On April 15, 2009 an estimated 250,000 plus rank and file Americans rallied in "Tea Parties" in more than 300 American cities to protest high taxes, bail outs, big government and Obama.
I've attended a couple of these in metropolitan Southern California over the last couple of months. I believe they're a very hopeful sign for several reasons, not the least of which is that pro-Gun, pro-Second Amendment signs and people are widely in evidence. You can tell these crowds are generally "conservative" and "libertarian." I don't think there are many liberal democrats, but neither do I believe the mainstream media conventional wisdom (and contempt) that the Tea Parties were organized by the GOP and / or Fox News. I have been active in GOP political and anti-immigration activism in So Cal for many years. I've attended dozens of rallies and events over that time, but I've never seen anything like the Tea Parties. They have tapped into a whole new group of people. Prior to April 15, 2009, if you could get 100 patriots together you had a large group, but 20-40 was more the norm. And even then you'd be outnumbered 2 or 3 to one by Mexicans and Communists and subject to physical violence from these "people."
The Tea Parties wer different, notwithstanding the threats by Acorn to infiltrate and sabotage them. I have seen no evidence of Mexicans or communists at any of the April 15, 2009 tea parties, whether large or small. Mexicans and communists are very brave with large mobs behind them and have no respect for freedom of speech, but they have no stomach for taking on large groups of American patriots. Truly there is strength (and safety) in numbers.
The Tea Parties are not creations of the GOP or Fox News. The GOP couldn't get 250,000 people in the streets if it tried and Fox News only climbed on board because it wanted to give the impression of leading a parade in has refused to follow for a long time. The Tea Parties are the outgrowth of organizing by the Ron Paul people more than anything else. That organizing has tapped into a long smoldering discontent with how we're being screwed by our rulers. Now, the same GOP leadership that ridiculed and attacked Ron Paul and his supporters is trying to hijack the Tea Party movement. This must not be allowed to happen. We must treat these GOP Quislings with the same disdain as Democrat traitors. I do not believe that scum like John McCain, Rudy Guilani or Mitt Romney will ever dare to show their faces at a Tea Party.
There is an interesting racial aspect to these Tea Parties: They're 99 % white with only a smattering of minorities, notwithstanding the absence of any "racist" sentiments. All are welcome. Everyone is welcome at these events. This raises the question: Why don't Blacks and Hispanics, who are otherwise so active in protests, protest high-taxes? Well the obvious answer is: They don't pay them! Minorities are on the receiving rather than on the giving end of high taxes and government give-aways. For all of their support for miniority murderers and robbers, minorities do not support the gun rights of white victims of minority violence.
My impressions are that the Tea Parties are grass roots phenomena, they are anti-socialist, anti-communist, anti-tax, anti-bailout and anti-gun control. You see pro gun people, pro-gun signs and pro-gun sentiments widely and openly expressed. This will bolster the already growing opposition to the First Teleprompter (Obama) and his entire agenda, which prominently features threats of gun control. Obama is an outright communist and he (and his handlers) know that their overthrow will not succeed against an armed population.
The Tea Party movment is a fusion of different white Americans and pro-gun, pro Second Amendment people are very prominent in the movement. I predict the Tea Party movement will continue to grow and that it is GOOD FOR GUN OWNERS AND GUN RIGHTS. There is a danger the Tea Party movement will be hi-jacked by GOP fifth columnists and frauds, but the extent of this danger is difficult to assess. I don't know a single Republican who voted for John McQuisling without first getting drunk or holding his nose. There is enormous hatred of the GOP leadership in this new movement. There is a possibility a third party movement may come about. I'm not generally a big fan of third parties, but we are in a time of great turmoil and no one can predict what will happen.
The bottom line: If you believe in gun rights, consider getting involved in the Tea Party movement. It's exhilterating to be in the middle of a crowd of thousands, or even hundreds, of like minded people who believe in personal freedom and the right to keep and bear arms. It will not only help turn the tide but will provide a sense of badly needed optimism and hope that we all so desparately need in these dark days.
