Ron Paul: An Easy Endorsement,Thomas Massie
It isn't often that an endorsement is this easy for me.
The candidate I am writing to tell you about deserves your support right now. He is in a Republican primary to be the next Congressman from the 4th district of Kentucky. And he can win.
He has the right message, the right principles, and is running in a district that my son Rand carried in both his primary and his general election by wide margins.
His name is Thomas Massie, and I am proud to endorse him today and to tell you more about him in the hope that you will join me in supporting his candidacy.
Thomas Massie has been a part of our Revolution for years. His political beliefs and personal principles led him to a strong adherence to liberty, and he has worked to show his family, neighbors, and friends the path to freedom.
Thomas grew up in Kentucky, in the area where he now resides with his wife and four children. He left briefly to attend MIT and to start a career as an inventor and entrepreneur. Thomas knows what it is like to try to get an idea through the business and governmental mazes set up for job creators. He has been successful for himself, his family, his investors, and his workers.
Thomas eventually decided to move back to Lewis County, Kentucky, where he grew up - wanting his kids to grow up there, too.
It was from there that he was such a strong supporter of my 2008 campaign, as well as the beginning of Campaign for Liberty.
And he was invaluable to my son Rand when he ran for office, taking an early interest in Rand's race, helping him meet folks in his area, raising money, campaigning - you name it, Thomas did it for Rand's race in 2010.
Thomas also saw that there was a problem in his local government. Spending and regulations continued to grow, teaming up to put a stranglehold on his local economy. So Thomas decided to do something about it.
He ran against an incumbent Republican in a primary for Judge Executive of his county (the head of the county government in Kentucky) and surprised everyone by beating him 2-1. He ended up winning the general election and marched into office determined to save his county's finances. In just a few short months, Thomas had found enough in savings in his small county to pay his own county salary for three years!
Principles put into quick action!
Thomas has also made all the right kind of enemies, both as an activist and a county executive. The establishment can't stand him. The tax-and-spenders fear him. The people Rand refers to as "the beseechers" don't even bother with him.
Sometimes your enemies tell you just as much about you as your friends.
Thomas is the real deal. He will only vote for constitutional laws, and he will fight to restore our lost rights if he is elected to Congress. I've seen his agenda, and it is one every single one of us can get behind!
** Supporting a Balanced Budget Amendment and only voting for budgets that are in balance. House Republicans this past year did not produce a balanced budget. Republicans should always fight for this goal. Thomas will join Rand in both voting against unbalanced budget plans and in supporting Rand's 5-year balanced budget plan.
** Fighting the out-of-control EPA. The Obama EPA has declared war on Kentucky coal. Thomas will join Rand as a strong advocate for repealing Obama's rules and stripping bureaucratic power by passing legislation like the REINS Act, which was sponsored by Rand and the retiring Congressman Davis.
** Protecting our rights by standing up for gun owners and the 4th amendment. Our government's war on our privacy must stop.
** Fighting for a fairer, flatter tax that lowers tax rates and eliminates tax loopholes for special interests.
** Fighting the special interests in Washington by standing up against wasteful spending.
Thomas has already stood up publicly for these things. He has simultaneously cut taxes, spending, AND debt in his county!Believe me, that is a record that is sorely needed in Congress.
Some might still try to tell you that Thomas doesn't have the political experience necessary. His main opponents are multi-term state legislators and county executives.
Well, having spent a good bit of time in Washington myself, I can tell you firsthand - the LAST thing it needs is more professional politicians.
It needs more people with real principles, who will stand up and fight.
Thomas is absolutely one of those people. I am sure of it.
There has been some talk about who could take my place in Congress now that I'm retiring. I often dismiss talk like that, but I want to tell you, my strongest supporters, that Thomas Massie has the principles and guts to stand up to Big Government as I have.
He has the principles of Liberty to fight for ALL of our Bill of Rights, and he believes in smaller government both here and overseas.
There aren't many candidates out there of the caliber of Thomas Massie, so I hope you'll take the time today to get involved with his campaign.
The best thing you can do for him now is to CLICK HERE to contribute.
Thomas has TWO establishment opponents who are raking in special interest money. One of them just had a fundraiser in which he raised over $100,000 in one night for the primary!
Thomas must raise $250,000 in the next 2 weeks in order to have the funds he needs to get his message out.
As I've said, Thomas has the right principles. There is no question in my mind about that. He will stand up for Liberty in Congress.
And he has the right team. His campaign manager, consultant, and media team were all key parts of Rand's victory in 2010. They have the tv ads, direct mail, and GOTV plans ready to go.
What they must have now is your help to raise the $250,000 they will need in the next few weeks, as they work for a victory.
Please do all you can today.
For Liberty,
Ron Paul
P.S. Thomas Massie is running in the Republican primary for Congress in the 4th district of Kentucky. He has the right principles, message, and team to win this race - but he needs you to join me in supporting him.
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Donate to Ron Paul on April 15th, 2012 for the In-It-To-Win-It moneybomb!
On April 15th, 2012, tens of thousands of Americans will stand together to send a very clear message. We the people proclaim that we are 'In It To Win It'. We stand as one, behind Ron Paul and his message of peace, prosperity and liberty.
Rand Paul: You need to hear this
I've recorded an important message for you detailing how we can finally overturn Roe v. Wade.
Would you take just a moment to listen to it?
I feel so strongly about this message that I wanted to tell you with my own words rather than writing it down in an email.
Please click here or on the image below to hear my short message.
Sincerely,
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
Would you take just a moment to listen to it?
I feel so strongly about this message that I wanted to tell you with my own words rather than writing it down in an email.
Please click here or on the image below to hear my short message.
Sincerely,
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
Evangelicals turn to Ron Paul
In the wake of Senator Rick Santorum’s departure from the presidential race there are signs that some evangelical leaders are refusing to jump on board the Mitt Romney bandwagon and are turning to Congressman Ron Paul instead. The Texas congressman spoke to several thousand people last night at the Will Rogers Auditorium in downtown Fort Worth but met quietly afterward with evangelical leaders.
Why Ron Paul? And why now, when the race is being declared “done” by the main stream media?
“Because you don’t give away your support without getting something in return,” says a former congressman who has been at the heart of the Christian right movement since its beginning. The longer that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich stay in the race, the more likely that Romney will be forced to take a evangelical conservative as his vice presidential nominee.
Why not turn to Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Catholic who is a former Southern Baptist, with views that resonate with evangelicals?
“If we had to do it over again, we should have gone with Gingrich,” one of Santorum’s supporters told me today. But if we switch to Gingrich now we risk another drop out.” The former Speaker reportedly has debts of $ 4.2 million and has asked the Romney campaign for help in retiring them. Romney reportedly declined.
Meanwhile, the Ron Paul campaign, with cash on hand, has begun airing television ads in Texas and launches another moneybomb this weekend.
“I have one question for you,” one of the ministers reportedly said in the private meeting last night with Dr. Ron Paul, “Are you going to drop out? Or will you stay in all the way to Tampa?”
“I’m in,” the Texan replied.
“That’s all I need to know,” the minister said.
The evangelical community began reaching out to Dr. Paul almost immediately after Senator Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential race. Yesterday, Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries announced his support of the congressman, calling for a day of prayer and fasting. Andrew released a statement saying that, “After Santorum, Ron Paul is the most God-fearing Presidential candidate [and] the Republican party should endorse him.” Andrew said that “If Republicans don’t give a Christian candidate, Christians should look elsewhere – even to a third party.”
The Christian Wire service ran an article yesterday saying that Christians like the fact that Ron Paul “opposes tyranny, would cut the deficit and is prolife.”
A prominent television evangelist , speaking on the promise of anonymity, says that there was great disappointment in Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the race. “No one faults a man for being a good father, and dropping out to take care of a child, but it hurts many of us very deeply. We were counting on him to lead our cause.”
Foster Freiss, the Wyoming billionaire who financed the Santorum Super Pac, has publicly said he will now help Mitt Romney.
Meanwhile, evangelical leaders are skeptical of any of their brethren who are now pledging to Romney. “They are trotting out the same old bought and paid for names, Richard Land and Jay Sekulow, and acting like they are new.” A Gingrich supporter who is quite vocal about his disappointment with the Santorum campaign suspects that evangelical leaders who supported Santorum, did so in return for donations to their nonprofit organizations. “They will now try to repeat the same thing with Romney and are already in the news laying the foundation for their appeal. It is appalling.”
But the rank and file evangelicals are not for sale and many seeking an end to the corruption in Washington see Ron Paul, a born again Christian, as their best voice of protest and the best way to force
Romney to deal with them.
Steve Scheffler, president of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and a GOP national committeeman, is dumbfounded that the Romney’s campaign had so far made no effort to reach out to evangelicals.
“The presidential race is likely to be truly competitive,” Mr. Scheffler said, “in about a dozen states, including Iowa, and the Republicans will need to motivate people to volunteer at calling centers and put up signs. I don’t think there’s much room for error.”
Meanwhile, the Ron Paul people continue to fill the vacuum. In Iowa they are helping Scheffler and other Santorum people get re-elected to their positions. They can afford to be generous, they have everything else.
Says Brian Jacobs, a former consultant to Billy Graham and to evangelical leaders such as Kenneth Copeland, “Ron Paul is a born again Christian who is untainted by this corruption that has engulfed Washington. It should be no big surprise that evangelicals are discovering him.”
Why Ron Paul? And why now, when the race is being declared “done” by the main stream media?
“Because you don’t give away your support without getting something in return,” says a former congressman who has been at the heart of the Christian right movement since its beginning. The longer that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich stay in the race, the more likely that Romney will be forced to take a evangelical conservative as his vice presidential nominee.
Why not turn to Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Catholic who is a former Southern Baptist, with views that resonate with evangelicals?
“If we had to do it over again, we should have gone with Gingrich,” one of Santorum’s supporters told me today. But if we switch to Gingrich now we risk another drop out.” The former Speaker reportedly has debts of $ 4.2 million and has asked the Romney campaign for help in retiring them. Romney reportedly declined.
Meanwhile, the Ron Paul campaign, with cash on hand, has begun airing television ads in Texas and launches another moneybomb this weekend.
“I have one question for you,” one of the ministers reportedly said in the private meeting last night with Dr. Ron Paul, “Are you going to drop out? Or will you stay in all the way to Tampa?”
“I’m in,” the Texan replied.
“That’s all I need to know,” the minister said.
The evangelical community began reaching out to Dr. Paul almost immediately after Senator Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential race. Yesterday, Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries announced his support of the congressman, calling for a day of prayer and fasting. Andrew released a statement saying that, “After Santorum, Ron Paul is the most God-fearing Presidential candidate [and] the Republican party should endorse him.” Andrew said that “If Republicans don’t give a Christian candidate, Christians should look elsewhere – even to a third party.”
The Christian Wire service ran an article yesterday saying that Christians like the fact that Ron Paul “opposes tyranny, would cut the deficit and is prolife.”
A prominent television evangelist , speaking on the promise of anonymity, says that there was great disappointment in Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the race. “No one faults a man for being a good father, and dropping out to take care of a child, but it hurts many of us very deeply. We were counting on him to lead our cause.”
Foster Freiss, the Wyoming billionaire who financed the Santorum Super Pac, has publicly said he will now help Mitt Romney.
Meanwhile, evangelical leaders are skeptical of any of their brethren who are now pledging to Romney. “They are trotting out the same old bought and paid for names, Richard Land and Jay Sekulow, and acting like they are new.” A Gingrich supporter who is quite vocal about his disappointment with the Santorum campaign suspects that evangelical leaders who supported Santorum, did so in return for donations to their nonprofit organizations. “They will now try to repeat the same thing with Romney and are already in the news laying the foundation for their appeal. It is appalling.”
But the rank and file evangelicals are not for sale and many seeking an end to the corruption in Washington see Ron Paul, a born again Christian, as their best voice of protest and the best way to force
Romney to deal with them.
Steve Scheffler, president of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and a GOP national committeeman, is dumbfounded that the Romney’s campaign had so far made no effort to reach out to evangelicals.
“The presidential race is likely to be truly competitive,” Mr. Scheffler said, “in about a dozen states, including Iowa, and the Republicans will need to motivate people to volunteer at calling centers and put up signs. I don’t think there’s much room for error.”
Meanwhile, the Ron Paul people continue to fill the vacuum. In Iowa they are helping Scheffler and other Santorum people get re-elected to their positions. They can afford to be generous, they have everything else.
Says Brian Jacobs, a former consultant to Billy Graham and to evangelical leaders such as Kenneth Copeland, “Ron Paul is a born again Christian who is untainted by this corruption that has engulfed Washington. It should be no big surprise that evangelicals are discovering him.”
Ron Paul speaks to 3,000 at Will Rogers Auditorium, Ft. Worth, Texas, 4/11/12.
Tennessee’s Classroom Protection Act
It is not too late to help!
Tennessee’s Classroom Protection Act (SB 49/H.R. 229) has not come up for a vote yet in the Education Committee -- but it's still on the schedule.
My liaison to the House of Representatives thinks the vote will happen on Tuesday.
Which means we only have five days to make sure that the Committee votes the right way.
I have been in constant contact with our allies in Nashville and they are telling me that the phone calls and emails are helping -- but they need more of them.
If this bill fails to pass the Tennessee House it will open the door for Mandatory Homosexual Education.
We have to see this bill through the legislative weeds.
That’s why I need your help right now with two things:
1) Please contact Representative Richard Montgomery, Chairman of the Education Committee. He has worked against the bill so far and I need as many supporters as possible to let him know that mainstream America opposes the Homosexual Agenda and supports this Bill.
Phone: (615)741-5981;
Email: rep.richard.montgomery@capitol.tn.gov
2) I also need you to email Representative John Ragan. He is a staunch defender of the Family and he needs to know that Public Advocate and the pro-Family Movement are supporting SB49/H.R.229 -- the Classroom Protection Act.
Email: rep.john.ragan@capitol.tn.gov
I have promised our allies in Nashville that Public Advocate and its members will not leave them to this fight alone -- that we will come to their aid.
So please, call and email right now.
For the Family,
Eugene Delgaudio
President, Public Advocate of the United States
P.S. Please prayerfully consider chipping in with a donation of $10 or more to help Public Advocate fight for traditional values.
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