Bill Whittle on third-party voting

If you are thinking of voting for a third party presidential candidate, whether Gary Johnson or Jill Stein or Virgil Goode, etc.,
here's a 7½ minute video by Bill Whittle of PJTV explaining how voting-your-values will affect the election:

FINAL WEEKEND PUSH! Count On Coal

Tea Party Patriots continue to pound the pavement for liberty in Ohio. On Friday (tomorrow) and Saturday, there will be two more opportunities to go door-to-door canvassing.

Our friends at Count on Coal will be coming up with a busload of volunteers to join us again this weekend. Our focus areas will be Berea, Middleburg Heights, Seven Hills and several east side communities. Please join us for the following efforts:

Date: Friday (tomorrow/today), November 2nd
Time: Meet at 10 AM and canvass until 6 PM.
Meet-up location: Panera Bread, 6700 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131

Date: Saturday, November 3rd
Time: Meet at 9 AM and canvass until 6 PM.
Meet-up location: The 60 Plus Association / Brecksville Office, 7630 Chippewa Road, Brecksville, Ohio, 44141. Office is located behind the Shopping Plaza at the southeast corner of Chippewa Road (Route 82) & Brecksville Road (Route 21)

Even if you can just help for a few hours, please join us! It you are unable to walk, there are plenty of phone calls that still need to be made.

Spencer's October Surprise! Here's one future voter already getting out the vote!

Cleveland Tea Party Patriots does not endorse candidates, but we encourage all patriots to take action in campaigns and GOTV efforts. Here's a 30-second video of a ten-year old boy who is doing his part (h/t Monique)

Barack Obama Brilliant Economist

What everyone was thinking during the second debate in the 2012 Presidential Election.

THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER GOES IN THE TANK FOR SHERROD BROWN

According to Politi-Fact Ohio Sherrod Brown is a itty bitty liar, but Josh Mandel is a super size liar. 

Not that this is a shock to anyone that lives in Ohio or in the real world for that matter. Breitbart.com's WILLIAM BIGELOW writes:

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, which employed Sherrod Brown’s wife Connie Schultz from 2007 until she was caught filming Josh Mandel in 2011 at a Tea Party rally and subsequently resigned from the paper, has, shockingly enough, endorsed Brown in his Senate race. Schultz was ostensibly at the 2011 rally to report on it, but strangely enough, failed to mention in her column that Mandel spoke. It looked as though she used her job to snoop for her husband. After she was caught, she resigned.

 He then goes on to charge the left leaning organization Politi-Fact Ohio of fudging some of their so-called facts. Politi-Fact Ohio employs 12 Democrats and only 3 Republicans. The 3 editors of Politi-Fact Ohio are all Democrats. Click here to read the entire article.

Occupy The Truth The Lost Tapes

After twisting arms, numerous phone calls, technical glitches and various delays, I give to you without further adieu, Ralph King and Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots. They were speaking at the Occupy the Truth Rally in Cleveland, Ohio on 08-18-12.'

Ohio EPA running amok

Ohio EPA Director and Gov. Kasich need to hear from us

Governor Kasich's Ohio EPA Director is about to introduce new water regulations that are even more stringent than the Federal EPA's! This set of regulations would have a devastating effect on the coal industry, the fracking industry, municipalities and/or regional sewer districts with their own waste water treatment plants, infrastructure projects (road & sewer projects), development of any kind, etc.

The frustrating things is.... as we are out there talking about how President Obama & Senator Sherrod Brown's support of the EPA is causing our electric rates ad sewer bills to skyrocket because of over-restrictive EPA mandates ad regulation, Governor Kasich's Ohio EPA Director is trying to one-up them with stricter regulations.

Below are talking points and details about the new water regulation proposals as being discussed by the Ohio EPA. If you can take a few minutes and call Gov. Kasich's office, AND the Director of the Ohio EPA, Scott J. Nally, let them know that this rules package should be stopped in its tracks.

Scott J. Nally:

Phone: (614) 644-2782 ~ Fax: (614) 644-3184

Governor John Kasich

Phone: (614) 466-3555

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Water Quality Rules & Background Talking Points

Background:

·         Rule package has two sections, water quality standards and changes to 401 water quality certification program.

·         Water quality standards are regulations that set use designations and chemical standards for lakes, rivers, and streams. These rules contain use designations and the anti-degradation rule that set limits on certain types of discharges.

·         The 401 water quality certification program regulates filling of streams and wetlands with dredged or fill material

·         Both sets of rules have been proposed several times and discussed in depth for at least ten years

Basis for Rules:

·         Ohio EPA has never clearly stated why they are making significant changes to these administrative code sections:

·         Not mandated by US EPA

·         Not needed as part of the five year rule review

·         The proposed rules are significantly more stringent than US EPA requires under the Clean Water Act

Specific Concerns with Rules:

·         Rules propose a complicated tiered aquatic life use designation system that is overly complex, costly, and unnecessary

·         These rules unequivocally have more impact in certain parts of the state and will impact the coal industry heavily

·         Ohio EPA is grossly underestimating how many streams will be regulated as high quality waters under these rules, and consequently, Ohio EPA is significantly underestimating the impacts to Ohio's businesses

·         The testing required under rules is extremely costly and there are not sufficient numbers of qualified individuals in the State to conduct the sampling and analysis.

·         Rules add significant complexity, uncertainty and inconsistencies

·         This rule will eliminate jobs in Ohio and it will keep new investment from moving forward

·         Business Community Participation:

·         During Ohio EPA's work-group this summer, participation was very limited, and not all business groups had the opportunity to participate or have technical representatives at meetings of the work-group.

·         Ohio EPA did not consider information provided by the business community and in general summarily dismissed any input from the regulated community.

·         Ohio EPA refused to consider alternatives suggested by the business community

·         Ohio EPA assumes that it is the responsibility of the business community to prove the costs of a proposed rule.

·         Ohio EPA has not made a reasonable effort to determine the actual costs of the rules on the business community

Ohio does not need yet more government regulation.