Sunday, March 7, 2010

LIST OF TEA PARTY ORGANIZERS IN HAWAII and FLORIDA...MOSTLY FRAUDULENT GHOST ACCOUNTS!!

Organizer
Marie Ruhland
H: (808) 895-3741
M: (808) 895-3741

From jsmaldone Posted 2/28/2010 4:31:59 PM

My fellow Patriots, Members and Rocky,

My name is John Smaldone, I am a member of the Tea Party Nation,Tea Party Patriots, the Cross County Patriots and the Smokey Mountain Tea Party Patriots and proud of it. I am writing the tea party organizers and members because I seek your help in fighting for the goals we share. Because of this I am sending everyone this letter and calling on you and the other tea party members for help. I have had a petition campaign going on now for over 5 months. The goal is to get 100,000 petitions, minimum. I have 3 congressmen and 2 senators that are willing to take it to the floor in a proposal fashion if I can reach the amount of petitions needed.

I am NOT looking for donations, in fact I will not except any. I have been doing this through building an internet chain reaction and any cost related items have been at my own expense. I must say it has not been easy to reach our goal. I get petition's coming in daily but no where near enough. I work a full time job and burn the midnight candle every night answering the petitions coming in and sending out E-Mails like this to people like you, crying for help.

The tea party movements are getting more involved with my petition campaign. I am asking the members to fill out the petition on line and get other members to join in. My hope is that this petition will strengthen both of our positions and unite us into one, which this is what we need to take back America.

I contracted Lung cancer 18 months ago, I had surgery a year ago to have the lower portion of my right Lung removed. However, I am a cancer survivor. My life took on a different meaning from that point on. I am 65 years old, married for 45 years, have 2 daughters and 7 grandchildren. I have been in the mortgage banking industry for 42 years of which the past 9 years have been in the Reverse Mortgage industry working with senior citizens. I served my country proudly in the US Air Force. I am telling you all this so you will have a better understanding of me and my motivation for starting this campaign. The website is:

www.USA-GodandCountry-Petition.com

I ask you to please go to the site and read the 12 page outline, which includes 13 issues the petition stands for. If after you read it and if you believe in most of what it stands for along with the philosophy behind the outline and issues, please consider helping me.

If you don't believe in the issues that the petition stands for, I will understand and respect your views. We have so many challenges and things that are wrong in our great nation today, the God and Country petition only touches on a fraction of them. If you do believe in it for the most part, I need all of my tea party associates to help me.

When you fill out the petition, please put the tea party you belong to in the comments section of the petition, we want it to be known that these are tea party members from all over the country. I appreciate all of you.


God Bless America,

JS

John A. Smaldone
Cross County Patriots
Tea Party Patriots
Tea Party Nation
P.O. Box 5688
Maryville, TN 37802
Off : 865-980-3583
Direct: 865-983-5688
Fax : 865-982-5180
Cell : 865-406-5377
E-Mail: john@usa-godandcountry-petition.com



Group Website
Organizer
Robert Gowan
http://konateaparty.wordpress.com/


Group Website
Organizer
Brett Glass
http://mauiteaparty.com/



Oahu Tea Party
Ewa Beach
Oahu residents tired of out of control spending Big Government takeover and Government Managed Health Care Initiatives.



Organizer
Jeffrey Williams
 
Members in Hawaii


abecken

Hawaii
friedman

Hawaii
Indep

Hawaii
johnrita

Hawaii
mack127

Hawaii
manbooks

Hawaii
mikeupte

Hawaii
musubi7

Hawaii
nfreeze

Hawaii
progun

Hawaii
Sabrina

Hawaii
spec10us

Hawaii
tenam80

Hawaii
TheUtopian

Aiea Hawaii
vedder10

Aiea Hawaii
mallan

Atlanta Hawaii
hokeysloan

Auburn Hawaii
DonnaMathews

Bonita Springs Hawaii
KonaTeaParty

Capt. Cook Hawaii
Patrick Henry

Capt. Cook Hawaii
jeffray

captain cook Hawaii
serfer62

Catain Cook Hawaii
roc-usa.net

Decatur Hawaii
condomimi

DeFuniak Springs Hawaii
kimosaul

Ewa Beach Hawaii
Ocean

ewa beach Hawaii
ronallen

ewa beach Hawaii
sball78

Ewa Beach Hawaii
bomber123

ewa beach Hawaii
jlwilliams

Ewa Beach Hawaii
Jeff_Hirst

Ewa Beach Hawaii
ericsyale

Ewa Beach Hawaii
Marc Hodges

Haiku Hawaii
ricohawaii50

Haleiwa Hawaii
Stratusblue

Haleiwa Hawaii
jegayle49

Haleiwa Hawaii
Elizabethwhit

Haliewa Hawaii
hilohaw

Hilo Hawaii
jpa

Hilo Hawaii
TheHammer808

Hilo Hawaii
ululanihale136

Hilo Hawaii
Marie Ruhland

Hilo Hawaii
john1964

hiram Hawaii
pbeakes

Hobe Sound Hawaii
Mouselips

Honokaa Hawaii
lindsayhearne

Honolulu Hawaii
Pineapple Patriot

Honolulu Hawaii
roosevelt71

Honolulu Hawaii
uwould

HONOLULU Hawaii
tinman44

honolulu Hawaii
ssh12177@yahoo.com

honolulu Hawaii
JerryJackson

Honolulu Hawaii
hiejh

Honolulu Hawaii
guitarjim

Honolulu Hawaii
handyman96792

Honolulu Hawaii
hokuagility

Honolulu Hawaii
ALX

Honolulu Hawaii
alextrumpet64

Honolulu Hawaii
danielellis

honolulu Hawaii
Cfxlightning4

Honolulu Hawaii
dennist@stchawaii.com

honolulu Hawaii
Dig344

Honolulu Hawaii
Weweedup

Honolulu Hawaii
Paul16

Kahuku Hawaii
tarupp

Kahului Hawaii
revolutionwoman

kailua Hawaii
kristenschoeffel

Kailua Hawaii
murman

kailua Hawaii
Michael_Johnson

Kailua Hawaii
Mele1

Kailua Hawaii
DeathOrLiberty

Kailua Hawaii
chs

Kailua Hawaii
Cindyhstewart

Kailua Hawaii
atsnetmj

Kailua Hawaii
hootmon81

kailua Hawaii
formeret

Kailua Hawaii
hibbard69

kailua Hawaii
ivoryhoofranch

Kailua Hawaii
wookie11

Kailua Hawaii
sendai61

Kailua Kona Hawaii
poeinscotland

Kailua-Kona Hawaii
mak91

Kailua-Kona Hawaii
karenolson

kalaheo Hawaii
heatonr001

Kaneohe Hawaii
Micaiah2004

Kaneohe Hawaii
kermit754

Kapolei Hawaii
tjrhoades

Kapolei Hawaii
hawaiismk

Kapolei Hawaii
wondermn1

Kapolei Hawaii
momjtac

Kapolie Hawaii
BethV

Keaau Hawaii
larocquee

kekaha Hawaii
MickJ

Kihei Hawaii
mini001

kihei Hawaii
Ryan_Kerr

Kihei Hawaii
Sharlee

Kihei Hawaii
jmast

Kihei Hawaii
AlohaPax1

Koloa Hawaii
KonaPatriot

Kona Hawaii
konaside

Kona Hawaii
rondavis

Kula Hawaii
haoledugan

Kula Hawaii
downtowndb

lahaina Hawaii
jameshswor

lahaina Hawaii
DonDolenec

Lahaina Hawaii
davidfpowell85

Laie Hawaii
calico

Longview Hawaii
Mauistacy

makawao Hawaii
wmunger

makawao Hawaii
stevenrushing

Mililani Hawaii
cepheus

Mililani Hawaii
businessman

Mililani Hawaii
chrisinhawaii

Mililani Hawaii
auntiegra

naalehu Hawaii
Jackie3442

Pahoa Hawaii
Bluesky9

Pearl City Hawaii
manawela

Pearl City Hawaii
doorhanger

Plant City Hawaii
congirl

Princeville Hawaii
timfeathers

Ray City Hawaii
imtirdofths

rutledge Hawaii
bruce3

sebring Hawaii
stonytony

sun city center Hawaii
adoglesby

Volcano Hawaii
lexxyv86

Wahiawa Hawaii
Davidsone

Waialua Hawaii
aloha

Waianae Hawaii
dabldo

Wailuku Hawaii
Mauimomma3

Wailuku Hawaii
rick52041

waimanalo Hawaii
Peter Joyce

Waimea Hawaii
ChrisDiamond

Waipahu Hawaii
editorbcpatriot

Warner Robins Hawaii
phuston

Winter Springs Hawaii

SO here is how it goes. The blue sheild accounts are ALL BOGUS!! IE ghost accounts SET UP to make it look as if they are actual accounts. They are not. They come from all over the US and have NO ACTIVITY AT ALL reported on the,. The only active links, are the ones with pictures.  Wsswntially there are only 9 active members on this blog. However, when Honolulu had its tea party there were about one hundred poeple there. And Lingda Lingle came, to give her support for the tea party movement, then went back into the office and starting destroying this state, pen stroke by penstroke. Now, my favorite is the Winter Springs account, and the other accounts from white military personel who do not even live in this state. They are just stationed here.


Just to show you how bogus these adresses are, the WIntere Springs one, claiming to be a HAwaii person, actually has a list, where various places opn the mainland are only 38 miles from his zipcode.  CAUGHT RED HANDED/


SO dont take too much stock in all of these bogus accounts. ALl of them have no activity listed on them, and none are from here except for maybe 10, and they are mostly from white military personel.


for example, here we have tshamer. she is from Washington strate and not hawaii. so minus that 10 to 9.


tschamer Everett Washington









Heres one, claiming to be from Waipahu, and that seems liegit, right? WRONG!! notice the pic poeple. thats a MAINLAND shot, in a studio with poeple who have never seen the light of the Hawaiian sun on their skin as residents here. Remember, how many pics of poeple living in hawaii do you see NOT taken in our beautiful Hawaii just to prove we really do live in Paradise? not many. Mainland clothing. Mainland studio. another fraudulent claim. and again, WHITE.

ChrisDiamond Waipahu Hawaii





(In fact, this looks like a stockphoto pic from the net) NO POSTINGS ON THIS ACCOUNT

OK, so thats 7 left lets see if we can actually find someone from Hawaii on this list.

cepheus Mililani Hawaii





Well heres a nice looking chap. And he actually has some activity on his account too, unlike the rest of them, so far. But again, a white pasty looking man who looks like he is on vacation, and not a resident. And certainly not indicative of the makeup of Hawaiis demographics. He is claiming to be the head of a group here in Hawaii. A claim that was made by others. (see the top). Hmm so will the real Patriot please stand up?)

I am gonna count this one as a half, not a whole. lol

 Micaiah2004 Kaneohe Hawaii




NO POSTINGS ON THIS ACCOUNTapparently Micah is a military guy from kaneohe with absolutely no activity on his account. so he is a strike off,. I only count people who actually LIVE in Hawaii. Not poeple over here in the military. they vote on the mainland in there home states.


DeathOrLiberty Kailua Hawaii 





NO POSTINGS ON THIS ACCOUNTnow, here is another white woman, representing Hawaii demographics and a supposed mandatre of the people. She looks like she is on vacation as well. Typical one flower in the hair and a plumeria bracelet like we teach you to make in the hotels. But she could live here. I will give her a whole point, just becasue she has a good tan and a relaxed smile. She doest have any activity though. COuld have just been a lifted photo from a facebook account though. hmm...i will give her a half point. so that makes one whole person so far. well, lets keep trying lol
kristenschoeffel Kailua Hawaii  


NO POSTINGS HERE EITHER sorry another military base area. . really dumb talk about desperation. this one? epic fail.  why? no activity on the siet, and it looks like it was lifted off of a porn site. Is this what the tea party is really all about? Military guys and suggestively posing women in dog tags, a hat and no shirt? LOL way to go tea baggers, you sure know your demographics. sorry NEXT

alextrumpet64 Honolulu Hawaii

ok I beleive this guy. Why? credible tan, and appropriate squinting eye look from living here over time, and that relaxed look only we have. THis guy I beleive. but again, not indicative of our multiethnic society. ALthough he may have some portuguese blood or something. so, count TWO so far on this entire list, that includes the two half vote ones lol

hokuagility Honolulu Hawaii





NO POSTINGS possible ghost account background of pic could have been lifted off of any site, and does not place her in a Hawaiian outdoor environemnt at all. clothing is very mainland.again, nice white lady, obviousely recent arrival, or a snow bird at best. does not vote here more than likely lack of relaxed look, gritting teeth, and a sarah palin uplook into the sky presumably hoping for an eagle to fly by. Snowbirds only get a half point. Um whats up with the "My husband and I share space comment"...oh I get it, he doesnt LIKE the tea party movement. divorce may be in the air, and then there go the family values right o0ut the window. she could need health care help within a year. oh well. too bad lol EPIC FAIL....but I will give here a half point for benefit of the doubt lol


Mouselips Honokaa Hawaii





heres a freindly looking guy. Military,. and impossible to tell his racial makeup. but military is an automatic EPIC fail for me, even if hes a local boy.  Members of the military are not grass ropots everyday poeple like the tea party states their movement is, so EPIC fail. half point for being possibly local though. half point off for being in the tea party. also a half point off for no posts possible ghost account

so we are up to three legitimate or possibly leggitimate residents of hawaii on this mostly fake list

ok, lets keep going. I am looking for a local person, born and raised, or can definately place themselves in hawaii, by a house, or on a beach with palm trees or anything that proves they actually live here.

hilohaw Hilo Hawaii








picture of reagan epic fail ghost account. NO POSTINGS NEXT 



condomimi DeFuniak Springs Hawaii


OH THIS IS MY FAVORITE.NO SUCH PLACE HAHAHAHAHA

Where the heck is Defuniak springs in hawaii? thats like Winter springs in hawaii. Oh wait, but poeple we have a picture!!! will this person be another white caucasion mainland female, or someone from Niihau!! lets see, shall we?







 

HERE SHE IS LADIES AND GENTLEMAN A NICE WHITE CAUCASION LADY!! and she is a real protester to!! wow, I just might count here as two. BUT is she protesting in Hawaii? I blew up this picture so I could figire it out. well, lets see.  Judging from the tanned complection, and wrinking skin, I would say that this woman ACTUALLY LIVES HERE, AND THIS WAS TAKEN IN HAWAII. I should give her 2 POINTS. Naw. I dont feel like it. LOL

lets see if she has any posts. I eman you would figure with this protestor pic and all she must be really really active. right? WRONG NO POSTS NO NOTHING NOT A SINGLE CALL< A SINGLE POST!!!!

so what is the obvious conclusion? well, taking the stupid fake name in account, and the fact that this is obviousely off of a pool of pics these losers can select from off of peoples facebook accounts to use for these ghost accounts, I would have to say.EPIC FAIL!!! and the most obvious ghost account here. DARN that was so close too!!.

life4freedom4life Hawaii





well, here is a very nice white caucasion family. Again, indicitive of hawaiis grass roots movement amung the regular people of hawaii, who are apparently all white caucasions from the mainland. Arent they sweet? very nicve. They do seem to be in hawaii. I mean, after all, they are sitting on sunshine and grass,  well, beca\use I know my aina so well, I beleive this pic was actually taken in Hawaii. wether they are snowbirds, vacationers or residents? I would say they arent from here, or voting residents of this state. How can I make that assumption?  Ill tell ya why. This is a ghost account again. NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER. an also, there is no town mentioned. People that live here, are VERY proud of their towns, and the names. at least they can set up ghost accounts in alphabetical order anyway. mostly 100 percent from oahu. where most tourists have been and would recog the names. this ghost account set up person was getting lazy. also, actually without the background this also could have been lifted from anywhere.

EPIC FAIL
Latosensu Hawaii












here is a guy in negative. isnt photoshop FUN? also, again has no idea where he is from he is just from hawaii. he did actually leave a post. it said"Hey tea party how does this site worK?". and then never left another post. since he is in negative we cant tell what the hell nationality this guy is or where he acutally lives. looks like a library comp he could be wearing an aloha shirt. we just dont know. EPIC FAIL FOR LACK OF CLARITY.

gimmebkmybullitz Hawaii






Heres a GREAT nick, also has no idea where he is from in hawaii, he is just "spreading the gospel in hawaii". apparently his gospel involves bullets as his cutesy name implies. i am assuming this is a man becasue of ahll of the shooting off his gun thingie. but then again it could be sarah palin./ NO POSTS. and another EPIC FAIL.

so, so far we found TWO PWOPLW who are actually from hawaii, and they are in the military.

now let us also bear in mind, that accounts count asa stats for websites. so the more bogus accounts you set up, the bigger your movement looks. since the first 20 or so all said hawaii, and then they started to mention an oahu location, or a maui location ussually by a military base, or a regocnizable Hawaii name, and every single one of the blue sheild accounts had no posts on them, we can assume that this website is a scam. claiming to have many members of active hawaii participants representing the grass roots poeple of this state in them. so far I have seen nothing but white guys, and accounts with no pics. sorry YOU ARE AN EPIC FAIL RIP HAWAII TEA PARTY!!


so I decided to see if they did this in other states. I went to states where I know there is a high mixed poipulation, so I looked at florida and california to see what I could see.  O figured if they would puff up theirr numbers here, they might do it in other states too. so here are some of the results:

Well, I started with Florida. fully listed about 30 groups in there. BUT haha they had the same situation, tons of blue sheilds, no posts and no pics LOL anyways so I checked the pics of actual faces only to see wht the grassroots demographic was made up of. here is what I found:

 brianball Florida


danowelch Florida



dtabony Florida



Eme Florida



obviously NOT a pictue taken in THIS decade lol facebook special again lol....see a trend? and no postings again on every single one of these accounts, or pics without faces, or just plain white poeple. in a starte whose demographics are....well lets just do that a little later on. First lets see if we can find ANYONE of color thats a patriot in florida.

 goldstar75 Florida




now HERE is a likely Floridian. Thats texas in the background if i am not mistaken. It sure aws HEL:L aint the florida everglades HAHAHQHAHA. this ghost account is HILARIOUS. lol they arent even tryiong any more lol

ANyway this went on and on and on. Lots of pics of reagan, eagles, military motifes, aptrit stuff from the 1700s, and the pics that were up were all white guys. and no posting of course it seems they cant type for some reason, and have no activity well no brain activity anyways. but in florida i found a baptist church that was mentioned a lot so I decided to google it. here is what i found out.

 

TEA PARTY ORGANIZER IS AN EPIC FAIL RESPONDING TO ACCUSATIONS OF RACISISM IN THE TEA PARTY

News Hounds-We Watch FOX so you dont have to GLENN BECK HATES PUBLIC SCHOOL

News Hounds

SO, here is a series of you tube videos with the latest Glenn Beck rants. He asks poeple to give up their social security benefits, becasue those are entittlement programs. He also rails against public education. Yep, this guy Beck? I bet the Tea baggers LOVE that idea. As much as they HATE to pay taxes, they LOVE their retirement and SS benefits LOL.

He is mad that the government is teaching immigrant children. Well, Glenn when your parents came here they were immigrants. I mean look at you, there isnt a SPECK of blood other than white in here.

Now, when Glenn starts talking about WHY the Mayflower landed, he said that poeple were tired of being told what to do. Well crap you are telling peple what to do. So, where do we sign up to send you back to England?

By the way, he is railing against progressives now. Yeah LORD FORBID we should ever progress in this country.

THat, Glenn will destroy us even faster than socialism. Its called FACISM...that is what the Republican is. He starts telling poeple to pull theri kids out of public school. He also accuses poeple of anusing their children if they send them to public schools, and then wonders if the state should come and take your children away if your send them to public school!! OMG!! THIS GUY IS CERTIFIABLY NITS>

THen, he starts to say...IM FOR THE EARTH THE EARTH IS GOD.

Cool. See ya at the next Greenpeace, rally there Glenn !! HAHAHAHAHA

Sarah Palin -cashing in on 15 minutes of fame, now on about 12.

Afghanistan Womens prison, where women must raise their children.

fghanistan Womens prison, where women must raise their children.





In the US we dont have prisons for families. OR DOWE? Yes, sadly we do. THe INS houses families waiting for esportation in unused prisons and baracks all over this country. However, the womens prison in Afghanistan are very difficult. But they are struggling and trying to gain there freedom. Most are in there for violating SHARIA law. IE if you are raped, you go to jail, and must give birth to your rapists cjild and care for it.

THis anout that. DO you really think it could NOT happen in this country? Christian right extremists want abortion outlawed in the case of rape or incest and want to ban all contraceptition and they advovcate abstinence. this will undermine already shakey rape laws, and make the woman a partner in the crime.

WAKE UP AMERICA AND SMELL THE COFFEE.

THe Mood in Marjah-we can only hope for a swift end to this in Afghanistan

GOTV IRAQI style..lets see if we can keep up

 


A the brave Iraqis go to the poles, the DEM party on Kauai needs a shot in the arm of adrenaline. We need a complete PURGING of our party of dead wait, former Republicans who still ACT and THINK and VOTE like Republicans who are just in our party to pander for votes. WE NEED to get back to what is the CORE of our Democratic Party. We are asleep at the wheel while the Repubs are FROTHING and FOAMING at the mouth beating up on our Prez and obstructing the wheels of governmnt and justice in this country.

Can we at least be as brave as the Iraqi people? I can guarantee you that in this country if buildings were being blown up like they are in Iraq and everyone was threatened with being shot, we wouldnt have the guts to vote.

Well, I would. But I dont know about the rest of you. HEY DEMS GET YOUR SPINES BACK AND LETS MOVE IT.

45 years after march, Selma priest remembers Bloody Sunday - CNN.com

45 years after march, Selma priest remembers Bloody Sunday - CNN.com

STOP THE HATE AND THE OBSTRUCTIONISM OF THE TEA PARTY WHICH IS JUST DRIVEN BY THE FORCES OF THE KKK WITH THEIR SHEETS OFF> TODAY WHILE WE MOURN AND REMEMBER BLOODY SUNDAY LET US REMEMBER WHY AND WHAT WE EALLY STAND FOR> NOT THEIR AMERICA..............................................................OUR AMERICA.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Wal Mart Expose-THE REAL REASON WE NEED HEALTHCARE REFORM WATCH

Wal-Mart

And this goes for all of the companies as well. Kmart, Home Depot, Cost u Less (who doesnt even accept foodstamps for its food products yet promises to help large families,), any large chain retail outlet or food outlet: its ALL THE SAME.

Tea Party members obviously do not work for nay of these companies as the rank and file. Or they would not be tea partier. Join the Coffee Party, and lets get things like this stopped. This is a long movie but worth every single second to watch.

THE BEER PARTY HILARIOUS VIDEO!!-and this guy is SERIOUS!!!

Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu - NYTimes.com

Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu - NYTimes.com

JOIN THE COFFEE PARTY!! IN THREE WEEKS IT HAS GROWN TO ALMOST ONE MILLION PEOPLE!! THE SURGE IS ON!!
EVEN TEA PATY MEMBERS ARE FLOODING IN BECAUSE THEY ARE SICK OF THE HATEFUL RACIST RHETORIC OF THE TEA PRTY M(OVEMENT!! WE DO NOT THINK THT GOVERNMENT IS THE END OF THE PEOPLE AND WE BELEIVE IN HEALTH CARE AND IN EQUITY AND EQUALITY WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT ACROSS THE AISLE GROUP PROMOTING CIVIL DISCOURSE AND COOPERATION SOMETHING THE TEA PARTY IS NOT

Coffee Party movement: THE MANIFESTO read this FIRST

Coffee Party movement: Alternative to tea - washingtonpost.com

a voice and audience in Washington D.C.? Will the Coffee Party be trying to work with the Republicans and Democrats in changing the current system or advocating for creating a new party system?

Annabel Park: We gain a voice by organizing local chapters, and we need our volunteers to learn to effectively and respectfully communicate amongst themselves and with their elected representatives. We are a democracy and every vote DOES count, and we have to engage everyone in the political process -- that's the only way we're going to have a government that represents the will of the people.

In Washington, it will matter that, as voters, we will determine the outcome of elections.

_______________________

Wall Township, N.J.: I think this is a wonderful idea, and a long time in coming. Our politicians need to know that we also have a voice. Annabel, will you be helping in going beyond the Internet in your organizing? In other words will you consider public gatherings?

Thanks

Annabel Park: Yes, the Internet is a tool for organizing a grassroots movement focused on building communities where people feel safe to engage in civic discourse. We will do 2 things.

1) We will organize public gatherings. One of the events that we are planning is a national coffee house day on March 13th, in which we will encourage our existing and soon-to-form chapters to facilitate informative and civil dialogue about issues that affect all of us, collectively. We will ask them to report back to us on what consensus they reach, and take action from there.

2) We will figure out how to use technology to create collaborative environments for Americans to engage in problem solving, and discuss specific policy approaches.

_______________________

Vienna, Va.: I think there is an intersection between the Tea Party and the Coffee Party. I think that both groups understand that corporate America has too much influence in our government.

The insurance companies and others making massive money off health care are the ones pushing back on changes to that system. The utilities and oil companies don't want caps on carbon because the status quo works just find for them.

If we could come together and beat back the "Lobbyist Beast" our representatives would have to represent us and not corporate interests. How could we join forces and roll the corporate lobbies back?

Annabel Park: I do think there is room for us to work with people who are currently in the Tea Party, especially in the area you mention. To do this, we have to go through a process. We have to sit down with people who identify with the Tea Party movement with the goal of reaching understanding.

It is true that both groups feel that the government is failing us in many ways. I think if we examine the language that some in the Tea Party have been using, there are some things that are alienating to many of us in the Coffee Party: the extreme rhetoric, and the hostility toward the federal government. We would have to ask them tone this down, so that we can focus on actively listening to one another and problem-solving.

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New York, N.Y.: Where, outside of the Internet, does the Coffee Party exist? Do you have an office, a publication, bumper stickers, etc.?

Annabel Park: It is growing faster than we were prepared for it to grow. Please look at our website: www.coffeepartyUSA.org

If you click the "Engage" tap, you can see the chapters that existed as of last night. There are more now.

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washingtonpost.com: Coffee Party USA

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Herndon, Va.: How do you account for the phenomenal explosion of interest in just one month, as attested by the more than 15,000 fans on Facebook?

Annabel Park: The Facebook fan page captured the spirit of the time. Many of us had the same thought: the tactics being employed by the Tea Party movement are not likely to produce solutions to the problems that we face as a nation, and we urgently need an alternative.

It's very hard to get people to rally around a new idea. But here I am reminding them of something that they already know: that we are all Americans. We should not divide ourselves over differences of opinion. We need to be one community. Our democracy is what unites us as a people. We must protect it, and to protect it we must engage in the political process, respecting the reality that we are diverse nation with diverse points of view.

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Oak Hill, Va.: Hi Annabel: In some respects I thought the article made too much of the "similarities" between the Tea Party and the Coffee Party....could you give your perspective on the key differences? Thanks.

Annabel Park: A key difference is in our emphasis on the democratic process, on respectful and civil engagement with one another and with our elected officials.

In the current climate, too many Americans are afraid to participate, and find the process itself too alienating, because it is dominated by people with extreme opinions and extreme tactics.

It's hard to speak up when others in the room are screaming.

So in the end, we may want some of the same things, but we our hoping our journey getting there will be very different.

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Philadelphia, Pa.: Is the Coffee Party turning out to align to a specific party --Republican, Democrat, or another party -- or is it striving for non-partisanship?

Annabel Park: We are purely grassroots movement, independent of any party, corporation, or lobbying organization. That is our strength and we plan to use it to facilitate a collaborative process that would encourage people to come together as a community, checking party affiliation at the door.

Many of the people who have found refuge in the Coffee Party community are among the 53% of America who supported candidate Obama's vision for our nation's future. They are disconcerted by the vision that is being expressed through some of the Tea Party activities and some of their leaders' statements. But we do have a number of Republicans and many, many independents who reject what they see as the politics of division and obstructionism.

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Plain City, Ohio: How will the Coffee Party differ from other progressive organizations like MoveOn.org?

Annabel Park: We are different from MoveOn.org and other established organizations because we do not have a top down structure. We began a month ago during a very specific time in which the call to action was not based on any cause, candidate, or policy. It was based on a desire to change our political culture.

We are focused more on the process than on the outcome. Protecting the democratic process is our end goal, setting an example for fellow Americans and for our representatives in government. This is what participatory democracy can be, and ought to be.

We are democracy advocates more than anything else.

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Arlington, Va.: I disagree that the main problem is lack of consensus between the extremes of the left and right. I think the problem with the political process (and the reason for Americans' dissatisfaction) is the degree to which Congress passes bills to please large corporations, regardless of which politicians have been voted for. How does the Coffee Party deal with this fundamental problem?

Annabel Park: We do feel like we need to make fundamental changes in our government's relationship to Wall Street and the corporations. We feel that the interests of ordinary Americans are not being represented well enough because we have a democracy with a loophole. The constituents that are most organized end up dominating the process, and corporations have the resources to pay thousands of lobbyists to spend their time influencing our government. This is fundamentally unfair and undemocratic.

The only way to close the loophole is for voters rise to their civic duty. They have money, but we have the votes. No one gets elected without votes.

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Fairfax, Va.: Is the Coffee Party concerned only about health care reform, or is it going to be a voice for rational and centrist government? If It is limited to health care it will die. If it speaks to independents and centrists from both parties it can have a significant voice.

Annabel Park: No, the Coffee Party is not only concerned about health care reform (although the poll on our website does seem to indicate a great deal of interest in addressing our health care crisis).

I think we need a process that responds to the changing needs of real people. Currently, there is desperate need for many people in the Coffee Party to access to health care. It is literally a matter of live and death for some people in our movement. We hope that we can address health care and move on to many challenges that face us as a people.

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Vienna, Va.: If you look at the recent Pew study on the Millennial Generation, that group is more progressive than the preceding generations. How are the Coffee Party Groups specifically reaching out to that cohort? They are really important.

Annabel Park: Great point, Vienna! The Millennial Generation, frankly, has a lot to teach the rest of us when comes to appreciation of diversity and a sense of collective identity that transcends the usual lines that divide us. We want to appeal to them to not only be involved, but to take on leadership. We are starting chapters on college campuses where students can come together to practice democracy as a community.

We believe that, when the Millennial Generation steps up for our country's future, it will lead to profound changes in our politics.

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Boston, Mass.: What is one key point that you would like to stress to your early followers and participants in the Coffee Party?

Annabel Park: We want to shift the paradigm from thinking of politics as a zero-sum game with two opposing sides. If one side loses, the other side wins. This is not a democracy. This is a misunderstanding of the tenets of democracy.

Democracy is based on the notion of the common good. People should come together to go through a deliberation process to produce collective decisions that benefit the common good.

As citizens, we need to find ways to, first, create a stronger sense of community and common good among Americans. And this is precisely why we believe that the rhetorical frameworks currently dominating our political process is not good for the country.

We want to offer an alternative, and lead by example.

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Philadelphia, Pa.: How are you going to be able to keep control of your message? Are you afraid a few members who may have a more radical position could hijack your cause? How are you going to keep a consistent message for the media?

Annabel Park: This will be a challenge. Because we believe that we are tapping into an existing desire for community and constructive civic participation, and a hunger for solution-oriented discourse, we feel optimistic that those who join us will do so because they share these ideals, and buy into our approach.

I'm hoping that people who participate in our events will see the positive impact of this approach, and choose to abide by it.

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Fallbrook, Calif.: According to most polling, the public option is supported by 70 percent of Americans. Should we make this our first priority? Should we stand up to the insurance industry? Seems to me that now is the moment.

Thanks.

Annabel Park: The preference of the majority of Americans is not the only factor that our elected leaders take into account. That is the crux of the matter. I think there is confusion among people in Congress and in our government, because they don't have a good process for them to figure out what their constituents really think or want.

Despite the multitude of polling data and political analysis, there is a vacuum of reliable knowledge about how the silent majority really feels. This makes it possible for special interests, and deliberate misinformation to corrupt the process.

Countering this problem is a big part of our project. We believe it is time to turn down the volume blasting from cable news, tune out the pundits, and meet face to face and talk to each other.

A coffee house is a good environment for people to share their stories. We plan to use new technology, in particular the Internet, to allow a maximum number of people to participate in creating a more accurate narrative about America.

Check out www.YouTube.com/coffeepartyusa

We will be encouraging more and more people to add their voices to this channel and other on-line forums.

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Gaithersburg, Md.: I get frustrated, because it doesn't seem to be the merits of an policy position that invite consideration, but instead, how loudy it is promoted, how much money is behind it or how many times it is repeated, even through misinformation. How does one combat the noise with civility? It seems like an impossible task.

Annabel Park: I agree this is very frustrating. We combat this noise with information and education. And it's important that we find a way to present information in ways that will find a receptive audience. I think that the emergence of the pundit class has warped the process of exchanging information. It also has the effect of causing ordinary Americans to believe that there are "smarter" people more qualified to participate then we are.

We need to encourage Americans to be confident in their ability to understand the issues and the challenges that we face. This is the best way to prevent special interests from gaming the system and exploiting the loophole in our democracy.

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Alexandria, Va.: Do you have a couple of hundred million dollars?

If not, what is your plan to get our elected representatives to listen to you/us?

Annabel Park: We have more than $500 in donations from our website. Is that enough?

Obviously, the answer is that we are the voters. We believe that we represent the majority of Americans. And in a democracy, that means they don't have a job without us.

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Annabel Park: Thank you very much for your interest everyone. If I did not get to your question, please come to our website or to our Facebook page and post it there. It is really helpful for me to know what questions you all have. And I will do my best to answer them in the coming days and weeks.

Hope to sit down and have coffee with you all soon.

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