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GOA: PVF Alert

October 28, 2009
Help Elect A Pro-gun Champion!

Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.goapvf.org

October 27, 2009

Dear Friend of the Second Amendment,

You may have heard about a special Congressional election taking place next week in upstate New York.  The race features a Nancy Pelosi Democrat and a Republican with long-standing ties to ACORN against a genuine pro-gun leader named Doug Hoffman.

Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is proud to endorse Doug Hoffman in this race.

Doug Hoffman is a 100% gun rights supporter who will be a leader in the battle to defend the Second Amendment.

Mr. Hoffman believes that laws restricting your right to keep and bear arms is no way to fight crime.

As the next Congressman from New York, Doug Hoffman will fight hard against the gun control schemes coming out of Nancy Pelosi’s office and he will work to repeal unconstitutional gun laws on the books.

One of Doug Hoffman’s opponents, Bill Owens, will be just another YES vote for radical anti-gun House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  He refuses to let voters know where he stands on specific gun control issues, which enables him to play it both ways on the Second Amendment.

Politicians like this are slowly destroying our right to keep and bear arms.

Mr. Hoffman’s other opponent, Dede Scozzafava, voted in 1999 for the kind of “study” of gun “safety” that is so often used by the gun prohibitionists as a backdoor to greater and more intrusive regulation.  Attacking gun owners’ rights under the cover of “safety” is a favorite tactic of the anti-Second Amendment crowd and she voted for it.

She also voted in 1999 to stick gun owners with a burdensome reporting requirement when a gun is stolen.   Under that law, the victim of a gun theft can be criminally prosecuted if the theft is not reported quickly enough to suit the authorities.  This type of law turns the victim into a criminal.

These are not the votes of a 100% defender of the Second Amendment.

In addition, this candidate has close ties to the radical anti-gun group ACORN. The current leader of ACORN, Bertha Lewis, also co-founded New York’s Working Families Party — a party that supported Scozzafava in past elections.

The right choice for gun owners in this election is clearly Doug Hoffman.

One recent poll shows Mr. Hoffman with a slight lead in the three-way race, but the election is all about voter turnout.  In the last few days of the campaign Doug needs our financial help to reach out to as many pro-Second Amendment voters as possible.

Your contribution of $25, $50, $100, or more at http://www.doughoffmanforcongress.com will help Doug Hoffman stay on the air, speaking directly to voters.

Your support of Doug Hoffman will send a strong message to Congressional leaders of both parties in Washington — a message that says NO to Nancy Pelosi’s gun control agenda and NO to more business-as-usual politicians.

We need representatives who are willing to “rock the boat” on Capitol Hill, and Doug Hoffman is just that type of candidate.  Please go to http://www.doughoffmanforcongress.com right away!

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice-Chairman

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Senator Ted Harvey

July 31, 2009

Anyone that regularly reads this blog is more then aware that I am no shill for the Republicans. However, until the Conservative Party of America actually gets up and running most politicians that I do support will most probably be Republicans. Colorado State Senator is one of those that I will support. What follows is his latest newsletter.

CONTINUING THE FIGHT…

It is with great excitement and urgency that I announce my candidacy for re-election to the Colorado State Senate.

As you know our country is in the midst of a major economic, political and moral crisis and I can not see myself sitting on the sidelines during this critical time in our nation’s history!

There is a revolution occurring…a revolution by the radical left to consolidate power and socialize major aspects of the private sector. Whether it is the auto industry, the financial industry, the health care or the energy industry, the Democrats are attempting to control the means of production in the most important areas of our economy.  They have already taken over major companies like GM and are attempting to control entire industries through draconian regulation like Cap and Trade or single payer health care.  They are power drunk with their majority status and are emboldened to push through their radical agenda.

World history has proven that socialism diminishes the value of each individual life for the sake of the whole; it robs the individual of the rewards of their labor, while enslaving them into a life of dependency on a Godless master called government. Knowing this, why would any rational person intentionally try to take our nation down this “road to serfdom?”

Indeed, this is the moral conflict of our time, and it demands that every conservative rise up and answer the call to action!

Even here in Colorado, the Governor and the Democrat majority tried to take $500 million in private sector premiums from Pinnacol, one of the state’s largest workers compensation assurance companies.

Thankfully, we have a seasoned group of conservative legislators that led the fight against many of the Democrat’s most radical schemes here in Colorado.  Whether it was against their efforts to take over Pinnacol Assurance Company, or their push to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, or their attempts to abolish Colorado’s Electoral College vote-our Republican legislature stood united to stop their efforts.


There is a light beginning to shine on the horizon…The brazen actions of the liberals have brought about a grassroots movement of common sense Americans across our great country.  Ordinary citizens are becoming actively involved in the political process for the first time in their lives! Whether it is through the TEA parties, the 9/12 groups, the Ron Paul activists or the anti-illegal immigration movement, Americans of all walks of life are starting to plug in.  Many who have taken for granted our precious freedoms are now beginning to realize what is at risk and how much we are about to lose.

We must unite these diverse groups to organize a political movement that will focus on taking back our state and our nation-a nation founded on the principles of free people and free markets-not copouts, handouts and bailouts.

Whatever happened to individual responsibility-when a bad investment meant you lost money…not where you looked to the taxpayers to bail you out?  I don’t know of any hard working, average American expecting or receiving a bailout from their fellow neighbors.  Why should we treat Wall Street any differently?

It is time we say enough is enough!

I am committed to taking the conservative fight to the State Senate once again, but I need the help of grassroots activists like you.

Over the last eight years I have helped lead the conservative movement here in Colorado.  I have fought hard to bring traditional, common sense values to the Colorado legislature.

During my tenure I have had the great privilege to sponsor and co-sponsor some of the State’s most important pieces of conservative legislation.

IMMIGRATION REFORM-I have led the fight on immigration reform since the first day I walked through the capitol doors.   In 2002, I was able to sponsor and see passed the law which denies drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens.  I also sponsored and passed the law eliminating sanctuary cities throughout our state.  I have led the fight to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition.  My efforts earned me the “Legislator of the Year Award” in 2006 and 2008 from “CASA” the ColoradoAlliance for a Secure America.


PRO-LIFE-I was designated Legislator of the Year in 2003 by Colorado Right to Life with the passage of my bill requiring parental notification for minors seeking abortion–the first and only pro-life bill ever to pass in Colorado.  I also had the opportunity to introduce abortion survivor Gianna Jessen to the Colorado State House.  Until my last breath, I will always champion life from conception to natural death.

TAX LIMITATION-Over the years I’ve helped lead the fight to protect TABOR and stop new taxation during the greatest revenue shortfall in our state’s history.  In 2004, I was awarded “Taxpayer Guardian” by the ColoradoUnion of Taxpayers. I have never supported a tax increase in my tenure in the legislature.

SECOND AMENDMENT-Twice I have been named “Legislator of the Year” by RockyMountain Gun Owners.  I also have an “A” rating with the NRA and the Colorado State Shooting Association. And just this past year I was the Senate sponsor of the “Make My Day Better” bill.

EDUCATION REFORM-This year I sponsored the Public School Transparency Act which required all public schools to post their books online so that any interested taxpayer could review the district’s books and determine where their tax money was being spent.

These are only a few highlights of my eight years in the State Legislature, but now is the time to look forward to the next four years and what we can accomplish together.  I assure you I will continue to fight for lower taxes, to protect the unborn, to preserve family values, to defend our Constitution and our borders, and to create new jobs throughout all of Colorado.

We cannot allow the forces of the left to prevail in Colorado any longer. We must win back both the State House and Senate, and we must take back the Governor’s office.  The stakes are too high to lose.  I need your help!

Through re-election:

·  I can continue to help lead our conservative fight down at the State Capitol.
·  I can help elect other conservatives around the state to all levels of government.

·  I can help unite a conservative movement that has been silent for far too long.
·  Together we can return economic prosperity and sanity to our great state.

As you know I ran for Congress last year and subsequently I was unable to raise any funds for my Senate re-election campaign.  I actually have less than $500 in my Senate account.  Therefore, I am reaching out to friends and supporters like you to help raise the resources necessary to mount a bold and unapologetic conservative campaign.

Current state law limits contributions to no more than $400 per individual.   With these limitations and the tough economic times, it is going to take quite a number of small individual contributions to reach our goal of $50,000.  Please consider contributing today.  No matter how much you are able to give, every bit is essential, and gratefully received by our campaign.

To contribute online click here

Or, you may send a check to:
Committee to Elect Ted Harvey
P.O. Box 630438
Highlands Ranch, CO 80163

Thank you again for your friendship and support, together we can take this battle directly to the Democrats next November.

Sincerely,

Senator Ted Harvey (R)
30th District, Colorado

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A Nation for sale, one state at a time

March 14, 2009

The past election cycle made it very clear that elections can in fact be bought. True, how the money is used to market a package has a lot to do with the process but the result is still pretty much the same. Putting together a war chest and then painting a picture that sells has a lot to do with how people influence electoral outcomes. What follows is a great piece of work and should be required reading for anyone that wants more from candidates then simple lipstick on a pig with wings.

H/T to Face the State
March 13, 2009

More light has been shed on the Colorado Democracy Alliance, a coalition of wealthy and once clandestine donors who helped turn Colorado from a solidly red state to trusted blue over just the last five years.

In the most recent edition of National Review magazine, former state Rep. Rob Witwer, a Genesee Republican, writes about Colorado’s “Rocky Ride,” detailing how the GOP fell “from power in Colorado — and how the Democrats hope to replicate it.”

Witwer’s thesis is that Colorado Democrats rose to power in the 2004 and 2008 elections not because of some complicated strategy, but rather because of a winning combination of basic grassroots politics coupled with a ton of cash.

Prior to the 2004 election, the GOP ruled nearly every political office in the state, holding both U.S. Senate seats, five of seven congressional seats, the four major statewide offices, including governor, and controlling both houses of the state legislature. By the time 2009 rolled around, however, Witwer concludes, “the opposite is true: Replace the word ‘Republicans’ with ‘Democrats’ in the previous sentence, and you have one of the most stunning reversals of fortune in American political history.”

Democrats spoke freely with Witwer for his analysis, which is part of a book he’s currently working on with 9News political reporter Adam Schrager. Titled, “The Blueprint: How Democrats Won the West (and Why Republicans Should Care).” The book will be published in 2010.

“In hindsight, what Colorado Democrats did was as simple as it was effective,” Witwer writes. “First, they built a robust network of nonprofit entities to replace the Colorado Democratic party, which had been rendered obsolete by campaign-finance reform. Second, they raised historic amounts of money from large donors to fund these entities. Third, they developed a consistent, topical message. Fourth, and most important, they put aside their policy differences to focus on the common goal of winning elections. As former Democratic house majority leader Alice Madden later said, ‘It’s not rocket science.’”

Witwer says he’s interested in studying Colorado’s political history from a journalistic perspective, not a political one. “Whether people are happy or unhappy with the political developments of the last four years, the [political] change has been remarkable and that story needs to be told,” he told Face The State.

Last October, documents obtained by Face The State revealed the inner workings of CoDA, including a memo detailing a plan to “educate the idiots.”

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HILLARY QUOTES « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

November 21, 2007

HILLARY QUOTES « Conservative Libertarian Outpost

Interesting, how a post from last year can suddenly spring to life now that the election is getting so much closer.

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