[Syncro]

This is an excellent read, and quite long.

Here is the rest of it:

Ronald Reagan was by no means perfect.  But neither are any of us.  The best we can do is to keep fighting to leave this nation better than we found it.  And that's what we are trying to do with the Tea Party Express, and I hope you will continue to join with us in this fight, step-by-step.

Now, before I end this note to you, I have a few great announcements I'd like to make.  

The first one I think would make Ronald Reagan, proud.  We were just notified on Monday that one of the two buses that will be used in the Tea Party Express II is actually "The Ronald Reagan."  It was the same tour bus recently used in Glenn Beck's book promotion tour.  And we are honored to be traveling upon it.  Here's a graphic of what the bus will look like once it's been "wrapped" in the Tea Party Express logo design:

The second announcement is that we have now uploaded many of the specific rally locations for the Tea Party Express II: Countdown to Judgment Day.  You can find the locations for most of the rallies now at our website:  http://www.TeaPartyExpress.org

The final announcement actually relates to one of the criticisms that has been made against us in the past few weeks:  'they must be doing something wrong, they always ask for money for their efforts.'

This is true, and with good reason.  The buses, rallies, TV ads, staff, and resultant energy we've helped to generate for the tea party movement would not be possible without the support of people like you.  It's a massive effort to coordinate a national effort like this - especially when you are challenging those in power, and those who support the liberal establishment in Washington.

When people ask if the money invested in this effort is worth it, my reply is this:  judge us by our record.

Below is just one of the hundreds of television newscasts from rallies that took place during the first Tea Party Express.  If you believe we are a positive force for America, then please support this effort with a donation.  We have a lot of money left to raise to fully fund this trip - and we have just 5 days until we launch.  You can contribute online at our website, after watching this video of news coverage of our Tea Party Express below:

WATCH: "All Aboard - Tea Party Express on Fox News"

Now, when you watch that video you can see and hear for yourself what the Tea Party Express is about.  You can see what we stand for, and the energy we've tapped into and are helping to build.

*snip*

-Sal Russo

Chief Strategist, Tea Party Express

www.TeaPartyExpress.org

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Way to go, Sal!!

[Jim Robinson]

See you in San Diego!!

[Syncro]

I played "find waldo" and found this:

On the first Tea Party Express tour we had the fantastic support of individuals from Free Republic...

Some more groups are mentioned as you will see when you read the whole post.

But that kinda stood out...I along with Jim Robinson and his family and several other FR members, was on the first Tea Party Express (and hundreds were at the rallies, maybe thousands!) and will be on the next one too!

[dusttoyou]

To preface, we were among the enthusiastic crowd at Mt. Vernon, Texas Whistle Stop and although missed getting to meet Jim Robinson, was delighted with the Tea Party Express folks, including Mark Williams.

Found it disturbing too the in-fighting between Tea Party folks. Am not sure if or how much it centers around Mark Williams, but he seems to have some issues, especially on opening mouth on CNN and disengaging brain, that may have genned up the discord.

Wish someone in the know would give some “real” insight into the in-fighting and how it is being resolved, instead of running all around it.

[jan in Colorado]

Ping

[research99]

The Tea Party movement started as a genuine grass-roots expression among largely apolitical Americans. But what does its namesake “Tea Party Express” represent?

On the other hand, Sal Russo has made millions of dollars by betraying conservative Californians as a Political Consultant. Anyone remember the abysmal campaign run on behalf of Bill Simon for Governor of California (losing by 47-42% to the hated Gray Davis in 2002)?

It was so bad, hundreds of thousands of ordinary voters had to sign petitions, to recall Davis and elect Schwarzenegger the next year. Look back, and see who was in charge of the situation that caused that problem. And again, millions of dollars (many from Darrell Issa) had to be spent to political consulting firms to repair the problem.

Has the good name of the “Tea Party” been usurped here?

If so, is it time, to enforce accountability by disassociating that name (from the same type of political hacks, who messed up the government in the first place)?

[paulycy]