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A leading tea party activist broke ranks Monday to endorse Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, expressing concern about a Republican challenger who was once charged with murder in connection with his military service in Iraq. Deborah Johns said it appears that voters are ignoring Republican candidate Ilario Pantano's past.

Illogically high expectations about pinpoint accuracy and target discrimination in a fire-fight are the fantasy of armchair-academics and videogame players. Men on the ground know that war is sloppy and rough. Combat is not a noun or a place that you are “in,” but rather a verb, a thing that you “do” to other people. Principally, combat is imposing your will on the enemy by violence of action and the ugly truth is that the process kills all kinds of people: good ones, bad ones, and yes, even our own. When our expectations of success and precision are unrealistic it...

The Fuller Campaign Committee has released the first exit poll from early voting. The poll, which was conducted Saturday, May 1st, included results for races from U.S. Congress, State Senate, and New Hanover County Commissioners. In the U.S. Congressional race, numbers are looking good for Will Breazeale. The results show Breazeale leading his nearest primary challenger, Ilario Pantano, 51.7 to 41.4%. "We are very pleased that the early numbers are trending our way," observed Breazeale. "However, this race is still a long way from being over. We need each and every one of our dedicated voters to get out on...

On Saturday, May 1st, Breazeale for Congress is fueling up. The campaign invites everyone to join them at 8:00 a.m. at Wayne's Exxon, 3502 Oleander Drive in Wilmington (in front of Independence Mall), as they give away free gas to volunteers that are stepping up for conservative values. Each car in attendance that holds at least one person that is currently serving or willing to sign up as a volunteer for Breazeale for Congress, will receive up to $20 in free gas. "We know driving around this ten county district, knocking on doors, and meeting voters takes fuel. This fuel...

GREAT SHOW Tonight! , SUNDAY 04/11 AT 8:00 PM EASTERN! NITE CAP ON FREEDOM RADIO: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedom Join us tonight or a little song, little dance, a little seltzer down that clown Grayson's pants! Now is not the time to relax folks, our candidates need your continued support! We welcome into the Freedom Radio Lounge, Lt. Comdr. Dan Fanelli, http://electdan2010.com/ Republican candidate running for Congress from Florida District 8 to face DEM Alan Grayson in November.

In an effort to promote total transparency from all candidates running in the North Carolina District 7 Republican Primary for United States Congress, Will Breazeale proudly released his complete public record Thursday afternoon. The document release contains 20 years of military evaluations, as well as his last three years of tax returns. "In a time where we have Democrats across the state on the run for corruption charges, and our own Congressman McIntyre taking money from a convicted felon, transparency is more important than ever," Breazeale stated. "We need to know that our Republican Nominee for this office is above...

Sarah Palin is throwing her support behind a key endorser of Republican Congressional Candidate Will Breazeale. On Tuesday, Palin gave her endorsement of the Combat Veterans for Congress Political Action Committee. The group, dedicated to soldiers with "Embedded Integrity," has issued unwavering support for Breazeale in the North Carolina District 7 Primary. This included holding a fundraiser for him in February. Palin stated, "There are a number of great veteran candidates running for office this year, and there are some excellent organizations dedicated to helping them, including Combat Veterans for Congress. I believe that these great veterans will fight for...

Show Your Will To Win! Your support is needed as an investment in helping this country! It may seem like just another Tuesday to you, but today and tomorrow are the last days to give in this critical reporting cycle for the U.S. Congressional primary. Many of you have offered your help and support for Will Breazeale and we are very grateful. But TODAY is the day to contribute. Please go online to http://www.awilltowin.com click on donate, and you can invest in this country right from the comfort of your own computer. It only takes five minutes! Every dollar will...

Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress, is backing the Republican Party's decision to ban all earmarks. Yesterday House Republicans approved a conference-wide moratorium on pet project spending. "If our nation is serious about avoiding total collapse, we have got to stop the reckless, out of control spending. House Republicans gave that quest a voice. I applaud their efforts and completely support banning all earmarks," Breazeale commented. Breazeale made news last month when he blocked a large earmark from his Democratic opponent, incumbent Congressman Mike McIntyre. His objections were seconded by the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and blocked pork...

Breazeale for Congress is pleased to announce California Congressman Duncan Hunter will spend two days in District 7 campaigning for Will Breazeale on the 20th and 21st of March. Captain Hunter, United States Marine Corps Reserve, will appear at a host of fundraisers with Breazeale, as well as at the Brunswick-GOP County Convention. "It's really an honor to have Congressman Hunter throw his unwavering support behind Will," said Finance Director Kathryn Johnston. "The big names are lining up for us because they know Will is the best candidate to take down Mike McIntyre this November." Breazeale's relationship with Congressman Hunter...

Although Election Day is just over two months away, for Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress, country still comes first. Starting Saturday, Breazeale will fulfill his annual active duty obligation to the United States Army Reserve by serving for two weeks in a full time status. The decorated Iraq War veteran will proudly report to the United States Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, PA where his mission is to serve on a staff in charge of training future U.S. Army Generals. "The duty was scheduled months ago when there were no announced candidates in the primary. Even though...

Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress, is headed to California for a fundraising event that will feature some familiar Hollywood names. Breazeale will spend the evening in Malibu, to attend the “Gala Event” hosted by the Political Action Committee, Combat Vets For Congress. The event includes a dinner and reception with many stars of stage and screen. Most notably in attendance will be Alex Trebek, longtime host of the popular game show Jeopardy. He will be joined by singer and actress Connie Stevens, best known for her USO appearances with Bob Hope and her Billboard hit Sixteen Reasons. Also...

Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress has won applause from one of North Carolina's biggest free market groups. In an email sent to members from across the state, the Americans For Prosperity has recognized Breazeale for his signing of the "No Climate Tax" pledge. Breazeale took the pledge last week, a day before appearing before the group in Wilmington. AFP wrote: The North Carolina chapter of the grassroots free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-NC) today applauded U.S. House candidate William Breazeale (7th District) for signing the group's No Climate Tax pledge. Breazeale joins more than 365 lawmakers and...

Shortly after winning their endorsement, Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress, sat down for an interview with the Political Action Committee, Citizens Opposing Incumbency. Here is the second part of the transcript from Will's conversation with the group's Executive Director Jeff Monks. The entire interview will be made available on the COI-PAC website (www.coipac.org) later this week. COI: You're best known as a soldier. However, your day job is as an airplane pilot. Do the two share common themes that would make you a good representative? Breazeale: The big thing is trust and responsibility. Both when I was in...

Shortly after winning their endorsement, Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress, sat down for an interview with the Political Action Committee, Citizens Opposing Incumbency. Here is the first part of the transcript from Will's conversation with the group's Executive Director Jeff Monks. The entire interview will be made available on the COI-PAC website next week (www.coipac.org). COI: You mentioned you were really inspired to run again by Senator Richard Burr. What did you mean by that? Breazeale: Many people don't know that Burr ran for the House and lost. He didn't quit. In fact, it made him even more...

Once again, Will Breazeale is standing up for the taxpayers of District 7. On Thursday, the man most famous for saving Americans more than 40 million dollars as a soldier in Iraq, signed a "No Climate Tax" Pledge. The pledge, which was co-sponsored by the Americans For Prosperity and the National Taxpayers Union pledges to never endorse an Energy Reform Bill that raises taxes. "I am so proud to once again have the back of the taxpayers of District 7," observed Breazeale. "As it sits now, Climate Change and Energy Reform are little more than catalysts to raise people's taxes....

Endorsements continue to roll in for Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. Over the past week, the three-time Iraq War veteran has shown his campaign's nation-wide appeal, scoring endorsements from across the country. Headlining the list of those throwing their support behind the Bronze Star Medal recipient Breazeale, is Chad Adams. For years, Adams was best known as the Vice-Chairman at the John Locke Foundation, a Raleigh based organization that is much admired amongst Republicans. Adams also gained state-wide attention last summer for his bid to head theat NC-GOP. Adams ultimately lost the...

Congressman Mike McIntyre is now backing out of bills that he helped create. Will Breazeale, Republican Candidate for United States Congress in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District took the Democrat to task Monday morning over an election year stunt, designed to cast himself as a fiscal conservative ahead of the November elections. Earlier this month McIntyre flip-flopped, voting against the deficit reduction program known as "Pay-Go." This was in stark contrast to McIntyre's "Yea" vote on the issue just seven months earlier. A bill that McIntyre boldly co-sponsored at the time. "Suddenly Mike McIntyre has found sympathy for the U.S....

For my interview with Will Breazeale, Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District, we met at a Wilmington Chick-Fil-A. He picked the place. The restaurants in this successful franchise are owned by Christian businessmen and they serve great chicken. Will is a faithful Christian who likes chicken. Nothing could have worked out better. Will, 41, can be an at-ease guy, and is good company. But he has a spit-and-polish, no-nonsense streak that you might expect in a man who is a highly-decorated military officer, has pulled three tours of combat duty in the Middle East, served in...

Taxpayers in District 7 were the winners on Wednesday. Early in the morning, Will Breazeale, Republican Candidate for United States Congress fought back against a large earmark from the hands of Democrat Mike McIntyre, and saved the district as much as eight million dollars in the process. The earmark centered around funding for New Hanover County's Northeast Interceptor and asset management projects. "For years Congressman McIntyre has acted as though Federal money is not taxpayer money. He seems to think money that comes from Washington is Monopoly money and he is Rich Uncle Pennybags," observed Breazeale. "2010 is the year...