Glenn Beck got one thing right
Say what you want about Beck, he made some of the most accurate statements regarding the true purpose of the Tea Parties.
Instead of turning his rally into a bashfest of Obama and the Democrats, he hammered both parties for their grotesque overspending and unprecedented expansion of the Federal Government.
Under President Bush and six years of Republican rule in Congress, national debt doubled, a balanced budget was never passed, and the size, power, and scope of the Federal government exploded. Plus, the US Dollar lost about 26% of its value. Bush and lots of Republicans in Congress approved the $700 billion bank bailout and other major, billion dollar bailouts of private industry as well.
So, although Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are currently embarking upon a back breaking spending spree and a sinister government intervention in the free markets, Republicans have very little credibility in this arena. In fact, Republicans should be more ashamed since they claimed to be fiscal conservatives and free market capitalists, while Democrats have been open and honest about their plans to spend us into oblivion and dictate business terms to private institutions.
That being said, there are fiscally responsible Republicans and Democrats, but based on actual voting records, these individuals represent a very small minority. And until we the people begin to vote more of these authentic fiscal conservatives into political office and get rid of the rest, we will be stuck with the same failed policies. Until we stop electing the same old bureaucrats, blindly voting along party lines, or refusing to even entertain fresh perspectives from Independents and Third Party candidates, we will continue toward the economic abyss.
Don’t let these Tea Parties become weapons of partisan warfare. As Glenn Beck so aptly stated, these parties are not about Republican or Democrat. They are about restoring the Constitution, bringing back limited government, respecting States’ rights, protecting individual liberties, paying down debt, balancing budgets, holding officials accountable for their votes, and preserving free market capitalism.
Robert Brereton said:
Sounds like Ron Paul had it right.
April 16th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Diane Taylor said:
I was proud to attend the Tea Party in Jacksonville, Fl. There were very few “Obama” signs, Glenn Beck is correct - this is not a bipartisan issue - it is an American Citizen concern. Finally the Silent Majority is Silent No More!!! We must keep the passion for justice alive.
April 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Sally W said:
I SO agree with this! It’s not a partisan issue and I wish everyone would realize that. This is effecting every taxpaying citizen in America. I just want to say out loud, “We’re on YOUR side! We represent what’s not right for you too!” to all of those who are just looking for a reason to oppose the Tea Parties.
I appreciate seeing and hearing this being said.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Scott Mattera said:
Thank you for putting this out there! The only reason I haven’t jumped on the Tea Party thing is because of some of the bitterness and flat out democrat bashing that has tended to dominate this movement. Weren’t we the same ones who complained about the bitterness of liberals during the Bush years?
You don’t win over hearts and minds by only being against something. You have to actually stand for something. Don’t just complain, offer solutions. Both parties have gone so far astray that maybe it’s time for us to think a bit outside of our party system box!
April 16th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Lynne said:
Glenn Beck has been right on everything for the last two years. He predicted this economic meltdown back when the first hiccups in the housing market surfaced. He put the puzzle pieces together before anyone else and he rang the bell, despite being called a loon and a right-wing zealot (which he isn’t!) and depsite his ratings for his radio show taking a nose-dive. I would love to see Glenn run for President….but he says that the most uttered phrase in his administration would be “What do you mean I used up all the bombs?!?” LOL
April 17th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Birgit Michael said:
Lest you forget
Beck just 18 mos ago said he hated Paul supporters, Ron Paul was the mayor of crazy town.He hated Patriots…
He is after all JUST an entertainer. Look up CoIntelPro… he fits nicely now, that he figured he cannot beat the movement he is subverting it..
LOOK INTO his history Please… Ron PAUL was and is RIGHT
Beck(y )is a shill! All I am going to say, not going to argue.. let the sheeple follow a phoney if they want to..
April 17th, 2009 at 7:25 am
Mimi C said:
Ron Paul is no more right than the rest of the Republicans…look who is at the top of the pork list. RON PAUL with John Culbertson a close second. Makes you kinda proud to be from TX right now, doesn’t it?
April 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Norman said:
Comments coming from a very unstable and grandstanding individual such as Alex Jones, Beck being called CoIntelPro, shill and agent of the NWO is a badge of honor. Even when Jones is right, who wants to believe him? Jones is also off on the 9/12 project.
I understand Beck’s distaste for Paul’s supporters. We were rabbid. It was tacky and had too much of a guerrilla-marketing feel to it. It doesn’t work for PETA and it won’t work for us. I know we didn’t have a lot of time, so… In 2012, let’s be organized and get started early.
Napolitano / Paul 2012. Let’s make it HAPPEN.
January 24th, 2010 at 10:09 pm