Progressivism Versus Conservatism. A Fight To The Finish.

One of the things that has made this country so great among other nations, is the first amendment to the US Constitution:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

This part of our bill of rights was so important in the eyes of the founders, that it was given top billing. First in the stack so to speak. Without freedom of speech and freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to gather and to petition the government for a *redress of grievances, we would be living under the thumb of our government. These were wise men and they each knew what happens when your government becomes so powerful, that you live in fear of it.

* Redress:
redress v. 1. To set right, remedy or rectify. 2. To make amends for. n. 1. Satisfaction for wrong done; reparation. 2. Correction.

So where are we at now? It appears that the very government that we have been the beneficiaries of, for so long is going askew. It has overgrown its boundaries and we are no longer in control of it, it on the other hand is controlling us. The very basic rights guaranteed to Americans, under the US Constitution are being continually put to the test and assaulted by what seems to be a leftist ideology. Is this conspiracy theory? Lets take a closer look and see.

Since it became all too apparent that this administration was veering away from it’s pre-election selling points of being a centrist and a uniter, with transparency in government and a post racial miracle cure, along with some hopey-changy B.S., followed by government takeovers of almost everything that makes money in this country and the insane squandering of our hard earned taxpayers dollars (mine too damn it!) via; TARP and pork-u-lus coupled with the arrogant attitude emanating from Washington which has been quite simply stated: “we are screwing you and there is not a hell-of-a-lot thing that you can do about it!” It is no wonder that mainstream America finally pulled their collective head’s out of the sand and screamed out loud; “WTF!” I know that I did and probably you too if you are reading this. To put it in simple, easy to understand language, that even a liberal can understand, you have pushed us to the breaking point and we are pissed!

My America, that I love so dearly, has been torn apart by this renegade administration and big brother is moving deeper into your and my life, than at any time in past history. This is what happens when you turn your backs on progressives and neglect to mind the store. They are thieves. They will steal you and I blind, right under our very nose if you let them. They have stolen our prosperity, our freedoms and our moral values.

Out of all of this chaos that they created, a movement arose; “The Tea Party.” Mainstream Americans that stood up finally and said; “we have had enough!” Now, look at it closely. Is it really a party? Not in the political party sense, or at least not yet. It is however doing something that is scaring the crap out of the progressives; it is growing. GROWING! They would love for it to just go away, back to what it was when they first took over DC. They have been so used to passing legislation without any thought of a backlash, that it just seemed normal to them. This is nothing new under the sun folks. They have been doing this for many years, you were just not paying attention.

~Honorable Mention ~

• Prohibition. They decided for you, that you did not need to take a drink any more. That went over real well. It Started the gangster wars and made law abiding citizens into common criminals. It also made a few people very wealthy. Like: the Kennedy’s.
• The gold standard. Once was a time when our currency was backed up by gold, in the federal depository. That is history. Now we just print more money when we run out. I wish that I could do that at home!
• Income tax. That was a great one!
• Social Security. Truly a marvelous plan, the only thing was; there was all of this un-spent money just laying there, what a great opportunity for the Feds. (They won’t even notice, if we take just a bit to pay some of our bills with.) It’s broke now and yes we noticed.

• Remember prayer in school? They took that away and you said; “okay we didn’t really need that anyways, it’s okay.”
• Welfare, social entitlements and affirmative action. Don’ t even get me started. The first one has sucked this country dry. Whatever happened to working for a living?
• Cut the military budget to balance the budget. That is how the progressives operate best. Spend more money than we have on entitlements, raise taxes and cut the military budget to pay for it. Who needs National Security anyways. Right? Clinton and his staff excelled in this.
• TARP
• Obama-Care. A Ponzi scam, to beat all Ponzi scams. A total lie from beginning to end.
• Immigration Policy. Or lack of a policy, is drying up the economies of many of our individual states. Their hospitals are overcrowded, law enforcement is taxed, our jails are full of illegals costing us a fortune and I have to press one for English. That in it self is ridiculous.

So “The Tea Party” has been born. Opposition in the form of Conservatism. The antithesis of progressivism. It has stuck in their craw and they are screaming out loud. Bigots! Racists! Anti- Americans! Brown Shirts! Home-grown Terrorists! Hard to defend yourself against all of those lies isn’t it? What are we really? Americans mostly. Working people, young and old, black and white, Some Asian and some Hispanic. People from all walks of life.

We have been asleep at the wheel way too long. The progressives will destroy this country, if left unchecked. You lose your liberties a little bit at the time and you are lulled into that; it will be alright mentality. Look what happened in less than two years. That really is nothing, compared to what has been happening all along. We let it happen. Look folks, it’s like this; the other side never rests. They keep on pushing their agenda regardless. They have been, for a very long time.

Our founding fathers were very smart and wise men. Notice that freedom of speech and religion are in the first amendment. Ahh…but the second amendment is the eye catcher!

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Why do you suppose that was next in importance? I will tell you why. In case the first amendment is violated. A well armed public is a deterrent to a government out of control. They know that all too well. So ask yourself this; what amendment have they been trying to get rid of the most? You guessed it. The second amendment. Think it cannot happen? Guess again.

So what is next on this administrations agenda? Want to make any bets? Stand up for your liberty. Teach your children about patriotism and the founding fathers of this great nation. Teach your children about the sanctity of the family and honor. Teach them to be ever alert to the dangers of apathy. Most of all; VOTE! Know your candidates and vote, every single election is important. It is your duty as an American citizen. Let this be a wake up call.

Tea Party Blame Game

This weekend we attended a Tea Party rally in my home town. Although I consider myself to be well-informed politically, I had never attended one of the rally’s. The movement hasn’t caught on as well here, as in other places, but it is none the less gaining momentum. I would estimate the number of people attending at around 300 to 400.

There were several speakers invited and interestingly enough, there were also five Republican congressional candidates present. However, they were not invited to speak. The promoter of the event explained this rather bluntly by saying; “She was sick and tired of politicians!” She received a loud standing ovation for this remark. These candidates are all vying for senator Sanford Bishop’s job. A Democrat in our district, who voted for the health care debacle. Needless to say he is not liked very much here by conservatives.

We have a liberal based newspaper in town and they make no bones about that fact. One would think that while their photographer was present, no more than a paragraph about the rally, ran in the paper. They did however, run a couple of editorials from the Washington post, by two of their staff writers in the editorial section, with both of these writers slamming the Tea Party movement and the people who make up its ranks.

One article by E.J. Dionne, tried to minimize the movement by inferring that it represents only a small minority of Americans, on the right end of politics and it will not determine the outcome of the 2010 elections in November. He also painfully added the remark that this movement is almost entirely sponsored by white Americans and that the only obvious reason for their discontent, is the color of Barrack Obama’s skin. He in effect called the Tea Party movement members, racist!

The second writer; Kathleen Parker, although not directly accusing them of racism, made the outlandish statement that the rhetoric used by the movement will ultimately lead to violence. Citing the upcoming 15th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing which killed 168 people and was the worst act of terrorism prior to 9/11. She talked about how after the passage of the health care bill, several Democrats were threatened. She added into the mix, accusations of rabble rousing by people like; Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Leading one to the conclusion, that if any act of violence occurs as a result of the Tea Party movement, that it will be entirely that groups fault!

Well! The Tea Party movement people are made up of violent, racist people, who make up only a small minority of the American people! I am so glad that they pointed this out to me! What a relief! I can now without any trepidation on my part, come out of the closet and say; I am a racist! A violent racist and truthfully; I am! After all, I am from the south! Everyone knows that all southerners are racist! Jimmy Carter even said so on national TV! I should have seen this coming a long time ago! I was one of those small minority Americans that stood up and said; “Awww…hell no! A black man is running for President! Time to get violent!” So with all of that being said; where do we go from here?

This is where irony steps in. We all know what irony is right? After the Civil War, around 1876, the south enacted laws which went on to be called Jim Crowe laws. Advocating; segregation of whites and blacks. They lasted until around 1965. Predominantly in the south. It was a series of laws enacted by southern Democrats to keep black people from advancing. Plain and simple. The Civil Rights Act of 1965 put a stop to it. The key here is that these laws were enacted by Democrats.

On June 11th 1963, a diminutive man, who also happened to be the Governor of the State of Alabama, made his now infamous schoolhouse door speech to America. Stating that it was his intent, while Governor of Alabama, that no black person would ever attend a white school in his state, while he occupied that office and this ultimately led to a confrontation between his office and the White House. The Civil Rights movement was in full force by this time. Peaceful protests met with brute force by white, Democrat officials.

We all know the outcome of this and George Wallace never apologized for his actions and guess what? He too, was a Democrat! This arrogant, blatantly racist man, was a Democrat! I have often wondered in sheer astonishment, how the black community of today, wound up being predominately Democrat, in lieu of the fact that the very same party, made life so miserable for them throughout the years. Ahem!

Now, as we debate the future of our country, this very same party, washed in years of the blood of racism and violence toward the black man, has the audacity to accuse me, or for that matter anyone associated with the Tea Party movement, of being racist and that we may turn violent as a result! This is utterly astonishing! My, how the roles have been reversed!

Which brings me back to my point. The Tea Party rally that I attended. The very first speaker was a gentleman from South Carolina named; Lenny McCallister. Who also happens to be African-American. What? At a Tea Party rally! Surely you jest! This just can’t be possible! Kind of like a black man showing up at a KKK meeting, right? After all Tea Party-ers are; violent, racist, white people! Nope! I kid you not! He is indeed black.

Part of his speech is as follows; “Americans, you are called by your forefathers to be proud to extol the values of your nation. You are required by the blood of Black men, White men, Asian-Americans, and Latino-Americans that was shed for the freedom that you enjoy to protect the America that you have today – one that is threatened by an overreach of government by a group of misguided lawmakers…” Imagine that. He received a standing ovation for his truly wonderful speech.

Over the years, I have watched elections go by and as of late, the Democratic Party has sunk deeper and deeper into the abyss. Accusations fly from every direction as a result of their lust for power. If they cannot win an election fairly, they will cheat. They will insult you, lie about you and do what ever it takes to gain the advantage. Rush Limbaugh said it correctly when he stated recently; “the Democrats will tell you who they fear the most if you just listen to them.” Who gets that distinction? The Tea Party movement and Sarah Palin. Look at who they are attacking the most recently.

The Tea Party movement is just beginning. It is growing. The Democrats have reason to fear them. They are us. The people of America. Either as a member of the movement or someone like myself, just fed up with the direction that this administration is taking us. Down the road of ruin and debt. Trying to destroy the middle class. Dividing the people. Tearing apart the Constitution and tossing away our freedoms. Taking control of our business’s. Increasing the size and power of government. Leading us away from our trusted allies. Making us weaker as a nation in a world fraught with danger. These are the reasons for our discontent! Not the color of his skin!