Can you hear us now? Are you finally listening? Well, it's gone past the point of matter. America is standing up, and win or lose, she will not go quietly into the night. We are in this to win. We came as individuals to Washington, to see what would happen when the call came for America to help. I left changed. The real, genuine affection I felt from and gave to complete strangers from nearly every state of our union was an amazing experience. We really aren't alone. We really DO surround them. There really still is an America that loves freedom.

We arrived early at Freedom Square, and it was already full, we thought. Then people really started showing up, and the unbearable pressure of the crowd forced it to naturally just bust loose and head for the capital ahead of plan. We had a place on the north lawn close enough to hear the speakers and see them barely through the trees and signs. But the view towards the mall was the breathtaking one. People, down the streets and around the corners, everywhere. A sea.

At one point, a fire truck came racing up to the crowd and began to force it's way in. Everybody around me looked at each other with alarm. "They'd better not do it. It would be a very big mistake!" Fears of firehoses were unfounded, but nonetheless, this crowd knew the stakes and the score.

Favorite moments? When the crowd surged past the "Newseum", and gazed upon the quotations from the Constitution engraved on the edifice, it began to ROAR at the building and at those looking down from the roof, pointing our fingers, chanting: "READ THOSE WORDS, READ THOSE WORDS, READ......"       priceless.

Or how about the signs? The funniest people I've ever known. "Joe Wilson for Truth Czar". Wow. Or the picture of Nancy Pelosi with a hole cut in her mouth, so people could throw tea bags in.  WOW :)  Or the portrait of George Washington standing with his elegant dignity and the words "WTF" coming out of his mouth...... I guess you had to be there.

We even encountered an unhinged Liberal on the street, extremely offended by our presence. "This is MY town" she screamed while pointing at her Obama handbag. She then loudly suggested we go home to flyover country and fornicate with goats. Now did her mama teach her to talk like that?

We met so many nice people, great Americans, good neighbors, fellow citizens from everywhere. Arizona, Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, California, Pennsylvania, and of course, Texas....everywhere we went in town, in bars and restaurants, we greeted each other as old friends meeting for the first time. Unforgettable. But that wasn't the best. Standing outside the capital and joining one million people in singing the national anthem is something I'll carry the rest of my life. God bless all of you, and God bless America. See you again next year.

There's this thing called the Constitution. I know, silly me, but really, there is such a thing. And Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says:

3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

There are any number of politicians in office, like Rep. Diane Watson of California, who fit this bill. I'd like to hear what John Boehner thinks about this. Two thirds in both houses is a lot, but if the Democrat party can do it........

His ratings are going through the roof. And I'm glad. But he's got to be a very nervous person these days. If you haven't been watching the Glenn Beck show this week, you should be. Simply, he's giving very detailed fact based reasons for asking:

- Who is "surrounding" the President in the White House?
 
 - Do any of the President's advisers have criminal records?
 
 - Are the President's advisers working to better the country or their own ideals?
 
 - Who are the anti-capitalists in Washington?
 
 - What roles do they have in crafting bills?
 
 - What was "STORM"? What happened to the founders, where are they now?
 
 - What qualifications must one have to be a Presidential adviser?
 
 - What is the difference between a community organizer and a community activist?
 
 - Do the czars have power?
 
 - Should a communist have the ear of the President of the United States?
 
 - What role did the Apollo Alliance play in crafting bills?
 
 - Does the President know the co-founder of the Weather Underground is a board member of the Apollo Alliance?
 
 - How many people in the administration are connected to the movement for a democratic society?
 
 - What role does George Soros play... CONSTITUTIONALLY?

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- Our unfunded liability for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is close to $100 trillion. Is there any way to pay for these programs without bankrupting America?
 
- We are in so much debt, why spend more borrowed money on cap-and-trade and healthcare programs before we stop the flow of red-ink?
 
- The stimulus package funneled billions of dollars to ACORN. How does giving billions of dollars to ACORN stimulate the economy?
 
- If it was so important for congress to pass the stimulus bill before they even had time to read it why has only a fraction of the stimulus money been spent 6 months later?
 
- Bush said he had to abandon free market principles in order to save them, how exactly does that work?
 
- Why won’t members of Congress read the bills before they vote on them?
 
- Why are citizens mocked and laughed at when they ask their congressman to read the bills before they vote on them?
 
- Was the cash-for-clunkers program meant to save the earth or the economy? Did it accomplish either?
 
- How did Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist become a special advisor to the president?
 
- Did President Obama know of Van Jones’ radical political beliefs when he named him special advisor?
 
- The Apollo Alliance claimed credit for writing the stimulus bill—why was this group allowed to write any portion of this bill?
 
- If politicians aren’t writing the bills and aren’t reading the bills, do they have any idea what these 1000 page plus bills actually impose on the American people?
 
- If the ‘public option’ health care plan is so good why won’t politicians agree to have that as their plan?
 
- If town hall meetings are intended for the politicians to learn what’s on our mind—why do they spend so much time talking instead of listening?
 
- Politicians are refusing to attend town hall meetings complaining, without evidence, that they are scripted. Does that mean we shouldn’t come out and vote for you since every campaign stop, baby kiss and speech you give is scripted?
 
- Why would you want to overwhelm the system?
 
- Is using the economic crises to rush legislation through congress what Rahm Emanuel meant when he talked about "not letting a crises go to waste"?
 
- What are the czars paid? What is the budget for their staffs/offices?

Congressman John Boehner is taking questions at the upcoming Cincinnati area Tea Party on Sept. 5. I hope to get the chance to hear his answer to some of these questions. Stay tuned.

I recently attended a townhall meeting in Cincinnati put on by the Natiional Organization of Women for Rep. Steve Driehaus (D). This event occurred days before any violence happened at the meetings nationwide. I didn't attend as part of a "group", but as a citizen concerned about the Health Care bill. This is what people should know about the meeting. The sign on the door said "opens at 6:30". Driehaus supporters were let in early to fill up the space and exclude the opponents, and at 6:30, a sign said "meeting full". Hmmmm. When more people continued to arrive and over flow the parking lot, they moved the meeting to the church sanctuary to accommodate the increasingly large number of people.

The NOW representative opened the meeting by provoking the opposition by calling them "teabaggers", which is (as you know) a common sexual term, and citing some obscure blog post from Conneticut as "evidence" of some "conspiracy". These Liberal hosts were VERY provocative and aggressive, and attempted to shut out the opposition by allowing only "approved" questions written on cards to be addressed by the Congressman. When people became impatient and frustrated, and began openly voicing their concerns directly to the Congressman, the proceedings become contentious with the organizers attempting to silence the citizens trying to be heard until, the police "magically" appeared in the room.

Outside afterwards, I asked yet more policemen why they were there, to which they replied, "I just do what I'm told". More telling, though, at that moment, a female Democrat supporter  stepped up to me, and pointed to a group of middle age to elderly white people outside the door and said, "just look at that...".

My observation is that the opposition to Obama's health care plan is real and spans across the electorate. The Democrats are furious, and are mobilizing real organized, astroturfed groups like SEIU, to oppose mainstream Americans, and as we see in Tampa and St Louis, this is going to lead to violence and further alienation of the American people.

The people will not be silenced by David Axelrod's thugs. This will result in a major backlash, IMO, against the Democrats in 2010. The question is, as has been before the election, how much damage to our nation will be done. Please consider attending the march in Washington DC on September 12.

Aside from the distraction of raging Liberal Sexism and the obvious failure of the Women's Movement sideshow as evidenced in the Letterman Perversion Fiasco, a real story is brewing on the Hill. The drive for Natiionalized Healthcare, set to destroy the finest Healthcare system in the world, faces a formidable roadblock Liberals know well. Facts. The Hill.com reports:

The soon-to-be-delivered estimate on Democratic healthcare reform proposals is expected to be so expensive that lawmakers are talking about changing the chamber’s normal accounting procedures. Some Democrats are arguing behind the scenes that they should not use the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) cost estimate, as is custom. Instead, they would use cost estimates from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The issue is of paramount importance in the debate over healthcare reform because Democratic leaders have pledged to pay for its entire cost.

Here we go with the rhetorical gymnastics to rationalize Socialist America:

“CBO doesn’t like to calculate prevention, and that’s outrageous and ridiculous,” said Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), who saw the financial benefit of preventive healthcare when he served as mayor of Anchorage.

So the Won weighs in:

President Obama said Thursday that healthcare reform “will obviously cost a good deal of money at a time where we don’t have extra to spend. That’s why I have already promised that reform will not add to our deficit over the next 10 years.”

Democrats on Capitol Hill do not want to raise personal income taxes to pay for healthcare reform. They have instead floated the idea of changing the healthcare employer tax exclusion. Yet this idea is also controversial because it would be a significant tax increase to businesses and employees.

Hold on to your wallets! The Democrats won't let something like truth or integrity get in the way....

"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson

Our freedom, our Republic, has been paid for by the blood of patriots, paid on a regular basis through history. Nothing could deserve our honor and respect more. We're fast approaching the anniversary of D_Day, the invasion of Normandy which cost the lives of 9,387 Americans in a confrontation with evil. This year, president Obama will be attending the ceremonies. But with a different twist than his predecessor, George W Bush. From Big Hollywood's John Romano:

Obama’s State Department has asked (read demanded) the French government not allow tour guide services to operate that day. It is a big day for Normandy tourism. Yet, the king will not allow those not connected with government to enjoy the day. Compare that with 2004.  Security was tight as President Bush and other world leaders were in attendance, but the event was still open to all.  A friend relayed the story of waiting in line to use a port-a-potty (a French port-a-potty no doubt, yuck, believe me.)  She looks to her left and who he is in the next line waiting patiently?  President Bush.  Sure he had Secret Service nearby, but he waited like everyone else.

What's missing in President Barack Obama? Any appreciation or recognition for the need of

• The Constitution.
• Capitalism.
• Liberty.
• Responsibility.

But these things were in large supply among the greatest generation who are now slipping away, and are in the next greatest generation, the ones returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. God bless them all.

According to the founding editor of the Canada Free Press, the Obama Administration had the FBI conduct surveillance filming of the participants of the Tax Day Tea Parties across America. We've been half joking among ourselves that such a thing took place. We shouldn't put such a thing past the White House today.

According to this unimpeachable source, a single-page confidential directive issued by the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC (FBIHQ) was sent to each of the 56 field offices located across the United States on or about March 23, 2009, instructing the Special Agents in Charge (SACs) of those offices

to verify the date, time and location of each TEA Party within their region and supply that information to FBI headquarters in Washington. The source stated this correspondence termed the TEA parties “political demonstrations,” and added that the dissemination of the directive was very tightly controlled. “Not all agents were privy to this correspondence,” stated the source, who compared the dissemination to an older “Do Not File” classification.

each field office was instructed to obtain or confirm the identity of the individual(s) involved in the actual planning and coordination of the event in each specific region, and include the local or regional Internet web site address

, if any.  The information collected by region was then reportedly sent to FBI Headquarters.

This signals, along with the timely DHS report on Right Wing Extremism, the tone average Americans can expect from the Obama Administration towards the exercise of Constitutional Rights to free speech and lawful assembly. They won't give up power without a fight my friends, and this is serious business.

“The implications to the citizens of the U.S. are ominous. It seems that there is a hostile political agenda coming from Washington that characterizes the supporters of our constitutional freedoms as threats to our domestic security, which is totally absurd. The redirection, the refocusing of domestic threats from al Qaeda cells to ‘flag waving right-wingers’ is something that has gone from a murmur a few years ago to a roar today.”

Training government-issued cameras on ordinary citizens,  many of whom brought their children to an estimated 600 Tax Day TEA Parties is a page torn out of George Orwell’s 1984  and makes the term “God Bless America” more meaningful than ever.

Why would ordinary America act in a way the FBI considers them a threat? puts it: As The American Thinker Puts It:

He has planned huge and irresponsible cuts in our defense spending, promised to do away with missile defense systems and heralded the day he will disarm our nuclear arsenal, so as to set a nice example for the resurgent Russian Bear.  Obama has obsequiously bowed to the Saudi King, some of whose own subjects blew more than 3,000 of our fellow Americans to kingdom come a mere 7 years ago.  Obama has called off the Global War on Terror, yet has no surrender treaties to accompany this juvenile exercise in hating all things Bush.  He has welcomed Castro, Chavez, Ortega, Ahmadinejad and Hamas with open arms, salivating grins and friendly warmth, while dissing our heretofore friends and allies, even making a rude point of telling Israel's PM, Netanyahu, that there will be no face-to-face meeting with him next month in D.C.

So, when our liberal MSM confronts middle America, now on the march, and demands to know what there is not to like about this new Administration, they demonstrate the most out-of-touch elitism ever to disgrace American media.  It is cognitive dissonance on steroids.  And what's worse, their liberal Statist myopia prevents their even realizing it.

Never in the history of this grand Republic of ours, has a group so demanded massive intervention as this media does now.

And I think they may be about to get it from the folks they most hate - genuine American patriots.

It's time to take a breath my friends. They take us seriously, much more than we may imagine. These are extraordinary times.

Underestimated, the attendance at Cincinnati's Tax Day Rally was reported at 4000. There were many many more than that. A great trio of non politician speakers, highlighted by Greg Knox, the parts supplier who told GM to shove it (A MUST READ) and lit up the internet with his letter which has turned viral, set the stage for a march through downtown streets to city hall. There, petition in hand the crowd chanted, "WE WANT THE MAYOR, WE WANT THE MAYOR...." Of course, Democrat Mark Mallory didn't show his face. But the effect was galvanizing. This was a day people had to take off work to attend. These tea parties are not one time events, they are (I now believe) the awakenings of the Sleeping Giant. Look to the Fourth of July, and if you haven't attended yet, be there. Join. Stand up.

It was amazing how much attention the Governor of an isolated state could garner the combined attention and enmity of the Mainstream Media, American Leftists, The Democratic Party, Atheists, Republican Elitists and Beltway Pundits. It also speaks volumes about Sarah Palin's character. And now, there is a chorus rising up to demonize and isolate Glenn Beck as his show streaks in the ratings on Fox in the 5:00 pm time slot. That's right, 5 in the afternoon. Beck has been on the radio for years, so what's the reason for all the attention now? To be direct, he's sinking the needle right into the direct nerve junctions of anti-Americanism.

Not without the vicious response and counterattack you'd expect.
The Uber Leftist Media Matters has a laundry list of pieces attacking Beck. Some of the gems include:

Beck: "If your kid is licking the gears" of a dirt bike, "we should let natural selection work

Olbermann awards Hannity "Worst Person" "bronze," names Beck "winner"

Beck denies responsibility for Pittsburgh shooting, adds that Obama "will slowly but surely take away your gun or take away your ability to shoot a gun, carry a gun"

Beck: "I was wrong. Our government is not marching down the road towards communism or socialism... they're marching us to a brand of non-violent fascism... towards 1984"

Not to be outdone, the Right is pitching in. Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs site has been pummelling Beck for a while now. And has started revoking commenting privileges of anyone who questions his attack on Beck's Mormonism or stance on Principles and Values.

(Johnson): A question for LGF readers who have been defending Beck’s insane conspiracy rhetoric: are these the kinds of people you want to be associated with—Ron Paul, John Birchers, and “end times” fanatics?

I'm beginning to wonder if Fox doesn't have an agenda to promote the nuts on the Right in order to get FCBBHO re-elected in 2012. Am I paranoid?

Good work posting criticism of this idiot Glenn Beck. The GOP is doomed to the wilderness as long as paranoid windbags like Beck, Coulter et al are considered acceptable spokespeople of conservatism.

Okay, what has the Johh Birch Society done lately? Promoting the Glenn Beck show and Tea Parties...

And yes, I am saying that I don't want John Birchers at my site. Racist far-right conspiracy trash is not welcome. I thought I was pretty damned clear about that, but apparently you still want to question it.

Wow, testy, eh? Seems little old Glenn Beck is arousing very strong feelings. Like at Time Magazine:

Glenn Beck: The Fears of a Clown - TIME

Or those cool folks at thinkprogress.org:

It’s really sad that people listen to this crap and believe it. The Pittsburgh cop killer was apparently inspired - at least, in part - by Beck’s rantings, and there will come a time, unfortunately, when his paranoia infects someone who takes violent action, and that will lie at his doorstep.

Too bad Fox is more concerned about ratings than rationality.

So, what do I think about Glenn Beck? Entertaining, Informational and thought provoking. Taken with a grain of salt and common sense. There now, a response to Glenn Beck that lacks any drooling or eyes rolling about in the sockets. Wish all these folks had had the same attitude about voting for Hope & Change®.

It's hip and vogue, progressive sounding and modern. It smacks of fairness, equality, fraternity, all the things George Bush was against. Right? Here it comes. One World Government.

Transnationalism is a social movement grown out of the heightened interconnectivity between people all and the loosening of boundaries between countries. Proponents of transnationalism seek to facilitate the flow of people, ideas, and goods between regions. They believe that it has increasing relevance with the rapid growth of globalization. They contend that it does not make sense to link specific nation-state boundaries with for instance migratory workforces, globalized corporations, global money flow, global information flow, and global scientific cooperation. Furthermore transnationalism often entails a vision of the obliteration of nation states to make way for a unified world government.

AND, from of all places, the University of Chicago, we see something called the Transnationalism Project. You heard it right.

The Transnationalism Project's current research projects are the following:

• Global Governance - The multiplication of cross-border governance mechanisms: implications for democracy and global order, and
• Migration - The interdisciplinary study of international migration, conducted in conjunction with the Human Rights Program

  Barack Obama's latest personnel move?

Harold Hongju Koh is stepping down from the deanship at Yale Law School. President Obama is nominating Dean Koh to serve as the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State. Koh is a leading proponent of transnationalism, which would subordinate American national interests to perceived global interests.  In his new post, Koh would be well positioned to turn his academic theories into reality—threatening severe damage to American sovereignty and subjecting American citizens to rule by a transnational elite of left-wing lawyers appointed to various international bodies.

My question to every politician and media type will be, "do you think international law trumps the US Constitution?"

Many of us feel like we're out in the wilderness, speaking and no one listens. Sometimes all it takes is asking. I got an email from Steve Chabot regarding the previous post on my conversation with him.

Dave,  I just read your article and the 40 some comments following it.  Very fair and I wish you the best in the future.  Steve

Thanks to everybody who commented on the thread. For once we were heard.

Obama and the Democrats are determined to nationalize healthcare. The Moderate Middle isn't sure, they like the idea of not paying for it, but they're perhaps, suspicious of what it will be like. With good reason. Exhibit A: The American Spectator writes that in fact, nationalized health care actually caused the death of Natasha Richardson:

The province of Quebec lacks a medical helicopter system, common in the United States and other parts of Canada, to airlift stricken patients to major trauma centers. Montreal's top head trauma doctor said Friday that may have played a role in Richardson's death.

Socialized medicine, known by the euphemism universal healthcare, is about tightfisted government clerks rationing care.

Natasha Richardson received the same kind of treatment anyone in Quebec would have received, and now she's dead at the age of 45 because Quebec didn't have something as basic as a medical helicopter system.

But at least it was cost effective. All hail the State.

I live on Cincinnati’s West Side, in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, called Westwood. A working class neighborhood tucked up in the Western Hills, it’s filled with 1930’s  style German and Dutch style architecture. Once a conservative stronghold, Westwood is now a transitional area and a swing district. I recently had the opportunity to sit down and and speak with former Congressman Steve Chabot (R) from Cincinnati’s 1st district following his speech at the Cincinnati Tea Party on March 15, 2009.  Even with a record of strict fiscal and social conservatism, Steve lost his last election bid after serving from 1995 to 2009, to Democrat Steve Driehaus in the Obama wave of Hope and Change® that swept many Republicans from office,.

Several issues came up during our discussion that I’d like to share with you.

On the issue of changing the GOP primary rules to avoid letting non Republicans choose the candidate for the party, he is open to it, and thought it was a good idea worth exploring. I think it’s the only way to avoid having another McCain thrust upon us.

On the issue of earmarks, Steve feels that since the money will not be returned to the Treasury if a Congressman doesn’t ask for it, and would be letting his constituents down if he let it go elsewhere. But he would also stand together with the GOP if it decided as a party to swear off earmarks completely. I said this is a golden opportunity for the GOP to become the party of fiscal responsibility, and many feel they are blowing it.

On the issue of  GOP leadership, Congressman Chabot doesn’t see any real leader currently, and furthermore sees no charismatic up and comer drawing attention anywhere. But he feels, that’s not the point right now. He reminded me Churchill was an unpopular politician until the times he lived in made him great. We should have a doozy of a leader pretty soon, eh?

I asked Steve how many calls need to come into a Congressional office to make a difference on an issue. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “one”. My skeptical glance lead him to explain how Congressional staffs go over all the incoming calls and mail and discuss them, looking for organized pushes, automated systems and trying to get a sense of what’s real.

On the Republican party, Steve disagrees with moving the party to the Middle and compromising on social issues to appeal to the Moderates. He feels it’s better to hold consistent values and beliefs, and try to find the common ground with those who disagree with you.

When I asked where we can look for hope, when the Democrats are trying to change us to a Socialist nation, when the Moderate Middle is easily swayed by populist rhetoric, when the GOP compromises it’s values and beliefs and when the Mainstream Media gives up journalism to promote the Liberal Agenda,, he replied, really, it’s is in the American people. In the end, they always get it right, even though it’s often a difficult mess and arduous task. People need to talk to each other, to reach out to the neighbors who may be Moderates.

There’s no magic button, no second coming of Ronald Reagan. It really is up to us now.

Upwards of 6000 people, enough for a small city,  attended a grass roots organized Tea Party in downtown Cincinnati at Fountain Square today. Several things happened here that got my attention:

1 It was clearly a gathering of the disenfranchised making a statement. We are here, and we're willing to show up for what matters.

2 There was a firm undercurrent, that although it was a sermon to the choir, this is the start of something, and it will continue to build.

3 The Enemedia took a licking. From the stage it was reported that only one of the three television stations in town sent a crew, and they spent most of their time seeking out the one Obama supporter there to get his viewpoint. That's where it get's interesting. On the evening news at 6:00 pm, the local journalist lead his report saying he fled in fear for his safety when he was surrounded by a cursing spitting mob. Yeah? Funny, no film to go with it. Or comment from any of the dozens of police on hand to keep a watchful eye on the mob of middle aged dangerous conservatives.

4 A half dozen African American youths stood on the side walk outside the gathering and began to loudly shout, "O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA," in an attempt to be a disruption. They were instantly surrounded by the crowd who drowned them out shouting "GET A JOB, GET A JOB, GET A JOB, GET A JOB!".   Priceless.

5 The most poignant moment came when local car dealer Harald Zeigler spoke about his narrow escape from Socialist East Germany and what this country and freedom mean to him in a real and tangible way. I wish our dumbed down moderate middle could open their ears and understand what freedom means, and how precious it is.