This mentally unstable individual that I will not give a name to other than to refer to him as a crazed gunman whether acting alone or not, has little to do with political rhetoric. The senseless acts of killing innocent people in a public gathering in Tucson Arizona (Saturday Jan 8, 2011) was not a result of the political dialog going on in this country.
When John Lennon was shot by another crazed gunman, influenced by Catcher in the Rye should we blame and call for the banning of the book? Was it the result of words in a book? When young teens kill themselves and write suicide notes reflecting lyrics from a heavy metal songs do we blame and ban certain music. Is it the influence of music lyrics that creates depraved actions?
The idea of violence in movies, books, television, video, and computer games might be appropriate to speak about in regards to keeping the very young away from a daily dose of desensitizing from violence but it never reveals the cause for disturbing deeds of destruction.
We would have to ban the Bible and Mozart because under that logic or should I say illogical rational anything that influences an insane person to commit murderous acts could be blamed.
So when we hear that some say the political rhetoric in this country is to be blamed for the sick twisted devilish acts of a deranged individual they are wrong. To those that want to blame guns and call for stricter laws to stop these insane acts are equally wrong.
Just taking away Hinckley’s copy of Catcher in the Rye would not have stopped him. Banning all guns never stops criminals from buying or finding them illicitly. Banning music, books and all other forms of violent, racy or tasteless media doesn’t solve the phenomena of mass murderers.
Toning down the political rhetoric will not stop the crazed maniac and it is not the cause of those acts of self-serving rage. I think that toning down the political rhetoric will serve our nation well. Unfortunately it will do nothing to stop these kinds of indefensible acts from taking place.
I take homage with those that want to change definitions and call this sick killer a “terrorist” or “domestic terrorist”.
To me a “terrorist” is someone that is rational in their hatred with cold blooded hearts spurred on by a group that is dedicated to killing innocence for their own political gain. Mass murderers that go postal in company offices, restaurants or any public places are deranged individuals seeking revenge and infamy; are certainly terrifying but are not “terrorists”.
If he turns out to be part of some militia group, skin-head group or other upside-down hate group that espouses killing innocent life for religious, political or personal revenge then it still has nothing to do with rhetoric versus actions. If there is found to be an organized group who gave money orders and backing to this idiot as a soldier to their detestable mission of death then we can say this was a “domestic terrorist act”. Until then this deadly act appears to be one or possibly two deranged animals preying on innocent humans.
We as traditional Americans understand that “stick and stones break bones” and regardless of the tone of the political rhetoric today “names will never” be the cause of why you are gunned down in the street by a madman trying to “hurt you”.
The President has called conservative Americans the “enemy” and he has called the Republican Party “hostage takers” and he has stated he believes our Constitution is “flawed”. As much as I find his rhetoric divisive, inflammatory, and uncivil for his position and disagree mightily with all of his political beliefs, I do not think the President or anybody from the left or right in this country’s current political debate is responsible for the sadistic killing of 6 innocent people because of their vitriolic rhetoric.
Traditional Americans and Judeo-Christian values do not condone violence for any reason, let alone political voice. We don’t “cling to our guns and religion” seeking to harm anyone or anything but rather to protect ourselves and loved ones.
When lone crazed killers pop out of a crowd, storm into an office building, run into a school, or quietly enter a fast food restaurant and start shooting innocent people it is horrific for those in the crosshairs and horrifying to all of us!
Why do some people act in this demon possessed manner? We all wish we knew. What can we do to stop this lottery of death to our daily lives and the lives of our loved ones? If we knew how to keep safe from all deadly fates we would.
The only lesson here is that life is precious and we wish Representative Gabrielle Giffords a full and speedy recovery. With deep regret, all our traditional American hearts go out to the victims and their families that were not lucky to survive this savage attack.
Prayers for;
9 year old Christina Greene, 76 year old, Dorthy Murray, 76 year old, Dorwin Stoddard 76 year old, Phyllis Scheck, 30 year old, Gabe Zimmerman, 63 year old, Judge John Roll.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
MUTINY BY THE PEOPLE OF THE FEDERAL BOUNTY
Well it was a great couple of days for traditional Americans to hear some rhetoric in Congress that was historic and inspiring. We have been forced to be cynical long enough and therefore it was a welcome and refreshing change. We the American people (deck hands) have declared mutiny over federal spending and succeeded to 
win the purse strings.
Don’t worry you may put away your umbrellas because I will not rain on the parade. I think we need to be positive before we bash the new crop of Washington politicians. I am willing to give them a chance before I quibble. I am willing to stay hopeful before I find problems. Let’s just say we have enough disappointment and discouragement maybe we can trust the new crew.
As a traditional American I am not speaking naively however as though there is halo on the heads of the 112th Congress until they act devilish. Call it instead a hiatus from rancor, or a parole form the disdain or a momentary pause in the tomato tossing at the pillory.
We all need to give them a chance, aware that we also did not give them total control. The Democrats still run the Senate while the White House last I checked still contains a very left from center President.
That means Healthcare will not be repealed but defunded. It means spending will not increase but government cuts will more than likely be resisted by the Democrats. The Democrats will be out of power to foist their programs upon us but they will play politics for the next two years on every proposal offered by the Republican House.
What will the President do? Well that should be an interesting matter altogether to watch, wait and see.
We know that the Republicans are promising to pull back the
curtains on the Obama Administration and let the American people see the true conditions of the back room dealings regarding the many troubling scandals that were only hinted in the press. Letters to the President have already been sent by Representative Darrell Issa of California asking about the bailout of AIG, Acorn, and the Sestek scandal to name just a few.
I don’t think the President is looking forward to the scrutiny his administration will be under with the Republicans now holding the House keys. He seemed to already bristle at his perception that the P
ress was treating him unfairly, when we all know that they have done as much as they could to dress with pretty flowers his homely poll numbers.
It is ironic that in fact the Republicans might do more to give the American people the transparency that Obama promised on the campaign trail two years ago. I guess Obama was the using the word much like Nancy Pelosi does. She is seen as transparent by the American people when she claimed in her out going speech that her Congress had deficit reduction as a “mantra” of “Pay as you Go”. Really? I think Americans can all see right through Nancy’s transparent words as being the same stuff that rodeo hands use shovels to remove from the Bull’s pens.
Yes but back to positive thinking and the enjoyment we should all have as Americans to hear our Constitution read openly in the People’s House again! Worry not that some elected officials will be hearing it for the first time. Worry not that the interpretations will be tortured to mean something 180 degrees from original intent. At least it is being spoken in the Capital and echoing in the stale air of Washington again and that is quite an accomplishment.
Yes the Tea Party Movement and all traditional Americans should be proud that they stopped being cynical and
disconnected from politics and stood up for restoring integrity in government.
We know this has been a long time coming and yet only one small step in taking back our government from all who have abuse their privilege to serve us, but instead served themselves. We should be proud of what we have accomplished but understand that the Captain (President Obama) and his bridge officers (Democratic Senate) still control half the ship.
We the People have made a way
ward government tiller turn right but unlike the turning the axle of a land vehicle, the bulky “ship of state” has a slow response time. It will take time for all of us to see if her rudder is working and truly steers a more righteous course.
win the purse strings.Don’t worry you may put away your umbrellas because I will not rain on the parade. I think we need to be positive before we bash the new crop of Washington politicians. I am willing to give them a chance before I quibble. I am willing to stay hopeful before I find problems. Let’s just say we have enough disappointment and discouragement maybe we can trust the new crew.
As a traditional American I am not speaking naively however as though there is halo on the heads of the 112th Congress until they act devilish. Call it instead a hiatus from rancor, or a parole form the disdain or a momentary pause in the tomato tossing at the pillory.
We all need to give them a chance, aware that we also did not give them total control. The Democrats still run the Senate while the White House last I checked still contains a very left from center President.
That means Healthcare will not be repealed but defunded. It means spending will not increase but government cuts will more than likely be resisted by the Democrats. The Democrats will be out of power to foist their programs upon us but they will play politics for the next two years on every proposal offered by the Republican House.
What will the President do? Well that should be an interesting matter altogether to watch, wait and see.
We know that the Republicans are promising to pull back the
curtains on the Obama Administration and let the American people see the true conditions of the back room dealings regarding the many troubling scandals that were only hinted in the press. Letters to the President have already been sent by Representative Darrell Issa of California asking about the bailout of AIG, Acorn, and the Sestek scandal to name just a few.I don’t think the President is looking forward to the scrutiny his administration will be under with the Republicans now holding the House keys. He seemed to already bristle at his perception that the P
ress was treating him unfairly, when we all know that they have done as much as they could to dress with pretty flowers his homely poll numbers.It is ironic that in fact the Republicans might do more to give the American people the transparency that Obama promised on the campaign trail two years ago. I guess Obama was the using the word much like Nancy Pelosi does. She is seen as transparent by the American people when she claimed in her out going speech that her Congress had deficit reduction as a “mantra” of “Pay as you Go”. Really? I think Americans can all see right through Nancy’s transparent words as being the same stuff that rodeo hands use shovels to remove from the Bull’s pens.
Yes but back to positive thinking and the enjoyment we should all have as Americans to hear our Constitution read openly in the People’s House again! Worry not that some elected officials will be hearing it for the first time. Worry not that the interpretations will be tortured to mean something 180 degrees from original intent. At least it is being spoken in the Capital and echoing in the stale air of Washington again and that is quite an accomplishment.
Yes the Tea Party Movement and all traditional Americans should be proud that they stopped being cynical and
disconnected from politics and stood up for restoring integrity in government.We know this has been a long time coming and yet only one small step in taking back our government from all who have abuse their privilege to serve us, but instead served themselves. We should be proud of what we have accomplished but understand that the Captain (President Obama) and his bridge officers (Democratic Senate) still control half the ship.
We the People have made a way
ward government tiller turn right but unlike the turning the axle of a land vehicle, the bulky “ship of state” has a slow response time. It will take time for all of us to see if her rudder is working and truly steers a more righteous course.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
BUNKER HILL AGAINST CAPITOL HILL
The Tea Party movement is getting credit for stopping the Omnibus bill. Okay I will take that win. However, I for one did not like t
he compromise with the tax cut and unemployment extension. We failed to be one unified voice on that front. FreedomWorks and Americans for Tax reform were for it while most Tea Party groups were against it.
Dick Army and Matt Kibbe’s group FreedomWorks is a top down Tea Party group/PAC that does too much directing and not enough listening to average American concerns. My rub against this group is that they act more like a PAC and less like a grassroots group of average Americans freely voicing their opinions.
I wish not to bash these PAC’s but supporting the compromise hatched between the old Republican guard and the election losing p
resident was a mistake from the gate.
The president and the Democrats lost the election! They lost resoundingly. They lost on the domestic front, with the condemnation of their fiscal policy being most prominent! Moreover, the president has shut the Republicans out of the room of negotiations, and the Democrats never allowed their ideas to even be put on the table of debate, for two long years!
Then the president, weak and yet still arrogant asks the Republicans for a meeting about a tax deadline about to expire that would infuriate voters even more if allowed to lapse. Sounds like ropy-dope, right? Sounds like the perfect time for Republicans to invoke a Nancy Reagan stance, “just say NO.” Moreover, what compromise? Let the Democrats vote to extend the Bush taxes while altering the bill to raise the rate on the rich. Americans know it will be another job-killer.
The new 112th Congress can step in and reverse the increase, and if they run up against a presidential veto so be it. Do you really think that the Democratic Senators staring at their 2012 elections futures would not jump away from Obama and join Republicans in overriding that veto?
No the Republicans old guard played political chess again between the need and voice of the American constituency and the political desires of their party power. How?
Well if the Republicans listened and were looking out for American interest they would have demanded from the president
3 things. One make the Bush tax rates permanent, two stop or find funding for unemployment that would not come out of business taxes and three abolish estate taxes and lower the corporate tax rate. What would the president get in this deal? His prize would be that he would enjoy the political capital from fiscal policy that would start creating real job growth in America and not smoke and mirror stimulus jobs.
Well let’s peek inside the minds of the Republicans first to see the political spinning wheels. The Republican Party still fears the Democrats will use vitriolic rhetoric to define them in the run up to 2012 elections. They are fearful that independent voters will believe the Democrats and the President if they are called “Scrooge” by not extending unemployment benefits during Christmas. They hate being tainted as the party of “No.”
The Republicans only pushed for a two year extension of the Bush tax rate so they could keep the political tax issues on the front burner for the presidential campaign. The Republicans are thinking the economy will start to improve and they can say to the American people “we kept your rates low” but the President wants to raise rates on the rich and kill American jobs. This political hot potato is what infuriates Americans about Washington politics.
Okay what is the President thinking? Well, pardon me if my Karl Marx is rusty, but here I go. I believe he is aware that he has lost the battle but not the war. He knows he will lose his re-election bid in 2012 if the economy doesn’t turn around, but he
will also lose his base supporters if he caves in to Republicans. Therefore, by doing a deal with the Republicans to extend the tax rates, he tries to show that he is listening to the proletariat, (American workers) and their needs, but through no fault of his own is held “hostage” by the bourgeois. (The Rich) He gets to continue to demonize the Republicans to his Kool-Aid drinking base while also taking credit if the economy turns a corner. That is a win win for the President.
What is the Tea Party thinking? Well, along with Sarah P
alin and Michelle Bachman we are thinking forget the political games. The Bush tax rates should be extended indefinitely and voted on by an up and down vote without anything attached to the Bill. Then pack your Democratic bags and put your gavel in the draw 111th Congress and go home permanently.
All of this brings up the reason why the Tea Party Movement needs to grow their voice and get on the same political page. We are the Movement of common sense and reason in government. No mor
e bailouts, stimulus, tarp, cash for clunkers and subsidized “couch potatoes” or unemployment benefits that now will be three years of paying idle workers with the cost born on American taxpayers and business.
Yes, we are not shy or ashamed to be the voice of reason as we invoke the tough love discipline needed in Washington by the word “NO”.
We are just the average traditional Americans fighting on the ground trying to bring a “bottom up” message to the “top” of Capitol Hill.
Join me and other traditional Americans to discuss our American issues and battles ahead at;
http://www.thetraditionalamericanmovement.com/home
he compromise with the tax cut and unemployment extension. We failed to be one unified voice on that front. FreedomWorks and Americans for Tax reform were for it while most Tea Party groups were against it.Dick Army and Matt Kibbe’s group FreedomWorks is a top down Tea Party group/PAC that does too much directing and not enough listening to average American concerns. My rub against this group is that they act more like a PAC and less like a grassroots group of average Americans freely voicing their opinions.
I wish not to bash these PAC’s but supporting the compromise hatched between the old Republican guard and the election losing p
resident was a mistake from the gate.The president and the Democrats lost the election! They lost resoundingly. They lost on the domestic front, with the condemnation of their fiscal policy being most prominent! Moreover, the president has shut the Republicans out of the room of negotiations, and the Democrats never allowed their ideas to even be put on the table of debate, for two long years!
Then the president, weak and yet still arrogant asks the Republicans for a meeting about a tax deadline about to expire that would infuriate voters even more if allowed to lapse. Sounds like ropy-dope, right? Sounds like the perfect time for Republicans to invoke a Nancy Reagan stance, “just say NO.” Moreover, what compromise? Let the Democrats vote to extend the Bush taxes while altering the bill to raise the rate on the rich. Americans know it will be another job-killer.
The new 112th Congress can step in and reverse the increase, and if they run up against a presidential veto so be it. Do you really think that the Democratic Senators staring at their 2012 elections futures would not jump away from Obama and join Republicans in overriding that veto?
No the Republicans old guard played political chess again between the need and voice of the American constituency and the political desires of their party power. How?
Well if the Republicans listened and were looking out for American interest they would have demanded from the president
3 things. One make the Bush tax rates permanent, two stop or find funding for unemployment that would not come out of business taxes and three abolish estate taxes and lower the corporate tax rate. What would the president get in this deal? His prize would be that he would enjoy the political capital from fiscal policy that would start creating real job growth in America and not smoke and mirror stimulus jobs.Well let’s peek inside the minds of the Republicans first to see the political spinning wheels. The Republican Party still fears the Democrats will use vitriolic rhetoric to define them in the run up to 2012 elections. They are fearful that independent voters will believe the Democrats and the President if they are called “Scrooge” by not extending unemployment benefits during Christmas. They hate being tainted as the party of “No.”
The Republicans only pushed for a two year extension of the Bush tax rate so they could keep the political tax issues on the front burner for the presidential campaign. The Republicans are thinking the economy will start to improve and they can say to the American people “we kept your rates low” but the President wants to raise rates on the rich and kill American jobs. This political hot potato is what infuriates Americans about Washington politics.
Okay what is the President thinking? Well, pardon me if my Karl Marx is rusty, but here I go. I believe he is aware that he has lost the battle but not the war. He knows he will lose his re-election bid in 2012 if the economy doesn’t turn around, but he
will also lose his base supporters if he caves in to Republicans. Therefore, by doing a deal with the Republicans to extend the tax rates, he tries to show that he is listening to the proletariat, (American workers) and their needs, but through no fault of his own is held “hostage” by the bourgeois. (The Rich) He gets to continue to demonize the Republicans to his Kool-Aid drinking base while also taking credit if the economy turns a corner. That is a win win for the President.What is the Tea Party thinking? Well, along with Sarah P
alin and Michelle Bachman we are thinking forget the political games. The Bush tax rates should be extended indefinitely and voted on by an up and down vote without anything attached to the Bill. Then pack your Democratic bags and put your gavel in the draw 111th Congress and go home permanently.All of this brings up the reason why the Tea Party Movement needs to grow their voice and get on the same political page. We are the Movement of common sense and reason in government. No mor
e bailouts, stimulus, tarp, cash for clunkers and subsidized “couch potatoes” or unemployment benefits that now will be three years of paying idle workers with the cost born on American taxpayers and business.Yes, we are not shy or ashamed to be the voice of reason as we invoke the tough love discipline needed in Washington by the word “NO”.
We are just the average traditional Americans fighting on the ground trying to bring a “bottom up” message to the “top” of Capitol Hill.
Join me and other traditional Americans to discuss our American issues and battles ahead at;
http://www.thetraditionalamericanmovement.com/home
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
THE DEMOCRATIC CULT OF CHANGE
Many Americans are awaking to realize the truth of liberal lies on issues such as global warming and Keynesian economics. However there are still too many Americans young and old that have yet to be deprogrammed.
The older lifelong Democrats that revere John F. Kennedy
still believe that the Party represents the plight of the people over big bad government and business. The younger supporters of the Democrats have been propagandized to believe that social justice means social freedom.
still believe that the Party represents the plight of the people over big bad government and business. The younger supporters of the Democrats have been propagandized to believe that social justice means social freedom.The cult leaders lie so much they soon begin to believe their own lies.
They scare lifelong Democrats and young voters with the notion that the Republican Party and conservatives aim to institute puritan standards and recreate sweat shops.
They scare lifelong Democrats and young voters with the notion that the Republican Party and conservatives aim to institute puritan standards and recreate sweat shops.
The cult requires their minions to mouth the mantra of unions being the arbiter to ensure workers a fair paying wage against the greedy slave driving bosses of capitalism.
The cult point their fingers at the Republicans accusing them of wanting to make laws outlawing sexual behaviors by forcing moral standards in the private American bedroom.
The cult sing the praise of diversity and democracy as the throngs of supporters sway to the rhythm of the ideas of world peace, government’s goodness and social justice.
They have bought into the notions that our Constitution is flawed. That capitalism creates poverty. That America’s history should be viewed with shame and guilt. That social justice is more egalitarian than equ
al justice.The Democratic Party is replete with radical neo-socialists cult leaders aiming to fix America by destroying her most successful principles; private economics and individual rights. The Tea Party Movement is fighting back using the Republican Party to stop this growing radical intellectual corruption.
There is no true intellectual thinker that can abide by
the notion that social justice is preferable to equal justice when it comes to freedom. There is no true intellectual thinker that believes America’s historical record contains more mistakes than glorious successes. There is no true intellectual thinker that believes capitalism and private ownership creates poverty. There is no true intellectual thinker that believes Constitutionally guaranteed individual rights never before granted human beings bespeaks a flawed document.Our American education system is filled with liberal propagandists that preach this neo-socialism. It appeals to the kind heart of American youth that want to improve the world by ridding it of poverty and inhumanity.
War is bad; peace is good; racism bad; diversity good; capitalism is bad; government wealth sharing good; private ownership bad; state ownership good and last but not least individual rights bad and social rights good.
The reason that this neo-socialism has been successful is that the 
liberal cult has dominated the field of academia. They have been filling the literary shelves with their revisionist historical subjective books that youth are then assigned to read. They have used the power of the classroom grade to punish any student unwilling to regurgitate their elixir of half truths and theory posing as facts.
liberal cult has dominated the field of academia. They have been filling the literary shelves with their revisionist historical subjective books that youth are then assigned to read. They have used the power of the classroom grade to punish any student unwilling to regurgitate their elixir of half truths and theory posing as facts.Those who believe in neo-socialism claim to want to take the best of Democracy and mix it with Socialism to create a new ideal of governance. In the progressive neo-socialism there would be no poverty, no wars, no private ownership and no restrictions on government’s ability to exercise power for the good of society.
They preach that planet earth will be saved, animals will no longer 
be consumed, healthcare will be a government assured right, laws on morality will be atheistic and free from religious influence and all foreign conflicts will be managed by diplomacy alone. This is the Koolaid they pass around for all to drink.
be consumed, healthcare will be a government assured right, laws on morality will be atheistic and free from religious influence and all foreign conflicts will be managed by diplomacy alone. This is the Koolaid they pass around for all to drink.What they do not tell their persuaded believers is that in order for that neo-socialism to work; you as an individual will have your ego crushed. Your children will no longer have an individual identity. You will be begging the government rather than working for your wants. Laws will be capricious to the whim of the government that will take away benefits or be bankrupt to deliver upon them. Most importantly there will be no guarantee to assure a government will be benevolent versus Stalin-like once in control of you, society.
To all those indoctrinated by the liberal cult I implore to read historical world facts. I ask you to examine with your own critical eyes the truth of humanity and its struggle to forge dignity, equality and freedom for itself.
This is the examination our forefathers engaged in when they fo
rmed our Republic. This was why they rejected pure democracy, socialism, emperor and king rule which gave society power over the individual. They understood that liberty could only be preserved for everyone against enslavement if it rested solely in the hands of each individual American.
rmed our Republic. This was why they rejected pure democracy, socialism, emperor and king rule which gave society power over the individual. They understood that liberty could only be preserved for everyone against enslavement if it rested solely in the hands of each individual American.We as Americans are not subjects of a king, slaves of an emperor, sheep to socialists or victims of mob rule democracy. We are a Republic with individual inalienable rights codified in both our Constitution and Bill of Rights that no power beyond ourselves can usurp. We need to protect America from those radicals that offer to chain you and yours for the good of the Country. In fact, your right to your liberal idealism is best granted in the parchment handed you by those wise old liberating forefathers.
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
We All Know Who Lost, But Who Won?
There is little dispute that the left lost, yet a swirl of conjecture of who won and why rages on. The economy was no doubt a factor but in sea of federal despotism there are many issues on the table.
Most of the pundits along with the current administration bla
me joblessness that created a profound but predictable pendulum swing to the right. Meanwhile, the Republicans are still wrangling with the newly elected members versus the old guard in the party for priorities.
It was not just “the economy, stupid.” Nor was it a normal “wave” election born out of disgruntlement by an electorate suffering typical impatience with Washington.
Perhaps Frank Luntz who has spent endless days involved in focus groups across the country and engaged voter opinions more directly than a distant phone poll, could lend assistance.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110503054_2.html?sid=ST2010110505496tml?sid=ST201011050549610503054_2.html?sid=ST2010110505496
The Tea Party Movement is a name taken from our history books that marks an historic mindset of Americans who equally lived in hardship while being dictated by autocracy.
Was it just the imposed tax on tea by the king that resulted in an act of defiance to tyranny? Or were there a series of despotic acts that culminated in revolt.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was more the spark that ignited the flam
e of the colonist’s indignation over dictatorial rule. It was the genesis of the well known American phrase “taxation without representation” in colonial America. It was repealed by the British Parliament but replaced by the Declaratory Act of 1766.
The Declaratory Act was a bigger slap in the face to colonists as it declared that the British Parliament had the absolute power and right to rule over the colonies regardless of representation in that legislative body.
The Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 taxed imported goods among them tea. There were boycotts and protests throughout the colonies and three years later in 1770 all was repealed in the Townshend Act except for the tax on tea. The reaction, during this three year period by the colonists was to smuggle tea and imposed a non-importation ban among merchants as a protest to importing and drinking British tea.
Boston however, had been one of the few ports still importing tea during this time. Now with the new Tea Act in May of 1773, it allowed the East India Company to undersell the tea smugglers.
When the ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and the Beaver arri
ved at Boston’s harbor they were not allowed to leave port without the colonists paying the import fees. This standoff with English law leads to the defiant dumping of tea or the Boston Tea Party revolt of December 16, 1773.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Boston_Tea_Partyston_Tea_Party
Was it about tea? Was it about taxes? Is today’s Tea Party Movement about taxes? Is it about the economy?
The Bailouts, the Stimulus the Healthcare Bill and the circumv
ention of the Constitution by Reconciliation are as onerous to Americans today as the Stamp Act, Declaratory Act and the Townshend Acts were yesterday.
Then and now the answer is a resounding NO. It was not about tea
and taxes back then but about freedom from the king. It is not about taxes and the economy now but about freedom from federal authoritarian rule.
“Taxation without representation” could be coined to fit the modern ire “representatives not representing!” Americans across the country are clamoring for a change in Washington.
There are those talking heads proclaiming that the electorate failed to rid the Senate of the incumbent Democrats and therefore their bite is not as powerful as their bark. I guess they would have also diminished the protest effect of the tea being dumped in the harbor as an ineffectual symbolic gesture? History would prove otherwise.
Did you forget that this was an off year election? Did you forget that the Movement is still gathering in membership? Did you forget that many years of cynicism has soured voter participation? Did you forget that big money and special interest bribery has corrupted our electoral system? Perhaps you have an equally distorted view that every colonist was supportive of the revolution and there were no English loyalists?
We in the Tea Party Movement are still growing as we reach out to voters still watching on the sidelines wondering if we are this “wacko” group so wrongfully disparaged by all our elitist opponents. Yet, when they get close and look for themselves, and listen to what the Tea Party Movement stands for we are not scary, loony or crazy. Moreover, they understand our message is not radical, irrational or unreasonable.
To the political commentators, the Democrats, and to the President this election was a “shellacking” of the policies of your administration but equally a first electoral shot over the ship of state. We are not finished speaking our minds. We will not be content with words of concession alone. We will not be appeased by window dressing (re-instate Bush tax cuts, rid Healthcare of 1099 provision).
We will be even more engaged while we continue to recruit millions of American voters to join us as traditional Americans seeking to save their country’s roots, values and core principles.
Who won this first political battle against freedom crushing dictatorship?
We
(the people) won!
The average American won this election battle and we understand it will be a long political war to restore constitutional integrity to our Republic!
Most of the pundits along with the current administration bla
me joblessness that created a profound but predictable pendulum swing to the right. Meanwhile, the Republicans are still wrangling with the newly elected members versus the old guard in the party for priorities.It was not just “the economy, stupid.” Nor was it a normal “wave” election born out of disgruntlement by an electorate suffering typical impatience with Washington.
Perhaps Frank Luntz who has spent endless days involved in focus groups across the country and engaged voter opinions more directly than a distant phone poll, could lend assistance.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110503054_2.html?sid=ST2010110505496tml?sid=ST201011050549610503054_2.html?sid=ST2010110505496
The Tea Party Movement is a name taken from our history books that marks an historic mindset of Americans who equally lived in hardship while being dictated by autocracy.
Was it just the imposed tax on tea by the king that resulted in an act of defiance to tyranny? Or were there a series of despotic acts that culminated in revolt.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was more the spark that ignited the flam
e of the colonist’s indignation over dictatorial rule. It was the genesis of the well known American phrase “taxation without representation” in colonial America. It was repealed by the British Parliament but replaced by the Declaratory Act of 1766.The Declaratory Act was a bigger slap in the face to colonists as it declared that the British Parliament had the absolute power and right to rule over the colonies regardless of representation in that legislative body.
The Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 taxed imported goods among them tea. There were boycotts and protests throughout the colonies and three years later in 1770 all was repealed in the Townshend Act except for the tax on tea. The reaction, during this three year period by the colonists was to smuggle tea and imposed a non-importation ban among merchants as a protest to importing and drinking British tea.
Boston however, had been one of the few ports still importing tea during this time. Now with the new Tea Act in May of 1773, it allowed the East India Company to undersell the tea smugglers.
When the ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and the Beaver arri
ved at Boston’s harbor they were not allowed to leave port without the colonists paying the import fees. This standoff with English law leads to the defiant dumping of tea or the Boston Tea Party revolt of December 16, 1773.http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Boston_Tea_Partyston_Tea_Party
Was it about tea? Was it about taxes? Is today’s Tea Party Movement about taxes? Is it about the economy?
The Bailouts, the Stimulus the Healthcare Bill and the circumv
ention of the Constitution by Reconciliation are as onerous to Americans today as the Stamp Act, Declaratory Act and the Townshend Acts were yesterday.Then and now the answer is a resounding NO. It was not about tea
and taxes back then but about freedom from the king. It is not about taxes and the economy now but about freedom from federal authoritarian rule.“Taxation without representation” could be coined to fit the modern ire “representatives not representing!” Americans across the country are clamoring for a change in Washington.
There are those talking heads proclaiming that the electorate failed to rid the Senate of the incumbent Democrats and therefore their bite is not as powerful as their bark. I guess they would have also diminished the protest effect of the tea being dumped in the harbor as an ineffectual symbolic gesture? History would prove otherwise.
Did you forget that this was an off year election? Did you forget that the Movement is still gathering in membership? Did you forget that many years of cynicism has soured voter participation? Did you forget that big money and special interest bribery has corrupted our electoral system? Perhaps you have an equally distorted view that every colonist was supportive of the revolution and there were no English loyalists?
We in the Tea Party Movement are still growing as we reach out to voters still watching on the sidelines wondering if we are this “wacko” group so wrongfully disparaged by all our elitist opponents. Yet, when they get close and look for themselves, and listen to what the Tea Party Movement stands for we are not scary, loony or crazy. Moreover, they understand our message is not radical, irrational or unreasonable.
To the political commentators, the Democrats, and to the President this election was a “shellacking” of the policies of your administration but equally a first electoral shot over the ship of state. We are not finished speaking our minds. We will not be content with words of concession alone. We will not be appeased by window dressing (re-instate Bush tax cuts, rid Healthcare of 1099 provision).
We will be even more engaged while we continue to recruit millions of American voters to join us as traditional Americans seeking to save their country’s roots, values and core principles.
Who won this first political battle against freedom crushing dictatorship?
We
(the people) won!
The average American won this election battle and we understand it will be a long political war to restore constitutional integrity to our Republic!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The President is in Denial!
In watching the post election press conference by the president I was curious to glean his reaction. I wondered if the heretofore arrogant partisan tone that has marked his first two years would be dialed down after an election rebuke of his policies.
I was not looking to embrace the president if he acknowledged his failures rather I wanted to know if he was finally listening to the American people. I wanted to see if the president could even for a few short moments fake humility.
My answer was quickly realized by his repeating that the poor economy was the sole reason for voter disgruntlement. When asked about the Healthcare Bill and the backroom political shenanigans that marked the passage of that legislative behemoth he parsed and passed by the truth.
It was a messy process he agreed but the Healthcare Bill was important and necessary to pass. He then went on to make another lame sales pitch to defend his government healthcare take over legislation.
It was a messy process he agreed but the Healthcare Bill was important and necessary to pass. He then went on to make another lame sales pitch to defend his government healthcare take over legislation.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I know that there’s some Republican candidates who won last night who feel very strongly about it. I’m sure that this will be an issue that comes up in discussions with the Republican leadership. As I said before, though, I think we’d be misreading the election if we thought that the American people want to see us for the next two years relitigate arguments that we had over the last two years.
Mr. President what part of the word “no” to the Healthcare Bill t
hat was expressed by Americans in Town halls and polls throughout the country did you not understand? What clear unequivocal message that Americans have been sending you about this legislation along with all your other administration’s policies are you confused about?The Press conference continued to ask the president to look down into bottom of the cup of brewed tea leaves and make his political assessment. Interesting that unlike a seer that must conjure the spirit world to predict both the past and the future for the fortune seeker, the President had the election results. Those election results flashed in neon brightly lit billboard sized writing that said rebuke to his socialist’s agenda without the ambiguity of tarot cards.
Did the President accept the message he was clearly being sent by the American public in a resounding political shift from the left to the right? 
And that’s why, during the course of the last two years, as tough as it’s been, as many sometimes scary moments as we’ve gone through, I’ve never doubted that we’re going to emerge stronger than we were before. And I think that remains true, and I’m just going to be looking forward to playing my part in helping that journey along.
And that’s why, during the course of the last two years, as tough as it’s been, as many sometimes scary moments as we’ve gone through, I’ve never doubted that we’re going to emerge stronger than we were before. And I think that remains true, and I’m just going to be looking forward to playing my part in helping that journey along.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/03/press-conference-president
Mr. President you have made this a tough road for Americans especially the middle class. You and your policies scare the American people, and we are intent to end your journey of destroying our great Republic. You are playing a part, a puppet role to all those who wish to create a socialist America and extinguish her exceptional beacon of freedom in the world.
There is only one statement I can agree with you on as an American, Mr. President “I’ve never doubted we’re going to emerge stronger than we were before.”
Yes the American people will emerge stronger than we were before you entered the White House. Yes the American people will emerge stronger now that we control the House and have our hands back on the purse strings of our government. Yes, we will be looking forward to sending you and all the liberal socialists an even stronger message that will make mute your interpretation of elections results.
You and the rest of those progressives will lose your political office in 2012 and the Tea Party Movement will do their part to help that journey along.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Speaker of the Bankrupt House!
Nancy Pelosi spoke about how they the Democrats in Congress did an America a big favor in passing the financial Bill to stop Wall Street greed from taking American jobs. (Lie) She also proclaim
ed that Republicans were responsible for the meltdown. (Lie)
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/46884/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/10/18/pelosi_need_to_address_fairness_of_ownership_and_equity_in_america.html/10/18/pelosi_need_to_address_fairness_of_ownership_and_equity_in_america.html
Nancy does not tell the American steel workers or the American people the truth about the financial meltdown in Wall Street or the truth about what is in the financial bill.
First, she blames Republicans and Bush for the financial meltdown is that true?
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.gambling.poker/2008-09/msg10804.htmler/2008-09/msg10804.html
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/550868/201010191811/The-Cynically-Ruthless-Barney-Frank-Enabler-Of-The-Mortgage-Meltdown.htm201010191811/The-Cynically-Ruthless-Barney-Frank-Enabler-Of-The-Mortgage-Meltdown.htm
http://brokengovernment.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/did-republican-deregulation-in-the-90s-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/
No it was not Bush’s fault! Nancy you lie like the rug in my living room.
Second, does the Financial Bill that passed save jobs or protect Americans from bailing out Corporations in the future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPIvL0rox6c
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/apr/20/mitch-mcconnell/bank-bailouts-not-bill-liquidation/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/economy/sectors-mainmenu-46/3508-finance-reformy/sectors-mainmenu-46/3508-finance-reform
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_052110/content/01125107.guest.html_052110/content/01125107.guest.html
No it codifies bailouts and gives more power to the Executive Branch and the Federal Reserve to control and socialize capitalism. Nancy you lie like a rock in a gravel pit.
Now are Americans going to start seeing the positive effects of the numerous regulations being imposed on banks?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Say-goodbye-to-traditional-apf-1888087707.html
http://media.abcnews.com/GMA/story?id=6124377&page=1
Guess what Nancy you are attacking the wallets of people like my parents directly, who are senior citizens on a fixed income, that are not computer savvy and still pay all their bills with a checking account. Now they will pay more and have less income?
Why? Because of you and your Party’s constant meddling with the Banks and free markets. My parents and most Americans are not hurt by what Wall Street does but what our government does in over regulating (Financial Bill) underperforming (SEC Porn watchers) watchdog agencies.
You and the Democratic Party are not free market supporters! (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not for helping the average American! (LIE) You and the Democratic Party do not create jobs. (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not trying to expand the middle class. (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not about fairness and you fail to mention that you and your husband are rich. (LIE) The Republican Party is the party of foreign money, PAC money, shady money and big business lobby money while the Democratic Party does not take those kinds of funds. (LIE)
America wake up and see that this woman and her Party is destroying this country! The Democrats are now out from behind the back curtains where they for decades only whispered their secret socialism.
Nancy unions have killed American jobs and the government’s Healthcare Bill, Financial Bill and Energy will continue to kill American jobs.
Nancy says outright when people have those jobs “we want them to bargain collectively. We want to pass the employer free choice act as well.”
Nancy and the Democrats are for killing American capitalism, unionizing the whole of America’s workforce, owning and dictating to banks, corporations and small businesses, increasing the cost of energy by stopping oil drilling, mandating to each citizen to buy health insurance or be fined and yet they are the friend and champion of the middle class?
Wake up America to the truth that has never been more plain and obvious to see. Democrats are responsible for what is wrong with America and you are responsible for both believing in their lies and giving them political control.
Stop blaming the politicians, the rich, the corporations, the free markets, the corruption of Washington and sitting on your electoral hands.
We the people have the power, we the people can save America, we the people, can save the middle class, we the people, can save our jobs, can save our freedoms from the politicians that have both ignored us and have forgotten for whom they work.
America’s Congressional House is a highly leveraged, morally and fiscally bankrupt property that should be condemned. If you want America to continue to crumble, vote for Democrats. If you want America to die as a Constitutional Republic, vote for Democrats. If you want capitalism and private property to be destroyed, continue to vote for Democrats and believe Nancy Pelosi's lies.
However if you love America and want to restore her house, repair her foundation and make her both solvent and exemplified in the neighborhood of the world then you must vote out the Democrats first come this November.
You must vote out both the (socialists) Democrats and the (Tax and spend) Democrats for this represents the foundation cracks in America's house. There will be time in the future to go after Republican that act like Democrats. (Rino repairs) Resolve yourself that the repairs will take time and many more elections but you as a citizen will commit to put America’s house back into working order as our forefathers intended.
America needs YOU to fix her house!
ed that Republicans were responsible for the meltdown. (Lie)http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/46884/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/10/18/pelosi_need_to_address_fairness_of_ownership_and_equity_in_america.html/10/18/pelosi_need_to_address_fairness_of_ownership_and_equity_in_america.html
Nancy does not tell the American steel workers or the American people the truth about the financial meltdown in Wall Street or the truth about what is in the financial bill.
First, she blames Republicans and Bush for the financial meltdown is that true?
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.gambling.poker/2008-09/msg10804.htmler/2008-09/msg10804.html
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/550868/201010191811/The-Cynically-Ruthless-Barney-Frank-Enabler-Of-The-Mortgage-Meltdown.htm201010191811/The-Cynically-Ruthless-Barney-Frank-Enabler-Of-The-Mortgage-Meltdown.htm
http://brokengovernment.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/did-republican-deregulation-in-the-90s-cause-the-mortgage-crisis/
No it was not Bush’s fault! Nancy you lie like the rug in my living room.
Second, does the Financial Bill that passed save jobs or protect Americans from bailing out Corporations in the future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPIvL0rox6c
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/apr/20/mitch-mcconnell/bank-bailouts-not-bill-liquidation/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/economy/sectors-mainmenu-46/3508-finance-reformy/sectors-mainmenu-46/3508-finance-reform
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_052110/content/01125107.guest.html_052110/content/01125107.guest.html
No it codifies bailouts and gives more power to the Executive Branch and the Federal Reserve to control and socialize capitalism. Nancy you lie like a rock in a gravel pit.
Now are Americans going to start seeing the positive effects of the numerous regulations being imposed on banks?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Say-goodbye-to-traditional-apf-1888087707.html
http://media.abcnews.com/GMA/story?id=6124377&page=1
Guess what Nancy you are attacking the wallets of people like my parents directly, who are senior citizens on a fixed income, that are not computer savvy and still pay all their bills with a checking account. Now they will pay more and have less income?
Why? Because of you and your Party’s constant meddling with the Banks and free markets. My parents and most Americans are not hurt by what Wall Street does but what our government does in over regulating (Financial Bill) underperforming (SEC Porn watchers) watchdog agencies.
You and the Democratic Party are not free market supporters! (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not for helping the average American! (LIE) You and the Democratic Party do not create jobs. (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not trying to expand the middle class. (LIE) You and the Democratic Party are not about fairness and you fail to mention that you and your husband are rich. (LIE) The Republican Party is the party of foreign money, PAC money, shady money and big business lobby money while the Democratic Party does not take those kinds of funds. (LIE)
America wake up and see that this woman and her Party is destroying this country! The Democrats are now out from behind the back curtains where they for decades only whispered their secret socialism.
Nancy unions have killed American jobs and the government’s Healthcare Bill, Financial Bill and Energy will continue to kill American jobs.
Nancy says outright when people have those jobs “we want them to bargain collectively. We want to pass the employer free choice act as well.”
Nancy and the Democrats are for killing American capitalism, unionizing the whole of America’s workforce, owning and dictating to banks, corporations and small businesses, increasing the cost of energy by stopping oil drilling, mandating to each citizen to buy health insurance or be fined and yet they are the friend and champion of the middle class?
Wake up America to the truth that has never been more plain and obvious to see. Democrats are responsible for what is wrong with America and you are responsible for both believing in their lies and giving them political control.
Stop blaming the politicians, the rich, the corporations, the free markets, the corruption of Washington and sitting on your electoral hands.
We the people have the power, we the people can save America, we the people, can save the middle class, we the people, can save our jobs, can save our freedoms from the politicians that have both ignored us and have forgotten for whom they work.
America’s Congressional House is a highly leveraged, morally and fiscally bankrupt property that should be condemned. If you want America to continue to crumble, vote for Democrats. If you want America to die as a Constitutional Republic, vote for Democrats. If you want capitalism and private property to be destroyed, continue to vote for Democrats and believe Nancy Pelosi's lies.
However if you love America and want to restore her house, repair her foundation and make her both solvent and exemplified in the neighborhood of the world then you must vote out the Democrats first come this November.
You must vote out both the (socialists) Democrats and the (Tax and spend) Democrats for this represents the foundation cracks in America's house. There will be time in the future to go after Republican that act like Democrats. (Rino repairs) Resolve yourself that the repairs will take time and many more elections but you as a citizen will commit to put America’s house back into working order as our forefathers intended.
America needs YOU to fix her house!
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