The Tea Party

I went to jury duty and the only channels were CNN & ESPN. I chose CNN. The focus was the Tea Party and their politicians. First up was Christine O’Donnell, she was not very interesting. She only said what most Republicans say, limited government, less taxes and repeal the healthcare bill. Later, I saw part of an ad that starts with, “I’m not a witch”. Wow, not a witch? Did someone call her a witch? I didn’t hear that because the media would have made a big deal about it. Is that her religion? Does she practice witchcraft? If so would Republican “Christians” vote for her? She certainly would not “share their values”. Maybe it doesn’t matter but then that would make Republicans hypocrites.

Next was Carl Paladino, he does not approve of abortion in any circumstance and would change the law to stop the Mosque from being built. Every time he opens his mouth, something comes out that should make people say, humm…….He attacks Cuomo parenting skills, and extramarital affairs, which has some merit but attack his professional record first. Better yet since Paladino has a “love child” (out of wedlock), he should really keep quite about someone else. When I saw him go at it with someone from the NY Post, he made a terrorist threat. He reminds me of a bully.

I find it interesting when Congress gave then President Bush a blank check for war…..where was the Tea Party? The Democratics in Congress didn’t say NO. President Bush, a Republican didn’t care about limited spending or fiscal responsible but now those same Republicans/Tea Partiers don’t want to help responders of 9/11. Serving your country has its drawbacks.

The purpose of this movement is to stop what “they” view as wasteful government spending, limited government, excessive taxation and regulatory bureaucracies.

“They” believe the health care legislation passed in March is one of those wasteful government spending! If a person does not have insurance and goes to a hospital, the taxpayer still pays the bill down the line.

I never really understood the limited government argument. Do “they” mean limited laws or limited jobs in government? I don’t think its limited laws and if “they” mean limited jobs that’s a crock, New Jersey’s new governor hasn’t reduced his administration in fact he has added countless committee positions, all of which are paid positions. I would be impressed if a Republican got in office and then reduced the staff. Maybe limited government applies only if you’re a Democrat.

The excessive taxation argument is another one of those things that makes you say did you take an economics class, ever? Let’s recap recent history; President Clinton left office leaving America with a surplus, President Bush and his Republican House and Congress repealed regulatory laws, allowing the financial institutions to do whatever they wanted and he declared war on Iraq and then had to start borrowing from China. (short version)

Side note: China is another story, for another post but let me say, what “they” are doing in Africa needs to be stopped. What can America say about China’s abuse in our motherland?

At some point, America’s debt will be due. The GOP voted against stopping companies from shipping jobs overseas. Was that good for America? People are not working and not paying taxes so there is limited income to the government. …..I hate to say this but EVERY ONE NEEDS TO BE PAYING TAXES, THE MORE YOU MAKE THE MORE YOU PAY! I’m sorry. That’s the way “they” designed America. “They” came from Britain, killed the Indian already here and rewrote history that “they” discovered America. “They” participated in the slave trade, killing countless numbers of Africans and those Africans left alive where used for free labor. “They” profited!

In a recent poll; 88% of tea partiers supported the immigration law enacted in Arizona. The complexion of America is changing, whether legal or illegal the people in question are people of color and that is a problem. 25% think the administration favors blacks over whites. A seven state study found that Tea Party movement supporters within those state were “more likely to be racially resentful”.

Tea partiers are fearful, and maybe some in the party believe in the wasteful government spending, limited government, excessive taxation and regulatory bureaucracies but mainly “they” hide their racial hatred with their opposition in “policy difference” even when those policies would benefit the majority of them. When “they” say they “want their country back” “they” mean back in the hands of someone white. “They” are marching in direct response to the first Black president and to them; a black man doesn’t have the right to be president. Period!

Open Letter

The new Gov. Christie is the wrong person for New Jersey at this time.. First, he did not have a mandate from New Jersey residents because he won by such a small margin. The other side of the coin is the people of Essex; Hudson and Camden counties alone did not cast a vote.

I believe many people did not go to the poll because they did not like the democratic choice or they felt they did not have a stake in how the state would be run. For me, a black woman in America it was a choice between the lesser of two evils as it has been for most of my voting years.

Gov. Christie’s agenda is to utterly destroy the inner cities by cutting the services to poor people. Remember, he did not want to fund food pantries when he was governor-elect.

Every cut to the budget affects the poorest in the state, while reducing income tax on those who can afford it.

Show me the “shared sacrifice”.

Let’s go through it:
Reduce earned income credit***affects the working poor and their children
Cut Family Care***working poor and children
Cut prescription drug subsides and property tax programs***hurts the seniors
Education across the board
Cut to Breakfast & lunch programs
Drop childless adults from Welfare***making another class of homeless people.

Then let’s eliminate the Public Advocate office which is the voice on behalf of the people of NJ. He does not want to be accountable to you, the people.

He proposes to cut the maximum weekly unemployment benefit for future recipients from $600 to $550 and to institute a week waiting period for the recent laid off.

Exactly who does this hurt? His reforming Affordable housing means dismantling the COAH.

Christie used the scare tactics of the Republican Party – one example is teachers taking a pay freeze or your property taxes go up. Even if that is not how it was said, it was implied, many voters thought it and it was his ultimatum. The Governor told you to vote "no" on any board election that did not have a teacher wage freeze in it (and most of you did) but when asked how he voted in his town election, he could vote his conscience. The sad thing about this wage freeze for one (1) year will do very little and next year your property taxes will go up. Your rebate check as already turned into a tax rebate.

It appears to me our new governor has a personal vendetta with the NJEA and Unions as a whole.

He has demonized state/public workers and divided the state by tapping into the fears of people who are trying to keep their homes, the real middle class and the wealthy.

As I read the news on nj.com and reviewed the long lists of cabinet members, transition teams, board reviewers, task forces, reviewers to review reviewers, I wondered were all these people working for free. Does not sound like smaller government to me. I read the report on his payroll is about 2 million more – the 11 billion budget gap has to include his new government, he has appointed his "old mentor" and four (4) others to look into merging NJ colleges again....paying them to do something that was done already – so much for out of hand spending.

The thing that bothers me is the logic in layoffs of 1300+ state workers to save money, all there will be is 1300+ families in New Jersey with no health insurance with a need for food stamps. How do closing Motor Vehicle stations help? How does closing the parks and beaches help?

I need to take an economic class because I do not understand how laying people off helps the economy. I believe that the country as a whole has financial problems but I also believe people who run these companies and the people who run the states are taking advantage of the situation and taking it a step further. Using this to get ahead, not hire when they could and need too, all to save money.

The last straw for me is the dismissal of Supreme Justice Wallace. The only black person on the Supreme Court in New Jersey is an open and blatant display of racism and dirty politics. Justice Wallace (Democrat) is being replaced by a white woman (Republican), how often have I seen that happen in my lifetime.

Brace yourself although there will be quite a few wealthy residents that make out well, for the majority of us……..we are in trouble. THERE IS NO SHARED SACRIFICE. NEXT ELECTION, GET OUT AND VOTE OR JUST BEND OVER.