Indiana's 1-2 punch to Nancy Pelosi

Yesterday afternoon, a Sunday picnic and fundraiser was held for Congressional candidates Marlin Stutzman and Jackie Walorski at McNaughton Park in Elkhart, Indiana.  Heading straight there from church, I arrived a half-hour into the event.  On the walk from the car to the pavilion, I noticed the gulls and briefly wondered if they would act like they were in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, but I'm digressing.

Held by the Tea Party of Michiana Action Coalition (Tea-MAC), the fundraising aspect was in the form of an entry fee (meal ticket price, actually) which went to the campaign of your choice.  In addition to great food (which was plenty) served in the pavilion building, there were also over a dozen booths run by a number of activist organizations and political campaigns.  Thankfully, the weather was wonderful outside; nobody could have had a better day for an event like this.

Close to one in the afternoon, Peter Recchio of Michiana 9/12 (and also Tea-MAC) (right) started the show at the nearby band shell with his opening remarks, followed by a prayer, the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of our National Anthem.  A lot of the attendees sat in the shade under the trees around the band shell; they were smart!  I sat in the front row, right out in the sun; well, at least I could sweat out a pound!

Marlin Stutzman (left) spoke first, giving a fired up speech in which he noted, among other things, the continual, uncontrolled spending by the federal government and the actions of the same government in going after Arizona over its immigration law instead of addressing the problem of illegal immigration.  Trust me when I tell you, the heat had nothing to do with our getting fired up!

Jackie Walorski (right) followed with her own speech, which included noting the desperation of her opponent in conducting a nasty, negative campaign against her and a funny story of telling Tim Geithner who she was and why she was running.  If you've never heard her speak, then you don't know what you're missing.  The term fiery conservative describes Jackie Walorski so well; I regret I didn't record her speech!  If you want to see Jackie Walorski in action, then take a look at this, and this.

In Marlin Stutzman and Jackie Walorski, conservative and libertarian Hoosiers in the 3rd and 2nd Congressional districts have candidates they can support, candidates they can stand with, candidates they can vote for.  So, to those of you in northern Indiana who are conservative or libertarian (or a bit of both), donate as much as you can and as often as you can to Marlin and to Jackie, volunteer to help either or both of their campaigns if you can, tell those you know about them and why they should be elected to Congress, and above all, when Election Day comes on November 2nd, vote!  Let's send Nancy Pelosi our one-two punch: