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McIntyre and Pelosi cost over North Carolinians $1.68 a gallon

2008-06-12T11:28:00.002-04:00

Washington, DC – Between the time Rep. McIntyre voted to make Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House the actions/inaction of Congress has resulted in a $1.68 per gallon price rise for a gallon of gas. Will Breazeale and the Republicans in Congress have a plan that would actually reduce it by $1.98 per gallon.

McIntyre and Pelosi have blocked drilling for the extensive oil deposits in North Alaska and off shore in the lower 48 states. Cuba is allowing the Chinese and others to drill in areas that US companies are prohibited from drilling by Congress. McIntyre and Congress have also blocked any new gasoline refineries being built – even though the damage from Hurricaines’ Rita and Katerina showed how shockingly short of refinery capacity we are.

McIntyre voted against legislation that would have eased restrictions on building refineries and also against building refineries on abandoned military bases. He also has voted against drilling for oil. He has also voted to increase taxes on gasoline producers – even though gasoline is one of the most taxed commodities already with the Federal government and the states taxing many times the oil companies’ profit on a gallon of gas.

What the USA needs is a comprehensive policy on energy – drilling for new oil where it exists here in the US – building new nuclear power plants – allowing our abundant supplies of coal to be mined and used to provide clean affordable power – encouraging private enterprise to develop new alternative sources of energy – allow US oil companies to expand their refining capabilities – end subsidies for converting corn to ethanol, which does little to expand energy supplies but greatly inflates the cost of food.

Candidate Will Breazeale and the Republicans in currently in Congress have a plan to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the price of gas. The estimate is that rather than $4.02 per gallon it would be $2.04 per gallon. These are not pie in the sky proposals like windmills and solar. There is nothing wrong with wind and solar - but they will not substantially reduce our dependence on foreign oil for years. They are not proposing punitive taxes on the people who actually produce oil and gas.

Here is an estimate based on data produced by the Office of the House Republican Whip:

Republican Plan to Lower Gas Prices
Bring onshore oil online (ANWR, Shale)$0.70 -$1.60
Bring deepwater oil online (OCS)$0.90 -$2.50
Bring new refineries online (none since ’76)$0.15 -$0.45
Cut earmarks to fund gas tax holiday$0.18
Halt oil shipments to SPR$0.05
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Savings (at least):$1.98

The people of North Carolina deserve better representation than Mike McIntyre costing them up to $2.00 a gallon – they need Will Breazeale working to keep their money where it belongs – in their own wallet!

Was superdelegate McIntyre's vote worth $101,249?

2008-06-10T03:21:00.002-04:00

Don Surber has calculated that each delegate cost Obama $101,249. One has to wonder if McIntyre's vote was worth the cost? But I bet Obama will help McIntyre raise that much and more, now that Mike is "on the bus" for Denver.

But then it is part moonshine!

2008-06-10T02:47:00.002-04:00

Liberals like Mike McIntyre think buying up feed corn to brew "Corn Likker" and putting it into our gas tanks is a new novel idea - he claims to be an NC native but he seems more like a "revenooer". Bet there are still quite a few folks around who understand about drivin around with a tank full of "white lightnin".

He not only has driven up the cost of gas but the cost of food too! But then trial lawyers like him have never understood the real cost of anything!

If it weren't true it would be funnier

2008-06-10T01:42:00.003-04:00

And thank you Mike McIntyre and your liberal Democrat friends for $4 a gallon gas!

McIntyre drops last shred of "Blue Dog" image

2008-06-09T12:10:00.004-04:00

Ever since his first election to Congress, Mike McIntyre has tried hard to convince the voters he was a "conservative" a "Blue Dog". He was successful, as long as the Democrats were not in power in Congress. But that all changed when the Democrats won the majority in 2006.

The first indication that his image was slipping was when he voted to make ultraliberal Nancy Pelosi the Speaker of the House. He has followed that with many votes with the liberals against the conservative principles of the voters in district 7.

He has finally shown his true colors by endorsing Obama for President and calling for the Democrat Party to "unify".

The story, as reported by WWAY TV3 generated the following comments:

Mikey takes a stand
Submitted by Guest666669588 (not verified) on 7 June 2008 - 11:26am.

Big Mike takes time away from writing pork checks to endorse Obama! Geez...which is the lesser of two evils.....Obama or pork?
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McIntyre supports a Socilaist
Submitted by Guest Rapper on 8 June 2008 - 9:18am.

I have voted for McIntyre every time since his second election. I have appreciated his support for the military and the Second Amendment.

His recent rantings against oil companies made me start to wonder if he was jumping on the nutjob left-wing bandwagon, and his announced support for Obama leaves little doubt in my mind. He wants a committee chairmanship, and will not get it without towing Pelosi's line.

Hopefully many others will send Mcintyre a goodbye message by NOT voting for him in November. It will take every one of us, because the entire Western half of District 7 is occupied by societal sponges with their hands out collecting TANF, food stamps, Medicaid, and every other program YOUR tax dollars fund.

Breazeale issues Debate Challenge to McIntyre

2008-06-06T04:37:00.002-04:00

Will Breazeale Republican candidate for Congress in the NC 7 district has issued a challenge for a series of debates between himself and incumbent Mike McIntyre. The letter to McIntyre - in PDF format can be found here.

The text is as follows:

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
27 May 2008
Dear Congressman McIntyre,
As you know, I am the Nominee of the Republican Party for U.S. Congress District 7-NC. I wanted to write to you for two reasons: to congratulate you on your recent re-nomination for U.S. Congress District 7-NC as the Nominee of the Democrat Party and to formally challenge you to a series of debates between now and Election Day on 4 November 2008.
Our country and Congressional District face very important issues such as our lagging economy with associated high gas and food prices, our inefficient and complicated tax system, the War in Iraq, Health Care and the illegal immigrant problem. Many people in our district are hurting and want answers from us, not political posturing. You have declined to debate ANY candidate running against you since you were originally elected in 1996.
You have stated to the media that “people know you so you do not need to debate.” The average person moves every five years in this country. As you know, our district experiences constant change every year from new people and businesses who I will submit do NOT know you. In fact, as I campaign around our district, I find the average person cannot even name you when asked who their Congressman is. It is clear, that in order to fully inform the people of this district on the issues so they can make an informed choice at the polls, we MUST debate! As a trial lawyer, you know the truth only comes out upon cross examination. It is time for you to give the people of this district a chance to cross examine our positions on issues that matter to them.
This brings me to the following proposal:
1. Agree to debate me in an open forum with allowances for TV, radio and print media coverage at least 4 times starting in July and continuing once per month until October. (July, August, September, October)
2. All debates should last 2 hours.
3. At least 2 debates should be in town hall format with questions from the audience.
4. At least 2 debates should allow open exchange between us.
5. No debate should happen twice in any county to ensure the entire district has a chance to see us in person.
Any other details can be worked out between our staffs. The contact person for my staff is George Bell, Campaign Manager, at 910-508-0537. I ask
your campaign to respond to this request no later than 15 June 2008 with an answer and/or counter offer. I urge your participation in the proposed debates.
Sincerely,
Will Breazeale
Republican Candidate for Congress
(Dist. 7-NC)

McIntyre wants lower gas prices? He doesn't act like it!

2008-05-28T10:11:00.002-04:00

Breazeale at Freedom Park Ceremony

2008-05-27T08:47:00.003-04:00

Hundreds celebrate true meaning of Memorial Day

By Drew BrooksStaff writer
Don Talbot recognizes that others may not hold the same high esteem for Memorial Day that he does.

The master of ceremonies Monday for the annual ceremony at Freedom Memorial Park knows much of the country sees the holiday as a day for the mall or the beach.
But for Talbot and the hundreds that gathered at the park in downtown Fayetteville, the day is still about remembering what others gave for our freedoms.
“There are too many people in this country that don’t understand that,” Talbot said while standing among the stone monuments dedicated to the region’s veterans.
Army Reserve Maj. William Breazeale, the event’s keynote speaker, had a similar message.
The three-war veteran with more than 18 years of military experience has served during operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Breazeale heaped praise upon the veterans in attendance and those being honored for sacrificing their lives for their country, but added a somber message: they would not be the last needed to serve their country.
“We do live in an imperfect world,” he said. “Wars will always go on.”
On his latest tour of duty, Breazeale lost three of his friends.
“The hardest thing to do in life is to say goodbye to someone you love,” he said. “If you know someone who has died in a war, Memorial Day is not one time a year. Memorial Day is every day.
But Breazeale did not feel that death should discourage anyone from serving his country.
“I know it’s OK to hire someone to clean your house or mow your lawn,” he said. “But I don’t think it’s right to have someone fight for your freedom if you can do it yourself.”

Newsletter 5-26

2008-05-26T20:03:00.004-04:00

Hello to all!

As this newsletter is being delivered, I am busy campaigning this Memorial Day in Cumberland County at five different events. The highlight of all these events is Fayetteville's Memorial Day Ceremony where I am honored to serve as the keynote speaker. Mine is a message of thanks for the service of all who gave all in battle for this country, and also a message of challenge to every American to do more for their country. Anything from obeying all laws, to serving your favorite charity, to serving in the United States military.

I was always taught growing up that to achieve positive results you should never quit. It really disappoints me whenever I meet people ready to give up on Iraq and this war against terrorism. Look at what happened in Vietnam. The vocal anti-war protesters, aided by biased media reporting brought about an unconditional withdrawal. This cost the lives of many Vietnamese who had fought with us. It also encouraged the slaughter of millions in other parts of Southeast Asia. Despite that, the seeds of freedom and Capitalism were sown. Vietnam has gone from a war torn country in the early 1970s abandoned to communist rule, to a thriving CAPITALIST country today. They have one of the most productive oil and gas industries in the region and drilling for more. Vietnam has the fastest growing tourist industry in the world. Over 370,000 Americans visited Vietnam last year alone. It took over 30 years, but Vietnam has been won by becoming a system of capitalism NOT communism. Where you have Capitalism, you generally have freedom, but how many lives - Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian - would have been saved if we had not "cut and run"?

I make this correlation to Iraq today. There have been difficult times there, sometimes the situation seemed desperate, but we ARE succeeding and MUST see this fight through. We are setting in motion a transformation similar to the one Vietnam has witnessed but with our support it will not take 30 years and hundreds of thousands or millions of innocent lives. I really believe this in my heart based on my experience in Iraq at all levels of helping their government.

My staff continues to make aggressive plans to win this race for Congress! One of my top priorities continues to be a debate with McIntyre whenever and wherever. The people of this district deserve an open and honest debate on the issues important to the district, to see exactly who it is that will represent them in Congress. I am passionate about your conservative issues and it will show during a debate...I promise!

Organizations all over this country are making their decisions on who to endorse in this race. This means my filling out numerous questionnaires on my positions, making hours of work for me each week. The work is important, especially with McIntyre resisting open debates. These groups help to spread the real word on the issues to the people they represent. The National Association of Wholesale Distributors' Political Action Committee endorsed me for Congress on 14 May 2008. This adds a network of supporters and individual donors to our campaign. Others will announce their endorsements soon. Why not beat the rush and pledge a donation today at our web site aWILLtoWIN.com.

I sincerely hope that you will continue to talk about my campaign
to your friends. Please keep the support coming!

Remember the Fallen today,

Take care!

Will

P.S. Over a year ago, Mike McIntyre sponsored a bill which was to "fix" the price of gas - that was when gas was under $3 a gallon. He and his liberal cronies have sure succeeded - they fixed it at $4 a gallon. How long can we afford representation like that? Please go on-line now and donate to send a real Representative of the people to Washington!

We can't afford more promises from McIntyre

2008-05-26T11:11:00.005-04:00

Recently Mike McIntyre issued a press release about how he is co-sponsoring a bill to deal with gas prices:

April 10, 2008
McIntyre Backs Measure To Lower Gas Prices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre is supporting legislation to lower gas prices, put money into the pockets of Americans, and save taxpayer dollars.
Congressman McIntyre stated, “Gas is way too high! We must do all that we can to help provide relief to our citizens as we approach the summer months when demand increases and prices will likely continue to rise.

If you are having a sense of dejavu - you are not alone!

Just a year ago he proudly sponsored another bill:

Congress targets gas gouging, oil cartels
By: Dave Pearson, State &
National Editor
Issue date: 5/31/07 Section: State & National

Gas prices are a nationwide concern, even at the highest level. The U.S.
House passed two bills last week aimed at affecting the price consumers pay for
gasoline.

Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., sponsored a bill titled The
Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act, which allows the Federal Trade Commission
to investigate and fine companies for charging exorbitantly high prices.

That worked really well didn't it - the "High Prices" then were under $3 a gallon! We can't afford him sponsoring more bills "affecting the price consumers pay for gasoline."

Support Will Breazeale for Congress - NC-7

Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day

2008-05-26T10:41:00.002-04:00

With Will delivering the keynote speech at the Freedom Memorial in Fayetteville this seems an appropriate photo galery.

Breazeale Right for the job?

2008-05-19T17:18:00.000-04:00

Why is Will Breazeale the right person for District 7 Congressional seat? Everyone is concerned about the economy. Will’s immigration plan is to secure our border with Mexico which will strengthen North Carolina’s economy.
Will say’s “No Amnesty” for illegal immigrants, and wants to end automatic U.S. citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants in the U.S. and wants strict enforcement of employer laws pertaining to hiring illegal immigrants. Strengthening our Nation’s economy.
Will also believes the current income tax system should be abolished and replaced with a system for taxation that is fair and rewards those who produce and create jobs and not those with the best tax accountants and attorneys.
He understands what we need is a fair, simple, transparent tax system that any American can understand at a glance. A system that doesn’t hide the tax burden in the cost of goods and services; a system that will allow working people, wage earners, to take home their entire paychecks, with no deductions.
He supports a tax system that will eliminate post-April 15th anxiety over whether or not we will be one of the unlucky millions of people who are assessed a civil penalty by the IRS each and every year, or who receive the dreaded audit notices.
Will believes there is one plan that can do all that  the FairTax, the perfect vision of a federal consumption tax.
This is why Will Breazeale is the right person for District 7 U.S. Congress.

Who likes the Farm Bill? Hardly anyone - except those who profit from it!

2008-05-16T13:20:00.004-04:00

Congress has passed the latest version of the Farm Bill - which is really a misnomer since much of the taxpayers' money that is shovelled into it goes to people who do not farm. Admittedly the longer title is "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act."

At one time the government was concerned that farmers could not continue if they could not sell their crops at high enough prices, so Congress passed laws that would cause the government to buy some of the crops at those higher prices propping up the price - supply and demand. Then, the government having bought these crops and not really wanting them would either send them as humanitarian aid to third world countries or give them to people here with low incomes.

Now they just pay some people not to grow something so that those who do can get the higher price. Then they just give money to people with low incomes and more money to third world countries. Or their current plan literally burns taxpayers' dollars by buying up sugar at far above World commodity price and then selling at steep discounts to companies who will make it into ethanol for cars!

Oh, what economic wizards these Congressmen be!

With US and World food prices rising, third World countries rioting over food, chain stores in this country rationing rice and our Congress expands the multi Trillion dollar debt in order to pay farmers to grow less or even not grow altogether. In what alternate universe does this make any sense? I feel like I'm trapped in that SciFi series "Sliders" and am really expecting "Cromags" to show up next!

Here in southeastern NC Congressman Mike McIntyre is crowing about his having helped pass this bill. A quick check of his campaign contributions shows why. Since April 2007 he has raked in over $30 thousand from the big sugar farmers, NONE from North Carolina. And scrolling through just the top few dozen recipients found over $40 thousand in donations to Mike. No telling how many more came from the other couple thousand people on that list who get money from the bill. It is no wonder he has a million dollars in his war chest.

Farm Bill Sweet as Sugar for McIntyre

2008-05-15T23:08:00.005-04:00

Sweet Deal for McIntyre and Sugar Producers in Farm Bill

By Will Breazeale – Candidate for Congress

Lumberton, NC – Order iced tea in Southeastern North Carolina and the waitress will expect you want it “sweet” – with lots of sugar, that is the way many people take it here. Democrat Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC-7) is a fan of sugar as well, to the tune of some $30,000 just since last April. That is how much “Big Sugar” contributed to his campaign in the past year.
According to the NC Dept. of Agriculture web site, sugar is not an NC grown crop or product. These donors to McIntyre’s campaign are predominately from Florida. What is the connection?

Why does “Big Sugar” care if McIntyre has enough money to run for re-election?

McIntyre sits on the Agriculture Committee – where the price guarantees for sugar producers originate. H.R 2419 is the reauthorization bill that includes the “sweet deal” for Big Sugar. A very sweet deal! Under this ongoing deal – which H.R.2419 would extend until at least 2012 – the sugar producers get a guarantee from Uncle Sam that if they cannot sell their sugar on the free market for the guaranteed price, Uncle will buy it from them at that price. Besides that, Uncle Sam slaps a tariff on imported sugar to further support the price.

The bill also provides for Uncle Sam to buy sugar at the artificially inflated prices from the producers and then sell it at deep discount to the companies that produce ethanol! What a great idea from McIntyre’s Democrat controlled Congress. Funnel taxpayer’s cash to sugar producers and then sell the sugar at a loss! No wonder this country is Trillions of dollars in debt and the dollar is dropping in value!

By contributing to McIntyre’s campaign “Big Sugar” expected his favorable vote on the bill.

They got it.

What did “Big Sugar” get for their money? Not only did McIntyre vote for the whole bill containing the extension and revamping of the sugar program – which he could claim was a vote for other “important” sections of the bill - he voted against an amendment that would have stripped just the sugar program from the bill. (Roll call 751)

Why do you care? Well, the price of Sweet Tea and all other products using sugar are higher because the price of sugar is artificially high. Other products manufacturers move out of the USA so they can buy sugar cheaper.

Sugar is so inexpensive in other countries – like Brazil – that they use it, rather than corn, to make ethanol for fuel. The Government Accountability Office estimates that the sugar program costs US consumers as much as $2 billion a year in higher food prices. Add to that the jobs lost, the taxpayer’s costs and that makes the $30,000 to McIntyre just a drop in the bucket!

English only ballot bill

2008-05-14T23:54:00.002-04:00

Rep. Walter Jones, whose District borders Will's has co-sponsored legislation that calls for an end to Federal laws that require ballots to be printed in multiple - foreign - languages. Here! Here! it is high time this expensive nonsense ends. The US is an English speaking country and people who are American citizens (and therefore legally elegible to vote) should be voting in English. If they want to vote in other lanuages, there are plenty of other countries that expect people to vote in those languages.

The New Bern Sun Journal has more on Rep. Jones' bill:

U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones co-sponsored a bill introduced on Wednesday to require
all federal elections ballots to be printed in English.
"It is important for people living in the United States to speak and understand English," Jones said. "A common language is what makes a nation one."
"Multi-lingual ballots not only divide American voters by language and cause needless confusion at the polls, they impose an unnecessary financial burden on state and local governments."
The American Elections Act would amend the Help America Vote Act and Voting Rights Act to require English ballots in all U.S. elections except those in which translations of American Indian or Alaskan dialects are needed.
Jones said a poll of Americans in 2006 showed that more than 60 percent of Americans want all U.S. election ballots printed in English only and that Congress should listen.

McIntyre still balking at endorsing a Democrat Presidential Candidate

2008-05-09T18:33:00.002-04:00

Washington, DC – Rep. Mike McIntyre is still waiting to see which way the wind blows before deciding, as a Super Delegate to the Democrat National Convention, who to back for President. Although the North Carolina primary is over and Hillary won his district he is still not saying.
News reports have him attending meetings with both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in DC after the NC votes were tallied but neither swayed him. Perhaps he understands the voters in his district better than the national party machine does. Every Presidential election since McIntyre was first elected in 1996 the district has cast a majority vote for the Republican. George W. Bush carried it with 54%. Even Bob Dole won there!
McIntyre knows that he needs votes from people who will not vote for the Democrat at the top of the ticket, either Hillary or Obama. He also knows that his district will also vote to re-elect Sen. Elizabeth Dole this fall. He doesn't want to make any of them angry with him. In fact, he might just want to show up at campaign events wearing Dole and McCain lapel stickers. After all the rank and file Democrats will automatically vote for him just because he is a Democrat but those Blue Dogs, the Reagan Democrats – the Conservative Democrats who have voted for him in the past might just slip and support one more Republican as they scroll down the ballot. With Conservative Republican candidate Will Breazeale, a Major in the Army Reserve and an airline pilot, he faces his strongest challenge since his fist election.

McIntyre gets failing grade from Club for Growth

2008-05-09T15:38:00.004-04:00

Rep. Mike McIntyre wants voters to think he is Conservative - but the Conservative "Club for Growth" thinks otherwise. The just released their 2007 Congressional Scorecard and Mike scored a dismal 10%. Seems like I once got 10% correct on a test for spelling my name right. Now with a difficult to spell like McIntyre's opponent, the truly conservative Will Breazeale, 10% might be low. The people of the 7th District of North carolina deserve better than a 10% conservative.

Club for Growth Releases 2007 Congressional Scorecard

Washington -
Today, the Club for Growth released its 2007 annual scorecard, awarding the
Defender of Economic Freedom award to six senators and forty-nine
representatives who scored a 90 or above on the Club's scorecard (see
here).

"These top-scoring members of Congress are staunch defenders
of American taxpayers," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Their votes
are critical to lowering taxes, cutting wasteful spending, and promoting
economic growth for all Americans. The Club for Growth scorecard allows
taxpayers to see how their senators and representatives are performing in
Congress and find out who is truly fighting for pro-growth, limited-government
policies. We hope that support for pro-growth principles will continue to grow,
allowing more members to earn this award and more Americans to benefit."

Yet another reason to change Congress by replacing McIntyre with Breazeale

2008-05-09T15:08:00.002-04:00

The TCS Wastebasket

Congress Needs to Take On Cost Overruns -- Too often, the lawmakers can't agree on where there is waste in government. The problem is that everything in Washington, D.C. seems to have an army of lobbyists and powerful lawmakers playing defense at the slightest hint of trouble. But we think a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) can break the impasse.

The report found that the 95 Department of Defense (DoD) weapons programs worth $1.6 trillion had had a total of $300 billion in cost overruns. The GAO has been doing this analysis of programs annually since 2000 and cost overruns and delays are actually worse than when they first started tracking.

Read the Rest of this Wastebasket...

Breazeale Clears the Air

2008-05-08T09:27:00.004-04:00

White Lake, NC- Political campaigns have come to include too many personal attacks and smears. Some have likened running for public office to enduring a public medical examination.

As an effort to derail any possible misunderstandings or rumors, candidates now announce many details of their private lives, things that most citizens would leave out of their everyday discussions. An example of this is Sen. McCain's recent revelation that as a young naval officer he visited strip clubs.

Will Breazeale, candidate for Congress in the 7th North Carolina District, has decided to release some details of his life rather than have others speculate. It is already public knowledge that he is divorced and has a 15 year old daughter. Divorce and child support are often areas that generate curiosity. He stated that “As often happens, a court is involved in determining how much child support I should pay, this came about after my income jumped because of a promotion with my airline and after spending a year in the war zone with no income tax on my Army pay. We are in negotiations as to what the new level should be.” He said it should be resolved amicably in the near future and that his daughter has been campaigning with him.

He went on to say that divorce involving members of the military is too high. Serving the country, often over seas and physically separated from spouses and children is stressful and too often leads to divorce. Before his two latest deployments he had moved himself to his current home in White Lake, NC in order to be near enough to his ex-wife so that they could share custody of their daughter. Of course when he deployed for two out of four years to the Iraq war zone, shared custody had to end and child support questions were inevitable.

Commenting on other topics sometimes examined under the microscope of political campaigning, he listed several points:

He holds a Secret Security Clearance with the US Army, the latest review and renewal being January 2008.
He passed an FBI clearance required of all airline pilots following 9/11.
He passed further background checks for his position as a Major in the Army Reserve and as a volunteer with the Bladen County Correctional Center.
He has never been convicted of a crime.
He has never been found in contempt of court.
He was awarded the Bronze Star medal by the US Army for service during his recent deployment.

Finally, he acknowledged, “I did have my pilot's license suspended once upon a time for 90 days for flying too low over my home of White Lake. We all have to make some mistakes!”

Newsletter 5-5-2008

2008-05-05T09:33:00.005-04:00

Hello All
Thank goodness the Primary is almost here! Since I have no primary opponent, my name is not on the Primary Ballot, but neither is McIntyre's. I have been focusing on voters of this district on the one and only race in district 7 - the one that will be decided on November 4th 2008.

I have begun challenging McIntyre's campaign through the media and by letter to schedule at least 3 face to face - Breazeale vs McIntyre - debates before the November election. If McIntyre believes his positions on the issues are superior to mine, he should have no problem defending them on a debate stage.

The truth is he is ashamed of his liberal voting record and ashamed of the the standard bearers of his party: Hillary and Obama. That is evident in his refusal, as a Super Delegate for the Democrat Party, to endorse either of them!

My "Fair Heath Plan", I am happy to report, is receiving favorable response from all over NC and SC. So far, I have only revealed it in speeches to Medical Societies, but soon I'll put the details on our website. Doctors who have heard it are excited that there is finally a candidate who understands health care from all angles: the poor, insurance, illegal immigrant, emergency room care, etc. I am also happy that health care professionals are opening their wallets to this campaign as well, including a recent donation from a Physician member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe.

Our campaign is busy preparing to utilize the many College / Young Republicans who have volunteered to work this summer. These young people are energetic and committed. If you would like to provide a place for one or more students to stay this summer, please email us to let us know!

Saturday was a busy day....I competed in a triathlon held in my hometown of White Lake, NC. Swimming 750 yards in the open waters of White Lake, biking 14 miles around the lake, then running 3.1 miles to the finish line. This was great preparation for the race I am in with a November 4th finish line! Nothing inspires people more than to see their candidate for Congress running to a strong finish! I was also thrilled to see Whitney Cook of Wilmington wearing a Breazeale for Congress T-Shirt during the competition!

After the triathlon, I ran (OK for this leg I drove) to Oak Island for a speech to fellow Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Their applause and encouragement reinforced the fact that veterans want a change in leadership in this district. It means so much to them that they have as a Congressional candidate someone who made the sacrifice, just as they did, by serving in the military. A candidate who knows first hand the dangers and difficulties involved in fighting for our country. They recognize that McIntyre only knows what he has been told in Washington committees or what he has
seen on junkets or whirlwind visits to bases - being treated as a VIP, only seeing what the "Brass" wants him to see. They know that I will continue to serve our country after I am elected making this a safer and stronger nation.

My personal tradition of service will continue through programs like Fair Health - to improve our citizens' access to affordable health care and Fair Tax - to stimulate our economy!

As you read this, I am piloting a 737 for Airtran Airways 41,000 feet above the earth, serving the passengers by safely transporting them to exciting destinations on the west coast for work or pleasure, however nothing is more exciting to me than the prospect of winning this Congressional race for
all of us. Keep up the good work and the prayers! (And a donation would be greatly appreciated!)

Will

PS: After Saturday, Kyle Busch leads the Sprint Cup Nascar series in points but the real race will be the Championship that will be determined next November. Whoever wins that long race will need lots of help, their pit crew, their sponsors and their fans. Just like this Congressional race, the "Driver" can't win all by himself. I need your help as well. I need you as a volunteer for my "pit crew", as a donor or "sponsor", as a voter or "fan"! Here's an idea - invite some friends over for a BBQ before a Nascar race - I'll drop by to chat with my "fans" and "sponsors" before the race - now that would be a great summer afternoon! Contact our events scheduler and we'll help set it up!

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Newsletter 4-28

2008-04-29T09:40:00.005-04:00

Hello all!

The schedule continues to be busy and the money keeps on coming in! As you read this, I am doing a week of Army Reserve duty in Charlotte rewriting a regulation on our training standards. I am often asked, how can you be a Major in the Army Reserve AND run for Congress?

The answer is in my status. Since I am a soldier in the Army Reserve, I can be a federal candidate. If I were in the active or full-time Army, I could NOT be a candidate because of the Hatch act provided for in Federal law.

I disagree with this act concerning full-time soldiers but it is what it is for the time being. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina still serves as a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and is the highest profile Reservist in Congress. When it comes to my duty in the Army Reserve, I place it as higher priority than my campaign because of my sense of duty to our country. I will have at least another week of duty before the election in November, but rest assured that while I am away at duty, my great staff and county coordinators are hard at work!

I am very encouraged by the number of fundraising house parties people from all over the district have scheduled in May. There is even a stretch where we have 5 parties in four days! This is key to getting the word out as well as adding to our cash on hand for advertising this fall.

The neediest county in the 7th Congressional District is Robeson County. The Lumbee Indian tribe, which constitutes a major part of the county, thanks too the efforts of Senator Elizabeth Dole, is now closer to receiving $80 Million in federal funding. A disturbing statistic that came out as part of the story on her pending legislation, it came out that Robeson County is the POOREST county in North Carolina. This is particularly disturbing since our sitting Congressman, Mike McIntyre (until election day) has been in office for almost 12 years and this is his home county! He cannot help his own county, much less the rest of the district. You see, what matters is not only how a Congressman votes on an issue, but how he FIGHTS for that issue and and the people involved. McIntyre is content to take all of us for granted because he has felt up until now, his job is safe.

I took my campaign to a Hilliary Clinton function in Fayetteville a few days ago. What I found was that the majority of the Democrats I spoke with LOVE the Fairtax!

A Democrat I met this week sent the following e-mail to my Campaign Web site:

"You have my vote! I will be voting outside of my partyaffiliation for the first time. I am a huge Fair Tax supporter and your position on that issue alone wins my vote. I truly believe that most all of the major problems facing our country can be addressed by implementing the fair tax. I hope we can start a tax revolution, and I know the Congress is the best place to start.

I wish you all the best--Keep the Fair Tax torch burning!!

Thanks for your service to our country!

Amy"

This is just one issue that will attract many Democrat votes to me in this election. McIntyre is running scared of this issue, he is trying to publicize his sponsorship of the "Tax Fairness Act", a bill in Congress that would preserve the IRS and the income tax. He claims that it satisfies the desire for reforming the tax code. But it is clear that if the income tax remains and the IRS stays in place the big spending social engineers will continue to play their games with the tax code. Instead of defending his liberal positions, McIntyre is trying to steal my conservative issues! How Conservative was he being when he voted to place Nancy Pelosi two heartbeats from being President? (Click here to watch a YouTube about this)

I ask for your continued support of our campaign. I am working 80 hours per week bearing your conservative burdens because they matter, especially in this weakened economy, and to keep attention on them in the media. Your generous contribution at aWILLtoWIN.com will help us in this fight!

With Faith,

Will

PS: We are preparing to mail information to the voters in District 7 detailing the differences between McIntyre and myself. This will cost around 25 cents per voter, your $100 donation today would let us send that important info to 400 voters. Click here or go to aWILLtoWIN.com
now to donate!

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Remembering Our Fallen Heroes

2008-04-26T10:29:00.003-04:00

This video link is about a woman doing something very special for families of fallen heroes.

Letter for Fair Tax supporters

2008-04-19T08:59:00.003-04:00

Dear FairTax supporters: The FairTax campaign was very visible April 15th in Washington, D.C. when we delivered, along with the National Taxpayers Union, more than 160,000 FairTax petition signatures to Rep. John Linder and other FairTax co-sponsors.
Ken Hoagland (center) and Duane Parde, President of the National Taxypayers Union, delivering a combined 163,000 signatures to Rep. John Linder (right), lead sponsor of H.R. 25. April 15th also saw Rep. Gresham Barrett of South Carolina become the newest Congressional co-sponsor of the FairTax bringing our total to 71! We are not there yet with a majority but this represents the greatest number of co-sponsors for the FairTax to date--and we're only getting stronger. Thank you. In Washington, we took the FairTax bus to Union Station where we saw even more enthusiasm for the FairTax. The bus was, of course, eye-popping and won waves and honks up throughout the city. We then stopped off halfway to Capitol Hill where we found IRS headquarters surrounded on tax day with 30-40 police cars. "Just a normal precaution," a Metro police captain told us. He was friendly and curious about the issue and after ten minutes of earnest talk he and five other officers asked if they could have FairTax caps. "Sounds really good to us and we wish you luck," he said. "No problem pausing the bus for a few photos," he said, "and good luck on your national campaign; we all need it."
The FairTax bus, flanked by DC Capital Metro police cars, at the IRS headquarters in Washington on Tax Day. It was then on the Rayburn House Office Building where we proudly carried our blown up petition poster and 103,000 FairTax.org petition names bound in four handsome books. We met up the new leader of the National Taxpayers Union who brought 63,000 more petition names to the event. We think it very healthy that other organizations are coming on board as excitement for our worthy cause grows. We presented the petitions, talked with many co-sponsors and snapped photos for hometown releases for the next hour. FairTax House sponsor Rep. John Linder was appreciative and complimentary and continues to push hard inside Congress. The voice of so many citizens strengthens his hand, of course. The petition will now be broken down by Congressional district and sent along to Members of Congress who have not yet come aboard as co-sponsors of H.R. 25 and S. 1025 and will be sent to each of the leading Presidential candidates. Thank you for your support and for your belief that "We, the People," can direct government policy. Together, we are moving the FairTax closer and closer to being enacted into law. This is a citizen campaign determined to make public policy actually serve the public. What's next? We need to take our message to Town Hall meetings hosted by Congressional Members in hometowns across the country. Now that April 15th is past, we will be focusing on getting the word out and asking local leaders to take our case directly to elected officials in your hometowns. Sincerely, Ken HoaglandCommunications Director

Benny al Dosakee on stage with Lee Greenwood

2008-04-18T21:11:00.003-04:00

Benny was invited on stage with Lee Greenwood in honor of his reciept of his premanent residency in the US.

Barnstorm for Breazeale and the Fair Tax

2008-04-10T00:09:00.005-04:00

Wilmington, NC – On Income Tax Day, April 15^th, local Congressional Candidate and pilot Will Breazeale is highlighting his drive to end the IRS and the Income Tax in favor of the Fair Tax. He will fly to an airport in each of the 10 counties that make up the 7^th Congressional District, culminating is a rally at the Air Wilmington facility at the Wilmington Airport.

The Fair Tax is a plan to abolish the Federal Income Tax on individuals and businesses and replace it with a federal retail sales tax and credits to individuals that effectively eliminate the new tax on the amount spent on basic necessities of life. The plan would reduce drastically the
compliance costs for businesses, bring the underground economy into the tax-paying realm.

Breazeale’s web site, aWILLtoWIN.com features a link to a Fair Tax calculator that allows people to see how they personally would be affected by the change. Will Breazeale and other Fair Tax proponents seek to make April 15^th just another early spring day, not the dreaded tax
deadline it is today.

The schedule of the airport rallies is:

8:00 am Elizabethtown Airport (Bladen County)

9:00 am Fayetteville Airport (Cumberland County)

10:00 am Laurinburg Airport (Scotland County)

11:00 am Lumberton Airport (Robeson County)

12:00 noon Whiteville Airport (Columbus County)

1:00 pm Clinton Airport (Sampson County)

3:00 pm Kenansville Airport (Duplin County)

4:00 pm Wallace Airport (Pender County)

5:00 pm Brunswick County Airport (Brunswick County)

6:00 pm Wilmington Airport (New Hanover County)