True the Vote: NRB Talks Election Integrity with King Street Patriots
March 4, 2011 at 1:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: American Policy Summit, Election Integrity, Election Law, Houston, King Street Patriots, News, NewsReal Blog, security, tea party, tea party patriots, Texas, true the vote, Voter Fraud
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
King Street Patriots' Catherine Engelbrecht schools activists in election integrity.
There are some issues which are so black and white, you have to wonder how anyone could be on the wrong side of them. One of those issues is election integrity. Who could possibly be against securing elections? Who could possibly be against ensuring that each rightful vote counts as one vote and is not diluted or cancelled out by fraud?
When Houston’s King Street Patriots uncovered evidence of egregious voter fraud in the 2008 election, they assumed their findings would be welcome. They assumed their follow-up effort to combat voter fraud, which they deemed True the Vote, would be embraced with open arms. After all, if there’s ever been a wholly non-partisan issue, election integrity is it. No matter who you vote for, you want that vote to count, right?
To their surprise, the King Street Patriots came up against vicious opposition. They were accused of suppressing the vote and worse. The Huffington Post went so far as to baselessly associate them with suspected arson.
The group’s award-winning effort blazed a trail which they hope others will follow. Co-founder Catherine Englebrecht briefed the crowd at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix last weekend. Her King Street Patriots are hosting a True the Vote National Summit in Houston later this month and plan to make the details of their election integrity effort available as a template for activists.
I spoke with Ms. Englebrecht at the American Policy Summit. She offered some insights from her group’s experience.
A New Hope: The First High School Tea Party Club in America
March 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: American Policy Summit, Caleb Yee, News, NewsReal Blog, tea party, tea party patriots, The A-Team, Young Conservatives
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
Caleb Yee, president of The A-Team Tea Party Youth, addresses an enthusiastic crowd
It’s quite natural for a culture to value its young. Since mortality is an as-yet irreversible aspect of the human condition, our children are the means by which we perpetuate ourselves, preserve who we are, and pass on what we believe.
Given this plain truth, the most discouraging aspect of attending any given conservative event is the sea of silver hair present in just about every crowd. At 32, I often mind myself among the youngest, if not the youngest person in a room.
Reaching our youth with the conservative message is an essential mission. However, in an age where they are bombarded from every direction with the propaganda of the Left, trying to convey the wisdom of elders can be like lighting a match in a hurricane. That is why it is so encouraging to come across young people who already bear a torch for conservatism lit and maintained on their own.
Vile Racist Fear-Mongers Convene in Phoenix to Revel in Hate
February 26, 2011 at 7:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | 1 CommentTags: American Policy Summit, Fear, Hate, leadership, News, NewsReal Blog, Racism, Summit11, tea party, tea party patriots, TPP, unions
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
Such may be the headline those in the mainstream media would be inclined to concoct in reference to the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit which kicked-off Friday and continues throughout the weekend. As truly vile racist hate-mongers continue their tax-payer funded violent tantrum in Madison, demanding recognition as a protected class set apart and above their fellow man, those gathered in Phoenix under the banner of Tea Party Patriots struck a decisively different tone.
Friday’s program began with focused breakout sessions. Themes in “How to Start a Tea Party” included such hateful points as “leaders must demonstrate a positive attitude” along with “humility.” What was particularly striking about this presentation by the Northern California Tea Party Patriots was its candid treatment of the downside to leadership. There is a cost to spearheading any endeavor. Local leaders must press on through criticism, not just from ideological opponents outside the Tea Party, but from negative and counter-protective personalities within the movement. Other themes included the importance of team-building and goal-setting, points with universal application to any significant endeavor.
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