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To: greenspirit who wrote (349104)	2/16/2010 1:46:48 PM
From: LindyBill	5 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

a bunch of racists, because there were so few people of color at the rallies. Like their should be blacks when 96.9% of them voted for Obama. One of the big mistakes the Republicans make is trying to pander to minority groups. Since they aren't going to vote conservative anyway be open about it.

To: greenspirit who wrote (349104)	2/16/2010 1:47:26 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793955

Oh, this'll make all the difference. It's not like there's anything wrong with the agenda, no. And imagine! Allowing "drawn-out debates" in Congress! Instead of them falling in line and taking orders from their masters, I guess. White House revamps communications strategy By Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 15, 2010 White House officials are retooling the administration's communications strategy to produce faster responses to political adversaries, a more disciplined focus on President Obama's call for "change" in Washington and an increasingly selective use of the president's time. The messaging adjustments are the result of an end-of-the-year analysis in which White House advisers said the president's communications team had not taken the initiative often enough and had allowed drawn-out debates in Congress, and relentless criticism by Republicans, to drown out his message. "It was clear that too often we didn't have the ball -- Congress had the ball in terms of driving the message," communications director Dan Pfeiffer said. "In 2010, the president will constantly be doing high-profile things to be the person driving the narrative." Senior White House aides described the changes as an aggressive response, aimed at producing fresh momentum for the president's faltering agenda and regaining the advantage ahead of the congressional midterm elections in November. Rest at:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/14/AR2010021403550.html Comments are good.

To: greenspirit who wrote (349104)	2/16/2010 7:24:49 PM
From: Brumar89	7 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

The only attack on a black person at a tea party protest was union thugs assaulting a black conservative.

To: greenspirit who wrote (349104)	2/16/2010 7:28:34 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

MT Indian Tribe Holds ‘Tea Party’ Rally From Montana’s Billings Gazette: Karmelita Plains Bull Martin organized the first Tea Party protest by Crow tribal members in Hardin on Monday, February 15, 2010. Tribal tea partiers hold rally TOM LUTEY Of The Gazette Staff \| Posted: Monday, February 15, 2010 HARDIN — Calling for new tribal leadership and a break from the federal government, founders of the first Crow Indian Tea Party movement rallied Monday in Hardin. Leading the new Crow Nation Tea Party was Adrian Bird Sr., a former tribal chairman candidate who recently filed a civil complaint against the Crow executive branch alleging malfeasance for mismanaging tribal funds. Bird, his wife, Lavanna, and fellow Tea Party founder Karmelita Plains Bull Martin are seeking to impeach the tribe’s four executives and take the Indian government in a different direction. “We want them out of there because they are mismanaging tribal funds,” Bird said. “We need to get the people together.” The Birds and Plains Bull Martin accuse the administration of mismanaging “tribal funds regarding education, employment, housing, casino finances,” and they accuse the tribal leadership of “total disregard of our laws and policies as the Crow Nation.” Bird said the tribe would be better off if it developed the natural resources on the reservation, lived by tribal laws and declined federal government assistance. Chairman Cedric Black Eagle, who could not be reached for comment at his office Monday, must respond to the civil complaint this week. He earlier said he was consulting with an attorney on how to proceed. Plains Bull Martin said the new Tea Party group also objects to the management of the Indian Health Services, which guarantees coverage only to Indians living on the Crow Reservation and doesn’t offer preventative care. “It’s a crisis facility. There’s no intensive or preventative health care,” Plains Bull Martin said. Former IHS pediatrician Dr. Michael Garver backed Plains Bull Martin’s concerns, calling IHS “probably a way of not feeling guilt ridden for putting them on a reservation” for the federal government. Garver, who now practices in Great Falls, said American Indians would be better served if they were placed on Medicaid, which would provide them with better coverage no matter where they lived. By tying health care to the reservation, the government has put American Indians in the position of choosing poor housing and economic conditions in order to receive health care, critics say. Plains Bull Martin and others also accused the Crow Nation of not using the Indian Child Welfare Act to give native families first preference for Indian foster children and to notify immediate family members of where child relatives were being placed within the foster system. “It’s human trafficking, and Crow Nation kids are not for sale,” Plains Bull Martin said. “The tribe is not using the Indian Child Welfare Act.” Other Tea Party members from across the state joined the Crow Nation Tea Party in demonstrating at Hardin’s only downtown stoplight. The groups gathered at every corner of the intersection with placards denouncing health care reform, climate change legislation and excessive federal government. They elicited honks from passersby during the noon rally. “We just wanted to be supportive of these people,” said Ken Champion of Bozeman. “Anybody who stands for freedom and liberty and opposed to unrestricted government spending, we want to support.” Hey, being Indians they won’t even have to put on costumes when they throw the tea overboard. Still, this is a pretty impressive development. In many ways Indians have been made more dependent upon the federal government than any of us. As the article notes, it’s probably the notorious Indian Health System — which is a microcosm of what Mr. Obama ultimately wants for the entire nation — that proved to be the tipping point. Of course, when you come right down to it, Mr. Obama and the Democrats want to put all of us on the reservation. sweetness-light.com