National Day of Protest?

[near horse]

I got this e-mail so for those so inclined, take part and try and get D.C. to listen. Otherwise – freely disregard.

O.K. folks, here it is. You may think you are just one voice and what you think won’t make a difference. Well, yes it will and YES, WE CAN!! If you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes. If you are fearful of the fallout from the reckless spending of BILLIONS to bailout and “stimulate” without accountability and responsibility then we need to become ONE, LOUD VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM EVERY CITY, TOWN, SUBURB AND HOME IN AMERICA. There is a growing protest to demand that Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American Citizens. What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the economic free fall..

So, here’s the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Americans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington , D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you so desire. Just a TEABAG. Many cities are organizing protests. If you simply search, “New American Tea Party”, several sites will come up. If you aren’t the ‘protester’ type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes.

Why, April 1?? We want them to reach Washington by April 15. Will you do it? I will. Send it to; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. , Washington , D.C. 20500 .

Visit the website for more information about the ‘New American Tea Party’. I would encourage everyone to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail, then just drop it in the mail April 1. Can’t guarantee what the postage will be by then, it is going up as we speak, but have your envelope ready. What will this cost you? A little time and a 40 something cent stamp.

[OldKat]

@near horse 7633 wrote:

I got this e-mail so for those so inclined, take part and try and get D.C. to listen. Otherwise – freely disregard.

Probably some people on this site are going to have a problem with this idea; like you said “freely disregard”. I’ve taken it from some of your posts that you are considerably more liberal than I am, but maybe I am wrong. Then a again, MOST people are more liberal than I am. I have always thought from your posts, however, that you really mean what you say and I deeply respect that. In the few short months that I have been (happily) posting on this site I have often thought which of the posters I’d really like to meet and you are always high on that list. So much for that.

What I like about this concept is that it sends a message, one which has quite frankly been ignored by BOTH major parties for far too long … ENOUGH is ENOUGH ALREADY! Pres. Obama said in London today that there is no reason to point fingers about how we got here, it is time to fix things. That much I agree with. (It pretty well stops there however) I think 30 or 40 years of deficit spending by the Republicans and the Democrats is coming home to roost and at this (RAPIDLY) escalating pace our children and grandchildren will be crushed by a burden not of their choice or making. This situation WILL force the US into Third world status if left to run it’s course. THAT is unacceptable in my mind.

I DO NOT believe either political party is likely to lead us out of this mess. If this (and other in-person tea parties on the 15th) wake up our citizenry to take a stand, then count me in. Not sure really where we go from here, but blindly pouring more deficit spending fuel on the debt fire sure as heck ain’t the answer.

By The Way: I never thought I’d agree more with the leaders of France and Germany than I would with the leaders of the US and The UK, but it is happening right now. WOW, me agreeing with the THE FRENCH! Surely a sign of the end of time.

[near horse]

I do appreciate your kind words, OldKat. And the feelings are mutual.

Also, I too am very discouraged by the current financial mess. But some things that could raise my spirits:

1) Bernie Madoff – loses everything (even the stuff he gave to his wife) and he goes to prison for the rest of his life.
2) we institute the death penalty for some white collar crimes AND whack a couple of CEO’s in the process – maybe a little time in the “stocks” after tar and feathering. How’s that for a bonus?
3) post the names, pictures and addresses of all the scum that profited from subprime mortgages and all the other crap that went on – In fact, put them on playing cards like we did with Saddam and friends. Then we could all let them directly know how we feel about their behavior.

I know this is a rant but history sure seems to show that serious change usually takes violence and bloodshed to move the status quo. We’re supposed to be a civil society but the “powers that be” only repackage the same crap and sell it back to us as change,

Sorry – I’ll stop now. My main point was “Thank you OldKat”.

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