May 14, 2009 10:18 PM UTC

For Liberty! For Solutions! For Crying Out Loud...

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• by: Colorado Pols

One of the criticisms of Republican Ryan Frazier and his bid for U.S. Senate is that he is far too inexperienced politically to run for one of the top jobs in Colorado. Nowhere is that more evident than this long-winded, nonsensical fundraising email (full text after the jump) that Frazier recently sent out.

This is the beginning of the email. No, seriously:

Dear Friend of Freedom,

My name is Ryan Frazier. I’m asking you to join my team as we work to take back Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat. For liberty! For solutions!

Friend of Freedom? For liberty? For solutions?

This is without a doubt the silliest campaign email we’ve seen in a long time. Next time, Ryan, you might have someone else read these things before you hit ‘Send.’

Dear Friend of Freedom,

My name is Ryan Frazier. I’m asking you to join my team as we work to take back Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat. For liberty! For solutions!

As I write you today, I’m reminded of three endearing qualities:

Honor. Courage. Commitment.

While assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) as a member of the U.S. Navy, I came to truly understand the meaning of each of these values. Missions would fail and our country would be vulnerable if we did not live up to these high responsibilities. The lessons I learned and friendships I made while I served our country have shaped my role as a husband, father, small businessman, and public official.

On April 15th, I announced my candidacy for U.S. Senate. This campaign will be expensive, require a lot of sacrifice by my family and supporters, and it will be bruising as the National Democratic Party desperately tries to keep this seat to maintain a filibuster-proof 60 seat majority. We have an incredible opportunity to take back this Senate seat.

Over my lifetime, I have defied the odds at every turn. My mother worked to give me a chance to make it, having grown-up in the impoverished backstreets of our working-poor neighborhood. I know the road ahead will be daunting, but I am strengthened by the challenge.

For me, there are some principles that must be protected, promoted, and advanced: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are paramount to our safety and prosperity. Our children’s future and America’s exceptionalism are at risk, and I will not let them go down the path of socialism or any close variation.

I am ready to change the tone in Washington, but to do that we must change our tone here at home. Victory is ours when we offer new ideas and new leadership to get our country moving in a better direction:

limited and responsible government

low taxes and less intrusion

free trade and free markets

strong national defense

strict constructionist judges

energy independence and conservation

choice in education

affordable healthcare

and treating all humans with decency and respect

These are all fundamental to a better America.

To be successful, I need your help today. Please contribute what you can right now. Sign up to join our team at www.frazierforcolorado.com.

Teetering towards the unknown, our country is accumulating unprecedented debt that will be passed to the next generation and their children. We all know that once you add a new layer of suffocating bureaucracy or expensive government programs, it becomes increasingly difficult to retract as time marches forward and people and institutions become dependent upon government. This must end before it becomes too late. We are racing dangerously towards $12 trillion in national debt and no one has figured out where the brakes are located.

I am ready to do my part. I am ready to fight for a more fiscally responsible federal government with less intrusion in the private sector. I want people to live their lives and run their business as they see best. Government should be lean, smart, and flexible enough to adapt to these transformative times. I am ready to promote personal responsibility and individual liberty so that we do not become an oppressive nanny state. Let Freedom ring!

The American people are the most innovative and resilient people on earth, and our children deserve better. We can change the path of America. We must work together.

Are you ready to do your part? Join us. Sign-up, contribute what you can and be ready to work when called upon. Go to www.frazierforcolorado.com after you read this letter and join our team. Don’t wait, if not now, then when?

Sincerely,

Ryan Frazier

Frazier for Colorado

www.frazierforcolorado.com

P.S. Whether its $5 or $500, your support is essential and I thank you in advance for doing your part.