Quirky but appropriate
This is an unusual place from which to get a press release, but once you read this it will all make sense.
On April 15th the DontGo Movement (www.dontgomovement.com) in collaboration with Michelle Malkin, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and Smart Girl Politics will be hosting Tax Day Tea Parties in every state in America. For the Tea Parties, the Portsmouth Tea Company (www.portsmouthtea.com) will be donating one pound for every participating state. They will be providing tea similar to what was used at the 1773 Boston Tea Party.
President of the Portsmouth Tea Company, Marshall Malone, says, “It’s an honor to aid in the revival of liberty – fighting socialism rather than imperialism. The number of lives impacted is greater than our founding fathers ever imagined. We will choose our own stimulus package and offer $2 shipping until tax day.”
Communications Director Juliana Johnsons, “This highlights how many people are getting involved. We are so thankful to the Portsmouth Tea Company for supporting our cause. These are small business owners, working, everyday Americans who believe in our cause. We have more than 20 states holding Tax Day Tea Parties. We are growing every day. April 15th will be something this nation hasn’t seen since 1773.
The goal of these protests is to call attention to the unprecedented wasteful spending by the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress. Information on the Tax Day Tea Party can be found at www.taxdayteaparty.com.
I don't know if we're having a local Tea Party on April 15th but if you believe the likes of Jim Ireton you'd never know the difference in the Wicomico River anyway. And what would the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say?
I can see the point, though. By having a tea party, the original colonists were hitting the British Crown where it lived, since tea was a revenue item for them. Obviously this is utterly symbolic but if it helps the Portsmouth Tea Company sell a little more tea that's not a bad thing either.
Americans are fed up. We have a balky economy and a government that just doesn't seem to care about anything except making itself look good and perpetuating itself. It doesn't seem to matter to them that we are placing our children, grandchildren, and succeeding generations in a debt they didn't create.
The environmentalists can talk about saving the planet for future generations, but strangely they are silent on saving their financial well-being and the amount of freedom they'll enjoy. What good is a pristine planet if one is a slave to tyranny?
I figured I may as well post this today because come April 15th I doubt there will be a word about these rallies on the national network news. As far as they're concerned the only producers in the nation who merit coverage are those who produce more government.