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California Now A Socialist State! "Deal With It"

California, now a "Socialist State", needs to learn how to operate as a "Socialist State".  Jerry Brown our new governor of California and also deemed the first "Socialist Governor of California" is getting up to speed on how he plans to cope with California's twenty five billion dollar deficit ... Billion with the big "B".

You see!  Jerry Brown has been gone for some years now and the socialist agendas he implemented when he was Governor before, are now really coming to fruition.  Governor Jerry Brown must be crazy to want to govern California with all the massive "Socialist" deficits plaguing California that he started.

However it's California that is "insane" for voting into office again ... Jerry Brown "Governor".

Note!   The definition of "Insanity" is:  Doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results ... Hence! California Voters.

The total California's Government is "Socialists" ... Definitely all the Democrats are and even many Republicans.

The Republican are so weak their philosophy is to just get elected and not to make waves or rock the boat, so as to speak.

CALIFORNIA IS NOT GOVERNABLE!

I fault all the "Elected Conservative Republicans" because if they are lucky enough to be elected ... They should, everyday, get in front of the news camera's and point the finger at the agendas of the Socialist Democrats.  Everyday, pounding on TV, Radio and Print, the bad things that their colleagues are doing to destroy California.  That will be the only way to convey who is behind the devisiting demise of California.

The "California Conservative Elected Republicans in office" need to start a dedicated "California Conservative Republican News Show".  This will be a forum to explain what is happening in California.  Then maybe, more conservatives will be motivated  to get involved.

Until then, "Conservatives", just stand by and watch California's Government get bigger more powerful, with more social programs, more business regulation that kills jobs, more businesses taxed so much they relocate to other states or to other countries, more promotion of illegal immigration, more welfare, more degrading of our California Schools, more promotion of "Killing anything that is good".

Just stand by ... The Socialist will want more out of you to pay for all this "Glamorous Social Living".

More taxes ... more taxes ... more taxes ... more taxes ...  You get it ... Don't you?

 

 

Sad Isn't It?

 

 

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Politicians Are Spending Your Money ... Or Not?

Politicians are spending your money, or maybe not!

I think I've got it!  The reason so many socialists / liberals get elected is that the people voting for these excessive spending, tax hungry, socialists, is:  The voters don't pay taxes, or they pay very little taxes and collect benefits from Americas numerous social programs, or they are the union employees of the government, or they are the union employees in the private sector that receive beneficial favored votes for larger pensions.  

This kind of prejudice for the liberal / socialists votes, keeps getting America into deeper and deeper socialists politics.

I need to stop worrying!  Because if the socialists favored voters keep growing in numbers, the government both state and federal will always be liberal / socialists, redistributing citizens money that are still paying taxes.  And still wondering "how all these spending liberals keep getting elected?".

So to conclude with this new revelation, I just need to figure out how many tax payers there are, and how many tax benefit receivers there are.  You know what Obama said:  "If elected President, I Barack Hussein Obama, Will level the financial playing field in America!" and "Redistribute the money from the few to the masses".

I get it now!  Tax the citizens of America that are working so hard to get ahead and improve their lives and the lives of their family.  Just so the government can redistribute that hard earned taxed money to support Union Pension Funds, Union Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Social Give-A-Way Programs that are extremely abused, it goes on and on and on, you know.

If you are reading this article you are probably the citizen that is being taxed for redistribution ... Are we loosing the fight?

Only November will tell.  I needs to be a "Political Blood Bath".  Vote out any liberal and socialists that wants to ... SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS.

Roger Merrill   contributing editor  www.realhonestnews.com

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Citizens of The United States of America ... Politics Are A Disaster!

Citizens of The United States of America ... Politics Are A Disaster.

Citizens of The United States of America, you need to declare "Political War" on all professional career politicians.  These career politicians are going to take this country "out".  Believe it!

America truly has very little time left.  If you are outraged by the State and Federal spending by our Politicians then ... start talking to as many people as you can.  Let those people know they need to get involved by also talking to other people ... you get the picture, Don't You?

If we are going to have a chance in hell to change things we will have to:  Improvise, Adapt and Overcome!

Marine Corps Dictionary:  Improvise, Adapt and Overcome ... An unofficial mantra of the Marine Corps based on the fact that the Corps generally received Army hand-me-downs and the troops were poorly equipped. Despite this, the Marine Corps has been successful mostly because of the creativity of its people and their success-based attitude. 

Start talking!

Thank you for your time.  Roger Merrill  contributing editor  realhonestnews.com

• Improvise
• Adapt
• Overcome

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Dear Meg: Your Going Down ...

Dear Meg:  Your going down ... Voters of California have thrown in the towel.  Emailers to realhonestnews have stated "How could you take a hard stand on California's illegal immigration and then pander to the Mexican voters by saying you are against Arizona's immigration law?"

You Meg, are a Hypocrite!

You Meg, have no concrete values as a candidate running for office!

You Meg, can't stand on basic principals of "What is right" for California.

You Meg, are "caving in" just like the last two governors California has had!

For God's Sakes, just when, is somebody going to stand for core principals and run and govern with such?

You Meg, are truly no different than any of the other power hungry politicians running for office or already in office.  So now, we still have to wait for somebody else to run ... maybe next time?

PS:  Meg, by the way, the majority of emails I have received say ... They are not going to vote for you because "They Don't Believe You ... No Credibility".  They are going to write in a name ... Richard Dreyfuss.  

Richard Dreyfuss quote:  "America is the greatest answer to a question that has been asked for 13,000 years,"  "The question is 'How can people live together with some sense of mobility and freedom and intellectual freedom and opportunity?'  So far, we are the best answer by leagues."

Richard Dreyfuss will stick to principals of the Constitution of The United States of America and the Bill of Rights.  

California needs leadership not wafflers and panders.  Sad Isn't It?

Meg ... Principals are what voters are looking for.

Dear voters:  In November when voting for Governor of California write in "Richard Dreyfuss" for Governor.

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The Federal Government "Controls" ... Sucks!

July 14, 2010

The Federal Government "Controls" ... Sucks!

Written by Roger Merrill ... contributing editor for www.realhonestnews.com

The Federal Government ( The Obama Administration ) is writing unbelievable movie scripts.  For "The Twilight Zone".

Today, our government regulators, headed by President Obama, has halted the implementation of "BP's capping, of the oil leak, that is spewing oil and gas every minute, profusely from the bottom of the ocean floor.

Does any part of this, stopping of the capping process by The Obama regime, "Smell" of regulation?  And the ... "Look" of ... not wanting to stop this leak!  Obama, What are you doing?

Does any part of the, "Stopping of the oil dredgers" from skimming the surface of the sea, of the released oil, "Smell" of regulation?  And the "Look" of ...  wanting the oil residue to reach the shore that creates chaos!  Obama ... What are you doing?

Everyday I think that what is happening in Washington, headed by our "Powerful Leader Obama", is the worst nightmare anyone could endure.  

Truly, The United States of America, is witnessing the "Real Twilight Zone".  This corruption of "government control" over everything and everybody is appalling.  The leadership of this government doesn't know what they are doing.  The Citizens of The United States of America are truly paying the price.

Everyday, I make the same comment:  Sad Isn't It?  ... For America and "The American Dream".

Sad Isn't It?

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The Very Sad Excuse For Elected Government Officials

The Very Sad Excuse For Elected Government Officials to continue on a path of financial destruction and I'm not talking about Greece.

People I'm talking about Washington politicians headed up by Barack Hussein Obama now known as a world socialists leader.  Barack Hussein Obama and his administration is mounting a massive socialists campaign to "Divide and Control the population of the United States of America".  By the way, this sounds very radical, however I'm not going to apologise for the statement.

Every day, I involve myself in the current events and can't believe how things are run in our State and Federal Governments.  Politicians are making laws that control and tax the citizens of America, using lies to corrupt the hearts and minds of our population, all for a socialists goal, "total socialists control of the citizens of the United States of America".

Sad Isn't It?

This Obama administration is working hard to polarize the people with propaganda.  Twenty four hours a day of it.  Pandering to the groups of people that would be easy to sway to the socialist point of view.  Our current administration has a motto  "Let us (the government) help and provide for you".   Let the "Rich" pay for it!

Let the 'Rich', 'Big Business', and 'Big Oil' pay for all of it.  The government will tax this group ... and tax, and tax, and tax, until they aren't rich anymore.

You know, people of the United States, the Federal and State governments have the power to TAX AND TAX AND TAX AND TAX YOU, UNTIL YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY OF YOUR OWN, anymore.

So if you are buying into this socialists process of "Taking from the Rich and Giving to the Poor", you know that Robin Hood story, you just might want to look at this process of socialism little bit more.  Use your crystal ball and look into the future and try to get a clear picture of where YOU will be in all of this.  ...  "Money taken from you, to support someone else?  Or, "Money that was supposed to come to you from that "Rich Money Supply" ...  just dried up.  Now what?

If you are into our Socialists direction, for this country ...   "God Love You" because you will need as much help and love as possible.  Because the Socialists destruction of this great United States of America will need all the help it can get  ... In just a few years you and your family will not recognize the land called America.

Sad Isn't It?

Barack Hussein Obama campaigned with the propaganda of HOPE and CHANGE for the greatest country in the world "The United States of America" and the propaganda worked.

Now ...  "His Dream is Our Nightmare".

Thank You for your time reading this article.

Roger Merrill    contributing editor  www.realhonestnews.com

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Pertinent Quotes For Today's Political Climate!

Pertinent Quotes For Today's Political Climate!

Winston Churchhill:

• Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
• The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
• If you're going through hell, keep going.
• Never, never, never give up.
• Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
• We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we  give.

Albert Einstein:

• Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
• Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
• The only source of knowledge is experience.

Muhammad Ali:

• Don't count the days, make the days count.

Henry Ford:

• If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.

Bill Cosby:

• I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

The most profound quote I have ever read is from Winston Churchhill.  The ironic situation is that, this famous quote was just as evident ninety years ago as it is today.  Why can't our elected politicians see this tragic governmental process as failure ... ignorance ... envy ... misery.  Continuing with the path of Socialism will bring this Great Country "The United States of America" to it's knees.  Sad Isn't It?  Commentary by Roger Merrill www.realhonestnews.com

Winston Churchhill:

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

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I'm Sorry I Didn't Study History

I'm Sorry I Didn't Study History ... I even thought is was unnecessary because "that was water under the bridge" and you can't change it.  Furthermore I saw it as boring!  Now I am sorry for that dumb idea.  Now at this time in my life I am trying to make up for it and studying as much as I can.

Great men and women that established the backbone of this county, now need to be studied more than ever ... because The United States of America and The Constitution and the Freedom that these documents support, need to be reborn.  This historical Inaugural Address by Thomas Jefferson is profound.  Within the whole picture of things ...  It wasn't that long ago.  If you don't have time to read the entire speech, at least scroll down to a very important point in bold type.  Thomas Jefferson wants government to stay small as possible so the citizens can keep the money they earn, versus being taxed to death like today's governmental regime want to do.

Thank You for reading this ... Commentary by Roger Merrill  www.realhonestnews.com

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Thomas Jefferson Our Third President ... Thomas Jefferson, "First Inaugural Address" (1801)

Some historians call the election of 1800, the Revolution of 1800.  It marked the first transfer of power from one political party - the elitist Federalists led by John Adams -  to another - the more democratic Democratic-Republicans (referred to as the Republicans) led by Thomas Jefferson .  Jefferson delivered the following address upon being sworn in the Nations third president. As you read, think about in what way the speech reflects Jefferson's political ideology.  Also notice the efforts that Jefferson makes to defuse party conflict and allay the Federalists who fear Jefferson and Democratic-Republican rule.

 

Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1801

Friends and Fellow-Citizens:

Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence of that portion of my fellow-citizens which is here assembled to express my grateful thanks for the favor with which they have been pleased to look toward me, to declare a sincere consciousness that the task is above my talents, and that I approach it with those anxious and awful presentiments which the greatness of the charge and the weakness of my powers so justly inspire. A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land, traversing all the seas with the rich productions of their industry, engaged in commerce with nations who feel power and forget right, advancing rapidly to destinies beyond the reach of mortal eye--when I contemplate these transcendent objects, and see the honor, the happiness, and the hopes of this beloved country committed to the issue, and the auspices of this day, I shrink from the contemplation, and humble myself before the magnitude of the undertaking.

Utterly, indeed, should I despair did not the presence of many whom I here see remind me that in the other high authorities provided by our Constitution I shall find resources of wisdom, of virtue, and of zeal on which to rely under all difficulties. To you, then, gentlemen, who are charged with the sovereign functions of legislation, and to those associated with you, I look with encouragement for that guidance and support which may enable us to steer with safety the vessel in which we are all embarked amidst the conflicting elements of a troubled world.

During the contest of opinion through which we have passed the animation of discussions and of exertions has sometimes worn an aspect which might impose on strangers unused to think freely and to speak and to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Constitution, all will, of course, arrange themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind.

Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. And let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long- lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore; that this should be more felt and feared by some and less by others, and should divide opinions as to measures of safety. But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. I know, indeed, that some honest men fear that a republican government can not be strong, that this Government is not strong enough; but would the honest patriot, in the full tide of successful experiment, abandon a government which has so far kept us free and firm on the theoretic and visionary fear that this Government, the world's best hope, may by possibility want energy to preserve itself? I trust not. I believe this, on the contrary, the strongest Government on earth. I believe it the only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.

Let us, then, with courage and confidence pursue our own Federal and Republican principles, our attachment to union and representative government. Kindly separated by nature and a wide ocean from the exterminating havoc of one quarter of the globe; too high-minded to endure the degradations of the others; possessing a chosen country, with room enough for our descendants to the thousandth and thousandth generation; entertaining a due sense of our equal right to the use of our own faculties, to the acquisitions of our own industry, to honor and confidence from our fellow-citizens, resulting not from birth, but from our actions and their sense of them; enlightened by a benign religion, professed, indeed, and practiced in various forms, yet all of them inculcating honesty, truth, temperance, gratitude, and the love of man; acknowledging and adoring an overruling Providence, which by all its dispensations proves that it delights in the happiness of man here and his greater happiness hereafter--with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellow-citizens--a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.

About to enter, fellow-citizens, on the exercise of duties which comprehend everything dear and valuable to you, it is proper you should understand what I deem the essential principles of our Government, and consequently those which ought to shape its Administration. I will compress them within the narrowest compass they will bear, stating the general principle, but not all its limitations. Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad; a jealous care of the right of election by the people--a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics, from which is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism; a well disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burthened; the honest payment of our debts and sacred preservation of the public faith; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid; the diffusion of information and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason; freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.

I repair, then, fellow-citizens, to the post you have assigned me. With experience enough in subordinate offices to have seen the difficulties of this the greatest of all, I have learnt to expect that it will rarely fall to the lot of imperfect man to retire from this station with the reputation and the favor which bring him into it. Without pretensions to that high confidence you reposed in our first and greatest revolutionary character, whose preeminent services had entitled him to the first place in his country's love and destined for him the fairest page in the volume of faithful history, I ask so much confidence only as may give firmness and effect to the legal administration of your affairs. I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment. When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. I ask your indulgence for my own errors, which will never be intentional, and your support against the errors of others, who may condemn what they would not if seen in all its parts. The approbation implied by your suffrage is a great consolation to me for the past, and my future solicitude will be to retain the good opinion of those who have bestowed it in advance, to conciliate that of others by doing them all the good in my power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all.

Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.

 

 

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The Censorship Agenda: Obama Bans "Islam"

The Censorship Agenda: Obama Bans "Islam".

People, The United States of America is being invaded by Radical Socialists - Right under our noses.  Blatant radical deterioration of our "Constitution of The United States of America".

Within Barack Hussein Obama's first term (four years) The United States of America will fall victim to the radical socialist agenda.

The only thing this country needs now is a "Radical Movement to Stop This Madness".

The United States of America wasn't 'built in a day' but it is going to fall within four years.  Believe It!  Barack Hussein Obama wasn't lying.  Obama campaigned ... America is going to "CHANGE" ... If you elect me President of The United States of America.

Note!  Everybody was focused on Black!

"Smoke and Mirrors" people.  The change IS ... Radical Socialism.

Don't you see? ... each and every week, strange things are changing our lives, strange laws are being voted into existence (environmental laws, cap and trade laws, value added tax laws and so on), freedoms are being slowly limited, rules are being imposed, deterioration of our once strong tax paying middle working class ... the backbone of our country.

Now this administration wants to "Break the Backbone of our country".

The Obama administration, on a roll, will now ban the words Islam and jihad – words that appeared hundreds of times in the 9/11 Commission report - from our national security documents. Watch the latest Sharia & Jihad.

 

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Comments:

The Obama administration believes that a happy terrorist is a friendly terrorist. The Obama Administration is looking for a name for terrorists which will not offend them. Obama wants the world to be one big happy family. No nation should be considered exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. So in the spirit of "imitation is the best form of flattery" we should go with "flattery is best accomplished by a imitation." To this end, those who would welcome Islamic Terrorists and jihadist into the brotherhood of man can show solidarity with them and flatter them by adopting their name. In an effort to unite the world and demonstrate their commonality, Democrats will now be known as "Terrorists."

Bart Stupak Democrat - Corrupt To The Core!

Bart Stupak Democrat - Corrupt To The Core!

Commentary:  Roger Merrill www.realhonestnews.com

Yes, Bart Stupak - Democrat - Corrupt Politician ... Conducting United States Politics as USUAL ... Corrupt Politics.

Bart Stupak waited for the last moment to vote (YES - IN FAVOR) of the "Socialists Obama Health Care Bill".  An enormous Socialists Bill that will bankrupt this country.

I am not surprised at all of Stupak's decline to run for re-election because Stupak has been well compensated by the Democrats and Obama to be the "Fall Guy".  Backroom deals and favors were issued.

Now, If you are sceptical of this accusation ... Just give it some time.  First Bart Stupak needs to end his political term.  Then just watch for the favors to commence.  High payed speeches, lobbing jobs, you know, "New found funds and lifestyle".  These kind of favors cannot go undetected for very long.  These kind of favors are so lucrative that one cannot stand to take advantage.

Sad Isn't It?

This article is from Associated Press:

Tea Party target Stupak won’t seek re-election
Congressman did deal over abortion funding to pass health care bill

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-abortion Democrat targeted for defeat by tea party activists for his role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said Friday he's retiring after 18 years in Congress now that his main legislative goal has been accomplished.

Stupak said at a news conference that he decided within the last 36 hours not to seek a 10th term. He said he had considered retirement for years but was persuaded to stay because of the prospect of serving with a Democratic majority and helping win approval of the health care overhaul.

"I believe every American has a right to health care," Stupak said. "We did it."

Stupak, 58, told The Associated Press earlier that he believed he could have won re-election. He insists he wasn't being chased from the race by the "Tea Party Express"  which is holding rallies this week in his northern Michigan district calling for his ouster.

"I've struggled with this decision. I've wanted to leave a couple of times, but I always thought there was one more job to be done," Stupak said at the news conference. "Either I'll run again and be there forever, or it's time to make the break and move on."

His decision comes amid a string of recent retirements by Democrats, including Reps. William Delahunt of Massachusetts and Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota.

Three little-known hopefuls are seeking the GOP nomination for Stupak's seat, and he faced a primary challenge from a Democrat who supports abortion rights. Stupak said he was tired after 18 years in office and wanted to spend more time with his family.

He said he's committed to helping Democrats retain the seat and that his announcement gives other Democratic hopefuls time to organize and get their names on the primary election ballot before the May 11 filing deadline.

He also mentioned threats he has received because of his stance on various issues.

"The three o'clock in the morning phone calls, that's people outside the district," he said. "That's not my district. I know these folks. They wouldn't do that. You sort of just ignore it and move on."

Stupak said the decision whether to retire was the main topic of conversation when he, his wife and son traveled to the NCAA Final Four to cheer on Michigan State.

"It allowed my family — the three of us — to sit down," he said. "There's a lot of windshield time between Menominee and Indianapolis."

A political moderate, Stupak is known for an independent streak that sometimes put him at odds with his party's leadership. He voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement and an assault weapons ban in the 1990s, despite appeals from then-President Bill Clinton.

During the health care debate, Stupak emerged as spokesman and chief negotiator for Democrats who withheld support from Obama's plan because they feared it would allow public funding of abortions.

At one point, Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer shouted out "baby killer" during a floor speech by Stupak.

Just hours before the vote, Stupak reached an agreement with the White House under which President Barack Obama would issue an executive order confirming that the legislation would not allow federal funding of abortion.

With that, Stupak and other anti-abortion Democrats voted for the bill, sealing its passage. Since then, Stupak has become a symbol for critics of the overhaul. The Tea Party Express labeled him its No. 2 target for defeat after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

"The surprising announcement that Congressman Bart Stupak is abandoning his campaign for re-election shows the power of the tea party movement," said a statement posted Friday on the group's Web site.

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