John Callahan, the Democrat challenger in my race, recently targeted the incumbent Republican, Charlie Dent, for his vote to pass the TARP Banker Bailout in 2008. Amusingly, Callahan – along with the rest of the Establishment’s career politicians at the time – stated he would have voted FOR the Banker Bailout himself per this article. [...]
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When Tyranny Ends… by Helio Beltrao
“Tyranny ends when we cease to voluntarily support our own serfdom.” One of my trips abroad took me to Cambodia where I saw sobering sights as seen in the picture. Seeing an obelisk several stories tall filled with human skulls leads one to imagine how such a tragedy could have occurred – and how the [...]
Lessons from Greece
Below is the rough transcript of some remarks I made at the campaign’s successful fun-raiser at the American Sandwich Company in Coopersburg on June 6, the 66th anniversary of D-Day. More details on the fundraiser in tomorrow’s post. The event began with a moment of silence for veterans, especially the 5,490 soldiers who have died [...]
D-Day Has Arrived
“The Republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it.” – Elmer Davis On June 6, 1944, a flotilla of transports set out for the coast of Normandy. They would land at five beaches codenamed Sword, Juno, Omaha, Gold, and Utah. Some beachheads were established with minimal resistance. Some beachheads were established [...]
Remarks at Allentown Courthouse Rally
Yesterday, June 4, I delivered some remarks at a protest and march organized by the Friends of George Donnelly. The irony that June 4 is also the same day as the Tiananmen Square Massacre was not lost on me. From my time spent abroad in China, those who know me are well aware my candidacy [...]
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, When is the Next AIG to Fall?
“I do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” – from the US military oath of enlistment The following 68-minute video from last weekend’s Mises Circle in New York featured economist Marc Faber. Faber’s powerpoint is available here. Perhaps the most interesting [...]
The Economy in Pictures
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out their substance.” – Declaration of Independence, 1776 The below pictures were from a presentation given at yesterday’s “Towne” Hall on May 24. I’ve added a few comments with documentation links. The quote above from [...]
Ad in Sunday Newspaper and Towne Hall Tomorrow!!
Below is an ad published in today’s Sunday Express Times newspaper to advertise the next several campaign events, including a Towne Hall tomorrow (Monday, May 24) at the Bethlehem Township Community Center from 7-9 PM at 2900 Farmersville Road. The campaign invites volunteers to gather signatures for ballot access on Monday, May 31st Memorial Day [...]
Nullification – The Forgotten Check on the Federal Government
“In questions of powers, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson Yesterday, May 20th, I gave a short talk to the Concerned Citizens of Upper Perkiomen Valley for Smaller Government on the concept of nullification. Nullification is [...]
Primary Over, On to November!!!
Today, May 18th, was the Republocrat primary in Pennsylvania. The campaign covered as many of the polling stations as possible, and reports are still coming in as to the success of signature gathering at the polling exits. The day was marked by rainy, bone-chilling weather and low turnout that probably was between 15-20%, though this [...]
America’s Ridiculous Toy Money
“I remember a German farmer expressing as much in a few words as the whole subject requires; ‘Money is money, and paper is paper.’” – Thomas Paine America’s monetary situation is becoming fairly ridiculous. This Monday, the Wall Street Journal carried “Will Nickel-Free Nickels Make a Dime’s Worth of Difference?” on its front page. The [...]
New Campaign Promo Video Launched!! and Upcoming Events
Please check out this video and share it with your contacts on Facebook, Twitter, email, or however you can!! Feel free to leave any comments below. The YouTube link is here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiEsAwws4Ls Many thanks to Adam Temple of A.R.T. Productions for providing this great 30-second video ad!! This local firm is based in the Lehigh [...]
Zoning Laws Destroy Communities by Troy Camplin
The below article was originally published April 30, 2010 at Mises.org. The author, Troy Camplin, teaches English composition classes at Richland College and Collin College. Feel free to leave any comments below – does the author have a point? Zoning laws are a violation of property rights. They destroy the sense of community in neighborhoods, [...]
Due Process is NOT a Hellfire Missile – A Message for Congressman Charlie Dent
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken Yesterday Congressman Charles Dent, the incumbent in my congressional race, offered a comment to the Associated Press: “I suspect [...]
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