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By Publius, on April 17th, 2009%
The following was sent to us. Feel free to email us anytime at swgapolitics@gmail.com!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2009
CONTACT: Mike Sabot
msa651@msn.com
Guest speaker Senator Johnny Isakson at the 2nd GOP District Presidential Dinner to be held tonight, beginning at 6 pm, at Thronateeska Heritage Museum & Wetherbee Planetarium in Albany Ga., will be the recipient of the April 15th Leesburg Tax Day Tea Party proceeds.
More than 1500 tea bags were paid as admission price to the event attended by between 500 and 700 individuals from places as far away as Florida and Oklahoma. Attendance sheets signed by more than 480 attenees will also be presented. Many individuals declined to sign due to fear of Government retrobution.
Senator Isakson will be ask to return the proceeds to congress, with a demand that they begin to listen to the wishes of the people.
Note: Due to Government regulations and fears of WMD, only the Tea tags will be use.
By Tom, on April 17th, 2009%
My name is Tom Knighton. I’m not that different from you all. I’m married to a wonderful woman. I have an amazing son who I’m so proud of I can’t begin to describe. I have a home, two cars, a cat, and a dog. Really, I’m as close to the quintessential American as any of you are. And I’ve always wondered how it is that a man who robs you at gun point is a thief, unless he works for the IRS? After all, then it’s taxes! The problem is, we’re all victims of theft.
That’s right, we are all victims. Victims to a government who takes our wages before we even have an opportunity to even see them. They take our money by force, making us work for months with essentially no wage.
We’ve all done this for years I suspect. We’ve been silent in our victim hood, because we believed Washington when they told us it was for our own good. We were told that taxes were the price we paid to live in a civilized society. We were told that our taxes were going to make the world a better place. And we foolishly believed them.
Guess what folks? Apparently, to make the world a better place, we have to pay for incompetence. We have to pay for ineptitude. We have to pay for arrogance. And we have to pay for fraudulence.
All over the country, we have been told how we have to bail out Wall Street. We have to Bail out Detroit. We have to bail out those who bought houses they couldn’t afford. My question to Washington is “why?” Why do I have to bail out those who lied? Why do I have to bail out those who didn’t think? Why do I have to bail out anyone?
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By Jeff, on April 17th, 2009%
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists in Boston staged a protest against the British crown. The colonists wanted Boston to return three ships of taxed tea to the king. The colonists, dressed as Indians, boarded the ships and tossed the tea into the Boston Harbor. It is in that spirit that we gather here today!
If you have ever seen the movie “National Treasure” you know that the characters in the movie examine the Constitution for clues to a treasure. While I do not know if such a treasure exists, I do know that there is a clue hidden in the Constitution. The founding fathers put it there for occasions such as this. They didn’t really make a big effort to hide it either. Instead, they made the letters far bigger than the rest of the text of the document. WE THE PEOPLE…
You see, the government gets its power from us, not the other way around, and when we have allowed the government to get so big that our representatives do not represent us, it is time that we take it back.
It has long been said that the majority of people in America live conservative values. We go about our lives in an independent fashion and we are slow to complain or speak out. But the silent majority will be silent no more!
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By Tom, on April 15th, 2009%
So here we are, post tea parties…for now. More are coming, of that I have no doubt. Since that’s the case, I wanted to offer a few of my own personal observations on this amazing event.
First, there’s a lot of people asking “where were you when Bush was pushing for TARP?” First, I’d like answer that I was in the exact same place. I had the opportunity to speak at the Albany Tea Party. Speakers focused on different things, but I focused on bailouts of banks, car companies, and people who bought homes they couldn’t afford. Obama didn’t cause this crisis, that I’ll agree with 100%. However, his policies aren’t going to end it either.
A great number of people at the Albany Tea Party made a point of saying that BOTH parties up in Washington were responsible for the mess we’re in. And no, these weren’t just Libertarians. These were people from various walks of life and political affiliations. They were just as sick of the spending as I am, and I’m thrilled to have them as allies.
There’s been a lot of talk about Republicans co-opting the tea parties as a way to try and build back momentum. Here’s the thing to keep in mind. Tax protestors are now energized. We’ve been part of something beyond my imagination just a few months ago. There have been somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 tea parties in the United States today. Never in my life have so many locales coordinated in protest. My mother, who vividly remembers the civil rights marches and anti-war protests of the 1960′s can’t either. 3,000 different places.
My point is, so what if Republicans tried to co-opt the message. All over the place, people were focusing on the message of taxation and spending, rather than partisan BS. Republicans can try and hijack the message, and they’ll fail. We Libertarians are the largest party in the United States that had nothing at all to do with this mess, and that will come out in time.
As for the allegations of funding for the tea parties from wealthy Repubicans, I’m looking forward to the check for my speaking fee! (this bit blatantly ripped off from another speaker at the Albany tea party). However, I don’t think I’ll ever see a dime from it, and I’m very OK with that.
Regardless of the backstory, something amazing happened today. A coordinated protest the likes of which we’ve never seen took place. People from all walks of life gathered to be heard. The quesion is, does anyone in Washington even care?
By Jeff, on April 13th, 2009%
Y’all should come to one of the two area Tea Parties this Wednesday!
#1, they are important events and a way to let local politicians know that we are serious about lowering the tax burden and limiting the size of government.
#2, you’ll get to see both partners here at SWGA Politics! Tom will be one of the speakers at the Albany Tea Party, and Jeff will be at the Leesburg Tea Party wearing his LP-Ga t-shirt. (It’s got a really big LP-Ga logo on the back, which will make him REALLY easy to spot – at least from the back!)
We’ll also be distributing business-card sized copies of The World’s Smallest Political Quiz, which will give you a pretty good understanding of exactly where you stand on the political spectrum.
So come up and say hi to us. we’d LOVE to know you’re out there! 
Albany Tea Party:
Judicial Building (Courthouse)
225 Pine Ave
Albany GA, 31702
(Roughly 1 block WEST of the Flint Riverquarium or about 1/2 block west of the main branch of the Dougherty County Public Library) [Yes, someone had to correct my since of direction!! Thanks reader!!]
5p-7p
Leesburg Tea Party:
Lee County Courthouse
Leesburg GA 31763
(From Albany, take Slappey towards Americus. When you see the train tracks, look right. We’ll be there!)
5p-7p
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