Short of resorting to violence as was done by Shays’ Rebellion (Massachusetts over taxes/corruption-1786) or the Battle of Athens (Tennessee over corruption-1946), we need to convince congress to turn around and support the majority of citizens who do not want this spending and the now obvious corruption with the unlawful government intervention with GM in favor of the UAW, not the bond holders. But as you may have noticed, in general, the people in congress have no backbone and have a herd mentality. So they must be given a backbone by seeing polls or demonstrations that are powerful and have meaning.

The 6 Tea Parties I have attended, have helped some with a tiny bit in organizing and have made two speeches at them, are still not getting through to those who supposedly represent us. As Senator Specter has demonstrated so well, they only fear not getting re-elected. As we see, so many in congress place ego, party and then country in that order as their priorities. So I suggest that we start making them uncomfortable in that regard; we begin picketing their local offices and make sure that the media knows and covers it. This would be following the tactics of MLK. And if that doesn’t work, peaceful sit-ins would follow.

There are many organizations one can join to push for direct action such as the 912 Project, the Tea Party Patriots, the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, the Campaign for Liberty and others. You may find them, as I have, not too willing for such direct action, but as I remind them the election is 18 months off and a lot can happen to our country in that time. Look what has already happened in 3 months. Or one can go it alone as I contemplate.

If MLK could defeat the Southern Democrats with such tactics, why can’t we use those very same peaceful tactics from the civil rights movement to ensure our rights and economic freedom by defeating or converting the Leftist Progressive Democrats. We owe that to future generations, just as the brave Greatest Generation saved us from fascism.

And I’d love to see a post from the good doctor on what we as individuals can do to help turn the tide.

I don’t have faith in the American people to turn this around – aka: Carter > Regan. In fact, for most, I don’t think they would want too.

As a nation, we’re lazier than we were when Carter messed things up and most now are looking to get something for nothing – which is exactally what Obama promises.

It use to be that the United States was the land of opportunity. Now, people don’t care about “opportunity”. It’s too much work to take advantage of.

It’s a trite and worn saying but we’ve become a nation of people who have been given fish for too long rather than being taught how to fish. With the lazy, “give-me” culture we have now, Regan would never had been elected.

My husband and I are working damn hard to make sure our children aren’t indoctrinated… We’ve only just begun the fight we have to recruit others. That is why I’m sending this post to everyone I know. During the election I fought hard for McCAin Palin and had only few successes but now months later people who wouldn’t listen to me then ask me questions out of concern now. That is why I try to stay on top of things and this site…when not taken over by trolls… is wonderful for information.

So is ACORN and the expanded AmeriCorps part of that force? So will there be a US as we knew it a year ago when we have elections in 18 months?

amr on May 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM

There is no doubt in my mind that ACORN is to Barack Obama … what the RED GUARD was to Mao during the cultural revolution.

People need to study carefully the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960′s – because Obama is executing a more stealthy version of it here – and Acorn right now are his “troops”.

The Red Guard did their business by dragging people out of their homes, accusing of them of crimes, tearing up their property, and shipping them off to communes.

Obama’s Acorn Guard is doing their business by harassing executives (which is not new for them) … doing opposition research on those who oppose Obama, and filing lawsuits.

I believe that SOMEWHERE in the maze of ethics complaints lodged against Sarah Palin is money from Acorn. Money that came from we, the taxpayers, and delivered to Acorn by Obama.

I’m amazed that Americans haven’t revolted against Obama based on his support for Acorn alone. It’s not like Acorn isn’t already flooded with charges of voter registration fraud. So why are we giving millions of dollars to a corrupt organization.

And where are the people standing up to tell the Acorn story – the facts about what Acorn has done to intimidate banks and executives over the years? Why wasn’t anyone outraged when an Acorn-sponsored group went out to intimidate the AIG executives at their homes?

What does it take people – to get you to stand up? Do you think that the Acorn army will “skip” over your house?

So is ACORN and the expanded AmeriCorps part of that force? So will there be a US as we knew it a year ago when we have elections in 18 months?

A colleague and I met with a vendor last week. This guy was a major organizer for Obama’s campaign and his wife works for the DNC. He started out last week’s meeting by announcing the he’d just been to some kind of Organizing for America function and was pleased that over 200 local folks attended. He then tried to get us both to commit to attend an upcoming event. Point #1: it pisses me off that any vendor would sit down at a BUSINESS meeting in a client’s office and start talking politics… it’s not what you were hired to do for us a**hole. Point #2: my colleague and I are both conservatives, which makes his attempts to solicit us even more irritating. When I ignored his exciting bit of news [snort] and tried to focus on business, he looked at me and said “You don’t want to be left behind when this movement sweeps the nation, do you?” Yes, as a matter of fact, I do want to be left behind. I know a brown-shirt when I see one.

I’m just waiting until the California Legislature writes a bill making it difficult or even illegal to move out of the state into a lower tax state.

Socialism CAN’T exist in this country for long. It has to change this country into something different. The Constitution, even with liberal judges on the Supreme Court can’t make socialism work. Eventually people will want to move to another state or even country and then… Well like I said, I’m waiting for that CA bill any day now.

oddjob1138 on May 2, 2009 at 11:13 PM

They have alredy done something close.If you receive any part of your retirement from a Co here in CA you have to pay CA taxes even if you live in AZ or TX…

Yes amr, it worries me to no end! Year and years of planning and preparation have gone into what we are now witnessing. The Tea Party movement must grow in numbers and intensity. We’re in a righteous battle here; some might call this a “civil” civil war.

“When the subprime mortgage industry blew up, the politicians who designed the system and controlled Fannie Mae were able to mutter that the crisis was caused by “fat cats on Wall Street.” In fact, it is the official position of the Democrat Party that not one single member of the Party did anything wrong in the financial-sector crisis… and to the lasting cost of the American people, the Republican presidential candidate did not dispute this position.”

Nail, meet Hammer………..

When a Conservative canidate for office, starts telling the truth about our current situation and how we actually got here instead of trying to ‘reach across the isle’……

……….. THAT will be the horse to bet on!

I totally agree with what you have written. If anybody has a doubt that raching 51% is the goal… look at Venezuela the country is toppling especially with the falling oil price. Chavez uses oil money to fund social program and then nationalizes any successful industry when the coffers start getting bare…not an effective or ethical way to run a country but the ignorant masses who envy the producing class keep Chavez in power…they feel if we can’t have anything no one will have anything… That is what is happening here in the USA. As soon as most of the population, especially illegal immigrants who have no major roadblock to voting in our elections and who will never acquire the education and knowledge to become middle class,reach the tipping point we will never be able to turn back…I think that time is coming very quickly.

I am not into conspiracies, but what he has accomplished in 3 months worries me. Doesn’t it you? I’d rather push the envelope now such as picketing congressioal members who back his spending and programs to see the reaction, even if I have to be the tester.

“First they came for . . . .” You know how that poem goes, it was true and 52 million people paid the price; 6 million directly. Well, never again keeps happening again and again. Mr. Ayers thought only 25 million Americans needed to be reeducated or eliminated if necessary. Fancy that solution to dissent.

We’re all private citizens on the level of the point you’re making, but buying and selling public securities with your own or others’ funds is public behavior, subject to government regulation. There’s nothing illegal about holding out for a better deal, but when that better deal comes in the form of bailout funds from the government designed to keep firms solvent so that your securities don’t become Charmin, it’s obviously counter to the spirit of the thing and I think he’s correct to try and head it off.

Brilliantly stated! Don’t underestimate your own skills my friend. I’ve enjoyed reading your thoughts for years now.

By then, more jobs will be lost, fewer folks will be able to go on vacations, the 2nd Qtr statements will be headed for mailboxes and Obama’s Ministry of Propaganda & Public Enlightenment will be running out of Blame Bush rhetoric.
GITMO will still be open for business, the Holder DOJ will have failed to get Military Tribunals working and the very bad types in Pakistan just may have their hands on some Nukes. It is not likely that Al Q will be bullied by Obama & Crew. They did not take any TARP money!

Myself and my family. We’re going to the 9-12 event in Washington and we’ll see how far the Obama administration will go to demonize Citizens of the United States.

involves busloads of angry “activists” camping out on your front lawn.

You knew that that Civilian National Defense Force had to have a purpose, nevermind ACORN!

burt on May 3, 2009 at 5:29 AM
pabarge on May 3, 2009 at 5:51 AM

Please note the correction made above. I meant “executives” in the broader sense, but the first sentence should indeed have specified the bondholders as the specific individuals threatened by Obama. Thank you for pointing that out!

Does that make the report, if it’s true, OK?

Ed’s report on the threats Obama made recently, to use “public humiliation” against Chrysler executives if they resist his plans to manage the company’s debts, is appalling but unsurprising.

What is surprising is that the threats were against hedge funds that were investors in Chrysler.

Not executives of Chrysler.

Go back and read again what Ed wrote. What a maroon.

“An attorney representing several Chrysler bondholders accused the Obama administration of intimidating his clients by issuing threats of public humiliation if they opposed their brokered deal to resolve the automaker’s debts.”

Ed reported about bond holders not executives of Chrysler.

Collectivist politics of any stripe requires enemies, because they rely upon coercion.

Increasing levels of coercion are necessary to expand the socialist system, and keep wealth producers trapped within it. To maintain popular support, the socialist needs voters to stay angry at designated class enemies.

I know this post is mainly concerning how the democrats push their socialist agenda.
But I also see a parallel in how they maintain power in areas that they have virtually ruined.

NY,NJ,CA,MI,are some examples of states run by democrats that are bankrupt,business’s and it’s population running faster from them than a dissident from Cuba.

Yet they maintain their power in these states.

Watching the OBama administration,it is clear that the only time they get angry or show strength,is when they are talking about Republicans.

Obama can kiss up to Ahmadinejad,pat the back and take anti-American books from the brutal communist leader Hugo,and reach out and seek trade and friendship with one of the most oppressive leaders in the World,Castro,but declare war on Rush Limbaugh and private citizens hosting “tea parties”.

Living in NC,I am constantly running into people from NY and CA. and in conversations,I will tell them “Hey,glad your here,but don’t vote in the same idiots that screwed up your state”.
Sometimes they laugh and agree,but most of the time it’s”at least there not as bad as the Republicans”.

This is showing in the polling now(I know it is still early).
Even though Obama himself is popular (thinks to Pravda West)the public does not agree with Obama’s policies.

The problem is this is not turning into pluses for Republicans because we poll significantly lower in addressing these issues also.

If the Republicans don’t start putting together strong,competent solutions,show some leadership,backbone,and
beat the MSM liberal filter.I think we could end up like Michigan as a whole country with the plus 51% electorate Dr. Zero references routinely claiming “Well at least it’s better than those idiot Republicans.”

So I guess it’s peace, then. Awesome.

Doesn’t make it any less accurate, mind you….

For the first time in my life I genuinely fear for the future of my nation. We could survive external threats, but a cult of personality may be too much for a long abused constitution to endure.

Socialism CAN’T exist in this country for long. It has to change this country into something different. The Constitution, even with liberal judges on the Supreme Court can’t make socialism work. Eventually people will want to move to another state or even country and then… Well like I said, I’m waiting for that CA bill any day now.

But Capitalism is the only economic system that allows people the freedom to make their own choices.

All other systems are Authoritarian to one degree or another.

I always enjoy pointing out that fact to people who are advocating some other system that they are espousing using force to make people bend to their will. Hardly an enlightened position.

Excellent as Usual Dr. Zero.

Got to agree with that 100%.

I wonder at what point over the next six months the public “confessions” of misdeeds will take place before the television audience from various Senate and House committee rooms. The denunciations, the call for officially sanctioned recriminations, all because members of the upper echelons of American business wither made too much profit, or refused to take the “peoples funding” to restructure their corporations to meet the necessities of “fair” government…in essence, failing to spread the wealth around.

I actually predict an economic surge this summer…believe it or not…and in part this may be a very good thing for the eocnomy…but, on the other hand, the Obama Administtration will try to garner all the credit.

Unless there is a catastrophic event that hits the oil market worldwide…I’m looking at a surge in outputs of hard goods and consumer goods. And not because stimulus money has flowed like dew from the heavens, but, in spite of it. Never underestimate the power of the private American entrepreneur.

But, we will still be on the hook for trillions.

And any who stands in the way of the Obama Administration’s gathering laurels unto themselves will be seen as an enemy of the people.