Well ... you really showed up over the weekend. Those of you who participated in the Tea Party protest in Washington sure did make a splash. You are to be congratulated. You did it! You showed up in numbers that not only surprised the DC police, but that I suspect shocked the political class. I was at an event last evening where I had a chance to shoot the breeze with both of Georgia's U.S. Senators. Let me tell you, my friends ... you've made an impact. There will be a lot of Senators and Representatives heading back to their Capitol Hill offices today trying to figure out just what this tremendous showing means.

The White House seems to already have it figured out. Presidential dog-washer David Axelrod said yesterday that the people who showed up in Washington yesterday "don't represent mainstream American views." So ... there you have it.

I'll tell you who else is surprised. That would be the New York and Washington press corps. As my father would have said, "They didn't know whether to s___ or go blind." (Where did these Marines get all of these colorful sayings?) The media, you see, has an ideological platform to support; and trying to give the appearance of presenting an objective picture of what happened media in Washington over the weekend, while protecting their ideological platform, turned out to be almost impossible.

The first issue to come up was the parsing down of the crowd size. Many lamestream media outlets described the protest as "thousands." Then it grew to "tens of thousands." But in fact, the number could have been as high as 1.5 million protestors. Sadly, it took a British newspaper to report the higher figure. To visually see how many people showed up in Washington, take a look at this time lapse video. Pretty neat, huh?

Also take a look at two instances that occurred on CNN, while trying to cover the Tea Party protests over the weekend. The first is CNN trying to do a story on Rep. Joe Wilson:

Toward the end of the live broadcast, the anchor just turns around to address the crowd because she is being drowned out by the protestors. The next is CNN interviewing a Tea Party protestor. You can tell exactly what this anchor is thinking, but this protestor handled himself with civility and eloquence.

If you ask Obama or his advisors like David Axelrod ... they will tell you that this DC protest does not represent the mainstream view in America. That's also what they said over the month of August for people who voiced their opinions at the healthcare town halls. This is the strategy of the left: marginalize the outcry. Make them feel isolated. It's harder to fight something if you feel that you are alone.

If you really want some change in Washington, you can't let Washington and the mainstream media marginalize you in this manner. You have to continue this sentiment through next year's election and beyond.

My question: Was this a moment or a movement. If this is truly a movement, you have to keep the momentum going through election time because that is when you can really make a change.

We can hope, can't we?

Oh how I would like to see a march on Washington of that magnitude promoting the FairTax. Now with the looters in charge in Washington right now that could well be an exercise in futility. But if the Republicans get on the ball and make the FairTax a part of their 2010 platform (another Contract with America?), do you folks think we could gin up a crowd like this?

But in case you haven't heard ..... you Tea Partiers have brought back the issue of race. This is the other way the MSM chooses to handle these protests. The liberal media can't, for the life of them, understand that there could be this many people who are not in love with massive and overbearing government. So they are trying to come up with other reasons why so many people would gather in protest, and the one reason they keep returning to is race. They continue to believe that this outcry has nothing to do with our imperial federal government but has everything to do with the color of the president's skin.

Take a look at this screen shot, for example, from CNN. Along with its coverage of the Tea Party in Washington over the weekend, CNN questioned whether or not this had anything to do with race.

In another example of race-baiting, Maureen Dowd of the New York Times wrote a column accusing Rep. Joe Wilson of racism. She says, "Surrounded by middle-aged white guys -- a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men's club -- Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" at a president who didn't. But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!"

Oh .. .and while we're at it, everyone knows that the Asian woman who called a foot-fault on Serena Williams over the weekend is a die-hard racist and probably has a white sheet and hood in the back of her car.

Even ACORN has jumped back into the race issue ......

There's a tea party caravan on the way to Washington. The people in this caravan say that they've had just about enough of big government and high taxes, and they're exercising their free speech rights to let some of the high and mighty inside the beltway know.

OK ... I have an idea; perhaps a better way to make a statement. If you have a septic tank you know at least two things:

1. You know what is in that septic tank.
2. You know that there are people who will come to your home and pump that stuff out of there every once in a while.

You also probably suspect that there is an overabundance of that very same stuff in Washington DC. So .. how about another caravan!

Close your eyes for a second and try to envision about 100 of those septic tank cleaning trucks heading to Washington DC. Just drive into town, circle the Capitol, drive down the National Mall, and then find a place for a little rally. They symbolism would be wonderful.

OK ... I'm the idea man here. I don't do all that well at implementing, so I'm leaving this up to someone else. Hint: The symbolism here would be so strong that you can bet the Democrats would try to find a way to stop you; probably using the Department of Homeland Security.

I was wondering yesterday how the media would be responding to these anti-tax rallies across the country yesterday. I suggested that the leftist media would be presenting the protestors as rightwing extremist nut jobs who were motivated by greed and wanted to make sure that none of their money was ever used to help the (ugh) "less fortunate."

So, how did it turn out? Have you heard about this CNN reporter named Susan Roesgen? If you have the time and want to listen to her report from the Chicago tea-party you can click right here or watch below. If not, well ... let me tell you. This Roesgen person was, as I said, covering the Chicago rally. She picked out a rather inarticulate person from the crowd: "Ok, you're here with your 2-year-old ... why are you here today?" The protester said that he was here today because he heard the president say that he believed what Lincoln stood for and he then tried to explain Lincoln's attitude toward taxes. Rather than interviewing this guy, Roesgen started to argue with him: "Sir, what does this have to do with taxes? What does this have to do with your taxes?" Then she asked "Do you realize that you're eligible for a $400 credit ...?" At that point the man said "let me finish my point?"

Wait a minute! Read that again? This guy is protesting taxes, and this ignoranus CNN reporter asks him if he realizes that he is eligible for some type of $400 credit? What is she saying? I'll tell you what she's saying. This guy shouldn't be protesting taxes because he's going to be getting a check!

The interview proceeds. The man says that Lincoln believed that people had a right to the fruits of their own labor and that "government should not take it." Roesgen then stuck her finger in his face and said "Do you know that the state of Lincoln gets $50 billion dollars out of this stimulus, that's $50 billion dollars for this state." At this point someone in the crowd says something and the man becomes a bit frustrated. Roesgen turns away and starts talking to the anchor. Now listen to this gem from this wonderful, objective CNN reporter:

"OK, Cara, we'll move on over here. I think you get the general tenor of this. It's anti-government. Anti-CNN since this is highly promoted by the right wing conservative network Fox, and since I can't really hear much more and I think this is not really family viewing it's time to come back to you Cara."

The CNN anchor ... Cara or Kara or whatever ... then says "Wow, that is a prime example of what we're covering here. Susan pointed out everything plain and clear what she's dealing with."

Well .. there you have it. These tax protestors are "anti-government." The don't want to be taxed out of fifty percent of everything they earn .. and they're anti-government. They're also anti-CNN. Where did THAT come from? Do you know that Pew research did a poll last year and found that more Democrats and independents watch Fox News than Republicans? But to Susan Roesgen Fox is right wing and conservative.

The fact is Roesgen was saying just what the Democrats wanted her to say. Last night the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was reporting that "...critics -- especially Democrats -- have labeled the gatherings as frauds created by Republican advocacy groups with the backing of deep-pocketed lobbyists and Fox News." Yup ... these idiots at these rallies couldn't possibly have opinions of their own. They're just a creation of the Republican Party and Fox. Roesgen handled the Democrat message a little clumsily ... but handle it she did.

It was also rather odd that when Roesgen would look into the camera when she was talking about stimulus checks for Illinois. Why? Because she was making her own statement. She was the person being interviewed ... not the actual protestor. She wasn't really that interested in what this guy had to say ... she had her own opinions and she wanted to make sure they got aired.

There you have it folks. This is the way much of the liberal media will be covering the protests today. These are anti-government right-wing kooks

Yesterday was quite a day for a lot of you who are fed up with our current levels of spending and waste. So maybe you weren't able to catch the president's reaction to the tea party protests.

Obama's response was that he had already delivered the most "progressive tax cut in history, with 95% of families getting a tax break in every pay check." Now for most of you who attended some sort of protest or rally yesterday, this explanation should infuriate you because you know the truth. You know that Barack Obama has not cut taxes for 95% of Americans. It's a calculated lie. Over 40% of those people don't pay income taxes in the first place? You know better, folks. Obama has changed the American language in many ways. He calls the war on terror an "overseas contingency operation." He calls acts of terror "man caused disasters." Now he's calling government handouts to people who do not pay income taxes "tax cuts." The media, of course, lets him get away with this. His "progressive" tax cuts are what have people up in arms to begin with - the achievers in this country are being taxed at rates that will eventually lead to a giant shrug.

By the way ... under Obama's definition our tax code is an act of terror on the American people. Nobody can deny that our tax code is a man-caused disaster. As such it is, by definition, an act of terrorism against the American people. Nice.

Obama says that Americans need a "government that is working to create jobs and opportunity for them, rather than simply giving more and more to those at the very top in the false hope that wealth will trickle down."

No, no and hell no. It is not the role of the government to create jobs for people. There is this little thing called the private sector that is far more capable of providing jobs for people. But the more you tax the small business owners and the entrepreneurs and the evil rich ... the more jobs government is going to create, because it is squeezing out the private sector! Also ... and do I really need to say this? ... the government doesn't "give" to those at the very top. Those at the very top EARN. They ACHIEVE? The government doesn't GIVE to them .. the government TAKES from them .... And then gives to those at the bottom and call it tax cuts.

Finally, Obama says, "We start from the simple premise that we should reduce the tax burden on working people, while helping Americans go to college, own a home, raise a family, start a business and save for retirement." In other words, Obama wants to reduce taxes on the middle class while providing handouts to ensure that people can do to college and own a home.

I'm excited about the tea party tax protests taking place around the country today. I'll admit, at first I wasn't all that thrilled ... but I've come around. I'm hoping that we have a collective count of millions of Americans protesting big government and high taxes before this Tax Day has ended. I think we all know that the media will do anything it can to denigrate these protestors and to write off the rallies as just some sort of a right-wing temper tantrum. Believe me, there are many so-called "journalists" out there who see these protests in exactly that light. These are nothing but a bunch of greedy conservatives who don't want to pay their fair share of the taxes that are needed to run our country and help the less fortunate ... right? Can't you hear it?

Jealous? Yeah. I am. I would love for these to all be FairTax rallies. There will, though, be FairTax signs and supporters at all of them. The simple truth here is that it is easier to be against something (taxes) than it is to be for something (The FairTax). But protesting the confiscatory tax rates of the Imperial Federal Government of the United States is a great start. Every day more people learn of the FairTax and like what they see. We can't turn this mess around in a week, a month or a year. Just keep plugging.

In the meantime ... annoy liberals, annoy the government, and annoy the media. Show up at one of these rallies and let them know how you feel about our tax-and-spend culture in Washington.

I'll tell you one thing: The people who show up at these tea parties are, for the most part, far better Americans than those who put this dangerous anti-capitalist into the White House. And yes ... I mean that.

OK .. I'm going to make some people mad with this one, but would you folks please put this asinine "tea party" idea to rest? I'm just a wee-bit tired of hearing excited stories about people sending tea bags to their congressmen. Sorry ... but how LAME!

OK .. first of all; these tea bags are NOT getting to the people you're sending them to. Do you remember 9/11? Do you remember the anthrax scares that came along after 9/11? Well ... maybe you also remember that they set up a mail processing facility for members of congress after the anthrax letters were sent. Now you folks actually think that your tea bags are going to go ripping through that mail processing facility and end up being dumped on some congressman's desk? Yeah ... and Obama's going to give a speech without a teleprompter any day now.

Do we need action? Yes, absolutely. We've lost control of this government. We're rapidly approaching the point ... give it two years or so ... where the majority of eligible voters in this country will be getting checks from the government instead of paying taxes. Can you guess how these people will vote? It certainly won't be for anyone who promotes self-sufficiency. And you think we're going to turn this thing around by mailing tea bags that will get thrown away in some postal handling facility miles away from the office of the elected official you sent them to?

Not trying to rain on your parade .. but you're taking the easy way out here. "Hey, we're in a jam, but I DID something! I mailed a tea bag to my congressman! When the history of the 21st century is told I'm going to be right there because I mailed a tea bag!"

Over two hundred years ago young patriots dragged their naked feet down icy roads - leaving a trail of blood - to fight for independence. And you're sending tea bags. Put a tea bag in the mail and your job is done.

Use your tea bags to make tea and do something meaningful. Go around your workplace or neighborhood and register voters who actually produce and contribute to our society. Trust me, there are enough people out there registering the parasites, find the producers who don't vote - convince them that their vote is needed and would count - and sign them up. Then take a copy of their voter registration, put it with the other copies you've already collected, and send them to your congressman. It sure would count for a lot more than a tea bag. If you think all your co-workers and friends are already registered ... then design a little "I'm voting in 2010" pledge form and get them signed. Then send copies of those. What do you think an elected official is going to pay attention to? A tea bag or a pledge to vote in 2010?

Quit taking the easy way out here. Anyone can go to the grocery store and buy tea bags. Takes a bit more to hit the pavement and find voters.

From now on ... no more calls about your great tea party protests. If that's all you have to offer go find a copy of People Magazine and dig in.