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Sep. 15, 2012 7:34pm Erica Ritz

Glenn Beck and FreedomWorks Announce Action Centers at FreePac Ohio Event

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Glenn Beck has long told his audience that simply watching the news and getting frustrated with the events of the day will not create lasting, positive change for the country. It is better than “checking out” altogether, he says, but is your voice really being heard?

To help remedy the problem Beck has announced a new “Action Center” where individuals can contact their representatives and learn more about pertinent topics from presidential candidates to FEC election fines, right on TheBlaze.

This is what the page looks like, with a list of some of the topics readers can choose to investigate:

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Click here to check it out.

Beck made the announcement in Ohio Saturday with FreedomWorks, which is launching an Action Center of its own, in addition to a wave of “action items.”

Among the action items that FreedomWorks, a small government advocacy organization, is encouraging are: protect the first amendment; defend the Wisconsin reforms; and no more rating downgrades.

Beck said of the pro-liberty, small government advocacy organization in 2010: “They have the infrastructure. They have the have the organizational power. They have the ability to get information to people quickly en masse. And we must, must, must link arms with people.”

“We are citizens. We have a voice. We need to use it,” Beck explained.

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Click here to learn more about the new Freedom Works “Action Center.”

Beck said during his Ohio speech that, for instance, if a reader feels strongly about Congress voting on another round of tax increases, he or she will now be able to type in their zip code and immediately have the necessary information to contact their elected representatives. They can also do more to inform themselves about the issues, beyond what is happening on a day-to-day basis.

It is a new, active way of ingesting news and current events.

“Now you need to be able to see a story, and say if I believe in these things, what action steps can I take? So the news becomes a way to inform yourself, and then move things forward,” Beck said.

President and CEO of FreedomWorks Matt Kibbe commented: “FreePAC Ohio is an opportunity for FreedomWorks to help individuals who believe in freedom connect with each other and get the tools they need to advance the ideas of economic freedom and limited-government. We are excited to take our decentralized, bottom-up model of grassroots organizing to the next level…”

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Comments (190)

KyleD
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:48pm
I like that you guys have made it easy to contact our congresspeople but I don’t understand how this can effect anything. You can’t pressure lawmakers into voting the way you want through emails…most of the time they don’t even read them, they have staff read them.

I appreciate that you guys at the blaze are trying to help, I often wonder what to do but I feel the only way we can help the country is to convince our neighbors that conservative principles are correct. I was hoping something that helped us with that, among other things, when I clicked on the link. I suppose giving us research tools helps but facts and statistics don’t help much anymore where liberals hang on every word that comes from the mouths of the liberal media.

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- honor007
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:58pm
  Fight back with facts. Liberals are shut down when you give them facts. Try it, it’s kind of fun!!!
  FIGHT!
  
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- KyleD
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:39pm
  Facts shut them down but it doesn’t change their minds. They’re ruled either by emotion or ego.
  
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- AzDebi
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 12:11am
  This is OUTSTANDING! You people are TERRIFIC! There is nothing worse than feeling like there is NOTHING you can do…Thank You!
  
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- The_Almighty_Creestof
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:32am
  I would like it better, if it also kept you up todate with all elections and legislative attacks/protections of our rights…tell us whose campaign we need to help with time and money…and grade the campaigning candididates by their conservative statements/promises/voting history.
  
  Sure…we can keep track ourselves in our own states…but we NEED to band together. There just isn’t the time to do it ourselves.
  
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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:33am
  Actually, I would guess this is nothing more than an intel-gathering effort. To gauge the concerns of the slaves, in order to assess what the LEFTIST GOP can get away with an any given time. Also to build a huge database of the slaves to shower them with leftist GOP propaganda to guide their grievances and anger toward the LEFTIST democrats.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:04am
  @ KYLED: I’m surprised at you. Haven’t you seen Bill after BIll shot down because of public opinion?
  The receptionists who get these EMAILS just go to check off sheet: Subject, PRO or CON, Name of sender, Date; They tally it several times a day and give it to higher up etc. IT does count.
  Especially now that they KNOW the TEA PARTY can swing votes.
  
  Don’t be so negative. We may have allowed our precious US of A to get way out of step with it’s Constitution…we will get it back. THIS IS a great way to utilize the NEW COMMUNICATION and I’m so proud of GLENN and FREEDOM WORKS ! THIS is the perfect counter to the bloody MSM in lock step, giving out only the news they want people to have. There is no other unbiased source anymore except for GLENN. FOX is half owned by Muslim Brotherhood investor now. This is the battle for not only our Country, folks…it’s for our very lives. This is one way to be “ARMED” .
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:06am
  @ KYLED: one more thing: there are 75 % of us (PATRIOTS) vs. 21% of them…but them is in the WHite House and control all the major media…so it seems like they are the outrageous majority.
  
  THIS METHOD OF communication and action has totally leveled the playing field and soon everyone will know how much in the MINORITY those radicals, atheists, Liberals, Marxists, Communists, Socialists are.
  
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- mamatango
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:58am
  The FACT is that people would be SHOCKED to know how much public outrage affects those in Congress!!!
  
  It’s simple: The come to Congress making maybe $40,000 a year, and all leave millionaires due to lobbyists payoffs. Yup, they’re corrupt. Washington DC corrupts most.
  
  When they get thousands upon thousands of negative emails, they know they’d better go with the flow, or they will be voted OUT!
  
  Their personal welfare is MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM than their party line. Get it???
  
  http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/monckton-obama-crew-an-existential-threat-to-u-s/
  
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- USALOVER2011
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:16am
  Thank you Glenn for all the hard work…You give us hope again! And PATTY HENRY, thank you for sharing us your knowledge. You are one of the smartest blogger in this website, you keep us inform …..Keep blogging!!!
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 7:42am
  BROTHER WINSTON is a complete idiot, fact jack. What an imbecile!
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 7:53am
  I see the liberal/progressive trolls are out in numbers on this one, which just goes to show, its a great idea! Trolls will say stuff like “good idea but it wont work”. They’re just trying to make people think its a waste of time, but that is simply not true. Libs are running scared and getting even more desperate.
  
  Time for some R & R in 2012!
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 8:26am
  This sounds great and is one more avenue for people to use to give up TV. I like it and will use it.
  
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- ellietoo
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:19am
  Liberals don’t care about facts. You give them facts and they just turn to persona attacks. They have no defense of their new world order views. They hate all that American has stood for. They want the “change” to an elite world order, the destruction of our constitution, our boarders and all religion except Islam. You know, the “religion of peace.” We need to get people out to vote who do not usually bother. That is how Obama won. He got the people who only read the controlled press headlines to buy his “hope and change.” We do need much more than emails because Obama has a ton of ignorant, misguided, and misinformed people who love him and his double speak.
  
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- THERAPTURCOMES
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 10:52am
  It is already to late and the resurrection/rapture is imminent as is the chaos both economic and world wars and from the chaos will arise the anti christ
  
  http://youtu.be/ahEVxIzlxwo
  
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- the_truth_or_not
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 11:10am
  @PATTY
  
  Thank-you! It is good to hear optimism in these dire times. I am starting to feel just a little bit that it might not be all that bad with the elections. This is due to Obamao opening his mouth so frequently. But now to see the lighter side and you pointing out that we are being heard, gives me hope that there still is a chance for OUR constitution.
  
  I dont care if you dont like Romney, this is not about Obamao and Romney! This is about U.S.S.A. or U.S.A. Any of you reading this, I dont know how you feel, but I do not want to see us turn into the Union Soviet States of the Americas! Please if you want to stop this go out and vote for Romney even if you dont like him! PLEASE look at the bigger picture, this is communism versus socialism(we are already socialists look at medicade/social security) It would be easier to turn us back at the socialist level, If we turn to all out communism, we are done! There is no turning back. Please everyone turn out the vote against dear leader Obamao!
  
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- PatriotofPast
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 11:48am
  Who is to say “Whats NEWS?”… I’ve contacted the Glenn Beck show SEVERAL Times with Info I thought was VERY News Worthy… Glenns NEWS HOUNDS did not think my News was importand.
  SO… This is just a JOKE, because every REPS. Homepage has a CONTACT ON IT.
  Feel Importand, READ the ADDS while you Stomp your FEET!
  
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- Seasoldier
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 12:00pm
  Our local, state and federal elected representatives may not read every email or letter or hear every phone call, but their staff certainly informs them of the count of pro and con messages received on any issue that generates voter sufficient voter interest. Representatives pay attention to the numbers of voters for or against any issue as it could affect their own political future. In addition, these action centers provide one more way to connect with others and to join our efforts so that the numbers can have some effect. At the very least, the more information voters have, the better decisions they can make when they enter that voting booth and the better they can help others understand the issues and to make better voting decisions, as well. This is the kind of activity our Founding Fathers engaged in and that they counted on to keep our Republic alive and why the ordained and established our Constitution “for ourselves and our posterity….”.
  
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- Boobeary
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 12:27pm
  Numbers do count tho. Have to look if they are high enough.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 12:36pm
  @PATTY HENRY: For quite a while now, I’ve been confused about FOX NEWS and why they seem so different (liberal), thanks for telling us it’s 1/2 owned by a brotherhood investor. That makes sense and answers why I’ve been so disturbed by some of the things I hear on Fox. O’Reilly seems watered down, and I used to love watching that show, not recently tho. Goes to show ‘ya; Trust what you feel.
  
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- TreeTrimmerJim
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:05pm
  Kyle… move. I have contacted our senators and representative of several issues. They often send email replies and on occasion call.
  
  I am amazed, on occasion, at the low level of literacy of staff members.
  
  I also contact high school teachers. I have contacted history teachers from several states, its amazing how unfamiliar they are with United States history from the Revolutionary period to 50 years ago. The often repeated fall back position is they teach what is in the text book.
  
  Ask this question…. When did black American start voting in mass for democrat politicians?
  
  Or this one… when did segregation begin?
  
  Or this one… when did black American first have the right to vote?
  
  Its rare to find a history teacher who knows the answer to these questions.
  
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- GBT2012
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:11pm
  HONOR007 hit it right on the head! I penned my liberal friend down just a couple of days ago….I told her that I had asked her three or four times what Glenn Beck has done to make her think that he’s mean and evil….she stammered and hemmed and hawed then said, “Well, I’ll have to send you somethings on YouTube.” Any credibility that she had with me, flew right out the window. And, I’m still waiting for the YouTube diddies. LOL Ask a lib a question and you will never get a straight answer. Usually, they revert back to Bush. They are funny little people.
  
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- libertylouise
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:23pm
  Why is no one mentioning that FreedomWorks LIE that Tea Parties Back them up on all “their beliefs’. It has come to the attention in the last several months that FreedomWorks is for ‘Common Core’ and “School Choice’ in Education and said that Tea Parties BACK this up. NOT TRUE! FALSE! A Lie! They will NOT respond to one of the Elected TOP TEN Tea Paties in the U.S. – GNOTP – Greater New Orleans Tea Party. People BEWARE of FreedomWorks! Please Note, my post has nothing to do with Glenn Beck. Just want to inform about Freedomworks! BEWARE! You can search more FACTS about Common Core and School Choice on GNOTP meetup site: http://www.meetup.com/The-Greater-New-Orleans-Tea-Party/ {Once on the site, CLICK on the RED TAB “Discussions”, look for Education, etc. OR go to another GREAT WEBSITE: “thepeoplellc’ (I think, ‘www.thepeoplellc.com’) can Google it. Loads of info by a teacher.
  
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- RinkyDink34
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:39pm
  @KYLED and other Patriots
  Tons of emails are good, but the most effective and they do read HAND WRITTEN LETTERS; it takes more time and a donation to the USPS but it is well worth the effort. How do I know this, for one Virginia Fox and others have told me such.
  
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- Philip Ross
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:53pm
  If I stand by your side now you are two. And, I will if you tell the truth.
  
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- P. Smith
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 4:18pm
  I agree. I already know how to contact my representatives and a whole lot more of them. Not sure I see how this will be affective???
  
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- Dont_Vote_Obama-Romney
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 8:23pm
  @KyleD – “I like that you guys have made it easy to contact our congresspeople but I don’t understand how this can effect anything.”
  
  [fix links from "htp" to "http" -- yes, TheBlaze is silly that way]
  
  First, ya gotta let’em know you’re in town:
  htp://resinkit.perso.neuf.fr/version_anglaise/galleries/the_mask/mask_pics/JD_horn.jpg
  
  Then, ya get their attention:
  htp://www.cabecadagua.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mask.jpg
  
  And finally, ya lay it on them big and sloppy (so they don’t misunderstand ya):
  htp://www.moviepicturedb.com/pictures/08_12/1994/110475/l_110475_16097b3c.jpg
  
  It’s that simple …
  
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- lesley3977
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:11pm
  @kyled: You don’t have to change the liberal thinking, you just have to VOTE THEM OUT!!! You can also make sure you help other people (“the saveables” as they were called at FreePACOhio) understand why it’s important to vote them out. Sometimes you have to remember the Serenity Prayer when dealing with Liberals: “God grant me the Serenity to accept the (people) I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. Keep the Faith, KyleD!!
  
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- grannynurse1
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:41pm
  Kyled, I understand your feelings but I think it depends upon the representative that has been elected. In Indiana we have those who truly want to represent their constiuents in some districts. I believe this is what this “Action” is all about.
  
  Those representatives who are in Washington who are actually there to uphold our Constitution are already on the same page. Those who are corrupt and are in it for nefarious reasons will bend if they get enough responses from those who can send them packing.
  
  I love the American way! We did it in Indiana. Your state can do it too!
  
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- xenolith
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:46am
  PATTY HENRY: “there are 75 % of us (PATRIOTS) vs. 21% of them…”
  
  I love your optimism Patty, but 75% are “patriots”? By patriot, I assume you mean conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians. According to polls like Gallop, it’s more like 40%, 45% tops. 30% of most likely voters in America consider themselves “moderate”. The same moderates that helped put Obama in the WH in 08.
  
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- mtncougar
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:56am
  I agree that this “Action Center” is either very new or it needs some SERIOUS beefing up.
  
  3-2-1 Conservative Action.com No it doesn’t exist but it should.
  
  3 = Volunteer three hours a week. Social media, comments on forums, contacting congress, signing e-petitions.
  
  2 = Two dollars a week (or $20 or $200) donating to a good cause.
  
  1 = Speak up to one person per week more strongly or more convincingly than we normally would
  
  And … have a forum for people to post things we can do under the first two topics.
  
  Let’s get this done!
  
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- Raincheck
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 7:23am
  Kyled, I am becoming more and more convinced that most of these political action organizations don’t have effecting change as a goal at all. Try This Test: Go to any website’s main page right now and look for Action Plans or Advice on how to win this election. It Should Be On The FRONT Page —50 or 60 items about How to WIN. I’ll tell you what you WILL find —Articles written to upset you about the last thing some Lefty said or did, AND a Gigantic Red DONATE button. Or emails that say: Send Your BLAST FAXES NOW for just $19.95.
  
  What would happen if all this crap was resolved, and our Government started working within the Constitution, and with character? I’ll tell you what — The money would dry up, that’s what. Money to FreedomWorks, every Republican’s campaign fund, grassroots this, grassroots that, Glenn Beck would vanish, AND Cable and Nightly News would again struggle to justify any kind of budget.
  
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- j_berry50
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 10:50am
  There are a lot of ‘hearing-impaired” people who want to watch the Blaze TV channel but it is not close captioned.When is The Blaze going to close caption it?
  
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- vixenchick
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 1:47pm
  http://www.pave2012.com When you say we cannot make a difference, remember that we CAN! The candidates, including Romney need our support. Donate, volunteer, tell your conservative friends to do the same, and VOTE! Go to a swing state and volunteer now. We are losing time…a hndful of days are left before the election! If every conservative got out the vote or volunteered, donated etc, we could have a landslide election and i mean in all areas! Presidency, Senate, House, Governors…all of it!!
  Go to a new action website that says all of these things but shows key races: http://www.pave2012.com !!!
  
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phrogdriver
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:42pm
I don’t want to belittle this effort, but let’s be honest: how many people in Washington actually give a rat fart what we think?

The truth is, this country does not get back on track until we realize that WE define the term limits, and THEIR term is up.

Or we can continue to elect the same people who haven’t listened to us for the past 100 years and won’t listen to us for the next 100.

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- honor007
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:50pm
  For us it is “Game On”!!!!
  For the Progressives, it is “Game Over”~
  
  Que the Pacman just got ate music ….
  
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- Miami
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:52pm
  By any chance do you recall how many lost their job last election? Who didn’t give a “RAT FART” what we thought.
  
  The Times they are a changing, as Glenn Loves to say ” We’ve already won we just need to follow through ” The Times they are a Changing…
  
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- Deadbang
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:54pm
  If we really want to take action we need to figure out how to get term limits for members of congress. Lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court aren’t much better but I’d be happy with congressional term limits. Even good men can be corrupted by the power they aquire inside the beltway.
  
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- Topcat
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:56pm
  @ phrogdriver
  You are right a lot of our reps dont care what we have to say to them, and continually try to silence the masses.
  And your solution is a good one , and as you say ,one persons complaint falls on deaf ears but thousands of complaints makes them fear for their career , even with a solution such as this. Maybe 8 years in office is better than leaving immediately, due to public outrage.
  That is exactly what this addition to The Blaze is all about . Remember no media outlet no matter how well planned and intentioned can do anything without the people in masses behind it ..
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:01pm
  @miami – It was a good start, but not enough to really matter. We have huge, difficult problems that have to be dealt with and a whole bunch of people who do not want to deal with them.
  
  (Personally, I’d like to see us increase the pay Congressmen receive and see if we can attract more talented people to the job – but I know I’m a lone voice in the wilderness on that one. Right now, we’re paying fry cook wages for a CEO position and it shows.)
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:06pm
  @deadbang – To me, term limits are a sympthom of the disease. For too long we have believed we can put our gov’t on autopilot. We can ignore them and everything will be fine. Our Republic does not operate unless we have an informed electorate making educated disicisons.
  
  Imagine a Congress that votes to enact terms limits. We finally have a Congress willing to limit their own power and the first thing they do is destroy themselves.
  
  We are the power. We are the term limits. We have to pay attention and we have to act.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:11pm
  Miami-
  How many of the people did we put in last election that have forsaken the cause and fell in line with the Establishment A-holes and voted against the constitution? Almost all of them, look at the NDAA vote, the wire tapping bills, etc….Only a small portion (3 for the NDAA) actually did what they said they would.
  
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- CatB
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:15pm
  Do you remember the McCain amnesty that they tried in 2007 … that I believe is when the TEA Party started .. not with regards to Taxes .. but that we the people could stop bad legislation .. at that time we did not have a President who ruled by Executive Order. We the People shut down that AMNESTY!
  
  http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/25/131758.shtml
  
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- Miami
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:22pm
  phrogdriver
  
  They make enough money, people who run for office do so to make a difference ( at least the good ones ) Please remember we have another chance to make a huge difference this election, it’s not just about Obama but the Senate. It’s taken them a hundred years to get here and we derailed them in one election. Where we go from here is our choice.
  
  You cant trust the polls, DOJ joined a law suit against pollsters over their formula.! So if you don’t like the answer change the question? The people are tired of being lied to…
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:24pm
  @catb – I think there is some truth i that. We can definately make a difference – even with the current crop of imbeciles that are running the country. But we definately need smarter and less political people up there IMO.
  
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- The Giver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:31pm
  Don’t they make about $179,000.00? Does that seem too low? I’m used to getting the contact info and calling or e-mailing. This will make it easier. They do care when it’s large numbers of people watching their votes and actions on our behalf. Bush released the border agents due to the increased attention to the case.
  Term limits and no more insider trading ( voting on laws that affect their investments).
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:32pm
  unless you are a millionaire, they do not care what you think. They will find ways around the ‘average man’
  
  But if you have millions you can help shape Obama’s tax policy (Buffet) or you can make Romney your lap dog (Adelson)
  
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- Miami
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:33pm
  WarMunger_Al
  
  We need to be their back bone, let them know we have their back as long as they stay true to their promises and if they fail we vote them out too.
  We don’t need term limits we are their term limits.
  What we need to do is go after the lying media, legally with law suits for fraud and treason. Use the machine they’ve built against them. Not merely the networks but the lying broadcasters themselves. It would just take a few of them taken to the cleaners, to set the record straight. Go after their pocketbooks…..
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:18am
  I love seeing these “New” bloggers @”PHROGDRIVER” or something like that. THEY are the “BUTS”
  …good idea …BUT may work BUT too difficult, too costly, and my personal favorite: IT’S never worked before. REALLY? Why not TRUST GOD and just put your shoulder to the wheel dude.
  GOD will pick up the slack…HE just wants to see us FIGHT FOR what HE GAVE US.
  I have, throughout my life, when encountering what I call “Negative Nellies” like you asked this question: “SO? What are you going to do about it??? Sit down in the middle of the floor?!!! Or come up with a solution and start working”
  As far as the blogger who suggested we didn’t pay our Congressmen enough: BS!! What we don’t do is vet them enough, and we pay them way too much in retirement benefits. THE ONE THING we do need to do is STOP ALL UNION DONATIONS to ELECTIONS/ MAYBE ALL CORPORATE and/or take the huge dollar limit down so the Congressmen/Senators do NOT have to spend every waking hour of one term trying to solidify their next term. WE need to allow them to STAY INDEPENDENT and that’s all about leadership – both parties. The fact that that most annoying twit REID can stop discussion on anything makes me nauseated. WE do have things to change, improve…but saying this method of connecting and communication won’t have any effect, and the fact I’ve never seen you before makes me say “DEM TROLL at 11 AM ” WARNING!!
  
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- TIME_THE_AVENGER
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 5:13am
  Go Glenn GO!! ‘Keep those cards n letters comin’ in folks.’ You know. I hate to use a musical reference, but this reminds me of an old Plasmatics album – ‘New Hope For The Wretched.’
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 7:13am
  @patty – In spite of the fact you think I’m a democrat trool (which is pretty ridiculous), you make a good point. Things aren’t going to hange unless people start making an effort to change them and this is a step in the right direction.
  
  However, I still think we need more turnover in DC and that we would get more businessmen and competent people (and less corruption) if we paid them a competative salary. $135,000 is a lot to someone making $75,000 – it isn’t to a successful businessman making $300,000.
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 7:23am
  I should add – I only think they should receive a salargy for 12 years. If they want to stay after 12 years – fine, but they don;t get paid for it.
  
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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:16pm
  @Phrogdriver
  
  I am all with you on the 12 year term limit but I think it should be a HARD term limit. 12 years in each house of Congress if you can win re-election, couple that with repealing the 17th Amendment, so that States decided again, restoring the balance to Congress. the people of your State can elect you for 6 terms to the House and your State can then appoint you to two terms in the Senate. then BYE BYE
  
  their pay is fine…they are making a high $100k salary plus they get a staff, office, car and driver, health benefits, travel allowance, and rent subsidies. The POOREST Senators in 2008 in terms of IRS returns were John McCain and Joe Biden and they both had AGI of nearly $500K. I am sure some House members were under that, like Chaffetz and Ryan who cut their staffs and even live in their office, sleep on the couch, and don’t accept the living expenses given to Congress members, as do many of the “new class” of Tea-Party Reps elected in 2010.
  
  a high $100k salary is on par with what many of these men would make as a Senior level Exec in a private company, so is their benefit packet. but many of these men were CEO’s and Founders of companies BEFORE going to Congress and have Net Worths in the millions to 100′s of millions, well at least the GOP guys..many of the Dems were simply trust fund babies, married money, or lawyers who went straight into politics…
  
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pwatkins
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:26pm
Thank you Glenn, wished those in Washington DC would have listened to you a few years ago. Your map that they silently watched you unfold is coming true in the Middle East and beyond. We the people and our voices are the only thing we have left to save One Nation under God(our Republic) and Israel. We need to first let our voices be heard in Heaven and then shout out to our leaders here and around the world for the truth to be told and upheld. God bless America!.

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- Ballot_Box_Revolution
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:44pm
  I like and appreciate what Glenn is doing, but it isn’t going to help because they do not care what we think. And i don’t mean we as in a party, or liberal or conservative. “They care” is an illusion so you keep complying. They play both sides of the fence to make it feel like a fight for one set of values over another…..but the end game is a World Government and the elites in both parties want this. With the exception of a few good people….
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:28am
  @ BALLOT BOX: yes, it may be the wish of PROGRESSIVES in both Parties BUSHES, MCCAINS, OBAMAS, KERRYS etc. but WE, THE PEOPLE don’t want it and NOW
  WE, THE PEOPLE are not at the MERCY of Newspaper EDITORS; TV NEWS; Certain Politicians…Now we can connect with each other and we are strong enough to come together and vote PEOPLE IN OR OUT.
  
  PS: All Catholics!! THIS election will determine our FREEDOM OF RELIGION. WE represent 28% of the vote. Really focus on getting your fellow Catholics out to the polls. Our choice is FREEDOM or Sharia Law. Check it out and then get on the move!
  
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chips1
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:22pm
Obama’s not going to like this one little bit. His next move is to cut off information to Americans.

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- CatB
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:16pm
  That’s his plan anyway .. we need to do all we can to ensure that the election goes on .. and he is voted OUT!
  
  I hope he HATES THIS!
  
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dealer@678
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:13pm
Mitt Romney Is our Winston Churchhill

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- Ballot_Box_Revolution
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:47pm
  hahaha =)
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:33pm
  Romney is our wind sock
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 2:10am
  Mitt Romney is our GEORGE WASHINGTON.
  
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- Mahdi Al-Dajjal
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:21am
  No… George Washington had balls and wanted to thoroughly defeat the British, as opposed to trying to understand them so he could get along with them better, unlike Romney and all the RINOs he’s hired to advise him who once previously advised McCain on his brilliant “winning” strategy.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 11:40am
  OMFG Patti, you are a lost soul. Let’s just do a quick comparison…
  
  Washington, lead an army of patriots into battle against tyranny… Romney dodged the draft and supports tyranny. Please stop posting. You’re the type of dingbat that the left uses to mock conservatism. Really, I might agree with you on many things. (not your social PROGRESSIVISM), but it just seems like you’ve been trained to spew the rhetoric without putting a lot of though behind any of it. I seriously doubt you’ve actually read the Constitution or know about any of the legislation the GOP supports that is in direct conflict with it.
  
  As for this work… It looks outstanding except something from FREEDOMworks… they ignore all the legislation that pertains to our FREEDOM. What gives Blaze/Freedomworks?? Do you honestly care about FREEDOM or are you just blowing smoke up people’s asses to get them to vote for progressive R’s?
  
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KissMyAmericanFlag
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:07pm
Interesting venture with potential; will be on-task as collaboration unfolds between FreedomWorks and theBlaze. Sounds like, AmericaSpeaks;-) Will the pols listen and respond to Represent, or stand in their protected ivory tower of power over us? Who will define our Republic in and for the near-future, and with what shadows of Ameritopian wishes/ regs/ orders? How will this play out in Peoria and among the Ishmaelians?

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- right field
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:33pm
  Thank you for a user-friendly option for contacting elected officials (their staff) – I am frustrated with most web sites because they ask for $ all the time. I am very wary of sending anyone $ regardless of who they say they support. What we need is a better way of knowing which organizations are truly conservative and how they are spending the $ they collect. I wonder if most of these so-called “patriot” and “anti-progressive” websites are legitimate. I would like to know the names and past political affiliations of all these website people – so many of them are just political consultants and media hacks using the internet to raise money and spread more lies and propaganda.
  
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ObserverOnTheHill
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:43pm
latest info on AGENDA 21

http://www.newswithviews.com/Marquardt/kathleen110.htm

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- NancyBee
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:05pm
  Thanks!
  
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HappyGirl537
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:23pm
Thank you Glenn!!!

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sbenard
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:23pm
Great new tool!

Anyone — what does FEC stand for?

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- thekuligs
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:37pm
  Federal Election Commission ? Is this a trick question? ;)
  
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- helmuit_7
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 5:43am
  FRIED EGGS COOKING (it’s short order cook code or socc 4 short)
  
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kentuckypatriot
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:20pm
I just got back from Glenn’s rally. All I can say is AWESOME!!! Glenn, thanks so much for everything. BTW, I’m the one that screamed ” We love you Glenn”

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- CatB
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:18pm
  Watched the entire thing online .. the ROKU would not work .. almost all of us tried and no one could get on ustream .. strange .. almost like someone was blocking it ;-) No matter we watched and blogged online. We had a good time also!
  
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Libermerican
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:07pm
Excellent idea! Thanks Glenn

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- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:18pm
  Glenn should go retire now, because if Mitt gets in there he will do mostly as Obama would have done, and the majority will come to hate Glenn’s guts.
- watersRpeople
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:20pm
  Here’s my mercy – you better get out of the middle Glenn because you aren’t going up on dry ground, and when the Red Sea comes back together you’re going to be crushed.
- Lunertic
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:12pm
  Watersrpeople? We know what we have now. I’d be willing to give Daffy Duck a chance. It couldn’t be any worse. IF your not just another Liberal Troll? Watch The Real Mitt Romney.
  
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jblaze
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:59pm
I wasn’t there today, and I don’t live in America, but I can say this GO GLENN BECK you are AWESOME!

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- USALOVER2011
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:22am
  Really JBlaze? you don’t live in America? Wow…hahahhaha The Blaze readers are all over the world.. How awesome!!!
  
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DapperDSM
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:57pm
This is a game changer for grassroots activism!!! The “take action” will allow for ordinary citizens to get the news items that don’t get reported to be seen! I have often seen or have witnessed a story that I thought needed a wider audience and then silence. Much of the media liberal bias is not necessarily how they report the news but rather what they choose to leave out! The editors decide what is news worthy and what is not. We are at the whim of the editors and what they value. But NOT ANYMORE! Brilliant!!!

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Slayer
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:54pm
Do you all realize that last night government authorities showed up at the home of an American citizen – at midnight, and literally dressed in brown shirts – to haul him down to the police station for questioning because he was involved with a movie that made this administration uncomfortable?
Ask your Liberal friends who are spinning furiously to cover for this what they would think if this happened under a Bush administration.

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- sreksuhn
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:57pm
  yep, they will ruin a life to cover their idiocy
  
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sreksuhn
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:53pm
My senators…sen. bob corker, sen. lamar alexander vote the way they want to. not the way we want them to. they’re so wishy washy. they’re votes make no sense to a conservative frame of mind

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- MonkeyBeagle
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:33pm
  lol.. is your thumb nail a UN Soldiers helmet?
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:34pm
Glenn you have been calling for a Lincoln and a Washington; but what is the true Lincoln and the true Washington, and the true founders of the nation, are the ones who were then behind them, and are still there today: WE the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.

WE are the ones who are called upon to secure the future today.
WE are the guardians of the past
We are the fulfilment of the past

WE ARE AMERICA.

I am TEA
I am ME
I am FREE

I and my house will serve only the LORD and I will never willingly bow down to any man.

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- mlimberg
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:47pm
  Amen……God help us all…..
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:04pm
  no need for a Lincoln – i dont want half a million dying for a lie
  
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- Miami
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:08pm
  soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:04pm
  no need for a Lincoln – i dont want half a million dying for a lie
  
  ———————————————————
  
  Obviously you missed the point or you just don’t comprehend.
  
  Men of Conviction, Men of Honor, Men Willing to make the tough choices to insure our country’s future.
  
  And I believe Romney is just that Man
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 11:21pm
  i dont see how a progressive flip flopper fits that bill – i really dont.
  
  I know he is a great person and all but what matters most is that they have the guts to stand by their convictions. We call them flip floppers because they dont have that conviction
  
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- Miami
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 12:05am
  You do understand, “We the People” right?
  
  The people of Massachusetts wanted that stupid medical law. You do understand that a Governor does not write the laws. He balanced the state budget, without raising taxes and saw a credit up grade for the state. Where has he flipped or flopped? He has not backed away from “RomneyCare” He says it’s not right for the country. They are two different things ( states and country )
  
  No liberals call him that because they were and are afraid of him. And wanted to keep him from winning the nomination.
  
  A man who will not drink Alcohol, Coffee or Soda is a Man of Conviction. A ( Politician ) Man who helps his fellow man with seeking acknowledgement is a man of Conviction. A rich Man who helps you clear your yard after a fire ( not pay someone to do it ) is a Man of Conviction.
  
  I could go on but you should learn for yourself who Romney really is. Not what the media wants you to know/believe.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:01am
  Miami, i guess you were not paying attention over the last year. We have tirelessly made the case. But here is a summary for you
  http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/mitt-romneys-biggest-flip-flops-20120801
  
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- flipper1073
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 11:40am
  First off I’ll say SNOWLEOPARD You are My Hero .
  Thank you for your words of encouragement.
  
  Soy, I Greatly Admire You’re Conviction but Realistically.
  There are only Two Canditates who have a Chance to Win
  in Nov.
  One is the Man You referred to as a Good an Decent Man.
  The Other is a Person I believe is Set on Destroying America.
  
  Mitt Romney is nowhere near as Conservative as I Would Like
  But He doesn’t Hate an Divide American like Obama Does.
  I have Not enthusiastically Supported a Canditate for President
  Since 1984.
  Mitt Romney needs to Dump ALL his John McCain Advisers an
  Meet with TEA Party Folks (an Ron Paul , Sarah Palin)
  They will actually Help him Win.
  Carl Rove an Company are Trying to LOSE this Election.
  Daffy Duck Should be able to beat Barack Obama (He’s such a Huge
  Failure as a President) But it seems to be a Dead Heat at this Point.
  An We know Obama is going to use Massive Voter Fraud in Swing States.
  
  If You’re in a Solidly RED or BLUE State Please Vote your Convictions
  Third Party or Write In. BUT if you’re in a PURPLE State Please don’t
  waste your Vote. It’s going to take Landslide Numbers to Combat Fraud
  in the Purple States.
  
  Romney / Ryan 2012
  
  2016 / ? Depends on whether we still have a Republic or Not.
  
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- anothercomment
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 11:57pm
  @SNOWLEOPARD
  Wow, Amen.
  I had a long note thanking Glenn for putting together this website and link. I noticed it this weekend, but I was buried in the news occurring in the usofArab countries that I only perused it. But SNOWLEOPARD, you’ve said it so well.
  And again, thank you Glenn, this was an inspired concept and brilliant achievement.
  
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watersRpeople
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:16pm
I can always tell when people don’t truly believe in God, because when a motion of the sea begins to happen which is usually by God (in that Moses was a high spirit – high hand), some bogie jumps in to start directing the motion.
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- wordweaver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:46pm
  Time to put your head down for a nap, my friend.
  
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:10pm
Glenn and TheBlaze, I applaud your efforts! This is an excellent addition to this site, which celebrates its actual purpose.

You guys are doing great work to help shore up and restore our crumbling Constitutional Republic.

As a concerned American, I deeply appreciate your patriotic efforts and loudly encourage you to keep up the good work!

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- taxpro4u03
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:59pm
  Appears MOST of these ‘action centers’ revolve around an interesting concept of ‘call your rep!!!’ — While that’s all well and good, We have to know who they work for…. who they ARE. It’s not that difficult to figger out. We need to understand what ‘original jurisdiction’ means, what it looks like and how to exercise it. Properly. We must know that We live in an alternate reality – which co-exists with a Constitutional Republic We all ‘think’ is the operative manifestation in current ‘representatives.’ Is it? — Only individuals can answer that question thru their own due diligence which is non-delegable.
  
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watersRpeople
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:06pm
Ooo yeah take action just the way you already have been taking action, but expecting a different result. Don’t pray to God about it, his voice mail is full too. I don’t feel strongly about any of this, because I know how the story goes. I’ll tell you this: if Mitt Romney gets in there, the Tea Party will say “What the hell, we didn’t want this either.”
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- haras42000
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:49pm
  dont worry about mitt you need to worry about the idiots in office now, before we dont have any america left. but i suppose you are one he is paying off with all the food stamps and other benifits you can gather without getting off your couch.
  
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- hillbillyinny
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:56pm
  You have a very strange mind. . . I’m never quite sure exactly what you are saying!
  
  Sorry, I pray, and I act! And if you take the time to make your position known over a long enough time, you actually get listened to, even sought out for information by those who understand why you are taking the position you are taking.
  
  Let your voice be heard, but know what you are talking about. . .
  
  Not a “Tea party-er,” not a Republication, but a interested, informed and communicative citizen of the best country in the world, the United States of America!
  
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- Texaskid2
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 8:32am
  Really?!! I mean really, do you take yourself seriously? You are exactly the type of person Glenn has warned people about, one who tries to discourage others from doing anything. We KNOW better and for a point of reference, look at the midterm elections and/or the recall election of Scott Walker. We blew the “establishment” out of the water, they never saw it coming. Yes, we surround them and now we know it and we NOW have HOPE and CHANGE we can believe in.
  
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casethatmail
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:00pm
WE HAVE FOUND OUR GEORGE WASHINGTON————it is US.

Thank You, Glenn, and CREW…..we will be “the next George Washington”…and YOU HELPED US THERE—-God Bless YOU!!!!

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soybomb315_II
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:59pm
But what is the action link going to be when the article is about a Romney flip-flop or Romney talking about what parts of Obamacare he would like to keep?….Will the action link send me to Gary Johnson?

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- BetterInformed
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 8:40pm
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Johnson
  Now go away.
  
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- sbenard
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 9:21pm
  You misunderstood Romney. He didn’t say he would keep ANY part of Obamacare. He said he would keep some elements of “healthcare reform”. Healthcare reform and Obamacare are NOT one and the same.
  Romney was saying that he wouldn’t throw out the good healthcare reform babies with the Obamacare bathwater. He has stated clearly that he is for complete repeal of Obama’s Tyranncare, and that he would extend a waiver to all 50 states on his first day in office. It’s time for REAL reform. Romney will bring it!
  Gary Johnson and his libertarians haven’t proposed ANYTHING to replace Obamacare. Does anyone really know what they stand FOR? If you want to vote for Gary Johnson, that’s your right! But it won’t help the nation or save the nation from the tyranny of Obama or Tyrannycare!
  I’ve lived in foreign lands under military dictatorships and socialists. Most Americans have no idea how bad things can really get, or how much social unrest can occur, or what will happen if Obama becomes a lame duck dictator. We have lived in peace and prosperity so long that we take it for granted. Before you relegate the nation to the fate of a lame duck dictator, consider what it will be like if you, your children, and your grandchildren end up with the kind of government that would be a nightmare for generations to come. History would not be kind to you!
  
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- phrogdriver
  Posted on September 15, 2012 at 10:37pm
  If they have a link to Gary Johnson, will they also have a link to Emperor Palaptine and other imaginary important people?
  
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- Brettfan
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 3:07am
  http://www.isidewith.com/goode-vs-johnson-on-the-issues
  
  http://www.isidewith.com/goode-vs-romney-on-the-issues
  
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- Paton
  Posted on September 16, 2012 at 1:13pm
  Check out Candidate Comparison. It has Gary Johonson there so he can be compared with the other candidates. Links are there.
  
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- MikeCPA
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:28am
  a reply to SBENARD’s reply: “Gary Johnson and his libertarians haven’t proposed ANYTHING to replace Obamacare. Does anyone really know what they stand FOR?”
  
  Obamacare should be replaced with “nothing”, that’s why the Libertarians do not propose replacing it.
  
  It’s easy for know what they stand for, check out these links are arm yourself with some information:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP69507fTKY&feature=plcp
  http://www.youtube.com/user/govgaryjohnson
  
  I want to LIVE FREE!
  
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- MikeCPA
  Posted on September 17, 2012 at 12:43am
  SBENARD, oh yeah, one more thing…
  http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/
  
  If Romney is elected, we will go over the cliff only slightly slower than under Obama. Your arguments resemble the typical mainstream, establishment, lefty RINO arguments.
  
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smokeyridgerunner
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:56pm
Yes why are we giving aid to all countrys?

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soybomb315_II
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:55pm
coo

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betterthantv
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:51pm
Thank you!

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gbfreak
Posted on September 15, 2012 at 7:50pm
For REAL news that the mainstream media isn’t reporting, go to theblaze.com and channel 212 on Dish Network!!!! And now, theblaze.com has an action button on each page that you can take action on major stories.

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