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Tea Partiers Try but GOP Just Doesn't seem to "Get It"

Tea Party, Palin Battle GOP Over Murkowski-Miller Outcome

                                            (From Newsmax.com)

Editor's comment: In reading the article linked below one cannot help but wonder at how "tone deaf" the Republican Party is toward independent conservative voters known as Tea Party folks. There are several outstanding illustrations of this among which was the recent Missouri Primary election. The Alaska election, where absentee ballots will start to be counted next Tuesday is the most recent example of the GOP insisting on "top down" control of the Party, apparently at the risk of alienating Tea Party voters.

Most Tea Party leaders and grass roots people that we talk with have resolved to support the Republican candidate because of the obvious need to "launder" Congress and stop the Obama Administration, Pelosi and Reid from implementing the worst of their socialist legislation. However, the Republican Party is once again playing with fire if they don't get their way and seems bound and determined to ignore Tea Party folks and independent conservative voters. Please click on the link below and see if you don't agree with us that it is entirely unconstructive for the GOP to send aid to Alaska in order to pull what looks like another Al Franken election rip-off.

We very much dislike pointing out the lack of unity between Republican Party "regulars" and Tea Party folks but we feel we cannot ignore obvious mistakes that may lead to continuing control of Congress by the socialists. We see signs that the GOP is going down the same road that led to the 2008 election results. The Republican Party is slated to take both houses of Congress as things stand in the polls right now but they could screw it up and that, in our opinion, would be a tragedy beyond imagination.

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/TeaPartyPalinMurkowski-Miller/2010/08/27/id/368588?s=al&promo_code=AA05-1

Some Humor to Brighten Your Day

Once in  while we like to change the pace and present a little humor. Here's something sent to us by a long-time friend who lives in New Zealand. ------------------------------- Conversation with God Man: God? God: Yes? Man: Can I ask you something? God: Of course! Man: What's a million years to you? God: A second. Man: And a million dollars? God: A penny. Man: God, can I have a penny?   .................. God: Yes, just wait a second.

The Obama Vacations

THE OBAMA VACATIONS Forwarded to Rite On by Guest Editor CS While Michelle 0bama frolicked and shopped in Marbella, Spain with 40 friends, 60 rooms @ $2,500 per room, that's $150,000 "PER DAY" of YOUR tax $'s, just for rooms there is no accounting for her spending  on "fluff".   . . .at the SAME time. . .   THESE 12 MILITARY MEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU THIS WEEK. Justin Allen 23, Brett Linley 29, Matthew Weikert 29, Justus Bartett 27, Dave Santos 21, Chase Stanley 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew Johnson 21, Zachary Fisher 24 Brandon King 23, Christopher Goeke 23, Sheldon Tate 27,   ...AND OUR PRESIDENT WAS BUSY PLANNING HIS 8TH VERY PRICY VACATION SINCE JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR - AT YOUR EXPENSE. HONOR THESE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU BY RE-POSTING THIS E-MAIL AS OFTEN AS YOU WILL.

The Biggest "Con" in History

The Most Corrupt Administration in History? By Chuck MacNab This is an interesting story put together from various articles and TV shows by the British Times. It shows what Obama and his friends are really all about. It's not hope and change, it is money. I warn you, the first part is a little boring, but stick with it. The second part connects all the dots for you (it will open your eyes). The end explains how Obama and all his cronies will end up as multi-billionaires. (It's definitely worth the read. You will not be disappointed). A small bank in Chicago called SHOREBANK almost went bankrupt during the recession. The bank made a profit on its foreign micro-loans (see below) but had lost money in sub-prime mortgages in the US . It was facing likely closure by federal regulators. However, because the bank's executives were well connected with members of the Obama Administration, a private rescue bailout was arranged. The bank's employees had donated money to Obama's Senate campaign. In other words, ShoreBank was too politically connected to be allowed to go under. ShoreBank survived and invested in many "green" businesses such as solar panel manufacturing. In fact, the bank was mentioned in one of Obama's speeches during his election campaign because it subjected new business borrowers to eco-litmus tests. Prior to becoming President, Obama sat on the board of the JOYCE FOUNDATION, a liberal charity. This foundation was originally established by Joyce Kean's family which had accumulated millions of dollars in the lumber industry. It mostly gave funds to hospitals but after her death in 1972, the foundation was taken over by radical environmentalists and social justice extremists. This JOYCE FOUNDATION, which is rumored to have assets of 8 billion dollars, has now set up and funded, with a few partners, something called the CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE, known as CXX. It will be the exchange (like the Chicago Grain Futures Market for agriculture) where Environmental Carbon Credits are traded. Under Obama's new bill, businesses in the future will be assessed a tax on how much CO2 they produce (their Carbon Footprint) or in other words how much they add to global warming. If a company produces less CO2 than their allotted measured limit, they earn a Carbon Credit. This Carbon Credit can be traded on the CXX exchange. Another company, which has gone over their CO2 limit, can buy the Credit and "reduce" their footprint and tax liability. It will be like trading shares on Wall Street. Well, it was the same JOYCE FOUNDATION, along with some other private partners and Wall Street firms that funded the bailout of ShoreBank.  The foundation is now one of the major shareholders. The bank has now been designated to be the "banking arm" of the CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE (CXX). In addition, Goldman Sachs has been contracted to run the investment trading floor of the exchange. So far so good; now the INTERESTING parts. One ShoreBank co-founder, named Jan Piercy, was a Wellesley College roommate of Hillary Clinton. Hillary and Bill Clinton have long supported the bank and are small investors. Another co-founder of Shorebank, named Mary Houghton, was a friend of Obama's late mother. Obama's mother worked on foreign MICRO-LOANS for the Ford Foundation. She worked for the foundation with a guy called Geithner. Yes, you guessed it. This man was the father of Tim Geithner, our present Treasury Secretary, who failed to pay all his taxes for two years. Another founder of ShoreBank was Ronald Grzywinski, a cohort and close friend of Jimmy Carter. The former ShoreBank Vice Chairman was a man called Bob Nash. He was the deputy campaign manager of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. He also sat on the board of the Chicago Law School with Obama and Bill Ayers, the former terrorist. Nash was also a member of Obama's White House transition team. (To jog your memories, Bill Ayers is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago . He founded the Weather Underground, a radical revolutionary group that bombed buildings in the 60s and 70s. He had no remorse for those who were killed, escaped jail on a technicality, and is still an admitted Marxist). When Obama sat on the board of the JOYCE FOUNDATION, he "funneled" thousands of charity dollars to a guy named John Ayers, who runs a dubious education fund. Yes, you guessed it. The brother of Bill Ayers, the terrorist. Howard Stanback is a board member of Shorebank. He is a former board chairman of the Woods Foundation. Obama and Bill Ayers, the terrorist, also sat on the board of the Woods Foundation. Stanback was formerly employed by New Kenwood Inc. a real estate development company co-owned by Tony Rezko.   (You will remember that Tony Rezko was the guy who gave Obama an amazing sweet deal on his new house. Years prior to this, the law firm of Davis , Miner, Barnhill & Galland had represented Rezko's company and helped him get more than 43 million dollars in government funding. Guess who worked as a lawyer at the firm at the time. Yes, Barack Obama). Adele Simmons, the Director of ShoreBank, is a close friend of Valerie Jarrett, a White House senior advisor to Obama. Simmons and Jarrett also sit on the board of a dubious Chicago Civic Organization. Van Jones sits on the board of ShoreBank and is one of the marketing directors for "green" projects. He also holds a senior advisor position for black studies at Princeton University . You will remember that Mr.  Van Jones was appointed by Obama in 2009 to be a Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House. He was forced to resign over past political activities, including the fact that he is a Marxist. Al Gore was one of the smaller partners to originally help fund the CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE. He also founded a company called Generation Investment Management (GIM) and registered it in London , England . GIM has close links to the UK-based Climate Exchange PLC, a holding company listed on the London Stock Exchange. This company trades Carbon Credits in Europe (just like CXX will do here) and its floor is run by Goldman Sachs. Along with Gore, the other co-founder of GIM is Hank Paulson, the former US Treasury Secretary and former CEO of Goldman Sachs. His wife, Wendy, graduated from and is presently a Trustee of Wellesley College. Yes, the same college that Hillary Clinton and Jan Piercy, a co-founder of Shorebank attended. (They are all friends). Interesting? And now the closing... Global warming is a goose that lays golden eggs. As a result, Obama is working feverishly to win the race. He aims to push a Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Bill through Congress and into law. Obama knows he must get this passed before he loses his majority in Congress in the November elections. Apart from Climate Change he will "sell" this bill to the public as generating tax revenue to reduce our debt. But, it will also make it impossible for US companies to compete in world markets and drastically increase unemployment. In addition, energy prices (home utility rates) will sky rocket. But, here's the KICKER (THE MONEY TRAIL). If the bill passes, it is estimated that over 10 TRILLION dollars each year will be traded on the CXX exchange. At a commission rate of only 4 percent, the exchange would earn close to 400 billion dollars to split between its owners, all Obama cronies. At a 2 percent rate, Goldman Sachs would also rake in 200 billion dollars each year. But don't forget SHOREBANK. With 10 trillion dollars flowing though its accounts, the bank will earn close to 40 billion dollars in interest each year for its owners (more Obama cronies), without even breaking a sweat. It is estimated Al Gore alone will probably rake in 15 billion dollars just in the first year. Of course, Obama's "commissions" will be held in trust for him at the Joyce Foundation. They are estimated to be over 8 billion dollars by the time he leaves office in 2013, if the bill passes this year. Of course, these commissions will continue to be paid for the rest of his life. Some financial experts think this will be the largest "scam" or"legal heist" in world history. Obama's cronies make the Mafia look like rank amateurs. They will make Bernie Madoff's fraud look like penny ante stuff.

Your Social Security

Your Social Security (Forwarded to RiteOn by MO Guest Editor B.S.) Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it.  Be sure and show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts!!! Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message was removed. (An image of the "old" social security card with "Not for Identification" is shown above.) Our Social Security Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised: 1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary, No longer Voluntary 2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program, Now 7.65% on the first $90,000   3..) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year, No longer tax deductible 4.) That the money the participants put into the independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and, Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income. Under Clinton & Gore Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put away' -- you may be interested in the following: ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it? A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding? A: The Democratic Party. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities? A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the  US ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants? AND MY FAVORITE: A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it! ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ --------- --------- Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away! And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.

County Republican Central Committee Election

Leadership of County Republican Central Committees By Chuck MacNab Tuesday's election of the Chair of the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee will answer one of two questions: · Will the Republican Party and its policies be determined from the bottom up, · Or it will it be controlled, as has been for many years, from the top down. In Missouri Tuesday is the day designated to elect political Party Central Committee leadership for each county in the state. Anyone who is interested in politics in their community should have a basic understanding of what a Party Central Committee is and what it does. As the election for Chair is held, let us hope that a disingenuous call for unity will not confuse Committee members about what is at stake. We do not dispute that unity between conservatives and the Republican Party is needed. However the price of that unity is too high if it means the continuation of business as usual. In this case the suggestion of a "unity plea" is a tactic designed to keep business as usual or control of policy from the "top down." Cynthia Davis has stood for conservative values as a unifying factor and made it her primary purpose to defend the interests of those who live in her district. In our view, her election as Chair of the St. Charles County Central Committee could be the start of a movement that represents control from the  "bottom up." If such an example is pursued nation wide it could help solve the most important issue that conservatives have with the Republican Party. That of being pushed around and told what to do by the big money and outside interests that control the Party and have little concern for local issues except at election time. There is no reason why such a movement cannot start tomorrow night in St. Charles County. MO.

Looks Like AZ Has BIgger Problems Than Mexicans

SOUNDS LIKE ARIZONA HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN MEXICANS ---------- Hon. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Poster-child for what is wrong in Washington, DC You will simply not believe this. Our 8th District US Congressional representative, the Hon. Gabrielle Giffords, in a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee, asked General David Petraeus the following question: "General Petraeus, what are you doing to reduce carbon emissions in the war on terror?" Wow. I had to read, and re-read this several times to believe it. Folks, there are American sons and daughters dying every week on the foreign battlefields of southwest Asia. The nation is completely bankrupt and ... quite literally, borrowing 43 cents for every dollar in federal spending.  We have the largest environmental disaster in the nation's history in the Gulf of Mexico, and we have Mexican drug armies invading our nation.  And yet ....A member of Congress from Arizona's 8th congressional district took the time to ask our battlefield commander what he is doing to curb carbon emissions in the war. Gabrielle Giffords is the poster-child for what is wrong with the US Congress.    We are being led by imbeciles. To the rest of America reading this blog, and to Gen. Petraeus if this e-mail makes it to your inbox ... my sincerest apologies for the stupid question asked of you by my US congressional representative. General ... I am sure you have better things to worry about than carbon emissions on the battlefield. I assure you, as a registered voter in Arizona's 8th congressional district, I will do everything I can to ensure Rep. Giffords is voted out of office in November, and I pray you'll get back to business of fighting the war on terror without worrying about such petty and nonsensical matters as your carbon footprint in the war. Mark Beres, Maj. USAF (ret.) Tucson, Arizona ------------------------------------------------------- FYI:  The 8th District surrounds Tucson to the north, south and east (Tucson is in the 7th District) and covers the south-east corner of AZ. What Google says about Rep. Giffords: Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) took Afghan Commander, General David Petraeus, to task for what she characterized as "willful disregard of the environmental impact of our war effort." "There is no policy, no plan to minimize carbon emissions in our military activities," Giffords charged. "Bombs are dropped and bullets are fired without considering the environmental impact." Giffords insisted that she was "not demanding an immediate halt to current military operations in the Middle East.    I'm just saying that battle plans should include an environmental impact assessment as a regular part of the process before attacks are launched." She also suggested that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output." -------------------- New Rules of Engagement: I think we ought to put her on the front lines so she can stab or club the enemy. God help us if this is the type of idiots that are elected to office. Walk softly and carry a big knife or big stick to save the environment. *************************** Forwarded to RiteOn by AZ Guest Editor CP

Will the Republican Party "Blow" the Fall Elections?

Will the Republican Party "blow" this Fall's Election? By Chuck MacNab   There are signs appearing that some representatives of the Republican Party in Missouri are so arrogant coming off the "insider" sweep of the August 3 primary that they may well turn off independent Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations. Let us illustrate our point.   After the election was over, and her candidate, Scott Rupp, had won over Cynthia Davis in Missouri's 2nd Senatorial District, Beverly Steiniger, Rupp's Lincoln County District Coordinator mailed "sympathy" cards to Carol Wessel-Boyer, Chair of the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee and Rupp's challenger Rep. Cynthia Davis. The cards' contents could only be interpreted as a mean-spirited and ill-mannered attempt to grind the loss of the election into two Republican leaders who had opposed Ms. Steiniger's choice, Scott Rupp. By engaging is such counter productive behavior Ms Steiniger demonstrated an arrogant and highly destructive attitude that may divide the Party for the November general election. Oh, we are certain that statements will be made that a "mistake" was made by an over emotional campaign worker, but this person has a history of poor judgment when it comes to her political activities despite which she is still kept on and involved as a Rupp activist. For your further information we've included a statement from someone who confronted Steiniger at an event sponsored by the Lincoln County Tea Party on June 19: From: Ginger Yoak [mailto:vyoak@centurytel.net] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:20 PM   On June 19, 2010 I attended the Lincoln County Tea Party. As a volunteer I was to stand at a booth for a candidate who was running for State Auditor and hand out literature about him. I had been there only a short time when the man in the next booth walked over to me and told me that there was a Lincoln County Republican Booth close to us that would not let him place any of his campaign literature there even though he was a Republican. I went over to the booth and read the sign "Lincoln County Republican Club." All I saw were signs, stickers, balloons, and fliers about Scott Rupp. Bev Steiniger and her husband were in charge of the booth. I told both of them that if they were representing the Republicans of Lincoln County, they needed to have literature on the table for all candidates. She informed me that her husband was president of the Club.  "That is nice," I said, "but let's get some other info on other candidates." Of course Bev objected. "If you leave the booth as it is," I told her, "then the sign would have to read 'Lincoln County Republicans for Scott Rupp.' " At this point I gathered up literature from a few other candidates and placed it on or near the table that was in this booth. Bev stood talking to Scott Rupp with an angry frown on her face. Then Todd Akin walked up with some of his literature. Bev quickly came to greet him with a huge smile on her face. I walked away to finish my job. After Todd left, Bev placed a campaign sign for Cynthia Davis behind the booth. The other literature did stay there until I left.   There are other reports of Ms Steiniger's obvious attempts to promote her candidate, Scott Rupp, and to deny Cynthia Davis equal and fair visibility at this and other events.  To engage in a nasty swipe after her candidate won the election is a below-the-belt "shot" that those who value unity in the Party should know enough to avoid.   We will review several aspects of the election not as a rehash for its own sake but because, as illustrated in the MO 2nd Senatorial District race, the policy of open primaries plays such an important determining role in Missouri elections. Among the subjects we will review is an analysis of how many Democrats crossed over to influence the various races, especially the Rupp-Davis race, and how many Republicans took a Democrat ballot in Lincoln County to vote on a local issue. We should watch for indications that back door agreements may have been made concerning Democrat proposed legislation that comes before future sessions of the Missouri Senate.   We will shortly write about these subjects in our commentaries. In doing so, we hope to further illustrate a point we have made for a long time. "Cleaning up" politics in Missouri is going to be a long, hard process that will require some "smarts" and some perseverance. Getting rid of the cronyism, the graft and the "insider" control will not be easy and will require quality leadership. Nothing could be more important at this time than for Republican Party leadership to control those who would by their actions create the sort of divisiveness that will work against winning the fall elections.   -------------------------------------- Illustrations: