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By now you have heard that Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. There have been other American Presidents that have won this award; Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter. These Presidents have a lot in common. Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest President at that time. He was widely known as a “progressive”. It is accepted that this time period was the beginning of the movement to regulate businesses. Some of the regulatory agencies created during this time were the Interstate Commerce Commission, Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Some journalists, known as Muckrakers, encouraged their readers to demand more and more regulations on businesses. Woodrow Wilson was also known as a Progressive. During his administration more agencies were created including the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Reserve. Wilson later regretted creating the Federal Reserve and stated; "I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men." -Woodrow Wilson Then in 1977 Jimmy Carter became President. He was also a progressive. He created more agencies of the federal government, such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He also created a national energy policy that included conservation and price control.

As the proverb says, the more things change the more they stay the same. It seems the presenters of the Nobel Peace Prize recognize the progressive movement as being an important part of Presidential qualifications. Alfred Nobel was also known as a poet. The first surviving edition of Nemesis was published in bilingual Swedish-Esperanto. Esperanto has been placed in many proposed political situations. The most popular of these is the Europe – Democracy – Esperanto, which aims to establish Esperanto as the official language of the European Union. The Irish political party Éirígí has recently adopted the green star as its emblem partly in support of Esperanto as an international language instead of English. (Taken from Wikipedia) George Soros, who speaks Esperanto fluently, is the son of Tivadar Soros, a Hungarian Jewish doctor and founder of the Esperanto literary magazine Literatura Mondo – “Literacy World”. Soros has an extensive background in currency trading and in 1992, during “Black Wednesday” in England; he earned an estimated $1.1 billion and was described as "the man who broke the Bank of England."

In 2004 Soros donated more than $23 million to various groups to defeat George Bush’s reelection. His donations supported numerous progressive groups throughout the nation. After Bush’s reelection, Soros backed a new group called Democracy Alliance which supports the goals of the Democrat party. Soros also supported the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act in 2002, which limits money given directly to candidate or political parties. Instead, money is given to community organizers and political action committees where they can support a candidate and use funds to run negative ads against the opposing candidate. A reasonable person must ask why any Republican would agree with; much less co-sponsor a bill that would shift support to the Democrat party.

As state before, some things never change. We have a progressive President, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate and State Legislature and we are moving in the same direction as we have since the beginning of the progressive movement. We also still have complaisant journalists (Muckrakers) and media agencies asking their readers and viewers to demand even more government involvement into the lives of every American citizen. We also have a relatively new problem in the form of RINO politicians. These Republican In Name Only politicians are largely at fault for the usurpation of power and dismantling of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. When Republicans don’t defend the Constitution, and consistently offer bipartisan support of Democrat legislation we have lost the balance of power. Every time a government agency or national policy is implemented, citizens lose freedom and money to provide for their families. The anger of the Tea Party activists (I am one) is misdirected. Democrats are simply holding to their belief that government is the answer to every problem. Just as a lion will always seek its prey, Democrats will always favor Socialism and Communism. Our anger needs to be used effectively to remove the Republican incumbents that have sold us out in favor of progressive ideologies. Our Republic is in critical condition and is on life support. Don’t waste time trying to train a lion to live in harmony with the gazelle, use your anger to motivate real change in the Republican Party by defeating the RINO incumbents and replacing them with true conservatives that will honor the oath to preserve, protect and defend our Constitution and liberties.

Please visit www.rinohunt.net and join a truly conservative organization that is working to resist socialism, rebuild conservative government and restore our Constitution. Please send this newsletter to your friends and family to help spread the word. RINO season is here.

RINO HUNT

News Letter

October 6, 2009

As dissatisfaction grows with both political parties, there must be a plan to recover conservative values and constitutional government in our State and Nation. For example, in the South Carolina legislature we have a majority of Republicans in both the House and Senate. However, we do not have a majority of conservative, constitutionally dedicated legislators. In order for South Carolinians to prosper, we must make a change in leadership.

Everyone has a plan for change. Most of us have heard about “Change you can believe in”. Let me ask, how is that change working so far? Starting with the Bush administration we have watched billions of our tax money used for bailouts. Where is the change? With Obama we have heard about “shovel ready” jobs and billions of dollars in “stimulus” plans. The only thing that was shovel ready was the shovel that was ready to dig our way farther into debt and face us with huge tax increases to repay borrowed money. In South Carolina we were told that we must accept the stimulus money because we would have to repay it regardless and that we needed it to keep teachers in our schools, police officers on the streets and criminals behind bars. Was our State in such financial trouble that that we were going to lose these positions without bailout money? What happened to the cash cow that promised to fix our education system, the Educational State Lottery? It was educational; we reduced the amount of money from the general budget and replaced it with lottery money. What happened to the money that used to pay for education?

By accepting stimulus money South Carolina was forced to expand unemployment benefits. As soon as the federal money is spent, our State will then have to raise taxes to continue the federally mandated increase in benefits. This is just one example of why South Carolina needs to exert its sovereignty as defined in the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The issues are numerous, but most of them should be decided by the States not Washington D.C.

At the end of the last legislative session our State Senate failed to pass a sovereignty resolution that would have formally reminded the federal government that South Carolina is a sovereign State and the powers of the federal government are limited by the Constitution. Since the federal government has consistently passed legislation that violates the Constitution and tramples on States rights, this resolution would have paved the way to reign in the federal government. However, our Republican legislature did not have the will to get the resolution passed. Many have asked why they did not pass the resolution. I believe the answer lies in the dedication to the oath of office. Each member of the House and Senate took the following oath; “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed), and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. So help me God.” Our elected officials took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. Rarely do they even refer to our Constitution when drafting legislation and passing laws. Did you notice the last part of the Tenth Amendment, “Or to the people”? The people have power, power to change. We must use that power now, while we still have it.

While most conservative people are banging their heads against the wall in anger at the Democrats who control the U.S. Congress and Senate, they ignore the elephant in the room. The power of the federal government is limited and the States have the ultimate power to govern. Since our State has a majority of Republicans, who should we blame for not asserting our sovereignty and reining in the power that Washington is taking? The answer is our own Republican State controlled legislature. You know, the “good ole boys” in Columbia, SC. You know the good ole boys that override nearly every budget veto that the Governor has ever issued. These same good ole boys will now stand up and tell us how conservative they are, especially now that an election is coming up in 2010.

Common sense tells us that if we keep doing the same thing we will get the same result. As you know, South Carolina’s economy is taking on water and sinking fast. Nationally, unemployment is at its highest level since the Great Depression with South Carolina being the second highest in the nation. Do you think Washington is going to fix it? We can make huge improvements by following the Constitution and using our sovereignty right here in South Carolina. Several months ago I started reaching out to every conservative group in South Carolina. There are dozens of these groups fighting for a conservative government that will abide to the Constitution. Over the last few months we have developed several documents of draft legislation that will steer our State back onto the rails of a Constitutional Republic. Acknowledging that we have a majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives and Senate and that many of these Republicans are not preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution, we must make a change of leadership in Columbia, SC.

We need your help to make change happen in Columbia, SC. Having formed a coalition with many conservative groups and working together with one goal, we can make a difference by using the power of our money, voices and our vote. We can remove the incumbent politicians and replace them with people that will preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. This is where we need your help. The first thing you can do is read the Constitution. The U.S. Constitution and the South Carolina State Constitution can be found on our website. You will soon find out just how far off course we are. The next thing you can do is withhold all donations from incumbent politicians that do not honor their oath of office. Next, you can join the RINO HUNT and financially support our mission. Although times are tough now, they will only get tougher if we keep the same ineffective people in these positions. Many of these politicians have ulterior motives for doing what they do. Sweetheart deals, backroom agreements and just plain corruption that rob you and me from our ability to provide for our families. Did you know millions of our taxes went towards building a green bean museum? Now that is mixing vegetables with pork spending.

RINO HUNT

News Letter

October 20, 2009

Global Climate Change and the Copenhagen Climate Treaty

Most Americans have heard about global warming, climate change and the Cap and Trade Bill. However, many do not understand what this is about. To understand, you must step back and have a clear understanding of communism. Communism is a socioeconomic idea that establishes a system of power that proclaims that all people should be equal and should have the same political, economic and social values. When communism fell it was not defeated, it simply morphed into a new, more palatable design. As Americans, we believe that education, working hard and being honest will lead to success. We believe that definition of success because we have lived under a Constitutional Republic that limited the power of our government to tax and punish those that succeed. Keep in mind communism was not defeated and it did not die.

Under the guise of saving the environment the social structure of communism has been increasing and is gaining more power. Under communism, there are only two classes; the ruling class and the peasant class or surfs as some describe. The ruling class will dictate everything from food, employment, and housing to religious faith. Slowly but surely the U.S. is becoming entangled in the ideology of communism. Take a look at what has happened just over the last year. We have had a “housing crisis” that was designed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. They were the ones that created laws demanding mortgages be given to unqualified borrowers. Then bailouts to the very banks and mortgage industries that made the loans. This happened at the same time that Congress changed the law to limit personal bankruptcy and make it more difficult. Once again the elite were protected and the peasant class became poorer.

Now, under the guise of saving the planet we will be taxed at rates that no one can imagine. You may ask where this money will go. The premise is to tax the industrialized nations for their pollution and to assist less industrialized nations build their economy. Since all economies need energy, and most energy is created from fossil fuels, where will they get their energy from? The answer is the global warming folks don’t care. Once they have the money they will siphon it to their pockets and tell everyone they are working on “renewable” energy; renewable energy like windmills, solar, and hydrogen. Global warming and climate change is simply the new communist idea of controlling food, employment, housing and religious beliefs. In fact, global warming should be considered as a faith or religion. Faith is described as the substance of things not seen but hoped for.

Our President will be attending a summit on climate change in December where he is expected to sign a treaty that will bind the citizens of the U.S. This treaty will give the United Nations authority to levy taxes on U.S. citizens. Once signed and ratified it will have precedence over our Constitution. It will in effect, relinquish what is left of our National Sovereignty. Do you believe our current Senate will ratify this treaty? During the Clinton administration the Kyoto Protocol was signed but never ratified by the Senate because of little support. With our new President and majority Democrat Senate that support is now available. The only way to be removed from the treaty is for the other members to agree. Since the U.S. will be largest contributor, this will never be allowed. You can watch part of the President's speech at the U.N. conference.

This is why it is imperative that true conservatives and anyone that believes in the Constitution should be working towards removing RINO incumbents from every elected office. Capitalism did not fail; it was sabotaged and strangled by self serving politicians not only in Washington D.C., but in every State legislature. Our State legislatures have the power to limit the Federal government; they choose not to use that power. What will happen to your job when energy costs rise 40%? What will you do when you power bill, gas and heating increases 40%? You too will find yourself as a peasant in the hands of the ruling class.

RINO HUNT

News Letter

July 3, 2010

Take It Back

It has been a while since I’ve published a newsletter so we have some catching up to do. For those who may not have known, I became a candidate for Greenville County Council several months ago. If I would have known how much fun it was going to be I would have done it years ago and if I had known how much work it was going to be I may not have done it at all. It was truly a great experience and one I will never forget. I feel as though I completed a crash course in politics and earned an associate’s degree from the school of hard knocks. I am eager to share the lessons learned during my campaign, but that will have to wait for the right time and place.

In September of 2009 we had our first public event of the RINO Hunt. It was held at a Fuddruckers restaurant in Greenville, SC. Congressman Bob Inglis was holding a town hall event he calls “let’s talk”. The restaurant was packed with the Congressman’s constituents. Although I had some friends inside during the meeting I never went in. Instead, I stayed outside with my truck. You see, in the bed of my truck was a toilet bolted to a wooden box to make it high enough for everyone to see. Turned upside down in the bowel of the toilet was a mannequin type figure wearing dress paints and shoes. Above the toilet was a sign that read “Flush Bob Inglis”! Several RINO Hunters stood near the busy roadside holding signs that said “Honk to Flush Bob”. Most of the traffic passing by tooted their horns, gave us a thumbs-up or waived in approval. We knew we were on to something.

Inside, the crowd was giving Congressman Clueless the what for. As the constituents explained why they were unhappy, the Congressman smiled politely. He then defended his positions and explained that the people just didn’t understand and he knew what was best for us. This continued time after time as the people tried to get him to understand that he was supposed to represent their views in Congress, not have him represent his views when he came back home. Needless to say, the “let’s talk” became more of a let’s shout.

Just before the meeting started a nice young lady approached me and introduced herself as a reporter for National Public Radio. She asked me to explain what the purpose of the toilet was. I told her it was political theater with a serious message. She asked what RINO stood for and why I considered Congressman Inglis a RINO. She also asked if he was the only one. Of course I told her that there were many RINOs to choose from, but Bob was the first one we chose to retire in Congress. After she asked several more questions she went inside to the meeting. You can read the story and listen to the audio by clicking on this Link.

After the meeting was over the reporter interviewed Congressman Inglis. After asking him about the tenor and tone of the meeting and the RINO Hunt complete with toilet outside, Congressman Clueless responded by saying “he was not worried and he believed that by the time the primary rolled around cooler heads would prevail”. Maybe he should have worried, or at least listened to the people. On June 8^th, Bob found himself in a run-off election. Two weeks later, Bob was retired with his challenger getting 71% of the vote.

During this same period of time the RINO Hunt and toilet also followed U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham around from place to place during his appearances. Here in South Carolina, we don’t appreciate Senator Graham for many reasons; supporting amnesty for illegal aliens, apologizing to Racist groups like La Raza (which means “The Race”), calling those of us who want border security and immigration enforcement bigots Link, supporting the Cap and Trade wealth redistribution scheme and also for publicly stating on a local radio station that we sent him to Washington to do what he thinks should be done not what we think should be done.

On Thursday an article titled “Lindsey Graham, This Year’s Maverick” was published by the NY Time Magazine Link . There are several definitions for the word maverick, none of which applies to Graham. A maverick is an unbranded animal or person; one that refuses to abide to dictates or is a dissenter; or one who is independent. Graham has gleefully accepted the brand of the progressive liberals that are destroying the foundation of our nation. He willfully abides within the safety of others that mock our constitution and disrespect our laws. As for being independent, how is agreeing with John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reed, Ted Kennedy or Obama independent? No, Graham is not unique; he is just another oath breaking, closet liberal hiding in the GOP. Graham is so much a liberal, the Democrat Party said he is the best Democrat they could get in South Carolina. He represents the very things our founding fathers warned us about.

In the article, you will find numerous times where he acknowledges the RINO Hunt and belittles the Tea Party movement. In fact, he even offered to help my opponent during my race for County Council; an opponent that is a local smaller version of a RINO. Senator Graham states in the article that the Tea Party wants to “take back” our nation, but we wouldn’t know what to do with it once we got it back. Graham, similar to Inglis thinks he knows what’s best and we the people should just work our butts off, pay our taxes and shut up; let the elites in Washington the District of Corruption rule our lives. He like many other pompous politicians thinks he is a ruler; he’s a Representative of the people. Just as Congressman Clueless, Graham should worry, because we the people are coming and we are looking for him. The Tea Party or as I prefer to call it, the Freedom movement has many great ideas for how to govern this great nation and every one of these ideas is centered on the constitution and limited government. I personally believe we could blindly go through the phonebook and pick five hundred forty six names to replace our U.S. Senate, Congress, Supreme Court, President and Vice President and they could do a better job than what we have now. If Graham really believes we are so dumb and he is so smart, I would love to challenge him to a public debate to discuss our solutions as compared to his.

So what do we do to Take It Back? Well, it is already happening throughout the nation and right here at home. Get involved. Read the Constitution. Read Rules for Radicals; it’s being used against us ever day. Become a member of a local citizen’s group and attend their meetings. Talk to and invite other people to get involved. This sounds a lot like community organizing doesn’t it?

You don’t want to miss the next meeting of the RINO Hunt. There will not be any candidates or politicians, just us paranoid, God fearing, Gun clinging patriots; you know those right-wing dangerous radicals that Janet Incomptitano warned about. Radicals like returning soldiers, anti-abortionists, traditional marriage supporters, limited government supporters and constitutionalists. We will discuss the implementation of plans that will Take It Back.

Our next meeting will be July 23, 2010 at Denny’s Restaurant 2521 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greenville, SC. Map The meeting will start at 6:00 PM. Bring someone new and receive a free pocket Constitution.

Now, let’s Take It Back. If not you then who, if not now then when. What will you tell your kids or grandkids in twenty years when we have spent their future and left them with socialism?