BOSTON, MA – Rick Santelli plans to throw the world’s most expensive Tea Party to protest of the Stimulus Plan, serving hundred dollar bills steeped in hot water!
Santelli is an arch-conservative CNBC reporter, who has received a lot of media coverage over the last week for an on-air rant decrying government spending and waste embodied, he says, by the passing of the recent stimulus bill.
His new organization, The New American Tea Party, acting like an umbrella organization encompassing several fiscally conservative political watch and advocacy groups, aims at undermining the stimulus by preventing the funds from reaching their assigned targets.
“There is so much pork in this bill it would give the healthiest man a heart attack!” Santelli bellowed on CNBC. “Millions here for the arts. Millions there for roads. What’s a couple hundred million for unemployment benefits?! Sure, why not? Lets encourage people not to get jobs. Let’s just give them more taxpayer money to not work and not pay taxes which would go to someone else who is not working!”
“It’s lunacy!”
Santelli’s organization is working closely with conservative lawmakers, specifically governors and state legislators who will most directly receive stimulus funds.
“We’ve already had somewhere in the ballpark of 50 million dollars of stimulus money pledged by local lawmakers for use in the tea party,” Santelli says in a blog posting on the groups website.
“Rather than that money going to these ridiculous and wasteful pet projects, we are going to proverbally put it our pipes and smoke it! But rather than smoking it, we’ll be drinking it. In our tea. Literally.”
Inspired by the Boston Tea Party, which famously threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor rather than have it sold for inflated prices and with outlandish taxes, the New American Tea Party will in fact steep hundreds of hundred dollar bills in near-boiling water.
“I’m going to drink it down and urinate it out! I plan to show that the stimulus money will be as effective at stimulating the economy as my urine will be to stimulate my lawn. Which is un-stimulating! It will kill my lawn! And the stimulus will kill the economy!”
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February 26th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Santelli is a patriot. I like this kind of person. I only wish our leaders including our idiot president were more patriotic instead of giving our freedoms away.
February 27th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I am so glad someone is leading the fight against this pork spending and bailout mania. The so called leaders in congress (who are the cowards) are too busy putting through social agendas, they are clueless. I am 100% behind the tea party movement, lets support them!
February 28th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
i'm all for finding ways to make the government listen to the people. maybe they will listen maybe they wont but heck i'm tired of remaining quiet and biting my tongue. let's do this people. we need to be heard and things have got to change for the better or the government and president will just drag this country down; then where will we be?
February 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
You are absolutely right, our freedoms are dwindling away as we speak, and you are right, he is an idiot, and he is going to intentionally destroy our country for his own gain, POWER!. AMERICA, WAKE UP!! before it's to late.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
dave was to kind about obama and his barnum and baily 3 rig circus
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:17 am
Please organize a big blow out march on washington d.c. We need to bring our voice right to his door, right in front of the press. This needs to be organized as one big national march like in the sixties-seventies.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Go to school and learn to spell!
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
When, Where will the tea party be for Fort Worth, Texas? I would like to go to support this. I'm glad someone is organizing this. Let me know…Thank You.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 pm
We re organizing out tea party in Burleson, Tx. Are we holding them on the same date around the United States or are we just holding them when we can? Please let me know we can set our date.
Thanks;
Shirley Blex
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
We are organizing our tea party in Burleson, Tx. Are we holding them on the same date around the United States, or are we just holding them when we can? Please let me know so that we can set our date.
Thanks;
Shirley Blex
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 am
Hey Mr. Simpson;
Watch out ! I just got in a hurry when the phone rang and I sent it before I read it, but thanks for your nice comment. I'll be sure to have all of my emails perfect so people like you don't have to correct me. You do not have to be so rude. I am just a concerned citizen like you.
Shirley
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Where and when I'll be there. Let's take back what our counding fathers fought for. Come on patriots our classes are shrinking and everyday we are closer to communism. I think at this point it is beyond socialisim.
Let's stop Obeying "Obeyma"
March 4th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
dont oyu people get it!! he doesnt care. he isnt stupid. he is very smart and is doing exactly what he wants. with the intended consequences. he knows exactly what will happen. stock food , ammo. turn to god. prepare!!!!
March 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
52 million were ignorant, but can be saved! Have these people caught on yet? It is finally time to stand up and say NO! Average people in America have been pushed to the breaking point and the Tea Parties are the first blow back against being cheated and lied to. It is time for Americans to turn to civil disobedience. We have been silent to long. The Tea Party must begin!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Shirley – There's a group of us also putting together a Burleson, Tx tea party / revolt. The date will be the 14th or 15th of April.
-Baker
March 5th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Let's recruit Obatma to the Tea Party
That little guy could take America back all by himself.
OBATMA 2012!!!!!!!!
March 5th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hey kids,
I'm in! I am soooooooo IN.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I received this email, and wanted to share it:
………. So, here's the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Americans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washinton , D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you so desire. Just a TEABAG. Many cities are organizing protests. If you simply search, "New American Tea Party", several sites will come up. If you aren't the 'protester' type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes.
This was not my idea. I visited the 20 sites of the 'New American Tea Pary' and an online survey showed over 90% of thousands said they would send the teabag on April 1. Why, April 1?? We want them to reach Washington by April 15. Will you do it? I will. Send it to;1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington , D.C. 20500 ..
March 5th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
This is GREAT sending Tea to the Kool Aide Kid
March 5th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
When will the party begin in Corpus Christi, TX? I'll be there!
March 5th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Orlando Tea Party – Saturday, 21 Mar 09, 12noon – 2pm? Lake Eola!!!!! All against the stimupork package should show up and protest against this crazy action!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Let's go to Washington!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:41 am
Does anyone know of a tea party event near or in lincoln, Ne. Here is what I think the new Democrate (liberal) talking point should be: We take the money from those who earn it, and give it to those who expect it. I work way to hard for my paycheck to be told I have to share it with someone who sits at home watching Oprah. Coming after this bogus nationalized health care bill is the socialized system of arranged marriages. High income earners will be matched with with those who live in Tony Resko's (and Obamas) slum property. Incomes will meet in the middle so we are all equal….. I have more but my blood pressure is climbing thinking about the destruction being done to this country so its time to sign off.
March 6th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I don't think Mr. Simpson is a concerned citizen, I think he is one of them.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:14 am
This unknown source is a coward. What kind of moron thinks that the President of the United States is a secret terrorist? A little man, scared of people who are colored differently them him. Most other people here have valid claims, the Govt under Pres Obama IS spending money like it's going out of style, often needlessly, on pet projects. That doesn't mean that he has some secret agenda to destroy America. It's people like this that keep America from being the great country it could be, not the idiots in charge that are simply doing what they think will help, no matter how asinine and stupid the finished plan turns out to be. Grow up and try to help, not make small minded statements from your "black armageddon" bunker.
March 6th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
What really gets me about the bailout is that it's throwing money to greedy, greedy people that have used the system for decades – living lavish lifestyles, mostly millionaires or billionaires. They continue to put millions of dollars out in bonuses to these select few, all the while crying about the economy making their business go under. It is all the deceit and fraud they commit. I say let them take the monies they need out of their own pockets even if they have to cut back on the private jets, the lush vacations, etc. I think it would be justice if they end up totally broke and living on the streets.
March 6th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Americans MUST unite to stop the madness in D.C. Given enough time we will all be broke and under a dictatorship and HE, the new Messiah knows exactly what he is doing. When is the Tea Party in Corpus Christi??? I will be there. Traveling from McAllen, TX on the border where the All American Shoot out is about to take place with our cartel friends across the border!!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
He didn't say a word about the buffoon's color!!! Who's playing the race card now!?
And he is not the only one who is wondering what this sinister man's true motives are. There are legions of us! Look at his closest associates throughout his corrupt career! As far as the financial crisis, anyone who has taken Econ #101 knows every thing he is doing is geared to move us in the exact opposite direction from where we need to be! And how about closing Gitmo? I could go on and on… How can any of this be construed as anything BUT purposely undermining our future viability!? WAKE UP AND WISE UP!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
There was a time not very long ago when he could have turned this entire financial mess around, with just a few sentences to put us back on track by reinstilling confidence (instead of continuing to erode the nation's' and the world's confidence in the financial segment)! As we all know, expectation is at the helm of the direction of the stock market. And every step he is taking has been proven over and over again to be going 180 degrees from what he NEEDS to be doing in the downward spiral we're in now. By the time he quits playing games, it may be out of control and beyond the point of return for decades to come!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
It is more important now that ever to stop the OBAMA MORAN. We should go back and read what Thomas Jefferson. Title "Catching Wild Pigs" The big Government can give you anything you want but the government is going to take your freedom , will reward bad behavior, regard lazy bums, and law breakers. This is Obama problem big debits no jobs, more debit extend the Great Society and Affirmative Action. HEY FOLKS LET ALL HAVE OUR WHITE SOCITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. IF OBOMA WANT TO TALK RACIST BRING ON BUDDY WE ARE NOT GOING TO CARRY YOUR WATER PAIL.. WE ARE FEED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ann Chamberlain
March 6th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Also, his unholy alliance with the unions is a major factor in the problems we're having, and yet he consistently cow-tows to them instead of putting the nation's best interest first!!!!
It scares me how he has taken in even intelligent people. I recently met an apparently intelligent and affluent lady who had voted for Obama. I asked her how that could be, given that she and/or her husband had obviously worked HARD for their success, only for O. to give it to masses of others he deemed more deserving of it. Her motivation was religious. I should have asked how someone coming from a religious perspective could possibly support someone in favor of partial birth abortion and infanticide!
March 6th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Do we not need anything more than 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington….. ? If the White House is deluged with tons of mail with no more address than that, won't it just be discarded? (ie: a specific department or agency or something)? Not criticizing, I just need to know before I forward this on to friends and family!
March 7th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Thank you, Jim, for the encouragement to everyone to keep perspective and not panic.
March 7th, 2009 at 1:16 am
Uh, what ????????????????? Are you speaking and spelling English?
March 7th, 2009 at 1:22 am
I went and bought labels for the white house address and with the return address as the New American Boston Tea Party and I will fill these with bags of tea, give them away at work and to a lot of our elderly folks who do not have computers to mail on April 1st. I want everyone to know I am a full blooded American and this madness from our government has got to stop!! We do have the power to change things, we have to think how one person can change the world, look at M.L. King Jr, Gandi, and lets not forget Hitler…our voices count. Every American I talk to now a days are very frustrated, talk is cheap, action is the key.
Thank you for organizing this, MM
March 7th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Taxation without representation has gone on long enough. I am over 50 years old and the government has done nothing but take more rights away from us the majority folks that keep this country going with our hard work and responsible actions. We have been screwed for many years! We need to get rid of the career politians, who are in it just for themselves!!
March 7th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Lets vote these LOOSE CANONS out of office next time around!!!
No Socialism in this Country EVER !!!!
March 7th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I to agree we need to stand up and I do mean NOW!
March 7th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Hey Shirley Blex, I am a Grand Prairie, Resident. I want to join your group. This is a movement to stop the extension of The Gread Society!!! Affirmative. Lets Have our own Affirmative Action, our own Acron, our own Hud., our own White Cacsus, our own advance of white People, our own Chamber of Commerce. Its been 44 years FOLKS ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CARRY THE BLACK MAN WATER PAIL. WE NEED TO ORGANIZE IN A MOVEMENT THAT WILL BRING AMERICA. ALL AMERICAN INDIANS, ASIAN AMERICAN, THE IRISH, JEWS, AND ALL ETHNIC GROUPS. HEY HISPANIC CITIZEN JOIN OUR GROUP YOUR RIGHTS ARE AT STAKE.
Ann Chamberlain
March 7th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
We spend the winters in southern California and during this time we had an occasion to need some papers notarized so we went to a branch office of our Bank of America . They said they did not have a notary so we went to the local mail drop office who had a notary while there we told the notary what the bank had told us..She told us that she used to do there notary work for them but she refused to notary papers for bank loans for people without legal identification (Mexican illegals) . She told us the bank put in there own notary for internal purposes only. The result are some 800 homes in foreclosure during our time there.
The banks were selling new homes for nothing down, no closing cost and then bundling these sales and selling them to Fanny May and Freddy Mack …Now our government wants us to bail out these banks. What kind of fools do they take us for.
I'm 70 years old and have seen our rights taken our taxes raised and raised and America grond into the dirt but this takes the cake. Count me in I'm sick of these bastards..
Cal F
March 8th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
AMEN!!!! It couldn't have been said any better!
March 8th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Just want to make sure this is for real. The date, April 1, tends to bring out the goofys.
Love to participate, if this is not an April fool's joke.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I am personally going thru with the teabag idea. I encourage all to do so as well, even if you have a tea party elsewhere. The message that could be sent to this administration with thousands (or with the lords help, multi-millions) of individual teabags arriving at the white house, could at least let them know that there are many of us out there ready to let the revolution begin. and that the may want to consider their own political futures.
March 9th, 2009 at 8:20 am
The government should be working FOR US, not us working for the government!
March 9th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Hey Jim Hefti, Obama is a puppet. Wake up. The enemy is hitting us right where it's going to take down the United States, in our economy. It has nothing to do with the man's color except THEY knew that would get him elected, and it worked. Now his religious ties are going to make him the first UN-American president in history. Wait and see. And this is coming from someone with black history in my family, so don't toss the race card on me.
March 9th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
When is the tea party in Burleson?
March 9th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I will send a tea bag.
Tom from Georgia
March 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
WAKE UP AMERICA, ITS TIME TO BE HEARD, This is only a small step to start to change , Or should I say go back to the way our Fathers and fore fathers Lived and died for our freedom, The Goverment is taking it away from us faster and faster each day.. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.. God Bless ALL Americans……..
March 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
What sort of support is there in the Northwest? Is there a New American Tea Party group here? I am in Southern Oregon and people here are ready to do whatever is necessary to get their nation back. What can I do to help?
March 9th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
While our government is mostly at fault for the mess that we're in, we cannot forget that WE, the greedy capitalists, are at the center of all of this.
We want the six-figure incomes, homes that we cannot afford, low interst loans, hign investment dividend returns, and most of all, cheap foreign products which basically puts our fellow countrymen out of work.
What's parked in your garage or driveway, or your neighbor's? Take a look at they labels on your clothing, bet you it's NOT made in the USA.
Don that polo shirt (made in ?), get into your BMW, Audi, Kia, Honda, or whatever (made anywhere except in the USA), drive down to the Post Office and mail your offering of support to this cause, but in your heart, you know that in some way, you (we) have contributed to this mess.
March 9th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Now is the time for the American people to take back control of their government.
March 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
TWO WORDS:
SANTELLI 2012
(on second thought, one word and a number actually)
March 9th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I think we should send tea bags to Pelosi and Reid to let them know just how many Americans are upset with their leadership in Congress.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
My heart sings!! My fervent wish is to see millions of angry people descend on the Capitol and White House, screaming to READ the bill and then debate the issues before proceeding with passage. Obama certainly didn't rush to pass it when he said it was vital and imperative to pass it immediately. Phooey!!
March 9th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Grow up, thats NOT what they are talking about. Get serious or get lost.
March 9th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
You got it George ! NO U.S.S.A. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me know when there is a "party" in the New Jersey area ! I'm surrounded by socialists !!!
March 9th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Bloe me
March 9th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Get real! The Bush administration started this with the AIG bailout without accountability and that took place before the November election.
March 10th, 2009 at 5:25 am
I hope Santelli gets fired from his job for the moronic tea party plan. America needs plenty of positivity right now, not degradation from its own citizens.
March 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
How did Orlando go?
Next we take Manhattan!
March 10th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Exactly. Ever read Santelli's tortured English at CNBC.com?
March 10th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
You are all so dumb!!!
If we don't have the package then where the hell would we be? Bush messed everything up with or with out the package the economy will be going to ruins
March 11th, 2009 at 2:24 am
THE TIME HAS COME , AS WAS PLANNED IN THE CONSTITUTION . FOR US TO GET RID OF EVERYONE IN WASHINGTON , AND FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT . WE THE PEOPLE , NEED TO ACT SOON , OR ALL WILL BE LOST.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:20 am
I agree with Ann, and we should all go there. We should all e-mail the president and our congresspersons. This is turning into something rediculous.
Congress better wake up and see what a problem they are causing with this bill.
Dr. Bob
March 11th, 2009 at 6:26 am
AMEN – that's exactly what needs to be done. Washington is too accustomed to Americans sitting back and letting them get away with whatever they please – if we don't get off our butts and seriously do something… starting with a march or a tea bag or whatever, this government will be dictating how far we can drive our cars, where we can go, when, etc., etc. and that's just scratching the surface. I think more people would fight back, they just don't know how.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Actually, in this instance rig is quite appropriate!
March 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Guys like Santelli, who created the problem think they know how to fix it. He is long on noise and short on facts.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I think it's a great idea. Most will not go out to protest, but this is more passive and anonymous and should get the point across. Let's do it!! Let's send a teabag to Washington! Join the 'New American Tea Party', we missed the first one, Let's not miss this one.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
There is one:
National Tea Party
1:00 PM EST – 2 hours
Let's combine forces. It is time to walk on the DC Mall. It is time to tell the politicians that Government of the Politician, By the Politician, and for the Politician SHALL PARISH from the earth!
ALL USA TAXPAYERS
Email me if interested. gas_60622@yahoo.com
March 11th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
ms chamberlain-PLEASE !!!!keep race out of this-its what got us into this mess in the first place -all these people thinking they HAD to vote for this guy or they were racist.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
oh shut up,bush is over allready.we were all at least disillusioned by that fiasco.we all know he started it.
March 11th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
while what you say is true what solution do you propose?television,expanding media brought the world into our homes,tecnhology ,industry and a peacetime economic boom gave us what we all wanted,we forgot the lessons,teachings and God of our fathers and decided pleasing and 'fullfilling"our individual selves was the most important thing of all.now here we are.maybe the teabag gesture is saying we want a step back toward our foundation again.we want to remember who we are as a nation and not lose that identity in all this techno madness and national greed weve been caught up in-or in the bitter division and recrimination.cant we return to reason and restore the foundation,or is it forever lost?
March 11th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I have no doubt that many of the people who voted for Obama did so believeing that he could, or would fulfill all of his campaign promises, making life easier for those who are less privileged, and some simply voted for him thinking that he would make the top income earners of this country support or subsidize them for the rest of their lives. The other un, or misinformed voters voted as if they were voting for a new American Idol.
Regardless of their intentions and motivations, those of you with children, grand-children, and beyond must realize that we have saddled them with a debt that more than likely will never be paid down or off.
We're talking about 13 TRILLION dollars presently, but that is only going to increase with time and adding to that, is of course, doesn't include Social Security, Medicare or the Prescription Drug Plan.
Together, this is currently projected to be over FIFTY TRILLION DOLLARS.
Pt 1 0f 2
March 11th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Georgia Skye, this is not about race. This is about our rights. Obama brought up race on the campaign trail. The liberal media gave him Card Blanc, I am an average senior citizen living on fixed income I have paid my dues. Why shouldn't everyone be accountable for its own obligitation.
This is an extenison of The Great Society and Affirmative Action. This has been going on for 44 years. Discrimination in the Post Office, Law inforcement, Fire Departments and government connected jobs as well in the private sector this is unfair to other Ethnic Groups. Sorry if this steps on your toes we all have a constitution right to be treated equal, a persons qualifications should determine whether he or she gets the job not the color of the skin which has gone on way to long.
(40 years)
Ann Chamberlain
March 11th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Does anyone know of plans for a Tea Party in Houston?
March 11th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Americans were sold a false "bill-of-goods" by Obama and the liberal news media. Their votes had nothing to do with race. I did not vote for Obama because I do not aprove of his unethical policies and associates. He and his wife are a fake. I believe time will prove it so!
March 11th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Santelli lace
He got a pretty face
You know what I like?
TAXES TAXES TAXES
March 12th, 2009 at 3:52 am
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March 12th, 2009 at 11:39 am
It's not prudent to send teabags, or any other similar material, through the US mail. It will likely trigger a hazardous materials (HazMat) response at the recipient location, especially if there is no note in the envelope. Even though it is just a teabag, it could be contaminated with a harmful substance by someone with bad intentions, but there is no way to know for sure. Therefore Federal government and Postal Service has to respond all potential contamination threats as if they are real threats until tests prove otherwise. (Remember the envelopes with white powder that were mailed to Congress and others around the time of 9/11?)
So, in the end, this ploy will cause our tax dollars to be spent needlessly.
It is better to telephone, write or email your Congressperson or Senator.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Laurawwn,
Real funny article!!
March 12th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I'm in for a Michigan tea party…..Keep up the good work Rick !
March 12th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Hey, I found some kindred spirits. I've been saying for weeks we need to have our own million man march! Reminds me of Tommy from the Who……"we're not going to take it" . I'm in for the tea party and when and if you all are ready, let me know, I'll walk from Missouri to D.C. on a moments notice. We can remind them who makes the country great! We can remind them what our brothers, fathers, grandfathers and even sisters today, have fought , blead, and died for. God save America, and I'm more then willing for Him to use me anyway He can.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
This is the sad truth Patti, just do some checking, members of senate and congress tried during Bushes adm. to regulate loans, to not loan to people that couldnt afford to pay back. The Queen of realestate, Barney Frank, assured us there was no problem with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Clinton adm. was the one to loosen loan regs so minorities could achive the American Dream without paying their dues. The really sad thing is you never heard this from main street media, your just not getting all the facts from the media these days. They have a very specific agenda.
March 13th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Bush failure was going into Iraq. We had the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Oh ! Barnie Franks) making sure everyone one buy a house whether they could pay for it our or not. Look at Chris Dodd he needs to clean out his lieing mouth with soap. Thanks to Texas changing our lending laws after the Savings and Loan mess in the 80's, our foreclosure rate is 3.4%. What happen to the other 50 states, their legistures apparently didn't ever think this would happen again. Until you can stop greed and everyone American look him or herself in the mirror and say the government does not owe me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to take responsiblity of my indebtness.
Iam with Santelli, he has a pretty face, BUT MOST OF ALL A BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 13th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
3-13-09
Crowbaby,
The Republican Party not only had complete control of the government for 6.5 years (2000 to 2007, and veto power until 1-20-09), one of the main tenets of that Party was, and still is, total deregulation of the markets, i.e. free market ‘cowboy’ capitalism.
They were the ‘cops’ on the beat, from Wall Street to Main Street … not Barney Frank. Barney Frank could’ve said anything, but he had absolutely not power to back up his wishes… the other guys were running the show.
If they didn’t like any of the decisions that came out of the Clinton Administration, which had a Republican majority in the House and Senate, they had sufficient time and the authority to make those changes, i.e. they chose to allow blatant fraud to permeate and subsist in all of the markets.
continued…
March 13th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
no, it was done by Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Clinton – and some even by Bush!
March 13th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
If I wanted to live in a Socialist country – I'd move!
I'm tired of working hard so that others can do nothing.
Our constitution gives us the right to pursue happiness – and wealth. It was never intended to provide a welfare state.
I'm NOT rich. I'm hard working. But it's many of the "uber-rich" that provide jobs to those of us willing to work for what we get.
March 14th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Go back to the 90s and check the facts. The Dems had control of congress. Pres Clinton sided with the Repubs to try to stop the forcing of the banks to loan to minorities who couldn't afford to buy and pay for houses. Banks were told to count welfare and food stamps as income! When later – 2001 – Repubs tried to point out there was a serious problem with Fannie and Freddie, they were accused of being racist. Now the S#*T has hit the fan and the libs are trying to blame the conservatives.
Class envy is an argument of the weak minded. People who work hard and succeed should not be the ones being punished. They are the ones who make the country strong and create jobs for the rest of us. Atlas is going to shrug and then who is going to hold up the world? Your unions? They're the ones who have bankrupted the auto industry in this country.
You're not talking equal distribution of wealth, you're talking equal distribution of poverty.
March 14th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Boy, talk about a bigot! Unknown didn't say a word about color. And he was right. Obama doesn't like this country. He says our Constitution is inconvenient for governing. Everytime he opens his mouth the stock market plummets more. Obama is an arrogant, narcissitsic, power-monger. He has no interest in the betterment of this country, he and his wife both have nothing but contempt for what the USA stands for.
And as a point of education: Obama is only 1/16th African. The rest is 1/2 caucasion and 7/16ths Arab.
March 14th, 2009 at 12:44 am
I think we HAVE telephoned, written and emailed. They don't listen or read. The responses are canned. After all the contacting by constituents about the pork filled stimulous bill that didn't even get read, "they" had the audacity to say that the American citizens don't care what "they" spend the money on. Something needs to happen to show them we are tired of being ignored.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:06 am
~~I am going to send several teabags. I figure the Post Office can use the boost in revenue and the inspectors can do a little work for a change.
~~I pay my taxes and don't ask for help from anyone. I resent paying for others to make mistakes and use my money to pull themselves out of the holes they dug. We aren't filling in those holes, we are just putting a piece of plywood over the tops. Our money is the plywood which will rot and cave-in and the same people will fall back into the same old holes.
March 14th, 2009 at 2:14 am
LTA,
My first statement is accurate (within six months).
See Parties in power:
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/usgovernment/l/bl_...
you said: “count welfare and food stamps as income…”
Link???
you said: “2001 – Repubs……being racist.” (well, they did come up with the ‘Southern Strategy’)
you said: “Now……libs blame the conservatives.”
See my first four sentences for clarification…with emphasis on ’01 through ’07.
you said: “class envy (warfare)…” (the rich and powerful are now crying that the poor are refusing to remain their obedient indentured servants)
you said: “succeed (and be) punished…” (as if the rich and influential cannot find a tax loophole or an offshore account to hide their wealth)
continued…
March 14th, 2009 at 2:17 am
continued…
you said: “(the rich) create jobs…” (with $21 Trillion sitting on the sidelines [in T-Bills…CNBC as source] and 8% [12.5 Million] unemployed [not counting the 20 Million illegal immigrants], where’s all of the job creation???)
you said: “unions…bankrupted the auto industry.” (‘globalization and NAFTA nearly caused the bankruptcy of the US auto industry. Over 60% of non-union workers say they would like to be in a union [NYT and WA Post as sources])
you said: “distribution of wealth…..distribution of poverty.” (this is just a another ideological misinterpretation of the ol’ ‘class warfare’ con)
All five of the above snippets are very popular and current RNC talking points aimed at conning the ‘base’ and enough independents to assure the reelection of the same guys who already ruled (and destroyed) the world (’01-’07). Let’s hope the Democrats aren’t stupid enough to let that happen…ever again!!!
March 14th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Peggy,
See my first four sentences for clarification…with emphasis on ’01 through ’07.
March 14th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Peggy,
Here’s a link to an article with an eye opening look at socialism in the USA:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/nation...
March 14th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I am sending one bag for each member of my family (22).
Also, I just ordered/had made some bumper stickers (50) and I'll have them by Tues (17th). They read as follows (Red, White & Blue design):
TEA BAG OBAMA
LET'S PARTY
4/15/2009
I won't plug the company but just Google decal/bumper sticker and you'll find them.
March 14th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Anyone know of a New American Tea Party in the Denton, TX area??? Also, since the U.S. Postal Service "may" not be able to forward actual tea bags to Washington, I'm going to send the Salada paper wrapper that holds each individual tea bag, instead. Should get the same point across!
I agree with those who acknowledge that Obama is steering us towards socialism and financial ruin for generations to come. Regardless of Who put him in the White House………It's up to each and every American to Stand UP and shout to the top of our lungs… 'ENOUGH' ! Send a teabag/protest march/write a letter — but DO SOMETHING! Don't let our contribution to the cause end Here, with an email. AMERICANS UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 14th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I looked up the New American Tea Party on http://www.snopes.com and according to them, the actual teabags may be discarded or delayed by the postal service, due to security measures. So, one blogger suggested sending the Labels from the teabags —, as for me, I am sending the "Salada" package that holds the teabag, since it clearly states "100% GREEN TEA" on the wrapper. ALSO, snopes.com suggests that we enclose a brief statement of protest explaining the desired outcome, inside the envelope. Here's an example:
"I enclose this Teabag wrapper as a statement of PROTEST against the government economic stimulus packages!! We the People demand full Disclosure of where and how Our Tax Dollars are to be spent!!!!!!! Or,
"I enclose this teabag as a PROTEST against the passage of any further economic stimulus packages that provide money to businesses without provisions for strict transparency and accountability in how that money is to be spent!"
LET'S DO IT!
March 15th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Instead of sending a tea bag (which could have to be scanned) send a photo of a tea bag or just write "Tea Bag" on a piece of paper to enclose in the envelope.
March 15th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Don't forget the pitchforks and torches. And it needs to be done soon before THAT freedom is also attacked.
March 15th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
So, send a xerox copy of one….or the tag off of one….The message will still come through.
March 16th, 2009 at 12:49 am
CZ, I posted and have read the Huffington post. One of their main contributors has taken all her words back and pretty much everyone who writes their has NO CLUE. Problems won't be solved by following what others write. You have to do the research yourself. It is the rich who provide us working class with jobs whether we like it or not. The biggest benefactors of the whole Freddie and Fannie were not repubs, they were Frank, Obama and a third dem. Get your facts straight.
March 16th, 2009 at 12:57 am
I have my suspicions. He did not grow up American. When he was here he was raised on welfare and food stamps so he has had the whole entitled philosophy all his life. Sen Shelby (I believe it was) a few weeks ago said they still have not even seen his birth certificate yet. My point, I am not so sure he is not intentionally bankrupting the country worse than it is because he has an agenda. We should not be so quick to set that thought aside. I am a minority so I am not being racist.
March 16th, 2009 at 2:58 am
All I can say to that statement is AMEN! Tho shalt not murder, I would say Partial Birth Abortion would fall in that catagory.
March 16th, 2009 at 3:28 am
Karen,
I did not vote for Obama so my recommendation for all those that did vote for him would be not to vote for him in the next term, and call it a learning experence.
As Americans we need a little more dicernment in who we vote for.
I think that America is in BIG trouble. He was really smooth, but I was not decieved by him at all and it did not have to do with his race, It had to do with his past history.
But I'm not concerned because Obama does not hold my future, however I am very concerned and saddened for those that have little or no hope.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Your Point!! Don't you watch TV or read the newspaper? The entire collapse of the Housing Industry was due to Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd's. Now Obama is trying to change our Country and you know the facts. Get a clue.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:27 am
I think he is a Taliban in disguise. Worst thing to happen to USA. These college kids got involved in the voting process with the help of Acorn and radical professors in our schooll system. This is the kind of CHANGE we needed in this country. What were they thinking. This is like the Jim Jones cult. WE, the People, can make a change NOW if we all ban together in protest. It takes the majority to win ANYTHING so let's organize.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:36 am
You hit the nail on the head regarding your comments. We saw all of this from the beginning but, the news media and democrats keep surpressing the truth. They wanted him in because they are crooks too. Why they are no better than Madoff and need to be put in jail. These are elected officials People and we are letting them get away with murder. The sad part is they will be elected again due to the failure of people to see the truth. I thought the public had gotten a little smarter but, I guess it's because we try to see the better side of people.
March 16th, 2009 at 7:34 am
They did, in Jan.
March 16th, 2009 at 7:38 am
70% of the country thinks you are wrong. I guess you are smarter than every one else.
March 16th, 2009 at 7:43 am
So Glen, were you as upset when the last three GOP presidents ran up most of that debt? And why is it that during 30 years of shifting the tax bender to the working class, that was not referred to as class warfare or the rich trying to get the rest of us to support them?
March 16th, 2009 at 7:55 am
No, he is a con man. as for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, they didn't get into the sub prime market until 2005 and Barnie Franks did not stop the GOP from doing anything. He tried twice to get more regulation of Freddie and Fannie. The press is trying to make him the scape goat but their time line doesn't work. The GOP controlled the Government then. I am a real estate investor, I keep close watch on this stuff. The corporate press lies. What a surprise, they are owned by some of the same people who sit on the boards of the investment banks that really created this mess.
March 16th, 2009 at 8:01 am
I am a little confused, how does 1.7% earmarks become pork filled? And if you don't know what their spending it on, how can you call it pork? I 'll bet you are gust doing what you were told. Don't bother looking up the facts, just follow orders.
March 16th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Yes I remember those envelopes, They were all sent to people who were apposed to The Patriot Act. Now isn't that interesting?
March 16th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Crowbaby, first the media is not giving you the facts because then don't want you to know the truth. The facts are, the people who sit on the boards of the investment banks are also on the boards of the media giants. The Community Reinvestment Act did not do this. In fact the FED says these are some of the most stable loans.Also the CRA only effects depository institutions. That would be banks and S & L's, more than 80% of all sub-prime loans were done by mortgage companies. They are not regulated by the Fed. ACORN did not do this, they have always pushed for tough regs. Also a number of states tried to restrict these loans. The bankers went after those lawmakers with a vengeance. And Barney Frank did not do it. When the news claimed he and the Dems stopped efforts to regulate, the GOP controlled the government. All the Dems together could not stop them.
Sorry I keep raining on your parade but your whole argument is based on a lie. I know real estate, its what I do.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Joyce, I am going to assume it was you who responded to my post, I have mere than a clue, and I read a lot more than the TV. In fact I read bills, I read tax law, I investigate everything. first the media is not giving you the facts because then don't want you to know the truth. The facts are, the people who sit on the boards of the investment banks are also on the boards of the media giants. The Community Reinvestment Act did not do this. In fact the FED says these are some of the most stable loans.Also the CRA only effects depository institutions. That would be banks and S & L's, more than 80% of all sub-prime loans were done by mortgage companies. They are not regulated by the Fed. ACORN did not do this, they have always pushed for tough regs. Also a number of states tried to restrict these loans. The bankers went after those lawmakers with a vengeance. And Barney Frank did not do it. When the news claimed he and the Dems stopped efforts to regulate, the GOP controlled the government. All the Dems together could not stop them.
Sorry I keep raining on your parade but your whole argument is based on a lie. I know real estate, its what I do.
March 16th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
for the most part you are probably right. i voted the way i did for the same reasons as you.i guess i was responding out of frustration that people keep bringing this issue back into everything over and over to inflame peoples emotion(ok i bit) and obscure facts and reason.maybe i just need to face the fact that a lot of people are willing to trade freedom for ease.,dont care about or understand virtue,honor, God, whats been established here at a great cost to many.
March 16th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
We have a new problem on the horizon, NACCP wants to sue the companies that had sub-prime loans. I wonder if the Naccp going to sue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae. Is the this their way of saying we are going to get a free home you other ethnic groups can pay for this. More of The ____Great Society. This was part of the Acron and the Community Serice Obama worked for and part o f the movement across 51 states. He new the Blacks would buy his Bulls??t. Dosen't this sound like the Ghettos and the organized Mafia. This is how he leads his team and the liberal Media picked it up 24/7. HEY!!!! Matthew are you still getting chills going up back the of your legs and perphaps higher.__This tea party will be one to remember.
March 16th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Lets have a central clearing house to set up hundreds of local tea parties and then have a massive demonstration day to show these socialist communist that we have had enough.
March 17th, 2009 at 1:02 am
you said it all, HOWS THAT CHANGE WORKIN FOR YALL ?
March 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I am there with you Michelle! National Tea Party says it all! I don't care which President or Congress is guilty. As far as I am concerned they all are guilty! However, BO has done a whirlwind of spending in less than 60 days and that is going to sky rocket taxes on all of us! Don't be so gullible to think only the rich top 2% will pay. That is total retardation. WE ALL PAY!! The trickle down theory works for wealth and abundance as well as for over taxation. Do you actually think that the wealthy will not pass on this tax to the victims down the food chain? Please. That is just plain ignorance.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
the same dem thinking. less government works. the dems think more government works
March 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
that should be 30 years ok.it started with jimmy carter and was elavated by our buddy Bill Clinton…..hey patti get your head out of the main stream media and do a little research
March 17th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
may be you should go to you tube and listen what he had promised to ACORN, he emphasied his KENYA father, his wife never pround of america in her adult life, his pastor condemn america, he was with him for 20 years, and yet, he didnt denounce his pastor's contraversy speech till his pastor said that obama is saying what a politician need to say , that was the time that he denounce his pastor, think about it, is he care about america, or he care more about the black community, or he is holding them as hostage for his power,life is arithmatic, 1+1 is 2, is just that simple
March 17th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Right on Crowbaby, you get the true picture regarding what happened to cause our collapse. This went on over five years, until the bubble came about. Please watch the video I am trying to send you. Thanks. Try and watch all videos regarding Barney Franks,
Freddie and Fannie Mae, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR...
This video is not allowed on You Tube in USA. It came from Canada You Tube. Hope you can see it.
March 17th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Mike, please watch this video and then tell me Barney Franks and Christopher Dodd,plus many others in out CONGRESS weren't to blame. I am sorry but, they were
Involved. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR...
March 17th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
cz1111. Please watch this video and all the other videos to the right side of this one.
You will see what happened. They banned this video in the US. Why??? It tells it all.
Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR...
March 17th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Joyce,
In the FOX video (banned in USA??), look closely at the dates representing the events. The Barney Frank assertions occurred when the Republican Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of government had complete authority over everything he (and everybody else in this country) ever said or proposed to do.
Here’s couple of perspectives from two very reputably sources:
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/who_cause...
http://mediamatters.org/items/200902250016?f=s_se...
http://mediamatters.org/items/200902190010?f=s_se...
…this one addresses a broader scope of media misrepresentation of facts and events:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200902050027?f=s_se...
March 17th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
OBAMA WAS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH ACORN, THEN THEIR LAWYER WHO GOT THE COURT JUDGE TO APPROVE BANKS LOANING MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT PAY BACK THE MONEY, TOOK BUS LOADS OF MEMBERS TO PICKET BANKS AND THEN USED THE ORG. TO LAUNCH HIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND GET ELECTED.; HE IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE MESS! AND WE DON'T KNOW IF HE IS A LEGAL USA CITIZEN AS HE HAD HIS BIRTH RECORDS SEALED.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:01 am
This is one video that I was referencing re the Fannie/Freddie scam. From what I read, Frank had a relationship with the head of Fannie/Freddie and this is the reason it was not followed by Frank. Also, there were racial accusations about Fannie and Freddie and that the loans weren't being given because of race and Congress was intimadated by this as well.Greenspan backed off because of this also. If you look to the right hand side, you will see other youtube videos and it will come up about how the Black Caucus got involved in this too. I respect your thoughts on this and thank you for the url's but, I know what happened here and it was about housing. Loans on homes were pushed through without merit due to intimadation. I was in Fla. when all this started and I got out of Fla. just in time. I saw the whole thing unravel. People couldn't pay their mortgages due to jobs, etc. It started happening to hundreds of people and the crux of the housing industry started to crumble.The rest is history.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:04 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivmL-lXNy64 I forgot to send the URL. I'm sorry.
cz111
March 18th, 2009 at 1:11 am
5mom,
“main contributor….. taken all her words back”
[who?? What were the ‘words’???]
“everyone (at Huffington post) …… has NO CLUE”
[everyone…really??? Links???]
“Problems won't be solved by following what others write….have to do the research”.
[you mean research excluding everything that is written??? See ‘fact check’ links - about five posts down]
“rich who provide us working class with jobs”
[so, why are they hoarding all of their Trillions in T-Bills and offshore accounts while trying to eliminate millions of more jobs (US auto industry) and push the economy into a depression???]
“benefactors of……. Freddie and Fannie were Frank, Obama and a third dem”
[see ‘fact check’ links - about five posts down]
“Get your facts straight”
[Links???]
March 18th, 2009 at 3:34 am
cz111 Are you looking at all the videos? Especially the one with Rep. Maxine Waters and Rep. Greg Meeks, D.NY. The bank Regulator was trying to tell them that Fannie?Freddie were in trouble and they kept beating up on the regulator saying there wasn't a problem with Freddie/Fannie and he should stop saying that there was. I am trying to attach that video. Here goes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
March 18th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Mike: All I ask is that you keep an open mind on this. Look at all the video urls on YouTube which does show the facts. Watch and Listen, Please
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
March 18th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
cz111, thanks for the personal email. I to am a realtor for Murney Assoc. Your title carrys little weight with me. Havent made much money at it though. I cant sell a house to someone who cant afford it .
March 18th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
im confused-how is this stepping on my toes?i was adressing all that stuff you wrote about carrying somebody's water pail .
March 18th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
maybe even better than an envelope,send postcards with a drawing of a teabag or with photos of teabags(ritz or walmart i think can make postcards of your photo).that way there's no danger of being held up by the post office or having the teabag being questioned as a "potential terrorist threat"(remember all those bags of white powder?).that way its seen by everyone on the way as well.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I am tired of people blaming the past administration. Yes, It started there, Obama is continuing much more than the last administration. It is time for him and his party to take responsibility for letting the stimulus package be passed. I mean flying someone in to make sure the vote makes it is a waste of taxpayer money. I thought waste was going to stop with the new President. It is getting worse. Plus the 410,000,000 stimulus was not even read before it was passed. When is the waste and the pork going to stop?! Our children are going to have to pay for this feasco. When is the pork going to stop for favors rendered. America wake up and let you congressman and senator know how you feel.
March 18th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I am interested in your organization and the effort you are putting in to it. It is too good to be true that anyone seems to care.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Peggy you are absolutely right! This "Tea Party" is the first time in my 31 years that I have seen the citizens not sit back anymore. It is truely refreshing and we cannot let our wonderful, blessed by God, capitalist America be destroyed by these socialist/communist ruling-class wanna-be's.
ACK
March 19th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Gee, I wonder what "Washington" would do if we all just stopped working, and the well dried up?? I have an idea, how about if they run this country like I have to run my household, then I guarentee we would have no debt. I think term limits would be a great place to start.
I am glad there are many that are as agrered as I over all of this! God bless America!
March 18th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
ACK,
You said: “What are you talking about cz111. Of course the rich employ the rest of us. Have you ever been hired by a poor person? NO!”
I didn’t say “the rich (don’t) employ the rest of us”. See below.
You said: “rich who provide us working class with jobs”
[so, why are they hoarding all of their Trillions in T-Bills and offshore accounts while trying to eliminate millions of more jobs (US auto industry) and push the economy into a depression???]
And, yes, the poor (i.e. GM, Ford, the US government, etc…) hire people all of the time, too. Everyone says they haven’t been ‘rich’ for, at least, the past 8 years.
And, how about the ol’ entrepreneurial American Dream of starting a business ‘on a shoe string’ (i.e. not rich) ‘in your garage’ and hiring people on a promise of financial remuneration???
continued…
March 18th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
continued… ACK,
But, why are the rich abrogating their main capitalistic calling to hire people now (yes, I agree, they also hire people)???
And, why does the duped conservative base continue to cower under the thumb of the richest 5% while earning $8.00/hour??? Don’t they see what the rich are doing to them???
When will the ‘base’ realize they’re being played for fools and the richest 5% are laughing their asses off at the ease of conning such a broad swath of ‘constituents’??? With such a broad ranging and relatively easy and immensely profitably scam, I’m sure they (the 5%) called them (the base) much worse than ‘constituents’.
March 19th, 2009 at 1:51 am
ACK,
Here's an interesting tea party link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/the-weird...
March 18th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Crowbabyj
Actually, ‘IntenseDebate’ notified you… and me.
And, I’m not a realtor nor do I have a fancy ‘title’ that carries any weight… just plain old Dumb-ocrat, liberal, socialist, commie, etc…
PS… I’m really not a socialist, commie, etc…, that’s just what people call me when I say things like:
Santelli and his bond trading buddies are all multi-millionaire con artist clowns who’re trying to put all of the working class ($30k to $45k/yr.) “loosers” (his words) into an ‘Obama Depression’.
They don’t care about you unless they can use you, i.e. Santelli’s Millionaire, Billionaire Tea Party needs a crowd of “loosers” (his words) to make it look like the masses (poor working class) want tax cuts for the millionaires and billionaires bad enough to walk across the country to protest.
This kind of stuff would be just too hilarious if it wasn’t so, so sad. Please don’t allow your political ideology to permit you to fall for those cheap Santelli-like scams. Good luck and God Bless.
March 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
You wonder why they "the rich" are trying to safeguard Their Own money???? It is called Self Preservation. Because the current administration believes that somehow the govt. has a right to take it away from them (the rich).
Because they (the liberal rulers who are power hungry, greedy, jealous, whatever the reason) want to take it from them because none of them has ever really had to earn a living in their entire lives. They just vote to TAKE from someone else. That is WRONG on every level.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
As for your fellowship with the news media that Mr. Obama wants to create "tax cuts" for 95% of Americans—you couldn't be more misled. The bottom 40% of tax payers pay no taxes so how is it they are getting a "taxcut"? They aren't ! It is called taking from the upper 5% to give away to that bottom 40% aka WELFARE. You need to study a little bit more about Socialism and Communism-and if you really believe that they are the correct way to govern a country, then there are many other countries on this earth that you could go live in. Why is it that people with this belief system cannot just go away and live in such a manner-instead they have to try and destroy our way of life.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I totally agree with you C. Smith! We have to be able to identify those like Mr. Simpson who are trying to smother us with their socialism. And isn't it slightly amusing that they never can truely defend their position-because it is impossible- but they are the first to try and insult the intelligence of others.
March 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/the-weird...
March 19th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
ACK,
Actually, the question on the whereabouts of this nation’s ‘job-creating-cash’ was rhetorical because we already know it’s sitting on the sidelines waiting for the ensuing economic demise so they (‘job-creating-cash’ hoarders) can buy deeply distressed assets for next to nothing… just like after the 1929 Depression.
On a side note, your messages really resonate with quite a bit of ire towards all things Democratic. Sometimes it even gets a little confusing. What exactly is causing all of this angst?? My first guess is that you’re an angry Billionaire. Am I right??
And, maybe you can also cite some links to clarify some of your points of view. If there’s any real logic involved, I just might convert to conservatism.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
WE SHOULD IMPEACH OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC ARE DOLING OUT BONSUSES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AIG. A HUGH STIMULU PACKAGE 787 BILLION PASSES AND 410 BILLION ANOTHER PACKAGE WITH OUT READING I DID A GOOD JOB MANAGING MY HOUSEHOLD MAY I HAVE A BONSUS. GANG DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOUD TELL THE DEMOCRATS APPARENTLY CAN NOT READ THE BILL THEY WRITE. OBAMA THINKS IF YOU CAN READ OR DON'T IT'S OKAY. OBAMA, I STILL TRYING FIND OUT WHERE THE JOBS OUR?
WHEN ARE GOING THE RUN THESE DAM FOOLS OUT OF TOWN.
March 20th, 2009 at 1:40 am
If real estate is what you do, which is what I have done for over 22 years, then you will know that you are off the mark. The only loans that were given to people in my area were subprime regardless of their net worth and then the banks changed the rules because they had sold the loans as securites based on the clinton deregulation.. Fannie and Freddie and Barney and other DEMS were in it up to their eyeballs. I bet you didn't support REPAC either. Home Banc backed by Merrill Lynch started the interest only in my area.
March 20th, 2009 at 4:20 am
MIKE.. you are in major denial .. you must sit in the house of congress … how do the dems have the right to be mad at AIG when they passed a bill THEY DIDN'T EVEN READ? your obviously an obama supporter … you know what they did .. I DON'T WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR ME .. i'm pissed my HARD EARNED MONEY JUST GOT FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN .. stop supporting this tirant!
March 20th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I would be happy if we the people started chasing them out NOW!
March 20th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Hi Karen: I am a retired and tired "granny" who workedmy butt off all my life, loved my country and I totally agree with you. I have dowloaded a picture of the original Boston tea party, uploaded it to my walmart photo site, had a dozen 4×6 pictures made, will attach a note on the back of the picture on a label which will state my feelings such as "No more overboard spending etc, and a "picture of a teabag". I do believe after the Anthrax thing, the Post office will just ditch any thing with a real tea bag, so a picture will also send the same message.I will send my picture to all our MN Repsand to Pres. Obama, Pelosie , Reid, and as many of these people that I believe need to hear it. Thank you for allowing me to share my feelings. America is a wonder ful country and we need to keep her that way. May God continue to bless America!
March 21st, 2009 at 1:00 am
What a difference a day makes. Obama, Barney Franks and the great Geithner liers in three D.
Obama is the biggest lair of all.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
OBAMA IS A SOCIAL PATH, HE HIS STILL COMPAIGNING IS LINE OF BULL. HE IS TRYING TO CONVINCED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ACORN, MOVE ON .ORG AND UCLA. PLEASE DOES ANYONE OUT THERE NO WHAT A SOCIAL PATH IS? THIS FOOL SHOULD BE IMPEACHED. WE CAN NOT LET HIM DESTROY AMERICA. HE HAS RECEIVE MORE MONEY FROM WALL STREET THAN ANY PRESIDENT. WE CAN NOT ALLOW HIM TO TAKE CONTROL OF ALL OUR FINANCIALS MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT. IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOW DO NOT WAIT. ORGANISE NOW IN EVERY STATE.
ANN
TEXAS
March 27th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
The social-path Obama is out in the media like he is Jesus Christ the super star. The democrats that is backing this big spending bill will destroy American. His economic team in washington help to create the problems in our financial markets. Vote the bums out and impeach Obama now before anymore damage can be done. The Little Man on the street will pay for generations to come.
This murder not change.
March 28th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Barney Frank and Chris Dodd were absolutely the ones to get the low cost mortgages put into law in 1992 by Pres. Bill Clinton! It is well documented so check it out for yourself! Bush tried a number of times to get an oversight law passed and the republicans were finding out how easy it was to become a millionarie from the dems and ignored it. Big reason I switched to being an Independent! I was not wild about McCain either but he did try to get an oversight bill through as well, the year before he ran for president! Freddie Mac gave $100,000 to the BO campaign! The system just could not take any more stress from all of the low-cost mortgages. And it was not just mortgage companies that were doing it. National City a medium sized bank was doing the same thing and was taken over by a Pennsylvania bank toward the end of last year! There were others as well! Those banks who refused to do this are still going and in good health! Maybe you did not notice that things hit the skids when the Dems got the total majority in congress! The pork tripled and guess what… it sunk everything! I lived thru FDR and it did not work for us then either and it took twice as long to recover from the Great Depression than it would have had it been done with a free market and NOT raising taxes! We were coming out of it in 1932 when FDR was elected and we did not completely get out of the depression until the middle 1950's! BO is an absolute socialist and if you look up his history you will see the truth of this! Look up Saul Alinski he was BO's mentor. You love Acorn? BO was picked to indoctrinate them after he graduated from Harvard! His education was paid for by a very rich left wing idiot! All of these facts are well documented!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Hey I got an idea about all I mean everyone in the nation send the government a tea bag. 1 tea bag.
send it to 1600 Pennsylvania Av. Washington DC 20500. April 1st Just do it!!!!!!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Here is how I feel, Call our Do you know if Barney Frank and Chuck Schumer are being investigated for their roles in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I have e-mailed my Representatives and demanding they start removing Tim Gitner. I have also calling for an investigation into Barney Frank and Chuck Schumer for their role in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They both used Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac like an ATM. Everyone of them should be charged for incompetency or criminal neglect.
Impeachment, People are starting to wake up and it is time for our representatives to get off the Obama media generated bandwagon, Take off the kneepads, stand up and start doing THEIR job. We sent them to Washington to represent the people. They keep voting YES on every bill Obama makes up. We do not need the pork Washington is trying to stuff down our throats that is only to help them get re-elected.
We need to stop Barack Hussein Obama and his whole gang; Tim Gitner, Chris Dodd, Eric Holder, Steven Chu, Janet Napolitano, Barney Frank, and that Nut Job, Nancy Pelosi. While at it Harry Reid can pack his crap and go home to. We have the most incompetent people leading our country then we ever before our in history.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Stupid Congress is to blame for it all. With their HUGE add ons to all bills that are passed. They are all Crooks! IT IS TIME WE TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:15 pm
IM IN FOR THE TEA PARTY
March 31st, 2009 at 10:17 pm
This is true he just jot stuck with everyones dirty work. GIVE THE MAN A CHANCE.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:50 pm
If we don,t stop them now it will be along time before we ever getout of this mess.
Barney Frank & Chris Dodd & the rest of those left wing liberals have got to be stopped.
April 1st, 2009 at 12:32 am
It's not just the stimulus money, what about our jobs that were "EXPORTED"? What do we manufacture here in the United States? Not much !!! I'm 36 years old, have a wife and four children, and I have worked since I was 17 (paying taxes). I lost my very good paying and respectable job last May. I still can't find a job.
What about all of the illegal immigrants that are here working "under the table" ? What taxes do they pay? We need to shut down our borders and restart. This is our country and it has been taken over !!! T.V. shows like Dora the Explorer who want to teach our children spanish and Kai-lan who teach chinese………COME ON !!!!! WE SPEAK ENGLISH IN THIS COUNTRY !!! Our children can choose these languages later in life if they want to learn them. It doesn't need to be crammed down their throat.
I am sending several tea bags to all branches of our government and will probably attend our local protest at our county court house on the 15th. WE HAVE TO STOP THIS MADNESS OR NOT ONLY WILL WE BUT OUR CHILDREN WILL SUFFER FOR YEARS TO COME !!!!!!!!!
April 1st, 2009 at 9:39 am
our half breed president is bank rupting america cutting defense spending gun control laws getting us ready for a hostil take over by his muslem kin folks. let ' pray that the tea parties will get the american message to the white house
April 1st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Amen to that..I could not have said it better.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 am
Every conservative and ok republicans have got to get out and vote in 2010.. The younger, I WANT YOUR MONEY BUT DONT WANT TO WORK FOR IT, crowd beat us at the polls in 2008. Not this time, i want to fly my flag, stars and strips, proudly and not the powder blue world flag with Obamas pic on it.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:29 am
yes, lets united to get our country back!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
The sad thing is the media got Obama in and the media got Hitler in. If you don't learn from history you tend to repeat it. We need to impeach the Democratic Demons and take our country back, even if a new party has to come out of this, so be it. A patriotic party might be the ticket.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hey, I'll walk from Missouri with you. I too have been saying we need to march on Washington but multi-million. That illicit government needs to be stopped or we will live in a one world government of socialism.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
The Republicans got us in this mess, not the Democrats!!!!!!!!!! Where have U been the last 8 years?
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:08 am
All the politicians got us into this mess. I have been right here watching and keeping up with politics. I for one do not want to live under a socialist Democratic regime. The Democrats were in control of Congress the last two years of Bush's Administration. Chris Dodd and Barney Frank were huge contributors to the housing collapse and to the AIG problems. They have too many personal connections to the problems not to be part of it. I never said the Republicans were innocent.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
The federal reserve Ben (good old Ben) keeps printing money and giving to the bankers and Giethner is so please their policy will give wealth to his buddies in the White House. ( Don't for get his Wall Street buddies that gave Obama more money than ever) Is this what you call sharing the wealth. The Tax players will pay. Thats what Hoover did and he threw us into the deepest depression. We do not need Obama dictatorship. With the big banks and the Chicago Thug this is the Mafia with the help of the good old fashion Hoover days. This is the sadest Day in America. ALL THE CITIZENS IN AMERICA SHOULD BE MAD AS HELL. GO TO THE LIBRARY AND CHECK THE FACTS OUT. WE HAVE BEEN SCREW AND TATOO TO THE WALL. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO FIND A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 4th, 2009 at 2:06 am
GODDAMNIT LETS DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!
April 4th, 2009 at 2:09 am
GODDAMNIT LETS DO SOMETHING NOW !!!!!!
April 4th, 2009 at 5:39 am
tonight when talking with friends, someone suggested that in addition to the tea parties, we the people of this great nation take three days where we all stay home from work and also spend no money—no groceries, no gas , nothing—it might have the effect of reminding our leaders that this counrty is run with the sweat and blood of the average guy–if we don't spend and produce, then they don't have bonuses or even pay checks to spend on their lifestyles.
April 4th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
The Social Path Obama now wants to take over our banks and unionize them. He wants to tell the American People they have to pay a fee to Thugs to work. It is time for all THE RIGHT TO WORK STATES START A GRASSGROOTS ORANIZATION TO HELP ALL 51 STATES. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK WITH OUT FURNISHING A RICH LIFE STYLE FOR UNION LEADERS. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE POWER OVER THE WORKING MAN OR WOMAN. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT NOT TO PAY FEES TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN ANY COUNTRY. SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL FORCE THIS COST ON WORKERS.!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
patay barney frank and chris dodd and many dems wanted everyone to own a house regardless of whether they could afford payments now the airheads and stinulus will back toxic things banks hold . it will cost tax payers another words you and i a great deal of borrowed money we need to pay back.
if the plan fails we will never recover what is used to back all these idits in banking. why banking and not industries like the auto makers who can and will be able to rebound. many jobs and industies depend on auto indutry. pols both parties favor big banks . they are not to big to fail. thats bs
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April 5th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
You all are doing alot of whining, but is anyone really going to do anything about anything? You keep saying where are the jobs? They are all overseas, we don't make anything in the United states anymore. Greedy companies would rather pay chinese people to make us products than pay americans. Companies would rather use Mexican cheap labor than pay americans. Wake up people, all this crap is our fault. Oh and another thought, maybe the americans don't want to work. How can this be fixed? Humble yourselves a little and stop being so greedy and start learning instead of turning your brain and body to mush on the computer. As I read the comments I could not believe the grammar, spelling and vocabulary mistakes.
April 5th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Do you want to know where all the jobs are? I challenge all you greedy people to go into any store with a pen and paper, and write down all the products you can find that say made in america. When you see the results, maybe you will feel a little guilty. Try going 1 week without buying 1 item that is made overseas. If you really want to have an impact, instead of whining, Stop buying poorly made, cheap crap that is made in China. Wal-mart said they would only sell items made in the USA, (LIARS)!!!!!!!!!!! There wouldn't be anything in their stores. And you just keep buying it. Don't keep our country working, give all your money to china, and keep whining. As soon as they passed free trade, all our jobs went right into the toilet. No one listened to Ross Perot. He said there would be a big sucking sound, well it's here, are you listening?
April 5th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
And just for the record, I refuse to shop at Wal-mart for that very reason, and for the fact that they put all the small business that are struggling, trying to make a living,RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS, as soon as they move to an area. Keep Wal-mart in business, and snub your nose at honest hard working people. And while I'm on the subject, how come all the new businesses are run by Indians and foreigners? Where are they getting the start-up money? And after they open, the only hire foreigners? Does anyone see the problem Here? Everyone is getting the american dream except americans. Sending a tea bag to washington is only going to provide someone with alot of tea, it isn' t going to solve anything. It sounds a little rediculous to me. We caused the problem with our ignorance and stupidity, we are the only ones who can solve it. The only people that the stimulous is going to help are the foreigners. Take back our country and only buy american. Bring our manufacturing back to the United States and you'll bring our jobs back. Why is that so hard to understand???????????
April 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
So, why isn't everyone sending a tea bag to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in silent protest? Everyone talks, no one participates!
April 7th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
we are loosing are freedom, our banks will be nationalized, business of all types and the even Mom and Pops business will be taxed to death. The washington clowns will be dictating your pay as they continue to give bonuses to their cronies. Didnt they just give thimselves!!!! a raise. Fannie and Freddie giving 210 millions in bonuses. Hey!! isnt this what caused the housing bubble.
Fed reverse keeping interest low and did not regulate. Which house are you going to pay for,
or lexus, grant counter tops, pool, it all out there big government and banks wants you to pay while they continue raise fees and interest rate of thegood ofld free credit card. Talk about a ponzi scheme. Madloff looks like a small fry.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Today we began to find out 2 trillions of dollars have been given to banks and corporation with no oversite and transparency. Out of that 2 trillion dollar how much will you fellow citizen will be paying for someone's lexus, pool, grante counter tops, vacations and house. Doesn't this make for real change you can beleive. The change we can beleive is we have been screwed and tatooed to the wall. Don't forget to mail tea labels to the Mr. Commander in Chief or is it the decider or Mr. Goodwench in Chief Maybe the King of the World. With this great leadership the banks can charge all kinds of fees, raise you interset rate and most of all they sign you for a 130.00 fee to join a home shopping group. Folks this was done by Bank of America and call got a little ruff with them they did like my dislike of them stealing from me. Can you imagine that!! I wonder who else they wanted to swindle money out of. We don't have jobs created from all this 2 trillions being spent. THIS CHANGE YOU CAN BELEIVE IN WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 9th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Where were all of you "don't spend a dime of my money"-ers when we were pouring billions into Iraq with ZERO oversight? Where were you when we you when the Bush administration was cutting taxes and spending money on 2 wars, state-sponsorted terrorism, funding the whole-sale destruction of our rights, and scaring the crap out of you so you didn't question it?
I know where you were, you were calling people like us "terrorists' and "america haters". You don't like this plan, fine, voice your opinion. All this revolution talk is nonsense and you know it. Your side lost in a democracy, now stop whining and try to make the world a better place.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
While I appreciate the leadership and stepping forwared of media types – real Americans need to be stepping up to the plate and organizing the movement. It needs to be a movement of substance not of hype.
April 11th, 2009 at 4:21 am
Have any of you actually sent Tea Bags to the White House? I saw that as one of the ideas on another website but I do not think that will work. I did find this site called http://www.sendteacard.com that sends a postcard with tea bags on it and what I thought was a great message. On the back it says we are Mad as Hell about what Washington is doing with OUR money! You even have a choice of the top 7 people in Washington to send it to. Any thoughts on this? Can this be effective? I heard about the recent Red Envelope Project that dumped 2.25 Million cards to the White House Mail Room a week or so ago, could this be an even bigger movement? I sent 2 cards to each of the 7 choices, If I am going to spend money (taxes), I at least want them to know I am Mad as Hell they are doing it.
April 13th, 2009 at 12:17 am
I heard Obama has had a change of heart. He's going to stop all tis wasteful spending and bailouts. Instead he's going to give a huge tax cut to the wealthy. He's hoping they will be so relieved and happy, that they'll just give everybody their jobs back. What a guy!
April 13th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Do you know a location of a tea party in the Nashville, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage, Tennessee are that will be on the 15th.
April 16th, 2009 at 5:39 am
i wonder why the CNN reporter asked why no african american people were at the tea party? Why does every event have to be about race? If our country could get past color we all would be much better off. Its in style to be black. That is a quote from larry the dead king.
April 18th, 2009 at 2:45 am
The tea party here in N.M. was a great success, as it was all over the country. But whats next? I sure hope there's more to come. The country needs to hear from us. Right now the Libs are laughing at us.
May 4th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Thanks guys. …the mail was so slowed by tea bags….doesn't much help us workers who get paid by mail…can you bail me out? I work 90 hours a week for less that minimumwage supporting two kids..with no child support or health coverage. I'm an independant contractor because I can't secure full time work in a saturated market even with 20 years experience and a Masters degree….and by the way can you send some tea here? I need more caffeine to stay awake now that starbucks is in need of a bailout too…..jesus said teach a man to fish…i believe.
and even with all the bailouts….thats bout all I get….taught more lessons….boo.
May 13th, 2009 at 3:23 am
If you find it pertinant to speak such foolishness, could you send a few dollars my way? I live in Michigan and let me tell you I wouldn't mind seeing some of that pork up here. We're pretty damn hungry up here, what with Bush having got rich off his Monkey Brained idea of paying company's to ship out and get tax breaks and all. I wish republicans would all fall on your asses end up at McDonalds collecting food stamps. Maybe I don't but you sure don't care if thats how we live. All of you can kiss my A**.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Here is How To Save The Republic
Peoples Constitutional Convention
The peoples call to avoid Revolution
Released for public use by Traditional Americans 5/19/2009 by lewis ray
“Light The Fire”
The purpose of this article is provide the blueprint and framework for the people themselves to organize and conduct a constitutional convention for the purpose of restoring the United States Constitution as the dominate guiding document for the governance of the nation and to re-affirm the universal facts and principles of the American Declaration of Independence.
For the full article e-mail Goowamp@yahoo.com because it will not fit here. RE: Light The Fire
May 31st, 2009 at 2:53 am
dear ever body call your sent. an congress ever week i do an you tell them fair tax is way to go im geting sick an tired of payroll tax it makes me sick noing that my tax dollars ar being wasted it is time to put stop to it .it is time to shute the doors on the IRS good by you ???holes.
July 1st, 2009 at 9:04 am
its damn cool
July 11th, 2009 at 4:51 am
Is amazed that there are four pages of people who don't know how economic work….
July 14th, 2009 at 2:38 am
I AGREE
p.s. obatma lol
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 am
oi amigos usa I am so glad someone is leading the fight against this pork spending and bailout When will the party begin in Corpus Christi, TX? I'll be there! socialized system of arranged marriages. High income earners will be matched with with those who live in Tony Resko's (and Obamas) slum property. Incomes will meet in the middle so we are all equal….. I have more but my blood pressure is climbing thinking about the destruction being done to this country so its time to sign off. by by ray plys brasil estou o bim ladem ta aq no brasil em ilha bela litoral?
August 8th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hi!
im 13 and totally support the american tea party!
obama has his plans and will do anything he has to do and beat down anyone he can to
accomplish his "goals"
obama is just like stalin!
he has his little "army" to get rid of anyone who opposes him
if u say NO to him ur done basically
we need to take a stand now! stand up for your country and your rights and your money!!!!
FIGHT BACK!
August 27th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Naaaahh…..this day and age we're busy eating doughnuts
September 24th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
im bankrupt again so ha ha cant get blood from a turnip