Mo Brooks and Huntsville Mayor Battle listening to SMDC generals talk about new air defense system
Mo Brooks listening to discussion of missile innovations in Huntsville
Listening to veterans
The Republican Women of Huntsville had a great presence at the SMDC show
Florence Gun Show
Mo Brooks talking with a voter
Hundreds of people showing their support of Mo Brooks
Mo Brooks supports, along with Tea Party activists and Democrat activists, were united in a common cause
It looks like the 5th District REALLY prefers Mo Brooks over Parker Griffith
RE: Parker Griffith Switches Parties
I am a candidate for Congress because, in these challenging times, America needs strong, dependable, unwavering leadership; leadership that won’t change with shifting political winds.
A few months ago, Parker Griffith enthusiastically voted to empower socialist House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
This year, Parker Griffith voted with socialist House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a whopping 85% of the time out of 991 votes cast in the U.S. House. (Source: WashingtonPost.com)
I look forward to debating Parker Griffith and giving him every opportunity to explain to Republican Primary voters how Parker Griffith’s vote to empower House Speaker Pelosi and how his 800+ votes with House Speaker Pelosi are in the best interest of America or qualify him to represent Republican Party values in the upcoming general election.
When I ran for the state legislature in 1982, I was advised to run as a Democrat because they said I could not win as a Republican. I ran as a Republican because of my steadfast belief in conservative principles. And I won, because voters want elected officials who stand on principles.
For over 25 years, I have consistently served the public and our conservative principles. I have an established public record of fighting for our conservative values.
America and the 5th Congressional District need a Congressman who will fight to protect and promote America’s foundational principles that have served us so well.
We need a Congressman who will promote NASA, national defense, TVA and the private sector jobs that enable us to take care of our families.
In these troubled times, America needs the 5th District to provide strong, dependable, unwavering leadership. That is exactly what Mo Brooks offers.
The anger and frustration that most of us feel at our out-of-control government was quite evident at the Health Care Rally held in Huntsville on November 21. This event was part of a national day of protest against the proposed government-run healthcare system. The rally was organized by doctors, and attended by roughly 600-700 concerned and motivated citizens.
Although our current Congressman may not be listening, Mo Brooks was there to be a part of this rally – there to listen and there to share his beliefs about ways to return our government to its founding principles.
Socialized medicine is not the answer. Government intervention in the doctor-patient relationship is not the answer. A government takeover of yet another industry is not the answer. Entitlement programs that we cannot afford are not the answer.
Instead, we must firmly hold on to our liberty and freedom – that IS the answer. We must nurture free markets and capitalism. We must remove artificially inflated health care prices that are driven by frivolous lawsuits and government-created insurance monopolies. And, we must stop inducing illegal aliens to come to America with the lure of free health care that drives up insurance and health care costs for all Americans.
Yes, the health care system needs reform. But, we must not destroy the best healthcare system in the world and replace it with socialized medicine. And, we must always recognize that a patient and doctor are much more qualified to make decisions about what medical procedures are appropriate than any government bureaucrat will ever be.
In an interview this week, Politico Magazine reported:
Parker Griffith (D-Ala.)
“[Parker Griffith] won by a hairbreadth in 2008 — with 51 percent of the vote — and . . . [he] said he wasn’t sure exactly how loud the message from Tuesday’s Democratic losses in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races were, but he said the point was clear.
“I should be nervous,” he said.
He said the current Democratic agenda has “the potential to cost some of our frontline members their seats.”
He also asks that he be identified as a conservative, independent Blue Dog — rather than as a Democrat.”
Politico Magazine, By JONATHAN ALLEN & MANU RAJU | 11/5/09 4:43 AM EST.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29170.html
Mr. Griffith should be nervous. His policies have angered and alarmed his constituents. In the first ten months of his tenure, millions of Americans around the country have become politically active to oppose them. Millions of other Americans have lost their jobs.
In North Alabama, hundreds of high-tech and defense and NASA support jobs have been lost due to changing Washington priorities. More job losses are expected because Mr. Griffith’s party has NASA and national defense at the bottom of their priority lists.
If Mr. Griffith does not want to be identified as a Democrat, then why did he run as one, and why is he running again as one in 2010?
If Mr. Griffith does not want to be affiliated with Washington Democrats, then why did he help empower Nancy Pelosi by voting to make her Speaker of the House?
It is obvious Mr. Griffith wants to be all things to all people. That is not leadership America needs, especially in these challenging times.
America needs leaders with a clear vision of where we have been, where we are, and where we must go. A leader does not have association by convenience, switching his loyalties to whoever provides the most political mileage.
Trying to be all things to all people is not a new strategy for Mr. Griffith. He voted for the Cap and Trade Tax Increase . . . before he voted against it. *1
Mr. Griffith voted against the $780 billion stimulus package because, he says, it was too big and America could not afford the debt . . . yet he voted against every single amendment to reduce its size. *2
America needs leadership, not a politician who plays both sides of all issues, and definitely not a politician like Mr. Griffith who tells people in the 5th Congressional District that he’s doing one thing while his voting record proves he does something entirely different.
I am a candidate for Congress because I believe in the foundational principles that, for six decades, have made America the greatest nation in world history. I have defended those principles as a legislator, district attorney and county commissioner. I’ll fight for them as a Congressman.
Shifting political winds will not cause me to change my course from right to wrong.
*1. On 6/26/09, Griffith voted for the Cap & Trade Tax Increase (House Roll Call vote 476) before he voted against it (Vote 477). Vote 476 was on a substitute bill that was an alternative national energy proposal (no tax increases with an emphasis on more nuclear power and off-shore oil exploration as the means for handling America’s energy needs. Vote 476 gave Griffith a choice: he could vote for the substitute or to protect Cap & Trade from the substitute. Griffith chose to protect the Cap & Trade Tax Increase from all procedural and substantive threats.
*2. On 1/28/09, Griffith claimed he voted against Obama’s Stimulus Bill because it was too large (“maxing out our credit cards”; H. Times, 2/18/09), yet Griffith supported the Stimulus Bill by voting against all amendments to cut its size (House Roll Call votes 42, 43, 44).
Vote 42 was on an amendment to strike $355 billion in discretionary funding from the Stimulus bill.
Vote 43 was an amendment to strike supplemental funding for Amtrak.
Vote 44 was an amendment to strike income tax “refunds” to be paid to people who don’t pay income taxes (i.e. – wealth transfers to people who either do not work or who don’t earn enough money to pay taxes). Absurd, but true.
The Madison County Young Republicans sponsored a picinic on Saturday, September 26th at the Monte Sano picnic grounds. Of course, it poured rain, but everyone was dry under the wonderful pavillion! Many candidates and elected officials attended. Everyone got to mingle and then hear a two-minute presentation from each candidate and elected official. Also represented were the Fair Tax organization, Republican Women of Madison, and the Huntsville Tea Party. YR President Shannon Moore and all the YR’s did a fabulous job of providing delicious hot dogs with all the fixins and a great political forum!
Mo was at the Colbert County Fair Friday night. The Colbert County Republican Party had a booth there, and Mo got to talk to people strolling by. Just like everywhere Mo has been, people expressed their dissatisfaction with Congress and their agenda for bigger government, huge deficit spending, and socialized medicine. No, you are not seeing double! You are seeing Mo’s banner that features a picture of him taken in front of Congress during his trip to Washington, D.C. in June.
Mo went to the Hartselle Depot Days on Saturday morning. The event is wonderful, with many boothes sponsored by vendors, craftsmen, churches, and other groups. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate very well, many people still dropped by the Morgan County Republican Party tent to find out more about the candidates running next year. Party volunteers were handing out campaign literature, party information, and, most importantly, balloons!