Things You Can Do Right Now– Help NY Congressional Candidate Doug Hoffman

October 19, 2009

Posted by: Erin

The 2010 elections are fast approaching, but you don’t have to wait to help take back our country from the radicals. The 23rd New York Congressional District seat is up for grabs in 15 days. The November 3rd election will be the first shot fired in the battle for America’s future. Let’s make it count!

Right Soup’s buddy at Tea Party Nation, Judson Phillips, writes:

The Tea Party Movement needs to do more than complain about bad leadership. We need to replace bad leadership with good leadership. In 16 (now 15) days, there will be a special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. The Republican establishment has selected a liberal to run as a Republican. Dede Scozzafava is the GOP nominee. She is a Nancy Pelosi clone. If elected, she would another Olympia Snowe or Arlen Spector. Doug Hoffman, a true conservative, is running as the conservative party nominee. He has signed a pledge not to raise taxes. He is endorsed by Fred Thompson. Scozzafava is endorsed by the founder of the Daily Kos blog. Which one is the true conservative?

We have a chance to take a congressional seat back from the hard left. Please visit Doug’s website and help him in any way you can.

Warning: Don’t click on that Daily Kos link if you have blood pressure problems– but if you don’t, you’d be well-served by the eye-opening experience. The Kos is truly the Underbelly.

Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government has a column by Doug today, where he details his reasons for running. Doug says:

I did not make the decision to run for Congress lightly. I have never aspired to be a politician, but seeing the direction our country was heading, I had to act. I believe in the bedrock principles that have made our nation great; limited government, individual liberty and personal responsibility. I also think the public is more receptive to that message than ever before. The tea party and townhall movements have awakened the public and reconnected Independents, Democrats and Republicans to the ideals that made our nation, in the words of Ronald Reagan, “the shining city on the hill.”

Unfortunately, some individuals in the GOP leadership forgot their principles and misread the public sentiment. They orchestrated the nomination of a far-left candidate as the Republican nominee. Rather than compromise the principles I believe, I proudly threw my hat in the ring as the Conservative Party candidate.

The GOP candidate, Dede Scozzafava, has voted for taxpayer funded abortions, higher taxes, more government spending and has regularly sought the support of ACORN’s Working Families Party. She loudly voiced support for the stimulus bill that has increased our national debt but has failed to improve the economy. She is a vocal supporter of legislation that would force many workers into unions. She is an Olympia Snowe Republican willing to sell out her party and GOP principles of limited government, lower taxes, and more individual liberty. These are principles I hold strongly.

I refuse to let some individuals’ ideas of political expediency destroy the Republican Party and will campaign to wake up Republicans, Independents and many Democrats to take a stand. We must must stand for something. If we sacrifice our principles for short-term gain–and forget the ideals that made our nation great–any “victory” we achieve is fleeting.

Read more of Doug’s column at Big Government. Doug’s website is DougHoffmanForCongress.com . The Right Soup is an incredibly generous bunch; I know you’ll want to click on Doug’s website and throw some bucks his way. Let’s kick off the 2010 Rescue of America today!!

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