US Senate Republican nomination candidate Jamie Radtke took a swing at former Governor and US Senator George Allen’s support over “Hallowed Ground” legislation yesterday.
Radtke said in her release that prominent conservative organizations and media such as Human Events, the Heritage Foundation, and Virginia Land Rights Coalition opposed Allen’s plan.
She also portrayed the plan as a “land grab” and supported by those “hostile to property rights.”
Ostensibly, this means that it was a stupid idea, right? That means the following are stupid:
Hallowed Ground has been supported by numerous communities across Virginia, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton and First Lady Maureen McDonnell.
Radtke also released her list of supporters and did a good job listing how many former Republican party members supported her.
“I am honored and humbled by the support I’ve received from Tea Party leaders from across Virginia, as well as leaders in the Republican Party and the Conservative movement,” Radtke said. “These are real Virginians and Americans fighting every day for the principles of constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and virtue and accountability.
“Many establishment candidates these days are scrambling to revise their histories and trying to get in front of the Tea Party movement,” Radtke said. “While we welcome their late-breaking conversion to the faith, we also are stuck having to reverse the effects of their deeds while in office. That is why we need a new generation of courageous, conservative leaders in Washington.”
Here’s the list of endorsements:
Endorsements from Republican,
Community & Opinion Leaders
(Individual Endorsements; Titles / Organizations for Descriptive Purposes Only)“I have met George Allen a number of times, like him tremendously, but I have personally decided to support Jamie Radtke for the Senate. Once someone has been beaten, I tend to think we need not run them again for the same seat. Republicans have a habit of doing that and, at this time, I think we need some fresh faces.”
Erick Erickson — RedState.com“I enthusiastically support Jamie for the U.S. Senate. She is the only extraordinary candidate running. We need new Republican representation in Congress that is willing to stand up to both Democrats and Republicans who do not recognize the fiscal dangers threatening our Republic. Jamie is that candidate.”
Joe Blackburn – Former Chairman Henrico County Republican Committee“Our beloved America is in crisis. That’s why I’m supporting Jamie Radtke, a constitutionalist, family-values conservative who understands that our Republican Party must stand foursquare for liberty, not mere political power. Jamie’s clear conservative record proves her understanding that our leaders must be judged by principled deeds, not poll-tested slogans. Jamie is the true ‘Jeffersonian conservative’ in this race.”
Rick Boyer, Chairman, 22nd House District committee, former chairman, Campbell County GOP, former GOP Campbell County supervisor“I have known Jamie since I attended a VCAP training in Richmond almost ten years ago. She has been a consistent, effective, principled advocate for conservative, pro-life, pro-family causes. What a relief to find a candidate in whom I have full confidence!”
Marnie Deaton — Former Director of Central Virginia Family Forum“Jamie Radtke is fearless about confronting the enormous problems that face America and our economy, and she is serious about making government follow the law that was written to govern it, our Constitution. She is a force for the people, and is exactly the right person Virginia needs in the U.S. Senate.”
Mark Fitzgibbons — Constitutional Lawyer & BusinessmanOther Republican and Community Leader Endorsements Include:
Thom Albrecht — Henrico County
Bob Bailie – Hanover County
Ronald R. Berman — Legislative Chairman, 23rd Senate District, Republican Party of Virginia and Steering Committee, Lynchburg Tea Party
Tom & Ellen Blackstone – Montpelier, Virginia
Jim Bowden – 1st C.D. Representative, Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee
Nate Boyer — Chair, Republican Party of Bedford County
Tim Boyer — Vice Chairman, 5th C.D. Republican Committee
Frank Bradley – Hanover County
George Caylor – Lynchburg City
Jim Crosby — Former Chair, Botetourt Republican Committee & Former Member, Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee
Lori and Jason Dell
Daren Gardner — Constitution Ride Across America
Michael Giere – 8th C.D. Representative, Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee
Joe Glover – Family Policy Network
Dr. Sam Graham – Goochland County
Sidney Gunst – Innsbrook developer, Henrico County
Lee Hauser – Hampton City
Barry Hodge — Chairman, Powhatan Republican Committee
Woody & Pamela Hogg — Hanover County
Hammond Hunt – Abingdon
Andy Jones — Chairman, Bath County Republican Committee
Paul Keddell – Chairman, Poquoson County Republican Committee
Ray Kramer — Former Chair, Powhatan Republican Committee
Fred & Peggy Larmore – City of Richmond
Pepper Laughon – City of Richmond
Bob Marcellus – Goochland, Virginia
Patrick McSweeney — Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia
Larry Miller — Former Chair, Chesterfield Republican Committee
Russell Nash – Mechanicsville, Virginia
The Honorable Jack Reid – Former Virginia Delegate
Howe Rice – Glen Allen, Virginia
Sonja Rife – City of Richmond
Eva Scott — Former Virginia State Senator
Chris Shores — 5th C.D. Representative, Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee
Ben Slone – Chairman, Goochland County Republican Committee
Todd Vander Pol — Hanover County
Ken Vaughn — Candidate for US House
Richard Viguerie — Chairman of Conservative HQ
Emory Williams – Henrico CountyEndorsements from Tea Party / Patriot Leaders
(Individual Endorsements; Titles / Organizations for Descriptive Purposes Only)“Jamie Radtke is my friend. I trust her. I know her voice will be my voice in the United States Senate.”
Mark Lloyd — Chairman, Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation“Jamie Radtke is a principled conservative who understands both policy and how to work with people to achieve a shared goal. That’s not easy in the highly independent grassroots tea party movement! Jamie has always stood firm on principle, no matter how much pressure was on her to do something else. We need her kind of leadership and fresh ideas in Washington DC.”
Karen Miner Hurd – Founder. Hampton Roads Tea Party“Thinking that we should expect better results by re-electing establishment politicians is not a strategy for success. To bring actual positive change in Washington, we need new ideas and fresh faces. Jamie Radtke’s vision of common-sense governance based on conservative principles is desperately needed in a government that continues to fail its people.”
Eric McGrane — President, Richmond Tea Party“I was a George Allen supporter; when he got to Washington he seemed to have forgotten his conservative roots. His votes as a Senator speak volumes about the lack of conviction to conservative principles. He backed George Bush by voting for one of the biggest increases in Federal spending. He also supported No Child Left Behind, a costly program to create a national education report card; favored a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; and voted to expand the Hate Crimes Prevention Act to include crimes based on sexual orientation. To me these look like votes for bigger government.
“The stakes are higher now and I can’t afford to sit on the sidelines, say nothing and do nothing. So I have a commitment to support Jamie Radtke as our next U.S. Senator.”
Yale Schiffman – Organizer, Prince William Tea Party“Jamie is the personification of the non-government official running for political office. Her message is constitutional and consistent. She is one of the toughest political characters out there…A really good word to describe to Jamie Radtke as an opponent is ‘formidable.’”
Ron Wilcox – Organizer, Northern Virginia Tea PartyOther Tea Party and Patriot Leader Endorsements Include:
Mark Skoda — Co-Founder, National Tea Party Federation
Thom Ayres – Director, Hampton Roads Tea Party
Dorothy Bayford – Chairman, Peninsula Patriots
Ben Bierly – John Adams Patriots
Dorothy Bayford – Leader, Peninsula Patriots
Bonnie Betts – Secretary, Virginia Tea Party Patriots, & Member, John Adams Stafford Patriots
Ralph Carter – Chairman, Chester Patriots
Kristen Cooper – Chairwoman, 912 Virginia Beach First Landing
Wayne Cunningham – Organizer, Chester Tea Party Patriots
Mark Daugherty – Treasurer, Shenandoah Valley Tea Party
Patricia Evans – Danville Tea Party
Kurt Feigel – President, Lynchburg Tea Party
Rita Grace – Organizer, Constitutional Tea Party
A.J. Kearney – Organizer, Alexandria Tea Party
Evelyn Kerr – Organizer, Rappahannock Tea Party
Susan Lascolette — Richmond Tea Party
Michael Laws – President, 912 Richmond
Corky Mann – Director, Richmond Tea Party
Debbie Mason – Organizer, Lynchburg Tea Party
Debbie Pavon – Secretary, Hampton Roads Tea Party
John and Sharon Phelps — New Kent Tea Party
Phil Rapp – Vice President, Richmond Tea Party
Kerry Scott – Organizer, Alexandria Tea Party
Bob Shannon — Founder of King William & Mechanicsville Tea Party
Carol Stopps – Treasurer, 912 Richmond
Jeremy Taylor – Executive Board, Alexandria Tea Party
Jon Wakefield –Director, Richmond Tea Party
Parke West — Chairman, Just Liberty
Gilbert Wilkerson – Director, Richmond Tea Party
Wayne Winslow – Chairman, Fredericksburg Patriots
When one reads this list, however, one does have to wonder whether Radtke is running for the Republican nomination or those that were formerly Republican.
