| It's already started! The Democrats' attack arm (the "DCCC") has issued a press release pledging to take out conservative Republican Congressman Thad McCotter (MI-11), one of the GOP's most dependable conservative votes – and by all accounts its most glib and eloquent spokesman.  And they didn't just PLEDGE – they've already sent radio ads and robo-calls into his district to make good on their pledge. Thad is one of only two non-freshman incumbents out of the 19 announced DCCC targets. THEY WANT HIM BAD! This email will tell you why they hate him: - why the left-wing crusader Rachel Maddow has attacked him on her hate-filled MSNBC show;
- why the despicable talking head Keith Olbermann called him the Devil, and "the worst person in the world;"
- why billionaire George Soros' MoveOn.org has picketed his Michigan office repeatedly, holding vigils and press conferences denouncing his conservative record on everything from the war for freedom against terror to his votes against the most recent spate of "continuing resolutions."
Unfortunately, this email will also tell you why we have to take their threats seriously!  Part of that is because solid conservative Thad McCotter represents a district that is NOT solidly conservative – lying in the decidedly Democratic suburbs of Detroit, it gave Barack Obama a 9-point victory over John McCain. Ouch! This ain't Idaho!
It's a testament to Thad's fighting spirit and unbelievable work ethic that he has survived for five terms in a district that by all rights should NOT be in the GOP column. He won that 2008 election with a mere 51% of the vote. There's worse news still: Michigan is losing a congressional seat as a result of the reapportionment following the 2010 decennial census. The Democrat sharks smell blood in the redistricting water, and can't wait to take Thad out. Help Thad out by contributing to his campaign committee today The Washington Post says Thad's likely opponent is liberal Democrat incumbent Gary Peters, currently representing a neighboring district, who has already made clear he is going to run again no matter whose district they put him in. And in the first quarter of this year, Peters raised an unbelievable half-million dollars in support of his next race! Why do you think Peters has been able to shake that liberal money tree? Pure and simple, it's because THE LEFT HATES THAD McCOTTER! That's because Thad is rock solid on all the issues conservatives care about and not afraid of who knows it, and constantly articulating the conservative viewpoint unapologetically day in and day out in every medium from Fox News to Twitter to Red Eye to Facebook. Here's a quick and dirty on Thad McCotter. He grew up in Detroit to parents who were both schoolteachers. He went to Detroit Catholic Central High, where he was a football star and played in a rock band. Now he's a 45 year-old lawyer, a married father of three who lives between a cop and an autoworker in Livonia, a city on the outskirts of Detroit. Thad still plays in a band, but this one – "The Second Amendments" – comprises five current or former Congressmen, and plays only for charity, like the time they played for the American troops in Kuwait. Thad McCotter is pro-life, pro-family, and pro-gun, and NOT looking for any "truces" with the Left on these types of important issues – and that's exactly what he told the audience at the Reagan Ranch in California last week (a few days after voting to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, PBS, and the left-wing activist group ACORN). Afraid he might sell out on second amendment issues? No chance. He's one of the few public figures courageous enough to say our right to keep and bear arms comes not from the constitution, but from God. Illegal immigration? Research his record -- Thad has a special place in his heart for those fleeing tyranny and wants to preserve an open door for them, but insists that we must secure our borders, period. No anchor babies, no chain migration, no social security. No citizenship and endless government benefits for babies strategically birthed at the border by those who are not citizens. Absolutely no "Sanctuary Cities." NO AMNESTY. Go home. If you come back, come back legally, and learn to speak English, because it is our national language. (U.S. English has consistently given Thad their "A in English" award.) Thad's own father-in-law emigrated to this country from Mexico, and promptly fought for the United States in the Pacific in World War II. You don't have to worry about Thaddeus George McCotter on that score. He respects the immigrant, but will put America first. And Thad is just as firm with the national purse strings. He was the first Congressman to announce his opposition to TARP, calling it "socialism," and "a 700 billion dollar bag of dung." When Bush, Obama, McCain, and the Congressional leadership were all chanting, "Too big to fail," Thad McCotter responded, "Too big AND failed."  He and Mike Pence were the only members of the GOP leadership to vote against the Obama tax deal last December, hurriedly rushed through by the Democrats because the new, Republican-dominated House was about to come in.
Thad was with the small minority of courageous Republicans who bucked the leadership (yet again) to vote AGAINST both of the recent continuing resolution deals thrown together with liberal Democrat Harry Reid. And he has sponsored again this congress a resolution calling for a balanced budget amendment to the constitution, and requiring the President to submit a BALANCED budget to the Congress each year. Have concerns about where he stands on raising the debt ceiling above the already outrageous 14.3 trillion dollars? You shouldn't. When Thad was a 27 year-old member of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, he spearheaded the effort to require any prospective tax increase for Wayne County residents to secure a 2/3rds super majority vote of the Commission, followed by a 60% majority vote of the electorate. The man is tight with the public dollar. As an effective mouthpiece for the RIGHT, Thad often bears the brunt of the attacks from the Left on the major issues of the day. The environmental extremists called him a "caveman" for opposing Cap & Trade (which he called "Cap & Tax"), and ran ads in his district portraying him as a Neanderthal. It was a lovely thing for his three children to have to watch, but when you are effective on the RIGHT, you become a huge target for the LEFT. The usual complement of liberals bashed Thad for opposing Obamacare, and fired up again recently when he called for its repeal. With regard to our foreign policy, Thad is among those who despise the manner in which America is treated by the corrupt and repressive regimes in control of the United Nations. He is equally offended that we Americans are the primary funders of the UN, which thanks us for our generosity by consistently voting against our interests. As Thad puts it, "It is high time we stopped paying such a steep premium only to get slapped in the face." Because of Thad's interest in and mastery of foreign policy concerns in general, his fellow members often look to his lead for guidance in that area, whether the issue be Green Zones in Iran, unrest in Egypt, or whether President Obama should be actively supporting rebels in Libya we know very little about. No member of Congress in either party works harder to expose the threats presented by the Communist Chinese, the North Koreans, the Iranians, and the assorted radical Islamic terrorist elements out there. Read anything Thad has written about the Communist Chinese in the last eight years and it will chill you to learn of the many, many ways in which they are infiltrating our institutions at every level, stealing our secrets and our work product, and undermining our economy and our military.  Even more frightening is the fact that there are times when it seems Thad McCotter is the only voice out there pointing out these concerns. Please don't let that voice be silenced by the DCCC, Nancy Pelosi, Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and George Soros. THAD NEEDS YOUR HELP! His district is a tough one and he has dodged many bullets, but this next one promises to be a real Donnybrook. Can Thad count on you? His opponents can rely on the liberal media to attack him and do their fundraising for them. They will point out the slim margins by which he has carried the district in the past. They will point out how effective he has been as a voice for America and her traditional conservative values – WHICH THEY DESPISE. They will point to a seasoned veteran congressman waiting in the wings to try to take Thad out, and his coffers will fill. It has already started. If you support what Thad McCotter stands for and want him to be around to fight for those values in the Congress, please donate as much as your heart tells you you can afford? Can you make a donation of $500.00 to the cause? $250.00? Even smaller donations add up when enough good Americans like you make them, so a $100 or $50 donation (or whatever you can manage) is more than welcome.We would be happy just to have you abroad! We know you will do what your heart and conscience tell you, and trust that at a minimum your thoughts and prayers will be with Thad as he continues the hard work of freedom. Thank you for your time, and may God bless you and yours.
Sincerely,
The McCotter Congressional Committee
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THAD McCOTTER:
Glennbeck.com's S.E. Cupp: "He is unflinchingly conservative, an unapologetic defender of American exceptionalism and the war on terror; he prizes good works over big promises." Red Eye's Greg Gutfeld: "[H]e's one of the few pols who seem less interested in impressing celebrities or making cheap points of sentimentality than preserving the freedoms unique to our delightful island nation." Dennis Miller: "He's the most refreshingly candid Congressman I've ever interviewed." National Review Online's Jay Nordlinger: McCotter "gave just about the most riveting short political speech I have ever heard." 
PS. If you have any friends who you think might share Thad's values and want to help, please forward this email to them. PAID FOR BY MCCOTTER CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
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