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  • Premiere Activist Program, Offered at Hillsdale College

    Wes Nakagiri 10:00 pm on February 6, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    Good news for conservative activists in Michigan!  The Leadership Institute is once again offering a weekend training program at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI.  I attended this same program last year and it was awesome. The training provided me with the knowledge and confidence to form a Tea Party group in Livingston County Michigan.

    This intensive two-day session is being offered on the weekend of March 13-14, 2010.  The total cost is just $30.00.  This includes the training, all meals, and lodging.  You cannot beat this deal – it is the best training value you’ll ever run across.  This flier contains more detail and contact information to enroll in the course.

    (Note: This is an intensive two-day course.  If you decide to attend you really should plan on staying for both days.  In my opinion, the second day was the most informative.)

    If I can provide you further information regarding my experiences with this course please email me with your contact information and I will call you to discuss.  You can email me at wes@limitgovnow.com

     

  • Your Contribution of $0.76 Makes a Difference

    Wes Nakagiri 8:25 pm on January 17, 2010 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    Concerned Americans are contributing both their money and their time to defeat leftist candidates throughout our great nation.  I am personally aware of friends and neighbors in Michigan who are volunteering their time and their money to help in the Massachusetts Senate race.  People understand the importance of this race to our nation to slowing the leftist agenda.

    For the first time ever, my wife and I made campaign contributions to candidates who are outside of our own district, including candidates in other states.  We have contributed to Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, and to a PAC endorsing Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race. 

    Whether one decides to contribute financially to support a political campaign, as we have, is a personal decision.  If you decide to contribute financially, too, I have one request:

    Rather than making a contribution that is rounded off to the nearest dollar, add 76 cents.  For instance, if you decide to contribute $20.00, contribute $20.76 instead.  We’ve started doing this and think others should do it, too.  (We picked 76 cents in honor of the year of our nation’s independence, 1776.)

    How could adding just 76 cents make a difference?

    Adding 76 cents will serve as a potent symbol of support and puts the candidate on notice that the contributor is part of a larger movement.  It identifies the contribution as one that was made by someone who is a both a strong supporter of our Constitution and a strong supporter of fiscal responsibility.  In other words, the contribution was made by a Tea Partier. 

    If this idea grows, when a political candidate receives thousands of contributions ending in $0.76 he or she will know that constitutionally aware citizens are both supporting and watching.  If elected, the candidate will know we expect him or her to support legislation that expands individual freedom and reigns in runaway spending.  The candidate also will know that we are well organized and we won’t just go away after the election.  We will be watching. 

    Adding 76 cents also benefits the Tea Party movement by enabling us to identify our like-minded colleagues across a larger geographic area.  How so?  Campaign finance laws require each candidate to report contributions to state and federal election authorities.  The names and addresses of contributors along with the amounts they gave are a matter of public record.  So, an examination of campaign finance records enables Tea Partiers to readily identify allies for future election battles.

    Being able to identify allies will be helpful later if we need to oust a political fraud.  Say, for instance, a Republican candidate promises fiscal responsibility during the campaign but spends like a drunken sailor after getting elected.  This candidate may think that as long as he spends a little bit less than a liberal rival, then you, the voter, are stuck between a rock and a hard place.  He may think you have no choice but to re-elect the lesser of two evils.  Well, this fiscal fraud is mistaken.  As long as the Tea Party movement stays organized the fraudulent candidate can be voted out of office during the next primary election season. 

    So, stand with me.  Add 76 cents to your next political campaign contribution – and tell everyone you know to add 76 cents, too.

     

    Your 76 cents can make a difference in 2010, 2012 and beyond!

     

    • dMarie1776 2:43 pm on January 20, 2010 Permalink

      This is a GREAT idea–and I’ve already started using it! Hopefully your suggestion will spread across the entire country like wildfire.

  • Recruit New Tea Party Members

    Wes Nakagiri 6:21 pm on January 8, 2010 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I will be participating in a Tea Party Rally outside Somerset Mall on January 16, 2010. In addition to voicing my opposition to Obama Care I want to recruit new members to the Tea Party movement. To do this I will print up cards with the names, website addresses, and points of contact for every Tea Party group in Southeast Michigan and nearby areas. I will then canvass the crowd and hand out the card to anyone who is not currently affiliated with a Tea Party group. This enables people to join the Tea Party group that is closest to their home. We need to grow our ranks as we prepare for 2010. Obama’s group, Organizing for America, is already building their network in Michigan. We need to stay ahead of them.

    Please email wes@limitgovnow.com with the name and phone number for your group’s point of contact. Also, let me know what city you generally hold meetings at so that a new recruit knows where your group is located. I will print cards for the January 16 rally and I will email you a .PDF file so you’ll have an electronic copy of the card. I need your response by Friday January 15, 2010 (at noon) to give me time to print the cards.

    Also, if you know of a group that I’ve missed please contact me so I can get in touch with them and include their information. The groups that I am currently aware of are:

    912 SE Michigan Rally (Madison Heights, MI)

    Ann Arbor Tea Party Patriots (Ann Arbor)

    Dan’s T-PP (Hazel Park)

    Jackson Michigan Tea Party (Jackson Michigan)

    Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots (Lapeer county Michigan)

    Metro Detroit Freedom Coalition (Metro Detroit )

    Metro Detroit Marchers (Metro Detroit)

    Michigan Tea Party (Madison Heights, Michigan)

    Michigan Unity (Throughout Michigan)

    New Patriot Revolution (Lansing)

    Port Huron Tea Party (Port Huron/Blue Water Area Michigan)

    Rattle With Us (Plymouth)

    Shiawassee County 912 Commission (Owosso)

    Southeast Michigan 9.12 Project (Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan (Macomb, Oakland, Wayne counties))

    Let Freedom Reign (White Lake Township)

    Campaign for Liberty

    Grassroots in Michigan (Lansing)

    It is my intent to get more people involved with our cause. It doesn’t matter to me which group a person joins. All that matters to me is that they get involved to help out in 2010.

     

  • Obama Care: Liberals Play the Race Card, Again

    Wes Nakagiri 3:32 pm on December 26, 2009 | 5 Permalink | Reply
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    I recently circulated a petition in my neighborhood against Obama Care.  You can read about this petition drive in an article that was just published by the Livingston County Press and Argus. 

    In response to this newspaper article, a Liberal writer (named Communications Guru) posted a comment on my blog calling me a racist. This phony charge was not unexpected.  Indeed, playing the racism card is just what liberals tend to do. 

    Long known in America for their culture of divisive rhetoric, liberals toss out the racism card whenever they are losing a debate.  Liberals never seem to want to talk about the facts, like the fact that a majority of citizens are against Obama Care.  Instead, they prefer to resort to name-calling.

    Liberals also know they cannot win in the arena of ideas. They know they have lost the health care debate and so do not even try to discuss important policy issues and real reforms that would make a real difference, like malpractice insurance reform, or interstate competition for health insurance, or health insurance portability.  Instead, they try to shut down further discussion by bringing out their version of the nuclear option, the racism card.  Apparently, the Liberal comment writer thinks that a person must be racist if he prefers to keep his own personalized health care plan rather than a one-size-fits-all government plan controlled by Washington.

    But every mainstream American knows the heath care debate has nothing to do with race.  Americans do not want to risk their health care by turning over control to the Washington ruling class.  Americans of all colors just want to keep their right to choose the health care plan, the doctor, the hospital, and the prescription drug plan that is best suited for their families.

    I will continue to discuss the issues as the other side attempts to divide America along racial lines.  This Liberal will not silence my voice by hurling the racism card at me.  I have endured far greater attacks against my Freedom of Speech since I started my activism earlier this year.  You may recall from an earlier blog post that someone vandalized my vehicle in retaliation for voicing opposition to Obama Care.  Left-wing zealots “keyed” my vehicle with racist messages such as “KKK” and “White Power.”  While this hate crime caused over $3300 of damage it has not and will not prevent me from moving forward and speaking out for the rights of all Americans to choose the best health care plan for their families.

    A neighborhood group is forming to fight for limited government.  This includes fighting for personalized heath care choice and preventing a Washington takeover of 17% of our economy. Email wes@limitgovnow.com for details.

     

    • Tom Paine 2:45 pm on December 31, 2009 Permalink

      Americans have not said no to healthcare. They overwhelmingly support both the public option and a Medicare buy-in. Most Americans oppose “health care reform” without even knowing what it is.

    • Communications Guru 8:45 pm on December 28, 2009 Permalink

      It wasn’t me that played the race card, Dan. I appreciate the compliment, but it wasn’t me that gave you your name of teabaggers. Besides, teabagger sounds better than extremist, fringe rightwing tools. Americans spoke loud and clear that they wanted health care reform. Wake up and stop drinking the tea; there is no way anyone can possibly think the health care system is not broken in this country.

    • dmc 7:18 pm on December 28, 2009 Permalink

      Nice to know you are intimidated enough to take the time to give us a nickname TEABAGGER!!! Try the proper name Patriot, American. Guru of communication what a joke!! Thier is no communicating just alot of BULL with no facts to back it up. Alot of name calling to avoid the true issues. The citizens of this great nation have already in huge numbers said NO TO HEALTHCARE!! Have you recieved a pay off too!!! Wake up stop drinking the kool aid .

    • Republican Michigander 6:41 pm on December 28, 2009 Permalink

      Kevin, the only thing more pathetic than the race card is when white people like you play it.

    • Communications Guru 4:54 pm on December 26, 2009 Permalink

      I guess this is your response. I never called you a racist. I said the “racist rhetoric of the baggers.” Have you ever heard the expression, “If the shoe fits?” If you want to know my name just go to my blog.

      Perhaps you can explain to me how you came up with the lie that of the 40 percent of Hartland Township voters who voted for President Obama, “about 28 percent of the same voters support what he calls “a federal takeover of health care?”

      If you want to see the “race card” played to an Astroturf “tea party” and read some of signs.

      We have “lost the health care debate? How did you come up with that lie? We are on the verge of reforming health care like almost every president since Teddy Roosevelt has tried to do. Granted, it does not go nearly far enough, but it’s a start. Plus, the majority of Americans are on our side, despite massive misinformation and lies from teabaggers like you. Anyone who believes health care is fine as it is needs their head examined.

      Malpractice insurance reform has nothing to do with health care reform. How are we “trying to shut down further discussion?” All Republicans are trying to do is stall. You can keep your own “personalized health care plan,” but the more than 50 million Americans do not have access to health care or millions more are underinsured and paying huge premiums do not have that choice. That is costing all of us. Here is the key word here: choice. You can keep your health insurance.

      “Americans do not want to risk their health care by turning over control to the Washington ruling class? “ Really? Have you ever heard of Medicare? Of course you have because your party is using it to scare seniors who love it to fight health care reform.

      Sorry, it’s teabaggers like you that are playing the race card and trying to divide America. You “have endured far greater attacks against your Freedom of Speech?” How am I trying to infringe on your freedom of speech? Besides, every time a tea bagger opens their mouth mainstream America sees how extreme you are.

      Any proof of this alleged vandalism?

  • Tea Party Activism Influencing Republican Party

    Wes Nakagiri 10:13 pm on December 1, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    There was a recent article published in the Washington Times that discusses the Republican Party’s concern about the Tea Party Movement.  Some in the Republican Party have expressed concern that running other RINO candidates  (remember  Dede Scozzafava in New York’s 23rd Congressional District) will lead to the emergence of additional third-party conservative candidates.  As seen in the race in NY 23, a true conservative candidate would garner support from Tea Party activists; this would likely result in a split in the Republican vote that would hand victory to the Liberals.
     
    To reduce the likelihood of this happening, a petition is circulating within the Republican Party that would require candidates to share at least 80% of the party’s main tenets in order to be eligible for financial aid from the party.  Adopting this petition will be a big step toward reaching out to the Tea Party Movement. 

    Along with Town Hall Meetings, Tea Parties, and the 912 March on Washington, this petition is another sign that the Tea Party Movement is having a significant impact upon politics in America.  Remember also, without the Tea Party Movement we would have had Obama Care rammed down our throats in July.  It is now December and they still do not have a bill signed into law.  While there is still much work to be done, we should all be proud of our progress!  The politicians in Washington are finally beginning to understand that Americans want more individual freedom and less government interference in our daily lives.

    As a Tea Party activist, I support the concept behind this petition.  If the Republican Party is to turn itself into the Party of Limited Government then candidates must adhere to constitutionally based principles.  The Republican Party should not contribute money to candidates that support liberal policies such as Obama Care, Cap and Trade, and saddling future generations with mountains of debt. 

    While I am encouraged by this petition, for now, I will only consider contributing funds directly to candidates that support my philosophy of limited government.  The Republican Party will have to earn my trust before I contribute directly to them.  I cannot take a chance that my hard-earned money might be given to a RINO.  Only if this petition passes would I reconsider contributing to the Republican Party.

     

    • Communications Guru 12:17 pm on December 25, 2009 Permalink

      The good news out of all that is we have a Democrat in that district for the first time since the Civil War. Great job teabaggers. People are beginning to see through the racist rhetoric of the baggers. I support a purity test for the republic party. I didn’t think it was possible to make the GOP tent any smaller, but you’re doing it. What’s really sad is the conservative LCDP & A is making the sewage you write on “freedom works” mainstream with that propaganda piece in today‘s paper.

  • Arguments Against Obama Care - Flash Flyers Part II

    Wes Nakagiri 3:25 pm on November 27, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    The concept of flash flyers was discussed in an earlier post.  If you recall, flash flyers are one of the most effective means of conveying your message to an uninformed or undecided person.  I have added two additional flyers since then.

    One flyer discusses the value the Federal Government places on a woman’s life relative to the value it places on a child’s life.  In my opinion both lives are equally precious.  However, the Feds do not agree.  Governmental actions indicate it is unconscionable to accept a mortality rate 4 out of 2,100,000 children (or 1 out of 525,000), while it is perfectly acceptable to let 1 out of 1904 women die from breast cancer.  If you do the math the Feds are concluding that a woman’s life is only 0.36% as valuable as a child’s life.  If government bureaucrats take over our health care you can expect more of these types of decisions.  To a bureaucrat you are just another number.

    The next flyer discusses four key points. 

    1)  How the politicians will force you out of your current health plan by forcing costly mandates on your company-provided plan.  

    2)  The virtual certainty that socialized medicine will by vastly more expensive than what is currently estimated. 

    3)  The Senate’s refusal to consider common sense methods of reducing health costs like increasing insurance competition and implementing tort reform.

    4)  The criminal penalties associated with this health bill if you do not knuckle under to the government and accept this new entitlement.

     

    • truth seeker 2:37 pm on December 31, 2009 Permalink

      The infant mortality rate in the US is 6.9 per 1000, not 1 out of 525,000 – 3600 times higher than the number you’re citing.

    • dMarie1776 10:18 am on December 1, 2009 Permalink

      Thank you so much for posting this. People really need to know how our government views us–that we are a financial burden, first, rather than valuable individuals. All the celebrity women and well-known business women, media elites who are women and women in government that are 40 or older better start thinking about how their government feels about them. Indeed, every woman in America who may get breast cancer–and that’s a lot of us–better wake up to what the Government has planned. I mean really, to recommend that we not even be taught how to do self-breast examinations! Do you know how many people I know who have had breast cancer and who found it themselves?!!! So many women will die who could have been healed. If we let this happen to our selves, our mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, we will only have ourselves to blame. And if our men-folk sit by and do nothing so that their wives perish in agony, their grief will be cold comfort indeed. Oh, but wait, Obama’s answer is just to “take a pain pill” — so I guess we’ll just die.

  • Your Neighbors Want to Fight Obama Care

    Wes Nakagiri 10:34 am on November 25, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    Yesterday I went door to door in my neighborhood circulating a petition in opposition to Obama Care.  The response was great!  During my hour and a half endeavor, I collected 15 signatures, only one person declined to sign.  This is a 94% success rate.  It was truly awesome to see firsthand that my neighborhood was filled with knowledgeable citizens who are as concerned about the course of our country as I am.

    In addition to sending a message to Congress, this petition drive provides me an opportunity to meet neighbors I hadn’t known before and chat with them about the state of our country.  It was reassuring to me to discover my views are right in the mainstream of other concerned Americans.  Further, the petition drive enabled me to inform my neighbors that I am running for Precinct Delegate in the Republican Party.  My message to my neighbors is that I will work to change the Republican Party to the Limited Government Party.  This message resonated with all who signed my petition!

    I have spoken with others regarding the initial success rate of this petition drive.  I am encouraging all TEA Party groups to join in.  Several colleagues have asked me to post my blank petition form on my blog so that they can use it also.  When you petition your own neighborhood I am confident that you will find the experience as rewarding as I have.  You will get to know your neighbors better and you will find like-minded people who are willing to get involved.  This is what grass roots organizing is all about.

     

  • Tea Partiers, Increase Your Influence

    Wes Nakagiri 9:10 pm on November 22, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I have added a new page to my blog. The name of this page is Flash Flyers. This page contains newspaper articles and editorials discussing current events – such as Obama Care. I have copied the articles and added my own editorial comments in the margins. These comments elaborate on various issues discussed in the article/editorial. In essence, these comments help the reader to “read between the lines.”

    The concept of flash flyers was presented during activist training I attended in Hillsdale, Michigan. Flash flyers are one of the most effective ways of informing the public about an important issue, such as Obama Care or Cap and Trade. The vast majority of Americans do not follow politics as closely as you and I; therefore, it is up to us to pass along information to counter the propaganda espoused by the Administration and their media allies.

    Flash flyers are effective because they present information using a media company that average Americans are familiar with. The first flash flyer I have posted on my blog is a copy of an editorial from USA Today. Americans that are not politically active would generally view USA Today as respectable news source. All I have done with this flash flyer is present the USA Today point of view along with my commentary that point out issues that editors chose not to elaborate upon.

    To maximize the effectiveness of a flash flyer I recommend that you print copies of this flyer and distribute them to your moderate/independent friends and neighbors. Experience has shown that a hard copy conveys the information in a more influential manner than an emailed copy. Another effective method of distribution would be to leave a handful of copies in the cafeteria at work for others to read.  Other ideas include leaving flyers in a restaurant, library, or an airport waiting area.

    If time constraints prevent distribution of a hard copy then an email copy is acceptable. As a reminder, you should endeavor to pass this flash flyer on to more than just your conservative friends who already agree with your point of view, otherwise we are just preaching to the choir. Lastly, I encourage you to make your own flash flyers and help your circle of friends, “read between the lines.”

     

    • Chris Noel 10:48 am on November 23, 2009 Permalink

      These are great and are eliciting great reactions! Please keep up the great work!!

  • Change The Republican Party to the Limited Government Party

    Wes Nakagiri 10:30 pm on November 21, 2009 | 3 Permalink | Reply
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    This year I, along with millions of other citizens, have gotten off the couch and become engaged in the struggle to maintain our individual freedom in the face of an ever expanding authoritarian regime. I have attended TEA Party Rallies in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Battle Creek, Brighton, Birmingham, and Troy, Michigan. I have participated in several Obama Care protests in the Metro Detroit area, voicing my opposition to the federal government taking away our health care choices. I have traveled to our nation’s capitol on 9/12 and 11/5 to join millions of other Americans concerned about future generations being saddled with debt to pay for the left’s selfish desire for “free” health care.

    Throughout all of these rallies and protests, I observed a common theme. Americans will not bow at the altar of BIG GOVERNMENT and willingly cede control of their family’s health care. Average Americans from all walks of life have seen the Feds bankrupt every social program they have imposed on us. Americans will fight to the bitter end to prevent the Feds from ruining our health care system

    I have also observed another common theme, many of my fellow citizens are unhappy with both major political parties. While the Democrat Party is viewed as the party of big government, the Republican Party tends to be viewed as the party of somewhat big government. Most people I spoke with are longing for a party of limited government. Neither the Republican Party, and certainly not the Democrat Party represents mainstream America’s desire for truly limited government.

    That neither of the two major political parties represents the limited government values of mainstream Americans presents a quandary. Most of my colleagues do not want to vote for a third party candidate, as this will virtually guarantee victory for the Party of Big Government. Similarly, my colleagues are not thrilled about the prospects of victory for the Party of Slightly Less Big Government. What are we to do?

    Here is the solution! There is a movement underway to recruit Americans with mainstream conservative values to become precinct delegates within the Republican Party. As a precinct delegate, citizens with mainstream conservative values are able to cast votes in elections for Republican Party leadership positions. As a precinct delegate, you have the ability to help shape policies for the Republican Party. As a precinct delegate, you have the ability to turn the Republican Party into the Party of Mainstream Conservative American Values.

    Becoming a precinct delegate (also known as a precinct committeeman) is relatively easy. Obviously, each individual state will have its own specific rules but this generalized procedure provides a good overview for all states. For my home state of Michigan, I have included links for everything you will need to know before you sign up to run for a precinct delegate position. The Michigan procedure is quite simple. You do not need to circulate nominating petitions, file financial disclosure forms, or even be a dues paying member of the Republican Party!

    You have made a difference by voting in elections. You have made a difference by attending TEA Parties that have shaped public opinion. Now take the next step and shape the policies of the Republican Party!

    Follow these steps to run for precinct delegate in the State of Michigan:
    1. Determine your precinct. Your County Clerk can help.
    2. Find and contact your county’s Republican Chairman.
    3. Let your Chairman know you would like to be a precinct delegate.
    4. Your Chairman may appoint you right now if there is a vacancy.
    5. Fill out an Affidavit of Identity. Return this to your township clerk.
    6. Read the filing requirements. Filing deadline is May 11, 2010.
    7. Understand the candidate requirements.
    8. If you miss the filing deadline you can run as a write-in.

     

    • Wes Nakagiri 10:13 pm on February 6, 2010 Permalink

      More information: Not all precinct delegates will necessarily be able to attend the State Republican Party convention. Which delegates get to go to the State Convention? Precinct delegates choose amongst themselves those who will attend the State Convention. This is done via an election at a County Convention. However, I am told that there generally there are sufficient openings such that any delegate that wants to attend the State Convention can go. It is at the State Convention that delegates will nominate the Republican nominee for Attorney General, Secretary of State, Judges, and University Regents.

    • Wes Nakagiri 7:22 pm on January 10, 2010 Permalink

      Another Michigan update: State Election laws do not permit you to become appointed as a Precinct Delegate, even if there is currently a vacancy. According to law, a vacancy is filled by becoming elected at a County Convention. (I am told that County Conventions are usually held 2-3 times a year.) You can be elected to fill out the balance of a vacancy by a majority vote of the precinct delegates, present at a County Convention.

    • Wes Nakagiri 10:47 am on November 25, 2009 Permalink

      Update for those in Michigan who want to become a Precinct Delegate! Elections for Precinct Delegate will be held during the August 2010 primaries. Unforntunately this date falls after the State Republican Party Convention. What does this mean to you? You will not be able to vote in the 2010 Republican Party Convention because you will not be a delegate until after the convention is held. If you want to have a vote in the 2010 Convention you need to contact the Republican Party Chairman in your county. If you are qualified the Chairman may appoint you now. This would enable you to cast your vote next year. The blog post above has links to help you find the Republican Party Chairman in your county. For those outside of Michigan – I urge you to contact your Chairman and become appointed so that you can vote in your state convention.

  • $1776 Reasons to Support Hoffman for Congress

    Wes Nakagiri 7:18 pm on October 27, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
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    The last sentence of our Declaration of Independence reads as follows:

    “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”

    Placing their signatures upon this, most important document of American freedom, our Founding Fathers knew there was no going back. They were “all in” in the battle for American independence. After all, they were committing treason.

    It is spine-tingling when you consider that these citizens that were bold enough, and brave enough to give up all they had in order to fight for the unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. At that moment, July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers were more than just involved, they were committed.

    I think about what the Tea Party movement has accomplished, and it has been magical. Ordinary, every-day, run-of-the-mill Americans have battled the Washington machine to a standstill on ObamaCare. Legislation that would have been rammed down our throats in July has yet to pass as of late October. This is in large part due to our efforts and the efforts of millions of other patriotic Americans.

    Yes, we have accomplished much, but there is much more to do. I for one am yearning for more than involvement; I want to move further down the road of commitment. Am I ready to be as committed as our Founders? I hope through our efforts that I’ll never need to answer that question.

    Am I willing to pledge my Life, my Fortune, and my sacred Honor? My answer is that I’m ready to take a step in that direction. It is my strong desire to have historians look back at the Tea Party movement as a turning point in American politics, a time when committed friends and neighbors took control and placed our great republic back on its constitutional moorings.

    Friends and colleagues, we have an opportunity to return America back to its constitutional heritage by electing a third-party candidate for Congress. Doug Hoffman, a true conservative, is running as a third-party candidate for Congress in the 23rd district in the state of New York. He is in a tight race; some polls even have him leading both the liberal Democrat and the liberal Republican. This neophyte politician has done a remarkable job in battling the established powers in New York.

    I am asking you to join with me and donate a portion of Your Fortune to Mr. Hoffman’s campaign. I am asking you to join me in donating $17.76 to Mr. Hoffman’s campaign to make sure his message of fiscal discipline and constitutional values is heard loud and clear in these final days. To show my commitment to this historical race I’m going to match your contribution with an equal amount. For the first 100 contributions of $17.76 I will contribute my own $17.76, up to a total of $1776.00. To receive the match I’m asking that you make your contribution no later than Thursday, October 29. I will contact the Hoffman campaign to verify how many contributions of $17.76 they received and I will match that amount.

    I am 51 years old. Over my entire lifetime I’ve probably contributed less than a sum total of two-hundred dollars to political campaigns. I never saw a compelling reason to give more. This year is different. I can see that average citizens are making a difference. We have a chance to shift the balance of power back to the American people. I hope you’ll join me in moving down the path of commitment.

    Below are links that allow you to make your own independent assessment of Doug Hoffman and his campaign in New York’s 23rd district. If you wish to contribute, and I hope you do, please click on the link to Hoffman for Congress and contribute electronically via a credit card. Please make sure you contribute exactly $17.76. The Hoffman campaign will tally up these contributions and I will match them. Please contribute by credit card – do not contribute by check as there will not be enough time to include contributions made by check.

    Real Clear Politics Poll Result
    Politics Daily Poll Results
    Washington Times Article
    Doug Hoffman for Congress Website

     

    • Matt 4:18 pm on October 28, 2009 Permalink

      I like your passion and willingness to back up your words so tangibly. I have already donated to Hoffman 3x, because I also see it as a sort of litmus test of our grassroots resolve to change the direction of our country. Attended several tea parties and town halls…frustrated with ‘politics as usual’. Though I hope Mr. Hoffman wins, I hope everyone knows just by the powerful, unified response we conservatives have had in this one election, its not essential for him to prevail in the election. We are being heard……regardless of results, we simply need to keep up this hyper-vigilance and Be Bold….Let’s Roll !

    • Frank Maimone 7:24 am on October 28, 2009 Permalink

      Wes– count me in– some of our Republican leaders like Gingrich have compromised their conservative values by endorsing the RINO.

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