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The betrayal of Ken Cuccinelli has the GOP going back to the future

A Guest Blog By JEFFREY LORD

Call them the Sabotage Republicans.

They have been busily at work in Virginia these last few weeks, sabotaging the gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

But first?

Remember these headlines?

• From 2012: Romney Loses; Conservatives Weigh Limiting Clout of GOP Establishment

• From 2008: McCain Loses: Conservatives Call for GOP Reform

• From 2004: Bush Narrowly Beats Kerry; Conservatives Call for Rove Resignation

• From 2000: Bush wins by Supreme Court vote: Conservatives Call for End of “Compassionate Conservatism”

• From 1996: Dole Loses: Conservatives Demand End to Moderate Nominees

• From 1992: Bush Loses to Clinton: Conservatives Weigh Restrictions on GOP Establishment

If you don’t recall these headlines, no, your memory isn’t failing. They were never written. And if you saw these headlines yesterday your eyes weren’t failing you either. They were written:

• From the New York Times: GOP Weighs Limiting Clout of Right Wing

• From the Washington Post: Close Result in Va. Governor’s Race Hardens GOP Divisions

• From Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal: Lessons for 2014 From a Virginia Defeat

While we’re at it, let’s throw in one more headline, like the last three from yesterday, this headline too is a real one:

• From 1976 in the New York Times: Reagan Urges His Party to Save Itself By Declaring Its Conservative Beliefs

Now, notice anything here?

Every time some Establishment GOP nominee loses the White House or a hot gubernatorial, Senate or other race — conservatives have been silent about this unending ability of Establishment Republicans to lose either close elections or win them by unnecessarily close margins..

Yet if one conservative — that would be Ken Cuccinelli this week — loses a race, Katie bar the door.

Worse, up until now not much has been made of the long, disgraceful trait of Establishment Republicans to demand party unity — unless they lose a primary or a convention. In which case they simply refuse to unite behind the winning conservative. And deliberately, with malice aforethought — actively seek to sabotage that conservative.

There was one notable exception to this, captured in that 1976 New York Times headline which we have cited in this space many times. Ronald Reagan had finally had enough — and in the aftermath of yet another Establishment GOP presidential crash he made clear what path the GOP had to follow if it really wanted to win. Losing to Gerald Ford in the battle for the 1976 nomination, Reagan made a rallying speech for Ford at the convention and campaigned for him that fall. Ford lost. A month after the 1976 election, Reagan made a point of breaking the traditional conservative silence on losing Establishment races and turned the tables. A political party was not a “fraternal order” he said tartly to the Times, and that was the real problem with moderate, Establishment Republicanism. Which is why they kept setting the party up for repeated defeats.

In fact, one of the real problems here — as exemplified by the Cuccinelli defeat — is that moderate Republicans not only refuse to pull together. They go out of their way to sabotage the conservative.

Say it again? That word is sabotage. Betrayal. The Establishment GOP goes out…of…its…way to sabotage. Spelled s-a-b-o-t-a-g-e.

Let’s name some names here, shall we? Present and past to illustrate the point.

We’ll start here with this story in Breitbart by Matthew Boyle. The headline?

Cantor’s Ex-Chief of Staff Helped McAuliffe to Victory

The story begins thusly:

The ex-chief of staff for House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) helped Democrat Terry McAuliffe beat Republican Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia’s gubernatorial election race.

Boyle goes on to detail how GOP House Majority Leader’s ex-chief of staff Boyd Marcus, who had supported the GOP moderate Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling over Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for governor. Cuccinelli won the day — so what to do? Why but of course! Marcus was out the door to help defeat Cuccinelli by actively working to elect Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

Marcus is quoted as saying — and I have supplied the bold print for emphasis:

“I was looking at the candidates, and I saw Terry McAuliffe as the guy who will work with everybody to get things done… Virginia needs an experienced businessman who will put the practical needs of our people ahead of political ideology. I’ve never before supported any Democrat, but this election Terry is the clear choice for mainstream conservatives. I am excited to work with him to grow the already-long list of prominent Republican leaders who are supporting his campaign.”

Got that?

Terry McAuliffe — your basic left-wing liberal, huge supporter of Obamacare, abortion on demand, high taxes and big government among other things (does the name Hillary Clinton ring a bell?) — and Boyd Marcus the Cantor/Bolling guy, plus an “already-long list of prominent Republicans,” see Ken Cuccinelli as the ideologue. And these guys are, they say, the “mainstream conservatives.”

Scratch a “mainstream conservative” on Eric Cantor’s staff, apparently, and what you really have is a left-wing liberal.

Is there any wonder why the GOP House Leadership has had so many problems dealing with conservative members? Clearly there is reason to believe the Leader’s staff of the supposedly conservative party isn’t even close to being “mainstream conservative.” In the case of Marcus, he has vividly illustrated that in fact he was all too willing to go over the side to a far-left ideology.

Marcus isn’t alone in the Sabotage Republican category. In fact, he is merely typical of the breed.

Here’s the difference between conservatives and Establishment Republicans.

Back in the paleo-days of American political history — 1960 — Barry Goldwater’s name was placed in nomination for the presidency. He lost — he actually never ran a real campaign — but be that as it may, when he went to the podium of the 1960 GOP convention to withdraw his name and endorse Establishment winner Vice President Richard Nixon he said this, bold print added for emphasis:

Now you conservatives and all Republicans, I’d like you to listen to this. While Dick and I may disagree on some points, they’re not many. I would not want any negative action of mine to enhance the possibility of a victory going to those who by their very words have lost faith in America….. And you conservatives think this over—we don’t gain anything when you get mad at a candidate because you don’t agree with his every philosophy. We don’t gain anything when you disagree with the platform and then do not go out and work and vote for your party.

…I know what you say. You say, “I’ll get even with that fellow. I’ll show this party something!” But what are you doing when you stay at home? You are helping the opposition party elect candidates dedicated to the destruction of this country!

…Now I implore you. Forget it! We’ve had our chance, and I think the conservatives have made a splendid showing at this convention! 

We’ve had our chance: we’ve fought our battle. Now let’s put our shoulders to the wheels of Dick Nixon and push him across the line. Let’s not stand back. This country is too important for anyone’s feelings: this country in its majesty is too great for any man, be he conservative or liberal, to stay home and not work just because he doesn’t agree. Let’s grow up, conservatives. 

Let’s, if we want to take this party back—and I think we can someday—let’s get to work.

I’m a conservative and I’m going to devote all my time from now until November to electing Republicans from the top of the ticket to the bottom of the ticket, and I call upon my fellow conservatives to do the same. Just let us remember that we are facing Democrat candidates and a Democrat platform that signify a new type of New Deal, far more menacing than anything we have seen in the past.”

Then comes 1964. Barry Goldwater and his conservatives defeat liberal Republican New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Like Goldwater the loser fours earlier, Rockefeller the loser this time gets his five minutes to address the delegates and the nation via television.

Unlike the conservative loser Goldwater in 1960, the Establishment loser Rockefeller took a very different approach to losing.

Said Rockefeller, and we will leave in the notations of “Crowd Boos” as they happened in the original, with bold print supplied for emphasis:

During this year I have criss-crossed this nation fighting—to keep the Republican party the party of all the people and warning of the extremist threat, it’s a danger to the party.

—It’s danger to the party and it’s danger to the nation. The methods of these extremist elements, I have experienced first hand. [Crowd boos.] That’s right. Their tactics have ranged from cancellation by coercion of a speaking engagement before a college to outright threats of personal violence.

This is still a free country ladies and gentlemen. [Crowd boos.] These things, ladies and gentlemen have no place in America, but I can personally testify to their existence. And, so can countless others who have also experienced anonymous mid-night and early morning telephone calls. That’s right. [Crowd boos.] Unsigned and threatening letters. Smear and hate literature, strong-arm goon tactics, bomb threats and bombings. Infiltration and takeover of established political organizations by Communist and Nazi methods! [Crowd boos.]

Some of you don’t like to hear it ladies and gentlemen, but it’s the truth. These extremists feed on fear, hate and terror…There is no place in this Republican party…for such hawkers of hate, such purveyors of prejudice, such fabricators of fear. [Crowd boos.] Whether Communist, Ku Klux Klan or Birchers! [Crowd boos and begins continuous cheer of “We want Barry!] There is no place in this Republican Party for those who would infiltrate its ranks, distort its aims and convert it into a cloak of apparent respectability for a dangerous extremism. And make no mistake about it, the hidden members of the John Birch Society and other like them are out to do just that.

Lovely. Not a word there about the real opponent in 1964 — Lyndon Johnson, the Great Society, the impending deluge of Big Government that would swamp the country and set it on the road to fiscal disaster. No, Rockefeller’s approach was to go after conservatives and trash them. They were Nazis. Klan members. Haters.

Then there was this jewel.

In the closing hours of that 1964 nomination battle, when it was abundantly clear to all that Goldwater had well-more than a majority of the votes, out came this charming missive over the name of Rockefeller’s last minute replacement as the liberal GOP hope to defeat Goldwater. Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton. Tellingly, it was written by Scranton’s staff and not seen by their boss, but it reflected the liberal GOP mindset. The letter was, as presidential campaign chronicler Theodore H. White described it, theoretically a debate challenge. But in fact it read “less like a challenge to debate than an indictment, a summons to Goldwater to stand trial before the Convention delegates.” The letter read, in part, with bold print added for emphasis:

Your organization…feel they have bought, beaten and compromised enough delegate support to make the result a foregone conclusion. With open contempt for the dignity, integrity and common sense of the convention, your managers say in effect that the delegates are little more than a flock of chickens whose necks will be wrung at will…

You have too often casually prescribed nuclear war as a solution to a troubled world.

You have too often allowed the radical extremists to use you.

You have too often stood for irresponsibility in the serious question of racial holocaust.

You have too often read Taft and Eisenhower and Lincoln out of the Republican Party.

In short, Goldwaterism has come to stand for a whole crazy-quilt collection of absurd and dangerous positions that would be soundly repudiated by the American people in November.

Got that? The winner of the GOP nomination was “absurd,” his positions “dangerous.”

When the 1964 convention was over, instead of uniting behind Goldwater as Goldwater had done with Nixon — and asked his supporters to do the same — the Establishment/Rockefeller wing of the GOP took a walk. They sat on their hands — or went out of their way to sabotage Goldwater.

Decades later, moderates were still at it. In 2010 Delaware, GOP moderate Congressman Mike Castle was filled with soothing calls for party unity — until he lost the GOP Senate nomination to the conservative Christine O’Donnell. And promptly sat on his hands along with the Delaware and Washington GOP Establishments. Which spent their time shorting her on funds and attacking her.

Now the same stunt has been pulled in Virginia with the GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. The moderates, led by moderate Lieutenant Governor Bolling and Eric Cantor’s ex-chief of staff, lost in a convention to the conservative Cuccinelli. So Bolling spends his time, like Nelson Rockefeller and liberal Republicans all the way back in 1964, and does the minimal. With Cantor’s friend Marcus simply going over to the other side, period.

What, pray tell, was going on with Reince Priebus and the Republican National Committee? With the Chamber of Commerce? Here’s this from Politico:

McAuliffe outraised Cuccinelli by almost $15 million, and he used the cash advantage to pummel him on the airwaves. A lack of resources forced the Republican to go dark in the D.C. media market during the final two weeks.

The Republican National Committee spent about $3 million on Virginia this year, compared to $9 million in the 2009 governor’s race.

The Chamber of Commerce spent $1 million boosting McDonnell in 2009 and none this time.

“If the Republicans would have rallied around the nominee instead of refusing to support Cuccinelli, he would have won,” said a GOP source involved in the race.

Then there is Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and the Republican Governors Association deciding to take their money and, instead of giving directly to Cuccinelli, going off on their own to do commercials talking about… China. That’s right…not Obamacare, but China.

Here’s Matt Lewis on this over at the Daily Caller:

“Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign is over,” said the Cuccinelli advisor. “He screwed this up so bad. And I don’t know why. The campaign knew it was moving numbers over ObamaCare. And the RGA was not very far from that information, they could have obtained it themselves,” the advisor continued. “They should have given the money to the campaign to spend as opposed to running these stupid China ads. They just blew it.”

About the only thing one can say for Jindal is that this was political incompetence as opposed to political sabotage.

And who will forget Chris Christie? Last year, as the key moment of the presidential campaign arrived along with Hurricane Sandy, Christie went out of his way to put his arm around Romney opponent President Obama. This year….cruising to a 60% percent victory and asked to spare a few hours for Cuccinelli, Christie refused. Once again, it was all about Christie..

And this is the guy who is supposed to be the new leader of the party?

The fact here is that sabotaging conservatives is built into the DNA of the GOP Establishment. Unable to win themselves a considerable bit of the time — and then continuing to move the country left when they do win, just not as fast and so much better managed don’t you know — they have never ever changed.

Governor Christie is being touted as some sort of inevitable nominee in 2016. The next Tom Dewey, the next Gerald Ford, the next Bob Dole and John McCain and Mitt Romney.

And if by chance he flames out? With the conservative base in open rebellion in the 2016 primaries, awarding the nomination to, say, Texas Senator Ted Cruz? You can bet that America will be treated to yet another knee-jerk, reflexive response from the quarters of the GOP Establishment.

Sabotage.

The GOP Establishment will find a way — quietly or not so quietly — to sabotage the conservative nominee if there is a conservative nominee in 2016. This is what they do. They did it to Barry Goldwater in 1964, they tried to do it to Ronald Reagan in 1980 with liberal GOP Congressman John Anderson. Anderson who lost in the primaries to Reagan, running as a third party candidate in a deliberate attempt to sabotage Reagan. Anderson failed — but it wasn’t for a lack of trying.

The Republican Party has two serious problems on its hands.

The first is with those like Eric Cantor’s ex-chief of staff who are invited into leadership positions in the party — when they in fact are not conservatives at all and quietly or openly seek to sabotage the party.

The second is with those Establishment Republicans who do manage to win — and then see their job as merely managing the leftist status quo.

This time around the target was Ken Cuccinelli.

But Ken Cuccinelli wasn’t the first — and he isn’t going to be the last.

That is the Republican Party’s real problem. And it’s a big one.

Republished with permission from The American Spectator

Full Definition of APOLOGY

Obama committed FRAUD plain and simple

Fraud

A false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury.

Fraud is commonly understood as dishonesty calculated for advantage. A person who is dishonest may be called a fraud. In the U.S. legal system, fraud is a specific offense with certain features.

Fraud is most common in the buying or selling of property, including real estate, Personal Property, and intangible property, such as stocks, bonds, and copyrights. State and federal statutes criminalize fraud, but not all cases rise to the level of criminality. Prosecutors have discretion in determining which cases to pursue. Victims may also seek redress in civil court.

Fraud must be proved by showing that the defendant's actions involved five separate elements: (1) a false statement of a material fact,(2) knowledge on the part of the defendant that the statement is untrue, (3) intent on the part of the defendant to deceive the alleged victim, (4) justifiable reliance by the alleged victim on the statement, and (5) injury to the alleged victim as a result

We need to join the Nov 19th march on Washington.

http://www.reclaimamericanow.net/

http://www.reclaimamericanow.net/pdf/agenda.pdf

I'm wondering why the TEA Party is not mustering the supporters to a march on Washington. Time is running out. Once Obamacare is implemented Jan1st it is going to be hard to remove, like a cancer intertwined in the system thru out the nation. Larry Klayman and Reclaim America Now Coalition is calling for a march on Washington Nov 19th. Where are the busses lined up like was done to protest Obamacare 4 yrs ago. Why are we not marching on Washington? Where is TEA Party support for these marches. There is a lot more support for TEA Party than is being shown. I think many are being silent out of fear of DHS showing up at their house at 4 AM in the morning. But, if the busses were lined up, they would be overfilled with patriots. I think a march on Washington is our last hope.  When the expense of Obamacare starts hitting the books Jan 1, our debt climbs higher,  our credit rating goes down, the dollar collapses and hyper-inflation hits, it will be too late. We may not have until Nov 2014.

Senator Cruz,
I find it admirable that you are seeking to pass legislation for a reward to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Benghazi attacks.  Be that as it may, Justice will not be served until those responsible for the "stand down order" are convicted and sentenced.  No matter who it is in Washington, and we all know it had to be an executive decision, they must be accountable and they must be punished to the full extent of the law.  This means, because it was an act of treason, capitol punishment.  True Justice demands it.
Elevengun,
I AM PATRIOT

For over forty years, from the time I was allowed to vote, I have been a registered Republican because their views most closely reflected mine. Today, I can no longer say that. You see, I am one of those “wacko birds” from which you no longer want to hear. I believe in the United States Constitution as put forth by the Founding Fathers. I believe in limited government, lower taxation, a balanced budget, paying off the national debt, the elimination of the thousands of destructive regulations, and the free market system. I believe that the Constitution gives the federal government limited powers and those not implicitly granted to the fed, remain with the states and, most importantly, the individual.

It is apparent to me that the GOP no longer believes the same things that I do. You claim to agree during election time, but your actions always fall well short of those claims, with very few exceptions. Then you turn around and vilify those few exceptions.  The recent elections are a case in point. While you threw money into the race for governor in New Jersey, where there was a left-leaning moderate who hasn’t done much in lowering the tax rate in the state and wants tighter gun control, while basically making a no-show in the governor’s race in Virginia, where there is a candidate that opposes government controlled healthcare, opposes abortion up to the time of birth, while favoring the US Constitution. Virginia proved that you favored electing a Democrat rather than turning the state over to a Conservative. Something is very wrong with that!

Several recent polls should grab you attention. One of them said that, while 42% of the respondents identified with Obama, another 42% identified with the Tea Party. That means you are trying to get the remaining 16%. Another poll stated that people of the United States had grown more conservative. You, on the other hand are trying to move more left of center. If that is your goal, perhaps you should save time and just change the “R” to a “D” to get it over with. Well, at least YOU haven’t denied G_D, like the rest of the Democrats!

I once thought that I represented your base, but, now I no longer do. You once craved the Independents (Cuccinelli beat McAuliffe in getting the Independent vote), but now, you are driven to the left-moderates. Since that is now the case, I will not be sending money to fund your efforts. I will not help you fund liberal Republicans like Lindsey Graham. I doubt you’ll be helping Nancy Mace or Lee Bright in the South Carolina race. As for my own state of North Carolina, where Kay Hagan will be defeated, I’ll be spending money and effort to elect the conservative candidate over your establishment candidate!

I know this letter will be ignored by you, just as my principles have been held in disdain by you. However, as long as you following the advice of the left-moderates (Karl Rove comes to mind), just slightly right of Democrat socialists, We have to part ways. I, and the people like me, the Tea Party Patriots, have to save the country from what you have done to it!

2Ch_7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Judgment is coming to America

We who are the Children of God were called to be the light to the world
to stand against the wiles of the Devil to walk in the Armour of God and to stand as a beacon of light in the darkness ,holding back the forces of evil by walking in the will of the Father yet we compromised with the world ,We did not seek his presence or follow his teachings and We did not obey his word .

We have excepted the killing of the innocent and our hands are stained with their blood ,we have excepted the perversion of man ,and our hearts have been filled with the pride of life, the lusts of the flesh and lusts of the eye , We have compromised our faith with the desires of the flesh and have become Luke warm . our churches are glass towers of dung where we play church before the Lord .Our hearts have became a cesspool of indignation . seeing righteousness within our own eyes , we ourselves have become worthy of the judgment .of God

Our ears have became deaf and our eyes blind to what is the truth . We no longer hear the Lords voice and he does not hear our prayers for our sin that separates us from his presence .Only by a heart of true repentance can this land be healed , and even then most Christians will not see it until they cry out , and in the day of their distress he will not hear them because their hearts do not seeking him .

We were called to be the light of the world but because of our disobedience now Judgment is coming to America

We have blamed many people for the decline of America.
The President the Government the politicians the Atheist , the Muslims the gays and many other groups but they do not know any better then to do what they do for the light is not in them

No the The fault rest solely upon us alone for all that has happened, because we did not stand on his word and follow his will and seek to KNOW HIM,
Now Our only hope is to seek him with a true heart in holy fear and true Repentance that he may forgive us for what we have done .
May the Lord have mercy on us all .

WHO WILL BE FOUND GUILTY?

The only thing transparent about the President elect 2008-2012 and the 111th,112th and 113th Congresses is their complete and total contempt for the United States Constitution and the rule of law.  All Americans are aware of the abuses of authority that have and are taking place in every part of our government. However, these abuses are far worse than the word "abuse" describes.  We have a President and an overwhelming number of Legislators guilty of outright criminal, treasonous and tyrannical activities.  Even though every American is aware of this, those charged with the responsibility of upholding the law as well as protecting our Constitution hide in the shadows lacking courage to live up the sacred oath they each swore to.  Day in and day out reports of criminal and un-Constitutional acts committed by the President and Congress come to light.  Each time, we hear Congress is appointing a commission to investigate the incident.  Weeks and months pass as we are informed that investigations of this nature take  time.  Officials involved in the offenses and crimes are called before Congress to testify.  They refuse to answer questions and outright lie to Congress without any consequence whatsoever.  Many more weeks and months pass as new crimes are added to the list, and the list grows and grows.  It grows until many of the previous crimes fade into obscurity.  Again Congress tells us they are going to convene a comity or commission to look into the wrong doing, and the whole fiasco starts anew.  When all is said and done no one is ever found to be at fault much less found guilty of some of the most treasonous acts ever committed in our history.  Americans have been conditioned to the fact that when Congress undertakes an investigation of anyone in government there will be no one found guilty, thus protecting themselves from the law.  Throughout the Obama administration's existence multiple crimes and abuses of the Constitution have occurred.  Bills clearly in conflict with our Constitution are adopted and passed against the will of a majority of Americans.  Without any doubt whatsoever we have a government that completely refuses to obey our laws.  They have set themselves up as imperial deities over the American people.  If you identify as a Democrat or Republican over simply an American you are a fool.  You are being betrayed while all along being treated like a mushroom.  Mushroom is what your current President and representatives call you because the way to grow a mushroom is to keep it in the dark and feed it shit.  Good luck with your political party and politician worship.

Elevengun

I AM PATRIOT   

  I'm new to your webpage and this is my first blog ever:

  I'm just an everyman, I, like so many others have sat idle over the last 10 years as our constitutional rights and privileges have slowly  and meticulously stripped away. I will no longer sit back and wait for a Calvary that is not coming. I have come to the realization that the only ones to get us out of this debacle are ourselves. So what can I do. I have no control over this situation.

 The Tea Party attracted me for one reason only; FEAR. It may sound bad, but fear is a powerful way to control your adversaries, unite your constituents, and BEGIN to control your own environment. And the one thing I have noticed over the past few years is that politicians on both sides of the fence FEAR the TEA PARTY movement for its simplistic honesty and basic agenda. The litmus test for fear in Republicans seems to be compliance on the issues. For the first time in my lifetime I saw politicians begin to bend to political pressure that was Conservative in nature rather than "one more" liberal concession.  The test for Liberal fear has and always be hatred, Liberals have an unnatural, unhealthy, overreaction of hatred towards fear. this is evident in their contempt and hatred to anything that threatens their social agenda. I have never witnessed liberal America HATE anything more than the Tea Party, (Although Sarah Palin runs a close second). Their very lack of composure is very telling.  

 So what exactly do these politicians fear? I think it can be summed up by "lack of compliance". For the last 30 years or so we have been treated to the wisdom of puffed up little farts with a socialist agenda in their back pocket and a list of demands to be filled for the socially disenfranchised. A list that was guaranteed to gain them constituents. Their political strategy was, and continues to be, that If you rob Peter to pay Paul you can always count on Paul's support. Of course some Republican politicians were bound to jump on the bandwagon and try to do the same, These "Middle road" Conservatives have traded party ideology for the votes of a few. But this only works for them if we all remain compliant. Compliance with the party, Compliance with the socialist agenda, Compliance with the national media who aids in these socialist endeavors.

 So fear brings change, lack of compliance invokes fear, And "We The People" have the power to control our environment through non compliance with media, political agendas of our ideological adversaries, even if they wear sheep's clothing and pretend to be looking out for us.  

  I would love to see this movement increase its recruitment efforts, Arrange more protests, localize more of its efforts, boycott, advertise and reveal the true nature of its ideological adversaries. 

  I love this country, I'm 53 years old, born in 1960. Since I was a child I have watched it slowly change from a proud nation of patriotic Americans with high morals and values into a Godless, graceless, nanny state of morally bankrupt souls.  

 So who knows, maybe this TEA PARTY is part of the answer, Maybe here I can make a difference, Maybe the Calvary is on its way and I can be in it.

Perry

The Civil War was in its third year.  America was surprised with the excessive brutality of the war in context of Union and Confederate casualties. President Lincoln boarded the train for Gettysburg, Secretary, John G. Nicolay, his assistant secretary, John Hay, the three members of his Cabinet, William Seward, John Usher and Montgomery Blair of his cabinet, and several foreign officials accompanied him.

It had been 137 days since Pickett’s charge, a Confederate Division attempting to break through the Union lines. Ultimately, it was the final charge for a Confederate victory in the battle, in the war and succession.  Over 1100 Southerners died during that charge and additional 1500 Union casualties were added to the three day total of around 7,000 killed on both sides. 

Lincoln composed a speech that did not reflect the battle tactics or the emancipation of slaves. Lincoln defined the sacrifice and commitment of the experiment of our forefather’s four score and seven years ago.  Historian Shelby Fotte described the Civil War as an event that defined us (the United States).  I would like to follow up that Gettysburg defined the Civil War.

During the train trip from Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg on November 18, Lincoln remarked to John Hay that he felt weak. On the morning of November 19, Lincoln mentioned to John Nicolay that he was dizzy. Hay noted that during the speech Lincoln's face had 'a ghastly color' and that he was 'sad, mournful, almost haggard.'

President was invited to Gettysburg to make a few remarks by a resident of the town, David Wills.  Lincoln was to add to the featured speaker and grand orator, Edward Everett. He served in the House, Senate of the United States and was the 15^th Governor of Massachusetts.  During his address, on the 19^th, he spoke for two hours. His remarks contained 10,859 words, of which not a single word or phrase can be recalled. On the other hand, Lincoln would only say 300 words and would define America’s resolve to refine government of the people, by the people and for the people.

He stayed at the Wills house the night of November 18, and revised his remakes for the next day. Lincoln's view of the government as expressed in the Gettysburg Address was influenced by the noted speech of Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster

Lincoln made copies of his speech. Each of the five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address is named for the associated person who received it from Lincoln. Lincoln gave a copy to each of his private secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay. Both of these drafts were written around the time of his November 19 address, while the other three copies of the address, the Everett, Bancroft, and Bliss copies, and were written by Lincoln for charitable purposes well after November 19.

The event was attended by over 15000 people. However, there were only a few photographers were on hand and none captured the image Lincoln delivering the speech.  One photographer did try it, but it took him so long to set up the camera, the speech was ending as he finally took the picture of Lincoln as he was sitting down. The next day, the NY Times printed the speech but it wasn’t the headline.  After the speech, when Lincoln boarded the 6:30 pm train for Washington, D.C., he was feverish and weak, with a severe headache. A protracted illness followed which included a vesicular rash and was diagnosed as a mild case of smallpox. It thus seems highly likely that Lincoln was in the early stage period of smallpox when he delivered the Gettysburg address.

Since that event in 1863, over 20 US Presidents have visited Gettysburg.  All have given remarks and phrases that have also been forgotten.  During the 100^th anniversary, July of 1963, the mood and aura was much the same as it was with Lincoln’s appearance.  In June of that year, Civil Rights Legislation was introduced by Senator Everett Dirksen, with President Kennedy’s support. Later, the next month, Martin Luther King would deliver his “I have a dream” speech that began to close the divide in Congress to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  Kennedy, himself would not make the trip to the 100^th anniversary.  Instead, he would go to Texas, with Dallas the last stop in the trip and his presidency.  Instead, Vice President Lyndon Johnson would make his mark as the first southerner to speak at the event. 

Now we come to the 150^th anniversary of an event that defines the American portrait.  The 50^th and 75^th were highlighted by the President of the United States reflecting on what happen on the battlefield and legacy the remains.  President Kennedy had politics supersede the event.  Now, it seems that President Obama will do the same.  Kennedy did have his day in Berlin as President Reagan 25 years later.  So far, the most memorable quote from Obama is “If you like your health care, you can keep it....period”.  Maybe it is what he meant to say.  It does not matter.  He has the opportunity as a beneficiary of what Gettysburg represents and from a speech that represented an event that has separated America from the rest of the world. 

America your flag is inverted!

America is in trouble, our war for independence was fought over "taxation without representation".  Now just 234 years later a very large segment of American people find themselves in the same situation.  Americans who value Morality, Patriotism, Honor, and Loyalty over vulgarity, immorality and crime have been abandoned by a government  consumed by dishonorable treasonous people.  What did Americans 234 years do?  They certainly didn't lay down and accept the abuse and tyranny, they stood resisted and defied, knowing the risk and accepting the sacrifice.  Why did they win, they said it was their faith in God and their dependence on him.  People then had the will, the courage and a burning desire for God given Liberty.  Search your heart, do you have what it takes?  Do you have faith in God almighty, is Freedom truly important to you, are you willing to sacrifice all to be a free person?  A no answer to any of these indicates and you are one who is ready to accept slavery.

GOD, FAMILY, COUNTRY

Honor, Duty, Loyalty, Morality

I AM PATRIOT!

Elevengun

Greetings,

I know that I am jumping out on a limb here. Yet, we as true followers of the republic must bring attention to those among us that don't represent us or the republic in which it was founded. We must expose these frauds or RINOS and replace them at the ballot box. If there is a duplicate blog I apologize.

John McCain and Lindsey Graham would be an obvious start. These two guys don't have a soul. They go as the political wind blows and their ass is up to the highest bidder wherever the money comes from. Vote for anyone more conservative that runs against them. They just need to be gone.  Next. 

"WHAT CAN WE DO" ANSWERED!

The one question I am asked most often is "what can we do". " It seems that all anyone does is post their opinions and anger and nothing ever gets done."  For many it is true nothing gets done.  If you are one who believes this way,  it is possible you live in an area where people simple don't care.  Then again, it could be that you are seeing nothing done because you aren't doing anything.

There is a way everyone can get active in saving our way of life and protect Liberty and Freedom.  The best way and the most effective way is to unite in every community across America.  Every county or perish needs to have a civilian defense force (militia).  I use civilian defense force because so many weak minded people take exception to what used to be considered an Honorable organization to belong to (militias).  It is never easy to do what is by its very nature a difficult task,  defending Freedom has never been easy.  Be that as it may, the alternative to not defending is far worse by a long shot.  It will take most of your free time, discretionary funds, and any spare materials you might have.  You must be committed, willing and able to take orders, and some willing and able to give orders.  It demands long hard hours of training and at times that training may result in great discomfort or injury.  You will have to furnish all your own equipment and pay for your own background check.  And last, but far from least, you must be willing to sacrifice everything up to and including your life for Liberty and Freedom.

The alternative for you if you find the above too difficult is allowing others, strangers, to ransack your home as they wish.  Be forced to do jobs you do not want to do, without any compensation.  Have your children removed from your care and placed in indoctrination camps.  Forfeit your savings, vehicles, personal property as well as your home to the government.  If you say "this is never going to happen here" you better pull your head out of the sand, it is already started and all of the above is in laws which have already been written and ready to be enacted at a moments notice.  Still disagree?  Have you "Honestly" read the Affordable Health Care Act (Obama Care) or the NDAA bill?  I didn't think so. 

If a large number of counties and perishes across the country had Defense Forces to protect Constitutional Rights, taking those rights from the people would be nearly impossible.   So, the next time someone asks me "what can we do" you can tell them you can join us, the American Patriots defending the highest law of America, The Constitution of the United States of America.  Defend your own part of the country from un-Constitutional laws and governmental aggression or YOU WILL GIVE UP LIBERTY AND FREEDOM and become a subject of obscene ruthless people!

Elevengun   

Washington Free Beacon created this YouTube video of Barry spewing lie after lie. Even after (we now know) he knew (most) Americans couldn't keep doctors, plans and save $2500.00 a year.

Only after it was in effect did the sorry bastard put the word "if" at the end of "if you like what you have, you can keep it"

This, you pathological lying president, is not what you sold us on. Have some backbone, do the right thing and repeal the Unaffordable Health Care Act.

God Bless America.....we need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpa-5JdCnmo

November 5, 2013

The lack of National Security in the United States - what this means.

Staffers - please forward directly to the Congressmen - urgent

The Honorable Congressman Stockman

The Honorable Congressman Issa

The Honorable Congressman Carter

The Honorable Congressman Huelskamp

The Honorable Congressman Lamalfa

The Honorable Congressman Chaffetz

Good morning Gentlemen!

A couple of you know who I am, to the rest I am at best, an unknown. I would like to rectify that this morning.

I am Sergeant First Class (SFC) Aubrey Lee Mason, US Army retired (May 2011), living in San Antonio, Texas. I served my Nation honorably twenty-six years of my life. None of what I accomplished in service to my country is of importance in our discussion.

What is of importance are experience and training - the experience and training of every Veteran of the Armed Forces, regardless if they are retired Military or simply a Veteran.

A very long time ago, I was trained to observe and report.... I do this again now.

We Veterans and retiree's have been writing our elected on a continual basis warning of government overreach and unconstitutional government acts that fit the dictionary definitions of tyranny and treason. We have been warning our elected of the big picture we see - the imminent takeover of our Nation. (no, I do not wear a tin-foil hat)

I am fairly certain your constituents have written you about this, I am not privy to the number of telephone calls, letters, faxes and emails you received, but I believe they must have been at minimum in the hundreds - perhaps in the thousands.... concerning the exorbitant ammunition purchases by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this past year....

 I understand, you never did receive adequate answers from DHS and I understand you never did receive an invitation from DHS to inventory all of their ammunition storage.

I sincerely doubt you will discover the truth until Congress begins to arrest members of this administration.....

A couple of you questioned DHS if this was not a backdoor attempt by this administration to infringe on the 2nd Amendment by "consuming" all of the available ammunition on the market so that civilians were unable to purchase ammunition....

 I believe you received a denial from DHS this was the case - yet infringement has occurred and ammunition remains scarce. Moreover, the scarcity of ammunition is going to get worse very soon.

Gentlemen, I would like to pose a few questions for you to ask yourselves - and I do not require a response - action however, would be greatly appreciated by all.

Grounds:

You should first be aware of DHS document IA-0257-09 titled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment". This document can be found here;   http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf

Notable is the fact this document was created just four (4) months into Mr. Obama's first term and notable is the fact it paints every Military Veteran with the Timothy McVeigh paintbrush - Mr. McVeigh was an aberration in Military Veterans - and his crime happened back in 1995..... NOT 2009.

Notable is also the fact that the grounds claimed in this document did not in fact exist in 2009. Our Nation was in a recession - but times were not that hard, people were not happy with government - but the citizens of the Nation were not then (yet) abused by their government and Militia groups were not (yet) aggressively recruiting new members.....

While some members of Congress wrote letters to Ms. Napolitano about her verbiage and claims in this document - no demands to retract or revoke this document were made by anyone in Congress - and every Law Enforcement agency in the US was subsequently sent a copy.

Back in 2008 while campaigning for election, Mr. Obama stated he "called for the creation of a “civilian national security force” that is “just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded” as the U.S. military. Mr. Obama said the same thing in 2012 in the first Presidential debate. In that statement, Mr. Obama used the phrase "our objectives" as his reasoning for this "force" and later used the term "pre-crime" in describing how he wished to stop crime in our Nation..... (still not sure what the latter was supposed to mean but it either sounds ominous - or the visions of a very disturbed mind)

You are aware that within the Constitution, there is no verbiage that allows a president to raise an Army - nor is there any precedent in US Law. Congress as a body holds the only "right" to raise an Army. A State can raise a Militia.

If you start asking questions, you will quickly discover there are more than 100,000-armed federal officers - an Army - with US Military weapons and equipment at their immediate disposal. Since there has still not been a real inventory of what ammunition DHS actually has - no way to know just how much ammunition these 100,000-armed federal officers have at their disposal.

You should be advised, despite the fact there is no constitutional basis for the action - Mr. Obama has indeed "raised a civilian Army" - and apparently equipped them with hollow point ammunition, banned under the Geneva Convention.

You are already aware that DHS is in possession of 2,717 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Combat vehicles. Granted, some of these (17) went to the Border Patrol and an unknown number went to Police Departments nationwide. DHS still holds an unknown number of these Combat Vehicles that have absolutely NO PLACE on US soil for Federal Law Enforcement purposes other than the Border Patrol.

At least one Veteran, a retired Army Officer, has called for DHS to immediately return these MRAP's to the Department of Defense and in his letter stated essentially the same grounds I have stated - these Combat vehicles have no purpose in Civilian Law Enforcement hands and they belong on the Battlefield - not for domestic use against US Citizens. He sent his letter to a "republican" Texas Senator who essentially ignored him - yet this letter went viral on the net........

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) successfully forced the last Lead Smelter in the US to close... Granted, the Lead recycling plants continue to operate - but eventually the EPA will get around to shutting them down as well.

The element Lead is not just used in the manufacturing of ammunition, it is used extensively in just about all manufacturing to one degree or another - some industries cannot create a product without it!

If you have been watching over the past year, you noticed that the cost of automotive lead-acid  batteries (car, truck, golf carts, etc.) has skyrocketed. This is a result of Lead Smelters systematically being shut down by the EPA and a lack of cheap material to manufacture batteries. Sources for raw materials became scarce - now due to EPA regulation, they no longer exist in the US.

The element lead is the primary component of Solder - and Solder is required to affix commercial electronics components to circuit boards to create anything from children's toys to avionics. The element lead is used due to its conductivity and relatively low melting point. Commercial grade electronics components are used in just about everything to include aircraft, automotive manufacturing, Military vehicle manufacturing, Locomotive manufacturing, traffic signal manufacturing, and computers - you name it and lead component solder is used. There is no substitution element for lead solder in commercial electronics. Silver can be used with Military grade electronics components - however, Military grade components cost 10-100 times more than a commercial alternative... and are not cost effective or profitable... as the manufacturers will have great difficulty selling their products under these circumstances..... they will be just too expensive.

The element lead is used in commercial ammunition manufacturing - but it is also used in Military ordinance manufacturing... from lead bullets to rockets - our Military depends on a cheap and plentiful source of lead. Without a cheap and plentiful source of lead in our Nation - our Military is powerless and disarmed.

At no time in our history have we ever considered importing Military ordinance for use in our Military - that would affect our National Security. Now, if this is allowed to stand - our Nation has no other recourse to supply our own Military.

And reiterating; DHS has an estimated 1.6 Billion rounds of ammunition, enough to fight a war twenty years long......................................................

Gentlemen, you have witnessed Mr. Obama lie to Congress, the American People and the world on countless occasions...

The latest big lie he has been caught in was the ACA where he told the world on at least twenty-three occasions caught on-camera, Americans would not lose their healthcare or insurance of they like it.

Now millions have had their insurance canceled - and the costs incurred by the citizen for health insurance have more than doubled.

I read today that Mr. Obama now claims he never said that and we all simply misunderstood him.... completely disregarding the fact we have twenty-three examples of this lie on-camera.

How much more lying are YOU willing to endure?

Bottom line:

In Congress, you have witnessed this administration;

Twist words into meanings other than what a person can find in a dictionary, to wit, that a Military Veteran, Christian, Anti-abortionist, prepper, people who believe in the Constitution, people who speak out against government - must be considered a terrorist.

In the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) testimony to Congress following the Boston Bombing - Congressional Leaders heard from the FBI that muslims were not the focus of their investigations and they did not see the Boston Bombers as a threat.

In the National Security Administration (NSA) testimony to Congress following the Boston Bombing - Congressional Leaders heard from the NSA that muslims and mosques were not among the targets for data interception.

That muslim terrorists are actually "freedom fighters" - and not al-Qaeda terrorists. (this "concept" was also discovered in the "common core" textbooks pushed on our Nation by this administration). This revisionist concept is also held by those in Congress who favor funding the Syrian "rebels" - the same "rebels" who self-identified on-camera as al-Qaeda.............................. At least two of these who favor this funding are allegedly "republicans".

And we have the 2nd in Command of DHS and his personal webpage - the same webpage with a prominent al-Qaeda hand symbol - and his recent public claim the United States was a "muslim nation with islamic compliant constitution". This act borders on treason - yet has anyone seen or heard of impending action against this man?

No, you have not........................... and I suspect under this corrupt administration you never will.

Military Generals and Navy Admirals removed from Command on (to Veterans) very suspicious circumstances and alleged improprieties... many of these men, beloved by the Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen they commanded. Many Veterans know these men personally and seriously question the truth of these alleged "improprieties".

Federal government spending completely out of control, the US deficit higher under this man than all previous Presidents COMBINED. Federal spending at such levels people have commented that the "Cloward-Piven Strategy" is being used by this administration!

And it may very well be.

Gentlemen, there are far too many things that have occurred under this man that scream treason to Veterans. It does not matter if it was arming and funding the muslim brotherhood in Egypt or the Syrian "rebels". We have seen enough to know what comes next.

I submit to you that if Congress does not remove this man and his entire administration - our Nation is doomed. We are staring at a conspiracy unlike anything our Nation has experienced - and it continues because Congress has not yet acted to stop it.

We have National Security at risk, you are already aware Mr. Obama released details of the Osama Bin Laden raid - and Seal Team Six died. You are recently aware that Mr. Obama released the details of the Israeli airstrikes in Syria - and Israel is seriously pissed. There have been several serious National Security Breaches...

Every one of these National Security "breaches" originated from the White House.

US Allies around the world are publicly considering severing ties with the US, the entire middle-east is in turmoil and destabilized. Our Military posture is now shaky - as Military Ordinance manufacturing will cease as we know it today - and DHS has at least 1.6 Billion rounds of ammo........

Our National manufacturing capabilities have been seriously damaged by the EPA actions of forcing closure of the Lead smelters and thousands of jobs are going to be lost because manufacturing plants that use lead in any form are going to start manufacturing offshore...  because they no longer have choices here in the US.

Gentlemen, I write with the express purpose to attempt to open eyes and get people to see what Military Veterans see... and we do not see things working out so well if our Nation continues down this road.

What we all see on a daily basis is crisis after crisis - it seems like a lot of it created as theater to cause the viewer to forget the last crisis.... many of these "crisis's" do more than border on treason - they ARE treason!

Do you think it will stop? Do you honestly think our nation can survive another three years of this?

I believe I speak for all Veterans on this - We do not.

We want this usurper arrested, impeached and imprisoned. We want his agenda reversed and we want our Nation back. Each and every member of this administration who has lied to Congress, refused to answer Congress, refused to provide Congress what they demanded, has committed obvious felonies - needs to be arrested, impeached and imprisoned.

Congressional hearings have uncovered felonies - yet the perpetrators remain free men and women????

At no time in the history of our Nation have such atrocities been committed by an elected person or group of persons appointed to government positions - who were not impeached or arrested, charged and imprisoned. At no time in the history of our Nation have such crimes been committed of the magnitude or level we see today.

We want justice Congressmen. As a Nation of free men and women - regardless how much difficulty a Constitutional Crisis brings - we can work through that (I believe you will find you have more than sufficient Volunteers).

We, as a Nation, are not going to be able to work through what Veterans see coming down the road if Mr. Obama continues to be given free rein as he has been......  Ya'll are kind of isolated up there on the Hill - it's starting to look pretty ugly out here in the World......

Respectfully

SFC (USA retired) Aubrey L. Mason

San Antonio, Texas

cc;

Senator Rand Paul

Senator Ted Cruz

Tea Party Command Center

Failure To Launch – HHS Notes Reveal Only 6 Signup On 1st Day – White House knew disaster was possible – photo credit – Americans for Tax Reform

The lies and the continuing revelations of purposeful or incompetent cover-ups by the Obama Administration continue to strain believability. Last week the president abandoned his lie which he told and retold countless times over five years. You know the one: “If you like your healthcare you can keep it – period!” Now more hidden documents are surfacing that point to an administration which hid the truth of health plans being grandfathered and the very competency, according to Fox News of the administration being able to implement Obamacare.

David Cutler who had been Obama’s health care advisor informed the White House in 2010 that “the White House lacked anyone with experience in start-ups and warned that this could lead to obvious issues of coordinating tech and health information,” according to the Blaze on Monday. Either Obama did not get the memos, refused to deal with the truth, or worse did not care if he placed the health and welfare of millions of Americans at risk!

Recently, Fox News and other mainstream media outlets like NBC News and CBS reported that while the president was continuously lying to the American people, administration documents indicate that the administration officials at HHS and the IRS were saying something quite different since July 2010. It seems irrefutable that Obama has been lying for three years straight, and used those lies to win re-election in 2012!

While Republican presidential candidate was correctly telling the American truth about the now seemingly preposterous claims being made by Obama and his own administration officials, the president told the nation in an October 2012 debate that Americans could in fact keep their health care and their doctor if they wanted to.

The reality of course was different and the truth about his falsehood was contained in administration documents from June and July of 2010. That year the Department of Health and Human Service published a regulation that all but nullified the President’s claims of “If you like your healthcare you can keep it!” The truth did not matter to Obama, just the lie.

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I was reading an article regarding federal workers suing the government for being furloughed during the government shutdown and not receiving their pay. A lot of people would say that this is nothing but sour grapes, but they would be wrong. There was no reason that these employees should not of been paid. The government did not stop collecting the same amount of taxes. In fact; there was no reason for the furlough at all.

During the so-called government shutdown, it was the understanding that it was the's  Republican Party that caused this. Oh yes the treasonous. Antiochus, evil Tea Party members holding the government hostage as it was said. This in fact was not true. President Obama even confirm this by stating Obama-care had already been funded and the Republican Party was wasting its time. Well he was right as far as the year 2013, because; 2013 had been funded for the year. The debate was over future funding for 2014. This kind of changes the thinking as far as who shut the government down. Since it's funding was in place for the rest of the year it could only have been Pres. Obama who shut down the government. Do you think he missed any of his money? I don't think so and neither did the rest of the Washington Bunch.

 One problem that I do have  regarding the shutdown  is where  in the Constitution   the majority leader  in the Senate  the power  to hold up  votes  on bills  that have been sent  to the Senate by the House of Representatives?

 sense all bills  originate  in the House of Representatives  the Senate  can only   amend  and return the bill to the House of Representatives or vote  on them.  The Constitution  does not  give  the Senate  the authority  to write bills  and it also has provisions  to remove  a Senator  that feels he has this much power .

Terminal Compromise

During the recent government shutdown the liberal media was all too willing to promote clips of liberal Democrats and moderate Republicans espousing their view that the American people wanted Republicans and Democrats to work together for the good of the country. In other words but without actually saying it, Republicans should cave in and go along with the Democrats. 'The people want the Republicans to Compromise' we were told. Unfortunately, compromise is one of those words that for as long as I can remember has only benefitted the left.

The left loves to scold Conservatives for not ‘listening to the people.’ But the big joke is that when Obamacare was rammed down our throats against the wishes of the American people there was little mention of 'what the people want' and there was no talk of compromise during the writing of that bill, was there? Of course not, because the left does not really care what the people want when it conflicts with what the left wants.

Conservatives too must change their DNA and rid themselves of this burden which only inhibits Conservative principle. Conservatives must remember that it is too often the liberal media that decides what the people want and the media can always be counted on to shape the news to suit their liberal agenda. Conservatives must learn not give a tinkers damn about a phony and manipulated reading of the American people and to only do what is best for America by sticking to Conservative principle. Compromise must be left to marriage councilors and car salesmen and no longer embraced by those who are entrusted with the care and restoration of our Constitution.