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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Join Us In Pennsylvania to Beat John Murtha and Patrick Murphy!

Dear Vets for Freedom PAC members:

Just one week from today, Americans will take to the polls to elect the future leaders of our great country. And as a nation at war-with our enemies on the defensive, and new threats looming-our future security is at stake.

PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO!

Vets for Freedom PAC (VFFPAC) is working to ensure that Americans know the facts-about the war overseas and our politicians at home-when they vote next week. In fact, last weekend VFFPAC volunteers made over 12,000 phone calls and knocked on 5,000 doors for veterans candidates across the country.

Now, we need your help-especially in Pennsylvania, where we are focusing our efforts on two important congressional races: beating John Murtha (PA-12) and Patrick Murphy (PA-8), and replacing them with top-notch, pro-victory veterans candidates.

As Iraq vets know, John Murtha has called Marines in Haditha "cold blooded killers," and has refused to apologize, even when those involved were exonerated. And Patrick Murphy-the only Iraq vet in Congress-has fought against the surge at every turn. He doesn't believe success in Iraq is possible, despite what our troops have done.

Now is the time to replace them-and VFFPAC has endorsed two great candidates who are up to the task: Bill Russell and Tom Manion. Bill is a third generation soldier who survived the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and fought in various conflicts during his 28-year Army career, most recently in Iraq. And Tom is a Gold Star father and himself a Marine for 30 years, retiring at the rank of Colonel.

Both races are very close…and this is where you come in. We need our members to descend on Pennsylvania this weekend to pound the pavement for Manion and Russell. VFFPAC staff will be there too.

On Saturday, we will be in Tom Manion's district (Philadelphia area) and on Sunday we'll be in Bill Russell's district (Pittsburgh area). Sign up to join us by emailing pennvets@vetsforfreedompac.org with your name, state, and contact information. We will then send you the link-up times and locations for both days.

Our goal is to have "VFFPAC Platoons" on the ground for both candidates-I hope you'll give up one weekend to support two great candidates, and defeat two defeatists. You will not want to miss this.

And if you can't make it, please take part in our online phone banking effort. VFFPAC volunteers from across the country have already made thousands of calls on behalf of our endorsed veterans candidates. Email info@vetsforfreedompac.org to get more information.

Prepare to Move Out!

Pete HegsethChairman,
Vets for Freedom PAC

P.S. Just yesterday, VFFPAC sent an Open Letter to the Veterans of Foreign Wars PAC (VFW PAC), asking them to rescind their endorsement of Patrick Murphy and John Murtha. The VFW should not be endorsing people who don’t reflect their values.

P.P.S. I will also be in Florida this week for two exceptional candidates-Allen West (FL-22) and Tom Rooney (FL-16). These are another two veterans we need in Congress.

Friday, October 10, 2008

A Nation at War -- A Congress Divided; Analysis of Key War--Related Senate Votes.

 
 Today, Vets for Freedom released our Senate report card "A Nation at War -- A Congress Divided; Analysis of Key War--Related Senate Votes." The report is the hard work of many of our staffers, over many weeks researching twenty eight Senate votes that affected the missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and the overall Global War on Terror.

To view the full report and see how your senator scored CLICK HERE
 
Earlier this week another veterans organization released their Congressional ratings with different results and mixed reviews. Unlike other veterans organizations Vets for Freedom focused on the votes that directly address war time funding and other vital needs for our comrades in combat. Our report covers all relevant votes rather than a select few, and we worked hard to make sure every relevant war--related bill was included.

This report separates the rhetoric from the results, and focuses on votes cast for and/or against bills that were of importance to our warriors still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and hence, to Vets for Freedom. The one commitment members of Congress must perform is voting; and our analysis has shown that high profile members of the Senate, such as Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden, earned remarkably low scores as a result of their poor voting records on troop funding, timelines, and other fundamental issues of importance to the missions.

There are also some surprising scores, with low ratings for Republican Senators Chuck Hagel and Olympia Snowe who, instead of taking the unpopular but correct stand of supporting the Surge, chose to oppose this key policy issue; whereas former Democrat and now Independent Joe Lieberman scored remarkably high for his commitment to victory.

Vets for Freedom will continue to drive the debate educating the American people about the strategic success of the Surge and the direction of our efforts in Afghanistan, and hold our lawmakers accountable for their positions on the achievement of victory.

Move out and Draw fire,


Pete Hegseth
Chairman, Vets for Freedom

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

New VFF Ad

New VFF Ad: Petraeus vs. Obama




Vets for Freedom Members:

I wanted you to alert you all to our new television
advertisement--"Petraeus vs. Obama." The ad, which started airing last night on national cable,
will run extensively for the next week throughout the entire country on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC. The ad provides a direct contrast between what our
commanders on the ground are saying and what Senator Obama says about the surge.

CLICK HERE to see the ad


The intent of the ad is to urge Senator Obama to recognize the success of the surge and applaud the troops through action and not just talk, by supporting Senate Resolution 636. The resolution, which you can read here, may come up for a vote today, and Vets for Freedom will be monitoring the vote closely. We have held dozens of meetings with Senators and Senate staff over the past week about 636, urging consideration of the resolution.

I want to thank all of the Vets for Freedom members who have made thousands of phone calls to Senate offices this week, quickly doubling the number of co-sponsors -- We now have 33 Senators on board! Many more Senators have indicated that they will vote for the legislation. But the questions remains--will Senator Obama
and other surge--deniers vote for it?

We will keep you posted, and appreciate all you do to support our our warriors overseas.

Move out and Draw fire,


Pete Hegseth
Chairman, Vets for Freedom



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