Monthly Archives: May 2009

Chet Edwards (D-TX17) and PMA

May 28, 2009
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The Jackalope’s Voice has an informative post concerning Chet Edwards (D-TX17) and a full-fledged bi-partisan scandal involving the lobbying firm PMA. One thing we have learned is that we must spread our own news information and be pro-active with that information.

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First put out the fire

May 26, 2009
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First put out the fire

Check this quote out and see what you think: The right is so split, if a politician is too centrist, he loses the Christian right, if he’s ‘too Christian’, he loses the middle. The net effect is that we have LOST THE ENTIRE COUNTRY to a bunch of Socialists who are hell bent on...

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Take Back America Rally

May 21, 2009
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Take Back America Rally

(note 5-22: I’d incorrectly posted the wrong date earlier! Please note that this event is Saturday, May 23. I am sorry!) Kathleen Splain (see her comments and updates on the About page) is putting together a Memorial Day Take Back America Rally. Where: College Station Conference Center (map) When: Saturday, May 23 at 1pm...

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Chet Edwards on Bi-partisanship

May 7, 2009
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Chet Edwards on Bi-partisanship

Those of us who listen regularly to the Infomaniacs of WTAW are aware that Chet Edwards (D-TX17) calls in on Wednesdays to spread disinformation…..errr I mean, to be interviewed by Scott DeLucia. One of the focus group buzz words Mr. Edwards uses constantly is bi-partisanship. “The people want us to work/come together in a...

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Our representative, loyal terrier

May 6, 2009
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Our representative, loyal terrier

This photo is from the MyBCS.com forums. Is Duffelpud, the individual who posted this, a great Photoshop artist or a very adept paparazzi? ;-) There’s good discussion on this forum, by the way… Some useful links: Chet Edwards on the Issues “Chet Edwards has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.7% of...

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Extreme. True?

May 6, 2009
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Extreme. True?

Author and journalist Joan Swirsky of the Canada Free Press has been on a roll lately—putting painful truth to the situation in the U.S. for all to see. And she did have a good Tea Party follow-up! But see this recent article: …in my decades of commenting on the political scene, I cannot recall...

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What's next: how to win

May 3, 2009
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Many in the Tea Party movement specifically do not see themselves as Republicans. These comments may partly sum it up: Many conservatives are quite disillusioned with the Republican Party at this time…but we do all need to get together, and that will have to include the GOP listening to us and not being swayed...

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Tax Bites

May 2, 2009
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Tax Bites

One of our goals as a grassroots movement must be to find and share ways to explain our ideas in understandable ways. Try this: The Center for Fiscal Accountability / Americans for Tax Reform Foundation has estimated average prices and taxes imposed on 13 popular targets for multiple layers of hidden taxes. The site...

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9/12 Million Signature Petition

May 2, 2009
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912 Petitions has a terrific petition to present to our elected officials. This is a petition for redress of grievances, a right guaranteed to us by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The goal is to collect one million signatures. Here’s a summary, as presented in their flyer: If you believe in the...

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The B/CS Tea Party Local Debt Flyer

Local Issues

Learning about United Nations Agenda 21 and ICLEI (its local counterpart) and their threats to the Constitution.

College Station is...dropping membership in ICLEI?

See the articles.

State Issues

Now: the search for a U.S. Senate candidate, a State Senate candidate, and a Texas House District 14 candidate (State Rep. Raney will have to run again before the legislature's in session).
See the articles.

National Issues

Federal overstepping of the Constitution is why the Tea Party movement began.
See the articles.

See also: The U.S. national debt amount from the Treasury Dept.