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Iowa Billboard Touts Obama As Socialist

clock Jul 13, 2010 9:35 PM by author Brad
I live in Iowa which is very politically divided, just like the entire country.  Most of Iowa is rural farmland (where I live) and in this area it is almost entirely comprised of very staunch Conservatives, although some of our cities are as Liberal as San Francisco, CA. We have Tea Parties, and we have extreme Liberal protests and marches.
 
There is a new billboard in Mason City that is really stirring up some controversy.  The North Iowa Tea Party began displaying this sign in Mason City last week.


The sign, located in the 600 block of South Federal Avenue, was ordered and paid for by the North Iowa Tea Party organization, according to the billboard company.  Members of the group either declined to speak to the Mason City Globe Gazette or did not return calls on Monday.  It is the second controversial sign sponsored by the North Iowa Tea Party.  In November, another sign erected at the same spot followed the same socialist theme.

 

I don't have any problems with these billboards, except that they do extract that "IN YOUR FACE", "WOW FACTOR".  The Tea Party movement is being attacked in many directions right now, so anything controversial will most definitely raise lots of eyebrows.  Obviously we all know that the North Iowa Tea Party is not saying that Obama will be melting people in ovens.  The connotation to Socialism is definitely something that I agree with, and anyone that is honest with themselves simply cannot argue that.

So what say you??


 

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Fourth Verse Of The Star Spangled Banner

clock Jul 12, 2010 9:07 PM by author Brad
I never did get a chance to publish a blog post during the 4th of July holiday.  Of all times to be a slacker, I feel like such a disappointment.  But I'm trying to redeem myself, and I think that I've found the perfect topic to do just that.  You may have already seen this, and even if you have, you will watch it again unless you are a Communist.
 


There was a Tea Party in Douglas County, Georgia on June 4th, 2010.  During a question/answer portion of this Tea Party a man named Lewis, who said he’s a former Marine expressed concern that people always hear the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner, but not the rest of the song. He then proceeded to belt out the fourth verse of the Star Spangled Banner.



Damn Tea Baggers, look at how racist and out of control they are.

 

Here are all four verses:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


 

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We The People Tea Party Lamoni IA May 29th

clock May 25, 2010 12:05 AM by author Brad



Memorial day is coming up on May 31st 2010 and there is much to celebrate during this patriotic weekend. "We The People" Tea Party in Lamoni, IA will be hosting a Tea Party event on Saturday May 29th in Central Park. (I have a link to directions below) Great Americans, great food, entertainment, what more could you ask for? If you have any questions you can contact Gregg Cummings at greggcummings@yahoo.com.

Here is a map of the area:

Google Map of Lamoni, IA


Here is the event agenda:

Music, Food, and Vendors to start at 11:00am
1. Opening Welcome—Gregg C Cummings
2.  Invocation: Woody Ladnier
3.  Posting of the Colors—Local VFW and Boy Scouts
4.  National Anthem - Lexie Graham
5.  1st Speaker: Woody Ladnier - One Nation Under God 
6.  God Bless America Again - Rhonda Mickelson
7.  2nd Speaker: 9/12 Project Lynn Rogers 
8.  Song 2 – Rhonda Mickelson
9.  3rd Speaker: Jim Carley – Taking Back our Country
10. Gubernatorial Candidate: Rod Roberts
11.  4th Speaker: Kreg Kinney - Nullification
12. Song 3 - Rhonda Mickelson
13. 5th Speaker: Michael Egbert – VFW Post 6283 Commander
16.  Pledge of Allegiance – Lead by Life Scout Jeff Boswell 
17.  Homage to the fallen and veterans-Gregg C Cummings
18. Taps

Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, blankets, and voices

 

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Lamoni Iowa Memorial Weekend Tea Party

clock May 03, 2010 11:43 PM by author Brad



The Tea Parties are not just for tax day. Memorial day is coming up on May 31st 2010 and there is much to celebrate during this patriotic weekend. "We The People" Tea Party in Lamoni, IA will be hosting a Tea Party event on Saturday May 29th in Central Park. (I have a link to directions below) Great Americans, great food, entertainment, what more could you ask for? If you have any questions you can contact Gregg Cummings at greggcummings@yahoo.com.

Here is a map of the area:

Google Map of Lamoni, IA

 

Here is some information about "We The People" Tea Party:


“We The People” Tea Party are a south central Iowa group of American Citizens coming together to do something about the changes that have been occurring in our country for decades now. We are a non partisan group of Americans. It is open to Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and any third parties that do not try to undermine the U.S. Constitution or upsets the balance of powers put in place by our founding fathers. That we surely will oppose.

We have 7 values we hold firm to;
One nation under God
We support constitutionally limited government
We support fiscal responsibility and free markets
We support term limits for ALL elected officials for all the same reasons
We support our elected officials using prudence when dealing with lobbyist
We support and believe the authority of our government is in the statement “We the People” We support our troops and veterans
We understand that the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are inseparable. As we believe in the freedom of religion, we are not ashamed of our Christian heritage and it’s vital role in forming our government from the very beginning. We do not believe in violent protests, or crashing or interrupting anyone else’s events to shut them down or try to disrespect their rights. We respect the human spirit as we try to understand God’s given rights to us.

Finally, we are not racist, terrorist, or just against one party or president. We are United States Citizens of all colors, gender, classes, levels of education, and cultural upbringings, that are waking up to the horrible changes and direction our country is heading. We blame only ourselves for letting this happen for so many years to finally get to this point of blatant corruption in our government at ALL levels. If “We The People” don’t stand up now and get involved again then very soon these words of Abraham Lincoln will ring true: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

 

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Cedar Rapids Tea Party Media Coverage

clock Apr 16, 2010 10:10 PM by author Brad

As you know yesterday I attended the local Tea Party rally in Cedar Rapids, IA.  I think this event was well organized, had some great speakers, and everyone was very well behaved.  It should be clear from reading my posts that I am a Conservative and now I can officially call myself a Tea Partier.  I have read most of the local articles regarding this event and I'd like to elaborate on what I have determined.
 
When I first arrived at the event I noticed Dave Franzman one of the local television news correspondent's from KCRG.  I think that his article was a little dry and failed to actually name the speakers.  We wouldn't want to give any free press to these GOP candidates.  But the article did seem bi-partisan and he at least did show up to cover the event.  I also found this picture on http://crteaparty.blogspot.com/, the man sitting down is Dave Franzman and the man holding the sign was one of the organizers.  Priceless...
 

 
KGAN another local media outlet had one video on their website which covered the Waterloo and Iowa City Tea Parties briefly.  I could not find a written story or article on the rallies and they seem to have failed to cover the Tea Party Rally right in their own city.
 
Todd Dorman is a columnist for the Cedar Rapids Gazette and he did venture across the street to cover our local event.  As I first started reading his article it was apparent that he is a Liberal and he made it no secret that he actually gets paid to be biased.  What?  Here is a quote from his article:

 


 
"The yucks level may be lessened somewhat by the fact that I actually get paid to be biased. Opinion. Columnist. You know. Still, I’m nothing if not a good sport."

 
To his credit, he did interview many different people attending the event and did print all of the quotes that he collected.  So despite his bias I think that his article was by far the best that I've found and he actually did a great job covering the event.
 
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Cedar Rapids Tea Party Recap

clock Apr 15, 2010 9:00 PM by author Brad

 

I attended the local Tea Party Rally here in Cedar Rapids, IA, during lunch hour.  It was held downtown in Green Square Park directly across from the Cedar Rapids Gazette building.  Surprisingly they did actually have an article on the website within about two hours, but the information they provided was horrible at best.  We'll see what the actual paper has for an article in the morning.  But for now I will do my best to sum up the event here.

The event started at 11:30 am, I arrived at about 11:25 am and most of the 200 ralliers were already present.  The event organizer had a small portable P/A system and started to address the crowd at exactly 11:30 am.  Three GOP Congressional candidates for our district looking to replace Democratic lap dog U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack gave brief but powerful speeches. 

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
http://millermeeks.com/2010/

Steve Rathje
http://www.steverathje.com/

Christopher Reed 
http://www.reedforiowa.com/

There was also a gentleman walking around handing out information on Rob Gettemy, but I don't think that Rob was there in person.

Rob Gettemy
http://www.gettemyforthepeople.com

Mariannette left the rally after her speech,  but Christopher Reed and Steve Rathje stuck around for the entirety.

There were a few more speakers... I could not hear their names, but I think the best speeches were given by two young men that belong to a local young Republicans group.  The general message was less taxes, more freedom, and less government intervention in our personal lives.  The atmosphere was very friendly, there was no name calling or spitting or gun wielding, just concerned Americans that want their country back.  I didn't even see any opposition shouting at us from across the way. 

The crowd was diverse and consisted of baby's in strollers, mom's, dad's, business men, business woman, veterans, and farmers.  There was also no shortage of placards and the one I remember he most is:  a little girl was holding a small sign that read... "I don't want a Big Brother!".

As I left there was an older couple in front of me and the woman said... "I didn't see any violence".  She had obviously been listening to the main stream media, because they have branded the Tea Party people as violent, racist, and crazy.  She has now seen that the Tea Partiers are very friendly and passionate about this country.  I was also impressed with this event and rejuvenated to continue my activism for this great country.

Sorry about the pictures, I only had my cell phone.








 

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Des Moines Tax Day Tea Party

clock Apr 10, 2010 2:55 AM by author Brad


I sent out some emails to all of the local Tea Party groups in my area asking them if I could help them in any way. I have only received a response from the Des Moines Tea Party. So the other organizers are either to busy (which I doubt) or just don't want any help (which seems weird). So I will be going to the tax day Tea Party in Cedar Rapids, IA, even though I have not received any responses to emails from this local group. But I would like to make everyone aware of the tax day Tea Party in Des Moines, IA.

 

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Cedar Rapids Tax Day Tea Party

clock Apr 05, 2010 9:12 PM by author Brad

In my area there does not seem to be much in the way of a local Tea Party movement.  I have found a few websites and a few contacts, but I would like to see more.  So I have dedicated my time now to contacting all my local grass roots Conservative organizations to see what I can do to help.  There is a Tax Day Tea Party in Cedar Rapids, IA and I have included the event information below.

Thursday, April 15, 2010
11:30am - 12:30pm

Where:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Green square park/ KCRG building
500 3rd Avenue Southeast Cedar Rapids, IA

Event Contact Person
319-366-1451

 

Hopefully I will hear back from some of our local patriots so that I can offer weekly local information.

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