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Open Letter to Anthony- A mainstream Republican

By Dwight Kehoe, Co-Chair Bayshore Tea Party. Cross-posted at Bayshore Tea Party’s Blog

As most of you know we have been working hard to get Pallone and Holt fired. Last week I sent a Tea Party related email to Anthony in error. I believe it was concerning today’s Long Branch parade. Somehow his email ended up in my outgoing address book after he was notified about a Scott Sipprelle event.

So the following day I got a very smug message requesting I remove his email because, first of all, he is not in Pallone’s district and second of all, he is a “Mainstream Republican” and has nothing to do with tea parties.Austin

Of course, I gladly deleted his useless email, but as many of you know I am not likely to allow anyone to take an un-responsed swipe at our Tea Party movement.

After apologizing for sending him the first email, I included this non-apology.
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The following paragraphs are political in nature and if you do not wish to be further informed, please stop reading now and send this email to trash or junk. If you read further, it’s your choice. And remember, this is a one time letter to you which has been induced by the subtle message embedded in your brief but curt comment.

First I would like to tell you what I have told many Senators and Congressmen all over this country. That is, the days of allowing Federal elected officials to hide from the American people and not be required to answer for their actions, because they are “not in my district or state” are over. It matters not what state or district they serve. Any and every bill or law they enact or vote for impacts everyone in this country. And, everyone in the country, that pays taxes, pays their salaries and expenses. Each and every one of them need to answer to each and every one of us.

It is the duty of all Americans, to work against anyone that is involved in destroying this country, regardless of where they live. The sooner everyone understands that and begins to act on that, the sooner we will be able to get and keep the scoundrels out of Washington and our Statehouses.

Like you I am a Republican. Life long. So why am I now in the leadership of the largest and most successful Tea Party in NJ? Is it because I want to see the Republican Party weakened or destroyed? Is it that I want to see a 3rd party or some other nonsense? The answer to those questions is a resounding no.

I am Tea Party because I fear where my Republican Party has gone. I fear that the GOP has become Dem-lite and it has, over many years, become too settled into a 2nd class position behind the masters of the liberal machine here in NJ and the country. I too am to blame, I spent 60 years of my life sitting back and not paying attention, believing in the false hope that our elected politicians would do the right thing. I was wrong, and my children and theirs will ultimately pay for that apathetic-misconception.

The following is a message we have composed to the youth of our country. This and everything else we stand for can be found on our website, to which I will not post a link here.

We are sorry! We have let you down. During the past 40 years, some of us even longer, we have failed to protect for you, the beautiful country our parents forged for us.

We took it all for granted. As we enjoyed the glorious gifts of prosperity and freedoms that our forefathers suffered and died to provide for us, and we foolishly failed to guard them for you . For this we are profoundly sorry.

Along with this apology comes an equally profound promise, to you, our beloved children.

We the people of the Tea Party movement have awakened and will fail you no more. We will fight to protect what’s left of our glorious America and not stop the struggle to regain what we have let slip away.

Anthony, this is why I am Tea Party. This is why the Republican Party has nothing to fear from our movement. Our movement will save the Grand Old Party as we save our country. We will, from this election cycle and for as many years as it takes, use every tool at our command to work with the GOP to select the best, constitutional, conservative people available during the primary season and will never, ever allow a liberal Republican to walk into a general election without a battle. Those days are gone.

We will never again allow the leaders of our Republican Party to hand a victory to the left in this country before taking the first snap from center.

So in closing, you and many other “mainstream” Republicans may feel like you are not part of the “Tea Party” movement. But we are a part of you and we are gong to bring our party back to it’s roots and values. We have taken, I’m sure you have noticed, several very large steps to date. You can join us in this effort or be left behind. We will not relent. We have promised our children and pledged allegiance to our Flag.

I don’t know if you have read this far. I took some very import time to write this to you, so I hope you have. Either way, this message will be learned and understood by all in the coming years.

We will save this country for you and posterity, with or without the help of “Mainstream” Republicans..

God Bless you and your family Anthony.
With warm regards,
Dwight Kehoe
Little Silver, NJ
(District 12, but working to defeat Pallone and Holt)

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Posted: October 10th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Anna Little, Dwight Kehoe, Pallone, Rush Holt, Scott Sipprelle | Tags: , , | 3 Comments »

3 Comments on “Open Letter to Anthony- A mainstream Republican”

  1. Jerry said at 10:52 am on October 10th, 2010:

    Dwight,

    What some of us in the Republican party are worried about are words like, “we’re going to run independants” next year in the statewide races, to “teach Republicans a lesson if our Tea Party candidates don’t win the primary.” That’s a quote from one of the supposed tea party leaders.

    Such an effort would be very counterproductive and in a great amount of the races; only cause Democrats to be elected. Some solution, huh?

    While I fully support the goals of the tea party, as well as the HUGE outpouring of volunteer effort; there exists a blind rage that is dangerous, dangerous enough to shoot our own feet off. Rome was NOT built in a day.

  2. Gene Baldassari said at 2:47 pm on October 10th, 2010:

    Jerry describes the old Republican Party.

    It was the organization that was willing to run Democrats in elephant suits just because they thought that they could win. Look what kind of land they gave us.

    So, who needs them?

    America would be better served by leaders with a vision – a vision that clearly contrasts the Fascist party of bloated government.

    Perhaps it is time to put together a group of people to form the Republican Party. It would challenge the authority of the current people who call themselves “Republican” in words but not actions. It would give voters a real choice rather than forcing them to accept big spender “D” or big spender “R”.

    About 150 years ago, the Republicans became the beneficiary of the crumbling Whig Party. If modern “Republicans” do not go back to the basics, I wonder who will become their beneficiary?

    Jerry, you can wait around to build Rome. In the meantime, awakened America will support Republicans, Democrats, or whoever else is willing to put citizens back in control.

  3. Proud Republican said at 3:31 pm on October 10th, 2010:

    Dwight hit the nail on the head. The Tea Party simply wants the Republican Party to begin acting like TRUE Republicans, not some limp-wristed, watered down version to try and appeal to Democrats. As a proud TP member and supporter, I feel we are the best thing to happen to the Republican party since Michael Dukakis. The only reason anyone cares about the upcoming election is because of the TP. You can feel the energy out there. Well done Dwight, Barbara, Bob, Mark, Russ and the rest of the remarkable patriots.