KGOP at Gun & Knife Show

ByKathleen Olmsted

Dec 17, 2023

Kalamazoo Expo Gun & Knife Show-Last weekend the KGOP worked at the Kalamazoo Gun & Knife Show and we had many visitors, from far and wide. Many were from Allegan, Calhoun, Berrien, Kent, St. Joe, Ottawa to name a few.

Great conversations were initiated, a lot of wonderful fellow patriots, gun smiths and quite a few veterans came to our table to swap stories, sign up for our newsletter and some to sign up to work the polls. We now have 9 days of early voting in addition to the Election Day (actually there are 40 days including Absentee Voting by mail). The County is paying Election Inspectors $16 per hour and the County needs to fill 367 Republican Election Inspector (workers) shifts. 2024 may be the most expensive election year in the County history. Thank you (not), beautiful progressive Prop 2 which was passed last November and is being paid for with your tax dollars. So, sign up to be an Election Inspector, support our Republicans in our County, and help the Kalamazoo Republican Party at KGOP.VOTE. We need your help.

Quite a few people disparaged on pocketbook issues that are making lives less affordable, like prices for energy, gasoline, bacon, hamburger, milk, eggs, coffee, cereal, and they were also very offended at the Democrats swipe at all the gun legislation being pushed through Lansing recently. The biggest joke on Saturday was “Hey, where is the Democrat table?”. “Well, it’s next door at the Arts & Craft Show!” 😊

I would also like to mention an awesome act of support from a vendor at the show. One of our own Veterans brought a Full Standard Flag to stand behind our table all weekend. Our wonderful veteran bought the flag impromptu, to be with him at the 4^th Congressional District Committee meetings, where they didn’t even have a flag for their meetings, and still don’t have one, just a mini hand held flag to Pledge Allegiance to at meetings. The vendor next to our booth donated a brand new Flag (made in the USA) so our veteran would have another flag when needed.

Thanks to all at the Gun and Knife show who helped work the booth. A big THANK YOU to “Fly ‘Em High”, Flag * Flag Poles * Accessories, from LaPorte IN, who donated the flag.

Also, Thank You everyone who worked the booth.

By Kathleen Olmsted

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Congress

Repowering Palisades Means Lower Costs, Greater Energy Security, and Good Paying Jobs for SW Michigan

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Department of Energy officially announced the conditional commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan to repower Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Michigan. “Today’s announcement is a massive step towards restoring 800 megawatts of carbon-free energy generation and hundreds of highly skilled jobs right here in Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District. Holtec’s historic repowering of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant will provide safe, reliable energy to meet Southwest Michigan’s growing needs, and it lays the groundwork for the first-of-their-kind small modular reactors to be placed at Palisades in the future. For these reasons, I’m proud to have led the bipartisan congressional effort on behalf of this project to lower energy costs, create jobs, and strengthen American energy security.” Congressman Huizenga has been a vocal leader in the bipartisan effort to repower Palisades. In July, Huizenga pressed Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry on restarting Palisades and the importance of nuclear energy. In September, Huizenga discussed the importance of the power purchase agreement between Holtec and Wolverine Power Cooperative. In December, Huizenga led a bipartisan letter to the Department of Energy requesting a timely and responsible review of repowering Palisades. In January, Huizenga wrote about Fueling Southwest Michigan’s Future by Repowering Palisades In late January, when Bloomberg broke the news that the Department of Energy was moving forward on Palisades, Huizenga spoke about the impact on energy security and good paying jobs. In February, Huizenga visited Holtec International’s Corporate Technology Center in Camden, New Jersey to see work being done for Palisades.

October 26, 2023 In The News A Michigan GOP lawmaker's sign in support of Israel hanging outside his office in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with bloody handprints, his office said Thursday. Rep. Tim Walberg's office revealed his "I stand with Israel" sign was defaced, with the congressman declaring, "anti-semitism has run rampant across the country." "This is yet another despicable act which should not be tolerated," Walberg, a former pastor, said in a press release. "At a time like this, we must think of our Jewish community members, including those on my staff, who are enduring this targeted behavior and harassment following the largest attack on Jews since the Holocaust," he continued. Walberg's office told Fox News Digital the sign had been put up earlier this week, and that the congressman had tweeted about standing with Israel after the country was attacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, sparking a war. The Michigan Republican's office said the congressman employs Jewish staff members and believes the vandalism is unacceptable. Walberg's office also said they have contacted U.S. Capitol Police about the incident. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Earlier this month, Walberg, who has been vocal in his support for Israel, led a letter with 43 other lawmakers to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding he take action to protect Jewish students on American college campuses. "Many student groups have issued statements condoning and even celebrating the terror attack, which should be considered a modern-day pogrom. Some student groups have even utilized imagery of a paraglider to advertise their rallies, unequivocally celebrating the despicable tactics used by Hamas — a terrorist organization that President Biden stated is a ‘group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews,’" the letter reads. Walberg called out universities for portraying themselves as "inclusive and tolerant" and speaking out regarding social issues while remaining silent on the current crisis. "In recent years, schools have been quick to weigh in on a plethora of social issues, but suddenly, many have gone silent as anti-Semitism rages across college campuses. This deafening silence and lack of moral clarity by college administrators comes as student groups openly celebrate a terrorist attack motivated by bigotry," Walberg said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "These schools pride themselves on being inclusive and tolerant, but it is clear there is an anti-Semitism crisis on these campuses, so we’re calling on the Biden administration to take action to protect Jewish students and to visit these schools to examine why they are such a hot-bed for anti-Semitism." Pro-Hamas sentiment could be seen at universities across the country since the attack on Israel this month. An organization called "Cornell Students for Justice in Palestine" introduced an anti-Israel resolution to the student government body this week justifying the Hamas terror attack and Palestinians’ right to "resistance by any means necessary." The vandalism of Walberg's pro-Israel sign also comes as some Democratic members of Congress promote Hamas propaganda and participate in pro-Palestinian protests at the U.S. Capitol complex. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., tripled down on the Hamas narrative that Israel was behind last week's explosion at a Gaza hospital, something that had already been debunked by both Israeli and U.S. intelligence. Tlaib is now facing a censure resolution in the House introduced on Thursday by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. A U.S. Capitol Police spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the department is investigating the incident. This article originally appeared on FoxNews.com on October 26.

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