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As our nation prepares to celebrate another Independence Day, many of us will also be exercising our rights of free speech in protesting the ever-increasing federal government intrusion into our lives.
The Examiner reports:
From coast to coast on 4th of July, Americans will be celebrating their independence with a new revolution. They will be attending TEA Parties (Taxed Enough Already) in the name of lower taxes – a response to the unprecedented spending by the Obama administration.
What began as a spur of the moment event at the end of February grew into a national revolt by the April 15th tax day. And now Americans of all political persuasions who believe in lower taxes for a stronger economy are planning their biggest TEA Party to date.
Trent Humphries is the organizer of the Tucson, Arizona TEA Party.
“You have to tip your hat in admiration to those groups who are able to hold an event on the 4th of July. It is a long, difficult slog to develop an effective event on a holiday, especially when City Halls and parks and Recreation departments are onto us this time around are becoming more stringent as to their requirements. The degree of difficulty has risen, but the abilities of our organizers is growing.”
Humphries says there are differences between the April 15th event and the Independence Day one.
“We will have about 20 candidates for state and local office as well as over a dozen political organizations and causes to have tables and booths at out event. We expect to have quite a number of people that have never even heard of the Tea Party to attend due to the amount of fun activities we have planned. That gives us the opportunity to put them before some of the best spokespeople for our cause, such as Tammy Bruce and Tabitha Hale. Should be a good time.” Conservative stand-up comic Stephen Kruiser, host of RFC Radio’s Planet Kruiser, will be emcee-ing the event.
Conservative pundit and Fox News regular Michelle Malkin will be speaking at the Dallas TEA Party, which will be packed with entertainment including internet comedian Steven Crowder.
Greensboro, NC will be having a more traditional Fourth of July cookout/TEA Party, with hot dogs and “good ole American apple pie.”
To find a TEA Party near you, cllick here.
Just a measure of scale, check out the nationwide map of known gatherings:
View the map here.
More to come later.
I am on a much needed vacation this weekend on the Gulf coast of Florida.
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Independence Day
By Beverly Hernandez
“By the middle of the 1700s, the 13 colonies that made up part of England’s empire in the New World were finding it difficult to be ruled by a king 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. They were tired of the taxes imposed upon them. But independence was a gradual and painful process. The colonists could not forget that they were British citizens and that they owed allegiance to King George III.”
“A “tea party” and a “Massacre” were two events that hurried destiny. Along with general unrest these events united the colonists. In 1767 a tea company in India, owned by England, was losing money. To save the company, England levied a tax on tea sold in the colonies in 1773. Partly as a joke, Samuel Adams and other Bostonians dressed up as Indians and dumped a cargo of the India Company Tea into the Massachusetts Bay. King George III did not think it was funny, nor did he lift the tax on tea. In the Boston harbor, British soldiers were jeered and stoned by colonists who thought the soldiers had been sent to watch them. The soldiers fired into the crowd and killed a few citizens. The colonists exaggerated the number killed and called it a massacre.”
Today… “At dusk, people in towns and cities gather to watch the fireworks display. Wherever Americans are around the globe, they will get together for a traditional 4th of July celebration!”
America carried on its tradition. Return of their hero’s came parades. I have watched old news reels from our great world wars parades. Even ones of civil war vets re-enacting staged battle scenes. Then marching together as proud Americans. Did that part of our heritage begin to decline after Korea ? And meet its death after Nam.
News recently whispered that our troops have left the cities of Iraq to stand-by outside if needed. Some training solders still assist. Iraqi people honored that day as symbol of their achievement and road to freedom. Their fourth of July.
How much of Iraqi people celebration did you see on T.V.? What words did Obama give to our solders who fought and died ? Will Obama’s speech tomorrow be inspiring and dedicated to what the 4th stands for, freedom.
I want blame Obama for not discussing how increased troops turned the war around. How Bush was right and he was wrong. He need not mention how he recently flew troops in pulling a Bush to try and turn around the war in Afghanistan. Nor need to point out how America had no intentions of keeping Iraq for its oil, since history proves we don’t follow that route.
Let’s just rebel at our tea party. And hope no more is necessary.
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Celebrate Independence Day
The History and Origin of Independence Day
By Beverly Hernandez
Palin resigns as governor; leaves plans secret
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As the Liberal Lefts MESSIAH goes to Russia to discuss nuclear disarmament here is an article that just surfaced from the Columbia magazine “Sundail” on 10 March 1983. The title of the article is “Breaking the War Mentality” and it’s author is of course the MESSIAH HIMSELF Barack Obama.You can find it at:
http://www.graphics8.nyti.....iginal.pdf
According to a ABC News Blog (5 July 2009) by Reporter Jake Tapper the White House Coordinator of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Secutity Arms Control Gary Samore said President Obama can bypass Senate Ratifacation of nuclear treaty.It’s entitled “US-Russian Negotiators Under Gun Might Bypass Senate Ratifacation of Nuclear Treaty” It can be found at:
http://www.blogs.abcnews......reaty.html
Yep the MESSIAH CAN DO ANYTHING SCREW THE CONSTITUTION!
DDMao,
You link to “Breaking the War Mentality” is not working, can you give me a short explanation about how to get to the pdf file? Sounds like some interesting reading.
Thank You in Advance
Kendale
DDMao,
On Obama’s 1983 Article. Hrmm. Well he talks about government spending on social programs rather than on the military. He talks about a school talking out of two sides of it’s mouth. He shows a strong interest in community organizations. He talks about disarming those with nuclear weapons and about being against nuclear energy. He talks about being against war.
I suppose those are interesting points to compare the things he writes about then, and the things he DOES now.
He is certainly still in favor of government spending on social programs, which was certainly a big movement by hippy protesters which I will agree on some points is negative for the economy and a waste of government spending, I’m not sure I’d say all of it is bad, but I’d have to give it some thought. I am for a smaller military and less military spending. I am not for having US troops stationed all over the world, I’d say that was a waste of spending. I understand the importance of actually having a military, but spending so much on it is sometimes, in my opinion, a bit of an excess.
I sometimes find Obama to talk out of both sides of his mouth as well, so I know you’d agree that he was certainly the pot calling the kettle black on that note. I agree, he did say a lot of things on the campaign and do the opposite after in office. I don’t recall him talking about socialized medicine on the campaign trail, but perhaps he did. The cap and trade issue is a good example of him talking out of both sides of his mouth.
I agree with him on community organizing. It proves to be a powerful way to rally people together to start from the ground up. It certainly has been working for Obama by bring people towards him by convincing people all over the states to create their own small groups working towards his agenda. It is amazing what he has done through email and websites to rally people. Even if this has not proved to be a positive thing due to his agenda specifics, it is in fact a extremely powerful way to bring people together. It’d be nice if people could do the same to bring about positive agenda’s. McCain used the same method yet it did not win him the election.
I don’t have a stance on nuclear energy, though I am certainly against nuclear weapons. I am interested in alternative energies, aka clean energies. I am not saying this to back the whole global warming idea, but it can not hurt the planet to use things that create less pollution. I do believe that pollution leads to health related issues, just ask anyone with a respiratory disease or problem.
I am certainly against war. I am all for talking things out before waring against counties. Many things can be talked out, war is not always the answer.
DDMao, what do you take from Obama’s 1993 Article?
DDmao,
I understand your concern about Obama created and signing in a treaty without the vote of the senate. I don’t know how long it takes for the US and Russia to come to an agreement, have the legislation drawn up, have the senate read it carefully and come to a decisions and then have it signed in.
Would it take so long that the previous 1991 treaty would expire before a new one is placed into affect? I don’t know. What if it does, then what must be done?
What would you suggest?
By the way, I am certainly NOT in favor of any president being able to sign something into LAW without a vote, how else do the people have power to vote against certain things?
Kendale………I’ll assume you googled the title,author,or source I gave in order to access the articles.My apoligies for not making it easier.
I know pretty much where you are coming from by now as you know where I’m coming from.Therefore I’m not going to get into a point by point discussion on the items you mentioned my posting the article wasn’t meant for that.The primary reason I posted the article is first NOTHING I MEAN NOTHING HAS BEEN SEEN OF ANYTHING PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS DONE PRIOR TO HIS COMING INTO THE SENATE.Also since he is on his way to Russia to negotiate an arms treaty we can get a pretty good idea where he stands on nuclear disarmament.
About the START treaty.PRIORITIES,PRIORTIES…..I believe it expires in December and President Obama,Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid want to get their social agenda through Congress so that is the main roadblock. This bunches forte is domestic policy afterall how do you keep the people happy and get re-elected but by promising things you can’t afford.What needs to be done? I assume they can have Congress vote to extend the current treaty in place as is until the new one is approved.They do that with budgets!This idea of not getting Congress O.K. was probably thrown out just to see what response it would get and then denied if all hell broke loose.The checks and balance system was put in place for a reason and the Executive branch THE PAST 15 YEARS seems to be taking more and more on there own and winging it.That is the purpose behind the second article.
Always good hearing your views……….DDM