News Review
Here is some local and national news that might shape our local Tea Party movement.
Old News: In Case you Missed it…
First no news….the McDonnell Administration has been completely mute about our governor’s role in Obama’s Council of Governors. Not a return call or email to be found from anyone that I know, other than to confirm he is participating. More on this issue here.
In case you missed it, a review of legislative successes in Richmond and our March Meeting is set for March 8.
New News
Looks like Pelosi/Reid/Obama Health Care Reform measures will be back up for a vote again soon. More information here. Get ready for action.
To McDonnel’s credit, he’s taking the difficult steps needed to reign in our budget. Tough decisions are absolutely going to have to be made.
However, this is a bad idea. This is touted as an “alternative to property tax increases.” If you believe that other taxes will be reduced if this goes through, you are a much more trusting soul then I.
And this is another bad idea. How about the governor get out of the way and not waste money on Obama inspired “jobs” legislation. Want to create jobs? Lower regulations and taxes and get the government out of the way.
Make sure you have these facts when your liberal friends try to link the idiot that flew his plane into the IRS building to the Tea Party movement.
Some information on the interesting race in the 5th Disctrict for their Congressional seat. Right now you have Tom Periello, who has voted in lock step with the Obama/Reid/Pelosi agenda and a dopey RINO named Robert Hurt. Virgil Goode….please come back!
Our role is to be a watchdog group for the principles that make the USA great. This article is exhibit one in why the GOP needs that oversight too. Hatch (and many other GOP members) just don’t get it.
As a follow up to John’s excellent post on Keith Olberman, here is more on MSNBC.
Lastly, if you don’t know Lisa Miller, she is the head of the DC Tea Party and an excellent advocate for our cause. She attended the Michael Steele Tea Party meeting and gave this excellent interview. She’s on Facebook and her posts are fantastic.
Americans For Prosperity to visit Perriello offices
The Virginia chapter of Americans For Prosperity will be visiting the regional offices of Congressman Tom Perriello today and tomorrow (11/9-10) to voice displeasure at his vote in favor of the House Health Care Reform bill on Saturday evening.
This event is not listed on the AFP web site, but details were shared via email. Times and places for these rallies is below:
Monday, November 9, 2009
10:00 am Martinsville Event
Office of Congressman Tom Perriello
10 East Church Street
Suite K
Martinsville, VA
1:30 pm Danville Event
Office of Congressman Tom Perriello
308 Craghead Street
Suite 102
Danville, VA
5:30 pm Farmville Event
Office of Congressman Tom Perriello
515 South Main Street
Farmville, VA
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10:00 am Charlottesville Event
Office of Congressman Tom Perriello
312 2nd Street SE
Suite 112
Charlottesville, VA
All are invited to attend.
Don’t give up the ship!
Are you feeling let down after the Heath Care “Reform” bill passed? Are you angry because Tom Periello voted for the bill despite the overwhelming outcry from his constituents? Please see this post on our visit to Periello’s office.
Don’t give up the ship.
Killing the bill in the House was always a long shot. And we came within 5 votes in a Democratic Congress with a huge majority. Obama and Pelosi had to expend a lot of capital to ram this monstrosity through. This wouln’t have even been close without all of the hard work done by community activists like us…
The real fight on Health Care Reform and Cap and Trade is in the Senate. That’s where we have the only chance left to kill both of these job killing/freedom robbing/economy destroying/Constitution destroying bills. And it’s our best chance.
Please don’t let up. Call Senators Webb and Warner and make your voice heard. This can be stopped in the Senate.
Tired of these games yet? I am. The only way to stop this madness is to vote in politicians in 2010 and 2012 that will support free markets, the Constitution and common sense. In case you don’t know, Tom Periello voted for Cap and Trade and Health Care Reform. If we don’t boot him out of office next year, we have only ourselves to blame.
And the only way to keep new politicians on the right path is for us to be vigilant and vote them out when they start being swayed by the belt way mentality.
That will be the long term goal of the Roanoke Tea Party.
But in the short run keep the heat on Webb and Warner. Let them know that their fate and Creigh Deeds fate will certainly be the same if they vote for Cap and Trade or Health Care Reform.
Here is the Contact information for our Senators. Keep fighting!
Meeting with Tom Perriello in DC
The Roanoke Tea Party sent 4 vans full of area patriots to DC on Thursday to take part in the hastily-arranged rally at the Capitol against proposed government health care legislation. We’ll have some photos from the rally posted soon, but in the meantime, here is a report from Sherry Hearn who also made the trip to DC, and met with Congressman Perriello afterwards.
Our group of four citizens from Roanoke met in person with Tom Perriello yesterday in his office in DC. We were part of a group of about 30 from Charlottesville and Bedford who waited outside his office to speak with him after the rally. Our meeting lasted about 12 minutes.
Sadly, I do not think we did much to change his mind on his vote. He probably will vote for the health care bill in spite of the opposition we and others expressed to him. There were thousands of letters stacked and unopened in his office, which you and I have sent to him voicing our opposition. I doubt seriously if any will be read and counted prior to the vote scheduled this weekend.
In other words, what we have done all summer and fall will probably amount to nothing with Mr. Perreillo. I think that whatever he does, his career is over. If he listens to his constituents and votes against this bill, the Democratic leadership will make it very hard on him. If he votes with them, his elected career is over, as he will probably lose his next bid for re-election.
Sorry to say, I think with Mr. Perriello, we gave it our best shot, and came up missing him. Our only hope at this point is prayer.
Another observation- Yesterday in the Metro station, there was a sign that read:
How much is a trillion??
To spend One Trillion Dollars at one dollar per second would take over 31,000 years.
National debt with this bill will exceed $12 trillion. What will we do???
Call your Congressman today and plead with him/her to vote no to health care bill.
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