As an independent voter of Arizona, I want former independent voter and U.S. candidate Richard Carmona to beat Jeff Flake.

Like Senator John McCain, U.S. Senate Candidate via Richard Carmona served our Armed Forces when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted, he joined the United States Army Special Forces, became a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine as a Special Forces medic.

Jeff Flake has proven to us that he is willing to toe the extremist Tea Party line; Whereas  Richard Carmona has proven he can work in a bipartisanship fashion.

What can Richard Carmona consider in these last 10 days before the November 6th election day that will cinch in the win from key Arizona independent voters?

Most Arizonans believe Arizona has a maverick history (some ugly and some good) that stems back from the Martin Luther King Holiday issue.  Arizona was  one of the few states in the United States that did not support MLK Holiday.  Recall to your memory when Senator John McCain did not support Martin Luther King Holiday way back when it was being discussed? Indeed there was a big hoopla over it.

According to TIME:

At the time, only 27 states and Washington, D.C., honored the holiday. Most famously, all three Arizona House Republicans including current Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain, voted against the bill in ’83. The state did not vote in favor of recognizing the holiday until 1992, not only rejecting pleas from Reagan and then Arizona governor Evan Mecham but also losing the NFL’s support when the league moved Super Bowl XXVII from Sun Devil Stadium, in Tempe, to California in protest. Arizona was not the only state openly contemptuous of federal law. In 2000, 17 years after the law’s official passage and the same year it pulled the Confederate flag down from its statehouse dome, South Carolina became the last state to sign a bill recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1872501,00.html#ixzz2ARewWCp4

In a sense, Carmona proved his “maverick” status because after he was appointed by President Bush to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, he became  highly critical of the Bush administration for suppressing scientific findings which conflicted with the Administration’s ideological agenda.

These days, polling is very hard to rely upon, and if Carmona feels like things are too close for comfort — I encourage him to prove his independence by supporting Prop 121 in these last days of the election cycle — after all, independent voters are the 2nd largest voting bloc in Arizona and independents are pushing the Arizona Open Primary measure.  In fact, Prop 121 is expected to pass by 5% if you believe the polls provided bythe Independent Voter Network.

Why should Carmona consider Prop 121?

Because it will empower independent voters in Arizona and it will make them happy.  Independent Voter Network (IVN ) has more information below:

For the first time in Arizona history — independent voters have become the 2nd largest voting bloc because many of us believe the 2 major party system has failed Americans due to extremism and the fringe groups.  It would be wonderful to see two veterans serving the U.S. Senate side-by-side that will bring a much needed Ronald Reagan/Tip O’Neill atmosphere to Washington D.C.

It’s time to snap our state out of extremism — and it’s time for balance to be restored.  Tea Party supporters have done enough damage already with their obstructionism, and we cannot do it with Flake who has proven to toe the tea party line that hurts Veterans.  Veterans who have served our Armed Forces and put their lives on the line for this great Nation.

Candidate and Career politician Jeff Flake is no Libertarian when he voted  to increase the debt limit 4 times.  In fact, the Libertarian U.S. Candidate is Marc J. Victor.  Wil Cardon Republicans have an option to vote for the real Libertarian (Marc Victor) in the general elections come November 6, 2012 — especially the Cardon supporters who are tired of career politicians and special interest groups.

2002: Flake Voted to Increase the National Debt By $450 Billion. In 2002, Rep. Flake voted for passage of the bill that would increase the public debt limit by approximately $450 billion. The bill passed 215-214. [S 2578, Vote 279, 6/27/02]

2003: Flake Voted to Raise the Debt Ceiling to $7.384 Trillion. In 2003, Rep. Flake voted for the conference report on the concurrent resolution that would

Wil Cardon Republicans have an option to vote for the real Libertarian (Marc Victor) in the general elections of November 6, 2012.

set broad spending and revenue targets over the next 10 years. The agreement would allow a tax cut of up to $550 billion to be protected by reconciliation rules. On April 11, 2003 pursuant to Rule XXVII, H.J. Res. 51 was deemed to have passed the House as a result of the adoption by the House and the Senate of the conference report for H. Con. Res. 95, the FY 2004 Budget Resolution. That resolution raised the public debt ceiling to $7,384,000,000. [CRS Report, Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present, 5/10/11; H Con Res 95, Vote 141, 4/11/03]

2004: Flake Voted To Increase The National Debt Limit By $700 Billion.  In 2004, Rep. Flake voted for a procedural motion that included a roughly $700 billion debt limit increase. The provision inserted into a popular Defense spending bill allowed supporters to sidestep a direct vote on boosting the legal limit on government borrowing, then at $7.4 trillion. Congress approved a $984 billion debt ceiling boost in May 2003, the largest ever, without a stand-along vote, and a $450 billion increase in June 2002. Before that, the cap was not increased since 1997. The measure passed 221-197. [HR 4613, Vote 284, 6/22/04; CQ Today, 6/23/04; AP, 6/22/04]

2004: Flake Voted To Increase The National Debt Limit By $800 Billion.  In 2004, Rep. Flake voted to raise the federal debt limit by $800 billion to $8.18 trillion.  The Washington Post reported, “By passing such a huge increase in the debt limit, with no strings attached, Congress has effectively given the Bush administration a blank check to continue running large deficits, said Stephen S. Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley. ‘An open-ended license for this kind of fiscal irresponsibility is a recipe for disaster,’ he said.”  The bill was adopted 208-204. [S 2986, Vote 536, 11/18/04; Washington Post, 11/19/04]

I am a strong believer in taking care of our elderly, yet, candidate and career politician Jeff Flake wants to increase costs for Arizona seniors by $6400.00 and require 65,000 Arizona seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.

How is Mitt Romney going to explain increasing war and defense budget by $2.1 trillion while decreasing the money to help our elderly?

Americans are tired of spending money abroad, and we need to reconsider our priorities and take care of what we have here in our Homeland instead of abroad.

“In 2022, the first year the voucher would apply, CBO estimates that total health care expenditures for a typical 65-year-old would be almost 40 percent higher with private coverage under the Ryan plan than they would be with a continuation of traditional Medicare.  (See graph.)  CBO also finds that this beneficiary’s annual out-of-pocket costs would more than double — from $6,150 to $12,500.  In later years, as the value of the voucher eroded, the increase in out-of-pocket costs would be even greater.” Also, repealing the Affordable Care Act, as the Ryan Budget proposes, would undo theprovision of the bill that closed the “donut hole” in Medicare Part D, saving $36,977,657  for 65,729 Arizona seniors, averaging $562.58 in savings per person in 2011.  [CBPP, 4/7/2011; whitehouse.gov, Health Reform retrieved 8/30/12]

The resolution was adopted 235-193. [H Con Res 34, Vote 277, 4/15/11]

Friends,  If you aren’t on the distribution for MsRepresentation, you may want to read some of the stories here. Each hotlink takes you to another source for the story. I’ve highlighted a few I’m suggesting out of the bunch. You will be amazed at what some people think, say or do… Sadly not a big surprise, but worth noting.

( Please know that I offer this without regard to your political affiliation. I believe, as MsRepresentation does, that women need better representation in Congress and at other levels of American government. )

BRIEF: Nobody Puts Baby In A Binder

Posted by WCF on October 17th, 2012

What the Flip?
It might seem like it should be against the law to flip-flop on your abortion stance the way Mitt Romney does, but it’d just be unconstitutional to take away his right to choose what’s best for him and his situation.

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Moderately Offensive
Even after receiving pressure from both campaigns to not do her job as moderator by, y’know, moderating, Candy Crowley didn’t let anything get in the way of showing them who’s boss at the Presidential Debate last night. Further proof that if you need a job done right, you gotta call a woman. Which should be easy since Mitt Romney’s got binders full of ‘em! Hey-o!

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Nobody Puts Baby In A Binder
Ladies, our “issues” are totes becoming a primary focus of the Presidential race, with both candidates desperately trying to appeal to women voters. Dang, my back hurts from having this entire election resting on my shoulders.

Women and Politics

Marc J. Victor really handed it to the career politician Jeff Flake.  Way to go, Victor! 

Contact:    Mike Wasdin, Chairman and Media Relations
Marc J. Victor for Senate Committee
Mike@VictorForSenate.com
480-304-1296

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. Senate Candidate Marc J. Victor Stings Representative Flake

Chandler, Arizona, [Oct. 11, 2012]- Libertarian U.S. Senate nominee Marc J. Victor made the most of his obviously curtailed participation in the Senate debate Wednesday night with several critical remarks  directed at the supposed “libertarian” record of Republican Rep. Jeff Flake.

In a statement released today, Mr. Victor said, “I may not have been treated as equally in the debate as my opponents, but that leaves me in very good company. Ron Paul, Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray, have all suffered attempts by the statist quo (not a misspelling) to silence them as they fought to bring the message of real limited government and personal freedom to the American people. That aside, when I do get an opportunity, I will highlight the fallacy of Jeff Flake’s libertarian record. Mr. Flake has a terrible record on personal freedom and limited government with votes for the Patriot Act, FISA and NDAA.”  Mr. Victor continued, “I personally can’t understand how he can be a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus, which, according to their website http://www.rlc.org , ‘oppose government excess and demand accountability to the people and the Constitution’, yet he votes for suspension of habeas corpus and against the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.  As I said during the debate, I believe that Barry Goldwater Senior, for whom the Goldwater Institute was named, and where Mr. Flake was previously the Executive Director, must be turning in his grave over votes like these. Mr. Flake is not a Libertarian nor a libertarian.” Mr. Victor continued, “Representative Flake is a hawkish conservative who votes to give the government the power to circumvent due process and the rights and freedoms of citizens’ in direct contradiction to the Constitution.”

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About Marc Victor: Marc J. Victor, aka “Attorney for Freedom” is a practicing criminal defense attorney with an office in Chandler, Arizona, since 1994.  Regarded as an expert, Mr. Victor also writes articles and lectures on the criminal justice system to judges, prosecutors and police officers. Mr. Victor is a veteran and has been a lifelong advocate for freedom and civil liberties, is pro 2^nd amendment, would end the war on drugs, and as senator, would reduce government to its constitutionally defined role of protecting the rights of the individual and nothing further.

It’s time to vote out the former lobbyist(s) and career politicians who have been living on the government dole too long. Heck, even the Arizona Republican candidate Wil Cardon called out Jeff Flake in this story below, and it appears Wil can’t stomach his own colleague.

Aren’t you tired of Jeff Flake living off the government dole while he attacks the elderly who depend on medicare and medicaid and any other kind of care that helps the elderly and the poor?  He doesn’t have to worry about his future because he receives retirement funded by tax payer dollars.  Indeed I do have a bone to pick with Jeff Flake since he voted against veterans and those who put their money where their mouth is regarding the defense of our Nation. What do you expect? I’m a veteran, too, who proudly served my country.  Richard Carmona also proudly served our country.

From Wil Cardone:

– Congressman Jeff Flake has traveled the world and enjoyed lavish vacations thanks to his Washington special interests and lobbyist buddies. On Tuesday Wil Cardon, Mesa businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, unveiled his latest web video detailing Congressman Flake’s posh worldwide travel paid for by Washington lobbyists and special interest groups.

Cardon has also launched a new website, <a href=”http://www.dcflake.com” target=”_blank”>www.DCFlake.com</a>, which will house all things related to Congressman Flake’s dismal record in Congress. While most of Congressman Flake’s record has been fighting for<em> [Cuban]</em> amnesty, pushing cap and trade legislation, enjoying taxpayer perks and living the high life with his insider D.C. status, it is clear to Arizona that Congressman Flake has Potomac Fever!

CREDIT: YOUTUBE

CAPTION: Jeff Flake hobnobs with lobbyists

As an independent registered Arizona voter, I am voting for Richard Carmona for U.S. Senate.

Jeff Flake, Arizona Senate Candidate, Touts Lobbying Background On Facebook

Judas Priest, it is bad enough the Vietnam draft dodging Mitt Romney is trying to suppress the Ohio military vote, but now I just learned from VoteVets.org that Tammy Duckworth, a veteran of the Armed Forces and a patriot is being attacked by Republicans.

I’m a Gulf War I Veteran and an independent registered voter, so I am hella pissed that people have the audacity to attack veterans and our voting rights — especially a woman.   As such, Veterans and military dependents need to call out these Republicans.

Tammy Duckworth is now facing $2 million in attack ads from outside right wing groups, and more is coming.

We really need to step up for Tammy.  A Veteran and a patriot of her caliber deserves much better treatment from conservative groups, but, unfortunately, they’ve decided to take this campaign into the gutter.

We need to step up for Tammy, right now.  The airwaves are being flooded to tilt the race to the man who denigrated her service, time and time again.

HELP TAMMY DUCKWORTH FIGHT BACK

From VoteVets.org

 

I wanted to give you an update on my email below.  Tammy Duckworth is now facing $2 million in attack ads from outside right wing groups, and more is coming.

We really need to step up for Tammy.  A Veteran and a patriot of her caliber deserves much better treatment from conservative groups, but, unfortunately, they’ve decided to take this campaign into the gutter.   Read the email below and CLICK HERE to help Tammy level the playing field against these disgusting attacks.

Thanks for your support.

Sincerely
Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets.org

I can be a watchman when it comes to the military and veterans because I served honorably in the Armed Forces, too. When politicians do not support our military and those who were willing to die for this country — they don’t deserve the military/veteran vote either.

See a video below from a Veteran Organization and former military members reminding Indiana Richard Mourdock how he did not support jobs for them.

The video demonstrates  how  Jeff Flake’s (Tea Party extremism) will haunt him since he did not vote in support of compassionate DREAM Act even though most Arizonans support it.

Be advised that we would have had more video of what occurred in Jeff Flakes Mesa, Arizona, office, but his staffers did not want us to take photos of video even though Congressman Flake’s office is funded by Tax Payers.

For the record, Arizonans support the DREAM Act and Flake had no compassion or mercy on our youth and children when he decided to vote against it. But for the sake of the non-human compassionate views we get from Flake….let’s set that aside and see it from a “vote your wallet” standpoint.  Did you know that voting for the DREAM Act would have helped Arizona by

Poll: Arizona voters support Dream Act

73% back measure allowing citizenship

Arizona Independent voters are tired of partisanship and Party politics.  In fact, too many Arizonans and Americans forget too easily how career politician Jeff Flake was part of the obstructionist Tea Party group in 2011.  Independent voters are raging mad at our U.S. Representatives who play the partisanship game instead of taking care of Americans first.  Indeed Jeff Flake was part of the Tea Party Republican group who did not want to work on a bipartisan deal that would have affected the entire global community.  Flake voted against a BIPARTISAN deal to prevent default created by our American Government.  The House finally passed the bill 269 to 161, earning the support of members from both parties to win approval. While Jeff Flake was part of the obstructionist Tea Party group who refused to work in a bipartisanship fashion, a CNN poll found that the reputations of members of Congress, and Republican leadership in particular, suffered in the wake of the debt crisis talks.

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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)
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Protest of Jeff Flake at his Mesa, Arizona office for killing the DREAM of children, youth and students. (photo by Nick Thomas)