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Over the last few years, the citizens of Michigan’s First Congressional District have been struggling with anxiety wondering what will tomorrow bring as our government and our culture move in a direction that is worrisome and destructive.  We are frustrated because the first district is losing and being left behind in a world that is becoming more advanced in technology and also expanding with opportunities for economic growth and cultural experiences.  And with Congress being in a lame duck condition, we have been robbed of our security and our peace of mind.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!  I would like to take the opportunity to encourage ALL of the citizens in Michigan’s first district to get and be engaged with our community and support Tom Casperson for Congress.  Recently his campaign has issued a “20 for 20 Challenge.”  This is an easy and fun activity that everyone in Michigan can participate in.  To accept this challenge, all we have to do is find 20 people to donate $20 dollars each.   Twenty dollars can buy six bridge passes, almost 15 yard signs, and about two radio ads.  And it can help Tom and all of the district win in the upcoming election.  If all of us were to tap into our work places, our churches, community organizations that we volunteer for, our friends and our families, we could easily raise a lot of dollars for Tom’s campaign and help him share his message of transformation.  With Tom as our Congressman, we can someday finally see things happening.  Right now, our government isn’t working.  But Tom believes that we can have a government that does work and serves the people and not the bureaucrats of Lansing and Washington.  If everyone can pull together and support Tom in his bid to serve the first district by standing for us at the well of the House chamber in Congress and if we can continue to support and encourage him after winning in November, we will finally have our security and our peace of mind back.  We will no longer be enslaved and entrapped by a government that denies us our Constitutional right to pursue happiness and economic freedom for ourselves and our children.  Our longing for freedom and to be left alone will no longer be senseless dreams but reality.  That’s all we want.

The “20 for 20 Challenge” is a really cool idea and I know that it will be a good start for our district to start the process of renewal and re-birth.  To take this challenge, send an e-mail with your contact information to greywolfnano@hotmail.com and write “20 for 20″ in the subject heading and someone will be happy to get you started.  The First Congressional District and the state of Michigan needs a brilliant and dedicated Congress.  And Congress needs Casperson.

Tom Casperson (R) –  17,431

Don Hooper (R) — 10,713

Linda Goldthorpe (R) — 9,562

Bart Stupak (D) — 51,088

Where’s Bart Stupak?
While Republicans Remain in Washington to Debate Energy, Stupak Voted to Take Five-Week Vacation

Washington- Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) sided with his party leadership last week and voted for a five-week vacation without addressing America’s energy crisis.  Now, Republicans are protesting in Washington and calling on Speaker Pelosi to convene an emergency session of Congress to hold a vote on drilling:

“But the GOP lawmakers, many of them among the most conservative in the Republican Conference, clearly felt energized by their demand that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) call the House back into session to vote on offshore oil drilling.”

“… Reps. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.) led a spontaneous revolt to protest the Democrats’ decision to adjourn the House for the five-week August recess without giving the minority party a chance to speak out on rising gas prices. Even after Democrats turned off the lights and microphones, and with TV cameras shut down, Republicans kept talking and chanting, ‘Drill, drill, drill!’” (Politico, 8/5/08)

Now, the question for Bart Stupak is simple:  Does Stupak think that Speaker Pelosi should call Congress back into session to vote on energy?

Or will Stupak continue to ignore the overwhelming majority of Americans who support Republican efforts to increase American oil drilling?  Now that Stupak has some time off back in his district, he should at least take the time to explain to his constituents why he voted to take a vacation instead of staying in Washington to deliver real solutions for America ’s energy crisis.

91 Days until Election Day

August 5, 2008

MORNING UPDATE:

McCAIN IN MICHIGAN…John McCain will tour our Fermi II nuclear plant downriver and stress the need for domestic alternative power to make us less reliant on foreign crude.  We need to maximize domestic oil supplies, nuclear, wind, and solar power…to help put America back to work.

McCAIN CHALLENGES OBAMA TO CALL BACK CONGRESS…and get to work on an energy policy NOW…instead of the 5 week paid vacation the Democrats just gave themselves while we pay at the pump.  Sign the petition to call back Congress now.

PAYING AROUND $4.00…is an outrage that the Democrats have to take responsibility for.  We have the technology, the supply, and capability to make America energy self-sufficient…let’s do it…NOW!

OBAMA’S ENERGY PLAN…inflate your tires!  Yup, we passed out tire gauges at the Obama rally in Lansing to highlight Obama’s meaningless energy program.  McCain has taken the position of leading on “all the above”…we need a comprehensive approach that provides for offshore domestic drilling, nuclear, wind, solar, and other alternative fuels to allow America to become energy self sufficient.

OBAMA…NOTHING NEW…MORE CHANGE…he’s changing so often, on so many positions I’ve stopped trying to keep track of them!  He sure is the candidate for change…on everything…depending on the audience.  Politics as usual.

CANTOR FOR VP…the latest, hot option for McCain’s VP slot is Virginia Congressman  Eric Cantor.  I’ve met with the Congressman several times; he is one of our rising stars within the GOP.  He’s conservative, young, Jewish, and a real leader on the national level.  McCain’s choices just seem to grow and get better all the time.  Cantor, Romney, Pawlenty, Palin, Fiorina, Crist, Huckabee, Sanford, Thune…awesome options!

BARACK OBAMA…THE ONE?!?…this is a video you have to see.  Again, in his own words…it should raise some “doubts” in your mind.

OBAMA…CELEBRITY…Another great video ad about Obama’s status as a “rock star”…President want to be.

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You are cordially invited to join us in our Victory Night Celebration beginning at 8:00pm on Tuesday, August 5th at Hereford & Hops in Escanaba.  We are grateful for all of our supporters, and we are hoping for a very successful election day!

Please remember to tell all of your family, friends, coworkers, etc. to vote for Tom Casperson for Congress on Tuesday.

If you have some spare time you’d like to donate to the campaign and need some ideas of how to Get Out the Vote on Tuesday in your area, please feel free to call the campaign headquarters at 906-789-3417.

Thank you!
Cori Johnson
Campaign Manager, Casperson for Congress