Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum responded from Iowa via Twitter and Facebook:

Leaving a packed townhall n Clinton. Saw Biden’s comment on Tea Party. No surprise he hasn’t been right bout terrorism in yrs. #iacaucus

We’ve had more than 13,000 unique visitors to our site in the past year and our articles have been read nearly 50,000 times over with an average 4,000 hits per month. We’ve been visited by folks in all 50 states and from several countries. We’ve received attention from national media on several occasions. We have now had two presidential campaigns contact us for meetings.

This is all because of YOU!! Together we are making an impact. Now give yourself a little pat on the back and let’s get back to work… 2012 is coming!!

There used to be a website called Buy Blue which was an online consumers’ guide designed to help progressives in the United States choose brands that favored their politics. It is now defunct, but I ran across someone on Twitter who had captured the info in 2005 and blogged it … from the Buy Red perspective. Right Wing Troll brings us this list of companies which support conservatives. I don’t think the blog is currently active, but the list remains.

I urge you to “go there” … go there in deciding how you spend your monies in every possible consumer transaction. Then “go there” when you decide what movies to support, what CDs to purchase, where you vacation … it’s not as exhilarating as standing shoulder to shoulder in a march on DC, but it may, in the long run, accomplish even more if we can move the majority to use their finances to fight the progressives.

I’m going to include the LONG list “below the fold” … I’m pointing this out assuming the original blog was credible, it seems to be.

* Ace Hardware Corporation 100%
* Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 100%
* Best Buy Co., Inc. 100%
* California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. 100%
* Cintas Corporation 100%
* Citgo (Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.) 100%
* CSS Industries, Inc. 100%
* Curves International Inc 100%
* Dollar General Corporation 100%
* Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 100%
* Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 100%
* Fruit of the Loom 100%
* In-N-Out Burgers, Inc 100%
* Kohl’s Corporation 100%
* Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 100%
* Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 100%
* Michaels Stores, Inc. 100%
* Nordstrom, Inc. 100%
* PETsMART, Inc. 100%
* RE/MAX International, Inc. 100%
* Russell Stover Candies Inc. 100%
* The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. 100%
* WinCo Foods, Inc 100%
* Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 99%
* Chick-fil-A, Inc 99%
* Huffy Corporation 99%
* Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 99%
* Raley’s Inc. 99%
* Gold’s Gym International, Inc 98%
* Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 98%
* Kelly Services, Inc. 97%
* Williams-Sonoma, Inc 97%
* CBRL Group, Inc. 96%
* McDonald’s Corporation 96%
* Exxon Mobil Corporation 95%
* Geico 95%
* Hershey Foods Corporation 95%
* TJX Companies Inc., The 95%
* Applebee’s International, Inc. 94%
* AutoNation, Inc. 94%
* Urban Outfitters, Inc. 94%
* Wendy’s International, Inc. 94%
* 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. 93%
* Darden Restaurants, Inc. 91%
* PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc 91%
* AirTran Holdings, Inc 90%
* Circuit City Stores, Inc. 90%
* International House of Pancakes (IHOP Corp.) 90%
* Panda Restaurant Group, Inc 90%
* Chevron Corporation 89%
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The 89%
* Saks Incorporated 89%
* Activision, Inc. 88%
* Dell Inc. 88%
* J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 88%
* Kroger Co. 88%
* Meijer, Inc. 88%
* Office Depot, Inc. 88%
* OfficeMax Incorporated 88%
* Publix Super Markets, Inc. 88%
* Zale Corporation 88%
* Ahold USA, Inc. 87%
* ConocoPhillips 87%
* TIAA-CREF 87%
* Hallmark Cards, Inc. 86%
* America West Holdings Corporation 85%
* American Greetings Corporation 85%
* Oracle Corporation 85%
* Brinker International, Inc. 84%
* EarthLink, Inc. 84%
* Helzberg Diamonds 84%
* Limited Brands, Inc. 84%
* Molson Coors Brewing Company 84%
* Papa John’s International, Inc 84%
* Staples, Inc. 84%
* USAA 84%
* Marriott International, Inc. 83%
* Menard, Inc. 83%
* Shell Oil Company 83%
* Target Corporation 83%
* Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 83%
* Home Depot, Inc. 82%
* Southwest Airlines Co. 82%
* SUPERVALU INC 82%
* Campbell Soup Company 80%
* YUM! Brands, Inc. 79%
* Longs Drug Stores Corporation 78%
* May Department Stores Company 78%
* Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 78%
* Heineken N.V. 77%
* Procter & Gamble Company 77%
* Weyerhaeuser Company 76%
* Albertson’s, Inc. 75%
* Continental Airlines, Inc. 75%
* Intel Corporation 75%
* InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 75%
* Nestle S.A. 75%
* General Motors Corporation 74%
* Georgia-Pacific Corporation 73%
* Guess?, Inc 73%
* MBNA Corporation 73%
* US Airways Group, Inc 73%
* Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 72%
* Ford Motor Company 72%
* Harley-Davidson, Inc. 72%
* Motorola, Inc. 72%
* T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG 72%
* United Parcel Service, Inc 72%
* Allstate Corporation, The 70%
* Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 70%
* Safeway Inc. 70%
* Qwest Communications International Inc. 69%
* Covad Communications Group, Inc 68%
* Federated Department Stores, Inc. 68%
* Northwest Airlines Corporation 68%
* Bank of New York Company Inc., The 67%
* Sears, Roebuck and Co. 66%
* Verizon Communications Inc. 66%
* Burger King Corporation 65%
* SBC Communications Inc. 65%
* Sprint Corporation 65%
* Walgreen Co. 65%
* Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 64%
* Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 64%
* Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 64%
* State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 64%
* Books-A-Million, Inc. 63%
* BP PLC 62%
* Coca-Cola Company, The 62%
* Goldman Sachs Group Inc, The 62%
* Bank of America Corporation 61%
* Capital One Financial Corporation 61%
* Constellation Brands, Inc. 61%
* Rite Aid Corporation 61%
* Xerox Corporation 61%
* Blockbuster Inc. 60%
* Amazon.com, Inc. 59%
* Hewlett-Packard Company 59%
* Sirius Satellite Radio Inc 59%
* International Business Machines Corporation 58%
* Jones Apparel Group, Inc 58%
* MetLife, Inc. 58%
* Wells Fargo & Company 58%
* Carnival Corporation 57%
* Countrywide Financial Corporation 57%
* Delta Air Lines, Inc. 57%
* Microsoft Corporation 57%
* Wet Seal Inc, The 57%
* AT&T Corp. 56%

Not so much of a shock was the immediate and sustained hysterical hatred based on NO FACTS that occurred on the blogosphere and the main stream media in the past two days blaming the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh … you know the score. The MSM will do what they do until there are conservatives who make it their goal in life to restore integrity to journalism and take back that industry. Our rage at their irresponsibility and intentional lying about us will have to be channeled into doing what we need to do to elect conservatives at every level of government and to every political entity.

Michelle Malkin reminds us … and the media should they deign to notice … of the recent “climate of hate” lest we have forgotten. Tuck it away, and resolve to stay steady, keep calm, and work hard.

This letter to the editor posted at Salon gives us insight into what some Americans intend to do with any act of violence by any madman in today’s climate of hate.

The point is that this is an opportunity for us on the Left to demonize the Right and emphasize the extent to which they hate America. You are right that it’s immaterial whether Loughner was a conservative or a liberal (and it seems he was neither), but what is critical is that conservatives in this country have created a political culture that – in effect though not in intent – finds its culmination in the shooting of Giffords. The Left has nothing to do with the creation of that political culture of violence: it’s entirely the product of the conservative / Tea Party movement.

Tuck it away, and resolve to stay steady, keep calm, and work hard.

And then, let this renew and inspire you … the father of the youngest shooting victim labeled Loughner’s rampage a “random act” and said that the death of his daughter should not be exploited to revoke freedoms. (Audio at the link)

In another interview, he also states, “This shouldn’t happen in this country, or anywhere else, but in a free society, we’re going to be subject to people like this. I prefer this to the alternative.”

For his sake, for his bravery and reasonableness in his time of mourning resolve to stay steady, keep calm, and work hard.

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Friends, in 2010 the tea party movement led outside the GOP. This year the tea party should take over the GOP. It is very easy. All you need to do is pick up the phone, find out where your precinct meeting will be, and show up with your friends. That begins the process of necessary change.

The book focused on the 28 fundamental beliefs of the Founding Fathers which they said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desired peace, prosperity, and freedom. These beliefs have made possible more progress in 200 years than was made previously in over 5,000 years. Thus the title “The 5,000 Year Leap”.

There is no charges for these classes. We will have the book “The 5,000 Year Leap” available to sell at the classes for $6.00/book. We will cover two lessons each session (we will meet monthly on the last Saturday of the month at the Barrett Room, pending availability). Each video lesson will run 40 minutes, after which we’ll have a 20 minute discussion, and then a second video and a second 20 minute discussion. We’ll give you handouts at the beginning of the class to help you watch for the “learning objectives” for each session.

The video lessons look at the Founding Fathers’ reliance on both Biblical principles and the lessons of world history in writing the Constitution, and how the 28 principles noted in the book have lead to the exceptionalism of America. The lessons are detailed, but easy to understand, and will appeal both to history buffs as well as folks … like myself … taking another look at the Constitution and American history for the first time since high school civics.

Here is a video excerpt from one of the classes so you can see the course level and style.

Because we have to order 5,000 Year Leap books for you, and in order to ascertain interest in the Constitution Classes, please go here and sign up … OR … email me directly at info@spartanburgteaparty.org to sign up and/or ask questions about the class.

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December 31, 2009 … What was I doing last year on New Year’s Eve? I can’t remember. Not for reasons that have anything to do with imbibing adult beverages. I’m just not a big fan of the Auld Lang Syne, let’s recap the year, top 100 list of, blah blah blah. No family parties. Usually no special celebrations. Perhaps I had stocked up on snacks and was watching a few movies that I missed during the year. OH! And calming down my border collie who suffers from loud noise trauma. Darn those fireworks!

There are some New Year’s Eves past that I do remember of course. A grand “dress to the nines” corporate event I was invited to, complete with horn blowers and balloon drop. The year my then boyfriend’s band had a gig at a local establishment. The Y2K watch, that was some fun eh?

I am quite certain, though, that I will remember this year’s New Year’s Eve next year. Not so much for any big parties or plans. I will either be heartsick, mournfully and regretfully remembering the last NYE that I had some expectation that good would triumph, being mistakenly hopeful that we could elect enough local and national conservative candidates to STOP the destruction of our economy, health care system, and national defense …

OR

I/we will be celebrating the end of a long year of hard work during which Americans stood up against tyranny, many conservative candidates were elected through sacrificial funding and campaigning, and our nation is finally on the verge of fragilely yet steadily regaining personal liberties and economic balance in anticipation of the reemergence of free market capitalism bolstered by a return of representative governing.

And I may be gleefully celebrating the devastation that we had delivered to all those politicians and media slimes we despise so much, and their special interest suck ups. OH PLEASE LET ME BE DOING THE HAPPY DANCE NEXT New Year’s Eve!!~!~!~~!~

Roy Beck of NumbersUSA (all praise NumbersUSA for their magnificant work on this and other amnesty bills!) breaks down the votes. File this post away for 2012!

Yes, the PRO-amnesty folks were 5 votes short of the 60 needed. But I can pick several NO votes that could’ve gone the other way. And if any two had done so — especially if they had done so a couple of weeks ago — at least three other votes would have gone with them and we would have lost.

The incredible efforts of ordinary citizens like you, communicating with those key Senate offices, saved the country from a nightmare this morning.