Jesse Phillips: Why I’m Supporting Bruce O’Donoghue
Getting ready for August 24th
By Jesse Phillips
The choice in November is going to be clear. If I lived in District 8 I would examine the Grayson versus Non-Grayson portion of the ballot for about a millisecond before voting for the Candidate-Not-Known-As-Grayson with every fiber of my being. I’ve considered moving to the district just for that vote, but alas, my own district has one Suzanne Kosmas to deal with.
While the decision in November is easy, the decision in August is more difficult. The Republican primary is chock full of quality individuals, many of whom I have met and all of whom I respect. As one who was home schooled and is actively involved in the Tea Party, I deeply respect Patricia Sullivan. I was one of the first people to order Todd Long’s book “The Conservative Comeback” and was inspired by his passion for our founding principals. I have always respected Daniel Webster, and wish that he would have run for governor. In all of these cases, I wholeheartedly believe that anybody who wins the nomination and potentially defeats Grayson would bring some substantial change to our government.
I am, however, choosing to join a growing faith-based coalition supporting Bruce O’Donoghue to contest Alan Grayson in November. I’ve been impressed with with the no-nonsense approach he has taken in his campaign. He is not afraid of speaking the truth, exposing lies in the media regarding the registered TEA Party. His boldness in challenging the ethically questionable tactics of Mr. Grayson show me he’s the person we should send to confront the destructive habits of career politicians. Bruce is a man we desperately need to break the paralysis that strangles Washington and threatens our Constitution and our republic.
As a pastor and concerned American, I’m very aware of the need for someone who recognizes the danger of dependence on government. Bruce’s experience in small business and compassionate outreach through initiatives like House of Hope prove to me that he has the mindset and character Washington so desperately needs.
I know I’ve alienated some of you by supporting Bruce. I respect your decision to support your candidate. I would, however, encourage you to take time to learn about Mr. O’Donoghue. Look at his business background and the positions he has served to protect small businesses, the backbone of the American economy. Look at his track-record of social conservativism through the House of Hope, Vision Orlando, YMCA, FCA and more. If you do, I think you’ll find a man that demonstrates the character our Founders knew to be so vital to holding public office.
I’m gonna puke. Bruce is a moderate RINO. He is the only one we shouldn’t vote for in the primary. Why does Jesse Phillips get a special column? He looks like he is 16 years old.
Thanks for expressing your thoughts, Gabe! I wish you and the candidate of your choice the best in August.
Hi Jesse,
I wish you would take time to get to know Kurt Kelly. He is a licensed Baptist minister and articulates his ethical beliefs with a Christian world view. He is the one with the fire in the belly to beat the bully Grayson. I have no problem with Bruce- just wish you would expand your horizon a little- north.
BTW, Gabe, everyone has a chance to be a contributor and have their own ’special’ column!
Jesse,
I want you to meet a staunch Christian conservative, my friend Representative Kurt Kelly. Please view the video of Kurt’’s introducing Marco Rubio at the Lincoln-Reagan dinner in Ocala. Kurt talked about the founding fathers, God’s providence in America, and why America is great.
When you see this video, you will understand why so many are calling for a man like Kurt to represent us in Washington. Kurt loves God and our country.
Go to Kurt’s website at http://www.kellyforcongress.com
Video is found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdPYhuiM8Nw
OK Tom, I’ll take you up on that – to whom do I send my submittal? I’d like to writte an alternative viewpoint “above the fold”.
Allen, send me your full name, email address and preferred user name and I will set you up. All content is subject to approval before posting to the site. I do not sensor views, however, I will not post vulgarity and personal attacks.
Email the info to tomt@orlandopoliticalpress.com and you will receive an email with your password!
Just to clear matters up for Gabe Ruth, Jesse is apparently 23 years old (based on his biography located at http://jesseph.u108.provisionithost.com/bio/index.html).
Jesse, first congrats to you on becoming involved with political fervor at such a young age. And further congratulations go to you in recognizing that a vote for ANYONE running against Alan Grayson is a step in the right direction.
I’ve met each of the candidates running in the Republican primary for this race. I would urge you to reconsider your support of Bruce O’Donohue. Bruce is definitely smooth and polished and has a business background. However, Bruce’s conservative credentials are a little less than stellar. Make no mistake, Bruce is a nice gentleman. I just feel we need someone more capable of carrying the conservative mantle to Washington DC to represent us.
Of the Republican candidates running in the race presently, only two of them represent the conservative values and beliefs that we need in Washington: Patricia Sullivan and Todd Long. Unfortunately though, Todd has some serious black marks in his past (of which all of central Florida is already aware and don’t need to be repeated) and he continues to exhibit poor personal choices… and those items represent too easy of a target for Alan Grayson and his camp to pounce upon. If Todd thinks he had it rough two years ago when Keller barely scratched the surface of Todd’s past, he’s in for a rude surprise to what Grayson will do to him with that information (and more).
Patricia Sullivan on the other hand has represented to me that not only does she possess a keen knowledge of the facts, her values and principles are deeply set within her. When she speaks, you can tell she’s speaking from her heart and mind… not merely reciting the words of someone else (or the words from some book that’s being plugged… as some other candidates do). Further, when someone asks her a question, she actually does something strange: she answers the question. I’ve watched most of the other candidates either dance around an answer (without saying anything at all) or they bypass the question altogether so they can use the opportunity to do one of their talking points (very disrespectful to the person asking the question!).
Daniel Webster is indeed a very admirable man (in every sense of the term). However, I’ve attended most of the candidate forums and Webster seems to be very comfortable as an occasional candidate (he seems to nearly always have other plans for all but about 20% of the appearances that most of the other candidates find a way to attend). My concern with Dan (aside from the backing of the political establishment… which is finally being recognized by voters as a negative) is that he might also view the job of US Representative as merely an occasional job as well for when he doesn’t have something better to do with his time.
I would urge you Jesse to take a look at Patricia Sullivan’s campaign website and consider shifting your support in her direction: http://patriciasullivanforcongress.com/
Patricia Sullivan is my choice for District 8, She and Todd Long are the only two that I even see out and about. I like Patricia Sullivan because she is a Constitutional Conservative that does not waiver in her thinking. She will take our voice to DC, she can not and will not be bought.
My Husband and I both endorse Patricia Sullivan for 8th congressional district.
My Recommendation for the 8th district is Patricia Sullivan. We do highly recommend Patricia Sullivan as she is one of good character. She stands for what Americans want to see in their elected representatives. She will take our voice to be heard. She is the antithesis of Alan Grayson. Her core principles are fiscal responsibility, limited government; free markets and strong National Defense just to name a few. She is a strong leader with common sense values and will take on the issues and not waiver. Most important, she has the integrity that is so lacking in our government today. As our founding fathers respected life, liberties, and property and sacrificed so much for them, Patricia will stand up for and restore those God given unalienable rights. We stand with Patricia and will do all in our power to support her.
@TomT, thanks for the clarification. I was worried this site was in the tank for O’Donoghue and I took this as an endorsement. A disclaimer would be nice.
Let me deconstruct this on issues.
1. I don’t vote for THEOCRATS because they usually end up like this;
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/18/exclusive-indiana-rep-mark-souder-resign-amid-affair-staffer/
or this:
http://news.sc/2010/02/03/jenny-sanford-agreed-to-hide-affair-but-governor-mark-sanford-said-no/
Or this:
http://www.brokencountry.com/index.php/2010/03/04/senator-roy-ashburn-anti-gay-california-politician-cited-for-drunk-driving-after-leaving-gay-bar/
I find this embrace of O’Donoghue for his faith based coalitions VAPID.
2. i reject O’Donoghue for THOUGHTFUL reasons:
His illegal immigrant policy is to have the illegals that live here now re-enter the country “by paper and not by feet”. This sounded just like Mel Martinez’s position during the amnesty debate of 2007. Listen for yourself to the radio interview I heard Bruce give on Bud Hedinger. At 10:30 minutes he proclaims increasing legal immigration (a typical GOP talking point).
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/ORLANDO-FL/WFLF-AM/bruce_odonoghue_02-09-10.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=ORLANDO-FL&NG_FORMAT=newstalk&SITE_ID=1140&STATION_ID=WFLF-AM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Jimmy_D.&PCAST_CAT=Talk&PCAST_TITLE=Bud_Hedinger_Live
Its so limp wristed.
I had to mail a brick to Mel Martinez’s office to protest his support of amnesty for illegals in 2006 :
http://michellemalkin.com/2006/04/17/send-a-brick-to-congress/
I hang Martinez around Bruce’s neck because he chose this man:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/07/mel-shamnesty-martinez-steps-down/
As his big initial endorsement! And he won’t reject any of Mel’s points of view!
There are more issues than just immigration, but I singled it out for a teachable moment. Bruce O’Donoghue IS Mel Martinez (politically), RINO. I have already gone on too long so I will leave it at that.
Gabe,
Lol! I’ve got to admit that was the first time I’ve seen anyone play the theocrat card. Good one.
Also, for the record, I’m 27. That bio was old. I for got it was even up there. I took it down because I have 3 kids now and most of it’s out of date.
“I am, however, choosing to join a growing faith-based coalition supporting Bruce O’Donoghue”
Jesse, i would try to debate you and change your mind, but it is apparent that your mind is made up. You chose a candidate for emotional reasons rather than rational reasons. You shouldn’t forfeit your God given gift of reason because someone has a “faith based coalition”. Your argument for O’Donoghue’s substance is superficial and i think you are in over your head by making this public endorsement.
I don’t think you are completely naive. There is hope that you will find your voice in the next election cycle. And a final word on faith based organization: The Bush family was big on faith based organizations and I don’t think it had much of an effect on shrinking government. Now Obama and Pelosi are using faith based organizations against us to GROW government.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/06/pelosi-urges-catholic-church-play-major-role-immigration-overhaul/
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1890257,00.html
In case you are wondering why i’m cool on using religion to pick a candidate, it’s because of the 2008 presidential election.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/12/politics/main3609555.shtml
Rev. Huckabee got the religious conservatives riled up over Romney being a Mormon. And there was push polling informing voters that Romney is a Mormon.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/11/pushpoll.html
That bullcrap caused McCain to win the primary and led to the Obamanation.
I have to say I agree with Gabe and MSpenser on this Jesse. If your decision is based on faith, there are a number of God fearing candidates to choose from including Patricia Sullivan. If you are looking for political support Patricia Sullivan is the ONLY candidate in the race to qualify by petition. Bruce O’Donaghue has the backing of the politicians. Patricia has the backing of the people. Bruce paid to be on the ballot. Where does his money come from? You, the taxpayer. He sells products to local governments and is now using those connections and the taxpayer money to further his own stardom. I urge you to seriously reconsider.
Gabe,
You’re right that my mind is made up, but not because it was an emotional decision. My decision is rational. Study the founders and gain their perspective on the central role of faith and morality in the preservation of our Constitutional republic. We may disagree on who is best able to do this, but since you keep pitting my faith against my reason, I feel compelled to clarify. I know you don’t know me, but my decisions are based on a 12 year study of history and the principals of our founding and republic, an my best attempt to find an individual who demonstrates both the common sense to lead, and the demonstrable virtue and character to hold the office. People who try to remove faith from the public square, or downplay its importance threaten the very fabric of our great society. This isn’t just my perspective, it was woven into our government by the founders.
I know there are other candidates who will do a great job as well. But we’ve all got to choose. I choose Bruce. Why? Because in my calculation he is the most qualified person to represent us. Disagree? That’s cool. But don’t pit faith against reason. That’s the oldest play in the liberal’s playbook.
I watch Glenn Beck everyday. I know all about the role of faith in the founders. You are overstating the purpose of faith in government, my friend. You are attacking the problem from the wrong direction. I don’t think that church-going candidates will restore the republic; Presidents have been attending church for years and yet government keeps growing. You should attack the problem from the bottom-up, not from the top-down.
Didn’t you see the Founder’s Friday about George Whitefield? His preaching set the stage for the revolution. The role of religion is for pastors like YOU to get as many people to church as possible so we have a moral and responsible population that deserve liberty. A church going population WILL restore the republic because then people won’t seek heaven on earth. Candidate O’Donoghue won’t inspire a single person to go church, but he might repel a few. Religious activity is a bad barometer for politicians because they tend to fall far short of the mark.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”-John Adams
I’m not trying to remove faith from the public square. I’m trying to call a spade a spade. I bet you voted for Huckabee in 2008 for the same reason you like Bruce. He is relatable to you and makes you feel good. That’s a very narrow strategy to use when picking a challenger for Grayson. Out of 7-8 candidates that appear more faithful to conservatism, you just happened to pick the bible thumper. How convenient.
AND I couldn’t disagree more with this statement:
“I’ve been impressed with with the no-nonsense approach he has taken in his campaign. He is not afraid of speaking the truth…”
Watch this lackluster interview with Bruce at the Sentinel. He really shows those libs who is boss! (not) He comes off like a namby pamby wet noodle. I can see him wither in front of Grayson now. I don’t care about his little rehearsed press releases. Every video I see of this man leaves me unimpressed. No charisma.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videobeta/23f6e013-bc1d-47ee-a853-137d7b3c4214/News/Editorial-Board-interview-with-Bruce-O-Donoghue
He basically says he would have voted for the stimulus when he says: “I would like to say that I would have voted against it (the stimulus), but i wasn’t there at the time”. (6:00) He also says “we need to take a scalpel to those areas (of the budget)… (4:20)”
A SCALPAL?? I don’t care how many nonprofit organizations he has his fingers in. We need more than good intentions to fix our problems. We need extreme austerity measures to bring back the dollar.
Then contrast it to this the boldness of Kurt Kelly, who confidently defends his conservative positions. Sullivan gives a strong interview too but her inexperience shows. Todd Long looks like he gets hair cut by the lead singer of “Flock of Seagulls”.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videobeta/4024f445-a212-42ac-b682-7c49246a6b2e/News/Editorial-Board-interview-with-Kurt-Kelly
Jesse I respect your right to choose Mr. O’Donoghue who likes to claim he is a small business man and that is only true by the number of employees he has. It scares me his ties to Mel Martinez and his lobbist friends – I am curious to see where he obtained the $350K he has raised when the FEC reports come out. He also does not have original ideas of his own and is not a good speaker. We do not need a person with ties to big business, PACS and lobbyists. I might add that I also believe that all the candidates are God fearing individuals.
Kurt Kelly may be a nice man and also a minister but he also voted for SunRail of which we do not have the money to pay for and he states he voted that way because Orange Cnty officials told him that was what the taxpayers wanted knowing full well they had voted against it. Kurt Kelly has been a large part of the spending in Tallahassee and from some of his remarks I am not so sure he is not a RINO.
I am also sorry to see Ken Miller endorsing Craig Miller. At a local 912 meeting Craig Miller would not give us a direct answer as to how he thought illegal immigration should be handled leaving us to believe by his statements that he believes in amnesty. As a life long restaurant owner I am sure Mr. Miller has had or has had friends who have hired illegals to work for them. When he left that meeting that night he was tagged a RINO for that reason and a couple of others.
Patricia Sullivan is a great lady and a good conservative but she lacks the knowledge & insight of how to go about fixing our problems in Washington. It is admirable that she started a Tea Party group but so did hundreds of others and it is also admirable she got on the ballot by petition but she did not have the money to pay to get on and she did not get those petitions personally like Mike Yost did in Dist 3. Her volunteers did most of it. There is no shame in getting on the ballot with your own money – second thought if it is from donations.
Todd Long is a very weak candidate and with his history I do not think he would fare well in Washington.
I thought our goal this election was to stay away from long term politicians and business as usual so Dan Webster, although a good man should not even be considered. Not fare the way he jumped in at the last minute. It left me with thinking that was a Fl Republican Party choice and you can see the mess we are in that regard.
Dist 8 has some really hard choices for the Primary – it seems like the majority cannot agree on one person – hopefully just one will carry the majority.
Gabe,
“I bet you voted for Huckabee in 2008 for the same reason you like Bruce. He is relatable to you and makes you feel good.”
Bro, I like how you think you’ve got me figured out. I didn’t vote for Huckabee.
“I don’t think that church-going candidates will restore the republic;”
Your logic is that church-going candidates will not restore the republic, therefore, don’t vote for them. Well women candidates are not going to restore the republic, so I guess we shouldn’t vote for women. For that matter black or white men aren’t going to restore the republic, so don’t vote for them either. Just because faith isn’t the only factor doesn’t make faith a liability. Those are two separate issues.
Here’s my summary. You are stumbling over the fact that I respect Bruce O’Donoghue’s faith. In your mind you’re turned off of people thinking that if we can get a good guy of faith in office, all our problems will be solved. I couldn’t agree more. We need more than just good guys who have faith. We need people committed to the principals of our founding, who are willing to change the status quo. I think Bruce is the guy for that. If you don’t, fine. But please stop mis-characterizing by playing the Bible thumper, theocracy card. It’s naive.
Who do you support, btw?
Jessie, I will lay off the religious issue, but I still think its relevant because I was beating my head against a wall trying to convince born agains to look past Romney’s Mormonism in 2008.
Anyhow, here is how I choose a candidate in the district 8 race.
1. Dan Fanelli flirted with the Florida Tea Party and therefore I strike him from my list.
2. Todd Long has had more time than any other candidate to prove he is viable and he still struggles. His last campaign failed. I have nothing against the guy but I think its time for him to hang it up. He’s also a lawyer and we already have too many lawyer politicians in D.C.
3. Daniel Webster promised not to run and broke his promise. His past accomplishments deserve respect but I think his present decision that caused the clustered mess in this race is dishonorable. He is stricken from my list.
4. You already know SOME of the reasons I find O’Donoghue unacceptable, and you probably haven’t heard the end of it.
5. That leaves Kurt Kelly and Patricia Sullivan in my list of candidates that matter that I find acceptable.
I could enthusiastically support Sullivan in the general. My concern is with her inexperience. I could use someone else’s help clarifying this but, did she once advocate a hairbrained idea that congresspeople should only have one term? That would make them ineffective lame ducks. I could understand a 3-4 term limit, but 1? That’s silly and makes it tough to take her seriously if true. However I have a lot of respect for her grassroots campaign. We could do a LOT worse than her.
6. That brings me to Kurt Kelly. Kurt is a one term state legislator, not a career politician. He won “freshman legislator of the year”. He has voted for tax cuts. I find his personal story more compelling than Bruce’s. He is a REAL private sector businessman (he does background checks for businesses), not a government contractor like Bruce. I DO fault Kelly for his vote for sunrail, but there is no such thing as a perfect candidate so I balance that bad vote with other good things.
Here is what I like in one word: viability. He has a rare ability to passionately articulate conservatism without looking angry (he reminds me of Chris Christie). Don’t confuse my praise of his silver tongue for my being hypnotized by his charisma. I am making a political calculation that his charisma is the X-Factor needed to beat Grayson. Another sign of his VIABILITY is his momentum from winning straw polls. He raises money in a more grassroots way than O’Donoghue, who puts his own money in. Kurt also has a STRONG roster of endorsements.
In regards to his charisma, just listen to the interview with the Sentinel I posted above. He uses his gift of communication to articulate conservatism. This has been lacking in the GOP for a while and its refreshing. His themes are: 10th amendment restriction of the Federal government, especially repealing health care. He articulates DRAMATIC spending cuts. He advocates DRAMATIC tax reform. He supports the second amendment. He supports family values. What more can you want?
I’m not head over heels in love with him, but he is by far the most acceptable candidate and has the best chance of winning (along with Sullivan).
Gabe,
I respect your analysis and have heard only good things about Kurt Kelly. If he wins I’ll certainly have no trouble supporting him against Grayson.
sounds good
I have to agree with Gabe Ruth. Kurt Kelly is the best candidate. He is a strong Christian and an actual small-businessman. Bruce O’Donoghue runs a traffic signal business. That is nothing more than an extension of government. He must constantly lobby the government to get their business.
In addition to this, what grassroots support does Mr. O’Donoghue have? None that I know of, while Kurt Kelly and his campaign team knock on over 500 doors across the district, that is in Orange, Lake and Marion County. No other candidate has that much grassroots support district wide.
I believe that Mr. O’Donoghue is Kurt Kelly lightweight. They are the same on most issues, Kurt does support more cuts than Mr. O’Donoghue and believes in the family issues as much, and if not more than Mr. O’Donoghue.
Also, Rep. Kelly has more local endorsements than any other candidate. From multiple state representatives, to county and city commissioners across the district. Mr. O’Donoghue can only say he has the endorsement of such people as Mel Martinez, who supported amnesty, Senator Martinez is a RINO.
Rep. Kelly has the endorsements of such conservatives as Rep. Eric Eisnaugle and the Lake County Sheriff. And those are only two of them. Rep. Kelly will win the primary and is the only one who can defeat Grayson in November!
Gabe said,
“I could enthusiastically support Sullivan in the general. My concern is with her inexperience. I could use someone else’s help clarifying this but, did she once advocate a hairbrained idea that congresspeople should only have one term?”
I filmed her a few weeks ago talking about a conversation she had with someone. Her statement was that she would be fine with going to Washington for two years (herself) and being an example for other citizen politicians – they they could also take the fight to Washington, even if they were not politicians, lawyers, or wealthy busniness people. Like many others, I believe she advocates term limits but you should drop her a line on her web page and ask her how many terms. I think you might be surprised that she will actually answer you, and the answer will be first hand and not hear-say.
As for the lack of experience bit – well, really now, how is the “experience” of the people that are there now working out for us?
Here’s what I think. Pick up a politician, any politician. Check out the “sell by” date on their label. My guess is that they have all expired.
Sam,
Nice name by the way. My son has that name. Anyway, I’m not going to argue with your analysis, except that I don’t think Kelly is the only one who can beat Grayson. I think 3-4 of the GOP candidates could beat Grayson.
The key is whether or not we can get behind the candidate if our guy or gal loses the primary. Hopefully it will be clean, knowing that we’re going to need all hands on deck come November, whoever wins in August.
I agree with Jesse that there are several candidates that could beat Grayson. There are powerful forces behind some of those candidates and bringing them all to bear in November will be the key to any of them winning. The question I would like to hear answered is the plan of the “ToBe” winner on how they will shift their support if they lose or embrace their opponents supporters if they win. An attitude of “I’ll gladly embrace ‘their’ supporters and let them vote for me” won’t be enough to convince me.
Allen,
I agree with you that we don’t need more career politicians. I wasn’t specific enough when I called Patricia Sullivan inexperienced. I should have said I think she is a mediocre public speaker. I’m not saying she is bad. i’d give her a 7/10. In this interview with the Sentinel she seems…I don’t know…slightly sleepy or passive? I think she speaks smartly, but over enunciates a bit? Hard to put my finger on it. If I had to guess, I would say she is controlling her tone to avoid sounding shrill.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/11/pushpoll.html
Here she is at the Tea Party Hob Nob in February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3f2xVaXRMM&feature=player_embedded
Let me give a caveat to that. I think she has a good presence when talking to people one on one. I talked to her at the Tea Party Hob Nob straw poll in February. I found her engaging, personable, warm, friendly, and spoke easily about a wide range of topics. I will follow your suggestion to ask her campaign directly about her stance on term limits.
PS on the issue of which candidates can win….I agree that a few candidates could possibly win. I think Sullivan could put Grayson on the defensive about this “K street whore comments”.
More importantly though, having 7-8 candidates in the primary won’t give anyone a decisive victory and could affect their momentum in the general. Splitting the race 7 ways also splits the fundraising and will make it harder to catch up to Grayson also.
Apologies. i posted the wrong link for Sulivan’s Sentinel interview. Here is the right one.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videobeta/a707f1e7-71a6-495b-b492-8f773432a6ef/News/Editorial-Board-interview-with-Patricia-Sullivan
In general she seems to have a pretty good grasp of what she is talking about.
Sullivan has her hometown family, friends, tea party & church all backing her up, which has led to lots of volunteers & a good presence at events. Unforunately though, it will take more than that to defeat Alan Grayson in November. She lacks career & educational credentials and other than founding her area Tea Party, she can only list
4-H as organizational management experience.
I know everyone is happy to see women rising within the Republican party, but until her resume can be compared to the likes of Meg Whiman, Carla Fiorina, & Sarah Palin, Patricia should stick to beginning at the local or state level as an elected official.
The state of our Nation today is fragile & we need to elect someone with proven leadership & experince to guide us through the rest of Obama’s term. Unlike most I am not here just touting my “chosen” candidate, I just look at the facts.
Patricia Sullivan is an impressive candidate. I asked her about her term limits comment. She wrote me a response right away. I asked her
if she “said that you think that citizen politicians should set an example in Washington by only serving one term.”
and”do you have a formal position on official term limits?”
She Replied:
“No, that is not correct. I was referring to a conservation (sic) where only part of it was recorded and allowed the possibility of being taken out of context. In the recording, I referred to a “two year tour of duty” but those who are in/have family in the service know there is often a call back to duty. I believe 3 terms are more reasonable and would love to see a “6 and out” policy.
fair enough. good answer. I will keep watching her to ensure she has a good grasp of the issues she will have to articulate in this race. I will keep an open mind between Kurt Kelly and Patricia Sullivan for now
I have to agree with justwantmyfreedom, that whole statement rang with veracity.
@Gabe Ruth, I am glad that she clarified this, however, as we saw with Rep. Keller, one cannot accomplish anything in office when they commit to term limits. The leadership ignores you for leadership roles because they know you will be leaving soon. Self-imposed term limits do not work. Term limits only work when they are the law of the land. I advocate this and it will reduce corruption in government. It has worked in Tallahassee, and will work in Washington, D.C. when they can pass it.
Dan Webster is my choice! He has experience, character, and intelligence to handle Grayson. That’s why I am supporting Dan Webster.
Is this why you are supporting O’Donoghue, http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/07/local-candidate-runs-into-tax.html
The bible says to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s.
Plain and simple, Sullivan is not ready for US Congress. She has absolutely no resume. It may sound like the Cinderella story to go from waitress and stay at home mom to US Congress, but it is too dangerous to send someone like that up against the Harvard educated Alan Grayson. She has shown that she doesn’t have a good command of the facts either. Check out her Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board interview. In it without explanation, she says that if she were in Congress she would not have voted for the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and wasn’t sure if she would vote for the Civil Rights Acts. NOT SURE IF SHE WOULD VOTE FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS? WHAT? When asked further she said “Don’t go there”. She obviously has no clue what these pieces of legislation did or maybe she is against allowing freed black slaves to vote or against discrimination in public places?
Also, check out the article “Dishonesty and Dirty Tricks in Florida US Congressional District 8.” See how Sullivan and her team of “Patriots” doctored up a video of a Fanelli supporter at a Tea Party rally. A Fanelli supporter was holding a sign up and she photoshopped the supporter’s sign to make it one of her signs. So much for free speech.
Patriot – you decide. Politician, Definitely!
Webster is the epitomoe of a career politician. 28 YEARS IN TALLAHASSEE! He is a horrible speaker and will get eaten up alive by Alan Grayson. He has absolutely no fire in him. Sending Webster up against Alan Grayson is the same thing we did when we put the old Bob Dole up against the slick talking, young Bill Clinton.
Please look into Ross Bieling for Congress for District 8. I did not know a lot about Ross, but I was given his card, called it and actually spoke directly to him for about 30 minutes. He is not a politician, but a successful businessman with 30 years of healthcare experience. He identified exactly what the problems are. We have Progressive-Marxists in the White House, weak Republicans who spend like drunken sailors and career politicians who have hijacked our government. He too is a conservative who begrudingly votes Republican every 2 years because we have no other choice. I truly believe that he can reform our party. Visit his website and give him a fair chance at http://www.BielingforCongress.com
Sam, oh Sam, you’re believing the Slantinel?
So, if you’re highly recommended and well-paid CPA of two years was telling you he was making your payroll taxes, sending you falsified IRS documents and then taking that money for himself instead, would that be unethical on your part, or on your CPA’s part? Let’s not let our personal preferences make us believe everything we hear from the Orlando Sentinel, shall we? Or if you do, don’t complain when the media slanders your guy with half the truth. Believing the Slantinel, I mean Sentinel, is what the left wants you to do and it’s only fun until YOUR guy is the one lied about.
If you look carefully it is actually WDBO, which is the station that plays Hannity and Levin. That would be unethical on my part if that happened, because as the CEO of a corporation, I would be ultimately responsible for everything that happened in my business. That is what being a CEO is all about.
Also, this is not the first episode from your buddy. I do not know if you watched the Sentinel interviews but there’s a little bombshell that he released during the first question, which was, “Have you ever been arrested?” His answer? “Technically no” He got a DUI in 2008 that was expunged. He admitted to driving with at least a .065 blood level!
I went to Bruce O’Donoghue’s web site as you suggested. I read it thoroughly and learned nothing. I watched to associated video and learned nothing. I then called the phone number given on the site and asked for the candidate’s position on the Fair Tax. The response was, “Bruce is for whatever it takes to lower taxes”. Nothing like haveing ideas and convictions and the willingness to let them be known. This candidacy is a joke!
I am very upset that so many people seem to support Kurt Kelly! Don’t get me wrong I like the family. I was taught by his mother (Dr. Kelly) and my sister was taught by his wife. They are nice people but what he tried to do to the teachers in our state even though his mother and wife taught blew me away. I was proud that Christ took a stand and protected our teachers! My dad is a teacher and has raised my sister and I all on his own on his very small paycheck. To think that people wanted to base half of his pay on student performance was upsetting. He has been teaching now for 25 years and only makes about 50,000 dollars a year as it is. I hope that you will rethink if you are planning to vote for Kelly! We need somone who will listen to the people not just the stance of the party! I feel like Kelly let us down if anyone should have stood up for teachers and their families it should have been him!!
Crist who? What party? Crist is a flip flopper. Kurt Kelly is a true conservative knowing that tough choices are made each and every day.Crist only did that veto for political reasons. Come on. This was a teacher union issue. Teachers like all others will have to get in line – the state has and will continue to have money woes.
Shannon- how will you blame Kurt next year when this issue comes back around and he’s not there to blame him on this one. As an educator myself, I know teaching is a hard profession. Teachers must live with in the limits of the state’s resources. I like Gov. Cristy in New Jersey,He is working that state’s budget back into line- oh the teachers unions are crying. Teachers need to stop just thinking of themselves and think about the whole state- stop being selfish.
Kelly did what he believed was right. Oh- by the way more calls were received in Marion County in favor of the the Senate bill. Kurt was voting for what he heard from his folks dispite his family connections to education. It took guts to vote what he believed was right and not just along family lines.
Thank you Rep. Kelly for serving Ocala so diligently and faithfully for 3 years. We will miss you in Tally and hope to see you in D.C.
http://www.kellyforcongress.com