Huckabee homecoming in Ames
August 10, 2011 1 Comment
The Ames Straw Poll will be a homecoming for Gov. Mike Huckabee.
The former Governor of Arkansas is returning to the state that gave him a caucus win in 2008 and prompted him to write in his book Do the Right Thing “I love Iowa!” The good news is that many Iowans continue to return that love in the form of involvement in politics and causes that are important to them, including volunteering for Huck PAC.
While at the Ames Straw Poll Governor Huckabee will be visiting various tents to “jam with bands” and will do his FOX show live. The Governor knows how to have a good time and keep Americans informed. For many supporters who will not have the opportunity to travel to New York, Huckabee’s show in Ames is an added bonus to the straw poll events.
Huck PAC will have a booth at the straw poll with Team Huck members from numerous states on hand to give out information and answer questions about Huck PAC endeavors. The Mission Statement follows:
Huck PAC is founded on the principles that make America great: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our Republican Party embodies these ideas and is best suited to lead America forward.
Huck PAC is committed to helping Republicans regain control of the U.S. Senate, expand Republican control of the U.S. House and support conservative principles around the country.
Huck PAC will support Republican candidates who are passionate advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government, and individual liberty.
As part of our effort to support strong Republican candidates we have formed Team Huck. Team Huck is a grassroots volunteer organization devoted to helping Huck PAC find, endorse, and elect Republican candidates who share our principles.
Huck PAC will identify candidates who hold firm to these principles, promote their campaigns and financially support their efforts.
While it is a homecoming for Gov. Huckabee it will be a reunion of sorts for his supporters who will gather at the Huck PAC tent west of Hilton Coliseum. In terms only Huckabee supporters may understand, we will meet, greet, and celebrate being the somebody, doing the something. Our guy may not be a candidate at this time but it won’t stop us from savoring being at the same place with the man we have come to admire, respect and continue to support with our time, energy, money, and most especially, heart.



The big news of the weekend was not just football. There was “news” out of New Hampshire. And in the words of a Shania Twain song: “That Don’t Impress Me Much!”
Nov. 2 is fast approaching and Tom Shaw, Republican candidate for House District 8, has been leading a fast paced life to meet the citizens in his district.
Brenna Findley is closing in on 100,000 miles driving around Iowa in her “office”/car. She has been dedicated to meeting Iowans and telling them why she will be the legal watchdog for Iowa taxpayers. That’s a lot of miles! That’s a lot of Iowans to meet, greet, and impress with her calm, firm, and very rational views on what she will do as Iowa Attorney General.
Midwest Enterprise Group and the trashing of a good man: Kent Sorenson
October 28, 2010 5 Comments
I have begun a personal campaign to email every company and organization that has contributed to Midwest Enterprise Group and ask them why they are donating money to a PAC that is responsible for vicious campaign ads that attack my Iowa State Representative, Kent Sorenson and his family. I am asking them to tell me if they approve of their donations being used in such an unethical manner. If I have done any business with a company, I am letting them know that they will not be receiving any more of my business unless they explain their actions to me and pledge not to give this PAC one more dime. I am not attempting to organize a boycott. What I am attempting to do is to stand up for a good, Christian family man whose reputation is being viciously attacked. I cannot, in good conscience, knowingly allow any of the resources that God has blessed me with to be used in a campaign to destroy the reputation of this good, decent man. Everyone else will have to decide for themselves if they should join my campaign. The link for the document listing the companies and organizations that have contributed to this PAC is as follows:
http://www.state.ia.us/ethics/viewreports/iowa527committees/midwest_enterprise.htm
Pledging not to do business with the companies on this list may cause some inconvenience. For instance, the only gas station/convenience store in the small town where I live is a Casey’s General Store. If you decide not to support Iowa Health Services, you may have to find a different doctor and/or clinic. The only companies that offer land phone line service in some areas are QWest and Mediacom. And if you subscribe to cable television, Mediacom may be your only choice.
There are some companies, such as MidAmerican Energy, that have a monopoly on essential services such as electrical and natural gas service and you have no choice but to use their services. In that case, the only inconvenience may be the time it takes to let MidAmerican know how their donations are being used and that you don’t appreciate their sending money to such an organization.
However, any inconvenience that I may suffer pales in comparison to the pain and embarrassment it must have caused Kent and his family to have their past troubles laid out, one by one, in a state-wide paper for the whole world to see. Or the pain Kent’s wife must feel when her husband is portrayed in mailings and TV ads as a supporter of domestic abusers.
And it pained my heart to hear his daughter describe how she broke down and cried when she heard her father being called a “dead beat dad”. So follow your own conscience in this matter. Mine is telling me to stand up and support Kent Sorenson and his family against these evil attacks being launched by Mike Gronstol and his front organization, Midwest Enterprise Group.
Trina Brousseau
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