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Tea Party Patriots straw poll: Santorum nomination would generate most enthusiasm
Florida tea partiers would be most enthusiastic if former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won the Republican presidential nomination, according to a straw poll conducted Sunday night by the Tea Party Patriots organization.
The straw poll was conducted following a conference call during which Santorum, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and answered questions and made their pitch to the call’s participants. Texas Rep. Ron Paul was invited to participate, but was unable to do so.
Callers were asked to rank their enthusiasm for each of the candidates receiving the nomination on a scale of one to five, with five being the most enthusiastic.
For Santorum, 35 percent of respondents said they would be the most enthusiastic, while 26 percent were in the middle. The rest were split among the other options.
Callers were also enthusiastic about a Gingrich nomination, and he had the support of 35 percent of the callers, with 24 percent saying they would be in the “most enthusiastic” category.
Romney’s support, on the other hand, was “balanced across the board,” with each level of enthusiasm receiving a similar number of votes.
Reading this, talking to many people, and comparing what is reported through the media, you’d think we were all on different planets. Well, in a way, I suppose we are. You see, the media, and the RNC elites have decided it is “Romney’s turn”. On the other hand, you have regular folks, like me, who have decided the RNC elites, and the media, are full of caca de toro, and we aren’t buying into their BS!
Many of us figured out the last go ’round, that the Republican Party is no longer the party of Reagan type conservatism, which the MAJORITY of “R” voters are. Those at the top have decided those of us who actually do the voting, aren’t smart enough to make our own decisions, so they apparently have sent out their talking points to the media, and have them pushing hard for THEIR choice for the nominee, instead of allowing us ‘small people’ to make our own decision on who WE want to see in the White House.
In 2010, we sent a very…VERY strong message to Washington, D.C., and for a few months, they did seem to pay attention. Alas, as with all entrenched politicians, those ‘powers that be’ made a very unwise decision to buck the voters, and carry on with business as usual. I think it’s time we sent them an even STRONGER message.
WE, THE PEOPLE…..do NOT want Mitt Romney as the nominee for President of the United States!
As a VERY conservative American, my preference would be Rick Santorum. BUT, I could live with Newt Gringrich. The VP pick is also very important to us out here in the real world. A combination of Gringrich and Santorum, Gringrich/West or Rubio, Santorum/West or Rubio would get us out here in the REAL world excited enough to actually put in some time and money?
So, you folks up there in D.C. might want to start paying attention. You may not have a job come November 7, because we are not playing patty cake with you yahoos anymore! We want our country back. We are a REPUBLIC….not a democracy! Please be so kind as to pull your collective heads out of your collective hinders!
A Tea Party Straw Poll
So, someone explain to me why they keep telling us Mittens is the frontrunner? Why do the talking heads insist that he will be the nomination? It’s quite obvious to me that there are more Tea Partiers than there are talking heads and RNC elites. We are saying no! Why aren’t they listening? Does Gov. Haley not remember the people who helped put her into office?
Unfortunately, my enthusiasm for any of the candidates is pretty low as well. None of the candidates are perfect, but anyone of them would HAVE to be than what we have been dealing with the last 3 years!
Wondering About That M’self!
‘Nuff Said
Protesting The “Protesters”
Small Business Owners Fight Back Against Occupy Wall Street
Small business owners and local residents fed up with the “Occupiers” at Zuccotti Park in New York City are planning a counterprotest and news conference of their own Monday, to make clear the crowd has long overstayed its welcome — and that businesses will not survive if the “occupation” continues.
Flyers are being passed around at small businesses and residential buildings around the park in downtown Manhattan promoting a “Protest against the Occupy Wall St. and Mayor Bloomberg who does nothing to get them to leave.”
I am honestly surprised it has taken this long for them to be fed up with the garbage that has plagued them for so long!
In recent days, shopkeepers, restaurant owners and others with small businesses located near Zuccotti Park have been quietly meeting to share stories of the damage they say has been caused by Occupy Wall Street: theft of property, vandalism, threats, violence and even incidents involving the throwing of fecal matter.
Why is the media silent? They had no problem accusing Tea Partiers of things that never happened, yet gleefully support these pigs. I honestly don’t understand how they can be so blind to the truth. Are they suppose to report the truth?
The flyers were printed out by a 46-year-old unemployed teacher named Leslie who has spearheaded the counterprotest efforts. She asked her last name not be used out of concern the protesters would retaliate against her, and that her involvement in the counterprotest might negatively affect her job search.
“It’s time for them to go,” Leslie said of the Occupiers.
No true member of the Tea Party would ever threaten the safety and well being of others, yet it appears that the OWS threaten on a regular basis. These are the people the President of the United States supports? These are the ones who Nancy Pelosi praises? All we want is a return to our Constitutional founding yet are maligned in the most vicious manner.
“I’ll bring all my people. These protesters—they’re not even protesters, they don’t know anything—they are horrible. They break things, they steal, I have to close my bathrooms and bring customers downstairs [to employee restrooms],” he said.
“You should see what they have done to my gate, what they do every night when we are closed,” he said, referring to vandalism and damage to the exterior of his restaurant.
This is the definition of a mob. They have no direction, no clear goals, other than destruction. Apparently, they are in line with the prince of destruction, the king of evil.
A police officer who was posted at the perimeter of the park for seven days said he would be attending the Monday event out of uniform, “as a protester and fed-up New Yorker.”
God bless that officer! The patience the LEOs have shown has been truly remarkable.
“After speaking with many of them, I realize they are unemployable takers,” he said, asking that his name not be used. “They just want to be able to tell their friends, ‘Hey, I was there.’ There is no leader, no voice. They have money in the bank but can’t agree on using it and no one knows who controls it.
“I’m sick of it. Fed up like everyone else.”
Isn’t it past time the the mayor of New York stand up, and throw the trash out? Or is he too much of a coward to be bothered to do what is right for the city of New York? How many millions of taxpayer funds have been spent trying to deal with the leeches? How many crimes have been committed because the police have been tied up trying to keep the trash from over flowing into other areas of the city? Perhaps the residents should rethink their vote for mayor next time around since this one doesn’t seem to give a damn about these citizens or their businesses.
I don’t recall anyone getting shot at a Tea Party rally. I don’t know of anyone who ever defecated on a police car or anywhere else in public. There were never any drug overdoses, likely because Tea Partiers aren’t druggies. No Tea Partiers ever harmed or vandalized businesses.
Mass Stupidity!
NBC’s David Gregory: Are GOP Supporters of Herman Cain Seeking ‘Absolution’ for Charges of Racism?
On NBC’s Meet the Press: Press Pass, Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings explained Republican support of Herman Cain to host David Gregory this way: “…they’ve been accused as being racist and I think when they can vote for a Herman Cain….they feel like, ‘Well, you know, I support this guy…it shows that I’m not racist, and I’m supporting him.’”
Gregory added: “‘Here’s a black conservative who’s – who’s hammering the President the way we are, so there’s no racism here.’” He then wondered: “You feel like he offers absolution in that way, to Tea Party Republicans?” Cummings replied: “I think that’s at least a part of it.”
Once again, the left stream media is totally clueless! Opposing Barack Hussein Obama’s policies is NOT racism. We don’t like what he has done to this country. We don’t give a flying crap what color his skin is, it’s the ‘content of his character’ we have a MAJOR issue with! If we support Herman Cain, it is NOT because of the color of his skin, it will be because of his policies.
Get a clue ya useless piece of crap!
Welp….Reckon I’m a Racist
With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy
You Might Be a Racist If:
by Jeff Jenkins
You might be a racist if you believe in the content of a man’s character and not the color of his skin.
You might be a racist if you believe that the news media should tell you the truth without political agenda.
You might be a racist if you support Israel’s right to exist.
You might be a racist if you believe that a corporation’s job is to make a profit.
You might be a racist if you believe that manmade global warming has yet to be proven scientifically.
You might be a racist if you believe that the President and Congress should be bound by the Constitution.
You might be a racist if you believe that lower taxes for all stimulate the economy and produce jobs.
You might be a racist if you believe a sound energy policy includes oil, gas and nuclear.
You might be a racist if you believe that the Tea Party represents our nation’s original core values.
You might be a racist if you believe our leaders need to provide documentation of their past.
You might be a racist if you think Herman Cain might make a good President.
You might be a racist if you believe that only elected officials should make laws.
You might be a racist if you think the President should spend more time in the White House and less on the golf course.
You might be a racist if you think Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Maxine Waters are delusional.
You might be a racist if you believe that Keynesian economics will not create jobs.
You might be a racist if you believe that socialism has failed every time it has been tried and should not be tried again.
You might be a racist if you believe that the housing crisis was caused by corruption in the Democrat party and Fanny Mae and not by Wall Street bankers.
And finally, you might be a racist if you think it would be a good idea if Barack Hussein Obama was a one term president.
This Ain’t No Tea Party!
Wall Street Protesters Clash With Police in New York, Denver
Protesters in New York and Denver clashed with authorities as at least 38 arrests were made early Friday near Occupy Wall Street encampments.
Police in New York said they made at least 14 arrests after a few hundred protesters marched through lower Manhattan near Zuccotti Park, where a planned cleaning on Friday had been postponed by the city’s deputy mayor.
In one incident, an NYPD scooter accidently struck a protester, causing him to fall to the ground screaming before kicking the vehicle over to free his foot. He was then arrested.
Most of the arrests occurred near Broadway and Exchange Place. Charges were pending, but some protesters obstructed traffic or overturned trash cans and hurled bottles.
Nope. Definitely is NOT anything like a Tea Party. At a Tea Party rally, there are no clashes with police, no throwing bottles and turning over trash cans. There are no arrests. There is no pile up of garbage. There is no obstructing traffic. There is no violence, unless, of course, you don’t count the union thugs who CAUSE violence.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Brookfield Properties — which owns Zuccotti Park, where protesters have been camped out for a month — could still go ahead with an official cleanup if no deal is reached with protesters. Bloomberg said the city was notified shortly before midnight that Brookfield wanted to postpone the cleanup of the park, adding that owners hoped to work out an agreement with the protesters.
Are they kidding? Work out a deal? No, what you do is evict the slobs. If they don’t leave, you bring in the police. If they don’t go peacefully, you drag their sorry dope smoking asses out. They give you grief, you slap the cuffs on them, and haul them off to jail. It’s not that complicated.
At a Tea Party:
Occupy Wall Street:
Notice any differences?
When the Tea Party patriots stood up against more taxation, bigger government, and more intrusion into our lives in 2009, we were condemned by the likes of Nancy Pelosi as “astroturf”. We are called vile names by both politicians and pundits. We were accused of being violent, yet no violence was ever seen by the lame stream. They just said it, in hopes that people would believe we are, which we are not. We had no financial backing from any large corporations. No one paid our way to go to any rally. We paid our own way. Few of us are what you would call rich. Most are just middle class working folks who are tired of the government ignoring the Constitution, or using it to wipe their hind ends.
Now that the socialists have come out in a number of cities across the country, Pelosi is all praises for those who want to destroy a system that has worked well, when the government does not intrude. The majority of those who are camping out on Wall Street have no idea why they are there. Some are being encouraged by their professors to join in. Professors, I might add, who are indoctrinating kids towards socialism. There are even some, who don’t even speak English, being paid to carry signs. The unions are busing in even more socialists.
Tea Partiers, just plain every day folks, attend by their own choice, using their own money. Occupy Wall Street, or Days of Rage if you want to get technical, is being funded by the deep pockets of unions, supported by the CPUSA, Peoples Worker Party, etc. Excuse me Mzzzzzzzzzzzz Pelosi, but which one is ‘astroturf’? Personal opinion, all that botox and plastic surgery has caused brain damage, and it would be a real good idea if you retire quietly to your wine vineyard, instead of bumping your gums, spewing lies.
I have attended quite a few Tea Party events. There were very few police in evidence. Why? Because, obviously, the police know we aren’t violent, nor are we likely to start any trouble. And they were usually quite friendly. On the other hand, when you have any size group of leftists, there is ALWAYS a large police presence. Why? Because they know there WILL be trouble.
After nearly 3 years, yes, the Tea Party has garnered some support for our efforts by certain groups who also believe in liberty. But it didn’t start out that way. What money that was used at the beginning came from donations from people like me, $5 or $10 at a time. We didn’t have a George Soros with his finger in every explosive pie.
Note this: We WILL fight if we have to. We’d rather not though. We’d prefer to have a peaceful ‘revolution’ to return our nation back into the Republic as it was founded. However, do not consider our peacefulness as a weakness. Our forefathers fought and died to save our country from communism and fascists. We believe our rights and liberties come from God Almighty, not the government. We are willing to fight to prevent the evil that has taken a foothold in our nation. And if necessary, to die, for the sake of our children’s future freedoms.
I Don’t Think So!
Hey, Tea Partiers, Go Join Occupy Wall Street
What’s the hold-up? Tea Party supporters should add their passionate voices to the growing protests on Wall Street.
Get down there immediately! A movement is being born! Why should the granola crowd get all the credit and have all the fun?
Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party: It’s a grass-roots coalition that is just begging to be made. It’s the also perfect opportunity to fulfill the second half of the Tea Party credo, addressing the excesses of Big Business along with those Big Government.
Most Tea Partiers understand. Government almost never acts alone. There’s an unholy alliance between those two bloated institutions that is responsible for many our problems today. As the voices of citizens are finally being raised effectively, neither institution deserves a free pass.
Over and over again, we’ve seen how intertwined Washington and Wall Street have become, each serving the other, each protecting its own. It make no sense to rail against TARP and the Wall Street bailouts without also targeting the big banks and others who soaked up all those millions in taxpayer funds.
Read the rest here.
No, this is NOT a grass roots movement. This is a well organized action planned by socialists, communists, and your ever popular union thugs. While there are some issues in common, the majority of those stinking up Wall Street, have no clue why they are even there. The majority of Tea Partiers actually work and pay their bills. They can’t just pick up and go off to camp out in New York, or any where else. They are called responsible adults.
On the other hand, you have people who evidently don’t much care about their responsibilities. If they have jobs, they just left them. If they are students, obviously, their education doesn’t mean much to them. Well, truth be told, those so called institutions of higher learning are pretty useless when it comes right down to it anyway. Reality doesn’t enter into those classrooms. Just more brain washing for the “progressive agenda”, aka socialism. And they want that useless education for free? Nothing is free boys and girls. Someone always has to pay.
Tea Partiers want the government to shrink back to it’s Constitutional roots, and leave them in peace to live their lives as they see fit. The OWS seems to want MORE government. Many I have seen interviewed gave the impression they thought the government should take care of every aspect of their lives.
Yep….there are HUGE differences. So, no, Tea Partiers should not join those on Wall Street, and other cities around the country.
Hope & Change Liberals Protest Obama….
So Why Aren’t They Called Racists Like the Tea Party?
Those Tolerant Libs
Try Reality For A Change
Morgan Freeman reads from the wrong script
by Ted Nugent
The ugliest form of racism is accusing others of racism when there is none. Throwing around the terms “racist” and “racism” has been a tactic of the left for decades. Surely we can all agree that Martin Luther King Jr. would not endorse such an ugly tactic, as he wanted us to judge each other on the content of our character rather than our skin color.
While falsely accusing others of racism for years, the left has ratcheted up its vitriolic and false claims now that President Obama is in office.
The actor Morgan Freeman, who obviously leans way to the left, is the most recent, egregious example of someone willing to claim racism where there is none.
Read the rest here.
It is really sad that such people as Morgan Freeman, while an excellent actor, is so ignorant of the real world. I guess those who live in a fantasy land for a living have a very difficult time dealing with the real world.
American Showdown
Democrat Racism
Blacks Call for Democrat Carson to Resign Over Tea Party ‘Hanging’ Slam
A wide spectrum of black conservatives expressed outrage Wednesday at Rep. Andre Carson’s remark that tea party members would like to see black people “hanging on a tree” — and some even called on Carson to resign.
During a speech at a recent caucus event in Miami, the Indiana Democrat said conservative members of Congress would “love to see us [blacks] as second-class citizens,” and “some of them in Congress right now of this tea party movement would love to see you and me . . . hanging on a tree.”
Carson, the whip leader of the Congressional Black Caucus responsible for organizing the black vote in Congress, also alleged that tea party activism stems from Jim Crow racism.
“Some of them in Congress are comfortable with where we were 50 or 60 years ago. But this is a new day with a black president and a black congressional caucus.”
Read the rest here.
When are these fools going to stop living in the past? When are the black Democrats going to admit it was their own party that worked hard to keep the black community enslaved, and continue to do so with the invisible chains of dependency? You’d think, instead working overtime to be divisive by spreading such blatant lies, they would be working to unite. However, I’m of the mind….they don’t want us united as a nation.
All I can say is that their bitterness will destroy them in the end. Such people have no business being in positions of leadership, and should apologize, then resign.
Makes A Body Proud!
Rep. Frederica Wilson: ‘The Real Enemy is the Tea Party’
Last night at a town hall meeting in Miami sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, the subject was supposed to be jobs, but Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D- FL) turned it to partisan politics and told assembled job seekers:
“Let us all remember who the real enemy is… the real enemy is the Tea Party… the Tea Party holds the Congress hostage.”
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, herself known for vitriolic anti-Tea Party rhetoric, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson were also present at the town hall. The stated intent of the gathering was to hold a preview discussion of a mega jobs fair in Miami held today.
Yep! I’m the real enemy! The enemy of leftist, socialist, communist policies. And DAMN proud of it!
