An American Lion

I tell you, this, sir, I shall not sign until someone pays me my price and lets me have gold in exchange for my everlasting soul….

I shall print this in full because it really, really is THAT bad:

December 28, 2009

Dear Friend:

We don’t have much time, so I will get right to the point.

In the midst of enjoying Christmas with my family, we were quickly reminded that there is still a war against the American way of life; on Christmas morning, it came right here to Detroit.

We know the story. A cowardly terrorist was allowed to board a flight bound for our state, and armed with explosives, attempted to murder countless passengers and potential victims on the ground.

Unnamed heroes aboard the plane likely averted disaster.

Shockingly, yesterday morning, Barack Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary went on TV and said “the system worked”!

They just don’t get it. The system didn’t “work” here. Far from it! It is insulting that The Obama administration would make such a claim, but then again, these are the same weak-kneed liberals who have recently tried to bring Guantanamo Bay terrorists right here to Michigan!

My promise to you, as your governor, my first duty and most solemn responsibility is to keep Michigan safe!

For almost a decade I have been a leader on National Security and at the forefront of the war on terror. I understand the real and continuing threat radical jihadists pose to our great state of Michigan and our great Nation.

I have pledged that I will do “everything possible” to prevent these terrorists from coming to Michigan.

But I need your help.

If you agree that we need a Governor who will stand up the Obama/Pelosi efforts to weaken our security please make a most generous contribution of $25, $50, $100 or even $250 to my campaign.

When I first ran for Congress after 15 years in the private sector, I believed that while we may have serious policy differences with those on the left, protecting America was neither a Democrat nor Republican issue.

In fact, in the days following September 11, 2001, I spent hours in meetings with my Democrat colleagues, making sure that we were doing everything we could to prevent another terrorist attack.

There should be no partisan rancor when it comes to keeping our citizens safe.

Unfortunately, as the Democrat party drifts further and further to the left, their leaders are making decisions that should frighten us all.

Since President Obama took office, he and his left-wing cronies have taken steps to undermine the work of our brave men and women who work tirelessly to keep us safe.

First came his brazen and naive pledge to close Guantanamo Bay without any idea where to put the Jihadists who will never stop trying to do us harm.

Next, his Justice Department announced plans to reinvestigate intelligence officers involved in interrogating known terrorists in a program that undoubtedly saved American lives. According to seven former CIA directors, this investigation will have a “devastating impact on CIA morale, America’s counter terrorism efforts and our foreign intelligence partnerships.”

As if this wasn’t enough, now comes word that they are prosecuting Navy SEALs on the word of wanted terrorist and his lawyer; while at the same time the President is sending Gitmo prisoners home to Yemen. I can only imagine what will happen when they link up with their fellow Al Qaida jihadists to make more plans to attack our great country.

Not on my watch!

Barack Obama’s policies may impress the “Blame America First” crowd at home and his thousands of fans overseas, but they sure don’t do anything to protect our families in Michigan or the rest of America.

And while the Obama/Pelosi agenda may be popular in the mainstream media, we should not be governed by the editorial pages of the New York Times.

I will be a governor who fights, every day, to keep Michigan safe.

Won’t you join me?

As you know, I have spoken out as loudly as I can against the dangerous policies of the Obama administration.

And while we face many challenges here in Michigan, I know that as Governor, my most solemn obligation will be to work every day to make sure that Michigan families are safe. And I will stop at nothing to make sure that I fulfill this obligation, no matter what the administration in Washington tries to do.

Together, let’s stand up for America, and stand up for Michigan. Please, help me fight by making a most generous contribution of $25, $50, $100 or even $250, so that we can fight together to protect our families, our state, and our freedom!

Yours Truly,

Pete Hoekstra

P.S. I am running for Governor to bring conservative leadership to Lansing. I will fight every day to lower taxes, create jobs and stand up for our shared values. Please make a secure, online donation to my campaign of $25, $50, $100 or even $250. Thank you.

Good God.

Using the War on Terror to raise money?

Saying:

There should be no partisan rancor when it comes to keeping our citizens safe.

and then saying:

Since President Obama took office, he and his left-wing cronies have taken steps to undermine the work of our brave men and women who work tirelessly to keep us safe.

You can just see the excited spittle dripping off the chin of the eager beaver who wrote that. Really, Mr. Hoekstra. Get some better staff. Your hired help just sealed your fate in national and local politics.

This is an unconscionable politicization of our national security and of the defense of this nation. It’s all well and good to say that you want to raise money to do things differently, but Hoekstra is using an incident, which I have already criticized as being poorly handled, to gain political power. He is a whore for money, and an evident believer that the dead are to be stepped upon for his own accumulation of treasure and power. It’s one thing to say what he’s saying. We have to have an honest and frank discourse in this country. It’s entirely another thing to go out and raise money off of a near disaster that could have killed hundreds.

A man this shameless would sell his mother into slavery, his wife to a pimp, his dog to a Korean butcher shop, his country to the highest bidder, and his soul to any devil that would have it.

Update on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 by Norman Rogers

An ACTUAL Fundraising E-mail sent from Senator Barbara Boxer:

I admit it — I’m biased:
I think my mom, Barbara Boxer, is a terrific U.S. Senator, and I couldn’t be prouder of everything she’s done for the people of California. Fortunately, millions of Californians agree, having elected her to three terms in the U.S. Senate.
But 2010 is shaping up to be one of my mom’s toughest re-election campaigns yet. Whether her ultimate opponent is Carly Fiorina, with her deep pockets, or Chuck DeVore, with his strong right-wing “tea party” support, we can’t take anything for granted.
So I urge you to join me in supporting my mom’s campaign now — in these last 72 hours before the December 31 year-end fundraising deadline.
Please contribute $5 to Barbara Boxer’s campaign today — before Thursday’s year-end fundraising deadline!
Over the last few days, as three generations of Boxers have gathered together to celebrate the holidays, I’ve had a chance to reflect a lot on my mom’s career — on everything she’s already done, and everything she still wants to accomplish in the years ahead.
I’ve always known that my mom’s heart is in the right place. My sister Nicole and I saw it every day when we were growing up.
She always wanted to make things better for our family and every family in our neighborhood. That’s why she ran for the Marin County Board of Supervisors in the first place — to make sure we had clean air to breathe and clean water to drink.
It’s why, in the Senate, my mom wrote the first-ever federal legislation for funding afterschool programs, providing more than one million kids a safe and enriching place to go at the end of the school day.
It’s why she supported President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, which is protecting and creating good American jobs.
It’s also why, these days, with four grandchildren of her own, my mom is especially focused on addressing the threat of global climate change to protect the health of our planet for generations to come.
We need more people like my mom in the U.S. Senate — and we certainly need to keep her there for another six years, fighting for us, for California, and for America.

Not as craven, but still pathetic. No, I won’t give your moms five dollars, dude. If she can’t beat Carly Fiorina, then she has no business being in the United States Senate. Please STOP trying to tell us Fiorina is a serious candidate for anything other than the delusional bag of nuts wing of the loony bin.