Moore TEA Citizens Stage Tax Day Rally in Downtown Southern Pines
A woman holds a “Nobama” sign during the Moore TEA Citizens' Tax Day Rally held Tuesday afternoon in front of the post office in downtown Southern Pines.
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A group of supporters gathered in downtown Southern Pines Tuesday afternoon for the Moore TEA Citizens' Tax Day Rally.
Despite diminishing crowds in recent years, organizers say this year’s was an important event because this is an election year, said Dee Park, coordinator of Moore TEA Citizens.
The free event was held in front of the post office in downtown Southern Pines. “TEA” stands for “taxed enough already,” and is a nod to the Colonial Boston Tea Party, one of the nation’s first organized political protests.
Residents brought their own flags and signs. Attendees sang songs, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, prayed and read from the Constitution.
The most important things the tea party group does during the rally are register voters and provide information about candidates. Park said the group’s goal is to make sure issues for the voters are “understandable and supportable.”
As an organization, Moore TEA Citizens says it advocates adhering to the Constitution, which it believes will result in limited federal government, better fiscal responsibility and a free market. The group does not endorse candidates.
Moore TEA Citizens’ mission is to organize like-minded individuals, educate and inform others based on its core values, secure public policy consistent with those values, and affect the outcome of elections.
Since its first Tax Day Rally, the group has registered more than 1,700 members, and has become one of the larger and more influential tea party groups in North Carolina.
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JD 1 year, 1 month ago
I tried to talk to one of these people. Apparently it was ok to pay 28% under Reagan, but a 30% Buffett tax is too much. I was lied to by several people that Obama cut the military (which wouldn't that be something they would want?) which he hasn't.. Military spending is up and the machine is still rolling strong. I have tried to see things from their point of view, but it all just comes down to color and how they don't like the President's.
melatr7 1 year, 1 month ago
"I tried to talk to one of these people." Ah- you tried to show them the error of their ways didja'? That's laughable. And these people eat politics for breakfast. I really don't think you could teach them something from your 'point of view' that they didn't already know.
My BIG question to you is: Do black conservatives lose all their color when YOU, yes, YOU- personally- look at them? Because people like Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Allen West, Charles Payne, Bernice King and Frederick Douglass are Tea Party HEROS!!
The local Tea Party has black conservative speakers pretty often. Is that a different black?? Is Obama a different black? I am WEARY of folks like you with your pre-conceived and wrongly held viewpoints!! When are you going to see it is NOT about RACE? It is about the Constitution, our Country, prosperity, liberties and freedom.
MikeNC 1 year, 1 month ago
melatr7 36 minutes ago ... I am WEARY of folks like you with your pre-conceived and wrongly held viewpoints!! When are you going to see it is NOT about RACE? It is about the Constitution, our Country, prosperity, liberties and freedom.
Amen....Mike
herecomesthescience 1 year, 1 month ago
"I am WEARY of folks like you with your pre-conceived and wrongly held viewpoints!! "...wouldn't that be a preconceived notion?
I could care less about either side of this whole thing, but that statement is just silly.
JD 1 year, 1 month ago
My BIG question to you is: Do black conservatives lose all their color when YOU, yes, YOU- personally- look at them? Because people like Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Allen West, Charles Payne, Bernice King and Frederick Douglass are Tea Party HEROS!! The local Tea Party has black conservative speakers pretty often. Is that a different black?? Is Obama a different black? I am WEARY of folks like you with your pre-conceived and wrongly held viewpoints!! When are you going to see it is NOT about RACE? It is about the Constitution, our Country, prosperity, liberties and freedom.
Actually I did not try to change a point of view. As my grandfather said, it is one thing to be ignorant, it is another to open your mouth and announce it to the world.
Sort of like you, I don't need to show you are a racist, prejudice individual. I just have to let you open your mouth.
JD 1 year, 1 month ago
oh and Mike, notice how met side stepped the whole tax conversation... That's the root of it, rather than talk about actual taxing he pulls some sort of angry zeal out and doesn't give his two cents on something constructive. I am weary of people like the both of you.
melatr7 1 year, 1 month ago
herecomesthescience 35 minutes ago "I am WEARY of folks like you with your pre-conceived and wrongly held viewpoints!! "...wouldn't that be a preconceived notion?
I'm really not into giving English lessons, herecomesthescience, but a preconceived notion is an opinion formed in advance without adequate evidence. JD stated that he/she believes Tea Party people don't like the color of Obama's skin. That is preconceived (without evidence) and wrong (untrue).
The "I am weary" part of my statement accuses no one of anything. It is a fact. Not a notion (idea). therefore, my statement was neither preconceived, nor a notion. It was evidentiary.
Furthermore, JD himself/herself provided the evidence of his/her wrongly held preconceived notion by pulling the race card in the first place.
Bwa-ha-ha
emb6683 1 year, 1 month ago
" I was lied to by several people that Obama cut the military (which wouldn't that be something they would want?) which he hasn't.. Military spending is up and the machine is still rolling strong."
Where to start? Have you read the FY13 Defense Budget? Significant cuts to military funding by the Obama administration from FY13 to FY17. DoD was required to reduce expenditures by $259 billion during this period. This requires signifcant force structure cuts. The Army is reducing by 80,000 soldiers, from 570,000 to 490,000. The Navy is retiring ships earleir than planned and not butying as many new ones as planned. The Air Force is retiring over 100 of their aircraft with no replacements. Pay raises for military will be limited starting in FY15 and a greater part of medical costs will be passed to the soldier and retired soldier.
Bentpan 1 year, 1 month ago
JD you really need to quit while you're behind, right now I and most readers of this thread figure you've got a double digit IQ but we are on the whole a generous lot.
melatr7 1 year, 1 month ago
JD 59 minutes ago
"Actually I did not try to change a point of view. As my grandfather said, it is one thing to be ignorant, it is another to open your mouth and announce it to the world. Sort of like you, I don't need to show you are a racist, prejudice individual. I just have to let you open your mouth."
JD, if you are able to read what you wrote, you will see that you most certainly DID try to change a point of view. AND- you never answered my question. Is Obama a different black than - Allen West- for example? How can you say that I am racist and prejudice(d)- unless you think Mr. West is white- and that is the only reason I admire him? If you think he is white, you are in more trouble than I originally thought!
BIG difference between #1.discriminating and #2.discriminatory. I admit to being discriminating.
Your Grandpa was right...
Thatcher 1 year, 1 month ago
emb6683-- You are correct, and JD is is simply wrong. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/01/obama-defense-cuts/1. And as an aside, JD, you might want to take some time to learn about marginal tax rates on income, capital gains tax rates on investments, etc., before commenting. And if you'd like to discuss Reagan's approach with that of Obama, I'd be happy to have that conversation with you. Thanks. (P.S. I'm assuming you will no longer back the "Buffet Rule," since it has been proven by even the liberal media to be a mindless gimmick: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/usa-tax-buffett-idUSL2E8F9I9I20120416. A mere $4.7 billion a year could fund several GSA junkets to Vegas, with complimentary videos. Nice.).