The following post was submitted by Richmond Tea Party board member Corky Mann. ---- Let me start with a little about where Tea Parties in general, and Richmond Tea Party specifically, stand in regard to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. For starters, EVERYONE is entitled to free speech. EVERYONE is entitled to peacefully assemble. [...]
Could the unique and positive ratings for VA have something to do with the great work that Tea Parties across VA have been doing, holding our elected officials accountable in a way unseen before? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2011 Contact: Kathy Roberts (540) 371-7402 kroberts@house.virginia.gov Speaker Howell Statement on Recent Quinnipiac Polling in Virginia [...]
Harrisburg, Pa, Said Filed Chapter 9 Bankruptcy -Bloomberg "Pennsylvania's cash-strapped capital city, Harrisburg, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday, listing debts of $500 million and assets of $100 million, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday on its website, citing an attorney for the city counsel." The story is a perfect illustration of what happens when [...]
This is the most transparent administration ever? From Judicial Watch: Dems Want Law To Keep Obama Records Secret In an obvious effort to protect President Barack Obama, a group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation to create an official process that will allow the commander-in-chief to keep presidential records secret after he leaves office. [...]
If, twenty years ago, someone would had told you that this government would someday grant itself the right to deliberately target and kill American citizens, would you have believed them? Does the Constitution, anywhere, sanction the deliberate murder of American citizens, without a trial, by the government for any reason at all? If this government [...]
In Federal GovernmentSpeak, a “cut” is a decrease in an expected increase. That is, the budget ALWAYS expands; sometimes, that expansion is not as much as other times; nevertheless, it is still an expansion. Paradoxically, for you and me, a "cut" means having less to spend next year. The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) yearly analysis [...]
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s video "Path to Prosperity (Episode 3)
When I started teaching summer school this year, I told my students, most of whom had failed English 9, that I was there because I had failed. Specifically, I had failed to manage my money properly and was taking the majority of my summer school pay to pay off my last credit card. I paid [...]
From Rasmussen Reports: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 17% of Likely U.S. Voters think the federal government today has the consent of the governed. Sixty-nine percent (69%) believe the government does not have that consent. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided. According to the report, this is the lowest level ever [...]
A Morning Joe appearance from 27 May 2010 (it won't embed; click on the link below and watch the video): Morning Joe Senator Coburn was on Morning Joe this morning and spoke more truth. I went looking for it and found this oldie. I'll get today's interview up when it's available. Great stuff!
Please watch this. This is from last week. It is mostly about the debt / deficit, but he covers a lot of very pertinent topics. Two 15 minute pieces. Great rant! http://www.youtube.com/embed/3tVJ2gqqKWs http://www.youtube.com/embed/66LvgPHsUXY Then again today, on the Senate floor (video loads on the right side of the page): http://www.c-spanvideo.org//SenRe/start/14756/stop/16376
And the obvious next question: How far does this have to go before your friends will believe what's really happening? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWCAhytQuA&feature=player_embedded
