Commonwealth Capitol to Host Statewide Grassroots Celebration

About: We are now just over three weeks away and counting for what promises to be the greatest grassroots gathering that the Commonwealth of Kentucky has ever seen. Buses are being chartered already from both the Louisville and Cincinnati areas. The collaboration across organizations has been what you might expect from like-minded “We the People” types: smooth, eager and focused on educating, motivating and mobilizing conservative Kentuckians to have a powerful voice in determing the direction of America. We’ll converge on the epicenter of the political landscape in KY: The “Great Lawn” at the Capitol, in Frankfort, from 5pm-8pm. In the heart of of summer, we’ll have ample cold water available at a nominal cost. But do bring your own lawn chair!

Speakers: This is not a “candidate’s forum,” though your conservative candidates for both the US Senate and US Congress are slated to speak. We DO  want you to get to know them better and help them take your concerns to Washington to help move our federal government toward the Constitution. This is instead a celebration of FREEDOM and those ingredients that made America great and can restore her to greatness once again. To that end, a number of grassroots speakers have been invited and will speak on topics such as Immigration Reform, Healthcare, Education, Energy Independence, Terrorism, the Founders and the Constitution itself. Those confirmed to speak (to date) include:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND SPECIAL GUEST: KEVIN JACKSON

Leland Conway of Lexington’s AM 630, WLAP
Kent Masterson Brown, Attorney & Historian
Brian Goettl, of Conservative Edge
Jerry Stephenson, of the KY Education Restoration Alliance 
Bobby Alexander, Sgt. Major (Ret), Central Kentucky Tea Party Patriots (invited)
Dan Blanchard, President, Louisville Tea Party
Jim Waters, of the Bluegrass Institute
Joyce Mucci, of the Federation for American Immigration Reform
Dr. Rand Paul, Conservative Candidate for US Senate
Andy Barr, Conservative Candidate for US Congress, 6th District
Todd Lally, Conservative Candidate for US Congress, 3rd District

Music: What would a decent celebration of freedom be without music? There will be plenty of it, patriotic, pop and inspirational. Those bands invited to take the Freedom Festival stage are:

~Louisville-based acappella vocal band, Water’s Edge (www.watersedgevocals.org )
~Lexington’s Mike Huff (will perform “God Bless the USA”)
~Louisville’s own “The Over-Reactors” (www.over-reactors.com)
~Nationally-known Patriotic duo, “Rivoli Revue” (www.rivolirevue.com )

Booth Space: If you wish to have a booth on July 10th please contact Wendy Caswell today at eleganceshoestring@yahoo.com They are a mere $50, paid in advance. Please note that the $50 must be paid in advance. Your booth registration will not be reserved until after the $50 fee is received. The booth placement is on a first come, first served basis so please act soon. (And this is for booth SPACE. Each group’s table and set-up is their own responsibility.) Don’t miss this opportunity to have your group, business, or organization represented at what is quickly shaping up to be the biggest rally of WE THE PEOPLE Kentucky has seen thus far…

The National Ummah – – a Muslim movement that seeks to transform American cities into sovereign Islamic states – – has gained a foothold in metropolitan areas throughout the country.

Few groups are more radical, subversive, and dangerous.

The movement is led by Jamil al-Amin, (H. Rap Brown) from his cell in a maximum security prison on the outskirts of Florence, Colorado, where he is serving a life sentence for killing two police officers.

Some of the Ummah mosques maintain armed militias. Others provide training in marital arts and guerilla warfare. Almost all operate beneath the radar of local, state, and federal law enforcement officials.

Last October, after conducting a raid on Ummah congregations in Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan, federal investigators said that the movement was small and regional with only a few hundred active members.

But thousands of African American Muslims pledge their allegiance to the Ummah (Arabic for “community”) and a short list of mosques affiliated with the movement is as follows:

The Universal Islamic Brotherhood in Cleveland

West End Community in Atlantic

Ta’if Tul Ministry in Los Angeles

First Cleveland Mosque

Masjid al-Islam – Washington, DC

Dar al-Hijrah – Falls Church, Virginia

Masjid Mohammad – Washington, DC

Peace in the Hood – Cleveland

Masjid Bilal – Lexington, Kentucky

Masjid Waritheen – Oakland, California

Masjid Ibrahim – Sacramento

Sankore Institute – Green Haven Penitentiary

Community Mosque – Winston-Salem

Adams Center – Washington, DC

Masjid Mujahidin – New York City

Masjid al-Mumin – New York City

Masjid al-Taqwa – New York City

The movement is an outgrowth of Dar ul-Islam, an Islamic street gang in Brooklyn. Many members of the gang ended up in Green Haven, a maximum security prison in upper New York where they established Masjid Santore, a mosque within the prison.

(Editor’s Note:  Islamo-fascism is real.   While we do believe, along with Islamic experts such as Brigitte Gabriel, that the jihadists are a small fraction of Islam, a tiny percentage of 1.2 billion (!) is still tens of millions.  And the vast majority of Muslims, peace-loving though they be, are themselves fearful of those who are part of the extremist’ efforts throughout the globe.  And the problem has come to roost here in America, if we open our eyes to see it.  For the rest of the article, see the link below.)

http://1159pmgmt.blogspot.com/2010/05/ummah-on-march.html

Phoenix (AP) — The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the windows of the state Capitol.

More protests were planned Monday after thousands gathered this weekend to demonstrate against a bill that will make it a state crime [for illegal aliens to invade] Arizona…supporters of the law, set to take effect in late July or August, say it is necessary to protect Arizonans from a litany of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Arizona [has been invaded by] an estimated 460,000 illegal [aliens].

Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the bill on Friday, argues that Arizona must act because the federal government has failed to stop the steady stream of illegal immigrants and drugs that move through the state from Mexico. She is scheduled to speak about the issue Monday at a Tucson hotel.

The law has revved up the national debate, drawing the attention of the Obama administration and Congress. President Obama has called the new law “misguided” and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see whether it’s legal.

The new law makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. [Aliens] unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the country could be arrested, jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500.

Arizona officers would arrest people found to be [illegal alien invaders] and turn them over to federal immigration officers. Opponents said the federal government can block the law by refusing to accept them.

U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona Democrat, asked the federal government not to cooperate when illegal immigrants are picked up by local police.

State Sen. Russell Pearce, the Republican who sponsored the legislation, said it’s “pretty disappointing” that opponents would call on the federal government to refuse to cooperate with Arizona authorities.

“It’s outrageous that these people continue to support lawbreakers over law keepers,” Mr. Pearce said Sunday.

Mr. Grijalva and [anti-American Sovereignty] activists promised to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply with the law…“We’re going to overturn this unjust and racist law, and then we’re going to overturn the power structure that created this unjust, racist law,” Mr. Grijalva said.

U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat, called on Mr. Obama to live up to a campaign promise to pass immigration reform. Mr. Gutierrez is one of the nation’s loudest voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship for the millions of illegal [aliens] now in the United States.

“Our message today is: ‘Mr. President we listened, and we came out in record massive numbers to support you,’” he said. “We need you to support us today.”

The law has drawn support from many in Arizona who are fed up with the many problems brought on by illegal immigration.

“If I go to another foreign country, if I go to Mexico, I have to have papers,” said Bill Baker, 60, who took time off work at a downtown Phoenix restaurant to sell umbrellas and Mexican and American flags to the largely Hispanic crowd of protesters. “So I don’t feel there’s anything particularly harsh about the law.”

Supporters have dismissed concerns about profiling, saying the law prohibits the use of race or nationality as the sole basis for an immigration check. Mrs. Brewer has ordered state officials to develop a training course for officers to learn what constitutes reasonable suspicion that someone is in the United States illegally.

Current law in Arizona and most states doesn’t require police to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter, and many police departments prohibit officers from inquiring out of fear immigrants won’t cooperate in other investigations.

The March 27 shooting death of rancher Rob Krentz on his property in southeastern Arizona brought illegal [alien invasion] and border security into greater focus in the state. Authorities believe Krentz was [murdered] by an illegal [alien invader].

(Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press via the Washington Times, 4.26.10, emphases added)

November’s Last Laugh!

This inexperienced president ha(s) no answer. He’s like a young man excited about his first credit card who buys everything on credit and keeps paying the minimum while his debt explodes.

But adults attending the Tea Party events across America know that it’s our debt he’s exploding! The bill is coming due, and Americans for generations will have to pay for his excesses in higher taxes, higher fees for everything imaginable, and a possible VAT or sale tax. Somebody must feed the beast he’s birthed as it grows!

The Tea Party movement isn’t a dangerous display of civil unrest; it’s democracy in action. Why do they often hold their events after hours or on the weekend? These people work. They are responsible citizens who play by the rules. They hustle for work, apply their gifts, work hard, save and handle the adversity that comes their way. They take responsibility for themselves. They value liberty over government dependence. These people clean up after their own demonstrations.

When these hard-working Americans read that 47% of Americans pay no income taxes, they resent it. What’s fair about taking from the hard, honorable labor of half of Americans and giving it those who haven’t earned it?

The Tea Party crowd is sending them a message. They are tired of calling people who work hard to accumulate wealth and take care of their families greedy. The greedy ones are the ones who expect that they can elect politicians who will take money from other citizens to meet their wants and needs when they haven’t earned it.  (They) are turning the American Dream into a nightmare of debt and higher taxes!

…In November, the Tea Party faithful hope to have the last laugh.

For full article, go to:  http://townhall.com/columnists/TerryPaulson/2010/04/26/november’s_last_laugh!?page=full

(Editor’s Note:  The TEA Party movement’s pathos is hard to misunderstand: It is every day, ordinary, hard-working Americans who understand this simple truth:  When our economic freedoms are eroded away, the rest of our freedoms are not far behind.)