AMERICAN TEA PARTY JULY 4TH PROTESTS FIZZLE

The American Tea Party shocked America and American politicians on April 15th with the huge numbers of ticked-off citizens who turned out across the country to protest Washington's policies. Those in positions of power in D.C. tried to downplay the protests by claiming that they were nothing but a “Fox News Hype,” and citizens had to be “mindless” to be involved.

Organizers across the country vowed to have even bigger demonstrations on July 4th. Nevertheless, the promise fizzled. The fizzle started with an Atlanta landowner refusing to allow Tea Party protests on his property, which he had allowed on April 15th and, by the time July 4th actually arrived, there were protesters in the 100’s instead of the 10’s of thousands all across the nation.

COMMENTS:
If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that Republicans were in charge here. The fact is that the movement seems to transcend party lines and has little to do, if anything, with Fox News. Why did it fizzle then? Because, like the Republican Party, the movement lacks cohesive leadership. It failed to get its message out. It chose a date that went up against barbecues and hotdog eating contests.

What needs to happen is that each city needs to pick a delegate to the national organization, and the national organization needs to convene and select leadership positions. While convening, the delegates need to create a uniform catalogue of their issues of discontent. And then, the movement needs to go out and register more members and to assess some moderate membership fees to bankroll getting its message heard and in organizing meaningful, vibrant protests.

Until that happens, the much needed and refreshing movement is truly pissing in the wind.

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS

Q. What is peace? (Zack – Washoe Valley, NV)
A. No one knows the answer to that question because, my friend, there has never been peace on this Earth. There has always been some twit trying to have all of the gold, or to rule all of the people, or to have the only religion…on Earth. Only when Christ returns to rule this Earth can there be peace, and with the price of gas going up and up, that’s probably not going to happen soon.

Q. What is truth? (Boris – London, UK)
A. I’m not sure we will ever know truth but, if you want to know what the anti-truth is, just ask any politician.

Q. I’ve been thinking about buying a 2009 Oldsmobile, but the government has taken over General Motors and I am worried about service and warranties. (Blondie – Truth or Consequences, NM)
A. You may have every right to be worried. I don't think there's a GM dealership in the country that will service a 2009 Oldsmobile. But, on the other hand, I think if you took your 2009 Oldsmobile into a GSA location, they'd probably service it without question.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “A penny saved is a government oversight.” - Don’t know who said that one, but it surely fits our circumstances.

TODAY’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDA9NbPAK8o