AN OPEN LETTER TO BOB VANDER PLAATS

Dear Mr. Vander Plaats:

We are aware that you are preparing to endorse a candidate for President of the United States in the coming weeks.  This will undoubtedly be an important decision considering you have the ear of many Christians throughout our state of Iowa.  Our group believes that we must select leaders who not only espouse our values, but who live them each and every day.

With that being said, we have serious concerns that your endorsement may be guided, not by prayer and conviction, but by personal benefit and prior relationships.  Of which, would seem to lead you toward Newt Gingrich and, needless to say, he is not an acceptable choice among Christians.

These concerns of an imminent Newt Gingrich endorsement stem from the following:

1. Your prior connection to Mr. Gingrich via Congressman Jim Nussle.

2. Your ill-advised track record as it pertains to supporting candidates that lack common moral fiber.

3. Your acceptance of $200,000 which Mr. Gingrich secured for your organizations.

THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE WHO…

THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE WHO… 

…cheated on his 1st wife.

…then delivered divorce papers to her while she was in the hospital recovering from cancer.

…and later cheated on his 2nd wife.

…while he was leading the investigation against Clinton’s Lewinsky scandal.

AND THIS SAME CANDIDATE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO…

…supports federal funding for abortions.

…and fought the Republican Party’s effort to deny funds to candidates who support partial birth abortion.

…and said, “I hope the President will find a way to agree that there ought to be federally funded embryonic stem cell research.”

NEWT GINGRICH.

“Newt is the last person I’d vote for for President of the United States. His life indicates he does not have acommitment to the character traits necessary to be a great President.”

-REPUBLICAN Senator Tom Coburn