23 DAYS UNTIL NOV 2: LIBERTY IN JAPANESE

[FCTP]

Yesterday I was interviewed by a television crew from Japan. How the heck did that happen? Some days I wonder what happened to life as I knew it since September 2008. The day we bailed out banks turned many Americans’ lives inside out. We began our search to find out what was going on. What we found, was surprising and sad. Our leaders had made a mess of our country and Liberty was in peril.

The television crew was searching for an understanding of the Tea Party Movement. All they knew is what they had heard in the liberal media. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun it was to enlighten them on the real people of the tea party. They wanted to know why we did not want to accept people in America anymore from different lands and heritages!! We set that straight and let them know that all are welcome. We love the melting pot of America. We love those peope who come here in search of liberty and entrepreneurship. We love those who come and bring their traditions with them all the while respecting ours and accepting ours. We love those who do not want to change or remake America to what they left behind and instead want to pull into the foundation of liberty in America.

It was so much fun watching them “get it” because they would not want someone from America going to Japan and telling them – “Change your traditions and do what we do in America.”

They got it when we spoke about being financially broke and dependent on others to bail us out. Those others are not our friends – they are our debtors. Japan understands debt and they understand living under that burden is tough to bear.

They got it when we spoke of American traditions and how our founding fathers set in place this wonderful gift called Liberty. The Japanese are very traditional people and they protect and defend their traditions just as we are doing. They have much pride in their heritage too.

The interview ended and they did not want to leave our tea party office. They took pictures of Stand up for Freedom t-shirts, Don’t Raise my Taxes t-shirts, Constitutional scrolls, tea party hats and the famous yellow Don’t Tread on me Flag.

They will be back before the November elections and they want to return. I told them to visit again ’cause we ain’t going away!

So what will be our action item today?

1. LISTEN: Go to LibertyCentral.org and listen to the song “We ain’t going away” and forward this along to your friends. It’s got a nice beat to it and the words ring true! You’ll be singing it all day.

2. SIGN: While there – if you haven’t done so yet -sign the Petition to eliminate the tax hikes President Obama is getting ready to hit us with.

3. EDUCATE: Educate yourself on Japan’s Lost Decade which many believe is similar to what the US is experiencing today. Google “Japan’s Lost Decade” and read, read, read. You will find that history does repeat itself and we should learn from it.

This is the symbol for Liberty in Japanese. 自由

When I look at it – it looks like two wrapped gifts. Liberty is a gift that must be protected. What are you doing to ensure it is here for future generations?

[Joanna B McDermott]

All I can is "awesome". Isn't it a sad thing that our neighbors get what we are, what we stand for and people in America don't........Thank you Billie!

[Sandy McCorvey]

Thank you for representing us so wonderfully, Billie. When you speak from the heart, it comes from our hearts too. A few days ago, I asked my newly naturalized citizen neighbor if he was registered to vote. He said yes, he was, and then he asked me to take him with me to the polls to vote for the very first time on November 2. I am so honored to do so. Back in 2008 when he saw some Obama signs in our neighborhood, he told me that he was so afraid he was going to be elected. He said that he believed Obama would do to America what he and his family had been running away from when they left Albania and he didn't want to go through that again. He was so right. His wife is now going through the steps to become a citizen and she will be able to vote in 2012 for the first time. To everyone - please see if any of your family, friends or neighbors need a ride to the polls. Help my neighbor save his new country that he loves.