FreedomWorks Unveils Theme of Its 2012 Agenda to TheBlaze — And How You Can Help Decide It
- Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:21pm by
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FreedomWorks, an organization that advocates “lower taxes, less government, and more freedom,” has made an impressive impact on the political debate in recent years. Glenn Beck fans, in particular, will remember the “Freedom Connector,” a social networking site for patriots that helped revolutionize how like-minded, small-government proponents can connect.
Now, with hundreds of thousands of grassroots volunteers and countless more supporters, the organization has revealed to TheBlaze a “sneak peek” of its 2012 agenda ahead of the official announcement at FreePAC tomorrow in Dallas in an event tied to Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Love” initiative this week (tickets for “Restoring Love” can be found here).
The theme? “12 in ‘12,” or twelve main policy proposals deemed to be the most important solutions to our nation’s problems this year, that FreedomWorks will be pushing across the board.
Even more, in keeping with the organization’s focus on grassroots action, the twelve proposals are actually still being voted on by the public, and the voting will remain open almost until the announcement.
An example of a few of the policy proposals. (Photo: FreedomWorks)
Open to freedom-lovers everywhere, you can go to www.my2012platform.com to participate in the voting.
With more than one million votes so far, according to the organization’s communications director Michael Duncan, Americans can endorse issues from scrapping the federal tax code to auditing the Federal Reserve. One of the more clever (but harder to implement) policies is likely “no balanced budget, no pay [for members of Congress.]”
How do you feel about endorsing that?
Others policy proposals include: allow social security personal accounts, stop the tax hikes, unleash America’s vast energy potential, promote school choice, require each bill to cite the Constitution, rein in the EPA, and of course, repeal “Obamacare.”
Here is Glenn Beck discussing FreedomWorks and FreePAC, and why it provides a necessary tool for conservatives missing from the Republican Party and CPAC:
So how will FreedomWorks be pushing a dozen policy proposals?
Michael Duncan explained that there will be both a heavy “endorsement component” and a heavy “activism component” to the 2012 campaign.
The endorsement component, essentially, is when Americans sign petitions or vote on matters like the “12 in ‘12″ campaign, so that FreedomWorks can unequivocally show lawmakers how many millions of people support the issues.
The activism component, on the other hand, is more multifaceted.
In addition to distributing the twelve final policy proposals to each of the Republican delegates and FreedomWorks’ massive network of contacts, Duncan explained that FreedomWorks will also help activists keep in touch with the Romney campaign and delegates from the GOP to keep them on track. FreedomWorks will also have a strong presence at the Republican National Convention, to help set the tone of what really matters in 2012.
As the “12 in ‘12″ website indicates, FreedomWorks is endeavoring to build a platform by the people, for the people.
“My Platform 2012,” it reads. “Tell the GOP where to stand…Add your voice to the Freedom Platform.”
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Comments (81)
marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:24pmMr. Songbird Do you really think people are being enslaved? For what purpose? How can anyone benefit from an idle population?
An idle workforce suppresses wage rates. It is the business community that is benefiting from high unemployment
Report Post »Matt
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:47pmYou need to take a class in basic economics.
Report Post »jethrObama
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:56pmAn idle workforce creates lots of people with little or no money… who don’t buy from business…. who take money from government benefits… nobody benefits except for liberal politicians who get more votes when people think that voting for people who promise them more and more free money is the only way they can survive. Your view of economics is very distorted.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:30pmHow can any corporatin benefit from an idle workforce? First, they cannot manufacture products if they can’t hire employees and no company in their right mind will hire on more workers in the present climate. Secondly, no corporation can benefit it no one has the money to buy their products. An idle workforce constrains spending therefore no sales of goods or services.
The hiring climate created by this administration is creating so much uncertainty among both large and small businesses ( Obamacare, EPA regs, Taxes, NLRB regs and the list goes on and on.) that businessmen across the country are afraid to hire additional help.
You put the cart before the horse. Nobody benefits from the situation as it stands. The ELIMINATION of about 50% of government interference in businesses and the scrapping of Obamacare and a stable tax structure will work wonders for the employment scene.
Report Post »uncleherbert
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:42pm“An idle workforce suppresses wage rates. It is the business community that is benefiting from high unemployment.” Your point being start your own bussiness?
Report Post »WAKEUPUSA2012
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:53pmLol, if you dont thik we are being enslaved, your blind. We are loosing the bill of rights. I cant fly without a Fed wannabe sticking his dirty little hands ALL over me. My 2nd amendment rights are being called to be revoked. I pay way to much in taxes. There are hidden taxes EVERYWHERE. Like the Kosher tax. And I cant speak about my freedoms on the interent without being labeled a potential terrorist by the NSA and everyother nazi out of control dept in our lordships at the government.I WILL NOT COMPLY. Every single war after ww2 has been a BIG LIE. The Fed has signed me and you and our kids onto trillions of dollars of debt that can never be paid back. They dont care about the eonomy. Your point of if the imploed everything, then they will go broke too. Well its a facade. THEY DO NOT CARE.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:21pmFreakin’ moron and a danger to society…
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:07pm“FreedomWorks will also help activists keep in touch with the Romney campaign and delegates from the GOP to keep them on track. FreedomWorks will also have a strong presence at the Republican National Convention, to help set the tone of what really matters in 2012.”
Hmmm…
“keep them on track”… HOW? What will happen if they “get off” track?
FAKE-TEA GOP Bachmann extended the UNCONSTITUTIONAL “Patriot” Act. Did FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks FAIL to keep her “on track?“ What be her ”punishment?” Anything?
FAKE-TEA GOP West voted debt ceiling hikes. Did FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks FAIL to keep him “on track?“ What be his ”punishment?” Anything?
Why do I need FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks to do WHAT EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD BE DOING ALREADY?
Is FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks involved in the Constitution Party? Why not?
If Glenn Beck is a “conservative/libertarian”… why would he be partnering with FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks?
If Glenn Beck is “sick of” republican, same as democrats… why is he partnering with REPUBLICAN Freedomworks? Why NOT a DEMOCRAT version?
Will FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks “keep in touch” with the Ron Paul campaign? (Romney IS NOT the nominee)
Will FAKE-TEA GOP Freedomworks “keep in touch” with the Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) campaign? Why not?
Report Post »pudssweetie
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:55pmHey Brother, did you even bother doing the poll? Too bad, because if you had, one of the things that Freedom Works had was RP bill to audit the Fed which I voted for and many other good things that is needed to get this country back on track.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:45pmWhat, pudssweetie… you mean the MULTIPLE CHOICE, where they RESTRICT options to TWIST AND MANIPULATE what the “people” “want?” Kinda like a choice between ONLY Romney and Obama – then when Romney “wins,“ CLAIMING ”Conservatives want Romney?” You mean THAT scam?
Was DEPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS an “option?”
Restoring the Enumerated Powers?
ENDING the nation-building?
DUMPING DHS, TSA, drones, “Patriot” Act?
Ending the “Wars” on “Drugs,“ ”Terror“ ”Poverty“ ”Family Farms?”
DECLARING WAR?
Yeah, I’m quite sure “audit the fed” is on there, in a PATHETIC ATTEMPT to attract Ron Paul supporters (will NEVER happen).
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:11pmPUD:
Report Post »Some people are just plain comfortable sitting back, smoking weed and bi+@hin’ about whatever solution may come along. Fear of failure, fear of accountability, fear of progress, fear of failure…who knows…maybe all of the above.
Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:50pmInlightofthings DISSECTED…
PROGRESSIVE ALISNKYITE SMEARING:
“comfortable sitting back, smoking weed and bi+@hin’”
PROGRESSIVE ALISNKYITE SMEARING OBJECTIVE:
Often times when a leftist CANNOT REFUTE any comments they will shift to name-calling, to try to weaken the target’s credibility. Trying to position me as as lazy and/or pot smoking is specifically chosen to try and position me as a “liberal.”
DECEPTION:
“solution”
TRUTH:
FAKE-TEA GOP & friends exist to STOP “solutions.” Their SOLE OBJECTIVE is PRESERVING status quo leftist government (as long as it’s republican).
FALSE:
“Fear of failure”
TRUTH:
My voting career is NOTHING but failure. I have failed to elect a Constitution Party candidate, failed to elect a Libertarian candidate and failed to elect Ron Paul in 08.
FALSE:
“fear of accountability”
TRUTH:
I am “accountable” for NONE, NONE of this lawless reality. NONE OF IT. Any blame rests SQUARELY of the “better evil” voters who have WASTED THEIR VOTE election cycle after election cycle and WHO ELECTED OBAMA BY NOMINATING A LEFTIST!
CORRECT:
“fear of progress”
TRUTH:
I DEEPLY FEAR the LEFTIST democrats and LEFTIST republicans (FAKE-TEA GOPers) CONSTITUTION-SHREDDING “progress.”
FALSE:
Report Post »“fear of failure”
TRUTH:
“Failure” is God’s will, not mine. I do as He guides. If failure be His will, so be it.
Inlightofthings
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:59pmBS: Meds…get on ‘em or get off ’em. Romneys’ 52- 47 win will not be the end of the world. Work on getting a few more conservatives in at the House, Senate and Governorships and some progress can be made. I don‘t want to see you choke on that chunk you’re biting off with the good Dr….
Report Post »TexasIndependant
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:26pmDont worry about auditing the Fed, they are destroying thier own Currency. What we need to worry about is Developing a US Currency to replace it that does not belong to the banks, but to the American people, and with new currency a limit will be placed on it only for population growth to print more of it. NO MORE BOUNCED CHECKS!
Report Post »ComradeAdam
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:06pmOff the top of my head heres a few things that can be added to their agenda:
Report Post »1. Congressional Term limits
2. A bill cannot exceed 1 page, this eliminates earmarks and hidden agendas. Read the bill!
3. Reduce the size of government This includes our worldwide military and foreign aid.
4, Balanced budget admentment
5. A consumption tax and elimination of property taxes. It is immoral for the government to tax what you already own.
6. Get out of the UN
7. End the Fed
8. Eliminate the Dept of Education
9. Repeal Obamacare
10. Seal the borders
11. Get government out of all private industry
12. Quit lying to us! Do what you say you will. We want honorable men representing us, not liars.
Now, I’ll go see how many Freedomworks got right ;)
Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:15pmHmmm… all of the above can be addressed by just… FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!!!!!
We ARE NOT a democracy! We DO NOT pick and choose which laws to follow, based on public opinion or public anger! America is a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC! LAW! ALL OF THE LAW!
Report Post »ComradeAdam
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:19pmJust to be clear on #5. I’m talking about scraping the current tax code and all property taxes and replacing it with a consumption tax. Not sure I made that clear.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:41pmJust force the federal government to obey the limitation enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. That will do “all of the above” and more. In other words… tell the government to OBEY THE LAW.
Report Post »Berbel73
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:00pm@ Brother Winston Smith, Well the problem with “just following the Constitution” is that the progressive wordsmiths are constantly twisting the meaning of parts of the Constitution to fit their agenda. In order to address all of these issues we need to have conservative representatives that will write legislation that is completely and totally unambiguous. No more of this what is the meaning of the word is is nonsense.
Report Post »Supertad108
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:00pmCall me crazy, but my platform is We Don’t Need No More Stinking Bills or Regulations.. Period. One page or a thousand. We have ENOUGH ALREADY!
I challenge anyone to not find a prior bill or regulation that already covers the one proposed.
It’s inevitable with every bill and regulation spending follows and then taxes increase.
Example.. a gravel road. Via regulation and with tax money, a $1000 sign has to be posted, to say what?…
“Loose Gravel”
Report Post »mrb111
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 5:03pmExcellent choices. I especially like the on about UN
Report Post »Bryancpe
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 5:23pm@Brother Winston Smith: Follow which constitution? The living breathing one? Or the one that the founders wrote? As one of the others wrote, it’s the progressive wordsmithing and twisting versus original intent.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:26pmBRO:
Do we support the Bill of RIghts and ONLY the Bill of Rights? Amendments? Was Lincoln right in his thinking to repatriate slaves?
I’m good with ending the onslaught of progressivism at the moment.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:44pmInlightofthings DESSECTED:
BASELESS REPEATED QUESTION:
“Do we support the Bill of RIghts and ONLY the Bill of Rights?”
REPEATED ANSWER:
“We” (me, not you) support the entire Constitution. Personally, I think restoring the 13th Amendment (no slavery) would do much to remedy the democrat/republican party’s (singular) lawlessness. Of course we could dump the NOT-PROPERLY-RATIFIED 16th (income tax).
FALSE”
Report Post »“I’m good with ending the onslaught of progressivism at the moment.”
TRUTH:
You are good with ending the onslaught of DEMOCRAT progressivism… while PRESERVING REPUBLICAN progressivism.
Inlightofthings
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 12:50amHmmm.
Report Post »Wasn’t the BOR made up of the first 10 Amendments? You would say then it’s been an imperfect system, say, for about 225 years? And yep, I’ll take GOP progressivism this go ’round over the current path. You drive folks for the doors with your judgments….must be frustrating for you to have people get up and walk out in the middle of your lectures. You have the right ideas, but delivery is, well…rough.
RickN
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:01pmUmm, just completed the survey. That was like trying to decide between Kate Upton or Katy Perry.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:48pmWe can start getting these traitors in line by making it extremely easy to impeach them and hold another election for their job. We can make these fools live by every law they pass and quit treating them like little demi-gods. I agree that we make every bill cite the constitution and proven by the constitution as suggested. Of course…term limite for everyone…two terms and that is all.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:47pmHonestly… it just sounds like a big tent concept. We can argue all day on “how low is low enough” for taxes. And what taxes should be lowered? Does social security count as a tax or a mandatory contribution? Saying “Lower taxes, hurray!” is the feel-good tripe that the Obama campaign thrived on last time. “Hope! Hurray!”
As for the no-pay thing… who what I’d rather see? Replace “No pay” with “upon accepting a government position, the candidate forfeits all their personal wealth and will live on a stipend comprised of only the median annual wages of the entire country.” Suddenly you’ll have a LOT fewer multi-millionaires lining up just to get perks from lobbyists pushing their agendas… and the amount our politicians live on would be directly related to how the country overall is doing.
Enacting “no pay without a balanced budget” would just mean nothing to people who have millions and don’t need the ~$170k a year they’re getting now. No one’s in the highest echelons of politics for the fat paycheck; like CEOs, it’s the perks, benefits, and bonus options that make it worthwhile.
Report Post »2012hey
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:45pmI’m canceling my GBTV subscription – Beck has revealed himself to be just another GOP hack by getting into bed with FreedomWorks. They are just making money off the tea party people by POSING as being for freedom but they are just another PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN organization!!! They support illegal immigration, they support spying on Americans with drones and the Patriot Act. They are just as dangerous – maybe more so – than Obama and his socialist czars! Wolves in sheep’s clothing!
Report Post »otoko
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:52pmsee ya!!!!!!!!
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:02pm“They support illegal immigration, they support spying on Americans with drones and the Patriot Act.”
If you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to know where any Tea Party member within FreedomWorks has said this. I don’t mean to be another spoon fed victim, but I’ve been getting their emails for years and have never seen that. Please explain.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:13pmActually, ThoreauHD… the BETTER PROOF… is not what they SAY… IT‘S WHAT THEY DON’T SAY!
Illegal alien INVASION IS TOP OF THE LIST FOR EVERY SCREAMING, ENGAGED “TEA PARTY” WARRIOR I know. Why is it NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER mentioned by Freedomworks? And… is it just a coincky-dinky that the LEFTIST GOP NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER mentions it either, UNLESS FORCED to… ONLY TO THEN PROPOSE THINGS LIKE DREAM AMNESTIES?!?!?!?!?!
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:40pmIf you are thinking the GOP is going to fix things, restore rights, reign in government, balance budgets, follow the constitution, end perpetual war, etc. then you truly are crazy. The GOP is not conservatives and certainly not libertarians. They are progressives of a different shade. That’s all.
If you really want your freedom, your rights, fiscal sanity, security, etc. giving defacto sanctions to progressives isn’t the way to do it. In all seriousness, the whole thing needs to come down and we need to start over. States need to secede and 50 models can rise up as opposed to 1 federal model. Your state, county and local governments should be who you deal with and you should seldom hear from DC…if at all. Then only way we reach a point where we can BUILD is by getting rid of what’s in the way. It’s economically inevitable anyway so you might as well rip off the band aid. Vote Obama and Democrats for 4 more years. We print more money, we lose more credit rating, interest rates go up, we default on our debt, wealth is dissolved and the federal government responds with heavy handedness to which the states say “no way” and secede and we can start fresh. It’s gonna happen anyway why not sooner rather than later?
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:45pmNOT secession. Nullification! http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:49pmAgreed….we should seldom hear from D.C.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:54pmNullification!
Report Post »2012hey
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:40pmDick Armey is a progressive Republican who supports globalism and refuses to fight illegal immigration. Why is Beck supporting his organization – FreedomWorks? In 2009 in September in DC, close to a million conservative patriotic Americans assembled in DC and FreedomWorks HIJACKED the event and got people to chant “freedom works” because they did not realize it was the name of the org that hijacked a legitimate grass roots organic tea party gathering. Tea Party has no leaders but FreedomWorks tries to pose as if they are the leaders. GTFO Dick Armey and your greedy FreedomWorks people – posers ALL OF THEM
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:48pmWas that the gathering where FAKE-conservative/libertarian Beck told people to “leave the signs at home” – so he could later MOLD THE GRIEVANCES OF THE CROWD TO ANYTHING HE WANTED, as there was NO EVIDENCE (big signs) to prove him wrong?
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:35pmThat was a waste of time. It wouldn’t accept the same email I used to get on this site. I only have one email. Try to make this functional for all. This is the same email I have on file with freedomworks.
Report Post »justasurvivor
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:33pmFirst of all, ALL elected officials should be required to take an oath to follow the US Constitution.
Oh….yeah, I obvously forgot they do that.
But it‘s easy to forget since they don’t follow it.
So – all elected officials should FOLLOW the Constitution or be impeached – immediately upon infraction.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:41pmImpeached by whom exactly? All the other dudes doing the same thing? How’s that work?
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:30pm“My Platform 2012?!?!?!?!?”
FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!!!! FOLLOW THE LAW!!!!!!!!!! DON’T ASK ME WHICH LAW TO FOLLOW!!!!!!! FOLLOW THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
Ron Paul 2012!!!!! NO EXCUSES!!!!!! NONE!!!!!!!!!! Ron Paul 2012 – OR STOP COMPLAINING!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:27pmFreedomWorks IS A FAKE-TEA GOP group!!!!!!!! PURE ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICAN!!!!
“Lower taxes, less government, and more freedom, IS FAKE-TEA REPUBLICAN GIBBERISH! Notice how the word “Constitution” has been strangely… omitted?
“Lower taxes”
How low?
Are “low” UNCONSTITUTIONAL taxes acceptable?
Are “low taxes” for UNCONSTITUTIONAL things like Medicare Part D and NCLB acceptable?
Are “low taxes” for UNCONSTITUTIONAL nation-building acceptable?
Do you not seek ZERO income tax, like Ron Paul (REAL TEA PARTIER)? Why not?
“Less government”
How much less?
As the Enumerated Powers (LAW) dictate?
Is the UNCONSTITUTIONAL nation-building included?
Is the UNCONSTITUTIONAL police/surveillance-state included?
Are you calling for a FULL ELIMINATION of UNCONSTITUTIONAL departments of Energy, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce and Interior… as Ron Paul is? Why not?
“More freedom”
Report Post »How much more freedom?
A FULL ELIMINATION of the UNCONSTITUTIONAL TSA, drones, “Patriot” Act?
ENDING the “War on Drugs?“ The ”War on Poverty?“ The ”War on Food?”
ENDING the UNCONSTITUTIONAL nation-building?
FULLY restoring the LIMITATIONS of the Enumerated Powers?
ENDING the PRIVATE Federal Reserve?
DEPORTING illegal aliens who DESTROY my freedom?
2012hey
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:42pmYou are correct about FreedomWorks – you won’t see them coming out against illegal immigration – they are GOP HACKS and Beck should not be in bed with them. When will he wake up?
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:26pmReply from the GOP and Romney:
Yawn.
Yeah, this will work great. The GOP is all about follow through. \sarc
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:26pm“I’m sick and tired of the republican conservative movement.” ~ Glenn Beck
Report Post »THEN WHY DON’T YOU SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION PARTY?!?!?!?!
THEN WHY DON’T YOU SUPPORT RON PAUL?!?!?!?!?!
THEN WHY DO YOU SUPPORT AND WORK WITH REPUBLICAN FREEDOMWORKS?!?!?!?!
THEN WHY DID YOU SUPPORT LEFTIST REPUBLICAN SANTORUM?!?!?!?!
THEN WHY DO YOU SUPPORT LEFTIST REPUBLICAN ROMNEY?!?!?!?!
Deibido
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:22pmBalance budget amendments are never gpoing to work… the idiots will build in exit clauses and then use them. Who are we kidding… Federal government is a like crack-head and a whore. There is never enough sex and never enough drugs…
Report Post »Deibido
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:18pm10% across the board cuts for three years running, not a 10% reduction in the increase! No I mean everything…Federal salaries, Federal benefits, Congressional salaries, Presidential salary, etc., etc., etc… Balance the budget. Stay out of Syria and all the other hell-holes in creation. Fire every person hired since Obummer came into office… you know they are socialist “plants” and should be removed!
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:09pmRon Paul, Rand Paul or Gary Johnson’s platform is a pretty good start. Ain’t perfect but it would lead us in the right direction.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:36pmRon Paul has become quite the beam of sunlight onto everybody’s… er… desires for government. It’s LAUGHABLE to watch FAKE-CONSERVATIVE/LIBERTARIAN Glenn Beck ramble-on about “what he wants” and “what he’s sick of”… while, SIMULTANEOUSLY REJECTING Ron Paul (WHO IS EVERYTHING HE CLAIMS TO WANT) and SUPPORTING Romney (WHO IS EVERYTHING HE CLAIMS TO BE SICK OF)!
By their DEEDS, you will know them. DEEDS, people! NOT words… DEEDS!
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:58pmTell it Brother!
Report Post »scrudge
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:53pmAh Yes…. the three most dreaded words in the getto….. GET A JOB
Report Post »Despiser25
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:16pmI disagree. As Ventura clearly shows, the scariest words in all languages and in all classes are “I form the Govt and Im here to help”.
Report Post »KeystoneState
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:51pmSounds good to me except I’d rather see the EPA eliminated rather than “reigned in”. Same for the other departments and the federal reserve too.
Report Post »2012hey
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:46pmYou will never see the likes of FreedomWorks “eliminating” any government agency. They like big government just as much as Obama
Report Post »mtsnj
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:50pm37 Things
Report Post »You Should Hoard… From the Firewire…Dear Blaze is it me or does this advertiser have the Most anoying way to present his case with the drawings etc …GET To the point Man!! what do we have all day to listen to your spiel..It‘s like getting to the toostie roll center bet you can’t watch the whole thing.
zoro51
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:45pmscream this so loud they cant hear anything else BUT THIS. and . IMP{EACH OBAMA NOW
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:43pm“Oh you mean I no longer recieve my pay, shucks…” ~continues to use his connections to play the stockmarkets for millions~
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:42pmWhy should the POTUS be exempt?
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:30pmIt appears that Freedomworks wants to raise taxes because increasing revenue is the only way to balance the budget.
The audacity of a group of a hundred thousand to attempt to control the lives of 313,000,000
Report Post »carpee
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:35pmthe audacity of a few hundred to control the world with a globalist agenda…
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:37pmyou poor thing
cursed with ignorance is a very sad way to live
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:41pmNo, slashing the useless federal government, cutting entitlements, eliminating Obummer Care, and voting every Dumbocrat, including the incompetent in chief, out of office. That’s the way to balance the budget.
Report Post »otoko
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:41pmYou are so wrong! The way to get more revenue is putting more people to work paying their fare share and for those who do not pay taxes make them pay their fare share as well !!!!!!!! Stop trying to soak the wealthy to pay for the Lazy!
Report Post »Songbird
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:17pmProgressives and Communist get more social programs passed to enslave everyone. Then only scream about the taxpayers not doing their share then create programs that keep people on the system, when the taxpayer wants the crazy, out of control stuff to stop then they throw out guilt trips. It’s a vicious circle we have been living in. I know they could cut and find a lot of useless garbage that was added to weigh us down intentionally because they want us to crash and burn.
Report Post »Despiser25
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:22pmTrying to have a rational conversation with an irrational person makes little sense to me, for whatever reason.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:25pm@Mary
“increasing revenue is the only way to balance the budget.” really? Is that how you balance yours? Maybe, just maybe you could spend less. Just saying.
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:11pmThe Globalist agenda
There’s hundreds of people out there making a living describing the globalist agenda.
Each one describes it differently.
So are there 100′s of globalist agendas? There are not. They are making it p.
Did you hear Mr. Beck’s comedy bit about the sodas today.
It was Mr. Beck playing the fool.
He does this by utilizing the same thought processes and leaps of logic hew uses in his political criticism.
Mr. Beck’s worldview is just as silly as as his comedy.
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:13pmYes Mr. Rothbadian in-the-cleve if I need to get a second job, I do.
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:29pmMr. Otoko. People have been protesting Federal income taxes for decades. And the government has listened, so much so that supposedly half the population doesn’t pay taxes at all.
Isn’t this a win?
Report Post »Isn’t this what you wanted?
This is exactly what the protesters have been fighting for for decades.
Keep fighting if you want, but don’t be angry about your success.