tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post4655325772170736832..comments2023-08-21T02:29:21.326-05:00Comments on St. Louis Activist Hub: Whoops! Loesch's New "Grassroots" Group Lies About Cutting and Pasting Astroturf Mission StatementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-28315306464256779332011-12-18T17:38:15.621-06:002011-12-18T17:38:15.621-06:00The link is Ann Wagner. Dana is a big fan of a Re...The link is Ann Wagner. Dana is a big fan of a Republican insider the kind of politicians that aren't very Tea Party friendly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-43198381968822154562011-12-17T21:50:09.208-06:002011-12-17T21:50:09.208-06:00My Take on the “New” Tea Party
There is a new Tea ...My Take on the “New” Tea Party<br />There is a new Tea Party in town, The Gateway Grassroots Initiative. They claim they are a “harder, better, faster and stronger conservative grassroots movement.” What does that mean? Sounds like an ego problem. <br />The Tea Party represents Patriotic Americans who are concerned about their country. Tea Party people want their leaders to follow the Constitution; they want limited Government; less taxes and for Government to be fiscally responsible. Therefore, anyone or any Candidate who possess those attributes can call themselves a Tea Party Patriot.<br />“Gateway Grassroots Initiative is built around action items (T.I.P.s) with the purpose of promoting conservatism. Their mission is to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize fellow Gateway area citizens to secure a culture consistent with our three core values of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets.” Wasn’t that what the Tea Party stands for?<br />“Gateway Grassroots Initiative is formed around the ideal that every American citizen has the personal privilege and responsibility of becoming a “minuteman” for their country in various ways. Many are well on their way to doing this, through their blogs, to running for office, becoming a precinct captain, running for their local school board, organizing petitions, fighting for voter integrity. However, Gateway Grassroots Initiative is uninterested in endorsing or singularly promoting candidates, instead choosing to focus on ideas.” GGI calls for “minutemen” to run for public office, yet the GGI will not promote or help them get elected. So, how is that helping the Conservative movement? <br />“Gateway Grassroots Initiative wants to court the liberal arts, entertainment, and Hollywood crowd. We intend to use pop culture as an ally in this fight.” How does courting the liberal arts, entertainment, and Hollywood crowd going to help the Conservative movement? If anything, the education needs to start with the children before they enter public schools, aka. indoctrination centers. There is no need to court anyone. It is better to stand on principles and have the people come to you. <br />The GGI's first two initiatives are 1, starting a book club and 2, a blanket drive to keep people warm. OK? How does starting a book club or conducting a blanket drive help Constitutional, limited government, fiscally responsible candidates get elected to office or the Conservative movement? Wouldn’t it be better to have the right people in office so people have jobs and enough money to buy their own blankets?<br />The goal of the Tea Party should be to support and help elect Conservative candidates who want limited government and who will follow the Constitution. Otherwise, what’s the point? In order to change the direction this country is headed we need to elect Conservative candidateZotta's Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187919155633569762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-89262953523867624702011-12-15T22:39:45.553-06:002011-12-15T22:39:45.553-06:00the point of the GGI is to be dL's private &qu...the point of the GGI is to be dL's private "grassroots" org that she can use to help her career and her causes, and no one involved will be able to question her.<br /><br />Add the media and political friends and contacts and on paper it should be quite formidable, if the giant ego's don't wreck the whole thing.. or something bigger and better comes along :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-35548894507785205612011-12-15T21:21:11.959-06:002011-12-15T21:21:11.959-06:00So what's the point of the GGI if it is so sim...So what's the point of the GGI if it is so similar to the Tea Party that it can use their mission statement? Better platform for Loesch et al.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-55244006420747283102011-12-15T15:08:55.027-06:002011-12-15T15:08:55.027-06:00I've had this exact same conversation multiple...I've had this exact same conversation multiple times with high school students who get caught plagiarizing and claim, even when you show them the exact source from which they plagiarized, that they wrote their submission themselves. So, yeah, about the right level of discourse here.KBOhttp://www.southcityconfidential.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-67232534872585572032011-12-15T12:27:53.840-06:002011-12-15T12:27:53.840-06:00Jen is always kinda hard to follow, but it sounds ...Jen is always kinda hard to follow, but it sounds like she's saying one of the four "unfounders" of ggi wrote the original mission statement for tpp? Does she really believe that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-72934988446922330362011-12-15T12:12:43.150-06:002011-12-15T12:12:43.150-06:00This is interesting. It was just over a week ago t...This is interesting. It was just over a week ago that Dana claimed she was not interested in grassroots organizing- ever again, on her radio show. I wonder how long it will take for her to engage in grassroots organizing for a candidate? I'll give it two weeks.<br /><br />http://stlactivisthub.blogspot.com/2011/12/loesch-just-too-darn-principled-to-work.htmlBriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-46976029951025416172011-12-15T11:30:05.786-06:002011-12-15T11:30:05.786-06:00coming from jen ennenbach, hired apologist for dan...coming from jen ennenbach, hired apologist for dana's latest fanclub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-39068666238135213402011-12-15T11:25:41.502-06:002011-12-15T11:25:41.502-06:00And, Jen, you're just gonna sit here and plagi...And, Jen, you're just gonna sit here and plagiarize all day. I'm glad we got that out of the way.køpperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129156867069437576noreply@blogger.com