Scott McInnis and the Tea Parties in Colorado: Disconnect or Unity?

by elpresidente | 12:21 pm, December 4, 2009 | 76 Comments

Welcome Michelle Malkin readers–scroll for updates.

**Update 2–McInnis campaign website has an official response:

Working with Republican leaders from across the state, Scott McInnis has made incredible strides in Colorado towards unifying the Republican Party around a governing platform of Conservative principles based on limited government, and fiscal accountability. Scott has not taken these early strides for granted, and continues to work hard to earn the votes and support of every Coloradan, from Conservative Democrats to TEA Party groups.

Yesterday in an interview on the FOX News Channel, Scott spoke about his campaign’s early success in rallying support against the Democrat Governor Bill Ritter. FOX News implied that Scott is the TEA Party candidate. This however was not accurate. Scott has never implied the endorsement of the TEA Party organization, and would not be so presumptive to claim an endorsement that doesn’t exist.

Watch the interview and take into account what Scott says. He acknowledges the importance of the TEA Party movement, and talks about how he is working to earn their support.

In reply to Neil Cavuto’s question, Scott says, “The message of fiscal responsibility and downsizing government has really grabbed hold here. And the Tea Party organizations, the 9-12 organizations have risen in the spirit of this kind of message and they want to see delivery. Frankly we think we have to earn every vote out there, and we’re working very hard to do that.”

Scott has a great deal of respect for the TEA Party groups, and recognizes the significance of their contribution to the discussion taking place around conservative values and governing principles that will get Colorado back on track to prosperity.

He would be honored to have these groups join in with his campaign’s growing coalition of support and will continue to work hard for their votes just as he continues to work for the votes of every Coloradan.

**Update–Tea Parties and McInnis camp respond:

I have confirmation from all three groups, including several 9/12 related groups, that the movement of Colorado strongly opposes McInnis and his run for Governor.

I contacted the McInnis campaign and was told that he had nothing to do with the inaccurate title. Josh Green, a press contact for the campaign, told me that Fox News assumed the title based on the Wall Street Journal piece, and the campaign was not aware of it until the show began.

Speaking about McInnis and the “Tea Party Candidate” title on Fox News, Josh said “he never insinuated such a thing.” Josh also confirmed that it was not, nor has it ever been an official campaign statement.

I asked if McInnis supported the tea party movement and was told he strongly supports the ideas behind the movement and applauds the effort.

The problem is that McInnis never corrected Cavuto on air, even after multiple repetitions by Cavuto that did more than “insinuate” that McInnis was backed by the Tea Parties. The statement of GOP unity IS something McInnis claims on his campaign website.

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Earlier:

Scott McInnis is touting the “Platform for Prosperity” and claims unity on his own website, and during his appearance on Fox News host Neil Cavuto’s show today was dubbed the “Tea Party backed candidate in Colorado”:

Reality on the ground, however, seems quite different (all emphasis in the original):

From: Lesley Hollywood
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:57 AM
To: Chairman@cologop.org
Subject: Concerned citizen, very concerned

Hello Dick,

My name is Lesley Hollywood. I am the leader of the Northern Colorado Tea Party.

I am writing to express my extreme disgust with what is happening right here in Colorado with the GOP. My disgust lies primarily with Scott McInnis & Jane Norton, the state GOP, and the blatant hijacking of the Tea Party. Myself and my fellow Tea Partiers will not be swayed by a “Platform for Prosperity”. This is nothing but a propaganda tool and we are hip to it. Obama is the king of propaganda and it has been overdone. He has proven that propaganda means nothing. Rhetoric means nothing. We are sick and tired of playing “politics as usual” and this is a recipe for disaster in 2010.

The Tea Party and 912 groups are NOT part of the GOP. Many of us may be “Republican” by registration (myself included), but this is only to participate in the caucuses. As the Democratic party has shifted farther left, the Republican party is becoming the old Democratic party…..a party I was never part of, never wanted to be, and never will be. This is driving voters by the tens of thousands into the Tea Party and 912 organizations (2.1 million people in DC on 9-12). We the People will not be co-opted into voting for RINOS such as McInnis and Norton.

Quoting the WSJ article yesterday:

“At the end of the day, the tea partiers don’t have anywhere else to go,” said Eric Sondermann, an independent political consultant in Denver. “If they show up at the polls next year, it won’t be to pull the Democratic lever.”

I hope you realize that NO ONE will hold their noses and vote for the RINOs in 2010. Not this time. And Eric Sondermann is right, we won’t vote for the Democrat either. But instead we just won’t be voting in the specific race – we will leave the ballot blank. In 2010 it will be “Principle over Party” or nothing at all. Regardless if a RINO wins or a Democrat wins – We the People will lose.

We have spent the summer and the fall fighting the Democrats, fighting for our freedoms which are under attack. I myself spent 1 hour in a private meeting with Congresswoman Betsy Markey in August. I have organized many protests and letter writing campaigns with enormous success. Just this past Monday, I hand delivered over 2,100 hand written letters to Rep Markey, Senator Bennet, and Senator Udall – all in opposition to the healthcare reform legislation. I have been called a racist to my face three time in the past months. I have been called a domestic terrorist by my own brother in law. I have dealt with heat that I never knew I could handle. But now nothing will slow me down, especially not the GOP.

Do be aware that the underground movement of the Colorado Tea Party and 912 organizations is larger and more active than anyone could possibly realize. Just last night I attended a state leadership meeting in Colorado Springs, of which approx 60 leaders from all over the state attended – from places as far as Grand Junction and Steamboat Springs (and of course, Northern Colorado). And this is only a small portion of the statewide leaders whom have networks reaching well over 100,000 voters in Colorado (and growing faster than I ever thought possible.) By March, when caucusing begins, who knows how many voters we will have within OUR grasp. Who knows how many will have attended the Caucus Strategy Trainings that are taking place statewide…..

If the Colorado GOP wants a victory in 2010, you need to listen to the Tea Party, not hijack the Tea Party. It would be awful to have a repeat of NY-23, but it would not be a mistake if the state GOP continues on this path…..

I would appreciate it if you would take the time to meet with myself and my fellow leaders. Please contact me in regards to setting up this meeting. [contact info removed--ed.] I would like to work together in the future and I look forward to hearing back from you.

In Freedom,

Lesley Hollywood
Northern Colorado Tea Party

The dust is apparently far from settled, despite what McInnis or his supporters may wish.

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Comments

Jeremy Goodall
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:19 am

I for one would love to know which Tea Party and 9-12 events Mr. McInnis has even attended.

I know of several to which he was invited… and declined to participate. That is, when he was kind enough to even respond to the invitation.

Unfortunately, this is just the kind of underhanded play that I have come to expect from him and his campaign.
Robert Langlois
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:19 am

Why is Tancredo supporting this guy?
Mike K
December 3rd, 2009 @ 2:16 pm

The place for the tea party folks is in the primaries and on the central committees. They can take over the party and that is far better than trying to go a third party route. If the local party tries to keep them out, yell from the rooftops.
Mr Bob
December 3rd, 2009 @ 2:16 pm

This whole thing misses the point. If the “tea partiers” (which you can’t put in any box in spite of what is said here)do not like McInnis and think he is a RINO, please explain why. Is he for higher taxes? bigger govt? show us why and when. …please
Otherwise it just looks like you won’t be happy unless you get your perfect candidate, just like the Dobson’s of the world do. The result being we get an Obama clone.
Jimmy
December 3rd, 2009 @ 2:26 pm

It only takes one look at that politician’s false smile and those beady little eyes McInnis has to know this guy has one agenda only : himself. The guy looks like the worst kind of used car salesman. He just oozes sleaziness.
Newman
December 3rd, 2009 @ 2:46 pm

The only way for the tea party crowd can win is to force McInnis to run a primary. That way every Coloradoan has the right to vote. If McLobbyist is the man, vote for him. He can prove it by debating the other candidates in the race. McLobbyist should explain why he flip flopped on abortion and flip flopped on the car registration fees. That tax is regressive and ridiculous and should be repealed. McLobbyist are you still drawing your million dollar a year salary from the fifth largest lobbying firm in the World?
Lenny
December 3rd, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

I had Fox on with the volume down. I saw this guy and thought; Floyd The Barber is looking pretty good these days.
Heidi
December 3rd, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

I’m torn, I feel we need to show a united front… I think that is why tancredo is backing him.. Plus, do you always believe everything the msm says?
Donincolorado
December 3rd, 2009 @ 3:34 pm

The problem is the GOP thinks that opposition to the Progressive agenda, highlighted this summer with the health care town halls, is that it’s automatic support for whomever the GOP puts up as a candidate. That may have been the case a year ago for many, but not today. The arrogance displayed by Mr. McInnis in thinking he could co-opting the Tea Party movement to advance his political campaign is the same arrogance on display today as the Senate pushes a healthcare bill over the objections of a majority of Americans
W. Cox
December 3rd, 2009 @ 3:35 pm

Being from one of the 912 groups in Colorado and working my ass off in waking people up to the destruction the government is doing to our country, I am very sensitive in a politician taking advantage of all our hard work while he has done nothing to promote our beliefs or even bothered to contact us to see what they were. I am personally done with this type of politician. Maybe after losing several elections they’ll wake up to what the people really want from their government.
Crista Huff
December 3rd, 2009 @ 3:58 pm

I am getting tired of the grassroots diatribes that somehow the CO GOP has anything to do with Scott McInnis claiming Tea Party support, or Josh Penry dropping out of the race. Really, really tired. When people make these claims, they embarrass themselves with their naivete. Please people, rule number one in the Art of War is “Know Your Enemy”. Your enemy is not the GOP, your enemy is socialism. You can’t win if you’re fighting the wrong people. Candidates independently enter and leave races. Period. We’ve still got two Gubernatorial candidates. How many candidates did you think you’d have?! Choose one and help him win, or focus on another race. I don’t want McInnis to be my governor, but I’m not stupid enough to blame his candidacy on anyone besides McInnis, and if not enough preferable candidates entered the race against him, how the hell is that Dick Wadhams’ fault?
Stan Fullwood
December 3rd, 2009 @ 3:59 pm

I am co-founder of the group; Revive Our American Republic(ROAR)www.roaramerica.net ROAR was started to fight against liberals/progressives, and RINO’s from taking our rights and our money. Scott McInnis is a RINO. Scott manipulated Neil Cavuto, as he will try to manipulate the voters, into thinking he is something he is not; and that is a Conservative. Dan Maes is the only Conservative running in the Colorado gubernatorial race.
k Clark
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

As a member of both the 9/12 and Northern Colorado Tea party, I can tell you that Mr. McInnis SNUBED us when we put together a forum for candidates to meet our members. He not only did not show to the event, but he couldn’t even be bothered to reply to the invitation. It was not until he found out that over 600 people had attended that he finaly said sorry, cant make it. Just what we need, another opportunistic politician…. sarcasm off!
LiveFree
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

The second video is sickening, especially after reading comments from 9/12 and Teaparty leaders above.
SpeakEasy
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:23 pm

Mr. Bob and Christina Huff, the point is not allowing RINOs to coopt the Tea Party movement, then follow the Dems on all the issues the Tea Party movement opposes. Accept nothing more than a true conservative, even if it means losing a few elections, and they will finally realize they need us more than we need them. It also emboldens true conservatives who are not independently wealthy to make a run if they know they have strong backing. A strong grassroots movement can make up for a lack of funding.
Lynn2008
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:32 pm

This is ridiculous. Tea Party groups are not part of the Republican Party!!!! They were never supposed to be. When they began they were made up of people of all kinds of beliefs who didn’t want big government. Now we have candidates claiming to be backed by them and little tin horn dictators who thing they run the tea party groups fighting. THIS IS BS people. None of you speak for me. I do support McInnis and TP organizers will NOT decide how I vote.
Scott
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

Do you remember Gaston in the movie Beauty and the Beast? The tea party movement folks are Belle and the GOP is Gaston. Does the following exchange from that movie sound familiar here?
Gaston: This is the day your dreams come true.
Belle: What do you know about my dreams, Gaston?
Gaston: Plenty! Here, picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting on the fire, and my little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We\’ll have six or seven.
Belle: Dogs?
Gaston: No, Belle! Strapping boys, like me!
Belle: Imagine that.
Gaston: And do you know who that little wife will be?
Belle: Let me think…
Gaston: You, Belle!
Belle: Gaston, I\’m-I\’m speechless. I really don\’t know what to say.
Gaston: Say you\’ll marry me!
Belle: I\’m very sorry, Gaston… but… but I just don\’t deserve you!

Or how about this one (this was such a great movie!)……..

Gaston, Lefou: No one plots like Gaston.
Gaston: Takes cheap shots like Gaston.
Lefou: Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston!
Gaston: It\’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting *ideas*, and *thinking*…
Mike Jackson
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

I love what the Tea Partiers are doing, but Tea Partiers seem to spend a lot of time attacking Republican candidates (Huck for example). I’m starting to think that there is a powerful segment of the Tea Party that is specifically intent on marginalizing outwardly Christian politicians and candidates in the Republican Party.

Is that a price Republicans will have to pay to get Tea Party support in elections? Turning their backs on their Christian base?

I’ve heard Tea Partiers say that they have no position on abortion, but geez, anti-abortion candidates sure seem to catch a lot of “gotcha” enthusiasm from Tea Party pundits.
shatch
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:45 pm

I’m with you Lesley. I am done with RINOs and a party that thinks it knows what is best for me. McInnis may be have stepped in a Scozzafava pile. Give us conservatives now or we will force you to . Old GOP politics aren’t going to work anymore. The sooner they know that, the sooner we can win with conservatives.
Dennis Cox
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:47 pm

I am also with a 9-12 group in Colorado and working very hard to wake people up. It’s about conservative value’s. Dan Maes is the only conservative in this race. McInnis had his chance to answer our questions and decided he didn’t need to. It’s time for the politians to earn there votes from the people.
Lisa Mills
December 3rd, 2009 @ 4:51 pm

Crysta has a right to be frustrated with the GOP bashing leveled by many Tea Party and 912 Project members. If we need to clean house the Primary is where to do it. Our government is set up for a two party system and one cannot afford to have knee jerk reactions. Long term commitment and involvement is required to build a winning team. Most Tea Party and 912 Project members admit they are new to the political arena and therefore have very few stones they can legitimately throw. At the same time, the GOP, in general, does need to get back on track and provide a definitive alternative to the Democratic Party or face loosing a good portion of its support. I will not unite with any party or vote for any candidate that does not uphold and adhere to true conservative principles and values, and I will never again trust anyone else to choose my candidate regardless of their Party. That being said, the key to garnering support from tea party members and 912 groups is to endorse them, not have them endorse you. Scott McInnis should have clarified things on Cavuto’s show instead of basking in ill gotten light. Tea Party frustration is justified and I hope all candidates learn from it.
Ed
December 3rd, 2009 @ 5:00 pm

This is beyond absurd. McInnis is already flip-flopping on the Platform for Prosperity, the Tea Party does not support him! I can’t believe I’m saying it, but what is Fox News trying to push on us?
Lynn2008
December 3rd, 2009 @ 5:18 pm

People, we can\’t claim that Tea Party groups are non-partisan while using them to influence Republican primaries. Think about it.
Tom
December 3rd, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

“I hope you realize that NO ONE will hold their noses and vote for the RINOs in 2010. Not this time.”

Well, I guess “the leader” speaks for all tea party participants. Not.
Dan R
December 3rd, 2009 @ 5:27 pm

As a member of the 9-12 project here in Colorado I am outraged that Scott McInnis would say that he had the backing of the tea party and 9-12 groups when he had but very minimal support. He is just another arrogant politician thinking he can ride the coat tails of hard working people. Step out of the way Scotty boy, THE PEOPLE are coming through!
redc1c4
December 3rd, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

i’m in total agreement with the “no RINO’s” sentiment for all levels of government. if there isn’t a real conservative to vote for, i will *NOT* pick the lesser of two evils, because evil is evil.

the Huckster is a perfect example of this: he is not a conservative, he is not a Republican, and i don’t care who claims either thing, or how often they do so, it still isn’t true. he’s a fraud and a criminal coddling fool.
Ann
December 3rd, 2009 @ 6:22 pm

Listen to them complain about the RHINO while sporting the Michele Bachman and Sarah Palin signs.

Re: comment 24

“The leader” has delusions of grandeur. I’ve known her for a lot of years.
Carol D.
December 3rd, 2009 @ 6:34 pm

The Loveland 9-12 Project in Colorado is a non-partisan group. We DO NOT endorse candidates! Fox News needed a fact checker on this one. Since when do they depend on a single source?
Scott McInnis seemed to love the national limelight, but his bulb was never lit in the Colorado 9-12 and Tea Party groups. It’s the Norton ‘appointment’ all over again and Dick Wadhams will have to back pedal some more.
Let’s take back OUR electoral process and choose OUR candidates in caucuses and primaries! Your party affiliation is not as important as your PARTICIPATION.
Lynn2008
December 3rd, 2009 @ 6:50 pm

Northern Colorado groups may say you do not endorse candidates but some of your members have been publicly endorsing Dan Maes in your name.

This is getting out of control.
Nancy R
December 3rd, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

To Lynn2008 – please tell my why you support McInnis? His web-site says NOTHING about his stand on the issues. the site takes you to his voting record where you then have to sort and sift through the data and make your own conclusion. Why can\\\’t he just say where he stands like: Green Jobs are good or Global Warming is a hoax or explain how he is going to lower taxes, improve services, fix infrastructure AND reduce the size of govt. Give us details not platitudes.

Members can say who they support – what is wrong with that? Now if someone is saying that the Loveland 9-12 supports xx then that is a problem. The mission of our group is to restore the Constitution as the supreme law of the land & get back to the principles of the founding fathers. It IS NOT to restore the GOP – the truth is that the GOP is more receptive to this idea and that is as far as it goes. Right now there is not much difference between the two parties and the GOP is lacking any real spine in standing up for the country. I will not vote for some propped up plastic party puppet just because he has an R after his name & especially when he can\\\’t be bothered with even finding out what I stand for.
VJay912
December 3rd, 2009 @ 7:38 pm

I just checked his campaign website. I have to say he comes across as being phony. His words sound contrived and overdone. Like he’s just trying too hard to convince people. I don’t see an authentic person. I see a paperboard cutout of a candidate.

The BS meter is pegging the needle.
Dennis
December 3rd, 2009 @ 8:01 pm

Lynn 2008. McInnis made a mistake and told the country that 9-12 groups and Tea party groups were behind him. He doesn\’t tell me that I am going to vote for him. He needs to ask for my vote, and part of that is he needs to answer my questions. He would not do that. I\’m a conservative that believes in the Constitution of the United States and want someone I can trust.
You support your guy and I\’ll support mine.
Bill
December 3rd, 2009 @ 8:14 pm

What is WRONG with you people??? What is wrong with McInnis? I haven’t seen one substantive criticism other than “he looks like Floyd the Barber”. Do you want 4 more years of Bill Ritter?
Lynn2008
December 3rd, 2009 @ 8:29 pm

Nancy, I remember McInnis when he was in Congress.

You’re complaining about having to review his voting record for yourself? How lazy is that? Good grief, woman. It’s not everyday that you get a candidate with an actual record. Don’t go by what someone else tells you. Look for yourself.

Yes, it is a problem when members of some of the Northern Colorado groups are speaking in the name of the groups when they trash McInnis.

Dennis, exactly. Support your candidate. Don\’t trash other candidates. You may end up with the choice of McInnis or Ritter in the general. Would you rather have Ritter?

Bill, isn’t this amazing?
Jack Ott
December 3rd, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

(Letter sent to Cavuto and Wadhams)

The Coalition for a Conservative Majority-Colorado (CCM-CO) has not endorsed Scott McGinnis for the office of Governor. As a 501(c)(4) organization, we have not endorsed, nor will we endorse, any candidates; Republican, Democrat, or Third Party, who will run for any office in Colorado.

We view the Colorado GOP’s “Platform for Prosperity” as a statement of good intentions, but it remains to be seen how closely it is followed as the election cycle progresses. To the best of our knowledge, neither our organization or any of the Tea Party/9.12 groups in Colorado were solicited to provide input to that document.

Daniel Lanotte
President
CCM-Colorado Springs Chapter

Jack Ott
President
CCM-Denver Chapter
Nancy R
December 3rd, 2009 @ 9:29 pm

Lynn2008 – I read the legislative bills that Congress won’t and I have no problem confirming what a candidate says he stands for! My point is that on his web-site he does not tell you what he stands for – don’t make me guess or assume what your votes mean. We all know that a yes or a no vote on bill can have multiple meanings due to the tacking on of other bills.

You seem to be angry that the Northern Colo TP issued a statement about the McInnis interview – why?

Tell me what McInnis stands for – how is he going to bring jobs to Colorado without taking more Federal dollars? That is great that you remember when he was in Congress so does this mean the rest of us with bad memories are out of luck?

look at Ken Buck’s or Dan Maes’s sites and guess what they don’t make you guess where they stand on the issues – they TELL you. TaDa problem solved.

P.S. if you are so unhappy with the TP you can always go somewhere else.
USMC
December 3rd, 2009 @ 9:30 pm

Colorado is screwed!
WC
December 3rd, 2009 @ 9:55 pm

Bill & Lynn maybe I can clear some things up. The Tea Party/912 groups are upset I believe because McInnis and his management assumed it was a shoe in and he was going to be accepted by us. They were wrong. Most of the groups have agreed to wait till ALL candidates go through the ICaucus process which is a constitutionally based vetting process which IN WRITING makes the candidate take a stand on what he believe how the constituion gives powers to the government and why. We know nothing on how McInnis feels on these issues. Dan Maes has already completed the vetting process and as have other candidates so we know EXACTLY what powers they believe they have through the constitution. It’s very black and white. No mushy gray area. We want to go back to want the Founders believed the government was supposed to stand for….the people.
Kirby
December 3rd, 2009 @ 10:13 pm

Unlike either traditional party, 9.12ers are nowhere near a monolith, taking orders from some central committee. I believe that 9.12ers in general want to shrink the hemorrhoid of government, something that neither Democrats nor Republicans have delivered. Both have instead birthed Big Brother.

Outrage at McGinnis\’ leaving the impression that tea partiers or any other small-government organization has endorsed him is wasted. The truth needs to be generally known, but anyone close to one of these groups will know it immediately.
Bob
December 3rd, 2009 @ 10:14 pm

I am very proud to be associated with so many fine people in the Tea Party and 912. As a Vet it is about time that individuals stand up and be heard. I am glad that we are putting everyone on notice that you either follow the constitution or you won’t get our vote. Don’t ever be afraid of being hear. McInnis, Norton, and the Republican Elite need to know that there are other candidates that are running for election. God Bless America
Lynn2008
December 3rd, 2009 @ 10:32 pm

Nancy, you will believe the info more if you discover it for yourself. You don\’t know me and you have no reason to trust me.

Looking at someone\’s website and listening to what they promise you they will do is not nearly as valuable as seeing what they have done in the past.

Go to the American Conservative Union site and see McInnis\’ conservative rating. It\’s not perfect but it\’s good.

Here\’s a link to McInnis on gov.track. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400265

There are other websites where you can check congressional records. You can find them on a search engine.

We should all check each candidate\’s record and then choose the one we want but we should not trash any of the others. They could end up as the candidate who stands between us and the liberal in the general election. When we have contentious primaries we do the Democrat\’s work for them.

I don\’t think I\’m angry so much as I\’m horrified to see another divisive primary shaping up. That\’s how we got Ritter, you know.

McInnis should not have claimed Tea Party support and the group\’s leaders and members should not be giving support to others while slamming McInnis. It may not be an official endorsement but it might as well be.

The tea parties were supposed to be non-partisan, welcoming independents and members of other political parties, anyone at all who was against the Marxist agenda in DC now. They were not formed to play a part in Republican primaries.

Post #35 is encouraging. I\’m glad to see that at least 2 Colorado groups will not be endorsing.

Wishing all conservatives a successful 2010. America as we\’ve known it depends on us staying focused.
Father OMalley
December 3rd, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

I’m a 9/12er in Broomfield. I can’t speak for all of the 9/12 members but for myself and many friends that I have heard disapprove of the GOP Elitists offerings by the Party… Josh dropped out and McGinnis (sp?) seems to think he can beat Norton in the primaries. I just hope we get enough caucus votes to split the two so that neither can get the nod, without US.. grin..
God Bless
Father OMalley
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:11 pm

Lyn, I think our problem lies in the fact that we have always said, \"Well he\’s not perfect but…he’s a war hero, let’s vote for McCain;.
Is it so hard to find a person that fights for our Constitutional rights? Is it so hard to find a man that will say he will use his governorship to call into question the Federal Government\’s Constitutional right to unfunded mandates Gan we not find a candidate that will fight Cap and Trade, by \"opting out\"?
I know we can. Obama also gave us a lesson. Wrap the message a certain way, have audacity to run on change. We don\’t need the continuation of the status quo of globalism, income taxes, amnesty. We need drastic tort reform NOW. We need to repeal the 16th amendment and tax consumption of new retail goods only.
http://www.fairtax.org
We need to get people in there that will not accept government blackmail and reduce themselves to mere administrators of the Federal Governments over reaching mandates. No more he\’s not perfect so let\’s vote for him. That is exactly what got us here, McCain. The American people have shown they are very hungry for change.. Governor candidates should run on that and offer answers and defiance to federal authority.
Craig J.
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:14 pm

I just want to point out that every GOP backed Candidate is a career politician and has more experience with Governing than real people. There are several good candidates that have gone by the way side for those backed by the GOP I recall hearing some one say “I believe in prmary races it makes better candidates”. I also remember that Dan Maes was not invited to this meeting of the minds to throw all the support behind McGinnis. I just question why do they think The Tea Party movement will support them much less hear them out when the Tea Partiers are almost shunned at GOP events. There is a lot to be thought over. I for one will take those who have struggled and survived the private sector before I throw in behind some one who has not seen the private sector out side of washington for years.
JustinAC
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:27 pm

It’s hilarious that so many people base their entire belief system on a document that has been completely unable to stop the massive expansion of government into our lives — economic and personal. Is your beloved Constitution going to save us all from Obama Care?
Lech Dharma
December 3rd, 2009 @ 11:51 pm

The GOP needs to listen to the patriotic conservatives that have historically given the GOP the power of their votes. Without THEIR support, the GOP will continue to faulter. Tea Partiers and 9-12ers COULD effectively perform the same function that the purple gang (SEIU) does for the Libocrats. But FIRST, the GOP must return to conservative values—and personal accountability—instead of \"moderate\" RINO policies.
Southern Colorado Tea Partier
December 4th, 2009 @ 12:00 am

The biggest issue I have is with the CO GOP getting behind and promoting THEIR handpicked candidates BEFORE a primary is even allowed to happen. An example of this was Dick Wadhams, et al holding a prominent media covered event \"endorsing\" McInnis under the pretense of party unity. Just like in the case of the untruthful Cavuto clip, the GOP higher ups \"told\" the media that McInnis is the choice, the party is united behind him, and that he is the won to win. This IS blatant manipulation by the GOP. I want the choice to listen to candidates debate the issues and then allowed to pick the one that best represents my principles/values. It makes me terribly angry that the GOP interferes in this process. I also believe Penry was told \"it is not your time\" and Tancredo told something else…so both of them \"conveniently\" got out of the way for McInnis (and in all likelihood composing the Platform for Prosperity as part of the deal.)
I also believe the McInnis campaign is already up to even dirtier politics to insure that he wins in CO. This Cavuto show clip is just the beginning. I agree with the poster who said they will not pull the lever this time just because the alternative(Dem) is worse. I have done that for more than enough elections and I am sick of it.If
anyone has read Sarah Palin\’s book she discusses the \"good ole boys\" GOP network and manipulations in detail. She went up against them in Alaska and won because \"we the people\" chose her to represent their interests.
Murray R
December 4th, 2009 @ 12:07 am

“Hijacked the tea party”!!!?? Lol!! That is about as silly as that whole silly letter. The tea party hijacked the republican party, if anything. The demographic of these tea parties coast to coast is over 99 percent republican, guaranteed. Groups like Tea Party Express are nothing but front groups for Freedom Works, Americans For Limited Government, and Sean Hannity.

“I am the leader of the Northern Colorado Tea Party.”

LMAO! I’d say that pretty much says it all. As the tea party slowly implodes with “leaders”…

“I myself spent 1 hour in a private meeting with Congresswoman Betsy Markey in August.”

Congratulations! Too bad we’re all out of medals.

Ann, try “delusions of adequacy.”
ILoveTea
December 4th, 2009 @ 12:18 am

Neil Cavuto INTRODUCED Scott McInnis as the “Country’s Tea Party Candidate” in the video. McInnis did not correct him….he rode the wave and it was a big mistake.

This letter to Mr. Wadhams does not directly blame Wadhams for McInnis’s accelerated campaigning, but when Dan Maes is not even part of the Platform for Prosperity equation, what does Wadhams expect?

Crista Huff, you claim you don’t want McInnis as your governor, but if we let politics roll as usual, Dan Maes won’t even be a choice come caucusing in March. We have to speak up now for our own good.

The GOP elitists think they run the Republican party and they just don’t. I am a Republican, millions of Americans are Republicans. The “real people” that are also Republicans are the majority….the GOP elite is the minority. They just don’t know it yet. Can’t wait for caucus.
Tom S
December 4th, 2009 @ 1:01 am

So much for her own Mission Statement:

“The Tea Party [of Northern Colorado] does not have a leader.”
Jen
December 4th, 2009 @ 2:01 am

Our founding fathers are rolling in their graves. Until the GOP and elitist keep their #HANDSOFF, nothing will change. CAUCUS, CAUCUS, CAUCUS #70%. WE THE PEOPLE WILL DECIDE THE ELECTION. Only one Gub candidate remains with integrity unscathed…CHICAGO STRONG ARMS DON\’T WORK IN THE ROCKIES!
Matt
December 4th, 2009 @ 3:07 am

Dunno where Cavuto got the idea that McInnis was favored by the “Tea Party” groups in Colorado – it may not have been the fault of McInnis or his campaign team, but by not taking the opportunity to correct Cavuto, Scott stepped in it…
turning grassroots groups with at least ideological affinity for a fiscally conservative candidate into active denunciators. Unbelievably ham-handed…
JD
December 4th, 2009 @ 4:42 am

Um, in the face of a RINO candidate a third party becomes a splendid tool. If the Republican Party chooses to field a RINO then they can keep their piece when the Republican party splits. I am tired of them playing chicken with Conservative voters. It is time Conservative voters played some serious minded chicken with the crooks, liberals, and boodlers in the Republican party. (Yes, I know that was a massively redundant set of three adjectives.)

{^_^}
Dr. B. Leland Baker
December 4th, 2009 @ 4:54 am

This has truly been an interesting thread! A news reporter identified that:

“Platform for Prosperity – promises a line-by-line review of state spending, (BUT) McInnis declined to name a specific cut or reduction he would make to the state budget.”

This quote identifies the crux of the problem with many of today’s “recycled” Republicans … McInnis and Tancredo were both part of the largest increase in deficit spending in the history of the United States (until of course Obama took office).

For any “recycled” Congressman, you need to ask yourself if you voted against expansion of government, against the $5 trillion increase in Federal Debt under Bush, and against Big Government programs under BOTH Bush and Obama. If the answer is “NO” then don’t run again.

Take your tax and spend (or borrow and spend) Big Government philosophy with you as you head out the door.

Tea Partiers are tired of hearing the GOP premise that “Republican equals conservative.” IT IS NO LONGER TRUE!

McInnis and Tancredo have in the past done some good in the “social” issue arena … but both were fiscally irresponsible during their time in office (e.g. both voted for increased debt and deficit spending) and it is time for REAL conservatives to take the lead. Republicans who voted for Bush deficit spending increased the national debt from $5 trillion to over $10 trillion, in just 8 years. The same people sound like hypocrites when the accuse Obama of doing the same thing!

If the GOP does not screen their candidates to ensure they are committed to smaller government and lower spending then the GOP will cease to exist.

I have participated in Tea Party rallies in several states … But have not seen McInnis come to any of our local meetings with a “content based” agenda. (BTW hope is not a plan) Mr. McInnis don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out.

Dr. B. Leland Baker,
Author of: Tea Party Revival: The Conscience of a Conservative Reborn, The Tea Party Revolt Against Unconstrained Spending and Growth of the Federal Government, http://www.outskirtspress.com/teapartyrevival
Lynn2008
December 4th, 2009 @ 5:43 am

Looks like the tea partys will turn out to be the biggest thing that Ritter has going for him.

Just keep fighting for power for your own little groups and watch the Democrats win.

Everyone wants to be a kingmaker but the king you will make is Ritter.
Nancy R
December 4th, 2009 @ 6:30 am

Lynn – I know we should do our homework on candidates what I am saying is that the candidates can at least put into their own words what they believe and then a voter can confirm for themself if their actions match up.

I still don\’t understand why you are having a problem with the TP? The country is headed for serious problems much of which is due to citizens allowing the government to much control and wanting the govt to fix their problems. If we had just stuck to the Constitution we would be a much better nation. The two parties have both become corrupted and to think that we can \"fix the system\" without turbulence is naive.

Career poltiicians make their decision and govern based on what is best for their career vs what is best for the country.

Large cannot function without one person who is the leader – so why the anger??
Donincolorado
December 4th, 2009 @ 8:30 am

To #45JustinAC: \"Is your beloved Constitution going to save us all from Obama Care?\" Yes, its the only thing that will save the country.

I\’d like to refer everyone to the CCM post. There are concerns about where the candidate stands and it\’s too early to jump on a platform statment that is yet to be proven as true intentions. For many of us the GOP has let us down. We want to come back, but they have to win us back.

We have a very rare chance to unite as Conservatives in Colorado to defeat Proressives in either party. Standing as a Party Loyalist (of either Party) over principles to the end is going to lead to more of 2008.

Support Mr. McInnis or not, the Fox interview was horribly botched and people have a right to be concerned over it.

If Mr. McInnis wants to prove that he is the Tea Party Candidate, then he has a chance everyday to get in his car and talk to the grass roots of Colorado that he has so far been happy to ignore.

As a side note: Lynn, Nancy is not an enemy and she does her homework.
Dennis Cox
December 4th, 2009 @ 8:47 am

Lynn , Have you sat in on a 9-12 group meeting to see what we are about ? Well, I’m inviting you. We are not a small group , and growing everyday . We are going to fix this problem with or without you.
Now , are you just a trouble maker or are you willing to help fix the problem ?
The Plumber
December 4th, 2009 @ 9:40 am

A couple of things,

Lynn, If Nancy is who I think she is, then I can assure you that she DOES do her homework.

Lesley is a firecracker. Calling herself THE leader of NoCo TP, instead of A leader is the equivalent of a typo. Very minor.

If the CO-GOP elitists thinks that Tea Partiers and 9-12ers will support yellow dogs (Norton, McInnis) just because they\’re not Democrats, then it\’s clear that the CO-GOP elite have not been to a single Tea Party or 9-12 meeting.

I\’m supporting Dan Maes over Scott McInnis, and Ken Buck over Jane Norton. My endorsement may or may not reflect the views of anybody. I may not be voting in the GOP caucus however. I will change party affiliations to Democrat so as to vote for the caucus opponents of Markey, Bennet, and Udall should they vote to socialize healthcare.
Lynn2008
December 4th, 2009 @ 10:00 am

Dennis, thanks. I’m sure you’re a very nice man but I don’t need another community organizer.

My biggest problem right now, other than the community organizer in the White House, is the community organizer in the state house.

My interest is in removing Ritter from office and not in being told how I must vote by Ms. Hollywood or by community organizers from 9-12.

But, I will spread the word. I think a number of conservatives will be shocked to read this page with it’s red clenched fist of power.
Pat Conroy
December 4th, 2009 @ 10:14 am

I am a proud member of the Broomfield912 Project. We have worked, for the last 9 months, to get a handle on what is happening in our \\"government\\". It is an overwhelming task. One that each member takes very seriously. We call, email, and fax our Representatives daily to no avail, yet we continue. Why? We believe in our mission that\\\’s why. Individual members have the right to either endorse a candidate or not, \\"freedom of choice\\" is what we are about. What we all need now is a true Statesman, not another politician! \\"Politicians\\" are what got us here in the first place! The only true Statesman I see right now is Dan Maes, I had hopes for Josh Penry as well, but that\\\’s a moot point now. I have attended four events expecting to hear what McInnis had to say and he didn\\\’t show up for any of them. If he is counting on the theory of \\"he who has the most money wins\\" he is sadly mistaken. If he thinks he can ride the coat tails of the Tea party and 912ers, he is again sadly mistaken. We are passionate about saving our Country from socialism and although new to the political arena, we have done our homework and have the dedication needed to see this through to the end. My name is Pat Conroy, I am PROUD to be able to look at my Grandchilren and say \\"I am a part of that movement,and I do it for you\\".
Jesse
December 4th, 2009 @ 10:29 am

Lynn – you’re obviously not a very nice person, in contrast to Dennis. Ad hominem attacks betray a lack of ability to win an argument with reason or principle – I guess that’s why you’re supporting Scott McInnis.

Besides being “not nice”, you’re also abviously not well-informed. Ms. Hollywood and others from 9-12 aren’t telling you how to vote – they’re telling you how and why THEY will vote. If you’re REALLY committed to removing Ritter from office, you ignore people and groups like this at your peril.

Finally, your snarky remark about the “red clenched fist of power” betrays even greater ignorance (or are you just being shallow?). The PPC “red clenched fist” is an in-your-face slam on the “Progressives” (and oh by the way allowed many PPC reporters to expose the truth on many leftie organizations over the last year). Conservatives who actually READ the often-excellent news and commentary on PPC won’t be “shocked” by the imagery at all.
Barry Goldsmith
December 4th, 2009 @ 11:28 am

Here ist comes, the old back door switcheroo. You guys really like controll. Problem is you do not realise with whom you are dealing. We are tired of having to settle with being screwed. We are not going to take it any more.
Susan K.
December 4th, 2009 @ 12:16 pm

WOW- At last the real people of our party have awakened. I can’t wait for caucus and we will should Dick Wadhams and all his clowns that we mean business. I love my tea party and all the thousands of people that support us. I also want to make it clear that we have two very clear choices who have values that are in line with us. And I see them both at almost every even, plus heard one of the best talks ever in Ft Collins by Tidwell at the April Tea Party.

For Governor we can elect Dan Maes and for the U. S. Senate we can elect Cleve Tidwell.But we must turn out and become delegates. Both are strong and both will not play games with us. Better yet neither one is a lawyer or a politician but instead strong business backgrounds that we need. And don’t worry guys if you read this your money will come, first let’s get you in control of the ballots. And tell the GO to get the hell out of the way.We want our country back. God Bless you and the tea party is about to roll over Colorado.
chrissylynn
December 4th, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

The times are changing on how politics are going to be carried out…at least that appears to be so in Colorado. There are strong voices, ringing out from a variety of group/projects/tea party/9/12….what ever people want to refer to them as. We will not just vote for the least distructive canidate any longer…seems to be a common cry. People are standing up and demanding that their future government officials will make do on their campaign promises. They are standing and saying..if you are not fiscally responsible, we will not elect you..if you do not represent the people, rather than big government , we will not elelct you. If you are going to be a part of a corrupt government, rather than being a solution to the corrupt government, we will not elect you. The spinning out of control bills, such as the health care bill and the climate bill has awaken a good amount of Americans, and the people of Colorado are not taking this sitting down.
Nance
December 4th, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

Yep, we are awake and not pleased. Look for common sense voting in
2010, spurred on by the 9/12 and Tea Party groups. If it takes a couple of
elections for the GOP elite to get the idea that a RINO will no longer be
acceptable, so be it. And where is it written that we are a two party system?
If the GOP no longer can represent our values perhaps it is time for
conservatives to move on….
Vail
December 6th, 2009 @ 5:22 am

Father O\’Malley (Post 42) Scott McInnis and Jane Norton are not going to face each other in a primary, they are running for Gov and Sen respectively.

As an active Republican for the last few years I have spent that time working within the party to move it back to the right. I have caucused for years and am currently on the state central committee. I DO like Maes a lot by the way and told him at the Republican Party retreat in Keystone that I would support him. Those that bash party members that have worked within the Republican party for year for stepping up and selecting candidates are a bit late to the party. They have earned the right for years of work to do just that.

Where were you in 2008? Did you walk door to door for a candidate for state house? or state Senate? I did. Did you host parties for your neighbors to get to know candidates? Have you been a precinct committeeman or attend ANY district or county meetings the last 18 months? Have YOU done anything to register conservatives? The Director of the US Dem party has said Tea Parties and 9.12 ers are the best thing going for the Dems in 2010. The Republican Party is infighting according to him. I applaud anyone who gets into the caucus system as that is the one we use in Colorado. Know you must register for one of the two major parties. If you are a delegate to an assembly you vote 4-7 times. If you are unaffiliated you sit out until the general election and will have a choice of one Dem and one Repub. We ARE a 2 party system and do not have time between now and the 2010 elections to develop a 3rd party. To NOT get involved and make your voice heard within the Republican party will guarantee a Ritter, Bennet, Markey win in 2010 which would be a disaster. My 2¢
Christine Burtt
December 6th, 2009 @ 3:07 pm

Could someone define for me please, what specific votes or policies put one in the RINO camp or in the conservative camp of the Republican Party? If a Republican candidate or elected official endorses fiscal accountability and transparency, limited government and personal freedom, at what point do they err?
Mr Bob
December 7th, 2009 @ 1:19 pm

Several problems I see here;
McInnis screwed up by claiming TP support when he should have come asking for it. However TPers are only united on a couple things; restore constitutional govt, stop the spending
He may not get it if he cannot prove he is for these two things. Claiming he had it was stupid and may reveal his true character…opportunism.
Two; anti-McInnis folks need to get specific in their criticism, I did not read much of it here. Name calling RINO labeling won’t do it anymore.
We want the liberal defeated but please tell us why McInnis is as bad as a liberal if you think so.
Alex Hornaday
December 7th, 2009 @ 3:21 pm

What can McInnis do to earn the trust of the Tea Party movement? Frankly, I like the Platform for Propserity, and I like what I see when I look at his congressional voting record on the whole (which I find to be a more reliable indicator of a candidate\’s positions than \"issues statements\" anyway).

That McInnis is arguably the establishment choice doesn\’t necessarily put him at odds with the Tea Partiers. Indeed, I venture the RINO label is being used a little too liberally these days.
Liberty Catterall
December 7th, 2009 @ 3:47 pm

@Lynn2008 As I read your posts, it appears that you have lots to say, but little action behind your words. Those of us in 912 Project, Tea Party, ROAR, etc. are actually spending our own TIME and MONEY to correct the wrongs of our government. Before you make cracks about community organizing, perhaps you could brush up on how we got here in the first place: progressive community organizing. Good luck fixing it any other way but by their own game.

McInnis has been on several talk shows and has proven that he believes he deserves the governorship (in not the exact same words, when referring to Penry in the race a few months back) because he has been in the state legislature for years. The LAST thing we need is another lifetime politician who is so far removed from the reality of our state. Our founding fathers created our government so that those who represent us must go back to their communities and answer for and live with the decisions made. I heard rumor about McInnis proposing ways around the TABOR after it was passed, but I haven’t substantiated it.

As you read Penry’s statement, you can’t deny that there is a hint of a more national republican influence in the actions. Our groups are not for party politics; we are for real change. We have no affiliation in mind, we want the best candidate.

Just because a person calls themselves a republican means nothing, just as the democratic party has become more of the same mirage. We can settle for McInnis, sure, but then we would be just as ignorant as those who voted for Obama for change. You can’t change things by doing more of the same:

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

The new activist groups in colorado are, fortunately, sane. And fabulous.
Pilgrim
December 8th, 2009 @ 5:52 pm

Attention All Tea Party, 9/12 and Other Fellow Patriotic Movements that are committed to not just winning, but winning in a historical and revolutionary way. TeaPartyNation.com is a disappointment and is not as advertised.

Please visit: http://blogs.myspace.com/operationpitchfork
for full details. Unity is absolutely essential if we want to save our Republic,secure our freedoms and shore up our constitution for good…and for once, as advertised. I know I am a little rough around the edges, but I am a patriot same as you and respect you as a fellow countrymen, patriot and neighbor. I refuse to allow this Republic to continue down the same path it has been on for years any longer.
~Pilgrim
Maggie
December 9th, 2009 @ 10:05 am

Why would Fox News be any different than the rest?They just tell you a little more to appeal to truth seekers, just enough to keep someone watching.Keep up the tea partying and thank you for your hard work and getting the information out to us.
Peggitha
December 10th, 2009 @ 11:43 pm

TO LESLEY HOLLYWOOD: Seems you were channeling me when you wrote what you wrote about the GOP attempting to hijack the Tea Parties. They know a good thing when they see it!

I\’ve voted Republican my whole voting life (30 years) until I finally had to admit to myself that the whole political party thing had shifted left: The Democrats are now the new Socialist Party ticket of old, the Republicans are what the Democrats used to be, and now we who are to the right of center are left without representation.

I attended our local Tea Parties in April & July. We had a Green Beret who spoke at the rallies who described how he had felt called to duty after 9/11. He served in the Special Forces in Afghanistan and, after returning home and seeing what the Obama Administration was trying to do to the country (with the help of our incumbant Senators, Lincoln & Pryor in Arkansas and the rest of Congress), he was fighting mad again about our Constitution being ripped to shreds while the Republic he had risked life and limb for was being flushed away.

To make a long story short, this selfless war vet was repeatedly asked by those who heard him speak to run for office. We took a vote as to which office we would like him to run for, and the largest response was the U.S. Senate. He has courageously taken the challenge.

Now THIS is a candidate who came right OUT of the Tea Party movement. He never had any plans to run for office. I know; I was there. His name is Trevor Drown and he has decided to run as an Independent and has gotten a lot of flak from people about \"splitting the vote\". What they don\’t understand is that 1) 95% of registered voters in our state are Independent; 2) We \"tea partiers\" are sick of BOTH parties and are especially gun-shy about RINOS and, 3) We don\’t want to elect another Senator who is going to be pulled in all directions their special interests, their party, and their constituents (the way Blanche Lincoln is). Trevor Drown refuses to take ANY money from corporate or special interest groups; he\’s refused money from unions; he will only take money from the individuals whom he would be representing. I have volunteered to help him get elected and I, like all the other volunteers, are strictly grassroots, the way the Tea Parties are.

Now I come to the part about the Arkansas State GOP trying to hijack the Tea Parties: We have about 6 or 7 (I\’ve lost count) GOP candidates vying for Lincoln\’s seat in 2010, and I\’ve heard one of them already say in reference to the Tea Parties, \"This whole movement should be in the Republican Party\". This particular candidate says he was a Tea Party organizer, but his statement contradicts what the movement is all about. The GOP spent the summer on national television trying to verify to doubters that the Tea Parties were grassroots and made of Democrats, Republicans, etc., and not organized by any one party. I have my suspicions that this particular candidate had planned to run for the Senate all along. Time will probably tell.

Another of the GOP candidates continually brags about how many millions he\’s been able to raise which immediately makes me think \"special interest groups.\"

While Trevor Drown, the Independent, has been invited to speak at a hugh Tea Party event being held in Little Rock this weekend (with Michelle Malkin as keynote speaker, I might add), five of the GOP candidates will be speaking as well.

My point is this: As a Tea Party protestor, I resent being seen as a Republican! I may have considered myself GOP in the past but now think, as you do, that if a Republican wants the endorsement of the Tea Parties or the 9/12 project, they need to EARN it. NOW is the time for people to put their votes where their mouths have been since the Tea parties began and vote their consciences. I will NOT be bullied by the GOP into being afraid to vote Independent; it\’s time to be an Independent thinker and vote the person\’s character.
Jenny Hatch
December 11th, 2009 @ 6:47 pm

Here is my response to this blog post: http://naturalfamilyblog.com/2009Blog/2009/12/11/peoples-press-collective-teaparty-disconnect-or-unity/

Quote: My involvement in the teaparty movement in Colorado has perhaps given me a more correct birds eye view of what has been happening than many who have jumped into the fray since it all began back in the winter of 09′.

I have just one message for those Colorado Pols who think they can steal the muster from our movement and attach their own campaigns to it.

In this political environment, “YOU ARE GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT!!!”.

What this means is that if you have been Rino (Republican in name only), have a voting record that puts you in the “Socialism Light” catagory of politicians, and if you think you can shove aside any previous speeches, votes, affiliations, and/or public behavior that would clearly identify you as a tax and spend nothing….

..WE WILL EXPOSE YOU TO THE LIGHT OF DAY!

Career politicians, you are ALL suspect.

We want those citizen activists/representatives who believe in Free Markets, The Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, and who will honor their Oaths of Office to Protect and Defend the Constitution from all enemies Foreign and Domestic to be our future politicians in this Glorious Representative Republic at both the state and national level.

So, if you believe you can just grab the teaparty movement and make it your own, you really don’t understand what it was all about.

Here is a quick overview of my year of activism working with the Denver Tea Party Crowd to stand up for Freedom at our state capitol.

Just a word to anyone reading this. I am just a stay at home Mom with five children. I have not had ANY training in grassroots activism. I have learned alot these past nine years since I organized my first street demonstration against Al Gore during the “Sore Loserman” street demos that were held after the 2000 presidential election. Most of what I have learned has been by making embarassing mistakes. I officially “retired” after the 9-12 Constitution Freedom Vigil, then decided to organize the “Don’t Inject Me” Protest when I learned the facts about the H1N1 Flu Frauds. Now, I am really finished with street activism, but I just want to tell anyone who is interested, YOU CAN DO THIS!!! If you feel called to get involved, make a difference, organize a protest and/or stand up for Freedom and the Truth, all it takes is the BELIEF that you are capable and can do it!

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, offend other activists, assume leadership roles, and make some NOISE! Americans are wired for activism.

It is our birthright!

Mike Hollar said to me the day before the 9-12 rally that my lack of funding for a sound system was PROOF that I was real grass roots activism. All the time I had been thinking I was just an incompetent fool, but his words of wisdom helped me stay focused and see the big picture rather than get lost in the details of organization. Believe that you too can make a difference in your community, and you will!
Navy Vet
December 13th, 2009 @ 8:04 am

To the 9-12 and Tea party groups.
Keep up the FIGHT, real AMERICANS never give up !
There’s many men and women fighting for this country away from home , it’s our jod to fight for our country here at home.
Keep our country FREE !!!!!!!!
Love you Guy’s

Scott McInnis and the Tea Parties in Colorado: Disconnect or Unity?

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