Tea Party conservatives call on Judson Phillips to quit fraudulently trying to hijack the tea party to his liberal establishment agenda.
Remember that scumbag Trent Lott saying right out loud and in public that "we" are going to have to co-opt the TEA Party.
They sure are TRYING it and it has worked in a couple of situations where they false flagged a couple scumbags under the TEA banner and the scumbags took enough votes to sink the Conservative. We have to remain on high alert and find ways to spread the word to TEA sympathizers who are not really as involved as we are.
You wrote: “Tea Party conservatives call on Judson Phillips to quit fraudulently trying to hijack the tea party to his liberal establishment agenda.”
Ditto for Dustin Stockton of the “Tea Party Network” who attempted to raise money by email which attempted to scam unwary TEA people on 9/16/2011 into thinking that “Rush Limbaugh called and wanted to join their efforts”.
The minute I saw that email I knew it was BS. I know that Rush doesn’t jump on anyone’s bandwagon but his own. Sure enough, the very first thing Rush did when he came on the air that day was to DENY their claim.
Here’s that email Stockman sent out (I saved it in my archives for future reference):
September 16, 2011
Dear Patriot,
With the modern success of talk radio hosts like Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, Hugh Hewitt, Lou Dobbs, etc., and literally hundreds of local conservative talkers, it is easy to forget that this is a relatively new medium that was championed by one man, Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh used his vision and creativity to launch an entire industry on the radio devoted to championing conservative ideas, and, after more than two decades, he continues to shape conservative politics from behind his famous, golden EIB microphone. I remember listening to Rush in the car as a kid and most of my fellow conservative activists under the age of 30 are proud to give partial credit for our conservative beliefs to him by self-describing ourselves as “Rush babies.” Stop and think a moment. Where would conservatism and this country be without Rush Limbaugh?
Despite being a key figure on the political landscape for decades, Rush was one of the first and most ardent supporters of the Tea Party movement. He regularly defends the movement from the vile and vicious attacks launched by the establishment both in politics and media. It is nearly impossible to underestimate his impact on modern politics, which is why when his team contacted us about possibly teaming up with the Rush Limbaugh Show, we were deeply honored. It is very difficult to get any of the coveted national spots on his program that are heard on more than 600 of the most popular talk stations across the country, but they singled out this organization—TheTeaParty.net—as a group that they would like to work with.
The plan that we are discussing involves having access to his national audience estimated at more than 20 million weekly listeners through a series of commercials, with our eventual goal being for Rush to do regular live endorsements on the air, which are even more rare and almost impossible to get! We regularly stress that our strength is in numbers; well, imagine how it would help our growth if we can attract the assistance of Rush Limbaugh! Both of our teams are dedicated to building a long and prosperous relationship to help save this country we all love. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER for all of us in the Tea Party movement!!!
A partnership with Rush Limbaugh would catapult our organization into being able to accomplish even bigger and better things than we are already doing! More members, more contributions, more facebook and twitter followers—this is going to be HUGE for this organization and the Tea Party movement as a whole, and his team deserves to be compensated accordingly for these highly sought-after spots. They have been very generous in giving our nonprofit organization a substantial discount but also understand the value of what they are offering us, which is why we need to raise $100,000 for the first series of national ads! If we can make a $100,000 investment in the largest and most consistent conservative audience in the country, our metrics have proven that not only will our membership grow by hundreds of thousands, but we will directly return more than the $100,000 we put in while recruiting thousands more patriots to the movement. The literal definition of a win-win.
This organization has thrived because we have seized on opportunities and by taking carefully calculated risks to expand the Tea Party base. Our team believes that in addition to the Fox News television spots we will be releasing very soon to support the Tea Party movement, this is the biggest opportunity that we have been presented with. We hope that we can count on your generous financial support to make it happen week after week! Together, we have built a political powerhouse by making campaigns like these a success, and we need your help again. Please don’t contribute anything you can’t afford, but if you can make a contribution of $10, $25, $50, or any other amount, we can start building a relationship with Rush Limbaugh and after that the possibilities are endless!
As you know, if you make a contribution of $100, we include you in our list of Patriot Contributors, but for this important project, we are creating a separate list of “Dittohead” contributors who make a contribution of $250, $500, $1000 or $5000. Imagine the pride you will feel when you hear that first ad while listening to Rush, knowing that you made that happen! I know that we can make this a success, and I remain honored and humbled by your continued support.
Thank you,
Dustin Stockton
Chief Strategist
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