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Sixteen to Support
Feb 1st
This post marks the start of a new series here at You Too. The election cycle has begun and we have work to do to protect the influence already gained by the Tea Party by supporting incumbents while also searching out and highlighting new candidates in order to increase the effective power of the coalition. It’s very important for all Tea Party supporters to understand that although all current Tea Party Caucus members are Republican, the Republican Caucus as a whole cannot be counted upon to provide the level of support necessary to successfully fight the electoral battles in districts with first term incumbents. The Tea Party Caucus is a thorn in the side of the Republican Caucus and party leaders will direct funds to incumbents and challengers outside the Tea Party Caucus before dribbling out funds to Tea Party members.
Following are links to the campaign websites of the sixteen Tea Party first term incumbents. There are currently over 60 Tea Party Caucus members and the entire list can be found here with links to other incumbents websites.
Sandy Adams (FL-24), Diane Black (IN-06), Bill Cassidy (LA-06), Jeff Duncan (SC-06), Blake Farenthold (TX-27), Stephen Fincher (IN-08), Vicky Hartler (MO-04), Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Jeff Landry (LA-03), David McKinley (WV-01) Mick Mulvaney (SC-06), Rich Nugent (FL-05), Dennis Ross (FL-12), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Joe Walsh (IL-08) and Allen West (FL-22)
Take the time to look at those websites and pick the candidate you like best. Make a financial commitment to support the candidate every month until the election. Don’t forget that you’re going to be supporting another new Tea Party challenger as well as the incumbent you choose. Above all, don’t ever believe that a donation of $20 per month is too small to make a difference. Thirty=seven per cent of the voters in yesterday’s Florida primary were Tea Party supporters. That’s over 600,000 people and if they all committed to $20 per month it would mean $12 million per month going to Tea Party candidates – $120 million by the election. Just the Floridian Tea Party supporters could cover the cost of 40 successful campaigns.
Change will not occur until you decide that they aren’t fit to run things any more – and back up your words with acts.
“Continuing the Conversation” debate recap
Jan 24th
Brian Williams:
Before we start, the ground rules: To the the peanut gallery: no clapping, standing, booing or showing your displeasure with the media in any way. You must be quiet and listen. To the candidates: There will be no mention of the President – His Fantasticness, unless of course you intend to praise him. This debate is solely about why none of you are fit to hold office. Now let’s begin:
Tonite, in an effort to inform the voters of Florida, let’s continue the conversation with the 1998 Terry Schaivo case. As you know, this is the number one issue on the minds of voters tonite. Senator Santorum?
As the conversation lingers we will pretend that Castro has died, and now all the Cubans want to come to the US. (Isn’t that backward Brian? If Castro goes away wouldn’t the Cubans celebrate getting their country back and stop trying to flee to the US?) What would you do about that Newt?
And now a conversation with Representative Ron Paul: We know your son was detained by the unconstitutional actions of the TSA this morning but I would prefer to get you to commit to running as a third party candidate. Your country needs you Rep Paul, and so does your president and his posse, the media. Can you promise you won’t let us down? And why don’t you dream about the White House?
And now lets turn the conversation to Governor Romney’s taxes. Is there anything you wish to apologize for Mitt?
And as we continue the conversation I note that the audience has left and the only TV’s still tuned to the debate are in the White House.
My job here is done.
Debate prep with George and Diane
Jan 8th
Don’t tell anyone but I was a fly on the wall when Diane Sawyer and John Stephanopoulus developed their NH debate strategy. It went something like this:
Diane: I’m really excited about this debate. First of all, I cannot imagine the candidates agreeing to let us question them again after what we got away with last time.
George: You’ve spent far too much time at the White House Diane. The President is the smartest man in the history of earth. These guys aren’t even second tier, far from it, in fact. They are lap dogs looking for attention. Let’s make sure they get some.
Diane: Let’s both agree to the things that are off limits. No one mention those unconstitutional recess appointments. We need to highlight that everything is Congress’ fault, but if someone mentions the President’s circumvention of the Separation of Powers shut them up quickly.
George: Oh I’m good at that. And we will make it Everyone Against Romney. And let’s make sure that cool Jon Huntsman gets his say – in chinese if possible. People need to see that he is the best nominee. Oh and let’s ignore Rick Perry.
Diane: Good ideas, all. And let’s make sure Ron Paul gets a lot of non-foreign policy questions. If we can get him to run 3rd party then Obama is a shoe-in for re-election.
George: What we really need is a theme or two. (Slapping head) I’ve got it – the most pressing issues of the night will be 1. contraception and 2. gay marriage!
Diane: Brilliant George. Let’s remind people that there are a lot of things more important than jobs and the economy. The Iranian threat pales compared to contraception.
George: And here is how we will do it. We will trap Romney into saying he wants to repeal Roe v Wade, and hope he forgets Roe was predicated on Griswald which created a right to privacy so women could buy birth control without their husband’s permission. It’s perfect. Repeal of Roe v Wade equals opposing contraception. Romney will never know what hit him and we can spend the next 11 months talking about the fact that Romney is a heartless conservative who wants women to be chained at home barefoot and pregnant.
Diane: Brilliant! It’s no wonder you are the king of ABC, George.
George: And we will follow it up with showing their rampant homophobia.
Diane: I’ll make it personal: I’ll say – “Imagine two homosexuals are in your living room”. That alone should send Santorum into a fit.
George: LOL Diane, I can barely wait.
ring ring
Diane: Excuse me George, I’ve got to run, Michelle is on the line.
You might be a racist if….
Dec 29th
Over at Legal Insurrection Professor Jacobson displays the liberal talking point in bumper sticker form. It reads:
“TEA PARTY”
sounds so much
nicer than
“Mob of Racists
and Homophobes”
I’ve had some personal experience with this talking point. A few months ago a fellow Rotarian,said to me out of the blue that he thought the tea party is racist. He has since tried to suggest he wasn’t referring to me specifically, which I find ludicrous since I am a founder of the Sturbridge Tea Party.
Over the Christmas holiday I made a comment about Eric Holder and my own mother asked me if I have “always been a racist”.
This is the same mother who raised me to believe that differences are the most interesting thing in the world. Apparently that motto doesn’t apply to political ideology in her mind.
One of my best friends reminded me that her sister-in-law, accused her of the same thing some time ago.
Does anyone dispute that Obama has been the most divisive president in the history of this country? If Obama doesn’t destroy the USA with his policies, he will surely destroy it with his campaign tactics.
And the media is complicit.
Christmas Tea Party standout
Dec 24th
The Knox Trail tea party (next door) is phenomenal. They organize twice monthly standouts – rain or snow and keep our message very strong. On 911 we lined the streets with American flags. Yesterday was their Christmas standout. It was about 39 degrees at the time.
Tea Party Standout
Yours truly cannot take credit for attending.
