A Tale of Two Tea Parties: Atlanta & Cobb

We here at RightKlik had the good fortune to attend two Metro Atlanta tea parties over the 4th of July weekend, at the Capitol in Atlanta as well as at Jim Miller Park in Cobb County.

In spite of the obstacles thrown in their way, Atlanta area Tea Party patriots gathered together on the Independence Day weekend to make their message clear.

Although Obama sympathizers managed to derail what would have been the area’s largest Tea Party, they could not stifle the movement. Over 7,000 patriots came to Jim Miller Park in Cobb County on July 3.

Michael Naragon was at the Cobb Tea Party in Marietta and describes the event:

"The featured speaker for the night was the dynamic Herman Cain, a conservative talk radio host who [was broadcasting live on] 750 WSB Atlanta."

Herman Cain

Herman Cain

"As with all Tea Party events, signs were everywhere."

"...No one seemed to mind the change of venue forced by the pro-Obama Simon/Gwinnett Place Mall. The Cobb Tea Party folks were very well organized, and the assembly came off like clockwork. In other words, it was very unlike Washington."

As expected, because of last minute sabotage from friends of Obama, the Atlanta Tea Party was reduced to a tiny gathering. By my liberal estimation, only about 250 people were present. Organizers pledged to come back with a vengeance in the fall.

Meanwhile, at Miller Park in Marietta, the Cobb Independence Day Tea Party spontaneously continued into a second day with reportedly more than 2,000 people in attendance on the 4th.

Atlanta Tea Party on the 4th

Declare Your Independence

Our freedom is a very precious thing. Here's an inspiring story for the 4th of July:

A Family's Valor, a Nation's Freedom

Why would a 61-year-old civilian surgeon volunteer for Iraq?

At a dinner last week in California, I was reminded of the debt we owe to those who have, for 233 years, sustained our freedom and independence. One remarkable family in particular exemplifies the best in the American spirit of courage and sacrifice.

Sitting at my table was a friend, Christine Krissoff, wife of Dr. Bill Krissoff and mother of Nathan and Austin Krissoff. One of her sons, Marine First Lt. Nathan Krissoff, was killed in Al Anbar Province in December 2006. A Williams College grad, athlete and musician, he'd left for Iraq on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was 25.

I met his parents and brother in Nevada in August 2007...

Read the rest of the story here.

Weakest Link: Final Round

Ron Paul eliminated in Round 1

Newt Gingrich and Charlie Crist eliminated in Round 2

Mike Huckabee eliminated in Round 3

John Thune eliminated in Round 4

Eric Cantor eliminated in Round 5

Mark Sanford eliminated himself in Round 6

Bobby Jindal eliminated in Round 7

Final Round

If nominated by the GOP, which of the following Republicans would be LESS likely to beat Obama in 2012?

Hear That Giant Sucking Sound?

H.R. 2454’s Transfer of U.S. Wealth to Foreign Nations

Based on EIA and EPA data. Dollars in millions. Approximate cost to customers in 2012

Hear that giant sucking sound? That's the sound of Obama's Energy Tax. Cap & Trade will suck the money from your pockets so your dollars can go to people who deserve your money more than you do.

Thanks America, for voting Democrat!

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Silencing Conservatives With Lies

My latest post on American Thinker:

...Proprty rights alone do not explain this sabotage.

Spreading the Wealth: The Inequities of Obama's Energy Tax

Based on EIA and CBO data. Dollars in millions, cost to customers in 2012.

Are you a looter, or one of the victims?

Based on the allowance allocation formula in [the Cap and Trade bill] for electricity consumers, the red states will not have enough allowances to cover their emissions from electricity generation. The shortfall in allowances to the red states will lead to higher electricity costs for consumers, the total of which will roughly correlate with the dollar losses noted on the map. For example, Texas electricity consumers will see electricity costs go up by roughly $1 billion. To make up the shortfall, red states will have to seek high-cost, non-CO2 emitting electricity sources, reduce electricity production and consumption, purchase allowances from the green states, or purchase domestic and international offsets...

People from the electoral-jackpot states — New York and California — stand to benefit handsomely from Obama's "Cap and Trade" energy tax. Folks from other states, especially the rubes from fly-over country, won't be so lucky. Bitter clingers from Pennsylvania will be paying the electric bill for people in New York. Gun nuts in Georgia will carry the water for the citizens of Connecticut. Bible thumpers in Texas will subsidize the cost of living in California.

Spreading the wealth around: America asked for it, Obama will deliver. Elections have consequences!

If you are from a looter state, don't forget to call and thank the tr8tors for their vote. (It is interesting to note that all of the Republican defectors, except Mark Kirk, are from looter states.)

The Cap and Trade bill was narrowly passed by the House.

WSJ: It's no coincidence that the liberals most invested in cap and trade — Barbara Boxer, Henry Waxman, Ed Markey — come from California or the Northeast.

Glenn Beck Exposes Obama Supporter's Dirty Sabotage

Obama supporter shuts down Tea Party by "asserting authority" on property agreements that had expired in 2004:

Today, I spoke with one of the Atlanta Tea Party organizers, Debbie Dooley. Ms. Dooley confirmed that the reciprocal property easement agreements in question expired in 2004! Furthermore, if the information about Simon Property Group's expired agreements had come to light sooner, the Atlanta Tea Party could have unfolded according to plan.

The good news coming from this story is that in spite of the heavy-handed deceptive sabotage, Atlanta-area Tea Party patriots will have their day. Metro-Atlanta Tea Party patriots are joining forces and combining resources. Be there for the Cobb Independence Day Tea Party on July 3, 6:00 PM at Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta, GA.

Bustling: Gwinett Place Mall

Contact Simon Property Group

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ATLANTA TEA PARTY CANCELED BY POLITICAL STRONG ARM!

Wealthy liberal business owner shuts down Atlanta Tea Party. Or, at least… tried to.

BOYCOTT ALL SIMON Shopping Centers

Remember Atlanta!

American Daughter: Atlanta Tea Party Down

Obama supporters shut down Atlanta tea party ...Wait until days before event to object to 'political' nature

RANT: BOYCOTT Simon Malls!

Boycott the leftist thugs!

Atlanta Tea Party Cancelled, Obots were involved.

Weakest Link: Round 7

Ron Paul eliminated in Round 1

Newt Gingrich and Charlie Crist eliminated in Round 2

Mike Huckabee eliminated in Round 3

John Thune eliminated in Round 4

Eric Cantor eliminated in Round 5

Mark Sanford eliminated himself in Round 6

Round 7

Kill Cap and Trade!

Kill the Cap and Trade bill before the Cap and Trade bill kills the economy.

The Cap and Trade bill, a.k.a. the Waxman-Markey bill, will drain $1.3 trillion to $1.9 trillion from the economy between fiscal years 2012 and 2019. Moreover, Cap and Trade is a giant regulatory power grab.

The Cap and Trade Energy Tax bill, would have the following catastrophic effects:

• Destroy 1,105,000 American jobs per year
• Raise electricity rates 90%
• Raise inflation-adjusted gasoline prices by 74%
• Raise residential natural gas prices by 55%
• Raise an average family's annual energy bill by $1,500 annually
• Increase federal debt by $29,150 per person

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett supported Barack Obama's Presidential bid last year, and has never been a proponent of major tax cuts. But in an interview today with CNBC, Buffet slammed the new Energy Tax being voted on in Congress this week saying it is a "huge tax" that will "harm an awful lot of people".

U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the new Energy Tax legislation today (June 6, 2009).

Join the Levin Surge! - Call these undecided members of Congress at 202-224-3121 and tell them no to Cap and Trade!

Republicans:

Bartlett (MD)

Bono Mack (CA)

Castle (DE)

Dent (PA)

Ehlers (MI)

Frelinghuysen (NJ)

Gerlach (PA)

Inglis (SC)

Tim Johnson (IL)

Kirk (IL)

Lance (NJ)

LoBiondo (NJ)

Petri (WI)

Platts (PA)

Ros-Lehtinen (FL)

Democrats:

Altmire (PA)

Bright (AL)

Dahlkemper (PA)

Drieshaus (OH)

Ellsworth (IN)

Kissell (NC)

Kratovil (MD)

Kanjorski (PA)

Minnick(ID)

Teague (NM)

Melt the phones!

Notable Quote

"If you are a family making less than $250,000, my plan will not raise your taxes -- not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital-gains taxes, not any of your taxes. In fact, chances are you will get a tax cut."

Barack Hussein Obama

The Breaking Point

ObamaCare: Death and Taxes

Questions for the President: Prescription for America

Because I've already been exposed to enough Obamaprop to get me through the rest of my life, I didn't watch the ABC-Obama Health Care Infomercial (a.k.a. "the Obamercial"). Fortunately, through the magic of Twitter, I got the gist.

Here are some initial reactions echoing through the Twitterverse:

StephenGordon I still want to know what portion of the Constitution authorizes mandatory insurance.

stix1972 I am still wondering when I get my unicorn...

StephenGordon Just did a text search of the Constitution & couldn't find health care mentioned once.

toddeherman #obamercial #fail. I think I'm sick. I need to get to the Doctor Before the Govt screws things up.

StephenGordon the O administration doesn't actually READ the Constitution so much as... wipe with it.

PhilosophyRSS Government healthcare reform = just another gun, pointed at you.

leo_pusateri Obamacare will have all the respect for the elderly that Obama has for the unborn. Think about it, Baby Boomers.

printerslady HOW TO MAKE IT UNDER OBAMACARE: Don't get sick....EVER!

Sky_Bluez every Obama answer: "I don't know how exactly, but I know gov't will do it better"

samishamieh Obamacare means free prostate exams at the DMV!

michellemalkin Obama: "The stars have aligned." From the oaf who wrongly mocked Nancy Reagan for seances...

xaritas Haven't seen #obamercial but seems to argue: in order to get out of huge debt I created, need to spend a trillion. Is that it?

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