I need a few more days for my next article (updated)

UPDATE: I wanted to touch base to tell you that the article I promised IS forthcoming. I have had some reservations in posting it but I will when it is finished. I apologize I haven’t finished it yet, however I am trying to be careful, accurate, back up what I say and do it in a manner that will be fair and not harm the Teaparty movement further. I also find myself in a dilemma I am trying to sort out as I do not wish to harm people and candidates I believe in.

Additionally, the more I research, the more connections I find that, in turn, I need to research for truth. No, there are no smoking guns or any bombshells on a candidate or any other individual. This is about the Teaparty movement and the part it played in the District 8 race and within other parts of NC. It will also bring to light, details that I feel need to be out in the open and that we as concerned citizens have a right to know. In my opinion, these are also elements we have been trying to eliminate within our government.

For integrity reasons, I will not post the article until I am sure I’ve accomplished the above tasks. Thank you for your patience.

Just wanted to let you know I need a few more days for my next article as I’ve been researching and finding out much more information.

Now I need to gather my thoughts and write them out. Not sure when I will post it but I’ll do my best to get it out as soon as possible. It may not be until this weekend as it depends on what life brings me in the meantime.

Thank you for your patience.

Happy Birthday, America!

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Following is the exact text from John Adam’s July 3rd letter to his wife, Abigail (with original spellings):

“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.” (Source: The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784, Harvard University Press, 1975, 142).

Although the actual date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of the Second Continental Congress was on July 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence wasn’t finally approved until July 4th. Therefore, we celebrate our independence on July 4th which is the date shown on the Declaration of Independence. Today, July 4th, 2010, we commemorate the 234th anniversary of the act that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

As it’s a shame many have not seen or been taught about it, here is the full text of the Declaration of Independence:

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

     When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
     We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
     That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
     — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. –Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
     He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good!
     He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained, and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
     He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
     He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
     He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
     He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
     He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
     He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
     He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
     He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
     He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
     He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
     He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

     For protecting them by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
     For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
     For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
     For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
     For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
     For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
     For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
     For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

     He has abdicated Government here by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
     He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
     He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
     He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
     He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
     In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms. Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
     Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
     We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

Happy Birthday, America!  Long live Freedom.

Harold Johnson: The Engineering of a Facade (Part 3)

The GOP establishment is controlling all of Harold’s campaign. They think propping up the empty suit named Harold and just letting him be seen, is all they feel they need to do. It prevents him from making mistakes and gaffes, answering questions, or explaining his position on any issue.

I believe the people are being duped. I find it funny, amusing actually, that Harold “attends” an awful lot of events but rarely speaks at one and if he does, it’s for a couple minutes (that’s why he likes question and quick answer forum formats).  If he speaks longer than that, he relies on a teleprompter instead of what’s in his heart. As he has no substance or credentials, these events make him look as if he does.  Not to mention, depending on the venue, through his associations of the actual speakers and other important attendees, he gets volunteers and even more support. If so and so likes him, he must be ok so I will like him too.

Mr. Johnson has “attended” many events but let’s just use a few examples: Let’s see..Harold has “attended” the NRA convention, “attended” that Stanly County Lincoln Day Dinner where Abernathy and Fetzer were speakers, and even “attended” the NCGOP convention a week or so ago.  He even tells the story about “attending” a dinner where Ronald Reagan was and switching the name cards to sit next to him so he could get his picture taken with him.

Harold even “attended” a meet and greet last week.  An eyewitness account: When the voters of the 8th District were shaking hands with Harold, they dared to ask questions, natural ones you would ask a candidate running for office and wanting your vote.  As Harold was just there to be “seen” and for a photo op, and not there to actually tell people what he stood for or answer questions, his handlers immediately led him away from that line of people to another small group of teenagers…non-voters. The handlers stood guard to make sure there was no more contact with those pesky questioners. When one asked a question, something to the effect of “You’ve only been a Sportscaster, why are you running for office?”  Harold leaned in and his response was not audible.  When later asked what Harold’s response was, the teenager said Harold’s answer was “It’s my calling.”

Really? Talk about arrogance and a sense of entitlement.

How dare those people wanting to ask questions.  The audacity of them to want to be informed voters.  What do you think they were there for? Oh I forget, you’re a celebrity and they just wanted to meet old, wonderful you, right?  Sorry Harold, but you’re no Ronald Reagan.

But don’t you worry, Harold has a picture of every event he “attended” to prove he was there and by extension, shares the values of the other attendees, speakers and therefore, the public who sees the pictures or hears he was there.  For example, because he “attended” the NRA convention and he had a picture taken of him holding a gun (photo op), he must be a gun lover. Right?  He believes in the 2nd amendment right?  Maybe, I don’t know.  I’ve been to quite a few of his events and as far as I’ve known he’s never spoken in detail about the issue other than what his website also says, which is not very much.  This is how Harold is. He always gives as little information as possible, and the “safe” answers and responses.  How many guns does he have?  Is he a shooter?  Hunter?  How does he feel about conceal carry?  Reciprocity?  If he’s for gun rights, how will he work to have some of the restrictions lifted, if at all?  Will he not only protect our 2nd amendment rights, but also make sure he will do all he can to prevent infringement upon these rights?  I truly don’t know.  With Tim D’Annunzio though, I know the answer to every single question I just put forth, and in detail.  Why?  Mr. D’Annunzio told me.  He doesn’t give the “safe”, “down the middle” answers.  He tells us exactly where he stands on an issue, his intentions, proposals and solutions.  With Harold we are always left guessing.  That’s exactly how the GOP establishment wants it to be.  This is what they coached him to do.  This is just one instance I selected to talk about but this is how Harold is playing the political game on every single issue.  We have no idea who Harold is, what he really stands for, nor his ideas or solutions.

It seems to me Harold is just hanging on the coattails of others. Sure networking is important but not when it’s used to substitute for knowledge, how he stands on the issues, what his solutions to our many problems are and how he intends on helping to resolve them.  Networking should not be used when it’s time to go where it really counts and do what really matters: to the people, with honesty.  I know why politicians use this technique.  A good example is when Barack Obama went to Pennsylvania “attending” events and running around campaigning with Senator Bob Casey.  The ploy was that since Bob Casey was for gun rights, was pro-life and Catholic, therefore, by association, Barack Obama was pro 2nd Amendment, pro-life and was loved by Catholics.  Well, we know how that worked out for us.  I’ve been to a few circuses, even had my picture taken at a couple, but that doesn’t make me a clown.  Now, now, be nice. 

On the other hand, Mr. D’Annunzio has spoken at many of the events he attended and at great length (without a teleprompter). It’s because he speaks from the heart and truthfully.  He has spoken along with Senator Richard Burr at the Grass Roots North Carolina convention, a state-level gun rights organization.  He has spoken in front of  Teapartiers, the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans, Republican men and women’s club, numerous rallies, and townhalls.  I can’t even find an event where Harold will actually be speaking at any length to go to.

These attending of events are also part of the GOP establishment plan of making Harold Johnson and running his campaign. Not only does it give him networking building and clout through his presence with them, it puts him out there for the public to see.  It also sets the situation as since he’s not the center of attention he doesn’t have to talk or answer questions. He just has to shake hands and smile.  Smile for the public and smile for the camera.

The Republican Party and the lamestream media fools have given us RINO after RINO.  When those RINOs win election, they require oversight and the leadership to tell them what to think and how to vote. If Harold is letting them run him now, what makes you think he’ll be an indpendent thinker later?  What makes you think he will buck the GOP establishment in Washington, when he can’t even do it here?  The GOP wants it this way. It’s because we’ve let them. Don’t allow this anymore.  This is the same good ole boy network and political games we despise.  The perfectly sensible people of District 8 should decide their Representative, not the GOP elite, nor the media. The NCGOP and other GOP elites hate real conservatives like Tim D’Annunzio and it shows.

I won’t vote for Harold Johnson. I won’t vote for him in the primary and if it comes to it, which I don’t believe it will, I won’t vote for him in the General. I won’t vote for a RINO and someone who has done what he has through this primary.  I won’t vote for someone who has no knowledge of the issues, has no solutions and  thinks he’s entitled to my vote anyway.  I just can’t.

Note:  Watch for Part 4.  I haven’t written it yet but I will soon.

Why I’m here

I have started this site because frankly I am appalled at what is going on in North Carolina by my very own party, the Republican Party.

Many members of the GOP establishment have interjected themselves into primary races to get those they have chosen into office. It’s too bad they will only pull these tactics on their own instead of the Democrats.  One by one the Republican Party is derailing the Conservative and Teaparty candidates running in North Carolina.

The NCGOP plan of organization forbids this:

Article VII, Sec. G (page 27) of the current POO: “G. REFRAIN FROM UTILIZING POWERS OF OFFICE IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Each Officer and each Member of the State Executive Committee shall refrain from utilizing the powers and dignity of his or her office or position in any Republican Primary for public office at any level.”

We The People denounce these actions taken by Tom Fetzer and other members of the NCGOP establishment.

There may be others but already they have tried to take out two candidates:  They were successful with one who lost his primary due to their tactics and lies, the other won his primary regardless of the tricks the GOP establishment has pulled. Now they are targeting a third candidate, a true Conservative candidate, Tim D’Annunzio in District 8 who was the People’s choice. He won the primary by almost 1,000 votes but because there were so many contenders in the race was not able to get the 40% the state requires.  He is now in a run-off with the 2nd place candidate, Harold Johnson.

Harold Johnson is the GOP establishment RINO pick and they are pulling no punches. Working with Liberal media, the NCGOP chairman, Tom Fetzer and other GOP establishment figures are trying to assasinate the character of Harold’s opponent: Tim D’Annunzio, the people’s choice.

Additionally they are bringing out “District 8″ teaparty members to claim they are “leaders of the teaparty movement” and that they are supporting Harold Johnson. They are not teaparty leaders and most of them are not even in the 8th District. That article has been debunked and a correction statement made.

Now as a TRUE, REAL, and ACTIVE member of the teaparty I will tell you Harold Johnson doesn’t represent the principles of the tea party movement. This opinion is that of many, many other teaparty and other group’s activists.

The time has passed to say we’ve had enough.  We are not puppets of either party. We are normal, everday patriotic citizens with great love of country. We are independent thinkers that will no longer follow party political lines. We want candidates that will represent We The People and we will seek out and support those candidates.  Both parties have steered this nation on an unsustainable path. We are on the brink of economic collapse, and losing more of our freedoms each day. We must join in the fight to restore our Republic to what our Constitution was put forth to do.

When the Constitutional Convention of 1787 deliberations were over, outside of Independance Hall, many worried, concerned citizens gathered. 

With no hesitation whatsoever, when asked what kind of government we were given, Ben Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

I will be writing more in the near future concentrating on candidates and races in North Carolina. Each person we send to Washington to represent us works for each of us, regardless of the district we live. As we’ve seen in the takeover of various parts of our economy, healthcare and freedoms, each of these representative’s decisions affect all of us, irregardless of where we demographically live. 

I am asking you to be open-minded. I am also asking you to seek out the truth. Do not believe what I say, what the GOP says nor what your best friend says. SEEK OUT THE TRUTH and pass it along.