Mike Huber

If you yell ‘liar’ in a room full of politicians, how does anyone know which politician you are yelling at?

Last night we were treated to another speech from the Liar In Chief.  Was there anything new?  Nope, just the same old, tired, lame pontifications, anger, condescension and empty promises.  Promises of actions and additional spending that will do nothing for the economy or for those people that have lost jobs.  Nothing for those people who carry the burden of paying for all the social programs.  Nothing for businesses to help them defray the cost of doing business so they can start hiring again.

It was nothing but  gibberish and lies.  Actually, something we’ve become accustomed to with this administration.  If the administration isn’t blaming all the problems of the world on the last eight years, then they’re standing up in front of the country espousing lie after lie.

If you’ve seen any of the polls lately, then you know that the American public is sick of lies not only from this administration but from all the elected officials.  We want a government we can trust and one that will engage the ‘will’ of the people.

Politicians beware whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, the people are awake and listening and watching.  We want less Government in our lives, we want to keep more of our paycheck and we want public servants that will listen to the will of the people.

We are tired of the lies and the liars.  We are active and engaged.  We are getting more and more organized.  If you continue to lie to us, we will send you home…guaranteed.  Pay attention to the race in Massachusetts.  That was not a fluke and that same scenario will be repeated in every state where the people are not being represented.

My hope is that very soon when someone yells, ‘liar’ in a room full of politicians it won’t apply to any of them.

We attended the 9/12 Tea Party in Phoenix, Arizona.  The event was well organized and well attended.  There are a bunch of pissed off citizens that are tired of the government shoving unwanted programs down our throat.  There will be a lot of politicians looking for new jobs in 2010 and 2012.  Reports that I’ve read show the attendance at between 3,500-4,000 people.

To get involved please go to:  http://iam912.com and sign up.  Attend our meetings and learn how we can vote out the politicians that are not following their constitutional oath.

Here are some photos I took at the Phoenix Tea Party.  Click on an image and to see a larger version and to also click through as a slide show.

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The banking, car, housing and insurance industries may be suffering with our current recession but the firearms industry is booming and President Barack Obama is being recognized by many as the ‘unofficial’ firearms salesman of the year.

According to FBI estimates, currently over 200 million Americans are exercising their  Second Amendment rights to bear arms.  Based on the number of people that I saw at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Phoenix this weekend, many more are adding themselves to the list.  There were acres of displays including handguns, AR-style rifles, body armor, holsters and associated accessories.  The show was so crowded that it was hard to move from table to table.  Almost everyone I saw exiting the show was either carrying ammo or a firearm or both.

Ever since the reality set in that Obama would be elected President, guns and ammo have been flying off the shelves.  In fact, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported there was a 42 percent increase in applications for firearms from November 2007 to November 2008.  Many gun dealers report selling a year’s worth of ammo in just one month.

Americans are stocking up on guns and ammo for a number of reasons.  Some are uncomfortable with the way the country is heading and with the economy the way it is, they are trying to make sure they will be safe if the economy causes a rise in crime.  With Obama’s previous track record with supporting gun control measures and voting against Americans individual rights to own firearms, others are certain that Obama will ban assault rifles and try to tax ammunition to the degree cigarettes are already being taxed. In addition, many think that Obama will try to ban sales of regular handguns and sporting rifles as well.  American consumers are buying all kinds of guns and stocking up on ammo in anticipation of Obama’s actions to ban all firearms.

Many people are afraid of what the future might bring so they are getting prepared for the worst case scenario.  Well mannered society is a very thin veneer and if things get really bad, Americans want the ability to defend themselves.  As it is right now, it takes forever to muster the police through a 911 call.  If the crime rates skyrocket because of the economy, the police will be way too busy to help the average American in a timely manner.  Many believe the bumper sticker, “When seconds count, the police are minutes away.”

Firearms manufactures are months behind filling orders and ammunition manufacturers are slammed with orders, running 3 shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Even with the increase number of hours, they can’t keep up.  Retailers are running out of ammo. Shelves are bare and when ammo does come in, it’s snapped up in seconds.    Manufacturers of semi-automatic pistols in popular calibers (9mm, .40, .45), AR-style rifles, and any firearm with a ‘high-capacity magazine find themselves months behind the demand created by the top firearms salesman in America; Barack Obama.

The media has totally missed what the Tea Parties are all about.  I’ve heard much of the reporting about how they are ‘right wing’, Republican, Fox News rallies full of people that that don’t even have a clue as to what the original Tea Parties were all about.  I’ve also read where the media thinks that it’s a protest about taxes put together by leaders of the Republican Party, Glenn Beck and other radio talk show hosts.

But here’s what I think they are all about.  First of all, they aren’t about right and left, conservative or liberal or even Republican or Democrat.  They aren’t really about taxes but the spending in the current administration lead many of the participants to take action.  They aren’t about us vs. them.  They aren’t about disliking BHO.  They are about people being fed up with a government that thinks they can keep coming back to use like we’re an ATM machine, spending our money on items that either we don’t want or don’t need.  The Tea Parties are about people finally waking up and taking action.  They are about people that are fed up with paying for social programs for people that think working is for suckers.  They’re about not wanting to support people who are getting money from the government for ‘disability’ when they are actually able bodied but too lazy to work.  They are about people being fed up with supporting people that can work but don’t. They are fed up with paying more for health care because so many people use the emergency room as their primary care instead of paying for health care (which most of them could afford if they wanted to).  They are tired of a government that won’t enforce the current laws we have on immigration but wants to give illegal aliens in-state tuition at all our universities.  They are about people that are tired of their tax dollars going to support abortion not only here in the US but now worldwide.

Not everyone at the tea parties would agree with what I wrote above.  But I think they all would agree that the change that is happening in Washington is not what they want or what they voted for.  I think they would all agree that they don’t feel like their elected representatives are listening.  I think they would tell you that their elected officials, with very few exceptions are only in it to line their pockets and put their own profits above their concern for America.

The media and current elected officials need to take note.  There is a lot of enthusiasm out there and there are people who protested that have never, ever been motivated to take action.  Right now, the tea party activists are disorganized and their leadership is scattered throughout the U.S.  There are chapters and small organizations in cities all around the country.  At some point, they will realize that they need to coalesce into a larger more cohesive group that encompasses all the things they stand for.  Once they do, the current incumbents need to watch out because they will be sitting on the sidelines after the next elections.  Even now with their separate disjointed groups, they are searching, interviewing and recruiting possible candidates for local, state and national positions.

This will become the most powerful voting block you’ve ever seen and when a leader who recognizes this and can get these scattered groups to come together, there will be real change.  There will be change that makes this country stronger by making government smaller, giving back states rights, giving Americans back our liberties and by letting us keep more of our hard earned money.

Are you tired of the political mess?  Most of us are.  How is it that with the lowest approval ratings ever, incumbents keep getting elected and no matter if Republicans or Democrats are in power…everything stays the same…taxes keep going up and government keeps getting bigger.

Check out this link and consider taking action to get our country back from the lame brain politicans that are running it into the ground.

Tell Your Neighbor

I’m not sure where this came from. The email I received referenced Lincoln but I couldn’t find it anywhere attributed to him.  I does sound like something he would say.

“You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The Government cannot give to anybody anything that the Government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half get’s the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is surely the end of any nation’s future.”