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News from North Carolina: Paul supporters Lawson and Jones win NC primaries!

http://www.nolanchart.com/article3711.html

B.J. Lawson, making his first run for office, and Walter Jones, a 7-term incumbent, both scored impressive victories.
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by George Dance
(Libertarian)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Ron Paul supporters William (B.J.) Lawson and Walter Jones both won primary victories in North Carolina on May 6. Lawson received 70% of the Republican vote in the 4th Congressional District (CD-4), while Jones took 60% in CD-3. RPR site RonPaul.com reports that both “were endorsed by Ron Paul.” (1)

Lawson, a medical doctor turned entrepreneur, is making his first run for political office. He introduced Ron Paul at Paul’s presidential campaign rally this month in Durham, which is in CD-4. (2)

Otherwise Lawson did not stress his connection to Paul. His opponent, Rev. Augustus Cho, did that for him, calling him “a Ron Paul Libertarian, 100%! Go to his webpage, and everything he stands for is right there! I call him Ron Paul Jr. because that’s what he is.” (3) (Lawson’s later response: “No, I’m a Ron Paul Republican.”)

Lawson now goes up against David Price, CD-4’s 10-term Democratic incumbent.

In CD-3, Walter Jones is the incumbent. Formerly a Democrat, he switched to Republican and won the seat in 1994 as part of the “Contract With America” campaign. Sometimes called a liberal due to his political past and his post-2005 opposition to the Iraq War, Jones in fact enjoys an American Conservative Union lifetime rating of 92. Newt Gingrich also endorsed him in the primary.

Jones is a member of the congressional Liberty Caucus. According to Wikipedia, he “endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 race for president of the United States.” (4)

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Sources
(1) “Ron Paul at 8% in Indiana and North Carolina,” RonPaul.com, May 6, 2008.
http://www.ronpaul.com/2008-05-06/ron-paul-at-7-in-indiana-and-north-carolina/

(2) “William BJ Lawson speech at UNC Ron Paul rally,” You Tube, May 2, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpK20sBbnvA

(3) “Durham AIR Debate — Beating David Price,” You Tube, Feb. 14, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AJtRzROGvE

(4) “Walter B. Jones,” Wikipedia (accessed May 7, 2008).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B._Jones

“Walter Jones for Congress” (accessed May 8, 2008).
http://www.walterjonesforcongress.com/

“Lawson for Congress” (accessed May 8, 2008).
http://www.lawsonforcongress.com/

Video and Article:David Gay may pose threat for Onondaga County GOP

VIDEO:http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/115634/david-gay-may-pose-threat-for-onondaga-county-gop/Default.aspx

Updated: 05/07/2008 05:06 PM

By: Bill Carey

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An incumbent congressman says he will back Dale Sweetland in this year’s congressional race. A state assemblyman, who was challenging Sweetland, backs out of the race. Relief for local party leaders, hoping to avoid a primary battle.

  But they forgot to check with David Gay.

 Gay is best known in local political circles for his work in local organizing for the presidential campaign of maverick republican Ron Paul, a candidate who shares Gay’s views on reducing government and staking out a pro-life position. And also a strong opposition to the war in Iraq.

 He too had sought support from the Onondaga republican committee, but received less than one percent of the vote. He says he expected that outcome, claiming the committee was going down the same road it followed when it chose Sweetland to run for Onondaga County Executive in 2007.

 

 

David Gay may pose threat for Onondaga County GOP

Republican leaders are worried. Long time republican congressman James Walsh is stepping down at year’s end, leaving his 25th district seat wide open in this fall’s elections. They have been confident they can avoid any primary and focus on the fall. But News 10 Now’s Bill Carey says there may still be a roadblock ahead for the GOP.

“The republican committee, the higher-ups in the republican party, said to the voters of Central New York, this is Dale Sweetland. This is your guy. And they said no. They said, Joanie Mahoney’s our girl. Let’s go for Joanie Mahoney. And she won,” Gay said.

Gay won’t make much of an effort in further committee votes in the congressional district in Cayuga, Wayne and Monroe counties. Though not committing to one yet, he says he will make preparations for a primary challenge.

 “Have to circulate my petitions and talk to the voters and let them know that my message is in support of them and not just in support of a particular political party or political agenda,” said Gay.

 Gay is setting no timetable for making a decision on a primary challenge. And at this point, he says he’s still open to talks with Dale Sweetland. But what would he need to hear?

 “Dale Sweetland would have to tell me that his plans for Congress are to actively work to reduce the size and scope of government to its constitutional limits,” Gay said. “And unless he can tell me that that’s his exact plan, I can’t support him.”

 So for now, Gay says he’ll continue organizing and raising money for a possible battle ahead.

 If Gay decides to launch a primary, he will need to collect 1,250 signatures on petitions. Petitions would begin circulating in the district in late June.

Source:http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/115634/david-gay-may-pose-threat-for-onondaga-county-gop/Default.aspx

The Revolution-A manifesto! is #1 on the New York Times bestseller list!

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/020882.html

Washington—-YOU’RE FIRED!———————-

 

[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=uZgL9Yr16pc

*NY Times*-G.O.P. Struggles to Find Candidates for Congress

An interesting article from April 8th, 2008 New York Times.

Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/nyregion/08republicans.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

G.O.P. Struggles to Find Candidates for Congress

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ

 

Published: April 8, 2008

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
Published: April 8, 2008

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are struggling to recruit candidates for Congressional races in the New York region, reflecting a problem for the party in other pockets of the country and giving Democrats an opportunity to build on the gains they made in the area in the last election.
 
Representative Thomas M. Reynolds, Republican of New York, announcing last month that he would not seek a sixth term.
Heading into this election cycle, Republican leaders in Washington identified dozens of Congressional seats they believed they could pick up in November’s election — some where Democrats narrowly won a first term in 2006, and others where Democrats represent Republican-leaning districts.

But that strategy appears to have run into complications, both in the New York region and in some other parts of the country, as many potential Republican candidates — including public officials and wealthy entrepreneurs — have stayed on the sidelines, despite direct appeals from party leaders.

In some cases, potential candidates see a tough climate for Republicans, largely because of a troubled economy and a protracted war, according to some Republicans.

Some have even started races, only to abandon the effort.

A recent example arose after Representative Thomas M. Reynolds, a five-term Republican, announced on March 20 that he would not run for re-election in New York’s 26th Congressional District, a heavily Republican area that stretches from Buffalo to Rochester.

Days after Mr. Reynolds’s announcement, the man widely considered to be the most formidable Republican candidate to replace Mr. Reynolds, George D. Maziarz, a popular state senator, declared that he would not run for the seat.

He said that giving up his own seat to run for Congress would be too great a gamble.

“It’s very difficult for a Republican in this election cycle,” Mr. Maziarz said in a recent interview. “It’s clearly a competitive seat. And I think it’s more competitive without me.”

Republican leaders play down the difficulty of finding willing candidates. Ken Spain, a spokesman for the House Republicans’ campaign committee, acknowledged the challenges in certain districts but said the party had done a good job of recruitment over all.

“We believe we have fielded one of the best Republican recruitment classes in quite some time,” he said.

But the lack of robust challengers, especially for Democratic freshmen, is clearly a concern. Members of Congress are typically considered most vulnerable after their first term in office. After that, the benefits of incumbency tend to build and protect them from serious challenges.

In central New York, for example, Republicans have been urging Richard Hanna, a wealthy businessman who could bankroll his own race, to run against Representative Michael Arcuri, a member of the Democratic freshman class of 2006. In that year, the party gained 30 seats and took control of the House.

But Mr. Hanna, who formed an exploratory committee last November, has yet to enter the race, puzzling Mr. Arcuri and Democratic leaders in Washington, who had been bracing for a tough election season for freshman lawmakers. As recently as last week, Republican leaders in Washington encouraged Mr. Hanna to run, and they say they believe he still may enter the race.

“I don’t know why the situation is what it is,” Mr. Arcuri said in a recent interview. He suggested that the electoral challenges Republicans are facing, including an increasingly unpopular war, may have led “people who might otherwise run for Congress to think twice.”

Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who is in charge of the House Democratic campaign effort for 2008, said Democrats had started the election cycle expecting to spend much of their time and resources defending the seats captured by new members.

“It’s unexpected,” he said, referring to the recruitment problems Republican have faced. “The fact that they have not been able to field candidates in a lot of these districts means we have not had to circle the wagons and play defense.”

The Republican recruitment effort is also facing complications on the Senate side. In New Jersey, John F. Crowley, a biotechnology executive, decided recently not to enter the New Jersey Republican primary, even after being asked to do so by Senator John McCain of Arizona and other prominent Republicans.

Republicans have had difficulty recruiting top-tier candidates in several other states, including Ohio and Indiana. But the problems have been especially pronounced in New York, a heavily Democratic state where Democrats picked up three Republican-held seats in 2006. Republicans are in danger of suffering more losses this year, analysts say.

In the Syracuse area, for example, Republican leaders are scrambling to find a candidate to appear on the ballot in place of Representative James T. Walsh, who recently announced that he would retire at the end of his current term.

Republicans in Washington thought that their strongest possible candidate was William Fitzpatrick, the longtime Onondaga County district attorney, and tried to persuade him to run. But he ultimately declined. Mr. Fitzpatrick did not return a phone call requesting comment. Now, several Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination, even as Democrats have coalesced around their candidate, Dan Maffei, a former Congressional aide who narrowly lost to Mr. Walsh in the 2006 election.

Republicans have also suffered a significant setback in their efforts to defeat Representative John Hall, a freshman Democrat who narrowly won his seat in the suburbs north of New York City in 2006.

At one point, Republican Party leaders had managed to recruit a millionaire who was expected to pour his own money into the race, causing alarm among Democrats. But the candidate, Andrew M. Saul, a vice chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, abruptly quit the race, citing personal reasons. Now, Mr. Hall is running virtually unopposed.

The problems are also playing out in neighboring New Jersey, where Representative Jim Saxton, a longtime incumbent, announced that he would not seek re-election this year, leaving Republican leaders in a bind.

In an effort to protect the seat, national Republicans leaders approached State Senator Diane Allen, 59, seeing her as a strong prospective candidate, according to one person close to the situation. But the senator decided not to run because she did not relish a contested primary, the person said, leaving a muddled primary among Republicans fighting for their party’s nomination for the seat.

David Gay for US Congress-NY to force a Primary!-David Gay Moneybomb – May 31st

Update on David Gay for US Congress-New York Congressional District 25-Republican

Endorsed by Ron Paul

David Gay Moneybomb – May 31st

Last night, Dale Sweetland, a party darling, won the GOP endorsement for the Congressional seat in the 25th District of N.Y. State. Although Bob Oaks had raised over $100,000 and Sweetland had raised even less than I did (around $3,000), old party tricks won out and Sweetland got 95% of the vote!

Knowing full well that most GOP Committees do not represent actual voters, there will be a primary, and I will be the one to initiate it.

I will announce my intention to primary with a press conference on May 26th, and hope you all can give me a fundraising boost at the end of that week.

Thank you to everyone from across the nation who has donated so far. If it weren’t for you, I may have dropped out by now. I realize, however, that this message is too important! WE are the future of the Republican Party, and the future of this great nation!

This race is mine to win. Time to spread Dr. Paul’s message to the masses!

Warmest Regards,

David A. Gay, Sr.
Republican for U.S. Congress
N.Y. State – 25th District
www.davidgay2008.com

Please email your pledge for May 31st to: davidandrewgay@yahoo.com

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“I believe David Gay is the best qualified candidate to serve in the US Congress from the 25th district of New York. David would make a strong replacement for Jim Walsh, who recently announced his retirement. David believes very strongly in the traditional Republican principles of constitutionally limited government and free enterprise. I am happy to give him my endorsement.”

– Ron Paul

Why do we need to help these Freedom Candidates?

 

Read this Article by Henry Lamb-

Congress to transform America to socialism?

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Posted: May 03, 2008
1:00 am Eastern

 

© 2008 

 

The classic definition of socialism is: government control of the sources of production. A bill now before Congress, H.R. 2421, will give the federal government absolute control over all sources of production. This bill, if enacted, will instantly convert the United States into a socialist nation.

The debate, however, is not about the merits of socialism over capitalism and free markets; the debate is about water. The bill will give to the federal government control over all water in the United States, and control over all “… activities affecting these waters.”

Water is essential in the production of virtually everything. If the government controls water, and all “activities affecting these waters,” then the government controls the sources of production.

There is absolutely no need for the government to take this draconian step. Water is already regulated far beyond necessity. The control and regulation of water has stripped property rights from people in every state – often for no definable public benefit. This bill will destroy the last vestige of the idea of private property rights.

For more than a generation, the liberal philosophy that government should “manage” society has prevailed in the education system and in practice. The 1973 Endangered Species Act gave the federal government power to declare private property to be “critical habitat” under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Court decisions in the 1980s defined privately owned “wetlands” to be the jurisdiction of the federal government. The 1990s saw the rise of comprehensive planning as the most effective way to control the use of land. Now, we’re faced with a bill to give government the power to control the use of water and all “activities affecting these waters,” and with it goes all claims to private property rights.

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Americans have accepted the idea that the protection of a single population of a sub-species of some bug or weed is more important than the rights of the property owner. Americans have accepted the idea that some appointed planning council knows better how land should be used than the people who own and pay taxes on the land. Now, Americans are expected to accept the notion that government should control the water supply, and thereby control the sources of all production.

With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the current economic downturn, no one seems to be pointing to government’s involvement in and mismanagement of the marketplace. Why Americans sat by and allowed government to take their freedom away piecemeal is a mystery posterity will surely ponder. Historically, Americans rallied behind whatever effort it took to keep socialism from overtaking this nation. Now, Congress is moving rapidly toward enacting a law that will effectively embrace socialism.

The voices in Washington in opposition to this transformation are few and are drowned out by big-name officials who command media attention. This condition did not occur overnight. For a generation, a government-controlled education system has produced people who actually believe that government should be the master of society, rather than society being the master of government.

For a generation, these people have been gaining political power in local, state and federal offices. Now, it is difficult to find an elected body of government anywhere that is not dominated by people who believe the power of government must supersede the power of the people.

This condition will not be corrected overnight – if ever. Someone has to teach a new generation why the U.S. Constitution produced the most prosperous nation ever. Someone has to explain to a new generation the difference between a free market and a market managed by government. Someone has to teach a new generation that the exercise of freedom does not require the government’s permission.

The “someone” here will be the people who are elected to local, state and federal offices over the next several years. If the people who cherish freedom over government control fail to find and elect like-minded representatives, then freedom will continue to fade and government control – socialism – will continue to flourish.

Listen carefully to the candidates for every office, and reject those who campaign for more government programs and more government control. Identify those in the city council, county commission and in the state legislatures who vote for expanded government control – and vote for their opponents (if they advocate more freedom). Look at the list of cosponsors of H.R. 2421, and tell them to vote against this socialist bill. Read the bill yourself, and don’t let your representative tell you that it doesn’t expand government power over all “activities affecting these waters.”

This bill is expected to see floor action within the next several weeks. If it is enacted, it will not likely ever be undone. Once government gets its hands on new power, it is never relinquished.

Source:http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63207

Join us at the Fundraiser for Leonard Roberto(running for NY State Assembly 142nd District) May 8th,2008

Fundraiser for Leonard Roberto

Http://friendsofRoberto.comWhen:  Thursday May 8th, 2008 at 6:30 PM

 Where: The Valley Inn

           Main Street

           Clarence, New York  10651

Tickets- $25.00 Per Person

RSVP: Info:It’s $25 per person and there will be pizza, wings and drinks (n/a) for everyone and a chinese auction. We had a great time at the last one. Please rsvp to me at 491-3332. If you can’t make it, feel free to send your contribution to “Friends of Roberto”, 788 Sullivan Rd., Alden, NY 14004. Contributions for the auction are also welcome. Hope to see you there!