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American Special Forces troops have been trained to recruit local allies into their team, which is called force multiplication. It's hard work but good strategy and part of the reason why our troops have friends all over the world who understand the ideals of Liberty and Justice that America stands for. This concept can also be applied in American elections, which are indeed a battleground. Liberal news media pick their candidates and slant news coverage to bring "celebrity name recognition" to their favorites so uninformed voters will elect them. Many instances of false voter registrations and fraudulent absentee ballot voting...

In the early morning hours of December 21st, Democrats in the Senate guaranteed their own political suicides. Now that the Democrats have done what Democrats do, and bribe and cajole people to sign on to a useless bill in the name of political gain only, the question is what happens next. Minority Senate leader Mitch McConnell's strategy to delay and deter the Democrats ultimately appears to be a failure. No surprise there, with the 60 vote majority in existence. But what next? Here are my near and long term predictions:

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan. Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, and colleagues found men and women aged 70 and older who drank four or more, versus one or fewer, cups of green tea daily were 44 percent less likely to have symptoms of depression. Several prior studies have linked green tea consumption to reduced levels of psychological distress. This led Niu and colleagues...

On December 16, 2007, supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul broke the all time fundraising record by raising $6 million in a single day, holding tea parties throughout the USA to protest an oppressive government. The sentiment spread like a flame of liberty across the entire country, as more people became aware of the dangers government control poses to their lives, liberty and property. Millions of people from all political backgrounds now participate in local tea parties, and are proving too volatile to channel into supporting politics as usual, causing headaches for politicians of both parties who would ignore...

Two hundred and thirty-six years after a group of angry Bostonians dressed up as Native Americans so they wouldn't get caught taking on the establishment, the Republican Party donned the mantle of the Tea Party movement, in hopes that they won't get caught next year looking like Dede Scozzafava. "Never has there been a moment like this in our history," RNC chair Michael Steele told Hill staffers and Republican party activists munching pizza and sipping iced tea (without irony) at the RNC headquarters today. "Except one time before," he added before telling the tale of the Boston Tea Party. Steele...

Dec. 14, 2009 -- Every cup of coffee a person drinks per day may lower the risk of diabetes by 7%. A new review of research on the link between lifestyle factors, like coffee and tea consumption, and diabetes risk suggests that drinking regular or decaffeinated coffee and tea all lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers say the number of people with type 2 diabetes is expected to increase by 65% by 2025, reaching an estimated 380 million people worldwide. “Despite considerable research attention, the role of specific dietary and lifestyle factors remains uncertain, although obesity and physical...

Watertown, MA—Scientists at Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) and the University of Pennsylvania have found that combining two chemicals, one of which is the green tea component EGCG, can prevent and destroy a variety of protein structures known as amyloids. Amyloids are the primary culprits in fatal brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases. Their study, published in the current issue of Nature Chemical Biology (December 2009), may ultimately contribute to future therapies for these diseases. "These findings are significant because it is the first time a combination of specific chemicals has successfully destroyed diverse forms of amyloids...

Eight years after the atrocities of 9/11, Americans need to know what public school textbooks are teaching about Islam, radical Islam, and terrorism. The big three textbook states--those that set standards for content because publishers aim to capture their large sales, California, Texas, and Florida--are currently preparing for new textbooks, to be introduced in 2010-13. These books are likely to shape the content of public instruction for several years to come. At this point in a complex process of drafting and adopting "standards," then "frameworks," and finally texts, with time for public comment and revision at each stage, the outlook...

A cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain relieving qualities to match those of commercially available analgesics, a study suggests. Hyptis crenata has been prescribed by Brazilian healers for millennia to treat ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu. Working on mice, a Newcastle University team has proved scientifically that the ancient medicine men were right. The study is published in the journal Acta Horticulturae.

Perhaps, we need to think about our heritage these days. Perhaps, it's time to remember that we were always never as scared as we are today. Perhaps, it's time to appreciate the heritage that others would have us forget. For one, I have had enough of "modern" PC America. Perhaps, our forefathers really did have something going.

12 American Soldiers are dead. But their deaths did not come at the hand of foreign fighters on some far-flung battlefield. They came on the American Homeland. But where is the outrage? Do we hear the clamor of the American “elites” from Hollywood or Washington or Wall Street? We hear nothing. We hear the deafening silence of those that still think 9/11 was some terrible hangover from the liberal idealism that they touted in the bars the night before.

Political pundits were divided over the significance of Doug Hoffman’s successful bid to grab the “conservative” banner from Dede Scozzafava in the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District. Scozzafava withdrew after finding herself trailing badly in three way polls between Hoffman and Democratic Candidate Bill Owens. The National Review saw Scozzafava’s defeat as the “first Republican scalp” of the Tea Party Movement, itself a kind of insurgency within the GOP demanding a return to the principles of small government and low taxes. Certainly Hoffman’s candidacy seems like perfect evidence for the proposition that both the Republican and Democratic Party...

With Republican victories in key positions in this month's elections, and because several respondents said one week wasn't enough time to prepare the proper protest, we've decided to extend the deadline for entries into the Dave Weinbaum Cyber Tea Party until November 30th!

Victoria Jackson (SNL), Basil Hoffman (Milagro Beanfield War, Seinfeld) and Ari Hoffman (running for congress against Waxman), play the part of 3 18th century tavern patrons--seeing into the future.

“Candid Democracy;” “Pragmatic Realism;” “Generation of Change.” Yes, these are the things that we hoped for when Barak Hussein Obama was elected to the presidency of the United States. This was the same office that George Washington held. You remember George, don’t you? He was that angry white man that told the King of England to go screw off. Oh, that is right, God forgive me for saying anything against the King. God forgive me for saying anything against Obama. How does it go? It is so prosaic: Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Barrack Hussein Obama. Like some well-conditioned comrade. Mmm, Mmm,...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave at cyberteaparty@daveweinbaum.com. We're going to collect all the best pictures, create a musical montage to the theme from Dave's weekly radio...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. It's going to be the BIGGEST DAMN TEA PARTY this country has ever seen...and I want everyone to bring a SIGN! Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. It's going to be the BIGGEST DAMN TEA PARTY this country has ever seen...and I want everyone to bring a SIGN! Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. It's going to be the BIGGEST DAMN TEA PARTY this country has ever seen...and I want everyone to bring a SIGN! Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave...

This video was made especially for Janeane Garofalo and those in the media who seem to think that disagreeing with Obama makes you a racist. These are just a few of the black American patriots who chose to stand up and exercise their First Amendment rights at tea parties and other various rallies and protests. Are these people racists, Janeane? What would you say, Keith? These people are true patriots. God Bless them all and God Bless America.

Hundreds of armed people filled a Hudson park Saturday afternoon as part of an anti-tax and pro-second amendment rally.

Is Obama a disaster zone? Of course he is. Let’s cut through the crap, shall we? The SOB has never had any experience. And, but for the failed phrase “Compassionate Conservative,” we would never have been where we are today. What the hell does America have to show for its liberal agenda? Can anyone stand up and affirmatively tell us? An educational system occupied by apologist leftists? The ideal of community values now epitomized by a lack of gang bangers saying “trick or treat” on Halloween? The concept that “family” is a couple of homosexual men with a child and...

We used to think that this was fantasy. Welcome to the coming reality sponsored by America's "cosmopolitan" elite who "know" what is good for the rest of America.

You have to hand it to the Iranians, boys. If there is anyone these days that does not buy into the BS of the Obama Administration, it is the Iranians. Good for them. The Iranian SOBs have not given two shots (expletive avoided) for what Barack Hussein Obama spouts from his overly-educated, yet un-enlightened, mouth. They could care less; and good for them. For all the invective that could be heaped—and should be heaped—on the Iranian nut-job government, at least they can call a spade a spade. Americans cannot, apparently, yet, do the same. To do so, is not fashionable…yet....

Spare a thought, and maybe even a dime, for Kenneth Gladney. In August he and other members of the right-wing St. Louis Tea Party arrived at a town-hall meeting organized by Missouri Democrat Russ Carnahan to lobby against universal healthcare. In the spirit of this fraught summer, a fight broke out, ending in six arrests. Who threw the first punch depends on whom you ask. But who got the worst of it was fairly clear. Gladney was taken to the emergency room with injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face and ended up in a wheelchair. His troubles...

Glenn Beck's 9/12 Coverage Go to the link. This is great stuff.

I stumbled across the following “Tweet” from Fox News Contributor Alan Colmes yesterday: here’s the teabagger mentality rt @RightKlik REAL Americans shut down Washington today. Not liberals…REAL PATRIOTS. Translation for our non Twitter using readers (get with the program yo!) Mr. Colmes is using the term “teabagger” to respond to a claim that liberals are not REAL Americans.

Don't know if this is the correct way to post a video... but check it out!

An estimated 18,000 attend event at Voice of America Park in West Cherster Twp. WEST CHESTER TWP. — Some were clad in colonial-era costumes. Some hoisted signs or waved American flags. But the thousands who filled the lawn in front of the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, were consistent in their passionate plea for change.Whether it was health care reform, a country at war, education, government bailouts, the national debt or Congressional term limits, it was the issues — not politicians — that took center stage at the rally hosted by the Cincinnati...

STAND UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION! WAKE UP AMERICA!TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK! FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO DC COME AND JOIN US.

The Missouri 9-12 Project will join with the National Tea Party on the south steps and grounds of the Missouri State Capital from 4PM to 7PM on Sept 12th. Please do not arrive before 3pm because there is a Mo. National Guard Promotional Ceremony that concludes at 3pm. Please respect our soldiers by not arriving before 3pm. Please note that according to the permit rules no signage or flags on poles or stakes are allowed on the Capital grounds. This is out of concern for damage to the underground sprinkler system. The event is still organizing so a speaker and...

Pics and vids from the Rally last night at the IBEW union headquarters in St. Louis, MO http://stlouisteaparty.com/ http://sharpelbowsstl.blogspot.com/ http://poedpatriot.blogspot.com/

I was wondering if anyone is heading to the Tea Party in Dallas this week. I would like to go, but would have to pull my pre-k son out of school early and take the 20-month-old along too. As unpleasant as that sounds, I'm still considering it. :) Anybody else going to attend?

During this year's legislative session, lawmakers decided to change the state's "Recommended" high-school graduation plan, under which the majority of students fall. "They said they no longer have to take health or technology applications, which is a computer class, and they reduced the amount of PE credits from one-and-a-half down to one year," said Debbie Ratcliffe, Director of Communications with the Texas Education Agency. AISD, along with several other school districts across the state, will not be implementing the new requirements.

http://fortcollinsteaparty.com/index.php/2009/08/23/recess-rally-tea-party/ We had fun, our rep was missing in action.

I recently tried green tea for the first time and immediately became addicted to it. I must be drinking 10 cups a day and would probably drink more if I didn't care about sleeping at night. Being new to green tea I know little of the different types, quality, preparation, etc.. and was hoping some knowledgeable Freepers could point me in the right direction by recommending some of the better teas and/or links to any good web resources. Currently I've only tried two- both bought in regular Supermarkets so I'm guessing they are not higher quality teas. One of the...

It's one of the most famous protests in American history. Angry over the British Parliament's tax policies and the British East India Co.'s tea monopoly, a group of Boston colonists on December 16, 1773, raided three ships and dumped their shipments of tea into the harbor. Now more than 235 years later, protesters plan two symbolic re-enactments -- one in Burlington and one in Fort Madison -- of that famous act in protest of taxation, company bailouts, rampant government spending and "control by a far-away government." But as a southeastern Iowa twist, instead of tea, these protesters will be throwing...

Next time you’re making a cuppa, new research shows it might be wise to opt for a white tea if you want to reduce your risk of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or even just age-associated wrinkles. Researchers from Kingston University teamed up with Neal’s Yard Remedies to test the health properties of 21 plant and herb extracts. They discovered all of the plants tested had some potential benefits, but were intrigued to find white tea considerably outperformed all of them.

Residents of the 8th District who wish to participate in the telephone town hall meetings on Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. can sign up online or by calling Congressman Tanner’s office. Registered participants will receive a phone call when the meeting is beginning with simple instructions on how to listen, ask questions and leave messages.

SEIU union workers delivered a pro-healthcare bill petition to Bluedog Congressman John Tanner's office in Union City, TN. Upon arrival, the union workers were greeted by the staff and were told by staff members that they "couldn't imagine Congressman Tanner voting against the Healthcare Bill." It is also revealed in the video that Congressman Tanner's Chief of Staff is responsible for a lot of language in the bill itself. It's time to target Congressman John Tanner of Tennessee's 8th Congressional district. He is also one of the leaders of the Bluedog coalition in Congress.

Part 1 shows the OHIO STATEWIDE TEA PARTY that was held on 1-AUG-2009. Part 2 continues, leading off with Keynote Speaker Judge Andrew Napolitano in a inspiring speech. There is a Slide Show at the site which shows the crowd and the signs.

Cheering messages of limited government, lower taxes and states' rights, thousands rallied yesterday at the Statehouse, hoping to continue a movement that began in the spring with nationwide tea parties. The enthusiastic crowd took aim at government bailouts, rising national debt, "socialized" health care and even Columbus' proposed income-tax increase. If approved, the tax would increase from 2 percent to 2.5 percent and generate $90 million to $100 million a year. City voters will decide the issue on Tuesday. "That's $1 billion over the next 10 years taken out of wallets and given to an institution right over there that...

Polysaccharides from black tea may blunt the spike in sugar levels after a meal more than similar compounds from green and oolong tea, and offer potential to manage diabetes, says a new study. The black tea polysaccharides also exhibited the greatest activity for scavenging free radicals, which are linked to development of diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, according to new findings published in the Journal of Food Science. Interest in tea and its constituents has bloomed in recent years, with the greatest focus on the leaf’s polyphenol content. Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of...

President Obama is about to host a beer party at the WhiteHouse in order to bring healing and provide a teachable moment in regards to race relations in America. Of course he also could help bring us all together and provide a teachable moment if he would host a tea party at the WhiteHouse as well. Maybe he could even invite Janeane Garofalo.

A marathon deportation case against two Palestinian immigrants, pursued by the administrations of four U.S. Presidents over 20 years, has been dismissed. The ruling closes a Byzantine legal saga that wound its way through federal appellate courts, the U.S. Supreme Court and federal immigration boards, breaking new legal ground along the way. It ended at the Department of Homeland Security, where the dismissal order was entered Tuesday. One of the defendants, Khader Musa Hamide, said in an interview that he will never get over the experience of being under suspicion for 20 years but now "I can breathe better." A...

A left wing version of Protest Warrior: I suggest the term “dirt-baggers.” They can’t hear the term “tea party” without tittering like Beavis and Butthead over their inside knowledge of gay sexual practices that can be found on the very same page of their urban dictionaries. Oooh, that’s clever. Retards. The Iranian fellow holding the dirt-bag sign doesn't care that every one of the thousand plus Tea Partiers in attendance was on the side of the democracy protestors in Iran while his hero Obama just wants Ahmadinijad and Khamenei to lock down their gulag state as quietly as possible. More...

Unfortunately I myself was unable to make it to this protest, however, Tucson sure did itself proud with over 400 coming out to protest Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Friday! Check out the video of the Tucson Tea Party called Tucson Tea Party Protest July 17, 2009 At Gabby Gifford's office on youtube.

Thousands of taxpayers from across the nation are planning to descend on Washington, D.C., to take their fight against excessive spending, bailouts, growth of big government and soaring deficits to the front door of the U.S. Capitol – and they say lawmakers can't hide from their loud and clear message. "The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States or political parties," the 9-12 Project website states. "We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created." On his show, Beck called Americans to forget...

Passing out U.S. Constitutions on July 4th gets group tossed from annual celebration. The Rhode Island Tea Party group says that it has banned from future Bristol 4th of July Parades. Last Saturday's parade, which is the oldest in the country at 224 years, had included a float representing the taxpayer group, which has recently been organizing "Tea Party" type political rallys. Tea Party spokesperson Marina Peterson says she was contacted by a parade committe member on Wednesday and was told "It is because some members of the RI Tea Party passed out U.S. Constitutions to the crowd. Apparently passing...

Hundreds protest taxesKeyes urges residents upset about government's path to spill some TEA at party By Craig Peters Last Modified: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 1:02 a.m. Several hundred people filed into Boiling Springs Community Park Saturday for a Fourth of July TEA Party and picnic. Michael Brady, one of the event's lead organizers, took the stage in period attire of founding father Thomas Paine. Brady told attendees the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party movement across the country is a "protest against the overreaching of our government." "I'm not calling anyone to arms … yet," Brady said. He received cheers...