Harrell on McCain

Got this release last night from Speaker Bobby Harrell:

Dear Friend,

I know this is a busy time of year, but I wanted to take just a quick moment of your time to share some very important thoughts with you about Senator John McCain and his campaign to restore common sense conservatism.
    I have the distinct honor to serve as Senator McCain’s state co-chairman in South Carolina, and I am proud to say he is well-positioned for victory in the Palmetto State. He’s assembled an unsurpassed team of supporters. He’s built a strong grassroots organization of highly-motivated volunteers, and John McCain is leading the way in every major South Carolina poll.
    Senator McCain is hard at work on the campaign trail day-in and day-out. His straight talk message is hitting home with voters from the Grand Strand to the Upstate, from the Pee Dee to the Low-Country. And it’s your financial support that gives the campaign resources necessary for success.
    As the campaign heads into the crucial summer months and with a key June 30th fundraising deadline fast-approaching, I have a favor to ask of you.
    If you haven’t done so already, I urge you to consider making a commitment to common sense conservatism. If you are already on-board, let me thank you for your support and ask that you reaffirm your commitment today.
    Can I and John McCain count on you to make a contribution of $2,300, $1,000, $500, $50 or even $25 to give the campaign the firepower it needs?
    Before you commit to contributing, let me tell you why your donation is a wise investment.
    John McCain is a born leader. Like his father before him, Senator McCain enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served our country in Vietnam, spent five and a half years in the Hanoi Hilton as a POW, and came home a hero.
    In 1982, the people of Arizona elected John McCain to the House of Representatives, and in 1986 recognizing his unparalleled leadership, they entrusted him with the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Barry Goldwater.
    During his twenty-four years in Congress, John McCain has never once voted to increase taxes. He’s earned a reputation for being a budget hawk, fighting tirelessly to curb wasteful government spending. He’s taken tough stances on the important issues and refused to back down from his principles. He’s stood up for traditional conservative values, and led the fight to win the war on terror.
    The bottom line is this: John McCain is the leader our country needs in these dangerous times. He understands the issues facing our nation. He shares our conservative principles and has the proven experience needed to make a difference from day one.

Sincerely yours,

Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the South Carolina House

P.S. With the June 30th fundraising deadline fast approaching, your support is crucial. Every donation matters. Every contribution counts. The important thing is that you give to Senator McCain’s campaign today. To contribute, click here.

6 thoughts on “Harrell on McCain”

  1. Doug Ross

    > During his twenty-four years in Congress,
    > John McCain has never once voted to
    > increase taxes.
    Never? Not a single tax? I call B.S. on that one.
    > He’s earned a reputation for being a
    > budget hawk, fighting tirelessly to curb
    > wasteful government spending
    Doing a heckuva job there, Johnny… what do you call someone who fights tirelessly and never wins? Oh yeah, loser.
    Why don’t they just leave out all the boilerplate junk and just tell it like it is:
    “I’m begging you to donate money to my campaign even though it’s running off the rails. Please, please, don’t let me become a footnote before February. Amnesty for everyone! God Bless America!”

  2. bud

    So I want be accussed of being shrill (or partisan or extremest or whatever term Brad is currently using to attack pragmatists) I just want to ask a fair question: Is it reasonable to both support a huge increase in war funding (the surge) AND a reduction in taxes at the same time? That seems to be the McCain position.

  4. Ready to Hurl

    Here we go, Mitt’s religion is now officially in play…

    WASHINGTON – An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney’s Mormonism.
    Emma Nemecek, the southeastern Iowa field director for Brownback’s presidential campaign and a former state representative candidate, violated campaign policy when she forwarded the June 6 e-mail from an interest group raising the questions, the Brownback campaign said Sunday.
    The e-mail requested help in fact-checking a series of statements about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    Among the statements: “Theologically, the only thing Christianity and the LDS church has in common is the name of Jesus Christ, and the LDS Jesus is not the same Jesus of the Christian faith” and “The LDS church has never been accepted by the Christian Council of Churches.”

  5. bud

    The latest Mason/Dixon poll has McCain in 4th place at 7% in SC, barely better than Mike Huckabee’s 5%. Granted, this is probably an aberation from the long term trend. Still, this shows McCain really has no chance of ever becoming president. It will be interesting to see how Harrell’s appeal for money pans out.

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