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It was particularly memorable, Craig Williams said, the night he almost died.Williams, 44, is a Concord resident, and, among many other accomplishments, is a former federal prosecutor and the endorsed Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional seat, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives. The year of his near death was 1991, it was the dead of winter and he was flying across the icy North Atlantic with his squadron, the VMFA(AW)-121 Green Knights. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, flying as a Weapons and Sensor Officer in the back seat of a two-seater F/A-18D Hornet, on...

Professional GOP operative Pete Peterson saw a lot of potential Tuesday. With a 60 percent Democratic voter turnout in the hotly contested Pennsylvania presidential primary election compared to just 26 percent for Republicans in Delaware County, Republican challenger W. Craig Williams was able to secure 39,707 votes in the race for the 7th Congressional District, a seat currently held by freshman Democrat Joseph Sestak, of Edgmont. Williams, 43, of Concord, secured 51,703 votes overall when lumping in the portion of Chester and Montgomery counties that fall into the 7th District. Sestak, 56, garnered 64,809 votes in the county and 89,041...

DELAWARE COUNTY Republicans have endorsed a federal prosecutor and decorated veteran of the first Gulf War to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak in this year's 7th Congressional District race. W. Craig Williams, who resigned this week as an assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia to run for office, got the nod last night from GOP leaders to take on Sestak, a retired Navy admiral serving his first term in Congress. He secured the party's endorsement without a vote. No other Republican candidates came forward at the Paxon Hollow Country Club. "Hopefully," Williams said, "the election in November goes about that...

Dozens of pro-life activists gathered on the steps of the Delaware County Courthouse to protest the abortion policy of freshman Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.). The pro-lifers, brought together through the Pro-Life Coalition of Delaware County, marched from the courthouse on West Front Street in Media past the Planned Parenthood headquarters on West State Street and toward the congressman's district office on North Jackson Street. Their concern centered on what they see as a contradiction between Rep. Sestak's avowed Catholic faith and his unmitigated support for abortion since his election to Congress last year. "We're here to save a soul," Fr....

Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA), a former US Navy Admiral, recently revealed that he is indifferent about the well-being of US veterans of the Iraq war, that he is either careless or clueless about domestic security concerns, and that he would be grateful if voters dumped him from office. The Democrat and Republican parties apparently do not think such actions warrant even running a viable candidate against Sestak. Is it because Sestak has connections to the powerful Wahhabi Lobby that no one cares? Sestak, along with 3 rabidly anti-US and anti-Semitic activists, were touted as the featured speakers at Philly CAIR's...

Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA), a former US Navy Admiral, recently revealed that he is indifferent about the well-being of US veterans of the Iraq war, that he is either careless or clueless about domestic security concerns, and that he would be grateful if voters dumped him from office. The Democrat and Republican parties apparently do not think such actions warrant even running a viable candidate against Sestak. Is it because Sestak has connections to the powerful Wahhabi Lobby that no one cares? Sestak, along with 3 rabidly anti-US and anti-Semitic activists, were touted as the featured speakers at Philly CAIR's...

Freshman Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), a retired three-star Navy admiral, has fast developed a reputation for being a temperamental and demanding boss. Thirteen staffers have quit this year, say former aides citing public records. Sestak’s reputation as a difficult manager, which hounded him in the Navy, has followed him to Congress. The Navy Times reported in 2005 that Sestak was relieved from his last post as deputy chief of Naval operations because of “poor command climate.” Now, in running his congressional office, Sestak has imported a measure of military toughness; he is battling a “misguided” culture in Washington, said William...

The War on Weldon Gets Scarier, Part II © Jack Cashill WorldNetDaily.com August 21, 2007 This the second in a four part series detailing how and why a collaboration of Democratic activists conspired to unseat Pennsylvania congressman, Curt Weldon, in the November 2006 elections. Read Part 1. I met Congressman Curt Weldon for the first (and only) time in July 2006. He graciously consented to assist me in some research I was doing. I, in turn, was able to help connect some of the dots in the chain of forces aligned against him. All dots led to former national security...

The new member of the U.S. House spoke to a Muslim group. He offered praise as well as some admonishment. Inside the posh Hilton Philadelphia last night, a dinner crowd of several hundred Muslims was full of praise for the political courage it said U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak had shown merely by showing up to speak. Outside the City Avenue hotel, amid Passover week snow flurries, about a dozen Jewish protesters held up signs blasting Sestak for what they said was his nerve in showing up. One sign read, "Say it ain't so, Joe." Sestak, a Democrat from Philadelphia's western...

Here is a copy of the speech Congressman Joe Sestak should give (but won’t) at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) banquet Saturday. I am honored to be here today -- despite what some people are saying -- and to have the chance to talk to you all about something that concerns us all. That thing, is terrorism. And, lately, some people in this country seem to think we have less and less reason to be concerned about it. It has been six years since the infamous 9/11 attacks engineered by Osama bin Laden and al Qaida. ---snip-- If you...

Why is Congressman and former Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak raising funds for CAIR? by Lori Lowenthal Marcus American Congress for Truth, Action Alert, April 6, 2007 Why is a US Congressman helping to raise money for an American Islamic organization of which nearly a dozen associates have verified connections to terrorism? Freshman Congressman and former Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak (District 7-PA) obstinately refuses to withdraw from speaking at a CAIR fundraiser in Philadelphia tomorrow, April 7th. CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, has a lengthy dossier proving it has had and continues to have associated with it...

Philadelphia Rally against CAIR 4/7/07

Give Joe Sestak a break. The freshman congressman is now under fire by critics for agreeing to attend an event sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) on April 7 at the Philadelphia Hilton hotel. This first-time annual banquet's theme is "American Muslims: Connecting & Sharing." Critics allege the organization receives funding from "Wahhabists," a term for certain fundamentalist Muslims. If the Philadelphia chapter of the organization has ties to militant Islam or supports suspected terrorist groups, why hasn't there been prolonged public outcry? The FBI has not said it does, and if CAIR...

Freshman Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) has ignited a controversy after agreeing to be the keynote speaker at an April 7 banquet and fundraiser hosted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR is the largest Muslim civil rights group in the country, with 30 chapters nationwide. Jewish organizations and conservative groups have criticized CAIR for not labeling Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations and for not specifically denouncing suicide bombings against Israelis. Sestak's acceptance of the invitation has particularly enraged members of the Philadelphia Jewish community, who bombarded him with critical questions at a two-hour forum last...

A blundering congressman needs to be called to account for lending his support to a dangerous group

If President Bush’s Iraq strategy succeeds, will Congressman Joe Sestak: A. Admit he was wrong and apologize? B. Insist it has not, and hope the old media follows along? C. Pretend he was never against it in the first place and hope the old media follows along? D. Insist he was right the whole while and that Bush simply got lucky -- and have complete confidence the old media will follow along?

Our new Congressman Joe (Cut and Run) Sestak (D-7) would have fit right in with antiwar Democrats in the North, during the Civil War. They described themselves as "Peace Democrats" but were celebrated by Republicans as subversive Copperheads. Confederate General Robert E. Lee was no dummy. He examined the stories in the northern press and knew how disheartened the northern Democrats were regarding the War. There was, like today, also concern among some Republicans. Lee, acting on the information, invaded Maryland with his gray clad army. His main purpose was to manipulate the congressional elections in favor of Democrats who...

03/07/2007 Commentary: Sestak Must Rescind His Ties To CAIR By: Beila Rabinowitz , For The Bulletin Congressman Joe Sestak is scheduled to speak at a Town Hall Forum being co-sponsored by the Suburban Jewish Community Center Bnai Aaron (SJCCBA) of Havertown and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia on Sunday. U.S. Rep. Sestak is also slated to be the keynote speaker at the fundraiser banquet dinner for the the Council on American Islamic Relations, a Saudi-funded front group for Hamas on April 7. In addition, he has hired the head of the CAIR office and former media coordinator Adeeba Al...

Philadelphia Congressman Joe Sestak employs staffer from Saudi funded front group for Hamas - Adeeba Al Zaman : From CAIR to Congressman's office

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak’s scheduled appearance at next month’s Council on American-Islamic Relations’ banquet has enraged conservatives who say the group sympathizes with terrorist groups. "Just showing up to an event makes it seem as though this organization is credible," said Joe Kaufman, chairman of the Florida-based Americans Against Hate. "The congressman should be working to shut down this organization for its ties to Hamas." Last month, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer rescinded an award her office gave to the head of CAIR’s Sacramento office, saying her staff had turned up a "laundry list" of problems with the Islamic advocacy group....

On July 6, 2006, Stonebridge International, a global strategy firm, announced that it had added a new member to its high-profile, five-member advisory board—former Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton. True to form, the major media ignored the Hamilton appointment. They should not have. Hamilton, who had served as Vice-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, had just joined a firm headed by the man who had criminally undermined that very Commission, Stonebridge chairman and founder, Samuel "Sandy" Berger.

Joseph Sestak took heavy fire Wednesday from state Republicans and U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon’s campaign for refusing to denounce John Kerry’s suggestion that American troops are unintelligent. Democrat Sestak not only stood by the Massachusetts senator and declined to return more than $100,000 in campaign contributions, but sent an e-mail urging supporters to visit Kerry’s Web site as part of a last-minute fundraising contest to steer national money to the 7th District.

CREW - Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in government (eye roll) have launched a new dirty trick against Curt Weldon and it is clear it was done in conjunction with the Sestak campaign. What remains to be seen is if the Mainstream media reports it objectively given the obvious facts. E-mails received by CREW have prompted us to ask the Department of Justice to investigate whether Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA) violated the law by intimidating government personnel "in the national security field" who support his opponent, Joe Sestak. The first e-mail describes a "hit list" compiled of Weldon opponent's supporters....

SPRINGFIELD - Congressman Curt Weldon is leading his opponent by 19 percentage points according to his campaign's latest internal polling, demonstrating significant support from local voters for his reelection campaign in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. According to a poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on September 12-13, 2006, Weldon leads his opponent Joe Sestak by a 52 percent to 33 percent margin. The district wide survey of 400 likely voters has a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percent in 95 out of 100 cases. These positive numbers for Congressman Weldon are despite poll results that show both Bob Casey...

This week's Democratic response to the president's weekly radio address will come from an unusual source -- this time a candidate, not a member of Congress, will speak. Joe Sestak, 54, is running for Congress in the 7th Congressional District in Delaware County. His opponent is ten-term incumbent Republican Curt Weldon, whom Democrats believe can be beaten in the fall. Sestak says he was surprised by a phone call Wednesday evening from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi: "She said, 'Joe, I'd be honored if you would speak for the party on national radio, and with your background and how well...

WASHINGTON — For Democrats in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, a candidate like Joe Sestak only comes along once in 20 years. A Harvard PhD and a retired two-star admiral who commanded an aircraft carrier battle group in Operation Enduring Freedom, Sestak has been raising money furiously, so much money that national party Democrats have taken notice. They are now saying he has a chance at beating incumbent Rep. Curt Weldon, a Republican who has been representing the district since 1986. "Curt Weldon … at this point after 20 years in Congress, is out of touch with the needs of the...

PA GOP: SESTAK'S GOT NO R-E-S-P-E-C-T FOR UNIFORM Violates Military Uniform Code by wearing uniform while campaigning, Wears officer's uniform that does not match rank at which he retired HARRISBURG - Republican State Committee Executive Director Scott Migli today questioned Joe Sestak, Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, for his repeated violations of federal law and U.S. Navy regulations as it relates to appropriate conduct for the wearing of military uniforms. Those violations include wearing his uniform while engaged in campaign activities and wearing a uniform that displays a rank above what the grade at which he retired from...

High-ranking members of Bill Clinton's national security team have joined together to defeat Pennsylvania Republican Curt Weldon's House re-election bid this November - in what looks like retaliation for Weldon's efforts in exposing the Clinton administration's Able Danger scandal. In June 2005, Weldon went public with news that Clinton administration lawyers prevented the Defense Intelligence Agency's Able Danger group from blowing the whistle on two al-Qaida terrorists who would later pilot the planes that destroyed the World Trade Center. Though the media downplayed Weldon's bombshell, a number of high ranking Clinton officials apparently haven't forgotten - and they're pouring money...

Mary McCarthy was dismissed for leaking classified information about the CIA’s secret overseas prisons to The Washington Post, several media organizations reported Saturday. Sestak, who served as director for defense policy on Bill Clinton’s National Security Council, received two donations from McCarthy last month totaling $350. McCarthy also contributed $2,000 to Sen. John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. Weldon’s campaign reiterated that Sestak accepted contributions from former Clinton National Security Adviser Samuel "Sandy" Berger and former CIA Director John Deutch -- both of whom have admitted to mishandling classified information. "‘Where will this end?" asked Weldon campaign spokesman Michael Puppio. "Sestak...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 24, 2006 Contact: Robert Dixon [cell] (916) 441-6197 or email: robert@MoveAmericaForward.org CIA LEAKER MARY McCARTHY & WASH. POST’S DANA PRIEST HAVE PARTISAN HISTORY TOGETHER New Questions Arise About CIA Leaker & Washington Post Reporter’s Political Motivations (SAN FRANCISCO) – The nation’s largest pro-troop grassroots organization, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) has uncovered new ties between disgraced CIA leaker, Mary McCarthy, and Washington Post reporter, Dana Priest. Priest was the reporter who received a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on classified information on the war on terrorism that CIA analyst Mary McCarthy leaked to her in...

The senior intelligence analyst who was fired Thursday by the CIA is a supporter of Democratic congressional candidate Joseph Sestak, which U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon’s campaign charged is further evidence that the former Navy admiral cannot be trusted on national security issues. Mary McCarthy was dismissed for leaking classified information about the CIA’s secret overseas prisons to The Washington Post, several media organizations reported Saturday. Sestak, who served as director for defense policy on Bill Clinton’s National Security Council, received two donations from McCarthy last month totaling $350. McCarthy also contributed $2,000 to Sen. John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. Weldon’s...

Proving that he’s just as adept at stuffing an election candidate’s coffers as he is at stuffing his own socks, Sandy Berger hosted an "almost secret" Washington fund-raiser for a recently retired three-star vice admiral last night. Vice Adm. Joseph Sestak Jr, as the Village People would say, is "In the Navy". And when you want to take an Able Danger Congressman Curt Weldon down, what better way than to send in the Navy? Berger, dubbed "Sandy Burglar" by radio meister Rush Limbaugh, gained notoriety for trying to stuff classified documents into his socks and other attire. The man, who...

While Pennsylvania Seventh District voters will salute Adm. Joseph Sestak’s long military service to his country, they may also question the Democratic newcomer’s leadership ability in light of his removal from a high-level Navy post last summer.

Surrounded by local politicians and an audience filled with veterans, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) paid a short visit to Aston Saturday to endorse the re-election of U.S. Congressman Curt Weldon (R-7), who is running against retired Navy Admiral Joseph Sestak, Jr. Applause erupted as the 69-year-old Arizona Senator entered the Aston Community Center, which was decorated with American Flags, red, white and blue balloons, streamers and a special welcome banner. "I just love him," said Brookhaven resident Betty Kelley of McCain.

SWARTHMORE, Pa.: A rushed morning commuter barely looked up as recently retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Sestak handed him campaign material at a train station. Two minutes later, the commuter was back. "Are you Joe? ... What year did you graduate from the academy?" Wayne Barner, 68, asked Sestak after noticing in the brochure that the Democratic candidate was a fellow graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. The political novice's military resume is attracting attention in his bid to unseat 10-term Rep. Curt Weldon, the second-ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee who has strong national security credentials and...

Several members of President Bill Clinton’s national security team are hosting a Washington fund-raiser tonight for retired Vice Adm. Joseph Sestak Jr., the Democrat running against U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon in November. Officials at Sestak’s campaign headquarters in Media will not comment on the event, though an invitation sent out to potential donors and obtained by the Daily Times lists Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger as a host. "As a general rule, campaigns don’t comment on fund-raisers or people who hold them," said Sestak’s campaign chairman, Myles Duffy. Berger, who served as Clinton’s second-term national security adviser, pleaded guilty last year...

The top-secret, military intelligence unit known as "Able Danger" identified Mohammed Atta, the leader of the Sept. 11 hijackers, 13 times before the 2001 attacks, according to new information released Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. Able Danger has been identified by Weldon and team member Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer as an elite group of approximately two dozen individuals tasked with identifying and targeting the links and relationships of al Qaeda worldwide. On June 27, 2005, Weldon said that Able Danger had offered in the year before the Sept....