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Barack Hussein Obama… The biggest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.
Barack Obama’s gold band
NEW YORK – As a student at Harvard Law School, then-bachelor Barack Obama’s practice of wearing a gold band on his wedding-ring finger puzzled his colleagues.
Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s show that the ring Obama wore on his wedding-ring finger as an unmarried student is the same ring Michelle Robinson put on his finger at the couple’s wedding ceremony in 1992.
Moreover, according to Arabic-language and Islamic experts, the ring Obama has been wearing for more than 30 years is adorned with the first part of the Islamic declaration of faith, the Shahada: “There is no god except Allah.”
Sincere recitation of the Shahada is the sole requirement for becoming a Muslim, as it expresses a person’s rejection of all other gods.
Egyptian-born Islamic scholar Mark A. Gabriel, Ph.D., examined photographs of Obama’s ring at WND’s request and concluded that the first half of the Shahada is inscribed on it.
“There can be no doubt that someone wearing the inscription ‘There is no god except Allah’ has a very close connection to Islamic beliefs, the Islamic religion and Islamic society to which this statement is so strongly attached,” Gabriel told WND.
A Louisiana driver has been stopped and detained for having a “Don’t Tread on Me” bumper sticker on his vehicle and warned by a police officer about the “subversive” message it sent, according to the driver’s relative.
The situation developed in the small town of Ball, La., where a receptionist at the police department told WND she knew nothing about the traffic stop, during which the “suspect” was investigated for “extremist” activities, the relative said.
It followed by only a few weeks the release of a Department of Homeland Security “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” report, which prompted outrage from legislators and a campaign calling for the resignation of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.
The report cites individuals who sport certain bumper stickers on their vehicles as suspect, and it was delivered to tens of thousands of local law enforcement officers across the nation.
WND is withholding the driver’s name and the relative’s name at their request.
However, the situation was described on the American Vision blog, too.
According to the relative, the situation happened this way:
Her brother-in-law was driving home from work through the town that has a local reputation for enhancing its budget by stopping speeders and ticketing them. He was pulled over by police officers who told him “he had a subversive survivalist bumper sticker on his car.”
“They proceeded to keep him there on the side of the road while they ran whatever they do to see if you have a record, keeping him standing by the side of the road for 30 minutes,” she told WND.
While WND has been tracking 400 individual tea parties across the nation, the American Family Association has announced its count is nearing 1,600 – for Tax Day alone.
The AFA, planned to coordinate 1,000 Taxed Enough Already, or TEA, parties to be held at 12 p.m. on April 15 in front of city halls across the nation.
But the group is pleasantly surprised as is stands to double that goal before Tax Day is here.
“Our goal was to have a TEA party in 1,500 cities. We are nearly 100 cities above our goal and still growing,” said Donald E. Wildmon, AFA chairman.
The AFA sponsored TEA parties are in addition to hundreds of parties planned by other groups. Taxpayers are also organizing tea parties for Independence Day and various Saturdays so people with conflicting work schedules may attend.
Meanwhile, a Google Maps list shows several locations of citizen tea parties – so many that the United States is nearly hidden behind a sea of blue markers.
Wildmon said the protests are essential because the government’s reckless spending is burdening America with insurmountable debt.
“The runaway spending by President Obama and Congress will have a definite negative effect on our families,” he said. “We are leaving a debt of trillions of dollars to be paid by our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”
Michael DePrimo, special counsel to AFA President Tim Wildmon, told WND that AFA has been inundated with e-mails from citizens who want to attend or organize tea parties in their own cities.
“We’re trying to get people to attend these and we’re also encouraging others if there is no tea party in their community to start their own,” he said. “All we’re trying to do is really generate activity to try to try to get people to attend these rallies to really send a message to Washington.”
The group encourages tea party attendees to bring a cell phone and call the president, 202-456-1414, and Congress, 202-224-3121, while attending the rallies.
While many mainstream media outlets have provided little to no coverage of the nation’s numerous tea parties so far, DePrimo said the growing movement is proof that Americans no longer need them to launch a widespread revolution.
“I think the media does whatever the media choose to do,” he said. “We’re all aware that the media have a liberal bias. I suppose if it’s big enough, they will report on it. If they think it really may spur some change in Washington that the media elites don’t want, they may ignore the story altogether.”
De Primo continued, “The good news is that with the Internet, Facebook, texting and with all the ways we can communicate today, we don’t necessarily need the mainstream media anymore. The message can get out without them.”
WND has also launched its own tea party forum so citizens may exchange ideas, information and announcements about the “revolution.” After reviewing various website protest listings and e-mails from many readers, WND found 400 tea parties scheduled for upcoming months and compiled one of the most complete lists on the Internet. Here are some scheduled tea parties:
Alabama
Auburn University – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Samford Lawn
Birmingham – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Veteran Park on Highway 17 Valledale Road
Huntsville – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., vacant lot (lot k) across the street from Clinton Avenue post office
Decatur – Saturday, March 28, at the Rhodes Ferry Park, (also known as River Park)
Mobile – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the USS Alabama battleship
Montgomery – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alabama Statehouse located at 11 South Union Street
Springdale – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Springdale, exact location to be determined
Trussville – Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., location to be announced
Merced – Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at University of California, Merced in the academic quad
Modesto – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1010 10th Street
Napa – Wednesday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Mike Thompson’s Napa District office, 1040 Main Street
Norco/Eastvale – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Limonite/15 and Sixth St./15
Oceanside – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Oceanside City Hall, 300 N. Coast Highway
Orange County – Santa Ana – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Plaza of the Flags, Santa Ana Civic Center – behind the Superior Court building bounded by Flower Street, Santa Ana Boulevard and Civic Center Drive
Pasadena – Saturday, April 11, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 100 N. Garfield Ave.
Rancho Cucamonga – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., 12300 Foothill Blvd.
Redding – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Redlands – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., intersection of Redlands Boulevard and Orange Street, downtown
Sacramento – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at state capitol building on L Street
San Bernadino – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Meadowbrook Park to Joe Baca’s Office, 201 N. “E” St.
San Diego – Saturday, April 11, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., West Basin on N. Harbor Dr. across street from airport, Spanish Landing Park
San Diego – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. post office at Sports Arena Midway, 2535 Midway
San Diego – North County – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. post office at 11251 Rancho Carmel Dr.
San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley – Wednesday, April 15, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Van Nuys Civic Center Plaza – 6200 Van Nuys Blvd. near the courthouse
San Francisco – April 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Civic Center Park, one block from Nancy Pelosi’s office at 450 Golden Gate Ave.
San Francisco – April 15 at 11 a.m., meet at Civic Center Park in front of city hall. March will start at San Francisco City Hall and go to federal building where Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office is located..
San Jose – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at IRS offices at 55 S. Market Street, across the street from Saint Joseph’s Cathedral
San Mateo – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at corner of South El Camino Real and 31st Street in front of Hillsdale Shopping Center
Santa Ana – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., tentative location at Santa Ana Civic Center
Santa Barbara – Saturday, April 4 at 2:30 p.m., meeting at Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Santa Monica – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Santa Monica Pier, 100 Colorado Ave.
Santa Rosa – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa Ave, between 3rd and 4th Street
Stockton – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Weber point, downtown Stockton, Center Street
Temecula – Wednesday, April 15, 11 a.m., Duck Pond
Ventura – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., sidewalks adjacent to Ventura County Government Center
Victorville – Wednesday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., corner of Bear Valley Rd. and Cottonwood Ave.
Yucaipa – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Yucaipa Boulevard and Oak Glen Road
Connecticut
Hartford – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., north steps of state capitol
New Haven – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Long Wharf, I-95, Exit 46
Norwich – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Marina Area near gazebo
Ridgefield – Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. at Ballard Park
Stamford – Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. at 96 Broad Street (Starbucks/library location), corner of Broad and Bedford
Colorado
Colorado Springs – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at city hall, 107 North Nevada
Denver – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the west steps of the capitol, 200 East Colfax
Grand Junction – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 12th Street and North Avenue
Fort Collins – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Fort Collins City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave.
Loveland – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Hwy 287 and Hwy 34
Delaware
Dover – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
Georgetown – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., circle in Georgetown
Laurel – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
Florida
Crestview – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Main Street in front of courthouse
Eustis – Wednesday, April 15 at 12 p.m., Ferran Park, downtown
Ft. Lauderdale – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., federal building, 299 East Broward Boulevard
Fort Meyers – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Centennial Park
Fort Walton Beach – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Fort Walton Beach Landing
Inverness – Saturday, April 18 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the old historical courthouse, One Courthouse Square
Jacksonville – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., either Jax Landing or Friendship Fountain
Lakeland – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Kryger Overlook Park (Lake Mirror), one block from city hall
Live Oak – Wednesday, April 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Millenium Park
Melbourne – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., city hall
Miami – Wednesday, April 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be announced
Naples – Sunday, April 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Fleischmann’s Park across from Coastal Mall at the gazebo, seating available for elderly and disabled
Naples – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Ridge Road and U.S. 41
New Port Richey – Wednesday, April 15 time and location to be announced
Ocala – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., downtown at the square
Orlando – Saturday, March 21, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the amphitheater at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando
Orlando – Wednesday, April 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be announced
Palm Beach – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., location to be announced
Panama City– Wednesday, April 15 from 3 p.m. to dark at Sherman Avenue Post Office
Pensacola – Wednesday, April 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at downtown courthouse, Palafox Street and E. Garden St.
Port Richey – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Gulfview Square Mall, at southwest corner of U.S. 19 & Embassy
Port Saint Lucie – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.at the IRS building at 7410 South U.S. Highway 1
Punta Gorda – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Gilchrist Park, 400 W. Retta Esplande
Saint Augustine – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Historic downtown, at Castillo De San Marco’s Park grounds on the Bayfront
Sarasota – Wednesday, April 15 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ed’s Tavern Main Street Lakewood Ranch
Stuart – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,main post office, Johnson Street
Tampa – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Gaslight Park, downtown Tampa
West Palm Beach – Wednesday, April 15 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be announced
Tallahassee – Thursday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., 400 South Monroe
Tallahassee – Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m. at the Leon County Commission Chambers, 5th floor, Courthouse
Venice – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Gazebo-Centennial Park on West Venice Avenue
Vero Beach – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., county administration building
Georgia
Atlanta – Wednesday, April 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.at the capitol building located at 206 Washington St.
Atlanta – Saturday, July 4, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the capitol building located at 206 Washington St.
Augusta – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Macon – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Rosa Parks Park, downtown
Gainesville – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., downtown Gainesville
Richmond Hill – Wednesday, April 15, from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at old Kroger parking lot at corner of Hwy 144 and Hwy 17
Savannah – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
Warner Robbins – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
Hawaii
Hilo – Wednesday, April 15, at 4 p.m., at Hilo bayfront at King Kamehameha Statue
Honolulu – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the state capitol building
Maui – Wednesday, April 15, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Kaahumanu Avenue at intersection with Kahului Beach Rd.
Idaho
Boise – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the state capitol building
Burley – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Overland Bridge over the Snake River just off exit 208
Coeur d’Alene – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Walt Minnick’s office, 1900 Northwest Blvd.
Idaho Falls – Wednesday, April 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., downtown Idaho Falls
Rexburg – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Teton River bridge, by Jack in the Box and Albertson’s, 459 N. 2nd E
Illinois
Urbana – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be determined
Champagne/Urbana – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. location to be announced
Chicago – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Daley Plaza Civic Center at 50 Washington St.
Chicago – From Saturday, July 4, at 7 p.m. to Sunday, July 5, at 5 a.m. at Belmont Harbor on Lake Shore Drive
Lisle – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. the community park
Peoria – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. at parking lot of Peoria Public Library
Rockford – Tuesday, April 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., on banks of the Rock River behind Rockford Public Library
Springfield– Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m., Illinois state capitol, 2nd and capitol
Indiana
Anderson – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Bloomington – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. outside the Shower’s building, corner of W 8th St. & N. Morton St.
Columbus – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Elkhart – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Elkhart City Square, Main Street, between High Street and Franklin Street, bounded by Waterfall Drive
Evansville – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m., Evansville Civic Center
Fort Wayne – Saturday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. downtown at Courthouse Square on Main Street
Indianapolis – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Indianapolis, exact location to be announced
Lafayette – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., pedestrian bridge over the Wabash River downtown
Iowa
Bettendorf – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., 2023 Ridgeway Court
Davenport – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at 4th and Main Street (in front of office of Rep. Bruce Braley D-Iowa)
Des Moines – Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m.,west lawn of state capitol building
Iowa City – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Burlington Street Bridge
Kansas
Manhattan – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Triangle Park on Anderson
Overland Park – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Johnston Community College
Salina – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Salina County building, 300 W. Ash
Wichita – Wednesday, April 15, from 4:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wichita post office on West Harry Street, north of airport, bring homemade sign
Kentucky
Bowling Green – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Henderson – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in front of city hall, 20 North Main Street
Louisville – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jefferson Square (tentative location), 10th and Jefferson St.
Lexington – Saturday, March 21, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robert Stevens Courthouse Complex, 150 North Limestone
Paducah – Wednesday, April 15, time to be announced, at riverfront
Louisiana
Alexandria – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. downtown ampitheater on the Red River
Baton Rouge – Wednesday, April 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the steps of the capitol building
Covington – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m. at the Trailhead by the Reagan statue
Lake Charles – Wednesday, April 15, at 5 p.m. at Lake Charles Civic Center on Lakeshore Drive
Mandeville – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 :30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Mandeville lakefront
New Orleans – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. near the giant American flag at the Veterans Memorial, intersection of Causeway Blvd. and Veterans Blvd.
Shreveport – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at downtown Shreveport Riverfront
Maine
Augusta – Wednesday, April 15, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Capitol Park
Bangor – Wednesday, April 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in front of federal courthouse
Maryland
Annapolis – Wednesday, April 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Campbell Park on the dock/boardwalk at Annapolis Harbor
Frederick – Wednesday, April 15, 3 p.m. at city hall
Salisbury – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at downtown Salisbury
Massachusetts
Boston – Wednesday, April 15, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at City Hall Plaza
Boston – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m. at Ivy Restaurant at 49 Temple Place
Boston – Saturday, July 4, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Griffin Harbor on Congress Street Bridge
Lowell – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at JFK Plaza / Lowell City Hall
Newburyport – Saturday, March 28, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., 60 Pleasant St., City Hall
Worcester – Wednesday, April 15, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Lincoln Square (in front of the auditorium)
Michigan
Bancroft– April 11 from 9 a.m. to sundown at Camp Stasa, 7963 Cork Rd.
Jackson – Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m., Oaks Park, birthplace/first convention of the Republican Party
Kalamazoo – Wednesday, April 15, from 4p.m. to 6 p.m., federal courthouse, W. Michigan Ave.
Lansing – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Michigan State Capitol, 100 N Capitol Ave
Port Huron – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at in front of Grove Mall at the end of I-94, Pine Grove between Garfield and Sanborn
Sault Ste. Marie– Wednesday, April 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Ashmun St. near the Power Canal
St. Paul– Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at capitol
Minnesota
Duluth – Wednesday, April 15, at 12:15 p.m., Harbor Drive (behind the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center)
Milaca – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Rochester – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., east side of Silver Lake, 840 7 St. NE
St. Paul – Twin Cities – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Minnesota state capitol
Mississippi
Greenwood – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Gulfport – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Jackson – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., in downtown Jackson, exact location to be determined
Jackson – Saturday, May 16, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.on the steps of the capitol building
Missouri
Jefferson City – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., state capitol, 201 W. High Street
Joplin – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., location to be determined
Kansas City – Wednesday, April 15, at 4 p.m., Liberty Memorial
St. Louis – Wednesday, April 15, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be determined
Sikeston – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m., downtown
Montana
Missoula – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., downtown Missoula, exact location to be announced
Billings – Saturday, July 4, location to be announced
Billings – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., post office on 27th street, just off I-90
Bozeman – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., downtown Bozeman
Kalispell– Wednesday, April 15, time to be announced, downtown
Missoula– Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., location to be announced
Nebraska
Lincoln – Wednesday, April 15, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., location to be announced
North Platte – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., where hwy 83 crosses the South Platte river
Omaha – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Douglas County Courthouse, 17 and Farnam
Nevada
Carson City/Reno – Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 101 N. Carson Street in front of state capitol building and Supreme Court
Las Vegas – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., at sidewalk across from Sunset Post Office at 1001 E Sunset RD
New Hampshire
Manchester – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., Victory Park
New Jersey
Flemington – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., northwest corner of Main Street and Court Street
Morristown – Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m., the Green in Morristown
Newark – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., visiting Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez offices, Gateway Center One, 782 McCarter Highway
Trenton – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New Jersey State House, 125 W. State St.
Piscataway – Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m., location to be announced
Toledo – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., location to be announced
Wauseon (Fulton County) – Wednesday, April 15, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fulton County Courthouse
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at state capitol step
Tulsa – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:25 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. at Tulsa City Hall, 175 E. 2nd
Oregon
Astoria – Wednesday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m., post office on 750 Commercial. Meet at corner of 2nd and Marine Drive @ 5 p.m., we will park there and walk to post office
Beaverton – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., location to be announced
Bend – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Bend at Troy Field on Bond Street.
Dalles – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., location to be announced
Eugene – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., location to be announced
Grant’s Pass – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Klamath Falls – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park
La Grande – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Medford – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Oregon City – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., location to be announced, call 503-998-6299
Portland – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., location to be announced
Roseburg – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Salem – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at capitol building, in the park
Tillamook – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., location to be announced
Spokane – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at capitol building, in the park
Pennsylvania
Allentown – Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m., location to be announced
Erie – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.at Republican Party headquarters, Perry Square, downtown Erie
Harrisburg – Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m. west steps of capitol building
Lancaster – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Musser Park in Lancaster City on corner of Lime and Chestnut Street
Matamoras – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Mid-Delaware Bridge (Port Jervis-Matamoras Bridge), Pennsylvania Avenue
Meadville – Wednesday, April 15, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Arch Street U.S. post office
Philadelphia – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at downtown Philadelphia, exact location to be announced
Philadelphia – Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. at at Penns Landing Waterfront, meet with signs and poster
Philadelphia – Saturday, July 4, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Independence Hall
Pittsburgh – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at downtown Pittsburgh, exact location to be announced
Pittsburgh – Saturday, April 11, at 12 p.m. at Allegheny Landing
Sharon – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., downtown Sharon, on the bridge overlooking the river on State Street
West Chester – Saturday, April 4, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., on corner of High Street and Market Street
Wilkes-Barre – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Market Street Bridge
Rhode Island
Providence – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at state capitol steps (city side across from Providence Place Mall)
Warwick – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. location to be announced
South Carolina
Charleston – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Customs House building, East Bay St. and Market St.
Columbia – Wednesday, April 15, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at state house, 1101 Gervals Street
Myrtle Beach – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Chapin Park, 1600 N. Kings Hwy
South Dakota
Sioux Falls – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Terrace Park, Coval Lake (free lunch and entertainment)
Tennessee
Brownsville – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., Brownsville Courthouse
Chattanooga – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ross’ Landing (downtown behind aquarium)
Clarksville – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Agriculture Pavilion, Clarksville/Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Cookeville – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Courthouse Square
Hendersonville – Wednesday, April 15, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., location to be announced
Kingsport – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial Park, Fort Henry Drive, across from D.B. High School
Knoxville – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.,downtown, World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley Street
Lewisburg – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Rock Creek Park on Farmington Road
Martin – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Memphis – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Audobon Park
Mt. Juliet – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Charlie Daniels Park, 1038 Charlie Daniels Parkway
Murfreesboro – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., 111 East Main Street at the square
Nashville – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., location to be announced
Somerville – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., meet outside courthouse in Somerville on hwy 64 side
Springfield – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., downtown Springfield on the square
Tullahoma – Wednesday, April 15,4:30 p.m., South Jackson Civic Center, 404 S. Jackson St
Wartburg – Wednesday, April 15, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wartburg Courthouse
Texas
Abilene – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., post office on Pine Street
Alpine – Wednesday, April 15, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Railroad Park, E. Holland Ave
Austin – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on south steps of state capitol building
Austin – Saturday, July 4, time and location to be announced
Amarillo – Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m., Randall County Annex, I-27 & Georgia
Amarillo – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., Potter County Courthouse and 6 p.m. at post office
Arlington – Wednesday, April 15, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., location to be announced
Beaumont – Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., U.S. post office, Walden Road
Belton – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Confederate Park, at park and rife on I-35 Frontage Road on Nolan Creek. Participants are asked to bring a tea bag and poster.
Boerne – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Main Plaza
Brownwood – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wendlee Broadcasting parking lot, 600 Fisk
Bryan / College Station – Wednesday, April 15, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tanglewood Park, 3900 Carter Creek Parkway
Brazoria City – Wednesday, April 15, time to be determind, Angleton, County Seat (likely by the Steven F. Austin Memorial Statue) call 979-319-5911
Burleson – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., across the street from Wal-Mart, 951 S. W. Wilshire Blvd.
Corpus Christi – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., location to be announced
Dallas – Saturday, July 4, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Victory Park
Dallas – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., location to be announced
Dallas – Wednesday, April 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Dallas City Hall
Denton – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory
El Paso – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
Floresville – Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at courthouse
Fort Worth – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., location to be announced
Fort Worth – Saturday, July 4 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cowtown Bar & Grill
Gonzalez – Wednesday, April 15, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 820 St. Joseph Street
Houston – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. across street from downtown post office
Huntsville – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. post office on 11th Street
Kerr County– Friday, April 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Guadalupe River at Louise Hays Park pavillion, speakers, barbecue, please feel free to bring children
Kerrville – Wednesday, April 15 at 11 a.m. at Kerrville County Courthouse at 700 Main Street
Lockhart – Wednesday, April 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lockhart Courthouse, 110 S. Main
Longview – Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gregg County courthouse lawn
Lubbock – Wednesday, April 15 5 p.m., Gazebo at the county courthouse, Broadway and Texas Avenue
Marble Falls – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., rotary flagpole in Lakeside Park
McAllen – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Midland – Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m., Vietnam memorial at Midland International Airport, local and state politicians will be present with “open mic” time for citizen
Nacogdoches – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.at downtown square
New Braunfels – Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., gather around local plaza and down Main Street into town
San Antonio – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., location to be announced
San Angelo– Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., Tom Green County Courthouse
Seabrook– Wednesday, April 15, 6 p.m., Clear Lake Park
Sherman– Wednesday, April 15, 10 a.m., Grayson County Courthouse lawn
Sugar Land – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sugar Land City Hall at Town Square
Waco – Saturday, July 4, time and location to be announced
Woodlands – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., location to be announced
Tyler – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., location to be announced
Utah
Provo – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., post office (East Bay), 210 East 900 South
Salt Lake City – Wednesday, April 15, downtown Salt Lake City, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at federal building plaza, 125 South State Street — also — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at post office in Salt Lake City, 1795 W. 2100
St. George – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Vermont
Montpelier – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., State House Lawn
Rutland – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., downtown Rutland, Main Street Park, sign waving begins at 4 p.m.
Virginia
Abingdon – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m., the site where the Kings Mountain Men met in 1780 in Abingdon
Annandale – Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike
Charlottesville – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., downtown mall by the pavilion
Franklin County – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., in front of the Franklin County Courthouse, 40 East Court Street, Rocky Mount
Lynchburg – Wednesday, April 15, 6 p.m., downtown – waterfront
Richmond – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond, 8th and Canal Street
Reston – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Lake Anne Village Center, 1609 Washington Plaza
Richmond – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., location to be announced
Roanoke – Wednesday, April 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Along Roanoke River, Wiley Drive, near footbridge at the old Victory Stadium site
Virginia Beach – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Plaza, Towne Center (across from Sen. Webb’s Office)
Rutland – Wednesday, April 15, downtown Rutland, exact time and location to be announced
Washington
Anacortes – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m, corner of 12th and Commercial Avenue, call 360-293-7044
Bellingham – Wednesday, April 15, from 4p.m. to 6 p.m, Guide Meridian near Bellis Fair Parkway
Everett – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Kennewick, Richland, Pasco – Wednesday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., John Dam Plaza, located between George Washington Way and Jadwin Avenue, north of Knight Street
Mt. Vernon – Wednesday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on corner of College Way and Riverside Drive (1 block from freeway exit)
Olympia – Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m. on the capitol steps
Seattle – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Westlake Park by the arch, 410 Pine St., downtown Seattle
Spokane– Wednesday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., location to be announced
Spokane– Wednesday, April 15, from 4:30 pm to 6 p.m., Spokane Convention Center on Spokane Falls Blvd.
Vancouver – Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clark County Courthouse lawn
Yakima – Wednesday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., west side of Yakima County Courthouse
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lafayette Park
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, April 15, at 12 p.m., White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. – Saturday, July 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Upper Senate Park adjacent to Capitol building on north side
West Virginia
Beckley – Wednesday, April 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at large fountain on Neville Street, across from university book store
Charleston – Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m., at state capitol
Martinsburg – Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m, on square between Queen and King Street
Wheeling – Wednesday, April 15, time and location to be announced
Wisconsin
Appleton – Wednesday, April 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Fox Banquets, 111 E. Kimball
Fort Atkinson – Wednesday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., municipal building, Main Street
Madison – Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at state capitol
Milwaukee – Wednesday, March 25, 9 a.m., Wisconsin State Fair Park
Wyoming
Cheyenne – July 4, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the state capitol building
Cody – Wednesday, April 15, time to be announced, Cody City Park, Corner of Sheridan and 9th / Beck and 9th
This can all be solved with two words… Term Limits!
Throw the bums out!
Everyone hates Bernie Madoff. He is the new face of what’s wrong in America. He has been called an evil monster, but, according to his victims, these words are inadequate.
You have to hand it to Madoff. He lived large – no, huge – off this Ponzi scheme. It was great while it lasted and no one, including Madoff, thought it would go on as long as it did.
While Madoff was considered a financial genus, his plan was surprisingly simple: Take money from investors. Give them an annual return that they could get no where else by taking money from new investors.
Of course, he kept the lion’s share for himself, socking it away in thousands of places, preferring to plead guilty to all charges, rather than cooperate and name any accomplices.
The government estimates that Madoff stole $65 billion from his clients. It has been called the biggest case of fraud in history. I beg to differ.
By my calculations there are some 465 Bernie Madoffs, who are operating a similar Ponzi scheme right under our very noses, stealing billions from hardworking Americans each and every year.
They take our money in the form of tax dollars and dole it out to their friends in the form of pork barrel projects called “earmarks,” who give it back to them in the form of campaign contributions and sweetheart business deals for themselves and members of their families. While a few – very few – members have been prosecuted, most of what they do is legal, though unethical, and they operate with impunity.
Last year, the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense compiled data that showed that 60 percent of the members of the House Armed Services Committee who arranged earmarks also received campaign contributions from the companies that received the funding. Almost all the members of the committee received campaign contributions from companies that got earmarks this year.
We look at Madoff, and we point a finger at federal regulators and say, “Why didn’t somebody do something?” What about the 200 million eligible U.S. voters who have oversight of Congress or, at the very least, the 90 million who pay taxes? Why don’t we do something? After all, we are the victims of this Ponzi scheme.
A large chunk of this money is recycled and doled back to the states, which is supposed to make us feel better about it. In fact, most Madoffs in Congress brag about this practice and use it as a tool to get re-elected. Take the money from taxpayers. Launder it through layers of bureaucracy and give 50 cents on the dollar back to the states for projects the majority of people there don’t need or want.
How much better it would be to cut federal taxes, leave the money in the states and let the people who live there make the hard decisions on how to spend it! But, no! That doesn’t increase the power of our representatives in Washington!
Obama promised to get rid of earmarks but he just signed a $410 billion omnibus bill outside of the glare of the cameras that contained 9,000 of them!
It’s important to identify the Madoffs who passed this bill. In the Senate, it includes all Democrats with the exception of Bayh, McCaskill and Feingold. It also includes Republicans Shelby, Murkowski, Snowe, Cochran, Wicker, Bond, Specter and Alexander.
In the House, the Madoffs include all Democrats with the exception of these 20: Bean, Cardoza, Costa, Speier, Childers, Cooper, Tanner, Donnelly, Hill, Driehaus, Giffords, Mitchell, Kind, Kratovil, Marshall, Matheson, Minnick, Nye, Peterson and Taylor.
However, these are not the only Madoff Republicans in the House. Despite their “no” votes, all but 39 Republicans had earmarks in this bloated omnibus bill.
In all, only six senators and 64 House members have signed the “no earmark” pledge. Check it out at http://earmarkpledge.com/signers.php. The rest clearly are Madoffs, and they should be dumped in the next election.
They all have excuses – some worthwhile project their state just couldn’t be without. Don’t buy it!
There are those who will argue that earmarks are only a small part of the problem in Washington. This is true. However, when you clean out something, you start with the part that smells.
Obama and his cronies or his puppetmasters are trying to take total control – nationalize everything, disarm the populace, control food, etc. We are seeing the formation of a total police state.
Some small farms and organic food growers could be placed under direct supervision of the federal government under new legislation making its way through Congress.
House Resolution 875, or the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, was introduced by Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., in February. DeLauro’s husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Monsanto – the world’s leading producer of herbicides and genetically engineered seed.
DeLauro’s act has 39 co-sponsors and was referred to the House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 4. It calls for the creation of a Food Safety Administration to allow the government to regulate food production at all levels – and even mandates property seizure, fines of up to $1 million per offense and criminal prosecution for producers, manufacturers and distributors who fail to comply with regulations.
Michael Olson, host of the Food Chain radio show and author of “Metro Farm,” told WND the government should focus on regulating food production in countries such as China and Mexico rather than burdening small and organic farmers in the U.S. with overreaching regulations.
“We need somebody to watch over us when we’re eating food that comes from thousands and thousands of miles away. We need some help there,” he said. “But when food comes from our neighbors or from farmers who we know, we don’t need all of those rules. If your neighbor sells you something that is bad and you get sick, you are going to get your hands on that farmer, and that will be the end of it. It regulates itself.”
The legislation would establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services “to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes.”
