Congressman Pete Hoekstra

I'm trying to wrap my head around Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) crazy idea of creating a "national birther office." From Talking Points Memo: Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), who is running for Senate to take on Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, told a tea party town hall last month that the federal government should establish an official committee to review presidential candidates’ birth certificates. The full-length video of the Q was posted online four weeks ago by the Lapeer County...Read Full Story

President jumps to apologize for Koran burning; yet, he offers only half-hearted pleas for Christian pastor's releaseFrom Eric Dondero:According to various media reports, Muslim-turned-Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is in his last hours, or has already been put to death, for the crime of apostacy (leaving the religion of Islam).Republicans, notably Donald Trump, and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, are harshly attacking the Iranian Regime, and criticizing the Obama administration for their...Read Full Story

by Eric DonderoIt appears that some Republicans are more supportive of free speech rights these days than many so-called Libertarians. While the Geert Wilder "Fitna" film controversy has been receiving attention worldwide, particularly among free speech advocates and organizations, many Libertarians have ignored the issue. There's been scant attention given to Wilder in the flagship "libertarian" website - Reason.com. Other sites like The Free Liberal, NolanChart.com, LewRockwell.com...Read Full Story

Pete Hoekstra HOLLAND – In opting out of a 2012 U.S. Senate run, former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra didn’t cite long work hours or world-wide travel or the energy and expense of a long campaign. There was no sour taste of a failed bid for governor, either. “This was an extremely difficult decision for us to make as we saw strong points both for and against running,” he said Friday. “However, in our final analysis, we agreed that it was not in the best interest of our family at this time to enter...Read Full Story

Pete Hoekstra, Michigan Congressman and House Intelligence Committee member, has just got back from a trip to Iraq.According to Congressional Quarterly (CQ Politics) for security reasons this trip was supposed to be secret, but Mr.Hoekstra has been Twittering throughout!Here are some of his tweets from the Iraq visit:Pete Hoekstra announcing Iraq trip via TwitterPete Hoekstra confirming Baghdad arrival on TwitterPete Hoekstra announcing travel movements via TwitterWhilst I am in favour of...Read Full Story