Veteran Day is a day set aside to thank the Veterans of the past and present for their selfless sacrifice for this country and all Americans. It is also a day the Veterans reflect on their service to our Nation.
Recently the nation observed Veterans Day, and like most Vets, it was a day of reflection of my Army career and the dear friends I have lost over my 20 years of active duty service, and those whose lives have been shorted by the rigors and wounds of war. It also was a time of tremendous disgust when I think of those who stand among us and profess to love the country, the military, vets, their constituents, and North Carolina, while their actions say nothing but the opposite. I'm referring to Jason Thigpen and Walter Jones. These two men stand before us and tell us how much they love this country, how much they respect and love military families and the people of North Carolina with their hollow words, while their actions say an entirely different thing.
Friends, haven't we had enough of that? Haven't we had enough of this type of treatment from our elected officials? I know I'm tired of people like the fence jumping Tea Party members standing up and saying how much they love the country on one hand and then vote to shut down the Government on the other. This action which hurts the men and women of our military, those men and women that support and work on the bases, the neighbors that depend on military bases for their businesses and livelihoods and the people whom retired from the military that depend on the bases for food, healthcare and more. Their Constituents! It's not only the Tea Party fence jumpers doing these things, it's also Walter Jones, another Fence Jumper!
While Walter Jones has enjoyed over 20 years as the Republican Congressman from NC-03, what can anyone (including Walter Jones) actually point to and say that Walter Jones has really done for the 3rd District? While Walter enjoys the support from Democrats whom supported his father many years ago, and while he panders to certain people in North Carolina and the 3rd District, what has he done for the district as a whole? Interesting....Well he gave us "Freedom Fries" and not much else. He has voted lock step with the GOP on everything! How can real Democrats support this guy? His father, a staunch Democrat may not agree with what he's done, or should we be more accurate, what he hasn't done for the 3rd District in the last 20+ years.
My friends, there is a new choice this time. One who can stand face to face with you and provide faithful and loyal service to the 3rd District. A REAL DEMOCRAT, NOT A FENCE JUMPER!. His name is Marshall Adame. Marshall is a lifelong Democrat, a neighbor, a retired Marine, one of us. Marshall is a genuine person, that loves his family, his country, North Carolina and the 3rd District. He's live there for more than 35 years. He's raised his children and grandchildren there.
I urge the Democrats and Independents in the 3rd District and Democrats and Independents from North Carolina to go to Marshall's website at www.Marshall4Congress.com and donate. He needs your financial help! Time is running out for the Democrats in the 3rd District to take back their piece of North Carolina. Don't let the GOP or the Tea Party take anymore from you than they already have. Please support Marshall Adame for Congress in 2014.