I was very involved in politics when I lived in Phoenix but 11 years ago, I moved to Scottsdale and dropped out after a few months of rino's. I was a precinct committeeman for years in Phoenix but it was too demeaning in Scottsdale. Hopefully things have changed, but Carolyn Allen is still there. I would get active again if true conservatives became committeemen. That is truly the grass roots of taking our country back. That is where all the favors and wheeling and dealing take place in order to become a delegate and control the candidates.
The Dems are much better at it than we are because conservatives are busy living our lives and do not have the time to become full time activists. I have been there, done that and not sure how active I want to be again. I hate the direction our country has taken and expecially the apathy of the forties generation, including my children. They just do not see the big picture.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Lefties will boycott Whole Foods for conservative CEO Righties to the Rescue!!!!!
Righties to the Rescue!!!!! Let's all go grocery shopping at Whole Foods this week!!!!
Calls to boycott Whole Foods Market are growing louder and more sophisticated following a Wall Street Journal opinion article by the company's chief executive, John Mackey, in which he criticized President Obama's health care plan and offered his own alternative.
Mackey's article first prompted individuals to threaten taking their business elsewhere. But now the Progressive Review, an online alternative publication, is calling for a formal boycott, and campaigns are popping up all over, including on Facebook, a popular online social networking site.
Protesters are hoping a boycott will cut into the success of Whole Foods, the 10th largest food and drug store in the U.S., which reported sales of $1.8 billion for the last quarter, a 2 percent increase from the previous quarter.
As of Saturday, the Whole Foods Internet forum had more than 4,000 postings. One commenter thanked Mackey for revealing his political views.
"While it was a horrible business move, it was a great courtesy," a commenter identified as boycottwf wrote. "Now, I know that my dollars spent at whole foods are going to fund your misguided conservative views."
The commenter added, "Until you publically apologize to the nation and pledge that you will provide better benefits to your employees, I will not spend another dime at your store."
Another commenter identified as Betrayed, who claims to have been a customer for nearly 20 years, said, "I was so shocked to read Mr. Mackey's horrible, horrible opinion in the WSJ. I hope this severely hurts his profits. His customer base is mostly liberal Democrats who will, like me, be horrified at what we have been supporting all this time."
Phone messages left Saturday seeking a comment from Whole Foods were not immediately returned.
In the opinion article, published Wednesday, Mackey offered eight reforms for the health care system and outlined Whole Foods' employee health insurance policy.
Click here to read the Wall Street Journal article.
Whole Foods pays 100 percent of the premiums, but not the deductibles, for all employees who work 30 hours or more per week, or about 89 percent of its workers, and gives each employee $1,800 per year in "health-care dollars" that can be used for health and wellness expenses, according to the article.
Among the recommendations he made: equalizing tax laws for health insurance benefits; repealing all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines; repealing government mandates regarding who they must cover; and enacting tort reform and Medicare reform.
Mackey argued that health care is not a right, noting that neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Constitution guarantees it.
"While all of us empathize with those who are sick, how can we say that all people have more of an intrinsic right to health care than they have to food or shelter?" he wrote.
"Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges," he continued.
Mackey's opinion article started with a quote from former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
Mackey's article appeared to be consistent with the views of dozens of doctors and business executives who have weighed in on the controversial bill. But Mackey's comments have drawn a much harsher reaction and is being compared to an "organized campaign to defeat a single payer health insurance system."
Yet Mackey did draw supporters as well on the forum who said they would start shopping at Whole Foods because of Mackey's article. A commenter identified as Guns & Liberty wrote that he will start shopping there to "support this man who understands the real needs of this country and it isn't paying for doctors for a bunch of lazy smelly hippies who need a bath."
Calls to boycott Whole Foods Market are growing louder and more sophisticated following a Wall Street Journal opinion article by the company's chief executive, John Mackey, in which he criticized President Obama's health care plan and offered his own alternative.
Mackey's article first prompted individuals to threaten taking their business elsewhere. But now the Progressive Review, an online alternative publication, is calling for a formal boycott, and campaigns are popping up all over, including on Facebook, a popular online social networking site.
Protesters are hoping a boycott will cut into the success of Whole Foods, the 10th largest food and drug store in the U.S., which reported sales of $1.8 billion for the last quarter, a 2 percent increase from the previous quarter.
As of Saturday, the Whole Foods Internet forum had more than 4,000 postings. One commenter thanked Mackey for revealing his political views.
"While it was a horrible business move, it was a great courtesy," a commenter identified as boycottwf wrote. "Now, I know that my dollars spent at whole foods are going to fund your misguided conservative views."
The commenter added, "Until you publically apologize to the nation and pledge that you will provide better benefits to your employees, I will not spend another dime at your store."
Another commenter identified as Betrayed, who claims to have been a customer for nearly 20 years, said, "I was so shocked to read Mr. Mackey's horrible, horrible opinion in the WSJ. I hope this severely hurts his profits. His customer base is mostly liberal Democrats who will, like me, be horrified at what we have been supporting all this time."
Phone messages left Saturday seeking a comment from Whole Foods were not immediately returned.
In the opinion article, published Wednesday, Mackey offered eight reforms for the health care system and outlined Whole Foods' employee health insurance policy.
Click here to read the Wall Street Journal article.
Whole Foods pays 100 percent of the premiums, but not the deductibles, for all employees who work 30 hours or more per week, or about 89 percent of its workers, and gives each employee $1,800 per year in "health-care dollars" that can be used for health and wellness expenses, according to the article.
Among the recommendations he made: equalizing tax laws for health insurance benefits; repealing all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines; repealing government mandates regarding who they must cover; and enacting tort reform and Medicare reform.
Mackey argued that health care is not a right, noting that neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Constitution guarantees it.
"While all of us empathize with those who are sick, how can we say that all people have more of an intrinsic right to health care than they have to food or shelter?" he wrote.
"Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges," he continued.
Mackey's opinion article started with a quote from former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
Mackey's article appeared to be consistent with the views of dozens of doctors and business executives who have weighed in on the controversial bill. But Mackey's comments have drawn a much harsher reaction and is being compared to an "organized campaign to defeat a single payer health insurance system."
Yet Mackey did draw supporters as well on the forum who said they would start shopping at Whole Foods because of Mackey's article. A commenter identified as Guns & Liberty wrote that he will start shopping there to "support this man who understands the real needs of this country and it isn't paying for doctors for a bunch of lazy smelly hippies who need a bath."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The real grass roots to win back freedom in America
Become a Precinct Committeemen in your neighborhood
Why and How to Become a PC
Page 1 of 3
Who Is A Precinct Committeeman?
A PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN IS THE ONLY PARTY OFFICIAL DIRECTLY ELECTED BY THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS.
A committeeman and his or her fellow committeemen represent the Republican party to the people. He or she is a primary contact between voters, candidates and elected officials. It is his or her job to make sure the Republicans in their assigned precincts are informed and prepared to get their vote to the ballot box.
What Are The Responsibilities Of a Precinct Committeeman?
A precinct committeeman has many varied responsibilities.
You may be asked to circulate petitions for Republican candidates and/or to walk your precinct with an elected official so that he or she may be introduced to your neighbors. The work you do in your precinct WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS can make the difference in an election!
Every precinct is different. That is why it is so important to have active precinct committeemen working with neighbors to obtain the best results. If you live in rural Arizona, the nature of your work will be quite different from the work to be done in urban areas. There are, however, some basic items that need to be covered no matter where your precinct is located. Elected committee persons (by ballot) are eligible to vote for official party officers at county and/or state functions where official balloting for officers takes place.
THE BASIC TASKS FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN
Elect a precinct captain to assume overall precinct leadership.
Divide your precinct into geographical areas and assign portions of the precinct to each precinct committeeman.
Recruit precinct volunteers and assign specific blocks (or areas) to them for door-to-door and telephone work.
Have REGISTRATION FORMS available in your precinct. Regularly check for newly moved-in Republicans and also for families who will have members turning 18 years of age before the next election.
Maintain up-to-date records of the current REPUBLICAN residents of your precinctAttend precinct meetings. These are called for updating records, planning strategy and other organizational purposes.
Attend district and or county Republican meetings. These will be great places to share information and ideas. Assist your precinct captain in recruiting election board workers.
Assist your precinct captain in establishing election day GET-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) committees and a Precinct Election Headquarters.
Distribute election information and candidate literature to the voters in your precinct.
Frequent contact with your neighbors is the secret to success in a political campaign. Large media campaigns have a place in the political process, but it is GRASS ROOTS organization that gets the votes in the ballot box!
Precinct Committeeman's Important Assets
· Block workers are volunteers who help you by keeping track of a small geographical portion of the precinct, usually their own block of neighbors. Good precinct committeemen find good block workers!
· Election Board Workers are individuals working as inspectors, judges or clerks at the polls on election day. They are recommended by you or your precinct captain through the district and county chairmen for appointment by the County Division of Elections/Board of Supervisors. The County Boards of Supervisors fix the compensation for these workers.
· Precinct Committeeman's Glossary
· Official Roster This is THE list of registered voters in a precinct as provided by the Voter Registration County Recorder's Office.
· Perfect List This is a list of voters in a precinct that has been called or contacted to correct any incorrect information (such as phone numbers, etc) or having moved into or out of the precinct.
· Walking List This is a list either on computer sheets or on cards that is organized by street numbers. This information is available from District officials · Yellow Sheets This is a copy of the list of all persons who have cast a ballot on election day. This list is available at the polling place with proper identification and is often prepared by the clerk of the election board.
· Block worker This is a volunteer who is assigned a small geographical area to work in a precinct.
· Phone Bank This is a group of volunteers or paid workers who make a large number of phone calls into targeted areas, usually to get out the vote, to identify problems or to establish name identification. · Precinct Captain A Precinct Committeeman who is chosen to lead the other precinct workers in organizing the work in a precinct.
· Absentee or Early Ballot This is an election ballot which may be requested by mail and voted by mail. Some voters may need assistance from precinct workers to properly complete the absentee/early voting process. No reason is necessary to vote by absentee/early ballot.
Why and How to Become a PC
Page 1 of 3
Who Is A Precinct Committeeman?
A PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN IS THE ONLY PARTY OFFICIAL DIRECTLY ELECTED BY THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS.
A committeeman and his or her fellow committeemen represent the Republican party to the people. He or she is a primary contact between voters, candidates and elected officials. It is his or her job to make sure the Republicans in their assigned precincts are informed and prepared to get their vote to the ballot box.
What Are The Responsibilities Of a Precinct Committeeman?
A precinct committeeman has many varied responsibilities.
You may be asked to circulate petitions for Republican candidates and/or to walk your precinct with an elected official so that he or she may be introduced to your neighbors. The work you do in your precinct WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS can make the difference in an election!
Every precinct is different. That is why it is so important to have active precinct committeemen working with neighbors to obtain the best results. If you live in rural Arizona, the nature of your work will be quite different from the work to be done in urban areas. There are, however, some basic items that need to be covered no matter where your precinct is located. Elected committee persons (by ballot) are eligible to vote for official party officers at county and/or state functions where official balloting for officers takes place.
THE BASIC TASKS FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN
Elect a precinct captain to assume overall precinct leadership.
Divide your precinct into geographical areas and assign portions of the precinct to each precinct committeeman.
Recruit precinct volunteers and assign specific blocks (or areas) to them for door-to-door and telephone work.
Have REGISTRATION FORMS available in your precinct. Regularly check for newly moved-in Republicans and also for families who will have members turning 18 years of age before the next election.
Maintain up-to-date records of the current REPUBLICAN residents of your precinctAttend precinct meetings. These are called for updating records, planning strategy and other organizational purposes.
Attend district and or county Republican meetings. These will be great places to share information and ideas. Assist your precinct captain in recruiting election board workers.
Assist your precinct captain in establishing election day GET-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) committees and a Precinct Election Headquarters.
Distribute election information and candidate literature to the voters in your precinct.
Frequent contact with your neighbors is the secret to success in a political campaign. Large media campaigns have a place in the political process, but it is GRASS ROOTS organization that gets the votes in the ballot box!
Precinct Committeeman's Important Assets
· Block workers are volunteers who help you by keeping track of a small geographical portion of the precinct, usually their own block of neighbors. Good precinct committeemen find good block workers!
· Election Board Workers are individuals working as inspectors, judges or clerks at the polls on election day. They are recommended by you or your precinct captain through the district and county chairmen for appointment by the County Division of Elections/Board of Supervisors. The County Boards of Supervisors fix the compensation for these workers.
· Precinct Committeeman's Glossary
· Official Roster This is THE list of registered voters in a precinct as provided by the Voter Registration County Recorder's Office.
· Perfect List This is a list of voters in a precinct that has been called or contacted to correct any incorrect information (such as phone numbers, etc) or having moved into or out of the precinct.
· Walking List This is a list either on computer sheets or on cards that is organized by street numbers. This information is available from District officials · Yellow Sheets This is a copy of the list of all persons who have cast a ballot on election day. This list is available at the polling place with proper identification and is often prepared by the clerk of the election board.
· Block worker This is a volunteer who is assigned a small geographical area to work in a precinct.
· Phone Bank This is a group of volunteers or paid workers who make a large number of phone calls into targeted areas, usually to get out the vote, to identify problems or to establish name identification. · Precinct Captain A Precinct Committeeman who is chosen to lead the other precinct workers in organizing the work in a precinct.
· Absentee or Early Ballot This is an election ballot which may be requested by mail and voted by mail. Some voters may need assistance from precinct workers to properly complete the absentee/early voting process. No reason is necessary to vote by absentee/early ballot.
Killing freedom of speech and politcal opinion
the following is from a blog on http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/
RedState
Barack Obama’s brownshirts are after Glenn Beck.We can’t let them win. If they win with Beck, they’ll be emboldened to go after even more people.A while back, Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a “racist.” Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends (see e.g. Rev. Wright), it’s not a stretch to say it.In fact, Obama’s Green Jobs Czar, the convicted felon and self-declared communist Van Jones, has direct ties to the organization that’s trying to shut down Glenn Beck. Jones’s group has hired a big Hollywood PR firm and they are pressuring Glenn’s advertisers to stop advertising. If not, they’ll lead a boycott.We need to strike back and boycott these groups for ditching Beck. If they are going to fold so easily in the face of Obama brownshirts, we must push back. If not, who’ll be next?Here’s the list of the groups that have boycotted Glenn Beck. Let them know you disagree. Let them know you will boycott them for kowtowing to Barack Obama’s worshippers, brownshirts, goons, and thugs.SC Johnson:Fisk Johnson Chairman & CEOPhone: (262)260-2000
Petrell OzbaySenior Global Public Affairs ManagerPhone: (262) 260-2114pmozbay@scj.com
Progressive Insurance:Glenn Renwick, President & CEO- (440)461-5000
Linda Harris, Advertising & SponsorshipsLinda_J._Harris@progressive.com
Geico:Tony NicelyChairman, President & CEO, Insurance OperationsE-mail: tnicely@geico.com(301) 986-2462
Chris Tasher, GEICO Media Relations301-986-3271ctasher@geico.com
******************************************************************************************Letter I sent
I don’t quite think you get that 59 million people did NOT vote for this President. Glenn Beck talks to a large portion of those 59 million through his radio show and his 5PM EST show on FOX. That you made your decision to stop supporting the show says more about you then about Glenn. I do believe you need to rethink succumbing to the left in this country when you make monetary decisions about your company. I will note that Glenn gets over 2 million viewers each night on his show you couple that with those people chatting with their friends about his show and you end up with quite a few Americans who agree with Glenn. I personally will not buy your products again until your company acts like a independent company who makes their business decisions based on hard cold cash and not the “feelings” of progressive left.Thank you.At the end of the day this kind of stuff helps Beck. Same as we’ve seen with Michelle Malkin’s book sales, Rush’s audience numbers, etc.
RedState
Barack Obama’s brownshirts are after Glenn Beck.We can’t let them win. If they win with Beck, they’ll be emboldened to go after even more people.A while back, Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a “racist.” Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends (see e.g. Rev. Wright), it’s not a stretch to say it.In fact, Obama’s Green Jobs Czar, the convicted felon and self-declared communist Van Jones, has direct ties to the organization that’s trying to shut down Glenn Beck. Jones’s group has hired a big Hollywood PR firm and they are pressuring Glenn’s advertisers to stop advertising. If not, they’ll lead a boycott.We need to strike back and boycott these groups for ditching Beck. If they are going to fold so easily in the face of Obama brownshirts, we must push back. If not, who’ll be next?Here’s the list of the groups that have boycotted Glenn Beck. Let them know you disagree. Let them know you will boycott them for kowtowing to Barack Obama’s worshippers, brownshirts, goons, and thugs.SC Johnson:Fisk Johnson Chairman & CEOPhone: (262)260-2000
Petrell OzbaySenior Global Public Affairs ManagerPhone: (262) 260-2114pmozbay@scj.com
Progressive Insurance:Glenn Renwick, President & CEO- (440)461-5000
Linda Harris, Advertising & SponsorshipsLinda_J._Harris@progressive.com
Geico:Tony NicelyChairman, President & CEO, Insurance OperationsE-mail: tnicely@geico.com(301) 986-2462
Chris Tasher, GEICO Media Relations301-986-3271ctasher@geico.com
******************************************************************************************Letter I sent
I don’t quite think you get that 59 million people did NOT vote for this President. Glenn Beck talks to a large portion of those 59 million through his radio show and his 5PM EST show on FOX. That you made your decision to stop supporting the show says more about you then about Glenn. I do believe you need to rethink succumbing to the left in this country when you make monetary decisions about your company. I will note that Glenn gets over 2 million viewers each night on his show you couple that with those people chatting with their friends about his show and you end up with quite a few Americans who agree with Glenn. I personally will not buy your products again until your company acts like a independent company who makes their business decisions based on hard cold cash and not the “feelings” of progressive left.Thank you.At the end of the day this kind of stuff helps Beck. Same as we’ve seen with Michelle Malkin’s book sales, Rush’s audience numbers, etc.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Down in the dumps
I cannot believe it took me so long to find AZteaparty website! I have been asking on Twitter for weeks if any Arizonans know of an AZ site organizing protests but finally found this on my own.
Unfortunately, I am unale to help financially. My husband is a "1099" and has not had work since October! My business is down about 50% and we are struggling like never in my lifetime! I am 67 years old, almost all my savings are GONE, not down, GONE!
Just seeing the comments on this site give me hope that there are those that will fight this administration.
The thing I feel most hopeless about is the media. they control the thinking of the masses. The AZ Repugnant's editorial page makes me angry and very sad. The letters to the editor show the ignorance of the readers. The headlines make me throw the paper in disgust. My educated, bright children believe movies about politics are real and that CNN is news.Sorry to sound so depressed, but this website shows me that there are fighters out there.
Yesterday I was getting my nails done and my sweet little Vietnamese technician commented "how wonderful the "cash for Clunkers" program is". I sadly looked at her and asked her if she thought it was ok to take her hard-earned money and give it to someone else so that they could buy a car. She looked at me in surprise, she did not think that was ok and had not realized that her tax dollars are paying for it.
I then asked her how much she pays in taxes and she naively told me that her boss pays the taxes! How do we educate the masses when they do not even believe they are paying taxes and do not know how much?
I then explained the rationale of the program to her and she thought it was a good idea anyway because it took gas guzzlers off the road. The media should be educating her! How the hell do they sleep at night! They are so liberal or must we now say "progressive" so that people will understand the new terminology.
Oh well, thank God there are those out there that do "get it". May God Bless America once more!
Unfortunately, I am unale to help financially. My husband is a "1099" and has not had work since October! My business is down about 50% and we are struggling like never in my lifetime! I am 67 years old, almost all my savings are GONE, not down, GONE!
Just seeing the comments on this site give me hope that there are those that will fight this administration.
The thing I feel most hopeless about is the media. they control the thinking of the masses. The AZ Repugnant's editorial page makes me angry and very sad. The letters to the editor show the ignorance of the readers. The headlines make me throw the paper in disgust. My educated, bright children believe movies about politics are real and that CNN is news.Sorry to sound so depressed, but this website shows me that there are fighters out there.
Yesterday I was getting my nails done and my sweet little Vietnamese technician commented "how wonderful the "cash for Clunkers" program is". I sadly looked at her and asked her if she thought it was ok to take her hard-earned money and give it to someone else so that they could buy a car. She looked at me in surprise, she did not think that was ok and had not realized that her tax dollars are paying for it.
I then asked her how much she pays in taxes and she naively told me that her boss pays the taxes! How do we educate the masses when they do not even believe they are paying taxes and do not know how much?
I then explained the rationale of the program to her and she thought it was a good idea anyway because it took gas guzzlers off the road. The media should be educating her! How the hell do they sleep at night! They are so liberal or must we now say "progressive" so that people will understand the new terminology.
Oh well, thank God there are those out there that do "get it". May God Bless America once more!
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