No Right Turn Voters Guide

Keeping up with the extremists on the right is, definitely a full time job, and understanding their impact on the political landscape can be a daunting task. In just a few weeks we will be going to the polls to cast some of the most important votes of our lives, and since it is imperative that we cast an informed vote, I am going to be publishing a list of Congressional candidates by state who are ultra-right wing conservatives who will only contribute to the mounting problem of the War on Women, the War on Civil and Human Rights, and the religious zealotry that is beating down the doors of power in this country. Never before has it been more incumbent upon the American citizen to be informed and well versed before casting that ballot.

Watch the list as I will be adding to it as each state is completed.

Alabama

Rep. Josiah Robbins “Jo” Bonner – Running for re-election to Congress in Alabama’s 1^st District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Limited Government; Defend the Right to Bear Arms; Anti-Immigration and Dream Act.
• Endorsements: Alabama Association of Realtors; Business Council of Alabama; Alabama For Liberty; Americans For Legal Immigration; National Rifle Association; Americans United For Life.

Rep. Martha Roby – Running for re-election to Congress in Alabama’s 2^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Defund Planned Parenthood;  2^nd Amendment Rights; Limited Government; Faith & Family are Central Roles; Anti-Immigration, amnesty and Dream Act; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Pro-Ryan Budget; Maintain forces in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Sarah Palin; Newt Gingrich; Maggie’s List; Troy Messenger; Gun Owners of America; Hose Conservatives Fund; Susan B. Anthony List; Mitt Romney; National Republican Congressional Committee.

Rep. Mike Rogers – Running for re-election to Congress in Alabama’s 3^rd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Traditional Marriage proponent; Advocates for prayer on public property including schools
• Endorsements: Americans For Legal Immigration; Numbers USA; Opelika-Auburn News; National Right to Life

Rep. Robert Aderholt – Running for re-election to Congress in Alabama’s 4^th District

• Political Stands: A staunch supporter and confidant of the “Ten Commandment Judge,” Roy Moore; introduced the Constitution Restoration Act; Pro-Life; Anti-Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage Proponent; Prayer in Public Schools Advocate; Pro-Second Amendment; Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of Coal and Natural Gas; Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: National Right To Life; Americans For Legal Immigration; Government Is Not God PAC (GING).

Rep. Mo Brooks – Running for re-election to Congress in Alabama’s 5^th District

• Political Stands: Anti-Immigration & Dream Act; Pro-Life and against Planned Parenthood; Against the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Advocates for the privatization of Social Security.
• Endorsements: Eagle Forum PAC; Business Council of Alabama; Huntsville Tea Party; National Republican Congressional Committee; Mark Levin; Americans For Legal Immigration; Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police; Gun Owners of America; Alabama For Liberty.

Rep. Spencer Bachus – Running for re-election in Alabama’s 6^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life and against Planned Parenthood as well as funding for contraception; anti-Affirmative Action; Traditonal Marriage Proponent; Ban Gay Adoptions; Advocates Prayer in Public Schools; Strong on 2^nd Amendment Rights; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of the Coal and Oil Industry; Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Expand the Armed Forces; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Business Council of Alabama; National Rifle Association; Americans For Legal Immigration; Central Alabama Fire Chief’s Association; National Association of Realtors

Don Chamberlain – Running for Congress in Alabama’s 7^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; 2^nd Amendment Proponent.
• Endorsements: Operation Black Storm ( a Tea Party effort to claim a non-racist agenda); Rolls Royce, L&L Industrial Supply; Carol Hendrickson; Birmingham News; Change the Congress in 2010; Combat Veterans For Congress.

Alaska

Rep. Don Young – running for re-election at-large

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional marriage, Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage, ban gay adoptions, against enforcing gay hate crimes; Favors prayer in public schools; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; Expand armed services.
• Endorsements: National Rifle Association; Mike Huckabee & HuckPac; Ron Paul.

Arizona

Rep. Jeff Flake – Running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional marriage, favors Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in school; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; School Choice and vouchers; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Favors Faith-based initiatives; Anti-immigration; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Sen. John Kyl; Sen. John McCain; Arizona Farm Bureau; Citizens Against Government Waste; Arizona Home Builders; National Rifle Association; North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce; Chandler Chamber of Commerce; Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce; Club For Growth; FreedomWorks; Arizona Right to Life.

Jonathan Paton –  Running for Congress in Arizona’s 1^st District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life, faith and family; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry.
• Endorsements: Allen West & Guardian Leadership PAC; Gov. Jan Brewer; Sen. John Kyl; Rep. Trent Franks; Rep. David Schweikert; Rep. Nem Quayle; Rep. Jim Kolbe.

Martha McSally – Running for Congress in Arizona’s 2^nd District

• Political Stands; Pro-Life; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Stronger border security; Absolute right to gun ownership; Charter schools, school choice, vouchers.
• Endorsements: Pro-Military PAC; Sen. John Kyl; Move America Forward; Rep. Trent Franks; Michael Reagan; Freedom Project (John Boehner).

Grbriella Saucedo Mercer – Running for Congress in Arizona’s 3^rd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Absolute right to gun ownership; Tradional marriage; Secure our boarders; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Proponent of fossil fuels.
• Endorsements: Arizona Latino Republican Association; Gov. Jan Brewer; National Right To Life; Republican National Coalition For Life; Maggie’s List; Rep. Trent Franks;Lt. General William “Jerry” Boykin.

Rep. Paul Gosar – Running for re-election to Congress in Arizona’s 4^th District

• Political Stands: Pro Life; Traditional marriage, supports amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in public schools; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; School choice and vouchers; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Anti-immigration and amnesty; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Sarah Palin; Gov. Jan Brewer; National Rifle Association; Gun Owners of America; National Right to Life; Arizona Right to Life; Faith & Freedom Coalition; National Federation of Independent Business; Se. John Kyl; Rep. Trent Franks.

Matt Salmon – Running for Congress in Arizona’s 5^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life;
• Endorsements: Gov. Jan Brewer; Former Gov. Jeb Bush; Sen. Tom Coburn; Sen. John Kyl; Sen. Mike Lee; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Pat Toomey; Citizens United Political Victory Fund; Club for Growth; National Right to Life Committee; Team America PAC.

Rep. David Schweikert – Running for re-election to  Congress in Arizona’s 6^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional marriage, supports Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Absolute right to gun ownership; Favors school vouchers; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Anti-immigration, border security and no amnesty; Expand the armed forces and maintain presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: FreedomWorks; Sen. John McCain; Sen. Pat Toomey; iCaucus; Russell Pearce.

Rep. Trent Franks – Running for re-election to Congress in Arizona’s 8^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life, abolish Roe v. Wade; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Anti-immigration and amnesty; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Absolute right to gun ownership; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives.
• Endorsements: Americans for Legal Immigration; Republican National Coalition For Life; Government is Not God (GING PAC).

Vernon Parker – Running for Congress in Arizona’s 9^th District

• Political Stands; Pro-Life with exceptions; Absolute right to gun ownership; Secure our borders; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Increase oil and gas production.
• Endorsements: Former Pres. George W. Bush; Sen. John McCain; Sen. John Kyl; Rep. Trent Franks; Rep. David Schweikert.

Arkansas

Rep. Rick Crawford – Running for re-election in Arkansas’ 1^st District

• Political Stands: Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage – supports Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; 2^nd Amendment advocate; Favors school vouchers; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Tim Pawlenty; Mike Huckabee; Asa Hutchinson; Iraq Veterans For Congress; National Organization of Conservative Women; Arkansas Federation of College Republicans; Repeal Obamacare PAC; Concerned Women Political Action Committee; Gun Owners of America.

Rep. Timothy Griffin – Running for re-election to Congress in Arkansas’ 2^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; 2^nd Amendment Rights; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Leading Proponent of the Keystone XL Pipeline; Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Mike Huckabee & Huck PAC; National Rifle Association; National Federation of Independent Business; Susan B. Anthony; Vets For Freedom; Club For Growth; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Arkansas For Liberty; Sarah Palin (SarahPAC).

*It is important to note that Griffin was a legal advisor for the “Bush-Cheney 2000 Florida Recount Team.” He later became Karl Rove’s aide.

Rep. Steve Womack – Running for re-election to Congress in Arkansas’ 3^rd District

• Political Stands: Reduce EPA regulations; Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; 2^nd Amendment Rights; Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Mike Huckabee & HuckPAC; The City Wire; National Right To Life; Arkansas For Liberty; Arkansas Right To Life Political Action Committee; Pat Boone.

Tom Cotton – Running for Congress in Arkansas 4^th District

• Political Stands: Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Defend the Constitution; Fossil Fuel Proponent; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; School choice and vouchers; Uphold the 2^nd Amendment; Pro-Life – overturn Roe v Wade; Traditional Marriage, supports the Defense of Marriage Act.
• Endorsements: Club For Growth; Mike Huckabee & HuckPAC; Allen West; Tea Party Express; John McCain; Combat Veterans For Congress; FreedomWorks; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Gun Owners of America; National Right To Life; RedState; Patriot PAC; Conservative Victory Fund; Southeast Arkansas Tea Party; Citizens United Political Victory Fund; Repeal Obamacare PAC; The Eagle Forum PAC.

California

Elizabeth Emken – Running for the U.S. Senate in the state of California

• Political Stands: Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; 2^nd Amendment Advocate; Pro-Oil & Gas; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Send more troops to Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC; Hispanic Republicans; Emily’s List; California Republican Party; California For Liberty.

Doug LaMalfa – Running for Congress in California’s 2^nd District

• Political Stands: Anti-Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage Proponent; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Pro-Life; Uphold 2^nd Amendment; Repeal the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Rep. Wally Herger; California Farm Bureau; Young Republicans; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; National Tax Limitation Committee; Crime Victims United; Gun Owners of America.

Dan Roberts – Running for Congress in California’s 2^nd District

• Political Stands: Privatize Social Security; Global Warming denial; Anti-Affirmative Action; Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; More Family Values.
• Endorsements: California Republican Party; Combat Veterans For Congress; California Republican National Hispanic Assembly; California For Liberty; Ron Paul; American Independent Party.

Rep. Tom McClintock – Running for re-election in Calfornia’s 4^th District

• Political Stands: Traditional Marriage with no legal rights for same-sex couples; Favors Prayer in Schools; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Advocate of school choice and vouchers; Uphols 2^nd Amendment; Pro-Oil & Gas Industry.
• Endorsements: Ron Paul; Ameicans For Legal Immigration; California For Liberty; The New Majority.

*In his Gubernatorial bid, Tom McClintock received an endorsement from the KKK.

Randy Loftin – Running for Congress in California’s 5^th District

• Political Stands: Uphold the Constitution; Remove energy regulations; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: The Frederick Douglas Foundation, California Republican Party, the Napa Tea Party, the Project to Restore America, and the Eagle Forum PAC.

Joseph McCray, Sr. – Running for Congress in California’s 6^th District

• Political Stands: Continue the War on Terror; Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Restore the Primary Institutions (Family and Religion); School Choice.
• Endorsements: Sacramento County Republican Party; Ron Paul; Tea Party; Tea Party Patriot.

Rep. Dan Lungren – Running for re-election to Congress in California’s 7^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage Proponent (amend Constitution to define traditional marriage, and exclude sexual orientation from hate-crime laws); Favors Prayer in Schools; Uphold 2^nd Amendment; Pro-School Choice and vouchers; Pro- Oil & Gas Industry; Supports Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, amnesty, birthright citizenship, and Dream Act; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: California Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; Elk Grove Chamber PAC; Tea Party Express; Americans For Legal Immigration.

Paul Cook – Running for Congress in California’s 8^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Uphold the 2^nd Amendment; Continue the War on Terror; Anti-Immigration.
• Endorsements: Combat Veterans For Congress; Lincoln Club; Gov. Pete Wilson; California For Liberty; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Military Heroes & Veterans; Inland Valley Young Republicans; Rep. Darrell Issa.

Ricky Gill – Running for Congress in California’ 9^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Uphold the 2^nd Amendment; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Charter Schools.
• Endorsements: California Farm Bureau Federation; Tax Payer Advocates; Jeb Bush; Chris Christie; California Young Republican Federation; California For Liberty; California Republican Party; Kevin McCarthy; Pete Sessions.

Rep. Jeff Denham – Running for re-election in California’s 10^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Uphold 2^nd Amendment; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; School Choice and vouchers; Expand the military and lead the global War on Terrorism.
• Endorsements: California For Liberty; Combat Veterans For Congress; John McCain; Modesto Bee; Council For Citizens Against Government Waste; Republican Party of Stanislaus County.

Virginia Fuller – Running for Congress in California’s 11^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; This is a Christian Nation; Continue the War On Terror; Anti-Immigration, amnesty, and the Dream Act; Private Schools and homeschooling; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: The Frederick Douglas Foundation of California; Eats Bay Area Tea Party; California Republican Party; Can Do Conservatives of America.

Marilyn Singleton – Running for Congress in California’s 13^th District

• Political Stands: Repeal and Replace Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Against taxing the rich; Against governmental social programs; Charter Schools and vouchers.
• Endorsements: iCaucus; California For Liberty

Deborah Bacigalupi – Running for Congress in California’s 14^th District

• Political Stands: Powers of the EPA & the UN should be curtailed; End leftist/socialist bias in education; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Uphold Second Amendment.
• Endorsements: Eagle Forum PAC; Doug LaMalfa; Citizens Reclaiming Constitutional Liberty; Gun Owners of America; San Mateo GOP; San Francisco GOP.

Brian Whelan – Running for Congress in California’s 16^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Traditional Values.
• Endorsements: National Right To Life Organization; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Congressman Tim McClintock; Merced Police Officers Association; Madera County Republican Party.

Rep. Devin Nunes – Running for re-election in California’s 22^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage Proponent – endorses Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in schools and was given a 100% rating by the Christian Coalition; Strongly favors absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of the Oil & Gas Insustry; Favors faith-based initiatives; maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Fresno Bee; California Farm Bureau; California Republican Party; Government is Not God PAC.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy – Running for Congress in California’s 23^rd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage, no hate crimes based on sexual orientation; Favors prayer in schools, abstinence only sex-education; supports death penalty and building more prisons; Supports absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; supports vouchers for public, private, and religious schools; Supports Christian Housing Relief Project, welfare through non-profit and religious organizations; Anti-immigration, amnesty, and Dream Act; Maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Republican Party of LA County; Americans For Legal Immigration; Peace Officers Research; Association of California; National Right to Life.

Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon – Running for re-election in California’s 25^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-immigration, birthright citizenship, amnesty, and Dream Act; Proponent of School Choice and vouchers; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional Marriage, favors a Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriages, and a ban against gay adoptions; Favors prayer in public schools; Advocates for an absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry with a negative environmental rating; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; Expand the military and maintain a presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: California Pro-Life Council; Americans For Legal Immigration; Tea Party Express; Republican Party of LA County.

Tony Strickland – Running for Congress in California’s 26^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Uphold 2^nd Amendment Rights; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: California Pro-Life Council; American Conservative Union.

David Hernandez – Running for Congress in California’s 29^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriages; Uphold 2^nd Amendment Rights; Led the fight to retain the cross on the Los Angeles County Seal.
• Endorsements: Pat Boone; Kevin Dobson; Republican Party of Los Angeles.

David Miller – Running for Congress in California’s 32^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional marriage as “ordained by God” between one man and one woman; Owning firearms is a “key foundational right;” Drill for oil, incentivize nuclear power, and unshackle shale and CNG; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Constitution Party.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack – Running for re-election in California’s 36^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Against Affirmative Action; Favors prayer in schools and supports a Constitutional amendment to allow for such; Stands for an absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Favors school choice and vouchers; Pro- Oil & Gas Industry; Proponent of Faith-Based Initiatives; Expand the armed services and maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: GOP Proud; Michael Reagan; Maggie’s List PAC; Oeace Officers Research; Association of California.

Benjamin Campos – Running for Congress in California’s 38^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life, defund Planned Parenthood; Anti-union; Oath Keeper; Public Schools are indoctrinating children against our best values and traditions; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Christian Voter’s Guide; Tea Party.

Rep. Ed Royce – Running for re-election in California’s 39^th District

• Political Stands: Pro Life; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional marriage, Constitutional Amendment banning same sex marriage, ban gay adoptions; Favors prayer in public schools, give federal aid only to those schools allowing prayer; Advocates absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Proponent of Oil and Gas Industry; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; expand the military and maintain presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: California Young Republican Federation; California Women’s Leadership Association; Board of Equalization; Republican Party of Orange County; Americans For Legal Immigration; Tea Party Express; American Conservative Union.

Rep. Ken Calvert – Running for re-election in California’s 42^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Anti-Affirmative Action; Tradition marriage, Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in public schools; Uphold absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, amnesty, birthright citizenship, and Dream Act; Expand military and maintain presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: California Republican Party; Riverside Republican Party; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Corona Taxpayer’s Association; Riverside County Young Republicans; National Rifle Association.

Rep. John Campbell – Running for re-election in California’s 45^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional marriage, Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Anti-Affirmative Action; Favors prayer in public schools; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, birthright citizenship, amnesty, and Dream Act; Expand the armed services and maintain a presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: National Tax Limitation Committee; Council For Citizens Against Government Waste PAC.

Jerry Hayden – Running for Congress in California’s 46^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional marriage; Local control of schools and school choice.
• Endorsements: California Republican Party; California Republican Assembly; Orange County Young Republicans; Family Action PAC; Atlas PAC.

Gary DeLong – Running for Congress in California’s 47^th District

• Political Stands: Local control of schools; Stremline EPA Regulations; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Log Cabin Republicans; National Fedation of Independent Business; U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher – Running for re-election in California’s 48^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Against Affirmative Action; Tradional marriage, Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage, and ban gay adoptions; Favors prayer in public school; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; Favors Faith-Based – initiatives; Proponent of the Oil & Gas Industry; Anti-immigration, birthright citizenship, amnesty, and Dream Act; Expand the armed services.
• Endorsements: Republican Party of Orange County; Ameican’s For Legal Immigration; National Right To Life.

Rep. Darrell Issa – Running for re-election in California’s 49^th District

• Political Stands; Pro-Life; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional marriage, Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in public schools; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; Privatize Social Security; School choice & vouchers; Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, amnesty, birthright citizenship, and Dream Act; Expand the armed forces and maintain presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Americans For Legal Immigration; New Majority California; Peace Officers Research; Association of California; National Right To Life; Conservative Women For America.

Rep. Duncan Hunter – Running for re-election in California’s 50^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life, Hunte Bill (Life begins at conception), repeal Roe v. Wade; Against Affirmative Action; Anti-Gay, Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage, opposes hate crime legislation, schools forfeit funds if “they expose kids to gay propaganda,” no “sexual orientation in Employment Non-Discrimination Act,” ban gay adoptions; “Resisting gays in the military is why we have built the best military;” Favors prayer in public schools; Absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; School choice and vouchers; Faith-Based initiatives; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Anti-immigration, declare English as official language; Expand the military.
• Endorsements: Mike Huckabee & HuckPAC; Government is Not God (GING PAC); GodVoter.org.

Rep. Brian Bilbray – Running for re-election in California’s 52^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Against Affirmative Action; Traditional marriage, Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Favors prayer in public schools; Absolute right to gun ownership; Privatize Social Security; Repeal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; School choice & vouchers; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Favors Faith-Based Initiatives; Anti-immigration, birthright citizenship, amnesty, & Dream Act; Expand armed services and maintain presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Americans For Legal Immigration; New Majority California; Peace Officers Research; Association of California; Republican Party of San Diego County; BIOCOM; U-T San Diego Editorial Board; American Combat Veterans of War.

Colorado

Danny Stroud – Running for Congress in Colorado’s 1^st District

• Political Stands: Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Supports implementing a School Voucher System; Absolute Right to Gun ownership.
• Endorsements: Colorado Republican Business Coalition; National Rifle Association; Herman Cain.

Kevin Lundberg – Running for Congress in Colorado’s 2^nd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional marriage, supports Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriages and civil unions; Anti-immigration, amnesty and Dream Act; Pro school choice, vouchers and homeschooling; Anti-social programs; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
• Endorsements: Tea Party; Eagle Forum PAC; Parental Rights. Org; Northern Colorado Hispanic Republicans; Bridge To Nowhere Tea Party.

Rep. Scott Tipton – Running for re-election to Congress in Colorado’s 3^rd District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Proponent of Oil & Gas; Favors school choice and vouchers; Anti-immigration and amnesty; Expand the armed forces and maintain a presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Bob McConnell; iCaucus; Daily Sentinel; Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition; National Federation of Independent Business; Western Slope Conservative Alliance; Sarah Palin.

Rep. Cory Gardner – Running for re-election in Colorado’s 4^th District

• Political Stands: Proponent of the Ryan Budget Plan; Pro-Life, endorses Personhood Bill; Traditional Marriage; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Favors school choice and vouchers; Proponent of Oil & Gas Industry; Anti-immigration and amnesty; maintain military presence in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: Tom Tancredo; National Federation of Independent Business; Susan B. Anthony; Denver Post; Gun Owners of America; Concerned Women For America; Sarah Palin; Northeast Colorado Tea Party.

Rep. Doug Lamborn – Running for re-election in Colorado’s 5^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Absolute right to gun ownership; Andti-immigration and amnesty; Against social programs, favors Faith-based Initiatives.
• Endorsements: National Rifle Association; Gun Owners of America; Club For Growth; Eagle Forum PAC; National Right to Work; National Right to Life; Pro-Life Alliance; The Minuteman Project;

* In 2011, Lamborn made the following comment on a Denver radio program: “”Now, I don’t even want to have to be associated with [President Obama]. It’s like touching a tar baby and you get it, you’re stuck, and you’re a part of the problem now and you can’t get away.” He later would refuse to attend the 2012, State of the Union Address.

Rep. Mike Coffman – Running for re-election to Congress in Colorad’s 6^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life; Traditional Marriage; Absolute right to gun ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; School choice and voucher system; Secure our boarders.
• Endorsements: Americans For Legal Immigration; Citizens United Political Victory Fund; Combat Veterans For Congress.

Joe Coors, Jr. –  Running for Congress in Colorado’s 7^th District

• Political Stands: Pro-Life, contributed to Personhood Colorado; Absolute right to gun ownership.
• Endorsements: National Rifle Association; Coors, himself, has spent over a half-million dollars on his campaign.

Connecticut

Linda McMahon – Running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut

• Political Stands: Pro-choice, with no federal funding;  Against Affirmative Action; Strongly favors the death penalty; Absolute Right to Gun Ownership; Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Pro-School Choice and vouchers; Proponent of Oil and Gas Industry; Anti-immigration and amnesty; Expand the armed forces and continue war in Afghanistan.
• Endorsements: GOP Proud; GOP Delegates; Republican Town Committee; Independent Party; National Committee Woman Pat Longo.

Wayne Winsley – Running for Congress in Connecticut’s 3^rd District

• Political Stands: Revive Traditional Family Values; State Control over Schools; Eliminate burdensome business regulations; Proponent of Oil & Gas, Keystone XL Pipeline, and fracking; Continue war on terror.
• Endorsements: Connecticut Citizens Defense League; Former Sen. Peter Lumaj; Connecticut For Liberty; Mayor Mark Boughton; State Rep. Arthur J. O’Neill.

Andrew Roraback – Running for Congress in Connecticut’s 5^th District

• Political Stands: Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Develop Oil & Gas Resources here at home; Lower the coporate tax rate;  Business incentives; Smaller Government; Anti-immigration and amnesty.
• Endorsements: Gov. Jodi  Rell; The Courant; State Police Union; Keeping America Competitive PAC;  The Register Citizen.

FLORIDA – GEORGIA – IDAHO

ILLINOIS – INDIANA – IOWA – KANSAS – KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA – MAINE -MARYLAND – MASSACHUSETTS – MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA – MISSISSIPPI – MISSOURI

MONTANA – NEBRASKA – NEVADA – NEW HAMPSHIRE – NEW JERSEY – NEW MEXICO – NEW YORK – NORTH CAROLINA – NORTH DAKOTA – OHIO – OKLAHOMA – OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA – RHODE ISLAND – SOUTH DAKOTA – SOUTH CAROLINA – TENNESSEE 

TEXAS – UTAH-VERMONT – VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON – WEST VIRGINIA – WISCONSIN – WYOMING

2012 STATE GOVERNOR RACES

Who Hid the Thorazine?

I’ve been thinking that it really can’t be easy being a right-wing, hate-mongering, disgruntled, paranoid, old curmudgeon who wakes up every morning with a hard-on for the world. That’s got to be a really hard thing to be.

We, on this end of the political spectrum, really ought to have, at the very least, a modicum of sympathy for these damaged and delusional douche-bags who revel in giving us heartburn and headaches – our life is a piece of cake compared to the daily grind that these people have to endure. I mean, just dreaming up the caustic and bilious prevarications and slanders that they produce must be very tiresome, indeed.

I mean, look at this William Federer, for instance. He’s a fifty-five-year-old, wannabe congressman, looking to score a few more points with the radical, ridiculous, religious right, so he delves deeply into that twisted psyche of his an hatches a prophecy that is beyond irrational.

According to Federer, it is not beyond the scope of rational thought to believe that at some time, pre-election, probably in October, there will be a “fake attack” on the life of President Obama, to which Obama himself is party to. He further “foresees” that the attack will then be blamed on the Tea Party. All of this will be accomplished to assure Obama’s reelection.

Now, this little jewel surfaced a couple of weeks ago, and Federer is pushing it everywhere possible. Last Saturday, on Focal Point, the American Family’s Talk Radio show that bills itself as “Muscular Christianity,” Federer furthered his prophecy by saying that it is possible that the President would intentionally bring about a war between Iran and Israel which he could then use as a pretext to take control of the radio, TV and internet. Or else Obama might fake a plot on his life that can be blamed on the Tea Party, which was just the sort of strategy that Joseph Stalin used as an excuse to kill millions of his enemies!

When asked if he believed that Obama would actually do those things, he replied, “”if you can vote to kill innocent babies, what can’t you justify?”

I swear, sometimes I think I woke up in a parallel universe where someone left the asylum doors open, and we ran out of Thorazine.

The Culture War – “Head For The Sound Of the Guns”

Richard Viguerie, one of the founders of the “Moral Majority,” isn’t a very happy camper. He isn’t at all satisfied with the fact that his beloved right-wing zealots have waged a radical war on women, immigrants, children, the poor, and the elderly, or that they have been successful in disenfranchising voters across the country with their discriminatory voter ID laws. Nope! That just isn’t good enough.

Poor Richard. He wrote a lengthy article today bemoaning the liberal agenda that is ruining this country. With the typical hyperbolic rhetoric that is endemic to those on the religious right, Viguerie cited this week’s convention, wailing…

“In-your-face liberalism was on full display in Charlotte this week. Democrats
offered a truly radical vision of the future that would fundamentally remake
American society and challenged Republicans to engage them on issues from
abortion on demand to abolishing the biblical definition of marriage.”

He then went on to bash the Republicans claiming that aside from Rick Santorum‘s speech, no one spoke on the right-to-life issue and that Republicans seemed “almost embarrassed to mention the social issues.”

Praising Tea Party wave that swept Republicans back into control of the House of Representatives in 2010, he cited what he called “new principled conservative faces,” the likes of which he named: Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker; and Senators Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul, and further claimed that the current “…lack of stomach for the battle on the cultural issues has large, and
negative, consequences for the establishment Republican Party.”

He ended his screed by ominously stating, “It is time for conservatives to head for the sound of the guns in the culture war, to fill the holes in the ranks left by the Republican establishment, and to lead the battle against Barack Obama’s radical secular liberal vision for America.”

Perhaps Richard needs to be reminded that the last time another right-wing nut job mentioned guns and a war on liberals, there was a tragic shooting in Arizona. But, then, if you’re a right-wing crazy, I guess you have an excuse for being irresponsible.

Separation of Church & State????

You only thought there was such a thing as separation of church and state. In this election year we are being smacked right in the face with the ugly fact that such a notion is just a pipe dream. As churches across America pick up the “Take America Back For Jesus” mantra, the radical religious right is fueling their gusto with may staged events all around the country.

In what seems to be an endless litany of scripture bastardizations, and a chorus of not so subtle amens, one event after another is being announced to coerce and badger their huge flocks into marching enmasse to the voting booths in November to cast out the evil black President and replace him with something far more sinister.

The latest? They aren’t waiting for that Sunday before election day. On Sunday, September 8, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Assoiciation, both of which are designated hate groups, will present a live, streaming simulcast from the First Baptist Church of Charlotte to over 2,000 churches and home groups nationwide.

According to their membership email:

FRC President Tony Perkins will serve as host for the simulcast which will also feature former Senator Rick Santorum, actor and producer Kirk Cameron, Shirley Dobson, and video messages from Franklin Graham, and Dr. Fred Luter, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

“iPledge Sunday: A Call to Faith, Family, and Freedom,”the simulcast will gather Christians from across the country to celebrate Christian citizenship and exhort Christians to rise up on Election Day and make their voices heard. Over 2,000 churches and home groups are pledged to participate in what is expected to be the largest nationwide pre-election gathering of Christian voters.

Prior to the simulcast, FRC President Tony Perkins, Sen. Santorum, New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera and Bishop Harry Jackson will hold a news conference to pre-view the simulcast and discuss the role of values voters in this year’s election. Both can be streamed live online for those unable to attend in-person.

This is but the beginning of the onslaught that church-goers are in for. Scripted sermons, voter packages, voter drives, and lots of instructions to circumvent the separtion of church and state laws are already going out to clergy across the country. The bully pulpits are not going to wait…they will raise their ugly fists, spew their hell-fire and brimstone, and intimidate their brain-washed and cowed congregations into submission by November 6th, come hell or high-water.