Posted on 02/14/2014 6:02:04 AM PST by cotton1706
In a recent interview with the Western Center for Journalism, Republican Texas Rep. Steve Stockman detailed a number of reasons he is running against Sen. John Cornyn in the upcoming GOP primary. In the end, however, it all seemed to come back to his unwavering love for his country.
“This nation,” he said, “despite all of its faults … is still the greatest nation on earth.”
Whenever an international crisis erupts, he said, “they don’t call China; they don’t call Russia. The world asks and looks to America.”
Stockman, who boasts significant support among conservatives and Tea Party activists, said America has achieved its greatness only by supporting the idea of individual liberty.
“Legal immigrants come here and see their futures and their wealth grow because they have their freedom here,” he added, “and they actually, a lot of times, appreciate the freedoms more than we do.”
He said he is dedicated to preserving those freedoms and encourages anyone who might take Americans’ rights for granted to visit a third-world nation.
“You’ll come back, you’ll kiss this ground,” he predicted. “This nation is by far the best. It’s worth protecting.”
For that reason, Stockman said his nation will always come before any other political consideration.
“If you put your party or your political beliefs in terms of the party before this nation,” he said, “you will lose this nation; and this flower which we all love will die and go away.”
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So little time to get out the message to the vast uninformed
That would be a real change for the better.
Does he mean c of c?
From Stockman, What message? The guy is running a secret campaign, almost as if a Cornyn strawman.
The only way the Texas Voters are going to see anything Stockman is here on FR.
Cotton1706 is campaigning more for Stockman than Stockman is campaigning for Stockman........
“Cotton1706 is campaigning more for Stockman than Stockman is campaigning for Stockman........”
Haha. My goal is to keep Cornyn under 50% and will do anything possible to do that. I live in MA after all. What the hell can I do to affect an election in Texas but this, or give money or something?
During the primary the principle goal is to get enough votes for people other than Cornyn to force a run off. Cornyn will never survive a run off, especially after his treachery on the debt ceiling vote.
I have seen few ads for Stockman on TV, a few more for Stovall, and lots of anti-Stockman ads from Cornyn-friendly groups. I am leaning Stovall at this time.
I was excited when Stockman got into the race but it seems he’s running a Fred Thompson inspired campaign. His campaign website doesn’t even have a place to donate, or volunteer. In fact it doesn’t have anything except a stupid poll that says “should I impeach Obama?”. There is no BIO, no issues, it’s a joke.
Being very realistic, there is no guarantee Cornyn would never win in a runoff. That depends on who the runoff contender might be. What would make us think a runoff campaign would be any different that the current Stockman sham?
I may be way wrong, but some fishy aromas are coming from Stockman’s non-campaign. Strawman anyone?
I never said your campaigning was anything bad.
I never said your campaigning was anything bad.
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