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The Real Movement
Despite what you might have been told, the Tea Party movement is not about national groups based in Washington, D.C. or those who arbitarily claim to be its national leaders.
The media seem intent on anointing a national leader of the Tea Party, no doubt for convenience’s sake. But despite what people might see on TV or read in various media outlets, the Tea Party movement is not about national groups based in Washington, D.C., or those who have arbitrarily asserted themselves as national leaders.
The movement and its impact on the American political scene always has been and always will be about the local organizers. The national groups could go away and the movement would be fine. However, if the local leaders go away the movement dies.
And right now, something very organic is taking place with the real leaders of the movement: organized very locally in the beginning, the Tea Party is now organizing at a statewide level and beginning to network nationally. The Ohio Liberty Council, with 58 different Tea Party and 9/12 groups from across the state; the Florida Liberty Alliance, with more than 100 groups; and the Virginia Tea Party Federation, with more than 40 groups, are three of the best examples of local leaders uniting into significant statewide coalitions. Other states are in the process of developing similar coalitions, and it would not be surprising to see dozens of states similarly organized by 2012.
The leaders of these statewide groups began as organizers of local Tea Parties, and due to the respect and trust of their peers, have begun rising to the top to create a circle of leadership: they are the credible leaders who get things done. Others might claim credit for things happening in 2010, but if it were not for these local leaders, nothing would have happened.
The encouraging part is that the leaders of the various statewide coalitions are building relationships with each other across state lines, which will result in a very robust national grassroots movement. Though not always in agreement on every issue, the Tea Party movement is becoming more synchronized and coordinated.
A common theme with these statewide coalitions and their leadership is that they realize that they must move past protesting to action if they are going to effect the change they want to see happen. Karen Hurd of Hampton Roads, Virginia, launched the Hampton Roads Tea Party on March 1, 2009, because she realized neither political party was willing to stop the out-of-control spending. She’s since started the Virginia Tea Party Alliance Political Action Committee to focus on recruiting, training, and fielding state and local candidates who believe in free enterprise, lim-ited government, and fiscal responsibility. Hurd has since joined with Jamie Radtke of the Richmond Tea Party, who launched the Virginia Tea Party Federation, which has more than 40 groups now and is seeking to double its membership in 2011.
Chris Littleton of the Cincinnati Tea Party is part of the leadership of the Ohio Liberty Council, and when I asked him about what OLC was working on post-November elections, he replied, “Strengthening state-based resources and infrastructure necessary to secure public policy consis-tent with our principles.” When asked what that looked like, Littleton replied, “Building a farm team of candidates, increasing the number of working activists (not just mail lists), advancing legislation, and holding elected officials accountable while educating the public on core principles.” The OLC has already set the goal of placing the Healthcare Freedom Amendment on the ballot for November 2011 to amend Ohio’s constitution to nullify the federal mandate, and already 300,000 signatures have been gathered.
Jason Hoyt, of the Orlando Tea Party, is also involved with the Florida Liberty Alliance, and much like Hurd and Littleton, Hoyt said the focus in Florida must be on identifying, training, and supporting candidates to run for all levels of office, from school board to U.S. Senate, in 2012. But Hoyt believes, as do many of the local leaders across the nation, that the American electorate must come to a better understanding of what first principles are and what the original intent of the Founders was, and only then can there be the change that is necessary.
ONE OF THE COMMON TRAITS I’ve noticed as I’ve interacted with the local leaders over the past 18 months is that they are passionate not only about ideas, but also about action. It’s not enough for them to talk about ideas, or to propose them; the ideas must also be actively implemented. This mentality will hopefully galvanize the great conservative movement and at the same time massively impact this nation.
These local leaders — who have made the Tea Party movement happen, organizing locally, networking statewide, and then connecting nationally — represent the best chance in generations for seismic change in our country. While still a nascent movement, the Tea Party movement, if it continues on its current trajectory, can achieve what the Progressives did in the early 20th century when they fundamentally changed American government and, quite frankly, American society in a relatively short amount of time. But instead of the regressive statism of the Progressives, the free enterprise and limited government of the Tea Partiers, if and when they succeed, will take America to even greater heights of freedom and prosperity.
About the Author
Ned Ryun is the founder and president of American Majority, a political training institution. His “With the Tea Partiers” column run each month in the The American Spectator’s print edition. You can follow him on Twitter @nedryun.
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Appleby| 2.11.11 @ 6:35AM
Go to the story above, lamenting the dearth of common sense which is directly connected to the dearth of people who read, who discuss and bounce ideas around -- who synthesize a theory out of hypotheses and experience -- and who go to work on it once they have a plan, refining as they go.
40 years of watching people get their way by kicking and screaming has finally, it seems, made some adults stand up and say, *Now THAT IS ENOUGH!* and start sending the brats to stand in the corner.
And I say its about bloody time.
Alan Brooks| 2.11.11 @ 9:31AM
People only deep down care about their own families, which is why the revolving-door justice system wont improve, nor the schools.
Etc.
'Conservatives' ought to stop being like gullible socialists (no one is going to fall for it anymore) and be willing to admit how things can only be improved materially.
Appleby| 2.11.11 @ 11:26AM
Obviously yu didn't go to Catholic school when it was run by the Nuns.
Alan Brooks| 2.11.11 @ 2:27PM
What can the Tea Party in this century do that the Moral Majority could not do from 1978- '88?
Occam's Tool| 2.11.11 @ 6:38PM
Reverse the growth of government and reduce dependency on social programs, Alan. If that can be done, that would be useful.
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 2.11.11 @ 7:13AM
What is more fascinating is the media's treatment of the rioters in Egypt who want to overthrow the government (Described admirably as rage and revolution in the LSM) compared to the peaceful demonstrations by the Tea Party which were denounced by liberal political leaders and derided by the LSM.
Alan Brooks| 2.11.11 @ 9:34AM
Of course, Bill: Egypt is a horrible third world cesspool, why shouldn't there be violence there? by this summer violence will reach majestic proportions in Egypt.
NVA Patriot| 2.11.11 @ 7:15AM
Mr Ryun,
You are on record saying you are a proud Tea Party Person and are likewise on record stating Christine O'Donnell was a deeply flawed candidate in DE.
You also talk about communicating with Tea Party Leaders and those leaders have said...blah blah blah
I'm pretty active in VA and what I have observed is that you have a record of trashing female conservative candidates. Calling Christine O'Donnell flawed relative to the Democrat-socialist-wearing-Republican-Lables Mike Castle marks you much more of an opportunist taking advantage of the Tea Party movement than an informed activist, much less a leader.
No Tea Party person worthy of the label criticizes O'Donnel in favor of Mike Castle or the establishment Republican approach to the 2010 Senate elections. Back in 2009 Republicans were HOPING TO HOLD 40 Seats. Thanks to the Tea Party they GAINED seats. Had the Establishment Republicans in DE voted in line with their historic norms, Christine would have won that race.
Please stop talking in the name of Tea Party ***OR*** if you do, don't trash the Tea Party's choice for leaders. We in the Tea Party are not demanding perfection. We are demanding Constitutionalism in governance. We also demand that people who claim to speak for us NOT trash our candidates as you have in the past.
We in the Tea Party have a deep love for candidates who step up and risk their reputations to beat back the socialists. We support them. We respect them. We support them even if they fall as we all do. We WILL NOT ACCEPT nonsense from 'leaders' who don't show the same sentiment to our candidates. When you attack them you give ammunition to our opposition and get featured in Politico - Great but how does that help?
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 2.11.11 @ 7:31AM
To which I might add at least Christine O'Donnell didn't appear on the news with her top off. That took an establishment candidate who "believed in working with Democrats."
That's a dead giveaway right there.
Sam Vaughn| 2.11.11 @ 11:23AM
well said
Ted| 2.11.11 @ 1:03PM
NVA Patriot,
I agree with the general bent of your post. I too liked Christine O'Donnell, especially when alongside Mike Castle.
Every candidate is flawed in one way or another. I am not certain O'Donnell had insurmountable flaws, but she did have flaws. Of course the stuff the media keyed in on were the irrelevant things (witchcraft? Really?).
Her biggest "flaw," if you will (in the interviews I saw), was her relative inability to articulate exactly what she stood for, why she stood for it, and how this compared with Castle's positions. Sharon Angle also seemed to suffer from this.
There are a lot of good Tea Party candidates out there who can articulate what they stand for, why, and compare it to their opponent (Rand Paul comes to mind).
This is something Ronald Reagan excelled at doing - hence the Great Communicator moniker. He could get across important ideas to Americans; by the same token, most Americans easily understood why those big ideas were important.
Eric Josephsen | 2.12.11 @ 2:52AM
@RVA Patriot:
I'd be interested to see you elaborate on Mr. Ryun's "record of trashing female conservative candidates." Until you do so, I am less than inclined to believe that such a "record" exists. I am even more skeptical of your claim because Mr. Ryun's referring to Christine O'Donnell as "flawed" hardly strikes me as an effort to "trash" her. On ideals, O'Donnell surely was the more preferable candidate, but, as Mr. Ryun and American Majority reiterate ad nauseam, policy is made by the winners. Mr. Ryun and others had the foresight to see that O'Donnell was not a winner, and they criticized her nomination in an effort to avert the disaster resultant from her defeat in the general election. O'Donnell handily lost an election that would have been an easy win for Mike Castle. There is no debating this point. Furthermore, her loss proved that regardless of how right the Tea Party is on the issues, it is not - it is NOT - capable of winning an election without some degree of political pragmatism.
Ned Ryun and American Majority exist for the sole purpose of equipping Tea Party activists with the know-how and tools to run successful, professional campaigns. Judging by this "record," I would hardly call him an opportunist.
Eric Josephsen | 2.12.11 @ 2:53AM
And of course, I meant "NVA Patriot" above. Apologies.
NVA Patriot| 2.14.11 @ 8:56PM
Someone noted this question to me today so I thought I would reply. Here's an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4uDo8R7SFA
In this You Tube clip Ned swipes at Palin, claims leadership, acknowledges a sentiment and then trashes Palin teeing it up for the Democrat socialist an opportunity to pound away on Palin some more
No Tea Party person worthy of the name would do this nor allow it. American Majority is either working for the establishment Repubs or the democrats - at times there's little difference when it comes to defending conservative women.
And for the record, they have an office in Purcerville VA, not far from several NVA Tea Parties. They sure haven't done anything in our area of interest - NVA politics
RustyG| 2.11.11 @ 8:24AM
Lets review yesterday.
1. The CBO testifies that Obamacare will cost 800,000 jobs
2. Obamas FBI director admits he gets his intelligence from CNN
3. The director of national intelligence testified that the administrations position is the the Muslim Brotherhood is the same as the Rotary Club
4. Berwick, the man who will implement Obamacare could not or would not answer questions about his intentions before a congressional panel
Taking all that into consideration it is still doubtful that without the Tea Party that Obama could be defeated in 2012. That realization makes me indebted to the Tea Party.... and scared to death for the Republican Party
skip| 2.11.11 @ 2:22PM
...and stunned and amazed by the quantity and quality of unintelligence and dishonesty on this day in this the best and most powerful nation the world has ever known.
Occam's Tool| 2.11.11 @ 6:40PM
Berwick is an evil scumbag. He made his fortune by running a think tank studying the restriction of health care.
Intelligent Design| 2.11.11 @ 8:41AM
The Tea Party is about ordinary people who know that the Constitution is the anchor of our society, who believe in individual responsibility, and who know that the federal government is a bloated pig. So naturally, Obama and the rest of the Demo-Socialists hate the Tea Party.
Deborah D | 2.11.11 @ 9:22AM
Very well said and concisely stated, ID. Tea Parties are committed and determined and really mean it when they say, "we're taking our country back." Obama and the Pelosi Democrats let the American genie out of the bottle...and it ain't going back in.
Clint| 2.11.11 @ 9:45AM
We Tea Party Patriots neither need nor want Designated Leaders. We have placed Our Hired Help into Congress and are in the process of vetting A Second Wave of Hired Help for The 2012 GOP Primaries & then electing them in The 2012 General Elections.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Rise Up.
Walking Horse| 2.12.11 @ 10:19AM
Well said. There is a imminently practical reason to avoid centralized leadership. In human terms an absence of a highly visible leader makes it much harder to apply Alinskyite techniques to attack the legitimacy of the movement. In technical terms, distributed, self-healing systems are more resilient and much harder to destroy.
Appleby| 2.13.11 @ 7:16AM
In the Lord of the Rings/Return of the King, Gandalf remarks to a gathering of the Fellowship that Sauron is waiting for a leader to rise up and challenge him, so he will know who has the Ring and can fight him directly. Then he makes this telling comment: *He has never considered that we may want to overthrow him AND HAVE NO ONE IN HIS PLACE.*
I read this first when I was a senior in high school (1966) and even then it was electrifying.
Perhaps some of the Tea Partiers have grasped the significance too?
NVA Patriot| 2.14.11 @ 8:56PM
EXACTLY ;)
Bob Miller| 2.11.11 @ 9:55AM
It's important for the Tea Party rank and file to resist co-optation by opportunist national or regional "leaders". The real leaders need to be fully on board with conservative and constitutional principles and not have personal axes to grind.
Sandy| 2.11.11 @ 10:21AM
The problem with the nationally recognized Tea Party groups is that they have been co-opted by the one plank Ron Paul libertarians. They've removed his name from their websites, and speeches, because his name is toxic, but they still only promote libertarians fiscal plank, and, have done their level best to shout over the SoCons and NatSecCons.
They are also defining themselves this week at CPAC with their rude behavior at speeches from those they disagree with. As one of them told a reporter after walking out of the Cheney Rumsfeld reunion speech, "look around, half of the people here are libertarians (the Ron Paul supporters), there are more of us here this year than last, and we are growing. And, we are loud." You can say that again.
Simon Templar| 2.11.11 @ 11:39AM
Libertarians, as defined by today's standards, are one step away from liberals. In fact today's libertarians are basically "stingy liberals". Now, I must also say that there are more strands of libertarian thought then most people recognize or even know about so we need to also be fair and remember that all liberatrians do not think alike or act like the ones you describe above. Our founding fathers might have been decribed as libertarian in their day given the political thought at that time. But they certainly would have not been against strong national security or not appreciate the common sense concerns for a moral and relgious socieity. But let this not divide the rest of us but let us seek common ground. Something that these new libertarian liberals forget is they are not going to achieve their goals with out the rest of us nor we withought them. So..CPAC liberals play nice, work together, and stop acting like loud, intolerant liberal!
Warrior | 2.11.11 @ 11:58AM
So can I assume that all conservatives think and act alike? All Republicans are tolerant and caring people who want fiscally sound policies that have solid basis in the Constitution?
Calling libertarians liberals is just as dishonest as calling social conservatives far right wing nuts. There is always going to be a fringe to every group, but it appears conservatives are every bit as bad as liberals when they have to apply negatives and play identity politics with people they don't agree with.
Simon Templar| 2.11.11 @ 12:17PM
Yeah, your right. There are odd, strange, confused fringe groups in all political groups... even people who call themselves conservatives..even you. It is not dishonets to say that some libertarians hold essentially 90 percent of the same values and beliefs as Liberals with the exception that they belive in small, unintrusive governement and want to have nothing to do with taxes or helping others via government involvement. I have met some of these people. I have found that conservatives are generally more tolerant..I used to be a flaming radical liberal. Now, that does not mean every singel one. As a whole, they will try to argue with you without calling you names or misdirection, lies, or emotional appeals. No, all conservatives do not think alike. Thank God they do not. I have learned a lot from different conservatives and have changed my opinions on many things. But I have lived long enough to realize that not all ideas are equal and there is actually truth out there that can be found if you stay in the debate and search for it. So, I try and listen as well...as be heard. Libertarian thought has a great deal to offer...but sometimes its application is not always practical nor prudent. Liberals..not all..seem to have great intentions but not great practical and common sense sensibilities. You mentioned Republicans. I happen to believe that most Republican politicians are really not republicans at all but rather progressives. That's why we have such disconnect between them and their constituencies.
Warrior | 2.11.11 @ 12:33PM
We agree on most. However, I'm a libertarian to this extent. Social issues (gay marriage, abortion, etc.) are issues that should be handled at the state, county or city level. The Constitution enumerates what authority the federal government has. Once we rationalize that we can bend or ignore the Constitution because it is something I/we believe in, we have started down the slippery slope.
Simon Templar| 2.11.11 @ 3:24PM
Well..ok.that's good with me..I am not for abortion nor homosexual agendas but I would agree that all these social issues need to be decided at the state levels as well. Actually this is a major sin for most liberals. They fear this because it is much easier to force the entire nation to its knees and to worship the same things that they do...constitution be damned. They also know that they would most likely loose on these issues in the majority of states and locale. Thus there need to control all media and education as well as the courts. This is where true libertarianism is a gift. They know its about the local and for people to decide how they want to live. The only way for the truth about these issues to come forth is for states to try different approaches and see what works. It's through this freedom and maximum liberty that the best and tested ideas stand forth.
idalily| 2.11.11 @ 3:34PM
Mega dittos, Warrior. Well said.
Simon Templar| 2.11.11 @ 11:41AM
Sorry about the misspellings..typing too fast.
Ken (Old Texican)| 2.11.11 @ 11:00AM
Here in Houston, we have a really big tea-party.
One of the most fascinating things we discovered together was that often in local and State elections, 2 or 3 hundred votes often decide an election.
One of the jobs I have taken on is vetting candidates. and offering recommendations to the society.
We've placed a lot of candidates into their jobs, from judges to School boards to Reps and State Senators.
We only ask that they stay in touch with us and tell us why they voted what.
NVA Patriot| 2.11.11 @ 3:57PM
Need to chat - I'm doing the same in NVA + organizing training for new candidates and new campaign volunteers
Petronius| 2.11.11 @ 11:13AM
We'll keep things as they are for now. Without a Mr. Big in a Teaparty Directors chair, the media can't focus their attack so easily.
Simon Templar| 2.11.11 @ 11:26AM
The Tea Party (the state level) is exactly what our founding founders wanted as a participatory democracy within a republican framework. It is an absolutely beautiful example of it. There is no need for a leader at the national level as this is a botttom up movement..and the bottom must organize and continue to make their needs, desires, and vision known. This is what the founders were talking about..a well educated, moral, organized and involved public would be the foundation of a thriving and prosperous Republic.
Stan REdmond| 2.11.11 @ 11:38AM
A head of the tea party is required to have someone to destroy. Alinnky's rules! You can't humiliate an organization, you need a person at the top. And because the tea party is a leaderless movement the media is at a loss of who to destroy. They've tried with Bachman but she's not cooperating with the MSM's attept to ruin her.
JimH| 2.11.11 @ 11:52AM
The MSM are lazy. It is easier for them to have a single or limited number of spokesmen to represent a group or ideology. That is why Jesse and Sharpton are always being asked for the black perspective while few blacks actually consider them as representative.
Hyrdr| 2.11.11 @ 1:25PM
First thing that needs to be don eis STOP calling it the TEAPARTY. It IS the TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY PARTY.
Richard Baker| 2.11.11 @ 2:22PM
Hyrdr:
I personally have no problem with the name Tea Party while remembering the meaning of the acronym. Sam Adams and the others in 1773 sent a message to the British government and the modern Tea Party movement is doing the same thing to the present American government. An Honorable sentiment, of course.
Timely Renewed | 2.11.11 @ 3:51PM
For state level action to be truly efficacious we must redress the underlying distortions of the Constitution which have allowed the federal government to emasculate the states and expand far beyond its original constitutional powers. To do this we must amend the Constitution to restore the original constitutional structure which limited the federal government's ability to expand to such a ridiculous size and power.
However, this is difficult to achieve when Congress holds a monopoly on initiating constitutional amendments. Some have proposed calling an Article V convention, but that would be uncontrolled and dominated by politicians and law professors. The solution is an "amendment amendment" which gives the States the ability to initiate constitutional amendments without a convention. This will allow grassroots constitutionalists to press a program of amendments carefully drafted to achieve the restoration of the original constitutional structure. Only this will permanently constrain federal overreach rejected by the people last November. See http://www.timelyrenewed.com
tonypal| 2.13.11 @ 7:51PM
"This will allow grassroots constitutionalists to press a program of amendments carefully drafted to achieve the restoration of the original constitutional structure." Unfortunately, such a solution provides the same to grassroots liberals.
The solution is through education. For too long the left has controlled public schools in this country. They have poisoned the minds of children with secular humanism and such horribly destructive concepts as moral relativism. Obviously the popular culture has done the same, but a well educated public would be able to see through the emptiness of celebrity and it's attendant perversions.
That's why the Tea Party has so much promise. It was a purely grassroots coming together of people who were fed up with all the crap that's been going on. It's not just about economic issues: We are equally pissed off about the culture. Of course the movement is becoming more organized which is absolutely essential, but that's just the next step in the Tea Party's evolution. It's also an affirmation that 10's of millions of people have had enough.
All these people will be working at the local and state level. That's where we need to take control of public education. I encourage everyone here to consider running for your local school board. That's were Mark Levin started out and look at what he's accomplished. Get involved, even if you don't have kids. Educating kids properly at an early age will set them on the proper course so that when they get to college and hear their professors extoll the virtues of the "living constitution," they'll see through the illogical nonsense and be able to stand up to the true schoolyard bullies.
Joe Cacciotti| 2.11.11 @ 4:58PM
The article wrongly states; "The leaders of these statewide groups began as organizers of local Tea Parties."
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, Jamie Radtke was never the founder or organizer of the Richmond Tea Party. She was a participate. Period.
Alamitos Bay| 2.12.11 @ 2:13AM
What this country needs is a truly LIBERAL president and congress and judiciary! And I forgive the reader for suspecting that this must be some kind of bad joke!
But the Democrats believe in "statism" --- not "liberalism."
They benefit from the imprecise American political terminology ---- we say "the government" here in the USA ---- rather than "the state." And that's a dangerous problem. Famous brands of statism in recent centuries have been Nazism, socialism, fascism, communism, and welfare statism ---- this last is sort of a mix of fascism and socialism.
Liberalism, on the other hand, is a political philosophy of small, cheap government ---- it is a constabulary ---- and the job of a liberal government is to enforce human rights within its own jurisdiction. I speak of the unalienable and perfectly-natural and universally-valid human rights of life, liberty, private property, and the pursuit of personal happiness.
The first article of private property is "the self" and all other rights are derivatives of and flow from these cardinal rights. These rights ---- The Rights of Man ---- are the gift of nature or of nature's god ---- and they belong to all human beings, everywhere.
Show me a Democrat who subscribes to all of the above, without qualifications or weasel words. The words "liberal" and "liberalism" were hijacked by the Democrats and socialists and fascists long ago ---- and it was the mistake of conservatives and libertarians to let them get away with it.
It is long past time that liberalism be reclaimed, defined, and explained by its rightful owners ---- by the champions of freedom, i.e.: not by Democrats.
Well, how about "progressivism?" Whuzzat?! “Cancer” is “progressive,” too. Isn't “progressivism” just another statist cancer? It chews you up, piece by piece, in the name of Da Peepul? Eat Da Rich? Moral cannibalism, anyone?
Friends of freedom! Friends of peace-through-strength! And friends of prosperity! Declare yourselves to be "liberals," then ---- and kick over the bloody coffee tables --- and overthrow and trounce the Democrats in 2012!
martin j smith| 2.12.11 @ 8:09AM
The Tea Party is our Egypt. Obama is so thrilled with Egypt but if he were told to take a hike here just watch him ....
kerry| 2.13.11 @ 7:24PM
why no mention that Jamie Radtke is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012? strange.
Mark | 2.13.11 @ 8:08PM
This is what The Independence Caucus does...it's all we do and have been doing since January of 2009. Last election cycle most Tea Partiers didn't understand the need for a vetting and endorsing process and campaign training until it was too late.
The Independence Caucus stems from Congressman Jason Chaffetz 2008 all volunteer staff which was comprised of about 1000 volunteers. Mr. Chaffetz beat a 6-term compromised incumbent while being outspent 6-1. Some of the volunteers started The Independence Caucus (not a 3rd party) in an attempt to repeat what they learned across the country. We are simply a vehicle set up for doing what tea partiers are now trying to do. We endorsed 92 candidates in the general election (2 unaffiliated and the others GOP) and 39 won their elections. http://www.iCaucus.org and http://icaucus.ning.com
bee free| 2.13.11 @ 9:01PM
AS we still have yet to see or hear a single quality
address of the over-riding issues of our time
(Globalist-treason/eugenocide) ---or a single
quality call out of the capstone sources thereof
('charitable' foundations and NGO's, the UN,
the FED etc.) -----we have to say the tea party, so far, is being served by old bags.
HUAC meets NUREMBERG --a s a p.
IT IS THE ONLY WAY!
Richard Baker| 2.14.11 @ 7:12AM
bee free:
If case you haven't noticed, it's mid-February and right now the impending financial collapse of the nation is first and foremost on the agenda. How long since the start of the 112th Congress? Rome didn't decay in a day and fixing it will not take a day, either. Buzz off, bee.
George Danz | 2.17.11 @ 4:42PM
I enjoyed working with Karen Hurd just before moving to the Western North Carolina area. Amazing things are and WILL be happening.
Reebok | 8.11.11 @ 3:51AM
is good
العاب | 4.11.12 @ 4:29PM
I read this first when I was a senior in high school (1966) and even then it was electrifying.