Showing posts with label Ilario Pantano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ilario Pantano. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Ten Buck Fridays: Winner's Circle


A short but very sweet "Ten Buck Fridays" poll ― short because we're starting on Tuesday, but sweet because it's a winner's circle this week. All of the candidates featured in this week's poll have won in previous TBF polls. Many were considered to be underdogs early in the election season, but now they're much more competitive. All of these candidates need our help...

(To ensure that your vote is counted, vote before you view results... and vote from home if possible.)

Bloggers: Share this poll. Results will be cumulative!

Poll closes at 7:00 A.M. Eastern on Friday, October 8

The TBF poll in a nutshell: This is a poll designed to promote rising conservative stars. At the end of the week, the winner will be promoted by a nationwide network of over 80 conservative blogs and will receive a flurry of contributions from patriots across the country.

*Note: Vote only once. Duplicate votes WILL BE DELETED. This is not a contest to determine who can click on a mouse the most. Poll results can fluctuate as a result of mass cheating if large numbers of illegitimate votes need to be deleted. To minimize confusion, please vote from home if possible.

Candidate information...

Sharron Angle (NV-Sen)
  • Sharron Angle now leads Harry Reid
  • Angle is the REAL deal... "a real grassroots outsider" who hates the GOP establishment.
  • Nevada's Largest Newspaper Endorses Angle
Renee Ellmers (NC-02)
Stephen Broden (TX-30)
Donna Campbell (TX-25)
Chip Cravaack (MN-08)
Joel Demos (MN-05)
Jesse Kelly (AZ-08)
B.J. Lawson (NC-04)
Anna Little (NJ-06)
Ilario Pantano (NC-07)

Very good reference: The Top 50 Races YOU Can Help to Win.

Check this out too: http://www.40seats.com/

Friday, September 3, 2010

TBF Congratulates Ilario Pantano!


We had another nail biter this week with our TBF poll, and Ilario Pantano finished in first place. About fifteen minutes before the poll closed, Pantano and and Sean Bielat were tied! Coincidentally, both of the top two TBF candidates were endorsed by Michelle Malkin this week, as was Renee Ellmers (last week's TBF winner).

Why should we care about races from North Carolina to Massachusetts to Oregon? Because every Congressman in every corner of the country has an impact on your life. So please support strong conservative candidates wherever they're from. Don't forget the fact that the National GOP establishment is primarily interested in perpetuating the National GOP establishment. And deep-pocketed industrial entities like Big Pharma and Walmart are often more invested in statism and crony capitalism than in liberty and free-enterprise.

Economic and personal freedom will be available in the future only if we are prepared to make the necessary financial investments in leaders who will stand for our Constitutional rights and freedoms. If good candidates can't get the money they need to run their campaigns from us (the grassroots), they'll be forced to rely on special interest groups for their support. And then we'll only have ourselves to blame for a country increasingly overrun by corruptocrats.

The bottom line is this. We can't save our country with clicks and tweets. We have to give up our money. This week, please send some cash to our TBF winner, Ilario Pantano (or to some other conservative who understands the value of freedom).

Want to know why Ilario Pantano deserves your support? Michelle Malkin provides a good thumbnail sketch:

Longtime readers of this blog and Hot Air know the extraordinary story of Ilario Pantano’s heroism. He’s the Marine sniper-turned-Wall Street trader who rejoined the military after 9/11, faced the death penalty for killing two Iraqi insurgents in the heat of battle in a terrorist-infested town near Baghdad, fought fiercely and successfully to clear his name, wrote the book Warlord chronicling his experiences, and defended other defenders who volunteer to put themselves in harm’s way for their countrymen.

Pantano is continuing his journey of public service in the political square. He’s running against Democrat incumbent Rep. Mike McIntyre in North Carolina’s 7th district. UNC Wilmington prof andTownhall columnist Mike Adams has a nice profile of Pantano here.

Pantano’s website is here: He’s on a mission to protect the homeland, preserve conservative values, and increase fiscal accountability. Please lend your support to a warrior who put his life on the line for America.

*Here's Ilario Pantano's donation page.

Don't forget to leave the words "Ten Buck Fridays" in the "occupation" field in the online donation form (for donations less than $200).

I made my donation, now it's your turn!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Ten Buck Fridays: August 29 - September 3


Once again, a great selection of TBF candidates...

Poll Closed...Pantano Wins!

New Poll on Sunday


Bloggers: Share this poll. Results will be cumulative!

*Poll closes at 12:01 AM on 9/3/10*


The TBF poll in a nutshell: This is a poll designed to promote rising conservative stars. At the end of the week, the winner will be promoted by a network of over 80 conservative blogs and will receive a flurry of contributions from patriots across the country.

We're working to fill a leadership vacuum that has resulted from the failures of the Washington-based Republican establishment.


Meet the candidates...

Sean Bielat (MA-04)
Rob Cornilles (OR-01)
Ryan Frazier (CO-07)
Doug Hoffman (NY-23)
Mike Keown (GA-02)
Bill Marcy (MS-02)
Ed Martin (MO-03)
Ilario Pantano (NC-07)
Scott Sipprelle (NJ-12)
Jay Townsend (NY-Sen)

In the spirit of Ten Buck Fridays...

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Ten Buck Nominees for September 3


The preliminary nominees for the next Ten Buck Fridays poll...

Sean Bielat (MA-04)
Dan Sahagun (CA-16)
Bill Marcy (MS-02)
Doug Hoffman (NY-23)
Melissa Goodwin (427th District Court)

Keep the nominations coming!

Note: this is a preliminary list.

Please let me know if there is a reason to exclude any of these nominees from the poll. If you have a particular interest in any of the candidates above, please share your opinion ― or any interesting links.


TBF updates:
  • Renee Ellmers: Thanks to all who supported my campaign in this week’s Ten Buck Friday poll!
  • Obama Fail Blog: This week's Ten Buck Fridays winner is Renee Ellmers (NC-02).
  • The Conservative Lady: Congratulations to Renee Ellmers!
  • Conservatives4Palin: Vote for Renee.
  • Lilac Sunday: This week was a photo finish between two great candidates, and the winner was Renee Ellmers...
  • Nice Deb: This Friday, please make a generous donation to Renee Ellmers. Those of you who are new to 10 Buck Fridays, please read Ten Buck Fridays: A New Synopsis.
  • Proof Positive: This week's Ten Buck Friday winner is Renne Ellmers!
  • No Sheeples Here: I have already sent a generous contribution to the Ellmers campaign and marked it “Ten Buck Friday.”
  • Obi's Sister: Renee Ellmers – This Week’s TBF Winner
  • The Other McCain: And three cheers to Renee Elmers for the Ten Buck Friday victory.
  • Caught Him With a Corndog: RightKlik has the nominees for Ten Buck Friday posted. Go vote!
  • The Lonely Conservative: This week’s Ten Buck Friday’s winner is Renee Ellmers.
  • Randy's Roundtable: Congrats to this weeks winner, Renee Ellmers.
  • Mind-Numbed Robot: TBF Winner Renee Ellmers
  • just a conservative girl: And the Winner Is Renee Ellmers
  • Election Projection: My adopted race's candidate, Renee Ellmers of NC-2
  • Maggie's Notebook: Renee Ellmers Wins Ten Buck Fridays