Revolution is Brewing!!// tea party day (as in taxed enough already) is April 15th…

As you well know, in 1773, colonists gathered to dump imported tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the British government’s oppressive tax system that allowed for no direct representation. At the Boston Tea Party, determined colonists stood against the expanding British authority and said no more!

Taxed Enough Already??? I should say so…..

Expanding government authority… sound familiar?

Are you tired of bailouts, stimulus packages, endless national debt and increasing subsidization? Do you practice financial responsibility and watch those who do not get rewarded by the government? Along with many other Americans, are you frustrated by our government reaching its hand out to take far more than it needs?

Are you tired of politicians who:

vote for a $500 billion tax bill without even reading it?

waste your tax dollars on foolish stimulus projects?

are spending trillions of borrowed dollars?

do not care about the national debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay?

admit to using the financial hurt of millions as an opportunity to push their political agenda?

run up trillions of dollars of debt and then sell that debt to countries such as China?

want government controlled health care?

appoint a defender of child pornography to the Number 2 position in the Justice Department?

want to force doctors and other medical workers to perform abortions against their will?

want to impose a carbon tax on your electricity, gas and home heating fuels?

want to reduce your tax deductibility for charitable gifts?

give special interest groups billions of dollars in earmarks to help get themselves re-elected?

If so, join thousands of Americans on Tax Day, April 15th, at your local Tax Day Tea Party to express your frustration over our out of control government and its redistributive economic policies. Whether you are Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, all are welcome in this stand against unrestrained government. This true grassroots movement is spreading with Tea Parties planned across the nation.

Visit : teapartyday.com for more information and to find a Tea Party in your area.

Sources: teapartyday.com, and illinoisfamily.org

How the ‘Yes on Prop 8′ Campaign Took the Web by Storm//

After all of the political campaigns and hoopla are over, it’s always interesting to read analysis and info as to what went on behind the scenes and helped a certain candidate or issue to victory. Here’s a little insight into into the success of the Yes on Prop 8 Campaign.

The ProtectMarriage.com coalition used the Web to fuel fundraising, volunteerism, and voter persuasion, and two tactics in particular may have given them an edge: online ads targeted using voter file data, and a last-minute get-out-the-vote ad blitz.

The “Yes on 8″ campaign got attention, not only for taking a forward-thinking and integrated approach to using the Internet, but for demonstrating that having a younger, more liberal base doesn’t necessitate Web prowess.

“The other side I think had an assumption…that they would naturally win,” said Jeff Flint, co-campaign manager for ProtectMarriage.com and a partner at Schubert-Flint Public Affairs. Because the Prop 8 opposition had a younger and assumedly more tech-savvy following, they were expected to win the Web battle. In the end, he imagines the No on 8 side wondering, “How did we get beat [online] by the stodgy, old, pro-marriage crowd?”

I personally believe that the opposition incorrectly assumed that all young people were going to vote no on 8, and therefore they believed that they had full reign of the effectiveness of internet marketing in this campaign.  Correction: there are millions of young people in this country that were raised with family values and integrity; and that was reflected in their Yes on 8 votes on Nov. 4th.  The No side should have counted on us being loyal to our values, just like we were. I think that it’s a great thing when you’re underestimated. Then the opposition can’t see you coming!

Click {here} see how the Yes on 8 campaign used the internet to their advantage.

Source: clickz.com