Take care and be safe.

If we identify any trying to get damaging interviews, I’ll just politely follow them around with the sign. It could be fun.

Does it worry you that those disparate agendas, dictated by disparate groups, might very well turn out to be contradictory? Boosting creationism in public schools is a far cry from getting the government out of the Peoples’ lives.

Repurblican on April 14, 2009 at 1:50 PM

the Govt. is in people’s lives with Education policy as it currently exist, they force only one theory on lifes beginnings to be taught. Its not proven science, its a theory. The Origin of Speicies stuff is pretty Crackpotish itself.

not to say that microevolution isn’t actual science, but these are two very different subjects.

Does it worry you that those disparate agendas, dictated by disparate groups, might very well turn out to be contradictory? Boosting creationism in public schools is a far cry from getting the government out of the Peoples’ lives.

Repurblican on April 14, 2009 at 1:50 PM

How so ? What if it is a segment of the american public that wants creationsism taught and not a governement agency.
Christians can and will advocate for whatever they want.
Even if it is taught at school it will not stop the teaching of evoultion.
I’m more worried about liberal provacators invading these tea partys and pretending to be (nazi’s racist) just to get on TV.
My guess is this is the only way CNN will cover this. Show some poser holding up a sign saying something very non pc.

Founding Father “Thomas Paine”
(portrayed by Dr. Bob Basso)

Greg Garrison
Garrison Show – WIBC radio

Kim Tabor
Singing our National Anthem

The Wright Brothers Band
Performing a patriotic melody

Frank Anderson
Independence Caucus

Our message is:

CONGRESS, REPEAL THE
STIMULUS PACKAGES NOW AND
UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR
WE WILL REPLACE EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS STARTING IN 2010

And this message was sent to everyone on the email list and any emails from the group always ends with this message.

Ordinary American on April 14, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Does it worry you that those disparate agendas, dictated by disparate groups, might very well turn out to be contradictory? Boosting creationism in public schools is a far cry from getting the government out of the Peoples’ lives.

Repurblican on April 14, 2009 at 1:50 PM

I don’t see the Tea Parties as the work of “disparate groups”, but rather as the work of individuals who at this point have many different reasons for their participation. Most people will have multiple concerns, many of which will overlap, but not all. I don’t think you can expect people to set aside issues that are important to them, whether it is small government or “creationism in public schools” (or the issue du jour pro or anti same sex marriage). Some issues will find broad consensus support across the country, other issues will have regional consensus support. Some will have no consensus support.

We need people putting out agenda suggestions (plural) for the future of our country (including a plan for how to get there) and see what ideas resonate with people. But I see that as separate from the Tea Parties.

I’ve only read a couple of your blogs, but it seems that you have some ideas about what you feel the agenda should be. I have some ideas as well, but if a significant number of people don’t share those ideas, it won’t make much difference.

Right now a number of political figures are trying to coopt the Tea Parties. I think the Tea Parties should remain grass roots events. I think the pot needs to simmer for a while before people will start to seriously think about the details of their concerns.

Maybe we could name it the TEA party…

So give up? Don’t do anything? Just watch America go down in flames without a fight?

Somebody obviously didn’t bother to read my post.

I’ll say it again very simply, just for you.

We are very quickly running out of chances to change things through nonviolent means. Our public indoctrination centers schools, along with a heavily slanted media are shouting louder and unteaching truth faster than we can counteract them. Thus there are ever fewer people who even know something is wrong. Worse, we may be officially classified as ‘terrorists’ or mentally unstable for daring to protest before long. So if the Tea Parties aren’t our final big shot they’re likely one of the last.

Finally, change through violent means has less than a snowball’s chance. Our forefathers had several advantages we wouldn’t get and they won only by divine providence and the skin of their teeth.

Dark-Star on April 14, 2009 at 1:49 PM

So give up? Don’t do anything? Just watch America go down in flames without a fight?

That’s the wishful thinking of the left wing.

The coming Tea Parties and the like are America’s Minas Tirith; we lose here, the rest will only delay the inevitable.

Dark-Star on April 14, 2009 at 1:49 PM

Nice, a LOTR analogy. Don’t agree that the Tea Parties are necessarily the last stand before the Orcan hordes, but I appreciate the reference nonetheless.

It is fine for the organizers of each Tea Party to set the agenda for the Tea Party meeting tomorrow, but ultimately the people involved will set the agenda for the movement, if this continues to build into a movement.

Ordinary American on April 14, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Does it worry you that those disparate agendas, dictated by disparate groups, might very well turn out to be contradictory? Boosting creationism in public schools is a far cry from getting the government out of the Peoples’ lives.

And if they don’t?
Not trying to bait you. I’d really like to know what our alternatives are.

SKYFOX on April 14, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Besides perhaps, a couple dozen Waco and Ruby Ridge repeats as patriots finally take up arms and lose valiently?

None. None whatsoever. The coming Tea Parties and the like are America’s Minas Tirith; we lose here, the rest will only delay the inevitable.

the irony of it is, if not for FDR allowing the myth to be cemented into the minds of the body politic for political expediance, they’d have a different view of things. Foreign and Domestic, that or they would just quit worshiping the Founders.

Special Providence

We have a large contingent of Paulites here, and I think they will probably be there, too.

The Founders didn’t forcefully disembark a ship full of tea because of gay marriage, abortion, God in schools, or anything beyond the right of self-determination

Welp… I agree… but part of “self-determination” is the right of local standards (states’ rights).

My thoughts at RushOn.org

You all are way behind on this. Modern Tea parties have their origins in the Patriot movement, they should not be shut out simply because the right refuses to acknowledge what the Patriot movement has been aware of for years.

Whether the right likes it or not, the Patriot movement knew this exact scenario would come to pass. They deserve all the props in the world instead of the scorn so many are rewarding them with. Unfortunately, more of what they’ve predicted will come to pass, I think only then will people on the right open their eyes to the direction that the country is headed. Everyone’s still stuck on the chessboard of right and left, and it simply blinds you to the overall, well organized plan.

If you simply place your faith in people like Rush and Michelle you will miss out on alot of information. They have something to contribute and I appreciate that, but they don’t provide the complete picture, just a portion of it.

I’m not a proponent of Alex Jones approach, I can’t stand his yelling, but he has contributed immensely to the alternative media. On this he gets as much props as anyone.

I’d like to see each group able to articulate a coherent, comprehensive philosophy of why they are present, what they agree on, and what are the different emphases that make Evangelicals distinct from Libertarians, for example.

Hard to do in practice, but it’d be nice to pull that off.

amerpundit on April 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Ah. Now I get it.

Repurblican on April 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM

They’re talking about the link to your post on the main page. The author it lists is “Republican”.

The Founders didn’t forcefully disembark a ship full of tea because of gay marriage, abortion, God in schools, or anything beyond the right of self-determination and right to not be taxed without their interests represented,

They would have if those sick principles were in play back then which they were not. The founders were godly people. If Gay marriage, abortion and making a law against God in school had been actual agendas, heads would have rolled.

Just joking with you guys, you don’t have to worry about Hotairisms of the Day.

Yet…. lol.

However, There are a few exceptions on the Dem side and these need to be encouraged and supported, even when that means opposing RINOs on the general. This is not a party issue; it’s a fiscal sanity issue.

Who is REPUBLICAN?

pseudonominus on April 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM

Repurblican? An anonymous writer for the Green Room.