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Some people are screwed up. Broken. They choose to hate and nothing will change their minds. I believe most people are basically good. Given an opportunity, they work things out. Here is an example. In 1956, my dad, Dr. Rev. Lloyd Marcus Sr, was one of the first blacks to break the color barrier into the Baltimore City Fire Department at Engine 6. Unlike the white firefighters, dad did not have free reign of the fire house. A bunk, toilet, sink and single set of eating utensils were marked “reserved” for him. Even the general coffee pot was off limits....

While watching Sarah Palin's resignation speech, I thought, "Who is this amazing woman? What planet did she come from? Will there ever be anyone like her?" Once again, I was blown away by her power, grace, character and courage. The world is mourning the loss of a one of a kind pop icon. I mourn the loss of a one of a kind conservative leader martyred for the cause of conservatism. Though impossible for the pop icon, I pray Palin will be resurrected for 2012. The martyr of Palin has angered, energized, and elevated my commitment to fight for the...

Reminder: download "The Tea Party Anthem" to play at your 4th of July Tea Party. http://bit.ly/zMYfG Hear "The American TEa Party Anthem" here: http://bit.ly/6mfvC

I'm in the studio recording my next song for the Tea Party movement titled, “Feet To The Fire”. In it, I chastise politicians for not keeping their promises. A line says, “they go to DC...seek approval from liberals...” An adviser cautioned, “Lloyd, please change that lyric. You will loose half of your marketing audience. I played the rough mix for a liberal and that line infuriated him. Also, you're a Christian and Jesus would never point a finger at anyone”. I appreciated my adviser's concerns and did a little research. Jesus did call out people who were wrong. Matthews 12:24...

At a tea party in Lakewood Ranch Florida, I invited all veterans to join me on stage as I sang “God Bless the USA” in tribute to them. It was truly a moving experience. Veterans, old, young and active service men and women came forward. The audience applauded wildly expressing their love for them. Such tributes NEVER happen at left wing secular progressive events. Their goal is ALWAYS about tearing down America, as opposed to Celebrating America, which I do in my original song, “Celebrate America”. Regarding the “hyphenated American issue”. I begin every rally/tea party with, “I am NOT...

A concerned patriot wrote me the following. “...our Tea Party efforts are taking a weird turn. As you know the April 15th nationwide rallies were a BIG success! The issues were Runaway Federal Spending and lack of primarily, the Federal Government doing what is best for the people. ...we are receiving direction to turn our focus to the Local Cities, Counties, and School Boards and not to focus on National issues. This is not what started the Tea Parties and in my opinion is not where we should be going as a "Grassroots" group.” The following is my reply. There...

Hi Folks, Just want to give a shout out, great big, THANK YOU to ALL who helped to make the debut of my new Tea Party Unity song, WE THE PEOPLE a huge hit yesterday! No man is an island and the release could not have been successful without you. You guys ROCK! To all the bloggers, Man, you guys are powerful! You embraced my first song, “American Tea Party Anthem” and made it a hit. Thanks for taking “WE THE PEOPLE” under your wings. I also wish to thank the geniuses at Our Country Deserves Better PAC. Last year,...

Hi Folks, proud black conservative Lloyd Marcus here. Years ago, I was outraged when a dear white friend said her son came home from middle school full of guilt for slavery. I thought, “Good grief, this kid was basically born yesterday. What on earth should he feel guilty about?” But, this is the liberal “white men are evil” and “America sucks” garbage he was being taught in school. Fast forward to today. My friend's son, “Jay”, not his real name, is a young man. He contacted me on Facebook. Jay wrote that my writings make him “scratch his head”, but...

My music producer Frank Starchak is a genius. I've challenged him to do something never before done on a commercial song recording. However, I feel it is necessary to evoke the emotion and magnitude of the tea party movement. As he's done numerous times in the past, Frank has risen to the occasion. He just played me the rough mix today. Folks, it gave me GOOSEBUMPS on GOOSEBUMPS! Tomorrow, I will perform my lead vocal. The national release date is JUNE 23rd. Can't wait for y'all to hear it. All the best, Lloyd Lloyd Marcus Singer/Songwriter of the American Tea...

Like global warming, swine flu and everything else wrong in the world, racist, sexist and homophobe, Rush Limbaugh is largely responsible for who I am today. In 1993, I had a great job as Art Dept. supervisor at an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. The same station where Oprah was co-host on our morning show, years earlier. While minding my own business, my favorite radio talk show host was replaced with Rush Limbaugh. I thought, “Who is this wise guy?” A week later, I was hooked. Unapologetic, Rush courageously and boldly said everything I felt. Rush became my HERO!...

“maybe this nigger should shut up and learn his place” is one of numerous racist hate-filled comments posted on YouTube attacking me, a black Conservative, for writing the “American Tea Party Anthem”. And who is spewing this racist hate? So-called tolerant Liberals. But how can this be? According to the bias media, liberal democrats are saviors saintly protecting blacks from evil rich white conservative republicans. Regretfully, their “devoid of the truth” marketing plan has been extremely successful. For generations, like zombies, blacks award liberal democrats 90% of their vote. Like the woman in the old diet infomercial, I want to...

I realize that many of you truly want to believe Obama is the great savior. At a party, astonishingly, someone said we should be patient with Obama because he is working down a list of everything wrong with America and fixing it. A friend even went as far as to say, “God will judge Foxnews for their negative reporting of Obama”. Unfortunately, I'm sure my friend is not alone in his belief that Obama is divine and anyone criticizing or opposing him is evil. And of course, almost every black I know, thinks I'm the world's greatest “Uncle Tom” for...

Okay, so Carrie Prejean, Miss California, posed topless. Is this suppose to disqualify her from standing up for traditional marriage? Then, the media came out with a story about her dad being gay. So, what! This is another dirty trick of the liberal left to silence conservatives. Unfortunately this tactic continues to work. Here is their premise, unless you live a 'perfect' life, you can not stand for principles or distinguish between right and wrong. This is hog wash. Remember when Bill Bennett authored, “The Book of Virtues”? The media cheered and did cartwheels when they discovered he had a...

10.The same problems Democrats have been promising to fix for 40 years are worse. 9. In 1950, 24% of Black kids grew up without dads. In 2009, 63%. Seven out of 10 are born out of wedlock. A result of Democrat encouraged generational government dependency. 8. The Black male high school dropout rate is 40%. Of those, 72% are jobless and 60% will probably be incarcerated. Another consequence of government replacing fathers in the home. 7. Amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, democrat congressman William Jefferson used the National Guard to get home to retrieve $90,000 suspected bribe money from...

Remember the Soup Nazi on the Seinfeld sitcom? If you annoyed the chef, he would yell, “No soup for you!” When I hear the mindless reasoning of Obama supporters, I want to scream, “NO VOTE FOR YOU!” All of our spending as a nation up until this point in time is dwarfed by Obama's spending in only 100 days. And yet, he promises fiscal responsibility. Our great grand kids will be paying his debt. Various areas of private sector freedom are being infringed upon as Obama boldly goes where government has never trespassed before. My goodness, he fired the CEO...

As in the Civil War, the Obama administration is straining relationships. Here is my letter to Al (not his real name) a fellow black, long time friend and mentor. Dear Al, I didn't pick up when you called because I don't know how you will re-act to what is going on in my life. I've become famous for my “American Tea Party Anthem” which opposes the policies of Obama. I know you're a HUGE Obama fan and believe ALL who oppose him are evil. So, you can understand how I find myself in an awkward position. I'm totally accepting of...

Gay activist and bias Miss America Pageant judge, Perez Hilton along with his supporters in the media have sent a clear message to America. If you do not fall in line with our homosexual agenda, WE WILL GITCHA! In the Miss America Pageant, Hilton asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, a no win political question. “What do you think about gay marriage?” The courageous young woman spoke her conviction. “I believe marriage should be between a man and a woman” was Prejean's reply. Some say her answer cost her the competition. Hilton, extremely offended by Prejean's answer, called her a 'dumb...

My Tea Party Anthem was played and I was interviewed on a radio talk show in Alabama this morning. The host, Kevin Elkins is a black Libertarian. A few black callers said I was wrong about America not being racist. They sited incidents in which they suffered racial discrimination, one happened in 1989. There will always be some discrimination for various reasons...you're too fat, too thin or whatever. What frustrates me are people who find comfort in viewing themselves as victims. Thanks, Lloyd

The mainstream liberal media, ACORN activists and Obama Kool Aid drinkers have tried to trash the tea party movement. We've been called “racist tea bagging rednecks”. Critics say the tea parties are the result of marketing by the “vast right wing conspiracy”. Impossible. No marketing firm could inspire such passion in so many so quickly. Truth be known, this is an incredible grassroots movement driven by love and concern for our great country. Here are a few of these Great American Patriots: EDNA – Citrus County, Florida I've performed my “American Tea Party Anthem” at numerous big budget, thousands in...

Ms Garafalo, HOW DARE YOU! Calling hard working, decent American taxpayers 'racist tea bagging rednecks' simply because they protest outrageous government spending is evil. Your irresponsible divisive accusation fuels the flames of racial hatred and could inspire violence against whites. Your arrogance in saying that I suffer from “Stockholm Syndrome” because I am a black man who loves his country and my fellow Americans is beyond measure. I can not begin to express how offensive it is for me to hear narcissistic superior liberals lecturing me on why I should view myself as a victim and hate white America. You...