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Skousen is a Mormon, which might be part of the reason why Glenn Beck is floggin it, which is the whole reason it’s #3 on Amazon (that is, because Beck’s been floggin it).

It’s a good book. It should be required reading for every 10th grader.

Akzed on March 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM

I’ve seen many Good Mormons (myself one) who hold the constitution as a divine document (when it was written. None of this ‘living document’ crap). Joseph Smith himself had the same opinion (there’s a section in the Doctrine and Covenants on the subject). Any Mormon worth his salt holds the principles of Liberty as Sacred, Immutable laws.

And I am one of them!

P.S.:fixed a spelling error for you.

Liberals are supposed to not trust the govt or regulations. The Democrat party and liberals are no longer real liberals, they believe in a nanny state, hence he term statist. From the interviews I have heard/seen so far, he goes through the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and explains exactly why these documents say what they say. Real libs should hate Obama.

If you like Obama’s policies, you have to believe that there is no corruption nor will their ever be any corruption in the govt.

These Tea Parties are a waste of time. What is their purpose? What effect do they have on the enemy? What effect do they have on the rest of the population? They change nothing in Washington. They have no effect on policy. They have absolutely no ability to prevent or change the enemy’s actions. For example, when was the last time you ever saw an anti-war protest change the minds of anyone? When was the last time a PETA event changed the way you or your friends lived? These things are wasted efforts.
Success is found in changing the culture. He who controls the culture controls the way a society runs.

While I think you’re correct that the battle must be fought first in the culture before we can hope to affect policy, Send_Me, I think you underestimate the influence that protests like these Tea Parties can have. For instance, consider the anti-war protests you mentioned: true, they have no measurable effect, but then again, they’ve been going on for years, getting lots of press, and WHO’s controlling the culture now? Who’s ideas have permeated the culture? Who just won yet another election? The anti-war crowd. Their persistence paid off over time, because they drew enough attention to cause their ideas to be discussed and eventually become accepted in the wider culture. Protests rarely lead to actual policy changes, but their cultural effect, when they are large and carried out over a long period of time, is undeniable.

Of course, the Tea Parties may never achieve such levels if people are being told that they’re pointless. Rather than discouraging people from support and participation, which deprives conservatives of yet another weapon with which to fight the liberal culture, perhaps we should encourage and cheer them on. Besides, we on the Right have been doormats for so long, I’d take an ineffective protest over complacent inaction any day.

See ya’ll on April 15th!

Look at the book that is #3 on Amazon behind Levin’s #1…something’s happening here

lukespapa on March 25, 2009 at 6:08 PM

The 5,000 Year Leap, published 1981. I read it 25 years ago and when I heard it was so high up on Amazon I dusted it off and am almost through it again.

Skowsen is a Mormon, which might be part of the reason why Glenn Beck is floggin it, which is the whole reason it’s #3 on Amazon (that is, because Beck’s been floggin it).

It’s a good book. It should be required reading for every 10th grader.

Just put in my order for Levin’s book–I’m looking forward to reading it.

Matt Helm on March 26, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Ditto!

Excellent response.

Barry is a Chicomm of a different bent… Chicago communist

phreshone on March 25, 2009

Love it. Consider it stolen.

A Tea Party? Indeed.

maleman on March 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM

That is what King George Three Sticks said, too. INDEED.

Send_Me on March 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM

I will try to answer your questions

What is their purpose?

Their purpose is to draw attention and awareness to an specific issue in our culture.

What effect do they have on the enemy? What effect do they have on the rest of the population?

The answer to these questions depends on how successful the protest is. They could depress the enemy, they could motivate them, or they might have no effect at all. Educating a 16yr old as to what will happen to her child if she goes into a planned parenthood “clinic” might save a life. On the other hand standing in a crowd with a sign might not convince anyone of anything. Sometimes public protests can backfire and actually drain public sympathy for a cause.

Public protests can also be a way to organize political resistance. There should be Republicans who are running for office at these tea party protests showing solidarity with these outraged Americans. The RNC should be there registering people to vote.

Protest is a tactic that has been part of the political system in The United States since before it’s founding. The famous Boston Tea Party was one of the first political protests waged against the British. It was also an act of vandalism and the destruction of private property. After the government was formed it became agreed that protests must be peaceful and lawful; a rule not always obeyed. I would say that public protest is a part of the “culture” you claim is the key to change. It’s part of a free society. For the last 40yrs public protests have been a tactic used more by the left than the right. I tend to agree with you that the influence that most of these demonstrations has been, for the most part, negligible. But history tells me not to underestimate the power of rabble-rousing either.

INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:20 PM

I’m sooo glad to see this. PEOPLE NEED TO READ!

I just got Levin’s book tonight, and if I didn’t have to sleep, I would have finished it in one setting… it’s fabulous!

Glenn Beck quoted Harry Truman the other day: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” That’s the key if we want to win the country back. The Statists have no argument… only emotions. Emotions can only be defeated with reason. We need to inform ourselves, our family, our friends, and our neighbors like never before.

I’ve been trying to read a little at least every night. It’s hard because, the fact is, I’m lazy, but I don’t lose easily, and I’ll be damned if I lose a debate with an Obama-bot this next election.

I found a WONDERFUL FREE online resourse for classic conservative books: http://oll.libertyfund.org/
It has the full text (pdf) of over a thousand books on liberty and capitalism. Reading a computer screen is tiresome, but you can read chapters of books and decide if it is worth buying the actual paperback. If you have a Kindle, you can read the pdf on it. Again… entire, digitized books… FREE!

I would highly recommend starting with the essay, “The Forgotten Man” from William Graham Sumner’s The Forgotten Man and Other Essays [1876], on which Amity Shlaes bases her own book.

I am a bit skeptical about the efficacy of these Tea Parties. Our politicians don’t seem to give a hoot about what people think (exhibit I: Porkulous) but I guess it is better than doing nothing.
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 8:28 PM

These Tea Parties are a waste of time. What is their purpose? What effect do they have on the enemy? What effect do they have on the rest of the population? They change nothing in Washington. They have no effect on policy. They have absolutely no ability to prevent or change the enemy’s actions. For example, when was the last time you ever saw an anti-war protest change the minds of anyone? When was the last time a PETA event changed the way you or your friends lived? These things are wasted efforts.
Success is found in changing the culture. He who controls the culture controls the way a society runs. If the culture is bent on socialism, then no tea party will prevent their desire for socialism. If you change the culture to want liberty, to want rule of law, to want capitalism, then the people will demand it from their government.
Culture is the key, and the key to changing culture is education. I implore you to at least consider removing your children from public schools. Secondly, make the effort to affect your sphere of influence. Talk with your neighbors who don’t care or don’t know much about what’s going on in the world. Take the time to educate them. Lastly, turn off the TV and read good books. Why let the MSM pollute your home? Don’t let it.
Like I say: Culture, not Tea Parties, is the key.

INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:23 PM

+1! Whenever I get too frustrated with the Obamination and his ilk, I try to think of Elijah as well.

They’ve been sitting there for a couple of months now. No buyers.

INC on March 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM

I’ve noticed that, as well…………

………… “over exposed” comes to mind, plus job non-performance.

………. the sound of the printing presses printing The Great One’s book.

Seven Percent Solution on March 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM

I’m sure that someone is kind of surprised at the bestsellers at Amazon right now.

I wonder if Axelrod is going to call Soros and ask him to buy a few hundred million copies of Dreams of my Father.

Which reminds me, a local grocery store still hasn’t sold out of all those commemorative inaugural editions of magazines. They’ve been sitting there for a couple of months now. No buyers.

Case closed.