Tea party Thoughts Part 2

Earlier today I posted my thoughts on the election. As stated in the post, this was an email I sent out to the mailing list of the Sturbridge Tea Party. I received this reply from one of our members and she agreed to let me post it.

First the GSA, Now the EPA Thumbs Their Noses at us

A few posts ago I wrote about how some things transcend politics. I was referring to the planting of trees in the Town of Southbridge in neighborhoods affected by last year's tornadoes. There was a comment made by Anonymous saying I was always hard on government workers. He is right.

The Tea Party: Why we do it

As I look more and more into this whole Community Preservation Act in Sturbridge, once again I am reminded just exactly what the Tea Party movement is really all about. Forget what you read in the lame stream media or hear on television, the real tea party is in your own hometown.

Tennessee Tea Party Rewriting History

I have stated many times in the past that anytime one reads something these days you always have to consider the source. We all (yes, even me) have an agenda, and it can be hard to determine what is, to quote Fox News, "Fair and Balanced".

Tea party principles are bottom up

In my last post I talked about the leadership meeting we had with many of the regional tea parties attending. One of the things which was touched upon briefly, was getting local. I have talked about this in the past, although I am not sure I have on this blog, so I will reiterate mt views.

Tea party movement and the press

Earlier today I attended a meeting with representatives from most of the tea parties in Massachusetts. One of the things which wasn't discussed, but probably should have been (I know, I know, I could have said something) was how does the tea party movement counteract the negative publicity we continue to get?

Tea Party Vs Occupy Movement

A recent poll taken by Umass/Lowell shows the Tea party movement has a lower approval rating than the Occupy movement. For those of us involved in the Tea Party this is somewhat disturbing, but not so much of a surprise, at least not to this writer.

Tea party movement needs to stay the course

According to Barack Obama it is. And Harry Reid concurs. And Joe Biden thinks they are terrorists, which is interesting in and of itself since he won't call real terrorists, terrorists. I think come November 2012, they just might be in for a surprise. 

Rhode Island tea party splits

I came across an article today about a new group which has formed in Rhode Island, the Ocean State Tea Party in Action. Evidently this is some kind of splinter group from the Rhode Island Tea Party, and they want to focus at the state level. I am not surprised.

The Sky is Falling Let's Go Tell The King

It’s been a month since the tornado hit our area causing three deaths and a tremendous amount of damage. I had a brief conversation regarding what has been done and what is not being done by various agencies, specifically in the town of Southbridge. We had two different opinions; you’ll be able to guess which one was mine.

Thoughts on the Sturbridge Town Meeting Warrant

Monday, June 6 is the annual town meeting in Sturbridge. In the small towns of New England this is a tradition which goes back to the founding of our communities. Unlike towns like Southbridge as an example, who no longer hold "Town Meetings" in the same sense as Sturbridge does, this is the main way for voters to have a say on exactly how their money is spent,

One Byte At A Time

Since I have become somewhat politically active, especially with the tea party movement, I have noticed one thing; there is no shortage of issues needing attention. I am constantly bombarded with e-mails from people and organizations needing help with this and that, all of which are going to ruin the country if they aren’t fixed immediately. And of course most of them can only be fixed with a donation. So how does one decide which of the “Your Immediate Attention is Required” causes get the attention?

Only the Guilty Get Nervous

Only the guilty get nervous. This was something I learned back when I was a Regional Security Manager for a large company. In the course of talking to less than desirable characters I learned that when someone got nervous when they saw me coming there was usually a good reason. So reading the Sunday Worcester Telegram yesterday, I have to wonder what the Southbridge Town Clerk and the Southbridge Town Manager are so afraid of. You see it seems that two groups with ties to those evil, racist Tea Party groups want to be at the polls in Southbridge and ask voters to voluntarily show their ID's to poll workers.

Clarify, clarify, clarify

Tonight we will finally hear what President Obama has to say about the action in Libya. You know the place we have been shooting missiles into and dropping bombs onto but we aren’t at war with.  The same place where our leader told us the American people that we were volunteered by NATO to perform these actions. He has stated he will “clarify” our position.

First Amendment threatened again

According to a report in The Daily Caller the federal government is requiring school principals to instruct their teachers to spy on their students by monitoring the students Facebook pages, both while they are in school and when they are out of school. The governments reasoning? School bullying. All parents should be outraged at this invasion of privacy. But then this kind of action should not surprise anyone who is familiar with the tactics of the progressive left. This is just another way of them trying to gain control of society, turning it into a virtual police state. Dare I say just as the Nazi’s did when they indoctrinated children at a very early age into the National Socialist Party’s beliefs?

What's in a name

Lately, Jane and I, your almost fearless leaders, have been caught in a flurry of emails from the other leaders of groups here in Massachusetts. One of them asked a question about a candidate who is running a race here in central Massachusetts and whether he is truly a Republican or not. I'm not going to get into that debate, but it brings up an interesting debate, on labels and their definitions.

One man's opinion on the local tea party movement

Every once in awhile I feel the need to explain my opinion on what I feel the Tea Party movement is all about. I am also asked by many people that same question. Most people who are not involved in the tea party movement only know about it from what they read and hear about it in the mainstream media which is not always accurate. Obviously the latest is the clip being shown of Schiller from NPR calling us gun-toting racists.

One small freedom at a time

Now let me start out by saying I am not a “gun nut”. I do not own guns, I do not use guns, but I do believe in the second amendment of our Constitution, you know the one that says:

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

And I suppose this story really isn’t about second amendment rights, but in many ways it is scary.