Obama Not Fit To SERVE!

October 9th, 2008 by John Niemela

On November 4, 2008 we have an important decision to make when we go to the polls to select our next President of the United States. If you are like me (and many of my conservative friends) I believe that John McCain has the experience and record to serve this country as President. And Barak Obama does NOT!

There are many reasons why we should be concerned about Obama’s background and judgment that I want to share with you. I have been contemplating these reasons for awhile now and have been waiting to see if the “Main Street Media” would start asking some of these questions. But as you guessed, they have ignored each one of them.

I would also like to note that this is my (John Niemela) opinion and not any official position of the Houghton County Republicans. or the First District GOP!

Obama keeps trying to get us to believe that he is an agent for “Change”, but he has no record of any accomplishments in this regard. There is no record, either in his Illinois Senate career or as a US Senator that he has challenged any positions of the Dems to side with Republicans to get any bill or position passed. If he could accomplish any bipartisan agreements we would see evidence of that in his past record. Who does he think he is to be able to get Washington to change when he has not be successful in bringing any “Change” to date? You can look at John McCain’s record and see example after example where he has reached across the “Isle” to the ire sometimes of our Republican party to get legislation passed with this bipartisan support.

Obama has a “History” of questionable associations. William Ayers, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Father Fleger, just to name a few.

Obama, the media and the “Left” will have you believe that it is inconsequential that Obama had or has contact with these individuals, but I would STRONGLY Disagree. Let me tell you why:

William Ayers, with the Weather Underground, is a “Home Grown Terrorist” that bombed the FBI, Police Departments and other buildings who after Sept 11 2001 wished that he did “more”. Listening to Obama, he says that this was done when he was just 8 years old or that he barley knew Ayers, even though Obama lived in the same neighborhood and served on a couple “boards” with him.

The “Left” defends this position by saying that at least Ayers did not “kill” anyone or that he never was convicted of any crime. These reasons do not change one fact of what he (Ayers) did. So what does that matter to us today?

1. Obama was recruited by Ayers to run his organization to fund radical movements with funds that Ayers secured for his foundation. We are to believe that there is no record or board minutes to show a close association between Ayers and Obama. I personally formed a non-profit organization a number of years ago and worked with a Board of Directors. Not every conversation I had with my board members are recorded in Meeting Minutes. So just because there are no written documentation of these conversations, lunches, dinners or planning sessions does not PROVE there wasn’t or isn’t a close association or relationship. Additionally with Obama disbursing millions of dollars of funds to community organizations to carry out Ayers radical ideology, they would have had many conversations during this time. Obama would have HAD to KNOWN and SUPPORTED the philosophy of Ayers, despite his assertions that their contact was minimal, to fulfill Ayers’ wishes.

2. Some media organizations try to tell us that Ayers’ and Obama’s children went to school together. GIVE ME A BREAK! Ayers children are in the 20’s and Obama’s are in grade school. How could they go to school together?

For 20 years, Obama attended the church were Rev Wright served as Pastor. He was the “Spiritual Mentor” of Obama. We all heard the “Radical and Racists” views of Rev. Wright but if we are to believe Obama’s word, he was never at church when Rev Wright made any of these statements. I DO NOT and WILL NOT BELIEVE Obama on this matter. Why?

1. If Obama is a committed and devoted Christian as he claims, he would have attended church services on a regular basis over the years. With Rev. Wright supporting and espousing this “Black Liberation Theology”, as evident from the media clips we have heard, Obama would have either heard Rev. Wright preach these messages directly or at least from other members of the church congregation. For Obama to say that he was appalled to hear this message is a far stretch of belief because I heard the membership of the Church “whole-heartedly approve” when Rev. Wright made these remarks. For Obama to be “appalled” when everyone else was “Jumping to their Feet, Clapping and Shouting in agreement” how could Obama and his family feel “Comfortable” attending this church for all of those years?

2. These messages were part of the Tapes or CD’s made available to members of Holy Trinity Church and to the public. The church I attend regularly records sermons by my Pastor. I have had people talk to me about messages my Pastor has preached that they heard from our Tapes of CD’s and I would believe that the same conversations could have been brought to Obama’s attention over the years.

3. For us to believe that Obama “left” this church and disavowed Rev. Wright over these messages stretches our belief. It became ‘necessary” for Obama to distance himself because of the attention to Wright’s “Message” now that Obama was running for President.

When you look at Obama’s voting record while in the Illinois Senate, he refused to declare his vote for any difficult issues and voted “Present” (without supporting or opposing the bills before him). When he tells us he will support certain issues NOW, are we to “Take him at his word”? I don’t think so!

Today, he tries to tell us he will not raise taxes on “Middle Class Families” but only the “RICH”. How does he explain why he voted three times last year on bills that would have raised taxes on people making just $42,000 per year? How can he claim that he is “Pro-Life” when he would not support a bill that would have required medical personnel to provide “life saving measures” to a baby that survived an abortion procedure and was “alive and breathing”? I thought the “extreme Left” claimed that life began when the baby was out of the womb and breathing on its own! Not at the moment of “conception” as we who are “Truly Pro-Life” believe!

Today, he claims that he would have people in his administration meet with “Radical World Leaders” to open lines of communication for diplomacy. He and his “spin doctors” deny that he ever claimed that he would personally sit down with these same leaders without any prearranged negotiations. I heard him in the Democrat debates answer the question, “Would you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea?…..” and he answered, “I would”

There are so many other questions that need to be answered but Obama is refusing to provide the answers or others are refusing to provide information to questions, How did he fund his College Education? What was his “thesis”? Why do “radical Muslim’s support him for President? ….

It is hard to believe that one of the Presidential choices we have today has the LEAST experience of all candidates in American History! We are facing some of the most crucial times in our History and we can not take a chance on an UNPROVEN leader.

I urge you to VOTE for Senator John McCain for President on November 4, 2008. He and Governor Sarah Palin will bring their HISTORY and EXPERIENCE of being CHANGE Agents to Washington.

John Niemela

If you know any friends who are still on the fence about Supporting Senator McCain, please consider forwarding this email update to them. We need to make sure every Republican, Conservative and Independent and even Democrats vote for Senator McCain. With Obama being the MOST Liberal Senator and Biden being the third most Liberal Senator, their ticket may be TOO Far to the Left even for our Democrat friends!

Lincoln Day Dinner - August 29, 2008

July 21st, 2008 by John Niemela

The Houghton County Republicans
invite you to our
Lincoln Day Dinner
August 29, 2008
at the North Shore Grill above the
Best Western Franklin Square Inn
820 Shelden Ave, Houghton
~
Social Hour – 6 PM
Silent Auction 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Dinner – 7 PM
Meet the Candidates – 8:00 PM
~
Invited Candidates:
Representative Jack Hoogendyk for US Senate
Representative Tom Casperson for US Congress
John Larson for 110th State Representative
(plus local candidates)
~
Dinner Entrees:
Certified Black Angus Prime Rib
Jerk Chicken
Grilled Vegetable Pasta
(one entrée per person)
$50 / person
Reservation deadline August 22, 2008

For Invitation and mail in dinner reservation form
http://www.houghtongop.com/files/08.0829_Lincoln_Day_Dinner_Invitation_and_Payment_Instructions.pdf

To purchase tickets online with credit card
https://www.donationtickets.com/donationticket/eventTicket.asp?guidEvent=5B585D

For additional information contact John Niemela, HCR Chair at 906.369.3780 or John@HoughtonGOP.com

REAL Mind-Numbed Robots!

March 7th, 2008 by John Niemela

For the past several weeks I have been troubled when listening to countless people talk about why they SUPPORT Barack Obama. I think I have finally but my finger on this unsettling feeling!

How many years have (WE) Conservatives had to put up with the “Left Wing Liberal Loonies” label us as “Mind Numbed Robots” because we agreed with Rush Limbaugh (and now the many other Conservative Talk Show Hosts on the Radio and Cable News Programs) They tried to “demonize” us because we would speak positively about things Rush would say.

If we were asked why we supported these statements … we could rattle off many specific examples or reasons why!

We would cite long-held beliefs and opinions to back up our Conservative Views.

This past week while listening to the Fox News coverage of the Super Tuesday II primaries (in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont) Alisyn Camerota was talking with students at the University of Ohio. She asked numerous students why they were excited and supporting Barack Obama, There answers were frightening!

Ahhh …. Uhmmmm …. Ohhhhhh because he is talking about Change!

When asked to list one accomplishment as a US Senator … Ohhhh …. Ahhhhh …. Uhmmmmm he will get people to work together to make changes in Washington …..

GIVE ME A BREAK …..

Not one person could give a specific accomplishment of Barack Obama from his service in the US Senate.

If he could accomplish all of this changes …..

Where Was He?

and

Why Didn’t He?

DO ANYTHING since he because a US Senator from Illinois?

Could it be that he got busy running for the Presidency and not serving his constituents or the county?

These Barack Obama supporters don’t have the facts to back up their position.

Could They Be the MIND NUMB ROBOTS … that Conservatives were accused to BE?

Don’t get me WRONG … I am not calling Obama Supporters or Dems names … but I hope they would look at the facts and realize Barack Obama does not have the experience or the ability to secure accomplishments to LEAD this country as President. Talk is Cheap!

John Niemela
www.houghtongop.com
www.firstgopblogs.com
www.firstgopblogs.com/houghton

March 4 Primary - Live Blogging

March 4th, 2008 by John Niemela

Today Republican Primary Elections will be held in Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island.

265 Delegates will be allocated after the results are finalized.

John McCain has 1014 delegates and Mike Hucabee has 257. McCain is 177 delegates short of the 1191 needed to secure the party’s nomination. Will he receive the needed delegates to put him over the top tonight?

Make sure you come back later this evening to review results, observations and commentary by members of the First District GOP on our main blog site, FirstGOPBlogs

How to Post

February 29th, 2008 by John Niemela

Hello First District GOP Friends. Welcome to our Blogs!

For those who may not be familiar with blogging let me give you a quick tour around our site.

How to post? County Party Leadership - you will need to contact Keith Almli to get signed up - his email address is pcmxnetworks@gmail.com or his phone number is 906.524.2248.

Keith will need the user name that you would like to use and your email address to sign you up to be able to post to your county blog and the first district blog. You will also want to inform him of other people in your county who will be authorized to post on your county blog.

For other people coming to the site who would like to make comments to postings already on either the county blogs or the first district blog, look underneath the postings you will find the word “No Comments” or it may have a “number of comments” you will click on the word Comments and it will open a screen for you to post your comment to any posting already on the site.

If you wonder if other people have made comments to the postings, you will need to see if there are comments “hidden” if it gives a number of comments in the link below the comment.

I hope that I have not completely confused you … but encourage you to have fun reading the postings on the blogs and adding your comments to the blogs.

Happy Postings!
John Niemela, Houghton

Michigan Fair Tax and Tom Casperson April 1st

February 29th, 2008 by

Michigan Fair Tax is sending a representative to speak to local business people as well as the general public, Monday April 1 from 3-5 at Nutini’s Supper Club in Hancock. Tom Casperson will be on hand to discuss the latest legislation in Michigans House of Representatives and his upcoming race against Bart Stupak.  Please mark this date on your calendar and bring your friends.  Mary Sears

More Big (brother) Government

February 28th, 2008 by John Niemela

Today on Representative Jack Hoogendyk’s blog, CORE PRINCIPLES

I came across his post about the Michigan Legislature that I wanted to pass on to you.

HB 5543 - Creates a new act to allow local units of government to enact ordinances to require the fingerprinting of door-to-door solicitors, taxicab drivers and street vendors. Those fingerprints would then be transmitted by the local unit of government to the Michigan State Police for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check. The local unit of government can charge the applicant for the cost of processing the criminal background check.

This passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 88-18. I guess Republicans like big government, too.

Core Principles

Rush Blasts Bart Stupak

February 28th, 2008 by John Niemela

- Conservative talk-show icon Rush Limbaugh lambasted Congressman Bart Stupak’s for sticking his nose someplace it doesn’t belong by suggesting he and his fellow liberal Democrats know more about medicine than the doctor who created the world’s first artificial heart.Dr. Robert Jarvik is the inventor of the artificial heart, holds a degree in medicine, and was the spokesman for the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor since 2006. Stupak and his Democrat colleagues recently challenged the Jarvik’s integrity and questioned whether he should be allowed to serve as a spokesman for a prescription drug.We guess it must be easier to demagogue this issue than it is to allow a vote on an important national security bill that would allow America’s defenders to track and monitor the actions of international terrorists intent on attacking the United States.

 

Houghton County Republicans Website

February 27th, 2008 by John Niemela

Please visit our website for information on the Houghton County Republicans. We update our site often. HoughtonGOP.Com