Just for clarity (and Honesty), the Club for Growth only ranks the records for Fiscal Responsibility, Taxes, and Growth oriented legislation. Social issues are ignored. But they are included in the Heritage rankings, which are not included here. Those are hard to sort and figure out, but they rather closely resemble the Club for Growth results.

For a listing of the freshmen, and their ratings, see here.

Regardless of the polls, the side that ultimately wins will be the side that is most successful turning out their voters. In the coming months, you will hear appeals from many sources asking for help making calls, preparing mail, dropping leaflets, going door-to-door, etc.

Every little bit helps, but do you know the key to making any get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort the most successful?

Answer: The more personal the approach to motivating voters, the more effective the approach will tend to be.

In the old days of “patronage politics,” ward chairs would canvass their local areas and depended on face-to-face interaction to drive the vote. As technology became more prevalent, such outreach became replaced by more impersonal forms of communication such as mass media, radio, TV, direct mail, and phone calls.

This new kind of politics tends to not only be less personal, it tends to distance the government and political representatives from the people. It also makes money more of a factor. The candidate with the most money gets an edge because he or she can more easily drive a message.

So what does this mean for 2012?

The good news is that personal outreach is still the gold standard. Whatever else you do this election, make sure you organize GOTV in your own neighborhood. It may be that the work you do closest to home has a greater impact than any other work you do.

Getting out the vote in your community is not rocket science, but there are tools that can make doing so easier and more effective. Join members of Cincinnati Tea Party this Saturday, May 19th from 9a.m. – 3p.m. for a free American Majority training (click to register).

Learn the tools you need to make an impact in a place that makes the most powerful difference, close to home.

The left has been doing such “organizing” for years – often, paid for with your money! It is time to turn the table back to the side of liberty.

The more members of our group that get trained, the stronger we will be in advocating for our core principles.

Now is the time.  Please join us!

May 19th, 9a.m. – 3p.m.
How to Impact Elections and Turnout the Vote!
Hosted by American Majority

Topics covered at training:

• How to increase voter turnout.
• How to create a blog and better use social media.
• How to build lasting neighborhood coalitions.
• Learn cutting edge technology and tools to help.

Date: Saturday – May 19, 2012, 9a.m. – 3p.m.
(Lunch and Training Materials Provided)
Location: American Majority Office – 5430 West Chester Road, West Chester, OH 45069
Register: americanmajority.org/ohio

Like American Majority Ohio’s Facebook Page: facebook.com/amohio
Follow on Twitter: twitter:@OH_Majority
Email: americanmajorityoh@gmail.com

That was last week.

Today, James O’Keefe pulled another sting off. Remember him? ACORN videos, etc. Well, you would think that the left would be well armored against him, but apparently not. Not that smart…..

This time, it is in North Carolina, the home of the DNC convention. The story, including a flaming video of what happened, courtesy of Big Government (read here).  Unfortunately, as O’Keefe shows, it is ridiculously easy to perpetuate fraud.

Now, I am going to repeat a call from my last weeks article. In Ohio, we have the “Voter Integrity Project”, which is an offshoot of True The Vote. In Clermont County, Larry Heller is the local coordinator. He could use your help to True the Vote, and eliminate fraud in Ohio. Contact Larry, or if you don’t know how, contact me at roger.baxter@fuse.net, and I will get you in touch.

For the Clermont Patriot, or my Email, just underline, and right click (in Windows).  You will get there.

“…something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So they (his parents) got together and Barack Obama Jr. was born.”

A few problems with that.  The Selma marches took place in 1965 (link), and Obama was born in 1961 (link).

Are you tired of politicians lying to you?  “The arrogance of politicians is equal to the ignorance of their constituents” (Chuck Woolery). It is time to restore some integrity to political office in America. To do so, people need to get off their couches and get involved.

They are regulating coal, which comprises more than half of our electricity supplies, out of existence.  They are trying to do the same with nuclear. They are now aiming at natural gas through F racking regulations.

And, now, here is the kicker. They have walled off the Green River Basin from development, despite the fact that even the government says that it holds more oil and gas than the total reserves known to exist in the ENTIRE WORLD.

Read the article here.

Time to get more than a little upset, folks. These people, including Sherrod Brown and Obama have to go away in November.

Come to the June Tea party meeting to learn how to help. Or, go to American Majority to learn about training opportunities.

It is much more pernicious than you may have thought. The linked Big Government article will spell it out. A bit long, but well worth the read.

Read here.

The loophole being abused is called the “additional child tax credit.”  Undocumented workers are using it to claim their nieces and nephews as dependents.  This results in thousands of dollars in refunds for themselves while  costing U.S. taxpayers over $4 billion a year.

A stellar vote of confidence for the same government that wants to take over our healthcare.  See the response the investigative reporter gets from the IRS after calling, emailing, and even traveling to D.C., no reply.

Note as you watch this, the farther away government gets from the people, the more difficult it becomes to hold accountable.  Kudos to this reporter, perhaps there is hope for some members of the press after all.

Watch and share with a friend.

A few follow-up items:

1). We will either get out the vote this fall or lose Ohio to the left (see polls). Hope is not a plan and there is no cavalry coming to the rescue. Help start organizing for victory by printing out and looking over your precinct’s walking list. Click here for directions how.

2). Who should make decisions about healthcare for you and your family – Washington insiders or you? One way to put citizens back in control of their healthcare is by implementing a Health Care Compact. Learn more at: healthcarecompact.org

3). Voter integrity is essential to the survival of our republic. Work from home to help clean up the voter database in Ohio and reduce the possibility of voter fraud. More information is available from Denise Mayer at:  denisem@ohiovip.org

4). Last month our website had 22,721 page views. That’s over 74,000 so far this year. Help us outrun the liberal, crony media. Our next Website/Blogging for Liberty Class is Monday, May 7th, 7p.m. at the Union Township Civic Center (big room, lower level). If you are technical enough to send an email, you are technical enough to be a blogger. We will be dividing into two groups on Monday, one for those already up and running and one for beginners. Cost: Free!

5).  Attend an American Majority Activist Training and learn the skills needed to become a stronger defender of freedom. Trainings run from 9a.m. – 3p.m. The cost is $25 (includes lunch and training materials). There are two trainings available in May. Click to register online: May 5th or May 19th.

6). Here is a link to the “If I wanted America to Fail” video we watched at the meeting. Please share with a friend.

7). Occupy Cincinnati members are clamoring for an increase in the minimum wage. Learn how minimum wage laws hurt the very people they are intended to help. View a video explaining why called “Edward the Exploiter” on our website.

Next month’s meeting will be held 7p.m. June 5th at the Holiday Inn Eastgate. The time is now to begin organizing for victory in November (get started here). Waiting for the fall is too late!

Yours in Liberty,

Ted Stevenot
Clermont Tea Party
www.clermontteaparty.org

“It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral laws which bind each of them separately.” Thomas Jefferson

Read the linked article from Heritage, Please.

C.S. Lewis once wrote about the wise fools of the modern age who had lost touch with underlying value and instead embraced popular forms of subjectivism,

 “Their skepticism about values is on the surface: it is for use on other people’s values; about the values in their own set they are not nearly skeptical enough.” (pp. 29 The Abolition of Man, 1944).

It has been proven over and over again that the minimum wage only hurts the people it is intended to uplift.  Such intervention in the free-exchange of labor and wages does unintended damage to those at the lowest rung of the economic ladder.  Watch this video, it explains it beautifully.

100 Mile Memorial Run & Pasta Dinner Fundraiser
Friday, May 25th, 5:00p.m – 9:00p.m.
Where: St. Margaret of Cortona Church
6000 Murray Ave
Madisonville, OH
$7.00 Adults, $3.50 Children (10 and under)

More information available at: www.alwaysbrothers.org

Mail in donations:
Always Brothers
100 Miles for Lima Company
PO Box 36151
Cincinnati, OH 45236-0151
info@alwaysbrothers.org

Promises made that we cannot keep. What next?

http://forum.yellowribbonsupportcenter.com/events/calendar-of-events/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/07/143/-/golf-outing.html

Sponsor info is as follows:

We are hosting our very first charity golf outing and have many sponsorship opportunities available for you and/or your company.  We are very passionate about our mission to send care packages to those men & women serving in harm’s way and we would appreciate it if you would take this opportunity to partner with us.

$25,000-$10,000 Tournament Sponsor

As the tournament sponsor, you or your company will be recognized as the Major Sponsor for all publicity involving the event. Your name or company logo will be prominently displayed throughout the event and you will receive advertisement on the Yellow Ribbon Support Center’s Website. You/your company will be entitled to one complimentary foursome in the outing.

$7,500 Dinner Sponsor

As the dinner sponsor, you or your company will be recognized as one of the main sponsors for all publicity involving the event. Your name or company logo will be displayed prominently at the after-event dinner and will be recognized verbally for your sponsorship. You will also receive advertisement on the Yellow Ribbon Support Center’s  Website. Additionally, you will be entitled to one complimentary foursome in the outing.

$5,000 Beverage Sponsor

As a beverage sponsor, you or your company will be recognized as a co-sponsor for all publicity involving the event.  Your name or company logo will be prominently displayed on the on-course beverage cart and you will receive advertisement on the Yellow Ribbon Support Center’s Website.

$1,000-$250 Individual Hole Sponsors

Your name or your company will be recognized as a hole sponsor with a sign displaying your name or company logo on the tee box or green at your hole. You will also be thanked on the Yellow Ribbon Support Center’s Website.

The contact info is: