Ginty Challenges Kean to Debate On Border Security [NJ Senate seat]

Ginty for Senate website ^ | 5/15/2006

[Antoninus]

Kean and Menendez "Perfect Together" On Broken Border Crisis In Advance of Bush Speech to Nation

(Ridgewood, May 15, 2006) - John Ginty, the conservative candidate in this year's Republican U.S. Senate primary election in New Jersey, challenged liberal candidate Tom Kean, Jr. to a wide-ranging debate on border security and the uncontrolled flow of illegal aliens from around the world into American territory.

In an email sent to the Kean campaign and in advance of tonight's speech by President Bush about the worsening border crisis, Ginty said, "Republican voters deserve to question the candidates for the U.S. Senate nomination about the candidates' views and platforms concerning the border crisis, as well as other issues. I am willing to defend my public position favoring the construction of a 700-mile security fence on the southern border and the imposition of an immediate program to eliminate the illegal flow of unauthorized persons over this Nation's sovereign borders."

Ginty continued, "You should be willing to publicly defend your positions in favor of a massive 'guest-worker' program, an amnesty program for the 12 to 24 million illegal aliens already in the country, as well as your stated opposition to the border security fence. I am ready to debate you on these and other matters at any place and time chosen by you or a third party debate sponsor."

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaking on "Meet the Press" yesterday, said that the amnesty component in the Senate "immigration reform" bill favored by some U.S. senators and by Tom Kean Jr., together with family unification provisions, could allow as many as 50 million people to be put on the path to U.S. citizenship over the next several years. While Kean has denied that he favors amnesty, Ginty says that any allowance for an illegal alien to remain in the country without first having to return to his home country is by definition an amnesty policy.

On the president's speech tonight, Ginty said, "The American people are waiting for real, effective action to secure this country's borders. Spin or half-measures offered to soften conservative opposition to major components of the Senate bill will not pass muster."

[Antoninus]

Kean Jr. is the ultimate liberal Republican. Ginty sounds like the real deal.

We need to make sure Kean Jr. goes down in flames so that conservatives have *someone* to vote for in New Jersey in November.

June 6 is primary day in NJ. Get on the bandwagon! http://www.gintyforsenate.com

[Antoninus]

Ping.

FYI, Ginty is 100% pro-life and supports the Marriage Amendment. I don't have to tell you where Kean the Less stands on these issues.

[ScottfromNJ]

John Ginty will get my support in the primary election.

[Owen]

This is what primaries are for. To find the strongest candidate to face the ultra leftist of the Democrats.

How is Ginty's fundraising compared to Kean's?

[Antoninus]

This is what primaries are for.

Amen to that. If we get forced into accepting liberal Kean Jr. as our candidate, we may as well admit that we have a liberal party and a socialist party in NJ. I personally will not accept that, so let's work to give Kean the boot and give Ginty the nod.

[frogjerk]

I don't want to vote for a RINO. What do the latest polls say about Ginty vs. Kean Jr.? (Not that I believe them, but I'm curious)

[JerseyHighlander]

Kean Jr.'s response (paraphrased):

"Well, yeah, so my dad always had this nice Mexican guy do our lawn. Last weekend a guatenalan or hondurican served my water at dinner. And the law firm my daddy got me a job at had a nice Mexican janitor who I'd sometimes chat with when sneaking a cigarette. Yes, it is true, I am a smoking-American."

[Coleus]

Ginty is a formidable candidate and will give Kean and the NJ GOP a run for their money.  Kean was the only republican in the NJ Senate to vote in a committee to fund the NJ Stem Cell Institute.  They say he's a fiscal conservative and pro life on many issues and yet his voting record says just the opposite.

 

NJ Conservative Republican John Ginty to run Against Thomas H. Kean, Jr. in Primary Election

[Clemenza]

If I get my voter's registration card before the primary, Ginty will get my support.

[Antoninus]

What do the latest polls say about Ginty vs. Kean Jr.? (Not that I believe them, but I'm curious)

Haven't seen 'em, but I don't much care, frankly. Ginty's got my vote and my support. I'll be telling every conservative I know to make sure you get out and vote Ginty on June 6. That's the only poll that concerns me.

[jrny]

My wife and I (new residents of NJ) just made the deadline today to register to vote in the primary. Is Ginty making any appearances in the Camden area?

[.cnI redruM]

It's worth a shot. If I were in NJ, I'd probably vote for the guy. If nothing else, to send Kean a message. "Just because Dems win in NJ, you shouldn't become one yourself while representing the GOP."

[jrny]

Another question...I noticed that the NJ voter registration form did not ask me to select party affiliation. Does this mean that anyone can vote in the Republican Primary?

[Owen]

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This is what primaries are for.

Amen to that. If we get forced into accepting liberal Kean Jr. as our candidate, we may as well admit that we have a liberal party and a socialist party in NJ. I personally will not accept that, so let's work to give Kean the boot and give Ginty the nod.
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Well, now wait a minute. If Conservatives fail to donate enough, work hard enough, persusade enough people such that this guy wins the nomination, then clearly Kean was the stronger candidate, yes?

This is what primaries are for. To find the strongest candidate. If individuals fail to get their preferred choice nominated, that failure is their own. It's not Kean's.

[MassachusettsGOP]

Ginty can't win, Kean will

[Antoninus]

This is what primaries are for. To find the strongest candidate. If individuals fail to get their preferred choice nominated, that failure is their own. It's not Kean's.

No, it's to find out which candidate has more support from the party--that doesn't always translate into "stronger." In 2001, Bret Schundler won the primary, but the RINOs in the party failed to support him--and worse, actively worked for his Democrat opponent, Jim McGreevey. I'll never forget that.

If Kean wins in the primary and wins in the general election, he can do it without my support, or my vote. He's certainly not going to give my issues one iota of attention.

I don't vote for liberals. Period.

[Antoninus]

Ginty can't win, Kean will.

And then what? We'll have another liberal Republican in Washington to help defeat every issue that social conservatives care about. That's the exact opposite of what should be happening.

I won't vote to put another pro-abort, pro-homo, pro-illegal immigrant, anti-gun Republican in office. Those days are over.

[MassachusettsGOP]

The NJGOP is full of RINOs and Liberals, Ginty cant win. Kean will. Don't waste your time, Thats all I am saying.

[Antoninus]

The NJGOP is full of RINOs and Liberals, Ginty cant win. Kean will. Don't waste your time, Thats all I am saying.

Tell you what--you continue electing RINO losers like Catcher's Mitt up there in MassLand, and leave the rebuilding of a conservative Republican party here in NJ to us. Deal?

[MassachusettsGOP]

"RINO losers like Catcher's Mitt"

Those are fighting words there, now you are getting me all worked up! LMAO

:)

PS. We dont even have a choice here, its RINO vs. Write-In in Republican Primaries, consider yourself lucky I guess