Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:
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As you will remember, our next meeting will be Thursday 6 February where we will have Daniel Gade as our guest speaker. This will be a fantastic opportunity to meet him and ask your questions in his quest to unseat Mark Warner. Here are some online sources you can use to prepare for this visit:
Daniel Gade - Same Oath. New Mission.Daniel Gade For VirginiaSPA professor and veteran running for Virginia U.S. Senate seatDr. Daniel Gade on the Undermining of American Values & More!
Last week I noticed that someone had -AGAIN- defaced one of our signs (see the picture below). As you know, both of our signs quote President Trump's inauguration speech with the phrase, "From this moment on it will be America first." Well, in the first defacement the vandals simply used a permanent marker to scratch out "America" and wrote underneath, "Russia." Elementary school-level, if you ask me. This time they were a little more creative in that not only did they go to the effort to match the sign's existing paint color but they creatively used that spray paint to convert "America" to "me." Middle school-level this time. Either way, my son and I were able to restore the sign to its original message. It is, however, time to put up a new one.
Probably the most important news article included below would be the top one found in the Second Amendment section (titled, RICHMOND: THE MOTHER OF ALL BUFFALO JUMPS). While it is written from a very "tactical" perspective, it is a good piece of analysis and does address several of the potential scenarios that could arise if people become really, really stupid during Lobby Day. I know that much of what is written in this article is quite beyond the very peaceful protests that is characteristic of the TEA Party… but the author is quite right that this Lobby Day is a perfect opportunity for nefarious agitators (ANTIFA being one of them) to incite violence. If you go to Lobby Day, do not get caught up in it.
TEA Party / Nationalism Movement
From the top article below:
"The real problem with nationalism, the kind that President Trump campaigned on, is that it offers true and therefore intolerable normality in a clown world. It is normal to want to stay out of foreign wars, to preserve your religion, language, people, and culture."
This is exactly right… that what was normal "back in the day" is now labeled with some kind of "…ist" moniker used to categorize, isolate, and humiliate anyone adhering to "the old" morals. At some point the pendulum will swing back but the damage done to American culture will be indelible.
Nationalism Is Looking Pretty Normal Right NowHong Kong Demonstrators Are the Real Social Justice WarriorsVideos emerge showing French police violently beating protesters
Regulation
From the top article below:
"The Trump administration is proposing to change the rules to speed up construction of big projects like pipelines and dams by streamlining the process. Green groups will wail about "gutting" the regulations but, in fact, it will re-establish a balance between the need for environmental protection and the need for intelligent use of the land."
A balance between the world "as is" versus the advancement of civilization must be achieved. It is good to see that President Trump's deregulation efforts will begin to find favor in the future.
Trump to Roll Back Rules that Hinder Big Construction ProjectsWeekly Trump Report Card: 'Dizzying,' with wins on border wall and deregulationTrump announces overhaul of outdated environmental law, predictable leftie meltdown ensuesPortland Passes "Green New Deal" Carbon Tax, First Of Its Kind in the NationVermont Bill Would Ban Cell Phone Use For Anyone Under 21California is poised to extend healthcare coverage to seniors living in the U.S. illegallyFirst They Came for the Guns, Now Cali Considering Ban on Gas-Powered Lawn Tools
National Debt / Its the Spending, Stupid!
From the top article below:
"As part of the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. government flew pallets of cash to the Tehran [Iran] airport. This load of...bills was supposed to be a down payment on peace. Didn't work out. Shocker. Those pallets groaned under the weight of $150 billion, likely unloaded from the plane by straining fork trucks. How best to make that figure more concrete? If you divide $150 billion by 330 million Americans, that works out to about $450. Four hundred fifty dollars is my share of the payola."
That is $450 for every man, woman, and child in America… the burden on an individual taxpayer is even higher. This is outrageous.
What did Iran do with your $450?Trump Goes There: 'The Missiles Fired Last Night at Us Were Paid For by the Funds Given to Iran by the Obama Administration' (VIDEO)Solyndra 2: Boondoggle BoogalooAnother Expensive Solar Scheme Bites the Dust
Economy
From the top article below:
"'The service providers posted the largest gain since April, driven mainly by professional and business services. Job creation was strong across companies of all sizes, led predominantly by midsized companies,' said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute."
As Ronald Reagan said often, "A rising tide lifts all boats."
Trump Economy Continues Winning as US Companies Add 202K Workers in December: ReportEven before reforms, food stamp use declined drastically under TrumpFlourishing Trump Economy Lifts More Than 6 Million Off Food StampsTrump Boom Continues: Unemployment Remains at Record LowBoom! Trump Has The Lowest Average Unemployment Rate of Any President in Recorded HistoryThe Growth Dilemma
First Amendment / Freedom of Speech / Freedom of Religion
From the top article below:
"What happened on January 7th 2015 was terrible. But our response to it made it more terrible, and emboldened civilization's enemies. With respect to the late Charb, the choice is not between dying standing up or living on our knees - for those who choose to live on their knees will die there, too, cringing and craven. As I said five years ago: 'The weepy passive candlelight vigils - the maudlin faux tears and the Smug Moral Preening overdose - aren't enough. If you don't want to put out the fire, it will burn your world to the ground.'"
This is also a call for we Conservatives to push back against against censoring our voices in the public square. Being brave can mean just not shutting up.
The Ghosts of Charlie HebdoA Constitutional Crisis Over . . . Candy Canes? Apparently So!'This Is Racist' Found Spray-Painted on Confederate Statue in RichmondTo Stop Spread of Hateful Messages, Iowa State University Restricted Sidewalk Chalk
Second Amendment / Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Regarding the top article below, the below is from an e-mail that a friend of mine sent to me:
"Got this from somebody on the 5th District committee. <Snip> I'm pretty sure there will be 'agent provocateurs' within the throngs. I will be encouraging everyone to keep their wits about them and that 'concealed' means CONCEALED! It would be a great idea to eschew the Confederate flags and camouflage, but that will fall on some deaf ears. The numbers is what should impress the other side, not threats of violence. Recommended reading."
Take a look at the picture in this article just above "Scenario 2." As they say in safety training, "Don't be that guy." If you plan on attending Lobby Day, dress like you would if you KNEW you were going to be on national media. You just might be whether you recognize it or not. Sure, there are probably going to be the agent provocateurs that stage such crowds for the camera… but let's not add to that mix.
RICHMOND: THE MOTHER OF ALL BUFFALO JUMPSVirginia is the Gun Control Canary in the Coal MineWithin 48 hours of taking over Virginia legislature Democrats pass first gun ban of 2020Virginia Lawmakers Have Voted to Ban Guns from the State Capitol BuildingNolte: Virginia Proves Democrats' Top Priority Is to Confiscate Your GunsDemocrat Bill Mandates Licensing of All Virginia AR-15 OwnersVirginia Dems Move To Shutter Indoor Gun Ranges, Enact Ammo-Free ZonesVA Democrat's Bill Would Make Owning Legally Bought Suppressors a FelonyVirginia gun proposal puts concealed carry agreements with other states in jeopardyGun-grabbers Northam and Bloomberg claim Virginia's Second Amendment–supporters spreading 'misinformation'Bloomberg Visits Virginia, Scolds Gun OwnersVA Democrat Introduces Bill Making 'High Capacity' Mag Possession a Felony100,000 gun owners to fight new Virginia bans: 'We're not the problem'118 Virginia Local Governments Now 2nd Amendment SanctuariesAs Virginia Beach calls for Second Amendment vote, people on both sides weigh inVirginia Beach passes resolution to make itself a Second Amendment sanctuaryHot Mic Catches Two Virginia Democrats Scheming to Ignore Speeches by 'Mixed Up Little Kid' 'Gun Guys'VA Gun Owners On Red Alert As Legislative Session BeginsHawkins: Virginians Signal 'Come and Take It' to Democrat Gun GrabSheriff Offers Free CCW Classes So Churches Can Shoot BackFBI: 2019 Broke Records for Firearm Background ChecksVA County Addresses Its 2A Ordinance "Ordering" The Militia
Abortion / Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
From the top article below:
"'Republicans today stood for the most vulnerable among us – the unborn,' House Leader Kevin McCarthy told the Daily Caller News Foundation. 'It is sickening that Democrats have used their majority to stand with their socialist base rather than with the most defenseless in our society.'"
And the Democrats accuse we Conservatives of being cold, callous, and uncaring for the vulnerable in our society. You don't get more vulnerable than being a yet-to-be-born child. And yet, the Democrats chose to not recognize their vulnerability.
House Democrats Vote Against Recognizing Unborn Babies As 'Vulnerable Populations'Tennessee Community College Reverses Rejection of Pro-Life Group After Threat of Lawsuit
Corruption / Rule of Law
From the top article below:
"The derelict's right to defecate in public is a 'genuine right,' whereas your right not to have to watch people defecate in public is a 'second-order right.' Presumably this is in the Constitution somewhere."
The logic these people use is… illogical. Getting a college degree in order to practice law must not be as hard as getting a degree in, oh, I don't know… underwater basket weaving.
LAW AND ORDER? YES, PLEASE [WITH COMMENT BY PAUL]3 Times The IG Report Suggests Spygate Is Worse Than We ThoughtMassive Corrupt Actions of Mueller Gang Slowly Coming to Light After Release of IG ReportInspector General Report Shows Special Counsel Replicated FBI AbusesIG Report Documents How The FBI Hid Negative Information About Christopher SteeleFBI Director to FISA Judge: So Sorry We Screwed Up the Russia InvestigationFBI Apologizes for Deceiving FISA Court in Order to Surveil Carter PageJustice, FBI pressed on Obama hacking allegations against Benghazi reporterNew Lawsuit Claims Rod Rosenstein Led Task Force that Spied on Sharyl Attkisson's ComputersBREAKING: Sharyl Attkisson Is Suing Rod Rosenstein and Other Deep State Dirty Cops for Illegally Spying on Her During Obama YearsIntelligence Community's Inspector General Is the Link Between FISAgate and ImpeachmentThe FISA Court Is Complicit In The FBI Abuses It's Raising Cain OverReport: DOJ's Probe Of Clintons Ends With A WhimperWE NOW KNOW: THE STEELE DOSSIER BACILLUSYears Later, More Illicit Hillary Clinton Emails EmergeTHIS IS WEIRD? Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin REFUSES to Answer Town Hall Question about her Role in Obama's Billion Dollar Payoffs to Iran (VIDEO)
National Sovereignty / Border Security / Illegal Alien Invasion
From the top article below:
"'Breaking News: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just reversed a lower court decision & gave us the go ahead to build one of the largest sections of the desperately needed Southern Border Wall, Four Billion Dollars. Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start!' the president wrote on Twitter."
And who is the Biggest Looser in all of this? None other than Nancy Pelosi. I remember well reading about this exchange on Twitter during last year's government shutdown:
"Are you willing to come up and give him some of this money for the wall?" -@SavannahGuthrie"No." -@NancyPelosi"Because apparently that's the sticking point." -@SavannahGuthrie"No, no. Nothing for the wall." -@NancyPelosi
This just goes to show you that Nancy does NOT run the country.
BOOM! Court Approves $3.6 Billion For Border Wall; Trump Takes To TwitterIllegals Learn Nasty Lesson as They Get Stuck on New Trump-Built Border Wall'Walls Work': DHS Celebrates 100 Miles Of New Border WallDHS Chief Admits Will Not Build 450-Mile Border Wall by NovemberJudge Rules Private Texas Company's Planned Border Wall Can Proceed2020 Democrats' Home Towns Resettled Only 0.22% of All Refugees in Last DecadeExclusive: Memo Reveals How GOP Governors are Pitching Refugee Resettlement to OpponentsGOP Governors Do Damage Control After Approving More RefugeesTexas becomes first state to opt out of refugee resettlement under new Trump orderTexas Governor Greg Abbott First in U.S. to Halt Refugee Flow into His StateGov. Abbott announces that the State of Texas will not accept refugees in 2020Tucker Carlson: 'Even Spies Seeking to Undermine' U.S. Can Secure Birthright Citizenship for their ChildrenEXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Alex Marlow, Brandon Darby Discuss Impact of Gaps in U.S. Border WallPelosi's Angels… Over 90% of Illegal Aliens Arrested in 2019 Had Criminal Convictions or Pending Charges — With an Average of 4 Crimes Per Alien
Socialism / Creeping Socialism
From the top article below:
"Americans may not be clamoring for socialism, but right now, Sanders has a chance of winning a major party's nomination, and in a two-party system, each major party candidate starts off with a decent chance of winning. His emergence should not be dismissed as an idle threat."
Most people talking about Bernie Sanders' viability as a Democrat candidate for the election completely miss what the real damage that is being done here. No amount of empty promises for "free stuff" (college, healthcare, etc., etc.) is going to motivate enough people to elect Bernie as President in 2020. The real damage, damage that is both widespread and threatening to the American way of life, is that Bernie Sanders The Socialist is giving a platform to socialism as "just another form of government" and that socialist ideas are acceptable in American society.
Bernie Sanders isn't a joke. He's dangerous#WalkAway – Lifelong Democrat Rips Up His Democrat Voter Registration Card, Registers as Republican and Will Vote For Trump
Censorship / Social Media Censorship
From the top article below:
"Some will argue that art follows life, and to some extent that's true. However, life also follows art. What's more, we all know that the left knows this. They know it with a burning passion, which is why it's so important for them to use art to undermine the institutions that they find antithetical to their Marxist positions. They undermine tradition, family, and yes, heroism."
My favorite fictional hero character is anyone played by John Wayne. John Wayne ALWAYS played the hero in whatever movie he acted in. But you don't have to be John Wayne, the actor, in order to be a real-life hero. Anytime you stand up for what is right is when you, a real-life person, are being a hero. Sure, it can be very intimidating to do so, but watching a good John Wayne movie reminds us that it is OK to do just that. The Marxist Left HATE it when we feel bold enough to push back.
The World Needs Heroes by Tom KnightonWhy We Need Heroes Like Jack WilsonBanned in Aspen: Newspaper chain fires its only conservativeAssociated Press Stealth Edits Headline After Backlash for Blaming Trump Over Iran Shooting Down Civilian Plane
Denial / Deception / Propaganda / Social Engineering
From the top article below:
"Anyone claiming that keeping bathrooms separated by sex is discrimination is lying to you. The parents of the Manchester School District revolted against this misinformation campaign. PJ Media reached out to Gephart, who pulled four of his children out of the school and has begun homeschooling them in response to the school board's lawless actions. "We had enough of the garbage," he said. "It was toxic." Gephart didn't stop with his own children, but is leading a movement to remove 100 students from the school and cause a painful financial blow to the school's federal funding."
In the section immediately above this was a discussion about being a real-life hero. Nate Gephart is a great example of a real-life hero… to his kids, to his community, and to America.
Heroic Dad Leads Revolt to Pull Kids Out of School Mandating Trans Access to Opposite-Sex BathroomsParents Protest Mandated LGBT Rights CurriculumNJ Schools Test New Mandatory LGBT Curriculum for Math, History, GrammarThe Obama Administration's Guerrilla WarJohn Kerry Claims Obama 'Never Had a Whiff of Scandal' So Let's Remind Him Of SomeThat's One Down: CNN Settles with 'MAGA Hat Kid' Nick SandmannCovington teen Nick Sandmann bags CNN settlement in $250 million lawsuitCNN Settles Lawsuit Brought by Covington Catholic Student Nicholas SandmannCNN Settles Covington Catholic Defamation Case, But Other Big Media Still In The CrosshairsMaryland Legislator Wants To Steer Low-Income Housing To Affluent Suburban NeighborhoodsProgressive Eco-Group Admits It: Renewable Energy is a Hoax that Benefits its Greenie Elmer Gantries like Al GoreEye-popping video exposes brazen junk science by federal climate assessment programNY Times Slapped With $5M Lawsuit For Citing SPLC, Branding Immigration Hawk a 'White Nationalist'
Attacks Against Conservatives
Political harassment: See what conservatives had to face on campus in 2019Trump hater orders man to remove MAGA hat; he refuses. So Trump hater makes threat, takes swing at hat — and victim pulls out his gun.
Elections / Vote Integrity
From the top article below:
"This is part and parcel of that whole system-wide movement to make sure that people who are not citizens are registering [to vote] and not getting caught or prosecuted for it, and [then] switching [presidential elections to] a national popular vote system so that all those votes will help win elections."
In one sentence, that is the plan.
Hans von Spakovsky: DOJ Should Sue States Registering Non-Citizens to VoteVoter fraud in the US – an anecdoteNew York Democrats Move to Register Illegal Aliens, Non-Citizens to Vote Unless They Opt OutNY Law Automatically Registers Illegal Aliens to VoteVirginia Amendment Would Allow Inmates To Vote, Potentially Roiling Politics In Counties With PrisonsFitton: Judicial Watch Finds 2.5 Million 'Extra' Registrants on Voting Rolls – Warns 5 States to Clean Up or Face Federal LawsuitWatchdog Group Tells 5 States of Millions of Extra Voter Registrations
Miscellaneous
From the top article below:
Retired Marine's message about travel ban goes viralThe American Revolution Was Also A Moral RevolutionShadowy Big Tech Group Raising $100 Million Warchest to Beat Trump
As always, I welcome any questions or comments you may have.
James Hull
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia
