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“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around…?”

tomt — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:03:26 +0000

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” A rhetorical question, for sure, however, this question comes to mind when I think of the recent weekend spent in Washington, D.C. A small group from Central Florida, including several OCREC members (Jason Hoyt, Linda O’Keefe, Barbara Seidenberg, Kelli McNair-Lee and Peter Lee), made the trip up the weekend that Congress was voting on healthcare reform. Yes, we knew the odds were not in our favor, as a scheduled vote meant that the votes were there to pass it. Nonetheless, each of us felt that not only was it our civic duty to stand up against this federal intrusion into our lives, but, at the end of the day, we wanted to be able to say, with all certainty, that we did everything within our power to affect the outcome of this vote. We owe future generations no less!

Well, we all know how the vote turned out, which made the trip back home all the more longer, but, was the trip worth the effort and expense? What was gained from this endeavor? On the Saturday before the vote, approximately 40,000 ‘concerned’ Americans gathered, with just 3 days notice, from all across the country, to voice their opposition to the actions being considered by our so called ‘representatives’. After the rally, many of these same patriots went to the Congressional Office Buildings to lobby the legislators. Jason Hoyt, Barbara Seidenberg (Babs) and I went back to our hotel to do our weekly radio show, Tea Party Patriots LIVE (WORL 660 AM). Our plan was to return to the Capitol grounds for the second hour of our show, which we did.

As we approached the Capitol, I saw a site that stunned me to my very core, a site that has only been rivaled once in my life, which was witnessing the birth of my first child. Upon witnessing my daughters birth, it reinforced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the idea that God does indeed exist. Upon witnessing thousands of American citizens standing shoulder to shoulder, many holding hands, as they literally and figuratively surrounded the U.S. Capitol in it’s entirety, in a futile attempt to get those inside to respect the will of the people, well…it reinforced my belief in the citizens of this country, in the American spirit and the future of this great nation! So was the trip worth it? You betcha! It could only have been a better experience had more of my fellow citizens made the decision to go…

Which brings me back to my opening question…did it even happen? I saw no media presence at the time, have seen precious few mentions of it in the press, since, and little discussion on it. So, if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Tom Tillison

A Double Standard That Must Go!

tomt — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:35:02 +0000

There’s a double standard in the media here in America that we conservatives are foolish to continue accepting. While participating in the rally held in Washington, D.C. this past weekend to oppose the unconstitutional healthcare reform that was being voted on, I personally witnessed numerous attempts by the left to provoke an incident with the peaceful demonstrators. We were even warned, in casual conversation with the Capitol Police, that there were professional ‘instigators’ in the crowd. Considering, it was a minor miracle that there was no violence…

The area chosen to gather after the initial rally, which was held on the west side of the Capitol , was on the south side of the building, as there was a balcony near the House chamber. The crowd was down close to the building, so as to be heard as they chanted, and one would have to walk down a slight decline to get to them.

The left’s efforts started with several individuals on bicycles, which they were walking through the crowd (I assume so they could use the bicycles as a shield between themselves and us). These individuals would go from person to person and challenge their opposition to healthcare reform, being very persistent in their position. This effort was more or less ignored by most, or was shrugged off by others, as these instigators were more of the intellectual type, and, therefore, not very aggressive in engaging people, and, eventually, these instigators withdrew.

The second wave was several individuals with what appeared to be Haitian accents, who came down into the crowd and very aggressively challenged those present. I heard one refer to us as rednecks and racists. It was quite an experience as a natural born American citizen being insulted and ridiculed by immigrants, legal or not, as they demanded that our government, and our tax dollars, provide something for them. One of these individuals was escorted out of the crowd by the Capitol Police, as he was getting very close to accomplishing his goal. These instigators came and went throughout the night, each time being as aggressive as they could be without drawing the attention of the Capitol Police. One of these final efforts resulted in one of these instigators doing something in the crowd that caused a loud bang, although I could not see what that was, upon which he bolted from the crowd in a dead run with 6 – 8 policeman in chase.

The next effort was the kook from Code Pink, who’s name I cannot remember…small woman with short blond hair. She came through the crowd with another gentleman carrying a homemade banner on a pink sheet, promoting healthcare reform. Most did not take her seriously, although, several crowded around the banner as she walked through the crowd, to prevent it from being seen. Not sure if this was effort was coordinated with the others, or if she was doing this on her own.

The next attempt was a couple of individuals with very large professionally made signs, one stating ‘Public Option Now’ and the other a oversized picture of Obama and Biden. Again, these two waded down into the thickest part of the crowd with these large signs, attempting to block out the anti-reform signs and banners. This resulted in some very spirited jockeying for position by each side, until finally, a Capitol Policeman intervened. After a little undercover work by one of ours, who went over and professed his support for their effort, he was told that the signs were provided by MoveOn.org.

The final attempt was by young college age kids, as several groups of 6-8 would come into the thickest parts of the crowd and start counter-chanting, in support of the bill, as those around them were chanting ‘kill the bill’ or what have you. Again, this got quite contentious, and I was sure that something was going to happen. One group would go in for as long as they could, then would pull out, only to be replaced with another group. This continued up to the actual vote, and once the results became known, the group in the crowd at this point became very obnoxious, attempting to get into our faces. Again, kudos to the Capitol Police, who, once they realized what was happening, very quickly forced the group out of the crowd.

Interestingly, there always seemed to be an ‘independant’ journalist or two trailing in the background of most of these occurances…

A long story I know, but this experience showed me firsthand how vicious the left is in their tactics, then all I hear the past two days is the media reporting on how angry and violent the ‘tea party movement’ is. To put it bluntly, it’s a blatant misrepresentation of the truth! And, this double standard will continue if we don’t start demanding fair treatment. The civility and restraint on the part of the conservative protestors was nothing short of inspiring, as their attention all along was on having their voices heard by our so called ‘representatives’. It’s a sobering thought when you realize that the real story of what’s happening in America, a great awakening of it’s citizens, is being buried by ideologues pushing a far left agenda. Will journalistic integrity ever return to our media?

Tom Tillison

If There Must Be Trouble…

tomt — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:24:09 +0000

by Tom Tillison

It now appears that a vote will come down this week on health care reform. I need not point out that this vote very well may dictate the direction our country takes for decades to come. It will also define our generation in the annals of American history…

All things that we cherish and hold dear are now being threatened. What will YOU do? Will we, as American citizens, be up to the task? Will we honor our civic responsibility and the memory of our founding fathers? Can we look our children and grandchildren in the eye and be able to say ‘I did all that I could do’?

In today’s age, we throw quotes around as if they’re so many nickles, however, I ask you to take a silent moment and really read the following quote;

“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done” — Ronald Reagan

There is a rally being held in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, for those who can, you should be there! For those who cannot, then you should visit the local office of your U.S. Representatives. In most cases, that will take an hour out of your day. For those who cannot do that, a phone call or fax will work just as well.

This is a serious time in America, folks…does it matter to you how our generation will be viewed by those who follow us? We CAN make a difference, if we harness that great American spirit, as so many have done before us, and unleash it upon those who wish to oppress us!

“If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace” Thomas Paine

Major Response to Obama’s Tampa Visit

tomt — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:46:32 +0000

Major demonstration taking place this Thursday in Tampa in response to Obama’s visit!

He will be at the Bob Martinez Sports Center at the University of Tampa; event is scheduled to start at 12:30. People are being asked to be in place by 10:30 AM.

Come early, Secret Service is closing off streets and traffic will be a challenge.

We need a strong turnout folks! If you can find a way to get there – GET THERE!

UPDATE: A message from Tom Gaitens in Tampa -

Hi All,

The Tampa Tea Party is organizing a major counter-rally for Obama on Thursday. Please forward this email to your groups and social networks.

Around noon on Thursday, January 28th, President Obama will be speak to a rally announcing $2.5 Billion dollars of “stimulus” spending on a rail and bus system interconnecting Tampa with Orlando.

The Tampa Tea Party and the Bay Area 912 groups are conducting a counter-rally against this wasteful, low-value, deficit increasing, misguided and unwanted spending.

The Rally is from 11 AM until 1 PM. Please attempt to arrive near 10AM so as to obtain parking. The traffic may be quite tedious.

The main source for timely information is the event on our meetup page. Her is the URL http://www.facebook.com/l/41dab;www.meetup.com/Tampa-Tea-Party/calendar/12419766. Here is the tinyURL alias for the same link http://www.facebook.com/l/41dab;tinyurl.com/yfqkogr.

Here is a customized Google Map for the rally: http://www.facebook.com/l/41dab;tinyurl.com/yf763zf. This map has icons for our rally (a man’s silhouette), Obama’s rally (a red pin) and parking (the letter ‘P’.) Clicking the various icons will cause pop-up balloons with additional information to appear.

Do not forget to bring water.

When you arrive in the rally area please follow the directions of the organizers. John Hendrix, one of the organizers, is six feet tall, shaved head, beard and will be wearing a bright red “National March on Washington” shirt.

Here are suggested messages for your signs:

TAX CUTS CREATE MORE JOBS THAN STIMULUS SPENDING STOP SPENDING!
WE CANNOT SPEND OUR WAY TO PROSPERITY
OBAMA – YOU PASSED $800B STIMULUS AND UNEMPLOYMENT WENT UP!
NO TO STIMULUS – YES TO AXING GOV’T SPENDING NO TO STIMULUS – YES TO TAX CUTS STIMULUS = PORKULUS TO SPECIAL INTERESTS FOLLOW THE MONEY SUNRAIL= SPECIAL INTEREST BOONDOGGLE WITH TAXPAYER MONEY SUNRAIL = TAX INCREASES CREATE REAL JOBS – LET’S DRILL OFFSHORE WE WANT ECONOMIC FREEDOM – NOT GOV’T PORK NO MORE FEEDING AT THE GOV’T TROUGH SUNRAIL HOSES TAXPAYERS OBAMA’S ECONOMY – $13 TRILLION IN DEBT

Thank you for standing with us.

Your in Liberty,

Tom Gaitens

Orlando Million Med March

jason — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:33:35 +0000

Join us Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:00am at Constitution Green as we march to City Hall for a forum with the medical community at 12:00 Noon to discuss how they’ll be impacted by the proposed Healthcare reform bills. Don’t miss this opportunity to send a strong message to our politicians in Washington, D.C. It could be your last chance!

1. Ultimately, medical decisions need to be made by doctors and their patients.

2. No legislation should become law without serious tort reform.

3. Insurance can be made more affordable by allowing competition to drive down costs.

4. Transform the reimbursement and billing systems that are strangling physician’s practices.

5. End the unfair censuring of doctors without due-process.

Saturday - November 21, 2009 @ 11:00 AM

Beginning at Constitution Green and proceeding to Orlando City Hall

COME MARCH WITH US!

The General Public is invited to U.N.I.T.E. with Health Care Workers and march with us to Orlando City Hall, where you will hear firsthand from the real health care experts - OUR DOCTORS, as they speak out on Health Care Reform. Don’t miss this!

Program Details - Presented by American Patriots PAC

Q&A Forum w/Physicians Panel – w/Dr. Gonzalez, Dr. Patete and Dr. Scott Gordon
Musical Performance – Performed by FL Express
Dr. Julio Gonzales – Health Benefits Advisory Committee
Dr. Michael Patete – The Sanctity of the Physician / Patient Relationship
Dr. Nizam Razak - The Effects of Health Care Reform on Employment
State Representative Scott Plakon - HJR 37, The Health Care Freedom Act
Mr. Tom Gaitens – FreedomWorks; Call to Action
‘America, The Beautiful’ – performed by Jeanne Plakon

*Constitution Green is located at 300 S. Summerlin Ave., directly across from WFTV Studio on South St. downtown Orlando.