I was right up there on the Capitol lawn just to the left of the steps behind that tree. For 4 hours people marched up Pennsylvania Ave. We watched as the lawns filled up then the mall filled all the way the way to the Washington Monument. It was a glorious sight. We heard on the radio that there was 1.5 milllion. I did see on Fox&Friends this morning a wonderful picture that actually shows more people than this one from London. People were all so friendly, just like your hometown neighbors. One sight I will never forget as we passed a station on the Metro--a lone man stood on the platform with a sign that read"One Disgusted Democrat'. My two grown daughters were with me. It was a time in history that I shared with them and we will keep working for America and the Constitution. It was a wonderful day that I feel we all did make a difference and we will know for sure in the elections.
Ruth Carroll
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tea Party I
It was exhilarating. We arrived at 10:30 and came out of the Navy-Archive Metro. When we came out onto the street there was a river of people flowing towards the Capitol. It was amazing! We were in awe! Being there was being in the process of making history. The energy floating was so good and positive. There were people of all ages and colors. I will post a few pix on our cliftongop website and let you know when they are up.
I heard abc report 1.2 million around 12:30pm. My estimate was 1.5 even before that. (and trust me it wasn't wishful thinking or bias, there was just people and flags and posters everywhere I went w/ my little camera filming!) People kept pouring in. It was a sea of people from the front lawns of the Capitol all the way to the Washington Monument, everywhere you turned you could see tons of US flags and gagsden flags, state flags, hand-made posters...The protesting was about everything, the least of concerns seem to be healthcare! It was very oriented to anti-socialism messages...
So cool my friend....
Lin-Dai
I heard abc report 1.2 million around 12:30pm. My estimate was 1.5 even before that. (and trust me it wasn't wishful thinking or bias, there was just people and flags and posters everywhere I went w/ my little camera filming!) People kept pouring in. It was a sea of people from the front lawns of the Capitol all the way to the Washington Monument, everywhere you turned you could see tons of US flags and gagsden flags, state flags, hand-made posters...The protesting was about everything, the least of concerns seem to be healthcare! It was very oriented to anti-socialism messages...
So cool my friend....
Lin-Dai
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Post-report the news?
Letter to the Washington Post by Angela Desrochers-Arlington RWC
At a time when the Commonwealth of Virginia is facing a 1.5 billion dollar budget shortfall, high unemployment, and a broken transportation system, one has to wonder what the motivational factors of the Post were when running a front page article about a paper, on social issues, that Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob McDonnell wrote nearly two decades ago. Could it be that the Post is concerned that their candidate, Creig h Deeds, is behind in public opinion polls, and felt the need to run interference on his behalf? Maybe it has been lost on the Post, but the last I knew, the function of the media is to report the news, not influence elections.
I have heard Bob McDonnell speak at several events. I have heard him talk about the economy, jobs, energy policy, and transportation. I have not heard him expound on social issues. Bob understands the issues that impact Virginians.
In the meantime, the only thing I know about Creigh Deeds, is that he has no real plans on the issues that impact us, well other than that he isn’t afraid to raise taxes, as if we aren’t taxed enough already.
This single working mom will be voting for Bob McDonnell.
At a time when the Commonwealth of Virginia is facing a 1.5 billion dollar budget shortfall, high unemployment, and a broken transportation system, one has to wonder what the motivational factors of the Post were when running a front page article about a paper, on social issues, that Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob McDonnell wrote nearly two decades ago. Could it be that the Post is concerned that their candidate, Creig h Deeds, is behind in public opinion polls, and felt the need to run interference on his behalf? Maybe it has been lost on the Post, but the last I knew, the function of the media is to report the news, not influence elections.
I have heard Bob McDonnell speak at several events. I have heard him talk about the economy, jobs, energy policy, and transportation. I have not heard him expound on social issues. Bob understands the issues that impact Virginians.
In the meantime, the only thing I know about Creigh Deeds, is that he has no real plans on the issues that impact us, well other than that he isn’t afraid to raise taxes, as if we aren’t taxed enough already.
This single working mom will be voting for Bob McDonnell.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Washington Post-A Poll Evolution-part 1
Rasmussen Poll 6/10/09
Deeds 47 McDonnell 41 (this is just after the Dem primary settled)
It's Virginia's Race
The Washington Post-June 11, 2009
State issues, not Washington, should define voters' choice for governor.
NOW THAT Virginia Democrats have selected their nominee for governor, a lot of people outside Virginia are trying to define the candidates and the significance of the race. Given that only two states hold gubernatorial elections this year, it's inevitable that the national parties and their attendant consultants will descend. But we hope that both candidates, and Virginia voters, will focus on what's really at stake: not Barack Obama's presidency, not the future of the Republican Party, but the direction Virginia will take during the coming four years.
Already it's clear that Republicans will seek to caricature state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrat who won a resounding victory Tuesday, as a tax-loving spendthrift and closet liberal. Democrats in turn will try to depict former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican nominee, as a right-wing zealot and Pat Robertson protégé. In fact, both candidates are serious public servants with long records that deserve more careful examination. Mr. Deeds's record is certainly not that of a flaming liberal; Mr. McDonnell's tenure as attorney general, by most accounts, has been professional and not overtly ideological.(Not ideological-got that?)
The candidates could spend the next five months arguing about the Bush tax cuts and the Obama bailouts. Or they could talk to voters about the real challenges facing Virginia, from clogged roads in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to an unemployment rate above 20 percent in Martinsville. There's no mystery as to which debate we think would better serve the commonwealth.
(We heard from Brenda Campbell that even the Democrat press in Martinsville is asking what happened to the Obama promise that it would not be forgotten, And BTW only one candidate is talking about issues the Post found relevant in June and that is not their man)
Deeds 47 McDonnell 41 (this is just after the Dem primary settled)
It's Virginia's Race
The Washington Post-June 11, 2009
State issues, not Washington, should define voters' choice for governor.
NOW THAT Virginia Democrats have selected their nominee for governor, a lot of people outside Virginia are trying to define the candidates and the significance of the race. Given that only two states hold gubernatorial elections this year, it's inevitable that the national parties and their attendant consultants will descend. But we hope that both candidates, and Virginia voters, will focus on what's really at stake: not Barack Obama's presidency, not the future of the Republican Party, but the direction Virginia will take during the coming four years.
Already it's clear that Republicans will seek to caricature state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrat who won a resounding victory Tuesday, as a tax-loving spendthrift and closet liberal. Democrats in turn will try to depict former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican nominee, as a right-wing zealot and Pat Robertson protégé. In fact, both candidates are serious public servants with long records that deserve more careful examination. Mr. Deeds's record is certainly not that of a flaming liberal; Mr. McDonnell's tenure as attorney general, by most accounts, has been professional and not overtly ideological.(Not ideological-got that?)
The candidates could spend the next five months arguing about the Bush tax cuts and the Obama bailouts. Or they could talk to voters about the real challenges facing Virginia, from clogged roads in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to an unemployment rate above 20 percent in Martinsville. There's no mystery as to which debate we think would better serve the commonwealth.
(We heard from Brenda Campbell that even the Democrat press in Martinsville is asking what happened to the Obama promise that it would not be forgotten, And BTW only one candidate is talking about issues the Post found relevant in June and that is not their man)
Don't you "maccaca" me!
I wrote the Washington Post yesterday complaining that on the same day as the NOVA Republican Women sponsored a Grassroots Rally in Burke Lake Park in Fairfax they had on the front page had a story about a thesis Bob McDonnell wrote 20 years ago. They did not mention the rally or for that matter anyone or anything that might dispute the claim that McDonnell hates women and gays and other species the Dem party thinks they have an exclusive right to herd around like sheep. And today another article-front page, above the fold--just like the Allen maccaca series. I may be paranoid--which does not mean they are not out to get me, right?--but I don't think it was a coincidence the articles appeared on the day as the rally since the news media had been notified of the event--including the Washington Post.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
In Just Two Weeks
We are accustomed to politicians making rhetorical statements that they do not mean literally and to making promises they will eventually either back-track on or outright negate. But, it usually takes some time to find out we've been lied to. What a difference two weeks makes in the Obama administration.
President Barack Obama said in his Inaugural address Jan. 20, 2009, "On this day we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."
In response to concerns with the Pelosi written "stimulus" bill at a meeting in the White House just three days later, Mr. Obama said to minority whip Eric Cantor, "I won!" So much for unity of purpose.
Writing in the Washington Post on 5 February that it is essential to pass the nearly one trillion dollar monstrosity that is not stimulative, but designed to pay off every Democrat special interest and redecorate a good portion of the federal government he said, "Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we may not be able to reverse." And now, we have the triumph of fear over hope.
Lest you think he would be bothered by a charge of hypocrisy I say no he will not, because he believes the end justifies the means. His political mentor, Saul Alinsky, wrote in "Rules for Rebels" the politician has the DUTY to say whatever is necessary to achieve political power. And, Barack Obama is a true believer in a strong central government with a strong leader that influences every aspect of every citizen's life. Fairness, as defined by him, is the goal. Liberty and freedom are ancillary and relatively unimportant. Make no mistake about that!
President Barack Obama said in his Inaugural address Jan. 20, 2009, "On this day we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."
In response to concerns with the Pelosi written "stimulus" bill at a meeting in the White House just three days later, Mr. Obama said to minority whip Eric Cantor, "I won!" So much for unity of purpose.
Writing in the Washington Post on 5 February that it is essential to pass the nearly one trillion dollar monstrosity that is not stimulative, but designed to pay off every Democrat special interest and redecorate a good portion of the federal government he said, "Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we may not be able to reverse." And now, we have the triumph of fear over hope.
Lest you think he would be bothered by a charge of hypocrisy I say no he will not, because he believes the end justifies the means. His political mentor, Saul Alinsky, wrote in "Rules for Rebels" the politician has the DUTY to say whatever is necessary to achieve political power. And, Barack Obama is a true believer in a strong central government with a strong leader that influences every aspect of every citizen's life. Fairness, as defined by him, is the goal. Liberty and freedom are ancillary and relatively unimportant. Make no mistake about that!
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