Crawford Endorsed by Statewide Republican Group

Crawford Earns Key Endorsement from Statewide Republican Group

JONESBORO – First District Congressional candidate, former United States Army Sergeant, and agri-business owner Rick Crawford today received the formal endorsement of the Arkansas Federation of College Republicans in his campaign to unseat Marion Berry.

“Having grown up in Forrest City and graduated from Wynne High School I know the traditional American values of Northeast Arkansas and I know Rick Crawford exemplifies these qualities,” said Tom Norsworthy, Chairman of the AFCR. “ He understands the challenges that college students and young professionals face in the First Congressional District and will work hard to provide better paying jobs, decrease the tax burden on family farms and businesses, as well as control spending in congress.  I am confident that he will represent the First District’s conservative values.”

“I am honored to receive the endorsement from the future leaders of our nation,” said Crawford.  “I want to go to Washington and apply traditional American values to the legislative process to ensure that today’s college students will have the same opportunities that I and many others before me have had to start their own business, enjoy lower taxes, and the opportunity of better paying jobs.  I am proud to have their support,” said Crawford.

Crawford Endorsed by Iraq Veterans Group

Crawford Endorsed by Iraq Veterans Group

Iraq Veterans for Congress Announces Full Support

JONESBORO – First District Congressional candidate, agri-business owner, and former United States Army Sergeant Rick Crawford has accepted the endorsement of the Iraq Veterans for Congress (IVC), a Political Action Committee supporting the congressional campaigns of military veterans all across the United States.

“We are excited to support the candidacy of Rick Crawford because his lifetime of service to country and community reflect the PAC’s goal of helping citizen soldiers become citizen legislators” said D. Patrick Mahoney, Iraq Vets For Congress PAC’s Director of Communications.  Continued Mahoney, “Rick’s extensive military, business and communications experience make him an exceptional voice for the people of Arkansas’ 1^st Congressional District and the United States.”

“As a military veteran I am humbled and honored to receive this endorsement.  I will work diligently to represent the traditional American values of Arkansans which includes many proud members of our military, both active and retired.  I will tirelessly work on behalf of our men and women in uniform as well as those who have returned home while protecting our country and our freedoms,” said Crawford.

Iraq Veterans for Congress PAC is a federally registered political action committee supporting conservative Republican Iraq Veterans. Founded in 2008, IVC helped elect two Iraq Veterans Congressmen Mike Coffman (R-CO) and Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA). IVC chooses veterans who are determined to become a voice for U.S. military veterans, their families, and hardworking patriotic Americans who believe that our country, our Constitution and our way of life are worth fighting for.

Crawford Announces Second Coalition, Farmers for Crawford

Crawford Announces “Farmers for Crawford”, Names Chairman, Experienced Farmer to Lead Campaign’s Second Coalition

JONESBORO – First District Congressional candidate and agri-business owner Rick Crawford today announced the chairman of the second coalition for the Crawford for Congress Campaign, “Farmers for Crawford”.

David Hundley of Bay, Arkansas, will chair the coalition, which will communicate, organize, and mobilize farmers to support Rick Crawford as the next Congressman in the First District.

“Rick has been a part of the agriculture industry in the First District for many years and understands how legislation in Washington impacts farmers.  Rick will be a trusted voice and advocate for farmers as our next Congressman,” said Hundley.

“I am honored to have someone like David leading Farmers for Crawford.  Farmers all across the First District understand how the current policies in Washington are negatively impacting their operations and are ready for someone with traditional American values to represent them in Washington,” said Crawford.

David Hundley is a native of the First District and spent his entire life being a part of agriculture and agricultural activities.  David graduated with a B.S. and an M.S. in Agriculture from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.  Upon graduating from A.S.U., David has worked in the farm equipment, seed, and chemical areas of agriculture.  David has experience in every aspect of farming in the First District and his ability to understand issues facing farmers is unparalleled.  David and his wife Lori have three sons, Chase, Benjamin, and Mackenzie.

An Inconvenient Truth

Christmas Day of this year will go down as a day that defined this Administration’s position on national security and the war on terror.  Christmas Day will also be noted as the day that American’s realized that no matter who is in the White House, Al Qaeda and its surrogates are determined to kill Americans and to destroy all that we stand for.  All of this shows an inconvenient truth for Barack Obama — you can not be weak in the face of those who want to destroy America.

We have all witnessed the President’s apology tour earlier this year. The President demonstrated that he believed by simply being apologetic and not being George W. Bush he would win us friends and allies in the Islamic world.  It’s that naïve approach and complete disregard for what history has taught us that has put our national security in a position to where there is no security at all.

In an op-ed piece in USA Today, Janet Napolitano states, “The administration is determined to find and fix the vulnerabilities in our systems that allowed this breach to happen.”  I find this incredibly appalling.  The Department of Homeland Security was established “to secure the nation from the many threats we face.”  And with this comment, it would appear that since this incident has taken place, suddenly Homeland Security will begin to look for where the lapse occurred.  This is a reactive approach to securing our nation rather than a proactive approach.

Al Qaeda wants to see our nation fall.  They want to see our way of life — our governing model, our economy, and our religious freedoms — eliminated.  Our President seems to be naïve or conveniently, to him, oblivious to what history has taught us about this vicious enemy.  And even in the last few months, there have been other steps our President has taken that have further eroded our national security.  These are very worrisome to me and should be to every person in this country.

During his campaign, candidate Obama promised the closure of Guantanimo Bay.  Gitmo serves a very important role in how we detain those who play a critical role in their attempts to attack our nation and our nation’s interests.  While there have been numerous attempts this year to treat these enemy combatants the same way we do American citizens – the reading of their Miranda rights once captured – this leaves me stunned and amazed at how national security for many in this administration has become what appears as an afterthought.  Our enemies want to kill Americans and destroy our way of life.  The President’s decision to close Gitmo will not change that view no matter how much he tries to sell it as such or appease those who hate us.  The closing of Gitmo will not change the enemy’s resolve.

If these terrorists are allowed to be imprisoned in American jails and detention facilities, it would be naïve to think they would not convert other prisoners to the same extreme views.  Do we need another attack like the one in Little Rock where Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad, a prison convert to extremist Islamic beliefs, murdered Private William Long to realize how they can do even more damage?

Just last week President Obama signed an executive order giving Interpol all the same immunities of foreign powers.  What does this mean?  Since Interpol is governed by the United Nations, they can now investigate our law enforcement agencies (FBI, CIA, Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies) and subject our actions and efforts to the International Criminal Court system and other international efforts that would limit our abilities to secure and defend our nation.  Interpol will now not be subject to FOIA requests and its actions will now be concealed.  They will be able to investigate all that we do and we will never know about it.  Who does the ICC investigate?  Those who prosecute, investigate, and otherwise protect us from the likes of Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and other terrorist organizations.  American sovereignty just took a backseat to the United Nations and eventually the International Criminal Court.  And for what?  So the United States will look better in the world?  The only conclusion that can be drawn is that our President does not regard our sovereignty as an important issue to uphold and protect.

Non-citizens should be afforded no moral equivalent to rights of American citizens. This administration wants to equate the rights of American citizens to those of terrorists who want to destroy America and her people.  This administration is putting national security at significant risk, and putting the American people last and terrorists first. This administration is unwilling to do what is necessary to protect our country.  They are also subjecting our country to the international community in a way that has never been done before.  This administration is eroding our national security in the interests of reputation.  America, our national security, our interests, and our future come before anything else in this world.

As your next Congressman from the First District, I will do everything I can to ensure the security of every American citizen.  I will work diligently to ensure that we operate by the Constitution as well as all legal parameters that will protect us as much as possible from those who want to kill us and ruin our nation.  I will also work to ensure that this nation answers to no international court, agency, or government.  America answers to no one other than its people and the system of governance that we have in place.  That is my pledge to you as your next Congressman.

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