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What next for budding Tea Party movement?
There were “hate-mongers” at the Tea Parties on Wednesday.
We have to have another Tea Party soon!! I’ll help any way I can for the Michigan patriots!
Remember to follow up.. write your government representatives, at every level, and let them know you’re tired of government squandering & the prospect of rising taxes.. demand fiscal conservativism, responsibility and accountability..
“This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis (1890-1958)
BOYCOT BOYCOT BOYCOT FOX “24″ ADVERTIZERS!!!! LET THEM KNOW WHY………….BECAUSE OF “Janeane Garofalo” AND HER GARBAGE MOUTH FULL OF HATE AND UNTRUTH!!!!
loved the madison, wisc. pix of “Liberty” w/multi teabags held in her hand!
I’m a little teapot short and stout ,here is my handle here is my spout. When I get all steamed I scream and shout,”The taxes are unfair,I want them out.”
I have been employeed since1976 and have always paid into the tax system.I want to be able to excercize my right to free speach in a protest without being harrased for non tax issues(ie;sexual reference of tea bagging or racism) it’s the taxes and unfairness. I also have the right to state I am a Christian and wil do so. I am eager to make my concerns known. Times need to be set up to accomadate those of us who work and pay taxes so we can keep the country running and still raise our voices in protest, but not while we are on the clock.
to add to John’s list - -
11. No amnesty nor benefits to illegals. Enforce our immigration laws. As O said when talking about torture of detainees, we must “apply the rule of law”.
We need to now make a BIG push for the Fair Tax .
What’s the next step? Here’s something that can help and it can be done on May 16th.
I am hoping that all TEA party organizers organize a TEA party on May 16th - nationwide TEA parties in solidarity to support California in their efforts to stop Prop 1A from passing (which would extend our taxes for more years.
If other states come out in solidarity with CA and at the same time exposing possible similar legislation and taxes being proposed in their cities, counties, states, etc. in large numbers, then WE the people can override the millions our Governor and Unions are spending to get this passed in California and in effect send a message to their own government officials.
Please pass it on. California needs you as does any state that is passing these huge tax increases.
Thanking you in advance,
Rene Calhoun
P.S., Another website posting numbers is Red State: http://www.redstate.com/raven/2009/04/15/tax-day-tea-party-numbers.
We need somehow to get the numbers matching up.
My suggestion is to hold the next tea party with a few people at the homes of our representatives with appropiate sinage.
I am putting a boycott together. Give me a few more days.
Go to unifythepeople.org over the weekend-it should be done
( I would get it done sooner but I have to go to work to support the 50% of the people in this country who sleep till noon)
Go to this site. I am trying to get the head of Tea Party interested.
I am focused on how we can control our politicians using
PRE-ELECTION AGREEMENTS
I have a number of people looking at it now and will be starting chapters soon.
The link below will show you the Tea Party in Crystal Lake and Cary Illinois. Everyone was nice and the traffic was waving and tooting their horns in support of less Government and Less taxes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmHARnVsmtA
It was obvious to me that the Silent Majority is ready to speak at the next Election!!
Why the Tea Party Movement?
The Tea Party movement started as a grassroots effort and has grown into a solid public condemnation for the continued government growth through massive irresponsible spending, out of balance taxes and out of control deficit. Until the public is heard and there is a response that heeds the public message, the Tea Party Movement will continue to grow. The top 10 talking points, that response to “Why the Tea Party Movement?”, are as follows:
1.)The previous and current government has and continues to spend beyond their means. Response: Stop the irresponsible Spending and start cutting unnecessary costs and programs. Do not increase government size, reduce it.
2.)The current Congress and Administration has forced and pushed through, during an economic crisis, the Stimulus and Omnibus Bills that were littered with billions dollars of earmarks and unnecessary spending. Response: Reveal and Repeal all earmarks and unnecessary spending from both Bills.
3.)The Administration’s 2010 Budget is fiscally irresponsible during an economic crisis and will drive our country into bankruptcy. Response: Slow down and deliberate any policy changes that will cost future generations. Do not allow billions of dollars of place holders for policy issues like, Universal Healthcare and Energy Policies, without detailed plans. Reduce the inflation/growth factor to 4%, not 8%.
4.)The Administration’s claim that they are cutting taxes for 95% of the public is a lie, because 35% to 40% don’t pay taxes. Their claim should be called what it is, Welfare. Response: Develop a Fair Tax policy before the Bush tax cuts lapse.
5.)The Administration has a policy of “Don’t Waste a Crisis”. Response: It is outrageous that any President and Congress should use the Economic meltdown and crisis to push through policy and ideology changes that should require public debate and deliberations. Slow Down!
6.)The bail out of Wall Street and the financial institutions has been mismanaged, by the previous and current Administrations and it is undergoing a cover up of the real cause and reasons for the economic crisis. Response: Require an Independent Counsel Investigation that does not allow the Administration, Congress or Wall Street to control the findings.
7.)Using mirrors to explain away the previous Administration’s record deficits, by saying they are cutting the deficit in-half in 4 years, but really adding 3 times the deficit over the next 10 years is irresponsible. Response: Require real transparency not rhetoric and accounting gimmicks.
8.)The Administration is micro managing private corporations, including Wall Street and the domestic Auto Industry. Response: Get out of the way of the private sector and the free market. Allow the market to correct itself, through bankruptcy and re-organization. Provide and effectively manage the regulations and oversight that the public expects and demands.
9.)The Federal Reserve is not a government entity; it is a private financial institute that controls our country’s money supply and could be responsible for the financial manipulation of the economic crisis. Response: Pass Congressional Bill HR-1207 that requires an audit of the Federal Reserve.
10.)The Congress has become a “good old boy/girls club” and not responsive to the people. Response: Demand term limits that total eight years for Senators (2 terms) and Representatives (4 terms).
So, when is the next one?
It can’t stop now… it can NEVER stop.
those of you who are old enough to remember the carter administration know why Reagan was elected. After he was elected, the fight was dropped. That was the biggest mistake that sensible people in this country have ever made. KEEP THE MESSAGE OUT THERE. If EVERY lousy member of congress is thrown out, and in 4 years we get a new president, the fight is STILL not over. It can NEVER be over. It’s too risky to make that kind of mistake again.
I’m 63. I retired in February of this year. I’m a Veteran of Vietnam and I can’t work anymore due to military service related issues. In my years on this earth I have never seen politicians conduct themselves in the way that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, George Bush, Chuck Schumer, Barney Frank and many others do today. They act as though they are powers unto themselves. They are unresponsive to the people of this country!
I attended two Tea Parties on 4/15/09. I saw all kinds of people there - rich, poor, black, white, Democrat, Republican and many others. This idea has caught the imagination of millions nationwide. We have to keep up the pressure!
Taxes and spending are the issues that seem to be driving this movement but I suspect that beneath those issues is ILLEGAL immigration, Obama’s disdain for the American way, the conduct of the politicians I mentioned earlier, our President’s non-response to the North Korean missile launch and to Iranian belligerance along with a whole host of other issues.
I’m an Independant and right now I’m wary of both major parties because the Democrat Liberals are trying to say that we are a bunch of disgruntled Republicans who are angry because they lost the election and the Republicans seem to be cooperating with them by attempting to co-opt this movement.
This is a PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT! Whatever our political affiliations might be in our other lives they are not part of this movement. This movement comes from the very HEART and SOUL of the American People! We love freedom, we love our country and we are tired of being manipulated and oppressed by politicians!
make that 706,301 and still climbing…
as of this moment PJTV has the total nationwide attendance
at 703,976. It is larger every time I check.
If the attendance total is missing from your tea party listed there,
you can enter it at : tpattend@gmail.com
Thanks!
Would anyone care to save a little money and stop buying from the advertisers on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC ECT…? Does a national boycott sound unreasonable? An anti spin - anti spend!
Just checked the Rasmussen Polls of the Tax Day Tea Party…maybe the msm didn’t “see” us, but someone sure did. Check the results(copy & paste…she’s a long url):
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/51_view_tea_parties_favorably_political_class_strongly_disagrees
We Rocked ‘Em!!!
I am with you Steve, 4th of July in the Mall.
To keep the momentum until the next Tea Party a group could draft a Letter of Discontent addressed to each member of Congress and the President from “We the People”. The document should contain some of the major areas of discontent like spending, indebting our children, ignoring the constituion and individual freedoms, etc. The letter should put them on Notice that their political careers are at stake and carefully worded would give no opportunity for the media to misrepresent it as they did the Tea Parties. The letter can be another form of solicitation to gather many more supporters and expand the contact files for future actions. This could draw millions of people if done right and pushed by friends like Hannity, Beck and others. Not everyone can come to events but a simple letter can easily be forwarded and participated with electronically.
We need an IMMEDIATE MARCH ON SENATOR MIKE ENZI AND REP BILL DELAHUNT. MAYBE THEY DIDN’T SEE THE PROTEST. BUT NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT A TAX ON INTERNET SALES. MAYBE WE NEED TO FOCUS DIRECTLY ON THE POLITICIANS AND MARCH WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING STUPID LIKE THIS. AGAIN THEY AREN’T LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE. CUT YOUR SPENDING ! QUIT TAXING US.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/20/here-comes-the-internet-sales-tax-grab/
Politicians should have reasonable pay, and live under the same pension / social security/ health care systems we all do. That would be a start !!!!! Give them a taste of the real world
cnn&msnbc boycott
We need a declaration of principles to capture the views behind the tea parties. These need to be clear and concise, and they need to be broadly disseminated. The one thing we should avoid is to have too many competing messages that dilute and diminish our voice. I think the messages ought to be:
1. limit government as described in the constitution.
2. roll back spending to achieve a balanced budget
3. stop promoting class warfare; institute a fair tax.
4. term limits for Congress
Viewers of 24 need to find out who is advertising on 24 and mention to these advertisers how insulted you might be by Garofolo’s ignorant, rude and witless comments and that they might have an effect on your buying habits??
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AFTER the “Tea Party” April 15th
Individual patriots are aching for some ACTION they can do personally! Many authors and media personalities promote broad-brush, macro-ideas, and general philosophy. Citizens want specific impact (metaphoric pitch fork) activity they can engage in. Obviously, researching (beyond the lame-stream media) and voting on the issues, not personalities, is the number one task.
Every government entity has a building program; their mis-management is legendary and exemplifies their malfeasances. The law provides that public agencies (school board, city council … etc) allow any attendee of an official meeting to address the proceedings. Form a posse, show up at a meeting, and challenge elected members to read the book.
Search on-line for:
Construction Budget Management by Richard Lingensjo
the blueprint to initiate a reduction in the size of government. This book is not the sanitized bean-counter version, rather, the universal antidote for those perpetrating PC deception. This work has the caustic ingredient necessary to penetrate the bureaucracy.
Expect some ORWELLIAN moments.
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I reported Keith Oberman to the FCC for the obscene coverage on Countdown. I suggest everybody does the same.
We need nonstop tea parties across the country. We also need a way to show every American. The Obama deception movie on you tube we all need to work at showing this movie to everybody we know encourage friends and family anybody you talk to to watch the movie. The Obama deception.
What you said is so important. They will be able to stop all drilling and just go from there. Please post this at different blogs.
Thanks
I think our first action should be getting legal direction on pursuing term limits for our national representatives. This would effectively “vote out” all of the politicians that have gotten our country into this fiscal mess and place real “in touch” Americans back in D.C. Personally, I’d have no problem speaking to people at WalMart or Target about why we need to get the professional politicians out of Washington. Heck, we could even make it retroactive (i.e., effective immediately) since the gang in D.C. doesn’t seem to mind placing unconstitutional retroactive laws upon the rest of us!
In that light, has anyone ever compiled the data showing:
-Net worth of Senators and House Representatives going into office and the millions they’ve accumulated by retirement?
-How much is their government salary?
-What are all of their perks?
-What is their health care plan?
-What is their retirement plan?
-Is it true they get to place any remaining/accumulated campaign funds into personal bank accounts at retirement?
Getting the facts would definitely help us in obtaining the signatures!
This has nothing to do with having a black president. Color is no object in our
country any longer and it should not be anyway. We the people just need to
step up to the plate, stick together as hard working Americans and take controll of our country back. We have been lied to and cheated to long enough. One
person (Obama) is not going to be able to bring this country back to where it
should be. It is going to take all of the middle class, hard working Americans to
stick together and make our voices heard. We are the ones that have held this
country together for centuries. Let’s make it happen!
I agree we need more, this is only a beginning. July 4th would be a very appropriate day for another nationwide tea party. We the people…
I went to the Dixon, Ill Tea Party and was very surprised that at least 300 people were there. I really wish thousands would of showed up but the Liberal news was hard at work here, saying we were all red neck types and this was alot of angry white people showing our extreme anger at having a black president! What was really funny was there were Black people and Hispanic people and lots of Veterans, I truly hope this is just a beginning! Mercedes, Oregon Illinois
Liberals have a hard time (or so they claim) of understanding how or why conservatives would protest out-of-control government spending, limitless taxes, and government over-regulation. So I thought I would put together an analogy they (progressives) could understand: Imagine you’re getting ass-raped, a 6 inch cock may be acceptable even pleasurable for you…..but at what point does it become unacceptable 12….maybe 18 inch, balls deep?
My husband and I were at the Manchester NH Tea Party. What we saw and heard were Americans tired of all the insane behavior that is happening in our government. It was a peaceful rally, it was real Americans standing up for there rights. They were Americans of all colors and I would say of all different backgrounds, and of all different ages. I was most happy to see so many young people there. These were not just conservative republican ,as we are not republicans. We are very sad and outrage at the behavior of the people who are suppose to be up holding our constitution.
I for one will not stand by and watch our freedom be taken away, we must as a country stand up to it. We need to be heard as a people for the people and by the people. Our local governments are going the same route as our Federal government Again this needs to be stop. Now how do we do it?
Oh and by the way for the actress that was on TV saying that all the people at these rallies were racist. I voted for Allan Keyes in the NH primary when he was running for President. Does she even know who he is, I doubt it.
We must not lose momentum and we need to show the mainstream media who really wears the pants. Pelosi needs put to pasture and chew on her own cud. Please post video of her upsurd comments about the Tea Parties. I’m from a small Midwest town that someone planned on very short notice. We had 2000 people show up and was a very peace loving bunch of concerned citizens. More would have come had they known. We agree both parties have caused this and we need to clean house. One World government is coming and Americans have slept through it. The elected officals have been position with time and money over years. You better start to educated your self on where these people who run this country come from. Go and look at all the famous Harvard Grads and the positions they have held is this country. It will shock you! Get wise to the controlled media and what they what you to hear. As for me I plan to continue at all Tea Parties or what ever they what to call them. Stand up for your rights and the key is to stay UNITED. Once they seperate us we are doomed. Banned together in a chain and stand up for what are fore fathers so wisely formed. The CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES!
Garofalo’s comments. I’m sure all our blood was boiling when the so called actress from the FOX show 24 made her comments with Keith Olbermann. In her opinion everyone that attended the tea parties are “tea bagging rednecks, white supremacists…idiots,” and worse. This is a perfect opportunity to show we are united and Tea Party day was not just a flash in the pan. We do have power, ultimately in the voting booth, but until then our consumer dollars speak louder than words. MSNBC itself doesn’t care, but the sponsors of Olbermann and 24 do. If they are inundated with letters and emails voicing our displeasure and threatening to boycott their products they will take notice. In the 1980s the TV show “married with Children” was almost taken off the air because one housewife wrote to sponsors. Image what will happen if hundreds of thousands write! I encourage everyone to write the SPONSORS of 24 and advertisors on MSNBC. Show them we will not be insulted by people they sponsor. Be direct, forceful but respectful and by no means insinuate in anyway anything violent. Hit them in the pocketbooks and they will listen!
More rallies- great idea, however, let’s do it on a weekend so all of the fortunate people who are working can also attend. We missed a lot of people, I believe, due to that situation. Washington DC sounds like a great idea. Hopefully leaders will emerge that will plan future activiies and coordinate across the nation.
Hey everybody, Iwent to a tea party because I was armed with information. That that I read about and heard about and sorted through the facts. Lets take opportunity to POLARIZE the moment. Let this be the time that we EDUCATE and inform our fellow AMERICANS and let them sort through the FACTS. Lets use information that we have aquired to fill in blanks on a daily basis. THis not just momemt but a MOVEMENT. I do it matter of factly on a daily basis and it is amazing how many people want to know more. People dont understand whats going on because the media that they are watching or reading is not telling them the WHOLE story or the HISTORY of the story. So let us be the ones to inform and educate about the facts to ALL REGARDS JON
Everyone near Lexington Ky come to Applebee’s Park (Lexington Legends baseball stadium) TODAY 4/18 from 11.00 - 2.00. Tax day might be over but the Tea Parties are just beginning. Louisville, Cincinnati & Northern Ky. Eastern and Southern Ky come on over! The organizers have put together a family friendly event and the weather should be terrific. See you there
We need to organize more rallies. May 16th is National Armed Forces day. That would be a wonderfully apt day to continue to make our voices heard.
Yes. The party must continue and it needs to go to DC. But, not just a march on the lawn. Rather, march in the streets and shut the city down. Then the politicians will see that “we the people” are the ones that make the decisions.
A Million Man Tax March in D.C. needs to be planned! Imagine the sight of the National Mall filled with tax protesters from the Lincoln Memorial to the steps of the Capitol!
Well it’s official. The EPA has ruled (based on junk science) CO2 is DANGEROUS GAS and if Congress doesn’t regulate it, they will!
This a BIG BLUFF on the part Polosi/Obama and the EPA. The last thing Polosi/Obama and the EPA want is a lawsuit against the EPA ruling and have return to the Supreme Court. Science and the facts is not on their side. CO2 does not drive the climate.
Polosi/Obama and the EPA need this CO2 cap and trade Scam in order to pay for their over spending
We better start sending a clear massage to Congress
NO CO2 TAX/CAP AND TRADE
NO CO2 REGULATIONS.
CO2 TAX/FEE = NEW TEA TAX!
The above mentioned video (how Obama got elected .com)
shows what we are up against. WE must re-educate fellow Americans.
Freedom lives in the Heart. The Mind must protect and defend it.
This is a MUST see for everyone who cares about what is happening to our country. When I saw this it made me sick.
http://howobamagotelected.com/media-malpractice-research.asp
Here are a couple of favorable commentaries on the Tea Parties:
Let The Revolution Begin
Tax Day Battle of 2009
Please, at Free Republic we are trying to get a total count of the cities and numbers. We are up to 665,000 already and haven’t scratched the surface. We have a count for Charleston, WV, Clarksburg, Huntington and Morgantown, but we need a count for Martinsburg, Parkersburg, Beckley and Charles town, WV. Anybody?
We need more tea-parties great to see the people stand up to OVER taxation and no-representation
how about July 4th
Please find and put the Nancy Pelosi comments on the Tea Parties on this site. They are beyond egregious! Nancy deserves a rally strictly in her honor and strictly to expose how hideously wrong she is about this (and probably everything else she looks at through her SanFran colored glasses). Unbelievable! Her mind is so narrow, it’s practically invisible!