Kerry Bentivolio voted for Raul Labrador for Majority Leader

[William Tell]

I have not seen any threads on Kerry in a while, and he has tough race going on. I really hope he wins. I know he has been a disappointment sometimes, but he has been one of the better guys in Congress this last session.


On my way to vote for Labrador for Majority Leader. The people of Michigan's 11th Congressional District overwhelmingly voiced their support for Labrador. We need bold conservative leadership.
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[klamath]

Kerry actually has had a good voting record this year. I really think we would take a step back to lose him.

[William Tell]

Kerry actually has had a good voting record this year. I really think we would take a step back to lose him.

Yeah, he was one of only 17 Republicans to vote against Ukraine aid. Only 2 Democrats sided with them.


Justin Amash
Kerry Bentivolio
Paul Broun
Michael Burgess
Scott DesJarlais
Jimmy Duncan
Chris Gibson
Walter Jones
Raul Labrador
Thomas Massie
Mick Mulvaney
Bill Posey
Dana Rohrabacher
Todd Rokita
Steve Stockman
Ted Yoho
Don Young (Alaska)

Democrats who voted NO:
Beto O'Rourke
Alan Grayson

[Bastiat's The Law]

Kerry initially stumbled out the gate, but has done a lot to redeem himself. Hope he gets reelected.

[Mr.NoSmile]

I love the double talk of this forum sometimes. "Bentivolio voted for Boehner as speaker! Burn him! Primary him!" "Wait, Bentivolio's had a change of heart and has a primary challenger? Back him no matter what!"

Seriously, folks, pick a side and stick with it.

[LibertyEagle]

Seriously, folks, pick a side and stick with it.

A side???

Fact is, Bentivolio pretty much stunk at the beginning. C4L held his feet to the fire, amongst others, and he has improved his voting record. Why should we be supporting his poor voting record, when that was the case? We had no history with him, so about all we could do is take him at his votes and they weren't good.

[Bastiat's The Law]

I love the double talk of this forum sometimes. "Bentivolio voted for Boehner as speaker! Burn him! Primary him!" "Wait, Bentivolio's had a change of heart and has a primary challenger? Back him no matter what!"

Seriously, folks, pick a side and stick with it.

Do you want to pull Walter Jones' fingernails out one by one too? People genuinely change or wise up. We should encourage them moving towards liberty instead of punching them in the face.

[Mr.NoSmile]

Do you want to pull Walter Jones' fingernails out one by one too? People genuinely change or wise up. We should encourage them moving towards liberty instead of punching them in the face.

Um, or hold them accountable for their records, as we seem so interested in doing. And the difference here is that I don't recall people here clamoring for someone to primary Jones the way they did with Bentivolio.

[Bastiat's The Law]

Um, or hold them accountable for their records, as we seem so interested in doing. And the difference here is that I don't recall people here clamoring for someone to primary Jones the way they did with Bentivolio.

I never called for him to be primaried, in fact I don't recall anyone else calling for that. There was disappointment and people vowing not to vote/donate/volunteer for him. I ragged on him a bit, but also rationalized him being a simple reindeer farmer that lost his way initially. Many here made it known to Kerry, some in person, that he better shape up or we wouldn't be there for him come election season. He apparently got the message and knows who butters his toast.

[Mr.NoSmile]

There was disappointment and people vowing not to vote/donate/volunteer for him. I ragged on him a bit, but also rationalized him being a simple reindeer farmer that lost his way initially. Many here made it known to Kerry, some in person, that he better shape up or we wouldn't be there for him come election season. He apparently got the message and knows who butters his toast.

I believe your exact words were "Kerry not working closer with Amash and Massie is mind-boggling stupid on his part." and "If Kerry loses its because he brought it on himself." You call that rationalizing that he just lost his way?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?426429-Kerry-Bentivolio-draws-primary-challenger

[Bastiat's The Law]

I believe your exact words were "Kerry not working closer with Amash and Massie is mind-boggling stupid on his part." and "If Kerry loses its because he brought it on himself." You call that rationalizing that he just lost his way?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?426429-Kerry-Bentivolio-draws-primary-challenger

Umm, it was stupid he wasn't working closely with those guys and he would certainly lose if he didn't change his tune. He was getting terrible advice. Over the past year he's been voting right. Now he's back to having a fighting chance to retain his seat. The real test will be his ability to fund raise and GOTV. He'll have work overtime to make sure all those bridges are mended.

Kerry doesn't have the type of personality or visibility of an Amash or Massie, so his voting record is everything, that's how we know the man. He should've guarded his reputation better out the gate. I think he's on the path of redemption now.

[RandallFan]

Draft Dodger Romney endorses foreclosure king Dave Trott against Bentivolio (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?453819-Draft-Dodger-Romney-endorses-foreclosure-king-Dave-Trott-against-Bentivolio&highlight=foreclosure+dave) Started by RandallFan (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?47648-RandallFan)






Bentivolio reports $130,000 in campaign war chest for Congress to Trott's $1M (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?450106-Bentivolio-reports-130-000-in-campaign-war-chest-for-Congress-to-Trott-s-1M&highlight=foreclosure+dave) Started by compromise (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?44921-compromise)






Attack on congressional challenger as 'foreclosure king' is opening volley in GOP Primary (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?446900-Attack-on-congressional-challenger-as-foreclosure-king-is-opening-volley-in-GOP-Primary&highlight=foreclosure+dave) Started by RandallFan (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?47648-RandallFan)

[Kotin]

I love the double talk of this forum sometimes. "Bentivolio voted for Boehner as speaker! Burn him! Primary him!" "Wait, Bentivolio's had a change of heart and has a primary challenger? Back him no matter what!"

Seriously, folks, pick a side and stick with it.

so are you saying we should either blindly follow him or not?? confused by a member of this forum suggesting anything of the sort..

[NewRightLibertarian]

Kerry sucks. Don't give a dime or a second of your time to him. Here's why:

http://michigan.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/06/17/michigan-house-reps-vote-against-the-repeal-of-federal-kidnapping/


Before he was elected to Congress, Kerry participated in a heroic effort to rebuke the NDAA at the county level. He showed up before the Oakland County board of commissioners and gave an impassioned plea against indefinite detention, ultimately helping to get the resolution passed. It was refreshing to hear this from a congressional candidate, and gave the liberty movement some hope. That hope was dashed to bits as soon as Kerry went to Washington D.C. He was quickly usurped by the cesspool.

Although his voting record was spotty, he had not emerged as especially hypocritical or disgraceful (at least in comparison to the other stooges on the hill) until this vote. This vote proves without a shadow of a doubt that he is a coward and a hypocrite of the lowest caliber. It is plausible that a lot of the dopes voting ‘NO’ to stop indefinite detention did it out of complete ignorance. However, Kerry doesn’t have that excuse. He knew exactly what the NDAA was all about, and he voted to reaffirm it anyway.

Having this buffoonish impostor going around like he's a liberty guy isn't good for our movement. If he loses to Trott, it isn't a big deal IMO.

[LibertyEagle]

I believe your exact words were "Kerry not working closer with Amash and Massie is mind-boggling stupid on his part." and "If Kerry loses its because he brought it on himself." You call that rationalizing that he just lost his way?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?426429-Kerry-Bentivolio-draws-primary-challenger

Because he did.

You seem to be forgetting the fact that Bentivolio asked for our movement's help to get elected. He got it. He professed to agree with us on the issues and then after elected, turned around and voted like an establishment figure. So, yes, he was held accountable and because of that, his voting record was improved.

I fail to see why you are arguing with this.

[NewRightLibertarian]

Because he did.

You seem to be forgetting the fact that Bentivolio asked for our movement's help to get elected. He got it. He professed to agree with us on the issues and then after elected, turned around and voted like an establishment figure. So, yes, he was held accountable and because of that, his voting record was improved.

I fail to see why you are arguing with this.

The problem with Kerry is that he is an ignoramus. Keep him around and he'll continue to disgrace us. At least nobody will be mistaking Trott for a liberty guy.

[Saint Vitus]

I've never been impressed with this guy.

[LibertyEagle]

The problem with Kerry is that he is an ignoramus. Keep him around and he'll continue to disgrace us. At least nobody will be mistaking Trott for a liberty guy.

I agree that he comes across that way. But, as long as he votes well, I'm not going to go out of my way to get him out of office. That seems kind of like biting your nose off to spite your face, to me. Don't forget that it was a unique opening to get someone who wasn't establishment into office. At the time, Bentivolio was what was available. It was still a good move.

[NewRightLibertarian]

I agree that he comes across that way. But, as long as he votes well, I'm not going to go out of my way to get him out of office. That seems kind of like biting your nose off to spite your face, to me.

He just voted to keep around the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA which is unforgivable.

[LibertyEagle]

He just voted to keep around the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA which is unforgivable.

No one asked you to love him. I don't either. But, he's one hell of a lot better than 90 percent of them. Perhaps we should focus on them, instead of someone who is voting right the vast majority of the time.

[NewRightLibertarian]

No one asked you to love him. I don't either. But, he's one hell of a lot better than 90 percent of them. Perhaps we should focus on them, instead of someone who is voting right the vast majority of the time.

I live in his district, and I am privy to some of the insider baseball of his campaign. He is an absolute trainwreck. We should hope he falls to pieces because he will embarrass us eventually. I understand his voting record is less shitty than the vast majority of Congressmen, but he's a ticking time bomb waiting to blow up in our faces.