ActiCons

I can remember when the corporate world used to be scared of Us.

You know, Us. The slumbering majority in this country that doesn’t want to see salaciousness enshrined, moral relativity championed, marriage cheapened and redefined, and abortion paid for with our tax dollars. We went quietly about our business, went to church, shared a sense of pride in our community and country.

And they were afraid of Us. You know, the corporations who lived and died on our purchasing money. Whatever the people who ran these companies might have believed on a personal level, they did not dare to take our money and use it to collaborate with those who were fighting against everything we believed in.

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Yesterday, I presented my case for small donation support of online conservative activism. It’s my belief that we both require and can self-fund independent conservative activism and citizen journalism. The left has a massive machine for this, as we have seen in the health care debate. The right doesn’t have one George Soros, but we do have hundreds of Caleb Howes. I pointed out that if only half of my twitter followers donated 3 dollars each, I would hit my short-term fundraising goal of 2400 dollars.

This is the power of three dollars. In 24 hours, I’m now $1100 on the way. If I make my goal, I’ll be in Pittsburgh this weekend. Maybe I take a camera to a nutroots event? You never know.

This is the power of small donors. We produce the content, and we fund it ourselves. This is conservative activism, and it’s all possible thanks to YOU. So thank you!

We ARE the mob.

Under the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s “Affordable Health Choices Act,” local governments can apply for “community transformation” grants to build jungle gyms, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and grocery stores, to install streetlights, and to establish new farmers’ markets.

The dollar amount of these grants, and of the total “community transformation” earmark program, is left to the discretion of the Obama administration.

Cities can also apply for “community makeover” grants, which can provide them with up to $10 per resident in taxpayer dollars for “beautifying streets.”

Sen. Tom Coburn, MD (R-OK) sponsored an amendment to the HELP Committee bill that would have prevented any funds it made available from being used “to build, develop, or maintain sidewalks, parks, bike paths, or street lights.” The amendment was defeated by party-line vote.

The “Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,” the House of Representatives’ health overhaul legislation, also contains an earmark for these grants. The House bill sets the amount available for their funding at $1.6 billion.

Sources: “Affordable Health Choices Act,” Title III, Subtitle C
HR 3200, § 3151

I’m a conservative activist. At least, I like to think of myself in this way. Most of you reading this know me from RedState. Part of my job as an activist is to advocate. Part of it is to participate. For example, I started the #iamthemob hashtag on Twitter, which as spawned facebook groups, t-shirts, enthusiasm … activism. Like you, I attend town halls, tea parties, even the conventions. I also advocate, obviously, through opinion blogging at Redstate, Acticons, Spectator, and previously at Political Machine.

But I also believe part of my job is to investigate.

Over the last year, I was able to break a number of stories that would not otherwise have been told. I caught Don Fowler, former head of the DNC, joking about a hurricane hitting New Orleans during the Republican convention. He had to issue an apology. He called me a right-wing nutjob. The video hit all the networks, and he, and Congressman Spratt of South Carolina, were duly embarrassed. Because of independent blogging, the MSM had to run the story. That’s what we do.

I also broke the story of the discarded flags at the Democratic convention. I went deep inside the protests in Denver and in St. Paul, even getting arrested with the protesters (see my youtube vids). I broke the national story of a Fox News crew being attacked by protesters BEFORE Fox News did. They used my video on air thanks to their cameraman being punched in the lens.

I also brought you the story of the anti-American history channel ads that actually provoked the CLIO Awards to rescind an award given to an anti-American ad campaign. At AOL, I broke the story of Hillary’s eligibility for Secretary of State. It was on a number of blogs, but only after we hit half a million views at AOL did the story hit the national media.

Just this week, I researched and delivered the astroturf story for Redstate. My story hit Hannity, Levin, and Beck, not to mention all across the web.

Investigation is something we need on the right. There’s very little of it. But it’s what I do.

For now.
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Dude. I’m so surprised the left would use Hitler imagery. Shocked, even.

What is there to add? Except to point out that this is what independent conservative activism and investigative blogging is all about. Well done, @collegepolitico!

Watch this. Then rate it at youtube. Then post it on your blog. Then tweet it.

Yes, #iamthemob. But the union thugs are A MOB. Remember this if you go to a town hall.

The DNC put out a new ad today hoping to characterize all those who oppose #Obamacare as a dangerous mob out to destroy your health and well-being. This is only the latest in a line of assaults on the very idea of conservatism and dissent on the part of Obama Democrats. Well this time I’m fed up.

They want to call use an angry mob? Well let’s tell them who that mob is.

If you are on Twitter or you have a blog, don’t let the DNC get away with their continuing assault on your free speech and your right to protest and dissent. If you oppose Obamacare, go to Twitter and tell us who you are. Just add the hashtag #iamthemob.

If you aren’t on Twitter, you can tag a blog entry just like this one telling us who you are and why you oppose Obamacare. Tag it #iamthemob, and link it back here for a linkback.

We have the right to protest the healthcare takeover. We’re doing it offline, now let’s do it online. Conservative activism is our voice.

I’m a Christian, a father, a husband, a son, a Republican, an activist, an employee, a blogger, a Twitter addict, and a friend, and #IAMTHEMOB!

Join the two new facebook groups dedicated to opposition to Obamacare and pushing back against the mob ad:
#iamthemob and The People’s Mob

Thank you Jim Treacher for the title.

So I’m just getting back into the news after taking a day off after the Redstate Gathering, and I see that there was a good bit of buzz today about a poster in L.A. depicting Barack Obama as Heath Ledger’s Joker. To summarize the reactions:

Conservatives: Ha ha ha. Socialism.
Liberals: RRRAAACCCIIISSMMM!!!!!!!!
Conservatives: Wait .. what?
This twerp: Where’s the noose? (this should be read aloud in your best Jan Brady voice)
Leon Wolf: What does socialism have to do with lipstick?
Me: Ha ha ha. SocialIsm. Also, bleh.
Jim Treacher: Genius.
Liberals: RAAAACCCCIIIIIIIISSSSSSMMMMMMMMM!!11!11!1!!!!! Also BUSH LIED!

So, you know. The usual.

But then Ben Domenech pointed something out to me:
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Watch this.

Dude.

Huge “Well Done” to Steven Crowder. In fact, there’s little to add. Make sure to post your comments here and at YouTube, and vote it up. Conservatives, we need to start being heard on health care, before we all end up in terminal waiting rooms.