REPORTS FROM THE FRONT LINE
December 23, 2009
Why the 'Angry Mob' Is Angry
I, like many, have had those heart-pounding dreams where I'm battling evil. When trying to cry out, I cannot utter a sound. I try to get away, but my legs won't move. At the height of fear, I wake up, relieved that it was only a dream. I wake up every day realizing that the America in which I am currently living is this nightmare, and I wish it were only a bad dream. Instead, the real-life heart-pounding is leading me to post-traumatic stress syndrome. I pray to get to the "post" part already because my heart cannot endure the present part of living in ObamAmerica much longer. I'm not alone, as a recent Rasmussen poll revealed that 71% of Americans are angry with our government and 61% oppose ObamaCare.
Yes, yes, call us names like "astroturfer," "teabagger," and "angry mob." Such is the motif of our accusers in government who seem to think that we're angry because "our party" isn't in power, all the while neglecting the log within their own eyes that blocks their view of the truth. This hypocrisy and ignorance exemplify the reality behind why we're angry. Using the Saul Alinsky tactic of badgering serves only to pour gasoline upon the very fires of anger that they ignited. And this fire has only begun to burn. The Santa Ana winds are not far off over the mountains.
Our anger comes not simply because we are poor sports. We are not racists who abhor the idea of "a black man in the White House," because in truth, we have wanted to see that bridge crossed for years. We are not "just angry people" -- quite the contrary, which underscores the point. Conservatives are not usually angry, nor are we protesters. That we show up to a protest at all is a huge statement itself and expressive enough of our anger. When we do protest, we don't vandalize local merchants, topple cars and set them on fire, or require the police to control us or cart us off to jail. We're not violent people -- but we are human, and we do get angry. We're just regular folks who prefer to not protest or make a stink about anything. We just want to live our lives in peace. What lights our fire is any threat to that peace and the freedom that provides it.
In September 2008, before the financial crisis came to the fore, I fought on two fronts: I didn't want then-Senator Obama to win the election, and I didn't want the TARP bill to pass. For the first time in my life, I called my local elected officials and the McCain Campaign Headquarters. I begged, through tears of frustration, for Senator McCain not to support the TARP legislation. If ever I needed the "Maverick" to show up, it was then, for both the bill and the election. I was hugely disappointed on both counts. My frustration escalated to shouting matches at my TV set every time I heard the lies, spin, and audacious deception that, for the first time in our history, elected someone radically far left into the White House. On election night, I grieved from knowing, knowing what was to come: something utterly unlike the America in which I grew up with such hope and patriotic pride. I wasn't alone in this, but at the time, I didn't know it.
From day one of Obama's presidency, the dismantling commenced. We have continued to call and write to our elected officials. "We don't want the bailouts, spending, cap-and-trade, ObamaCare," etc. On April 15, 2009, I joined thousands across the country in attending our first protest. We wanted to be heard by our representatives. We believed that in addition to reading letters and fielding calls -- if they even did that -- perhaps our visibility would finally capture their attention. Then, at a town hall, the president un-presidentially and mockingly dismissed us, saying we were "waving tea bags around" like we're just a joke! As our disapproval and disagreement with the Obama agenda has grown ever louder, we have essentially asked, "can you hear us now?!" And the answer has been further dismissal, lack of acknowledgment, and blatant media attacks utilizing the aforementioned Saul Alinksy skill set.
We're trying in every way legally and officially possible to make clear that we don't want the radical meal we're being forced to eat. We fervently do not want to "fundamentally transform" America. But there is such a huge disconnect from our world to our representatives'. It's as if we are ghosts whom they can't see or hear! When someone refuses to listen, going so far as to ignore you, don't you shout louder? Doesn't it anger you? When you're attacked and belittled because you have to shout to be heard and you're still ignored, doesn't that infuriate you? These people miss that we passionately don't want what they want. The more they refuse to hear us, the more we try to make them. We are not going away.
We're justly and increasingly angry because our reps not only refuse to hear us, but they also chastise us for wanting to be heard. How else would they expect us to react when we feel so helpless and hopeless? No matter what we want, say, or do, our government is going to force us to eat a meal we never ordered. In addition, we keep saying, "no, we don't want this," but they keep putting affirmations in our mouths and proceeding with their radical agenda anyway. We are not enjoying the governmental rape of our country. We said "no," and "no" means "no" in every language. Why doesn't this matter? Every poll reflects the president's rapidly declining approval rating -- for good reason. And still, Robert Gibbs flippantly dismisses it. How are "we the people" supposed to feel? Certainly we do not feel happy, or even just mildly upset, about being disregarded. Far-left ideologues who supposedly espouse "compassionate" causes have no compassion for how we feel, nor do they have a clue that we are an angry mob of their own creation.
We take comfort in knowing (if only for ourselves, because clearly, they have forgotten) that "we the people" hold the power of our votes. Our elected officials will hear us in 2010 and 2012. Even so, if we do not stop this train wreck now; we may never be able to undo the damage being forced upon us.
Yes, my heart is pounding, and I feel like I'm living the nightmare in fighting to be heard. I want more than anything to finally wake up and say, "Oh, thank God...it was only a dream." I want to return to a life where I'm not concerned about the uncertainty of a future where I can still pursue dreams. Once at the "post" part of PTSS, I can return to being part of the regular folk, peacefully living life. But as long as I live in this nightmare, this "angry mobstress" will continue to fight against the radical "remaking" of America so that we can remain America, with liberty and justice for all. As one of the "regular folks," I really wish I had another choice.
Wendi is a writer and blogger residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently working on her first book. Her blog can be found at rightmakesmight4all.blogspot.com
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Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matthew Brooks released the following statement on 10/2/09:
The Gallup poll released earlier today is an extremely thorough survey of Jewish voters across the country. The results of the poll reinforce what we and others have been saying for some time, that many in the Jewish community are experiencing "buyer's remorse" with regard to their support for President Obama.
Support for President Obama among Jewish voters is eroding at an significant rate. Since January, Obama's approval rating has collapsed from 83% to 64%, a 23% decline in support, with the trend line indicating a clear downward trajectory.
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We are receiving reports of incidents at Rallies and againt Americans standing up for their cherished rights!
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Crystal MaeOctober 2 at 7:03am Good morning everyone and Happy Friday!
I hope that you are all doing well. I haven't contacted the group in a while, but wanted to send out a brief note.
A friend and co-worker is organizing a panel on health care reform at a university in Philadelphia. She has panel members who support ObamaCare, but is looking for doctors or public health workers who would be interested in representing free market health care reform to participate.
If you have any suggestions or meet the qualifications yourself and are interested in participating, please contact me ASAP.
I haven't heard much about the Whole Foods boycott or Mr. Mackey recently in the news. If you come across any relevant articles or blog posts, please let me know as I would like to read them.
The several BUYcotts by the Tea Party Coalition were very successful.
Please invite your facebook friends to join our group. We grow steadily and surely. Even though the furor has seemed to die down, let's continue to show our support!
Thank you again, and have a great weekend!
In Liberty,
Crystal M. Jones
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August 19 at 10:51pm
The Obamacare nuts are desperate and willing to do anything. On Wednesday I went to Congressman Rooney's Town Hall.
That is where an Obamacare activist came up from behind me, actually spit on me and took off running as fast as he could in the other direction! The Martin County Sheriff Office’s Deputies pursued him, and finally caught up with him, but not before the Obamacare activist keyed a random car in the parking lot. Needless to say, he was arrested shortly after that.
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Please be careful when dealing with these left wingers. They may try to provoke you or other people. Smile and think of how much good it is going to feel when these Socialist bills are destroyed The dreams of Stalin and Marx are fading fast!
America is the land the free and brave!
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Kimberly who was assaulted at the Alhambra Shiff Town Hall Rally has been receiving harassing e-mails. Here is proof of the assault:
someone had video of the actual assault in Ahambra!
here's an addendum to this youtube video!
"And they say I'm faking and lying.
Pathetic."
Kimberly
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Sent: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 11:54 am
Subject: Adam Schiff Town Hall meeting comments
Comments on the Adam Schiff Town Hall meeting, in Alhambra:
"I arrived at about 4:30, stayed until about 8:20. The event itself began shortly after 7 PM. It was scheduled to end at 8:30 PM; I'm told it actually ended at 9 PM.
"I saw or ran into five people who are connected with our Prager group in some way, as well as people I recognized (or who recognized me) from other events. (In the attached photo montage, you'll see Victoria Jackson holding the 'What's the Rush?' sign, second insert from the right, in the top row.)
"The numbers present were clearly in the thousands, not the hundreds. Check the pictures accompanying this.
"I grabbed the camera and turned it on before leaving the house, but didn't check that the Compact Flash card was inside - and it wasn't. No memory, so no pics from that camera. Fortunately, the cell phone camera worked fine, so I took pics and video from my backup device. A good lesson: have spares, and do a checkout before leaving home!
"The main thing Congressman Schiff or his staff got right: moving the venue from the library room that would have held about 300 into an outdoor setting, very close to the original one, to accommodate a crowd of thousands. If the meeting had gone through in the room it was originally planned for, it would have been a clear disaster, with the overwhelming majority of the crowd feeling shut out and unheard. Schiff, his staff, and the town officials avoided this, to their credit.
"The main thing he got wrong: the crowd was a lot more colorful than the speakers. The main purpose of the gathering seems less to hold a pro/con discussion of the current bill, but to enhance the standing of Schiff and/or the Democrats. I know that one purpose of these events is to do both (from whichever party the local Congressman happens to be on), but this seemed lopsided. There was no one among the speakers on the podium that seemed clearly in opposition to the current bill.
"Schiff and/or his speakers occupied the time of the meeting for about the first 40-50 minutes, before the first audience question was even solicited. One of the reasons I left early was because I was becoming both tired and bored/frustrated.
"Microphones were not given to audience members. Instead, people on stage repeated the question of the audience member.
"Kevin James reported on his radio show afterward, that a caller explicitly heard Adam Schiff reply to a questioner that "we're not here to talk about the bill". I did not specifically hear this at the live event, but I left before the conclusion. And, there were many distractions (from the crowd).
"Both sides of this controversy were represented by very large numbers of people. I saw signs by far-right partisans (possibly LaRuche organization?) comparing Obama to the Nazis (including a large poster of him with a Hitler-type mustache.) I saw signs by far left partisans that explicitly called for the abolition of capitalism and the implementation of socialism, using those words and phrases. And, I saw all manner of signs in between.
(While the pictures I took emphasize a message of pro-freedom, and of opposition to the current bill, make no mistake: there were plenty of signs and people representing the other side also.)
"Dennis talks about keeping your expectations low, and how that can help. I can relate to that with this event: With a huge crowd of people this passionate, not separated by police or in any other way, with far left and far right, and centrists freely intermingling, I was pleased that it was as civilized as it was:
"No fights broke out that I could see, and I saw no injuries.
"While there were numerous boos and catcalls by both sides, the podium speakers were, by and large, free to make the points they wished to make, as the audience was free not to buy what the speakers were selling (indeed, a great many did not, as judged by much of the crowd's reaction.)
"I'd find it hard to believe that many minds were changed at this event. It is more likely that a wildly engaged public was given a chance to vent (myself included).
Best,
Larry"
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