A group known as MI4CS is attempting to organize Michigan Tea Party and 9/12 groups in an effort to get behind one Senatorial candidate from the primary process thru the general election. While we wish the group well in their endeavor, THE TEA PARTY PATRIOTS OF WEST OAKLAND COUNTY will NOT be PARTICIPATING in this effort.

 After considerable analysis and vetting of the candidates, we have concluded that Clark Durant is the strongest and best candidate to win the primary in August and the general election in November. He is an articulate voice for smaller, constitutionally limited government, a more equitable simpler tax system and less spending. He has a history of challenging the status quo, fixing things that are broken, and improving the lives of thousands in Michigan thru private charity and the privately funded Cornerstone Schools.

From analyzing the various tea party debates and public appearances, iCaucus questionnaires, past voting records, and personal histories we concluded that Clark Durant is the strongest conservative primary candidate and he is the best suited to confront and defeat the sitting Senator. While most of the candidates have similar stated positions and all scored in the high 90 percentile on the iCaucus questionnaire, there are several points that separate Clark Durant from the other candidates. Pete Hoekstra is a career politician whose votes in favor of TARP, debt increases, bridge to nowhere, and his cozy relationship to unions do not offer a compelling alternative to our current Senator. The other primary candidates have not demonstrated the capacity to motivate the public for significant support of their campaigns via political contributions nor do they have the depth of experience that it will take to effectively post up against a sitting U.S. Senator.

On the other hand, Clark Durant is the only primary candidate that has won a state wide election. He has demonstrated the ability to motivate real grass roots support as he has raised almost 1.4 million dollars in less than 4 months of campaigning. But, most importantly, what separates Clark Durant from the others is the nature of his work. He created alternatives to failed government systems when he founded Cornerstone Schools as an alternative to Detroit Public Schools, and when he saved jobs by privatizing the Ann Arbor Railroad providing an alternative to a failing taxpayer funded business. Washington DC is broken and failing. Clark Durant is the right person to fix it.

A brief word about how our endorsement of Clark Durant fits into the broader Tea Party picture in Michigan. Our group, and it appears many others, have chosen to make our own decision about who to support for U.S. senate and will not participate in the MI4CS process. While well intentioned, the MI4CS did not have sufficient time to work out a transparent system that accurately reflects the voice of the Michigan Tea Party movement nor will it disclose the list of participating groups. We wish all the various Tea Party groups, regardless of whether they express their choice thru the MI4CS process or independently, our best wishes in choosing a candidate that defends Constitutional principles, can win the primary and is the strongest candidate to defeat Debbie Stabenow. We strongly believe that candidate is Clark Durant and we hope all will join us in supporting him.

Please click on the following links for more information.

TPPWOC%20Durant%20Endorsement1%20-%20Jan%202012.doc

TPPofWOC%20US%20Senate%20Vetting%20Chart.pdf

Leadership Committee – Tea Party Patriots of West Oakland County

THIS "OBAMANATION" HAS TO BE STOPPED at THE BALLOT BOX!
PRAY FOR AMERICA & FOR ALL OF US...!

This message is extremely important because our Constitutional right
to freedom of religion is now under fire.  You may not be Catholic, however if you believe in freedom of religion you need to read this.
This recent legislation is not about abortion rights, contraceptive
rights or women's rights.  This legislation is about eroding freedom of religion, a Constitutional right that has been part of our culture
and our precious heritage since 1776.

And if you are thinking, "It's okay, it is just a Catholic issue"
think again.  This is the exact mentality that occurred in pre-World
War II when the Nazi political party came to power and began to
systematically eradicate select groups one by one.

We are all in this together and it looks like we are crashing and burning.

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           This morning President Obama called New York Archbishop
                                Timothy Dolan to break the news

Secretary of Health and Human Services and pro-abortion Catholic
Kathleen Sebelius just announced that the proposed mandate requiring all
insurance plans to pay for contraception, sterilization and some abortion drugs
is official -- and Catholics cannot escape....and the fig-leaf exemption for religious
 groups will not be modified, apart from allowing some groups an additional year
to comply. Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan responded minutes ago, saying: “In
effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our
consciences.”

Beginning August 1, 2012 (less than eight months from today), the insurance
premiums we pay, including the insurance premiums paid by Catholics for
employees of churches and schools -- will be used to cover drugs and procedures
that are in direct conflict with the teachings of our Church.
That's right. Our government will now force us to pay for insurance coverage
for birth control, sterilization and even some abortion drugs.

President Obama ignored the organized efforts of Catholics across the
country, including bold statements from the Bishops, university presidents (including Notre Dame's
Rev. Jenkins), and even his Catholic allies like Sr. Carol Keehan.
Instead, President Obama stood with his real friends -- Planned Parenthood.
Make no mistake, this decision is a direct attack on you, our Church,
and the religious liberty of all Americans.

Just yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the bishops from the United States
who were completing their "Ad Limina" visit in Rome. The Holy Father
specifically cited the "grave threats" to the freedom of the Church
in America, and urged the Catholic community to respond, especially with
"an engaged, articulate and well-formed Catholic laity."

He's talking to you and me. The Holy Father's brief address is a must read (link below).

Finally, today marks exactly one year from Inauguration Day. In exactly 12
months, America will welcome a new president, or usher in four more years of
Barack Obama and his assault on our liberties. This irony is not lost on us.

We built CatholicVote into a movement to advance the cause of life, family, and
freedom. Today's decision is an assault on all three. And it MUST be defeated.

You have our pledge that we will do everything possible to educate and mobilize
the Catholic vote in 2012.
For on a day such as this, we realize that elections indeed have consequences.
The Catholic vote must rise up like never before.


Sincerely,

Brian Burch, President
www.CatholicVote.org


U.S. Bishops Vow to Fight HHS Edict
http://www.usccb.org/news/2012/12-012.cfm

Read the Holy Father's Address to the US Bishops:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2012/january/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20120119_bishops-usa_en.html

Read the text of the HHS Announcement:
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/01/20120120a.html
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PATRIOTS:

Ever wonder why the government is always short of money? Ever wonder why they always have to cut your services if they don't get more tax dollars? Government bureaucracy is sucking the life out of the middle class and enriching itself.

"Taxpayers United of America" has started to expose where your tax money is going.  A very big chunk of it is going to making the bureaucrats millionaires with exorbitant pensions. If the bureaucrat pensions are this high, how high are those of our elected officials at every level of government? Maybe you should start questioning your elected officials.

Please click on this "website"  www.taxpayersunitedofamerica.org it will take you to the Taxpayers United so you can review some of their findings.  

PensionGrids.pdf

ANSWER !    CLICK HERE