*UPDATE Asked to speak at a local conservative meeting...need advice *UPDATE

***UPDATE at bottom

In a few minutes of frustration I sat down to write a little blog and it was picked up by some locals who are asking me to read it aloud at their conservative's meeting. The crowd, from my understanding, will be mainly the Glenn Beck demographic.

I would like some advice on some ideas on presenting the concepts of true proponents of liberty, rather than the neo-cons that have hijacked the conservative party. What kinds of things can I say to do this without making people mad?

Below is the blog I wrote that they want me to read:
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"If your broker was consistently wrong for several years, and if all the "sure-fire" stocks he sold you bottomed out, would you continue to look to him for investment advice?

That's exactly what America has done in the form of Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke. These two men have done more to terrorize our economy than one might expect. Their constant "easy money" policies have led to unwarranted booms, and the consequent BUSTS in tech and housing. What's the next bubble that these Keynesians will bring about?

We are now witnessing the systematic eradication of our economy. Everything that has failed elsewhere Bernanke is trying here at home. That which led to Japan's lost decade has been repeated here, only on a much larger scale. Besides the immorality of creating money with no backing and selling it to us at interest that can never be paid back, every attempt to correct the problems these people bring about is based on failed economics.

Not only does common sense teach us that ever-increasing debt cannot continue beyond the event horizon of money creation, but history has shown wherever Keynesian economics flourish, the people eventually suffer. There is a honey-moon period indeed, and this misleads people to think "the fundamentals of the economy are sound," when in fact people are only observing the short term effects of an adrenaline shot of cash.

Politicians love Keynesianism because it allows them to make promises which give benefits to a certain voting block at the expense and violation of the rights of others. It allows them develop a larger lower class which depends on government handouts, ergo depending on liberal politicians to fund those programs, thereby insuring a perpetual voting block. Keynesianism, in short allows for irresponsibility at the expense of the taxpayer, and spreading the costs so widely that it is difficult to be measured.

Perhaps most amazing is the fact that the media and politicians still demonize the very people who warned us of the effects of these terrible policies. Would you rather have someone in office who understands economics and will vote to protect your freedom while creating an environment most suitable to the increase of EVERYONE's standard of living? Or would you rather have someone in office who repeats the mistakes we have seen destroy Argentina and deeply wound Japan?

Bernanke has been consistently wrong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ79Pt2GNJo

Schiff, Paul, and the Austrians have been consistently right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw

Not surprisingly, that policy which most protects the rights of individuals also leads to the highest standard of living and the greatest innovation. If Americans understood this one concept, there is no telling where we would be today."

************** UPDATE*******************

I spoke tonight at the meeting. About 40 to 45 people were there. It was a "Tea Party" outgrowth and a lot of people were there for the first time (including me). Since the piece I wrote above is the reason they asked me to come, I tried to stick to it fairly closely, but took some liberties ;) and was generally well received.

I tried to connect the monetary policies of the present administration to the past one, and point the finger at the Federal Reserve as the enabler. I would have liked to have done a better job at making that part more clear--that without the Fed's monetary policy, entitlement programs and bailouts would be impossible.

I mentioned HR 1207 but my head was spinning a little too much to remember the companion Senate bill. I plugged Peter Schiff and lots of people mentioned their disgust of Chris Dodd and Barney Frank. After the question/comment section I stepped down and the director told me I would have to come back because there was a lot of audience interaction and he wants them to be more involved rather than just listening.

There was a 25 minute preview of the film "Tea Party" which seemed pretty good. In it, a speaker blamed Bush as being the forerunner to many of our current problems.

Overall the crowd is tired and angry of being swindled by Washington. I think there is definite promise among the group for the real message of liberty. I'm hoping they'll give me more opportunities to speak in the future.

Thanks for all your suggestions.