Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Sign Glenn Becks "Open Letter to our Nation's Leadership" Petition
These principles come from an open letter to America that was sent from a listener to the Glenn Beck Program. Currently there are 152,751 signatures You can read & sign by clicking here.
(Click here to sign)Principles
I. Illegal immigration
I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal immigration.
II. TARP
I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.
III. Czars
I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.
IV. Cap and trade
The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.
V. Universal healthcare
I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow down!
VI. Growing government control
I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start there.
VII. ACORN
I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations.I do not trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.
VIII. Redistribution of wealth
No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? What do you have against shareholders making a profit?
IX. Charitable contributions
Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.
X. Corporate bailouts
Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band Aid? We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.
XI. Transparency and accountability
How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please try %u2011%u2011 please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.
XII. Unprecedented spending
Stop it now. Take a breath. Listen to the people.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Liberal Group creates Task Force "Bad Democrat" over Health Care
From The Hill --
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) e-mailed supporters on Tuesday asking for funds to take on Blue Dogs and other "bad Democrats."
"They betrayed us on this core Democratic issue," PCCC co-founder Aaron Swartz wrote. "It's payback time."
"Blue Dog Democrats are wholly owned subsidiaries of corporate America, and they will pay a political price back home for putting their corporate contributors ahead of their constituents who want reform," said PCCC co-founder Adam Green.
I don't know how much stock I would put in the fact that the Blue Dogs voted against the bill for a government run health care bill because they were really against it. A much more probable reason would be that they were given a pass from Pelosi or that they more fearful of losing their House seats and heard the Tea Party Patriots & 9.12ers at the Town Hall meetings. Being somewhat biased, I believe it to be the latter.
More important than why these Blue Dogs voted against the House Health Care Reform -- is that they did! For us, the TPP's & 9.12ers, this means we need to hold these votes against the government take over of our health care if any Bill comes out of the Senate. If this happens then we must counter in full force and go back to concentrating on the Blue Dog's to shore up their support against the bill.
We must let the Blue Dogs know that Pelosi & the Progressives can't help them! Why? Because it is the conservatives, and now increasingly more everyday, the moderate Democrats and Independents in their districts that are against the job-killing government forced health care that may or may not reelect them -- NOT Nancy Pelosi or the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Obama vs President Lincoln
From Facebook
President Obama once compared himself to President Lincoln and I do not see the comparison.
I am quoting the following powerful words from a book called "A Heart That Yearned For God" by G. Frederick Owen. You have the choice to continue reading wonderful information or chose to be a closed minded person and delete the following information, but I ask you to read.
President Lincoln's profound insight was shown in his "Ten Guidelines" not only went far in guiding him in administrative affairs, but also helped to stimulate the country's economic and social wellbeing.
Note the depth of wisdom couched in the ten lines:
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further brotherhood of men by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
My fellow American's that are the front line of our new's should stand for what is right, not for what is popular.
Now tell me where our President compares to Lincoln!
Thank you for taking the time to read.
Friday, November 27, 2009
The "Freedom" CD
Zerin Music
P.O. Box 56
Avon, OH 44011Cost is $10 plus $2 for shipping & handling. Make checks or money orders out to Zerin Music. Delivery time is less than 2 weeks.To help with our fundraising activities a portion of the sale from each CD purchased by our members will be donated to the Cleveland Tea Party Patriots. So be sure to write Cleveland Tea Party in the memo section of your check or money order.While Freedom is a great gift for yourself, don't forget the upcoming holidays -- a Freedom CD makes a perfect stocking stuffer!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving and Farm Relief & Freedom Relay Recap
Dear Fellow Tea Party Patriots,
Tea Party Patriots had our final stop in the Farmer Relief and Freedom Relay in Fresno, California. We had roughly 33 stops in 2 weeks around the country.
During these stops we raised awareness about the Copenhagen Climate Summit, the Cap and Trade vote in the Senate, and the water issues in the Central Valley of California. Besides only raising awareness, we also raised donations for the Farmers on Central Valley. We raised approximately $15,000 in cash donations to Saving the Valley, hundreds more in gift cards, and truckloads of canned foods and clothing.
You can click to watch a video recap of Sunday's closing event. We will have more links added to our website next week.
As you watch this video, realize what a difference you are making. You have made a difference in the lives of these farmers. You have made a difference to the local coordinators in California who have felt alone in their struggle. You have made a difference in lives of others around the country as they have seen how united we will work together to further our core values.
As the Relay was ending, we began to learn about the climate change cover-up. We are learning more and more that this is another tactic to increase taxes and take more control our lives. Senators are beginning to call for a Congressional nvestigation into this scandal. Watch for action alerts in coming weeks as we continue to work together to ask Congress to vote no on Cap and Trade and to turn the water in California back on.
Health Care will heat up again next week in the Senate.
The National Coordinator Team is working with Local Coordinators from around the country on what our next actions will be. We know Congress can hear us now but they are choosing not to listen. So, we are thinking outside the box. We have taken into account many of the ideas you have given us in the past few weeks. Watch for action alerts in coming days about what we are doing next.
As Thanksgiving draws near, we want to thank each and everyone of you for standing shoulder to shoulder with Americans from around the country to make our voices heard! You are the heart and soul of the tea party movement. As we give thanks tomorrow, the National Coordinators will be thankful to each of you for joining this movement and working to protect the future of our country. Thank you!!
You are the heart and soul of the Tea Party Movement. Thank you for promoting the causes of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets with us!
Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Debbie Dooley, Mike Gaske, Kellen Giuda, Ryan Hecker, Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, Sally Oljar, Diana Reimer, Billie Tucker, and Dawn Wildman