Here is David McAloon speaking at a Tea Party Express Rally. He has endorsed Mike Labno and is the Director of the Tea Party of Illinois.
Posted on 10/25/2010 2:25:15 PM PDT by Maelstorm
By Jonathan Weisman
Illinois Democrats are using the long-shot candidacy of libertarian Mike Labno to peel off conservative voters in the southern end of the state from Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk.
A flier obtained by Washington Wire appears to be a Labno promotion. The first page is a picture of Rep. Kirk, asking “Congressman Mark Kirk, not a conservative?” with a quote from Mr. Labno questioning Mr. Kirk’s political beliefs. The next panel touts “Conservative Mike Labno” as “the only pro-life, pro-gun candidate for U.S. Senate.” It then portrays Mr. Kirk as a tax hiker who voted for President Obama’s climate change legislation and opposes Arizona’s restrictive, anti-immigration law.
Only on the last panel do readers see Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias. “While Labno and Kirk fight over labels, Alexi Giannoulias is fighting for Illinois jobs.”
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No, that’s not how it would work at all.
That “hold your nose” is what has gotten us into this mess.
The way out is to have Conservatives always.
Always Conservatives.
America is 40% Conservative
40% Moderate
20% Liberal.
We put a good Conservative there every time, and we’d win against the Liberal more often than not.
Easy math for you.
So how does keeping a pro-abortion Democrat Congress promote pro-life?
You have to consider the CONSEQUENCES of your vote, which IS the Dems keeping power.
Do the names Olympia Snowe, Arlin Specter, and Susan Collins ring a bell? When it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...... What this nation does not need is another one of those.
Note the Kirk ad calling himself “Mr. Independent” and touting “His record is in the exact center”.
A centrist is code for LIBERAL. He lies, voted for cap and trade, opposes gun rights, supports abortion, higher minimum wage, etc. NO THANKS.
Here we go again.
No. Long after the nations have battled themselves into the dust, and all the political ideas that ever were or could ever be have been tried and traded in for another, my eternal soul, and yours, will continue on. Humans are not like the animals, with only this one life to get right. We have to win on both fronts, because for us, some consequences will never stop reverberating down the alabaster halls of eternity. I refuse to deliberately commit an act I believe to be sin, and a grievous sin at that, and voting for Kirk would be just such a sin. I have no choice but to vote otherwise and leave the consequences to God.
Labno has my vote since he’s the most conservative candidate in the race. Mark Kirk can K.M.A/
That’s what the primaries are for. You should have worked harder to get Labno elected. So it is your fault. Now you will help Obama, your fault again.
Rasmussen Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Kirk 44%
Giannoulias 40%
Green Party LeAlan Jones 4%
8% prefer some other candidate and 5% are undecided.
Here is David McAloon speaking at a Tea Party Express Rally. He has endorsed Mike Labno and is the Director of the Tea Party of Illinois.
God and I are worried about what I do with *my* vote, not with what the dems do with *their* votes. You are arguing I should sell my soul by sanctioning one child-destroying politician to prevent the election of another child-destroying politician. In either case, the children will still die. The only difference will be that I would have given my support to one of the child-killers.
Not.going.to.happen.
We’ve been getting maneuvered by these incremental departures from principle so long we’ve gotten used to it, but this is how it all started, the great , gradual descent into political Hades, one small step at a time, one small piece of our souls at at time.
Do whatever you think is right. Kirk will not have my vote. Period.
Yes. I also know that Scott Brown, who voted in-state for Romneycare, ran successfully as the 41st vote against Obamacare.
Only on the last panel do readers see Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias. "While Labno and Kirk fight over labels, Alexi Giannoulias is fighting for Illinois jobs."
I agree. Voting for Kirk-types is EXACTLY why we are in the mess to begin with and some people here want to continue that! This is the EXACT same argument that gave Pennsylvania Arlen Specter and gave California Ahhhhhnold.
How’s that working for everyone?
Principle DOES matter.
AMEN, for all the reasons you mentioned, plus he was one of the eight Republican idiots that voted for cap and trade. It pains me not to vote Republican in that race, but I just can't do it.
the old democrat routine - split the republican vote and put a democrat crook in office.
I’ve not heard anything yet. I think it was like the poll conducted prior to the primary. We can be certain the race is closing. The question is by how much and how fast. I think Christine wins because she was hammered so hard and so extremely that it has resulted in Coons now being left with everything to lose and right now the major press is focusing on his record in this last week. That is a good thing. I’m hoping for a Rasmussen poll. I do think we Christine will take DE. She is taking 14% of Democrats in the poll and she is sympathetic and has the advantage of being able to solidify her base. I think she wins if that happens. CT we have a small chance. I figure Carly has a real shot in CA. Meg (gov) will lose because she effectively neutralized herself with her own money. We will take WV, CO, KY, WI, PA, FL, NV, OH, WA. I won’t be surprised if there isn’t a come from nowhere upset in one of the races that people think is so safe that Democrats don’t show up. I don’t think we will need Kirk and truthfully he is the worst. He’s not a moderate, he’s a liberal. The sad thing is that even now the latest poll I’ve seen shows both major party candidates falling back under 40% and the third parties gaining. 19% are undecided or weakly aligned. The worst part is we who are the Tea Party are letting this Senate Seat slip away as well as a chance to hammer the establishment. If Mike Labno had $100,000 dollars he could’ve won this race but far too many of us are cowards. All talk no balls. This year the profile in Illinois was primed for a real Tea Party candidate and the hours are slipping away into history.
Republicans should tout the Green Party candidate.
which poll are you looking at that says Christine is getting 14%? I believe it, but where are you getting that data?
It seems like the 6% poll might just be disappearing into happy talk land. For the primary, there was a lot more data about the poll. Not just the “Christine is up by 6” from an email. There was not a lot, but nationaljournal did see the poll and did seem to have crosstabs to look at.
I’m tired of fake polls.
I wouldn’t be shocked if we won HI, NY Gillibrand, MD, or OR.
Or more than 1 of those. If the candidates were better, we’d have even a better chance.
I think NY Schumer and VT are truly safe.
I think CT as well. Is McMahon spending a whole lot of money? My preference in CT was for Schiff, but I didn’t feel bad when McMahon won because she was supposed to win by spending a ton of money.
So let me understand this. If the GOP candidate that wins the primary is a conservative, then you think you should vote for said nominee in the general election. If the GOP candidate that wins the primary is a moderate/RINO (someone who is not pure enough), then you think you should send a message to the establishment (and apparently a majority of Republican primary voters) and vote 3rd party?
Isn't this exactly what so many here are wailing about in Delaware? That moderate Republicans who's candidate Mike Castle lost the primary aren't sufficiently backing Christine O'Donnell? How are conservatives in Illinois doing EXACTLY the same thing as some "moderates" in Delaware any better - or smarter?
Voting 3rd party is mostly always stupid. We are a two party system whether you like it or not. You vote for a 3rd party and you are virtually always effectively throwing your vote in the trash and helping the leftist get elected. You can actually thank Perot's third party run for Bill Clinton. I have to think a lot of Perot voters regret that idiotic vote.
You want to get anything done politically, you have to compromise. Conservatives and the grass roots have gotten out there this year and helped nominate a lot of more conservative GOP candidates, but they are as obligated to vote for whoever the GOP nominee is as "moderates" and RINO's are.
In races where there’s a Conservative, a Dem and a Green, absolutely.
Here, why bother. Kirk is apparently an unacceptable RINO, and it’s good that Republicans don’t have to vote for a Democrat in order to keep the RINO out.
Just stop it.
That anti-Democrat/lesser of two evil ship sailed after the Republicans took ownership of each branch of government and screwed us over. That argument isn’t going to move a soul here anymore.
The only arguments that move me are tactical. For instance re-districting. I’ve yelled at people to hold their tongues and lay down the vote for governerships and legislatures in the “R” column so we can still have the luxury of fighting these battles in later elections. But this is a special year. Otherwise I’d say vote their conscience.
If you want to make an appeal that might appeal to people here, use the 41st vote tactic. Filibustering a lame duck session si the only thing that might make them think twice but you’ll have to convince them Kirk can be trusted to do that much. I can’t say I have that kind of faith in him.
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