Posted on 01/28/2014 4:56:07 PM PST by Syncro
By Donlyn Turnbull
Tea Party Express enthusiastically announced Tuesday that Senator Mike Lee of Utah will be offering the 4th Annual Tea Party response to the President Obama’s upcoming State of the Union address, immediately following the Republican response.
Mike Lee, who was elected to the Senate during the Tea Party wave of success in 2010, has proven to be an effective leader within the Senate, offering tangible solutions in the face of Obama’s empty rhetoric. As we enter into another significant election year, we expect Senator Lee’s response will offer a message relevant to the current challenges we face under this Administration and how we can meet those challenges together.
This past fall in a speech to the Heritage Foundation, Senator Lee discussed key philosophies he believes will bring about reform and advance the conservative agenda. He encouraged a unifying “Great Debate” among the “grassroots and establishment, conservatives and moderates, libertarians and traditionalists, interventionists and non-interventionists, economic conservatives and social conservatives. All are part of our movement,” he said. “And all are vital to our success — so all should be welcome in this debate.”
“We understand that, as it is lived in America, freedom doesn’t mean you’re on your own,” Senator Lee said. “Freedom means we’re all in this together.”
In contrast, President Obama said in his 2013 State of the Union address, “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” However, he quickly abandoned this belief and began attacking Republicans for the duration, which only causes further division and offers no real solutions.
And therein lays the difference and the reason behind our excitement of Senator Lee’s upcoming response. Obama in years past has filled his State of the Union address with blame, empty promises, and ineffective policy. Senator Lee will continue to point out how to “advance a larger, positive vision of America,” and to help begin to “craft a practical plan to get us there,” as he mentioned in October of 2013.
Senator Lee states our optimism isn’t simply a message; it’s a conservative principle claiming, “American conservatism, at its core, is about gratitude; and cooperation; and trust; and above all, hope.” It is with these unifying principles that we will challenge the President’s agenda, beginning with Senator Lee and his upcoming Tea Party response.
Past Tea Party responses have included Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and this past year, Senator Rand Paul. We anticipate an excellent response from Senator Lee and are looking forward to a “Great Debate” that helps unify our country, instead of dividing it.
You can view the Tea Party response with Senator Mike Lee on Tuesday, January 28th, streamed here at TeaPartyExpress.org live from Washington, D.C.
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Is the Tea Party response separate from the Republican response?
the GOPe RINO response will be on TV, not Mike Lee
It’s not going yet, is it?
Yes.
Is Sen Lee on yet? I’m not getting anything to play. Thanks.
I’m getting the same..at least I know it’s not just mine. Hope we aren’t missing anything.
I just saw on the (side bar) twitter feed...pic of Sen Lee getting ready to speak...0 may have a pen...Sen Lee has the Constitution!! Woo hoo! Love it!
True, I didn’t say it was.
I did say the TPM response would be right after Obama, but that was incorrect.
It should start anytime
Here is a live thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3116857/posts
Sen Lee on NOW!!
On live now!
Yes it is separate.
The Gop-e response was a love affair with Obama
Go to this thread, 3 links to choose from
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3116857/posts
Is YT really the only place the speech can be posted? I’m not that tech-savvy, but I sure hope there are other outlets where it can be...HULU? It should be freely distributed...CSPAN.gov?
......well DLfromthedesert...........I’m roflmao at your post! What on earth is your point? I simply was posting the date and time of the Tea Party Response to the SOTU address.
Surely you sent it to me in error.
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