: 5:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION: Santa Maria Cultural Center, 846 Broadway, East Providence, RI
HOSTED BY: Sue Loughlin
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN NEWBERRY

OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS: REPRESENTATIVE DOREEN COSTA, REPRESENTATIVE DAN GORDON, SENATOR FRANK MAHER, SENATOR CHRISTOPHER OTTIANO, REPRESENTATIVE DAN REILLY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAIRMAN’S CAUCUS-MARK SMILEY, AND RIRA PRESIDENT RAY MCKAY.

Exchange copied from John Loughlin's Facebook:
Dan Gordon: Looking forward to it, and I'll also be presenting John with a citation from the House of Representatives for his service in Iraq.
August 31 at 5:04am
John Loughlin: Great Dan, when do you arrive in Baghdad? I'll have a hummus sandwich ready for you!
August 31 at 5:15am · 1 person
Dan Gordon likes this.
Dan Gordon: Just waiting for my orders to arrive, John! (Unless we have to pull together an extraction mission to get you back here on the campaign trail!)
August 31 at 5:20am
Dan Gordon: You know those moments when that 'light bulb' goes on? (Or maybe you don't) Just happened here. Citation when you get home, Lt. Col.
August 31 at 5:25am
John Loughlin: Damn! I had a cot picked out for you and everything!
August 31 at 5:37am
Dan Gordon: Hahaha! You know...I wonder if a State Legislator could catch a hop there on a Space A flight? Seriously. Do you know off-hand? If not, I'm going to make some calls!
August 31 at 5:47am

took them long enough.

Dan Gordon aka Al Carvine aka Sherri Alves aka Kevin McGrath
This is the begining of the end.

Not surprised. This man has run his mouth yet has done NOTHING for his district except criticize the constituants. Dope!

Funny how Joe Sousa has been strangely silent on this issue I thought they were best buds. Then again you can't force someone to testify ageist their spouse.

So if this story is correct, the GOP caucus did not expel him for demeaning an entire segment of his constituents and high school kids in particular, but they did expel him for poking fun at a couple of their own members. Gotta love those priorities.

And it also sounds like the tax payers will now have to foot the bill for his office staff instead of the GOP caucus. Nice going, Dan.

And is it any surprise that the Dems control this state when the conservatives give us leadership like Dan Gordon and Bob Watson.

Hi Matt,
Could you let me know why my comments were removed? I was simply questioning where John Loughlin stood on these recent developments. There was nothing offensive in my post. The discussion between John and Dan were on John's facebook page, which is public. The invitation to John's fundraiser is also a public document. Thanks in advance for your response.

Nice he also was barred from Amvets Post 60 in Fall River for doing things in a shady manner...nice to see his reputation follows him and his moth keeps getting him in trouble..

Feel the love !

Where have you gone, Al Carvine?
Our district turns its lonely eyes to you

Feel the love!!!!

It always comes back to bite ya! It's about time!

Atleast T.H.S does not have to deal with him anymore (hopefully) and the GSA there can run again without problems.

Oh don't worry about that Robert. T.H.S was never fazed by his air air headed comment. It will surly be much quieter with out him complaining though. THANK GOD!!

First Dan Gordon next Joe Sousa two consertive fools that don't know when to keep their mouths shut. they never had an original thought in their lives. Just a couple of shills for the TCC.

Why doesn't the Patch want you to know that Rep. Gordon was endorsed by the TCC?

Morning Matt,
Thank you for reinstating my comments. I noticed earlier this morning that many posts were gone, including yours. It appears as though these "trigger happy" users are going to continue this tactic until Patch closes the thread. Please don't let that happen, although I am sure policing this is quite annoying. Thanks. Bob

the only thing worse( maybe?) than Dan Gordon is Joe Sousa. The fact that either of them even profess to remotely represent this town-and the people who live here make me sick to my stomach.

I don't mind conservatives that have something useful to add to the conversation. Joe and Dan don't fit into that category. As George Washington said, "to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance."

..........yes, and as many others will add: " this village (town) could stand to lose these two idiots."

very well put tiverton dad

Dan Gordon is a walking failure. Now it is just public...

Where is his rambling mouth now? Usually he has something to say about everything. All I hear is crickets!

Dan Gordon will be in studio or calling in, I am not sure which, to the Dan Yorke show on WPRO AM 630 at 2:00 TODAY. His radio appearances in the past have been very entertaining.

I heard the house minority leader on WPRO this morning. Some lowlights:

*Some members of the GOP caucus felt physically threatened by Gordon's online posts and in-person comments.

*If Gordon decides to run for reelection, the RI Republicans will back a different candidate. Gordon would be foolish to seek reelection because of his ineffectiveness.

*Gordon's constituents are basically unrepresented in the state house. We need to "ride it out" or appeal to a representative from an adjoining district.

*There was no mention of the GSA controversy as a factor.

He was followed by the house majority leader who added:

*Gordon's constituents deserve to know the full details of what caused his ouster

*These details should be made public in case there was anything criminal or actionable. (Cyber stalking comes to mind).

I ask people to look at the TCC's 2010 FTM yellow card (which has disappeared from the original story. Matt, will you re-post it?), and vote against anyone whose name appears on that card alongside Dan Gordon's unless and until they publicly repudiate Dan Gordon for leaving us high and dry.

Dad,

I am waiting to here from PCC as well.

TCC card is on their website here: http://tivertoncc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TCC-AD-2010.bmp
Endorsed by PCC here: http://portsmouthconcernedcitizens.com/newsletter/2010/PCCNewsletterOct2010.pdf

Just a reminder, Dan Gordon ran as a Republician and the TCC endorsed him because they they liked his views , I myself voted for the majority of endorsed canidates by the TCC, i did not vote for Mr Gordon tho, I did vote for Don Bollin and Mark Pellirtier (SP) sorry, if voteing as such makes me a TCC member so be it. i prefer to think i vote for the person , not the party, i have never pulled a party level and i never will Dan Gordon and Richard Nixon are clear reasons not to

A few of us were questioning this on Facebook - how many different names did Gordon post under for making comments on the various Patches?

Dan Gordon was also endorsed by Little Compton Taxpayers Association. Go to their website, www.LCTaxpayers.com. If you click on Newsletters, Volume XI, No. 1, October 27, 2010 you can see the "Sample Ballot" with his name circled.

From Rep. Brian Newberry's Facebook:

Dan Gordon: I couldn't agree more. In my line of work, commercial construction, I deal with a wide variety of issues involving law and legislation. Examples: Building codes, worker's comp., contract law, unemployment insurance, bonding, liability insur...ance, E-Verify, background checks for employees on Federal projects, and many more.

Shall I be subject to imposition by an unelected body because of my duality as a self-employed person that espouses rugged individualism, and a duly-elected law maker? That in itself promotes corruption by political appointees.

I will support Minority Whip Newberry's amendment. (I can only imagine the potential 'conflicts' for a litigator with the wide range of issue they deal with)
April 13 at 8:05pm

Could the Patch, please, investigate Dan Gordon's construction company, Alliance Building Contractors?

What does it say when the people chose Dan over the Democratic candidate? People have lost faith in the Democratic party. The are the Poster Boys for bad Government.

Joe, Jethro, Notorious, Biker Hd, Watchman,Crazy Richard, crime boss are just a few of the name that Joe and Dan have exchanged some of their friendly banter under.

This is the level of stupidity we deal with every day on the patch. They don't even now how a contractor makes money. I know several contractors who don't own any equipment other than a computer and a fax machine. Educate yourselves before you speak .

Really Joe, please name those contractors. Surely you must have heard of Dan and some of his projects since you have spent most of your life(except a few months) in the construction trade.

Joe you need to educate yourself come up with your own comments insted or stealing them from other websites and posting them as your own you are nothing but a theif. Educate yourself and look up the defination of shill because you have no idea what it means and use it in the wrong context all the time. You are a shill for the TCC.

"Joe is worth than a thief by far' I THINK IT'S NAP TIME RASTBRI

Listen to Mr. Gordon on WPRO here:

http://www.630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2281144&spid=38785

Joe what happened to your list. Just more whackiness from thneTCC mouth piece

From plagiarism.org: (Joe this is how you cite sources)
"What is Plagiarism?

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
•to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
•to use (another's production) without crediting the source
•to commit literary theft
•to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

But can words and ideas really be stolen?

According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a book or a computer file).

All of the following are considered plagiarism:
•turning in someone else's work as your own
•copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
•failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
•giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
•changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit"

Dan Gordon on Matt Allen WPRO 1/31/2011 Re: Fingerprint for cashing checks. Dan tells Matt, this is verbatim "I, myself, am in the construction business, I am self-employed, I haved walked in there with a sizable amount of money via a check before to cash it to make payroll, or what have you, and have been asked for my fingerprints where I have promptly turned on my heels and walked out of the door and returned to the person who issued me the check and told them I cannot accept the check for that particular reason."
Go to www.vetbiz.gov, click on Search for a Veteran Owned Business, type in Alliance Building Contractors.
There is a business somewhere, right? There has to be.

So we know that Dan Gordon joined the Marines right out of high school. He served for exaclty 4 years, 1987-1991. That info is from the RI Legislature bio. Then, in 2006, he established Alliance Building Contractors. That info is from CT SOS office website business filings. Does anyone from TCC, PCC or Little Compton Taxpayers Association know what Dan did in the years in between? Could someone from these groups post the questionnaire that is given to candidates so they can make an educated, informed decision that will actually benefit the towns that they supposedly serve. They do question all the candidates, right?

Joe Sousa.deleted his comment on the article House GOP Caucus Expels Rep. Dan Gordon
"The shill can't stand it when average citizens learn about the fraud that was perpetrated on them by the people we trusted with our Government, and finances. I C FAT Informed Citizens For an Affordable Tiverton"

Whats the matter Joe realize this comment refered to Dan Gordon so you had to delete it?

Joe what legislation regarding pensions did Gordy put forth and then jump up and down to the media to present? NOTHING. TCC = no results

Joe Sousa regarding Dan Gordon

Joe Sousa.
6:06pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011

Jimmy,
I never once said I saw or had knowledge of this company. I did say many small companies have closed their doors do to the crash in the housing market. Thanks to the progressive liberal politicians who killed the market, but that"s another story. He closed the doors and took a job as a State Rep. Probably making more than some contractors are right now. I hear the same people who post all the time making the same noise . The majority of the people are to busy working to give a good chit

From Rep. Brian Newberry's Facebook:
Dan Gordon: I couldn't agree more. In my line of work, commercial construction, I deal with a wide variety of issues involving law and legislation. Examples: Building codes, worker's comp., contract law, unemployment insurance, bonding, liability insur...ance, E-Verify, background checks for employees on Federal projects, and many more.
Shall I be subject to imposition by an unelected body because of my duality as a self-employed person that espouses rugged individualism, and a duly-elected law maker? That in itself promotes corruption by political appointees.
April 13 at 8:05pm

Which is it Joe, knowledge of his company or no knowledge? You wrote Dan Gordon "closed the doors and took a job as a State Rep.", when did that happen?

Really I just can't understand anyone defending this guy if you have actually met him. Despite what Joe or anyone else sees as good intentions, he is just not a proper representative. Every time I have seen him he is condescending and cool and just doesn't have a grasp on the issues. Fine if Joe and others want to go have a beer with the guy, but we must not defend those who have no business representing the people even if they are part of our "party."