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Jason Sager gives a great speech at the Ignited Church here in Lakeland, Florida. Please watch this and send to all your pastors, church members, friends, family, and neighbors. We need to start thinking in this mindset. Our nation is nothing with out God and the Lord Jesus Christ. In Liberty, John Smithers

The GOP establishment is appalled: a young tea party activist and Navy veteran, who was once seen dressed up as Che Guevara holding a "Communists For Kerry" sign, may now defeat their moderate candidate in the primaries and take a seat in the U.S. Congress - the very place he claims is out of control and needs to be cleaned up. It's funny how life turns out. That "Communists For Kerry" sign was designed by me, on this very computer. Meet Jason Sager from Florida's 5th Congressional District, formerly Comrade J.F. Che from the crazy summer of 2004 in New...

BROOKSVILLE - Jason Sager doesn't have to look at someone else's pictures of the Twin Towers attack in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. {cut} But around January 2003, he also joined a group of about a hundred other young like-minded activists and became a member of the New York chapter of Protest Warrior, often dressing up as communist revolutionary Che Guevara. Protest Warrior was a satirical, covert group who crashed anti-war and anti-George Bush protest events and blended in with the group. Members would hold up mock signs purporting to espouse the same liberal views. And it was...

Folks, Tom Jackson over at the Tampa Tribune did some great investigative research about Rich Nugent's Gun Ban answer the other day. Friends, let me state this bluntly: Rich Nugent is a lying, squirming, self-aggrandizing politician. He will lie about anything. He has been caught several times displaying no integrity. Don't we care about a candidates' integrity anymore? We cannot afford to believe these congress critters at face value anymore. It is imperative that who hold them to a higher standard of integrity. John Smithers Tampa Tribune Tom Jackson In the summer of 2004, the 10-year “assault weapons” ban passed...

In the summer of 2004, the 10-year “assault weapons” ban passed during the Clinton administration was only months from expiration. Gun control activists, frantic to gain an extension, recruited law enforcement officials to sign petitions indicating their support for the ban. Hernando County Sheriff Richard Nugent, lately a Republican seeking Florida’s District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was among the signatories. Asked during Wednesdy night’s debate at the Groves Golf and Country Club about his endorsement of the ban then, and what he thinks now, Nugent explained that he is now pretty much a Second Amendment purist....

BROOKSVILLE - The race for Florida's 5th District was supposed to be a snoozer, with incumbent Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite coasting into a fifth term. But Brown-Waite's surprise disclosure - after the filing deadline - that she wouldn't seek re-election because of illness made this a race to watch. She had quietly recruited Hernando County Sheriff Richard Nugent to run in her place. Nugent, 59, is serving his third term as sheriff. He had been thinking about running for office. "There was a lot of frustration building up in me about what's going on in (Washington) D.C.," he said. "Folks in...

On Friday, July 23rd, Jason Sager, Republican candidate for Congress in Florida's 5th Congressional District, appeared on the Glenn Beck program. His passionate message explained his reason for being involved in The 9-12 Project.Dialup users: A low bandwidth version is available for download (<2 minutes at dialup speed)Read the rest of this entry »

LAND O' LAKES - Two debates later, both Republicans chasing that House of Representatives dream are still standing. This modest evaluation may be the best that can be said for either Sheriff Richard Nugent or Everyman Jason Sager, whose unlikely rivalry conjures less Lincoln vs. Douglas or Dempsey vs. Tunney than Phineas vs. Ferb - one fiery, inspirational and startling, the other plodding, predictable and safe. <snip> Nugent, in his third term as Hernando County's top cop, is the establishment guy, a technician with demonstrated organizational and executive skills. His even-keel personality suggests moderation and prudence, and while these qualities...

Friends, Rich Nugent got on an airplane and flew to DC right after he snuck in at the last minute in order ask for favors from DC insiders. Look at all the moderate donors who gave to Mr. Nugent. This is why he is the establishment candidate and Jason Sager is not. John Smithers Please go to the link to see the pictures.

Dear friends, When Ginny Brown-Waite mentioned her retirement several months ago, she and Richard Nugent concocted a plan to prevent any other GOP candidates from entering the race. She announced her retirement the very last day one can file to run for office for US House FL District 5. Rich Nugent had his papers ready on the last day and filed "just in time" - even though the two of them knew of this plan for over 30 days and told no one. However, there is some silver lining. Tea Party candidate Jason Sager filed to unseat Ginny with over...

3rd District <snip> In the Republican primary, Dean Black demonstrates far more knowledge and thoughtfulness on the issues than Chris Nwasike and Mike Yost. As conservative as Ms. Brown is liberal, Mr. Black, a businessman, shows some willingness to work with Democrats. Financial adviser Chris Nwasike is strong on concepts — like a balanced budget — but short of specifics, like how to do it. Auto-technician Mike Yost is so antigovernment he doesn't think national parks should exist. Thanks, but we think the Everglades is worth preserving. We endorse Dean Black. 5th District The story behind Richard Nugent, the Hernando...

Sheriff Richard Nugent and Jason Sager are running for Congress, 5th Congressional District, presently represented by Ginny Brown-Waite. I know who both of these men are, but I do not know either of these men personally. <snip> Actually, the sheriff is a career politician. He was elected sheriff in the year 2000 and is now running for a political position at an age few men venture into politics. Obviously, his decision to run was triggered by Ms. Brown-Waite, who could be called a "career politician." I have always voted for Ms. Brown-Waite but did not like the chicanery of being...

SAGER PICKS UP ON NUGENT=SCOZZAFAVA MEME In a media release headlined "Friends of Nugent, the Incumbents and Washington Elites," the Jason Sager campaign has followed up on opponent Rich Nugent's campaign finance report. The quarterly report showed nine contributions of $1,000 to $5,000 to Nugent from Political Action Committees headed by current members of Congress. Of those nine, seven also contributed to the unsuccessful special election campaign of accused Republican "liberal" Dede Scozzafava last year. The comparison was specifically noted in Sager's release. Sager is quoted in the release as saying "[i]t appears that the Washington Elite think they know...

FEC Reports show massive financing of our opponent by Washington DC insiders and incumbents. Brooksville, FL, July 19, 2010 – The Federal Election Commission has released the quarterly campaign finance reports which give a breakdown of all campaign contributions received by the candidates. The report shows that our opponent raised more money. This should not be a surprise as the Washington D.C. Ruling Class is pouring money into the “Friends of Rich Nugent” campaign coffers. Michael Bates of Hernando Today reported that our opponent has received $47,875 from Political Action Committees but he did not trace these PACs back to...

Sorry for the Vanity. But I thought Freepers need to know about what's happening down here in Florida along the "nature coast" north of Tampa. We have another case where the Washington elites think they know better than the people of the district who should be sent to Congress. Last year, this happened in NY-23. There were back-room dealings that put Dede Scozzafava, a very progressive "Republican" on the ballot. And the Washington establishment poured tons of money into Scozzafava's campaign trying to convince us that any Republican was better than a Democrat. They wanted us as Republicans to support...

Note: A low bandwidth version of this video is available for dialup users (~2 minutes to download at dialup speed)The “Contract from America” was a hot topic in the 5th District this week. Jason Sager and his opponent faced off twice this week. First, on Tuesday, at the First Hernando Republican Club; and then again Thursday at a debate hosted by the Pasco County Republican Party.At both of these events, the candidates were asked about the “Contract from America.” At the First Hernando Republican Club, the question was, “Will you sign the ‘Contract from America?’”Jason Sager gave a short...

A question asked of Jason Sager at the First Hernando Republican Club candidate forum was: “If elected, would you submit a bill, that whatever the house passes, that a bill that affects the American people, that congress will be affected in the same way?”Dialup users, a low bandwidth version of this video is available (~2 minutes download for dialup speed). Jason Sager responded with: “Yes, it’s actually a part of the Congressional Reform Act…. that all laws that apply to the people must apply to Congress the same….. Let me tell you what I’m going to do before that bill...

Congratulations! Jason Sager has been endorsed by the Ronald Reagan Republican Assembly of Florida.The Ronald Reagan Republican Assembly of Florida examines the principles and values of republican candidates. They adhere strictly to those values and principles of Ronald Reagan. They have a vetting process they use to determine whether or not a candidate meets the criteria to be endorsed by their organization. Jason Sager, was vetted by the RRRAF recently and met the requirements needed to be considered a true conservative candidate of the Republican Party. His endorsement is an honor.Convention Chair, Virginia Bomford, stated, “While the large number of...

Jason with Marco Rubio, candidate for United States Senate Friday night’s Reagan Day dinner in Pasco County was an eventful night. Honored guest and keynote speaker Jeb Bush, former popular governor of Florida, stated “…….if you carry Pasco County you’ll be in public service in the greatest state of the 50 states”. Part of Pasco county is in the district 5 congressional district which Jason Sager is running for.Among the candidate guests were Bill McCollum, Marcio Rubio, Pam Bondi and Jason Sager.Jason Sager candidate for Florida congressional district 5 is in step with the conservative beliefs of the republican...

Friends, It doesn’t look like Ginny Brown-Waite made a wise decision by stepping down on the last day of the filing deadline thus denying other potential GOP contenders the courtesy of running. It also looks like Richard Nugent is tainted for going along with the scheme and was given a prior heads-up to his “selection”. In the first day or two the Tea Party blogosphere exposed the Ginny/Nugent scam. Now the local main-stream media is exposing the same thing (see below). This isn’t good for Richard Nugent. It is my hope that everyone distances themselves from the tainted candidacy of...