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From The Two Of Them — Some Americans Have Too Much

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According to two top bottom-feeders, some Americans just have too much wealth and Obama Care is just the mechanism to evenly distribute the wealth that has been heretofore “mal-distributed.”

Here’s Senator Max Baucus‘ explanation:

And, here’s the Screaming Deanman to add someone’s money to the redistribution:

There is nothing like delayed honesty to make conservatives appreciate the left side.  This honesty just does so much to increase the incentive to build jobs and businesses.

Here’s more on the opinion regarding Baucus and his wealth re-distribution:

Hugh Hewitt’s Show

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Not So Sunny For Solar Manufacturing In The United States

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There has been more than a little excitement about solar manufacturing in the United States and how it will would surely create thousands of  jobs for United States citizens.  Something must have happened on the way to success as the hype seems to be much greater than actual results.  According to this March 27th article from the American Spectator, solar manufacurers are not as keen on the United States as indicated a year or so ago.  Here is what was said back when things were rosy:

As impressive as the current boom is, Mike Eckhart, president of ACORE (American Council of Renewable Energy), forecasted an even brighter future for solar at the same CDMA event, particularly for the United States, which has only recently thrown the full weight of government subsidies and tax benefits behind the technology. “My prediction is in two years, solar will really take off,” Eckhart said. Admitting that the U.S. is the “laggard” in solar, Eckhart said he believes the country will catch up to the current market leader, Germany, which had 2000 MW of new solar capacity installed in 2009.

Let’s move to the present and and look at an article from The Washington Post as quoted in The American Spectator. The outlook forecast above doesn’t seem to gibe with the present facts:

BP will close its solar-panel manufacturing plant in Frederick, the final step in moving its solar business out of the United States to facilities in China, India and other countries….

…“We remain absolutely committed to solar,” BP chief executive Tony Hayward said in an interview Friday. But he said BP was “moving to where we can manufacture cheaply.

An article on The Foundry website seems to have been a harbinger of what BP and other industry “giants’ are not building here as they leave the United States for China, India and maybe, Pacific Rim locations.  Here’s a link to the article.  By the way, The Foundry is a publication of  The Heritage Foundation, a conservative organization.


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East Mountain Tea Party Eblast #4

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Announcements

Tax Day TEA Party Rally
April 15,  2010   11:00 – 1:00
Crossley Park in Moriarty
Bring your signs and your friends
and family, and all your neighbors too.
Let’s be heard from the streets of Moriarty.
The Albuquerque TEA Party is holding a Tax
Day Rally from 4-7 PM on Menaul Street between
San Pedro and Wyoming. We will participate in that rally
as well. Sign making party: April 11th from 1-4 at the Coopers
in Moriarty: #13 Sandia Street. Call 269-5617 for directions.

HEALTH CARE BILL
They did it. They really did it. They forced the healthcare bill down our unwilling throats. First line of defense: contact Attorney General Gary King to ask him to join other states in filing a lawsuit against this unconstitutional bill. At the current time, his office states they are no longer taking phone calls on this issue. What they are requesting is that you send a letter with your name and the reason why you want a lawsuit filed.   Here is a letter written by Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation that you may use as an example, or write your own. Write HEALTH CARE on the envelope. Write to Mr. King and give him a call.  Then re-phase your note to Mr. King in the form of a letter to the editor and send it to the editor of your local newspaper. Send letters to:
Attorney General Gary King
P.O.Drawer 1508
Santa Fe , NM 87504
Call King’s office: 1-505-827-6000

Second line of defense: throw them out of office! We had a standing room only Meet and Greet last Sunday at the Lion’s Club in Moriarty, where we heard from candidates running for various offices. They gave us their plans once they get into office, and we followed up with a spirited Q and A, with a strong emphasis on defending the rights of We The People. There was an impressive array of politicians present; although Democrats were invited, none showed up. (See the website for more info on who was in attendance, and comments made: www.EastMtTeaParty.com. More information, photos and videos of the event will be added soon.)
Choose the candidates you can support and call them today and get on their list of volunteers. Do everything you can to further their campaign and get them into office. We must remove those who have betrayed our American heritage, who are voting with others to threaten our freedoms. This is the most crucial time in your life. Act on it now, so help you God.
Remember to sign up for the Constitution Class, coming up on May 1, 2010 in Edgewood. Registration is due by April 1st.
Contact:
Lori Harris : 505-235-6276
Chuck Ring: 505-263-3268

NEWS  TO  KEEP  AN  EYE  ON
Moderated by Dale Gregg

The Obama Administration wants to make sure that tomorrow’s leaders are fully indoctrinated into the leftist philosophy of living. Part of that indoctrination now includes lesson plans offered to teachers by the Public Broadcasting Service on how to fully persuade students of their “fundamental right to health care.”

NEW:
First Episode: interview with Patrick Henry descendant, Therese Cooper. (Scroll down to listen to On Demand already recorded shows.)  Watch for coming episodes: interview with Janice Arnold-Jones,  interview with Jon Barela.

East Mt TEA Party

Contributors

Roger Lenard
Silvana Lupetti
Char Tierney
Doug Cooper

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Prestige Carpet Care is our featured business supporter for this eblast.
Prestige Carpet Care services all the East Mountains, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and surrounding areas. Besides top notch carpet and furniture cleaning and repairs, they clean tile and grout as well. Keep their number handy in case of emergency water damage! Call for a free quote today: 505-888-1800
DOUG COOPER, Moriarty resident and owner of Prestige Carpet Care:
I am a strong supporter of the Tea Party Movement because our freedoms are swiftly being taken by a socialist government. Stand with me and together we can turn it around in November.


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Political Season … From Now Until The General Election

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From now until the general election this year, candidates for New Mexico national, State of New Mexico, and Torrance, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Bernalillo County political office and their staff may send material such as “Meet and Greet” times and venues, short position papers, general information about rallies and the like to this blog site for publication at no cost to the group or candidate.

Email, contact names, and telephone numbers must be provided for verification purposes.  Party affiliation is not a consideration for participation.

The submission will be considered and likely will be approved for publication based on it being such that it provides information which is of interest to and  appropriate for the state, community or surrounding area.  Approval is at the sole discretion of the editor, but I will be as judicious with my decisions for publication as possible.

Material intended for publication should be sent as an electronic attachment, i.e., pdf or similar.  Readers of this blog will be allowed to comment on the material, as long as the comments remain germane to the subject matter and contain no vulgar language or epithets.

Let’s see if we can make this a useful and positive endeavor.

Submissions should be sent to cring@comcast.net

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Single Action Shooters Society — Four Corners Buffalo Stampede

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Edgewood Chamber Friday Blast, March 26, 2010

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Edgewood Chamber of Commerce’s Friday Blast!!

Happy Friday Chamber Members!!

I was looking at the 7-day forecast and next week is supposed to be BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Maybe we won’t have any more snow showers. I hope you all had a great week. Matt and Sheri Cox are working to get the Chamber’s web site updated. I spent a couple of hours watching Sheri yesterday…that is a lot of work, so I want to thank them so very much for their work on the web site!!!

UP COMING EVENTS!!!!

April 3: Easter Egg Hunt @ Step Up Childcare & Preschool The festivities from 1 – 3 PM at their NEW facility!! 87 Saddle Spur Trail, Edgewood, NM 286-4749. Come join us for a fun filled afternoon hunting Easter eggs!!! Don’t forget to bring an Easter basket!

April 4: Happy Easter!!!!April 9: Meet and Greet with Charlie Dalton Mr. Dalton is seeking the office of Santa Fe County Sheriff. The event will be from 5:30 – 7:00 Pm at the Edgewood Community Center.

April 14: Edgewood Chamber Monthly Luncheon 11:30 AM at the Edgewood Community Center. Gary Lucas will be educating us on the NM Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. The cost is $10 and that includes lunch.

April 15: Edgewood Chamber Networking Mixer @ Sierra Blanca Brewery Drop your taxes in the mail box and join us at Sierra Blanca Brewery in Moriarty. These networking mixers are always fun and they are a great way to meet and network with new people. The Moriarty Chamber will be joining us for a fun night of networking!! 5:30 – 7:00 PM  Bring your business cards!

April 22-25: SASS Buffalo Stampede SASS will be hosting Buffalo Stampede at their Founders Ranch location. This fun filled weekend is open to the public and if you have never been to a SASS event I promise you that you will have a BLAST!!!! For more information call:  843-1320 or go to www.sassnet.com

Wishing you all a great weekend!!!!

Robin Foshee Executive Director

Edgewood Chamber of Commerce

505-286-2577 office   505-948-6963 cell

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Time To Play Or Put It Away

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SINCE THE INITIAL POSTING OF THIS ARTICLE THE REWARD (RANSOM)

HAS BEEN INCREASED TO $100,000.  CLICK HERE

Actually, the time is well past to play the video or videos of the alleged epithet slinging activity of the demonstrators on March 20th in our Nation’s Capitol.  The racial name hurling that was supposedly directed toward members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as they walked through the crowd to cast or discuss their votes for the health care bill.

I wasn’t there, but I have tried to keep up with the story and have thus far failed to see any video or hear any audio of such activity from the tea party gathering.  Is it possible, with all the main stream media around the demonstration, that no proof of the “n” word being used has appeared. Appeared even one time, much less used 15 times according to one black congressman.  This according to a USA Today article.

I have not seen or heard such activity and this is what is troubling about the walk-through on the way to vote.  With cell phones open for filming, the CBC members did not record any such activity, or if they did, they have not brought it forward to verify their accusations.  Could it be, that this was an attempt at race-baiting by the folks that strolled through the tea party crowd, or was it a case of malfunctioning video and audio equipment, which failed completely and simultaneously.

One would think that members of the main stream media  (MSM) would be on this story like white on rice, but the silence of the MSM, once the first roar dampened down, is telling in my estimation.  Yes, it is telling me that there is probably no record of the racial name calling, because if there was, it would be played over, and over, and over … as it should be.

Someone with more money and sense than I have apparently feels the same as I feel, because he has posted his remarks and some video, along with his put-up and shut-up money in the amount of $10,000, at this location.  So, if  interested, you should take a trip to Andrew Breitbart’s article and see what questions might arise in your mind.

There is this video that purports to show a demonstrator of some sort shouting as Congressman Cleaver passes by.  It could well show something of the sort alleged by Representative Cleaver, but it is anything but clear.  Perhaps it was spit or maybe it was spittle that was forced out to Representative Cleaver in small specks of moisture.  If it was either, it certainly was not pleasant to Congressman Cleaver, and if spittle unintentionally discharged, it was careless in the extreme on the part of the demonstrator.

It is plain that racial epithets and spitting  have no place in political discourse or demonstrations, but neither do false accusations or even assumptions coupled with scant evidence.  I sincerely hope if spitting and racial name calling was part of the demonstration against the health bill, that those witnessing such action will disconnect from such people and disavow their speech and spit as uncalled for and just plain ignorant.

In the meantime, let us see if Mr. Breitbart will be $10,000 poorer.

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Tax Vetoed, Will Some Municipalities Follow The Rabbit Into The Hole

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The Governor of New Mexico has vetoed the gross receipts tax on food which would have went into effect on July 1st of this year.  This bill was to be a solution to the State’s taking away the so-called “hold harmless” money which was to make up for loss of taxes on food when gross receipts tax was removed from food beginning in 2005.  Since there is no mention in the press release from the Governor’s office that the hold harmless money will not be taken away from the counties and municipalities it looks like it is to be stopped.

With the tax being vetoed and if  the hold harmless money is no longer available, many cities, towns and villages in New Mexico will face steep cuts in their operating budgets.  As an example, Edgewood may receive up to $800,000 less over a year because the State has removed the hold harmless money.  That is an amount which will be removed from  roughly 3.1 million dollars ordinarily received  through gross receipts taxes and hold harmless money.

To put the loss of revenue in perspective, $800,000 is close to the entire Edgewood Police Department budget. The police department budget is probably safe, as there is a requirement that gross receipts taxes received (1/2 cent on a dollar) for the police department cannot be used for any other purpose unless the money reaches a surplus.

Now if  the loss of the hold harmless monies goes forth, it will be necessary for the Town’s governing body to drill down for solutions to this loss of revenues.  Of course, that (reasoned solutions) is why the members of the governing body were elected to their positions and I believe they are likely to seriously rise to their responsibilities.

The budget process for the coming fiscal year will begin shortly and the overall process will be open to the public.  Here’s hoping that the citizens of Edgewood will participate in the process with understanding and viable suggestions for resolving the budget issues.

Perhaps there is some hidden action taken by the Governor that will make sure the counties and municipalities will be able to hold their budget at present levels, if not to have money which will allow projects to continue.

We’ll let you know if we hear or see anything else.

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New Mexico Women’s Foundation Grants

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The New Mexico Women’s Foundation, according to New Mexico Business Weekly (NMBW) is offering grants to nonprofits that serve women. Grants must be submitted by May 12th. The stated purpose for the grants is to help women generate more income through various endeavors. The announcement from NMBW further states:

The grants typically range from $2,000 to $4,000. Groups must be located in New Mexico, have some type of governing body and consist of three or more women. This includes emerging grassroots groups or organizations with the stated purpose of assisting women and girls in the development and operation of cottage industries.

You can read more of NMBW story by clicking here or you can go to the information page for the grants by clicking here.  If you wish to look the old fashioned way, as opposed to the virtual method, just call 505-983-6155.

Good luck.

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