Dr. Dobson, Take a Stand!

Recent news relays Dr. Dobson's decision to not support Fred Thompson for president. See here for more information:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmMAuwqXONV6giFylwbgSh-58_fA

This is very good news for America. Dr. Dobson is a very influential man in the evangelical community. He has worked his entire career giving advice to and supporting families. The article states that Dobson will also not support Rudy Giuliani or John McCain.

So.... who does that leave? Of those remaining conservatives running for the presidency who poll above 1% we have Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.

hmmmm. I wonder what Mr. Dobson will do?

Make your views known by writing to Dobson at the Focus on the Family website. (http://www.focusonthefamily.com/) Be sure to let Dr. Dobson know that Mike Huckabee is a viable candidate. He needs to know that Mike Huckabee is the ONLY candidate who has the courage, intellegence, and integrity to be not only the next President of the United States, but the all-time best President of the United States.

Will Dr. Dobson show us that he has the courage, intellegence and integrity to endorse Mike Huckabee? Only time will tell.

Huckabee in Bettendorf

I saw that the Governor was going to be stumping in Bettendorf Iowa on Thursday night so I thought I'd take the short trip over (about 2 hour drive). As always, I was not disappointed. There were about 100 people there. Wes the organizer from the Des Moines office was hoping for 40-50.

The evening started with an introduction by Iowa Senator David Heartsuch who also added his endorsement of Governor Huckabee. Heartsuch who stated he only raised $3,500 in his own primary said that money is not the only factor in a political race. Having the right message for your constituents is what really matters.

Mike Huckabee addressed the crowd while swatting away the mosquitoes. But most people hardly noticed the bugs. Mike said " I liked the people of Iowa before August 11th. After August 11th I love the people of Iowa!" Later he stated that (paraphrasing here) I have more confidence in the people here eating popcorn, than those out East sipping cocktails. Mike even offered the crowd his own recipe for grilled corn on the cob. He's a cook too!!

The evening ended with a crew from MSNBC interviewing Mike on his reaction to the President's speech.

Well worth the drive. I still wish I could be of more help to the campaign. Most of the time I feel like a new mother without a baby to hold. I don't know what to do that will make a difference in this campaign.

Mike jokingly told the crowd in Bettendorf that it's too bad the Illinois people can't just come to Iowa and set up a temporary residence.

I would if I could!

Thompson Fizzles in His First Week

Many of us have looked for opportunities to support Gov Huckabee in ways in addition to financial giving. Please read this article in the Associated Press titled: Evangelicals hesitant about Thompson By ERIC GORSKI AP Religion Writer.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THOMPSON_EVANGELICALS?SITE=NCASH&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The article lays out that many evengelical leaders are less than excited about Fred Thompson now that he has officially entered the race.

We now have another way to help Mr. Huckabee with his campaign. We can contact influential evangelical leaders and express our desire that Mike Huckabee be named as their choice for the Republican nomination. One such group, the Arlington Group is mentioned in the article. As stated in the article, organizations cannot endorse presidential candidates, but individuals can. Other names to contact include: James Dobson, (who has already stated that he will not vote for Rudy), Jack Hayford and many many others. For a partial list of Christian leaders check out :

OnePlace.com athttp://www.oneplace.com/ministries/

I believe this AP article clearly represents the sentiments of not only evangelical leaders, but the general public as well. Please don't let the Republican Party become like lemmings, following after someone with no intelligent thought going into the decision. Take this opportunity to make your voice heard. Mike Huckabee is not going to win the nomination unless WE get the word out about him.

Thompson Trips Over His Own Tongue

Fred Thompson tripped over his own words within just a few days of announcing (finally) his official bid for the Presidency. During an interview on Hannity and Colmes he seemed to contradict himself over the use of one-on -one debates. First asserting that they were appropriate for the General Election then later he seemed to challenge the current GOP runners to whatever style of debate they wanted, one on one or in groups. (see the full transcript here):

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/229840.aspx).

I was less concerned with Mr. Thompson's apparent flip flopping as I was with his ability or should I say lack of ability to make a decipherable point. When he talks, it's as if he has a mouth full of mush. Does he think he is going to have negotiations with President Putin during a very sensitive time in our nations' relationships and talk like a blundering idiot? I can just see the interpreter frozen with a deer in the headlights look. Not because he doesn't know how to translate what Mr. Thompson says into Russian, but not knowing how to interpret what Mr. Thompson says into English! I don't mean to be rude, but this is really, really, important!! Many have espoused Fred Thompson's southern charm. I'm sorry. I'm not from the south but you can surely produce better than that!

This GOP campaign year has been exciting to watch. With Fred in the mix it is going to stir things up and make it even more exciting. But keep your eye on Mike Huckabee who has demonstrated that he is extremely articulate. He doesn't talk like he has a mouth full of mush. But instead speaks eloquently with intelligence, often seasoned with a little humor, while providing real policy ideas that will bring America back into balance. Mike Huckabee has also demonstrated that he not only has ideas, but can get things done even when it requires going across the aisle.

Come on Fred, you've had nine months to practice your speeches. Surely you can do better than that!

Karla

Grass "ROOTS" Means We Have To Dig A Little Deeper

Have you like me, found it to be a challenge to scrape up enough money to donate to Mike Huckabee's Presidential Campaign? I have some ideas about how we can increase our giving to the campaign without breaking the food budget.

First of all, if you have the means to contribute and haven't yet, now is the time to make that donation. Every person can donate up to $2,300.00. That's $4,600 for a married couple. Just go to http://www.mikehuckabee.com/ and make your donation. It can be done with less than 3 minutes of your time.

Second, even if you can only give $10.00 a week, that is going to help because Mike has proven that he can make that $10.00 do wonders with his excellent fiscal management abilities. And I mean excellent. Your money will not be wasted!! If you are a youth, you can also get in the action.

Third, consider some of these ideas for raising money. Some of which can double as advertising for the campaign.

Have a garage sale

Borrow from your retirement account and pay yourself back ( instead of a bank) w/ interest.

Have a Bake Sale

Kids Have a Car Wash or Babysit

Sell items on EBay ( you know those collectables that are just sitting around gathering dust)

For example, I am selling a quilt on EBay and will donate all proceeds to the campaign. See quilt below.

Folks, we are approaching a crossroads in this campaign. Governor Huckabee and his team have worked miracles with the donations they have received to this date. But we need to get Mike on TV and that takes a lot of money!! Unfortunately, Mr. Huckabee doesn't have an Oprah Winfrey on his side yet, so it is up to us.

There are lots and lots of people talking about Mike Huckabee, but are they digging deep, I mean really deep to help him get into the white house?

It doesn't have to hurt. Pick one or more of the ideas above, or come up with your own! Have fun with it. Do it with some of your Huckabee friends.

Let's continue to get the word out by making our dollars work for us. We know Mike will work wonders with every dollar he gets -for us and for America. He's already demonstrated that.

Karla

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