Posted on 04/29/2009 12:42:59 PM PDT by kristinn
New York, New York – April 29th, 2009 - The National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition (http://www.nationwideteapartycoalition.com) today accepted President Obama`s invitation "to have a serious conversation about how we are going to cut our health care costs down over the long term, how we are going to stabilize Social Security.”
The invitation was extended by the President at a Town Hall Meeting held in Arnold, Missouri today (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21870.html). Michael Patrick Leahy, a member of the National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, said " We want to broaden the scope to address the President`s runaway march to socialist-statism, and the rampant across the board irresponsible spending he is promoting with his $787 Billion Stimulus Plan and his $1 Trillion Annual Deficit, his takeover of General Motors, Chrysler and the Banks ."
Kellen Giuda, organizer of the New York City Tea party attended by 12,000 and of Parcbench (http://www.parcbench.com) said, “I think a constructive dialogue with the President would be a great opportunity for him to acknowledge that, yes, many Americans have a problem with the way Washington is handling our taxpayer dollars and also that we are concerned about health care and social security reform. I am happy he is open to a discussion. The Tea Parties are protesting against fiscal irresponsibility and any dialogue we can have will hopefully bring a better public understanding of our country`s finances. Health care and social security reform is a large concern to us."
The National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition includes 25 of the more than 900 local organizers of the April 15, 2009 Tax Day Tea Parties held across the country, which were attended by more than 1 million Americans. Members of the National Leadership Team includes Judson Phillips, organizer of the Nashville Tea Party attended by 10,000, James Dickey, organizer of the Dallas Tea Party, attended by 5,000, and JoAnn Abbot, organizer of the Washington, DC Tea Party attended by more than 3,000. The full list of the 25 members of the National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition can be found at http://www.nationwideteapartycoalition.com/about.php
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The week of the Tea Parties, the media insisted that they were wellfunded and sponsored by the GOP and Fox News.
What happened to that talking point? Did the media ever issue a retraction?
The “team” can talk to Obama and reiterate the purpose of the tea parties. It should avoid being compromised by his charms or lies.
Ask around, you are surrounded by 2nd amendment activists here. If you don’t want us at your next Tea Party, just spit it right out, don’t be shy!
I agree 100%. If there is a known leadership, then they can be coopted and corrupted. In my opinion, the movement is stronger as a disparate grassroots movement than it would be as a bureaucracy with centralized authority.
Let them call themselves something else and identify themselves as organizers of some of the more high-profile tea parties if they want to.
Agreed. I equate Dear Leader's true motivations to the scene in 'Braveheart' where a young William Wallace sees first-hand the results of the Scottish nobles "meeting" with King Longshanks.
I don’t know why you’re getting mad at me. I’m simply saying I want no part of a nationally organized effort in the name of the tea parties.
Sure, Obama will meet with them. Then he will promptly ignore every word they say.
I am very concerned on people we don’t know speaking to the president about this cause. It’s almost like leadership with no resume behind it.
"We won, no more discussion"
The craziest thing could happen..they could speak out on behalf of the tea parties, say or do something we’re against, and the protestors could revolt against this.
You get the feathers. I’ll bring the tar.
It’s the very reason why Glenn Beck refused to be the head of this movement, because it would be so easy to destroy the whole thing by making a few, easy to isolate, person the image for the whole thing.
You brushed off a significant portion of Tea Party participants. I don’t think I read you wrong.
“Sure, Obama will meet with them. Then he will promptly ignore every word they say.”
He will spin it in his favor.
not sure that the orignal tea partiers woulda met with King George...and had a sit down...knowing what we know about the homosexual illegal alien in chief..do they ACTUALLY believe he’ll listen to what they have to say....idiots...you do NOT sit down with the enemy unless they are surrendering
There is a spirit of William Wallace among us and there is nothing Obama or his minions can do about it.
If these “leaders” are genuinely trying to represent the Tea Party Movement, then they should be fairly easy to contact, and it is likely that they know a Freeper. We really need to do some recon on the group and seek to speak to the head of their organization and see what their strategy is. What do we know about these “leaders?”
And, what do we do if they misrepresent us?
What if they deliberately make fools of us?
What can we do NOW, to make it clear to the public that there is no national Tea Party leadership?
Write letters to editors? Call in to radio talk shows?
Send press releases to local TV news?
It seems a proactive approach is wise... even if the National “leaders” mean well.
The Tea Parties might be the best thing we have going, and we can’t afford to have it isolated, polarized, etc.
Please offer your thoughts...
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