I just returned from the Tea Party rally in Raleigh and I have a lot to report. Unlike what is reported in the media, the Tea Party was made up of entire cross section of America; White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Indian. There were old, young, veterans, men, women, and children. There were straights, gays, and lesbians. There were Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and Libertarians- all with a common thread that united them; love of country, freedom, less government…
I had the privilege of speaking to a number of Tea Party gathers and here is some of what they told me:
A group of teenagers who came to the rally without their parents told me they were there, because they didn’t want to see government spend their future away. One teenager told me that, “I don’t want to work for the government. The more they spend now the more they’re going to tax me when I start working”. He was joined by other teenagers who echoed the same thing. They saw government spending and taxing as a back door to Socialism.
One boy told me that he, “didn’t want to become a “tax slave”". ”Who’s going to pay for all this spending”, he asked. His father applauded him.
I spoke with a Black guy who was there with his family and friends. While he was willing to be photographed, they others were not. They were afraid of what their neighbors would say and feared reprisal. Sad isn’t it- sad that Liberals have taken away, through fear, this family’s freedom to openly express their views. I asked the gentleman pictured above if he had felt any racism at the rally. ”Racism is when you keep people down not when you empower them to do more for themselves. We’re here to empower the people and not let Obama take that away from us”.
I spoke with a veteran was told me he fought in Viet Nam against communism and he was there today to fight once more for his country against communism never believing he would see it threatening our shores.
I spoke with a large group of gays who were there to protest against government take over of our lives. Again, some of them asked that I not take their picture because of the backlash that they would get from their community, however, one gay couple didn’t care. He told me, “My partner and I can live with people not liking us. You can’t get everyone to like you. But, we can’t live if government continues to spend us in the ground, taxes us until there’s nothing left, legislates away our lives”.
I also spoke with two former Obama supporters who said that they had bought into the Obama myth and had awakened. A physician and a stay at home mom they said, “Our country is more important to us than the color of a man’s skin. My husband and I can not support a man who is set on destroying it”. As a physician, he told me that with the passing of health-care, he will not be able to afford his practice and may have to close his doors in 2014. ”I have to wait months to be paid by the government and often times we have to resubmit the same paperwork 3 times to secure payment. I couldn’t afford to cover my overhead and payroll without private insurance providers.
Probably the most interesting part of the Tea Party were the Progressive Socialist Activists carrying union made signs and a few homemade signs who rallied across the street. At their peak, there may have been 3 dozen, versus the thousands of Tea Party activists. These Socialists were screaming and holding up signs that claimed the Tea Party Group was a bunch of racists and homophobes, but here’s the funny part– they were being shouted down by gays, lesbians, Blacks, Asians, Whites, and Hispanics who were attending the Tea Party rally, yelling back, “I’m gay” or “I’m Black”, etc. It was really hilarious.
So for all of the stories you read or hear in the liberal media of how racists and hateful the Tea Party group is, don’t believe it. I was there. I saw no hate or racism except what was on display by the liberals across the street. In fact, Bill Randell, a Black conservative running for Congress, received the largest applause after his impassioned speech on limited government and where the real threat of racism was manifesting from. For those interested, you can go to RandallForCongress.com to donate to his campaign. The were a number Black and Hispanic speakers who spoke about the free market, limited government, capitalism, and runaway spending. It was refreshing. Of everything I saw and witnessed, I was most impressed by the number of young people who came out there by themselves to voice there opposition to government spending away their future. It was amazing. Really amazing. These kids get it. And for me, they gave me hope that America just might survive to overcome the destruction that Obama and the Democrats in Congress have created.
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