Comment: I don't agree

How many Tea Party meetings have you attended? Do you know your Tea Party? Do you know who is in your Tea Party? Do you know their local and state issues?

Where do you get your information about the Tea Party? MSM or the Tea Party?

To my experience, the Tea Party began in 07 before Nov 5TH, with the Ron Paul rEVOLUtion. In my area, it was The Sons of Liberty and Red Man society, and we went to the river and threw in crates with slogans like, "King George". Obama was not president and many people thought Hilary was going to be the Democratic Party select. The Tea Party was co-opted by Sean Hannity/MSM and became something that Rand's Senate race is the only thing keeping us somewhat aligned. A few weeks ago, my Tea Party sent me a call to action to protest in San Francisco. The issue they based the protest was support of a Ron Paul legislation, and they didn't even name Ron Paul, so I did. I partitipcate to make sure they keep Ron Paul on the map, though many don't want anything to do with Ron becasue they are former WWII and upper Nam vets, who say they don't like his foreign policy. I keep educating them about that too. I see my participation as an opportunity to educate. Maybe they see me as a gadfly, but still, it's a voice for Liberty.

Did you go to your GOP or LP Central Committee meetings? Do you know who they are? After 16 years as a Libertarian, the only issue we gor somewhere was Proposition 215, which put many people I know in prison with 10 year mandetory minimums, and the whole court issue was tragic. I attended trials in Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Diego County, Riverside County and San Bernadino County. So while we won Prop 215 with 56% of the vote, it has actually hurt more people than helped, and is now being co-opted by Liberals wanting to employ it for massive taxes under the guise of being legalized. We wanted it decriminalized.

I regigistered Decline to State Party in 93 under the influence of Ralph Nader, and found ourselves as victims of dirty tricks with law suits to bankrupt our campaigns in 22 states. We didn't even get to debate. I refused to join the GOP in 07. I knew my 33 years of Libertarian and Indy experience could help Ron Paul in 08. I wound up giving Ralph Nader a fourth vote.

A little over a year ago, I joined the GOP. I felt just sick about it. I was afriad to go to a Central Committee meeting, but once I went, there were two people. There should have seen 21. I saw the light in what Ron Paul was saying... The GOP had been gutted and was a shell. We could take it, and all that power by showing up and takeing seats. But no one showed up. I got a seat, became a delegate, and today I have more political power in one year than I did in my former 33 years all put together. Ron Paul was RIGHT ON. My only regret is not joining the GOP in 07.

There is wonderful opportunity, but TPTB and MSM are on to us, and now I see that people are being drawn back to Indy and third parties, that have no power.

It is a shame.

My vote for president, like Rand, is about keeping what power we have. I fear that the GOP will fold because of those Liberty candidates and committee members like myself, who they see as infiltraitors. Those Liberty candidates are GOP, and they need a GOP president to build from the bottom up. Obama wins, and we will be purged, and we can vote our principles, but have no power to actualy do anything about them.

GJ has been registered a Republican, his most popular issue is marijuana, and anti-war, very simular to Nader's. Nothing wrong with that, it's just, it's not going to help those people who followed Ron Paul keep their seats or win any elections, because they will be taken down from the inside by lack of support.

Mark my words.

GJ is a red herring, and that to me is where your principles are. You didn't follow Ron Paul into the GOP, get a seat on a Central Committee because your principles stop you fram getting "dirty", not even to fight. You play it safe, and you think that people will respect you for voting for GJ. They won't. The nieve might. But those who did the work, are in this fight, put ourselves on the line, wish you were with us. You are not.

A vote for GJ is a vote for Obama. But you would have to go to a GOP central Committee meeting, a Tea Party to actually see what I'm talking about, and you won't.

You are working to make the Liberty movement weaker in the name of "principle". You can fool yourself, and others who refuse to get "dirty", MSM lies, and you bought it hook, line and Liberty movement sinker.