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| Dave Agema |
By: Jack Hoogendyk
You don't have to surf the
internet long to see a multitude of stories such as this and this, about a speech
delivered recently in Berrien County by Michigan's National Committeeman, Dave
Agema. It didn't take long for mainstream Republican leaders, following the
lead of some fringe GOP adherents and the far-out-liberal-left to pile on and
call for Dave's resignation as Committeeman.
Did the
media take Mr. Agema's remarks out of context? Is Dave Agema really "a
venomous committee member whose hate speech and fear tactics have become an
embarrassment to not only their party, but to everyone in Michigan," as
Emily Dievendof, managing director of Equality Michigan described him?
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| Dennis Lennox |
Dennis Lennox, "Republican strategist", " and party delegate made this statement about Dave. "Dave Agema's hateful rhetoric and unabashed bigotry have no place in our Republican Party. Republicans will not win a national governing majority until Mr. Agema's extremist behavior is no longer tolerated."
See Dennis Lennox Defamation Lawsuit: Accused Of Calling A County Commisioner A Homosexual.
Hate speech? Fear tactics? Hateful rhetoric and unabashed bigotry?
Was the rank and file
Republican Party calling for Dave's scalp? Are they really embarrassed by Dave's comments or
are some members of Republican leadership cowering under pressure from the real
hate groups like Equality Michigan?
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| Paul Welday |
"The end result of the
week long attacks in the press by a tiny force within the GOP who launched an
organized attack on Dave Agema, calling for his censure are:
- Paul Welday retracted any motion for censure of Dave. There is no record or evidence, other than MR Welday's obvious disdain, that it was ever made in the first place.
- Dennis Lennox and other accusers
appeared to be AWOL from the proceedings; if they were there they were
quiet and out of sight. They [apparently] prefer to limit their attacks to
those they can coordinate with the Liberal press machine and far left
organizations.
- After being on the Agenda to give
his report as Committeeman, Dave was removed, and then added back
in.
- Dave gave, as usual, a resounding
speech, updating us on the RNC actions of the past year, and affirming,
along with the RNC's Unanimous Pledge, to stand for the 5 key Principles
of the Party.
1.
That our rights come from God - remember that the democrats
tried to remove God from their national platform.
2.
That we remain committed to the sanctity of life - the
democrats favor abortion, followed by infanticide if the child survives the
abortion attempt.
3.
That we will not tolerate further infringement on the second
amendment - the democrats want to take your guns away.
4.
That marriage is properly defined as being between one man and one
woman - the democrats favor homosexual marriage.
5.
The value of legal immigration, but remain opposed to illegal
immigration - the democrats favor amnesty.
As usual abundant applause throughout was followed by a standing
ovation. The enthusiasm for Dave's presentation overshadowed that of any
of the other speakers.
This is the second time a tiny group of the usual suspects have targeted Dave, and the second time they have FAILED in their efforts to smear Him. As Dave so often says "YOU KNOW YOU ARE OVER THE TARGET WHEN YOU ARE TAKING FLAK!"
While Dave would never ask for it himself, IMO there are a few
within the GOP in Michigan who should consider an apology. If the GOP is really
looking for unity, they can start by muzzling those who are coordinating with
and inviting left wing journalists to smear party leaders."
In MY opinion, Dave Agema is a prophet, willing to take the slings
and arrows of the left and members of his own party to speak the truth. He may
be a bit blunt at times but what he is saying needs to be heard and I applaud
his courage in saying it.
As an aside, how would you react if someone like Dave Agema said
this:
"If the Supreme Court
says that you have the right to consensual sex [sodomy] within your home, then
you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the
right to incest, you have the right to adultery."
Sounds kinda far out, right wing, extreme, doesn't it? Well, Dave
Agema didn't say it, Rick Santorum did - ten
years ago. Guess what? A federal judge in Utah just decriminalized
polygamy.
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