"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." ~(1948) Norman Thomas, Six-time Socialist Cadidate for US Presidency
There is a great gang of people who gather each Saturday for 1 – 3 p.m. at the corner of Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway. Such comraderie there is with these Patriots. I had not been in a while, but they have faithfully been waving their signs every week.
Dottie said this week was different, though. There was a much more positive response from the passers-by than in the past. I can only hope that this means taxpayers are finally waking up to the destruction that is at our doorstep…
I attended one of the local Fourth of July Tea Party here in the Greater Fort Lauderdale area and I am so disappointed with one thing: I did not get a picture of the City of Fort Lauderdale Police including the Equine Division that were on patrol at Broward Boulevard and 3rd Avenue during the protest.
It was so nice having these dedicated officers around and I can’t describe the feeling I got seeing the mounted officers riding their horses up and down the boulevard in a single pass. I don’t think it was for show, as 3 went one direction and only 1 came back the other way. And it is certain that they were not endorsing the message we were out to communicate. They, as civil servants of course, are not permitted to engage in political “speech,” one way or the other.
We have a teeming horse community here in Broward County, Florida, and I am blessed to live amidst, but not amongst it, if you get what I mean. I don’t own and could ever afford to own a horse or the property necessary to accommodate the equine lifestyle, but as I go to the grocery store, it is not unusual to see riders on their mounts trotting down the trails and bike paths.
Even so, in downtown Fort Lauderdale, it still amazes me when I see these animals being so adeptly utilized by mounted law enforcement professionals. These horses, as cars and trucks with horns blaring passed by, barely blinked an eye. Trotting down the boulevard with a roaring sanitation truck coming up behind them (think of the ones who wake you up with roaring deisel engines and screeching brakes on garbage pickup day), these officers - human and equine alike – had the confidence in each other to calmly work their way up the boulevard. These officers – human and equine alike - are heroes. You can’t help but respect their presence.
The protestors at the Tea Party gave these that serve their due, that is for sure. The crowd roared in appreciation as they trotted by. Can you imagine that happening during a left-wing protest? I can’t really remember any right-wing protests in the last decades – maybe a few anti-abortion protestors laying down, nonviolently resisting. The vast majorityof images I have of protests back through the last decades of outright animosity and violence by left-wingers toward those who serve and protect.
Ok, so here is the point…BUDGETS.
It used to be that our local tax dollars were spent on public safety, public utilities, local county roads – those things that government is constitutionally required to fund. I remember that when I was growing up, the local civic clubs such as the Kiwanis, Lions, Elks, and others made it their special project to erect “welcome” signs, plant and upkeep landscape in the medians of the local roadways. It seems that politicians decided that they could do a better job than these volunteer orginizations – if only they had the taxpayers behind them.
Fast-forward to 2009.
I can’t even fathom the number of $2,000 Royal Palm trees and other specimens the nearby cities of Sunrise and Weston have planted with taxpayer dollars – not to mention how many lawsuits have been settled due to the palm fronds either fallen or falling into the streets, damaging passing vehicles. Common sense, folks, common sense! And now in this economic fiasco we are in, we hear the steady drumbeat of “we’ll have to cut services, we’ll have to cut services…” Yeah, including law enforcement and emergency services. Have you ever heard them say “we’ll have to cut our landscaping services”?
I look back at those civic-minded years, and I wonder just what is left for civic organizations to do that government has not already taken over. In the recent decades, it seems civic organizations have moved into providing educational scholarships and supporting medical research. Good work, indeed, but even that will soon be taken away if the national leadership has its way.
Hmmmm…Maybe things will come full circle. As the duties of civic organizations are taken over by government, and government is increasingly unable to fund those functions for which they are constitutionally responsible, the civic organizations will kick in to fund…you know: local county roads, public utilities, public safety -including equine officers, whose very presence is awe inspiring and fearsome in all the right ways.
Oh. Wait. That’ll never happen. We as citizens and taxpayers will not have any discretionary funds left to donate to civic causes.
Since April 15th, I have tried to digest the magnitude of what happened across the United States of America on that day. Where I was that day, it was sunny and breezy, but in other cities it was dreary, rainy, and yes – cold, sleeting and snowing (BTW, can someone tell Al Gore it is APRIL for goodness sake? Can’t some of his mad scientist friends do something about this?…but I digress…).
THIS was no ordinary Tea Party. IF you were on the “Special Guest” list and had been invited by Fox News, and IF you had known the secret 5 digit code plus the Power Ball **Phrase that Pays**, you too could have been transported into the parallel universe in which all us conservatives came bearing AK-47′s, pipe bombs, grenade launchers, and baby bottles. The moms got the pipe bombs – they fit tidily into their diaper bags and strollers. All the men-in-black got the long guns. But you could only see the men in black if you knew the codes; the moms with diaper bags, well - we were counting on no bomb-sniffing dogs.
“…in spite of the disappointment of not having entertainment, compelling speakers and well-loved right-wing politicians in all but a few of the hundreds of locations, I would say that all 600,000+ of us had a great time.”
Just so you know how well connected we are as Extremist Radicals, we will share with you some R.S.V.P. regrets of dignitaries that were invited:
Bill Ayers: “So sorry. Bernadine and I cannot attend the soiree, because in all truth, we have not read up on bomb-making in the last several…well, you know what I mean.”
Reverend Jeremiah Wright: “H–L NO! G-d D–n tax protesters! How can I tell my flock they have hope as victims if taxpayers are onto our scam? You can be sure I will be calling Al Sharpton about this!”
Al Sharpton – Well, actually, he found out about the party from Rev. Wiright. We did not invite him because we thought his hair would make the entire crowd look TOO crazy. Here’s what he had to say: “You just waaaait… untiiiil… the maaaainstreeeeam media heeeeears… abooouuut this-ahhh! I’m calling-ahh… the ACLU-ahhh… and-ahh that-ahh Garafolohhhh…woman…whileImatit!”
Rod Blagoyabitch: ” I think it totally disrespectful that you mis-spelled my name on the invitation, so no. I have my radio audience and my hair to attend to that day.”
Hugo Chavez: “You would be humbled by my presence, I am sure, but I am anticipating my meeting with Barry, then I have to prepare for a secret whistle stop tour of the U.S. to promote H.J. Resolution 5. You know, Barry and I – we are true soul mates.”
Margaret Sanger - In this case we got a note back from her descendents: “Thank you for the invitation, but you may not have known that Miss Margaret has passed. You will be happy to know that her legacy – Planned Parenthood - continues to weed the garden. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Our latest goal is to surpass McDonald’s in numbers served. That is why we have made a strong push toward franchising in other countries under the wings of Barack Obama.” (editors note: we will pray for Miss Margaret’s soul…oops…too late.)
Rahm “Toes” Emanuel: “F–k you! I gotta pick up my paycheck!”
Timothy “TATUS” Geithner: ” Sh-t. I am tied up with H&R Block all day the 15th. You know I had no luck with that Turbo Tax”
And of course, we truly did want to be inclusive as far as the media was concerned, but we got similar responses from CNN and CNBC:
“Sorry, all of our anchors will be heartily fulfilling their obligations to the Obama administration. After all “teabagging” is their specialty. You are on your own Fox.”
But in spite of the complete lack of the aforementioned dignitaries/luminaries/prestidigitators, and the disappointment of not having entertainment, compelling speakers and well-loved right-wing politicians in all but a few of the hundreds of locations, I would say that all 600,000+ of us had a great time.
What is next?
Well, after so many citizens missed out on the April 15th Tax Day Tea Parties because the mainstream media could not break from their fellatious activities to cover the upcoming event, I think citizens will be turning to Fox News for news and commentary about that which truly impacts their lives…oh, wait, they already have…
Other resources for upcoming events you might consider are:
Not the good people whose lifestyle and livelihoods depend on Polihale State Park.
It seems that when severe flooding washed out an access road into the park, state bureaucrats said even if they did have the money for the repairs, it would take 2 years – and $14 million dollars.
The community rallied resources and got the job done themselves – in EIGHT DAYS!
Today’s government and the politicians involved are so arrogant (yes, they are) as to think that they are the end-all be-all to us citizens; that we need Uncle SamNanny to take care of all apects of our lives.
I say, “Obama, stop perpetrating this lie amongst the citizens of this country, and get the hell out of our way so WE can get moving with the business of this fine (yes I said it – this FINE) country and our economy!”
I have been going ’round to some of the mainstream media websites and running searches for “tax day tea party” and “tea party.” So far I have only come up with one article – on ABC’s site that was published on March 18th. The head- and sub-headlines:
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