Support Our Troops; Support Joe

For a large number of you, this is your first Monday Memo so “Welcome Aboard”. The publicity generated by our response to Walter Jones’ outrageous attack on Rush Limbaugh has led to over 175 new subscribers to our weekly campaign update in the last week alone.

Our first shipment of “Walter Jones: Phony Republican” bumper stickers will go out tomorrow to over 100 of you and I hope you will display them proudly, along with our Support Our Troops stickers and the popular OBX style oval JOE stickers.

One of my many stops this week in a full schedule of campaign events was the state convention of the North Carolina College Republicans in Raleigh. I was honored to be a featured speaker and encouraged by so many young people taking such an interest in the political process. In particular, it was great to see so many young people who have already decided to live their life guided by conservative principles.

There is an often quoted adage that goes something like “If a young man is not a liberal, he has no heart. If an old man is not a conservative, he has no head.” I would argue that although that may be true in many cases, the conservative movement has much more to offer our nations’ youth than the liberal way of thinking.

Just listen to any talk show that has a conservative and liberal debating. Tell me which one has the more positive outlook on life? Is it a conservative or a liberal who believes you have the ability to achieve your goals and that your lot in life is does not rely on a government program? When you hear the story of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is it the conservatives or the liberals who are judging the man on the content of his character, not the color of his skin?

I brought a positive message to the College Republicans this weekend and my overall campaign message is a positive one. This campaign is about change and it is my job to point out Walter Jones’ radical shift to the left in order to highlight the need for a change. But make no mistake: My campaign has a positive message for the future because a government run by conservative principles empowers its’ citizens to be all they can be.

I hope today you will take a moment to pause and reflect on why you are a conservative and why the principles that guide your life fit so nicely in to the conservative philosophy. It should reaffirm your political beliefs and help you again realize the great injustice being done by our Congressman by not representing the conservative principles of his district. He is not the same man we sent to Washington under the Contract with America because he is no longer a conservative.


See you on the campaign trail!
Joe

Quote of the Week: North Carolina Republican Rep. Walter Jones told FOX News late Monday that Limbaugh "went too far," and that he will sign on to Udall's resolution on Tuesday morning. Foxnews.com Tuesday October 02, 2007.
The Internet is the worst nightmare for a politician who flip-flops.