Nolan Finley

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ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><U>Detroit News Editor Speaks Out</U></I></div> <div> <B>Nolan Finley Sees Taxpayer Frustration</B></div> <div> <B>Strengthening New Grassroots Movement</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="19772c930.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="403" ALT="ERC chairman John Chouinard with guest speaker, Nolan Finley of the Detroit News" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4"></FONT></div> <div> Just as the U.S. economy struggles to show signs of life, frazzled taxpayers seem to have found a target for their frustration.</div> <div> Nolan Finley, editorial page editor and columnist for The Detroit News, told his January 19 ERC Forum audience, “I recently spent time in Cobo Hall and found the climate much more hopeful, much more upbeat.”</div> <div> Yet Finley sees the political climate building toward a new storm of its own.</div> <div> Speaking on the evening of Republican Scott Brown's election upset, Finley said, “Look what's happened in New Jersey and Virginia, and now in Massachusetts!”</div> <div> “We'll spend the next few months studying where this movement is going,” Finley predicted, noting the groundswell of voter sentiment in favor of government restraint.</div> <div> “Even without a national candidate, the Republican Party, today, is speaking for itself,” he added.</div> <div> Finley noted, “Scott Brown's popularity in Massachusetts parallels what's happening nationally.” From his vantage point, voters think the majority in power is pushing them too far, they're frustrated, and not going to tolerate it any more.</div> <div> He said voters are reacting, “We don't want this--we don't need a socialist health care system.”</div> <div> Finley told the packed room, “The nation is not ready to tolerate [a federal health care takeover] without a single GOP vote.”</div> <div> Of the Administration's proposed health care legislation, Finley commented, “If it passes, it will destroy them in the November election.”</div> <div> According to Finley, the TEA party movement -- Taxed Enough Already -- continues to gain momentum.</div> <div> “It is impossible to ignore this group,” he said. They are tired of not being heard, are organized, and have a mission.</div> <div> Whether independent, Democrat or Republican, Finley said, “Many of these activists are turning away from traditional party identification.”</div> <div> He said, “This presents a clear message for candidates -- Republicans will have to stand for something.”</div> <div> As a consequence, Finley expects an end to the nation's “lurch to the far left, and a move back toward the center.”</div> <div> Voters are demanding lower spending, less taxes, smaller government, and greater fiscal responsibility.</div> <div> He said, “The people are speaking, and they're going to be mad as hell in November.”</div> <div> Finley's views on the current Michigan political landscape echo his recent print editorials and comments on his PBS television show, “Am I Right, or Am I Right?” where he debates issues with Debbie Dingell.</div> <div> The televised half-hour editions provide rapid-fire commentary from conservative and liberal perspectives on politics, current events, and pop culture. Weekly episodes examine issues such as public school funding, taxes, crime, politics and business development.</div> <div> The show airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. ET, on WTVS Detroit public television, 56.1 - DPTV (high definition), and any time for one week after broadcast to Comcast Digital “on demand” customers. >><A HREF="http://www.dptv.org/news/ongoing/amiright.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dptv.org/news/ongoing/amirigh"><U><I>More broadcast Finley</I></U></A>.</div> <div> At the newspaper, Finley directs the expression of editorial position on various national and local issues, and also writes a column in the Sunday newspaper. Prior to that, Finley was the newspaper's deputy managing editor, directing the newsroom.</div> <div> The journalist previously served as<I> Detroit News</I> business editor, and in various editing positions on the paper's city, state and metro desks. He was also a reporter, covering Detroit City Hall during the Coleman Young administration.</div> <div> Finley has been with <I>The Detroit News</I> since 1976, starting as a copy boy in the newsroom while a student at Wayne State University. He is a graduate of both Schoolcraft College in Livonia and Wayne State, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in journalism. In 2001, Schoolcraft named him its outstanding alumnus.</div> <div> He is a native of Cumberland County, Kentucky.</div> <div> The Eastside Republican Club Forum is normally held on the third Tuesday of the month from September through June. Admission is free and the public is always welcome.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#top_of_page" TITLE="Nolan Finley"><U>back to top</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>