I'll tell you what I think...

Katheryn Lopez tweeted, "even for an obama speech, this was a bit much. email your thoughts to klopez@nationalreview.com"

Here's my reply ( fugue warning!;) )

I'll tell you what I think...

All this week, Congressmembers have ignored and derided citizens' IN PERSON questions about "ObamaCare." In those rare instances Representatives are 'stuck' actually speaking to a constituent, they are unwilling or unable to answer serious questions about the legislation. Instead, they repeat threadbare talking points that have nothing to do with the question they've been asked.

Meanwhile, they are meeting back-to-back with Democrat party leaders, union reps and lobbyists, cutting secret deals ordinary citizens' would go to jail for if they offered or received them.

After who-knows-how-much *ahem* horsetrading, Congressional leaders announce a vote on a "process" Sen Harry Reid said was an unfounded rumor that "nobody is talking about" just a few dys ago. The "reconciliation" action is a scurrilous and cynical manipulation of the good-faith process of our Congress that millions of Americans are watching with disgust and dispair.

Obama & the Dems fail to recognize the genuine outrage of everyday Americans. Over 30,000 regular people rushed to Washington with less than 48 hrs' notice to rally to oppose "ObamaCare."

Congress has fallen. Americans have lost faith in the honest workings of the legislative branch of our government. They and the executive branch TO THIS VERY HOUR refuse to answer specific questions about this bill, instead choosing to hide behind locked doors, ducking the good people in the halls and talking only to each other.

And so we come to Obama's "pep talk." No answers, only more derision for those opposing the bill, and the process. No explanation, just more talking point ringing hollow.

It sickens me. It outrages me. And I'm waaay over here in California.

Happy Anniversary, Tea Party Movement! A Look Back...

SO MUCH has happened has happened is the past year. SO MUCH is happening right now!!

Today marks the first anniversary of the day regular people stopped their regular lives to gather together in the sun, rain, and snow to say in one voice, "Enough!"

Here's the "PSA" we made to help get the word out about the Tea Party...

About 30,000 people in 51 cities and towns has since grown to 57,000,000 people across the country - and that number grows larger every day.

Here's a follow-up video made of some the pictures and videos people took February 27, 2009 at their Tea Party events from all across America ...

To see even more pictures and videos from that day, click here to go the the Photobucket albums...

AMAZING!

UPDATED: #HCR Swing Votes w/Extensive Contact Information

This information is lifted directly off Dick Morris' blog, found here.

What I've done is take his list and add more and better contact information so that you can make sure your voice is heard.

When using this list, try the DC number first. If you can't get through or are unable to leave a message, try the local phone numbers. I can tell you from personal experience that I almost always have better luck using the local contact information.

One last thing: The best, most effective way to contact your elected officials is to send in a letter. So whenever you can, take the time to write your Representative a letter explaining your opinion - on paper - and mail it via USPS.

# # #

If you live in any of the states from which these swing Congressmen come, please call them. Let them know your opposition to health care changes. The phone for Congress is 202-224-3121.

UPDATE: Voters need to say, "You voted for Obamacare the first time. But your district opposes it by 2 to 1. Now it is coming up for a vote again. Listen to your constituents and vote no. We don’t want Medicare cuts or premium increases or rationing of medical care. Don’t monkey with our health care. Vote no this time.”

Vulnerable Democratic Congressmen
Who Voted FOR Obamacare The First Time Around

These are the folks we need to pressure to switch their votes!

Arizona:
Harry Mitchell
(Phoenix suburbs)
DC Voice: 202-225-2190
DC Fax: 202-225-3263
District Office
7201 East Camelback Road, Suite 335
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Voice: 480-946-2411
FAX: 480-946-2446
TwitterID: @HarryEMitchell

Gabrielle Giffords
(Tucson)
DC Voice: 202-225-2542
DC Fax: 202-225-0378
District Offices

1661 North Swan, Suite 112 Tucson, AZ 85712 Voice: 520-881-3588 FAX: 520-322-9490

77 Calle Portal, Suite B-160 Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Voice: 520-459-3115 FAX: 520-459-5419

TwitterID: @Rep_Giffords

Ann Kirkpatrick
(most of rural Arizona, NE part of state)
DC Voice: 202-225-2315
DC Fax: 202-226-9739
District Offices

240 South Montezuma Street, Suite 101 Prescott, AZ 86303 Voice: 928-445-3434 FAX: 928-445-4160

1515 East Cedar Avenue, A6 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Voice: 928-226-6914 FAX: 928-226-2876

211 North Florence Street, Suite 3 Casa Grande, AZ 85122 Voice: 520-836-3226 FAX: 520-836-8417

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

California:
Jerry McNerney
(Stockton and Pleasanton)
DC Voice: 202-225-1947
DC Fax: 202-225-4060
District Offices

2222 Grand Canal Boulevard, Suite 7 Stockton, CA 95207 Voice: 209-476-8552 FAX: 209-476-8587

5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 175 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Voice: 925-737-0727 FAX: 925-737-0734

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Colorado:
John Salazar
(Pueblo)
DC Voice: 202-225-4761
DC Fax: 202-226-9669
District Offices

609 Main Street, #6 Alamosa, CO 81101 Voice: 719-587-5105 FAX: 719-587-5137	813 Main Avenue, Suite 300 Durango, CO 81301 Voice: 970-259-1012 FAX: Not Currently Available
225 North 5th Street, Suite 702 Grand Junction, CO 81501 Voice: 970-245-7107 FAX: 970-245-2194	134 West B Street Pueblo, CO 81003 Voice: 719-543-8200 FAX: 719-543-8204

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Connecticut:
Jim Hines
(Fairfield County)
DC Voice: 202-225-5541
DC Fax: 202-225-9629
District Offices

211 State Street, 2nd Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 Voice: 866-453-0028 FAX: 203-333-6655

888 Washington Boulevard, 10th Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Voice: 866-453-0028 FAX: 203-333-6655

TwitterID: @jahimes

Florida:
Alan Grayson
(Orlando)
DC Voice: 202-225-2176
DC Fax: 202-225-0999
District Office
455 North Garland Avenue, Suite 402
Orlando, FL 32801
Voice: 407-841-1757
FAX: 407-841-1754
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct


Illinois:
Bill Foster
(Dixon, Batavia, and Geneseo)
DC Voice: 202-225-2976
DC Fax: 202-225-0697
District Offices

119 West First Street Dixon, IL 61021 Voice: 815-288-0680 FAX: 815-288-0743

27 North River Street Batavia, IL 60510-2666 Voice: 630-406-1114 FAX: 630-406-1808

100 West Main Street Geneseo, IL 61254 Voice: 309-944-3558 FAX: Not Currently Available

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Indiana:
Baron Hill
(from Kentucky border up to Bloomington)
DC Voice: 202-225-5315
DC Fax: 202-226-6866
District Offices

279 Quartermaster Court Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Voice: 812-288-3999 FAX: 812-288-3873

320 West 8th Street, Suite 114 Bloomington, IN 47404 Voice: 812-336-3000 FAX: 812-336-3355

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Michigan:
Mark Schauer
(Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee & Washtenaw counties)
DC Voice: 202-225-6276
DC Fax: 202-225-6281
District Office
800 West Ganson
Jackson, MI 49202
Voice: 517-780-9075
FAX: 517-780-9081
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Gary Peters
(Oakland County)
DC Voice: 202-225-5802
DC Fax: 202-226-2356
District Office
560 Kirts Boulevard, Suite 105
Troy, MI 48084
Voice: 248-273-4227
DC Fax: 248-273-4704
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Nevada:
Dina Titus
(Las Vegas)
DC Voice: 202-225-3252
DC Fax: 202-225-2185
District Office
8215 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Voice: 702-387-4941
FAX: 702-837-0728
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter
(Portsmouth, Manchester, Lakes Region)
DC Voice: 202-225-5456
DC Fax: 202-225-5822
District Office

33 Lowell Street Manchester, NH 03101 Voice: 603-641-9536 FAX: 603-641-9561

104 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820 Voice: 603-743-4813 FAX: 603-743-5956

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

New York:
Tim Bishop
(Suffolk County)
DC Voice: 202-225-3826
DC Fax: 202-225-3143
District Office

137 Hampton Road Southampton, NY 11968 Voice: 631-259-8450 FAX: 631-259-8451

3680 Route 112, Suite C Coram, NY 11727 Voice: 631-696-6500 FAX: 631-696-4520

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

John Hall
(Northern Westchester)
DC Voice: 202-225-5441
DC Fax: 202-225-3289

Putnam County Ofice Building, 3rd Floor 40 Gleneida Avenue Carmel, NY 10512 Voice: 845-225-3641 FAX: 845-228-1480

Orange County Government Center, Room 3232G 255 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Voice: 845-291-4100 FAX: 845-291-4164

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Bill Owens
(Plattsburgh up along Vermont border to Canada)
DC Voice: 202-225-4611
DC Fax: 202-226-0621
District Offices

Madison County Center for Economic Development 3215 Seneca Turnpike Canastota, NY 13032 Voice: 315-875-5115 FAX: 315-875-5048	14 Durkee Street, Suite 320 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Voice: 518-563-1406 FAX: 518-561-9723
120 Washington Street, Suite 200 Watertown, NY 13601-3370 Voice: 315-782-3150 FAX: 315-782-1291	28 North School Street, PO Box 800 Mayfield, NY 12117-0800 Voice: 518-661-6486 FAX: 518-661-5704

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Mike Arcuri
(Utica and south central NY)
DC Voice: 202-225-3665
DC Fax: 202-225-1891
District Offices

17 East Genesee Street Auburn, NY 13021 Voice: 315-252-2777 FAX: 315-252-2779

10 Broad Street, Room 200 Utica, NY 13501 Voice: 315-793-8146 FAX: 715-798-4099

16 Church Street, Carriage House Right Cortland, NY 13045 Voice: 607-756-2470 FAX: 607-756-2472

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Dan Maffei
(Syracuse)
DC Voice: 202-225-3701
DC Fax: 202-225-4042
District Offices

1340 Federal Building, PO Box 7306 100 South Clinton Street Syracuse, NY 13261 Voice: 315-423-5657 FAX: 315-423-5669

1280 Titus Avenue Rochester, NY 14617 Voice: 585-336-7291 FAX: 585-336-7274

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

North Dakota:
Earl Pomneroy
(at large)
DC Voice: 202-225-2611
DC Fax: 202-226-0893
District Offices

3003 32nd Avenue South, Suite 6 Fargo, ND 58103 Voice: 701-235-9760 FAX: 701-235-9767

Federal Building, Room 328 220 East Rosser Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501 Voice: 701-224-0355 FAX: 701-224-0431

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Ohio:
Steven Driehaus
(Cincinnati west to Indiana border)
DC Voice: 202-225-2216
DC Fax: 202-225-3012
District Office
441 Vine Street, Suite 3003
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Voice: 513-684-2723
FAX: 513-421-8722
TwitterID: @SteveDriehaus1

Mary Jo Kilroy
(Columbus and west to Indiana border)
DC Voice 202-225-2015
DC Fax: 202-225-3529
District Office
1299 Olentangy River Road,
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43212
Voice: 614-294-2196
FAX: 614-294-2384
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Zach Space
(Dover, Zanesville, Chillicothe)
DC Voice: 202-225-6265
DC Fax: 202-225-3394
District Offices

14 South Paint Street, Suite 6 Chillicothe, OH 45601 Voice: 740-779-1636 FAX: 740-779-2352

137 East Iron Avenue Dover, OH 44622 Voice: 866-910-7577 FAX: 330-364-4330

17 North Fourth Street, Suite A Zanesville, OH 43701 Voice: 740-452-6338 FAX: 740-452-6354

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Pennsylvania:
Kathy Dahlkemper
(Erie)
DC Voice: 202-225-5406
DC Fax: 202-225-3103
District Office
208 East Bayfront Parkway,
Suite 102
Erie, PA 16507
Voice: 814-456-2038
FAX: 814-454-0163
TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Patrick Murphy
(Bucks County)
DC Voice: 202-225-4276
DC Fax: 202-225-9511
District Offices

72 North Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901 Voice: 215-348-1194 FAX: 215-348-1449

414 Mill Street Bristol, PA 19007 Voice: 215-826-1963 FAX: 215-826-1997

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Christopher Carney
(NE Penn)
DC Voice: 202-225-3731
DC Fax: 202-225-9594
District Offices

521 Franklin Street Shamokin, PA 17872 Voice: 570-644-1682 FAX: 570-644-1684

233 Northern Boulevard, Suite 4 Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Voice: 570-585-9988 FAX: 570-585-9977

175 Pine Street, Suite 103 Williamsport, PA 17701 Voice: 570-327-1902 FAX: 570-327-1904

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Paul Kanjorski
(Scranton, Wilkes-Barre)
DC Voice: 202-225-6511
DC Fax: 202-225-0764
District Office

546 Spruce Street Scranton, PA 18503 Voice: 570-496-1011 FAX: 570-496-6439

The Stegmaier Building, Suite 400M 7 North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-5283 Voice: 570-825-2200 FAX: 570-825-8685

102 Pocono Boulevard Mount Pocono, PA 18344-1412 Voice: 570-895-4176 FAX: Not Currently Available

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

South Carolina:
John Spratt
(rural SC between Columbia and Charlotte)
DC Voice: 202-225-5501
DC Fax: 202-225-0464
District Offices

201 East Main Street, Suite 305 Rock Hill, SC 29730 Voice: 803-327-1114 FAX: 803-327-4330

88 Public Square Darlington, SC 29532 Voice: 843-393-3998 FAX: 843-393-8060

707 Bultman Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Voice: 803-773-3362 FAX: 803-773-7662

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Virginia:
Tom Perriello
(Charlottesville, Bedford, Timberlake, Martinsville & Danville)
DC Voice: 202-225-4711
DC Fax: 202-225-5681
District Offices

313 2nd Street SE, Suite 112 Charlottesville, VA 22902 Voice: 434-293-9631 FAX: 434-293-9632	10 East Church Street, Suite K Martinsville, VA 24112 Voice: 276-656-2291 FAX: 276-656-2293
308 Craghead Street, Suite 102 Danville, VA 24541 Voice: 434-791-2596 FAX: 434-791-2598	515 South Main Street Farmville, VA 23901 Voice: 434-392-1997 FAX: 434-392-3254

TwitterID: @tomperriello

West Virginia:
Alan Mollohan
(Wheeling, Morgantown)
DC Voice: 202-225-4172!
DC Fax: 202-225-7564
District Offices

Federal Building 1125 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Voice: 304-232-5390 FAX: 304-232-5722	Federal Building, Room 2040 425 Juliana Street Parkersburg, WV 26101 Voice: 304-428-0493 FAX: 304-428-5980
Post Office Building, Room 209 PO Box 1400 Clarksburg, WV 26302-1400 Voice: 304-623-4422 FAX: 304-623-0571	Marina Tower, Suite 504 48 Donley Street Morgantown, WV 26507-0720 Voice: 304-292-3019 FAX: 304-292-3027

TwitterID: No Known Twitter Acct

Nick Rahall
(Huntington)
DC Voice: 202-225-3452
DC Fax: 202-225-9061
District Offices

301 Prince Street Beckley, WV 25801 Voice: 304-252-5000 FAX: Not Currently Available	845 Fifth Avenue Huntington, WV 25701 Voice: 304-522-6425 FAX: Not Currently Available
601 Federal Street, Room 1005 Bluefield, WV 24701 Voice: 304-325-6222 FAX: Not Currently Available	220 Dingess Street Logan, WV 25601 Voice: 304-752-4934 FAX: Not Currently Available

TwitterID: No Known Account

Wisconsin:
Steve Kagen
(Green Bay)
DC Voice: 202-225-5665
DC Fax: 202-225-5729
District Offices

700 East Walnut Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Voice: 920-437-1954 FAX: 920-437-1978

333 West College Avenue, Radisson Paper Valley Appleton, WI 54911 Voice: 920-380-0061 FAX: 920-380-0051

All this contact information can be found at the best source for Representive data, CongressMerge.com.

 

CPAC 2010 Essentials

I was not one of the lucky 10,000 people to make it to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year, so I thought I'd gather the best-of-the-best speeches and post them here.

I give you, CPAC 2010 Essentials!

Enjoy...

George Will	Glenn Beck
Ann Coulter	Allen West
Andrew Breitbart	Marco Rubio
Newt Gingrich	Rick Santorum
John Bolton	EXTRA: Breitbart v Blumenthal

 

Lost, solved ... sorta ***spoilers possible***

Okay, so Hubz and I were watching the most recent episode of Lost (one of my favorite shows -- SO FAR) when we, along with the rest of the world, probably, figured out what was going on.

In my caffeinated fugue, I thought I'd go ahead and jot down my latest theory.

WHAT'S GOING ON...

Jacob: He's not quite and angel; maybe he's a space alien (remember Babylon5?). In any event, he is a basically ambivalent force on the island with regards to the people there.

Man in Black/Smoke Monster/Fake John Locke: Maybe he's a demon; maybe he's a space alien (again with the B5). He's the bad guy.

John Locke: He dead. Dead & gone.

All the other dead people: They're dead.

All the people wandering around not 'claimed' by MiB/SM: They are pawns used to help Jacob.

Smoke Monster & Jacob are enemies. It is Jacob's job to keep the Smoke Monster on the island. The Smoke Monster wants to leave the island to wreak havoc across the world.

That being said, the two entities made a deal, an agreement. The agreement is essentially that if the Smoke Monster can convince one person to help him leave, he gets to leave. And the Smoke Monster gets to pick who those people are.

Jacob, ever faithful in the goodness of Man, has won. So far...

I'll be adding more to this post along and along.

Thoughts?

BREAKING: Urgent action needed by INDIANA VOTERS! (Updated)

OK. In case you're just tuning in, here's what's going on...

Democrat Senator Evan Bayh made a surprise announcement this morning that he will NOT run for re-election in the fall. This bombshell has shocked us all, especially the Indiana Democrats.

Because they were caught flat-footed, only one, lone, little, rookie politician named Tamyra d'Ippolito has been working on getting the required signatures needed to appear on Indiana's primary ballot as a Democrat candidate for the US Senate. Tamyra has been working diligently and, it turns out, is only a few hundred signatures from that requirement.

The rest of the story...

If she makes the requirement, SHE WILL BE THE ONLY DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT. Even more delicious, since the Democrat establishment guys have not done anything about this, they will be forced to run a write-in campaign against Tamyra.

HA!

So if you're in Indiana and you want to force the DNC to have to pour millions of extra dollars into a WRITE-IN campaign against this fine, albeit inexperienced candidate, CLICK HERE to print and sign the petition for Tamyra d'Ippolito to be included on the IN primary ballot.

Here is Tamyra d'Ippolito's contact info:
On the web at: tamyraforsenate.com
Email: tamyrad2004@yahoo.com
Follow Tamyra on Twitter @Tamyra

Official address:
Tamyra For Senate c/o Linda Napier
1108 S. Madison St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47403-4738
ph: 812-323-9005
cell: 812-650-2072

UPDATE...

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Alas, the latest reports say Tamyra d'Ippolito missed her goal by ... well, really a lot.

Tamyra made statements earlier today that she DID get the number of signatures she needed to be added to the Indiana ballot as the sole Democrat candidate for US Senator in that state's primary election in May.

Sadly, the truth doesn't quite seem to match that claim.

FLASHBACK: Obama: Making a Career Out of Serial Puffery

Original posted Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:12pm

When I came across this a couple of days ago, I thought, "Oh, this will be interesting."
I expected to read about how Barack Obama really worked at XYZ for "2 years," instead of the "3 and a half years" he said -- you know, garden variety puffery we hear about in our everyday lives.

I was shocked to read the extent of Obama's exaggerations.
If I was interviewing some guy for a job and I found out the extent of his, well, fibs, I would give the guy a "thanks-but-no-thanks."

These distortions are bold, outrageous, and unnecessary. That this is what the guy leads with makes him untrustworthy.

If this is the level of distortion he will go to in order to get the job, what will he do to keep it?

Here's a snippet from this middle...

"Here’s Barack’s account:
"Eventually a consulting house to multinational corporations agreed to hire me as a research assistant. Like a spy behind enemy lines, I arrived every day at my mid-Manhattan office and sat at my computer terminal, checking the Reuters machine that blinked bright emerald messages from across the globe. As far as I could tell I was the only black man in the company, a source of shame for me but a source of considerable pride for the company’s secretarial pool.

Dan Armstrong's Correction:
"First, it wasn’t a consulting house; it was a small company that published newsletters on international business. Like most newsletter publishers, it was a bit of a sweatshop. I’m sure we all wished that we were high-priced consultants to multinational corporations. But we also enjoyed coming in at ten, wearing jeans to work, flirting with our co-workers, partying when we stayed late, and bonding over the low salaries and heavy workload."

Read the whole thing...
It's no wonder Obama punted the financial crisis. He's got nothing.

Breitbart: "It's not your business model that sucks. It's YOU that sucks."

Andrew Breitbart, you sweet-talker, you...

You just gotta love the guy.

 

h/t @LizBlaine

The Girl, the Tea Party, & the Twitterz: an interview

I gave an interview yesterday to Chad Everson of GrizzlyGroundswell fame. I had a fantastic time!
Chad wants to interview Tea Party activists, organizers, leaders and enthusiasts. If you're interested, please contact him directly via Twitter by sending him at "@reply" to @ChadTEverson.

12:20pm: Chad: So this is our first attempt to interview the Conservative Grassroots here on Wave then to post the archive on our blog and out to Twitter! Can you start with telling us a little bit about who you are and what has drawn you away from family, friends and the pursuit of Happiness to become a Conservative Grassroots Activist?

12:32pm ChristinaKB: LOL! I first heard about Twitter from a writer-friend of mine named Phil. I guess you could say we worked together. I was a pr (hack) & he was an editor for a mag. His story was my first cover back in the olden days of the early ’90’s. Anyway, he told me about Twitter in August of ‘08. I checked it out and was immediately smitten.
The idea of microblogging in real time – sort like chatting, but not exactly, was intriguing. The election was in full swing & was apoplectic at the sorry state of affairs of the GOP, it paltry messaging, and the frankly, silly slate of candidates (sorry to be so harsh, but there you go). Here we have these ridiculous candidates Hillary? Biden? “U-bam-uh?” Edwards??? Really??? The GOP was, in a lot of ways, even weaker. Hmmmm… this is turning into a screed…
The point is that I very quickly found some of the smartest, kindest people through this cool, online Twitter-thing.

Read the rest at GrizzlyGoundswell.com Thanks to Chad and all the fine people at GizzlyGroundswell for all the amazing work they do to support the Conservative movement!

It's Too Late to Apologize

Dear Congress,

Sincerely,
    We the People