Disclose Cloture Vote Fails - Hagan Still Unaware of Who Her Bosses Are
by Bubba July 28th, 2010Grass Roots North Carolina Alert 07-28-10
The cloture vote on S3628, the so-called DISCLOSE Act designed to prevent organizations such as GRNC, Gun Owners of America and CCRKBA from having meaningful participation in political elections came up short this time. Cloture would have moved the bill along the process toward becoming law.
BUT DON'T RELAX YET! THIS IS NOT OVER...
While the Senate was short of the votes (barely) necessary, that will not be the case for long unless you act.
The long and the short of it for North Carolina voters is this: Sen. Richard Burr stood with you by voting no and Sen. KAY HAGAN opposed your freedom of speech by arraying herself with the special interests holding the muzzle with you name on it, by voting yes.
Give thanks where they are due to Sen. Burr and make certain that Sen. Hagan knows your displeasure.
A QUICK RECAP
In order to curry favor and gain acceptance, special exemptions were
created to exempt leftist unions and the NRA.
Of course, organizations such as GRNC, Gun Owners of America and CCRKBA will be effectively banned from engaging in political debate.
Along with that it also does the following:
* Bans political speech by government contractors and TARP recipients but not unions with collective bargaining agreements with the government or unions who receive dues from government payroll deductions.
* Imposes legally unsound limitations on coordinated communications between federal candidates and organizations - possibly subjecting candidates to investigations and fines for activity they don't know took place.
* Creates highly complex reporting requirements - unlikely to impact unions - that would have high compliance costs and disproportionate effects on small businesses.
* Places more stringent "stand by your ad" requirements on organizations than candidates by forcing organization heads and top funders to appear in ads, stating their organizations' names up to five times.
* Deliberately and recklessly seeks to affect the 2010 elections by taking effect in 30 days without waiting for the FEC to issue instructions and rules so people can follow the law and avoid criminal and civil punishment.
Read more background on this:
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
* Thank Sen. Richard Burr
Phone: 202 224-3154; Fax: 202 228-2981
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* Let Sen. Kay Hagan know you are watching
Phone -- (202) 224-6342;
Webform
Dear Senator Hagan:
I understand that you voted yea on cloture for S 3628, the unconstitutional so-called DISCLOSE Act. I insist that you change this position. This piece of legislation designed to replace the overturned and discredited McCain-Feingold law should not be given any serious consideration.
Use every step within your means to oppose and stop this attack on free speech. It is time to choose sides. Are you with the people and support their freedom of speech and right to participate in the elective process? Or are you with the special interests who wish to silence us? I will be watching the progress of this through Grass Roots North Carolina.
H.R. 5141 Bill to Repeal Section 9006
by Bubba July 26th, 2010Before the health care reform bill was passed earlier this year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told Americans that “we [Congress] have to pass it to know what’s in it.” As business owners have begun sorting through the massive law, they are discovering not only a host of new taxes but also expanded reporting requirements that will result in an avalanche of paperwork and raise the cost of doing business
Repeal efforts
Congressional efforts to repeal Section 9006 are under way, in the form of H.R. 5141, sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lungren, R-Calif., and S. 3578, sponsored by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Nebr. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is an original co-sponsor of S. 3578.
A spokeswoman for Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., told CJ she is reviewing the issue. As for H.R. 5141, none of North Carolina’s 13 U.S. House members is listed as a co-sponsor. All the representatives were contacted. The only response, from a spokesman for 10th District GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, acknowledged that McHenry plans to support the bill should it reach a vote in the full House
Read the entire article at CarolinaJournal.com
The Rebublic Is Over
by Bubba July 25th, 2010Rick Smith, Candidate for NC House, District 50
by Bubba July 25th, 2010Coming Surprise on your 2011 W-2
by Bubba July 24th, 2010Seen at Moccasin Creek Minute Men
Starting in 2011—next year—the W-2 tax form sent by your employer will be increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are provided.
It doesn’t matter if you’re retired. Your gross income WILL go up by the amount of insurance your employer paid for. So you’ll be required to pay taxes on a larger sum of money that you actually received. Take the tax form you just finished for 2009 and see what $15,000.00 or $20,000.00 additional gross income does to your tax debt. That’s what you’ll pay next year. For many it puts you into a much higher bracket. This is how the government is going to buy insurance for fifteen (15) percent that don’t have insurance and it’s only part of the tax increases, but it’s not really a “tax increase” as such, it’s a redefinition of your taxable income.
Also, go to Kiplinger’s and read about the thirteen (13) tax changes for 2010 that could affect you.
Verification: The Library of Congress (www.thomas.gov)
On that summary page, search for “Title IX: Revenue Provisions – Subtitle A: Revenue Offset Provisions”, Sec. 9002.
Quote:
(Sec. 9002) Requires employers to include in the W-2 form of each employee the aggregate cost of applicable employer-sponsored group health coverage that is excludable from the employee’s gross income (excluding the value of contributions to flexible spending arrangements).
How many more surprises are buried deep within the unconstitutional monstrosity falsely labeled ‘health care reform’.
The Hope. The Change.
Note: If the link to thomas.gov fails, you can go to the main page and use the Search by Bill Number for HR3590; then click on CRS Summary
Federal Judge to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Obamacare
by Bubba July 20th, 2010This just in from the Thomas More Law Center
Federal District Court Judge George C. Steeh, agreeing “that a prompt resolution of the constitutional issue would serve the public interest,” will hear oral arguments on the merits of the case challenging ObamaCare on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM.
Judge Steeh ordered the consolidation of the Thomas More Law Center’s motion for a Preliminary Injunction to prevent enforcement of ObamaCare with trial on the merits.“The significance of this court hearing cannot be overstated,” said Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center. The hearing will take place in Judge Steeh’s courtroom located in the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit.
Moments after President Obama signed the health care bill into law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), on March 23, 2010, the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and co-counsel Washington, D.C. lawyer David Yerushalmi filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Law Center and four Michigan residents who object to being forced by the federal government to purchase health care or face a federal penalty. The basis for the lawsuit and the motion is that Congress exceeded its authority under the Commerce Clause by mandating that private citizens purchase health care coverage or face a penalty.
Harry Reid Really Wants to Retire, Won't You Please Help?
by Bubba July 16th, 2010Western Representation PAC, working with Tea Party Express and Defeat Reid 2010 have TV campaign ads prepared and ready for launch to help Harry go home - and stay there.
While only $20,000 short for getting Reid's retirement ads on the airwaves in Nevada, the leftists of that state have already ran ads against Sharron Angle attacking her for being conservative.
They need our help in getting Angle to congress, so poor ole Harry can finally take his place at the Old Traitors Retirement Home.
From Defeat Reid 2010:
Like many of Harry Reid's constituents, we do not feel that the Senator is representing the interests of the people of the great State of Nevada. Senator Reid has become one of the spokespersons for the expansion of government and for trillions of dollars in deficit spending.
You may have heard the ads calling on Nevadans to call and "Thank Harry Reid". We do not feel that mortgaging our children's future is a feat that deserves thanks. A forced retirement seems to be more fitting. Please don't worry about his welfare in retirement. According the Office of Personnel Management, Senator Reid will receive a retirement salary somewhere around $154,720 per year with full medical coverage.
The millions and millions Senator Reid has made since entering politics in 1967 will provide the extra to allow him to live a comfortable life. He is one of the richest members of the Senate.
If we do not start now, we will be faced with another six years of bigger government, more entitlement programs we cannot afford, and less and less civil liberties as a liberal congress pushes their agenda on all of America.
If you can, please donate a few dollars to help Harry retire.
U.S. Congressional Candidate Bill Randall on NAACP
by admin July 14th, 2010NC Tea Party Revolution supports St. Louis Tea Party Coalition Resolution
by TMedlin July 14th, 2010St. Louis Tea Party Coalition Resolution
July 12, 2010
Whereas, the National Coalition for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded to advance the position of minority groups, and
Whereas a hallmark of the NAACP has been to do the important work of identifying and exposing remaining vestiges of racism and discrimination, and
Whereas the NAACP vocally stands against the discriminatory and harmful practice of labeling people with a broad brush, and
Whereas the NAACP decided to launch their 101st National Convention with a resolution condemning the Tea Party movement and labeling millions of their fellow Americans who subscribe to the movement
as "racists", and
Whereas the "Tea Party movement" is a label applied to patriotic Americans who have expressed their political free speech in the grand tradition of all that is American, that being the spirited expression of viewpoints in a 100% peaceful manner, and
Whereas, it is a hallmark of America that we settle our disputes civilly and avoid the gutter tactic of attempting to silence opponents by inflammatory name-calling, and
Whereas the very term "racist" has diminished meaning due to its overuse by political partisans including members of the NAACP, and
Whereas, the NAACP had an opportunity to preserve some semblance of legitimacy by standing up for Ken Gladney, the victim of a vicious racist battery conducted by a black avowed communist, even
labeling him an "Uncle Tom", but chose instead to use the opportunity to mock the St. Louis Tea Party, and
Whereas, the NAACP has refused to denounce the New Black Panther's call to murder white cops and their babies, and
Whereas, the NAACP does its entire membership a grave disservice by hypocritically engaging in the very conduct it purports to oppose,
Now therefore be it resolved that the St. Louis Tea Party condemns the NAACP for lowering itself to the dishonorable position of a partisan political attack dog organization, and,
Be it further resolved that the St. Louis Tea Party calls on similar organizations to join in unanimous condemnation of this despicable behavior, and
Be it further resolved that we demand that the NAACP withdrawal their bigoted, false and inflammatory resolution against the tea party for any further consideration, and
Be it further resolved that these organizations call on the Internal Revenue Service to evenly apply their standards and consider the tax-exempt status of the NAACP considering the degree to which they are
engaging in habitual partisan political behavior.
Adopted unanimously, this day, July 12th, in the year of our Lord, 2010.
A copy of this resolution shall be sent immediately to the NAACP at: washingtonbureau@naacpnet.org
Frankly, I Wish He Would Give It a Rest
by Bubba July 9th, 2010Mobile Mexican Consulate at Fayetteville Technical Community College
by Bubba July 6th, 2010July 9 UPDATE!
Just in from NCFIRE
I am absolutely delighted to announce that Mr. J. Larry Keen, the President of Fayetteville Technical Community College, has
CANCELLED the Mobile Mexican Consulate's event, scheduled for July 17th! I have included a copy of the press release below.
(Our original call for a protest went all over the state, including many people that were not NCFIRE members. We are attempting to get the word out to everyone and have no way of contacting those individuals, please help us by passing this notice along to anyone you think may have become aware of it.)
NCFIRE wishes to sincerely thank each and every one of you for your efforts. Without you, this would not have been possible and we are eternally grateful.
The fight is not over for this particular issue however. This is an ongoing program by the Mexican Consulate. Each year they "target" 10-12 specific NC community colleges and attempt to pull off the same activity. They also do the same thing at local, obscure churches, all around the state. We have been contesting them for over a year at numerous locations, from Brunswick County to Buncombe County.
We have been successful at stopping some and others we have been blocked from the property by local police. More are planned and as soon as we find out their next location, we will let you know so we can do this all over again!
Again, from NCFIRE to each and every one of you personally,
THANK YOU!
James Johnson
Co-Founder/President
NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
www.NCFIRE.info
www.Facebook.com/NCFIRE
July 6, 2010
Just in from NCFIRE
It has been brought to our attention that the Mobile Mexican Consulate, out of Raleigh, will be at Fayetteville Technical Community College, on Saturday July 17, 2010. The purpose of this event is to hand out Passports and Matricular Consular cards, for the purposes on establishing identification to "undocumented immigrants" (illegal aliens).
Once an "undocumented immigrant" has either one of these documents, he in effect, becomes "legal", which in turn, allows him to:
1) apply for a NC Driver's license,
2) apply for social services/welfare programs (paid for by you and me) and even,
3) register to vote.
This is nothing more than a back door amnesty program that bypasses the entire due process of becoming a citizen. It is wrong and NCFIRE opposes this action in the strongest terms possible.
ACTION ALERT
1) Call the President of Fayetteville Technical Community College and express your displeasure and opposition to this event taking place on his campus.
Fayetteville Technical Community College
President: J. Larry Keen .........................910-678-8321
2) Join us Saturday, July 17th, at Fayetteville Technical Community College, for a protest of this event. NCFIRE plans to be there, holding signs and taking photographs of the illegals waiting in line. We will be gathering at the Admissions Office (option E in the map below) starting at 9:00 am on the morning of Saturday, July 17.
Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=FTCC&sll=35.073279,-78.912477&sspn=0.046011,0.066175&ie=UTF8&radius=2.24&split=1&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=FTCC&hnear=&ll=35.071734,-78.934278&spn=0.046012,0.066175&z=14
If you would like to attend this event, please contact me at:
910-286-3022 (cell #)
or
NCFIRE@dishmail.net
Thanks,
James Johnson
President/Co-Founder NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
www.NCFIRE.info
www.Facebook.com/NCFIRE
Assistance for USO
by Bubba June 27th, 2010Everyday U.S. soldiers make sacrifices for the people of this great nation, and we have an opportunity to give back.
The USO of NC at Fort Bragg could really use your assistance supporting our returning soldiers this summer through its Rack Pack Program.
Through the Rack Pack Program, the USO places packages containing basic-needs items on the bunks of single soldiers who have been deployed for several months and will return to an empty room. The items help the soldiers, many of whom have no transportation to go off-post, get through the first 48 hours after their return.
The USO has already received requests for almost 2000 Rack Packs, and about a third of those will be needed by July 1. At this time, there are NOT enough supplies to fulfill this request.
If you wish to donate, they are desperately in need of the following items:
· single washcloths
· shampoo
· conditioner
· shave gel (no alcohol)
· toothbrushes
· feminine products
Please bring all donations to the N.C. GOP Headquarters on Hillsborough Street.
1506 Hillsborough Street,
Raleigh, NC 27605
Please help support our troops at Fort Bragg and Pope AFB!
Thanks so much for your support.
Jennifer A. Cusato
Jacctwo@gmail.com
Top Ten Reasons to Elect Renee Ellmers
by Bubba June 22nd, 201010. She never once thought a good answer to “Who should be in charge?” was “Nancy Pelosi.”
9. Won’t physically assault you until the third question.
8. She thinks that since someone spent the time drawing out our nation’s borders on a map, it might be a fun idea to enforce them.
7. Never once as a nurse has she consulted Washington lobbyists for a health care opinion.
6. She will protect your right to religion, firearms, and asking your Representative questions.
5. She’s against raising taxes; she doesn’t see the point of kicking the economy when it’s down.
4. In her medical opinion, the government needs to lose weight, or it’s in risk of sudden collapse.
3. Hasn’t been stuck in Washington so long she constantly has to ask, “Who are you?”
2. She will put wasteful spending in Washington in a chokehold, not you.
1. If you ask her if she supports the Obama agenda, her answer is simply a polite,”No.”
~~ found at iOwnTheWorld.com ~~
The Obama administration knew about the Deepwater Horizon problems weeks before it blew!
by TMedlin June 22nd, 2010Resign... or Change, Mr. President
By Kevin McCullough
Published June 21, 2010
FOXNews.com
While defending his own policies President Obama has routinely been rude and sarcastic to his predecessor, George W. Bush. Yet Obama appears to be making the resident of the previous White House look like a genius compared to his own serious missteps in office.
Case in point – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's performance and the communication of priorities on the issue of oil rig safety in the Gulf of Mexico.
It seems incomprehensible that the president and other members of the administration still have jobs when it is now being reported that the federal government was apprised by BP on February 13 that the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was leaking oil and natural gas into the ocean floor.
In fact, according to documents in the administration's possession, BP was fighting large cracks at the base of the well for roughly ten days in early February.
Further it seems the administration was also informed about this development, six weeks before to the rig's fatal explosion when an engineer from the University of California, Berkeley, announced to the world a near miss of an explosion on the rig by stating, "They damn near blew up the rig."
It's also now being reported that BP was asking for the administration's help on this matter long before the deadly accident and the now gushing well of tar.
Which leads me to some questions for the president. If I were in front row of reporters in the White House briefing room, here’s what I’d like to know:
1. It appears, Mr. President, that you were informed by BP about problems on Deepwater Horizon on February 13 and the company wanted your help. What did you say?
2. Given this new revelation, Mr. President, how can you can sleep at night knowing that your inaction cost the lives of eleven men in Louisiana?
3. Did you inform the victims' families about these facts when you invited them to the White House for last month's photo op?
4. You've said, Mr. President, time and again, that the buck stops with you. Doesn’t that statement seem like something bordering on propaganda when you follow it up with what appears to be a false sense of outrage by telling Matt Lauer that you're looking for rear ends to kick?
5. Does the buck stop with you… or not?
6. Are you going to insist that Mr. Salazar step down from his post in disgrace and shame?
7. Will you hold another prime time television press conference and tell the entire truth to the American people? -- These would be the actions of a man who says that the buck "stops" with him.
8. I know when this news was breaking midday on Saturday about the latest BP developments that you and the Vice President were out on the golf course. Was it 39th or 40th time you've played a round in 18 months? (Just for a point of reference President Bush played golf 24 times in eight years.) Never mind, your priorities are for you to decide. At least until election night...
And now here's where I would not be able to stop myself from saying more...
It is one thing, Mr. President, to be forced to deal with unexpected circumstances and to have to deal with genuinely new problems. President Bush sure had to. He had to respond to an attack on our homeland that took the lives of 3,000 of our fellow citizens. But on his watch no other terrorist actions took lives of Americans on our soil, largely due to his steadfast leadership and willingness to accept no excuses on the matter.
But Mr. President, you seem to have very little leadership experience and it appears you have even less skill. Being a good dad and nice guy who sees the world as he wishes it to be is not exactly a resume of exacting leadership.
Your advisers have failed you and you have failed the American people on nearly everything we've asked of you.
Where you go from here is really your call, but you should consider two options if you genuinely love the country you work for and those of us you report to.
First, change your tactics. Second, appear to care. Attempt to engage and empower Americans who can and will go solve this mess.
Otherwise resign.
For the good of the nation, for your own children's future, change your patterns or change your path... but change!
You do remember that word don't you, Mr. President?
B.A.B.E.
by Bubba June 14th, 2010A caller to the Morning Rush Show (WRDU-FM 106.1) dubbed Congressman Bob Etheridge as the Babe; Bad Ass Bob Etheridge after viewing this video of Etheridge bullying college students.
Watch the video. You decide if Babe was justified in his attack on teenagers.
Did Babe have reason to suspect this young man of evil intent? Was the student aggresive or confrontational? What words or deeds by this teen warranted brutish behavior by a public servant?
North Carolinians, we can do better than Bob Etheridge.
We must do better.
SJ 1349 : North Carolina's Version of the Arizona Law
by Bubba June 10th, 2010This is an NCFIRE Action Alert
NC's Senate Joint Resolution (SJ 1349), filed by NC State Senator Don East (R-Surry), would allow a version of Arizona's immigration bill (SB 1070) to be filed during the short session of the NC Legislature this year. This resolution has 12 sponsors already and room for more lawmakers to add their names.
Passage of SJ 1349 would allow Senator East to file NC's version of the Arizona bill, which would be titled
"AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIME OF WILLFUL FAILURE TO CARRY OR COMPLETE AN ALIEN REGISTRATION DOCUMENT."
Contact your NC Senate Representative and tell them to co-sponsor this joint resolution!
NC Senate contact info: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=Senate
or go to www.lifelibertyfreedom.com , create a free account and email ALL of NC's Senators, at once, for free.
Action Alert = Rally to End Forced Annexation
by TMedlin June 10th, 2010Americans for Prosperity and other Organizations
ask you to join with us at the
Rally in Raleigh to End Forced Annexation
and Visits to Legislator’s Offices
Wednesday, June 16
10 am to 4 pm
Halifax Mall
(This is behind the Jones Street Legislature Building.)
Raleigh , NC
The North Carolina League of Municipalities will be holding their Town Hall Day as they lobby legislators for forced annexation. We need to make sure the legislators also hear the other side of this issue!
For more information, contact: Chris Marie Farr at 919.839.1011 ext. 1 or chris.farr@afphq.org
GRNC Alert 06-09-10: Obama Moves to Silence Gun Groups and Other Political Opponents
by Bubba June 9th, 2010From Grass Roots North Carolina
Obama Moves to Silence Gun Groups and Other Political Opponents
Our friends at Gun Owners of America wanted us to share this
information about this dangerous legislation designed to muzzle you!
Obama Moves to Silence Gun Groups and Other Political Opponents
-- Bill clears committee hurdle, going to the House floor soon
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Fresh from his efforts to seize government control of the health
services sector (ObamaCare) and the financial markets ("finance
reform"), Barack Obama has a new priority: silence his political
opposition.
As satisfying as it was for Obama to seize control of one-sixth of
the economy, he has had to suffer protest from the "little people"
(like us). So he is pushing the Orwellian "DISCLOSE" bill (HR 5175) to
make sure gun groups and other pro-freedom forces cannot mobilize
their members in the upcoming elections.
When Obama says "disclose," what he really means is "disclose gun
group membership lists"
Not surprisingly, these efforts to shut down free speech don't apply
to Obama allies, like Democratic-leaning labor unions. They only apply
to groups which are not reliable Obama allies, like Gun Owners of
America.
But, for those groups whose free speech is targeted for Obama's wrath
under this bill, the consequences are severe:
* Under Title II of the bill, GOA (and other groups, as well as many
bloggers) who merely mention public officials within 60 days of an
election could be required to file onerous disclosures -- potentially
including their membership lists.
* Also under Title II, GOA could be required to spend as much as half
of the time of a 30-second ad on government-written disclosures.
* In addition, Sections 201 through 203 would potentially put the
government's snooping eyes on any American who voices a political
opinion, despite the fact that the Supreme Court, in Buckley v. Valeo,
declared that Americans have a right to voice their opinion to an
unlimited extent, if unconnected with a political campaign.
Here's an idea: If Obama is so irritated at the Supreme Court's
defense of political free speech by groups like GOA, why doesn't he
apply his sleazy new rules to his political allies, as well?
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
Please urge your congressman to vote against the anti-gun HR 5175.
This bill has moved out of committee and has now been placed on the
House calendar.
You may find your federal representative at: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
OR
You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send a pre-written message to
your Representative.
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Representative:
I urge you to oppose HR 5175, a bill that will deny the free speech
rights of all Americans. Under Title II of this bill:
* Groups like Gun Owners of America (and other groups, as well as
many bloggers) who merely mention public officials within 60 days of
an election could be required to file onerous disclosures --
potentially including their membership lists -- even though the
Supreme Court has previously ruled in NAACP v. Alabama that membership
lists (like those of GOA's) are off limits to government control.
* Also, groups like GOA and the NRA could be required to spend as
much as half of the time of a 30-second ad on government-written
disclosures.
* In addition, Sections 201 through 203 would potentially put the
government's snooping eyes on any American who voices a political
opinion, despite the fact that the Supreme Court, in Buckley v. Valeo,
declared that Americans have a right to voice their opinion to an
unlimited extent, if unconnected with a political campaign.
Here's an idea: If Obama is so irritated at the Supreme Court's
defense of political free speech by groups like GOA, why doesn't he
apply the new rules in HR 5175 to his political allies (like the labor
unions), as well?
Suffice it to say, if you care anything about the First or Second
Amendments, you will vote against HR 5175. GOA will be scoring this
vote on their rating of Congress.
Sincerely,
Hagan "undecided" on EPA power grab
by Bubba June 9th, 2010From Americans For Prosperity - North Carolina
Yesterday AFP National sent out a call alert on the big vote in the U.S. Senate, scheduled for tomorrow, on SJ Res 26 (also known as the Murkowski Resolution). This resolution, if passed, would stop the EPA's attempt to impose huge, expensive regulations in the name of global warming.
Sen. Richard Burr strongly supports and is a sponsor of SJ Res 26, but Sen. Kay Hagan has not said how she will vote.
Dozens of AFP members called Hagan's office yesterday and urged her to vote YES on SJ Res 26 and STOP the EPA global warming power grab. They were all told the same thing: "she is still reviewing it" and "wants to hear from her constituents."
We are her constituents. We need to tell her loudly and clearly: VOTE YES on SJ RES 26 and STOP the EPA power grab!
Please call Senator Hagan now at 1-877-852-9462 and urge her to vote YES on SJ RES 26!
The EPA is planning to use global warming to regulate just about everything that moves in the US economy, planes, trains, buses, automobiles, tractors, farm equipment, livestock, and a lot of things that don’t move like commercial buildings or commercial kitchens that use natural gases and cooking fuel.
Millions and millions entities will be subject to federal permitting requirements and also because there is no control technology for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, we are going to have EPA engineers redesigning all sorts of equipment throughout the US economy and mandating operational changes. It is an astonishing power grab without a vote from Congress.
Please call Senator Hagan now at 1-877-852-9462 and urge her to vote YES on SJ RES 26!
Urge her not to outsource our economic future to the EPA. This vote is expected to be very close. The resolution is privileged, can't be filibustered, and will need only 51 votes to pass. Hagan's vote could make the difference.
Here are all of her phone numbers:
Toll Free: 1-877-852-9462
WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE
Phone: 202-224-6342
Fax: 202-228-2563
GREENSBORO OFFICE – STATE HEADQUARTERS
Phone: 336-333-5311
Fax: 336-333-5331
RALEIGH OFFICE
Phone: 919-856-4630
Fax: 919-856-4053
CHARLOTTE OFFICE
Phone: 704-334-2448
Fax: 704-334-2405
ASHEVILLE OFFICE
Phone: 828-257-6510
Fax: 828-257-6514
GREENVILLE OFFICE
Phone: 252-754-0707
Fax: 252-754-0766
If you would rather email, we have a form set up here
It is a day for rejoicing!
by TMedlin June 2nd, 2010I am happy to announce that the bid by Adam Kokesh for a seat in the US House of Representatives has been thwarted! The people of New Mexico said, "Hell, no!" We don't want to be represented by someone who cavorts around DC with the largest Communist and Socialist backed organizations in the country...groups like Code Pink, and SDS, and ANSWER.
Being a veteran is one thing. Being a veteran who actively encouraged other soldiers, on base, to defy and resist orders is another. That's John Kerry crap and is NOT embraced by conservatives. However, it WAS embraced by one part of the tea party movement. That would be the "Liberty Caucus" which is also called the Ron Paul wing of the Republican party. Kokesh was an acceptable candidate to them, because of his is anti-war antics. Pretty pathetic vetting criteria, in my opinion.
This was all outlined in previous articles, so I won't go through the laundry list of despicable actions by this man, but it IS a time to rejoice. A time for all those who love our military men and women who honorably served, and came home and continued to be honorable.
It's also a time for Liberty candidates to rejoice. Why would I reach THAT conclusion? Didn't I just say that Kokesh was a member of the liberty caucus? Yes, yes I did. But they can rejoice, because now they believe that they will no longer be asked to explain support for that candidate, since he is no longer a candidate.
But I won't forget those who didn't have the balls to stand up and say, that people who support communism and socialism and provide aid and comfort to the enemy during a time of war, have no place in the GOP. Aw hell NO! I ain't forgettin!
Illegal Immigration Analogy
by Bubba June 1st, 2010The following came via email and is attributed to "a Mexican who is now a naturalized US Citizen"
If you had tickets to a sports event, concert, Disneyland , or for an airline flight, and when you got to your assigned seat you found someone else was in that seat, what would you do? You would call for a person in charge of ticket checking and have the person in your seat removed. You would properly be asked to show your ticket, and you would gladly and proudly do so, for you have bought and paid for that seat. The person in your seat would also be asked for a ticket, which they would not be able to produce. They would be called "gate crashers" and they would properly be removed.
Now in this huge stadium called the USA we have had millions of gate crashers. We have been asking security to check for tickets and remove the gate crashers. We have been asking security to have better controls in checking at the door. We have asked security to lock the back doors. Security has failed us. They are still looking the other way. They are afraid to ask to see the tickets. Many people say there is unlimited seating, and whether there is or not, no one should be allowed in for free while the rest of us pay full price!
In "section AZ", of "Stadium USA ", we have had enough of the failures of Security. We have decided to do our own ticket checking, and properly remove those who do not have tickets. Now it seems very strange to me that so many people in the other 49 "sections", and even many in our own "section" do not want tickets checked, or even to be asked to show their ticket! Even the head of Security is chastising us, while not doing his own job which he has sworn to do.
My own ticket has been bought and paid for, so I am proudly going to show it when asked to do so. I have a right to my seat, and I want the gate crashers to be asked to show their tickets too. The only reason that I can imagine anyone objecting to being asked for their ticket is that they are in favor of gate crashing, and all of the illegal activities that go with it, such as drug smuggling, gang wars, murder, human smuggling for profit, and many more illegal and inhumane acts that we are trying to prevent with our new legislation. Is that what I am hearing from all of the protestors such as Phoenix Mayor Gordon, US Rep. Grijalva, even President Obama? If you are not in favor of showing tickets, (proof of citizenship, passport, green card, or other legal document) when asked, as I would do proudly, then you must be condoning those illegal activities."
Connecting Dots for Etheridge (Part 1)
by Bubba May 30th, 2010The following is a letter from Raleigh resident, Frank Livingston to Rep. Bob Etheridge.
Rep. Etheridge:
We are just connecting the dots our government will not do to protect us! Why do you favor illegal immigration that allows terrorists to cross our borders?
Do you favor a complete border fence along with military troops being continuously assigned to border patrol?
"Four pounds of anthrax -- in a suitcase this big -- carried by a fighter through tunnels from Mexico into the U.S. are guaranteed to kill 330,000 Americans within a single hour if it is properly spread in population centers there," the recruiter said. "What a horrifying idea; 9/11 will be small change in comparison. Am I right? There is no need for airplanes, conspiracies, timings and so on. One person, with the courage to carry 4 pounds of anthrax, will go to the White House lawn, and will spread this 'confetti' all over them, and then we'll do these cries of joy. It will turn into a real celebration."
Do you think it is beyond time for a fence to be built along our borders along with our military protecting ALL borders?
Go to the Washington Times website and read this article, watch the video of an Al-Qaeda recruiter speaking about how to kill 330,000 people.
Then click over to Border Invasion Pics to see a video of showing illegal aliens crossing our borders with backpacks.
Keep in mind, some illegal aliens are here to destroy us, which one of these folks have an advanced terrorist training camp in Iran, Brazil or Venezuela to learn English and Spanish?
Here is what worries me, watch the videos and then ask, what is in the backpacks?
From the Lips of an Islamist & "Draggin' The Line"
This is how our government is protecting us!
I have provided you with two video links, one of a terrorist talking about carrying four pounds of anthrax through tunnels from Mexico into the United States and dispersing it. The other video is a link to Border Invasion Pics website showing illegal aliens crossing our borders with backpacks.
One of the illegal aliens in the Border Invasion Pics video is actually from Iran and is called an OTM by Homeland Security. A common concern in border enforcement has been the inability to detain all other-than-Mexican (OTM) aliens along the southwest border, which was often referred to as “catch and release.” In 2005, approximately 71 percent of OTMs were caught and released along the southwest border. In 2004, it was reported there had been 88,192 OTM with only 20,881 deported, others released. In 2005, 95,292 OTM had been identified with only 32,777 removed. Where are the others?
The OTM in question graduated from one of the world’s three special terrorist schools (Iran, Brazil and Venezuela) whereby jihadists learn how to speak English and Spanish, along with learning advanced terrorism techniques. Can you identify him? He is the one carrying a backpack with four pounds of anthrax inside. He is on his way to your city and will spread it with sounds of joy.
Border intruder traffic is as high as ever. They are just going around the short pedestrian fence segments, and coming across in more remote areas - where the BP cannot get at them as easily.
A vehicle barrier is not a fence! Do you think we should have troops permanently assigned to our border 24/7?
Thousands of individuals from foreign countries walk unchallenged across our southern border every day. We don't know who they are, where they come from, or their intentions. It is an invasion by definition, and our government condones it.
Here is what an Islamist has to say about America’s future. Do you think E-Verify will help catch him when he tries to find a job and settle down in his sleeper cell among other illegal alien groups?
Al Qaeda reaps recruits from Somali refugees in Yemen
Al-Awalki, an American of Yemeni decent, is believed to be hiding in Yemen. U.S. intelligence officials say he is the new face of al Qaeda and recruits from the large number of Somali refugees entering that nation.
Al-Awlaki is the only American on the CIA's list of important targets to apprehend or kill. On Monday, in a video released by al Qaeda, al-Awalki, dressed in Yemeni traditional tribal clothing, called on believers to kill American soldiers and civilians.
April 6, 2010
Somalis with terrorist links feared headed to U.S. border
Somalis with ties to a terrorist organization are believed to be plotting to illegally enter the United States after being mistakenly released from custody in Mexico, a confidential federal law enforcement report said.
The report, obtained by the Washington Examiner, said that 23 Somalis who entered Mexico illegally earlier in the year were caught there, then released in late January.
Only 16 of the 23 people were identified by both Mexican and U.S. law enforcement officials, while the "other 7 are unknown," the report says.
Included in the group is Mohamed Osman Noor, 35, of Somalia, who U.S. officials suspect has strong ties to Al-Shabaab Mujahideen, an Islamist insurgency group in the ongoing war in Somalia with ties to al Qaeda
I do hope you sleep well tonight!
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Livingston's second letter to Etheridge:
Rep. Etheridge:
Here are a few more dots to connect.
Why do you favor illegal immigration that allows terrorist to cross our border?
Do you favor a complete border fence along with military troops being continuously assigned to border patrol?
Foreign 'terrorists' breach U.S. border
A 2006 congressional report on border threats, titled "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" and prepared by the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations, indicated that 1.2 million illegal aliens were apprehended in 2005 alone, and 165,000 of those were from countries other than Mexico. Approximately 650 were from "special interest countries," or nations the Border Patrol defines as "designated by the intelligence community as countries that could export individuals that could bring harm to our country in the way of terrorism."
"We have left the back door to the United States open," former Rep. J.D. Hayworth told the station. "We have to understand that there are definitely people who mean to do us harm who have crossed that border."
The State Department lists the following as "special-interest countries": Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen.
The following "special-interest countries" are listed as sponsors of terror: Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Iran.
The aliens were apprehended "at the borders of the United States, in the interior of the country and at designated sites outside of the United States." The 2008 yearbook lists 791,568 deportable aliens by country (Page 97). Some include:
Afghanistan: 29
Algeria: 41
Cuba: 3,896
Iran: 98
Iraq: 118
Lebanon: 188
Libya: 11
Nigeria: 299
Pakistan: 494
Saudi Arabia: 71
Somalia: 66
Sudan: 46
Syria: 71
Yemen: 78U.S. immigration authorities have discovered items along the banks of the Rio Grande River that suggest ties to terrorist organizations. In 2006, Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez of Zapata County, Texas, reported that officials found Iranian currency in the same area.
Also, a jacket found in Jim Hogg County, Texas, was covered in patches from countries where al-Qaida is known to operate. The patches include an Arabic military badge and one that illustrates an airplane flying into a tower. Another one features a depiction of a lion's head with wings and a parachute. The Arab insignia reads "martyr," "way to eternal life" or "way to immortality."
I do hope you sleep well tonight!
Livingston's third letter to Etheridge:
Rep. Etheridge
We have several terrorist groups entering the United States; what are your personal efforts to stop it and protect our national security?
Are you going to support building a fence yet?
Hezbollah, Illegal Immigration, and the Next 9/11
In the prosecution of the Global War against Terror (GWOT) initiated only after the horror of 9/11, an important threat to the United States fell from the public radar screen while al-Qaeda, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, and the regime of Saddam Hussein became the primary targets. That important threat was the Iranian-backed terrorist organization, Hezbollah.
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FBI Director Robert Mueller testified to Congress that his agency had dismantled a Hezbollah smuggling operation bringing terror personnel across the border from Mexico.“[T]his was an occasion in which Hezbollah operatives were assisting others with some association with Hezbollah in coming to the United States,” Mueller said.
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In 2003, the FBI raided the Dearborn, Michigan home of Mahmoud Kourani. He was indicted for harboring an illegal alien and conspiracy to provide material support to Hezbollah. Kourani’s brother is the chief of military security for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Kourani admitted to being smuggled across the Mexican border into the U.S. in the trunk of a car after arriving in Mexico on a visa he obtained from the Mexican consulate in Beirut after paying a consulate official $3,000.
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In 2003, the FBI raided the Dearborn, Michigan home of Mahmoud Kourani. He was indicted for harboring an illegal alien and conspiracy to provide material support to Hezbollah. Kourani’s brother is the chief of military security for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Kourani admitted to being smuggled across the Mexican border into the U.S. in the trunk of a car after arriving in Mexico on a visa he obtained from the Mexican consulate in Beirut after paying a consulate official $3,000.
I do hope you sleep well tonight!
Livingston's fourth letter to Etheridge:
Rep. Etheridge,
Why do you think they are changing their names?
Just another dot to connect.
Terrorists teaming with drug cartels
... an El Paso, Texas, law-enforcement report documents the influx of "approximately 20 Arab persons a week utilizing the Travis County Court in Austin to change their names and driver's licenses from Arabic to Hispanic surnames."
Under the current drug-intelligence collection, analysis and reporting posture, the DEA runs the risk of failing to detect or report the entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction or portable conventional weapons into the United States, according to the DEA document.
Many times, smugglers don't know what they are transporting.
I do hope you sleep well tonight!
Livingston's fifth letter to Etheridge:
Rep. Etheridge:
Here is another dot for you to connect.
Why in the world would our president do this? Do you support it? Please let me know your thoughts on how this is going to protect us? Is national security more important or is passing health care? Did you send him a letter opposing the cut?
I know where in the Constitution I can find it your responsibility to protect us.
Obama Freezes Budget for Program Designed to Stop Terrorists from Getting U.S. Visas
Four months after the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit and nine years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, only 14 of the 57 U.S. consulates identified as being at “high risk” for potentially providing visas to terrorists have been furnished with units of the Department of Homeland Security’s Visa Security Program (VSP).
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President Obama’s proposed freeze on VSP funding and the administration’s slow pace in putting new VSP units in high risk consulates is unacceptable to some congressional Republicans, who have introduced legislation to address these issues.
President Barack Obama, meanwhile, is planning to freeze the program’s budget for fiscal 2011.
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“The visa security process is our first line of defense against terrorists and others who wish to do us harm,” Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the lead sponsor of the Secure Visas Act, told CNSNews.com. “But under President Obama, new Visa Security Units ground to a halt.”
“If the Obama administration will not exercise its authority to develop new VSUs (Visa Security Units) at the highest risk posts identified by its own Department of Homeland Security, Congress must step in,” said Smith.
I do hope you sleep well tonight!
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
by TMedlin May 30th, 2010Thank you to the families of those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
We honor you and those you lost.
States Embracing Federalism
by Bubba May 28th, 2010Countdown to Repealing Obamacare
Several states have decided to push back against Washington’s takeover of the healthcare system and its expanding control over areas that neither Congress nor federal agencies have any constitutional authority to deal with.
The effort getting the most media attention comes from 20 states, led by Florida Atty. Gen. Bill McCollum, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, who have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare’s individual mandate that requires Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.
20 states out of 50, that's 40%.
or using Obama math, 57 states (plus forced addition P.Rico) for a total of 58, then 20 would be only 34%
Regardless ....
The states so far participating in the attorneys’ general lawsuit are: Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho, South Dakota, Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Alaska.
North Carolina is not on the list ... embarrassing.
Legal experts indicate that the widespread opposition at the state level greatly strengthens the chance the Supreme Court will hear the case—and decide in favor of freedom and a constitutionally limited government. Declaring the individual mandate unconstitutional would have a significant negative impact on Obamacare. It might not kill the beast, but it would be severely wounded. More importantly, it may force Congress and the Obama Administration to reconsider whether the Constitution, the states or the public will accept their power-grab unchecked.
barack obama and his beloved "judges who show empathy"
by admin May 27th, 2010Obama court nominee: Serial killer’s sexual sadism is a mitigating factor
The American Spectator was all over this a month ago but not until I watched the clip at Ace’s did I hear of it. Rather than have me blather at you, take five minutes and read the AmSpec piece to see just how far Chatigny went in gaming the system to try to spare this degenerate’s life. Ross, the killer, didn’t even want to appeal. He was ready for death, but the good judge wouldn’t hear of it. Note well this part:
Shockingly, Chatingly cites Ross’s sexual sadism as a mitigating factor. “But looking at the record in a light most favorable to Mr. Ross, he never should have been convicted. Or if convicted, he never should have been sentenced to death because his sexual sadism, which was found by every single person who looked at him, is clearly a mitigating factor… He can sit on his hands and sit mute and he may find not only that the death sentence is set aside, he may find the death penalty has been abolished. He may find that he gets the life sentence that he has repeatedly said he would take in an instant if it was offered to him.”
Get it? The more depraved you are, the less competent you are and therefore the less guilty you are. Or as Ace puts it, “To commit the crime is de facto proof of innocence of the crime.” Oh, did I forget to mention that Chatigny actually worked as part of this guy’s defense team for a brief time as a lawyer? And that one of his rulings in another case related to sex offenders was called “dead wrong and dangerous” by none other than Dick “Khe Sanh” Blumenthal?
If this video doesn't chill you to the bone, nothing will.
Last Chance to Reverse Community College Board Decision on Illegal Aliens
by admin May 14th, 2010Two bills were introduced in the NC House on Wednesday, (Wed. 5/12/2010). They are: (with links provided)
1) HB 1672 West and Guice (Primary Sponsors) - DISAPPROVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RULE/ILLEGAL ALIENS and,
2) HB 1679 Cleveland, Neumann, Burris-Floyd and Moore (Primary Sponsors) - DISAPPROVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RULE/ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Both of these bills overturn the Community College Board of Education, Board Members' decision, to allow illegal aliens into our community college system. It is imperative that you contact your NC House of Representative member and demand that they get onboard and co-sponsor this legislation. This is our last chance to reverse the Community College Board's decision.
The link to contact your NC Representative is here: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/reports/countyRepresentation.pl?Chamber=House
Simply find your county, click on the Representative's name, and be taken to their website where you can email them directly. If your county is represented by more than one, contact ALL of them.
National polls show approx. 70% of the population agree with Arizona's stance on illegal aliens. The November elections are coming and with unemployment standing at around 10%-11% in NC, it would be wise for our Representatives to get behind this Legislation.
Educational opportunities need to be given to our citizens. To allow an illegal alien a seat in our classroom, is to deny a NC citizen a seat in our classroom.
~~ via NCFire.info ~~
This Wed. May 12th - Take Back Our State!
by TMedlin May 9th, 2010On May 12th at 10:00 AM, NCFreedom is organizing a statewide protest at the General Assembly Building in Raleigh. This is the first day of the short session of the North Carolina General Assembly which starts at noon.
State Sen. Debbie Clary will be introducing legislation that will exempt citizens and businesses of North Carolina from participation in federally mandated health care. As of April 27th, twenty-two states have filed lawsuits against this illegal mandate to nationalize health care. Help us become the next state to assert our Constitutionally guaranteed rights under the 10th amendment.
Schedule
10:00 AM to Noon – personally visit your legislators in the senate and house and tell them to support these bills
Noon – 12:30 PM - meet at Halifax Mall to stage the march on the general assembly building
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - surround the general assembly and peacefully demand that the bills be brought to the floor for a vote.
How can you help?
1. Come to Raleigh and help us surround the legislative building. Click here for parking lot locations.
2. Tell your friends and neighbors to come join us: this may be the defining moment in the history of our state as to whether we will stand up for our future or go quietly into the night.
3. Post this article or link to it on websites across the state. If you know a blogger or site administrator, tell them to post this event’s information.
4. Bring a sign with an appropriate message to our legislators: put this bill on the floor for a vote NOW and vote YES.
5. Contact media outlets to cover this event.
6. Tell other patriot groups to co-sponsor this protest. We all have to come together and become united to achieve our goals. Contact David@NCFreedom.us to have your group or organization listed as supporting this legislation and rally.
Existing Sponsors:
Asheville 9-12 Project
Asheville Tea Party
Buffalo Road KTM
Cape Fear Patriots
Carolina Liberty
Chatham County KTM
Henderson Co. 9-12 Project
New Bern KTM
NCFreedom.us
NC Tea Party Revolution
North Carolina Conservative Party
North Carolinas Rangers
North Carolina Tea Party
Northern Wake Republican Club
Patriots28560
Triangle Conservatives Unite
Wake County Constitution Party
We The People – Fayetteville
Wilson Tea Party
Winston-Salem 912
7. Print out the flyer and hand it out.
8. Print out this legislation and pass it out.
9. Start contacting your local legislators in both parties now to support this legislation.
David DeGerolamo
for more information - go to www.ncfreedom.us
Confirm Affiliations of Your Candidates
by Bubba May 2nd, 2010From American Patriots Against Kokesh, reprinted in full, with permission.
The Negative Effects of the Anti-Military Left on Our Veterans and Their Families
A response to a Blog Radio interview with Adam Kokesh
We often hear from the leftist anti-military groups that their demonstrations and activities are intended to help and support our troops. However, our veterans and their families often report that these activities have a very negative effect on them. An example of these negative effects was apparent on the April 22, 2010 Chandler’s Watch Radio Blog show in which Adam Kokesh was interviewed (http://vietnam-veterans.us/videos/ChandlersWatchKokesh232.mp3).
Mr. Kokesh is a member of the Iraq Veterans Against War (IVAW), and he has an extensive history of engaging in anti-military activities in alliance with groups such as Code Pink and MoveOn.org. Currently, he is running for US Congress – New Mexico 3rd CD as a self-declared Conservative Republican. He was recruited and endorsed by the Ron Paul Liberty Candidate group.
Photo of CodePink Anti-War Protest HQ.
Signs say "support the iraqi resistance" and "support U.S. deserters and mutineers"
Note:
While many, probably most members of the Liberty Candidates do not even know about Kokesh and/or his history, much less endorse him - there are some who do.
Perhaps it's a good time to find out if your candidate supports and endorses Kokesh, the wolf in sheep-dog clothing.
Mr. Kokesh was invited as a guest to discuss his anti-military activities and the impact of those activities on his current campaign for US Congress. A Marine who is opposed to the Kokesh candidacy hosts Chandler’s Watch, and Mr. Kokesh understood that he would be facing some tough questioning from both the host and the callers.
Initially, Mr. Kokesh attempted to defend his anti-war activities by minimizing the contact that he had had with other radical groups and by saying that, at that time, he believed that his actions were in the best interest of the troops, given the “illegal” nature of the war. Further, he went on to note that he has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and that his support of our troops is evidenced by his involvement with attempting to assist veterans with PTSD in obtaining services once they had returned from Iraq.
Photo of Kokesh making signs in preparation for an anti-war rally
For communist funded ANSWER Coalition
During the course of the show both a Gold Star and a Blue Star Mother phoned in. What was most striking about their phone calls was the degree of anguish, anger, frustration, and at times rage that was evident in their voices and in their comments. They attempted to let Mr. Kokesh know just how painful his actions had been to them and to their families, and how the attempt by the radical left to impugn the honor and the integrity of their sons had affected them. I know the Blue Star Mother personally; she is a tireless supporter of our troops, even though her son has long since finished his active duty. She is self-controlled and thoughtful, and it was surprising to me to hear the depth of her anger, anguish, and yes, rage. Similarly, the Gold Star mother’s voice was filled with the anguish and pain of having lost her child, and the rage she feels towards the anti-military leftist’s for their attempts to dishonor him. While I am not a Star Mother, I AM a mother, and what I was hearing from these women could well be described as “motherly rage”.
Mr. Kokesh also heard from a Vietnam and a Desert Storm veteran, both of whom had felt the wrath of the “radical left” upon their return from active duty. Both of these men were well modulated in their comments, but the scars of a country’s betrayal were apparent in their voices.
By the end of the interview Mr. Kokesh, to his credit, did apologize for his IVAW actions, and for the pain and suffering that those actions had caused. Further, in his own defense, he reflected that perhaps his anti-military activities were in part a result of his immaturity and that he felt he had grown since then. He also noted that he himself had suffered from PTSD following his return from Iraq. He again highlighted his interest in PTSD issues in returning veterans as evidence of his commitment to the well-being of our soldiers.
By way of commentary, I would like to offer the following reflections to Mr. Kokesh as regards PTSD in our returning soldiers and as regards the importance of a mature character when running for national office.
Firstly, most returning soldiers experience an Adjustment Reaction Disorder as they make the transition from military to civilian life. This can be an uncomfortable and anxiety provoking process, but it is actually expected and normal. In contrast, PTSD is a prolonged and disabling disorder that is differentiated from adjustment reactions in both its duration and severity. One of the most important factors in guarding against an adjustment disorder developing into chronic PTSD is the quality of the environment in which the person is living. There is the need for a supportive, understanding, accepting environment. This is hardly the case when Code Pink stages “solidarity” marches through the streets of Palestine and the IVAW burns an American flag at a “peace rally” in Washington DC. Clearly a rejecting, judgmental and oftentimes aggressively accusatory anti-military movement will do precious little to mitigate against the onset of a full-blown PTSD.
Some of Kokesh's old buddies in IVAW demonstrating love of country: March 20, 2010
Secondly, I would like to comment on Mr. Kokesh’s statement that his IVAW activities were a result of general immaturity on his part. I would agree with that assessment. However, I would also note that little time has elapsed since Mr. Kokesh was a very ardent and active member in the IVAW, and there is nothing, other than his word, to suggest that he has matured away from his radical leftist anti-military beliefs. This issue of “immaturity” is especially troublesome, since Mr. Kokesh is aspiring to become a member of the US Congress, a position that by its nature requires a mature and thoughtful approach to very complex and stressful issues.
In closing, I would hope that Mr. Kokesh’s experience on Chandler’s Watch helped him to understand the pain and the anguish that groups such as the IVAW have inflicted on our veterans and their families. I would venture a guess that the views of the callers to the show are not unique within the veteran community. While I do not have any specific polling data, I would bet that most veterans are vehemently opposed to the IVAW and their radical anti-military membership.
I would suggest to Mr. Kokesh that, if he is truly interested in the issues surrounding PTSD in our soldiers, he continue his education in Psychology and devote more of his time to understanding both the disorder and the negative effects of a radical leftist movement on this condition.
Perhaps within the course of more extended personal self-reflection, and pursuits of higher education, and practical real-life experience Mr. Kokesh might gain the requisite knowledge, empathy, and maturity that are necessary in order to be an effective and honest Congressman.
Carolyn VanZorge
www.americanpatriotsagainstkokesh.wordpress.com
americanpatriotsagainstkokesh@gmail.com
Blue Star Mothers NC Chapter 7 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
by admin April 26th, 2010The Blue Star Mothers are having a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on May 1st, 2010. The location is at AppleBee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill at 501 E. Six Forks, Raleigh, NC 27609. The hours are 7:30 - 10:00.
The cost for the breakfast is $7.00 a plate.
100 % of the proceeds go to shipping costs of the care packages sent out to the troops by the Blue Star Moms.
For those not familiar with the Blue Star Organization, they were formed during WWII. They are mothers (fathers are most welcomed) of children who are currently serving either actively in the military service or have been honorably discharged. However, members can be invited to join as an Associate member for those who would like to help support the Troops and our Veterans. Their mission is to serve our country and to support those Troops currently serving whether overseas or here, state-side. They also help support many Veteran organizations.
"We would like to invite you to come out and help us in our endeavors. Come join us for breakfast and help support the Troops."
If you have any questions please contact either me, Linda Steen @ 919-420-7320 or LuAnn Spain @ 919-341-6128.
NC Tea Party: Failed Expectations
by admin April 26th, 2010While looking back at the recent Tax Day Tea Party in Raleigh, I just realized that we forgot to do something. What? I still don't know, but we obviously failed to perform up to expectations.
We came, we pledged allegiance and sang the anthem.
We spoke of federal and state employees, criticized and denounced their decisions and actions.
We listened to the words of some of our candidates for replacing the previously chastised employees.
Let's see; held flags big and small, some yellow with black snake and Ole Glory.
Talked about the future of the Republic, how to preserve it.
Much discussion of the Constitution with examples of the thousands of abridgments thereof.
Nationalization of private industry.
Government refusal to enforce existing laws.
Taxes. Taxes. Taxes.
Then we threw rocks at the police and rioted through downtown breaking as many windows as possible.
No! wait! That's what we forgot! We forgot to be violent! We were expected to become violent.
Ding-dang it. That was probably the most important part of the plan and we were so busy having fun and all that we failed.
I reckon Aunt Bev knew we couldn't be trusted to fulfill, otherwise the City would not have been forced to back off their restrictions of deadly weapons like flag poles. She knows us so well.
Take solace my fellow tarheels, the failure of the Raleigh Tea Party was not an isolated departure from expected behavior. Behold! We were not the only slackers.
Shocking Report: Police Find TEA Parties More Peaceful Than Anti-war Protests
On Monday, the Christian Science Monitor bucked its mainstream peers by reporting something truthful about the TEA party movement: police officials have begun to relax security requirements at conservative rallies because of the remarkable absence of violence.
Yes, you read that right: despite nonstop media warnings about hateful protests, violence from TEA party attendants is so nonexistent that police feel safe allowing them to bring large items and sometimes even guns.
The Monitor was compelled to check things out when a TEA party in Raleigh, North Carolina, persuaded officials to overturn a ban on flag poles. Such items are typically banned because a flag pole is really just a very big stick that could be used as a weapon. The Monitor's research led the paper to admit that conservative protests are far less threatening than many past demonstrations.
Oh that hurts. The author has insinuated that Raleigh tea partiers pre-shirked and admitted to officials that there was no intent to do the riot thing.
This flies directly in the face of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) comparing TEA parties to California in the 1970s - and that of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann comparing them to Selma during the fight for minority civil rights.
No matter how much prominent liberals talk about rampant violence, the facts on the ground tell a different story, and reporters end up leaving with rather dull footage - no police clashes, no tear gas, no images of people being carted away in handcuffs.
In fact, the narrative of violence was such a dud on Tax Day, the Huffington Post's coverage of the "most outrageous" images became a small collection of homemade signs.
Go read the rest of that indictment, if you can stand the embarrassment.
And now, to make matters worse: Illegal Aliens in Arizona have made us Tea Partiers look like a bunch a slacker kitten-cuddlers.
Granted, their performance wasn't up to the standards set by the Peace riots of the 60's, but still ... good enough to get an 'attaboy' from the constitutionally protected free press. Or should that be 'attachico'?
pffffttttt, even the local palestinians once made a better show. At least they threw the middle finger, frequently.
Please, next tea party, could we at least refrain from picking up trash and leaving the area cleaner than when we arrived?
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