Family Research Council and Republican Liberty Caucus endorse in the 5th
By JR Hoeft | Friday, April 23rd, 2010 | PoliticsThe Family Research Council has endorsed Feda Morton and the Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia has endorsed Mike McPadden in the 5th Congressional District Republican nomination contest.
Of Morton, the FRC says:
“Feda Morton has proven that she is a true friend of the family. We need men and women who will fight to defend the family, and family budgets, against the extreme agenda of the Left in the House of Representatives,” said FRC Action PAC Chairman Tony Perkins. “I am convinced Ms. Morton will do just that.” (h/t: Politico)
Of McPadden, the RLCVA says:
Virginians are lucky to have a candidate like Michael McPadden in Congressional District 5….McPadden is a leader, a military veteran, and a father. He has been married for 30 years and has a distinguished career….He is also an expert on the Constitution….McPadden…supports individual liberty, limited government, sound money, and the rule of law. How refreshing!
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41 Responses to "Family Research Council and Republican Liberty Caucus endorse in the 5th"
I’m shocked that Feda keeps picking up these endorsements.
The FRC endorsement is a big deal for Feda Morton. It seems that just when everyone thinks that she is down, she manages to pick back up again. The big question is whether or not she can get the votes on June 8th. I tend to think that she can if she gets more disciplined in her approach.
Mr. McPadden seems to be having some trouble with the whole marriage issue. He should have known that this would be an issue for him. Better it be an issue now, however, than in the general. And if anyone does not think that Perriello will try an maneuver to a candidate’s right on the marriage issue, look no further than in 2008, when an irresponsible press trumpeted an out of context situation in which Virgil Goode supposedly “funded” a gay film project. You can’t make this stuff up.
Mike McPadden is the candidate we need in the 5th.
Virgil’s big gay movie was not funded by Goode except in that he secured federal tax dollars to pay the movie’s director in his day job. Money is fungible, i.e. tax dollars that go to fund Planned Parenthood frees up money from other sources to fund abortions. And, of course, Goode’s taxpayer-financed Danville office was used as a contact to promote the big gay movie.
I’m glad that Mike McP is an expert on the Constitution. But as one who slogged away at ConLaw in law school & the other classes on Fed laws in law school, I wonder just where did Mike McP get his expertise?
But those of us who have studied the Constitution & all its interpretations since its inception are just a small number of people–so the RLCVA doesn’t have to worry about insulting a huge portion of the electorate.
So the real question is this: how is he any more an expert on the Constitution than, say, Feda? or a teller at a bank in Halifax? or a farmer in Appomattox? or a Physics student at UVA?
…or a blogger at Bearing Drift…
Great point, kelley. I noticed it myself…which is sayin’ somethin’.
I’m a big fan of McPadden. I’ve talked to him myself and if you get the chance you’ll pick up a deep understanding of the constitution. No, he does not have a law degree. However, I personally don’t see why that’s important. As the tired argument goes, President Obama has a law degree. Understanding is the first step. Respect for it is an entirely different issue.
McPadden in his public appearances and debates has continually shown the fifth that his political positions are firmly founded in the constitution.
Check his positions out at http://mcpaddenforcongress.com/issues/
I hate posts with McPadden attached…always brings out McPadden trolls and astro-turfs
D.J.,
I have seen astro-turfers…no trolls as of yet.
Some are viewing McPadden as anarchist on the issue of marriage. That is a perception that he will have to change. I am not criticizing McPadden, just making an observation.
McPadden has demonstrated that he will be the Consummate Politician if he gets to Washington D.C. because:
• McPadden refuses to answer questions about homosexuality and the decriminalization of marijuana, drugs, and prostitution.
• McPadden has used intimidation tactics to try and stop his perceived enemies of his campaign.
• McPadden has threatened to harm the liberty of a former staffer if elected to Congress.
• McPadden has maligned and slandered members of the Republican Party in the Fifth District.
McPadden’s track record demonstrates that he should be running for the Democratic Nomination instead.
Boy, somebody’s got their knickers in a twist.
Hey Josh, your rants are changing, “former staffer”? You wrote before that you were threatened? Is there now two people in your mind?
Here are some truths for one and all:
Your help was needed but you abused people and threatened other candidates. You, Josh continued to ignore campaign rules and was asked to leave; then your rants began, hmm.
It seems your perceptions are hard to keep straight.
Trolls?
Go Robert Hurt!!!
Kelley in Virginia asked: “I wonder just where did Mike McP get his expertise?”
It’s called the search for knowledge which includes reading, years and years of it. Mike McPadden is like me; we have both read many, many books, articles, and papers. Our interests are comparable in some respects, we both have read about American History and Politics all our lives. Growing up in Northern Virginia, history and politics surrounded us. When you can jump on a bus and ride into DC to see historic buildings it’s quite illuminating.
For myself I have a huge library filled with history, politics, and how-to books. I have gone into public schools and have taught history to both Children and Teachers. I have advised others including lawyers, curators, teachers and students in history and politics. I watched many committee hearings in the U.S. Capital then wrote about them for organizations. BTW while in the U.S. Capital I saw how elitists treated people when reporters were not around, elitists are not nice people. I know firsthand that President Carter was a elitist while President Reagan was not!
Mike and I are not unusual, our Founding Fathers were very well read Men, many had not attended College, but they read books all the time. Some learned foreign languages just to read a particular book. Our Founding Fathers learned about forms of Government from Moses law, the Greek Senate, the Roman Republic, to the Monarchies of Europe. They studied ancient philosophy and understood the difference between facts and rhetoric.
Mike McPadden understands the small steps our Federal Government has taken to control all of us; President Obama has only increased the speed. We need to return to our founding principles; Mike McPadden understands them and can teach them to others while restoring our Freedom.
Ah, yes, McPadden: The Libertarian union officer who’s all for federalizing marriage and can’t quite make up his mind on government intrusion on life. How can the RLC stand for his pandering to social causes in the name of getting elected? Do they lack cajones just like McPadden?
I went on the RLCVA website. theyhave a questionnaire for endorsements. maybe all the candidates applied, maybe not. maybe this is like a student loan–endorsement is based on need.
For the record, McPadden is not for federalizing marriage. He’s said on numerous occasions that he does not support a federal amendment on marriage. This is a state issue as per 10th amendment. He’s caught flack for it, but he claims that this is the constitutional position. He is fully in support of a state amendment on the issue, which VA has already done.
Capital “L” Libertarian is a party. Mike McPadden is not a Libertarian. Nor is he a union officer. This kind of mis-characterization can be corrected with a little research Joein5.
Sorry for the astroturf D.J. It’s funny how hard it is to walk the line on being grassroots. Make up your mind and suddenly you’re astroturf.
The Family Research Council??? I ask 16 people I ran into today if they’ve “ever heard of them” and not one has ever heard of the group… Endorsements don’t mean anything if they have no recognition value. This story sounds like more spin than real value to me. JMO
VA5, astro-turf is when one posts under various names
Trolls is when people don’t engage in conversation, just post bullet points about ‘my candidate this, my candidate that’ it’s tedious, that’s all
Cardinal Crossing – AKA Larry Bethea, AKA McPadden Operative/volunteer
Yes there are two people in mind that McPadden has threatened who were on his campaign. And I have discovered a third who is on another campaign. Larry minimize it all you want McPadden is dangerous. McPadden is a sociopath and he is paranoid. He believes there is ‘whisper’ campaign against him…. eeww spooky!
I was told today by a very close friend that McPadden in CVille declared that I want to make homosexuality illegal. McPadden is a nut.
Larry you believe many lies that McPadden feeds you – one you have written above. I was not asked to leave. And if you heard that from McPadden he is a liar!
I resigned because McPadden’s view of liberty is not mine.
I began my campaign against him when Ron Ferrin told me of McPadden’s threat against me after many people told me that McPadden was slandering me and having his own ‘whisper’ campaign against me. So sad and laughable that this guy want to be an elected official.
Larry, get away from McPadden as fast as you can, he is unstable. I cannot believe Delta let’s this guy fly a plane – he is an unstable nut who does not tell the truth. He must be really good at it too to be deceiving so many people, heck he duped me for a time – I am so glad I got away from him when I did, especially now that he has come out against the death penalty, is pro-homosexual marriage, and has gone soft on the right to life. What a freakin joke this guy is.
McPadden’s campaign is now disintegrating because the truth is coming out about this views. I tried warning people and some listened – well Larry more are taking notice, there is video and many more saying what I have been saying about McPadden.
Larry it is simple You see – the more McPadden speaks the more people understand how libertarian he is and just how much he cannot tell the truth and will say what he will to the group he is with – Consummate Politician.
What are his “libertarian” views on abortion? He held a leadership role in his union, VA, you can’t deny that. No one forced him to do so, he chose to do so, so where does he stand on card check? On “right to work”? On individual liberty? All we’ve got is his “word”. Lots of other candidates have solid records and time of service in the district to prove where they stand. McP is an outsider opportunist. He’ll get rocked.
Also, RLC claims Virgil Goode would be “proud” to support someone like McPadden. Really? When he’s weak on marriage and iffy on life? The RLC thinks it can speak for Goode?
OK Joein5. McPadden is 100% pro-life. His site states:
“Life begins at conception. I believe that abortion is the taking of an innocent human life. The first and most important duty of any government is to protect the lives of its citizens, born, unborn, elderly and infirm.”
I can deny that he had a leadership position in his union. This falsehood has been hashed out on various blogs ad nauseam. During a renegotiation of contract McPadden was asked by fellow pilots on a bulletin-board(oh yeah, old school internet) to help interpret the new contract. This was not a union leadership position. He was helping his fellow workers in an unpaid agreement.
As for right to work, once again Joein5 a little research would help, he is VERY anti-union having been forced to join and seen the useless bureaucracy. He is solidly pro-liberty. He would fight the card check bill vehemently.
Lots of others have solid records to prove where they stand? Like raising taxes?(Hurt, Boyd) Promoting fascism?(Feda promoting required 2-year federal service) He is an outsider of the political machine and I welcome that. As for being rocked? We’ll just have to wait and see…
Please take the time to read his positions before making baseless accusations. If you choose to distrust his words, that is your right.
Perhaps the issue of abortion should be discussed by the WOMEN of the Unites States and men should stay out of it. Unless of course that man is pregnant.
Hey James, it takes more than a woman for conception to occur.
I always have to ask the “pro life” guys how many children they have adopted? 99% of the time, the answer is “none.” It seems there are unwanted children in the “pro choice and pro life” camps… But only one side normally has to raise those unwanted children.
I suggest you ask your Pro Life candidate how many children they have adopted to protect a life and save the taxpayers from funding one more “unwanted child” on the welfare rolls? Answer: NONE… They are almost always all talk and no walk.
William Bailey,
The Liberty Godparent Home
Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center
Shenandoah Pregnancy Center…
Need I go on?
Both the Liberty God Parent Home and Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center have walks for life on May 1 at 10AM.
Get involved if you can with either of these wonderful places that care for women and children.
My family supports Liberty God Parent Home. We would love to adopt and are looking forward to one day adopting several children.
At Restoration Family Church, the church I Pastor in Lynchburg, we seek to restore the family. On our Core Values page http://www.restorationfamily.org/core_values.htm is the following:
Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. We reject our culture’s view of children as burdens. Instead, we rejoice with those who receive children in abundance, and mourn with those whose prayerful plea for the blessing of children has gone unanswered. Scripture says, “We received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:15). Therefore we encourage godly couples to adopt.
Psalms 127:3-5; 128; Genesis 1:28; Proverbs 17:6; Job 42:12-16
If you are interested in the Liberty God Parent Home Walk for Life check out: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111963025509165 for more info.
I love watching the good pastor go banana’s every time McPadden’s name is mentioned. Always good for a laugh.
I am pro-choice and consider the issue of abortion to be a moral issue. Each person needs to decide a moral issue for themselves without interference from the government. Each pregnant woman needs to look in her heart, talk to her God and make the decision that is right for her. I support her freedom to make this decision.
On a personal note, I have a novia that is a Catholic Latina. So being pro-choice means that I support the right of my Catholic Latina novia to chose not to have an abortion.
I would suggest that anti-abortion Republicans remember that a government that is strong enough to forbid abortion to a woman is also strong enough to force a woman to have an abortion.
Lets keep the government out of the issue of abortion.
Speaking of terrible candidates, why are Ferrin and Verga still in this race?
Woah, William, did you just advocate Abortion as a financial control measure? You, sir, are disgusting.
James Hawkins,
Interesting logic.
So I guess, by that line of reasoning. We should most definitely not outlaw theft. Because a government that is powerful enough to prevent someone from stealing, is powerful enough to make them steal.
Jason: Thank you. I disgust myself at times…. LOL
Steve: A list of organizations is fine but it doesn’t tell/show me a talker from a walker. Simply put: How many of those children from any of your list do you have living in your home or are you the legal parent of? Just asking… Need I go on?
Gentlemen:
Many of us heard Mr. McPadden say, in a debate in Mecklenburg County with all seven candidates, that he did not favor a Human Life Amendment but would rather the states handled it. When I asked him if slavery should have been handled by the states he could not answer. His anti-marriage amendment stance would seem to be consistent. Unless the Constitution over-ruled the Declaration it would seem that its recognition of the God given right to life would still be operative on a federal level. We have had too many politicians pay lip service to protecting life (and other rights) but fall flat when it comes to going to the mat. But, what do I know, I never went to law school. I know lawyers who did but never the studied the Constitution. I only read several books, including church-state relations case law.
TB,
Great Line: “Unless the Constitution over-ruled the Declaration it would seem that its recognition of the God given right to life would still be operative on a federal level.”
For you gentlemen who like to discuss the preciousness of human life, I would like to ask “how many?” How many years do you want to give a woman who has an abortion in the event that you would get your way and all abortions would be prohibited. How many years should she serve in jail? Of course, it would be premeditated murder to have an abortion, (the performing doctor/whomever would only be an accessory) and therefore not eligible for the death penalty, but not so for your lovely accidentally knocked- up daughter. She’d face the death penalty. I just don’t know how I feel about a TalibanaAmericana.
I think for the Doctor performing the procedure – Life in Prison without parole or firing squad because it is premeditated murder. Though personally I would rather have him dismembered like he did to the baby, or burned with chemical until dead, or have his brain sucked out – but those might be considered cruel and unusual.
Susan,
Why do democrats and liberals want to kill the black man?
Abortion clinics are predominately in the black urban areas and not in the white suburbs. Statistically the black man has been killed more by the liberals and democrats because of abortion clinics in the black mans neighborhood than the white slave owners of 200 years ago.
Estimates place the killing of the black man and women by modern day liberals and democrats by abortion at 11 Million since 1973 compared to the 6 million killed during the American Holocaust of African Slavery.
That sounds more like Taliban.
Susan,
The woman is one of the victims in a crafty money scheme put together by Planned Parenthood and certain individuals in various state governments and in the federal government. Abortion is not about the woman. If it was, Planned Parenthood would care about the women who have suffered health complications from the abortions provided by Planned Parenthood.
No, plain and simply, abortion should be against the law, and abortion clinics should be shut down. They can be replaced with pregnancy help centers and adoption centers that are truly concerned about the woman’s health and well being.
Susan;
Either abortion is murder, or the child is not a child or a human being until the last toe is out in the open air; If abortion is not murder, then it is not a child, which begs the question: when does it become a child, and when does it become a crime to kill it?
So I guess we humans get to decide which other humans are indispensably human, and which are dispensable masses of tissue? If that is the case, then what are the criteria by which we make this determination? An arbitrary choosing of a certain time spent in the womb, after which it is all of a sudden human and must be protected as such? And who gets to make that determination? You, me, government, the mother, God, who?
Do you really believe that it is your right as a mother to decide that your baby must die, because you don’t believe you can take care of him, or did not “plan” him?
I like what President Reagan said one time, and I quote:” I notice that all the people advocating abortion have already been born”.
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