Posted on 07/19/2010 2:17:37 PM PDT by Josh Painter
Todd, Willow, and I are headed out to Kodiak and Afognak to meet with logging families on the forested islands. As we work and sightsee on America’s largest island we’ll get to view more majestic bears, so now is a good time to draw attention to the political equivalent of the species.
It’s my honor to endorse a Granite State “mama grizzly” who has broken barriers, fought off and locked up criminals, and battled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the rights of New Hampshire parents – and won!
New Hampshire is lucky to have Kelly Ayotte as a candidate for the U.S. Senate this year. Kelly is a daughter of the Granite State, a product of its public schools, and its first female Attorney General. In her impressive five years in the AG’s office, Kelly earned a reputation for being tough on crime, supportive of law enforcement, and tireless in the defense of the rights of the people of New Hampshire. When Planned Parenthood challenged New Hampshire’s parental notification law, Kelly fought them all the way to the Supreme Court and won.
She’s the proud mother of two and the wife of a combat veteran who flew missions over Iraq and currently serves in the Air National Guard. Kelly and her husband started a small landscaping/snow removal business; so, she understands first hand the crushing burden Washington imposes on our small businesses. This pro-life, pro-family, anti-tax constitutional commonsense conservative is the Democrats’ biggest fear in November. They’re already running false ads against her weeks before even the primary election. And on top of that Kelly is facing attacks from a self-funded millionaire running with an R next to his name who likes Obamacare and cap-and-tax.
Kelly is the strongest commonsense conservative who can win in the fall. I knew I liked her when I met her earlier this year, and I know this Granite Grizzly will represent New Hampshire with distinction in Washington.
Please join me in supporting Kelly Ayotte by visiting her website at www.ayotteforsenate.com and following her on Facebook and Twitter.
One final note: I spent time campaigning in New Hampshire in 2008, and I know that the good people there are a lot like Alaskans. In both of our states, we like to get to know the people running for office, look them in the eye, and judge their character. New Hampshire voters know not to rely on misleading negative ads. New Hampshire, tune out the ads and send your native daughter to the Senate. She’ll fight for you there just as passionately and fearlessly as she fought for you in the highest court of the land.
- Sarah Palin
What does that kind of prosecution say about an Attorney General who allows it to proceed?
A golden retriever with an "R" after his name could get elected in November, so why not go with the most conservative candidate, period?
I'm not quite sure who that is yet, but I don't generally trust someone like Ayotte who doesn't trust armed citizens and who actively worked to limit our right to self-defense against violent attackers in places where we have a right to be.
Carrying a small knife is legal. Brandishing a weapon is not, but if one is placed in reasonable fear for one's safety (in respect of time, place, and situation) a preparatory motion such as this man made does not seem to rise to the standard of "threatening". He had no way of knowing that his pursuers were police officers, and once their identity was established, even they agreed he was cooperative. Bad decision all around.
Ovide looks pretty good to me.
Too bad Sarah didn’t stay out of this one. I don’t think she knows what she’s talking about in this case.
I’ve heard from a friend that Ovide comes across as a “typical politician” lawyer type, ticking off the talking points. Ovide endorsed Mitt Romney, and he’s been praised by Fergus Cullen as a “compassionate conservative,” neither of which are big positives as I see it. I’ll have to learn more.
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