Rand Paul Defends Tea Party on Sen. Floor: I Dare You to Come to a Rally
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“It’s amazing to me to be lectured to and hear about how awful the Tea Party is.”
So began Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) defense of the Tea Party on the Senate floor yesterday. And he took off from there, inviting detractors to visit an actual rally and chastising Democrats for trying to blame the Tea Party for the delay in approving a budget bill.
“They want to blame it on the Tea Party because in their secret caucus meetings they’ve done a poll that says the Tea Party could be the villain. Call them extreme, call them all Tea Partiers, say the Tea Party has taken over the Republican Party,” he said. “Well you know what the Tea Party believes in? Good government. We Believe in balancing the budget. We believe in reducing spending.”
Earlier, he talked about the false sense of compromise. “They say that compromise is the ideal,” Paul said. “They tell the Tea Party you need to compromise. But you know what the comprise is? They want to raise your taxes. … That‘s what they’re talking about.”
Watch the eight minute speech below:
(H/T: Right Scoop)
*An earlier version of this story summed up Paul’s answer as “no.” That has been corrected.
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tamalpass
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:44amPresident Sarah Palin
VP Herman Cain
Senate Leader Rand Paul
Speaker Ron Paul
imagine…..
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:49amYeah, just imagine the headlines . . . “Mediocrity Triumphs! Conservatives Usher in the Age of Ignorance”
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:18amRight, and Mr. 57 States in the Union, and VP sleeping beauty are just SO much smarter because they are magical liberals who can get the laws of the universe to bend to their bleeding hearts. I think I’ll stick with my “ignorant masses” you can have all the smarties Dawgy.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:12pm@Lord_Frostwind ~
Report Post »Beautifully stated. Right on!
headbtweenlegs
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 8:50pm@tamalpass..Poor Grandma..and the other poor littile folks without a hand out…Gas 1.89.oo a gal..imagine
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 1:50pmTRUMP for SEC of COMMERCE, BOLTON FOR SEC of STATE, LET NEWT handle SEC of DEFENSE (he’s great historian and knows about war) and OF COURSE, the WARRIOR and PATRIOT Sarah Palin…the ONLY gov. to give her state a SURPLUS and the ONLY ONE who knows how to DRILL BABY DRILL and STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE of our NATION…not that jerk in the WH who gives his puppet master SOROS 2 BILLION of OUR MONEY to invest in PETROBAS and allows Brazil to take over the W. Hemisphere’s oil drilling. DID HE THINK WE’D NEVER FIND OUT???!!!!
Report Post »SARAH PALIN will defeat OBAMA. West can be her VEEP.
sbenard
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:44amI love this guy! God bless him for his courage!
Sen. Paul was right! Neither political party is serious about the debt crisis. WE, the PEOPLE, must therefore assume that they never will. Calamity is therefore certainty. We must plan and prepare accordingly! And since the left WON’T prepare, WE WILL!
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:48amCall him and tell him yourself!!!
CALL RAND’S OFFICE AND TELL HIM YOURSELF! These people who speak out on our behalf, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED – not just here, but via fax, phone, letters!
HERE IS HIS WASHINGTON DC PHONE NUMBER: 1-202-224-4343
1-202-224-4343
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:43amthe t.e.a. party will make the needed change in 2012. join with like minded folks. the GOP needs to become one with the tea party. the tea party is what the GOP used to be. it’s time to restore america. 912 patriot.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:23amWhat Tea Party? Today was April 15th and I don’t see a single story about an actual Tea Party rally. The party served the purposes it was created for – preventing the creation of public health care insurance and swinging the House of Representatives to the Republicans. The old-school Republicans behind its creation don’t want the rabble agitating for any of the broader causes they think they were brought together for, so they stopped feeding their pet monster and it’s already started to die of natural causes.
Report Post »AllAmericanG
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:42amThis isn’t hard – as a Tea Party person (not member) this is how I see myself, I am a Constitutionalist. That’s it. I believe in a limited federal government as the founders intended. I know what the founders intended because I read the Federalist AND the Anti-Federalist Papers. I have read the coorespondences between varied founders. I believe that they had it right. The country started down a bad path with Andrew Jackson, who completely ignored the Constitution based on his whims and temper tantrums. I believe Teddy Roosevelt started us down a dangerous path and I believe Woodrow Wilson took everything Teddy started and ran with it. In fact I believe the Teddy Roosevelt – Woodrow Wilson situation is very much like our Goerge W. Bush – Barack Obama situation.
Call us extreme, call me whatever names you’d like – I think it’s funny and I wear it as a badge of honor at this point. It also shows how desperate they are, it shows we are winning and they have nothing to fall back on but name calling and lies. It’s OK, Jesus said evil hates the light and loves the darkness.
I know where I stand and they know where they stand too.
Report Post »DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:48amFor all of your reading, your apparent COMPREHENSION is abysmal.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:58amYou know our history quite well and docstrange is a fool.
Report Post »DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:06amANYTIME either of you lightweights want to debate US History, The Constitution.,,, Federalist & Anti-Federalist papers (NONE of which hold the power of LAW).. just let me know.
Fair warning… I don’t suffer FOOLS and PHONIES well… so don’t come to a battle of wits UNARMED as you just tried to do.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:31amDoc, you are strange. Why are you on this site? These are good people who do not need your arrogant insults. Go back to Huffpo and love your president, but leave us alone. God will make fools of the wise.
Report Post »AllAmericanG
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:47amI didn’t say the Federalist Papers or the Anti-Federalist Papers were law, I said they explained original intent. Why don’t you read what I wrote before you attack. Would you like me to get into a complete thesis on the matter. I cetainly could, but this is a comment post not a history lesson. But thank you – you have shown who you are and you have proven my point.
Report Post »DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:49amI’m here to expose you clowns for the uneducated, illiterate, willfully ignorant cadre of troglodytes that you are.
Don’t like it?
TOUGH.
Report Post »AllAmericanG
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:53am@DocStrangelove
Report Post »Actually, I am curious, what exactly made you so angry about my post? Your response was inaccurate and a little much. I am curious what drives people like you to such a negative place.
AllAmericanG
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:55am@DocStrangelove
I didn‘t say I didn’t like it – I said you were wrong. I would love to have the conversation because from your post it’s clear thatyou have no idea what I wrote or what you are talking about.
You also seem very angry and immature. I will pray for you tonight.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:00amDoc, people usually are what they call other people. Me thinkith that makes you the clown and fool.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:06amSo far Doc has only thrown around insults, no information or facts from him. Very intelligent.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:21pm@DocStrangelove
Report Post »Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:48am
For all of your reading, your apparent COMPREHENSION is abysmal.
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And you say that because…………………?
Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:28pm@AllAmericanG
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:55am
@DocStrangelove
I didn‘t say I didn’t like it – I said you were wrong. I would love to have the conversation because from your post it’s clear thatyou have no idea what I wrote or what you are talking about.
You also seem very angry and immature. I will pray for you tonight.
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If you pray for him tonight, he just might burst into flames! That’s what too much hot air does.
Report Post »DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:31pmThe Federalist / Anti-Federalist Papers provide a nice INSIGHT into the process, and the Articles of Confederation was a step out of those DEBATES… but in the end of the day, the CONSTITUTION is the only relevant document as it is the ONLY document that holds the RULE of LAW.
It is a LIVING document at that… whether you “strict constructionists” want to believe that or not.
The fact that the Judicial was deliberately devised as an equal Branch of our government flies in the face of those who feel that decisions that are made through “interpretation” can be defined somehow as “activist” rulings.
Nothing could be further from the truth and it is a tribute to the prescience and the foresight of our “Founders” that they had managed to grasp that fact at a time when the structures of western civilization were so different as they are now.
For this reason alone, our Constitutional government is the oldest in the world and will fortunately continue to exist long after this iteration of our society has evolved into something more enlightened than it is now.
Our “Founding Fathers”, in their infinite wisdom, recognized that the “majority” of any country, however “enlightened”, can be as tyrannical as any Monarchy… as any despot or dictator could ever be, & that even a “Democracy” has important limitations.
Those confinements are beautifully described in the Preamble to our “Declaration of Independence”.
“Unalienable Rights”!!
A concept unheard of in all of history before, & never before integrated as a “Rule of Law”.
“Human Rights” that can never be torn from anyone while in our Country, not even by the “Majority”.
Do any of these people truly realize what we possess here??
Sorry, but the fact that some here seem content to either remain willfully oblivious to this gift that we all enjoy, or are too obstinate in their hatred of others to realize that this is inextricably who we are as a People.. as a Nation.. as a UNION…
Report Post »DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:55pmALLAMERICANG…
Take your prayers and SHOVE them.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:01pm@AllAmericanGang ~ What did I tell you? Here’s his comment:
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DocStrangelove
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:55pm
ALLAMERICANG…
Take your prayers and SHOVE them.
Report Post »~~~~~~~
DrStrangelove really needs to watch his carbon footprint! He’s contributing to “global warming!”
Hahahahahahahah~ ROFLMAO!
Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:05pm@DrStrangelove ~
Report Post »You seem to be an unhappy soul, full of misery and hate. I won’t wait for tonight to pray for you. I shall pray for you after I click “Reply.” By the time you read this, it will be too late.
SIMPERFIDELIS
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:20pm@DOC
you are completly wrong. you are misguided and your statement is flawed. here are some facts about the history of our REPUBLIC that you got wrong.
First the articles of the confederation were written before the constitution. the articles were flawed in several ways(like your history). that is the reason the constitution and bill of rights were written. and why the of 3 branches of the federal government were created. to balance each other. hence why the federal judiciary has the same amount of power as the executive or administrative branches.
Second, we do not “interpret” the constitution or the bill of rights. the federal papers were written by the people who wrote these documents to outline their direct meaning. because they knew fools like you would try to “interpret” and change the meaning the way liberals do today.
i will not pray for you, but i will laugh with my friends tonight about how funny you are.
Report Post »Igno Ramus
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:46pmPhysician, Heal Thyself! That thar means that ya just gotta quit drinkin’ that thar looney juice, Doc. I ain’t no doctor, but I think you need a little bedrest wif sum strong coffee maybe.
Report Post »earthrise
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 4:56pmat “DocStrange…”
an addendum to SIMPERFIDELIS:
Third: Your attempt to classify the Constitution as a “Living Document” in naught but the Progressive’s attempt to subvert it. The Constitution IS a strict set of Rules Meant to KEEP GOVERNMENT OFF OUR BACKS…. For instance, the Supreme Court’s REFUSAL to deal with ALL aspects of the vetting of our current “Resident” in the White House can be interpeted as an“ACTIVIST” judgement, should you choose to be honest….
The only “Living” aspect to your interpetation applies to the People’s RIGHT to change the Constitution via the Amendment process, case in point; Prohibition and it’s eventual repeal.
WE are in this boat because we got lazy and “trusted” polititians….. WE don’t “need” Term Limits BECAUSE We The People ALREADY have that via….. (wait for it)…… THE VOTE!!! We have been “dumbed down” to the point wherein We eat the mind pablum that “They” feed us.
That is in the process of changing…..
“May You Live In Interesting Times”……
Report Post »Loki99
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 9:54pmDoc seems to be babbling with incoherent thought , much like Obama, Make accusation calling names but not getting any thing done
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:42amRand is many things but a Kentuckian he is not.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:00amHe has been running a business in Bowling Green since 1993. How long does it take to become a Kentuckain. Born in Penn. Raised in Texas, Schooled in NC. Lives in Kentucky. He gets around, but you should be proud to have him. Your gain is Texas’ loss.
Report Post »seemsew
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:43amI, too, am a transplant. A former Kansan and now a Kentuckian. I can’t vote in KS anymore, don’t pay taxes there anymore, but do vote and pay taxes in KY. I think that makes me a Kentuckian as is Rand Paul, and the smart people here are very proud to have him as our Senator. Keep it up Rand!!!
Report Post »66 bronco
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:02amyeah maybe so….. but at least we know he is a natural born citizen
Report Post »auntbea
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:40amNo wonder they’re so afraid of us!
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:39amSo far, out of ALL of the senators and congressmanj ( lower case intended), he is the most credible.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:32pmLower case is appropriate when not used with someone’s name. I use the upper case when referring to the U.S. Senate or House and the lower case for state level. Just me, and I probably am wrong when doing so.
Report Post »mickey16
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:39amHearing speeches like that give me hope for our future. Can’t wait for 2012!
Report Post »jose wasabi
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:37amRand is awesome!!!!
Report Post »pattybbb1
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 7:29pmYes he is. He remembers what he is there for and how he got there. Gettem Rand!
Report Post »Chas T.
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:37amThis guy’s a stud.
Report Post »It‘s refreshing to see him use truth and common sense to destroy the same ol’ talking points and predictable rhetoric. Smart voters down there in KY.
geonj
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:36amthe time for compromise in this administration was at day one, when obama and the dems didn’t need to compromise. the time has come when the republican party draws a line in the sand and in one voice declares “this line we will not cross”
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:35amI like Rand Paul, who I see as Ron Paul Lite. He insinuated that if his dad did not run, he would.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:17pmHow about Ron Paul for POTUS, Rand Paul for VPOTUS? It’s a thought!
Report Post »hightide
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:34amIf the Union thugs, socialists and communists come to one of the Tea Party rallies, they will manufacture trouble and innocent people will be hurt and children will be embarrassed by their thug tactics. Wake up America.Just be prepared for it when you see it and do not respond in anger.
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:49amDo not answer violence with violence. Meet them with prayer in your heart and pray that He will open their eyes to how they are being used.
Report Post »warveteran
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:34amPaul for President.
Report Post »stefooch
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:31amThis is what happens when we vote in tea party members. Vote more in 2012 and perhaps a discussion can finally take place. God Bless You Sen Paul!
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:28amHow extreme can the Tea Party be? These crazy nuts wants the government to stop spending more money then it has. That is plain crazy! Then they even want the government to cut their spending. Madness!
Report Post »There has not been one incident of violence at a Tea Party rally. When they had a rally at the National Mall the government workers sent to clean up later said that the place was cleaner then before the rally. What a bunch of radicals. What are they trying to do, put union people out of work. Everyone knows that the Tea Party is entirely composed of old greedy rich racist white people who are so selfish that they don’t want to spend any of their ill gotten gains to help the poor. If you don’t believe me just ask any democrat.
Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:14pmYeah, that was terrible, what the Tea Partiers did in D.C. by cleaning up before they left. Saved how many tax dollars and kept how many union workers out of the job? Terrible!
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:28amObama DEFENDS his accusatory partisan speech?? http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0411/selfreview_b2015047-69bc-4c99-b2d3-fecd2604a678.html
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:27amGod Bless Paul
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:25amTaxed Enough Already is pretty straight forward to me. It’s not anymore complicated than that. It’s certainly nothing nefarious.
Report Post »WebDumpGarbage
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:19amI pray for this man. I hope that he ultimately answers to the One who created this nation with His Divine Providence. Why? Because if that is the case, then man can not move him. So far, it is looking good. Just one caveat…do not put your hope in man, but only the Man.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:47amLet’s support these people!!!
Don’t tell us……..CALL RAND’S OFFICE AND TELL HIM YOURSELF! These people who speak out on our behalf, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED – not just here, but via fax, phone, letters!
HERE IS HIS WASHINGTON DC PHONE NUMBER: 1-202-224-4343
1-202-224-4343
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 5:13pmThank you for the number, gave Rand a call and told him exactly what I thought.
Report Post »Sending his number to other Democrats. Thank you.
OHOH54
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:19amYou go Rand Paul !!!!!!! We need more people to stand up for what the people want.
Report Post »auntbea
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:35amAmen!
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:46amDon’t tell us……..CALL RAND’S OFFICE AND TELL HIM YOURSELF! These people who speak out on our behalf, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED – not just here, but via fax, phone, letters!
HERE IS HIS WASHINGTON DC PHONE NUMBER: 1-202-224-4343
1-202-224-4343
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:52amGet on your phone and call Rand!
Don’t tell us……..202-224-4343
Report Post »SLR Cameras
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:19amWow, if the tea party can have that much power after just a couple years of being orgnized that would be amazing.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:17amHold strong Sen. Paul! Dont give them an inch. And I tripple dog dare any non tea party congressman to show up to a tea party meeting.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:44amDon’t tell us……..CALL RAND’S OFFICE AND TELL HIM YOURSELF! These people who speak out on our behalf, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED – not just here, but via fax, phone, letters!
HERE IS HIS WASHINGTON DC PHONE NUMBER: 1-202-224-4343
1-202-224-4343
Report Post »trueblueday
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:31pmI called. He needs all of our support. It’s going to be an uphill battle for him and the rest who believe in our Republic. It’s people like Rand who are going to roll up their sleeves and work for us. He represents our “hope and change” – Not POTUS. POTUS wants to bring our country to ruin, that’s his progressive socialist goal.
Report Post »lainpa
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:15amGoing to 3rd Annual Pittsburgh Tax Day Tea Party at noon today!
Also, Herman Cain is speaking at the Southwest Tea Party on April 30. Going to that one too!
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:21amI’ll be at the Phoenixville Tax Day Rally at 5PM today. Bridge and Main St. Phoenixville Pa. Attend a rally somewhere this weekend, check Freedomworks for locations near you.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:29amTime to go get ready to attend my THIRD annual Tea Party in Concord NH at NOON. Great speakers lined up. (It’s IS NH and there are a lot of presidential hopefuls showing up)
Report Post »schmite123oh
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:28pmLove Rand Paul
Report Post »felina g
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 6:54pmMake that “Ayn-Rand Paul” .
Report Post »PSM
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:00pmMy family will be attending the Southwest Tea Party Event
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:15amYAY, for RAND PAUL. There will be a LOT of people at them today. We have the numbers and the passion. They have the Unions and the ANGER. We do things right!
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:22amGod Bless you, Senator Paul! Maybe we SHOULD draft him for Prez?!?
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:22amWhat is the popularity of congress right now? I suggest some need to start filling out applications for jobs….the Tea Party will take the sugar out of their tea…..
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:24amLOL, we’re taking you down.
katzenbacker73
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:26amGod bless Rand!
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:27amGod bless him !
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:28amThat‘s what I’m looking for. Some politicians with the kahunas to speak the simple truth and who arent afraid to align themselves with freedom loving Americans no matter how badly the progressive politicians and media attempt to portray them.
Report Post »leahasevedo
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:40amthanks for speaking up for the tea party, but lets get some congressional hearings started on the criminal and terrorits activity going on with people who have access to the whitehouse and are personal friends with the president. stephen lerner, george soros, piven, all the ignorant racist with code pink. yeah, the debt is important, but i kinda think terrorist attacks and americans planning violence here at home and in isreal is a bigger issue. we may not have total control, but we have congressional control and they should be having hearings. the constitution is being stepped on and spit on left and right and no one is doing anything about it, even the elected tea party members. what happend to everyone? did they all forget the oath they took to defend the constitution? we are in a war that was not even mentioned to congress and no one cares. silence from those who were so vocal during elections. where is our congress? where is their values and principles? they all have failed us. i don’t root for someone cuz they give a nice speech that agrees with me. i root for someone cuz they have principles and values and take their oath seriously. right now i root for none of the people we elected. we should be out on the streets screaming at these idiots like we did last year, but no we have been silenced too. yeah we state how we feel here and maybe on freedom connector or a 9/12 site, but we are not being visible and vocal like before. we need to get our act together again, or we will be part of the problem. all of us claim to be awake, maybe we are, but we are still stretching and getting the eye buggers out of our eyes. we are awake, yes, but lets get out of bed and get to work people!
Report Post »48
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:49amI sure wish we had more like him in there.
Report Post »joe conservative
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:05amRand Paul rocks. The liberals better figure out that the tea party is not going away. We are here to stay and will be heard in 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68uzsXdMLS4
Report Post »Cymry
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:09amI say to Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and the host of other “conservative, christian” obama apologists who are providing cover for barry on the natural born citizenship non-status: “…….for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet loose his soul?”
gman46
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:21amAmen! Mr. Paul, If we could get Government out of our way, we would have such prosperity!
Report Post »mill
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:49amIt’s easy to degrade things you iknow little of…things that have the potential to disrup your status quo…
In America we have people representing us that are not interested in US…only their next election, what they can do to line their pockets etc
We deserve better…Paul for president.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:49am@LEAHASVEDO – I really agree with a lot of what you are saying. And I too feel that the massive marches that occurred a couple years ago, should be happening again. I want to see hundreds of thousands of freedom lovers again marching on the capitol reminding those who benefited from our involvement in the last election, that we are watching and we expect action. We expect them to not lift off the gas for even one second in their efforts to stop the unconstitutional sabotage of our beloved nation and it’s founding ideals. We want all americans to see that we are NOT affiliated with any one political party, but stand on PRINCIPLES. Yet, we see the 2010 election that is essentially a landslide victory for Republicans and it seems we have packed up our flags and signs and yawned and stretched, and if we havent gone back to sleep, it appears we have at the very least decided to take a nap. The Revolutionary War wasnt over when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. We need to get up and gear up, folks!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:50amI’m glad SOMEONE in that den of thieves believes in us and will stand up for us.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:53amI wish he would run for Prez, maybe not this time, but we will hear from him soon enough, problem is will America still be a vialble going concern by then, me thinks not!
Dan
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:58amSen. Rand Paul, that was great! You put them in their place, in a nice way. I wouldn’t have been so nice.
Dan
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:01am@DAWG, in 2012 your Progressive movement will be eating your words and swilling your own vomit. So really and truly the only thing left for you peons is to ‘revolt’, I salivate for that time, catch my drift, racist?
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:12amtwa-coffee, twa-tea, I’m in! Paul’s got a pair!!
Report Post »Corruptgovernment
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:19amGet the crooks…
It is unlikely Barry was a Jihadist and was most likely a drug mule if anything, maybe even a CIA street hire to haul Afghan heroin back to New York, so the Afghans could buy U.S. made stinger missiles with U.S. dollars to shoot down Russian helicopters?… I hired people over seas to do work below my pay grade all the time, even foreign nationals… I think this is the story Barry told the Saudi’s, but he was most likely really just a drug mule/dealer and probably still wanted on an outstanding warrant in New York.
Barry’s selective service registration is not normal either…http://www.debbieschlussel.com/4428/exclusive-did-next-commander-in…
This is an article written by an ex IRS investigator….very interesting.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:20am@WhiteTeaParty
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LOL, we’re taking you down.
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rofl!
Just as we took the House Democrats down!
You rock, Rand!
democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:24amleahasevedo:
Report Post »BRAVO! Well said.
democratgirl
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:36amCymry:
O’Reilly? O’Reilly????? He is not conservative. He is a negotiator and slightly RIGHT of the middle. He is NO conservative. He goes whichever way the wind blows and only if it agrees with his own ideals. You ever watch and listen to him? He is a big joke and that‘s why I ignore Glenn Beck when he travels with O’Reilly. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THAT GLENN HOOKS UP WITH O’REILLY. In fact, I have watched them together and the two together JUST AREN’T THAT FUNNY ANYMORE. It is pathetic dialogue. O‘Reilly doesn’t even reach Glenn’s belt loops in ideals, stature, or morals. O’Reilly is still so ignorant of WE, THE PEOPLE. He talks a good talk, but READ BETWEEN THE LINES. O‘Reilly would be the first to kiss Obama’s ring if Obama ever became Dictator Obama for life. Glenn would die first. O’Reilly is slightly right of center. THAT IS NOT CONSERVATIVE!!!!!
You want a REAL, HONEST-TO-GOODNESS CONSERVATIVE? Glenn Beck, Rand Paul, Ron, Paul, and Chris Christie. Everyone else is a WANNABE.
I think we all need to look at the person we are tagging progressive or conservative. One or the other RARELY exists anymore – they are always left of or right of the center. RAND PAUL IS TRULY A FAR RIGHT CONSERVATIVE, but Congress thinks that is a dirty word.
We need to all contact Rand Paul and pat him on the back. SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT WE, THE PEOPLE – that would be YOU! Get off you fat butts and make a call to Rand’s office and tell him THANK YOU!!!! If you don’t, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:45am@dawg of gawd
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:47am
DES.PER.ATE!
Can’t you just smell the fear and regret brewing in the cauldron of right wing misery? I can. And it smells delicious. I can’t wait for 2012, when the radical conservative movement gets shown the door . . . again.
Hail Rush! Go Sarah! More Bachmann!
hubba dee bubba dee nahna poo . . . ah salamdalam a piggy dee woo
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DAWG, you are a trip!
“fear and regret brewing in the cauldron of right wing misery?”
You need to go to the doctor! Your nose is stopped up.
It’s the DEMOCRATS who
LOST CONTROL of the House,
LOST CONTROL in the majority of state legislatures,
LOST the majority of Democratic governors, and
LOST a filabuster-proof Senate.
The fear and misery grew so great that poor San Fran Nan had to shed her crocodile tears over “this kind of rhetoric,” remember? Then she turned right around and started the rhetoric herself by calling the TEA Party’s grassroots effort “ASTROTURF!”
If you want to see a cauldron of political misery, watch the protest tapes of Wisconsin! Watch the tapes of recent protests at the banks. Watch the tapes when Democrat Senators fled Wisconsin!
Darned right, “Hail Rush, Go Sarah! and more Bachmann!”
They stand for truth and honor, America, and “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Add ALLEN WEST, HERMAN CAIN, DONALD TRUMP, and a few others! You Progressives are scared, not conservatives!
“Hubba dee bubba dee nahna poo” to you, too!
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:49amThe tea party is just a bunch of loud racist dummies with a small percentage of minority dummies in the mix who are the exception that proves the rule.
gman46
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:52am2012 will be truly an amazing year, I’m thinking it will be the last we will see of progressives for another century.
jmmjr49er
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:53amRight On! Remember Tea Party is just an Astro-Turf movement.
Democract movement is like a BOWEL Movement – Stinky!
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:53amTOBYWIL2 is to politics what UFO hunters are to science. And worst of all a shill for his god-awful looking website. If you love Toby send him a fresh roll of tin foil.
Report Post »lastDEconservative
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:58amRand Paul, stop government run amok, Ayn Rand, stop government run amok, Atlas Shrugged the movie coming out — Rand, Ayn … Rand Paul — his speech sounds like a Dagny Taggart soliloquy right from the pages of the book, which she wrote … alignment of the stars or isolated incident? [theme from The Twilight Zone]
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:09pm@I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 11:49am
The tea party is just a bunch of loud racist dummies with a small percentage of minority dummies in the mix who are the exception that proves the rule.
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Do you suffer from dementia or are you just filled with Kookaid? (I think that’s more appropriate for Progressives than “Koolaid.)
HOW do you get “RACIST” out of “Taxed Enough Already?”
It’s the PROGRESSIVE LEFT who fit the description of “loud racist dummies with a small percentage of minority dummies in the mix.”
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:23pm@Obama Snake Oil Co
Report Post »Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:22am
What is the popularity of congress right now? I suggest some need to start filling out applications for jobs….the Tea Party will take the sugar out of their tea…..
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“What is the popularity of congress right now?”
I wasn’t aware that Congress was popular! 8^)
I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:25pmHey Tobywil2, write a book so I can not read that also.
The Tea Klan was born the second Obama won the election. There would be no Tea Klan if McCain had won. There would be no Tea Klan if Hillary had won. People thought Bush was an idiot. You people want Obama dead.
Showtime
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:41pm@I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:25pm
Hey Tobywil2, write a book so I can not read that also.
The Tea Klan was born the second Obama won the election. There would be no Tea Klan if McCain had won. There would be no Tea Klan if Hillary had won. People thought Bush was an idiot. You people want Obama dead.
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The TEA Party was NOT “born the second Obama won the election.” That’s another Leftist LIE. It was months into his administration, after he had made it clear that his agenda was to transform our Republic into a Socialist country that people with some intelligence heard his message and asked WTF?! And, with NO HELP from anyone, no, not even Glenn Beck, we emailed and organized and spread the word and
GATHERED IN SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER.
I don’t know where you got the idea that we want him dead. We want to either stop his disastrous direction or get him out of office. He can go back to Kenya, from when he came and live among those who idolize him. He could even run for office there, as he is a citizen, or was on December 12, 1963.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 12:55pmThe dems and the gop better wise up and realize Who The Tea Party Is. The Tea Party IS Fed-Up, “Don’t Tread On Me” America. If the politics-as-usual-crowd, on both sides of the aisle, don’t get on board with America, they will find themselves Run Outa Town.
The Tea Party Is The Alive And Well Spirit Of Our No Compromise Founders. The Tea Party Is The Heart Beat Of America. There’s Nothing New About The TeaParty. The Tea Party Has Always Been Here. The Tea Party Will Always Be Here. The Tea Party Is The Very Ground America Was Built On! The Tea Party Is The Voice Of Our Constitution.
Those who are attempting to dismiss the Tea Party will be shoved aside like so much Useless Dross. No Looking Back! No Turning Back! The Tea Party Is America Taking America Back!
Report Post »Catfish
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:27pmI believe we should draft this young man for our president, I do believe he would do every thing in his power to do something for the people let get it started all accross this land get his name going every day, lets push him I believe he will push us. PLEASE
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:32pmCymry: I agree with the sentiment but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them Christian. They may want to call themselves that but I wouldn’t.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 1:54pm@I Love Section 8 Housing
Actually the TEA Party was born out of a number of different groups that have been around for years. Let’s just take the group here in Michigan A.C.E. Americans For Constitutional Enforcement. The TEA Party has united groups such as these and provided a much louder voice across the country. Showtime is correct in saying that The TEA Party wasn’t around until Obama started implementing his radical socialist policies. Better brace yourself for 2012 because Obama’s approval rating is around 46% Approve to 48% Disapprove according to RealClearPolitics which is being real generous to Obama. You can’t get re-elected when more people would rather vote for Spongebob than the incumbent.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:29pmRand Paul is an admirable man,God Bless you Mr. Paul and please know you have millions supporting you and your efforts
Report Post »JohnBirch
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:34pmHey Equal Justice…….
Succinctly Well Said!
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:35pmA lot of talk about who is conservative on here. I would not put GB, Oreilly or Hannity into the Conservative camp. You can‘t continue to support war after war in the Middle East while telling the people of America there’s no money for healthcare, schools, and roads their small towns. It’s wicked! Certainly not Conservative. Besides it’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that about the only issue which GB, Oreilly and Hannity feel very strongly about is “NO TAX HIKES FOR THE RICH!” Not based on any sort of principle or the tax code itself but pure selfishness.
Although I prefer a fair tax code prerably flat for everyone based on principle, I’m not willing to go to the floor for Millionaires and Billionaires to maintain their lower rate. I actually find it disgusting that it is becoming the only issue which GB, Orielly and Hannity ever discuss any longer!
Let their rates rise for 10 years then enact a flat fair tax for all.. Never any talk about the actual legitamacy of the IRS or the manner which taxes are collected but it’s all about protecting the rich.
These are not Conservatives at all. Rand Paul is a true Conservative. Maybe Jim DeMint and Coburn. Real Conservatives are few and far between.. And my god dont’ make me sick by saying the new guy from FL Rubio is a Conservative.. lol He’s such a joke. Better than what we had but no Conservative.
Always judge a Senator or Congressman by how much the Media loves them.. Inverse relationship. Therefore FEAR the Pawlenty guy.. Obviously a Neo Con since the Media loves him so much.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 2:44pmI’ll do it Sen. Paul. Heading to the orlando TEA party right now!
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 3:10pmhere i thought it was a Taxed Enough Already movement but I learn that it’s about fighting socialism.
it’s a movement about a bunch of tighty whiteys perceptions. it’s about kicking a bunch of do nothing lazy minorities off of welfare. that‘s what it’s really about or you guys would be going after the top 1%
Report Post »hey they deserve the spoils of their work but more and more cash has been sucked up to the top over the past 30 years. that’s your raise, that’s your paid vacation. that’s everybodies ability to have upward mobility. mobility that you worked for. yet you guys want to protect the ability of corporations to funnel as much as they possibly can up the ladder while those below who DO WORK have to do without that raise, without that vacation. I have two jobs and go to college. I haven‘t gotten a raise ever at my job and I dont’ get vacation. If i take a sick day, which i’ve done exactly 1 and a half days since 2008, my boss makes me feel like a worthless piece of crap about it. the cost of social programs, which i don’t use unless you count student loans, are nothing compared to the ever increasing amount of profit margin that goes to the tippy top instead of everyone in the company having the ability to make a little more. you assume i want something for nothing but I work. if i don‘t work 2 jobs i can’t afford blue cross blue shield for a family of four. i pay 25% of what i make each year for that crap and the ONE TIME i’ve needed to use it, they only want to cover 10 freaking percent. you think welfare layabouts are your problem and yes there is waste and exploitation. but you guys SUPPORT corporations taking more and more of the money while everyone else WHO WORKS has to make do with the same median income indefinately. how much is enough? at what point do you say “hey, that‘s everyone’s raise going into a few people’s pockets” there are no jobs here. people come in every day looking for work. i’m not going to quit. but i can‘t get a raise or a vacation even though i’ve taken on 4 times the responsibility i had when i started because my two bosses say how there’s no money. meanwhile they each buy a new car EACH YEAR and take,not one, but TWO month long vacations per year. of course they’re republican. if I or any of the other employees openly expected more then they would balk but they don’t see any harm in expecting more from us for the same amount of cost to them. their time is money. my time is theirs. it doesn’t make any sense. I don’t expect to make equal or even near what they make but clearly there are profits. yet i’m a leech if i expect any kind of raise after all this time. it’s bs.
exdem
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:09pmWe are growing in numbers and getting stronger everyday. We will take you socialist/progressives down. Wait and see WHITTEAPARTY puke. Even the first black president couldnt sneak your anti American / anti capitalist , New World Order agenda through. All he did was wake a sleeping giant of true constitutional citizens of all colors. We are going to chase you commie rats back in your holes.
Report Post »S G Applebee
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:24pmTea Party principles, paradigms, and virtues and values:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSmZDCeqUyE
If you do not agree, please let me know where I went wrong.
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:35pmWonder if there are any Dems honest enough to take on his challenge. They would see for themselves how patriotic and peaceful the Tea Parties actually are. It’s easier to believe a lie than face the truth.
Report Post »workinghardfortheGman
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:44pmRight on! Right on! I wonder if Sen. Paul needed a teleprompter to give this speech. Hell Prez Bammer needs a teleprompter to speak to his wife.
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 4:53pmworking hard for the man, indeed. while he screws you.
Report Post »WHIITETEAPARTY
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 5:32pmYou clowns must have missed the new gallup poll. Tea party approval 17% Obama approval 64% The numbers speak for themself.
Report Post »dumboldcontractor
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 8:08pmThe National Debt, Deficit and Budget Cuts
For Dummies like me!
Look, most of us can’t even conceive of billions, let alone trillions of dollars. So, to put this into perspective in terms most Americans can get their head around, I am going to do two things. First I’ll eliminate 9 zeros from all the numbers. This means $1.00 = 1 BILLION, $1,000.00 = 1 TRILLION. Second most people budget by the month, not the fiscal year, so I will use the fiscal year numbers (converted) in a monthly budget.
O.K. are you with me so far? If not read the first paragraph again.
The National debt will be for this example a credit card with a $5,000 limit
When Bill Clinton left office the budget was balanced but the National debt was 5.6 trillion dollars. So for this example Clinton left Bush our $5,000 limit credit card $600 over it’s limit.
Bush came into office and started running a Deficit, in other words he was making less than he was spending (actually Congress is who does the spending, but this explanation is not about blaming anyone), more than his income ( like a lot of us do). In fact in 2006 for our example he spent $162 more than his income and the credit card had a balance of $8,500 Those late charges and finance charges add up!
Now, the Budget. Fast forward to 2011 (estimated) 2010
Spending ( total U.S. budget)…………………………………..$3,700.00 $3,517.00
Income (total revenues)…………………………………………..$2,000.00 $2,105.00
Deficit (amount added to the credit card balance)…………..$1,700.00 $1,571.00
Balance on the credit card (Total National debt)…………..$14,290.00 $ 13,561.00
Budget cuts agreed to April 9 2011 ( how much we
Are willing to give up to fix the problem…………………….$ 38.00
By the way this is over a period of 6 months
Charges on the credit card for just the 8 days of negotiating
these draconian cuts…………………………………………….$ 40.00
Now let me ask you this. If you had a credit card that was $9,000.00 over the credit limit, of $5,000 , and you had an income of $2,000 a month and were spending $3,700 a month (putting the balance on the card). When they called you to ask for a payment, you told them “ well I’m willing to spend $38.00 less this month, and I’ll pay you a payment, someday, when I get a raise. What do you think they would say to you?
People, It’s time to get serious about this. China an Japan are our credit card companies. One of them doesn’t really like us, the other really NEEDS all the money they can get right now!
Report Post »PSM
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 9:59pmRand Paul may be our New Founding Father. He sees the greatness in America. He will try to return us to greatness. Call and say thanks. Send money to prepare him for the next election. Unite because the other side is so united and spends other people’s money.
Report Post »Tax day falls on a work day, the Tea Party goers, will be at work to pay for all the free programs.
CatB
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:32pmI was at a TEA Party this afternoon .. 3rd anniversary of the First TAX DAY TEA Party .. and it was great .. .wonderful music and people .. .and we left the park cleaner than when we arrived! VERY UNLIKE THE UNION THUGS THAT DESTROY PROPERTY A FACT THE MSM IGNORES.
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 10:42pmThey will be going on all weekend. Sadly, one of ours is likely to be canceled do to thunderstorms.
Report Post »Mohawk1773
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 3:45am@WHIITETEAPARTY — ROTFLMAO! You are insane, respectfully, seek help. “If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth.” -Lenin (further expounded upon by Goebbels)
Obama’s approval rating is 41% according to Gallup, quite a jump to 63% don’t you think, useful idiot? Yes, 41% would be even with his lowest lows so far, and this just after his glorious Budget Speech.
You can keep my people on reservations, you can pretend that your helping us, you can drive a nail into the heart of idiots, but most will not be swayed. “You can fool some of the people, some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” -Lincoln. For idolizing Lincoln your Comrade Obama does a poor job of emulation.
This Rand Paul may not be the sweetest speaker in Congress but surely he is among the most honest, and it is this that you disdain the most.
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 7:54am@dumboldcontractor… great post! Finally the budget in terms even I can understand! LOL
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:12pmWTP, you are correct when you say “Obama approval 64%.” But you forgot to mention that that poll was taken in a group that voted for Obama in the last election.
Report Post »slimkendall
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 12:24pmAqua buddah ftw!!
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