Pete Hoekstra

Payne: It's Pete Spend-it-not vs. Debbie I-can-feel-global-warming-when-I-fly

Pete Hoekstra’s chief opponent, Clark Durant, attacked the ex-businessman from Holland as a professional pol who had spent years in Washington, on the campaign trail, and on K Street. But the public eye has its advantages. Hoekstra’s time in the Congressional limelight and a near-successful gubernatorial run in 2010 gave him overwhelming name recognition over … Continue Reading →

Hey Pete, you missed a spot.

PeteScrubItNOW

Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra is getting some spring cleaning done.  He’s rolled his sleeves up and scrubbed everything associated with the racist ad he ran during the Super Bowl.  You remember, the ad that is still available over the web, and gave Senator Stabenow an unforced and undeserved lead? I didn’t know Pete was a … Continue Reading →

Editorial: Pete's Democratic playbook

Oh, this is rich. The party that perfected xenophobic, Red China-baiting politics is appalled that Republican Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is China-baiting. From the 2006 DeVos Smear-a-thon to the 2010 Snyder the Outsourcer to Senator Stabenow’s daily attempts to build a brick wall around the Pacific Rim, Michigan Democrats led by party chair Mark Brewer … Continue Reading →