Anyone going to Texas Tea Parties?

[MeanStreaker]

This would be a great way to spread information about upcoming April 19 shoots.

Glenn Beck just announced that he will be going to the Tea Party in San Antonio.  It would be great to give everyone there (including Glenn and his staff), an Appleseed flier.

Please PM me if you plan on attending a Tea Party near a 4-19 Appleseed event that is not yet sold out.

Thanks.

[sardoodledom]

I am going to the Tea Party protest in my area across from the post office as people mail their taxes at the last minute. Please, for the love of god, plan to wear a gas mask, handkerchief, sunglasses or something to cover your face. No need to be photographed or recorded so you can be registered and rounded up at a later date.

[smle]

Actually his TV show will be broadcast live at the Alamo. <

[MeanStreaker]

...Please, for the love of god, plan to wear a gas mask, handkerchief, sunglasses or something to cover your face. No need to be photographed or recorded so you can be registered and rounded up at a later date.

Uhmmm, can I please ask that folks that decide to wear a gas mask or handkerchief over their face not wear an Appleseed Tshirt and do not pass out fliers... or mention the program?  Thanks.

[POP]

The Alamo Tea Party will be an excellent arena for spreading the word about Appleseed.  A must attend for anyone in the San Antonio area.  Anything we can do to help out the EPTs we should.

Mrs. POP and I will, however, be attending the Tea Party in Corpus Christi, handing out flyers and promoting the April 19 event here.  Heck, I might even bring Respiratory PUP with me. 

POP

[scuzzy]

Glenn Beck just announced that he will be going to the Tea Party in San Antonio.  It would be great to give everyone there (including Glenn and his staff), an Appleseed flier.

Yup, I remember the tea party from the three strikes. Just remember one thing though, Beck said all Ron Paul supporters should be locked up last year. Just cause he is starting to get with the program now don't mean he is for real. I personally don't trust him or his ilk. About the only thing I trust is trying to get out to the next AS shoot.

I do think that giving Beck a flyer and getting us some PR is good. But Beck, heh, I got better heroes.

[gooch]

I am going to the Tea Party protest in my area across from the post office as people mail their taxes at the last minute. Please, for the love of god, plan to wear a gas mask, handkerchief, sunglasses or something to cover your face. No need to be photographed or recorded so you can be registered and rounded up at a later date.

OK, I'm just a retired old sea goat but for the life of me I don't see how someone can stand up to be counted on to save his country and then wear a gasmask or bandanna to keep his identity hidden at the same time ?   

I intend to have a Tea Party in my little burg and I will be wearing my regular street clothes.
With an Appleseed tee shirt and with luck my New Appleseed hat which RW tells me is on the way. Yay !
No gas masks or bandannas for me thanks.  Uncle Sam has pictures of me that even my dear Mother wouldn't recognize.  I am already on any "watch list" that the Co-Intel people might be assembling because I do stand up and I do get counted. Every. Time. There is a need.

I will be giving out Appleseed Project, Oath Keepers and FIJA info as well.

What's that you say ?  I shouldn't mix and match my activity groups ?
All of the groups mentioned are Totally 100% in favor of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Personal Liberty as envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Not One of them advocates any aggression of any sort except in defense of this country, Our Constitution and your constitutionally protected rights.
Where was it  .... hmmm ... oh Yes here we go ....
You Might recognize this fellow. He's another one who stands up when there is a need.

Part Seven: Fight Alone, Fail Alone
Courtesy of Fred's M14 Stocks (www.fredsm14stocks.com)

Today, Fred talks about why teamwork is the only way to win, whether in the 'soft war' or something more grim:

The Rifleman knows that the defense of Liberty is a team effort, and that's why he always defends Freedom as part of a team.
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Most importantly, with the 'soft war' in full fury right now, that same group effort which will sustain you through a Rainy Decade will make your team's political power almost irresistible, at least to any politician who wants to keep his job. The "force multiplier" effect of allied voters communicating in a coordinated fashion will be even more powerful when you and your teams network with other teams.
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But never forget the 'soft war' that's raging now. You and your team should be fighting that 'soft war', in hopes of avoiding a future 'hard war'. You and your team should be waking people up, personally & with Letters To the Editor, educating 'em who to vote for, getting 'em to the range, and helping them to shoot well.

And guess what? In the 'soft war', it doesn't even matter one tinker's damn if some of your teammates can even shoot!

What do I mean? The 'soft war' is a political war, and the ammunition in a political war consists of contacts and ballots. Think of contacts -- letters, faxes, emails, phone calls -- as rifle rounds, while ballots -- "fired" only on Election Day -- can be considered as heavy artillery shells. There's no reason at all why you shouldn't get as many "soft warriors" as you can, each sending as many pro-Second Amendment contacts -- pro or con, as appropriate for the particular politician -- as they can send between elections. Then on Election Day, a barrage of pro-Second Amendment, pro-freedom ballots comes crashing down.....in support of our pro-freedom political allies, and in opposition to our socialist, gun-grabbing foes.

Pretty neat, eh?

So, non-shooters can and should be a part of your team in defense of Freedom. And you never know -- lots of us didn't grow up with guns. We came to the tradition through people who cared enough about us and our country to be patient with us. You, as a Rifleman, need to be patient as well. Remember, the crime is not shooting badly. Everybody shoots badly when they start out. The crime is not learning to shoot better.
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I rest my case.

[sardoodledom]

You know, you bring up an excellent point gooch.

Lots of people have already said these protests are being used to "count the numbers and take role." I, personally, dont trust Glenn Beck further than i can throw him. He seems like the type of instigator used to bring people out of the grass so they can easily be identified with associating to his manufactured rhetoric.

Let me just say to look to Missouri where anyone who supported a 3rd party candidate, is against gun control, anti-abortion, or has "excessive knowledge" about the constitution is now considered a domestic terrorist.

After hearing this news, I'm pretty sure i'm not the only person who will be showing up while trying to maintain some type of veil of anonymity. At least i will be counted as a number alone.

btw, most people i know who are "paranoid about ending up in a FEMA deathcamp" arent even going to show up at all. Do you want me to wear an pro obama shirt or something so i dont get mistaken for your Appleseed group?

Btw, and just an FYI type warning, dont be surprised if you get called a "militia" after certain people react to your fliers. That is that type of stuff that would bother me.

[POP]

sardoodledom

I know wherefrom you are coming.  I was there just a few years ago.   

No more hiding behind gas masks for me.  No more flying in cognito in fear that 'they' might know who I am.   

For me, Liberty isn't just a word I say all the while hoping that someone else will take up the slack and run interference for me so that I can drag up the rear hopefully without getting caught.

I realized that is NOT Liberty.  That is living continually in fear. My motto now is 'Come and Take It!.  But, know this Government, I am an American, an extremely Patriotic American and, I believe in my God given freedoms and, I will continue to exercise those freedoms. 

Now, sardoodledom, I don't mean to down play your position, I simply mean to suggest that at some point, probably sooner than later, YOU, sardoodledom, will be in a position where this matter will no longer be gray.  Indeed that time has come.  And, you will realize then that the landscape would have been better off had you stood up way back then and given the Howard Beale shout    "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more."

"They" can't lock all of us up in FEMA camps.  They can't take our guns.  Why?  Because there are too many of us.  That is where FRED is headed with Project Appleseed.  As soon as AS reaches critical mass, and it is getting close, Big Government will be powereless.  Not because we have 'guns' but, because there are too many of us actively practicing STEP 7.   

Finally, my father in law was a mechanical contractor on large jobs such as new schools and other comparable size work.  He had a sign above his take-off desk:  "The Turtle Never Got Anywhere Until He Stuck His Head Out."    Let's all stick our heads out so we can see where we are going and then press on to get there sooner.

We must Save Our America.  Our Grandkids and theirs depend on what we do here today, right now. 
The Days of Gray are Gone Forever.   

Thanks

POP

One more thing.
Gooch:  I'll be at the Corpus Tea Party with Appleseed April 19 Event Info, Oath-Keepers, and FIJA Info.  And I will be wearing my fatigue pants, Poet Shirt, and TriCorn Hat.

[Scout]

I left messages for some guys earlier this week about this because I coiuld not get on a computer, but mean streaker is absolutely right. This is going to be a nationwife event filled with crowds of people who are ready to hear our message, LET'S GIVE IT TO THEM!!!!!

Anyone in Texas that needs some stuff to hand out let me know right away so I can send you stuff if you are certain to go to a tea party. I have put a sampple handout you can use below, or make your own.

Thanks guy!!!!  


                                 DON'T WANT THE PARTY TO END?


The Revolutionary War Veterans Association is sponsoring "The Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship and Heritage Project" this coming weekend, April 18th and 19th in honor of American Patriots, the men and women who stood together on this day at Lexington Green, The North Bridge in Concord and along Battle Road back to Boston.

We will be sponsoring two day rifle marksmanship clinics in honor of those men and women who knew that rifle ownership and marksmanship were critical to a free nation. We will teach you how to build a stable shooting position, how to find your natural point of aim and shift it onto the target and then to execute the shot using "the six steps to firing the shot".

We will also teach you about the importance of this day and how the American Revolution did not start at Lexington Green, how within 12 hours of Paul Revere's alert there were 22,000 men under arms marching towards Concord to protest the British Regulars attempt to consficate Colonial firearms.

So if you are not ready for the party to end, come and join us this weekend at one of over fifty locations across the nation. If you need more information go to appleseedinfo.org and click on "appleseed" and then click on "locations". If you need further information email Scout at blackhawkscout@gmail.com, or call 254-217-1325 for more information.
May God watch over and guide our hands in this for our cause is just.
The Appleseed Project.

• Allemans, PA--April 18 & 19
  Alton, IL--April 18 & 19  
  Amarillo, TX--April 18 & 19  
  Ames, IA--April 18 & 19  
  Athens, OH--April 18 & 19  SOLD OUT
  Bennington, VT--April 18 & 19  
  Birmingham, AL--April 18 & 19  
  Ramah , CO--April 18 & 19  
  Castle Rock, WA--April 18 & 19  
  Cloverdale, IN --April 18 & 19    
  College Station, TX --April 18 & 19  
  Corona, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Corpus Christi, TX--April 18 & 19  
  Coeur d'Alene, ID--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
  Dulzura, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Davilla, TX--April 18 & 19  
  Elizabeth, IL--April 18 & 19  
  Evansville, IN--April 18 & 19  
  El Paso, TX--April 18 & 19  
  Grandfield, OK--April 18 & 19  
  Glade County, FL--April 18 & 19  
  Hartford, CT --April 18 & 19  
  Harvard, MA--April 18 & 19  
  Hernando County, FL --April 18 & 19  
  Holderness, NH--April 18 & 19  
  Kemmerer, WY--April 18 & 19  
  Kingsport, TN--April 18 & 19  
  Lafayette, IN--April 18 & 19  
  Lodi, WI--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
  Midland, TX--April 18 & 19  
  Middlebury, VT--April 18 & 19  
  Myakka, FL--April 18 & 19  
  Osage Beach, MO--April 18 & 19  
  Ottawa, IL--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
  Oxford, (Wichita) Kansas--April 18 & 19  
  Payson, AZ --April 18 & 19  
  Pensacola, FL --April 18 & 19  
  Piru, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Puryear, TN--April 18 & 19  
  Ramseur, NC--April 18 & 19  
  Ridgecrest, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Raton, NM (NRA Whittington Center)--April 18 & 19  
  Sacramento, CA--April 18 & 19  
  San Bernardino, CA--April 18 & 19  
  San Luis Obispo, CA --April 18 & 19  
  Santa Barbara, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Stinson, WV--April 18 & 19  
  Throop, NY--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT  
  Victorville, CA--April 18 & 19  
  Vienna, OH--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
  Wabash, IN--April 18 & 19  
  Winona, MN--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT  
  Yanceyville, NC--April 18 & 19  
  

[big 54r]

Glenn Beck just announced that he will be going to the Tea Party in San Antonio.  It would be great to give everyone there (including Glenn and his staff), an Appleseed flier.

Yup, I remember the tea party from the three strikes. Just remember one thing though, Beck said all Ron Paul supporters should be locked up last year. Just cause he is starting to get with the program now don't mean he is for real. I personally don't trust him or his ilk. About the only thing I trust is trying to get out to the next AS shoot.

I do think that giving Beck a flyer and getting us some PR is good. But Beck, heh, I got better heroes.

+1, I listen to beck bcuz there's nothing else on I would listen to at the time slot but he is/seems wishy washy to me!

I wouldn't want him on my line.

[gooch]

You know, you bring up an excellent point gooch.

Lots of people have already said these protests are being used to "count the numbers and take role." I, personally, dont trust Glenn Beck further than i can throw him. He seems like the type of instigator used to bring people out of the grass so they can easily be identified with associating to his manufactured rhetoric.

Let me just say to look to Missouri where anyone who supported a 3rd party candidate, is against gun control, anti-abortion, or has "excessive knowledge" about the constitution is now considered a domestic terrorist.

After hearing this news, I'm pretty sure i'm not the only person who will be showing up while trying to maintain some type of veil of anonymity. At least i will be counted as a number alone.

btw, most people i know who are "paranoid about ending up in a FEMA deathcamp" arent even going to show up at all. Do you want me to wear an pro obama shirt or something so i dont get mistaken for your Appleseed group?

I will let meanstreaker or some other more experienced Instructor Type answer this part for you.

Btw, and just an FYI type warning, dont be surprised if you get called a "militia" after certain people react to your fliers. That is that type of stuff that would bother me.

I sure as heck Hope they do .... Then I will get a chance to explain to them that there is still on the Law books a Federal Law that Requires them to be Armed with a rifle and the powder and shot for it and to have or seek proper training for it. [And a whole bunch more information they were purposefully Not taught in their Public School Education.]

From the Militia Act 1792:
"That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia, by the Captain or Commanding Officer of the company, within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and that within twelve months after the passing of this Act. And it shall at all time hereafter be the duty of every such Captain or Commanding Officer of a company, to enroll every such citizen as aforesaid, and also those who shall, from time to time, arrive at the age of 18 years, or being at the age of 18 years, and under the age of 45 years (except as before excepted) shall come to reside within his bounds; and shall without delay notify such citizen of the said enrollment, by the proper non-commissioned Officer of the company, by whom such notice may be proved. That every citizen, so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of power and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot-pouch, and power-horn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a power of power; and shall appear so armed, accoutred and provided, when called out to exercise or into service, except, that when called out on company days to exercise only, he may appear without a knapsack. That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and that from and after five years from the passing of this Act, all muskets from arming the militia as is herein required, shall be of bores sufficient for balls of the eighteenth part of a pound; and every citizen so enrolled, and providing himself with the arms, ammunition and accoutrements, required as aforesaid, shall hold the same exempted from all suits, distresses, executions or sales, for debt or for the payment of taxes."

END of quote from the Militia Act. BUT there is lots more of it.
Now-a-days the words "white" & " Male" would be struck and for good reason BUT that is the wording of the act and it is still in force today.  Some of the best Marksmen in our services today are not "men" at all.
Right RifleWoman ?

BTW IF you happen to be over the age of 45 there is no stipulation that you Must show up BUT there is also no stipulation that you Must Not. [because of age]
If you want to show up you are free to do so according to Federal Law.

Required to own and know how to use a military rifle by Federal Law.  Don't you know Mrs Brady tosses at night about that little jewel ?

[CaptG]

If you really need to be worried about being on "A List", you're probably already on it.

I'll be stuck on the boat that day but anyone who wants to borrow my 1st Navy Ensign (Dont Tread On Me) to take, PM me. I'm near Houston.

If you want, I'll fix up a pot of tar & some feathers also. I think it's fitting.

Guy

[MeanStreaker]

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btw, most people i know who are "paranoid about ending up in a FEMA deathcamp" arent even going to show up at all. Do you want me to wear an pro obama shirt or something so i dont get mistaken for your Appleseed group?...

No, of course not.  And I wouldn't ever want to tell someone else what they should or should not wear.  Not my place.  Not anyone's place.  Wear what you want. 

I was saying that people deciding to be doing something for the Appleseed Mission should put Appleseed first and make sure to "do no harm".  Want to pass out fliers and help the Mission?  Great!  Our sinking country needs your help.  Would it help or hurt the Appleseed Mission for Tea Party attendees that know nothing about the program to see an AS T-shirt beneath a gas-masked face?  I'm going to go out on a limb and say that would hurt.  It would definitely turn off sleeping American soccer Moms and discourage them from attending our events that are filled with average, everyday, mainstream neighbors and friends.

I say that when doing anything Appleseed, we should all first, "do no harm" and put the program above ourselves. 

As for the discussion about "The List", I like to say that my goal isn't to selfishly figure out how to keep myself off "The List".  My goal is to get every American on "The List".

[gooch]

...
btw, most people i know who are "paranoid about ending up in a FEMA deathcamp" arent even going to show up at all. Do you want me to wear an pro obama shirt or something so i dont get mistaken for your Appleseed group?...

No, of course not.  And I wouldn't ever want to tell someone else what they should or should not wear.  Not my place.  Not anyone's place.  Wear what you want. 

I was saying that people deciding to be doing something for the Appleseed Mission should put Appleseed first and make sure to "do no harm".  Want to pass out fliers and help the Mission?  Great!  Our sinking country needs your help.  Would it help or hurt the Appleseed Mission for Tea Party attendees that know nothing about the program to see an AS T-shirt beneath a gas-masked face?  I'm going to go out on a limb and say that would hurt.  It would definitely turn off sleeping American soccer Moms and discourage them from attending our events that are filled with average, everyday, mainstream neighbors and friends.

I say that when doing anything Appleseed, we should all first, "do no harm" and put the program above ourselves. 

As for the discussion about "The List", I like to say that my goal isn't to selfishly figure out how to keep myself off "The List".  My goal is to get every American on "The List".

Emphasis is mine

Hear Hear

Well said meanstreaker.

[Sovereignty]

I agree with meanstreaker.  The time for worrying about lists is long past and if someone somewhere is actually keeping a list then I consider it a badge of honor.  (Hear that Pelosi?)  Let's say for grins that there is a list.  Being afraid of being on the "list" and altering your lifestyle because of this list only gives the list holder power.  It shows that you fear the holders power and acknowledge their ability to affect your activities.  We are trying to convey to government that we are the ones with the power.  They work for us and we shall vote them out if they do not uphold their duties.  They might as well burn this list because it is useless from now on.

As far as clothing goes I have to agree as well.  While I would never tell anyone what to wear I would acknowledge that we are always actively recruiting and must put our best foot forward.  Unfortunately many people (without even knowing it) judge based upon appearance.  If we give them the impression that they are in danger by joining the appleseed project then we will lose far more than we will gain.    

[POP]

This post is a response to an earlier PM from MS.
Seems we are all on the same wavelength here.  The time for Leading our Bailing effort to save our country is NOW. 

Note:  This post is not meant to rag on Mr. Gas Mask.  This entire thread does, however, bring up an important point. 
Do we sit back and dodge the 'ole bullet' so to speak until this blows over, or do we follow the example of William Wallace, 12th or 13th century Scotland, and the Patrick Henrys of 18th century America. 

HERE GOES:
On the gas mask man, I have not met him or emailed with him.  I plan to engage folks, however, not scare them or hide my face from the law.  I will wear my Poet shirt that Mrs. POP made for me and my TriCorn hat that she finished out for me and pass out literature about the April 19 shoot here in Corpus Christi and also on the other organizations I mentioned in the forum thread.

If I am proud of what I am doing, then I should stand up and act like it, in short be a leader in the fight to save our country.  What do you think?  So, I won't hide my face (other than behind my beard and sunglasses) and I will pass out cards with my name and contact information.  My hope is that folks here will see that there are people besides themselves who are already standing up for our country.  And, with that they will join the fight, openly.

I fear not the law. The law is on my side.   I fear not  our elected officials for they will be on our side or they will be out.

Ours is a just cause. We need simply to stand up and be counted ... and, then others will follow.  Obama cannot overcome the groundswell of Patriots.  And, we get more Patriots to stand up by making riflemen out of them, one rifleman at a time.

Back on Mr. Gas Mask ... I do think that wearing a gas mask and handing out AS literature will hurt Appleseed more than help.  But, I won't tell him not to do that.  He has to do what he thinks is best.  But, it seems to me that when he hides behind a gas mask so 'they' won't know who he is, that just makes him into what they want him to be, SCARED of the power of government.  In effect, he is the GRAY man who will hide until all blows over thinking he can live to play another day, which he may.  The new game, however, will be the 'change' that OBAMA talks about.  He will forever forward be a minion of the New World Order.  He will have to live and die knowing he did nothing to help his country, knowing that his grandkids etc. will have never lived in a free society, will never know what freedom is.  All because he was not willing to stand up and fight for them.

Is Mr. Gas Mask a normal guy?  Unfortunately, Yes.  Probably 90% of Americans are 'normal guys' (women included) who have not come to the point where they are willing to SEE the truth, AND, to do something about it.  So, they live out their existence as the 'Gray Man' never believing that it will get 'that bad.'  Problem is that now it is 'that bad.'

Pardon my ramble.  I have to get back to my bailing now. 

So, Let's Lead.  See you on the trail.
POP

[BDG]

Yup, I remember the tea party from the three strikes. Just remember one thing though, Beck said all Ron Paul supporters should be locked up last year. Just cause he is starting to get with the program now don't mean he is for real. I personally don't trust him or his ilk. About the only thing I trust is trying to get out to the next AS shoot.

Yes, Beck is nothing more than a Corporate Tool for Fox News. His rhetoric is what is "chic" right now for the anti-Obama people. Quite coincidentally, much of the pro-Constitution material he espouses was readily submitted by Ron Paul during, before, and after the primaries. Beck was an attack dog back then on RP. So, don't fall for his shtick. Yes, use his media attention to get the word out, but don't believe him. He's a redcoat in Colonial disguise!

By the way, have you guys heard of the Oath-Keepers meeting in Gonzales this 18-19th? I'd rather see them on the line at an AS, but the Oath-Keepers do indeed seem to be having a lot of attention spreading on the web. So, they know the date, and will be doing it in Texas where it began for our Sate freedom.

Oh yeah, bring your Gonzales (preferred) flags or Culpepper flags, or Alamo flags, or even a Gadsden flag, though I expect there will already be MANY of them floating around.

Also, the facemasked marine....

My local TEA Party organizational meeting had its second meet this past friday, and about 60 people showed up. That surprised the hell outta me! It's ripe for AS recruitment, as well as another Org or two I am member of.

[sardoodledom]

Back on Mr. Gas Mask ... I do think that wearing a gas mask and handing out AS literature will hurt Appleseed more than help.  But, I won't tell him not to do that.  He has to do what he thinks is best.  But, it seems to me that when he hides behind a gas mask so 'they' won't know who he is, that just makes him into what they want him to be, SCARED of the power of government.  In effect, he is the GRAY man who will hide until all blows over thinking he can live to play another day, which he may.  The new game, however, will be the 'change' that OBAMA talks about.  He will forever forward be a minion of the New World Order.  He will have to live and die knowing he did nothing to help his country, knowing that his grandkids etc. will have never lived in a free society, will never know what freedom is.  All because he was not willing to stand up and fight for them.

Is Mr. Gas Mask a normal guy?  Unfortunately, Yes.  Probably 90% of Americans are 'normal guys' (women included) who have not come to the point where they are willing to SEE the truth, AND, to do something about it.  So, they live out their existence as the 'Gray Man' never believing that it will get 'that bad.'  Problem is that now it is 'that bad.'

I find this part incredible. I dont know if you were referring to Mr Gas Mask as an anonymous persona who represents most of the people who wish to do something but are afraid of retaliation or if you are addressing it directly at me, either way, if you do not mind, i would like to respond.

As i have stated about 100 times, the plan has always been fear and intimidation. Manipulation and retaliation are secondary objectives which will easily be accomplished. I respect that you shared with me that you where at the mental state that i am now in years ago, but i fear that i might be a few years ahead of you in my mind set because i have gone full circle. Please allow me to explain.

People who i dearly love and respect were UAW members at the 1999 Seattle WTO protests. The way they were treated changed my life forever. You, citizen, are nothing. As soon as you get in the way of the greater plan you will be pepper sprayed, tear gassed, beaten and fire hosed. You will then be arrested on some bullsh*t charge, tagged with a criminal record, and forced out of most of corporate america due to you failing a criminal background check. This is the type of intimidation i worry about in regards to this event.

(i could rant here about how people instigate action in peaceful protests just so excessive force may be used, but i think most of you are already knowledgeable on this subject)

Lets go with the simple outcome.

I do not consider myself an Appleseed member (yet) but i am signed up for the April Corpus event with my wife (see you there).

I will be showing up to my local Tea Party protest with my sign and some degree of anonymity. (though i do expect to be tea gassed)

I will sit there with my sign and quietly home to influence just ONE PERSON and at least open up ONE MIND to the way the world works. Then maybe, just maybe, that one person will go on to open the eyes of another person and so on. That is my hope.

What do i really think will happen?

I will show up and all the clowns will come out of the wood work. You will have several different groups of people mixed together trying to cross recruit for their own nefarious and noble purposes. You will have the noble appleseed members handing out fliers, you will have the local minutemen handing out information, and you will have the local republican party looking for new foot-troops to replenish their ranks. Mixed into this event, you will also have Texas-Secessionists, NRA-EXT members, republic of texas, Pro-militias, White supremacists, anti-income tax groups, possibly anarchy-now, and many other small groups. They are looking to have everyone on the "list" as well to cover for their own beliefs.

The news will show up, ignore the 99% of GOOD that is being done, report on the 1% of extremists, call us all "hate groups", "militias" "anti-government", and "terrorists." Some federal official will hear this, assume guilt by association, react to the reports, have all the footage cataloged, and have everyone there tagged as a domestic terrorist. I/you/we will all be added to the no-fly list (along with 1 million other americans), be unable to travel for business purposes, fired from our jobs, and left outside of the system which we now have no chance on changing as we starve.

This scenario does not even take into account a "plant" group throwing rocks or something stupid and instigating violence so that the police will have to retaliate against us to break up the "civil unrest." Stupid runs strong for some reason.

Im probably being over-paranoid, but that is because i have seen it before.

I agree with you that the best possible outcome is to get everyone on the "list", but the government is smarter than all of us in this retard. They already have their list of about 2000 people they are going to round up when things get out of control. Then, thanks to our conditioning, ,90% of the malcontents will submit or cower away. What will that leave? Hopefully us because at that point there is no point in hiding anymore. I just dont believe we are there yet and i would like to not be associated with that first wave.

/see you in Corpus

[Fred]

   OK, guys, let's not let this get out of hand.

    sardoodle, can you hold off further comment until you have been to an Appleseed?

    There's a perspective we have on this site which may be hard for newbies (espec those who haven't been to an Appleseed) to understand.

    If I had to say what it is, I'd say it's a lack of fear coupled with a renewed sense of hope, along with a tinch of faith that we may be able to pull something off - saving the nation - that hasn't been done for a long time.

    Personally, I know we can do it, if we are right about that inner core you find you can tap into, the one that's inside every sleeping American - and all it takes usually is telling them the Story of April 19th, 1775.

    I don't know why it works so well, but it does.

     People respond to it - not 100% of them - some of them need more than one treatment, I guess.

     Key right now is to keep the momentum of this program, so we can lay the groundwork for another 'doubling' next year - and to do that, we need to get the word out - big time.

     Because our 'doubling' strategy is starting to get into some big numbers: 10-12,000 this year, 20-24,000 next year, etc.

     Hence, handing out flyers at tea parties.

     So, let's all avoid getting into a potential squabble here (OK, so I'm overly sensitive/paranoid about in-fighting!) and focus on preparing to 'do' the Tea Party in prep for 4/19 Appleseeds.

     sardoodle, don't take any of this the wrong way. I'm simply suggesting a spell of 'rest easy' before and until you get to your Appleseed, where you'll find things different from perhaps what you imagine.

[POP]

Thanks, Fred.

I can see that sardoodle has a wealth of experiences I would like to learn more about. 

sardoodle, PM incoming.

Mrs. POP and I look forward to meeting you and yours here in OUR FAIR CITY.

POP

[Scout]

Thanks Fred and Pop. Let's get back on track guys. If our country has degenerated to the point of having to hide our faces we are toast.  But, I can tell you that it has not. We are more than we could ever know. We are America and we are the majority. 

Don't let your mind become paralyzed with thoughts of things that could happen, overule your anxiety and fulfill your obligation to do the things you must for your country, to insure it will not happen.

It is very easy for fear to get out of hand and cause anxiety and turmoil, in battle, one man turning and running at the wrong point can turn victory into defeat. You have to look at every situation as a chance to secure a victory, as a chance to strengthen the line. And this is not indictment of you sardoodledom, just a comment on how easy it is for folks, any of us, to start down the wrong path.

Like Fred stated, come to an Appleseed and meet some folks and listen to the history of Americans, and then, "let not your heart be troubled"

Below is a sample letter you can copy and embellish, or make your own to hand out at the Tea Parties.
                             


                                          DON'T WANT THE PARTY TO END?


The Revolutionary War Veterans Association is sponsoring "The Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship and Heritage Project" this coming weekend, April 18th and 19th in honor of American Patriots, the men and women who stood together on this day at Lexington Green, The North Bridge in Concord and along Battle Road back to Boston.

We will be sponsoring two day rifle marksmanship clinics in honor of those men and women who knew that rifle ownership and marksmanship were critical to a free nation. We will teach you how to build a stable shooting position, how to find your natural point of aim and shift it onto the target and then to execute the shot using "the six steps to firing the shot".

We will also teach you about the importance of this day and how the American Revolution did not start at Lexington Green, how within 12 hours of Paul Revere's alert there were 22,000 men under arms marching towards Concord to protest the British Regulars attempt to consficate Colonial firearms.

So if you are not ready for the party to end, come and join us this weekend at one of over fifty locations across the nation. If you need more information go to appleseedinfo.org and click on "appleseed" and then click on "locations". If you need further information email Scout at blackhawkscout@gmail.com, or call 254-217-1325 for more information.
May God watch over and guide our hands in this for our cause is just.
The Appleseed Project.


Allemans, PA--April 18 & 19
Alton, IL--April 18 & 19   
Amarillo, TX--April 18 & 19 
Ames, IA--April 18 & 19   
Athens, OH--April 18 & 19  SOLD OUT
Bennington, VT--April 18 & 19 
Birmingham, AL--April 18 & 19 
Ramah , CO--April 18 & 19   
Castle Rock, WA--April 18 & 19   
Cloverdale, IN --April 18 & 19   
College Station, TX --April 18 & 19   
Corona, CA--April 18 & 19   
Corpus Christi, TX--April 18 & 19   
Coeur d'Alene, ID--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
Dulzura, CA--April 18 & 19   
Davilla, TX--April 18 & 19 
Elizabeth, IL--April 18 & 19 
Evansville, IN--April 18 & 19   
El Paso, TX--April 18 & 19   
Grandfield, OK--April 18 & 19   
Glade County, FL--April 18 & 19 
Hartford, CT --April 18 & 19   
Harvard, MA--April 18 & 19   
Hernando County, FL --April 18 & 19   
Holderness, NH--April 18 & 19   
Kemmerer, WY--April 18 & 19   
Kingsport, TN--April 18 & 19   
Lafayette, IN--April 18 & 19   
Lodi, WI--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
Midland, TX--April 18 & 19 
Middlebury, VT--April 18 & 19 
Myakka, FL--April 18 & 19   
Osage Beach, MO--April 18 & 19   
Ottawa, IL--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
Oxford, (Wichita) Kansas--April 18 & 19 
Payson, AZ --April 18 & 19 
Pensacola, FL --April 18 & 19 
Piru, CA--April 18 & 19 
Puryear, TN--April 18 & 19   
Ramseur, NC--April 18 & 19 
Ridgecrest, CA--April 18 & 19   
Raton, NM (NRA Whittington Center)--April 18 & 19 
Sacramento, CA--April 18 & 19 
San Bernardino, CA--April 18 & 19   
San Luis Obispo, CA --April 18 & 19   
Santa Barbara, CA--April 18 & 19   
Stinson, WV--April 18 & 19   
Throop, NY--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT 
Victorville, CA--April 18 & 19   
Vienna, OH--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT
Wabash, IN--April 18 & 19   
Winona, MN--April 18 & 19   SOLD OUT 
Yanceyville, NC--April 18 & 19 

[BDG]

Sounds good there Scout. I'll be checking out my local Tea Party. I went to their organizational meeting last friday night, and was quite surprised to see about 50 people there. So, if they can capitalize on the meme of "Tea Party" that is getting all the nationwide press right now, then maybe we can capture some of their momentum and bring them into the fold.

Yeah, I expect there to be many Orgs out there attempting to recruit people who show. From the buzz the local radio station is propping out day to day (which is amazing!) I expect that the turnout for my local Tea Party will be approximately 200 people. That is pretty much amazing to me, seeing as how I have been an "activist" locally for over a year and have gotten limited turnouts to events.

I hope my warm fuzzy thoughts bear out well with the local turnout, and I will be handing out packets of Appleseed info that I have been compiling.

I've still got some of the SWAT reprints and Dillon Precision reprints, as well as the Texas generic AS event flyer and the single page "Free Target" page. I'll add a modification of this article you have posted Scout. Any suggestions for other stuff to throw in there? I'd like to put in Fred's Guide, but I don't have the money to throw a bunch of those out to people who may not necessarily be interested. Oh, and I probably couldn't wait for the shipment either.