April 1, 2009 | Tea Bag the Fools in D.C.
Our founders have stopped rolling over in their graves. After months of tossing and turning, we have finally taken back the banner of hope that has been hijacked by the “do-good” saviors.
Statist sympathizers call us cynics; those who complain without answers of our own. They call us “selfish”, implying that funding failure is altruistic. While America was founded on those who do, they ask us to submit to those who can’t.
ENOUGH!
On December 16, 1773, the original Patriots put their lives on the line. With an envelope, a stamp, and a bag of tea, millions of Americans can send a peaceful message; our lives have value.
On April 1st, our establishment will know that our freedom to succeed can no longer be sacrificed at the risk of our future.
With sincerity and respect, we ask that you join us on April 1st, 2009, in sending the Oval Office a Tea Bag, in honor of the party in Boston on December 16, 1773, and in anticipation of its nationwide symbolic re-enactment in the summer of 2009.
If you have had enough, please submit your pledge to send Washington a Tea Bag on April 1st by using the pledge form in the right sidebar.
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Hillary said:
Just an FYI, the Boston Tea Party was December 16th, 1773– not July 4th, 1774. I should know, my birthday is the same day!
February 21st, 2009 at 1:30 am
rrkitty said:
Thank you for speaking out in defense of freedom, Rick. That moment on the Chicago trading floor made history. Since the senate seat from IL is about to be vacant again, you should consider a career move. A patriot holding an office in IL would indeed make history.
February 21st, 2009 at 4:29 am
Mike said:
Rick Santelli for Congress 2010!
February 21st, 2009 at 4:43 am
Matt said:
I will send a teabag to the President on April 1st BUT I don’t think the tea party goes far enough. Just sending the teabag to the President will be easily ignored and the numbers can be kept from him.
I think everyone who sends a teabag to him should also pledge to send one to both of their Senators and Congressman as well as to their Governor and State Reps. I personally feel that will be the only way our elected officials will get the message.
February 21st, 2009 at 4:52 am
John Galt said:
April First!!! And only the President? Are you nuts!!! We need to start sending tea bags TODAY!!!! To the President, the Speaker, the committee chairs (especially Frank and Conyers who will write the homeowner bailout legislation), the Senate majority leader, and each to our own Congressperson and Senators. There will probably be a vote in the next week on the homeowner bailout. And in the next two weeks, the House and Senate will pass, and the President will sign, an Omnibus Spending Act for Fiscal Year 2009. This bill is being kept in Secret. Only the speaker and her committee chairs have seen it. No Republican has seen it. And it has not been posted on the Internet. We need transparency now, not in April, not in July.
February 21st, 2009 at 4:57 am
lj said:
You can be the leader of the nuckle dragging, mouth breathing consvervatives all you want. I want nothing to do with this. Be the poster boy of the “NO” party all you want.
I’ll be with the party, and our president, trying to fix the cluster F@*k that was created by the last REPUBLICAN president.
Where were you when that man was handing out tax cuts AND spending a fortune on a war? Where were you when the last REPUBLICAN president was on a spending spree? Where were you when the last REPUBLICAN president was helping corporations move american jobs oversees? Where were you when these cretins wanted our american workers to compete with oversees workers making slave wages? What side of this fight were you on when they pushed their free trade fiasco on this country- instead of making it FAIR TRADE?
As for getting your panties in a bunch over the Republicans not being involved enough- well- that’s their fault for being the party of NO. Maybe if they had WON THE ELECTION- they would have a bigger chair at the table. But, as long as they keep playing this obstructionist card- all they deserve is a seat at the kids table. When they grow up and want to actually help instead of spouting convervative Limbaugh talking points- then they can help our president pull our asses out of the fire that they themselves created.
February 21st, 2009 at 5:25 am
Randy@insightbb said:
Rick, I appreciate the sentiment. Puhleeze don’t wrap yourself in the flag as if you love your country more than the rest of us. That’s the most tired gimmick of all and it only diminishes your arguments.
Here’s my idea for you. Quit your job. If your wife has one, she should quit too. Spend six months unemployed. Then, see if the financial decisions you made last year are still “good” ones.
Maybe you’ve acquired enough money to live comfortably on for a long long time. If so, good for you, but shut up because you have no idea what people on the edge of financial ruin are facing.
Just because SOME underserving folks will benefit from the President’s program does not mean that others that are deserving should not get help. \
What Would Jesus Do?
February 21st, 2009 at 5:50 am
TM said:
Get a grip LJ. What party does Sen. Dodd and Congressman Barney Frank belong to? Dems have controlled Congress for 2 years. These two people told us Fannie and Freddie were fine when obviously they weren’t.
You are absolutely right that President Bush spent too much money, along with the Dem controlled Congress. Obama said we would have change. By spending even more money, this is more of the same crap out of Washington. Obama hasn’t given us change but more of the same.
Common sense dictates that if you are overbudget and in severe debt that you cut back spending and try to be more efficent. Our government has let us down and done just the opposite. What Obama and Congress have done is like a individual who is going to file for bankruptcy goes out and buys a rolls royce and a yacht. Does this make sense? Also, what right does our government have to take money that my children and grandchildren will have to pay back. This is not leaving a better future for them but further exasperating the problem. Does this sound like a new refreshing way to govern? Not really.
The last point I would like to make is I think your represent the Obama camp well with your classy name calling. Do you think this is going to fix anything? You might want to look in a mirror when you decide to do name calling.
February 21st, 2009 at 5:50 am
saffy said:
Some of you guys need little history lessons - one of the problems w/ Bush’s presidency was that he started spending like a Democrat and lest you forget the Democrats had the majority for the past 2 years! Also while, I’m at it Bush and several other Repubs (i.e. McCain) back in 2003-2004 wanted to rein in some of the craziness going on by Freddi and Fannie but NOOOOo Barney Frank and some other Dems (and we won’t leave out Christopher Cox) said all was righty right w/ Fannie and Freddie so voted NO to more oversight…
I’m also sick and tired of these people whining over the rich getting richer well maybe if you got off your duff and started working… instead of waiting for handouts maybe you too would be one of those “rich” people… Most of the wealthy… work damn hard for their money.. why don’t you? And if you want to take all this money away from the evil rich - who do you,where do you, you drone, think is going to pay for all your handouts once you’ve destroyed the rich and middle class??? What then??
February 21st, 2009 at 5:58 am
Stacy said:
I think the date for this idea is wrong. The act could be construed as an April Fool’s joke. The tea bags should be sent on April 15th - the day tax returns are due. That date would add to the symbolism of the idea rather than give lefties an opportunity to mock it.
February 21st, 2009 at 6:08 am
chad walz said:
Please do not do this on July 4th. Please pick anothe day where people are not spending time with thier families…
February 21st, 2009 at 6:18 am
Sick of Excuses said:
Randy and LJ: You are part of the problem. You and your kind have turned our nation into a country of sloths who want to sit at home on the couch eating potato chips while th eproducers go to work for you. I’m sick of my hard work benefiting you instead of my family. I’m sick of paying 40% taxes on my earnings. Randy, you can throw around the What would Jesus do saying around all you want, but your platitudes are misplaced. Conservatives are the greatest donators to charity, but there’s a huge difference between giving charitably and being forced by the government to pay taxes. And if I lost my job, I’d find another one to support my family - even it were McDonalds or cleaning houses. That’s the difference between someone with a work ethic and someone who waits for the government to send welfare checks.
LJ - get down on your hands and knees and thank God that Bush was there to save yor and your ilk from further terrorist attacks. You wonderful BO would have had no clue how to do that. God help us all.
Our welfare state will do nothing but cripple people. BO and his crooies know exactly what they are doing. They hate capitalism, they hate democracy, and they’re here to take over. You idiots who couldn’t get past the fact that Bush was a poor public speaker really have it made in the shade now with your oratorical genius. Like the Arizona high schooler’s shirt read last week - Hitler gave good speeches too!
February 21st, 2009 at 6:24 am
Pointer Obvious said:
Rick Santelli = this week’s “Joe the Plumber”, maybe this month’s “Ron Paul” (btw Paulies, where did all the moneybomb money go?).
You all realize this site isn’t read or in any way formally affiliated with Rick Santelli, right? It’s just run by an opportunistic blogger trying to advance his or her career as a “political” or “media” guru by amassing you guys as a movement. Your gestures will be cute, and quaint, like the Ron Paul movement, but will accomplish nothing policy-wise. On the other hand, whoever can say, “yeah, I organized reteaparty.com” probably has a contract with a Washington PAC or lobby firm in his or her future.
Dupes.
{we are not bloggers and we don’t share your pessimism. Cynics will be cynics} - admin
February 21st, 2009 at 6:42 am
Pointer Obvious said:
And for the record, the “Boston Tea Party” was simply a drunken stunt, plain and simple, that has nothing to do with July 4th. It was a cry for help, a cry for smarter men to step in and do something for you. And in fact, the intellectual, thinking men who formed this nation deliberated, drafted, and debated to Declaration of Independence, which was issued on July 4th. The fact that this “movement” has its basis on a flawed understanding of American history is telling.
Are you going to disguise yourselves as “Indians” to hide your identities like the original tea partiers did too?
February 21st, 2009 at 6:47 am
John Mitchell said:
I just can’t figure out how the numbers add up. 100 million homeowners with 8% defaulting is 8 million houses. We’re bailing out 9.7 Trillion dollars. That’s more than 1 million per house! And those houses aren’t worth 0 dollars, according to the reports we’ve lost ~20% of the value of housing. It’s time to send tea to the white house and letters to our representatives! Any yes, I’m still paying my mortgage.
February 21st, 2009 at 6:48 am
Marty said:
I have Sympath Fatigue. I am tire of being told that is my obligation to bailout this group and that group with stupid solutions that don’t work. By the way how is Medicare and Social Security Working out (bankrupt), and the public school system (60 failure rate in many schools), and yet we are told to be patient and choke down more government mandates and programs. Well no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 21st, 2009 at 6:52 am
John Mitchell said:
Oh wait, I just realized the whole stimulus plan isn’t going into the bankrupt houses. I’m an idiot who should pay more attention to the actual news than some guy staging a rant with a cherry picked audience in Chicago.
February 21st, 2009 at 7:17 am
Reality Check said:
Where do you get your “actual news,” John? Maybe you don’t know it yet, but you’re a “cherry-picked audience” for the liberal news channels you probably watch. The essential disagreement here is about capitalism. Do you believe people make this nation great by starting businesses and working hard to better themselves, or do you believe only the government can do that for you? I don’t want to hand over my freedom, my paycheck, or my choices to the government.
I obviously realize this is not Rick Santelli’s site, but it is true that he, like Joe the Plumber, has given voice to conservativism, this time on an ultra-liberal news station who had no intention of airing such views. If Santelli had given these comments on Fox, he would never have been the news sensation that he is.
The left is trying to take away our money, our freedom of speech, our free press, our right to bear arms all in the holy name of EQUALITY. Here’s a history lesson: our founding fathers wrote a document that guaranteed our right to freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They didn’t guarantee that Bubba would have the same amount of “stuff” as Billy. If that kind of idea appeals to you, go live in socialist Europe…I hear things are really great over there.
February 21st, 2009 at 7:32 am
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February 21st, 2009 at 7:51 am
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February 21st, 2009 at 7:51 am
Llj not to be confused with LJ said:
“Whenever any government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute new government.” The Founding Fathers knew the day would come!
February 21st, 2009 at 7:57 am
serr8d said:
The Obama-Alisnky dream team has already started to work it’s Narrative, using Rules for Radicals #13: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it”, using the willing tools in the media, and an official from O!’s White House.
They hate it when they’re opposed and questioned. The leftys thought Bush was bad? Heh. Bush didn’t have near the community organizational skills of these far-left radicals who’ve taken over this country.
Enough. It’s time to wake up.
February 21st, 2009 at 7:57 am
Publia Padena said:
Sending one tea bag seems pretty weak to me and doesn’t require any commitment. It wastes a perfectly good teabag. It wastes a perfectly good postage stamp. In a stressed economic environment it wastes government employee time. It needlessly fills landfills. Certainly we can come up with a far better idea.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:19 am
Ian said:
Oh, these Americans, they’re so smart (bleechh), take, for example, Publia Padena, above. Publia is so concerned about wasting a tea bags, stamps, and government employee time. What about the $1 TRILLION wasted by that very same gov’t EVERY YEAR???! (based on Readers Digest investigation a year, or two, ago). Now, mind you, the US collects $3 TRIL in income taxes; the waste is at least 1/3 of what it collects! And what about the $4 Trill unaccounted for on the books for the New York Fed which DOES NOT ALLOW ITSELF TO BE AUDITED as required by Law??? (Read solari.com) WAKE UP SHEEP, YOU’RE BEING FLEECED AND YOUR KIDS’ FUTURE IS IN GREAT DOUBT.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:30 am
john said:
Send a tea bag? Forget it. I’m a futures/options trader, I think on July 4th we should have a coordinated dump and just starting shorting the propped up programs accross the board. A limit down day or two on an exchange can send a pretty strong message, stronger than a couple tea bags.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:53 am
SEC Informer said:
“john,” your “plan” has been noted and your post and IP info has been passed on to the appropriate regulatory agents.
February 21st, 2009 at 9:32 am
Derek said:
All you liberal tools on here that have taken time out of your day to make complete fools out of yourselves need to send the president a packet of kool-aid to let him know that you’re guzzling down every ounce of bullshit that comes out of his mouth.
Randy, quit whining about your current situation and maybe make a plan instead of bashing people on here with moral values. My family is in the exact same situation and we found a way to get through it living in Elkhart County, the county with the highest rate of unemployment in the country. I don’t care what situation you’re in, its not your neighbor’s responsibility to pay your mortgage so you can stay in your house. Its not, nor should it ever be the governments role to bail you out, so roll up your sleeves and gets your hands callused a little bit instead of holding them out to the government and asking for handouts.
February 21st, 2009 at 9:46 am
Derek said:
LJ, where were you when the DOW was at 14,000 and everybody had a job? Maybe if you did a little research instead of getting all your information from NBC, you would realize that the subprime mortgages were caused by legislature that was passed by Frank and Dodd when Clinton was still in office.
Saying that your party won when you dont agree is such a liberal, partisan stance to take. News flash, every republican in the congress and senate won as well so it sounds like your the one that needs to pull your ass out of the fire and wake your brain up.
February 21st, 2009 at 9:56 am
JG said:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
February 21st, 2009 at 10:06 am
Tom said:
I will send a teabag to the president on April, 1st. But Obama will probably gather up all the teabags and redistribute them to welfare recipients. I’m sure the fledgling USPS could use the business too.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am
Bosch Fawstin said:
Here’s my take on Howard Beale’s breakdown, when Network goes Wetwork, Pigman-style. Bravo Rick Santelli, for saying what a Lot of Americans have on their mind, we’ll all of us getting pretty damn angry about this Anti-American Washington P.C. crap.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:15 am
JT said:
The agenda should be to “THROW THE BUMS OUT IN 2010″. The Tea Party idea is good but should be directed to all of the offenders. Pirates would use “The Black Spot” to notify you of your pending demise. We should use the TEA BAG.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:48 am
David West said:
On February 27th, at noon eastern time, across the nation we will be holding an event simultaneously in a number of cities, including Chicago and Washington DC, as well as over Twitter and other social networking websites. Please stay tuned to http://officialchicagoteaparty.com for more information.
On the tea bag sending, would it not be more appropriate to send in the tea bags not on April 1st, which is April Fools Day, but on April 15th, Tax Day?
February 21st, 2009 at 10:49 am
Heath_h49008 said:
Please clarify the 1776 error, I understand the mixed reference, but it could be used as a cheap talking point by the socialists.
I will support this effort in any way possible, as will many others. We need more names, Rush, Rick, Ron Paul, Fred Thompson, and any of the Goldwaters or other big name free marketeers we can get, to agree on this one topic. Freedom. Economic and personal Freedom.
That is it. One simple and unstoppable cry, said with a multitude of voices.
This is our future, and we have to stand up for it.
Heath
February 21st, 2009 at 10:50 am
GVAZ said:
Answer for Randy who asked “What would Jesus do?”
1 Thes. 4:11, 12 “Make it your ambition to…work with your hands just as we told you so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” and 2 Thes. 3:6-10, 12 “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you brothers to keep away from every brother that is idle…we worked night and day…so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We gave you this rule, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” Christ would ask us to help those in need - our family, our friends, and our neighbors out of charity. He would not condone having our money taken from us so that others could get credit for their false charity. Let the bleeding hearts who wallow in class envy give their own personal money to those they want to help. We are helping those in our circle who need it out of love, not out of fear.
February 21st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
David said:
Poor baby, some of your morally corrupt (oh sorry, I meant morally outraged) Wall Street friends don’t like the fact that their greediness created the financial structure that made these loans into trillions of (vanished) dollars.
Remember that Wall Street is NOT Main Street,
February 21st, 2009 at 12:17 pm
D.A. said:
Hi Rick:
I’d love to join your Tea Party. Please get behind the FairTax!!
February 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Marilyn Rickert said:
Hi Rick!
Thanks for your passion! I would suggest you look at the FairTax Act of 2009, HR 25. Replaces all federal income taxes with an indirect consumption tax. Imagine being able to take home your paycheck free of withholding taxes — now that is economic stimulus! For more information visit http://www.fairtax.org
February 21st, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Kicker said:
While the Tea Party is a fine idea, I’d much rather people started pressuring their Representatives to pass the FairTax. Not only does it do a more efficient job of raising the legitimate revenues needed to run the government, it provides transparency and reduces the class warfare arguments so beloved by Liberals. It would also serve as a “real” stimulus, and not some sham that’s unlikely to provide any real expansion for 2 or 3 years.
Congress has demonstrated they can not be trusted with the power of taxation. Let’s take it away, and replace it with a simple, fair, and efficient system; The FairTax.
Learn about the FairTax at FairTax.org, and join FairTax Nation to add your voice to the thousands of others demanding Congress consider and pass the FairTax.
February 21st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Mary said:
I live in Oregon and I have joined the Tea Party. Would like to organize something out here in my state. Let me know what else I can do. I would be willing to be part of the planning in Chicago, Boston, or LA as well.
Thank you, Mr. Santelli!
February 21st, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Andy said:
I believe the original Boston Tea Party was December 16, 1775.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Andy said:
or 1773, even.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Andy said:
Oops. Already covered.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Judy said:
How about having Tea Parties all across the country
February 21st, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Heath_h49008 said:
http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/
February 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pm
katablog.com said:
I trust that because of the flailing economy, we should all use the tea bag first!
February 21st, 2009 at 3:04 pm
katablog.com said:
<blockquote cite=”On the other hand, whoever can say, “yeah, I organized reteaparty.com” probably has a contract with a Washington PAC or lobby firm in his or her future.”
Yeah, or perhaps become President of the USA since it sounds an awful lot like “community organizer”.
February 21st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
katablog.com said:
I’ll answer your question first: Jesus would tell you to go find a job, any job, and take care of yourself and your family.
Now, tell me please: what makes you “deserving” more than me and my family? Why do you “deserve” to have ME pay your mortgage? Charity is something that comes from the heart, not the US Government. It means *I* decide what to do do with *my* money just as *you* made the same decisions. You indeed might need assistance and there are many loving, charitable Americans who freely give. Look at the outpouring to the troops and disaster victims! There are no more charitable people in the world than those in the USA.
We are complaining about the US Government (something invented by the people, for the people and of the people) has decided to dictate to the people where their money will go. It’s straight out robbery!
February 21st, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Bill S. said:
The FairTax, a bill in Congress (HR 25) will go a long way toward getting us out of this mess. It’s national sales tax, including a rebate of taxes paid up to the poverty level (in advance). It ELIMINATES the income tax, personal and corporate, and payroll taxes, and more. http://www.fairtax.org/
February 21st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Pointer Obvious said:
Let’s see if anyone notices you all tea bagging each other a week from now….
February 21st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Craig said:
Rick,
Thanks to you for expressing our feelings and beliefs.
Our beloved country and Constitution are under fire. Our freedoms are eroding. We need and must stand as one and voice our opposition to defeat the socialistic points of view.
We have felt alone many times but are reassured when we hear your voice. A voice of reason that says we can overcome the difficult times. If the government will allow the American people to succeed and fail in our endeavors, the country, the Constitution, and the people’s freedom will prevail.
Thank you for expressing our ideas, opinions, and beliefs. We are with you 100% or should we say 900,000,000,000%. We would like to thank CNBC for giving you airtime to communicate these very critical and grave issues.
To borrow from a great American: Government has never been the solution; it has only been the problem.
May God bless you and the United States of America!
My wife and I are looking forward to being at the Chicago Tea Party on July 4th (I think she is already packing!!)
Yours in liberty,
Craig
February 21st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Derek said:
Sounds like you need to be t-bagged Pointer Obvious. If you’re not on board or supporting the movement then get the hell off the site and go get a life and do something constructive, I know thats hard for you liberals to do.
February 21st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Brandon said:
Do you guys think this will escalate into a revolution?
February 21st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Bob said:
Rick,
You’re a brave man! Don’t you know that your employer GE is in bed with Obama. Jeff Immelt has done such a horrific job with GE shareholder value that he has been called in to advise Obama on the quickest way to destroy American capitalism! I guess you could call Immelt the Joseph Goebbels of the Obama campaign due to the leftist bias journalism practiced on NBC & MSNBC!
February 21st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
T Baumgartner said:
I seems the scorekeepers from the partisan fringes need to remember that the burden of bigger government, higher taxes to pay for same and hyper inflation will affect all of us - regardless of any of the partisan BS. Figure it out - in the last 6 months both parties have thrown logs on the stupid fire. We’re all screwed if we don’t get a brain.
February 21st, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Caleb Augustus said:
I am an economist major at the University of Texas at Arlington, and I want to say how grateful I am for someone, who understands that the money can not be given out to people, who the government “likes” at this time or another time in order to look “nice” as if this will save America. Economics is all about efficiency, and if banks and automakers can not compete with out a stimulus or a bailout then they should be left to die. Otherwise you have an artificial business that can not be efficient that not only hurts the consumer, but also the government and the world abroad.
Caleb Augustus
February 21st, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Lady Impact said:
YOU GUYS PLEASE!!!
I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY, BUT DO NOT, DO NOT SEND TEA BAGS!!! THEY’LL GET TOSSED OR SENT TO THE ANTHRAX VAULT!!! SEND PIX OF TEA, EMPTY TEA POUCHES, TEA BOXES, BUT NOT ACTUAL TEA OR TEA BAGS!!!THIS WILL BE FOR NOTHING IF YOU SEND TEA!!! PUT IN A FLIER WITH AN UPSIDE DOWN FLAG, IN RED & BLUE LETTERS:
WE’RE MAD AS HELL AND WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!!
YOU WORK FOR US, REMEMBER???
BOSTON TEA PARTY 2009 BEGINS APRIL 1!!!
February 21st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Jim Bo said:
Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. Liberal/Democrat in Congress,
I hear you are wanting to pass something called a Fairness Doctrine. I personally support this ideal 110%. Let’s begin by allowing Mr. Rick Santelli to appear on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Chris Matthews Show, Larry King Alive, and The View with Barbara Walters. I’m sure that Mr. Santelli would be more than happy to share The Chicago Tea Party ideal with the audience. What say you, President Obama?
February 21st, 2009 at 9:47 pm
yoodman said:
EVERYONE. MAIL TEA BAGS TO:
1. Your Senator
2. Your Governor
3. The IRS
4. The Federal Reserve
5. Treasury Secretary Geithner
6. President Obama
Spread the word. Email this idea to everyone you know. Do it today! TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION? Enough is ENOUGH!
February 21st, 2009 at 10:22 pm
statesovereingty said:
Pointer Obvious-
Thanks so much for your concern about us, that we aren’t “duped”. Frankly I wouldn’t even care if some “opportunistic blogger” benefits from assisting us, as long as our goals are met.
You try to dismiss our re-Tea Party plans as “cute and quaint”, with little chance of causing real policy change. I think most major movements have been dismissed in the early stages.
You’re obviously motivated to discourage us. I wonder if you’re not a bit fearful that we just might be successful.
February 21st, 2009 at 11:06 pm
George Barnett said:
I will be happy to send a TEABAG to the White House 1 April 2009.
PS REPEAL NAFTA & STOP the NORTH AMERICAN UNION
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 am
Doug W. said:
This is an October-2007 note I sent to -then- Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker to comment on his (and my) view of America’s precarious future. He was kind enough to send me a thank you note.
I hope you find it interesting.
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Doug Walden
PO Box 1592
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
RE: your assessment of future
HONORABLE DAVID M. WALKER
Comptroller General of the United States
Washington DC
Dear Mr. Walker
I heard about your reference to America resembling the waning days of the Roman Empire on C.N.B.C. a few weeks ago and then I read an account of your comments in David Panzner’s book “Financial Armageddon”. These prompted me to read your actual speeches and releases on the subject of our country’s precarious (and potentially depressing) future.
After reading your thoughtful apolitical analysis –which shows your love for and dedication to the United States- I (a lowly citizen and taxpayer) wanted to Thank You for your efforts at being a modern day Paul Revere. I only hope you can get the word out to as many people as possible, so they will make informed wise (not emotional 30 second sound bite motivated) decisions on who to elect to truly lead our country through the challenging difficult times we face.
In 1985 when the United States Senate was passing an increase in the federal debt limit (to $2 Trillion), I wrote an updated version to The Declaration of Independence to highlight the incredible dysfunction created by: 1) the malignant and obsolete organizational structure of the federal government; 2) the explicit and implicit corruption inducing electioneering system for federal officials and 3) a disinterested citizenry that has yet to experience the discomfort and explosion in taxation and inflation caused by short-sighted policies and inefficient governmental operations. This was originally part of a college paper and was designed to foster thoughtful discussion on the challenges facing the United States in the future.
Good Luck Sir and take care.
Respectfully and with Gratitude
Douglas Walden
COPYRIGHT © 1985 by Douglas Walden
Declaration of Independence – Part II
Monday, September 16th, 1985
When in the Course of Human Events, it becomes necessary for Individuals – and thus their commercial enterprises, charitable groups and local & state governments – to Dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with their national government and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and Superior Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.
We hold the Truths to be Self-Evident, that All People are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain Unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty of the Spirit & Mind, Ownership of One’s Own Productive Efforts, Freedom from Intrusive governments, Economic Freedom of Choice, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these Rights, governments are instituted among Individuals, deriving their Just Powers from the True & Informed Consent of the Governed, that whenever ANY form of government becomes DESTRUCTIVE to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to Alter or to Abolish it, and to institute New Government, laying its Foundations on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such form, as to them shall seem MOST likely to effect their Individual Liberty, Economic Freedom & Security, Physical Safety and Spiritual Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for Light and Transient causes; and accordingly all Experience has shown, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, While Evils (like government encroachment into the private affairs of
individuals & businesses and embarrassingly poor government administrative, operational and financial performance) are sufferable, than to Right themselves by Abolishing the forms of government to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of Government Abuses of Power, Usurptions of Individual FREEDOMS, Increasing Financial Extractions, Regulatory Suffocation, and Bureaucratic Ineffectiveness, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under Absolute Economic, Social, and thus Political DESPOTISM, It is their RIGHT, it is their DUTY to throw off such Government, and to provide new guards for Their Future Economic, Individual (and thus Societal) Security, and Ecosystem Preservation.
Such has been the patient Sufferance of the People of the United States; and such is now the necessity which constrains us to Alter Our Former Systems of Government. The History of Congresses & Presidents – 1933 to the Present – is a History of repeated Federal Government Expansions, Excesses and Ineptitudes, all having in Direct Result the establishment of Oppressive Economic Control over the People of the United States. To Prove this, let FACTS be submitted to a candid WORLD.
MEMBERS of CONGRESS and PRESIDENTS (1933 to the Present):
-Have, with the best of intentions (and sometimes without), continually tried to Artificially manipulate the Economy of the United States. This manipulation – designed for the purposes of bringing about improved living standards, greater societal cohesiveness, and Domestic Tranquility – Resulted in: an unjustifiably High Level of Taxation, a Schizophrenically Paradoxical and Complicated Tax Code, Astronomically High Levels of Bankruptcy Threatening Government Debt, Increased Risk of Government Debt Monetazation Induced Debasement of the Purchasing Power of Our Dollar (INFLATION), Increasing Levels of Government Intrusion into the Lives of Our Citizens, Greater Amounts of Suspicion, Antagonism and resentment between members of different Socio-Economic Groups, and – MOST IMPORTANTLY – a Stagnation in the Evolution of Our Natural Socio-Economic Interactive Abilities. All this has been done by Federal Officials who, for the most part, have no stated or inferred CONSTITUTIONAL Authority to operate the Federal Government in such a fashion and who lack sufficient understanding of THE ECONOMIC LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE. These Financial/Economic – and resulting individual, family, societal, political and international relations- WEAKNESSES have left Our Union exposed to all the Dangers of Propagandistic Invasions from without, and Economic, Psychological and Societal Convulsions from Within;
-They have created a situation which has subjected Us to a jurisdiction foreign to: the Ideals, Intentions, and Goals that formed Our DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; fueled the Fires of Our AMERICAN REVOLUTION, and are the very Essence of Our Nation’s Birth;
-They have diluted the strength & meaning of Our CONSTITUTION by passing thousands of obscure and complicated pieces of legislation; thus effectively abolishing Our Most Valuable LAWS, and altering fundamentally the form of Our Government from the WISE Designs of the Original Architects of the Government of the United States;
-They have unjustly declared themselves invested with the Power to legislate for Us in All cases whatsoever. Congress with its Inglorious Plethora of committees and sub-committees AND the Executive Branch with its innumerable departments, agencies, commissions, councils, services and offices, work together to actively “HELP” the People of the United States Live THEIR LIVES; the result of this Ungodly collaboration has been an unprecedented proliferation of laws, regulations, and taxes, which have combined to make it Mathematically Certain that even the most Honest Individuals, businesses and local governments amongst Us will break a good number of Federal Dictates;
-They have created a Multitude of new government agencies, commissions and departments and sent hither swarms of bureaucrats to Harass Us and TAX OUT OUR SUBSTANCE (using direct, indirect, regressive, progressive, income, excise, fuel, toll, property, inflation, marriage, and FUTURE FEDERAL DEBT REPAYMENT TAXES). Our alleged representatives have told Us that We must make do with Less Money because they WANT – without genuinely attempting to adapt the government to less revenue – MORE OF OUR MONEY; We are expected to accept – in a Slave-like Fashion – the unspoken fact that WE THE PEOPLE (the farmers, workers, savers, investors, teachers, entrepreneurs and consumers) of the United States serve one purpose relative to the Federal Government – TO PAY, Unquestioningly and Involuntarily, for the Services Provide to, the Aggravation Inflicted on, and the Economic Instability Forced upon Us by the Federal Government;
-They have – by using Socio-Economically Divisive Rhetoric, Simplistic and Vague Campaign Slogans and Speeches, Confusing & Equally Meaningless Statistics and by placing party politics and political gamesmanship ABOVE Our Nation’s True Current and Future Needs – incited the development of Factional Divisiveness with Our Society;
-They have created Oceans of DEBT which threaten to Drown the Happiness of Future Generations of Americans and with this DEBT, they have backed themselves into a Financial and Political corner – from which the only logical long-term escape (given their past Taxing, Financial, & Operational Performance Record) will be Higher Tax Extractions & Inflationary Debt Monetization. This monetization will bring forth a Tidal Wave of Inflation; and this Inflation will result in an Unrestrained and Indiscriminate Financial Genocide of the Value and Wealth contained in Our Paychecks, Bank Accounts, Insurance Policies, Stock and Bonds, Cash, & Government Debt Securities. Paper Money will – as it has in Our PAST – “Pollute the Equity of Our Laws, Turn them into Engines of Oppression, Corrupt the JUSTICE of Our Public Administration, Destroy the Fortunes of the Millions who have Confidence in it, Enervate the Trade, Husbandry, and Manufacturers of Our Country, and Will Go Far to DESTROY the MORALITY of OUR PEOPLE;”
-And they have – in general – behaved in a manner totally Unworthy of Solemnly Sworn Stewards of a GREAT & FREE ECONOMIC POWER.
This Documentable pattern of Knowingly & Wantonly Shattering the American Dreams of Individual Economic Self Determination and National Prosperity, for reasons of personal political ambition, financial greed, foolishness, and/or weakness of will power, CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED. And for their parts in this Historically Criminal Act, Members of Congress and Presidents (1933 to the Present) – whether active participants or passive acquiescers – WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN by the People of the United States or by the Posterity of the World.
In every stage of these increasing Economic Oppressions, we have PETITIONED FOR REDRESS in the most humble terms; Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury. A Federal Government, whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is Unfit to Protect and Govern a FREE PEOPLE.
We, therefore, the Citizens of the United States of America, in General Agreement, Assembled with the Combined Force of each Individual’s Will, Appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of Our Intentions, do, in the Name, and by Our Own Authority, solemnly Publish and Declare, that the Individual Citizens of this Country – and their Commercial Enterprises, Charitable Groups, and Local & State Governments – are, and of Right Ought to be, FREE and INDEPENDENT from the Current National Government, that they are Absolved from All Allegiance to Financially Insane, Politically Reckless and CONSTITUTIONALLY UNJUST AND INVALID Federal Government, and that all political connection (except to the Department of Defense) between them and the current legislators and executives of the Federal Government of the United States, IS and OUGHT TO BE DISSOLVED; and that the Free and Independent State Governments have Full Power to Reorganize the Federal Government of the UNITED STATES in accordance with the; Precepts contained within Our Original DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, Preamble Objectives & Laws contained within Our Original CONSTITUTION, and Principles of Sound FINANCIAL and OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; to Establish Financial, Economic, and Environmental Conditions conducive to domestic and international commerce, and to do all the other acts and things which Independent States may of Right do. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of Devine Providence, We mutually pledge to each other Out Time, Abilities, Full Effort, and Our Sacred Honor.
NOTE: I wrote this on the night of September 16th, 1985 as a way of venting my frustration with the fact that the U.S. Senate was raising the Federal Debt Limit to $2 TRILLION ($2,000,000,000,000.00). At the ripe old age of 22, I thought this event was a disaster (joke was on me haha). I haven’t read this in almost 20 years. Given our current economic and political situation, I think its content holds up pretty well. I hope you enjoyed it.
By the way, the Federal Debt Limit is being RAISED to $9.815 TRILLION ($9,815,000,000,000.00); That’s $32,716.66 for Each American, all 300,000,000 of us. Plus we as a Nation have a ZERO PERCENT SAVINGS RATE and We (America) are borrowing 800 BILLION a Year ($800,000,000,000.00 Per Year or $2,191,780,821.90 per day or $91,324,200.90 Per Hour or $1,522,070.02 Per Minute) From CHINA, O.P.E.C. Countries, RUSSIA, and everyone else we can hit up to finance our spending binge. PLUS, the U.S. Government has “OFF-BUDGET / IMPLICIT LIABILITIES of $38.8 TRILLION ($38,800,000,000,000.00) see GAO-08-241CG – that’s another $129,333.33 Per Person. NOW, Add that to your credit cards, car loans and mortgages and do you really think we’ll ever see a Social Security check that’s actually worth anything?
This document is (was) designed to be a late-20th Century reflection of the precepts contained within the original UNITED STATES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. It is intended to provoke constructive thought among members of the general population, the academic community, the business community, the U.S. Congress, the Judicial Branch and the Executive Branch. It IS NOT meant to be considered a policy statement of ANY individual or group(s) of individuals.
Douglas Walden Friday, October 5th, 2007
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 am
Mita said:
Tea is dandy, but let’s all send medicinal teas… such as the Traditional Medicinals like
“Breathe Easy” from those of us who have had trouble breathing since they passed this stupidity… or “Smooth Move” for those who are maybe feeling the government is getting way too constipated with their own power. After all, absolute power constipates absolutely.
I think it is a GREAT idea to send the teas on Independence Day. We don’t need Big Government Sugar Daddy stepping in to take care of us like we can’t take care of ourselves. Some of us PAY OUR BILLS and don’t take loans we cannot pay.
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 am
Drew said:
I wondered what was meant by “moral hazard” and found it has a specific definition. See link below:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/moralhazard.asp
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:42 am
CHITEX said:
Rick,
I appreciate your passion on a subject of GREAT concern to the American Taxpayer. Such passion is greatly needed to pass the FairTax 2009 (HR-25)which is a workable solution to the problem we all face, without “picking the pockets” of the taxpayer. Basically, it changes taxation from “Income” to “Consumption”. “Everyone” pays according to their purchases of new goods and services. That means the underground economy (drug dealers, prostitutes, illegal aliens, the cash no checks economy)would pay their fair share.
Get the info at http://www.FairTax.org. Bye the way, if you are without a job, for whatever reason, you CAN go into business for yourself today for under $100. Your lucky day!
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:19 am
Pointer Obvious said:
Derek Sanders, most of your facebook friends are high school students, so I suppose you somehow missed Ron Paul last fall, maybe you’re just starting to read Ayn Rand, and this is probably your first exposure to naive populism sentiment being duped by a member of the financial elite (Santelli). Again, the only people being tea bagged here are the folks treating this “message” as a viable political movement. At least it’s arguable you’re still a child so your joining in with this chorus of child like, policy illiterate whining is somewhat excusable.
Now, back to your keyboard patriotism, kid.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Brandon said:
Will this escalate into a REVOLUTION?!?!?!
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:18 am
s coombs said:
speakers @ tea party=== ron paul— peter schiff who has a website to run against the wonderful chris dodd — bankers best friend— in 2010
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
yoodman said:
EVERYONE … MAIL TEA BAGS TO:
1. Your Senator
2. Your Governor
3. The IRS
4. The Federal Reserve
5. Treasury Secretary Geithner
6. President Obama
Spread the word. Email this idea to everyone you know. Do it today! Taxation without representation? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Brandon said:
Okay, but will this escalate into a REVOLUTION?!?!?!
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 am
Pointer Obvious said:
Brandon, no, it won’t.
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Brandon said:
Does anyone besides pointer obvious think there will be revolution???
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
Pointer Obvious said:
Brandon, what do you mean ‘Revolution’? Put some substance to the word. What sort of revolution do you want take part in?
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
s coombs said:
the ron paulers are are going to jump on this— make it so big –it will scare the hell out of washington—- and now people will get behind behind it as we sink into depression— their eyes are going to open— back to the founding fathers—which is what rick santelli is talking about— the people behind ron paul are not so much just for him–they are for what the founding fathers envisioned— true freedom— the federal government does not own the people— the people own the government—what has been going on in washington for decades will not continue— we will not have anything left if it does— soon
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Brandan said:
Pointer obvious, I mean a stand against the Feds. Will people take up arms or just say no??
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
s coombs said:
ron paulers— need to get some meetups going— and some serious homemade signs==revolution design with the tea party=== out of anything— posted any where—we have done this before—lets show them how its done—peoples eyes are opening but to listen to most of these posts –they need some help– to believe that change is possible by what they do==== we already know that
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
zanne said:
Please post a list of addresses on main page for tea bags. Lets make it easy for everyone to mail them. Just a thought.
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Judie said:
Because of 9/11 security concerns….maybe tea BAGS would not be well received in Washington, DC … how about sending the cardboard COVER from the box of tea bags? It would mail quite easily in an envelope and still make a proper statement.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Dean said:
At least one thing good will definitely come out of this movement. The tea companies will profit handsomely. Be ready to invest in their stock. Ah I love capitalism. We should fight like wild animals to keep our freedom and markets the way they are but not let incompetents run DC. A revolution is needed and it should be a peaceful attempt at first. Let the government (repubs and dems) know we are angry by millions of petitions. Tea bags is a good start. Marching will make the news for one day, (if the liberal media will even air it). Beware of marshal law. Use our heads here people. Obama gives one signature and it is all over. It will be King Hussein before you know it.
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Gary said:
Rick -
Man, you were great. Right on….keep up the good work. After listening to you I wanted to join something or contribute to some cause. Thanks for voicing our opinions. Any chance you might run for senate seat in Illinois?
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Derek said:
Pointer Obvious - I don’t really care how old you think I am or who my friends are, you’re not even man enough to put a real name on the screen, so you obviously have no balls. Hiding behind a clever cyber name and insulting people is pretty cute. I think I did that in the sixth grade. Again, age doesn’t matter, because I’ll debate you anytime, anywhere and leave you clutching whatever remnants of balls that you have. So man up or shutup
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:50 pm
adrian said:
“AMERICA, SHUT UP”
Giving your opinions of CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s call for a “Chicago Tea Party” is worth-less. This is simple! Politics is a toilet! Democrats are diarrhea and Republicans are crap, you just need to figure out how you want the sewer to flow. Bush brought the barrel of sewage and the fan into the room. Obama closed the door, turned the fan on, and through a $787 billion bomb into the barrel. Now America is whining that it smell’s. America, you voted in the Congress and the Senate believing that they had a clue. This has been going on since the beginning. They are all IDIOTS!!!! They didn’t have to vote for the plan nor did any of them have a better idea. The Republican crap didn’t work for eight years and the Democratic diarrhea isn’t going to work. SHUT UP, STOP WHINING and vote all of them out of office. If you don’t, this stupidity will continue.
Finally! If Rick Santelli got rid of his brain he would still be smarter the whole White House, especially their 2yr old Press Secretary.
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Lee said:
This will only be effective is there is a HUGE turnout of citizens against Obama’s Socialist plans. We need to have this Nationally organized and there needs to be MASSIVE numbers attending. Anything else will be seen as a few kooks making trouble. A MILLION MAN MARCH is needed. Someone with serious organizational skills needs to get this ball rolling before it’s too late. Rush , Savage , Levin ect need to be notified . They have access to millions of listeners. We have to make this an historic event. I wish someone would stand u and say “ok I’ll organized ALL the like minded groups into one cohesive event”
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Lee said:
No doubt pointer obvious voted Obama so , take it from the source..Assclown
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
R. Royster said:
I’m in.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Ted said:
Is it true that Obama targets on of his top accomplishments in his first 100 days as changing “B of A” to “B of O”?
Here’s a real economic stimulus plan for America that has a 100% return per year. It costs only $50 billion. It pays back over 1/2 trillion dollars in 10 years. It also:
- creates new jobs for Americans
- puts real money in people’s pockets
- improves the quality of life for all Americans
- is “green,” improving the quality of our environment
- extends the life of our infrastructure
- reduces traffic (as has been proven)
- reduces crime
- enhances the quality of education
- improves the quality of health care for all Americans
What is it? It’s called the “Bounty Bill.” Here’s how it works:
Take $50 billion dollars & divide it by population among the states. That money would go to pay citizens $500 a head for rounding up & delivering to ICE illegal aliens & their offspring for deportation across the southern border. How they get home beyond that is their problem. The bill would also be used for transportation costs & to support military units that would be deployed for enforcement to prohibit re-entry.
Want proof of the return on investment? Los Angeles County alone was pegged by the GAO as spending over $1 billion per year on services for illegals. At the same time, The Economist estimated the illegal population in LA County to be 2,000,000. LA county would be allocation $1 billion as part of the Bounty Bill. Divide this by $500 a head equal 2 million illegals. Every year after the cleanup, Los Angeles taxpayers would save $1 billion dollars. It beats the lotto!
Monies unspent would be reserved as a future deterrent. For example, an illegal who falls down in Tijuana in the morning and finds himself that same afternoon at a Northridge hospital, scheduled for brain surgery the next morning at the expense of local taxpayers (this is a real case) would have to worry that the Emergency Room clerk would turn him in to collect $500.
Since the average cost to taxpayers is an increase of $1000 with the wonderful, new California budget bill, I want my money spent this way.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
awd said:
Smile now. BIG smile. - Just goes to show you that anyone that has the body language and a big smile and knows how to “work a room” can become President.
Now Nancy, while I’m in this “political honeymoon stage” and everyone is still in love with me, draw up a bill…quickly!
No. I don’t really care what’s in it. And I don’t care what it costs, either. Just get me something that I can ram through quickly so it looks like I’m a “take charge” kinda guy.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Brian Carter said:
If the republican party can’t lead us, then we’ll lead them! Like you said, “This IS America!”
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Kimmy said:
MAD AS HELL? And all you’re willing to do is send a freeking tea bag? Exactly HOW MAD do we have to be before we put down the phones, walk away from the computers, get off our @##$# and make a VISUAL difference. We ranted and raved about the immigration protesters who, on more than one occassion, shut down major cities all across our nation and we haven’t got the guts to take to the streets ourselves? Pick a date and very Statehouse in this country should be surrounded with American Patriots protesting this regime and the bipartisan effort to destroy our country.
Yeah, send a bag of tea, that’ll show ‘em.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 am
Andrew Bissell said:
Whose interests does the mortgage bailout really serve?
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=11728
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 am
tom c said:
Supporters, when sending in your tea bags, be sure to use a service other than USPS (UPS, DHL, FedEx), they will most likely try to thwart it in some way.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
DL said:
You go Rick…
This is not a Republican or Democrat issue it crosses party lines. Simply put I don’t want to pay my neighbors, co-workers, friends or anyone’s mortgage except my own. It’s easy to forget that some of us out here have been working 2 jobs 6 sometimes 7 days a week to live the American dream and we don’t buy things including homes until we can afford them. While my neighbor is out vacationing and off buying toys I’m still working and waiting to make the purchase. People we need to start being accountable for our actions. And yes “I’m mad as Hell”
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
hcpaycug said:
hcpaycug…
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February 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Mic said:
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.”
“A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.”
Sound familiar?
If you feel like it is time to reign government back in,
If you want a government that works for you and responds to your concerns,
If you want your government to act with responsibility in its stewardship of our national resources, to include your hard earned tax dollars,
Then, you owe it to yourself to study and understand HR 25, the “Fairtax.” The only problem with the Fairtax that you should be aware of is that you do not need a lawyer, lobbyist or politician to explain it to you. If you can read, you will get it. And if you get it, you will have to live with truth that we are selling out the American way of life to the highest bidder.
Please read “The FairTax Book” by Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder. Then, contact your own congressman and senators to make sure that they sign on as co-sponsors. This is the greatest gift we can leave for our children.
The FairTax represents our best hope for solving our economic malaise and winning our government back from the “K Street” hustlers. Keep the hope alive! This is the real change that career politicians fear most.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
matt the plumber said:
Pretty funny that there is talk of sending tea box tops because our leaders wouldnt accept actual tea bags from the masses. What does this say about thier position of power VS your position of being powerless. I think that is the key to the whole thing. What Rick channeled into with his rant was the peoples feeling of being powerless. We were powerless during the last admin and that condition is just being further cemented by the new admin.
I am all for protest, but at this point I’m pretty sure that symbolic gestures of tea parties, and tea thru the mail are all just total wastes of time and energy. We are reaching a turning point where subtle or civil protest isnt good enough. Also, having rallies in Chicago or NY is totally silly as well. I think its time to actually make the government fear the citizens, just as the founders knew was our obligation as citizens.
As the number of unemployed grows, and the number of folks losing their businesses, homes, retirement savings…etc etc. We have the time, the anger and the duty to throw off this government, and return OUR government to that which the constitution provides for. We the people need to show up in D.C. and shut it down thru whatever means are neccesary. If thats by clogging up the streets with cars, trucks, tractors, and people then so be it. if its guns and pitchforks, then so be it. this government is out of control and it really is our duty, no matter which side of the aisle you sit on, to say enough is enough. We will no longer allow our government to be run by a ruling class that has overstepped its authority time and time again.
I’m willing to step up and lead, or follow anyone who wants to do more than send symbolic gestures, which truly does nothing more than fill a few trash bags full of perfectly good tea bags that no one in power will ever see or know about.
I’ve had enough. I’ve laid off all my employees and now i have the time. lets really show them who is supposed to have the power, instead of just talk and talk.
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
matt the plumber said:
Also I wanted to mention that if Pointer obvious wanted to have a real disscusion with some actual substance I would welcome the dialog. I think its very telling when the best you can do is belittle someone for having an idea or a question that doesnt fit within your guidelines of who should ask the question or what they should be talking about. Pointer obvious, its quite obvious that you ride left of center, and that most folks here ride to the right, but that doesnt mean that you cant have an actual exchange of ideas. However, if your postings so far are an indication of your abilities to win folks over to your side of the line, then I would say try reading more than the cliff notes version of debate for dummies… I believe somewhere in chapter 1 it says “when your calling names, your losing”. If you’ve got a point though, we’d probably all love to hear it.
And BTW, I never claimed to be a spelling guru, so if I have grammatical errors and you feel compelled to advise me, just save it and argue your actual case for how our government has the authority to reach beyond the constitution, and we the people should just lay down and allow it
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Jim in Visalia said:
Joe Biden believes that paying taxes is patriotic. Let’s put the shoe on the other foot. To all the low-income home buyers who could not afford and cannot afford a home, isn’t it your patriotic duty to go back to renting? Is it the American way to live off the backs of hard-working taxpayers? To the millions of illegals living in America, it is your patriotic duty to move back to Mexico. Sponging billions of dollars from taxpayers is very unpatriotic. Santelli says it all.
February 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Brenda said:
What this country needs are people who live by Christian morals instead of these jerks we have in there now. Just because they go to church on Sunday, and takes oaths with their hands on a Bible, doesn’t make them anymore a Christian than standing in a garage will make them a car! Until we get back to the teachings of Christ, this country will never change and will continue down the same path of destruction.
February 25th, 2009 at 11:43 am
judy said:
Now we have A policy on the border” you do not have to talk”. Ok so what the agency is saying is if an illegal comes to bomb us they do not have to answer security at the border. Now who are the jerks who think that is right. Hey, just come on over. No Questions just walk on in. ARE ALL OF YOU PEOPLE CRAZY. ENOUGH ALREADY. Guarantee us our freedom. Now it guarantees the foreignors to come in and bomb us / no questions asked? Citizens BEWARE.
February 26th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Janice Wentworth said:
Yea Rick! It’s about time we start getting organized. Time is of the essence. We must react quickly. Our country is at stake. If you don’t believe me, google Gerald Celente’s predictions by 2012. It’s very frightening!
February 26th, 2009 at 6:19 am
K8 said:
SMOOTH MOVE TEA!!! is an herbal laxative (very effective:) As our law makers are obviously full of $%*t, this could offer some stimulative effect for their bloated impacted colons.
February 26th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Andy Coleman said:
I have one BIG Tea Bag for the president and all of Congress; one big tea bag. Go Rick Go!!
February 26th, 2009 at 6:33 am
William Mesmer said:
“There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free — if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained — we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!”
~ Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.
February 26th, 2009 at 7:24 am
mindy abraham said:
I will send a bag
February 26th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Alic said:
Rick, I agree with what you are doing and also with Hillary on you cosidering changing your career. We need people like you that will stand for Americans that care about our forefathers original intentions. The free intended by them was ‘freedom not freebies’ for all Americans.
February 26th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Clay said:
Rick-
As an eighteen year old high school student I can not tell you how much it means to me to see someone from Chicago understand the current economic crisis at hand. From both myself, the current generation, my children’s generation, and more to come, thank you so much for sending the message to Washington that America was founded by those who DO, not those bottom-feeders who DON’T. Please continue all that you do and help bring what was once the Land of The Free back to all that it can be.
Thanks Again-
Clay, Indianapolis, IN.
February 26th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Mark said:
Sending tea is fine, but how about a real showing of say 100,000 or more on the capitol. Send me a date and my wife and I will be there.
February 26th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Jeff Metzler said:
I am so upset with my representative from PA Arlen Specter that I’m sending him a white feather of betrayal! I’d deliver it to him in person but I don’t think that will be allowed. But heck who knows. I agree with Mark we need thousands, hundreds of thousands to protest at the capitol for what they are doing to our nation, our future and our constitution.
February 26th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Lysle Catron said:
Be careful - I would caution about sending a FULL tea bag. Security will not let those through I am sure. Send EMPTY bags or better just send the strings with the labels. Easy and no security problem
February 26th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Ian said:
This might be a stupid question, but what is the address that I should send this tea bag to?
February 26th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
brian said:
are you sure April fools day will convey the seriousness of our message?
February 27th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Virgilio Urbano said:
Let’s tax the people that make money and give it to the people that do nothing.
February 27th, 2009 at 8:28 am
s coombs said:
here we go!!!!! this will become a new political party— neither party is following anything
the founding fathers had in mind— and watch the immigration bill going thru house right —now— next week—-
here comes the rest of mexico— the real reason the dont want to do anything about border violence right now– today–is to get this bill thru before they bring the national guard back to the border=== janet napalitano says it has not spread to this side of border—az has highest kidnapping problem in all of united states– just below columbia numbers===
February 27th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Patriot Preset said:
I agree with Mike. I would like to see it spread beyond just the oval office…it needs to be made clear to all of them. Shoot, you get a whole box of tea bags…send them all.
I think I will make special tags for them with the tea party date on it.
February 27th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Al Lemont said:
I am in. I will try to get everyone I know to do it as well.
Thanks rick for getting the silent majority heard.
Sincerely,
AL
February 27th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
LDV said:
Is there a consolidating group or national organization for this movement? I need more info. Did not know about the Chicago event until after it was over. Would like to be contacted. lew01@comcast.net. I have time to get involved.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Christopher L. Keister said:
Speak with action! Buy tea bags and write (On April 1 send this to The White House) on the tag. Every where you go pass these out. Speak with action! (this is a good idea too know your history special tags with The Constitution,Quotes From The Founding Fathers and U.S. Flags ieS.1777-present Don’t Tread on Me)YOU MUST SPEAK WITH ACTION!
February 28th, 2009 at 10:00 am
jolene said:
Great Idea, even those who can not attend a Tea Party - can mail an envelope. We all need to get involved.
Where do I send it?
It would be very helpfull if the article listed the Mailing Address.
Also, do we Mail on April 1, or mail before (to be received 4/1)?
February 28th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Chad Belton said:
Great Americans think alike: Mad as Hell, too
February 28th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Mary said:
we’re in,teabags get mailed on 4/01/09. We also think we should get a movement together where all of us that owe more taxes and pay quarterly, delay paying those taxes so they get a sense of what the future holds when people stop investing, opening businesses, expanding business, etc. Let’s show the morons in DC who really does pay the majority of the taxes and what the impact will be like if they keep going on with this insane redistribution of the wealth.
March 1st, 2009 at 5:10 am
SA Sylvan said:
Hey Pointer Obvious… The Continental Congress voted for independance on July 2nd. The Declaration of Independance was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson of which the text was approved on July 4th. The first version of the document was typeset throughout the night on July 4th to later be distributed and read by the public. The signed copy occured on July 19th, not July 4th like most people think, but most signed on August 2nd.
So….get YOUR facts straight! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ACHIEVEMENT? Our Founding Father’s and this country was built off of achievement, not lazy individuals with the Gimme-Gimme-Mentality!
March 1st, 2009 at 9:02 pm
mic said:
Call or write your representatives today. Demand that they support HR 25 (The FairTax Bill). It is our best chance of reversing the disterous course we are now on.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:23 am
Cynthia said:
Ooh, lj, a little miffed about this? What, you don’t think we have the right to protest. Quit whining about the last 8 years when the past six weeks has more than doubled our debt and provided an outlet for more government.
And say what you will about Bush - for the most part, even through 9/11, the stock market didn’t tank every time he got up and made a speech and in fact we had historic highs under him. That’s all that’s happened for the past two weeks when BO opens his mouth. He’s a liar who has already broken multiple campaign promises about pork spending and representing all the American people. The only change is the amount of money he seems to think he can squeeze out of all of us.
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Sarah Koehneke said:
I am planning to hand out tea bags with a card attached to the string as an invitation to the Chicago Tea Party and include information about mailing a tea bag to the Oval Office on the card as well….complete with the address so even lazy, ehm busy, people have no excuses not to participate. I encourage others to do the same. It’s time to take back our country…and no longer be the quiet majority.
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Cathy Godoy said:
Not only send a tea bag to the White House, send one to your representative in congress, your two state senators, and YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER! This last one is important! It is time the preses of this country wake up and do some real reporting! A real tea party showing the number of Americans who are fed up will get their attention. Mail them off the week of March 27th so they all get there at the same time.
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:26 pm
obstruksion said:
rick is a fraud unfortunately:
http://exiledonline.com/exposing-the-familiar-rightwing-pr-machine-is-cnbcs-rick-santelli-sucking-koch/all/1/
although the message is a noble one, i would recommend rallying around others
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Re-Tea Party | Autumn People said:
[...] a tea bag to Washington on April [...]
March 4th, 2009 at 10:37 am
duke said:
wow, you’re really, really old.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Haley Mancini said:
obstruksion…
He planned it???? AWESOME!
I don’t believe your website, especially since, as an educator, I wouldn’t allow it to be a reference on a 6th grader’s paper.
However, even if it were the truth…
Rick would have even MORE respect from me for refusing to be part of the liberal media machine. Wish I had thought of that.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some tea bags to send…(via UPS)
March 5th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Poll: Who Would You Tea Bag in Washington? « America’s Tea Party said:
[...] On April 1st, with an envelope, a stamp, and a bag of tea, millions of Americans can send a peaceful message to Washington DC: the show must not go on. [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
SHANNEN said:
BY MAILING TEA BAGS ON APRIL 1st MIGHT BE CONSTRUED AS A JOKE (APRIL FOOLS)! WHY NOT MAIL BEORE OR A DAY AFTER
March 6th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Week in review « Craig W. Wright said:
[...] folks are trying to get us all to “teabag” the folks is DC. Basically on April 1st, send a tea bag to El Presidente and each one of [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Jason said:
Other suggestions:
Mail empty tea bags, strings with the labels, boxes of tea, or Tea Party fliers or invitations to:
1. Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or Barney Frank
2. Arlen Specter, Olympia Snow or Susan Collins
3. Barry Obama
Some have suggested that the tea bags should be sent on April 15th - the day tax returns are due. July 4th would be another important date.
The date(s), recipients, symbols, and messages are not necessarily the most important considerations. The key is to continue to add more momentum to the grassroots Tea Party initiative. As time progresses, the effort will become more uniformly organized. Until then, we want to continue to let the greedy pigs in Washington know they’ve crossed the line—they’ve recklessly burdened future generations, they’ve usurped too much power and they’ve seized too much money.
*Congratulations to the people running this site, you’re providing a fantastic service.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Tea Bag Revolt - April 1st « The KeelyNet Blog said:
[...] web site, http://www.newamericanteaparty.com people are getting active. - Source and this site about the Tea Bag the Fools in D.C. / (Thanks to Andrew for the headsup on this. - [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Jef said:
With the way mail is screened for White House most of the effect will be lost because they will screen out any envelope with tea and dispose of it. A better idea is to take a tea bag wrapper and mail it with a message instead of tea. Enjoy the tea but send the wrapper. Then the message will get through to those that sort through mail for the White House.
March 7th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Dee said:
Why don’t you put all of this energy into making your own suggestions of how to fix the economy? If each one of us looked around our community and found a way to help others, we would get out a lot quicker rather than just wasting time throwing stones (tea bags). Like Buffett said, this is the the Pearl Harbor of economic disasters…we need to work together and not spend time on silly antics like this. Grow up. During WWII, we didn’t waste time second guessing the President all the time.
March 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Ammon said:
I’m sick of this bickering. How about instead of playing the blame game, we work together to create a better country? Let’s unite and show our leaders that we are sick and tired of them doing whatever they want against the wishes of the American People. And as for truths. Fact: NEITHER POLITICAL PARTY IS GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY!!!!! Democrats want to create a huge communist state where everybody is taken care of at the expense of his neighbor. The state will control everybody and there will be nothing left of the constitution. I don’t hate people that have bad luck and lost their jobs, but forcing me to their salary with an un-constitutional income tax is ridiculous. Republicans have lost their way and don’t (with a few exeptions like Ron Paul) stand for the things they used to. BOTH parties want more power for THEM, at the expense of YOU. Almost all members of congress and the President are oath-breakers. They all swore an oath to uphold the constitution and they break that oath every time they pass a Stimulus package, a patriot act, or a “TARP” fund. I took that oath too when I enlisted in the military. And I’m not ful-fulling it when I kill somebody in a foreign land. But i am when I send my teabags. Or march in a protest. Or, if it comes down to it, fight in a revolution. Obama is my commander-in-chief for now, but the American people are really who I work for. And I would soon er turn my guns on the real domestic enemies of freedom than the American people.
Hope to see you out there people.
March 7th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
johnnie M. said:
I have really enjoyed reading these posts. Once the extremes are discarded there is wisdom here. And though it might seem silly, I like the teabag idea. Can you imagine 3 or 4 million teabags going to Washington, all within a few days? It would make a statement. Keep up what you’re all doing, as long as you’re having fun! Keep smiling, and stay happy!
Semper Fidelis
March 7th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Jeff said:
How about a tea bag and a slice of rotting bacon (sealed in a ziploc of course)?
March 8th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Robert Yost said:
It’s easy to spot a liberal kook. You can spot them by their bad manners and their foul mouths! They are constantly proving that “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder”.
March 8th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Mark Knopfler said:
This is really going to stimulate the tea industry
March 9th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Chris said:
Someone smarter than me said that the only difference between Democrats and Republicans is which government program they want to support. Visit the website of the Libertarian Party. Less Government, More Freedom, Personal Responsibility. The government screws up everything but our solutions seem to be more government. Send the Tea Bags everyday!
March 10th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
marym said:
I see that about 7,300 people have pledged. Need 700,300 at least, to make a point. Or at least as many tea bags as people showed up for his inauguration.
March 10th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Stephaan says liberals stink the place up said:
Count me in Rick, and about a dozen friends also. You need to take the sugestions stated here before and change the date AWAY from April 1. Obama & senators/Reps. might not take the seriousness of our intent because of the April fools day postmark. Also someone mentioned takeing OUT THE TEA. They said the screeners would send it to the anthrax vault, or just throw them out. They sugested sending the EMPTY tea bags and even cut up the boxes and send pieces of them also..
P.S. Randy, you’re “kind of” a whiner and you “kind of” suck L.J. You are a REALLY BIG WHINER and YOU REALLY SUCK!! Don’t you moronic liberal/socialists know that when a few of you come on our conservative sites and spew your crap, that 40 or 50 of us go to your liberal socialist sites and kick your asses!! You weasley mutts had to call the paramedics last time! lol..
March 10th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Nancy Pelosi was born with a "silver spoon" up her arse, and judgeing from the look on her face it's still up there. said:
Pointer Obvious: You are kind of an ass. You remind me of the pompas ass who live next door to me a few years back. He died of a heart attack from sitting on his ass all day while other people supported him with their hard earned tax money..
BTW what is a pointer obvious anyway? Did you mean pointy head? I would think that better suits you!!! I’m just sayin….
March 11th, 2009 at 12:03 am
ummHouston, we have a problem said:
Why is the “pledge form” in the right side bar not showing? All I can see is 2 blank white spaces..Count me in Rick, but you’ll have to count me from this note cuz your “pledge form” is not showing above..
March 11th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Sam said:
Please, call/ write your senators and represenatives daily/weekly on every issue. Pester them. It is their job to listen to you. Let them know you are watching and that you will vote.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:31 am
G-man said:
While the tea bag has merit and I’ll be sending the POTUS one, I believe the problem is weightier than this.
Therefore, I suggest every concerned citizen send their Congressman something to signal the more serious issue.
I posit to send your Congressmen a brick.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Jody said:
I sent a teabag with a letter to my senator. Can I get in trouble? I’m nervous…
March 12th, 2009 at 8:59 am
rs said:
I am so tired of being called an obstructionist or worse just because I feel that our country is being dragged into socialism. I sent letters to Pres. Bush when I disagreed with his policies, but it seems that questioning \The One\ is not allowed. No one complained when the press referred to President Bush as Bush or Mr. Bush, but watch out if you forget to put the \Pres>\ in front of Obama’s name. He is proving that he is incompetant, he can’t speak without a teleprompter. He needs to go before we lose what allies we have left and take his entire administration with him.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Statement of Principles, and Clarification of Objectives | Tea Party Movement 2009 « America’s Tea Party said:
[...] A few more well funded and established organizations have even run with our original idea to send Washington D.C. a Tea Bag on April 1st, to protest the foolishness of D.C. policymaking and are planning another nationwide Tea Party on [...]
March 12th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Sarah Palin said:
Well you betcha I’ll do some tea-bgging. Line up fellows!
And I like what this fellow said — I think!?!
You can be the leader of the nuckle dragging, mouth breathing consvervatives all you want. I want nothing to do with this. Be the poster boy of the “NO” party all you want.
I’ll be with the party, and our president, trying to fix the cluster F@*k that was created by the last REPUBLICAN president.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
You Say You Want a Revolution? « NewsReal Blog said:
[...] April 1: National Mail a Tea Bag to the White House & Congress Day. [...]
March 13th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Kyle said:
The Socialists now have there day short time in the sunshine. However, there is storm thats brewing that is far larger and more pissed off than any they have witnessed in the past. Its coming. Keeping fooling yourselves socialists!!!
March 13th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Roger said:
I agree that sending tea bags is a good idea. However, as mentioned I am sure they would end up in the trash before they get to the intended destination.
Instead I recommend something far more effective. Taxation without representation is really the issue and we all want to change the IRS system.
I suggest we push to send a tea bag (personally I am sending Limburger Cheese) to the IRS wrapped in two sheets of standard paper and addressed to the regional office that your taxes are to be mailed to in a standard business envelope.
This will have a much greater impact. First, the post office will not know which mail are real tax returns and which mail are the protest so they must deliver all the mail. Second, sending to each of our specific return facilities will prevent them from concentrating on one main location to block and check mail. Every letter will need to be opened because the IRS will not know which returns are real. The impact will draw significant attention to the real problem of taxation without representation.
If you send the Limburger Cheese, like me, you will send the added message that something stinks with the system. The cheese will take a few days to take effect if wrapped in a few pieces of paper. If they do not open and process the mail it will start to stink very soon.
Besides, if we send tea bags the price of tea will go up and just cost the consumers more. If the price of limburger goes up, who cares?
March 14th, 2009 at 10:46 am
scott said:
This is such a douche bag idea…this is just a grass roots organization of disgruntle conservatives pissed off about bull ****!
{Edited for inappropriate language. - admin}
March 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
GG said:
Please dont compare what Obama is doing to Jesus….that is insulting to all TRUE Christians. Right now many people are hurting, yes that is known throughout. Its out of desperation they are supporting what Obama is doing, ignoring all the PORK thats in these bills That DOES NOT help them in any way! But they're desperate, and Obama is playing on that. We ALL are going to get hammered BIG TIME with all this spending. Tell me something Rick, How did the MILLIONS AIG is paying out as Bonuses from OUR tax dollars helping those in need again??? Another lack of thought- decision made by our government, just throw out money without thoroughly looking into the companies they gave to. While Obama is telling us we will have to deal with the hard times, he is living it up in the White House, throwing lavish parties and having food flown in from all over and drinking expensive wine…who is paying for that??? Yeah, that is something Jesus Would Never DO!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:56 am
We Surround Them–You Are Not Alone–9.12 Project « Pronk Palisades said:
[...] “… Again, I echo Beck and encourage you to do the same in your neighborhood. Let’s start the discussion and keep the dialogue going. 1. Send a tea bag to Washington on April 1st. We are no fools. This will cost you no more than 2 minutes, an envelope, a spare tea bag, and a stamp. You can do this. For more information, click here. [...]
March 17th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
William said:
You blame Bush but I guess you forgot who was running the house and senate. This mess wasn't created by Bush but by democrats who had been obstructing policies and obstructed areas that needed to be addressed. I guess you don't remember Barne Franks who stated Fannie and Freddie are ok and sound. And I guess we can go back to Clinton administration who implemented a home for all Americans whether they can afford it or not, but you only blame Bush. I guess your mind is narrow since you only see what you want. And don't forget Clinton signed many trade agreements sending good american jobs to other countries. So before blaming others for the problem do a little research and know what your talking about.
March 18th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Gerard said:
Anyone taking government money is undeserving of it, BECAUSE IT COMES FROM OTHER PEOPLE! Try being responsible! If you want a hand-out, join a church. Don't take from other people, let the church and the people in your community help you. Don't buy things you don't need, move, go where there a minimum wage jobs, shop at the dollar store, don't spend money on cable TV, smokes, etc, SURVIVE! The government's job is not to take a worker's money and give it to someone as charity!
March 18th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Gerard said:
Wow, where do I start on this nutjob. I am really happy for you that you are a communistic, no rights person. If that is the agenda, then I guess my “NO” is a gut reaction. The cluster fbomb was caused by the democratic plan of the government meddling in the housing market to give people mortgages who have no business owning a home. As for republicans, they are to blame because they fear being called racist more than they feared what would happen if this fiasco wasn't exposed.
The reason jobs move overseas is because of rediculous UNION wages. Nothing more. When you pay a fork lift driver 75k-125k, no wonder you can't make a competitive car. Wait until they get this card check thing going. I like shopping at Walmart, I don't need to pay $30 for a t-shirt made by a Union shop, . Wow, that will be really beneficial to America when that happens.
Actually the tax cuts and the war were the good thing the President Bush did. My wife and kids were safe, didn't get blown up going into a shopping mall. He dropped the ball on spending (drug program) and immigration (didn't secure the border).
Wow, I can't wait until I have the civil right of the freedom to government controlled healthcare. I love standing in line at the DMV as it is. Oh, goodie. Also I love paying for Illegal aliens health care, welfare, etc.
This president is an Obamination. He represents about 10% of the people of this country, having only their interests at heart. Well, the rest of us don't want to pay for this crap.
March 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Mary Mackenzie, BFA said:
No one seems to get it John Galt. You are correct, send tea bags from now until April 1st.
For the writer who thinks it's all Republicans fault, why we are in this mess, whoa there Nellie. This takeover has been planned for decades, centuries even……..It did not start with Roosevelt and he did nothing to solve our problems, it was WWII that we got into under false pretenses and LIES, like all the others, that brought back the good times in the '50's and 60's. But we were all fooled then, because it was the military and petroleum and defense industries that brought 'death' wealth, so, now it's all over. Our entire history has been a lie, the one we learned in high school in the 60's that is.
They are stealing us blind, the democrats, if you want to think that, but they are all keeping their rich friends at the Federal Reserve and Wall Street in business. Global currency? Yeah, right!
March 18th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
scheduling your life around liberty said:
[...] Tea Bag the Fools in D.C. put ya nuts in they mouth [...]
March 18th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Chris said:
Teach them to fish!!
March 24th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Brian Humphrey said:
As Rick's favorite sparring partner, Jim Cramer, loves to say, “Deserve's got nothing to do with it.”
March 26th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Katrina C. Bond said:
Personally, I think we should continue the fight against Islamic Facism. But if you think they aren't thining about us, I think you might be surprised. Greed and ignorance created the mess we are in, regardless of party. Now, how to put ethics back into everyday living. Hey, here's a thought, how about we teach it at home.
March 27th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Danielle said:
lj- I understand your frustration, I am angry at the republicans too, but unfortunately, the democrats, and the president you speak of, are no better! They wanted to make history- so they spent more money than ever before. Did Bush make mistakes? Absolutely, but Obama is taking liberties with…well, our constitutional liberties, as much as he possibly can. He says he wants change, well, pretty soon that is all we'll have as he taxes and spends to take more rights away from the people, like the G.I.V.E. bill that takes away not only our 13th Amendment rights, but our 1st as well, and the AIG that contributed a heck of a lot of money to the very people we are expecting to dig us out of all of this, and the auto companies with their corporate jets that lay off employees after they receive money from the government to prevent just that. I don't know how old you are, and I don't care, but I am 24, and I am looking at a 401(k) that says I can't take it out and retire until I am 70 1/2. My uncle is 61 and dying of pancreatic cancer- I'll be dead before I can retire! I am looking at no social security, enormous health care costs we will be required to purchase (and I cannot afford as I am a psych student trying to help people), and a constitution that does not mean anything as all those rights are just something to make us look good to other countries, we have to surrender those too. So, you can go ahead and sign your (unconstitutionally distributed) pledge to support a president who hears you, but refuses to listen, or you can support your country and do something about it- tell congress how you feel about sending money to people that already have more than you. They probably won't care, but hey, at least they know what we think.
-Danielle
http://www.theyreallliars.com
A mostly political blog that isn't Republican or Democrat.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Danielle said:
You know what? When I was a kid, we lost our house too. It wasn't my father's fault, but it wasn't yours either. Right now, me and my family are trying to purchase a house for 135,000, and struggling to do it, and this foreclosure bailout would help anyone with a house around 750,000 or less. It doesn't have any specifications in there about a person having to be effected an iota by the economic situation we are in right now. In order for this to really help the people it should, someone in the house should have been effected by the economy, either by losing their job, or by taking some sort of paycut, either by being demoted, due to no fault of their own, or because they are in sales (I was in sales for a long time- I know) or the like that would cause their paychecks to get smaller and not bigger. However, most, and I do mean most, of the people that are going to take advantage of this bill make more money this year than they did last year, and are just as Santelli said, putting on an extra bathroom or purchasing more house than they can afford, and are just too lazy to work a second job for it, or don't care about you and are just willing to take the handout as long as you are willing to give it. I love to help people, but really, there are a lot of people out there that like your money a whole heck of a lot more than you. I, for one, need my money. I am a college student, I worked hard for my money, and I don't need to lose anymore than I already have. I WAS effected by the economy. I lost 3/4 of my 401(k)- do you see anybody willing to bail me out? And do you see me crying asking for it from you or anyone else? No! I made the decision to put it there, and I knew the risk, so I take the cut. That's what business is- sometimes it is good, sometimes it is bad. Right now it is bad. When it's good, no one's willing to allow anyone to take the responsibility then, and no one should take it now that it's bad. And by the way, if you are going to mention Jesus, you need to read the bible and the history books from that time- people got all excited over a 10% tax, look where we are now. Jesus supported people helping people, not government forcing some people to help some other people who are often more well off than the helpers anyway. And hey, I am not a christian, but don't you call when someone speaks as if someone else is the Messiah, something like blasphemy? You can't throw out one part of the bible and preserve another.
-Danielle
http://www.theyreallliars.com
A mostly political blog that isn't Republican or Democrat.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Danielle said:
It is not the tea that counts, it is to send a message. And that is not all that is being done, people are also going to tea parties- which are essentially protests. I recently sent a letter. I don't buy this whole, leave the poor government alone, let them do their jobs. If they were doing their jobs, we wouldn't be in this mess.
-Danielle
http://www.theyreallliars.com
A mostly political blog that isn't Republican or Democrat.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Danielle said:
Ian, where are you from? Is it better than here I am looking for a new place to live, LOL.
-Danielle
http://www.theyreallliars.com
A mostly political blog that isn't Republican or Democrat.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Martha Roster said:
Why should anyone listen to anything lj has to say? He's so stupid he can't spell knuckle, conservative, American, overseas — all this in just a few paragraphs. What an idiot! And he's giving us advice???
March 31st, 2009 at 5:26 am
Mac said:
No, Hillary. You were there.
April 1st, 2009 at 6:54 am
mark franc said:
you are an absolute a-hole whoever you are - and you're quite miserable. Go to Philly and learn your country's history before you open that cut under your nose!
April 1st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Mel said:
Well, with cops in on gangstalking what chance do we have. Thank you for the information about when the tea party actually was.
April 9th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Tea bagging at its finest at Our Daily Train | A blog by Jeremy Styron said:
[...] display of protest against our lack of representation. At ReTeaParty.com, thousands of people sent their representatives a Tea Bag in the mail on April 1, 2009, as a sign of our unrest over D.C.’s foolish solutions and [...]
April 10th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
chocosaltyballz said:
True! I can't wait to TEABAG all the people in washington. SALTY!!!
April 15th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Isaac Sperry said:
Rick I love your idea. I am glad it went off.
One of your posters asked what would jesus do? “By the sweet of your brow shall you eat bread.” Sound fimilar to anyone. Christ expects us to work for what we want and need. Since the days of Adam we have had to work for things. He would not approve of any ‘craddle to grave’ social programs. He would teach people to work, chastise those who do not, love us all. He would teach and then let us learn from our failures, being there to pick us up. He would expect families and kind hearted people to support those who are less fortunate. If you want to help the less fortunate, do it. Don’t say I paid my taxes so I don’t have to. Governments are wasteful. More good would be done if you just acted directly. So do it!
The difference between conservatives and liberals is subtle. Liberals believe that they deserve what ever they want. Conservatives believe that they should have the oppurtunity to earn what ever they want. One is tune with the teachings of Christ, one is not.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
B. Troglodyte said:
\The Socialists now have there day short time in the sunshine. However, there is storm thats brewing that is far larger and more pissed off than any they have witnessed in the past. Its coming. Keeping fooling yourselves socialists!!!\
Yes, yes now - and On To Richmond, in the name of God and Country! For this sort of bravery was heard before - the Spirit of ‘61.
July 4th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Teabaggers Plan To Smear Pete Seeger - Politics and Other Controversies - Page 7 - City-Data Forum said:
[...] April 1, 2009 | Tea Bag the Fools in D.C. | America’s Re-Tea Party Quote: [...]
October 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Glenn Beck says teabaggers should get Nobel - Page 2 - Sportbikes.net said:
[...] While America was founded on those who do, they ask us to submit to those who can
October 10th, 2009 at 6:35 am