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by LukeAmerica2020 on June 30, 2009
South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer’s out-of-state consultant Chris LaCivita was caught this weekend trying to orchestrate pressure to force Governor Mark Sanford’s resignation.
Bauer’s move came after the governor admitted he had left South Carolina for five days to pursue an extramarital affair with a woman from Argentina. Sensing an opportunity to take over for Sanford, Bauer and company moved quickly behind the scenes to launch a coup.
The New York Times has published an email from LaCivita to a GOP activist pleading for him to encourage Sanford’s resignation.
“André Bauer is my client; I’ve been working this since Monday,” wrote LaCivita. “I need to get this guy (Sanford) out.”
LaCivita told The Times “this is me professionally seeking information and sources from people I thought I could trust.”
References:
Palmetto Scoop
New York Times
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 Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
by bolectwo on June 30, 2009
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Posted by bolectwo on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 30, 2009
Recently, as the web developer and document designer for our Tea Party in Myrtle Beach, I was asked to put together the content for a poster for our upcoming rally that would describe who we are, organizers and attendees. Here’s what we approved.
We are everyday Americans who are concerned about the direction that our country has been headed for the last few years. We are tired of politicians who don’t read the bills they sign, tired of big government growth, and tired of reckless government spending. We stand united against the inevitable taxes to pay for it all … because we do not want our children and our grandchildren to pay the bills for what our ‘non-representing representatives’ are doing today.
We are moms and dads. We are grandparents and grandchildren. We are students, office workers, laborers, and the unemployed. We are black, white, and brown. We are rich and poor. We are old and young. We span the realm of demographics. We are Americans. And, we love this country.
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 2:00 am
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 29, 2009
President Obama’s Latina nominee for the US Supreme Court today suffered the embarrassment of seeing her decision in a race case overturned by the same institution that she hopes to join.
The court split 5-4 along ideological lines as it ruled in favor of white firefighters claiming racial discrimination against the City of New Haven, Connecticut, which had discarded the results of promotion exams because black candidates had scored poorly.
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Fox News - Hannity interview
CNN — story
Washington Post
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
by rayharvey on June 29, 2009
The Greek word skopein – from which the English word scope derives – means “to observe, aim at, examine.” It is related to the Greek skeptesthai, which means “to look out.” Skepsis and skeptikos are also both Greek and mean “to look; to enquire; to aim.” Those are the etymological roots of the word sceptic.
Sceptic – or if you’re in the United States, skeptic, the difference purely one of form and not substance – has its origins in the Ancient Greek thinkers who developed arguments which purport to show that knowledge is either impossible (Academic Scepticism) or that there is never sufficient data to tell if knowledge is possible (Pyrrhonian Scepticism).
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Posted by rayharvey on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 29, 2009
On ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos (Sunday; 2009-06-28), White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the president won’t rule out a health care reform bill that includes a middle-class tax hike.
“The president had said in the past that he doesn’t believe taxing health care benefits at any level is necessarily the best way to go here. He still believes that,” Axelrod told me on This Week, “But there are a number of formulations and we’ll wait and see. The important thing at this point is to keep the process moving, to keep people at the table, to the keep the discussions going. We’ve gotten a long way down the road and we want to finish that journey.”
I pressed Axelrod on whether Obama will draw a line in the sand and veto any bill that funds health care reform with tax hikes for people making under $250,000 a year — despite a pledge Barack Obama made during the 2008 presidential campaign not to raise taxes on the poor and middle-class.
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ABC News - story
ABC News - transcript
Washington Post - story recap
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 1:00 am
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 28, 2009
Most of us just don’t have the time to give even a cursory perusal to the abundance of conservative commentary and news, so we help you with the quest. Each Sunday we highlight issues and headlines from the week, commented by established political pundits.
These include articulate and compelling commentary from Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilly, Devvy Kidd, Dick Morris, Michelle Malkin, and Thomas Sowell. We include others from time to time, but these six are rather prolific. These are their opinions on today’s hot topics; what’s yours?
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 28, 2009
The following poem was written two days ago by a dear friend and a member of our local tea party group here in Myrtle Beach, SC. She’s a mom and a hard working volunteer. And … unless others speak of what all she does, no one ever knows. They just know it was done. She doesn’t brag or boast; she just does the work.
At our tax day rally, she worked 10 hours with us and then went to help with a Fair Tax protest for another two hours. In between, when our event concluded she and one other volunteer (both surely exhausted like the rest of us) traversed the entire park grounds picking up the bits of litter left behind. No one asked her to do this; she just knew the right thing to do and did it.
So … when you read her poem, know, as we do, that the words pour forth from deep within her heart … filled with the love she has for this country, its people, and its freedoms. Thank you Jean.
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
by c.rice on June 28, 2009
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Posted by c.rice on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
by wethepeoplewyoming on June 28, 2009
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Posted by wethepeoplewyoming on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
by preservingamerica on June 28, 2009
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Posted by preservingamerica on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 27, 2009
Do you have friends and family who realize that something is very wrong today in this country, but they won’t take action? They complain about big government spending and the ongoing stupidity in Washington, but that’s all they do … complain.
They are good people; they are concerned; but they believe that their public voice won’t matter. They have never been politically active. And, they start making excuses when you ask them to take action. They believe that somehow, without action, all this craziness will correct itself.
We all have kith and kin who are like this. Most of us Tea Party activists are just everyday Americans who never even considered attending rallies. With each of us, who loves freedom in our country, it took a final disconcerting spark for us to heed the call to action.
The couch potatoes, hesitant warriors, and the stay-at-home silent majority need that proper spark. Perhaps, you might pass this article along to them … along with words of encouragement … while we can still speak out.
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 26, 2009
The Cap & Trade Bill (HR-2454), the largest tax increase in the history of our country, passed the House tonight with a vote of 219 to 212, winning by just 7 votes. And … yes … 8 Republicans helped it pass.
Do you remember when gas prices passed $4.00 per gallon last year? Gas prices went up directly, but lots of other prices went up as well … anything and everything that was hauled to the store by truck, train, or plane (their gas prices went up too). With this massive tax increase not only will gas increase in price, but electricity and fuel oil will go up too.
If you’d like to express your ‘gratitude’ to these 8 traitorous ‘republicans’, here’s their info:
This bill still has to go through the Senate. It is likely to face serious opposition here.
Within five days (on or before Wednesday July 1, 2009) Representatives can change their vote (or vote, when not voting). These eight Representatives must be the focus; After 5 days the focus will be on the U.S. Senate. Here are their phone numbers.
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 25, 2009
Arizona is now close to becoming the first state to outlaw climate change legislation. The state Senate voted Monday, 19-10 to approve a bill banning the Department of Environmental Quality from enacting or enforcing measures with language pertaining to climate change. The bill is now awaiting House approval.
The bill will likely pass and be signed into law thanks to a switch in power. Formerly, Janet Napolitano (D) was governor of the state, but she left to join Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Napolitano was replaced by Jan Brewer (R), who has not indicated a strong desire to support AGW theorists.
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DailyTech - story
AzStarNet.com - story
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
by LukeAmerica2020 on June 25, 2009
With nearly 20,000 patriot attendees expected in a few days, the Atlanta Tea Party was forced to cancel it’s Independence Day celebration in Gwinnett, after losing it’s location due to the objection of Gwinnett Place Mall (a Simon company.) The Tea Party had been scheduled to take place in the parking lot of the old Macy’s building at Gwinnett Place since March.
“It is unfortunate the event had to be canceled,” said Julianne Thompson, event co-organizer. She continued, “The old Macy’s building is on private property, and not owned by Simon Malls, however the mall manager asked the property owner and I to come in the office on Thursday of this week, and told us Simon does not want political events on it’s property. They were also concerned about the fact we were using the term “protest.” Although the event was on private property, the mall was able to assert authority on the matter due to recipricol property easement agreements.”
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CoosaValleyNews.com - story
Gwinnett Daily Post - story
AtlantaTeaParty.net - rally site
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Posted by LukeAmerica2020 on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
by shorthanded12 on June 25, 2009
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Posted by shorthanded12 on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
by lloydmarcus on June 25, 2009
A concerned patriot wrote me the following. “...our Tea Party efforts are taking a weird turn. As you know the April 15th nationwide rallies were a BIG success! The issues were Runaway Federal Spending and lack of primarily, the Federal Government doing what is best for the people.
…we are receiving direction to turn our focus to the Local Cities, Counties, and School Boards and not to focus on National issues.
This is not what started the Tea Parties and in my opinion is not where we should be going as a “Grassroots” group.”
The following is my reply.
There is a saying that “all politics are local”. In other words, national change starts at the local level. However, I don’t believe national issues should be ignored. WE NEED TO FIGHT ON BOTH LEVELS! Also, I believe in following YOUR passion or calling. If national issues are your hot button, I believe that is where your efforts should go.
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Posted by lloydmarcus on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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