Last November, the Tea Party claimed all sorts of victory when they took "back America." Cries that the American people had spoken filled the air, and people like Michelle Bachmann and Eric Cantor, smugly pontificated about how the American system was broken and they were going to fix it. But they never said exactly HOW.
Shortly after taking office in Wisconsin, the elected representatives of the Tea Party began implementing a plan that no one signed on for. They systematically began an assault on one of the cornerstones of our American society: our worker's rights. Rights that many of our grandparents fought for. Rights that ensure that we in America have a standard of living which has been the envy of everyone else in the world. Rights that many countries we used to look down our noses upon, have copied and implemented for their people.
Today, less than a year after the Tea Party "(Took) Back America," as our entire economy seems to be imploding, Wisconsin will be holding an election that may very well be our only hope for solvency. They have the ability to erase much of the wrongs which happened last November and if they do, it will only be a matter of time before the rest of the country follows suit.
I personally think that all the recalls will go through and that the entire state of Wisconsin will go blue. However, I am also sheltered by my liberal friends and my emotional need at this time to keep hope alive by listening to people who, like me, think that the Tea Party didn't "Take Back America" as much as they "Kidnapped America, Beat it to a Pulp, Held it for Ransom and Will Probably Kill it Anyway." Okay, so maybe it isn't the catchiest campaign slogan but it seems to be true.
I am truly optimistic that tomorrow's election in Wisconsin will be the shot heard round the world. Tomorrow's election will be the beginning of America fighting back. Tomorrow's election will prove to the rest of the world that we the people are paying attention. We the people do know exactly which people are responsible for the economic mess we are in.
What I'm not so sure about is how long this message will last. While I do believe it's true that the Tea Party is responsible for the actual policies and stall techniques that have brought us to this point, even more responsible are the people who don't vote. The people who, up until now, haven't been paying attention. People who spend nearly all their downtime watching sports or reality television because politics is "boring."
To them I say this: you know what's even more boring than politics? Unemployment. But you know what's not boring? Poverty. Get off your fat ass, turn off the television, wake up and look around!!! You have no one to blame but yourself if you didn't vote. Today is your opportunity to make a difference. Tea lies. Tea is incompetent. Tea doesn't really care about you half as much as it cares about the boss that fired you so there are all the facts you need. Tea isn't about making your life better as much as it is about making sure they win at all costs.
If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get out and vote today. You need to recall all the jerks that were elected last November and you need to put the right people into place. The right people who are true and patriotic Americans that love this country more than they love their party. The rest of America is depending on you to fire back with a vengeance. The rest of America is counting on you to reclaim our country. The rest of America wants you to Flush the Tea.
Shortly after taking office in Wisconsin, the elected representatives of the Tea Party began implementing a plan that no one signed on for. They systematically began an assault on one of the cornerstones of our American society: our worker's rights. Rights that many of our grandparents fought for. Rights that ensure that we in America have a standard of living which has been the envy of everyone else in the world. Rights that many countries we used to look down our noses upon, have copied and implemented for their people.
Today, less than a year after the Tea Party "(Took) Back America," as our entire economy seems to be imploding, Wisconsin will be holding an election that may very well be our only hope for solvency. They have the ability to erase much of the wrongs which happened last November and if they do, it will only be a matter of time before the rest of the country follows suit.
I personally think that all the recalls will go through and that the entire state of Wisconsin will go blue. However, I am also sheltered by my liberal friends and my emotional need at this time to keep hope alive by listening to people who, like me, think that the Tea Party didn't "Take Back America" as much as they "Kidnapped America, Beat it to a Pulp, Held it for Ransom and Will Probably Kill it Anyway." Okay, so maybe it isn't the catchiest campaign slogan but it seems to be true.
I am truly optimistic that tomorrow's election in Wisconsin will be the shot heard round the world. Tomorrow's election will be the beginning of America fighting back. Tomorrow's election will prove to the rest of the world that we the people are paying attention. We the people do know exactly which people are responsible for the economic mess we are in.
What I'm not so sure about is how long this message will last. While I do believe it's true that the Tea Party is responsible for the actual policies and stall techniques that have brought us to this point, even more responsible are the people who don't vote. The people who, up until now, haven't been paying attention. People who spend nearly all their downtime watching sports or reality television because politics is "boring."
To them I say this: you know what's even more boring than politics? Unemployment. But you know what's not boring? Poverty. Get off your fat ass, turn off the television, wake up and look around!!! You have no one to blame but yourself if you didn't vote. Today is your opportunity to make a difference. Tea lies. Tea is incompetent. Tea doesn't really care about you half as much as it cares about the boss that fired you so there are all the facts you need. Tea isn't about making your life better as much as it is about making sure they win at all costs.
If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get out and vote today. You need to recall all the jerks that were elected last November and you need to put the right people into place. The right people who are true and patriotic Americans that love this country more than they love their party. The rest of America is depending on you to fire back with a vengeance. The rest of America is counting on you to reclaim our country. The rest of America wants you to Flush the Tea.
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