Thread: CONTRIBUTIONS NOW POURING IN FOR STUPAK’S OPPONENT

Facebook page is on fire with support for Stupak's opponent

Daniel Benishek is running for Congress against Bart Stupak.

Since Stupak announced that he cut a deal with Barack Obama and will now support Health Care Reform, Benishek’s Facebook page has been on fire with well-wishes, and commitments of donations.


EVERYONE THAT IS ON FACEBOOK, GO TO BENISHEK'S PAGE AND SET IT EVEN MORE ON FIRE. YEEHAW - PLEDGE SUPPORT; SEND BEST WISHES; SEND YOUR PRAYERS. LET'S MAKE STUPAK WAKE UP TO HIS WORST NIGHTMARE IN THE MORNING!!!!!!!!!!


This man is running for Stupak's seat. Support him and send a copy of your check to Stupak.

BenishekforCongress@gmail.com
Office:906-265-0272
Location:802 Pentoga Trail
Crystal Falls, MI, 49920


Benishek announces run for Congress

IRON MOUNTAIN, Michigan, March 15, 2010 – Daniel J. Benishek, M.D. announced today that he is running as a Republican against Bart Stupak for Michigan’s 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

At high noon, from the steps of the historic Dickinson County Courthouse, Benishek told a crowd of supporters that he has collected the 1,000 signatures needed to put his name on the August 3 primary ballot.

“I chose Dickinson County for my announcement,â€

Fire them ... EVERY FRICKEN ONE OF THEM

So much going on today hadn't thought about how this will affect his campaign. Let's keep an eye on this!

I saw this on hotair.com. He's paying a price for betraying his beliefs.


Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser said the group was revoking its “Defender of Lifeâ€

He is now at over 6,604 "friends" on face book.

He has picked up over 6K in just a couple of hours - before the Stupak conference on TV he had just a few "friends".

Can't wait to see how many he has by Monday morning.

Wow, what an impact that vote may have.

Psalm 91

http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/ ... ONTRIBUT...

Daniel Benishek is running for Congress against Bart Stupak. Since Stupak announced that he cut a deal with Barack Obama and will now support Health Care Reform, Benishek’s Facebook page has been on fire with well-wishes, and commitments of donations.

Benishek is pro-life, and as a surgeon knows a little about Health Care.

Here’s what he has to say about himself:

I have never held political office but I feel compelled to seek a position at this time because of disturbing developments in our nation’s capitol. I have watched with horror and disbelief as congress has voted to spend trillions of dollars on legislation that no one even read. I very much want to serve my country and the citizens of the 1st District and to provide better representation and leadership on important issues such as:

· Job Creation. Our best hope lies within the private, not public, sector. In particular, we need to support small business, which creates the bulk of new jobs. Government should step aside and let the free market work by reducing burdensome regulation and taxation.

· Fiscal Responsibility. Government is out of control and is squandering our children’s future! I say no to more government bail-outs, business takeovers, and growing entitlements. It is time to make drastic cuts in spending, balance our budget, stop printing money and start paying down our ballooning national debt.

· Lower Taxes. I believe that a government which governs least is a government which governs best. We need a government of the people, by the people and for the people. We need to reduce oppressive taxation and allow individual citizens to keep and invest more of their hard-earned money. We need to shrink the size and scope of our government to be in line with that envisioned by our founding fathers.

· Secure Borders. Immigration must be legal and regulated and our borders must be secure. Uncontrolled access to our country increases entitlement expenses, decreases available jobs and renders us vulnerable to terrorists who want to destroy us.

· Health Care. America has the best health care system in the world – a system which needs fine-tuning but definitely not a government take-over! We need to focus on free market reforms which will increase competition and decrease costs. A good place to start would be to allow health care insurance to be tax deductible, portable and sold across state lines. Additionally, we must pass tort reform to rein in skyrocketing costs associated with frivolous medical law suits.

· Energy Independence. Radical environmentalism has rendered energy development next to impossible. While we must be good stewards of the earth, God gave us this earth and all its resources for our needs. America has huge coal, natural gas and oil reserves. We need to responsibly tap into these reserves and stop relying on other nations to supply our energy. In addition, we need to vigorously expand our use of nuclear power as a safe, clean and efficient source of energy.

· National Defense. It is a primary responsibility of our federal government to provide a strong national defense to protect our nation, our liberty and our ideals. We should honor and respect our armed services and veterans, not undermine their strength and dignity. Additionally, we must aggressively pursue the war on terror and we must try prisoners of war in military tribunals, not as citizens in our civilian courts.

· Second Amendment. I believe in the individual’s right to self defense. The right to bear arms secures other rights such as freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and freedom to practice religion. If we allow disarmament of our citizens, we render our nation vulnerable to tyranny.

· Right to Life. I believe in the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Paramount is life. From conception to death, all human life must be considered sacred and must be protected.

If you believe in personal responsibility and limited government, please support me in my effort to change the status quo in Washington and return responsible representation to the 1st District of Michigan. If you feel powerless as you watch our government take your hard earned money and spend it foolishly, choose me. If you want an honest, hard working congressman who will answer your letters and phone calls, choose me.

As a surgeon, I have 30 years experience dealing with and solving serious problems. I don't have all the answers to our nation’s problems but I will enthusiastically apply my skills and work with you to find them! Let us start here and work together to return our government to the people. Join my campaign and stand as a citizen of our great republic with your vote for me.

Sincerely,
Dan Benishek

Commentary condemning Stupak is coming in every few seconds on the Benishek Facebook page for his Campaign and makes for some compelling reading - HERE

Benishek's personal Facebook page is HERE
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=287806148754

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Bart Stupak's White House Deal: Is He Really a Villian?

Now that Bart Stupak has cut his last second deal on abortion and healthcare with The White House can we have a frank discussion?

C'mon pro-lifers admit it. All along in the back of your mind you really thought Bart Stupak would cave to the pressure right? You wanted to believe that Stupak wouldn't cave. You wanted to believe that Stupak and his Democratic pro-life buddies would save the day. But you had your doubts. And now your doubts have been justified. So while some think Bart Stupak is the toast of the town my guess is pro-lifers would actually prefer to throw a piece of toast at him instead.

Look, the way Bart Stupak sees it he is a hero. He thinks that he has preserved the ban on federal funding of abortion and thinks his vote will bring hope to the 30 million people or so that supposedly will be insured under the House bill.

Let me offer an observation. This is a good example of the difference between a pro-life Democrat and a pro-life Republican. You see Stupak wasn't JUST pro-life. He's a pro-lifer who LIKES THIS HEALTHCARE BILL. In other words, he really wanted to support it all along. When you want to support a bill you will find a way to justify a deal.

Some will call Stupak a big tease. Others will call him a sell out or just plain weak for bowing to the pressure put on him from Democratic leadership. Maybe others will just think he's plain dumb for believing that an Executive Order will make everything perfect. But I think all of that name calling misses the point.

Here's the point:

Let's stop pretending that Bart Stupak is some sort of CONSERVATIVE pro-lifer. He's not. He's a Democrat who is OK with this LIBERAL healthcare bill. So therefore his mindset is not to try to kill this bill. He's working overtime to save it, thus he's willing to discuss ALL alternatives when it comes to his principled conviction on abortion. If you think about it, maybe pro-lifers shouldn’t have bought into the hope to begin with. Either way, they are left with a very empty feeling.

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http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archi ... llian.aspx

Psalm 91

I'm not on Facebook, but if you type in "BenishekForCongress", a page comes up with his mailing address, etc. Says they're working on a website.

Great idea CBJL2929 to send Stupak a copy of check you donate to Benishek. I'm going to do that. I'm going to do the same with donation I sent to Hayworth, send copy to McCain McAmnesty.

The sooner people can show support for Benishek the better, maybe its possible it could send a message to other CongressCritters before the final HellCare Vote!

IT IS NOW TIME TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LINDSEY GRAHAMNESTY AND HIS BFF CHUCK-U-SCHUMER.

a patriot

i'm signing off to go write a check to Benishek.

Originally Posted by wayneman

IT IS NOW TIME TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LINDSEY GRAHAMNESTY AND HIS BFF CHUCK-U-SCHUMER.

a patriot

i'm signing off to go write a check to Benishek.

CHUCK-U-SCHUMER must be Grahamnesty's NEW BFF, cause his previous BFF WAS Juan McCain McAmnesty.